diff --git a/examples/controlplane/2a_cnc_interactive.jl b/examples/controlplane/2a_cnc_interactive.jl
index 43595067..ee4dfe83 100644
--- a/examples/controlplane/2a_cnc_interactive.jl
+++ b/examples/controlplane/2a_cnc_interactive.jl
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ include("setup.jl")
 controller = Controller(sim, net, 6, zeros(8,8))
 @process controller()
 
-req_gen = RequestGenerator(sim, net, 1, 8, 6)
+req_gen = RequestGeneratorCO(sim, net, 1, 8, 6)
 @process req_gen()
 
 consumer = EntanglementConsumer(sim, net, 1, 8)
diff --git a/examples/controlplane/3a_cl_interactive.jl b/examples/controlplane/3a_cl_interactive.jl
index 18f8171f..30b90d96 100644
--- a/examples/controlplane/3a_cl_interactive.jl
+++ b/examples/controlplane/3a_cl_interactive.jl
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ end
 controller = CLController(sim, net, 6)
 @process controller()
 
-req_gen = RequestGenerator(sim, net, 1, 8, 6)
+req_gen = RequestGeneratorCL(sim, net, 1, 8, 6)
 @process req_gen()
 
 consumer = EntanglementConsumer(sim, net, 1, 8)
diff --git a/src/ProtocolZoo/ProtocolZoo.jl b/src/ProtocolZoo/ProtocolZoo.jl
index 07af87b9..d6105c6a 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolZoo/ProtocolZoo.jl
+++ b/src/ProtocolZoo/ProtocolZoo.jl
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ using Memoize
 
 export
     # protocols
-    EntanglerProt, SwapperProt, EntanglementTracker, EntanglementConsumer, CutoffProt, RequestTracker, RequestGenerator,
+    EntanglerProt, SwapperProt, EntanglementTracker, EntanglementConsumer, CutoffProt, RequestTracker, RequestGeneratorCO, RequestGeneratorCL,
     # tags
     EntanglementCounterpart, EntanglementHistory, EntanglementUpdateX, EntanglementUpdateZ, EntanglementRequest, SwapRequest, DistributionRequest,
     # from Switches
@@ -210,9 +210,11 @@ See also: [`EntanglementRequest`](@ref), [`SwapRequest`]
     src::Int
     """The node with which entanglement is to be generated"""
     dst::Int
+    """The number of rounds of swaps requested"""
+    rounds::Int = 1
 end
 Base.show(io::IO, tag::DistributionRequest) = print(io, "Node $(tag.src) requesting entanglement with $(tag.dst)")
-Tag(tag::DistributionRequest) = Tag(DistributionRequest, tag.src, tag.dst)
+Tag(tag::DistributionRequest) = Tag(DistributionRequest, tag.src, tag.dst, tag.rounds)
 
 
 """
@@ -576,7 +578,7 @@ user pairs in the same network.
 
 $TYPEDFIELDS
 """
-@kwdef struct RequestGenerator <: AbstractProtocol # TODO Should path_selection be a parameter here, so that it can be customized by the user?
+@kwdef struct RequestGeneratorCO <: AbstractProtocol
     """time-and-schedule-tracking instance from `ConcurrentSim`"""
     sim::Simulation
     """a network graph of registers"""
@@ -591,15 +593,15 @@ $TYPEDFIELDS
     λ::Int = 3
 end
 
-function RequestGenerator(sim, net, src, dst, controller; kwargs...)
-    return RequestGenerator(;sim, net, src, dst, controller, kwargs...)
+function RequestGeneratorCO(sim, net, src, dst, controller; kwargs...)
+    return RequestGeneratorCO(;sim, net, src, dst, controller, kwargs...)
 end
 
-@resumable function (prot::RequestGenerator)()
+@resumable function (prot::RequestGeneratorCO)()
     d = Exponential(inv(prot.λ)) # Parametrized with the scale which is inverse of the rate
     mb = messagebuffer(prot.net, prot.src)
     while true
-        msg = Tag(DistributionRequest, prot.src, prot.dst)
+        msg = Tag(DistributionRequest, prot.src, prot.dst, 1)
         put!(channel(prot.net, prot.src=>prot.controller; permit_forward=true), msg)
 
         @yield timeout(prot.sim, rand(d))
@@ -607,6 +609,41 @@ end
 end
 
 
+"""
+$TYPEDEF
+
+Protocol for the simulation of request traffic for a controller in a connection-oriented network for bipartite entanglement distribution. The requests are considered to be generated according to the Poisson model with rate λ, hence the inter-arrival time is
+sampled from an exponential distribution. Physically, the request is generated at the source node(Alice) and is classically communicated to the node where the controller is located. Multiple `RequestGenerator`s can be instantiated for simulation with multiple
+user pairs in the same network.
+
+$TYPEDFIELDS
+"""
+@kwdef struct RequestGeneratorCL <: AbstractProtocol
+    """time-and-schedule-tracking instance from `ConcurrentSim`"""
+    sim::Simulation
+    """a network graph of registers"""
+    net::RegisterNet
+    """The source node(and the node where this protocol runs) of the user pair, commonly called Alice"""
+    src::Int
+    """The destination node, commonly called Bob"""
+    dst::Int
+    """The node at which the controller is located"""
+    controller::Int
+    """The number of rounds of swaps to be requested, -1 for infinite"""
+    rounds::Int = -1
+end
+
+function RequestGeneratorCL(sim, net, src, dst, controller; kwargs...)
+    return RequestGeneratorCL(;sim, net, src, dst, controller, kwargs...)
+end
+
+@resumable function (prot::RequestGeneratorCL)()
+    mb = messagebuffer(prot.net, prot.src)
+    msg = Tag(DistributionRequest, prot.src, prot.dst, prot.rounds)
+    put!(channel(prot.net, prot.src=>prot.controller; permit_forward=true), msg)
+end
+
+
 include("cutoff.jl")
 include("swapping.jl")
 include("controllers.jl")
diff --git a/src/ProtocolZoo/controllers.jl b/src/ProtocolZoo/controllers.jl
index b37aeb40..9945c15d 100644
--- a/src/ProtocolZoo/controllers.jl
+++ b/src/ProtocolZoo/controllers.jl
@@ -81,9 +81,9 @@ end
         workwasdone = true
         while workwasdone
             workwasdone = false
-            msg = querydelete!(mb, DistributionRequest, ❓, ❓)
+            msg = querydelete!(mb, DistributionRequest, ❓, ❓, ❓)
             if !isnothing(msg)
-                (msg_src, (_, req_src, req_dst)) = msg
+                (msg_src, (_, req_src, req_dst, rounds)) = msg
                 if typeof(prot.path_mat[req_src, req_dst]) <: Number
                     prot.path_mat[req_src, req_dst] = PathMetadata(prot.net.graph, req_src, req_dst, Int(length(prot.net[1].staterefs)/2))
                 end
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ end
                 end
                 
                 for i in 2:length(path)-1
-                    msg = Tag(SwapRequest, path[i], 1, path[i-1], path[i+1], 0)
+                    msg = Tag(SwapRequest, path[i], rounds, path[i-1], path[i+1], 0)
                     if prot.node == path[i]
                         put!(mb, msg)
                     else
@@ -145,12 +145,12 @@ end
         workwasdone = true
         while workwasdone
             workwasdone = false
-            msg = querydelete!(mb, DistributionRequest, ❓, ❓)
+            msg = querydelete!(mb, DistributionRequest, ❓, ❓, ❓)
             if !isnothing(msg)
-                (msg_src, (_, req_src, req_dst)) = msg
+                (msg_src, (_, req_src, req_dst, rounds)) = msg
                 for v in vertices(prot.net)
                     if v != req_src && v != req_dst
-                        msg = Tag(SwapRequest, v, 1, req_src, req_dst, 1)
+                        msg = Tag(SwapRequest, v, rounds, req_src, req_dst, 1)
                         if prot.node == v
                             put!(mb, msg)
                         else