diff --git a/docker-compose.yml b/docker-compose.yml
index 1350f7c8..41448801 100644
--- a/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/docker-compose.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,8 @@ services:
     tty: true
     volumes:
       - ./conf/leaf1.conf:/etc/frr/frr.conf
+    ports:
+      - "16686:16686"
     networks:
       n1l1tos1:
         ipv4_address: 10.168.1.5
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8f22981b..37bd7563 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ require (
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel v1.19.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace/otlptracegrpc v1.19.0
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/sdk v1.19.0
+	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.19.0
 	golang.org/x/tools v0.13.0
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.58.2
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0
@@ -195,7 +196,6 @@ require (
 	gitlab.com/bosi/decorder v0.4.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/exporters/otlp/otlptrace v1.19.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/metric v1.19.0 // indirect
-	go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace v1.19.0 // indirect
 	go.opentelemetry.io/proto/otlp v1.0.0 // indirect
 	go.tmz.dev/musttag v0.7.2 // indirect
 	go.uber.org/atomic v1.9.0 // indirect
diff --git a/pkg/evpn/evpn.go b/pkg/evpn/evpn.go
index 9a42059e..288eddce 100644
--- a/pkg/evpn/evpn.go
+++ b/pkg/evpn/evpn.go
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"log"
 
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 	"google.golang.org/protobuf/proto"
@@ -35,12 +38,13 @@ type Server struct {
 	Vrfs       map[string]*pe.Vrf
 	Pagination map[string]int
 	nLink      utils.Netlink
+	tracer     trace.Tracer
 }
 
 // NewServer creates initialized instance of EVPN server
 func NewServer() *Server {
-	nLink := utils.NetlinkWrapper{}
-	return NewServerWithArgs(&nLink)
+	nLink := utils.NewNetlinkWrapper()
+	return NewServerWithArgs(nLink)
 }
 
 // NewServerWithArgs creates initialized instance of EVPN server
@@ -56,6 +60,7 @@ func NewServerWithArgs(nLink utils.Netlink) *Server {
 		Vrfs:       make(map[string]*pe.Vrf),
 		Pagination: make(map[string]int),
 		nLink:      nLink,
+		tracer:     otel.Tracer(""),
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/utils/netlink.go b/pkg/utils/netlink.go
index 8d5e49dc..3c42e26b 100644
--- a/pkg/utils/netlink.go
+++ b/pkg/utils/netlink.go
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
+
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/attribute"
+	"go.opentelemetry.io/otel/trace"
 )
 
 // Netlink represents limited subset of functions from netlink package
@@ -30,72 +34,105 @@ type Netlink interface {
 
 // NetlinkWrapper wrapper for netlink package
 type NetlinkWrapper struct {
+	tracer trace.Tracer
+}
+
+// NewNetlinkWrapper creates initialized instance of NetlinkWrapper
+func NewNetlinkWrapper() *NetlinkWrapper {
+	return &NetlinkWrapper{tracer: otel.Tracer("")}
 }
 
 // build time check that struct implements interface
 var _ Netlink = (*NetlinkWrapper)(nil)
 
 // LinkByName is a wrapper for netlink.LinkByName
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkByName(_ context.Context, name string) (netlink.Link, error) {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkByName(ctx context.Context, name string) (netlink.Link, error) {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkByName")
+	childSpan.SetAttributes(attribute.String("link.name", name))
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkByName(name)
 }
 
 // LinkModify is a wrapper for netlink.LinkModify
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkModify(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkModify(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkModify")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkModify(link)
 }
 
 // LinkSetHardwareAddr is a wrapper for netlink.LinkSetHardwareAddr
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetHardwareAddr(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, hwaddr net.HardwareAddr) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetHardwareAddr(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link, hwaddr net.HardwareAddr) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkSetHardwareAddr")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkSetHardwareAddr(link, hwaddr)
 }
 
 // AddrAdd is a wrapper for netlink.AddrAdd
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) AddrAdd(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, addr *netlink.Addr) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) AddrAdd(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link, addr *netlink.Addr) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.AddrAdd")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.AddrAdd(link, addr)
 }
 
 // AddrDel is a wrapper for netlink.AddrDel
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) AddrDel(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, addr *netlink.Addr) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) AddrDel(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link, addr *netlink.Addr) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.AddrDel")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.AddrDel(link, addr)
 }
 
 // LinkAdd is a wrapper for netlink.LinkAdd
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkAdd(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkAdd(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkAdd")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkAdd(link)
 }
 
 // LinkDel is a wrapper for netlink.LinkDel
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkDel(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkDel(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkDel")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkDel(link)
 }
 
 // LinkSetUp is a wrapper for netlink.LinkSetUp
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetUp(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetUp(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkSetUp")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkSetUp(link)
 }
 
 // LinkSetDown is a wrapper for netlink.LinkSetDown
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetDown(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetDown(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkSetDown")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkSetDown(link)
 }
 
 // LinkSetMaster is a wrapper for netlink.LinkSetMaster
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetMaster(_ context.Context, link, master netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetMaster(ctx context.Context, link, master netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkSetMaster")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkSetMaster(link, master)
 }
 
 // LinkSetNoMaster is a wrapper for netlink.LinkSetNoMaster
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetNoMaster(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) LinkSetNoMaster(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.LinkSetNoMaster")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.LinkSetNoMaster(link)
 }
 
 // BridgeVlanAdd is a wrapper for netlink.BridgeVlanAdd
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) BridgeVlanAdd(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, vid uint16, pvid, untagged, self, master bool) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) BridgeVlanAdd(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link, vid uint16, pvid, untagged, self, master bool) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.BridgeVlanAdd")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.BridgeVlanAdd(link, vid, pvid, untagged, self, master)
 }
 
 // BridgeVlanDel is a wrapper for netlink.BridgeVlanDel
-func (n *NetlinkWrapper) BridgeVlanDel(_ context.Context, link netlink.Link, vid uint16, pvid, untagged, self, master bool) error {
+func (n *NetlinkWrapper) BridgeVlanDel(ctx context.Context, link netlink.Link, vid uint16, pvid, untagged, self, master bool) error {
+	_, childSpan := n.tracer.Start(ctx, "netlink.BridgeVlanDel")
+	defer childSpan.End()
 	return netlink.BridgeVlanDel(link, vid, pvid, untagged, self, master)
 }