core, eth: add bloombit indexer, filter based on it

23 files changed, 1590 insertions, 483 deletions

diff --git a/core/blockchain.go b/core/blockchain.go
index 0bb12fc19..d74b3520b 100644
--- a/core/blockchain.go
+++ b/core/blockchain.go
@@ -759,12 +759,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertReceiptChain(blockChain types.Blocks, receiptChain [
 				log.Crit("Failed to write block receipts", "err", err)
 				return
 			}
-			if err := WriteMipmapBloom(bc.chainDb, block.NumberU64(), receipts); err != nil {
-				errs[index] = fmt.Errorf("failed to write log blooms: %v", err)
-				atomic.AddInt32(&failed, 1)
-				log.Crit("Failed to write log blooms", "err", err)
-				return
-			}
 			if err := WriteTxLookupEntries(bc.chainDb, block); err != nil {
 				errs[index] = fmt.Errorf("failed to write lookup metadata: %v", err)
 				atomic.AddInt32(&failed, 1)
@@ -1017,10 +1011,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) InsertChain(chain types.Blocks) (int, error) {
 			if err := WriteTxLookupEntries(bc.chainDb, block); err != nil {
 				return i, err
 			}
-			// Write map map bloom filters
-			if err := WriteMipmapBloom(bc.chainDb, block.NumberU64(), receipts); err != nil {
-				return i, err
-			}
 			// Write hash preimages
 			if err := WritePreimages(bc.chainDb, block.NumberU64(), state.Preimages()); err != nil {
 				return i, err
@@ -1178,11 +1168,6 @@ func (bc *BlockChain) reorg(oldBlock, newBlock *types.Block) error {
 		if err := WriteTxLookupEntries(bc.chainDb, block); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-		// Write map map bloom filters
-		receipts := GetBlockReceipts(bc.chainDb, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64())
-		if err := WriteMipmapBloom(bc.chainDb, block.NumberU64(), receipts); err != nil {
-			return err
-		}
 		addedTxs = append(addedTxs, block.Transactions()...)
 	}
 
diff --git a/core/bloombits/fetcher_test.go b/core/bloombits/fetcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9c229cf8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bloombits/fetcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package bloombits
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"encoding/binary"
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+)
+
+const testFetcherReqCount = 5000
+
+func fetcherTestVector(b uint, s uint64) []byte {
+	r := make([]byte, 10)
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(r[0:2], uint16(b))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(r[2:10], s)
+	return r
+}
+
+func TestFetcher(t *testing.T) {
+	testFetcher(t, 1)
+}
+
+func TestFetcherMultipleReaders(t *testing.T) {
+	testFetcher(t, 10)
+}
+
+func testFetcher(t *testing.T, cnt int) {
+	f := &fetcher{
+		requestMap: make(map[uint64]fetchRequest),
+	}
+	distCh := make(chan distRequest, channelCap)
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	var reqCount uint32
+
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				req, ok := <-distCh
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				time.Sleep(time.Duration(rand.Intn(100000)))
+				atomic.AddUint32(&reqCount, 1)
+				f.deliver([]uint64{req.sectionIndex}, [][]byte{fetcherTestVector(req.bloomIndex, req.sectionIndex)})
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+
+	var wg, wg2 sync.WaitGroup
+	for cc := 0; cc < cnt; cc++ {
+		wg.Add(1)
+		in := make(chan uint64, channelCap)
+		out := f.fetch(in, distCh, stop, &wg2)
+
+		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond * 10 * time.Duration(cc))
+		go func() {
+			for i := uint64(0); i < testFetcherReqCount; i++ {
+				in <- i
+			}
+		}()
+
+		go func() {
+			for i := uint64(0); i < testFetcherReqCount; i++ {
+				bv := <-out
+				if !bytes.Equal(bv, fetcherTestVector(0, i)) {
+					if len(bv) != 10 {
+						t.Errorf("Vector #%d length is %d, expected 10", i, len(bv))
+					} else {
+						j := binary.BigEndian.Uint64(bv[2:10])
+						t.Errorf("Expected vector #%d, fetched #%d", i, j)
+					}
+				}
+			}
+			wg.Done()
+		}()
+	}
+
+	wg.Wait()
+	close(stop)
+	if reqCount != testFetcherReqCount {
+		t.Errorf("Request count mismatch: expected %v, got %v", testFetcherReqCount, reqCount)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/bloombits/matcher.go b/core/bloombits/matcher.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5a7df6b1c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bloombits/matcher.go
@@ -0,0 +1,579 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package bloombits
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+const channelCap = 100
+
+// fetcher handles bit vector retrieval pipelines for a single bit index
+type fetcher struct {
+	bloomIndex  uint
+	requestMap  map[uint64]fetchRequest
+	requestLock sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+// fetchRequest represents the state of a bit vector requested from a fetcher. When a distRequest has been sent to the distributor but
+// the data has not been delivered yet, queued is true. When delivered, it is stored in the data field and the delivered channel is closed.
+type fetchRequest struct {
+	data      []byte
+	queued    bool
+	delivered chan struct{}
+}
+
+// distRequest is sent by the fetcher to the distributor which groups and prioritizes these requests.
+type distRequest struct {
+	bloomIndex   uint
+	sectionIndex uint64
+}
+
+// fetch creates a retrieval pipeline, receiving section indexes from sectionCh and returning the results
+// in the same order through the returned channel. Multiple fetch instances of the same fetcher are allowed
+// to run in parallel, in case the same bit index appears multiple times in the filter structure. Each section
+// is requested only once, requests are sent to the request distributor (part of Matcher) through distCh.
+func (f *fetcher) fetch(sectionCh chan uint64, distCh chan distRequest, stop chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) chan []byte {
+	dataCh := make(chan []byte, channelCap)
+	returnCh := make(chan uint64, channelCap)
+	wg.Add(2)
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		defer close(returnCh)
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+				return
+			case idx, ok := <-sectionCh:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+
+				req := false
+				f.requestLock.Lock()
+				r := f.requestMap[idx]
+				if r.data == nil {
+					req = !r.queued
+					r.queued = true
+					if r.delivered == nil {
+						r.delivered = make(chan struct{})
+					}
+					f.requestMap[idx] = r
+				}
+				f.requestLock.Unlock()
+				if req {
+					distCh <- distRequest{bloomIndex: f.bloomIndex, sectionIndex: idx} // success is guaranteed, distibuteRequests shuts down after fetch
+				}
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				case returnCh <- idx:
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer wg.Done()
+		defer close(dataCh)
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-stop:
+				return
+			case idx, ok := <-returnCh:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+
+				f.requestLock.RLock()
+				r := f.requestMap[idx]
+				f.requestLock.RUnlock()
+
+				if r.data == nil {
+					select {
+					case <-stop:
+						return
+					case <-r.delivered:
+						f.requestLock.RLock()
+						r = f.requestMap[idx]
+						f.requestLock.RUnlock()
+					}
+				}
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				case dataCh <- r.data:
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return dataCh
+}
+
+// deliver is called by the request distributor when a reply to a request has
+// arrived
+func (f *fetcher) deliver(sectionIdxList []uint64, data [][]byte) {
+	f.requestLock.Lock()
+	defer f.requestLock.Unlock()
+
+	for i, sectionIdx := range sectionIdxList {
+		r := f.requestMap[sectionIdx]
+		if r.data != nil {
+			panic("BloomBits section data delivered twice")
+		}
+		r.data = data[i]
+		close(r.delivered)
+		f.requestMap[sectionIdx] = r
+	}
+}
+
+// Matcher is a pipelined structure of fetchers and logic matchers which perform
+// binary AND/OR operations on the bitstreams, finally creating a stream of potential matches.
+type Matcher struct {
+	addresses   []types.BloomIndexList
+	topics      [][]types.BloomIndexList
+	fetchers    map[uint]*fetcher
+	sectionSize uint64
+
+	distCh     chan distRequest
+	reqs       map[uint][]uint64
+	freeQueues map[uint]struct{}
+	allocQueue []chan uint
+	running    bool
+	stop       chan struct{}
+	lock       sync.Mutex
+	wg, distWg sync.WaitGroup
+}
+
+// NewMatcher creates a new Matcher instance
+func NewMatcher(sectionSize uint64, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) *Matcher {
+	m := &Matcher{
+		fetchers:    make(map[uint]*fetcher),
+		reqs:        make(map[uint][]uint64),
+		freeQueues:  make(map[uint]struct{}),
+		distCh:      make(chan distRequest, channelCap),
+		sectionSize: sectionSize,
+	}
+	m.setAddresses(addresses)
+	m.setTopics(topics)
+	return m
+}
+
+// setAddresses matches only logs that are generated from addresses that are included
+// in the given addresses.
+func (m *Matcher) setAddresses(addresses []common.Address) {
+	m.addresses = make([]types.BloomIndexList, len(addresses))
+	for i, address := range addresses {
+		m.addresses[i] = types.BloomIndexes(address.Bytes())
+	}
+
+	for _, bloomIndexList := range m.addresses {
+		for _, bloomIndex := range bloomIndexList {
+			m.newFetcher(bloomIndex)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// setTopics matches only logs that have topics matching the given topics.
+func (m *Matcher) setTopics(topics [][]common.Hash) {
+	m.topics = nil
+loop:
+	for _, topicList := range topics {
+		t := make([]types.BloomIndexList, len(topicList))
+		for i, topic := range topicList {
+			if (topic == common.Hash{}) {
+				continue loop
+			}
+			t[i] = types.BloomIndexes(topic.Bytes())
+		}
+		m.topics = append(m.topics, t)
+	}
+
+	for _, bloomIndexLists := range m.topics {
+		for _, bloomIndexList := range bloomIndexLists {
+			for _, bloomIndex := range bloomIndexList {
+				m.newFetcher(bloomIndex)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// match creates a daisy-chain of sub-matchers, one for the address set and one for each topic set, each
+// sub-matcher receiving a section only if the previous ones have all found a potential match in one of
+// the blocks of the section, then binary AND-ing its own matches and forwaring the result to the next one
+func (m *Matcher) match(processCh chan partialMatches) chan partialMatches {
+	indexLists := m.topics
+	if len(m.addresses) > 0 {
+		indexLists = append([][]types.BloomIndexList{m.addresses}, indexLists...)
+	}
+	m.distributeRequests()
+
+	for _, subIndexList := range indexLists {
+		processCh = m.subMatch(processCh, subIndexList)
+	}
+	return processCh
+}
+
+// partialMatches with a non-nil vector represents a section in which some sub-matchers have already
+// found potential matches. Subsequent sub-matchers will binary AND their matches with this vector.
+// If vector is nil, it represents a section to be processed by the first sub-matcher.
+type partialMatches struct {
+	sectionIndex uint64
+	vector       []byte
+}
+
+// newFetcher adds a fetcher for the given bit index if it has not existed before
+func (m *Matcher) newFetcher(idx uint) {
+	if _, ok := m.fetchers[idx]; ok {
+		return
+	}
+	f := &fetcher{
+		bloomIndex: idx,
+		requestMap: make(map[uint64]fetchRequest),
+	}
+	m.fetchers[idx] = f
+}
+
+// subMatch creates a sub-matcher that filters for a set of addresses or topics, binary OR-s those matches, then
+// binary AND-s the result to the daisy-chain input (processCh) and forwards it to the daisy-chain output.
+// The matches of each address/topic are calculated by fetching the given sections of the three bloom bit indexes belonging to
+// that address/topic, and binary AND-ing those vectors together.
+func (m *Matcher) subMatch(processCh chan partialMatches, bloomIndexLists []types.BloomIndexList) chan partialMatches {
+	// set up fetchers
+	fetchIndexChannels := make([][3]chan uint64, len(bloomIndexLists))
+	fetchDataChannels := make([][3]chan []byte, len(bloomIndexLists))
+	for i, bloomIndexList := range bloomIndexLists {
+		for j, bloomIndex := range bloomIndexList {
+			fetchIndexChannels[i][j] = make(chan uint64, channelCap)
+			fetchDataChannels[i][j] = m.fetchers[bloomIndex].fetch(fetchIndexChannels[i][j], m.distCh, m.stop, &m.wg)
+		}
+	}
+
+	fetchedCh := make(chan partialMatches, channelCap) // entries from processCh are forwarded here after fetches have been initiated
+	resultsCh := make(chan partialMatches, channelCap)
+
+	m.wg.Add(2)
+	// goroutine for starting retrievals
+	go func() {
+		defer m.wg.Done()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-m.stop:
+				return
+			case s, ok := <-processCh:
+				if !ok {
+					close(fetchedCh)
+					for _, fetchIndexChs := range fetchIndexChannels {
+						for _, fetchIndexCh := range fetchIndexChs {
+							close(fetchIndexCh)
+						}
+					}
+					return
+				}
+
+				for _, fetchIndexChs := range fetchIndexChannels {
+					for _, fetchIndexCh := range fetchIndexChs {
+						select {
+						case <-m.stop:
+							return
+						case fetchIndexCh <- s.sectionIndex:
+						}
+					}
+				}
+				select {
+				case <-m.stop:
+					return
+				case fetchedCh <- s:
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	// goroutine for processing retrieved data
+	go func() {
+		defer m.wg.Done()
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case <-m.stop:
+				return
+			case s, ok := <-fetchedCh:
+				if !ok {
+					close(resultsCh)
+					return
+				}
+
+				var orVector []byte
+				for _, fetchDataChs := range fetchDataChannels {
+					var andVector []byte
+					for _, fetchDataCh := range fetchDataChs {
+						var data []byte
+						select {
+						case <-m.stop:
+							return
+						case data = <-fetchDataCh:
+						}
+						if andVector == nil {
+							andVector = make([]byte, int(m.sectionSize/8))
+							copy(andVector, data)
+						} else {
+							bitutil.ANDBytes(andVector, andVector, data)
+						}
+					}
+					if orVector == nil {
+						orVector = andVector
+					} else {
+						bitutil.ORBytes(orVector, orVector, andVector)
+					}
+				}
+
+				if orVector == nil {
+					orVector = make([]byte, int(m.sectionSize/8))
+				}
+				if s.vector != nil {
+					bitutil.ANDBytes(orVector, orVector, s.vector)
+				}
+				if bitutil.TestBytes(orVector) {
+					select {
+					case <-m.stop:
+						return
+					case resultsCh <- partialMatches{s.sectionIndex, orVector}:
+					}
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return resultsCh
+}
+
+// Start starts the matching process and returns a stream of bloom matches in
+// a given range of blocks.
+// It returns a results channel immediately and stops if Stop is called or there
+// are no more matches in the range (in which case the results channel is closed).
+// Start/Stop can be called multiple times for different ranges, in which case already
+// delivered bit vectors are not requested again.
+func (m *Matcher) Start(begin, end uint64) chan uint64 {
+	m.stop = make(chan struct{})
+	processCh := make(chan partialMatches, channelCap)
+	resultsCh := make(chan uint64, channelCap)
+
+	res := m.match(processCh)
+
+	startSection := begin / m.sectionSize
+	endSection := end / m.sectionSize
+
+	m.wg.Add(2)
+	go func() {
+		defer m.wg.Done()
+		defer close(processCh)
+
+		for i := startSection; i <= endSection; i++ {
+			select {
+			case processCh <- partialMatches{i, nil}:
+			case <-m.stop:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	go func() {
+		defer m.wg.Done()
+		defer close(resultsCh)
+
+		for {
+			select {
+			case r, ok := <-res:
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				sectionStart := r.sectionIndex * m.sectionSize
+				s := sectionStart
+				if begin > s {
+					s = begin
+				}
+				e := sectionStart + m.sectionSize - 1
+				if end < e {
+					e = end
+				}
+				for i := s; i <= e; i++ {
+					b := r.vector[(i-sectionStart)/8]
+					bit := 7 - i%8
+					if b != 0 {
+						if b&(1<<bit) != 0 {
+							select {
+							case <-m.stop:
+								return
+							case resultsCh <- i:
+							}
+						}
+					} else {
+						i += bit
+					}
+				}
+
+			case <-m.stop:
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+
+	return resultsCh
+}
+
+// Stop stops the matching process
+func (m *Matcher) Stop() {
+	close(m.stop)
+	m.distWg.Wait()
+}
+
+// distributeRequests receives requests from the fetchers and either queues them
+// or immediately forwards them to one of the waiting NextRequest functions.
+// Requests with a lower section idx are always prioritized.
+func (m *Matcher) distributeRequests() {
+	m.distWg.Add(1)
+	stopDist := make(chan struct{})
+	go func() {
+		<-m.stop
+		m.wg.Wait()
+		close(stopDist)
+	}()
+
+	m.running = true
+
+	go func() {
+		for {
+			select {
+			case r := <-m.distCh:
+				m.lock.Lock()
+				queue := m.reqs[r.bloomIndex]
+				i := 0
+				for i < len(queue) && r.sectionIndex > queue[i] {
+					i++
+				}
+				queue = append(queue, 0)
+				copy(queue[i+1:], queue[i:len(queue)-1])
+				queue[i] = r.sectionIndex
+				m.reqs[r.bloomIndex] = queue
+				if len(queue) == 1 {
+					m.freeQueue(r.bloomIndex)
+				}
+				m.lock.Unlock()
+			case <-stopDist:
+				m.lock.Lock()
+				for _, ch := range m.allocQueue {
+					close(ch)
+				}
+				m.allocQueue = nil
+				m.running = false
+				m.lock.Unlock()
+				m.distWg.Done()
+				return
+			}
+		}
+	}()
+}
+
+// freeQueue marks a queue as free if there are no AllocSectionQueue functions
+// waiting for allocation. If there is someone waiting, the queue is immediately
+// allocated.
+func (m *Matcher) freeQueue(bloomIndex uint) {
+	if len(m.allocQueue) > 0 {
+		m.allocQueue[0] <- bloomIndex
+		m.allocQueue = m.allocQueue[1:]
+	} else {
+		m.freeQueues[bloomIndex] = struct{}{}
+	}
+}
+
+// AllocSectionQueue allocates a queue of requested section indexes belonging to the same
+// bloom bit index for a client process that can either immediately fetch the contents
+// of the queue or wait a little while for more section indexes to be requested.
+func (m *Matcher) AllocSectionQueue() (uint, bool) {
+	m.lock.Lock()
+	if !m.running {
+		m.lock.Unlock()
+		return 0, false
+	}
+
+	var allocCh chan uint
+	if len(m.freeQueues) > 0 {
+		var (
+			found       bool
+			bestSection uint64
+			bestIndex   uint
+		)
+		for bloomIndex, _ := range m.freeQueues {
+			if !found || m.reqs[bloomIndex][0] < bestSection {
+				found = true
+				bestIndex = bloomIndex
+				bestSection = m.reqs[bloomIndex][0]
+			}
+		}
+		delete(m.freeQueues, bestIndex)
+		m.lock.Unlock()
+		return bestIndex, true
+	} else {
+		allocCh = make(chan uint)
+		m.allocQueue = append(m.allocQueue, allocCh)
+	}
+	m.lock.Unlock()
+
+	bloomIndex, ok := <-allocCh
+	return bloomIndex, ok
+}
+
+// SectionCount returns the length of the section index queue belonging to the given bloom bit index
+func (m *Matcher) SectionCount(bloomIndex uint) int {
+	m.lock.Lock()
+	defer m.lock.Unlock()
+
+	return len(m.reqs[bloomIndex])
+}
+
+// FetchSections fetches all or part of an already allocated queue and deallocates it
+func (m *Matcher) FetchSections(bloomIndex uint, maxCount int) []uint64 {
+	m.lock.Lock()
+	defer m.lock.Unlock()
+
+	queue := m.reqs[bloomIndex]
+	if maxCount < len(queue) {
+		// return only part of the existing queue, mark the rest as free
+		m.reqs[bloomIndex] = queue[maxCount:]
+		m.freeQueue(bloomIndex)
+		return queue[:maxCount]
+	} else {
+		// return the entire queue
+		delete(m.reqs, bloomIndex)
+		return queue
+	}
+}
+
+// Deliver delivers a bit vector to the appropriate fetcher.
+// It is possible to deliver data even after Stop has been called. Once a vector has been
+// requested, the matcher will keep waiting for delivery.
+func (m *Matcher) Deliver(bloomIndex uint, sectionIdxList []uint64, data [][]byte) {
+	m.fetchers[bloomIndex].deliver(sectionIdxList, data)
+}
diff --git a/core/bloombits/matcher_test.go b/core/bloombits/matcher_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..bef1491b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bloombits/matcher_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,196 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package bloombits
+
+import (
+	"math/rand"
+	"sync/atomic"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+const testSectionSize = 4096
+
+func matcherTestVector(b uint, s uint64) []byte {
+	r := make([]byte, testSectionSize/8)
+	for i, _ := range r {
+		var bb byte
+		for bit := 0; bit < 8; bit++ {
+			blockIdx := s*testSectionSize + uint64(i*8+bit)
+			bb += bb
+			if (blockIdx % uint64(b)) == 0 {
+				bb++
+			}
+		}
+		r[i] = bb
+	}
+	return r
+}
+
+func expMatch1(idxs types.BloomIndexList, i uint64) bool {
+	for _, ii := range idxs {
+		if (i % uint64(ii)) != 0 {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func expMatch2(idxs []types.BloomIndexList, i uint64) bool {
+	for _, ii := range idxs {
+		if expMatch1(ii, i) {
+			return true
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func expMatch3(idxs [][]types.BloomIndexList, i uint64) bool {
+	for _, ii := range idxs {
+		if !expMatch2(ii, i) {
+			return false
+		}
+	}
+	return true
+}
+
+func testServeMatcher(m *Matcher, stop chan struct{}, cnt *uint32, maxRequestLen int) {
+	// serve matcher with test vectors
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		go func() {
+			for {
+				select {
+				case <-stop:
+					return
+				default:
+				}
+				b, ok := m.AllocSectionQueue()
+				if !ok {
+					return
+				}
+				if m.SectionCount(b) < maxRequestLen {
+					time.Sleep(time.Microsecond * 100)
+				}
+				s := m.FetchSections(b, maxRequestLen)
+				res := make([][]byte, len(s))
+				for i, ss := range s {
+					res[i] = matcherTestVector(b, ss)
+					atomic.AddUint32(cnt, 1)
+				}
+				m.Deliver(b, s, res)
+			}
+		}()
+	}
+}
+
+func testMatcher(t *testing.T, idxs [][]types.BloomIndexList, cnt uint64, stopOnMatches bool, expCount uint32) uint32 {
+	count1 := testMatcherWithReqCount(t, idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, expCount, 1)
+	count16 := testMatcherWithReqCount(t, idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, expCount, 16)
+	if count1 != count16 {
+		t.Errorf("Error matching idxs = %v  count = %v  stopOnMatches = %v: request count mismatch, %v with maxReqCount = 1 vs. %v with maxReqCount = 16", idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, count1, count16)
+	}
+	return count1
+}
+
+func testMatcherWithReqCount(t *testing.T, idxs [][]types.BloomIndexList, cnt uint64, stopOnMatches bool, expCount uint32, maxReqCount int) uint32 {
+	m := NewMatcher(testSectionSize, nil, nil)
+
+	for _, idxss := range idxs {
+		for _, idxs := range idxss {
+			for _, idx := range idxs {
+				m.newFetcher(idx)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	m.addresses = idxs[0]
+	m.topics = idxs[1:]
+	var reqCount uint32
+
+	stop := make(chan struct{})
+	chn := m.Start(0, cnt-1)
+	testServeMatcher(m, stop, &reqCount, maxReqCount)
+
+	for i := uint64(0); i < cnt; i++ {
+		if expMatch3(idxs, i) {
+			match, ok := <-chn
+			if !ok {
+				t.Errorf("Error matching idxs = %v  count = %v  stopOnMatches = %v: expected #%v, results channel closed", idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, i)
+				return 0
+			}
+			if match != i {
+				t.Errorf("Error matching idxs = %v  count = %v  stopOnMatches = %v: expected #%v, got #%v", idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, i, match)
+			}
+			if stopOnMatches {
+				m.Stop()
+				close(stop)
+				stop = make(chan struct{})
+				chn = m.Start(i+1, cnt-1)
+				testServeMatcher(m, stop, &reqCount, maxReqCount)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	match, ok := <-chn
+	if ok {
+		t.Errorf("Error matching idxs = %v  count = %v  stopOnMatches = %v: expected closed channel, got #%v", idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, match)
+	}
+	m.Stop()
+	close(stop)
+
+	if expCount != 0 && expCount != reqCount {
+		t.Errorf("Error matching idxs = %v  count = %v  stopOnMatches = %v: request count mismatch, expected #%v, got #%v", idxs, cnt, stopOnMatches, expCount, reqCount)
+	}
+
+	return reqCount
+}
+
+func testRandomIdxs(l []int, max int) [][]types.BloomIndexList {
+	res := make([][]types.BloomIndexList, len(l))
+	for i, ll := range l {
+		res[i] = make([]types.BloomIndexList, ll)
+		for j, _ := range res[i] {
+			for k, _ := range res[i][j] {
+				res[i][j][k] = uint(rand.Intn(max-1) + 2)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return res
+}
+
+func TestMatcher(t *testing.T) {
+	testMatcher(t, [][]types.BloomIndexList{{{10, 20, 30}}}, 100000, false, 75)
+	testMatcher(t, [][]types.BloomIndexList{{{32, 3125, 100}}, {{40, 50, 10}}}, 100000, false, 81)
+	testMatcher(t, [][]types.BloomIndexList{{{4, 8, 11}, {7, 8, 17}}, {{9, 9, 12}, {15, 20, 13}}, {{18, 15, 15}, {12, 10, 4}}}, 10000, false, 36)
+}
+
+func TestMatcherStopOnMatches(t *testing.T) {
+	testMatcher(t, [][]types.BloomIndexList{{{10, 20, 30}}}, 100000, true, 75)
+	testMatcher(t, [][]types.BloomIndexList{{{4, 8, 11}, {7, 8, 17}}, {{9, 9, 12}, {15, 20, 13}}, {{18, 15, 15}, {12, 10, 4}}}, 10000, true, 36)
+}
+
+func TestMatcherRandom(t *testing.T) {
+	for i := 0; i < 20; i++ {
+		testMatcher(t, testRandomIdxs([]int{1}, 50), 100000, false, 0)
+		testMatcher(t, testRandomIdxs([]int{3}, 50), 100000, false, 0)
+		testMatcher(t, testRandomIdxs([]int{2, 2, 2}, 20), 100000, false, 0)
+		testMatcher(t, testRandomIdxs([]int{5, 5, 5}, 50), 100000, false, 0)
+		idxs := testRandomIdxs([]int{2, 2, 2}, 20)
+		reqCount := testMatcher(t, idxs, 10000, false, 0)
+		testMatcher(t, idxs, 10000, true, reqCount)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/core/bloombits/utils.go b/core/bloombits/utils.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d0755cb65
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/bloombits/utils.go
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+package bloombits
+
+import (
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+)
+
+const BloomLength = 2048
+
+// BloomBitsCreator takes SectionSize number of header bloom filters and calculates the bloomBits vectors of the section
+type BloomBitsCreator struct {
+	blooms              [BloomLength][]byte
+	sectionSize, bitIndex uint64
+}
+
+func NewBloomBitsCreator(sectionSize uint64) *BloomBitsCreator {
+	b := &BloomBitsCreator{sectionSize: sectionSize}
+	for i, _ := range b.blooms {
+		b.blooms[i] = make([]byte, sectionSize/8)
+	}
+	return b
+}
+
+// AddHeaderBloom takes a single bloom filter and sets the corresponding bit column in memory accordingly
+func (b *BloomBitsCreator) AddHeaderBloom(bloom types.Bloom) {
+	if b.bitIndex >= b.sectionSize {
+		panic("too many header blooms added")
+	}
+
+	byteIdx := b.bitIndex / 8
+	bitMask := byte(1) << byte(7-b.bitIndex%8)
+	for bloomBitIdx, _ := range b.blooms {
+		bloomByteIdx := BloomLength/8 - 1 - bloomBitIdx/8
+		bloomBitMask := byte(1) << byte(bloomBitIdx%8)
+		if (bloom[bloomByteIdx] & bloomBitMask) != 0 {
+			b.blooms[bloomBitIdx][byteIdx] |= bitMask
+		}
+	}
+	b.bitIndex++
+}
+
+// GetBitVector returns the bit vector belonging to the given bit index after header blooms have been added
+func (b *BloomBitsCreator) GetBitVector(idx uint) []byte {
+	if b.bitIndex != b.sectionSize {
+		panic("not enough header blooms added")
+	}
+
+	return b.blooms[idx][:]
+}
diff --git a/core/chain_indexer.go b/core/chain_indexer.go
index 9a88a5b1b..56360b59a 100644
--- a/core/chain_indexer.go
+++ b/core/chain_indexer.go
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ import (
 type ChainIndexerBackend interface {
 	// Reset initiates the processing of a new chain segment, potentially terminating
 	// any partially completed operations (in case of a reorg).
-	Reset(section uint64)
+	Reset(section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash)
 
 	// Process crunches through the next header in the chain segment. The caller
 	// will ensure a sequential order of headers.
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ type ChainIndexerBackend interface {
 
 	// Commit finalizes the section metadata and stores it into the database. This
 	// interface will usually be a batch writer.
-	Commit(db ethdb.Database) error
+	Commit() error
 }
 
 // ChainIndexer does a post-processing job for equally sized sections of the
@@ -101,10 +101,34 @@ func NewChainIndexer(chainDb, indexDb ethdb.Database, backend ChainIndexerBacken
 	return c
 }
 
+// AddKnownSectionHead marks a new section head as known/processed if it is newer
+// than the already known best section head
+func (c *ChainIndexer) AddKnownSectionHead(section uint64, shead common.Hash) {
+	c.lock.Lock()
+	defer c.lock.Unlock()
+
+	if section < c.storedSections {
+		return
+	}
+	c.setSectionHead(section, shead)
+	c.setValidSections(section + 1)
+}
+
+// IndexerChain interface is used for connecting the indexer to a blockchain
+type IndexerChain interface {
+	CurrentHeader() *types.Header
+	SubscribeChainEvent(ch chan<- ChainEvent) event.Subscription
+}
+
 // Start creates a goroutine to feed chain head events into the indexer for
-// cascading background processing.
-func (c *ChainIndexer) Start(currentHeader *types.Header, eventMux *event.TypeMux) {
-	go c.eventLoop(currentHeader, eventMux)
+// cascading background processing. Children do not need to be started, they
+// are notified about new events by their parents.
+func (c *ChainIndexer) Start(chain IndexerChain) {
+	ch := make(chan ChainEvent, 10)
+	sub := chain.SubscribeChainEvent(ch)
+	currentHeader := chain.CurrentHeader()
+
+	go c.eventLoop(currentHeader, ch, sub)
 }
 
 // Close tears down all goroutines belonging to the indexer and returns any error
@@ -125,6 +149,14 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) Close() error {
 			errs = append(errs, err)
 		}
 	}
+
+	// Close all children
+	for _, child := range c.children {
+		if err := child.Close(); err != nil {
+			errs = append(errs, err)
+		}
+	}
+
 	// Return any failures
 	switch {
 	case len(errs) == 0:
@@ -141,12 +173,10 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) Close() error {
 // eventLoop is a secondary - optional - event loop of the indexer which is only
 // started for the outermost indexer to push chain head events into a processing
 // queue.
-func (c *ChainIndexer) eventLoop(currentHeader *types.Header, eventMux *event.TypeMux) {
+func (c *ChainIndexer) eventLoop(currentHeader *types.Header, ch chan ChainEvent, sub event.Subscription) {
 	// Mark the chain indexer as active, requiring an additional teardown
 	atomic.StoreUint32(&c.active, 1)
 
-	// Subscribe to chain head events
-	sub := eventMux.Subscribe(ChainEvent{})
 	defer sub.Unsubscribe()
 
 	// Fire the initial new head event to start any outstanding processing
@@ -163,14 +193,14 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) eventLoop(currentHeader *types.Header, eventMux *event.Ty
 			errc <- nil
 			return
 
-		case ev, ok := <-sub.Chan():
+		case ev, ok := <-ch:
 			// Received a new event, ensure it's not nil (closing) and update
 			if !ok {
 				errc := <-c.quit
 				errc <- nil
 				return
 			}
-			header := ev.Data.(ChainEvent).Block.Header()
+			header := ev.Block.Header()
 			if header.ParentHash != prevHash {
 				c.newHead(FindCommonAncestor(c.chainDb, prevHeader, header).Number.Uint64(), true)
 			}
@@ -226,7 +256,10 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) newHead(head uint64, reorg bool) {
 // updateLoop is the main event loop of the indexer which pushes chain segments
 // down into the processing backend.
 func (c *ChainIndexer) updateLoop() {
-	var updated time.Time
+	var (
+		updated   time.Time
+		updateMsg bool
+	)
 
 	for {
 		select {
@@ -242,6 +275,7 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) updateLoop() {
 				// Periodically print an upgrade log message to the user
 				if time.Since(updated) > 8*time.Second {
 					if c.knownSections > c.storedSections+1 {
+						updateMsg = true
 						c.log.Info("Upgrading chain index", "percentage", c.storedSections*100/c.knownSections)
 					}
 					updated = time.Now()
@@ -250,17 +284,24 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) updateLoop() {
 				section := c.storedSections
 				var oldHead common.Hash
 				if section > 0 {
-					oldHead = c.sectionHead(section - 1)
+					oldHead = c.SectionHead(section - 1)
 				}
 				// Process the newly defined section in the background
 				c.lock.Unlock()
 				newHead, err := c.processSection(section, oldHead)
+				if err != nil {
+					c.log.Error("Section processing failed", "error", err)
+				}
 				c.lock.Lock()
 
 				// If processing succeeded and no reorgs occcurred, mark the section completed
-				if err == nil && oldHead == c.sectionHead(section-1) {
+				if err == nil && oldHead == c.SectionHead(section-1) {
 					c.setSectionHead(section, newHead)
 					c.setValidSections(section + 1)
+					if c.storedSections == c.knownSections && updateMsg {
+						updateMsg = false
+						c.log.Info("Finished upgrading chain index")
+					}
 
 					c.cascadedHead = c.storedSections*c.sectionSize - 1
 					for _, child := range c.children {
@@ -295,7 +336,7 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) processSection(section uint64, lastHead common.Hash) (com
 	c.log.Trace("Processing new chain section", "section", section)
 
 	// Reset and partial processing
-	c.backend.Reset(section)
+	c.backend.Reset(section, lastHead)
 
 	for number := section * c.sectionSize; number < (section+1)*c.sectionSize; number++ {
 		hash := GetCanonicalHash(c.chainDb, number)
@@ -311,7 +352,8 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) processSection(section uint64, lastHead common.Hash) (com
 		c.backend.Process(header)
 		lastHead = header.Hash()
 	}
-	if err := c.backend.Commit(c.chainDb); err != nil {
+	if err := c.backend.Commit(); err != nil {
+		c.log.Error("Section commit failed", "error", err)
 		return common.Hash{}, err
 	}
 	return lastHead, nil
@@ -324,7 +366,7 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) Sections() (uint64, uint64, common.Hash) {
 	c.lock.Lock()
 	defer c.lock.Unlock()
 
-	return c.storedSections, c.storedSections*c.sectionSize - 1, c.sectionHead(c.storedSections - 1)
+	return c.storedSections, c.storedSections*c.sectionSize - 1, c.SectionHead(c.storedSections - 1)
 }
 
 // AddChildIndexer adds a child ChainIndexer that can use the output of this one
@@ -366,7 +408,7 @@ func (c *ChainIndexer) setValidSections(sections uint64) {
 
 // sectionHead retrieves the last block hash of a processed section from the
 // index database.
-func (c *ChainIndexer) sectionHead(section uint64) common.Hash {
+func (c *ChainIndexer) SectionHead(section uint64) common.Hash {
 	var data [8]byte
 	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(data[:], section)
 
diff --git a/core/chain_indexer_test.go b/core/chain_indexer_test.go
index 780e46e43..247f52cf9 100644
--- a/core/chain_indexer_test.go
+++ b/core/chain_indexer_test.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ import (
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 )
@@ -58,7 +59,6 @@ func testChainIndexer(t *testing.T, count int) {
 		)
 		backends[i] = &testChainIndexBackend{t: t, processCh: make(chan uint64)}
 		backends[i].indexer = NewChainIndexer(db, ethdb.NewTable(db, string([]byte{byte(i)})), backends[i], sectionSize, confirmsReq, 0, fmt.Sprintf("indexer-%d", i))
-		defer backends[i].indexer.Close()
 
 		if sections, _, _ := backends[i].indexer.Sections(); sections != 0 {
 			t.Fatalf("Canonical section count mismatch: have %v, want %v", sections, 0)
@@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ func testChainIndexer(t *testing.T, count int) {
 			backends[i-1].indexer.AddChildIndexer(backends[i].indexer)
 		}
 	}
+	defer backends[0].indexer.Close() // parent indexer shuts down children
 	// notify pings the root indexer about a new head or reorg, then expect
 	// processed blocks if a section is processable
 	notify := func(headNum, failNum uint64, reorg bool) {
@@ -208,7 +209,7 @@ func (b *testChainIndexBackend) reorg(headNum uint64) uint64 {
 	return b.stored * b.indexer.sectionSize
 }
 
-func (b *testChainIndexBackend) Reset(section uint64) {
+func (b *testChainIndexBackend) Reset(section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash) {
 	b.section = section
 	b.headerCnt = 0
 }
@@ -226,7 +227,7 @@ func (b *testChainIndexBackend) Process(header *types.Header) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (b *testChainIndexBackend) Commit(db ethdb.Database) error {
+func (b *testChainIndexBackend) Commit() error {
 	if b.headerCnt != b.indexer.sectionSize {
 		b.t.Error("Not enough headers processed")
 	}
diff --git a/core/database_util.go b/core/database_util.go
index 697111394..179d6f1b2 100644
--- a/core/database_util.go
+++ b/core/database_util.go
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ import (
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/big"
-	"sync"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
@@ -48,9 +47,6 @@ var (
 	lookupPrefix        = []byte("l")   // lookupPrefix + hash -> transaction/receipt lookup metadata
 	preimagePrefix      = "secure-key-" // preimagePrefix + hash -> preimage
 
-	mipmapPre    = []byte("mipmap-log-bloom-")
-	MIPMapLevels = []uint64{1000000, 500000, 100000, 50000, 1000}
-
 	configPrefix = []byte("ethereum-config-") // config prefix for the db
 
 	// used by old db, now only used for conversion
@@ -59,10 +55,10 @@ var (
 
 	ErrChainConfigNotFound = errors.New("ChainConfig not found") // general config not found error
 
-	mipmapBloomMu sync.Mutex // protect against race condition when updating mipmap blooms
-
 	preimageCounter    = metrics.NewCounter("db/preimage/total")
 	preimageHitCounter = metrics.NewCounter("db/preimage/hits")
+
+	bloomBitsPrefix = []byte("bloomBits-")
 )
 
 // txLookupEntry is a positional metadata to help looking up the data content of
@@ -497,48 +493,6 @@ func DeleteTxLookupEntry(db ethdb.Database, hash common.Hash) {
 	db.Delete(append(lookupPrefix, hash.Bytes()...))
 }
 
-// returns a formatted MIP mapped key by adding prefix, canonical number and level
-//
-// ex. fn(98, 1000) = (prefix || 1000 || 0)
-func mipmapKey(num, level uint64) []byte {
-	lkey := make([]byte, 8)
-	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(lkey, level)
-	key := new(big.Int).SetUint64(num / level * level)
-
-	return append(mipmapPre, append(lkey, key.Bytes()...)...)
-}
-
-// WriteMipmapBloom writes each address included in the receipts' logs to the
-// MIP bloom bin.
-func WriteMipmapBloom(db ethdb.Database, number uint64, receipts types.Receipts) error {
-	mipmapBloomMu.Lock()
-	defer mipmapBloomMu.Unlock()
-
-	batch := db.NewBatch()
-	for _, level := range MIPMapLevels {
-		key := mipmapKey(number, level)
-		bloomDat, _ := db.Get(key)
-		bloom := types.BytesToBloom(bloomDat)
-		for _, receipt := range receipts {
-			for _, log := range receipt.Logs {
-				bloom.Add(log.Address.Big())
-			}
-		}
-		batch.Put(key, bloom.Bytes())
-	}
-	if err := batch.Write(); err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("mipmap write fail for: %d: %v", number, err)
-	}
-	return nil
-}
-
-// GetMipmapBloom returns a bloom filter using the number and level as input
-// parameters. For available levels see MIPMapLevels.
-func GetMipmapBloom(db ethdb.Database, number, level uint64) types.Bloom {
-	bloomDat, _ := db.Get(mipmapKey(number, level))
-	return types.BytesToBloom(bloomDat)
-}
-
 // PreimageTable returns a Database instance with the key prefix for preimage entries.
 func PreimageTable(db ethdb.Database) ethdb.Database {
 	return ethdb.NewTable(db, preimagePrefix)
@@ -637,3 +591,22 @@ func FindCommonAncestor(db ethdb.Database, a, b *types.Header) *types.Header {
 	}
 	return a
 }
+
+// GetBloomBits reads the compressed bloomBits vector belonging to the given section and bit index from the db
+func GetBloomBits(db ethdb.Database, bitIdx, sectionIdx uint64, sectionHead common.Hash) ([]byte, error) {
+	var encKey [10]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(encKey[0:2], uint16(bitIdx))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(encKey[2:10], sectionIdx)
+	key := append(append(bloomBitsPrefix, encKey[:]...), sectionHead.Bytes()...)
+	bloomBits, err := db.Get(key)
+	return bloomBits, err
+}
+
+// StoreBloomBits writes the compressed bloomBits vector belonging to the given section and bit index to the db
+func StoreBloomBits(db ethdb.Database, bitIdx, sectionIdx uint64, sectionHead common.Hash, bloomBits []byte) {
+	var encKey [10]byte
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint16(encKey[0:2], uint16(bitIdx))
+	binary.BigEndian.PutUint64(encKey[2:10], sectionIdx)
+	key := append(append(bloomBitsPrefix, encKey[:]...), sectionHead.Bytes()...)
+	db.Put(key, bloomBits)
+}
diff --git a/core/database_util_test.go b/core/database_util_test.go
index e91f1b593..940221a29 100644
--- a/core/database_util_test.go
+++ b/core/database_util_test.go
@@ -18,17 +18,13 @@ package core
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"io/ioutil"
 	"math/big"
-	"os"
 	"testing"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto/sha3"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
@@ -390,107 +386,3 @@ func TestBlockReceiptStorage(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("deleted receipts returned: %v", rs)
 	}
 }
-
-func TestMipmapBloom(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-
-	receipt1 := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt1.Logs = []*types.Log{
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address"))},
-	}
-	receipt2 := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt2.Logs = []*types.Log{
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("address1"))},
-	}
-
-	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 1, types.Receipts{receipt1})
-	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 2, types.Receipts{receipt2})
-
-	for _, level := range MIPMapLevels {
-		bloom := GetMipmapBloom(db, 2, level)
-		if !bloom.Test(new(big.Int).SetBytes([]byte("address1"))) {
-			t.Error("expected test to be included on level:", level)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// reset
-	db, _ = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	receipt := new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test"))},
-	}
-	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 999, types.Receipts{receipt1})
-
-	receipt = new(types.Receipt)
-	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
-		{Address: common.BytesToAddress([]byte("test 1"))},
-	}
-	WriteMipmapBloom(db, 1000, types.Receipts{receipt})
-
-	bloom := GetMipmapBloom(db, 1000, 1000)
-	if bloom.TestBytes([]byte("test")) {
-		t.Error("test should not have been included")
-	}
-}
-
-func TestMipmapChain(t *testing.T) {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "mipmap")
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-	defer os.RemoveAll(dir)
-
-	var (
-		db, _   = ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(dir, 0, 0)
-		key1, _ = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
-		addr    = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key1.PublicKey)
-		addr2   = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("jeff"))
-
-		hash1 = common.BytesToHash([]byte("topic1"))
-	)
-	defer db.Close()
-
-	gspec := &Genesis{
-		Config: params.TestChainConfig,
-		Alloc:  GenesisAlloc{addr: {Balance: big.NewInt(1000000)}},
-	}
-	genesis := gspec.MustCommit(db)
-	chain, receipts := GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 1010, func(i int, gen *BlockGen) {
-		var receipts types.Receipts
-		switch i {
-		case 1:
-			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr, Topics: []common.Hash{hash1}}}
-			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
-		case 1000:
-			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr2}}
-			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
-
-		}
-
-		// store the receipts
-		WriteMipmapBloom(db, uint64(i+1), receipts)
-	})
-	for i, block := range chain {
-		WriteBlock(db, block)
-		if err := WriteCanonicalHash(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to insert block number: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := WriteHeadBlockHash(db, block.Hash()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to insert block number: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := WriteBlockReceipts(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), receipts[i]); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal("error writing block receipts:", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	bloom := GetMipmapBloom(db, 0, 1000)
-	if bloom.TestBytes(addr2[:]) {
-		t.Error("address was included in bloom and should not have")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/core/types/bloom9.go b/core/types/bloom9.go
index 60aacc301..bdc6e60e7 100644
--- a/core/types/bloom9.go
+++ b/core/types/bloom9.go
@@ -106,6 +106,20 @@ func LogsBloom(logs []*Log) *big.Int {
 	return bin
 }
 
+type BloomIndexList [3]uint
+
+// BloomIndexes returns the bloom filter bit indexes belonging to the given key
+func BloomIndexes(b []byte) BloomIndexList {
+	b = crypto.Keccak256(b[:])
+
+	var r [3]uint
+	for i, _ := range r {
+		r[i] = (uint(b[i+i+1]) + (uint(b[i+i]) << 8)) & 2047
+	}
+
+	return r
+}
+
 func bloom9(b []byte) *big.Int {
 	b = crypto.Keccak256(b[:])
 
diff --git a/eth/api_backend.go b/eth/api_backend.go
index 19ef79f23..fa3cf3f80 100644
--- a/eth/api_backend.go
+++ b/eth/api_backend.go
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -194,3 +195,29 @@ func (b *EthApiBackend) EventMux() *event.TypeMux {
 func (b *EthApiBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager {
 	return b.eth.AccountManager()
 }
+
+func (b *EthApiBackend) GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
+	results := make([][]byte, len(sectionIdxList))
+	var err error
+	for i, sectionIdx := range sectionIdxList {
+		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(b.eth.chainDb, (sectionIdx+1)*bloomBitsSection-1)
+		results[i], err = core.GetBloomBits(b.eth.chainDb, bitIdx, sectionIdx, sectionHead)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+func (b *EthApiBackend) BloomBitsSections() uint64 {
+	sections, _, _ := b.eth.bbIndexer.Sections()
+	return sections
+}
+
+func (b *EthApiBackend) BloomBitsConfig() filters.BloomConfig {
+	return filters.BloomConfig{
+		SectionSize:    bloomBitsSection,
+		MaxRequestLen:  16,
+		MaxRequestWait: 0,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 5837c8564..efc0a2317 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -77,6 +77,8 @@ type Ethereum struct {
 	engine         consensus.Engine
 	accountManager *accounts.Manager
 
+	bbIndexer *core.ChainIndexer
+
 	ApiBackend *EthApiBackend
 
 	miner     *miner.Miner
@@ -125,11 +127,9 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		networkId:      config.NetworkId,
 		gasPrice:       config.GasPrice,
 		etherbase:      config.Etherbase,
+		bbIndexer:      NewBloomBitsProcessor(chainDb, bloomBitsSection),
 	}
 
-	if err := addMipmapBloomBins(chainDb); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
 	log.Info("Initialising Ethereum protocol", "versions", ProtocolVersions, "network", config.NetworkId)
 
 	if !config.SkipBcVersionCheck {
@@ -151,6 +151,7 @@ func New(ctx *node.ServiceContext, config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 		eth.blockchain.SetHead(compat.RewindTo)
 		core.WriteChainConfig(chainDb, genesisHash, chainConfig)
 	}
+	eth.bbIndexer.Start(eth.blockchain)
 
 	if config.TxPool.Journal != "" {
 		config.TxPool.Journal = ctx.ResolvePath(config.TxPool.Journal)
@@ -260,7 +261,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Version:   "1.0",
-			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, false),
+			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, false, bloomBitsSection),
 			Public:    true,
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "admin",
@@ -389,6 +390,7 @@ func (s *Ethereum) Stop() error {
 	if s.stopDbUpgrade != nil {
 		s.stopDbUpgrade()
 	}
+	s.bbIndexer.Close()
 	s.blockchain.Stop()
 	s.protocolManager.Stop()
 	if s.lesServer != nil {
diff --git a/eth/backend_test.go b/eth/backend_test.go
deleted file mode 100644
index 1fd25e95a..000000000
--- a/eth/backend_test.go
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,74 +0,0 @@
-// Copyright 2015 The go-ethereum Authors
-// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
-// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
-// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
-// (at your option) any later version.
-//
-// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
-// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
-// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
-// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
-//
-// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
-// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
-
-package eth
-
-import (
-	"math/big"
-	"testing"
-
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
-)
-
-func TestMipmapUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
-	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	addr := common.BytesToAddress([]byte("jeff"))
-	genesis := new(core.Genesis).MustCommit(db)
-
-	chain, receipts := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 10, func(i int, gen *core.BlockGen) {
-		switch i {
-		case 1:
-			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr}}
-			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-		case 2:
-			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
-			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{{Address: addr}}
-			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-		}
-	})
-	for i, block := range chain {
-		core.WriteBlock(db, block)
-		if err := core.WriteCanonicalHash(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to insert block number: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := core.WriteHeadBlockHash(db, block.Hash()); err != nil {
-			t.Fatalf("failed to insert block number: %v", err)
-		}
-		if err := core.WriteBlockReceipts(db, block.Hash(), block.NumberU64(), receipts[i]); err != nil {
-			t.Fatal("error writing block receipts:", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	err := addMipmapBloomBins(db)
-	if err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
-
-	bloom := core.GetMipmapBloom(db, 1, core.MIPMapLevels[0])
-	if (bloom == types.Bloom{}) {
-		t.Error("got empty bloom filter")
-	}
-
-	data, _ := db.Get([]byte("setting-mipmap-version"))
-	if len(data) == 0 {
-		t.Error("setting-mipmap-version not written to database")
-	}
-}
diff --git a/eth/db_upgrade.go b/eth/db_upgrade.go
index 90111b2b3..ce8ce699a 100644
--- a/eth/db_upgrade.go
+++ b/eth/db_upgrade.go
@@ -19,11 +19,13 @@ package eth
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
-	"fmt"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/log"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
@@ -135,45 +137,37 @@ func upgradeDeduplicateData(db ethdb.Database) func() error {
 	}
 }
 
-func addMipmapBloomBins(db ethdb.Database) (err error) {
-	const mipmapVersion uint = 2
-
-	// check if the version is set. We ignore data for now since there's
-	// only one version so we can easily ignore it for now
-	var data []byte
-	data, _ = db.Get([]byte("setting-mipmap-version"))
-	if len(data) > 0 {
-		var version uint
-		if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(data, &version); err == nil && version == mipmapVersion {
-			return nil
-		}
-	}
+// BloomBitsIndex implements ChainIndex
+type BloomBitsIndex struct {
+	db                   ethdb.Database
+	bc                   *bloombits.BloomBitsCreator
+	section, sectionSize uint64
+	sectionHead          common.Hash
+}
 
-	defer func() {
-		if err == nil {
-			var val []byte
-			val, err = rlp.EncodeToBytes(mipmapVersion)
-			if err == nil {
-				err = db.Put([]byte("setting-mipmap-version"), val)
-			}
-			return
-		}
-	}()
-	latestHash := core.GetHeadBlockHash(db)
-	latestBlock := core.GetBlock(db, latestHash, core.GetBlockNumber(db, latestHash))
-	if latestBlock == nil { // clean database
-		return
-	}
+// number of confirmation blocks before a section is considered probably final and its bloom bits are calculated
+const bloomBitsConfirmations = 256
 
-	tstart := time.Now()
-	log.Warn("Upgrading db log bloom bins")
-	for i := uint64(0); i <= latestBlock.NumberU64(); i++ {
-		hash := core.GetCanonicalHash(db, i)
-		if (hash == common.Hash{}) {
-			return fmt.Errorf("chain db corrupted. Could not find block %d.", i)
-		}
-		core.WriteMipmapBloom(db, i, core.GetBlockReceipts(db, hash, i))
+// NewBloomBitsProcessor returns a chain processor that generates bloom bits data for the canonical chain
+func NewBloomBitsProcessor(db ethdb.Database, sectionSize uint64) *core.ChainIndexer {
+	backend := &BloomBitsIndex{db: db, sectionSize: sectionSize}
+	return core.NewChainIndexer(db, ethdb.NewTable(db, "bbIndex-"), backend, sectionSize, bloomBitsConfirmations, time.Millisecond*100, "bloombits")
+}
+
+func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Reset(section uint64, lastSectionHead common.Hash) {
+	b.bc = bloombits.NewBloomBitsCreator(b.sectionSize)
+	b.section = section
+}
+
+func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Process(header *types.Header) {
+	b.bc.AddHeaderBloom(header.Bloom)
+	b.sectionHead = header.Hash()
+}
+
+func (b *BloomBitsIndex) Commit() error {
+	for i := 0; i < bloombits.BloomLength; i++ {
+		compVector := bitutil.CompressBytes(b.bc.GetBitVector(uint(i)))
+		core.StoreBloomBits(b.db, uint64(i), b.section, b.sectionHead, compVector)
 	}
-	log.Info("Bloom-bin upgrade completed", "elapsed", common.PrettyDuration(time.Since(tstart)))
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/eth/filters/api.go b/eth/filters/api.go
index fff58a268..11767753e 100644
--- a/eth/filters/api.go
+++ b/eth/filters/api.go
@@ -51,24 +51,25 @@ type filter struct {
 // PublicFilterAPI offers support to create and manage filters. This will allow external clients to retrieve various
 // information related to the Ethereum protocol such als blocks, transactions and logs.
 type PublicFilterAPI struct {
-	backend   Backend
-	useMipMap bool
-	mux       *event.TypeMux
-	chainDb   ethdb.Database
-	events    *EventSystem
-	filtersMu sync.Mutex
-	filters   map[rpc.ID]*filter
+	backend          Backend
+	bloomBitsSection uint64
+	mux              *event.TypeMux
+	quit             chan struct{}
+	chainDb          ethdb.Database
+	events           *EventSystem
+	filtersMu        sync.Mutex
+	filters          map[rpc.ID]*filter
 }
 
 // NewPublicFilterAPI returns a new PublicFilterAPI instance.
-func NewPublicFilterAPI(backend Backend, lightMode bool) *PublicFilterAPI {
+func NewPublicFilterAPI(backend Backend, lightMode bool, bloomBitsSection uint64) *PublicFilterAPI {
 	api := &PublicFilterAPI{
-		backend:   backend,
-		useMipMap: !lightMode,
-		mux:       backend.EventMux(),
-		chainDb:   backend.ChainDb(),
-		events:    NewEventSystem(backend.EventMux(), backend, lightMode),
-		filters:   make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
+		backend:          backend,
+		bloomBitsSection: bloomBitsSection,
+		mux:              backend.EventMux(),
+		chainDb:          backend.ChainDb(),
+		events:           NewEventSystem(backend.EventMux(), backend, lightMode),
+		filters:          make(map[rpc.ID]*filter),
 	}
 
 	go api.timeoutLoop()
@@ -332,11 +333,7 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetLogs(ctx context.Context, crit FilterCriteria) ([
 		crit.ToBlock = big.NewInt(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
 	}
 
-	filter := New(api.backend, api.useMipMap)
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(crit.FromBlock.Int64())
-	filter.SetEndBlock(crit.ToBlock.Int64())
-	filter.SetAddresses(crit.Addresses)
-	filter.SetTopics(crit.Topics)
+	filter := New(api.backend, crit.FromBlock.Int64(), crit.ToBlock.Int64(), crit.Addresses, crit.Topics)
 
 	logs, err := filter.Find(ctx)
 	return returnLogs(logs), err
@@ -372,19 +369,18 @@ func (api *PublicFilterAPI) GetFilterLogs(ctx context.Context, id rpc.ID) ([]*ty
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("filter not found")
 	}
 
-	filter := New(api.backend, api.useMipMap)
+	var begin, end int64
 	if f.crit.FromBlock != nil {
-		filter.SetBeginBlock(f.crit.FromBlock.Int64())
+		begin = f.crit.FromBlock.Int64()
 	} else {
-		filter.SetBeginBlock(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
+		begin = rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	}
 	if f.crit.ToBlock != nil {
-		filter.SetEndBlock(f.crit.ToBlock.Int64())
+		end = f.crit.ToBlock.Int64()
 	} else {
-		filter.SetEndBlock(rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64())
+		end = rpc.LatestBlockNumber.Int64()
 	}
-	filter.SetAddresses(f.crit.Addresses)
-	filter.SetTopics(f.crit.Topics)
+	filter := New(api.backend, begin, end, f.crit.Addresses, f.crit.Topics)
 
 	logs, err := filter.Find(ctx)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/filters/bench_test.go b/eth/filters/bench_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2487bc0eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/filters/bench_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,237 @@
+// Copyright 2017 The go-ethereum Authors
+// This file is part of the go-ethereum library.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+//
+// The go-ethereum library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+// but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+// MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+// GNU Lesser General Public License for more details.
+//
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with the go-ethereum library. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+
+package filters
+
+import (
+	"bytes"
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"testing"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/node"
+	"github.com/golang/snappy"
+)
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits512(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 512)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits1k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 1024)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits2k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 2048)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits4k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 4096)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits8k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 8192)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits16k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 16384)
+}
+
+func BenchmarkBloomBits32k(b *testing.B) {
+	benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b, 32768)
+}
+
+func benchmarkBloomBitsForSize(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64) {
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 0)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 1)
+	benchmarkBloomBits(b, sectionSize, 2)
+}
+
+const benchFilterCnt = 2000
+
+func benchmarkBloomBits(b *testing.B, sectionSize uint64, comp int) {
+	benchDataDir := node.DefaultDataDir() + "/geth/chaindata"
+	fmt.Println("Running bloombits benchmark   section size:", sectionSize, "  compression method:", comp)
+
+	var (
+		compressFn   func([]byte) []byte
+		decompressFn func([]byte, int) ([]byte, error)
+	)
+	switch comp {
+	case 0:
+		// no compression
+		compressFn = func(data []byte) []byte {
+			return data
+		}
+		decompressFn = func(data []byte, target int) ([]byte, error) {
+			if len(data) != target {
+				panic(nil)
+			}
+			return data, nil
+		}
+	case 1:
+		// bitutil/compress.go
+		compressFn = bitutil.CompressBytes
+		decompressFn = bitutil.DecompressBytes
+	case 2:
+		// go snappy
+		compressFn = func(data []byte) []byte {
+			return snappy.Encode(nil, data)
+		}
+		decompressFn = func(data []byte, target int) ([]byte, error) {
+			decomp, err := snappy.Decode(nil, data)
+			if err != nil || len(decomp) != target {
+				panic(err)
+			}
+			return decomp, nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	db, err := ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(benchDataDir, 128, 1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("error opening database at %v: %v", benchDataDir, err)
+	}
+	head := core.GetHeadBlockHash(db)
+	if head == (common.Hash{}) {
+		b.Fatalf("chain data not found at %v", benchDataDir)
+	}
+
+	clearBloomBits(db)
+	fmt.Println("Generating bloombits data...")
+	headNum := core.GetBlockNumber(db, head)
+	if headNum < sectionSize+512 {
+		b.Fatalf("not enough blocks for running a benchmark")
+	}
+
+	start := time.Now()
+	cnt := (headNum - 512) / sectionSize
+	var dataSize, compSize uint64
+	for sectionIdx := uint64(0); sectionIdx < cnt; sectionIdx++ {
+		bc := bloombits.NewBloomBitsCreator(sectionSize)
+		var header *types.Header
+		for i := sectionIdx * sectionSize; i < (sectionIdx+1)*sectionSize; i++ {
+			hash := core.GetCanonicalHash(db, i)
+			header = core.GetHeader(db, hash, i)
+			if header == nil {
+				b.Fatalf("Error creating bloomBits data")
+			}
+			bc.AddHeaderBloom(header.Bloom)
+		}
+		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(db, (sectionIdx+1)*sectionSize-1)
+		for i := 0; i < bloombits.BloomLength; i++ {
+			data := bc.GetBitVector(uint(i))
+			comp := compressFn(data)
+			dataSize += uint64(len(data))
+			compSize += uint64(len(comp))
+			core.StoreBloomBits(db, uint64(i), sectionIdx, sectionHead, comp)
+		}
+		//if sectionIdx%50 == 0 {
+		//	fmt.Println(" section", sectionIdx, "/", cnt)
+		//}
+	}
+
+	d := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Println("Finished generating bloombits data")
+	fmt.Println(" ", d, "total  ", d/time.Duration(cnt*sectionSize), "per block")
+	fmt.Println(" data size:", dataSize, "  compressed size:", compSize, "  compression ratio:", float64(compSize)/float64(dataSize))
+
+	fmt.Println("Running filter benchmarks...")
+	start = time.Now()
+	mux := new(event.TypeMux)
+	var backend *testBackend
+
+	for i := 0; i < benchFilterCnt; i++ {
+		if i%20 == 0 {
+			db.Close()
+			db, _ = ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(benchDataDir, 128, 1024)
+			backend = &testBackend{mux, db, cnt, new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed)}
+		}
+		var addr common.Address
+		addr[0] = byte(i)
+		addr[1] = byte(i / 256)
+		filter := New(backend, 0, int64(cnt*sectionSize-1), []common.Address{addr}, nil)
+		filter.decompress = decompressFn
+		if _, err := filter.Find(context.Background()); err != nil {
+			b.Error("filter.Find error:", err)
+		}
+	}
+	d = time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Println("Finished running filter benchmarks")
+	fmt.Println(" ", d, "total  ", d/time.Duration(benchFilterCnt), "per address", d*time.Duration(1000000)/time.Duration(benchFilterCnt*cnt*sectionSize), "per million blocks")
+	db.Close()
+}
+
+func forEachKey(db ethdb.Database, startPrefix, endPrefix []byte, fn func(key []byte)) {
+	it := db.(*ethdb.LDBDatabase).NewIterator()
+	it.Seek(startPrefix)
+	for it.Valid() {
+		key := it.Key()
+		cmpLen := len(key)
+		if len(endPrefix) < cmpLen {
+			cmpLen = len(endPrefix)
+		}
+		if bytes.Compare(key[:cmpLen], endPrefix) == 1 {
+			break
+		}
+		fn(common.CopyBytes(key))
+		it.Next()
+	}
+	it.Release()
+}
+
+var bloomBitsPrefix = []byte("bloomBits-")
+
+func clearBloomBits(db ethdb.Database) {
+	fmt.Println("Clearing bloombits data...")
+	forEachKey(db, bloomBitsPrefix, bloomBitsPrefix, func(key []byte) {
+		db.Delete(key)
+	})
+}
+
+func BenchmarkNoBloomBits(b *testing.B) {
+	benchDataDir := node.DefaultDataDir() + "/geth/chaindata"
+	fmt.Println("Running benchmark without bloombits")
+	db, err := ethdb.NewLDBDatabase(benchDataDir, 128, 1024)
+	if err != nil {
+		b.Fatalf("error opening database at %v: %v", benchDataDir, err)
+	}
+	head := core.GetHeadBlockHash(db)
+	if head == (common.Hash{}) {
+		b.Fatalf("chain data not found at %v", benchDataDir)
+	}
+	headNum := core.GetBlockNumber(db, head)
+
+	clearBloomBits(db)
+
+	fmt.Println("Running filter benchmarks...")
+	start := time.Now()
+	mux := new(event.TypeMux)
+	backend := &testBackend{mux, db, 0, new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed), new(event.Feed)}
+	filter := New(backend, 0, int64(headNum), []common.Address{common.Address{}}, nil)
+	filter.Find(context.Background())
+	d := time.Since(start)
+	fmt.Println("Finished running filter benchmarks")
+	fmt.Println(" ", d, "total  ", d*time.Duration(1000000)/time.Duration(headNum+1), "per million blocks")
+	db.Close()
+}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter.go b/eth/filters/filter.go
index f848bc6af..ea9ccf2f9 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter.go
@@ -18,11 +18,14 @@ package filters
 
 import (
 	"context"
-	"math"
 	"math/big"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common/bitutil"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/bloombits"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -34,58 +37,51 @@ type Backend interface {
 	EventMux() *event.TypeMux
 	HeaderByNumber(ctx context.Context, blockNr rpc.BlockNumber) (*types.Header, error)
 	GetReceipts(ctx context.Context, blockHash common.Hash) (types.Receipts, error)
+	BloomBitsSections() uint64
+	BloomBitsConfig() BloomConfig
 	SubscribeTxPreEvent(chan<- core.TxPreEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeChainEvent(ch chan<- core.ChainEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeRemovedLogsEvent(ch chan<- core.RemovedLogsEvent) event.Subscription
 	SubscribeLogsEvent(ch chan<- []*types.Log) event.Subscription
+	GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error)
+}
+
+type BloomConfig struct {
+	SectionSize    uint64
+	MaxRequestLen  int
+	MaxRequestWait time.Duration
 }
 
 // Filter can be used to retrieve and filter logs.
 type Filter struct {
-	backend   Backend
-	useMipMap bool
+	backend         Backend
+	bloomBitsConfig BloomConfig
 
 	db         ethdb.Database
 	begin, end int64
 	addresses  []common.Address
 	topics     [][]common.Hash
+
+	decompress func([]byte, int) ([]byte, error)
+	matcher    *bloombits.Matcher
 }
 
 // New creates a new filter which uses a bloom filter on blocks to figure out whether
 // a particular block is interesting or not.
-// MipMaps allow past blocks to be searched much more efficiently, but are not available
-// to light clients.
-func New(backend Backend, useMipMap bool) *Filter {
+func New(backend Backend, begin, end int64, addresses []common.Address, topics [][]common.Hash) *Filter {
 	return &Filter{
-		backend:   backend,
-		useMipMap: useMipMap,
-		db:        backend.ChainDb(),
+		backend:         backend,
+		begin:           begin,
+		end:             end,
+		addresses:       addresses,
+		topics:          topics,
+		bloomBitsConfig: backend.BloomBitsConfig(),
+		db:              backend.ChainDb(),
+		matcher:         bloombits.NewMatcher(backend.BloomBitsConfig().SectionSize, addresses, topics),
+		decompress:      bitutil.DecompressBytes,
 	}
 }
 
-// SetBeginBlock sets the earliest block for filtering.
-// -1 = latest block (i.e., the current block)
-// hash = particular hash from-to
-func (f *Filter) SetBeginBlock(begin int64) {
-	f.begin = begin
-}
-
-// SetEndBlock sets the latest block for filtering.
-func (f *Filter) SetEndBlock(end int64) {
-	f.end = end
-}
-
-// SetAddresses matches only logs that are generated from addresses that are included
-// in the given addresses.
-func (f *Filter) SetAddresses(addr []common.Address) {
-	f.addresses = addr
-}
-
-// SetTopics matches only logs that have topics matching the given topics.
-func (f *Filter) SetTopics(topics [][]common.Hash) {
-	f.topics = topics
-}
-
 // FindOnce searches the blockchain for matching log entries, returning
 // all matching entries from the first block that contains matches,
 // updating the start point of the filter accordingly. If no results are
@@ -106,18 +102,9 @@ func (f *Filter) FindOnce(ctx context.Context) ([]*types.Log, error) {
 		endBlockNo = headBlockNumber
 	}
 
-	// if no addresses are present we can't make use of fast search which
-	// uses the mipmap bloom filters to check for fast inclusion and uses
-	// higher range probability in order to ensure at least a false positive
-	if !f.useMipMap || len(f.addresses) == 0 {
-		logs, blockNumber, err := f.getLogs(ctx, beginBlockNo, endBlockNo)
-		f.begin = int64(blockNumber + 1)
-		return logs, err
-	}
-
-	logs, blockNumber := f.mipFind(beginBlockNo, endBlockNo, 0)
+	logs, blockNumber, err := f.getLogs(ctx, beginBlockNo, endBlockNo)
 	f.begin = int64(blockNumber + 1)
-	return logs, nil
+	return logs, err
 }
 
 // Run filters logs with the current parameters set
@@ -131,43 +118,134 @@ func (f *Filter) Find(ctx context.Context) (logs []*types.Log, err error) {
 	}
 }
 
-func (f *Filter) mipFind(start, end uint64, depth int) (logs []*types.Log, blockNumber uint64) {
-	level := core.MIPMapLevels[depth]
-	// normalise numerator so we can work in level specific batches and
-	// work with the proper range checks
-	for num := start / level * level; num <= end; num += level {
-		// find addresses in bloom filters
-		bloom := core.GetMipmapBloom(f.db, num, level)
-		// Don't bother checking the first time through the loop - we're probably picking
-		// up where a previous run left off.
-		first := true
-		for _, addr := range f.addresses {
-			if first || bloom.TestBytes(addr[:]) {
-				first = false
-				// range check normalised values and make sure that
-				// we're resolving the correct range instead of the
-				// normalised values.
-				start := uint64(math.Max(float64(num), float64(start)))
-				end := uint64(math.Min(float64(num+level-1), float64(end)))
-				if depth+1 == len(core.MIPMapLevels) {
-					l, blockNumber, _ := f.getLogs(context.Background(), start, end)
-					if len(l) > 0 {
-						return l, blockNumber
+// nextRequest returns the next request to retrieve for the bloombits matcher
+func (f *Filter) nextRequest() (bloombits uint, sections []uint64) {
+	bloomIndex, ok := f.matcher.AllocSectionQueue()
+	if !ok {
+		return 0, nil
+	}
+	if f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestWait > 0 &&
+		(f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen <= 1 || // SectionCount is always greater than zero after a successful alloc
+			f.matcher.SectionCount(bloomIndex) < f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen) {
+		time.Sleep(f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestWait)
+	}
+	return bloomIndex, f.matcher.FetchSections(bloomIndex, f.bloomBitsConfig.MaxRequestLen)
+}
+
+// serveMatcher serves the bloombits matcher by fetching the requested vectors
+// through the filter backend
+func (f *Filter) serveMatcher(ctx context.Context, stop chan struct{}, wg *sync.WaitGroup) chan error {
+	errChn := make(chan error, 1)
+	wg.Add(10)
+	for i := 0; i < 10; i++ {
+		go func(i int) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+
+			for {
+				b, s := f.nextRequest()
+				if s == nil {
+					return
+				}
+				data, err := f.backend.GetBloomBits(ctx, uint64(b), s)
+				if err != nil {
+					select {
+					case errChn <- err:
+					case <-stop:
 					}
-				} else {
-					l, blockNumber := f.mipFind(start, end, depth+1)
-					if len(l) > 0 {
-						return l, blockNumber
+					return
+				}
+				decomp := make([][]byte, len(data))
+				for i, d := range data {
+					var err error
+					if decomp[i], err = f.decompress(d, int(f.bloomBitsConfig.SectionSize/8)); err != nil {
+						select {
+						case errChn <- err:
+						case <-stop:
+						}
+						return
 					}
 				}
+				f.matcher.Deliver(b, s, decomp)
 			}
-		}
+		}(i)
 	}
 
-	return nil, end
+	return errChn
+}
+
+// checkMatches checks if the receipts belonging to the given header contain any log events that
+// match the filter criteria. This function is called when the bloom filter signals a potential match.
+func (f *Filter) checkMatches(ctx context.Context, header *types.Header) (logs []*types.Log, err error) {
+	// Get the logs of the block
+	receipts, err := f.backend.GetReceipts(ctx, header.Hash())
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	var unfiltered []*types.Log
+	for _, receipt := range receipts {
+		unfiltered = append(unfiltered, ([]*types.Log)(receipt.Logs)...)
+	}
+	logs = filterLogs(unfiltered, nil, nil, f.addresses, f.topics)
+	if len(logs) > 0 {
+		return logs, nil
+	}
+	return nil, nil
 }
 
 func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*types.Log, blockNumber uint64, err error) {
+	haveBloomBitsBefore := f.backend.BloomBitsSections() * f.bloomBitsConfig.SectionSize
+	if haveBloomBitsBefore > start {
+		e := end
+		if haveBloomBitsBefore <= e {
+			e = haveBloomBitsBefore - 1
+		}
+
+		stop := make(chan struct{})
+		var wg sync.WaitGroup
+		matches := f.matcher.Start(start, e)
+		errChn := f.serveMatcher(ctx, stop, &wg)
+
+		defer func() {
+			f.matcher.Stop()
+			close(stop)
+			wg.Wait()
+		}()
+
+	loop:
+		for {
+			select {
+			case i, ok := <-matches:
+				if !ok {
+					break loop
+				}
+
+				blockNumber := rpc.BlockNumber(i)
+				header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
+				if header == nil || err != nil {
+					return logs, end, err
+				}
+
+				logs, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
+				if err != nil {
+					return nil, end, err
+				}
+				if logs != nil {
+					return logs, i, nil
+				}
+			case err := <-errChn:
+				return logs, end, err
+			case <-ctx.Done():
+				return nil, end, ctx.Err()
+			}
+		}
+
+		if end < haveBloomBitsBefore {
+			return logs, end, nil
+		}
+		start = haveBloomBitsBefore
+	}
+
+	// search the rest with regular block-by-block bloom filtering
 	for i := start; i <= end; i++ {
 		blockNumber := rpc.BlockNumber(i)
 		header, err := f.backend.HeaderByNumber(ctx, blockNumber)
@@ -178,18 +256,12 @@ func (f *Filter) getLogs(ctx context.Context, start, end uint64) (logs []*types.
 		// Use bloom filtering to see if this block is interesting given the
 		// current parameters
 		if f.bloomFilter(header.Bloom) {
-			// Get the logs of the block
-			receipts, err := f.backend.GetReceipts(ctx, header.Hash())
+			logs, err := f.checkMatches(ctx, header)
 			if err != nil {
 				return nil, end, err
 			}
-			var unfiltered []*types.Log
-			for _, receipt := range receipts {
-				unfiltered = append(unfiltered, ([]*types.Log)(receipt.Logs)...)
-			}
-			logs = filterLogs(unfiltered, nil, nil, f.addresses, f.topics)
-			if len(logs) > 0 {
-				return logs, uint64(blockNumber), nil
+			if logs != nil {
+				return logs, i, nil
 			}
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
index fcc888b8c..140fad555 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_system_test.go
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ import (
 type testBackend struct {
 	mux        *event.TypeMux
 	db         ethdb.Database
+	sections   uint64
 	txFeed     *event.Feed
 	rmLogsFeed *event.Feed
 	logsFeed   *event.Feed
@@ -84,6 +85,31 @@ func (b *testBackend) SubscribeChainEvent(ch chan<- core.ChainEvent) event.Subsc
 	return b.chainFeed.Subscribe(ch)
 }
 
+func (b *testBackend) GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
+	results := make([][]byte, len(sectionIdxList))
+	var err error
+	for i, sectionIdx := range sectionIdxList {
+		sectionHead := core.GetCanonicalHash(b.db, (sectionIdx+1)*testBloomBitsSection-1)
+		results[i], err = core.GetBloomBits(b.db, bitIdx, sectionIdx, sectionHead)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+	}
+	return results, nil
+}
+
+func (b *testBackend) BloomBitsSections() uint64 {
+	return b.sections
+}
+
+func (b *testBackend) BloomBitsConfig() BloomConfig {
+	return BloomConfig{
+		SectionSize:    testBloomBitsSection,
+		MaxRequestLen:  16,
+		MaxRequestWait: 0,
+	}
+}
+
 // TestBlockSubscription tests if a block subscription returns block hashes for posted chain events.
 // It creates multiple subscriptions:
 // - one at the start and should receive all posted chain events and a second (blockHashes)
@@ -99,8 +125,8 @@ func TestBlockSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed  = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed    = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed   = new(event.Feed)
-		backend     = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api         = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend     = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api         = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 		genesis     = new(core.Genesis).MustCommit(db)
 		chain, _    = core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 10, func(i int, gen *core.BlockGen) {})
 		chainEvents = []core.ChainEvent{}
@@ -156,8 +182,8 @@ func TestPendingTxFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 
 		transactions = []*types.Transaction{
 			types.NewTransaction(0, common.HexToAddress("0xb794f5ea0ba39494ce83a213fffba74279579268"), new(big.Int), new(big.Int), new(big.Int), nil),
@@ -219,8 +245,8 @@ func TestLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 
 		testCases = []struct {
 			crit    FilterCriteria
@@ -268,8 +294,8 @@ func TestInvalidLogFilterCreation(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 	)
 
 	// different situations where log filter creation should fail.
@@ -298,8 +324,8 @@ func TestLogFilter(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 
 		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
@@ -415,8 +441,8 @@ func TestPendingLogsSubscription(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
-		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false)
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		api        = NewPublicFilterAPI(backend, false, 0)
 
 		firstAddr      = common.HexToAddress("0x1111111111111111111111111111111111111111")
 		secondAddr     = common.HexToAddress("0x2222222222222222222222222222222222222222")
diff --git a/eth/filters/filter_test.go b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
index cf508a218..f1c6481d7 100644
--- a/eth/filters/filter_test.go
+++ b/eth/filters/filter_test.go
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
 )
 
+const testBloomBitsSection = 4096
+
 func makeReceipt(addr common.Address) *types.Receipt {
 	receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
 	receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
@@ -41,8 +43,8 @@ func makeReceipt(addr common.Address) *types.Receipt {
 	return receipt
 }
 
-func BenchmarkMipmaps(b *testing.B) {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "mipmap")
+func BenchmarkFilters(b *testing.B) {
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "filtertest")
 	if err != nil {
 		b.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -55,7 +57,7 @@ func BenchmarkMipmaps(b *testing.B) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
 		key1, _    = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
 		addr1      = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key1.PublicKey)
 		addr2      = common.BytesToAddress([]byte("jeff"))
@@ -66,27 +68,21 @@ func BenchmarkMipmaps(b *testing.B) {
 
 	genesis := core.GenesisBlockForTesting(db, addr1, big.NewInt(1000000))
 	chain, receipts := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 100010, func(i int, gen *core.BlockGen) {
-		var receipts types.Receipts
 		switch i {
 		case 2403:
 			receipt := makeReceipt(addr1)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 		case 1034:
 			receipt := makeReceipt(addr2)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 		case 34:
 			receipt := makeReceipt(addr3)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 		case 99999:
 			receipt := makeReceipt(addr4)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
 
 		}
-		core.WriteMipmapBloom(db, uint64(i+1), receipts)
 	})
 	for i, block := range chain {
 		core.WriteBlock(db, block)
@@ -102,10 +98,7 @@ func BenchmarkMipmaps(b *testing.B) {
 	}
 	b.ResetTimer()
 
-	filter := New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetAddresses([]common.Address{addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(0)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter := New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{addr1, addr2, addr3, addr4}, nil)
 
 	for i := 0; i < b.N; i++ {
 		logs, _ := filter.Find(context.Background())
@@ -116,7 +109,7 @@ func BenchmarkMipmaps(b *testing.B) {
 }
 
 func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
-	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "mipmap")
+	dir, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "filtertest")
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
@@ -129,7 +122,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		rmLogsFeed = new(event.Feed)
 		logsFeed   = new(event.Feed)
 		chainFeed  = new(event.Feed)
-		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
+		backend    = &testBackend{mux, db, 0, txFeed, rmLogsFeed, logsFeed, chainFeed}
 		key1, _    = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
 		addr       = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(key1.PublicKey)
 
@@ -142,7 +135,6 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 
 	genesis := core.GenesisBlockForTesting(db, addr, big.NewInt(1000000))
 	chain, receipts := core.GenerateChain(params.TestChainConfig, genesis, db, 1000, func(i int, gen *core.BlockGen) {
-		var receipts types.Receipts
 		switch i {
 		case 1:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
@@ -153,7 +145,6 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 2:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
 			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
@@ -163,7 +154,6 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 998:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
 			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
@@ -173,7 +163,6 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		case 999:
 			receipt := types.NewReceipt(nil, false, new(big.Int))
 			receipt.Logs = []*types.Log{
@@ -183,12 +172,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 				},
 			}
 			gen.AddUncheckedReceipt(receipt)
-			receipts = types.Receipts{receipt}
 		}
-		// i is used as block number for the writes but since the i
-		// starts at 0 and block 0 (genesis) is already present increment
-		// by one
-		core.WriteMipmapBloom(db, uint64(i+1), receipts)
 	})
 	for i, block := range chain {
 		core.WriteBlock(db, block)
@@ -203,22 +187,14 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	filter := New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetAddresses([]common.Address{addr})
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2, hash3, hash4}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(0)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter := New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2, hash3, hash4}})
 
 	logs, _ := filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 4 {
 		t.Error("expected 4 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
 
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetAddresses([]common.Address{addr})
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(900)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(999)
+	filter = New(backend, 900, 999, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected 1 log, got", len(logs))
@@ -227,11 +203,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected log[0].Topics[0] to be %x, got %x", hash3, logs[0].Topics[0])
 	}
 
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetAddresses([]common.Address{addr})
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(990)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter = New(backend, 990, -1, []common.Address{addr}, [][]common.Hash{{hash3}})
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 1 {
 		t.Error("expected 1 log, got", len(logs))
@@ -240,10 +212,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("expected log[0].Topics[0] to be %x, got %x", hash3, logs[0].Topics[0])
 	}
 
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(1)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(10)
+	filter = New(backend, 1, 10, nil, [][]common.Hash{{hash1, hash2}})
 
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 2 {
@@ -251,10 +220,7 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	failHash := common.BytesToHash([]byte("fail"))
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{failHash}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(0)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, nil, [][]common.Hash{{failHash}})
 
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
@@ -262,20 +228,14 @@ func TestFilters(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	failAddr := common.BytesToAddress([]byte("failmenow"))
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetAddresses([]common.Address{failAddr})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(0)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, []common.Address{failAddr}, nil)
 
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
 		t.Error("expected 0 log, got", len(logs))
 	}
 
-	filter = New(backend, true)
-	filter.SetTopics([][]common.Hash{{failHash}, {hash1}})
-	filter.SetBeginBlock(0)
-	filter.SetEndBlock(-1)
+	filter = New(backend, 0, -1, nil, [][]common.Hash{{failHash}, {hash1}})
 
 	logs, _ = filter.Find(context.Background())
 	if len(logs) != 0 {
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 28ae208c0..aadd771df 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ const (
 	// txChanSize is the size of channel listening to TxPreEvent.
 	// The number is referenced from the size of tx pool.
 	txChanSize = 4096
+
+	bloomBitsSection = 4096
 )
 
 var (
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 	quitSync    chan struct{}
 	noMorePeers chan struct{}
 
+	lesServer LesServer
+
 	// wait group is used for graceful shutdowns during downloading
 	// and processing
 	wg sync.WaitGroup
@@ -114,6 +118,7 @@ func NewProtocolManager(config *params.ChainConfig, mode downloader.SyncMode, ne
 		txsyncCh:    make(chan *txsync),
 		quitSync:    make(chan struct{}),
 	}
+
 	// Figure out whether to allow fast sync or not
 	if mode == downloader.FastSync && blockchain.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() > 0 {
 		log.Warn("Blockchain not empty, fast sync disabled")
diff --git a/les/api_backend.go b/les/api_backend.go
index 1323e8864..c2ba27028 100644
--- a/les/api_backend.go
+++ b/les/api_backend.go
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ package les
 import (
 	"context"
 	"math/big"
+	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/accounts"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
@@ -28,6 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/vm"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/filters"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/gasprice"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
@@ -171,3 +173,19 @@ func (b *LesApiBackend) EventMux() *event.TypeMux {
 func (b *LesApiBackend) AccountManager() *accounts.Manager {
 	return b.eth.accountManager
 }
+
+func (b *LesApiBackend) GetBloomBits(ctx context.Context, bitIdx uint64, sectionIdxList []uint64) ([][]byte, error) {
+	return nil, nil // implemented in a subsequent PR
+}
+
+func (b *LesApiBackend) BloomBitsSections() uint64 {
+	return 0
+}
+
+func (b *LesApiBackend) BloomBitsConfig() filters.BloomConfig {
+	return filters.BloomConfig{
+		SectionSize:    32768,
+		MaxRequestLen:  16,
+		MaxRequestWait: time.Microsecond * 100,
+	}
+}
diff --git a/les/backend.go b/les/backend.go
index 4c33417c0..a3670b5ac 100644
--- a/les/backend.go
+++ b/les/backend.go
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ func (s *LightEthereum) APIs() []rpc.API {
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "eth",
 			Version:   "1.0",
-			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, true),
+			Service:   filters.NewPublicFilterAPI(s.ApiBackend, true, 0),
 			Public:    true,
 		}, {
 			Namespace: "net",
diff --git a/miner/worker.go b/miner/worker.go
index 5bac5d6e8..e1154ac06 100644
--- a/miner/worker.go
+++ b/miner/worker.go
@@ -324,8 +324,6 @@ func (self *worker) wait() {
 				if stat == core.CanonStatTy {
 					// This puts transactions in a extra db for rpc
 					core.WriteTxLookupEntries(self.chainDb, block)
-					// Write map map bloom filters
-					core.WriteMipmapBloom(self.chainDb, block.NumberU64(), work.receipts)
 					// implicit by posting ChainHeadEvent
 					mustCommitNewWork = false
 				}