diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index 32f608b4..c8108f27 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Process this file with autoconf to produce a configure script.
 
 # this defines the CORE version number, must be static for AC_INIT
-AC_INIT(core, 9.0.1)
+AC_INIT(core, 9.0.2)
 
 # autoconf and automake initialization
 AC_CONFIG_SRCDIR([netns/version.h.in])
diff --git a/daemon/pyproject.toml b/daemon/pyproject.toml
index 67d50401..48a3590b 100644
--- a/daemon/pyproject.toml
+++ b/daemon/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [tool.poetry]
 name = "core"
-version = "9.0.1"
+version = "9.0.2"
 description = "CORE Common Open Research Emulator"
 authors = ["Boeing Research and Technology"]
 license = "BSD-2-Clause"
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-optimal b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-optimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c8e8982b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-optimal
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+FROM centos:7
+LABEL Description="CORE Docker CentOS Image"
+
+ARG PREFIX=/usr
+ARG BRANCH=master
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
+ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
+ENV PATH="$PATH:${VENV_PATH}/bin"
+WORKDIR /opt
+
+# install system dependencies
+RUN yum -y update && \
+    yum install -y \
+    git \
+    sudo \
+    wget \
+    tzdata \
+    unzip \
+    libpcap-devel \
+    libpcre3-devel \
+    libxml2-devel \
+    protobuf-devel \
+    unzip \
+    uuid-devel \
+    tcpdump \
+    make && \
+    yum-builddep -y python3 && \
+    yum autoremove -y
+
+# install python3.9
+RUN wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.15/Python-3.9.15.tgz && \
+    tar xf Python-3.9.15.tgz && \
+    cd Python-3.9.15 && \
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-ensurepip=install && \
+    make -j$(nproc) altinstall && \
+    python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf Python-3.9.15
+
+# install core
+RUN git clone https://github.com/coreemu/core && \
+    cd core && \
+    git checkout ${BRANCH} && \
+    PYTHON=/usr/local/bin/python3.9 ./setup.sh && \
+    . /root/.bashrc && PYTHON=/usr/local/bin/python3.9 inv install -v -p ${PREFIX} --no-python
+
+# install emane
+RUN wget -q https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    tar xf emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    cd emane-1.3.3-release-1/rpms/el7/x86_64 && \
+    yum install -y epel-release && \
+    yum install -y ./openstatistic*.rpm ./emane*.rpm ./python3-emane_*.rpm && \
+    cd ../../../.. && \
+    rm emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    rm -rf emane-1.3.3-release-1
+
+# install emane python bindings
+RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+    mkdir protoc && \
+    unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
+    git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
+    cd emane && \
+    git checkout v1.3.3 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    PYTHON=${VENV_PATH}/bin/python ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
+    cd src/python && \
+    PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
+    ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf protoc && \
+    rm -rf emane && \
+    rm -f protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
+
+WORKDIR /root
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-package-optimal b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-package-optimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5c2366ed
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.centos-package-optimal
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+FROM centos:7
+LABEL Description="CORE CentOS Image"
+
+ENV LANG en_US.UTF-8
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
+ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
+ENV PATH="$PATH:${VENV_PATH}/bin"
+WORKDIR /opt
+
+# install basic dependencies
+RUN yum -y update && \
+    yum install -y \
+    git \
+    sudo \
+    wget \
+    tzdata \
+    unzip \
+    libpcap-devel \
+    libpcre3-devel \
+    libxml2-devel \
+    protobuf-devel \
+    unzip \
+    uuid-devel \
+    tcpdump \
+    automake \
+    gawk \
+    libreadline-devel \
+    libtool \
+    pkg-config \
+    make && \
+    yum-builddep -y python3 && \
+    yum autoremove -y
+
+# install python3.9
+RUN wget https://www.python.org/ftp/python/3.9.15/Python-3.9.15.tgz && \
+    tar xf Python-3.9.15.tgz && \
+    cd Python-3.9.15 && \
+    ./configure --enable-optimizations --with-ensurepip=install && \
+    make -j$(nproc) altinstall && \
+    python3.9 -m pip install --upgrade pip && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf Python-3.9.15
+
+# install core
+COPY core_*.rpm .
+RUN PYTHON=/usr/local/bin/python3.9 yum install -y ./core_*.rpm && \
+    rm -f core_*.rpm
+
+# install ospf mdr
+RUN git clone https://github.com/USNavalResearchLaboratory/ospf-mdr.git && \
+    cd ospf-mdr && \
+    ./bootstrap.sh && \
+    ./configure --disable-doc --enable-user=root --enable-group=root \
+        --with-cflags=-ggdb --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/quagga --enable-vtysh \
+        --localstatedir=/var/run/quagga && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf ospf-mdr
+
+ # install emane
+RUN wget -q https://adjacentlink.com/downloads/emane/emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    tar xf emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    cd emane-1.3.3-release-1/rpms/el7/x86_64 && \
+    yum install -y epel-release && \
+    yum install -y ./openstatistic*.rpm ./emane*.rpm ./python3-emane_*.rpm && \
+    cd ../../../.. && \
+    rm emane-1.3.3-release-1.el7.x86_64.tar.gz && \
+    rm -rf emane-1.3.3-release-1
+
+# install emane python bindings
+RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+    mkdir protoc && \
+    unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
+    git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
+    cd emane && \
+    git checkout v1.3.3 && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    PYTHON=${VENV_PATH}/bin/python ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
+    cd src/python && \
+    PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
+    ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf protoc && \
+    rm -rf emane && \
+    rm -f protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-optimal b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-optimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9762fd05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-optimal
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+LABEL Description="CORE Docker Ubuntu Image"
+
+ARG PREFIX=/usr/local
+ARG BRANCH=master
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
+ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ENV PATH="$PATH:${VENV_PATH}/bin"
+WORKDIR /opt
+
+# install system dependencies
+RUN apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    git \
+    sudo \
+    wget \
+    tzdata \
+    libpcap-dev \
+    libpcre3-dev \
+    libprotobuf-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    unzip \
+    uuid-dev \
+    iproute2 \
+    iputils-ping \
+    tcpdump && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y
+
+# install core
+RUN git clone https://github.com/coreemu/core && \
+    cd core && \
+    git checkout ${BRANCH} && \
+    ./setup.sh && \
+    . /root/.bashrc && \
+    inv install -v -p ${PREFIX} && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf ospf-mdr
+
+# install emane
+RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+    mkdir protoc && \
+    unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
+    git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
+    cd emane && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
+    make -j$(nproc)  && \
+    make install && \
+    cd src/python && \
+    make clean && \
+    PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
+    ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf protoc && \
+    rm -rf emane && \
+    rm -f protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
+
+WORKDIR /root
diff --git a/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package-optimal b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package-optimal
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8f66165
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockerfiles/Dockerfile.ubuntu-package-optimal
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+# syntax=docker/dockerfile:1
+FROM ubuntu:22.04
+LABEL Description="CORE Docker Ubuntu Image"
+
+ENV DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+ARG PROTOC_VERSION=3.19.6
+ARG VENV_PATH=/opt/core/venv
+ENV PATH="$PATH:${VENV_PATH}/bin"
+WORKDIR /opt
+
+# install basic dependencies
+RUN apt-get update -y && \
+    apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
+    ca-certificates \
+    python3 \
+    python3-tk \
+    python3-pip \
+    python3-venv \
+    libpcap-dev \
+    libpcre3-dev \
+    libprotobuf-dev \
+    libxml2-dev \
+    protobuf-compiler \
+    unzip \
+    uuid-dev \
+    automake \
+    gawk \
+    git \
+    wget \
+    libreadline-dev \
+    libtool \
+    pkg-config \
+    g++ \
+    make \
+    iputils-ping \
+    tcpdump && \
+    apt-get autoremove -y
+
+# install core
+COPY core_*.deb .
+RUN apt-get install -y ./core_*.deb && \
+    rm -f core_*.deb
+
+# install ospf mdr
+RUN git clone https://github.com/USNavalResearchLaboratory/ospf-mdr.git && \
+    cd ospf-mdr && \
+    ./bootstrap.sh && \
+    ./configure --disable-doc --enable-user=root --enable-group=root \
+        --with-cflags=-ggdb --sysconfdir=/usr/local/etc/quagga --enable-vtysh \
+        --localstatedir=/var/run/quagga && \
+    make -j$(nproc) && \
+    make install && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf ospf-mdr
+
+# install emane
+RUN wget https://github.com/protocolbuffers/protobuf/releases/download/v${PROTOC_VERSION}/protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip && \
+    mkdir protoc && \
+    unzip protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip -d protoc && \
+    git clone https://github.com/adjacentlink/emane.git && \
+    cd emane && \
+    ./autogen.sh && \
+    ./configure --prefix=/usr && \
+    make -j$(nproc)  && \
+    make install && \
+    cd src/python && \
+    make clean && \
+    PATH=/opt/protoc/bin:$PATH make && \
+    ${VENV_PATH}/bin/python -m pip install . && \
+    cd /opt && \
+    rm -rf protoc && \
+    rm -rf emane && \
+    rm -f protoc-${PROTOC_VERSION}-linux-x86_64.zip
+
+WORKDIR /root