diff --git a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
index 7597ea47f5..c866f5f00c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ pid_t* childForks = NULL;
 sockaddr_in customAssignmentSocket = {};
 int numForks = 0;
 Assignment::Type overiddenAssignmentType = Assignment::AllTypes;
+const char* assignmentPool = NULL;
 
 int argc = 0;
 char** argv = NULL;
@@ -64,7 +65,7 @@ void childClient() {
     sockaddr_in senderSocket = {};
     
     // create a request assignment, accept assignments defined by the overidden type
-    Assignment requestAssignment(Assignment::RequestCommand, ::overiddenAssignmentType);
+    Assignment requestAssignment(Assignment::RequestCommand, ::overiddenAssignmentType, ::assignmentPool);
     
     qDebug() << "Waiting for assignment -" << requestAssignment << "\n";
     
@@ -219,6 +220,9 @@ int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
         // so set that as the ::overridenAssignmentType to be used in requests
         ::overiddenAssignmentType = (Assignment::Type) atoi(assignmentTypeString);
     }
+    
+    const char ASSIGNMENT_POOL_OPTION[] = "--pool";
+    ::assignmentPool = getCmdOption(argc, (const char**) argv, ASSIGNMENT_POOL_OPTION);
 
     const char* NUM_FORKS_PARAMETER = "-n";
     const char* numForksString = getCmdOption(argc, (const char**)argv, NUM_FORKS_PARAMETER);
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index 565dfb9e2b..e407c27f2b 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -173,7 +173,10 @@ const char ASSIGNMENT_SCRIPT_HOST_LOCATION[] = "resources/web/assignment";
 void DomainServer::civetwebUploadHandler(struct mg_connection *connection, const char *path) {
     
     // create an assignment for this saved script, for now make it local only
-    Assignment *scriptAssignment = new Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand, Assignment::AgentType, Assignment::LocalLocation);
+    Assignment *scriptAssignment = new Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand,
+                                                  Assignment::AgentType,
+                                                  NULL,
+                                                  Assignment::LocalLocation);
     
     // check how many instances of this assignment the user wants by checking the ASSIGNMENT-INSTANCES header
     const char ASSIGNMENT_INSTANCES_HTTP_HEADER[] = "ASSIGNMENT-INSTANCES";
@@ -302,12 +305,8 @@ void DomainServer::prepopulateStaticAssignmentFile() {
     Assignment freshStaticAssignments[MAX_STATIC_ASSIGNMENT_FILE_ASSIGNMENTS];
     
     // pre-populate the first static assignment list with assignments for root AuM, AvM, VS
-    freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand,
-                                           Assignment::AudioMixerType,
-                                           Assignment::LocalLocation);
-    freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand,
-                                           Assignment::AvatarMixerType,
-                                           Assignment::LocalLocation);
+    freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand, Assignment::AudioMixerType);
+    freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = Assignment(Assignment::CreateCommand, Assignment::AvatarMixerType);
     
     // Handle Domain/Voxel Server configuration command line arguments
     if (_voxelServerConfig) {
@@ -323,9 +322,23 @@ void DomainServer::prepopulateStaticAssignmentFile() {
             
             qDebug("config[%d]=%s\n", i, config.toLocal8Bit().constData());
             
+            // Now, parse the config to check for a pool
+            const char ASSIGNMENT_CONFIG_POOL_OPTION[] = "--pool";
+            QString assignmentPool;
+            
+            int poolIndex = config.indexOf(ASSIGNMENT_CONFIG_POOL_OPTION);
+            
+            if (poolIndex >= 0) {
+                int spaceBeforePoolIndex = config.indexOf(' ', poolIndex);
+                int spaceAfterPoolIndex = config.indexOf(' ', spaceBeforePoolIndex);
+                
+                assignmentPool = config.mid(spaceBeforePoolIndex + 1, spaceAfterPoolIndex);
+                qDebug() << "The pool for this voxel-assignment is" << assignmentPool << "\n";
+            }
+            
             Assignment voxelServerAssignment(Assignment::CreateCommand,
                                              Assignment::VoxelServerType,
-                                             Assignment::LocalLocation); // use same location as we were created in.
+                                             (assignmentPool.isEmpty() ? NULL : assignmentPool.toLocal8Bit().constData()));
             
             int payloadLength = config.length() + sizeof(char);
             voxelServerAssignment.setPayload((uchar*)config.toLocal8Bit().constData(), payloadLength);
@@ -333,9 +346,7 @@ void DomainServer::prepopulateStaticAssignmentFile() {
             freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = voxelServerAssignment;
         }
     } else {
-        Assignment rootVoxelServerAssignment(Assignment::CreateCommand,
-                                             Assignment::VoxelServerType,
-                                             Assignment::LocalLocation);
+        Assignment rootVoxelServerAssignment(Assignment::CreateCommand, Assignment::VoxelServerType);
         freshStaticAssignments[numFreshStaticAssignments++] = rootVoxelServerAssignment;
     }
     
@@ -390,9 +401,14 @@ Assignment* DomainServer::deployableAssignmentForRequest(Assignment& requestAssi
     std::deque<Assignment*>::iterator assignment = _assignmentQueue.begin();
     
     while (assignment != _assignmentQueue.end()) {
+        bool requestIsAllTypes = requestAssignment.getType() == Assignment::AllTypes;
+        bool assignmentTypesMatch = (*assignment)->getType() == requestAssignment.getType();
+        bool nietherHasPool = !(*assignment)->hasPool() && !requestAssignment.hasPool();
+        bool assignmentPoolsMatch = memcmp((*assignment)->getPool(),
+                                           requestAssignment.getPool(),
+                                           MAX_ASSIGNMENT_POOL_BYTES) == 0;
         
-        if (requestAssignment.getType() == Assignment::AllTypes ||
-            (*assignment)->getType() == requestAssignment.getType()) {
+        if ((requestIsAllTypes || assignmentTypesMatch) && (nietherHasPool || assignmentPoolsMatch)) {
             
             Assignment* deployableAssignment = *assignment;
             
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.cpp b/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.cpp
index 83f1e4087c..223488e4c5 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.cpp
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.cpp
@@ -41,10 +41,10 @@ Assignment::Assignment() :
     _payload(),
     _numPayloadBytes(0)
 {
-    
+    setPool(NULL);
 }
 
-Assignment::Assignment(Assignment::Command command, Assignment::Type type, Assignment::Location location) :
+Assignment::Assignment(Assignment::Command command, Assignment::Type type, const char* pool, Assignment::Location location) :
     _command(command),
     _type(type),
     _location(location),
@@ -56,40 +56,8 @@ Assignment::Assignment(Assignment::Command command, Assignment::Type type, Assig
         // this is a newly created assignment, generate a random UUID
         _uuid = QUuid::createUuid();
     }
-}
-
-Assignment::Assignment(const Assignment& otherAssignment) {
     
-    _uuid = otherAssignment._uuid;
-    
-    _command = otherAssignment._command;
-    _type = otherAssignment._type;
-    _location = otherAssignment._location;
-    _numberOfInstances = otherAssignment._numberOfInstances;
-    
-    setPayload(otherAssignment._payload, otherAssignment._numPayloadBytes);
-}
-
-Assignment& Assignment::operator=(const Assignment& rhsAssignment) {
-    Assignment temp(rhsAssignment);
-    swap(temp);
-    return *this;
-}
-
-void Assignment::swap(Assignment& otherAssignment) {
-    using std::swap;
-    
-    swap(_uuid, otherAssignment._uuid);
-    swap(_command, otherAssignment._command);
-    swap(_type, otherAssignment._type);
-    swap(_location, otherAssignment._location);
-    swap(_numberOfInstances, otherAssignment._numberOfInstances);
-    
-    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PAYLOAD_BYTES; i++) {
-        swap(_payload[i], otherAssignment._payload[i]);
-    }
-    
-    swap(_numPayloadBytes, otherAssignment._numPayloadBytes);
+    setPool(pool);
 }
 
 Assignment::Assignment(const unsigned char* dataBuffer, int numBytes) :
@@ -97,7 +65,7 @@ Assignment::Assignment(const unsigned char* dataBuffer, int numBytes) :
     _numberOfInstances(1),
     _payload(),
     _numPayloadBytes(0)
-{    
+{
     int numBytesRead = 0;
     
     if (dataBuffer[0] == PACKET_TYPE_REQUEST_ASSIGNMENT) {
@@ -118,12 +86,61 @@ Assignment::Assignment(const unsigned char* dataBuffer, int numBytes) :
         _uuid = QUuid::fromRfc4122(QByteArray((const char*) dataBuffer + numBytesRead, NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID));
         numBytesRead += NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID;
     }
-
+    
+    if (dataBuffer[numBytesRead] != '\0') {
+        // read the pool from the data buffer
+        setPool((const char*) dataBuffer + numBytesRead);
+    } else {
+        // skip past the null pool and null out our pool
+        setPool(NULL);
+        numBytesRead++;
+    }
+    
     if (numBytes > numBytesRead) {
         setPayload(dataBuffer + numBytesRead, numBytes - numBytesRead);
     }
 }
 
+Assignment::Assignment(const Assignment& otherAssignment) {
+    
+    _uuid = otherAssignment._uuid;
+    
+    _command = otherAssignment._command;
+    _type = otherAssignment._type;
+    _location = otherAssignment._location;
+    setPool(otherAssignment._pool);
+    _numberOfInstances = otherAssignment._numberOfInstances;
+    
+    setPayload(otherAssignment._payload, otherAssignment._numPayloadBytes);
+}
+
+Assignment& Assignment::operator=(const Assignment& rhsAssignment) {
+    Assignment temp(rhsAssignment);
+    swap(temp);
+    return *this;
+}
+
+void Assignment::swap(Assignment& otherAssignment) {
+    using std::swap;
+    
+    swap(_uuid, otherAssignment._uuid);
+    swap(_command, otherAssignment._command);
+    swap(_type, otherAssignment._type);
+    swap(_location, otherAssignment._location);
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < sizeof(_pool); i++) {
+        swap(_pool[i], otherAssignment._pool[i]);
+    }
+    
+    swap(_numberOfInstances, otherAssignment._numberOfInstances);
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < MAX_PAYLOAD_BYTES; i++) {
+        swap(_payload[i], otherAssignment._payload[i]);
+    }
+    
+    swap(_numPayloadBytes, otherAssignment._numPayloadBytes);
+}
+
 void Assignment::setPayload(const uchar* payload, int numBytes) {
     
     if (numBytes > MAX_PAYLOAD_BYTES) {
@@ -140,6 +157,14 @@ void Assignment::setPayload(const uchar* payload, int numBytes) {
     memcpy(_payload, payload, _numPayloadBytes);
 }
 
+void Assignment::setPool(const char* pool) {
+    memset(_pool, '\0', sizeof(_pool));
+    
+    if (pool) {
+        strcpy(_pool, pool);
+    }
+}
+
 const char* Assignment::getTypeName() const {
     switch (_type) {
         case Assignment::AudioMixerType:
@@ -167,6 +192,16 @@ int Assignment::packToBuffer(unsigned char* buffer) {
         numPackedBytes += NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID;
     }
     
+    if (_pool) {
+        // pack the pool for this assignment, it exists
+        int numBytesNullTerminatedPool = strlen(_pool) + sizeof('\0');
+        memcpy(buffer + numPackedBytes, _pool, numBytesNullTerminatedPool);
+        numPackedBytes += numBytesNullTerminatedPool;
+    } else {
+        // otherwise pack the null character
+        buffer[numPackedBytes++] = '\0';
+    }
+    
     if (_numPayloadBytes) {
         memcpy(buffer + numPackedBytes, _payload, _numPayloadBytes);
         numPackedBytes += _numPayloadBytes;
diff --git a/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.h b/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.h
index 749622db46..47aad34838 100644
--- a/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.h
+++ b/libraries/shared/src/Assignment.h
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include "NodeList.h"
 
 const int MAX_PAYLOAD_BYTES = 1024;
+const int MAX_ASSIGNMENT_POOL_BYTES = 64 + sizeof('\0');
 
 /// Holds information used for request, creation, and deployment of assignments
 class Assignment : public NodeData {
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     Assignment();
     Assignment(Assignment::Command command,
                Assignment::Type type,
+               const char* pool = NULL,
                Assignment::Location location = Assignment::LocalLocation);
     Assignment(const Assignment& otherAssignment);
     Assignment& operator=(const Assignment &rhsAssignment);
@@ -69,6 +71,10 @@ public:
     int getNumPayloadBytes() const { return _numPayloadBytes; }
     void setPayload(const uchar *payload, int numBytes);
     
+    void setPool(const char* pool);
+    const char* getPool() const { return _pool; }
+    bool hasPool() const { return (bool) strlen(_pool); }
+    
     int getNumberOfInstances() const { return _numberOfInstances; }
     void setNumberOfInstances(int numberOfInstances) { _numberOfInstances = numberOfInstances; }
     void decrementNumberOfInstances() { --_numberOfInstances; }
@@ -94,6 +100,7 @@ protected:
     QUuid _uuid; /// the 16 byte UUID for this assignment
     Assignment::Command _command; /// the command for this assignment (Create, Deploy, Request)
     Assignment::Type _type; /// the type of the assignment, defines what the assignee will do
+    char _pool[MAX_ASSIGNMENT_POOL_BYTES]; /// the destination pool for this assignment
     Assignment::Location _location; /// the location of the assignment, allows a domain to preferentially use local ACs
     int _numberOfInstances; /// the number of instances of this assignment
     uchar _payload[MAX_PAYLOAD_BYTES]; /// an optional payload attached to this assignment, a maximum for 1024 bytes will be packed
diff --git a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.cpp b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.cpp
index 3bacfd8462..772bad3f41 100644
--- a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.cpp
+++ b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.cpp
@@ -51,32 +51,6 @@ void attachVoxelNodeDataToNode(Node* newNode) {
 
 VoxelServer* VoxelServer::_theInstance = NULL;
 
-VoxelServer::VoxelServer(Assignment::Command command, Assignment::Location location) :
-    Assignment(command, Assignment::VoxelServerType, location),
-    _serverTree(true) {
-    _argc = 0;
-    _argv = NULL;
-
-    _packetsPerClientPerInterval = 10;
-    _wantVoxelPersist = true;
-    _wantLocalDomain = false;
-    _debugVoxelSending = false;
-    _shouldShowAnimationDebug = false;
-    _displayVoxelStats = false;
-    _debugVoxelReceiving = false;
-    _sendEnvironments = true;
-    _sendMinimalEnvironment = false;
-    _dumpVoxelsOnMove = false;
-    _jurisdiction = NULL;
-    _jurisdictionSender = NULL;
-    _voxelServerPacketProcessor = NULL;
-    _voxelPersistThread = NULL;
-    _parsedArgV = NULL;
-    
-    _theInstance = this;
-}
-
-
 VoxelServer::VoxelServer(const unsigned char* dataBuffer, int numBytes) : Assignment(dataBuffer, numBytes),
     _serverTree(true) {
     _argc = 0;
diff --git a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.h b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.h
index 282943e28d..81bc68b03d 100644
--- a/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.h
+++ b/libraries/voxel-server-library/src/VoxelServer.h
@@ -26,10 +26,7 @@
 
 /// Handles assignments of type VoxelServer - sending voxels to various clients.
 class VoxelServer : public Assignment {
-public:
-    VoxelServer(Assignment::Command command,
-                Assignment::Location location = Assignment::GlobalLocation);
-                
+public:                
     VoxelServer(const unsigned char* dataBuffer, int numBytes);
     
     ~VoxelServer();