diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/README.md b/test/tools/LTE/README.md
index a1c34a79710..c097e5de314 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/README.md
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/README.md
@@ -111,13 +111,19 @@ By default, the tests use golveldb as the state database. Fabric provides the
 option of using CouchDB as a pluggable state database. To run the existing
 tests with CouchDB, use the parameter file `parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh`:
 ```
-./runbenchmark.sh -f parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh all
+./runbenchmarks.sh -f parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh all
 ```
 Note that this parameter file (`parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh`) contains the
 following line, which is required to run the tests with CouchDB:
 ```
 export useCouchDB="yes"
 ```
+CouchDB can store values in JSON or binary formats. The following option in
+`parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh` is used to switch between JSON and binary
+values:
+```
+UseJSONFormat="true"
+```
 
 ## How to View the Test Results
 
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/conf.go b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/conf.go
index 466469cddf1..7a68dfae19f 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/conf.go
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/conf.go
@@ -15,19 +15,24 @@ import (
 // txConf captures the transaction related configurations
 // numTotalTxs specifies the total transactions that should be executed and committed across chains
 // numParallelTxsPerChain specifies the parallel transactions on each of the chains
-// numKeysInEachTx specifies the number of keys that each of transactions should operate
+// numWritesPerTx specifies the number of keys to write in each transaction
+// numReadsPerTx specifies the number of keys to read in each transaction, Note:  this parameters
+//   match the numWritesPerTx for normal benchmarks.  This can be set to zero to make batch update measurements.
 type txConf struct {
 	numTotalTxs            int
 	numParallelTxsPerChain int
-	numKeysInEachTx        int
+	numWritesPerTx         int
+	numReadsPerTx          int
 }
 
 // dataConf captures the data related configurations
 // numKVs specifies number of total key-values across chains
 // kvSize specifies the size of a key-value (in bytes)
+// useJSON specifies if the value stored is in JSON format
 type dataConf struct {
-	numKVs int
-	kvSize int
+	numKVs  int
+	kvSize  int
+	useJSON bool
 }
 
 // configuration captures all the configurations for an experiment
@@ -44,8 +49,8 @@ func defaultConf() *configuration {
 	conf := &configuration{}
 	conf.chainMgrConf = &chainmgmt.ChainMgrConf{DataDir: "/tmp/fabric/ledgerPerfTests", NumChains: 1}
 	conf.batchConf = &chainmgmt.BatchConf{BatchSize: 10, SignBlock: false}
-	conf.txConf = &txConf{numTotalTxs: 100000, numParallelTxsPerChain: 100, numKeysInEachTx: 4}
-	conf.dataConf = &dataConf{numKVs: 100000, kvSize: 200}
+	conf.txConf = &txConf{numTotalTxs: 100000, numParallelTxsPerChain: 100, numWritesPerTx: 4, numReadsPerTx: 4}
+	conf.dataConf = &dataConf{numKVs: 100000, kvSize: 200, useJSON: false}
 	return conf
 }
 
@@ -76,8 +81,11 @@ func confFromTestParams(testParams []string) *configuration {
 	numTotalTxs := flags.Int("NumTotalTx",
 		conf.txConf.numTotalTxs, "Number of total transactions")
 
-	numKeysInEachTx := flags.Int("NumKeysInEachTx",
-		conf.txConf.numKeysInEachTx, "number of keys operated upon in each Tx")
+	numWritesPerTx := flags.Int("NumWritesPerTx",
+		conf.txConf.numWritesPerTx, "number of keys written in each Tx")
+
+	numReadsPerTx := flags.Int("NumReadsPerTx",
+		conf.txConf.numReadsPerTx, "number of keys to read in each Tx")
 
 	// batchConf
 	batchSize := flags.Int("BatchSize",
@@ -90,15 +98,19 @@ func confFromTestParams(testParams []string) *configuration {
 	kvSize := flags.Int("KVSize",
 		conf.dataConf.kvSize, "size of the key-value in bytes")
 
+	useJSON := flags.Bool("UseJSONFormat", conf.dataConf.useJSON, "should CouchDB use JSON for values")
+
 	flags.Parse(testParams)
 
 	conf.chainMgrConf.DataDir = *dataDir
 	conf.chainMgrConf.NumChains = *numChains
 	conf.txConf.numParallelTxsPerChain = *numParallelTxsPerChain
 	conf.txConf.numTotalTxs = *numTotalTxs
-	conf.txConf.numKeysInEachTx = *numKeysInEachTx
+	conf.txConf.numWritesPerTx = *numWritesPerTx
+	conf.txConf.numReadsPerTx = *numReadsPerTx
 	conf.batchConf.BatchSize = *batchSize
 	conf.dataConf.numKVs = *numKVs
 	conf.dataConf.kvSize = *kvSize
+	conf.dataConf.useJSON = *useJSON
 	return conf
 }
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/insert_txs_test.go b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/insert_txs_test.go
index 7f401d02493..4a6978df285 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/insert_txs_test.go
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/insert_txs_test.go
@@ -65,16 +65,22 @@ func runInsertClientsForChain(chain *chainmgmt.Chain) {
 }
 
 func runInsertClient(chain *chainmgmt.Chain, startKey, endKey int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
-	numKeysPerTx := conf.txConf.numKeysInEachTx
+	numWritesPerTx := conf.txConf.numWritesPerTx
 	kvSize := conf.dataConf.kvSize
+	useJSON := conf.dataConf.useJSON
 
 	currentKey := startKey
 	for currentKey <= endKey {
 		simulator, err := chain.NewTxSimulator(util.GenerateUUID())
 		common.PanicOnError(err)
-		for i := 0; i < numKeysPerTx; i++ {
-			common.PanicOnError(simulator.SetState(
-				chaincodeName, constructKey(currentKey), constructValue(currentKey, kvSize)))
+		for i := 0; i < numWritesPerTx; i++ {
+			if useJSON {
+				common.PanicOnError(simulator.SetState(
+					chaincodeName, constructKey(currentKey), constructJSONValue(currentKey, kvSize)))
+			} else {
+				common.PanicOnError(simulator.SetState(
+					chaincodeName, constructKey(currentKey), constructValue(currentKey, kvSize)))
+			}
 			currentKey++
 			if currentKey > endKey {
 				break
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/readwrite_txs_test.go b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/readwrite_txs_test.go
index 6450447e30c..39b1a6fe2bb 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/readwrite_txs_test.go
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/readwrite_txs_test.go
@@ -66,19 +66,38 @@ func runReadWriteClientsForChain(chain *chainmgmt.Chain) {
 }
 
 func runReadWriteClient(chain *chainmgmt.Chain, rand *rand.Rand, numTx int, wg *sync.WaitGroup) {
-	numKeysPerTx := conf.txConf.numKeysInEachTx
+	numWritesPerTx := conf.txConf.numWritesPerTx
+	numReadsPerTx := conf.txConf.numReadsPerTx
 	maxKeyNumber := calculateShare(conf.dataConf.numKVs, conf.chainMgrConf.NumChains, int(chain.ID))
+	kvSize := conf.dataConf.kvSize
+	useJSON := conf.dataConf.useJSON
+	var value []byte
 
 	for i := 0; i < numTx; i++ {
 		simulator, err := chain.NewTxSimulator(util.GenerateUUID())
 		common.PanicOnError(err)
-		for i := 0; i < numKeysPerTx; i++ {
+		for i := 0; i < numWritesPerTx; i++ {
 			keyNumber := rand.Intn(maxKeyNumber)
 			key := constructKey(keyNumber)
-			value, err := simulator.GetState(chaincodeName, key)
-			common.PanicOnError(err)
-			if !verifyValue(keyNumber, value) {
-				panic(fmt.Errorf("Value %s is not expected for key number %d", value, keyNumber))
+			// check to see if the number of reads is exceeded
+			if i < numReadsPerTx-1 {
+				value, err = simulator.GetState(chaincodeName, key)
+				common.PanicOnError(err)
+				if useJSON {
+					if !verifyJSONValue(keyNumber, value) {
+						panic(fmt.Errorf("Value %s is not expected for key number %d", value, keyNumber))
+					}
+				} else {
+					if !verifyValue(keyNumber, value) {
+						panic(fmt.Errorf("Value %s is not expected for key number %d", value, keyNumber))
+					}
+				}
+			} else {
+				if useJSON {
+					value = []byte(constructJSONValue(keyNumber, kvSize))
+				} else {
+					value = []byte(constructValue(keyNumber, kvSize))
+				}
 			}
 			common.PanicOnError(simulator.SetState(chaincodeName, key, value))
 		}
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/util.go b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/util.go
index f85ca32e9d5..6f6dc5e5653 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/experiments/util.go
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/experiments/util.go
@@ -18,14 +18,52 @@ package experiments
 
 import (
 	"bytes"
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
 	"math/rand"
+	"strconv"
 
 	logging "github.com/op/go-logging"
 )
 
 var logger = logging.MustGetLogger("experiments")
 
+type marbleRecord struct {
+	ID          string `json:"_id,omitempty"`
+	Rev         string `json:"_rev,omitempty"`
+	Prefix      string `json:"prefix,omitempty"`
+	AssetType   string `json:"asset_type,omitempty"`
+	AssetName   string `json:"asset_name,omitempty"`
+	Color       string `json:"color,omitempty"`
+	Size        int    `json:"size,omitempty"`
+	Owner       string `json:"owner,omitempty"`
+	DataPadding string `json:"datapadding,omitempty"`
+}
+
+var colors = []string{
+	"red",
+	"green",
+	"purple",
+	"yellow",
+	"white",
+	"black",
+}
+
+var owners = []string{
+	"fred",
+	"jerry",
+	"tom",
+	"alice",
+	"kim",
+	"angela",
+	"john",
+}
+
+//TestValue is a struct for holding the test value
+type TestValue struct {
+	Value string
+}
+
 func constructKey(keyNumber int) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("%s%09d", "key_", keyNumber)
 }
@@ -33,9 +71,37 @@ func constructKey(keyNumber int) string {
 func constructValue(keyNumber int, kvSize int) []byte {
 	prefix := constructValuePrefix(keyNumber)
 	randomBytes := constructRandomBytes(kvSize - len(prefix))
+
 	return append(prefix, randomBytes...)
 }
 
+func constructJSONValue(keyNumber int, kvSize int) []byte {
+
+	prefix := constructValuePrefix(keyNumber)
+
+	rand.Seed(int64(keyNumber))
+	color := colors[rand.Intn(len(colors))]
+	size := rand.Intn(len(colors))*10 + 10
+	owner := owners[rand.Intn(len(owners))]
+	assetName := "marble" + strconv.Itoa(keyNumber)
+
+	testRecord := marbleRecord{Prefix: string(prefix), AssetType: "marble", AssetName: assetName, Color: color, Size: size, Owner: owner}
+
+	jsonValue, _ := json.Marshal(testRecord)
+
+	if kvSize > len(jsonValue) {
+		randomJSONBytes := constructRandomBytes(kvSize - len(jsonValue))
+
+		//add in extra bytes
+		testRecord.DataPadding = string(randomJSONBytes)
+
+		jsonValue, _ = json.Marshal(testRecord)
+	}
+
+	return jsonValue
+
+}
+
 func constructValuePrefix(keyNumber int) []byte {
 	return []byte(fmt.Sprintf("%s%09d", "value_", keyNumber))
 }
@@ -45,7 +111,27 @@ func verifyValue(keyNumber int, value []byte) bool {
 	if len(value) < len(prefix) {
 		return false
 	}
+
 	return bytes.Equal(value[:len(prefix)], prefix)
+
+}
+
+func verifyJSONValue(keyNumber int, value []byte) bool {
+	prefix := constructValuePrefix(keyNumber)
+	if len(value) < len(prefix) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	var marble marbleRecord
+
+	json.Unmarshal(value, &marble)
+
+	if len(value) < len(prefix) {
+		return false
+	}
+
+	valuePrefix := []byte(marble.Prefix)
+	return bytes.Equal(valuePrefix, prefix)
 }
 
 func disableLogging() {
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/benchmarks.sh b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/benchmarks.sh
index 65bb44e7d64..51eb1c688ba 100755
--- a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/benchmarks.sh
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/benchmarks.sh
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ source ./common.sh
 PKG_NAME="github.com/hyperledger/fabric/test/tools/LTE/experiments"
 
 function setCommonTestParams {
-  TEST_PARAMS="-DataDir=$DataDir, -NumChains=$NumChains, -NumParallelTxPerChain=$NumParallelTxPerChain, -NumKeysInEachTx=$NumKeysInEachTx, -BatchSize=$BatchSize, -NumKVs=$NumKVs, -KVSize=$KVSize"
+  TEST_PARAMS="-DataDir=$DataDir, -NumChains=$NumChains, -NumParallelTxPerChain=$NumParallelTxPerChain, -NumWritesPerTx=$NumWritesPerTx, -NumReadsPerTx=$NumReadsPerTx, -BatchSize=$BatchSize, -NumKVs=$NumKVs, -KVSize=$KVSize, -UseJSONFormat=$UseJSONFormat"
   RESULTANT_DIRS="$DataDir/ledgersData/chains/chains $DataDir/ledgersData/chains/index $DataDir/ledgersData/stateLeveldb $DataDir/ledgersData/historyLeveldb"
 }
 
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ function runReadWriteTxs {
   FUNCTION_NAME="BenchmarkReadWriteTxs"
   if [ "$CLEAR_OS_CACHE" == "true" ]; then
     clearOSCache
-  fi    
+  fi
   setCommonTestParams
   TEST_PARAMS="$TEST_PARAMS, -NumTotalTx=$NumTotalTx"
   executeTest
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh
index 6c329aabe25..5436c9571a4 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_couchdb_daily_CI.sh
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 #
 
 export useCouchDB="yes"
+UseJSONFormat="true"
 DataDir="/tmp/fabric/test/tools/LTE/data"
 NumChains=10
 NumParallelTxPerChain=10
 NumKVs=10000
 NumTotalTx=10000
-NumKeysInEachTx=4
+NumWritesPerTx=4
+NumReadsPerTx=4
 BatchSize=50
 KVSize=200
 
@@ -25,12 +27,12 @@ KVSize=200
 # NumParallelTxPerChain=10
 # NumKVs=10000
 # NumTotalTx=10000
-# NumKeysInEachTx=4
+# NumWritesPerTx=4
 # BatchSize=50
 # KVSize=200
 ArrayNumParallelTxPerChain=(1 5 10 20 50 100)
 ArrayNumChains=(1 5 10 20 50)
-ArrayNumKeysInEachTx=(1 2 5 10 20)
+ArrayNumWritesPerTx=(1 2 5 10 20)
 ArrayKVSize=(100 200 500 1000 2000)
 ArrayBatchSize=(10 20 100 500)
 ArrayNumParallelTxWithSingleChain=(1 5 10 20 50 100)
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_daily_CI.sh b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_daily_CI.sh
index 9192145fd6a..6b31c509ca2 100644
--- a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_daily_CI.sh
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/parameters_daily_CI.sh
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ NumChains=10
 NumParallelTxPerChain=10
 NumKVs=100000
 NumTotalTx=100000
-NumKeysInEachTx=4
+NumWritesPerTx=4
+NumReadsPerTx=4
 BatchSize=50
 KVSize=200
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ KVSize=200
 # KVSize=200
 ArrayNumParallelTxPerChain=(1 5 10 20 50 100 500 2000)
 ArrayNumChains=(1 5 10 20 50 100 500 2000)
-ArrayNumKeysInEachTx=(1 2 5 10 20)
+ArrayNumWritesPerTx=(1 2 5 10 20)
 ArrayKVSize=(100 200 500 1000 2000)
 ArrayBatchSize=(10 20 100 500)
 ArrayNumParallelTxWithSingleChain=(1 5 10 20 50 100 500 2000)
diff --git a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/runbenchmarks.sh b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/runbenchmarks.sh
index 18dbe4dd8f0..38083d6d415 100755
--- a/test/tools/LTE/scripts/runbenchmarks.sh
+++ b/test/tools/LTE/scripts/runbenchmarks.sh
@@ -27,10 +27,10 @@ function varyNumChains {
     done
 }
 
-function varyNumKeysInEachTx {
-    for v in "${ArrayNumKeysInEachTx[@]}"
+function varyNumWritesPerTx {
+    for v in "${ArrayNumWritesPerTx[@]}"
     do
-        NumKeysInEachTx=$v
+        NumWritesPerTx=$v
         rm -rf $DataDir;runInsertTxs;runReadWriteTxs
     done
 }
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ varyNumParallelTxPerChain
 varyNumChains
 varyNumParallelTxWithSingleChain
 varyNumChainsWithNoParallelism
-varyNumKeysInEachTx
+varyNumWritesPerTx
 varyKVSize
 varyBatchSize
 varyNumTxs
@@ -158,8 +158,8 @@ case $1 in
     varyNumParallelTxWithSingleChain ;;
   varyNumChainsWithNoParallelism)
     varyNumChainsWithNoParallelism ;;
-  varyNumKeysInEachTx)
-    varyNumKeysInEachTx ;;
+  varyNumWritesPerTx)
+    varyNumWritesPerTx ;;
   varyKVSize)
     varyKVSize ;;
   varyBatchSize)
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ case $1 in
     varyNumChains
     varyNumParallelTxWithSingleChain
     varyNumChainsWithNoParallelism
-    varyNumKeysInEachTx
+    varyNumWritesPerTx
     varyKVSize
     varyBatchSize
     varyNumTxs