diff --git a/colossalai/communication/p2p_v2.py b/colossalai/communication/p2p_v2.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+# -*- encoding: utf-8 -*-
+
+from typing import List, Tuple, Union, Any
+import pickle
+import io
+
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+from torch.distributed import distributed_c10d as c10d
+from torch.distributed import ProcessGroupNCCL
+
+from colossalai.context.parallel_mode import ParallelMode
+from colossalai.core import global_context as gpc
+
+TensorShape = Union[torch.Size, List[int], Tuple[int]]
+_pg_manager = {}
+_unpickler = pickle.Unpickler
+
+
+def init_process_group():
+    """intialise process group by dist.new_group in the adjacent stages
+
+    Args:
+        None
+    
+    Returns:
+        None
+    """
+    world_size = gpc.get_world_size(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+    for i in range(world_size - 1):
+        _pg_manager[(i, i + 1)] = dist.new_group([i, i + 1])
+
+
+def _acquire_pair_group_handle(first_rank: int, second_rank: int) -> ProcessGroupNCCL:
+    """get the group handle of two given ranks
+
+    Args:
+        first_rank (int): first rank in the pair
+        second_rank (int): second rank in the pair
+
+    Returns:
+        :class:`ProcessGroupNCCL`: the handle of the group consisting of the given two ranks 
+    """
+    if len(_pg_manager) == 0:
+        init_process_group()
+    if first_rank > second_rank:
+        first_rank, second_rank = second_rank, first_rank
+    pair_key = (first_rank, second_rank)
+    return _pg_manager[pair_key]
+
+
+def _cuda_safe_tensor_to_object(tensor: torch.Tensor, tensor_size: torch.Size) -> object:
+    """transform tensor to object with unpickle. 
+    Info of the device in bytes stream will be modified into current device before unpickling    
+
+    Args:
+        tensor (:class:`torch.tensor`): tensor to be unpickled
+        tensor_size (:class:`torch.Size`): Size of the real info in bytes
+
+    Returns:
+        Any: object after unpickled
+    """
+    buf = tensor.numpy().tobytes()[:tensor_size]
+    if b'cuda' in buf:
+        buf_array = bytearray(buf)
+        device_index = torch.cuda.current_device()
+        buf_array[buf_array.find(b'cuda') + 5] = 48 + device_index
+        buf = bytes(buf_array)
+
+    io_bytes = io.BytesIO(buf)
+    byte_pickler = _unpickler(io_bytes)
+    unpickle = byte_pickler.load()
+
+    return unpickle
+
+
+def _broadcast_object_list(object_list: List[Any], src: int, dst: int, device=None):
+    """This is a modified version of the broadcast_object_list in torch.distribution
+    The only difference is that object will be move to correct device after unpickled.
+    If local_rank = src, then object list will be sent to rank src. Otherwise, object list will 
+    be updated with data sent from rank src.
+    
+    Args:
+        object_list (List[Any]): list of object to broadcast
+        src (int): source rank to broadcast
+        dst (int): dst rank to broadcast
+        device (:class:`torch.device`): device to do broadcast. current device in default
+
+    """
+    group = _acquire_pair_group_handle(src, dst)
+
+    if c10d._rank_not_in_group(group):
+        c10d._warn_not_in_group("broadcast_object_list")
+        return
+
+    local_rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+    # Serialize object_list elements to tensors on src rank.
+    if local_rank == src:
+        tensor_list, size_list = zip(*[c10d._object_to_tensor(obj) for obj in object_list])
+        object_sizes_tensor = torch.cat(size_list)
+    else:
+        object_sizes_tensor = torch.empty(len(object_list), dtype=torch.long)
+
+    is_nccl_backend = c10d._check_for_nccl_backend(group)
+    current_device = None
+
+    if device is not None:
+        if is_nccl_backend and device.type != "cuda":
+            raise ValueError("device type must be cuda for nccl backend")
+        current_device = device
+    else:
+        current_device = torch.device("cpu")
+        if is_nccl_backend:
+            current_device = torch.device("cuda", torch.cuda.current_device())
+    if is_nccl_backend:
+        object_sizes_tensor = object_sizes_tensor.to(current_device)
+
+    # Broadcast object sizes
+    c10d.broadcast(object_sizes_tensor, src=src, group=group, async_op=False)
+
+    # Concatenate and broadcast serialized object tensors
+    if local_rank == src:
+        object_tensor = torch.cat(tensor_list)
+    else:
+        object_tensor = torch.empty(    # type: ignore[call-overload]
+            torch.sum(object_sizes_tensor).item(),    # type: ignore[arg-type]
+            dtype=torch.uint8,
+        )
+
+    if is_nccl_backend:
+        object_tensor = object_tensor.to(current_device)
+
+    c10d.broadcast(object_tensor, src=src, group=group, async_op=False)
+
+    # Deserialize objects using their stored sizes.
+    offset = 0
+
+    if local_rank != src:
+        for i, obj_size in enumerate(object_sizes_tensor):
+            obj_view = object_tensor[offset:offset + obj_size]
+            obj_view = obj_view.type(torch.uint8)
+            if obj_view.device != torch.device("cpu"):
+                obj_view = obj_view.cpu()
+            offset += obj_size
+            # unpickle
+            unpickle_object = _cuda_safe_tensor_to_object(obj_view, obj_size)
+
+            # unconsistence in device
+            if isinstance(unpickle_object,
+                          torch.Tensor) and unpickle_object.device.index != torch.cuda.current_device():
+                unpickle_object = unpickle_object.cuda()
+
+            object_list[i] = unpickle_object
+
+
+def _send_object(object: Any, dst: int) -> None:
+    """send anything to dst rank
+    Args:
+        object (Any): object needed to be sent
+        dst (int): rank of the destination
+
+    Returns:
+        None
+    """
+    local_rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+    # handler = _acquire_pair_group_handle(local_rank, dst)
+
+    # transform to list if not
+    if isinstance(object, torch.Tensor):
+        object = [object]
+
+    # broadcast length first
+    # TODO : more elegant ? P.S. reduce a _broadcast_object_list
+    _broadcast_object_list([len(object)], local_rank, dst)
+    # then broadcast safely
+    _broadcast_object_list(object, local_rank, dst)
+
+
+def _recv_object(src: int) -> Any:
+    """recv anything from src
+
+    Args:
+        src (int): source rank of data. local rank will receive data from src rank.
+    
+    Returns:
+        Any: Object received from src.
+    """
+    local_rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+    # handler = _acquire_pair_group_handle(local_rank, src)
+    # recv length first
+    length = [0]
+    _broadcast_object_list(length, src, local_rank)
+
+    # then create recv buff from length[0] and broadcast
+    object = [None] * length[0]
+    _broadcast_object_list(object, src, local_rank)
+
+    if length[0] == 1:
+        object = object[0]
+
+    return object
+
+
+def recv_forward(prev_rank: int = None) -> Any:
+    """Copy the forward output from the previous stage in pipeline as the input tensor of this stage.
+
+    Args:
+        input_tensor_shape (Union[:class:`torch.Size`, List[:class:`torch.Size`]]): The shape of the tensor to be received.
+        prev_rank (int, optional): The rank of the source of the tensor.
+
+    Returns:
+        Any: The input tensor or input tensor list.
+    """
+    if gpc.is_pipeline_first_stage():
+        input_tensor = None
+    else:
+        if prev_rank is None:
+            prev_rank = gpc.get_prev_global_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+        input_tensor = _recv_object(prev_rank)
+
+    return input_tensor
+
+
+def recv_backward(next_rank: int = None) -> Any:
+    """Copy the gradient tensor from the next stage in pipeline as the input gradient of this stage.
+
+    Args:
+        output_grad_shape (Union[:class:`torch.Size`, List[:class:`torch.Size`]]): The shape of the tensor to be received.
+        next_rank (int, optional): The rank of the source of the tensor.
+
+    Returns:
+        Any: The input gradient tensor or gradident tensor list.
+    """
+    if gpc.is_pipeline_last_stage():
+        output_tensor_grad = None
+    else:
+        if next_rank is None:
+            next_rank = gpc.get_next_global_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+        output_tensor_grad = _recv_object(next_rank)
+
+    return output_tensor_grad
+
+
+def send_forward(output_object: Any, next_rank: int = None) -> None:
+    """Sends the input tensor to the next stage in pipeline.
+
+    Args:
+        output_object Any: Object to be sent.
+        next_rank (int, optional): The rank of the recipient of the tensor.
+    """
+    if not gpc.is_pipeline_last_stage():
+        if next_rank is None:
+            next_rank = gpc.get_next_global_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+        _send_object(output_object, next_rank)
+
+
+def send_backward(input_object: Any, prev_rank: int = None) -> None:
+    """Sends the gradient tensor to the previous stage in pipeline.
+
+    Args:
+        input_tensor_grad (Union[:class:`torch.Tensor`, List[:class:`torch.Tensor`]]): Tensor to be sent
+        prev_rank (int, optional): The rank of the recipient of the tensor
+    """
+    if not gpc.is_pipeline_first_stage():
+        if prev_rank is None:
+            prev_rank = gpc.get_prev_global_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+        _send_object(input_object, prev_rank)
diff --git a/tests/test_comm/test_boardcast_send_recv_v2.py b/tests/test_comm/test_boardcast_send_recv_v2.py
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+from functools import partial
+from typing import List
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.multiprocessing as mp
+from colossalai.communication.p2p_v2 import _send_object, _recv_object, init_process_group
+from colossalai.context import ParallelMode
+from colossalai.core import global_context as gpc
+from colossalai.initialize import launch
+from colossalai.utils import free_port, get_current_device
+from colossalai.testing import rerun_if_address_is_in_use
+from colossalai.logging import disable_existing_loggers
+
+disable_existing_loggers()
+world_size = 4
+CONFIG = dict(parallel=dict(pipeline=world_size))
+torch.manual_seed(123)
+
+
+def check_layer(rank, world_size, port):
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    launch(config=CONFIG, rank=rank, world_size=world_size, host='localhost', port=port, backend='nccl', verbose=False)
+    rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+
+    if rank == 0:
+        obj = [torch.randn(3,)]
+        _send_object(obj, 1)
+
+    if rank == 1:
+        _recv_object(0)
+
+    if rank == 2:
+        _recv_object(3)
+
+    if rank == 3:
+        obj = [torch.randn(3,)]
+        _send_object(obj, 2)
+
+    gpc.destroy()
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.dist
+@rerun_if_address_is_in_use()
+def test_object_list_p2p():
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    run_func = partial(check_layer, world_size=world_size, port=free_port())
+    mp.spawn(run_func, nprocs=world_size)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_object_list_p2p()
diff --git a/tests/test_comm/test_object_list_p2p_v2.py b/tests/test_comm/test_object_list_p2p_v2.py
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+++ b/tests/test_comm/test_object_list_p2p_v2.py
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+from functools import partial
+
+import pytest
+import torch
+import torch.distributed as dist
+import torch.multiprocessing as mp
+from colossalai.communication.p2p_v2 import send_forward, recv_forward, send_backward, recv_backward, init_process_group
+from colossalai.context import ParallelMode, Initializer_Pipeline
+from colossalai.core import global_context as gpc
+from colossalai.initialize import launch
+from colossalai.utils import free_port, get_current_device
+from colossalai.testing import rerun_if_address_is_in_use
+from colossalai.logging import disable_existing_loggers
+
+disable_existing_loggers()
+
+# config
+world_size = 4
+CONFIG = dict(parallel=dict(pipeline=4))
+torch.manual_seed(123)
+use_scatter_gather_tensors = False
+
+# data
+torch.manual_seed(123)
+LIST_LENGTH = 3
+TENSOR_SIZE = torch.Size((3, 3))
+TENSOR_SIZE_LIST = [TENSOR_SIZE for i in range(LIST_LENGTH)]
+data = torch.rand(3, 3)
+data_list = [torch.rand(3, 3) for i in range(LIST_LENGTH)]
+grad = torch.rand(3, 3)
+grad_list = [torch.rand(3, 3) for i in range(LIST_LENGTH)]
+
+
+def check_send_recv_forward():
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    local_rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+
+    if local_rank == 0:
+        device = torch.device('cuda:0')
+        data_to_send = data.to(device)
+        data_list_to_send = []
+        for data_in_list in data_list:
+            data_list_to_send.append(data_in_list.to(device))
+
+        send_forward(data_to_send, scatter_gather_tensors=use_scatter_gather_tensors)
+        send_forward(data_list_to_send, scatter_gather_tensors=use_scatter_gather_tensors)
+
+    elif local_rank == 1:
+        device = torch.device('cuda:1')
+
+        data_recv = recv_forward(TENSOR_SIZE, scatter_gather_tensors=use_scatter_gather_tensors)
+        data_list_recv = recv_forward(TENSOR_SIZE_LIST, scatter_gather_tensors=use_scatter_gather_tensors)
+
+        data_to_check = data.to(device)
+
+        assert data_recv.equal(data_to_check)
+
+        for data_recv, data_send in zip(data_list_recv, data_list):
+            data_to_check = data_send.to(device)
+            data_recv = data_recv.to(device)
+            assert data_recv.equal(data_to_check)
+
+
+def check_send_recv_backward():
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    if gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE) == 0:
+        device = torch.device('cuda:0')
+        grad_recv = recv_backward(TENSOR_SIZE)
+        grad_list_recv = recv_backward(TENSOR_SIZE_LIST)
+
+        grad_to_check = grad.to(device)
+        grad_recv = grad_recv[0].to(device)
+
+        assert grad_recv.equal(grad_to_check)
+        for grad_recv, grad_send in zip(grad_list_recv, grad_list):
+            grad_recv = grad_recv.to(device)
+            grad_to_check = grad_send.to(device)
+            assert grad_recv.equal(grad_to_check)
+    else:
+        device = torch.device('cuda:1')
+        grad_to_send = grad.to(device)
+        grad_list_to_send = []
+        for grad_in_list in grad_list:
+            grad_list_to_send.append(grad_in_list.to(device))
+        send_backward(grad_to_send)
+        send_backward(grad_list_to_send)
+
+
+def check_small_pipeline():
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    # make sure the rank is 4
+    assert gpc.world_size == 4, "make sure to set world size to 4 to start the training process"
+    local_rank = gpc.get_local_rank(ParallelMode.PIPELINE)
+    if local_rank == 0:
+        obj = [1, torch.randn(2, 2).cuda(), None]
+        send_forward(obj)
+    elif local_rank == 1:
+        obj = recv_forward()
+        send_forward(obj)
+    elif local_rank == 2:
+        obj = recv_forward()
+        send_forward(obj)
+    elif local_rank == 3:
+        obj = recv_forward()
+    else:
+        pass
+
+
+def check_layer(rank, world_size, port):
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    launch(config=CONFIG, rank=rank, world_size=world_size, host='localhost', port=port, backend='nccl')
+
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    # check_send_recv_forward()
+    check_small_pipeline()
+
+    gpc.destroy()
+    torch.cuda.empty_cache()
+
+
+@pytest.mark.dist
+@rerun_if_address_is_in_use()
+def test_object_list_p2p():
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    run_func = partial(check_layer, world_size=world_size, port=free_port())
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    mp.spawn(run_func, nprocs=world_size)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    disable_existing_loggers()
+    test_object_list_p2p()