diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
index 443c15b..8d06100 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiPipelineInterpreter.java
@@ -18,15 +18,17 @@
 
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.HandlerBehaviour;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowRule;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.criteria.Criterion;
 import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiHeaderFieldId;
 import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiTableAction;
+import org.onosproject.net.pi.runtime.PiTableId;
 
 import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
- * An interpreter of a protocol-independent pipeline.
+ * An interpreter of a protocol-independent pipeline model.
  */
 @Beta
 public interface PiPipelineInterpreter extends HandlerBehaviour {
@@ -52,6 +54,16 @@
     Optional<Criterion.Type> mapPiHeaderFieldId(PiHeaderFieldId headerFieldId);
 
     /**
+     * Returns a protocol-independent table id equivalent to the given numeric table id (as in
+     * {@link FlowRule#tableId()}). If not present, it means that the given numeric table id cannot
+     * be mapped to any table of the pipeline model.
+     *
+     * @param flowRuleTableId a numeric table id
+     * @return a protocol-independent table id
+     */
+    Optional<PiTableId> mapFlowRuleTableId(int flowRuleTableId);
+
+    /**
      * Returns a table action of a protocol-independent pipeline that is functionally equivalent to
      * the given ONOS traffic treatment for the given pipeline configuration.
      *
@@ -72,4 +84,4 @@
             super(message);
         }
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiTableModel.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiTableModel.java
index 420b5f6..5709e4e 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiTableModel.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/pi/model/PiTableModel.java
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Optional;
 
 /**
  * Model of a match+action table in a protocol-independent pipeline.
@@ -67,4 +68,14 @@
      * @return a collection of action models
      */
     Collection<PiActionModel> actions();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the action model associated with the given name, if present.
+     * If not present, it means that this table does not support such an action.
+     *
+     * @param name string value
+     * @return optional action model
+     */
+    Optional<PiActionModel> action(String name);
+
 }