diff --git a/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/host/HostProviderBroker.java b/net/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/host/HostProviderBroker.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.net.host;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ProviderBroker;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a host provider brokerage.
+ */
+public interface HostProviderBroker
+        extends ProviderBroker<HostProvider, HostProviderService> {
+}