diff --git a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/DeviceViewMessageHandler.java b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/DeviceViewMessageHandler.java
index 6b1ac7b..a3c7e2f 100644
--- a/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/DeviceViewMessageHandler.java
+++ b/web/gui/src/main/java/org/onosproject/ui/impl/DeviceViewMessageHandler.java
@@ -20,12 +20,18 @@
 import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableSet;
 import org.onosproject.mastership.MastershipService;
 import org.onosproject.net.Device;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.DeviceService;
+import org.onosproject.net.link.LinkService;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Arrays;
 import java.util.List;
 
+//import org.onosproject.net.Link;
+//import java.util.Set;
+
 /**
  * Message handler for device view related messages.
  */
@@ -46,7 +52,10 @@
 
         DeviceService service = get(DeviceService.class);
         MastershipService mastershipService = get(MastershipService.class);
-        TableRow[] rows = generateTableRows(service, mastershipService);
+        LinkService linkService = get(LinkService.class);
+        TableRow[] rows = generateTableRows(service,
+                                            mastershipService,
+                                            linkService);
         RowComparator rc =
                 new RowComparator(sortCol, RowComparator.direction(sortDir));
         Arrays.sort(rows, rc);
@@ -58,10 +67,14 @@
     }
 
     private TableRow[] generateTableRows(DeviceService service,
-                                         MastershipService mastershipService) {
+                                         MastershipService mastershipService,
+                                         LinkService linkService) {
         List<TableRow> list = new ArrayList<>();
         for (Device dev : service.getDevices()) {
-            list.add(new DeviceTableRow(service, mastershipService, dev));
+            list.add(new DeviceTableRow(service,
+                                        mastershipService,
+                                        linkService,
+                                        dev));
         }
         return list.toArray(new TableRow[list.size()]);
     }
@@ -76,40 +89,70 @@
         private static final String AVAILABLE_IID = "_iconid_available";
         private static final String TYPE_IID = "_iconid_type";
         private static final String DEV_ICON_PREFIX = "devIcon_";
-        private static final String ROLE = "role";
+        private static final String NUM_PORTS = "num_ports";
+        private static final String NUM_EGRESS_LINKS = "num_elinks";
         private static final String MFR = "mfr";
         private static final String HW = "hw";
         private static final String SW = "sw";
-        private static final String SERIAL = "serial";
         private static final String PROTOCOL = "protocol";
-        private static final String CHASSISID = "chassisid";
         private static final String MASTERID = "masterid";
+        private static final String CHASSISID = "chassisid";
+        private static final String SERIAL = "serial";
 
         private static final String[] COL_IDS = {
-                ID, AVAILABLE, AVAILABLE_IID, TYPE_IID, ROLE,
-                MFR, HW, SW, SERIAL, PROTOCOL, CHASSISID, MASTERID
+                AVAILABLE, AVAILABLE_IID, TYPE_IID, ID,
+                NUM_PORTS, NUM_EGRESS_LINKS, MASTERID, MFR, HW, SW,
+                PROTOCOL, CHASSISID, SERIAL
         };
 
         private static final String ICON_ID_ONLINE = "deviceOnline";
         private static final String ICON_ID_OFFLINE = "deviceOffline";
 
+        // TODO: use in details pane
+//        private String getPorts(List<Port> ports) {
+//            String formattedString = "";
+//            int numPorts = 0;
+//
+//            for (Port p : ports) {
+//                numPorts++;
+//                formattedString += p.number().toString() + ", ";
+//            }
+//            return formattedString + "Total: " + numPorts;
+//        }
+
+        // TODO: use in details pane
+//        private String getEgressLinks(Set<Link> links) {
+//            String formattedString = "";
+//
+//            for (Link l : links) {
+//                formattedString += l.dst().port().toString() + ", ";
+//            }
+//            return formattedString;
+//        }
+
+        // TODO: include "extra" backend information in device details pane
         public DeviceTableRow(DeviceService service,
                               MastershipService ms,
+                              LinkService ls,
                               Device d) {
             boolean available = service.isAvailable(d.id());
             String iconId = available ? ICON_ID_ONLINE : ICON_ID_OFFLINE;
+            DeviceId id = d.id();
+            List<Port> ports = service.getPorts(id);
+//            Set<Link> links = ls.getDeviceEgressLinks(id);
 
-            add(ID, d.id().toString());
+            add(ID, id.toString());
             add(AVAILABLE, Boolean.toString(available));
             add(AVAILABLE_IID, iconId);
             add(TYPE_IID, getTypeIconId(d));
-            add(ROLE, service.getRole(d.id()).toString());
             add(MFR, d.manufacturer());
             add(HW, d.hwVersion());
             add(SW, d.swVersion());
-            add(SERIAL, d.serialNumber());
+//            add(SERIAL, d.serialNumber());
             add(PROTOCOL, d.annotations().value(PROTOCOL));
-            add(CHASSISID, d.chassisId().toString());
+            add(NUM_PORTS, Integer.toString(ports.size()));
+//            add(NUM_EGRESS_LINKS, Integer.toString(links.size()));
+//            add(CHASSISID, d.chassisId().toString());
             add(MASTERID, ms.getMasterFor(d.id()).toString());
         }