diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfig.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfig.java
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+package org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics;
+
+import java.util.Optional;
+
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.Config;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+
+
+/**
+ * Configurations for an optical port on a device.
+ */
+public class OpticalPortConfig extends Config<ConnectPoint> {
+    // optical type {OMS, OCH, ODUClt, fiber}
+    public static final String TYPE = "type";
+
+    // port name. "name" is the alphanumeric name of the port, but "port" refers
+    // to the port number used as a name string (i.e., for ports without
+    // alphanumeric names). this should be linked to ConnectPoint.
+    public static final String NAME = "name";
+    public static final String PORT = "port";
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the Enum value representing the type of port.
+     *
+     * @return the port type, or null if invalid or unset
+     */
+    public Port.Type type() {
+        JsonNode type = node.path(TYPE);
+        if (type.isMissingNode()) {
+            return null;
+        }
+        return Port.Type.valueOf(type.asText());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the port name associated with this port configuration. The Name
+     * may either be an alphanumeric string, or a string representation of the
+     * port number, falling back on the latter if the former doesn't exist.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this port, else, an empty string
+     */
+    public String name() {
+        String name = getStringValue(NAME);
+        return name.isEmpty() ? getStringValue(PORT) : name;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the string-representation of name of the output port. This is
+     * usually an OMS port for an OCH input ports, or an OCH port for ODU input
+     * ports.
+     *
+     * @return the name of this port, else, an empty string
+     */
+    public String staticPort() {
+        return getStringValue(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_PORT);
+    }
+
+    private String getStringValue(String field) {
+        JsonNode name = node.path(field);
+        return name.isMissingNode() ? "" : name.asText();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the output lambda configured for this port. The lambda value is
+     * expressed as a frequency value.
+     *
+     * @return an Optional that may contain a frequency value.
+     */
+    public Optional<Long> staticLambda() {
+        JsonNode sl = node.path(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_LAMBDA);
+        if (sl.isMissingNode()) {
+            return Optional.empty();
+        }
+        return Optional.of(sl.asLong());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the port type, or updates it if it's already set. A null argument removes
+     * this field.
+     *
+     * @param type the port type
+     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
+     */
+    public OpticalPortConfig portType(Port.Type type) {
+        // if unspecified, ideally fall back on FIBER or PACKET.
+        String pt = (type == null) ? null : type.toString();
+        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(TYPE, pt);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the port name, or updates it if already set. A null argument removes
+     * this field.
+     *
+     * @param name the port's name
+     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
+     */
+    public OpticalPortConfig portName(String name) {
+        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(NAME, name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the port name from port number, or updates it if already set. A null
+     * argument removes this field.
+     *
+     * @param name the port number, to be used as name
+     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
+     */
+    public OpticalPortConfig portNumberName(Long name) {
+        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(PORT, name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the output port name, or updates it if already set. A null argument
+     * removes this field.
+     *
+     * @param name the output port's name
+     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
+     */
+    public OpticalPortConfig staticPort(String name) {
+        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_PORT, name);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the output lambda index, or updates it if already set. A null argument
+     * removes this field.
+     *
+     * @param index the output lambda
+     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
+     */
+    public OpticalPortConfig staticLambda(Long index) {
+        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_LAMBDA, index);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfigTest.java b/incubator/api/src/test/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfigTest.java
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+package org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics;
+
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertFalse;
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics.OpticalPortConfig.TYPE;
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics.OpticalPortConfig.NAME;
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.basics.OpticalPortConfig.PORT;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.Iterator;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.Config;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.config.ConfigApplyDelegate;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+
+public class OpticalPortConfigTest {
+    private static final String FIELD = "ports";
+    private static final String KEY = "opc-test";
+
+    private static final DeviceId DID = DeviceId.deviceId(KEY);
+    private static final PortNumber PN = PortNumber.portNumber(100);
+    private static final ConnectPoint CPT = new ConnectPoint(DID, PN);
+    private static final String DEMOTREE = "{" +
+            "\"ports\": [" +
+            // config entity 0
+                "{" +
+                    "\"name\": \"1-10-E1_WPORT\"," +
+                    "\"type\": \"OMS\"" +
+                "}," +
+            // config entity 1
+                "{" +
+                    "\"type\": \"OCH\"," +
+                    "\"speed\": 0," +
+                    "\"port\": 10" +
+                "}," +
+            // config entity 2
+                "{" +
+                    "\"name\": \"1-1-E1_LPORT\"," +
+                    "\"type\": \"OCH\"," +
+                    "\"annotations\": {" +
+                        "\"staticLambda\": 1," +
+                        "\"staticPort\": \"1-22-E1_WPORT\"" +
+                    "}" +
+                "}" +
+            "]" +
+            "}";
+
+    private final ConfigApplyDelegate delegate = new MockCfgDelegate();
+    private final ObjectMapper mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+
+    // one OPC per port in DEMOTREE
+    private List<OpticalPortConfig> opcl = Lists.newArrayList();
+    // JsonNodes representing each port.
+    private List<JsonNode> testNodes = Lists.newArrayList();
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() {
+        try {
+            JsonNode tree = new ObjectMapper().readTree(DEMOTREE);
+            Iterator<JsonNode> pitr = tree.get(FIELD).elements();
+            while (pitr.hasNext()) {
+                // initialize a config entity, add to lists
+                JsonNode jn = pitr.next();
+                OpticalPortConfig opc = new OpticalPortConfig();
+                ObjectNode node = JsonNodeFactory.instance.objectNode();
+                opc.init(CPT, KEY, node, mapper, delegate);
+
+                testNodes.add(jn);
+                opcl.add(opc);
+            }
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            e.printStackTrace();
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testBaseAttrs() {
+        // configs 0 and 1 - port with and without alphanumeric names
+        OpticalPortConfig op0 = opcl.get(0);
+        OpticalPortConfig op1 = opcl.get(1);
+        // config 2 - no name
+        OpticalPortConfig op2 = opcl.get(2);
+        JsonNode jn0 = testNodes.get(0);
+        JsonNode jn1 = testNodes.get(1);
+
+        op0.portType(Port.Type.valueOf(jn0.path(TYPE).asText()))
+                .portName(jn0.path(NAME).asText());
+        op1.portType(Port.Type.valueOf(jn1.path(TYPE).asText()))
+                .portNumberName(jn1.path(PORT).asLong());
+
+        assertEquals(Port.Type.OMS, op0.type());
+        assertEquals(jn0.path(NAME).asText(), op0.name());
+        assertEquals(jn1.path(PORT).asText(), op1.name());
+        assertEquals("", op2.name());
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void testAdditionalAttrs() {
+        // config 1 has no annotations, 2 has predefined ones
+        OpticalPortConfig op1 = opcl.get(1);
+        OpticalPortConfig op2 = opcl.get(2);
+        JsonNode jn2 = testNodes.get(2);
+        Long sl = 1L;
+
+        // see config entity 2 in DEMOTREE
+        op2.staticLambda(jn2.path("annotations").path(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_LAMBDA).asLong());
+        op2.staticPort(jn2.path("annotations").path(AnnotationKeys.STATIC_PORT).asText());
+
+        assertEquals(sl, op2.staticLambda().get());
+        assertFalse(op1.staticLambda().isPresent());
+        assertEquals("1-22-E1_WPORT", op2.staticPort());
+        assertEquals("", op1.staticPort());
+
+        op2.staticLambda(null);
+        assertFalse(op2.staticLambda().isPresent());
+    }
+
+    private class MockCfgDelegate implements ConfigApplyDelegate {
+
+        @Override
+        public void onApply(@SuppressWarnings("rawtypes") Config config) {
+            config.apply();
+        }
+
+    }
+}