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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onosproject.routing.config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetTools;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration details for a BGP peer.
+ */
+public class BgpPeer {
+    private final ConnectPoint connectPoint;
+    private final IpAddress ipAddress;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new BgpPeer.
+     *
+     * @param dpid the DPID of the switch the peer is attached at, as a String
+     * @param port the port the peer is attached at
+     * @param ipAddress the IP address of the peer as a String
+     */
+    public BgpPeer(@JsonProperty("attachmentDpid") String dpid,
+                   @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") long port,
+                   @JsonProperty("ipAddress") String ipAddress) {
+        this.connectPoint = new ConnectPoint(
+                DeviceId.deviceId(NetTools.dpidToUri(dpid)),
+                PortNumber.portNumber(port));
+        this.ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf(ipAddress);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the connection point of the peer.
+     *
+     * @return the connection point
+     */
+    public ConnectPoint connectPoint() {
+        return connectPoint;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the IP address of the peer.
+     *
+     * @return the IP address
+     */
+    public IpAddress ipAddress() {
+        return ipAddress;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(connectPoint, ipAddress);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (obj == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!(obj instanceof BgpPeer)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        BgpPeer that = (BgpPeer) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.connectPoint, that.connectPoint)
+                && Objects.equals(this.ipAddress, that.ipAddress);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("connectPoint", connectPoint)
+                .add("ipAddress", ipAddress)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}