diff --git a/apps/optical/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/optical/cfg/OpticalSwitchDescription.java b/apps/optical/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/optical/cfg/OpticalSwitchDescription.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.optical.cfg;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.JsonNode;
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+import org.onlab.util.HexString;
+
+/**
+ * Public class corresponding to JSON described data model.
+ */
+public class OpticalSwitchDescription {
+    protected String name;
+    protected long dpid;
+    protected String nodeDpid;
+    protected String type;
+    protected double latitude;
+    protected double longitude;
+    protected boolean allowed;
+    protected Map<String, JsonNode> params;
+    protected Map<String, String> publishAttributes;
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+    @JsonProperty("name")
+    public void setName(String name) {
+        this.name = name;
+    }
+
+    public long getDpid() {
+        return dpid;
+    }
+    @JsonProperty("dpid")
+    public void setDpid(long dpid) {
+        this.dpid = dpid;
+        this.nodeDpid = HexString.toHexString(dpid);
+    }
+
+    public String getNodeDpid() {
+        return nodeDpid;
+    }
+
+    public String getHexDpid() {
+        return nodeDpid;
+    }
+
+    public void setNodeDpid(String nodeDpid) {
+        this.nodeDpid = nodeDpid;
+        this.dpid = HexString.toLong(nodeDpid);
+    }
+
+    public String getType() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    public void setType(String type) {
+        this.type = type;
+    }
+
+    public double getLatitude() {
+        return latitude;
+    }
+
+    public void setLatitude(double latitude) {
+        this.latitude = latitude;
+    }
+
+    public double getLongitude() {
+        return longitude;
+    }
+
+    public void setLongitude(double longitude) {
+        this.longitude = longitude;
+    }
+
+    public boolean isAllowed() {
+        return allowed;
+    }
+
+    public void setAllowed(boolean allowed) {
+        this.allowed = allowed;
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, JsonNode> getParams() {
+        return params;
+    }
+
+    public void setParams(Map<String, JsonNode> params) {
+        this.params = params;
+    }
+
+    public Map<String, String> getPublishAttributes() {
+        return publishAttributes;
+    }
+
+    public void setPublishAttributes(Map<String, String> publishAttributes) {
+        this.publishAttributes = publishAttributes;
+    }
+
+}