diff --git a/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java b/utils/misc/src/main/java/org/onlab/metrics/MetricsFeature.java
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+package org.onlab.metrics;
+
+/**
+ * Features to tag metrics.
+ */
+public class MetricsFeature {
+    private final String name;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a Feature from a name.
+     *
+     * @param newName name of the Feature
+     */
+    MetricsFeature(final String newName) {
+        name = newName;
+    }
+
+    public String getName() {
+        return name;
+    }
+}