diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/BgpService.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/BgpService.java
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+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/BgpService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.routingapi;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a way of interacting with the BGP protocol component.
+ */
+public interface BgpService {
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the BGP service.
+     *
+     * @param routeListener listener to send route updates to
+     * @param bgpPort port number to listen on
+     */
+    void start(RouteListener routeListener, int bgpPort);
+
+    /**
+     * Stops the BGP service.
+     */
+    void stop();
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibEntry.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibEntry.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,100 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.routingapi;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * An entry in the Forwarding Information Base (FIB).
+ */
+public class FibEntry {
+
+    private final IpPrefix prefix;
+    private final IpAddress nextHopIp;
+    private final MacAddress nextHopMac;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new FIB entry.
+     *
+     * @param prefix IP prefix of the FIB entry
+     * @param nextHopIp IP address of the next hop
+     * @param nextHopMac MAC address of the next hop
+     */
+    public FibEntry(IpPrefix prefix, IpAddress nextHopIp, MacAddress nextHopMac) {
+        this.prefix = prefix;
+        this.nextHopIp = nextHopIp;
+        this.nextHopMac = nextHopMac;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP prefix of the FIB entry.
+     *
+     * @return the IP prefix
+     */
+    public IpPrefix prefix() {
+        return prefix;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP address of the next hop.
+     *
+     * @return the IP address
+     */
+    public IpAddress nextHopIp() {
+        return nextHopIp;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the MAC address of the next hop.
+     *
+     * @return the MAC address
+     */
+    public MacAddress nextHopMac() {
+        return nextHopMac;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (!(o instanceof FibEntry)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        FibEntry that = (FibEntry) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(this.prefix, that.prefix) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.nextHopIp, that.nextHopIp) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.nextHopMac, that.nextHopMac);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(prefix, nextHopIp, nextHopMac);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("prefix", prefix)
+                .add("nextHopIp", nextHopIp)
+                .add("nextHopMac", nextHopMac)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibListener.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibListener.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.routingapi;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * A component that is able to process Forwarding Information Base (FIB) updates.
+ */
+public interface FibListener {
+
+    /**
+     * Signals the FIB component of changes to the FIB.
+     *
+     * @param updates FIB updates of the UDPATE type
+     * @param withdraws FIB updates of the WITHDRAW type
+     */
+    // TODO this interface should use only one collection when we have the new
+    // intent key API
+    void update(Collection<FibUpdate> updates, Collection<FibUpdate> withdraws);
+
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibUpdate.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibUpdate.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b0215c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/FibUpdate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,98 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.routingapi;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a change to the Forwarding Information Base (FIB).
+ */
+public class FibUpdate {
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the type of the FIB update.
+     */
+    public enum Type {
+        /**
+         * The update contains a new or updated FIB entry for a prefix.
+         */
+        UPDATE,
+
+        /**
+         * The update signals that a prefix should be removed from the FIB.
+         */
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    private final Type type;
+    private final FibEntry entry;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new FIB update.
+     *
+     * @param type type of the update
+     * @param entry FIB entry describing the update
+     */
+    public FibUpdate(Type type, FibEntry entry) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.entry = entry;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the update.
+     *
+     * @return update type
+     */
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the FIB entry which contains update information.
+     *
+     * @return the FIB entry
+     */
+    public FibEntry entry() {
+        return entry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (!(o instanceof FibUpdate)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        FibUpdate that = (FibUpdate) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(this.type, that.type) &&
+                Objects.equals(this.entry, that.entry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(type, entry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("type", type)
+                .add("entry", entry)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteEntry.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteEntry.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3e861e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteEntry.java
@@ -0,0 +1,128 @@
+/*
+ * 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.routingapi;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a route entry for an IP prefix.
+ */
+public class RouteEntry {
+    private final IpPrefix prefix;              // The IP prefix
+    private final IpAddress nextHop;            // Next-hop IP address
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor.
+     *
+     * @param prefix the IP prefix of the route
+     * @param nextHop the next hop IP address for the route
+     */
+    public RouteEntry(IpPrefix prefix, IpAddress nextHop) {
+        this.prefix = checkNotNull(prefix);
+        this.nextHop = checkNotNull(nextHop);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP version of the route.
+     *
+     * @return the IP version of the route
+     */
+    public IpAddress.Version version() {
+        return nextHop.version();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP prefix of the route.
+     *
+     * @return the IP prefix of the route
+     */
+    public IpPrefix prefix() {
+        return prefix;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the next hop IP address for the route.
+     *
+     * @return the next hop IP address for the route
+     */
+    public IpAddress nextHop() {
+        return nextHop;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the binary string representation of an IP prefix.
+     * The prefix can be either IPv4 or IPv6.
+     * The string length is equal to the prefix length.
+     *
+     * @param ipPrefix the IP prefix to use
+     * @return the binary string representation
+     */
+    public static String createBinaryString(IpPrefix ipPrefix) {
+        if (ipPrefix.prefixLength() == 0) {
+            return "";
+        }
+
+        byte[] octets = ipPrefix.address().toOctets();
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(ipPrefix.prefixLength());
+        for (int i = 0; i < ipPrefix.prefixLength(); i++) {
+            int byteOffset = i / Byte.SIZE;
+            int bitOffset = i % Byte.SIZE;
+            int mask = 1 << (Byte.SIZE - 1 - bitOffset);
+            byte value = octets[byteOffset];
+            boolean isSet = ((value & mask) != 0);
+            result.append(isSet ? "1" : "0");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+        if (this == other) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        //
+        // NOTE: Subclasses are considered as change of identity, hence
+        // equals() will return false if the class type doesn't match.
+        //
+        if (other == null || getClass() != other.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        RouteEntry otherRoute = (RouteEntry) other;
+        return Objects.equals(this.prefix, otherRoute.prefix) &&
+            Objects.equals(this.nextHop, otherRoute.nextHop);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(prefix, nextHop);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+            .add("prefix", prefix)
+            .add("nextHop", nextHop)
+            .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteListener.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteListener.java
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteListener.java
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+/*
+ * 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.routingapi;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * An interface to receive route updates from route providers.
+ */
+public interface RouteListener {
+    /**
+     * Receives a route update from a route provider.
+     *
+     * @param routeUpdates the collection with updated route information
+     */
+    public void update(Collection<RouteUpdate> routeUpdates);
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteUpdate.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteUpdate.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..47aa3c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RouteUpdate.java
@@ -0,0 +1,107 @@
+/*
+ * 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.routingapi;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Represents a change in routing information.
+ */
+public class RouteUpdate {
+    private final Type type;                    // The route update type
+    private final RouteEntry routeEntry;        // The updated route entry
+
+    /**
+     * Specifies the type of a route update.
+     * <p>
+     * Route updates can either provide updated information for a route, or
+     * withdraw a previously updated route.
+     * </p>
+     */
+    public enum Type {
+        /**
+         * The update contains updated route information for a route.
+         */
+        UPDATE,
+        /**
+         * The update withdraws the route, meaning any previous information is
+         * no longer valid.
+         */
+        DELETE
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor.
+     *
+     * @param type the type of the route update
+     * @param routeEntry the route entry with the update
+     */
+    public RouteUpdate(Type type, RouteEntry routeEntry) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.routeEntry = checkNotNull(routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the type of the route update.
+     *
+     * @return the type of the update
+     */
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the route entry the route update is for.
+     *
+     * @return the route entry the route update is for
+     */
+    public RouteEntry routeEntry() {
+        return routeEntry;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object other) {
+        if (other == this) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (!(other instanceof RouteUpdate)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        RouteUpdate otherUpdate = (RouteUpdate) other;
+
+        return Objects.equals(this.type, otherUpdate.type) &&
+            Objects.equals(this.routeEntry, otherUpdate.routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(type, routeEntry);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+            .add("type", type)
+            .add("routeEntry", routeEntry)
+            .toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RoutingService.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RoutingService.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e0f9383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/RoutingService.java
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.routingapi;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Provides a way of interacting with the RIB management component.
+ */
+public interface RoutingService {
+
+    /**
+     * Starts the routing service.
+     *
+     * @param listener listener to send FIB updates to
+     */
+    public void start(FibListener listener);
+
+    /**
+     * Stops the routing service.
+     */
+    public void stop();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all IPv4 routes known to SDN-IP.
+     *
+     * @return the SDN-IP IPv4 routes
+     */
+    public Collection<RouteEntry> getRoutes4();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets all IPv6 routes known to SDN-IP.
+     *
+     * @return the SDN-IP IPv6 routes
+     */
+    public Collection<RouteEntry> getRoutes6();
+}