diff --git a/apps/routing-api/pom.xml b/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
index 81c5079..1b9fc2f 100644
--- a/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
+++ b/apps/routing-api/pom.xml
@@ -37,6 +37,11 @@
         </dependency>
 
         <dependency>
+            <groupId>org.onosproject</groupId>
+            <artifactId>onos-incubator-api</artifactId>
+        </dependency>
+
+        <dependency>
             <groupId>com.fasterxml.jackson.core</groupId>
             <artifactId>jackson-annotations</artifactId>
         </dependency>
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/RoutingService.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/RoutingService.java
index 5706211..8b7040e 100644
--- a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/RoutingService.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/RoutingService.java
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.routing.config.BgpConfig;
 
 import java.util.Collection;
 
@@ -28,6 +29,8 @@
 
     String ROUTER_APP_ID = "org.onosproject.router";
 
+    Class<BgpConfig> CONFIG_CLASS = BgpConfig.class;
+
     /**
      * Specifies the type of an IP address or an IP prefix location.
      */
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/BgpConfig.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/BgpConfig.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..54e2e0e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/BgpConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+/*
+ * 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.routing.config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.Config;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration object for BGP config.
+ */
+public class BgpConfig extends Config<ApplicationId> {
+
+    public static final String SPEAKERS = "bgpSpeakers";
+    public static final String CONNECT_POINT = "connectPoint";
+    public static final String PEERS = "peers";
+
+    // TODO add methods for updating config
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the set of configured BGP speakers.
+     *
+     * @return BGP speakers
+     */
+    public Set<BgpSpeakerConfig> bgpSpeakers() {
+        Set<BgpSpeakerConfig> speakers = Sets.newHashSet();
+
+        JsonNode speakersNode = node.get(SPEAKERS);
+        speakersNode.forEach(jsonNode -> {
+            Set<IpAddress> listenAddresses = Sets.newHashSet();
+            jsonNode.path(PEERS).forEach(addressNode ->
+                    listenAddresses.add(IpAddress.valueOf(addressNode.asText()))
+            );
+            speakers.add(new BgpSpeakerConfig(
+                    ConnectPoint.deviceConnectPoint(jsonNode.path(CONNECT_POINT).asText()),
+                    listenAddresses));
+        });
+
+        return speakers;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Configuration for a BGP speaker.
+     */
+    public static class BgpSpeakerConfig {
+
+        private ConnectPoint connectPoint;
+        private Set<IpAddress> peers;
+
+        public BgpSpeakerConfig(ConnectPoint connectPoint, Set<IpAddress> peers) {
+            this.connectPoint = checkNotNull(connectPoint);
+            this.peers = checkNotNull(peers);
+        }
+
+        public ConnectPoint connectPoint() {
+            return connectPoint;
+        }
+
+        public Set<IpAddress> peers() {
+            return peers;
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
index bbd9560..f8ee21b 100644
--- a/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
@@ -77,7 +77,9 @@
      * Retrieves the entire set of interfaces in the network.
      *
      * @return the set of interfaces
+     * @deprecated in Drake release - use InterfaceService instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     Set<Interface> getInterfaces();
 
     /**
@@ -86,7 +88,7 @@
      *
      * @return the set of connect points connected to BGP peers
      */
-    public Set<ConnectPoint> getBgpPeerConnectPoints();
+    Set<ConnectPoint> getBgpPeerConnectPoints();
 
     /**
      * Retrieves the interface associated with the given connect point.
@@ -94,7 +96,9 @@
      * @param connectPoint the connect point to retrieve interface information
      * for
      * @return the interface
+     * @deprecated in Drake release - use InterfaceService instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     Interface getInterface(ConnectPoint connectPoint);
 
     /**
@@ -102,7 +106,9 @@
      *
      * @param ip IP address of the interface
      * @return the interface
+     * @deprecated in Drake release - use InterfaceService instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     Interface getInterface(IpAddress ip);
 
     /**
@@ -111,7 +117,9 @@
      *
      * @param ipAddress IP address to match
      * @return the matching interface
+     * @deprecated in Drake release - use InterfaceService instead
      */
+    @Deprecated
     Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ipAddress);
 
 }