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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.cli.net.vnet;
+
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Argument;
+import org.apache.karaf.shell.commands.Command;
+import org.onosproject.cli.AbstractShellCommand;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.TenantId;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.VirtualNetworkAdminService;
+
+/**
+ * Creates a new virtual network.
+ */
+@Command(scope = "onos", name = "vnet-create",
+        description = "Creates a new virtual network.")
+public class VirtualNetworkCreateCommand extends AbstractShellCommand {
+
+    @Argument(index = 0, name = "id", description = "Tenant ID",
+            required = true, multiValued = false)
+    String id = null;
+
+    @Override
+    protected void execute() {
+        VirtualNetworkAdminService service = get(VirtualNetworkAdminService.class);
+        service.createVirtualNetwork(TenantId.tenantId(id));
+        print("Virtual network successfully created.");
+    }
+}