diff --git a/drivers/cisco/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/cisco/PortGetterCiscoIosImpl.java b/drivers/cisco/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/cisco/PortGetterCiscoIosImpl.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present 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.drivers.cisco;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.PortDiscovery;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.driver.AbstractHandlerBehaviour;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfController;
+import org.onosproject.netconf.NetconfSession;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+/**
+ * Retrieves the ports from Cisco IOS devices via netconf.
+ */
+public class PortGetterCiscoIosImpl extends AbstractHandlerBehaviour
+        implements PortDiscovery {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+    private String interfaces;
+
+    @Override
+    public List<PortDescription> getPorts() {
+        NetconfController controller = checkNotNull(handler().get(NetconfController.class));
+        NetconfSession session = controller.getDevicesMap().get(handler().data().deviceId()).getSession();
+        try {
+            interfaces = session.get(showInterfacesRequestBuilder());
+        } catch (IOException e) {
+            log.error("Failed to retrieve Interfaces");
+            return ImmutableList.of();
+        }
+        return ImmutableList.copyOf(TextBlockParserCisco.parseCiscoIosPorts(interfaces));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builds a request crafted to get the configuration required to create port
+     * descriptions for the device.
+     *
+     * @return The request string.
+     */
+    private String showInterfacesRequestBuilder() {
+        //Message ID is injected later.
+        StringBuilder rpc = new StringBuilder("<rpc xmlns=\"urn:ietf:params:xml:ns:netconf:base:1.0\">");
+        rpc.append("<get>");
+        rpc.append("<filter>");
+        rpc.append("<config-format-text-block>");
+        rpc.append("<text-filter-spec> | include exp_to_match_run_conf </text-filter-spec>");
+        rpc.append("</config-format-text-block>");
+        rpc.append("<oper-data-format-text-block>");
+        rpc.append("<show>interfaces</show>");
+        rpc.append("</oper-data-format-text-block>");
+        rpc.append("</filter>");
+        rpc.append("</get>");
+        rpc.append("</rpc>]]>]]>");
+        return rpc.toString();
+    }
+
+}
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diff --git a/drivers/cisco/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/cisco/TextBlockParserCisco.java b/drivers/cisco/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/cisco/TextBlockParserCisco.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present 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.drivers.cisco;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Lists;
+import org.onosproject.net.AnnotationKeys;
+import org.onosproject.net.DefaultAnnotations;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.DefaultPortDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+
+import java.util.Arrays;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import static org.onosproject.net.Port.Type;
+
+/**
+ *Parser for Netconf configurations and replys as plain text.
+ */
+public final class TextBlockParserCisco {
+
+    private static final String BANDWIDTH = "BW ";
+    private static final String SPEED = " Kbit/sec";
+    private static final String ETHERNET = "Eth";
+    private static final String FASTETHERNET = "Fas";
+    private static final String GIGABITETHERNET = "Gig";
+    private static final String FDDI = "Fdd";
+    private static final String POS = "POS";
+    private static final String SERIAL = "Ser";
+    private static final List INTERFACES = Arrays.asList(ETHERNET, FASTETHERNET, GIGABITETHERNET, SERIAL, FDDI, POS);
+    private static final List FIBERINTERFACES = Arrays.asList(FDDI, POS);
+
+    private static final String NEWLINE_SPLITTER = "\n";
+    private static final String PORT_DELIMITER = "/";
+    private static final String SPACE = " ";
+    private static final String IS_UP = "is up, line protocol is up";
+
+
+    private TextBlockParserCisco() {
+        //not called, preventing any allocation
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Calls methods to create information about Ports.
+     * @param interfacesReply the interfaces as plain text
+     * @return the Port description list
+     */
+    public static List<PortDescription> parseCiscoIosPorts(String interfacesReply) {
+        String parentInterface;
+        String[] parentArray;
+        String tempString;
+        List<PortDescription> portDesc = Lists.newArrayList();
+        int interfacesCounter = interfacesCounterMethod(interfacesReply);
+        for (int i = 0; i < interfacesCounter; i++) {
+            parentInterface = parentInterfaceMethod(interfacesReply);
+            portDesc.add(findPortInfo(parentInterface));
+            parentArray = parentInterface.split(SPACE);
+            tempString = parentArray[0] + SPACE;
+            interfacesReply = interfacesReply.replace(tempString, SPACE + tempString);
+        }
+        return portDesc;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates the port information object.
+     * @param interfaceTree the interfaces as plain text
+     * @return the Port description object
+     */
+    private static DefaultPortDescription findPortInfo(String interfaceTree) {
+        String[] textStr = interfaceTree.split(NEWLINE_SPLITTER);
+        String[] firstLine = textStr[0].split(SPACE);
+        String firstWord = firstLine[0];
+        Type type = getPortType(textStr);
+        boolean isEnabled = getIsEnabled(textStr);
+        String port = getPort(textStr);
+        long portSpeed = getPortSpeed(textStr);
+        DefaultAnnotations.Builder annotations = DefaultAnnotations.builder()
+                .set(AnnotationKeys.PORT_NAME, firstWord);
+        return port == "-1" ? null : new DefaultPortDescription(PortNumber.portNumber(port),
+                                                                isEnabled, type, portSpeed, annotations.build());
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Counts the number of existing interfaces.
+     * @param interfacesReply the interfaces as plain text
+     * @return interfaces counter
+     */
+    private static int interfacesCounterMethod(String interfacesReply) {
+        int counter;
+        String first3Characters;
+        String[] textStr = interfacesReply.split(NEWLINE_SPLITTER);
+        int lastLine = textStr.length - 1;
+        counter = 0;
+        for (int i = 1; i < lastLine; i++) {
+            first3Characters = textStr[i].substring(0, 3);
+            if (INTERFACES.contains(first3Characters)) {
+                counter++;
+            }
+        }
+        return counter;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Parses the text and seperates to Parent Interfaces.
+     * @param interfacesReply the interfaces as plain text
+     * @return Parent interface
+     */
+    private static String parentInterfaceMethod(String interfacesReply) {
+        String firstCharacter;
+        String first3Characters;
+        boolean isChild = false;
+        StringBuilder anInterface = new StringBuilder("");
+        String[] textStr = interfacesReply.split("\\n");
+        int lastLine = textStr.length - 1;
+        for (int i = 1; i < lastLine; i++) {
+            firstCharacter = textStr[i].substring(0, 1);
+            first3Characters = textStr[i].substring(0, 3);
+            if (!(firstCharacter.equals(SPACE)) && isChild) {
+                break;
+            } else if (firstCharacter.equals(SPACE) && isChild) {
+                anInterface.append(textStr[i] + NEWLINE_SPLITTER);
+            } else if (INTERFACES.contains(first3Characters)) {
+                isChild = true;
+                anInterface.append(textStr[i] + NEWLINE_SPLITTER);
+            }
+        }
+        return anInterface.toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the port type for an interface.
+     * @param textStr interface splitted as an array
+     * @return Port type
+     */
+    private static Type getPortType(String[] textStr) {
+        String first3Characters;
+        first3Characters = textStr[0].substring(0, 3);
+        return FIBERINTERFACES.contains(first3Characters) ? Type.FIBER : Type.COPPER;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the state for an interface.
+     * @param textStr interface splitted as an array
+     * @return isEnabled state
+     */
+    private static boolean getIsEnabled(String[] textStr) {
+        return textStr[0].contains(IS_UP);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the port number for an interface.
+     * @param textStr interface splitted as an array
+     * @return port number
+     */
+    private static String getPort(String[] textStr) {
+        String port;
+        try {
+            if (textStr[0].indexOf(PORT_DELIMITER) > 0) {
+                port = textStr[0].substring(textStr[0].lastIndexOf(PORT_DELIMITER) + 1,
+                                            textStr[0].indexOf(SPACE));
+            } else {
+                port = "-1";
+            }
+        } catch (RuntimeException e) {
+            port = "-1";
+        }
+        return port;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Get the port speed for an interface.
+     * @param textStr interface splitted as an array
+     * @return port speed
+     */
+    private static long getPortSpeed(String[] textStr) {
+        long portSpeed = 0;
+        String result;
+        int lastLine = textStr.length - 1;
+        for (int i = 0; i < lastLine; i++) {
+            if ((textStr[i].indexOf(BANDWIDTH) > 0) && (textStr[i].indexOf(SPEED) > 0)) {
+                result = textStr[i].substring(textStr[i].indexOf(BANDWIDTH) + 3, textStr[i].indexOf(SPEED));
+                portSpeed = Long.valueOf(result);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+        return portSpeed;
+    }
+
+}