diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpPeer.java
similarity index 94%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpPeer.java
index 5d89075..47a3520 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpPeer.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpPeer.java
@@ -13,13 +13,14 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetTools;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 
 import java.util.Objects;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@
                    @JsonProperty("attachmentPort") long port,
                    @JsonProperty("ipAddress") String ipAddress) {
         this.connectPoint = new ConnectPoint(
-                DeviceId.deviceId(SdnIpConfigurationReader.dpidToUri(dpid)),
+                DeviceId.deviceId(NetTools.dpidToUri(dpid)),
                 PortNumber.portNumber(port));
         this.ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf(ipAddress);
     }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpSpeaker.java
similarity index 96%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpSpeaker.java
index 6e89b1f..c19ceb6 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/BgpSpeaker.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/BgpSpeaker.java
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonCreator;
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetTools;
 import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
 
 import java.util.List;
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@
         this.name = name;
         this.macAddress = MacAddress.valueOf(macAddress);
         this.connectPoint = new ConnectPoint(
-                DeviceId.deviceId(SdnIpConfigurationReader.dpidToUri(attachmentDpid)),
+                DeviceId.deviceId(NetTools.dpidToUri(attachmentDpid)),
                 PortNumber.portNumber(attachmentPort));
     }
 
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Interface.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/Interface.java
similarity index 98%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Interface.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/Interface.java
index 2179653..7f7547d 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Interface.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/Interface.java
@@ -13,19 +13,18 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
 
-import java.util.Objects;
-import java.util.Set;
-
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;
 import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.InterfaceIpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.PortAddresses;
 
-import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
  * An Interface is a set of addresses that are logically mapped to a switch
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/InterfaceAddress.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/InterfaceAddress.java
similarity index 95%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/InterfaceAddress.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/InterfaceAddress.java
index 7b14735..5fa4d64 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/InterfaceAddress.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/InterfaceAddress.java
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
-
-import java.util.Objects;
-
-import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
-import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
-import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
-import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
 
 import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
 import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetTools;
+import org.onosproject.net.PortNumber;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
 
 /**
  * Represents an address of a {@link BgpSpeaker} configured on an
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@
                             @JsonProperty("interfacePort") int port,
                             @JsonProperty("ipAddress") String ipAddress) {
         this.connectPoint = new ConnectPoint(
-                DeviceId.deviceId(SdnIpConfigurationReader.dpidToUri(dpid)),
+                DeviceId.deviceId(NetTools.dpidToUri(dpid)),
                 PortNumber.portNumber(port));
         this.ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf(ipAddress);
     }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/InterfaceService.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
similarity index 71%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/InterfaceService.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
index 7b821d3..385e99d 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/InterfaceService.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/RoutingConfigurationService.java
@@ -13,18 +13,33 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip;
-
-import java.util.Set;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
 
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
+
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 
 /**
- * Provides information about the interfaces in the network.
+ * Provides information about the routing configuration.
  */
-public interface InterfaceService {
+public interface RoutingConfigurationService {
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of BGP speakers inside the SDN network.
+     *
+     * @return the map of BGP speaker names to BGP speaker objects
+     */
+    public Map<String, BgpSpeaker> getBgpSpeakers();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the list of configured BGP peers.
+     *
+     * @return the map from peer IP address to BgpPeer object
+     */
+    public Map<IpAddress, BgpPeer> getBgpPeers();
+
     /**
      * Retrieves the entire set of interfaces in the network.
      *
@@ -49,4 +64,5 @@
      * @return the matching interface
      */
     Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ipAddress);
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/package-info.java b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/package-info.java
similarity index 93%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/package-info.java
rename to apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/package-info.java
index 7689a2e..7e464da 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/package-info.java
+++ b/apps/routing-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routingapi/config/package-info.java
@@ -17,4 +17,4 @@
 /**
  * SDN-IP configuration services.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routingapi.config;
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Configuration.java b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/Configuration.java
similarity index 93%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Configuration.java
rename to apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/Configuration.java
index 3d917cd..9ae69f8 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/Configuration.java
+++ b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/Configuration.java
@@ -13,13 +13,15 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routing.config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpSpeaker;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.List;
 
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.annotation.JsonProperty;
-
 /**
  * Contains the configuration data for SDN-IP that has been read from a
  * JSON-formatted configuration file.
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java
similarity index 89%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java
rename to apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java
index e6275a6..98b7914 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java
+++ b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptor.java
@@ -13,25 +13,25 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip;
+package org.onosproject.routing.config;
 
-import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
-
-import java.util.Set;
-
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.InterfaceIpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.PortAddresses;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
 /**
- * Provides InterfaceService using PortAddresses data from the HostService.
+ * Adapts PortAddresses data from the HostService into Interface data used by
+ * the routing module.
  */
-public class HostToInterfaceAdaptor implements InterfaceService {
+public class HostToInterfaceAdaptor {
 
     private final HostService hostService;
 
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
         this.hostService = checkNotNull(hostService);
     }
 
-    @Override
     public Set<Interface> getInterfaces() {
         Set<PortAddresses> addresses = hostService.getAddressBindings();
         Set<Interface> interfaces = Sets.newHashSetWithExpectedSize(addresses.size());
@@ -49,7 +48,6 @@
         return interfaces;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public Interface getInterface(ConnectPoint connectPoint) {
         checkNotNull(connectPoint);
 
@@ -65,7 +63,6 @@
         return null;
     }
 
-    @Override
     public Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ipAddress) {
         checkNotNull(ipAddress);
 
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationReader.java b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationImpl.java
similarity index 63%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationReader.java
rename to apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationImpl.java
index b36f421..6ca0155 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationReader.java
+++ b/apps/routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/RoutingConfigurationImpl.java
@@ -13,26 +13,39 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip.config;
+package org.onosproject.routing.config;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.host.HostService;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpSpeaker;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 import java.io.File;
 import java.io.FileNotFoundException;
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
-import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
-import org.slf4j.Logger;
-import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
-
 /**
- * Implementation of SdnIpConfigurationService which reads SDN-IP configuration
- * from a file.
+ * Implementation of RoutingConfigurationService which reads routing
+ * configuration from a file.
  */
-public class SdnIpConfigurationReader implements SdnIpConfigurationService {
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class RoutingConfigurationImpl implements RoutingConfigurationService {
 
     private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());
 
@@ -40,9 +53,21 @@
     private static final String DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE = "sdnip.json";
     private String configFileName = DEFAULT_CONFIG_FILE;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected HostService hostService;
+
     private Map<String, BgpSpeaker> bgpSpeakers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
     private Map<IpAddress, BgpPeer> bgpPeers = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
+    private HostToInterfaceAdaptor hostAdaptor;
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        readConfiguration();
+        hostAdaptor = new HostToInterfaceAdaptor(hostService);
+        log.info("Routing configuration service started");
+    }
+
     /**
      * Reads SDN-IP related information contained in the configuration file.
      *
@@ -87,14 +112,19 @@
         return Collections.unmodifiableMap(bgpPeers);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Converts DPIDs of the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to OpenFlow provider
-     * device URIs.
-     *
-     * @param dpid the DPID string to convert
-     * @return the URI string for this device
-     */
-    static String dpidToUri(String dpid) {
-        return "of:" + dpid.replace(":", "");
+    @Override
+    public Set<Interface> getInterfaces() {
+        return hostAdaptor.getInterfaces();
     }
+
+    @Override
+    public Interface getInterface(ConnectPoint connectPoint) {
+        return hostAdaptor.getInterface(connectPoint);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ipAddress) {
+        return hostAdaptor.getMatchingInterface(ipAddress);
+    }
+
 }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java b/apps/routing/src/test/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java
similarity index 98%
rename from apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java
rename to apps/routing/src/test/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java
index 096e63c..7dd6411 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java
+++ b/apps/routing/src/test/java/org/onosproject/routing/config/HostToInterfaceAdaptorTest.java
@@ -13,20 +13,10 @@
  * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
  * limitations under the License.
  */
-package org.onosproject.sdnip;
+package org.onosproject.routing.config;
 
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
-import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reset;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
-
-import java.util.Collections;
-import java.util.Map;
-import java.util.Set;
-
+import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
 import org.junit.Before;
 import org.junit.Test;
 import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
@@ -39,10 +29,19 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.InterfaceIpAddress;
 import org.onosproject.net.host.PortAddresses;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
 
-import com.google.common.collect.Maps;
-import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.Map;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.createMock;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.expect;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.replay;
+import static org.easymock.EasyMock.reset;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertNull;
+import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;
 
 /**
  * Unit tests for the HostToInterfaceAdaptor class.
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
index 85574b8..b1c9961 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSynchronizer.java
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.FibListener;
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.FibUpdate;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpPeer;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.SdnIpConfigurationService;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -79,8 +79,7 @@
     private volatile boolean isElectedLeader = false;
     private volatile boolean isActivatedLeader = false;
 
-    private final SdnIpConfigurationService configService;
-    private final InterfaceService interfaceService;
+    private final RoutingConfigurationService configService;
 
     /**
      * Class constructor.
@@ -88,18 +87,15 @@
      * @param appId the Application ID
      * @param intentService the intent service
      * @param configService the SDN-IP configuration service
-     * @param interfaceService the interface service
      */
     IntentSynchronizer(ApplicationId appId, IntentService intentService,
-                       SdnIpConfigurationService configService,
-                       InterfaceService interfaceService) {
+                       RoutingConfigurationService configService) {
         this.appId = appId;
         this.intentService = intentService;
         peerIntents = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
         routeIntents = new ConcurrentHashMap<>();
 
         this.configService = configService;
-        this.interfaceService = interfaceService;
 
         bgpIntentsSynchronizerExecutor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor(
                 new ThreadFactoryBuilder()
@@ -289,12 +285,12 @@
             BgpPeer peer =
                     configService.getBgpPeers().get(nextHopIpAddress);
             egressInterface =
-                    interfaceService.getInterface(peer.connectPoint());
+                    configService.getInterface(peer.connectPoint());
         } else {
             // Route to non-peer
             log.debug("Route to non-peer {}", nextHopIpAddress);
             egressInterface =
-                    interfaceService.getMatchingInterface(nextHopIpAddress);
+                    configService.getMatchingInterface(nextHopIpAddress);
             if (egressInterface == null) {
                 log.warn("No outgoing interface found for {}",
                          nextHopIpAddress);
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@
         log.debug("Generating intent for prefix {}, next hop mac {}",
                   prefix, nextHopMacAddress);
 
-        for (Interface intf : interfaceService.getInterfaces()) {
+        for (Interface intf : configService.getInterfaces()) {
             if (!intf.connectPoint().equals(egressInterface.connectPoint())) {
                 ConnectPoint srcPort = intf.connectPoint();
                 ingressPorts.add(srcPort);
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManager.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManager.java
index 93b442d..baad757 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManager.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManager.java
@@ -28,11 +28,11 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpPeer;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpSpeaker;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.InterfaceAddress;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.SdnIpConfigurationService;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpSpeaker;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.InterfaceAddress;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
     private static final short BGP_PORT = 179;
 
     private final IntentSynchronizer intentSynchronizer;
-    private final SdnIpConfigurationService configService;
-    private final InterfaceService interfaceService;
+    private final RoutingConfigurationService configService;
 
     private final ApplicationId appId;
 
@@ -62,23 +61,20 @@
      * @param appId              the application ID
      * @param intentSynchronizer the intent synchronizer
      * @param configService      the SDN-IP config service
-     * @param interfaceService   the interface service
      */
     public PeerConnectivityManager(ApplicationId appId,
                                    IntentSynchronizer intentSynchronizer,
-                                   SdnIpConfigurationService configService,
-                                   InterfaceService interfaceService) {
+                                   RoutingConfigurationService configService) {
         this.appId = appId;
         this.intentSynchronizer = intentSynchronizer;
         this.configService = configService;
-        this.interfaceService = interfaceService;
     }
 
     /**
      * Starts the peer connectivity manager.
      */
     public void start() {
-        if (interfaceService.getInterfaces().isEmpty()) {
+        if (configService.getInterfaces().isEmpty()) {
             log.warn("No interfaces found in configuration file");
         }
 
@@ -142,7 +138,7 @@
         List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses =
                 bgpSpeaker.interfaceAddresses();
 
-        Interface peerInterface = interfaceService.getInterface(
+        Interface peerInterface = configService.getInterface(
                 bgpPeer.connectPoint());
 
         if (peerInterface == null) {
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
index 2f24e15..cf6280d 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/SdnIp.java
@@ -29,10 +29,9 @@
 import org.onosproject.config.NetworkConfigService;
 import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
 import org.onosproject.core.CoreService;
-import org.onosproject.net.host.HostService;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentService;
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.RoutingService;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.SdnIpConfigurationReader;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
 import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
@@ -54,9 +53,6 @@
     protected IntentService intentService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
-    protected HostService hostService;
-
-    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected ClusterService clusterService;
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
@@ -65,6 +61,9 @@
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
     protected RoutingService routingService;
 
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected RoutingConfigurationService config;
+
     //
     // NOTE: Unused reference - needed to guarantee that the
     // NetworkConfigReader component is activated and the network configuration
@@ -74,7 +73,6 @@
     protected NetworkConfigService networkConfigService;
 
     private IntentSynchronizer intentSynchronizer;
-    private SdnIpConfigurationReader config;
     private PeerConnectivityManager peerConnectivity;
 
     private LeadershipEventListener leadershipEventListener =
@@ -87,22 +85,16 @@
         log.info("SDN-IP started");
 
         appId = coreService.registerApplication(SDN_IP_APP);
-        config = new SdnIpConfigurationReader();
-        config.readConfiguration();
 
         localControllerNode = clusterService.getLocalNode();
 
-        InterfaceService interfaceService =
-            new HostToInterfaceAdaptor(hostService);
-
         intentSynchronizer = new IntentSynchronizer(appId, intentService,
-                                                    config, interfaceService);
+                                                    config);
         intentSynchronizer.start();
 
         peerConnectivity = new PeerConnectivityManager(appId,
                                                        intentSynchronizer,
-                                                       config,
-                                                       interfaceService);
+                                                       config);
         peerConnectivity.start();
 
         routingService.start(intentSynchronizer);
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationService.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationService.java
deleted file mode 100644
index 3b86a22..0000000
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/config/SdnIpConfigurationService.java
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,41 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * 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.sdnip.config;
-
-import java.util.Map;
-
-import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
-
-/**
- * Provides information about the BGP elements configured in the network.
- */
-public interface SdnIpConfigurationService {
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the list of BGP speakers inside the SDN network.
-     *
-     * @return the map of BGP speaker names to BGP speaker objects
-     */
-    public Map<String, BgpSpeaker> getBgpSpeakers();
-
-    /**
-     * Gets the list of configured BGP peers.
-     *
-     * @return the map from peer IP address to BgpPeer object
-     */
-    public Map<IpAddress, BgpPeer> getBgpPeers();
-
-}
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
index 857f49a..ffe839f 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/IntentSyncTest.java
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.FibEntry;
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.FibUpdate;
 import org.onosproject.routingapi.RouteEntry;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
 import org.onosproject.sdnip.IntentSynchronizer.IntentKey;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpPeer;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.SdnIpConfigurationService;
 
 import java.util.Collections;
 import java.util.HashMap;
@@ -70,8 +70,7 @@
  */
 public class IntentSyncTest extends AbstractIntentTest {
 
-    private SdnIpConfigurationService sdnIpConfigService;
-    private InterfaceService interfaceService;
+    private RoutingConfigurationService routingConfig;
     private IntentService intentService;
 
     private static final ConnectPoint SW1_ETH1 = new ConnectPoint(
@@ -107,13 +106,19 @@
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
-        setUpInterfaceService();
 
+        routingConfig = createMock(RoutingConfigurationService.class);
+
+        // These will set expectations on routingConfig
+        setUpInterfaceService();
         setUpBgpPeers();
+
+        replay(routingConfig);
+
         intentService = createMock(IntentService.class);
 
         intentSynchronizer = new IntentSynchronizer(APPID, intentService,
-                                                    sdnIpConfigService, interfaceService);
+                                                    routingConfig);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -140,10 +145,7 @@
         peers.put(IpAddress.valueOf(peer1Sw4Eth1),
                   new BgpPeer("00:00:00:00:00:00:00:04", 1, peer1Sw4Eth1));
 
-        sdnIpConfigService = createMock(SdnIpConfigurationService.class);
-        expect(sdnIpConfigService.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
-        replay(sdnIpConfigService);
-
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -151,8 +153,6 @@
      */
     private void setUpInterfaceService() {
 
-        interfaceService = createMock(InterfaceService.class);
-
         Set<Interface> interfaces = Sets.newHashSet();
 
         Set<InterfaceIpAddress> interfaceIpAddresses1 = Sets.newHashSet();
@@ -190,17 +190,16 @@
                                           MacAddress.valueOf("00:00:00:00:00:04"),
                                           VlanId.vlanId((short) 1));
 
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(SW4_ETH1)).andReturn(sw4Eth1).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(SW4_ETH1)).andReturn(
+                sw4Eth1).anyTimes();
         interfaces.add(sw4Eth1);
 
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(SW1_ETH1)).andReturn(
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(SW1_ETH1)).andReturn(
                 sw1Eth1).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(SW2_ETH1)).andReturn(
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(SW2_ETH1)).andReturn(
                 sw2Eth1).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(SW3_ETH1)).andReturn(
-                sw3Eth1).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterfaces()).andReturn(interfaces).anyTimes();
-        replay(interfaceService);
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(SW3_ETH1)).andReturn(sw3Eth1).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterfaces()).andReturn(interfaces).anyTimes();
     }
 
     /**
@@ -517,7 +516,7 @@
 
         // Set up expectation
         reset(intentService);
-        Set<Intent> intents = new HashSet<Intent>();
+        Set<Intent> intents = new HashSet<>();
         intents.add(intent1);
         expect(intentService.getIntentState(intent1.key()))
                 .andReturn(IntentState.INSTALLED).anyTimes();
@@ -584,9 +583,9 @@
                 DefaultTrafficTreatment.builder();
         treatmentBuilder.setEthDst(MacAddress.valueOf(nextHopMacAddress));
 
-        Set<ConnectPoint> ingressPoints = new HashSet<ConnectPoint>();
-        for (Interface intf : interfaceService.getInterfaces()) {
-            if (!intf.equals(interfaceService.getInterface(egressPoint))) {
+        Set<ConnectPoint> ingressPoints = new HashSet<>();
+        for (Interface intf : routingConfig.getInterfaces()) {
+            if (!intf.equals(routingConfig.getInterface(egressPoint))) {
                 ConnectPoint srcPort = intf.connectPoint();
                 ingressPoints.add(srcPort);
             }
diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
index ed703b9..b3678c4 100644
--- a/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
+++ b/apps/sdnip/src/test/java/org/onosproject/sdnip/PeerConnectivityManagerTest.java
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.Intent;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.IntentService;
 import org.onosproject.net.intent.PointToPointIntent;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpPeer;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.BgpSpeaker;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.Interface;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.InterfaceAddress;
-import org.onosproject.sdnip.config.SdnIpConfigurationService;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpPeer;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.BgpSpeaker;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.Interface;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.InterfaceAddress;
+import org.onosproject.routingapi.config.RoutingConfigurationService;
 
 import java.util.ArrayList;
 import java.util.Collections;
@@ -75,8 +75,7 @@
 
     private PeerConnectivityManager peerConnectivityManager;
     private IntentSynchronizer intentSynchronizer;
-    private SdnIpConfigurationService configInfoService;
-    private InterfaceService interfaceService;
+    private RoutingConfigurationService routingConfig;
     private IntentService intentService;
 
     private Map<String, BgpSpeaker> bgpSpeakers;
@@ -114,6 +113,9 @@
     @Before
     public void setUp() throws Exception {
         super.setUp();
+        routingConfig = createMock(RoutingConfigurationService.class);
+
+        // These will set expectations on routingConfig
         bgpSpeakers = Collections.unmodifiableMap(setUpBgpSpeakers());
         interfaces = Collections.unmodifiableMap(setUpInterfaces());
         peers = Collections.unmodifiableMap(setUpPeers());
@@ -135,8 +137,7 @@
                 "bgpSpeaker1",
                 "00:00:00:00:00:00:00:01", 100,
                 "00:00:00:00:00:01");
-        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses1 =
-                new LinkedList<InterfaceAddress>();
+        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses1 = new LinkedList<>();
         interfaceAddresses1.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid1, 1, "192.168.10.101"));
         interfaceAddresses1.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid2, 1, "192.168.20.101"));
         bgpSpeaker1.setInterfaceAddresses(interfaceAddresses1);
@@ -147,8 +148,7 @@
                 "bgpSpeaker2",
                 "00:00:00:00:00:00:00:01", 100,
                 "00:00:00:00:00:02");
-        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses2 =
-                new LinkedList<InterfaceAddress>();
+        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses2 = new LinkedList<>();
         interfaceAddresses2.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid1, 1, "192.168.10.102"));
         interfaceAddresses2.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid2, 1, "192.168.20.102"));
         bgpSpeaker2.setInterfaceAddresses(interfaceAddresses2);
@@ -158,8 +158,7 @@
                 "bgpSpeaker3",
                 "00:00:00:00:00:00:00:02", 100,
                 "00:00:00:00:00:03");
-        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses3 =
-                new LinkedList<InterfaceAddress>();
+        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses3 = new LinkedList<>();
         interfaceAddresses3.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid1, 1, "192.168.10.103"));
         interfaceAddresses3.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid2, 1, "192.168.20.103"));
         bgpSpeaker3.setInterfaceAddresses(interfaceAddresses3);
@@ -198,22 +197,19 @@
                 VlanId.NONE);
         configuredInterfaces.put(interfaceSw2Eth1, intfsw2eth1);
 
-        interfaceService = createMock(InterfaceService.class);
-
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(s1Eth1))
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(s1Eth1))
                 .andReturn(intfsw1eth1).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(s2Eth1))
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(s2Eth1))
                 .andReturn(intfsw2eth1).anyTimes();
 
         // Non-existent interface used during one of the tests
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(new ConnectPoint(
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(new ConnectPoint(
                     DeviceId.deviceId(SdnIp.dpidToUri("00:00:00:00:00:00:01:00")),
                     PortNumber.portNumber(1))))
                     .andReturn(null).anyTimes();
 
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
                 Sets.newHashSet(configuredInterfaces.values())).anyTimes();
-        replay(interfaceService);
 
         return configuredInterfaces;
     }
@@ -250,7 +246,7 @@
      */
     private List<PointToPointIntent> setUpIntentList() {
 
-        intentList = new ArrayList<PointToPointIntent>();
+        intentList = new ArrayList<>();
 
         setUpBgpIntents();
         setUpIcmpIntents();
@@ -538,23 +534,21 @@
      */
     private void initPeerConnectivity() throws TestUtilsException {
 
-        configInfoService = createMock(SdnIpConfigurationService.class);
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
-        replay(configInfoService);
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
+        replay(routingConfig);
 
         intentService = createMock(IntentService.class);
         replay(intentService);
 
         intentSynchronizer = new IntentSynchronizer(APPID, intentService,
-                                                    configInfoService,
-                                                    interfaceService);
+                                                    routingConfig);
         intentSynchronizer.leaderChanged(true);
         TestUtils.setField(intentSynchronizer, "isActivatedLeader", true);
 
         peerConnectivityManager =
             new PeerConnectivityManager(APPID, intentSynchronizer,
-                                        configInfoService, interfaceService);
+                                        routingConfig);
     }
 
     /**
@@ -587,19 +581,17 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testNullInterfaces() {
-        reset(interfaceService);
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
+        reset(routingConfig);
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
                 Sets.<Interface>newHashSet()).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(s2Eth1))
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(s2Eth1))
                 .andReturn(null).anyTimes();
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterface(s1Eth1))
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterface(s1Eth1))
         .andReturn(null).anyTimes();
-        replay(interfaceService);
 
-        reset(configInfoService);
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
-        replay(configInfoService);
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
+        replay(routingConfig);
 
         reset(intentService);
         replay(intentService);
@@ -612,17 +604,13 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testNullBgpPeers() {
-        reset(interfaceService);
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
+        reset(routingConfig);
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
                 Sets.newHashSet(interfaces.values())).anyTimes();
-        replay(interfaceService);
 
-        reset(configInfoService);
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(
-                new HashMap<IpAddress, BgpPeer>()).anyTimes();
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(
-                bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
-        replay(configInfoService);
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(new HashMap<>()).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(bgpSpeakers).anyTimes();
+        replay(routingConfig);
 
         reset(intentService);
         replay(intentService);
@@ -635,17 +623,14 @@
      */
     @Test
     public void testNullBgpSpeakers() {
-        reset(interfaceService);
-        expect(interfaceService.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
+        reset(routingConfig);
+        expect(routingConfig.getInterfaces()).andReturn(
                 Sets.newHashSet(interfaces.values())).anyTimes();
-        replay(interfaceService);
 
-        reset(configInfoService);
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(
-                peers).anyTimes();
-        expect(configInfoService.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpPeers()).andReturn(peers).anyTimes();
+        expect(routingConfig.getBgpSpeakers()).andReturn(
                 Collections.emptyMap()).anyTimes();
-        replay(configInfoService);
+        replay(routingConfig);
 
         reset(intentService);
         replay(intentService);
@@ -676,8 +661,7 @@
                 "bgpSpeaker100",
                 "00:00:00:00:00:00:01:00", 100,
                 "00:00:00:00:01:00");
-        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses100 =
-                new LinkedList<InterfaceAddress>();
+        List<InterfaceAddress> interfaceAddresses100 = new LinkedList<>();
         interfaceAddresses100.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid1, 1, "192.168.10.201"));
         interfaceAddresses100.add(new InterfaceAddress(dpid2, 1, "192.168.20.201"));
         bgpSpeaker100.setInterfaceAddresses(interfaceAddresses100);
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTools.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTools.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fc56188
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/NetTools.java
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*
+ * 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.net;
+
+/**
+ * Networking domain tools.
+ */
+public final class NetTools {
+
+    private NetTools() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts DPIDs of the form xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx to OpenFlow provider
+     * device URIs. The is helpful for converting DPIDs coming from configuration
+     * or REST to URIs that the core understands.
+     *
+     * @param dpid the DPID string to convert
+     * @return the URI string for this device
+     */
+    public static String dpidToUri(String dpid) {
+        return "of:" + dpid.replace(":", "");
+    }
+}