diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfig.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfig.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.net.behaviour.protection;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.BaseConfig;
+
+// FIXME Move this to Protection handling Intent related package?
+/**
+ * Config object for protection end-point.
+ * <p>
+ * Contains equivalent of {@link ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription}.
+ */
+public class ProtectionConfig
+        extends BaseConfig<DeviceId> {
+
+    /**
+     * {@value #CONFIG_KEY} : a netcfg ConfigKey for {@link ProtectionConfig}.
+     */
+    public static final String CONFIG_KEY = "protection";
+
+    /**
+     * JSON key for paths.
+     * <p>
+     * Value is list of {@link TransportEndpointDescription} in JSON.
+     */
+    private static final String PATHS = "paths";
+    /**
+     * JSON key for Peer {@link DeviceId}.
+     */
+    private static final String PEER = "peer";
+    private static final String FINGERPRINT = "fingerprint";
+
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isValid() {
+        return isString(PEER, FieldPresence.MANDATORY) &&
+               isString(FINGERPRINT, FieldPresence.MANDATORY) &&
+               hasField(PATHS);
+    }
+
+
+    /**
+     * Returns List of underlying transport entity endpoints in priority order.
+     *
+     * @return the transport entity endpoint descriptions
+     */
+    public List<TransportEndpointDescription> paths() {
+        return getList(PATHS,
+                       jsonStr -> decode(jsonStr, TransportEndpointDescription.class));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the List of underlying transport entity endpoints in priority order.
+     *
+     * @param paths the transport entity endpoint descriptions
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public ProtectionConfig paths(List<TransportEndpointDescription> paths) {
+        setList(PATHS,
+                elm -> encode(elm, TransportEndpointDescription.class).toString(),
+                paths);
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns DeviceId of remote peer of this endpoint.
+     *
+     * @return the peer
+     */
+    public DeviceId peer() {
+        return DeviceId.deviceId(get(PEER, ""));
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the DeviceId of remote peer of this endpoint.
+     *
+     * @param peer DeviceId
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public ProtectionConfig peer(DeviceId peer) {
+        setOrClear(PEER, peer.toString());
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns fingerprint to identify this protected transport entity.
+     *
+     * @return the fingerprint
+     */
+    public String fingerprint() {
+        return get(FINGERPRINT, "");
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets the fingerprint to identify this protected transport entity.
+     *
+     * @param fingerprint the fingerprint
+     * @return self
+     */
+    public ProtectionConfig fingerprint(String fingerprint) {
+        setOrClear(FINGERPRINT, checkNotNull(fingerprint));
+        return this;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns equivalent of this Config as {@link ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription}.
+     *
+     * @return {@link ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription}
+     */
+    public ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription asDescription() {
+        return ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription.of(paths(), peer(), fingerprint());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return object.toString();
+    }
+}