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
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..94ed965
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfig.java
@@ -0,0 +1,136 @@
+/*
+ * 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();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/BaseConfig.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/BaseConfig.java
index 33d485f..5f87ed1 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/BaseConfig.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/BaseConfig.java
@@ -37,8 +37,7 @@
     extends Config<S>
     implements CodecContext {
 
-    // might need to make it non-final for unit testing
-    private static final ServiceDirectory SERVICES = new DefaultServiceDirectory();
+    private static ServiceDirectory services = new DefaultServiceDirectory();
     private static final Logger log = getLogger(BaseConfig.class);
 
     @Override
@@ -48,7 +47,7 @@
 
     @Override
     public <T> T getService(Class<T> serviceClass) {
-        return SERVICES.get(serviceClass);
+        return services.get(serviceClass);
     }
 
     @Override
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
index a3824c8..9cea1b9 100644
--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/Config.java
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.function.Function;
+import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkState;
@@ -358,11 +359,28 @@
     protected <T> List<T> getList(String name, Function<String, T> function) {
         List<T> list = Lists.newArrayList();
         ArrayNode arrayNode = (ArrayNode) object.path(name);
-        arrayNode.forEach(i -> list.add(function.apply(i.asText())));
+        arrayNode.forEach(i -> list.add(function.apply(asString(i))));
         return list;
     }
 
     /**
+     * Converts JSON node to a String.
+     * <p>
+     * If the {@code node} was a text node, text is returned as-is,
+     * all other node type will be converted to String by toString().
+     *
+     * @param node JSON node to convert
+     * @return String representation
+     */
+    private static String asString(JsonNode node) {
+        if (node.isTextual()) {
+            return node.asText();
+        } else {
+            return node.toString();
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Gets the specified array property as a list of items.
      *
      * @param name         property name
@@ -378,11 +396,30 @@
             return defaultValue;
         }
         ArrayNode arrayNode = (ArrayNode) jsonNode;
-        arrayNode.forEach(i -> list.add(function.apply(i.asText())));
+        arrayNode.forEach(i -> list.add(function.apply(asString(i))));
         return list;
     }
 
     /**
+     * Sets the specified property as an array of items in a given collection
+     * transformed into a String with supplied {@code function}.
+     *
+     * @param name       propertyName
+     * @param function   to transform item to a String
+     * @param value list of items
+     * @param <T>        type of items
+     * @return self
+     */
+    protected <T> Config<S> setList(String name,
+                                    Function<? super T, String> function,
+                                    List<T> value) {
+        Collection<String> mapped = value.stream()
+                            .map(function)
+                            .collect(Collectors.toList());
+        return setOrClear(name, mapped);
+    }
+
+    /**
      * Sets the specified property as an array of items in a given collection or
      * clears it if null is given.
      *
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/ProtectionEndpointIntent.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/ProtectionEndpointIntent.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..518db0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/intent/ProtectionEndpointIntent.java
@@ -0,0 +1,181 @@
+/*
+ * 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.intent;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+import javax.annotation.concurrent.Immutable;
+
+import org.onosproject.core.ApplicationId;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.NetworkResource;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.protection.ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+/**
+ * Installable Intent for the ProtectionEndpoint (head/tail).
+ */
+@Immutable
+@Beta
+public class ProtectionEndpointIntent extends Intent {
+
+    private final DeviceId deviceId;
+    private final ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription description;
+
+
+    protected ProtectionEndpointIntent(ApplicationId appId, Key key,
+                                    Collection<NetworkResource> resources,
+                                    int priority,
+                                    DeviceId deviceId,
+                                    ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription description) {
+        super(appId, key, resources, priority);
+
+        this.deviceId = checkNotNull(deviceId);
+        this.description = checkNotNull(description);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the identifier of the device to be configured.
+     *
+     * @return the deviceId
+     */
+    public DeviceId deviceId() {
+        return deviceId;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the description of this protection endpoint.
+     *
+     * @return the description
+     */
+    public ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription description() {
+        return description;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean isInstallable() {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("id", id())
+                .add("key", key())
+                .add("appId", appId())
+                .add("priority", priority())
+                .add("resources", resources())
+                .add("deviceId", deviceId)
+                .add("description", description)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns a new {@link ProtectionEndpointIntent} builder.
+     *
+     * @return the builder
+     */
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Builder for {@link ProtectionEndpointIntent}.
+     */
+    public static class Builder extends Intent.Builder {
+
+        private DeviceId deviceId;
+        private ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription description;
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new empty builder.
+         */
+        protected Builder() {
+            resources = ImmutableList.of();
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Creates a new builder pre-populated with the information in the given
+         * intent.
+         *
+         * @param intent initial intent
+         */
+        protected Builder(ProtectionEndpointIntent intent) {
+            super(intent);
+        }
+
+        // TODO remove these overrides
+        @Override
+        public Builder key(Key key) {
+            super.key(key);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Builder appId(ApplicationId appId) {
+            super.appId(appId);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Builder resources(Collection<NetworkResource> resources) {
+            super.resources(resources);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Builder priority(int priority) {
+            super.priority(priority);
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder deviceId(DeviceId deviceId) {
+            this.deviceId = deviceId;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public Builder description(ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription description) {
+            this.description = description;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        public ProtectionEndpointIntent build() {
+            checkNotNull(key, "Key inherited from origin Intent expected.");
+            return new ProtectionEndpointIntent(appId,
+                                                key,
+                                                resources,
+                                                priority,
+                                                deviceId,
+                                                description);
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+
+    /*
+     * For serialization.
+     */
+    @SuppressWarnings("unused")
+    private ProtectionEndpointIntent() {
+        this.deviceId = null;
+        this.description = null;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
index cd0e7ae..67066a0 100644
--- a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/CodecManager.java
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 import org.onosproject.net.DisjointPath;
 import org.onosproject.net.FilteredConnectPoint;
 import org.onosproject.net.Port;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.protection.TransportEndpointDescription;
 import org.onosproject.net.device.PortStatistics;
 import org.onosproject.net.driver.Driver;
 import org.onosproject.net.flow.FlowEntry;
@@ -167,6 +168,7 @@
         registerCodec(ProtocolStatInfo.class, new ProtocolStatInfoCodec());
         registerCodec(FlowStatInfo.class, new FlowStatInfoCodec());
         registerCodec(FilteredConnectPoint.class, new FilteredConnectPointCodec());
+        registerCodec(TransportEndpointDescription.class, new TransportEndpointDescriptionCodec());
         log.info("Started");
     }
 
diff --git a/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/TransportEndpointDescriptionCodec.java b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/TransportEndpointDescriptionCodec.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9019d66
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/common/src/main/java/org/onosproject/codec/impl/TransportEndpointDescriptionCodec.java
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+/*
+ * 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.codec.impl;
+
+import org.onosproject.codec.CodecContext;
+import org.onosproject.codec.JsonCodec;
+import org.onosproject.net.FilteredConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.protection.TransportEndpointDescription;
+import org.onosproject.net.behaviour.protection.TransportEndpointDescription.Builder;
+
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.ObjectNode;
+
+/**
+ * JSON Codec for {@link TransportEndpointDescription}.
+ */
+public class TransportEndpointDescriptionCodec
+    extends JsonCodec<TransportEndpointDescription> {
+
+    private static final String OUTPUT = "output";
+    private static final String ENABLED = "enabled";
+
+    @Override
+    public TransportEndpointDescription decode(ObjectNode json,
+                                               CodecContext context) {
+
+        Builder builder = TransportEndpointDescription.builder();
+        builder.withEnabled(json.get(ENABLED).asBoolean(true));
+        builder.withOutput(context.decode(json.get(OUTPUT), FilteredConnectPoint.class));
+
+        return builder.build();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public ObjectNode encode(TransportEndpointDescription entity,
+                             CodecContext context) {
+        ObjectNode node = context.mapper().createObjectNode();
+        node.put(ENABLED, entity.isEnabled());
+        node.set(OUTPUT, context.encode(entity.output(), FilteredConnectPoint.class));
+        return node;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfigTest.java b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfigTest.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..946e86b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/net/src/test/java/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/ProtectionConfigTest.java
@@ -0,0 +1,207 @@
+/*
+ * 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 org.hamcrest.Matchers.is;
+import static org.junit.Assert.*;
+import static org.onosproject.net.PortNumber.portNumber;
+
+import java.io.IOException;
+import java.io.InputStream;
+import java.util.List;
+import org.junit.AfterClass;
+import org.junit.Before;
+import org.junit.BeforeClass;
+import org.junit.Test;
+import org.onlab.junit.TestUtils;
+import org.onlab.junit.TestUtils.TestUtilsException;
+import org.onlab.osgi.ServiceDirectory;
+import org.onlab.osgi.TestServiceDirectory;
+import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
+import org.onosproject.codec.CodecService;
+import org.onosproject.codec.impl.CodecManager;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.FilteredConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.BaseConfig;
+import org.onosproject.net.config.ConfigApplyDelegate;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.DefaultTrafficSelector;
+import org.onosproject.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.core.JsonProcessingException;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.DeserializationFeature;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.ObjectMapper;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.JsonNodeFactory;
+import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.node.NumericNode;
+import com.google.common.collect.ImmutableList;
+
+public class ProtectionConfigTest {
+
+    private static TestServiceDirectory directory;
+    private static ServiceDirectory original;
+
+
+    // no-op
+    private ConfigApplyDelegate delegate = cfg -> { };
+
+
+    private final DeviceId did = DeviceId.deviceId("of:0000000000000001");
+    private final String fingerprint = "(IntentKey_XYZW)";
+    private final DeviceId peer = DeviceId.deviceId("of:0000000000000002");
+
+
+    private final ConnectPoint workingCp = new ConnectPoint(did, portNumber(1));
+    private final ConnectPoint backupCp = new ConnectPoint(did, portNumber(2));
+
+    private final TrafficSelector vlan100 = DefaultTrafficSelector.builder()
+            .matchVlanId(VlanId.vlanId((short) 100))
+            .build();
+
+
+    private final TransportEndpointDescription working
+        = TransportEndpointDescription.builder()
+            .withOutput(new FilteredConnectPoint(workingCp, vlan100))
+            .withEnabled(true)
+            .build();
+
+
+    private final TransportEndpointDescription backup
+        = TransportEndpointDescription.builder()
+            .withOutput(new FilteredConnectPoint(backupCp, vlan100))
+            .withEnabled(true)
+            .build();
+
+    private final List<TransportEndpointDescription> paths
+        = ImmutableList.of(working, backup);
+
+    private final ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription descr
+        = ProtectedTransportEndpointDescription.of(paths,
+                                                   did,
+                                                   fingerprint);
+
+
+    private ProtectionConfig sut;
+
+    private ObjectMapper mapper;
+
+    /**
+     * {@value #SAMPLE_JSON_PATH} after parsing.
+     */
+    private JsonNode node;
+
+    @BeforeClass
+    public static void setUpClass() throws TestUtilsException {
+        directory = new TestServiceDirectory();
+
+        CodecManager codecService = new CodecManager();
+        codecService.activate();
+        directory.add(CodecService.class, codecService);
+
+        // replace service directory used by BaseConfig
+        original = TestUtils.getField(BaseConfig.class, "services");
+        TestUtils.setField(BaseConfig.class, "services", directory);
+    }
+
+    @AfterClass
+    public static void tearDownClass() throws TestUtilsException {
+        TestUtils.setField(BaseConfig.class, "services", original);
+    }
+
+    @Before
+    public void setUp() throws JsonProcessingException, IOException, TestUtilsException {
+
+        mapper = new ObjectMapper();
+        // Jackson configuration for ease of Numeric node comparison
+        // - treat integral number node as long node
+        mapper.enable(DeserializationFeature.USE_LONG_FOR_INTS);
+        mapper.setNodeFactory(new JsonNodeFactory(false) {
+            @Override
+            public NumericNode numberNode(int v) {
+                return super.numberNode((long) v);
+            }
+            @Override
+            public NumericNode numberNode(short v) {
+                return super.numberNode((long) v);
+            }
+        });
+
+        InputStream stream = ProtectionConfigTest.class
+                                .getResourceAsStream("protection_config.json");
+        JsonNode tree = mapper.readTree(stream);
+
+        node = tree.path("devices")
+                            .path(did.toString())
+                            .path(ProtectionConfig.CONFIG_KEY);
+        assertTrue(node.isObject());
+
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void readTest() {
+        sut = new ProtectionConfig();
+        sut.init(did, ProtectionConfig.CONFIG_KEY, node, mapper, delegate);
+
+        assertThat(sut.subject(), is(did));
+        assertThat(sut.paths().size(), is(2));
+
+        TransportEndpointDescription readWorking = sut.paths().get(0);
+        assertThat(readWorking.isEnabled(), is(true));
+        assertThat(readWorking.output().connectPoint(), is(workingCp));
+        assertThat(readWorking.output().trafficSelector(), is(vlan100));
+
+        TransportEndpointDescription readBackup = sut.paths().get(1);
+        assertThat(readBackup.isEnabled(), is(true));
+        assertThat(readBackup.output().connectPoint(), is(backupCp));
+        assertThat(readBackup.output().trafficSelector(), is(vlan100));
+
+        assertThat(sut.fingerprint(), is(fingerprint));
+        assertThat(sut.peer(), is(peer));
+    }
+
+    @Test
+    public void writeTest() throws JsonProcessingException, IOException {
+        ProtectionConfig w = new ProtectionConfig();
+        w.init(did, ProtectionConfig.CONFIG_KEY, mapper.createObjectNode(), mapper, delegate);
+
+        // write fields
+        w.paths(paths);
+        w.fingerprint(fingerprint);
+        w.peer(peer);
+
+        // reparse JSON
+        JsonNode r = mapper.readTree(w.node().toString());
+
+        sut = new ProtectionConfig();
+        sut.init(did, ProtectionConfig.CONFIG_KEY, r, mapper, delegate);
+
+        // verify equivalence
+        assertThat(sut.paths().size(), is(2));
+
+        TransportEndpointDescription readWorking = sut.paths().get(0);
+        assertThat(readWorking.isEnabled(), is(true));
+        assertThat(readWorking.output().connectPoint(), is(workingCp));
+        assertThat(readWorking.output().trafficSelector(), is(vlan100));
+
+        TransportEndpointDescription readBackup = sut.paths().get(1);
+        assertThat(readBackup.isEnabled(), is(true));
+        assertThat(readBackup.output().connectPoint(), is(backupCp));
+        assertThat(readBackup.output().trafficSelector(), is(vlan100));
+
+
+        assertThat(sut.fingerprint(), is(fingerprint));
+        assertThat(sut.peer(), is(peer));
+    }
+}
diff --git a/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/protection_config.json b/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/protection_config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d75dfe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/core/net/src/test/resources/org/onosproject/net/behaviour/protection/protection_config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+  "devices" : {
+    "of:0000000000000001" : {
+      "protection" : {
+        "paths" : [
+          {
+            "output" : {
+              "connectPoint" : { "device" : "of:0000000000000001", "port" : "1" },
+              "trafficSelector" : { "criteria" : [ {"type" : "VLAN_VID", "vlanId" : 100 }]}
+            },
+            "enabled" : true
+          },
+          {
+            "output" : {
+              "connectPoint" : { "device" : "of:0000000000000001", "port" : "2" },
+              "trafficSelector" : { "criteria" : [ {"type" : "VLAN_VID", "vlanId" : 100 }]}
+            },
+            "enabled" : true
+          }
+        ],
+        "fingerprint" : "(IntentKey_XYZW)",
+        "peer" : "of:0000000000000002"
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}