diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperator.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperator.java
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+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperator.java
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+/*
+ * 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.config;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.device.PortDescription;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+
+/**
+ * {@link ConfigOperator} for Port.
+ * <p>
+ * Note: We currently assumes {@link PortConfigOperator}s are commutative.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface PortConfigOperator extends ConfigOperator {
+
+    /**
+     * Binds {@link NetworkConfigService} to use for retrieving configuration.
+     *
+     * @param networkConfigService the service to use
+     */
+    void bindService(NetworkConfigService networkConfigService);
+
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a PortDescription containing fields from a PortDescription and
+     * configuration.
+     *
+     * @param cp {@link ConnectPoint} representing the port.
+     * @param descr input {@link PortDescription}
+     * @return Combined {@link PortDescription}
+     */
+    PortDescription combine(ConnectPoint cp, PortDescription descr);
+
+    /**
+     * Generates a PortDescription containing fields from a PortDescription and
+     * configuration.
+     *
+     * @param did DeviceId which the port described by {@code descr} resides.
+     * @param descr input {@link PortDescription}
+     * @return Combined {@link PortDescription}
+     */
+    default PortDescription combine(DeviceId did, PortDescription descr) {
+        return combine(new ConnectPoint(did, descr.portNumber()), descr);
+    }
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperatorRegistry.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperatorRegistry.java
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+++ b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/PortConfigOperatorRegistry.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.config;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+
+import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a port operator registry.
+ */
+@Beta
+public interface PortConfigOperatorRegistry {
+
+    /**
+     * Registers {@link PortConfigOperator} instance.
+     *
+     * @param portOp {@link PortConfigOperator} instance.
+     * @param configs {@link Config} class for a Port referred by {@code portOp}
+     */
+    void registerPortConfigOperator(PortConfigOperator portOp,
+                                    Class<? extends Config<ConnectPoint>>... configs);
+
+    /**
+     * Unregisters {@link PortConfigOperator} instance.
+     *
+     * @param portOp {@link PortConfigOperator} instance.
+     */
+    void unregisterPortConfigOperator(PortConfigOperator portOp);
+
+}
diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfig.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfig.java
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--- a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/net/config/basics/OpticalPortConfig.java
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@@ -1,198 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Copyright 2015-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.config.basics;
-
-import java.util.Optional;
-
-import org.onosproject.net.config.Config;
-import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
-import org.onosproject.net.Port;
-
-import com.fasterxml.jackson.databind.JsonNode;
-
-import static org.onosproject.net.config.Config.FieldPresence.OPTIONAL;
-
-
-/**
- * Configurations for an optical port on a device.
- */
-public final class OpticalPortConfig extends Config<ConnectPoint> {
-    // optical type {OMS, OCH, ODUClt, fiber}
-    public static final String TYPE = "type";
-
-    // port name. "name" is the alphanumeric name of the port, but "port" refers
-    // to the port number used as a name string (i.e., for ports without
-    // alphanumeric names).
-    public static final String NAME = "name";
-    public static final String PORT = "port";
-    public static final String STATIC_PORT = "staticPort";
-    public static final String STATIC_LAMBDA = "staticLambda";
-
-    // **Linc-OE : remove if it's not needed after all.**
-    public static final String SPEED = "speed";
-
-    @Override
-    public boolean isValid() {
-        return hasOnlyFields(TYPE, NAME, PORT, STATIC_PORT, STATIC_LAMBDA, SPEED) &&
-                isNumber(STATIC_LAMBDA, OPTIONAL) && isNumber(SPEED, OPTIONAL);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the Enum value representing the type of port.
-     *
-     * @return the port type, or null if invalid or unset
-     */
-    public Port.Type type() {
-        JsonNode type = object.path(TYPE);
-        if (type.isMissingNode()) {
-            return null;
-        }
-        return Port.Type.valueOf(type.asText());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the port name associated with this port configuration. The Name
-     * is an alphanumeric string.
-     *
-     * @return the name of this port, else, an empty string
-     */
-    public String name() {
-        return getStringValue(NAME);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns a stringified representation of the port number, configured in
-     * some port types without an alphanumeric name as the port name.
-     *
-     * @return A string representation of the port number
-     */
-    public String numberName() {
-        return getStringValue(PORT);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the string-representation of name of the output port. This is
-     * usually an OMS port for an OCH input ports, or an OCH port for ODU input
-     * ports.
-     *
-     * @return the name of this port, else, an empty string
-     */
-    public String staticPort() {
-        return getStringValue(STATIC_PORT);
-    }
-
-    private String getStringValue(String field) {
-        JsonNode name = object.path(field);
-        return name.isMissingNode() ? "" : name.asText();
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the output lambda configured for this port. The lambda value is
-     * expressed as a frequency value. If the port type doesn't have a notion of
-     * lambdas, this returns an empty Optional.
-     *
-     * @return an Optional that may contain a frequency value.
-     */
-    public Optional<Long> staticLambda() {
-        JsonNode sl = object.path(STATIC_LAMBDA);
-        if (sl.isMissingNode()) {
-            return Optional.empty();
-        }
-        return Optional.of(sl.asLong());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Returns the port speed configured for this port. If the port doesn't have
-     * a notion of speed, this returns an empty Optional.
-     *
-     * @return a port speed value whose default is 0.
-     */
-    public Optional<Integer> speed() {
-        JsonNode s = object.path(SPEED);
-        if (s.isMissingNode()) {
-            return Optional.empty();
-        }
-        return Optional.of(s.asInt());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the port type, or updates it if it's already set. A null argument removes
-     * this field.
-     *
-     * @param type the port type
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig portType(Port.Type type) {
-        // if unspecified, ideally fall back on FIBER or PACKET.
-        String pt = (type == null) ? null : type.toString();
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(TYPE, pt);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the port name, or updates it if already set. A null argument removes
-     * this field.
-     *
-     * @param name the port's name
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig portName(String name) {
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(NAME, name);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the port name from port number, or updates it if already set. A null
-     * argument removes this field.
-     *
-     * @param name the port number, to be used as name
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig portNumberName(Long name) {
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(PORT, name);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the output port name, or updates it if already set. A null argument
-     * removes this field.
-     *
-     * @param name the output port's name
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig staticPort(String name) {
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(STATIC_PORT, name);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the output lambda index, or updates it if already set. A null argument
-     * removes this field.
-     *
-     * @param index the output lambda
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig staticLambda(Long index) {
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(STATIC_LAMBDA, index);
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * Sets the port speed, or updates it if already set. A null argument
-     * removes this field.
-     *
-     * @param bw the port bandwidth
-     * @return this OpticalPortConfig instance
-     */
-    public OpticalPortConfig speed(Integer bw) {
-        return (OpticalPortConfig) setOrClear(SPEED, bw);
-    }
-}