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+package org.onlab.onos.sdnip.config;
+
+import java.util.Collections;
+import java.util.List;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+/**
+ * Contains the configuration data for SDN-IP that has been read from a
+ * JSON-formatted configuration file.
+ */
+public class Configuration {
+    // We call the BGP routers in our SDN network the BGP speakers, and call
+    // the BGP routers outside our SDN network the BGP peers.
+    private List<BgpSpeaker> bgpSpeakers;
+    private List<BgpPeer> peers;
+
+    /**
+     * Default constructor.
+     */
+    public Configuration() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a list of bgpSpeakers in the system, represented by
+     * {@link BgpSpeaker} objects.
+     *
+     * @return the list of BGP speakers
+     */
+    public List<BgpSpeaker> getBgpSpeakers() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(bgpSpeakers);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a list of bgpSpeakers in the system.
+     *
+     * @param bgpSpeakers the list of BGP speakers
+     */
+    @JsonProperty("bgpSpeakers")
+    public void setBgpSpeakers(List<BgpSpeaker> bgpSpeakers) {
+        this.bgpSpeakers = bgpSpeakers;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets a list of BGP peers we are configured to peer with. Peers are
+     * represented by {@link BgpPeer} objects.
+     *
+     * @return the list of BGP peers
+     */
+    public List<BgpPeer> getPeers() {
+        return Collections.unmodifiableList(peers);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Sets a list of BGP peers we are configured to peer with.
+     *
+     * @param peers the list of BGP peers
+     */
+    @JsonProperty("bgpPeers")
+    public void setPeers(List<BgpPeer> peers) {
+        this.peers = peers;
+    }
+
+}