diff --git a/protocols/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2Device.java b/protocols/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2Device.java
index 446a514..e289615 100644
--- a/protocols/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2Device.java
+++ b/protocols/bmv2/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bmv2/api/runtime/Bmv2Device.java
@@ -17,6 +17,10 @@
 package org.onosproject.bmv2.api.runtime;
 
 import com.google.common.base.Objects;
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 
@@ -25,6 +29,10 @@
  */
 public final class Bmv2Device {
 
+    public static final String SCHEME = "bmv2";
+    public static final String MANUFACTURER = "p4.org";
+    public static final String HW_VERSION = "bmv2";
+
     private final String thriftServerHost;
     private final int thriftServerPort;
     private final int internalDeviceId;
@@ -66,10 +74,24 @@
      *
      * @return an integer value
      */
-    public int getInternalDeviceId() {
+    public int internalDeviceId() {
         return internalDeviceId;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Returns a new ONOS device ID for this device.
+     *
+     * @return a new device ID
+     */
+    public DeviceId asDeviceId() {
+        try {
+            // TODO: include internalDeviceId number in the deviceId URI
+            return DeviceId.deviceId(new URI(SCHEME, this.thriftServerHost + ":" + this.thriftServerPort, null));
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            throw new IllegalArgumentException("Unable to build deviceID for device " + this.toString(), e);
+        }
+    }
+
     @Override
     public int hashCode() {
         return Objects.hashCode(thriftServerHost, thriftServerPort, internalDeviceId);