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+package org.onlab.onos.net.device;
+
+import java.net.URI;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Objects.toStringHelper;
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onlab.onos.net.Device.Type;
+
+/**
+ * Default implementation of immutable device description entity.
+ */
+public class DefaultDeviceDescription implements DeviceDescription {
+    private final URI uri;
+    private final Type type;
+    private final String manufacturer;
+    private final String hwVersion;
+    private final String swVersion;
+    private final String serialNumber;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a device description using the supplied information.
+     *
+     * @param uri          device URI
+     * @param type         device type
+     * @param manufacturer device manufacturer
+     * @param hwVersion    device HW version
+     * @param swVersion    device SW version
+     * @param serialNumber device serial number
+     */
+    public DefaultDeviceDescription(URI uri, Type type, String manufacturer,
+                                    String hwVersion, String swVersion,
+                                    String serialNumber) {
+        this.uri = checkNotNull(uri, "Device URI cannot be null");
+        this.type = checkNotNull(type, "Device type cannot be null");
+        this.manufacturer = manufacturer;
+        this.hwVersion = hwVersion;
+        this.swVersion = swVersion;
+        this.serialNumber = serialNumber;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public URI deviceURI() {
+        return uri;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String manufacturer() {
+        return manufacturer;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String hwVersion() {
+        return hwVersion;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String swVersion() {
+        return swVersion;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String serialNumber() {
+        return serialNumber;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return toStringHelper(this)
+                .add("uri", uri).add("type", type).add("mfr", manufacturer)
+                .add("hw", hwVersion).add("sw", swVersion)
+                .add("serial", serialNumber)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+}