diff --git a/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/HostServiceBasedInterfaceService.java b/apps/sdnip/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/sdnip/HostServiceBasedInterfaceService.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.sdnip;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.apache.commons.lang.NotImplementedException;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.PortAddresses;
+import org.onlab.onos.sdnip.config.Interface;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+
+import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
+
+
+
+/**
+ * Provides IntefaceService using PortAddresses data from the HostService.
+ */
+public class HostServiceBasedInterfaceService implements InterfaceService {
+
+    private final HostService hostService;
+
+    public HostServiceBasedInterfaceService(HostService hostService) {
+        this.hostService = checkNotNull(hostService);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Interface> getInterfaces() {
+        Set<PortAddresses> addresses = hostService.getAddressBindings();
+        Set<Interface> interfaces = Sets.newHashSetWithExpectedSize(addresses.size());
+        for (PortAddresses a : addresses) {
+            interfaces.add(new Interface(a));
+        }
+        return interfaces;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Interface getInterface(ConnectPoint connectPoint) {
+        checkNotNull(connectPoint);
+
+        PortAddresses portAddresses =
+                hostService.getAddressBindingsForPort(connectPoint);
+
+        if (!portAddresses.ips().isEmpty()) {
+            return new Interface(portAddresses);
+        }
+
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ipAddress) {
+        // TODO implement
+        throw new NotImplementedException("getMatchingInteface is not yet implemented");
+    }
+
+}