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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.incubator.net.intf;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.VlanId;
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+/**
+ * Service for interacting with interfaces.
+ */
+public interface InterfaceService {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of all interfaces in the system.
+     *
+     * @return set of interfaces
+     */
+    Set<Interface> getInterfaces();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of interfaces configured on the given port.
+     *
+     * @param port connect point
+     * @return set of interfaces
+     */
+    Set<Interface> getInterfacesByPort(ConnectPoint port);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of interfaces with the given IP address.
+     *
+     * @param ip IP address
+     * @return set of interfaces
+     */
+    Set<Interface> getInterfacesByIp(IpAddress ip);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the set of interfaces in the given VLAN.
+     *
+     * @param vlan VLAN ID of the interfaces
+     * @return set of interfaces
+     */
+    Set<Interface> getInterfacesByVlan(VlanId vlan);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns an interface that has an address that is in the same subnet as
+     * the given IP address.
+     *
+     * @param ip IP address to find matching subnet interface for
+     * @return interface
+     */
+    Interface getMatchingInterface(IpAddress ip);
+}