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+package net.onrc.onos.apps.sdnip;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+
+import org.codehaus.jackson.annotate.JsonProperty;
+
+import com.google.common.net.InetAddresses;
+
+/**
+ * Configuration details for a BGP peer. It contains the peer's IP address and
+ * an interface name which maps to the interface they are attached at.
+ */
+public class BgpPeer {
+    private final String interfaceName;
+    private final InetAddress ipAddress;
+
+    /**
+     * Class constructor, taking the interface name and IP address of the peer.
+     *
+     * @param interfaceName the String name of the interface which can be used
+     * to look up the interface this peer is attached at
+     * @param ipAddress the IP address of the peer as a String
+     */
+    public BgpPeer(@JsonProperty("interface") String interfaceName,
+                   @JsonProperty("ipAddress") String ipAddress) {
+        this.interfaceName = interfaceName;
+        this.ipAddress = InetAddresses.forString(ipAddress);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the interface name.
+     *
+     * @return the interface name as a String
+     */
+    public String getInterfaceName() {
+        return interfaceName;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Gets the IP address of the peer.
+     *
+     * @return the IP address as an {@link InetAddress} object
+     */
+    public InetAddress getIpAddress() {
+        return ipAddress;
+    }
+}