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+// Copyright 2018 Intel Corporation.
+//
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+//
+
+package types
+
+// IPAddress describes an IP address.
+type IPAddress struct {
+	Family  int
+	Address string
+	Mask    string
+}
+
+// Interface describes a network interface.
+type Interface struct {
+	Device      string
+	Name        string
+	IPAddresses []*IPAddress
+	Mtu         uint64
+	HwAddr      string
+	// pciAddr is the PCI address in the format  "bridgeAddr/deviceAddr".
+	// Here, bridgeAddr is the address at which the bridge is attached on the root bus,
+	// while deviceAddr is the address at which the network device is attached on the bridge.
+	PciAddr string
+	// LinkType defines the type of interface described by this structure.
+	// The expected values are the one that are defined by the netlink
+	// library, regarding each type of link. Here is a non exhaustive
+	// list: "veth", "macvtap", "vlan", "macvlan", "tap", ...
+	LinkType string
+}
+
+// Route describes a network route.
+type Route struct {
+	Dest    string
+	Gateway string
+	Device  string
+	Source  string
+	Scope   uint32
+}