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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-present 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.opencord.cordvtn.api;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a network address, which consists of IP address and prefix.
+ */
+public final class NetworkAddress {
+    private final IpAddress ip;
+    private final IpPrefix prefix;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor for a given IP address and prefix.
+     *
+     * @param ip ip address
+     * @param prefix ip prefix
+     */
+    public NetworkAddress(IpAddress ip, IpPrefix prefix) {
+        this.ip = ip;
+        this.prefix = prefix;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a CIDR notation string into a network address.
+     *
+     * @param cidr cidr
+     * @return network address
+     * @throws IllegalArgumentException if the cidr is not valid
+     */
+    public static NetworkAddress valueOf(String cidr) {
+        checkArgument(cidr.contains("/"));
+
+        IpAddress ipAddress = IpAddress.valueOf(cidr.split("/")[0]);
+        IpPrefix ipPrefix = IpPrefix.valueOf(cidr);
+
+        return new NetworkAddress(ipAddress, ipPrefix);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP address value of the network address.
+     *
+     * @return ip address
+     */
+    public IpAddress ip() {
+        return this.ip;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the IP prefix value of the network address.
+     *
+     * @return ip prefix
+     */
+    public IpPrefix prefix() {
+        return this.prefix;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Converts a network address to a CIDR notation.
+     *
+     * @return cidr notation string
+     */
+    public String cidr() {
+        return ip.toString() + "/" + prefix.prefixLength();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+
+        if (obj instanceof NetworkAddress) {
+            NetworkAddress that = (NetworkAddress) obj;
+            if (Objects.equals(ip, that.ip) && Objects.equals(prefix, that.prefix)) {
+                return true;
+            }
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(ip, prefix);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("IpAddress", ip)
+                .add("IpPrefix", prefix)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}