diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/slxos/slxos_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/slxos/slxos_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..7155cafbde
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/slxos/slxos_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,470 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+#
+# (c) 2018 Extreme Networks Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.1',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'community'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: slxos_interface
+version_added: "2.6"
+author: "Lindsay Hill (@LindsayHill)"
+short_description: Manage Interfaces on Extreme SLX-OS network devices
+description:
+  - This module provides declarative management of Interfaces
+    on Extreme SLX-OS network devices.
+notes:
+  - Tested against SLX-OS 17s.1.02
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the Interface.
+    required: true
+  description:
+    description:
+      - Description of Interface.
+  enabled:
+    description:
+      - Interface link status.
+    default: True
+    type: bool
+  speed:
+    description:
+      - Interface link speed.
+  mtu:
+    description:
+      - Maximum size of transmit packet.
+  tx_rate:
+    description:
+      - Transmit rate in bits per second (bps).
+  rx_rate:
+    description:
+      - Receiver rate in bits per second (bps).
+  neighbors:
+    description:
+      - Check the operational state of given interface C(name) for LLDP neighbor.
+      - The following suboptions are available.
+    suboptions:
+        host:
+          description:
+            - "LLDP neighbor host for given interface C(name)."
+        port:
+          description:
+            - "LLDP neighbor port to which given interface C(name) is connected."
+  aggregate:
+    description: List of Interfaces definitions.
+  delay:
+    description:
+      - Time in seconds to wait before checking for the operational state on remote
+        device. This wait is applicable for operational state argument which are
+        I(state) with values C(up)/C(down), I(tx_rate) and I(rx_rate).
+    default: 10
+  state:
+    description:
+      - State of the Interface configuration, C(up) means present and
+        operationally up and C(down) means present and operationally C(down)
+    default: present
+    choices: ['present', 'absent', 'up', 'down']
+"""
+
+EXAMPLES = """
+- name: configure interface
+  slxos_interface:
+      name: Ethernet 0/2
+      description: test-interface
+      speed: 1000
+      mtu: 9216
+
+- name: remove interface
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Loopback 9
+    state: absent
+
+- name: make interface up
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Ethernet 0/2
+    enabled: True
+
+- name: make interface down
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Ethernet 0/2
+    enabled: False
+
+- name: Check intent arguments
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Ethernet 0/2
+    state: up
+    tx_rate: ge(0)
+    rx_rate: le(0)
+
+- name: Check neighbors intent arguments
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Ethernet 0/41
+    neighbors:
+    - port: Ethernet 0/41
+      host: SLX
+
+- name: Config + intent
+  slxos_interface:
+    name: Ethernet 0/2
+    enabled: False
+    state: down
+
+- name: Add interface using aggregate
+  slxos_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Ethernet 0/1, mtu: 1548, description: test-interface-1 }
+    - { name: Ethernet 0/2, mtu: 1548, description: test-interface-2 }
+    speed: 10000
+    state: present
+
+- name: Delete interface using aggregate
+  slxos_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - name: Loopback 9
+    - name: Loopback 10
+    state: absent
+"""
+
+RETURN = """
+commands:
+  description: The list of configuration mode commands to send to the device.
+  returned: always, except for the platforms that use Netconf transport to manage the device.
+  type: list
+  sample:
+  - interface Ethernet 0/2
+  - description test-interface
+  - mtu 1548
+"""
+import re
+
+from copy import deepcopy
+from time import sleep
+
+from ansible.module_utils._text import to_text
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.connection import exec_command
+from ansible.module_utils.network.slxos.slxos import get_config, load_config
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.config import NetworkConfig
+from ansible.module_utils.network.common.utils import conditional, remove_default_spec
+
+
+def validate_mtu(value, module):
+    if value and not 1548 <= int(value) <= 9216:
+        module.fail_json(msg='mtu must be between 1548 and 9216')
+
+
+def validate_param_values(module, obj, param=None):
+    if param is None:
+        param = module.params
+    for key in obj:
+        # validate the param value (if validator func exists)
+        validator = globals().get('validate_%s' % key)
+        if callable(validator):
+            validator(param.get(key), module)
+
+
+def parse_shutdown(configobj, name):
+    cfg = configobj['interface %s' % name]
+    cfg = '\n'.join(cfg.children)
+    match = re.search(r'^shutdown', cfg, re.M)
+    if match:
+        return True
+    else:
+        return False
+
+
+def parse_config_argument(configobj, name, arg=None):
+    cfg = configobj['interface %s' % name]
+    cfg = '\n'.join(cfg.children)
+    match = re.search(r'%s (.+)$' % arg, cfg, re.M)
+    if match:
+        return match.group(1)
+
+
+def search_obj_in_list(name, lst):
+    for o in lst:
+        if o['name'] == name:
+            return o
+
+    return None
+
+
+def add_command_to_interface(interface, cmd, commands):
+    if interface not in commands:
+        commands.append(interface)
+    commands.append(cmd)
+
+
+def map_config_to_obj(module):
+    config = get_config(module)
+    configobj = NetworkConfig(indent=1, contents=config)
+
+    match = re.findall(r'^interface (\S+ \S+)', config, re.M)
+    if not match:
+        return list()
+
+    instances = list()
+
+    for item in set(match):
+        obj = {
+            'name': item,
+            'description': parse_config_argument(configobj, item, 'description'),
+            'speed': parse_config_argument(configobj, item, 'speed'),
+            'mtu': parse_config_argument(configobj, item, 'mtu'),
+            'disable': True if parse_shutdown(configobj, item) else False,
+            'state': 'present'
+        }
+        instances.append(obj)
+    return instances
+
+
+def map_params_to_obj(module):
+    obj = []
+    aggregate = module.params.get('aggregate')
+    if aggregate:
+        for item in aggregate:
+            for key in item:
+                if item.get(key) is None:
+                    item[key] = module.params[key]
+
+            validate_param_values(module, item, item)
+            d = item.copy()
+
+            if d['enabled']:
+                d['disable'] = False
+            else:
+                d['disable'] = True
+
+            obj.append(d)
+
+    else:
+        params = {
+            'name': module.params['name'],
+            'description': module.params['description'],
+            'speed': module.params['speed'],
+            'mtu': module.params['mtu'],
+            'state': module.params['state'],
+            'delay': module.params['delay'],
+            'tx_rate': module.params['tx_rate'],
+            'rx_rate': module.params['rx_rate'],
+            'neighbors': module.params['neighbors']
+        }
+
+        validate_param_values(module, params)
+        if module.params['enabled']:
+            params.update({'disable': False})
+        else:
+            params.update({'disable': True})
+
+        obj.append(params)
+    return obj
+
+
+def map_obj_to_commands(updates):
+    commands = list()
+    want, have = updates
+    args = ('speed', 'description', 'mtu')
+    for w in want:
+        name = w['name']
+        disable = w['disable']
+        state = w['state']
+
+        obj_in_have = search_obj_in_list(name, have)
+        interface = 'interface ' + name
+
+        if state == 'absent' and obj_in_have:
+            commands.append('no ' + interface)
+
+        elif state in ('present', 'up', 'down'):
+            if obj_in_have:
+                for item in args:
+                    candidate = w.get(item)
+                    running = obj_in_have.get(item)
+                    if candidate != running:
+                        if candidate:
+                            cmd = item + ' ' + str(candidate)
+                            add_command_to_interface(interface, cmd, commands)
+
+                if disable and not obj_in_have.get('disable', False):
+                    add_command_to_interface(interface, 'shutdown', commands)
+                elif not disable and obj_in_have.get('disable', False):
+                    add_command_to_interface(interface, 'no shutdown', commands)
+            else:
+                commands.append(interface)
+                for item in args:
+                    value = w.get(item)
+                    if value:
+                        commands.append(item + ' ' + str(value))
+
+                if disable:
+                    commands.append('no shutdown')
+    return commands
+
+
+def check_declarative_intent_params(module, want, result):
+    failed_conditions = []
+    have_neighbors = None
+    for w in want:
+        want_state = w.get('state')
+        want_tx_rate = w.get('tx_rate')
+        want_rx_rate = w.get('rx_rate')
+        want_neighbors = w.get('neighbors')
+
+        if want_state not in ('up', 'down') and not want_tx_rate and not want_rx_rate and not want_neighbors:
+            continue
+
+        if result['changed']:
+            sleep(w['delay'])
+
+        command = 'show interface %s' % w['name']
+        rc, out, err = exec_command(module, command)
+        if rc != 0:
+            module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_then_replace'), command=command, rc=rc)
+
+        if want_state in ('up', 'down'):
+            match = re.search(r'%s (\w+)' % 'line protocol is', out, re.M)
+            have_state = None
+            if match:
+                have_state = match.group(1)
+            if have_state is None or not conditional(want_state, have_state.strip()):
+                failed_conditions.append('state ' + 'eq(%s)' % want_state)
+
+        if want_tx_rate:
+            match = re.search(r'%s (\d+)' % 'Output', out, re.M)
+            have_tx_rate = None
+            if match:
+                have_tx_rate = match.group(1)
+
+            if have_tx_rate is None or not conditional(want_tx_rate, have_tx_rate.strip(), cast=int):
+                failed_conditions.append('tx_rate ' + want_tx_rate)
+
+        if want_rx_rate:
+            match = re.search(r'%s (\d+)' % 'Input', out, re.M)
+            have_rx_rate = None
+            if match:
+                have_rx_rate = match.group(1)
+
+            if have_rx_rate is None or not conditional(want_rx_rate, have_rx_rate.strip(), cast=int):
+                failed_conditions.append('rx_rate ' + want_rx_rate)
+
+        if want_neighbors:
+            have_host = []
+            have_port = []
+            if have_neighbors is None:
+                rc, have_neighbors, err = exec_command(module, 'show lldp neighbors detail')
+                if rc != 0:
+                    module.fail_json(msg=to_text(err, errors='surrogate_then_replace'), command=command, rc=rc)
+
+            if have_neighbors:
+                lines = have_neighbors.strip().split('Local Interface: ')
+                short_name = w['name'].replace('Ethernet', 'Eth')
+                for line in lines:
+                    field = line.split('\n')
+                    if field[0].split('(')[0].strip() == short_name:
+                        for item in field:
+                            if item.startswith('System Name:'):
+                                have_host.append(item.split(':')[1].strip())
+                            if item.startswith('Remote Interface:'):
+                                have_port.append(item.split(':')[1].split('(')[0].strip())
+            for item in want_neighbors:
+                host = item.get('host')
+                port = item.get('port')
+                if host and host not in have_host:
+                    failed_conditions.append('host ' + host)
+                if port and port not in have_port:
+                    failed_conditions.append('port ' + port)
+    return failed_conditions
+
+
+def main():
+    """ main entry point for module execution
+    """
+    neighbors_spec = dict(
+        host=dict(),
+        port=dict()
+    )
+
+    element_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(),
+        description=dict(),
+        speed=dict(),
+        mtu=dict(),
+        enabled=dict(default=True, type='bool'),
+        tx_rate=dict(),
+        rx_rate=dict(),
+        neighbors=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=neighbors_spec),
+        delay=dict(default=10, type='int'),
+        state=dict(default='present',
+                   choices=['present', 'absent', 'up', 'down'])
+    )
+
+    aggregate_spec = deepcopy(element_spec)
+    aggregate_spec['name'] = dict(required=True)
+
+    # remove default in aggregate spec, to handle common arguments
+    remove_default_spec(aggregate_spec)
+
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        aggregate=dict(type='list', elements='dict', options=aggregate_spec),
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(element_spec)
+
+    required_one_of = [['name', 'aggregate']]
+    mutually_exclusive = [['name', 'aggregate']]
+
+    module = AnsibleModule(argument_spec=argument_spec,
+                           required_one_of=required_one_of,
+                           mutually_exclusive=mutually_exclusive,
+                           supports_check_mode=True)
+    warnings = list()
+
+    result = {'changed': False}
+    if warnings:
+        result['warnings'] = warnings
+
+    want = map_params_to_obj(module)
+    have = map_config_to_obj(module)
+
+    commands = map_obj_to_commands((want, have))
+    result['commands'] = commands
+
+    if commands:
+        if not module.check_mode:
+            load_config(module, commands)
+        result['changed'] = True
+
+    failed_conditions = check_declarative_intent_params(module, want, result)
+
+    if failed_conditions:
+        msg = 'One or more conditional statements have not been satisfied'
+        module.fail_json(msg=msg, failed_conditions=failed_conditions, changed=result['changed'])
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_config.cfg b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_config.cfg
index afad9d08aa..f767f782d7 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_config.cfg
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_config.cfg
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 !
 hostname router
 !
-interface GigabitEthernet0/0
+interface Ethernet 0/0
  ip address 1.2.3.4 255.255.255.0
  description test string
 !
-interface GigabitEthernet0/1
+interface Ethernet 0/1
  ip address 6.7.8.9 255.255.255.0
  description test string
  shutdown
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_src.cfg b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_src.cfg
index b3d8961a99..1b642f8b4e 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_src.cfg
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/fixtures/slxos_config_src.cfg
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 !
 hostname foo
 !
-interface GigabitEthernet0/0
+interface Ethernet 0/0
  no ip address
 !
-interface GigabitEthernet0/1
+interface Ethernet 0/1
  ip address 6.7.8.9 255.255.255.0
  description test string
  shutdown
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_config.py b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_config.py
index 419c6d0447..8302495512 100644
--- a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_config.py
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_config.py
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
     def test_slxos_config_src(self):
         src = load_fixture('slxos_config_src.cfg')
         set_module_args(dict(src=src))
-        commands = ['hostname foo', 'interface GigabitEthernet0/0',
+        commands = ['hostname foo', 'interface Ethernet 0/0',
                     'no ip address']
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
     def test_slxos_config_save_changed_true(self):
         src = load_fixture('slxos_config_src.cfg')
         set_module_args(dict(src=src, save_when='changed'))
-        commands = ['hostname foo', 'interface GigabitEthernet0/0', 'no ip address']
+        commands = ['hostname foo', 'interface Ethernet 0/0', 'no ip address']
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
         self.assertEqual(self.run_commands.call_count, 1)
         self.assertEqual(self.get_config.call_count, 1)
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
 
     def test_slxos_config_lines_w_parents(self):
-        set_module_args(dict(lines=['shutdown'], parents=['interface GigabitEthernet0/0']))
-        commands = ['interface GigabitEthernet0/0', 'shutdown']
+        set_module_args(dict(lines=['shutdown'], parents=['interface Ethernet 0/0']))
+        commands = ['interface Ethernet 0/0', 'shutdown']
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
 
     def test_slxos_config_before(self):
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
 
     def test_slxos_config_replace_block(self):
         lines = ['description test string', 'test string']
-        parents = ['interface GigabitEthernet0/0']
+        parents = ['interface Ethernet 0/0']
         set_module_args(dict(lines=lines, replace='block', parents=parents))
         commands = parents + lines
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands)
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
 
     def test_slxos_config_match_none(self):
         lines = ['ip address 1.2.3.4 255.255.255.0', 'description test string']
-        parents = ['interface GigabitEthernet0/0']
+        parents = ['interface Ethernet 0/0']
         set_module_args(dict(lines=lines, parents=parents, match='none'))
         commands = parents + lines
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands, sort=False)
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
     def test_slxos_config_match_strict(self):
         lines = ['ip address 1.2.3.4 255.255.255.0', 'description test string',
                  'shutdown']
-        parents = ['interface GigabitEthernet0/0']
+        parents = ['interface Ethernet 0/0']
         set_module_args(dict(lines=lines, parents=parents, match='strict'))
         commands = parents + ['shutdown']
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands, sort=False)
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class TestSlxosConfigModule(TestSlxosModule):
     def test_slxos_config_match_exact(self):
         lines = ['ip address 1.2.3.4 255.255.255.0', 'description test string',
                  'shutdown']
-        parents = ['interface GigabitEthernet0/0']
+        parents = ['interface Ethernet 0/0']
         set_module_args(dict(lines=lines, parents=parents, match='exact'))
         commands = parents + lines
         self.execute_module(changed=True, commands=commands, sort=False)
diff --git a/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_interface.py b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..01a8081657
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/units/modules/network/slxos/test_slxos_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#
+# (c) 2018 Extreme Networks Inc.
+#
+# This file is part of Ansible
+#
+# Ansible is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+# the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+# (at your option) any later version.
+#
+# Ansible is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+# GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+# along with Ansible.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+#
+from __future__ import (absolute_import, division, print_function)
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+import re
+import json
+
+from ansible.compat.tests.mock import patch
+from ansible.modules.network.slxos import slxos_interface
+from units.modules.utils import set_module_args
+from .slxos_module import TestSlxosModule, load_fixture
+
+
+class TestSlxosInterfaceModule(TestSlxosModule):
+    module = slxos_interface
+
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(TestSlxosInterfaceModule, self).setUp()
+        self._patch_get_config = patch(
+            'ansible.modules.network.slxos.slxos_interface.get_config'
+        )
+        self._patch_load_config = patch(
+            'ansible.modules.network.slxos.slxos_interface.load_config'
+        )
+        self._patch_exec_command = patch(
+            'ansible.modules.network.slxos.slxos_interface.exec_command'
+        )
+
+        self._get_config = self._patch_get_config.start()
+        self._load_config = self._patch_load_config.start()
+        self._exec_command = self._patch_exec_command.start()
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        super(TestSlxosInterfaceModule, self).tearDown()
+        self._patch_get_config.stop()
+        self._patch_load_config.stop()
+        self._patch_exec_command.stop()
+
+    def load_fixtures(self, commands=None):
+        config_file = 'slxos_config_config.cfg'
+        self._get_config.return_value = load_fixture(config_file)
+        self._load_config.return_value = None
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_description(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/2',
+            description='show version'
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'commands': [
+                    'interface Ethernet 0/2',
+                    'description show version'
+                ],
+                'changed': True
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_speed(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/2',
+            speed=1000
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'commands': [
+                    'interface Ethernet 0/2',
+                    'speed 1000'
+                ],
+                'changed': True
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_mtu(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/2',
+            mtu=1548
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'commands': [
+                    'interface Ethernet 0/2',
+                    'mtu 1548'
+                ],
+                'changed': True
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_mtu_out_of_range(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/2',
+            mtu=15000
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(failed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'msg': 'mtu must be between 1548 and 9216',
+                'failed': True
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_enabled(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/1',
+            enabled=True
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(changed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(
+            result,
+            {
+                'commands': [
+                    'interface Ethernet 0/1',
+                    'no shutdown'
+                ],
+                'changed': True
+            }
+        )
+
+    def test_slxos_interface_invalid_argument(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        set_module_args(dict(
+            name='Ethernet 0/1',
+            shawshank='Redemption'
+        ))
+        result = self.execute_module(failed=True)
+        self.assertEqual(result['failed'], True)
+        self.assertTrue(re.match(
+            r'Unsupported parameters for \((basic.py|basic.pyc)\) module: '
+            'shawshank Supported parameters include: aggregate, '
+            'delay, description, enabled, mtu, name, neighbors, '
+            'rx_rate, speed, state, tx_rate',
+            result['msg']
+        ))