diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/interface/net_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/interface/net_interface.py
index fab4704ebf2..44565a2a27f 100644
--- a/lib/ansible/modules/network/interface/net_interface.py
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/interface/net_interface.py
@@ -32,10 +32,7 @@ options:
       - Description of Interface.
   enabled:
     description:
-      - Configure operational status of the interface link.
-        If value is I(yes) interface is configured in up state,
-        for I(no) interface is configured in down state.
-    default: yes
+      - Interface link status.
   speed:
     description:
       - Interface link speed.
@@ -57,14 +54,15 @@ options:
     description: List of Interfaces definitions.
   purge:
     description:
-      - Purge Interfaces not defined in the aggregates parameter.
+      - Purge Interfaces not defined in the aggregate parameter.
         This applies only for logical interface.
     default: no
   state:
     description:
-      - State of the Interface configuration.
+      - 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']
+    choices: ['present', 'absent', 'up', 'down']
 """
 
 EXAMPLES = """
@@ -82,15 +80,13 @@ EXAMPLES = """
   net_interface:
     name: ge-0/0/1
     description: test-interface
-    state: present
-    enabled: True
+    state: up
 
 - name: make interface down
   net_interface:
     name: ge-0/0/1
     description: test-interface
-    state: present
-    enabled: False
+    state: down
 """
 
 RETURN = """
diff --git a/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ac7b2bf116d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/ansible/modules/network/ios/ios_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,337 @@
+#!/usr/bin/python
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+
+# (c) 2017, Ansible by Red Hat, inc
+# GNU General Public License v3.0+ (see COPYING or https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.txt)
+
+from __future__ import absolute_import, division, print_function
+__metaclass__ = type
+
+
+ANSIBLE_METADATA = {'metadata_version': '1.0',
+                    'status': ['preview'],
+                    'supported_by': 'core'}
+
+
+DOCUMENTATION = """
+---
+module: ios_interface
+version_added: "2.4"
+author: "Ganesh Nalawade (@ganeshrn)"
+short_description: Manage Interface on Cisco IOS network devices
+description:
+  - This module provides declarative management of Interfaces
+    on Cisco IOS network devices.
+options:
+  name:
+    description:
+      - Name of the Interface.
+    required: true
+  description:
+    description:
+      - Description of Interface.
+  enabled:
+    description:
+      - Interface link status.
+  speed:
+    description:
+      - Interface link speed.
+  mtu:
+    description:
+      - Maximum size of transmit packet.
+  duplex:
+    description:
+      - Interface link status
+    default: auto
+    choices: ['full', 'half', 'auto']
+  tx_rate:
+    description:
+      - Transmit rate
+  rx_rate:
+    description:
+      - Receiver rate
+  aggregate:
+    description: List of Interfaces definitions.
+  purge:
+    description:
+      - Purge Interfaces not defined in the aggregate parameter.
+        This applies only for logical interface.
+    default: no
+  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
+  ios_interface:
+      name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+      description: test-interface
+      speed: 100
+      duplex: half
+      mtu: 512
+
+- name: remove interface
+  ios_interface:
+    name: Loopback9
+    state: absent
+
+- name: make interface up
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: up
+
+- name: make interface down
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: down
+"""
+
+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 GigabitEthernet0/2
+  - description test-interface
+  - duplex half
+  - mtu 512
+"""
+import re
+
+from ansible.module_utils.basic import AnsibleModule
+from ansible.module_utils.ios import get_config, load_config
+from ansible.module_utils.ios import ios_argument_spec, check_args
+from ansible.module_utils.netcfg import NetworkConfig
+
+DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION = "configured by ios_interface"
+
+
+def validate_mtu(value, module):
+    if value and not 64 <= int(value) <= 9600:
+        module.fail_json(msg='mtu must be between 64 and 9600')
+
+
+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+)', 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'),
+            'duplex': parse_config_argument(configobj, item, 'duplex'),
+            '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 = []
+    args = ['name', 'description', 'speed', 'duplex', 'mtu']
+
+    aggregate = module.params.get('aggregate')
+    if aggregate:
+        for param in aggregate:
+            validate_param_values(module, args, param)
+            d = param.copy()
+
+            if 'name' not in d:
+                module.fail_json(msg="missing required arguments: %s" % 'name')
+
+            # set default value
+            for item in args:
+                if item not in d:
+                    if item == 'description':
+                        d['description'] = DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION
+                    else:
+                        d[item] = None
+                else:
+                    d[item] = str(d[item])
+
+            if not d.get('state'):
+                d['state'] = module.params['state']
+
+            if d['state'] in ('present', 'up'):
+                d['disable'] = False
+            else:
+                d['disable'] = True
+
+            obj.append(d)
+
+    else:
+        validate_param_values(module, args)
+
+        params = {
+            'name': module.params['name'],
+            'description': module.params['description'],
+            'speed': module.params['speed'],
+            'mtu': module.params['mtu'],
+            'duplex': module.params['duplex'],
+            'state': module.params['state']
+        }
+
+        state = module.params['state']
+        if state == 'present' or state == 'up':
+            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', 'duplex', '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)
+                        elif running:
+                            # if value present in device is default value for
+                            # interface, don't delete
+                            if running == 'auto' and item in ('speed', 'duplex'):
+                                continue
+                            cmd = 'no ' + item + ' ' + str(running)
+                            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 main():
+    """ main entry point for module execution
+    """
+    argument_spec = dict(
+        name=dict(),
+        description=dict(default=DEFAULT_DESCRIPTION),
+        speed=dict(),
+        mtu=dict(),
+        duplex=dict(choices=['full', 'half', 'auto']),
+        enabled=dict(),
+        tx_rate=dict(),
+        rx_rate=dict(),
+        aggregate=dict(type='list'),
+        purge=dict(default=False, type='bool'),
+        state=dict(default='present',
+                   choices=['present', 'absent', 'up', 'down'])
+    )
+
+    argument_spec.update(ios_argument_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()
+    check_args(module, warnings)
+
+    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
+
+    module.exit_json(**result)
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/test/integration/ios.yaml b/test/integration/ios.yaml
index d63499ddd20..4d5e535884c 100644
--- a/test/integration/ios.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/ios.yaml
@@ -85,6 +85,14 @@
             failed_modules: "{{ failed_modules }} + [ 'ios_logging' ]"
             test_failed: true
 
+    - block:
+      - include_role:
+          name: ios_interface
+        when: "limit_to in ['*', 'ios_interface']"
+      rescue:
+        - set_fact:
+            failed_modules: "{{ failed_modules }} + [ 'ios_logging' ]"
+            test_failed: true
 
 ###########
     - debug: var=failed_modules
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/defaults/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/defaults/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5f709c5aac1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/defaults/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+testcase: "*"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/meta/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/meta/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..159cea8d383
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/meta/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+dependencies:
+  - prepare_ios_tests
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/cli.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/cli.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d675462dd02
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/cli.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+---
+- name: collect all cli test cases
+  find:
+    paths: "{{ role_path }}/tests/cli"
+    patterns: "{{ testcase }}.yaml"
+  register: test_cases
+
+- name: set test_items
+  set_fact: test_items="{{ test_cases.files | map(attribute='path') | list }}"
+
+- name: run test case
+  include: "{{ test_case_to_run }}"
+  with_items: "{{ test_items }}"
+  loop_control:
+    loop_var: test_case_to_run
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/main.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/main.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..415c99d8b12
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tasks/main.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+---
+- { include: cli.yaml, tags: ['cli'] }
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b47e056f6eb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/integration/targets/ios_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,293 @@
+---
+- debug: msg="START ios_interface netconf/basic.yaml"
+
+- name: Confgure interface
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-initial" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Confgure interface (idempotent)
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- name: Confgure interface parameters
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface
+    speed: 100
+    duplex: half
+    mtu: 512
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 512" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Change interface parameters
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-1
+    speed: 10
+    duplex: full
+    mtu: 256
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 256" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete interface parameters
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 256" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete interface parameters (idempotent)
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- name: Disable interface
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: down
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Enable interface
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: up
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Confgure second interface (setup)
+  ios_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/1
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-initial" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Add interface aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, speed: 10, duplex: half, mtu: 256, description: test-interface-1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, speed: 100, duplex: full, mtu: 516, description: test-interface-2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 256" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-2" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 516" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Add interface aggregate (idempotent)
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, speed: 10, duplex: half, mtu: 256, description: test-interface-1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, speed: 100, duplex: full, mtu: 516, description: test-interface-2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+
+- name: Change interface parameters in aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 256" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 516" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Disable interface aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, state: down }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, state: down }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Enable interface aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, state: up }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, state: up }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Create loopback interface aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9 }
+    - { name: Loopback10 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface Loopback9" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface Loopback10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete loopback interface aggregate
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9, state: absent }
+    - { name: Loopback10, state: absent }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"no interface Loopback9" in result.commands'
+      - '"no interface Loopback10" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete loopback interface aggregate (idempotent)
+  ios_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9, state: absent }
+    - { name: Loopback10, state: absent }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- debug: msg="END ios_interface cli/basic.yaml"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
index 610ab6e11ae..8a6f5347e67 100644
--- a/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
+++ b/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/cli/basic.yaml
@@ -10,4 +10,7 @@
 - include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/iosxr/basic.yaml"
   when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_network_os'] == 'iosxr'
 
+- include: "{{ role_path }}/tests/ios/basic.yaml"
+  when: hostvars[inventory_hostname]['ansible_network_os'] == 'ios'
+
 - debug: msg="END cli/contains.yaml"
diff --git a/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/ios/basic.yaml b/test/integration/targets/net_interface/tests/ios/basic.yaml
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+---
+- debug: msg="START net_interface ios/basic.yaml"
+
+- name: Confgure interface
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-initial" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Confgure interface (idempotent)
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- name: Confgure interface parameters
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface
+    speed: 100
+    duplex: half
+    mtu: 512
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 512" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Change interface parameters
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    description: test-interface-1
+    speed: 10
+    duplex: full
+    mtu: 256
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 256" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete interface parameters
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 256" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete interface parameters (idempotent)
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- name: Disable interface
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: down
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Enable interface
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/2
+    state: up
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Confgure second interface (setup)
+  net_interface:
+    name: GigabitEthernet0/1
+    description: test-interface-initial
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-initial" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Add interface aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, speed: 10, duplex: half, mtu: 256, description: test-interface-1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, speed: 100, duplex: full, mtu: 516, description: test-interface-2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-1" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 256" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"description test-interface-2" in result.commands'
+      - '"duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"mtu 516" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Add interface aggregate (idempotent)
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, speed: 10, duplex: half, mtu: 256, description: test-interface-1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, speed: 100, duplex: full, mtu: 516, description: test-interface-2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+
+- name: Change interface parameters in aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1 }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex half" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 256" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no speed 100" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"no duplex full" in result.commands'
+      - '"no mtu 516" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Disable interface aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, state: down }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, state: down }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Enable interface aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/1, state: up }
+    - { name: GigabitEthernet0/2, state: up }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/1" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface GigabitEthernet0/2" in result.commands'
+      - '"no shutdown" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Create loopback interface aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9 }
+    - { name: Loopback10 }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"interface Loopback9" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+      - '"interface Loopback10" in result.commands'
+      - '"description configured by ios_interface" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete loopback interface aggregate
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9, state: absent }
+    - { name: Loopback10, state: absent }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == true'
+      - '"no interface Loopback9" in result.commands'
+      - '"no interface Loopback10" in result.commands'
+
+- name: Delete loopback interface aggregate (idempotent)
+  net_interface:
+    aggregate:
+    - { name: Loopback9, state: absent }
+    - { name: Loopback10, state: absent }
+    state: present
+    authorize: yes
+    provider: "{{ cli }}"
+  register: result
+
+- assert:
+    that:
+      - 'result.changed == false'
+
+- debug: msg="END net_interface ios/basic.yaml"
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