diff --git a/docs/guides/progressivevpp/interface.rst b/docs/guides/progressivevpp/interface.rst
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..619216d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/docs/guides/progressivevpp/interface.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+.. _interface:
+
+.. toctree::
+
+Interface
+=========
+
+VPP command learned in this exercise
+^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
+#. `create host-interface <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet_devices_af_packet.html#clicmd_create_host-interface>`_
+#. `set int state <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet.html#clicmd_set_interface_state>`_
+#. `set int ip address <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet_ip.html#clicmd_set_interface_ip_address>`_
+#. `show hardware <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet.html#clicmd_show_hardware-interfaces>`_
+#. `show int <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet.html#clicmd_show_interfaces>`_
+#. `show int addr <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet.html#clicmd_show_interfaces>`_
+#. `trace add <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vlib.html#clicmd_trace_add>`_
+#. `clear trace <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vlib.html#clicmd_clear_trace>`_
+#. `ping <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet_ip.html#clicmd_ping>`_
+#. `show ip arp <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet_ethernet.html#clicmd_show_ip_arp>`_
+#. `show ip fib <https://docs.fd.io/vpp/17.04/clicmd_src_vnet_fib.html#clicmd_show_ip_fib>`_
+
+Topology
+~~~~~~~~
+
+.. figure:: /_images/Create_Interface_Topology.jpg
+  :alt: Figure: Create Interface Topology
+
+  Figure: Create Interface Topology
+
+Initial State
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+The initial state here is presumed to be the final state from the
+exercise `VPP Basics <VPP/Progressive_VPP_Tutorial#Exercise:_vpp_basics>`__
+ 
+Create veth interfaces on host
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+In Linux, there is a type of interface call 'veth'. Think of a 'veth'
+interface as being an interface that has two ends to it (rather than
+one).
+
+Create a veth interface with one end named **vpp1out** and the other
+named **vpp1host**
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  $ sudo ip link add name vpp1out type veth peer name vpp1host
+
+Turn up both ends:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  $ sudo ip link set dev vpp1out up
+  $ sudo ip link set dev vpp1host up
+
+Assign an IP address
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  $ sudo ip addr add 10.10.1.1/24 dev vpp1host
+
+Display the result:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  $ sudo ip addr show vpp1host
+  5: vpp1host@vpp1out: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UP group default qlen 1000
+    link/ether e2:0f:1e:59:ec:f7 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff
+    inet 10.10.1.1/24 scope global vpp1host
+       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
+    inet6 fe80::e00f:1eff:fe59:ecf7/64 scope link
+       valid_lft forever preferred_lft forever
+
+Create vpp host-interface
+~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+
+Create a host interface attached to **vpp1out**.
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# create host-interface name vpp1out
+  host-vpp1out
+
+Confirm the interface:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# show hardware
+                Name                Idx   Link  Hardware
+  host-vpp1out                       1     up   host-vpp1out
+  Ethernet address 02:fe:d9:75:d5:b4
+  Linux PACKET socket interface
+  local0                             0    down  local0
+  local
+
+Turn up the interface:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# set int state host-vpp1out up
+
+Confirm the interface is up:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# show int
+                Name               Idx    State  MTU (L3/IP4/IP6/MPLS)     Counter          Count
+  host-vpp1out                      1      up          9000/0/0/0
+  local0                            0     down          0/0/0/0
+
+Assign ip address 10.10.1.2/24
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# set int ip address host-vpp1out 10.10.1.2/24
+
+Confirm the ip address is assigned:
+
+.. code-block:: console
+
+  vpp# show int addr
+  host-vpp1out (up):
+    L3 10.10.1.2/24
+  local0 (dn):