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diff --git a/host/include/uhd/usrp/CMakeLists.txt b/host/include/uhd/usrp/CMakeLists.txt
index 6f8c1a2d8..ef0696700 100644
--- a/host/include/uhd/usrp/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/host/include/uhd/usrp/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ INSTALL(FILES
     dboard_manager.hpp
 
     ### utilities ###
+    subdev_spec.hpp
     tune_helper.hpp
 
     ### interfaces ###
diff --git a/host/include/uhd/usrp/subdev_spec.hpp b/host/include/uhd/usrp/subdev_spec.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d874a9bd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/host/include/uhd/usrp/subdev_spec.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,77 @@
+//
+// Copyright 2010 Ettus Research LLC
+//
+// This program 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.
+//
+// This program 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 this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+//
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_SUBDEV_SPEC_HPP
+#define INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_SUBDEV_SPEC_HPP
+
+#include <uhd/config.hpp>
+#include <utility> //std::pair
+#include <vector>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace uhd{ namespace usrp{
+
+    /*!
+     * A list of (daughterboard name, subdevice name) pairs:
+     *
+     * A subdevice specification represents a list of subdevices on a motherboard.
+     * The subdevices specified may span across multiple daughterboards;
+     * Hence the need for a subdevice specification over a simple list of strings.
+     * Typically, the user will pass a RX or TX subdevice specification into the API,
+     * and the implementation will infer the channel configuration from the specification.
+     *
+     * The subdevice specification can be represented as a markup-string.
+     * The markup-string is a whitespace separated list of dboard:subdev pairs.
+     * The "dboard:" part is optional on boards with only one daughterboard slot.
+     * The first pair represents the subdevice for channel zero,
+     * the second pair represents the subdevice for channel one, and so on.
+     *
+     * Examples:
+     * - Use subdevice AB on daughterboard A (USRP1): "A:AB"
+     * - Use subdevice A on daughterboard A for channel zero and subdevice A on daughterboard B for channel one (USRP1): "A:A B:A"
+     * - Use subdevice AB (USRP2): "AB" or ":AB"
+     *
+     * An empty subdevice specification can be used to automatically
+     * select the first subdevice on the first present daughterboard.
+     */
+    class UHD_API subdev_spec_t : public std::vector<std::pair<std::string, std::string> >{
+    public:
+        typedef std::pair<std::string, std::string> pair_t;
+
+        /*!
+         * Create a subdev specification from a markup string.
+         * \param markup the markup string
+         */
+        subdev_spec_t(const std::string &markup = "");
+
+        /*!
+         * Convert a subdev specification into a pretty print string.
+         * \return a printable string representing the subdev specification
+         */
+        std::string to_pp_string(void) const;
+
+        /*!
+         * Convert the subdevice specification into a markup string.
+         * The markup string contains the delimiter symbols.
+         * \return a string with delimiter markup
+         */
+        std::string to_string(void) const;
+    };
+
+}}
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_UHD_USRP_SUBDEV_SPEC_HPP */