diff --git a/lib/resources/interface.rb b/lib/resources/interface.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f65f97211
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/resources/interface.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,122 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+# author: Christoph Hartmann
+# author: Dominik Richter
+
+# Usage:
+# describe interface('eth0') do
+#   it { should exist }
+#   it { should be_up }
+#   its(:speed) { should eq 1000 }
+# end
+
+require 'utils/convert'
+
+class NetworkInterface < Vulcano.resource(1)
+  name 'interface'
+
+  def initialize(iface)
+    @iface = iface
+
+    @interface_provider = nil
+    if vulcano.os.linux?
+      @interface_provider = LinuxInterface.new(vulcano)
+    elsif vulcano.os.windows?
+      @interface_provider = WindowsInterface.new(vulcano)
+    else
+      return skip_resource 'The `interface` resource is not supported on your OS yet.'
+    end
+  end
+
+  def exists?
+    !interface_info.nil? && !interface_info[:name].nil?
+  end
+
+  def up?
+    interface_info.nil? ? false : interface_info[:up]
+  end
+
+  # returns link speed in Mbits/sec
+  def speed
+    interface_info.nil? ? nil : interface_info[:speed]
+  end
+
+  private
+
+  def interface_info
+    return @cache if defined?(@cache)
+    @cache = @interface_provider.interface_info(@iface) if !@interface_provider.nil?
+  end
+end
+
+class InterfaceInfo
+  include Converter
+  def initialize(vulcano)
+    @vulcano = vulcano
+  end
+end
+
+class LinuxInterface < InterfaceInfo
+  def interface_info(iface)
+    # will return "[mtu]\n1500\n[type]\n1"
+    cmd = @vulcano.command("find /sys/class/net/#{iface}/ -type f -maxdepth 1 -exec sh -c 'echo \"[$(basename {})]\"; cat {} || echo -n' \\;")
+    return nil if cmd.exit_status.to_i != 0
+
+    # parse values, we only recieve values, therefore we threat them as keys
+    params = SimpleConfig.new(cmd.stdout.chomp).params
+
+    # abort if we got an empty result-set
+    return nil if params.empty?
+
+    # parse state
+    state = false
+    if params.key?('operstate')
+      operstate, _value = params['operstate'].first
+      state = operstate == 'up'
+    end
+
+    # parse speed
+    speed = nil
+    if params.key?('speed')
+      speed, _value = params['speed'].first
+      speed = convert_to_i(speed)
+    end
+
+    {
+      name: iface,
+      up: state,
+      speed: speed,
+    }
+  end
+end
+
+class WindowsInterface < InterfaceInfo
+  def interface_info(iface)
+    # gather all network interfaces
+    cmd = @vulcano.command('Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object -Property Name, InterfaceDescription, Status, State, MacAddress, LinkSpeed, ReceiveLinkSpeed, TransmitLinkSpeed, Virtual | ConvertTo-Json')
+
+    # filter network interface
+    begin
+      net_adapter = JSON.parse(cmd.stdout)
+    rescue JSON::ParserError => _e
+      return nil
+    end
+
+    # ensure we have an array of groups
+    net_adapter = [net_adapter] if !net_adapter.is_a?(Array)
+
+    # select the requested interface
+    adapters = net_adapter.each_with_object([]) do |adapter, adapter_collection|
+      # map object
+      info = {
+        name: adapter['Name'],
+        up: adapter['State'] == 2,
+        speed: adapter['ReceiveLinkSpeed'] / 1000,
+      }
+      adapter_collection.push(info) if info[:name].casecmp(iface) == 0
+    end
+
+    return nil if adapters.size == 0
+    warn "[Possible Error] detected multiple network interfaces with the name #{iface}" if adapters.size > 1
+    adapters[0]
+  end
+end
diff --git a/lib/vulcano/resource.rb b/lib/vulcano/resource.rb
index 9be6a6363..f91c8cf43 100644
--- a/lib/vulcano/resource.rb
+++ b/lib/vulcano/resource.rb
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ require 'resources/gem'
 require 'resources/group'
 require 'resources/group_policy'
 require 'resources/inetd_conf'
+require 'resources/interface'
 require 'resources/json'
 require 'resources/kernel_module'
 require 'resources/kernel_parameter'
diff --git a/test/helper.rb b/test/helper.rb
index 2e169b2e2..847818330 100644
--- a/test/helper.rb
+++ b/test/helper.rb
@@ -79,6 +79,11 @@ class MockLoader
       stdout = ::File.read(::File.join(scriptpath, '/unit/mock/cmd/'+x))
       mock.mock_command(stdout, '', 0)
     }
+
+    empty = lambda {
+      mock.mock_command('', '', 0)
+    }
+
     mock.commands = {
       'ps aux' => cmd.call('ps-aux'),
       'type win_secpol.cfg' => cmd.call('secedit-export'),
@@ -124,12 +129,12 @@ class MockLoader
       'service sendmail onestatus' => cmd.call('service-sendmail-onestatus'),
       # services for system 5 e.g. centos6, debian 6
       'service sshd status' => cmd.call('service-sshd-status'),
-      'find /etc/rc*.d -name S*'  => cmd.call('find-etc-rc-d-name-S'),
+      'find /etc/rc*.d -name S*' => cmd.call('find-etc-rc-d-name-S'),
       'ls -1 /etc/init.d/' => cmd.call('ls-1-etc-init.d'),
       # user information for linux
       'id root' => cmd.call('id-root'),
       'getent passwd root' => cmd.call('getent-passwd-root'),
-      'chage -l root'  => cmd.call('chage-l-root'),
+      'chage -l root' => cmd.call('chage-l-root'),
       # user info for mac
       'id chartmann' => cmd.call('id-chartmann'),
       'dscl -q . -read /Users/chartmann NFSHomeDirectory PrimaryGroupID RecordName UniqueID UserShell' => cmd.call('dscl'),
@@ -138,7 +143,11 @@ class MockLoader
       # user info for windows
       '650b6b72a66316418b25421a54afe21a230704558082914c54711904bb10e370' => cmd.call('GetUserAccount'),
       # group info for windows
-      'Get-WmiObject Win32_Group | Select-Object -Property Caption, Domain, Name, SID, LocalAccount | ConvertTo-Json'  => cmd.call('GetWin32Group'),
+      'Get-WmiObject Win32_Group | Select-Object -Property Caption, Domain, Name, SID, LocalAccount | ConvertTo-Json' => cmd.call('GetWin32Group'),
+      # network interface
+      '9e80f048a1af5a0f6ab8a465e46ea5ed5ba6587e9b5e54a7a0c0a1a02bb6f663' => cmd.call('find-net-interface'),
+      'c33821dece09c8b334e03a5bb9daefdf622007f73af4932605e758506584ec3f' => empty.call,
+      'Get-NetAdapter | Select-Object -Property Name, InterfaceDescription, Status, State, MacAddress, LinkSpeed, ReceiveLinkSpeed, TransmitLinkSpeed, Virtual | ConvertTo-Json' => cmd.call('Get-NetAdapter'),
     }
 
     # set os emulation
diff --git a/test/unit/mock/cmd/Get-NetAdapter b/test/unit/mock/cmd/Get-NetAdapter
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..07aa11f77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mock/cmd/Get-NetAdapter
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+[
+    {
+        "Name":  "vEthernet (Intel(R) PRO 1000 MT Network Connection - Virtual Switch)",
+        "InterfaceDescription":  "Hyper-V Virtual Ethernet Adapter #2",
+        "Status":  "Up",
+        "State":  2,
+        "MacAddress":  "00-0C-29-E3-48-9B",
+        "LinkSpeed":  "10 Gbps",
+        "ReceiveLinkSpeed":  10000000000,
+        "TransmitLinkSpeed":  10000000000,
+        "Virtual":  true
+    },
+    {
+        "Name":  "Ethernet0",
+        "InterfaceDescription":  "Intel(R) PRO/1000 MT Network Connection",
+        "Status":  "Not Present",
+        "State":  3,
+        "MacAddress":  "00-0C-29-E3-48-9B",
+        "LinkSpeed":  "0 bps",
+        "ReceiveLinkSpeed":  0,
+        "TransmitLinkSpeed":  0,
+        "Virtual":  false
+    }
+]
diff --git a/test/unit/mock/cmd/find-net-interface b/test/unit/mock/cmd/find-net-interface
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e9482e757
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/mock/cmd/find-net-interface
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+[speed]
+10000
+[phys_switch_id]
+[duplex]
+full
+[address]
+02:42:ac:11:00:11
+[operstate]
+up
diff --git a/test/unit/resource_interface_test.rb b/test/unit/resource_interface_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cd70f6cec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/resource_interface_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# encoding: utf-8
+# author: Christoph Hartmann
+# author: Dominik Richter
+
+require 'helper'
+require 'vulcano/resource'
+
+describe 'Vulcano::Resources::Group' do
+
+  # ubuntu 14.04
+  it 'verify interface on ubuntu' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:ubuntu1404).load_resource('interface', 'eth0')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal 10000
+  end
+
+  it 'verify invalid interface on ubuntu' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:ubuntu1404).load_resource('interface', 'eth1')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal nil
+  end
+
+  it 'verify interface on windows' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource('interface', 'ethernet0')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal 0
+  end
+
+  it 'verify interface on windows' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource('interface', 'vEthernet (Intel(R) PRO 1000 MT Network Connection - Virtual Switch)')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal true
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal 10000000
+  end
+
+  it 'verify invalid interface on windows' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:windows).load_resource('interface', 'eth1')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal nil
+  end
+
+  # undefined
+  it 'verify interface on unsupported os' do
+    resource = MockLoader.new(:undefined).load_resource('interface', 'eth0')
+    _(resource.exists?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.up?).must_equal false
+    _(resource.speed).must_equal nil
+  end
+
+end