int
rte_eth_bond_xmit_policy_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+/**
+ * Set the link monitoring frequency (in ms) for monitoring the link status of
+ * slave devices
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ * @param internal_ms Monitoring interval in milliseconds
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t internal_ms);
+
+/**
+ * Get the current link monitoring frequency (in ms) for monitoring of the link
+ * status of slave devices
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * Monitoring interval on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_monitoring_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+
+
+/**
+ * Set the period in milliseconds for delaying the disabling of a bonded link
+ * when the link down status has been detected
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ * @param delay_ms Delay period in milliseconds.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms);
+
+/**
+ * Get the period in milliseconds set for delaying the disabling of a bonded
+ * link when the link down status has been detected
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ * @param delay_ms Delay period in milliseconds.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * Delay period on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_down_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+
+/**
+ * Set the period in milliseconds for delaying the enabling of a bonded link
+ * when the link up status has been detected
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ * @param delay_ms Delay period in milliseconds.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * 0 on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_set(uint8_t bonded_port_id, uint32_t delay_ms);
+
+/**
+ * Get the period in milliseconds set for delaying the enabling of a bonded
+ * link when the link up status has been detected
+ *
+ * @param bonded_port_id Port ID of bonded device.
+ * @param delay_ms Delay period in milliseconds.
+ *
+ * @return
+ * Delay period on success, negative value otherwise.
+ */
+int
+rte_eth_bond_link_up_prop_delay_get(uint8_t bonded_port_id);
+
+
#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif