The NetworkInterfaces Object shall be used as the browse entry point for network interfaces of the device the Server is running on. It is formally defined in Table 39.

Table 39 – NetworkInterfaces definition

Attribute	Value
BrowseName	NetworkInterfaces
References	NodeClass	BrowseName	Comment
HasTypeDefinition	ObjectType	FolderType
Conformance Units
BNM Entry Points

The NetworkInterfaces folder is intended to hold instances, which are of IetfBaseNetworkInterfaceType  or a subtype of it. However other Objects can be stored within this folder that implement the UA Interface IIetfBaseNetworkInterfaceType.

All Objects of Type IetfBaseNetworkInterfaceType within the NetworkInterfaces folder shall represent either a physical or virtual network interface.