diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 HAW Hamburg
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup net_gnrc_netif
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief  LoRaWAN adaption for @ref net_gnrc_netif
+ *
+ * @author  Jose Ignacio Alamos <jose.alamos@haw-hamburg.de>
+ */
+#ifndef NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_H
+#define NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_H
+
+#include "net/gnrc/lorawan.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   A Link Check request was scheduled
+ */
+#define GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_FLAGS_LINK_CHECK                (0x1U)
+
+/**
+ * @brief   GNRC LoRaWAN interface descriptor
+ */
+typedef struct {
+    uint8_t nwkskey[LORAMAC_NWKSKEY_LEN];   /**< network SKey buffer */
+    uint8_t appskey[LORAMAC_APPSKEY_LEN];   /**< App SKey buffer */
+    uint8_t appkey[LORAMAC_APPKEY_LEN];     /**< App Key buffer */
+    uint8_t deveui[LORAMAC_DEVEUI_LEN];     /**< Device EUI buffer */
+    uint8_t appeui[LORAMAC_APPEUI_LEN];     /**< App EUI buffer */
+    gnrc_lorawan_t mac;                     /**< gnrc lorawan mac descriptor */
+    uint8_t flags;                          /**< flags for the LoRaWAN interface */
+    uint8_t demod_margin;                   /**< value of last demodulation margin */
+    uint8_t num_gateways;                   /**< number of gateways of last link check */
+    uint8_t datarate;                       /**< LoRaWAN datarate for the next transmission */
+    uint8_t port;                           /**< LoRaWAN port for the next transmission */
+    uint8_t ack_req;                        /**< Request ACK in the next transmission */
+    uint8_t otaa;                           /**< wether the next transmission is OTAA or not */
+} gnrc_netif_lorawan_t;
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_H */
+/** @} */
diff --git a/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan_base.h b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan_base.h
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+++ b/sys/include/net/gnrc/netif/lorawan_base.h
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+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 HAW Hamburg
+ *
+ * This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+ * General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+ * directory for more details.
+ */
+
+/**
+ * @ingroup net_gnrc_netif
+ * @{
+ *
+ * @file
+ * @brief  LoRaWAN base @ref net_gnrc_netif header
+ *
+ * @author  Jose Ignacio Alamos <jose.alamos@haw-hamburg.de>
+ */
+#ifndef NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_BASE_H
+#define NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_BASE_H
+
+#include "net/gnrc/netif.h"
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+/**
+ * @brief   Creates a raw network interface
+ *
+ * @param[in] stack     The stack for the network interface's thread.
+ * @param[in] stacksize Size of @p stack.
+ * @param[in] priority  Priority for the network interface's thread.
+ * @param[in] name      Name for the network interface. May be NULL.
+ * @param[in] dev       Device for the interface.
+ *
+ * @see @ref gnrc_netif_create()
+ *
+ * @return  The network interface on success.
+ * @return  NULL, on error.
+ */
+gnrc_netif_t *gnrc_netif_lorawan_create(char *stack, int stacksize, char priority,
+                                        char *name, netdev_t *dev);
+
+#ifdef __cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif /* NET_GNRC_NETIF_LORAWAN_BASE_H */
+/** @} */