diff --git a/framework/Android.bp b/framework/Android.bp
index da16a8d..481f375 100644
--- a/framework/Android.bp
+++ b/framework/Android.bp
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
     srcs: [
         ":framework-connectivity-sources",
         ":net-utils-framework-common-srcs",
+        ":framework-connectivity-api-shared-srcs",
     ],
     aidl: {
         generate_get_transaction_name: true,
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@
         "net-utils-device-common",
     ],
     static_libs: [
+        "framework-connectivity-protos",
         "modules-utils-build",
         "modules-utils-preconditions",
     ],
@@ -177,3 +179,23 @@
         "com.android.tethering",
     ],
 }
+
+// TODO: reduce size of this library; consider using
+// proto nano for example
+java_library {
+    name: "framework-connectivity-protos",
+    sdk_version: "module_current",
+    min_sdk_version: "30",
+    proto: {
+        type: "lite",
+    },
+    srcs: [
+        "proto/**/*.*",
+    ],
+   static_libs: ["libprotobuf-java-lite"],
+    apex_available: [
+        "com.android.tethering",
+    ],
+    lint: { strict_updatability_linting: true },
+    visibility: ["//visibility:private"],
+}
diff --git a/framework/proto/netstats.proto b/framework/proto/netstats.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c9f73c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/framework/proto/netstats.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,121 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2017 The Android Open Source Project
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+syntax = "proto2";
+package android.service;
+
+option java_multiple_files = true;
+option java_outer_classname = "NetworkStatsServiceProto";
+
+// Represents dumpsys from NetworkStatsService (netstats).
+message NetworkStatsServiceDumpProto {
+  repeated NetworkInterfaceProto active_interfaces = 1;
+
+  repeated NetworkInterfaceProto active_uid_interfaces = 2;
+
+  // Device level network stats, which may include non-IP layer traffic.
+  optional NetworkStatsRecorderProto dev_stats = 3;
+
+  // IP-layer traffic stats.
+  optional NetworkStatsRecorderProto xt_stats = 4;
+
+  // Per-UID network stats.
+  optional NetworkStatsRecorderProto uid_stats = 5;
+
+  // Per-UID, per-tag network stats, excluding the default tag (i.e. tag=0).
+  optional NetworkStatsRecorderProto uid_tag_stats = 6;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsService.mActiveIfaces/mActiveUidIfaces.
+message NetworkInterfaceProto {
+  // Name of the network interface (eg: wlan).
+  optional string interface = 1;
+
+  optional NetworkIdentitySetProto identities = 2;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkIdentitySet.
+message NetworkIdentitySetProto {
+  repeated NetworkIdentityProto identities = 1;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkIdentity.
+message NetworkIdentityProto {
+  // Constants from ConnectivityManager.TYPE_*.
+  optional int32 type = 1;
+
+  optional bool roaming = 4;
+
+  optional bool metered = 5;
+
+  optional bool default_network = 6;
+
+  optional int32 oem_managed_network = 7;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsRecorder.
+message NetworkStatsRecorderProto {
+  optional int64 pending_total_bytes = 1;
+
+  optional NetworkStatsCollectionProto complete_history = 2;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsCollection.
+message NetworkStatsCollectionProto {
+  repeated NetworkStatsCollectionStatsProto stats = 1;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsCollection.mStats.
+message NetworkStatsCollectionStatsProto {
+  optional NetworkStatsCollectionKeyProto key = 1;
+
+  optional NetworkStatsHistoryProto history = 2;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsCollection.Key.
+message NetworkStatsCollectionKeyProto {
+  optional NetworkIdentitySetProto identity = 1;
+
+  optional int32 uid = 2;
+
+  optional int32 set = 3;
+
+  optional int32 tag = 4;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to NetworkStatsHistory.
+message NetworkStatsHistoryProto {
+  // Duration for this bucket in milliseconds.
+  optional int64 bucket_duration_ms = 1;
+
+  repeated NetworkStatsHistoryBucketProto buckets = 2;
+}
+
+// Corresponds to each bucket in NetworkStatsHistory.
+message NetworkStatsHistoryBucketProto {
+  // Bucket start time in milliseconds since epoch.
+  optional int64 bucket_start_ms = 1;
+
+  optional int64 rx_bytes = 2;
+
+  optional int64 rx_packets = 3;
+
+  optional int64 tx_bytes = 4;
+
+  optional int64 tx_packets = 5;
+
+  optional int64 operations = 6;
+}
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