diff --git a/cmd/magna/main.go b/cmd/magna/main.go
index a8f0505..6d4e949 100644
--- a/cmd/magna/main.go
+++ b/cmd/magna/main.go
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ import (
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials/insecure"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/reflection"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	gpb "github.com/openconfig/gnmi/proto/gnmi"
 )
diff --git a/flows/common/common.go b/flows/common/common.go
index c9bcde7..5effa2b 100644
--- a/flows/common/common.go
+++ b/flows/common/common.go
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
 	"github.com/open-traffic-generator/snappi/gosnappi/otg"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotg"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/flows/common/counter.go b/flows/common/counter.go
index 7ddb069..4985ce1 100644
--- a/flows/common/counter.go
+++ b/flows/common/counter.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/otgyang"
 	tcommon "github.com/openconfig/magna/telemetry/common"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ygot/ygot"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 var (
diff --git a/flows/ip/ip.go b/flows/ip/ip.go
index 0b778be..5c7193f 100644
--- a/flows/ip/ip.go
+++ b/flows/ip/ip.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/flows/common"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotg"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotgtelem/gnmit"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 // New returns a new IP flow generator, consisting of:
diff --git a/flows/mpls/mpls.go b/flows/mpls/mpls.go
index c5e7c03..c0497ee 100644
--- a/flows/mpls/mpls.go
+++ b/flows/mpls/mpls.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/flows/common"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotg"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotgtelem/gnmit"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 const (
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 8f0693e..a5184a8 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ require (
 	github.com/vishvananda/netlink v1.1.1-0.20210330154013-f5de75959ad5
 	google.golang.org/grpc v1.58.3
 	google.golang.org/protobuf v1.31.0
-	k8s.io/klog v1.0.0
 	k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1
 )
 
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 69eb5d5..614b3df 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -858,7 +858,6 @@ github.com/go-kit/kit v0.9.0/go.mod h1:xBxKIO96dXMWWy0MnWVtmwkA9/13aqxPnvrjFYMA2
 github.com/go-latex/latex v0.0.0-20210118124228-b3d85cf34e07/go.mod h1:CO1AlKB2CSIqUrmQPqA0gdRIlnLEY0gK5JGjh37zN5U=
 github.com/go-latex/latex v0.0.0-20210823091927-c0d11ff05a81/go.mod h1:SX0U8uGpxhq9o2S/CELCSUxEWWAuoCUcVCQWv7G2OCk=
 github.com/go-logfmt/logfmt v0.4.0/go.mod h1:3RMwSq7FuexP4Kalkev3ejPJsZTpXXBr9+V4qmtdjCk=
-github.com/go-logr/logr v0.1.0/go.mod h1:ixOQHD9gLJUVQQ2ZOR7zLEifBX6tGkNJF4QyIY7sIas=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.0/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3 h1:2DntVwHkVopvECVRSlL5PSo9eG+cAkDCuckLubN+rq0=
 github.com/go-logr/logr v1.2.3/go.mod h1:jdQByPbusPIv2/zmleS9BjJVeZ6kBagPoEUsqbVz/1A=
@@ -2012,8 +2011,6 @@ k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3 h1:dQx6PNETJ7nODU3XPtrwkfuubs6w7sX0M8n61zHIV/k=
 k8s.io/apimachinery v0.26.3/go.mod h1:ats7nN1LExKHvJ9TmwootT00Yz05MuYqPXEXaVeOy5I=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.26.3 h1:k1UY+KXfkxV2ScEL3gilKcF7761xkYsSD6BC9szIu8s=
 k8s.io/client-go v0.26.3/go.mod h1:ZPNu9lm8/dbRIPAgteN30RSXea6vrCpFvq+MateTUuQ=
-k8s.io/klog v1.0.0 h1:Pt+yjF5aB1xDSVbau4VsWe+dQNzA0qv1LlXdC2dF6Q8=
-k8s.io/klog v1.0.0/go.mod h1:4Bi6QPql/J/LkTDqv7R/cd3hPo4k2DG6Ptcz060Ez5I=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1 h1:m4bYOKall2MmOiRaR1J+We67Do7vm9KiQVlT96lnHUw=
 k8s.io/klog/v2 v2.90.1/go.mod h1:y1WjHnz7Dj687irZUWR/WLkLc5N1YHtjLdmgWjndZn0=
 k8s.io/kube-openapi v0.0.0-20230308215209-15aac26d736a h1:gmovKNur38vgoWfGtP5QOGNOA7ki4n6qNYoFAgMlNvg=
diff --git a/integration/intf_test.go b/integration/intf_test.go
index fb01244..1f33ae6 100644
--- a/integration/intf_test.go
+++ b/integration/intf_test.go
@@ -86,3 +86,44 @@ func TestInterfaces(t *testing.T) {
 
 	t.Logf("Got interfaces: %v", ints)
 }
+
+func TestInterfaceState(t *testing.T) {
+	name := "dummy0"
+	dummy := &netlink.Dummy{
+		LinkAttrs: netlink.LinkAttrs{
+			Name: name,
+		},
+	}
+
+	if err := netlink.LinkAdd(dummy); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot add dummy link, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	dummyState := func() intf.IntState {
+		l, err := intf.InterfaceByName(name)
+		if err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("unable to get dummy link, %v", err)
+		}
+		return l.AdminState
+	}
+
+	if err := intf.InterfaceState(name, intf.InterfaceDown); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot shut down dummy link, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got, want := dummyState(), intf.InterfaceDown; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("interface was not operationally down, got: %v, want: %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	if err := intf.InterfaceState(name, intf.InterfaceUp); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("cannot enable dummy link, %v", err)
+	}
+
+	if got, want := dummyState(), intf.InterfaceUp; got != want {
+		t.Errorf("interface was not restored to its previous state, got: %v, want: %v", got, want)
+	}
+
+	if err := netlink.LinkDel(dummy); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("cannot delete dummy link, %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/intf/accessor_linux.go b/intf/accessor_linux.go
index 61940fa..da7b733 100644
--- a/intf/accessor_linux.go
+++ b/intf/accessor_linux.go
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ import (
 	"net"
 
 	"github.com/vishvananda/netlink"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -44,6 +44,31 @@ func init() {
 // system.
 type netlinkAccessor struct{}
 
+// intOperState maps a netlink operational link state to an intf internal
+// representation.
+func intOperState(n netlink.LinkOperState) IntState {
+	operStateMap := map[netlink.LinkOperState]IntState{
+		netlink.OperUp:   InterfaceUp,
+		netlink.OperDown: InterfaceDown,
+	}
+
+	if _, ok := operStateMap[n]; !ok {
+		return InterfaceStateUnknown
+	}
+
+	return operStateMap[n]
+}
+
+// intAdminState maps an interface's flags to the administrative state of
+// the interface. The flags are defined in the net package
+// (see https://cs.opensource.google/go/go/+/refs/tags/go1.21.4:src/net/interface.go;l=39).
+func intAdminState(n net.Flags) IntState {
+	if n&1 != 0 {
+		return InterfaceUp
+	}
+	return InterfaceDown
+}
+
 // Interface retrieves the interface named from the underlying system
 // through making a netlink call.
 func (n netlinkAccessor) Interface(name string) (*Interface, error) {
@@ -54,9 +79,11 @@ func (n netlinkAccessor) Interface(name string) (*Interface, error) {
 
 	attrs := link.Attrs()
 	return &Interface{
-		Index: attrs.Index,
-		Name:  attrs.Name,
-		MAC:   attrs.HardwareAddr,
+		Index:      attrs.Index,
+		Name:       attrs.Name,
+		MAC:        attrs.HardwareAddr,
+		AdminState: intAdminState(attrs.Flags),
+		OperState:  intOperState(attrs.OperState),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -72,9 +99,11 @@ func (n netlinkAccessor) Interfaces() ([]*Interface, error) {
 	for _, i := range ints {
 		attrs := i.Attrs()
 		intfs = append(intfs, &Interface{
-			Index: attrs.Index,
-			Name:  attrs.Name,
-			MAC:   attrs.HardwareAddr,
+			Index:      attrs.Index,
+			Name:       attrs.Name,
+			MAC:        attrs.HardwareAddr,
+			AdminState: intAdminState(attrs.Flags),
+			OperState:  intOperState(attrs.OperState),
 		})
 	}
 	return intfs, nil
@@ -87,9 +116,11 @@ func interfaceByIndex(idx int) (*Interface, error) {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("cannot find link by index %d", idx)
 	}
 	return &Interface{
-		Index: idx,
-		Name:  link.Attrs().Name,
-		MAC:   link.Attrs().HardwareAddr,
+		Index:      idx,
+		Name:       link.Attrs().Name,
+		MAC:        link.Attrs().HardwareAddr,
+		AdminState: intAdminState(link.Attrs().Flags),
+		OperState:  intOperState(link.Attrs().OperState),
 	}, nil
 }
 
@@ -190,3 +221,28 @@ func (n netlinkAccessor) ARPSubscribe(updates chan ARPUpdate, done chan struct{}
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// InterfaceState changes the state of an interface on the underlying system.
+// The interface is looked up by the name specified, and is set to the state
+// specified by state. It returns an error if the interface cannot be found or
+// the system cannot complete the specified operation.
+func (n netlinkAccessor) InterfaceState(name string, state IntState) error {
+	l, err := netlink.LinkByName(name)
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("cannot get link, %w", err)
+	}
+
+	switch state {
+	case InterfaceDown:
+		if err := netlink.LinkSetDown(l); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot shut down link, %w", err)
+		}
+	case InterfaceUp:
+		if err := netlink.LinkSetUp(l); err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("cannot enable link, %w", err)
+		}
+	default:
+		return fmt.Errorf("unknown operation: %d", state)
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/intf/intf.go b/intf/intf.go
index 553022c..087d1ae 100644
--- a/intf/intf.go
+++ b/intf/intf.go
@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ type Interface struct {
 	Name string
 	// MAC is the MAC address of the interface.
 	MAC net.HardwareAddr
+	// OperState is the operational status of the interface.
+	OperState IntState
+	// AdminState is the administrative state of the interface.
+	AdminState IntState
 }
 
 // String is the string representation of an interface that can be read by humans.
@@ -92,6 +96,8 @@ type NetworkAccessor interface {
 	// that writes updates to the updates channel, and can be cancelled by sending a
 	// message to the done channel.
 	ARPSubscribe(updates chan ARPUpdate, done chan struct{}) error
+	// InterfaceState manipulates the state of the interface specified by name.
+	InterfaceState(name string, state IntState) error
 }
 
 // unimplementedAccessor is an accessor interface that returns unimplemented
@@ -128,6 +134,12 @@ func (u unimplementedAccessor) ARPSubscribe(_ chan ARPUpdate, _ chan struct{}) e
 	return fmt.Errorf("unimplemented ARPSubscribe method")
 }
 
+// InterfaceState returns unimplemented when asked to manipulate an interface
+// state.
+func (u unimplementedAccessor) InterfaceState(_ string, _ IntState) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("unimplemented InterfaceState method")
+}
+
 // accessor is the implementation of the network accessor that should be used. It
 // should be set by init() [which may be a platform-specific initiation].
 var accessor NetworkAccessor
@@ -230,3 +242,23 @@ func ARPSubscribe(updates chan ARPUpdate, done chan struct{}) error {
 func Interfaces() ([]*Interface, error) {
 	return accessor.Interfaces()
 }
+
+// IntState sets enumerated state values that an interface
+// can use.
+type IntState int64
+
+const (
+	InterfaceStateUnknown IntState = iota
+	// InterfaceUp sets a link to administratively and operationally
+	// up.
+	InterfaceUp
+	// InterfaceDown sets a link to administratively and operationally
+	// down.
+	InterfaceDown
+)
+
+// InterfaceState changes the administrative state of an interface
+// on the local system.
+func InterfaceState(name string, state IntState) error {
+	return accessor.InterfaceState(name, state)
+}
diff --git a/lwotg/flows.go b/lwotg/flows.go
index c5e6fe1..ed104e2 100644
--- a/lwotg/flows.go
+++ b/lwotg/flows.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/open-traffic-generator/snappi/gosnappi/otg"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 type TXRXWrapper struct {
diff --git a/lwotg/lwotg.go b/lwotg/lwotg.go
index ec90ee2..57f1e01 100644
--- a/lwotg/lwotg.go
+++ b/lwotg/lwotg.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/intf"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 // Hint is <group, key, value> tuple that can be handed to modules of the
diff --git a/lwotgtelem/lwotgtelem.go b/lwotgtelem/lwotgtelem.go
index 9844aa7..ed5ce4c 100644
--- a/lwotgtelem/lwotgtelem.go
+++ b/lwotgtelem/lwotgtelem.go
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotg"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/lwotgtelem/gnmit"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 )
 
 // HintMap is a structured set of hints that are supplied by the server, it
diff --git a/mirrorsrv/mirror.go b/mirrorsrv/mirror.go
index a68d805..4af98ff 100644
--- a/mirrorsrv/mirror.go
+++ b/mirrorsrv/mirror.go
@@ -9,10 +9,12 @@ import (
 	"github.com/google/gopacket"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/layers"
 	"github.com/google/gopacket/pcap"
-	mpb "github.com/openconfig/magna/proto/mirror"
+
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+
+	mpb "github.com/openconfig/magna/proto/mirror"
 )
 
 type Server struct {
diff --git a/telemetry/arp/arp.go b/telemetry/arp/arp.go
index a4abb7b..94bb781 100644
--- a/telemetry/arp/arp.go
+++ b/telemetry/arp/arp.go
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/otgyang"
 	"github.com/openconfig/magna/telemetry/common"
 	"github.com/openconfig/ygot/ygot"
-	"k8s.io/klog"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	gpb "github.com/openconfig/gnmi/proto/gnmi"
 )