def get(self, name):
        """Returns the specific IP interface properties

        The Ipinterface resource returns the following:

            * name (str): The name of the interface
            * address (str): The IP address of the interface in the form
                of A.B.C.D/E
            * mtu (int): The configured value for IP MTU.


        Args:
            name (string): The interface identifier to retrieve the
                configuration for

        Return:
            A Python dictionary object of key/value pairs that represents
                the current configuration of the node.  If the specified
                interface does not exist then None is returned.
        """
        config = self.get_block('interface %s' % name)

        if name[0:2] in ['Et', 'Po'] and not SWITCHPORT_RE.search(config,
                                                                  re.M):
            return None

        resource = dict(name=name)
        resource.update(self._parse_address(config))
        resource.update(self._parse_mtu(config))
        return resource