+/**
+ * Get a description for a port, to present to end user.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port description, or NULL if an invalid port is passed.
+ * The description string is part of the port structure and may not be used
+ * after the port structure has been freed.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+char *sp_get_port_description(struct sp_port *port);
+
+/**
+ * Get the transport type used by a port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port transport type.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+enum sp_transport sp_get_port_transport(struct sp_port *port);
+
+/**
+ * Get the USB bus number and address on bus of a USB serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ * @param usb_bus Pointer to variable to store USB bus.
+ * @param usb_address Pointer to variable to store USB address
+ *
+ * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+enum sp_return sp_get_port_usb_bus_address(const struct sp_port *port,
+ int *usb_bus, int *usb_address);
+
+/**
+ * Get the USB Vendor ID and Product ID of a USB serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ * @param usb_vid Pointer to variable to store USB VID.
+ * @param usb_pid Pointer to variable to store USB PID
+ *
+ * @return SP_OK upon success, a negative error code otherwise.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+enum sp_return sp_get_port_usb_vid_pid(const struct sp_port *port, int *usb_vid, int *usb_pid);
+
+/**
+ * Get the USB manufacturer string of a USB serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port manufacturer string, or NULL if an invalid port is passed.
+ * The manufacturer string is part of the port structure and may not be used
+ * after the port structure has been freed.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+char *sp_get_port_usb_manufacturer(const struct sp_port *port);
+
+/**
+ * Get the USB product string of a USB serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port product string, or NULL if an invalid port is passed.
+ * The product string is part of the port structure and may not be used
+ * after the port structure has been freed.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+char *sp_get_port_usb_product(const struct sp_port *port);
+
+/**
+ * Get the USB serial number string of a USB serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port serial number, or NULL if an invalid port is passed.
+ * The serial number string is part of the port structure and may not be used
+ * after the port structure has been freed.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+char *sp_get_port_usb_serial(const struct sp_port *port);
+
+/**
+ * Get the MAC address of a Bluetooth serial adapter port.
+ *
+ * @param port Pointer to port structure.
+ *
+ * @return The port MAC address, or NULL if an invalid port is passed.
+ * The MAC address string is part of the port structure and may not be used
+ * after the port structure has been freed.
+ *
+ * @since 0.2.0
+ */
+char *sp_get_port_bluetooth_address(const struct sp_port *port);
+