protocols/bgp/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/BgpConnectPeer.java

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package org.onosproject.bgp.controller;

/**
 * Abstraction of an BGP connect peer, initiate remote connection to BGP peer on configuration.
 */
public interface BgpConnectPeer {
    /**
     * Initiate bgp peer connection.
     */
    void connectPeer();

    /**
     * End bgp peer connection.
     */
    void disconnectPeer();

    /**
     * Returns the peer port.
     *
     * @return PeerPort
     */
    int getPeerPort();

    /**
     * Returns the connect retry counter.
     *
     * @return connectRetryCounter
     */
    int getConnectRetryCounter();


}