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+package org.onlab.onos.net.intent;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.Objects;
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.TrafficSelector;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.flow.TrafficTreatment;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a connectivity intent that is implemented by a set of path
+ * segments.
+ */
+public class LinkCollectionIntent extends ConnectivityIntent implements InstallableIntent {
+
+    private final Set<Link> links;
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a new point-to-point intent with the supplied ingress/egress
+     * ports and using the specified explicit path.
+     *
+     * @param id          intent identifier
+     * @param selector    traffic match
+     * @param treatment   action
+     * @param links       traversed links
+     * @throws NullPointerException {@code path} is null
+     */
+    public LinkCollectionIntent(IntentId id,
+                                TrafficSelector selector,
+                                TrafficTreatment treatment,
+                                Set<Link> links) {
+        super(id, selector, treatment);
+        this.links = links;
+    }
+
+    protected LinkCollectionIntent() {
+        super();
+        this.links = null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Collection<Link> requiredLinks() {
+        return links;
+    }
+
+    public Set<Link> links() {
+        return links;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object o) {
+        if (this == o) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        if (!super.equals(o)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+
+        LinkCollectionIntent that = (LinkCollectionIntent) o;
+
+        return Objects.equals(this.links, that.links);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(super.hashCode(), links);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("id", id())
+                .add("match", selector())
+                .add("action", treatment())
+                .add("links", links())
+                .toString();
+    }
+}