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+/*
+ * Copyright 2014 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package org.onlab.onos.net.resource;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.Link;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.intent.IntentId;
+
+
+/**
+ * Manages link resources.
+ */
+public interface LinkResourceStore {
+    Set<ResourceAllocation> getFreeResources(Link link);
+
+    void allocateResources(LinkResourceAllocations allocations);
+
+    void releaseResources(LinkResourceAllocations allocations);
+
+    LinkResourceAllocations getAllocations(IntentId intentId);
+
+    Iterable<LinkResourceAllocations> getAllocations(Link link);
+
+    Iterable<LinkResourceAllocations> getAllocations();
+}