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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.onosproject.net.meter;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+/**
+ * A default implementation for a Band.
+ */
+public final class DefaultBand implements Band, BandEntry {
+
+    private final Type type;
+    private final long rate;
+    private final long burstSize;
+    private final short prec;
+    private long packets;
+    private long bytes;
+
+    public DefaultBand(Type type, long rate,
+                       long burstSize, short prec) {
+        this.type = type;
+        this.rate = rate;
+        this.burstSize = burstSize;
+        this.prec = prec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long rate() {
+        return rate;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long burst() {
+        return burstSize;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short dropPrecedence() {
+        return prec;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Type type() {
+        return type;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long packets() {
+        return packets;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public long bytes() {
+        return bytes;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setPackets(long packets) {
+        this.packets = packets;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setBytes(long bytes) {
+        this.bytes = bytes;
+    }
+
+    public static Builder builder() {
+        return new Builder();
+    }
+
+    public static final class Builder implements Band.Builder {
+
+        private long rate;
+        private long burstSize;
+        private Short prec;
+        private Type type;
+
+        @Override
+        public Band.Builder withRate(long rate) {
+            this.rate = rate;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Band.Builder burstSize(long burstSize) {
+            this.burstSize = burstSize;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Band.Builder dropPrecedence(short prec) {
+            this.prec = prec;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public Band.Builder ofType(Type type) {
+            this.type = type;
+            return this;
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public DefaultBand build() {
+            checkArgument(prec != null && type == Type.REMARK,
+                          "Only REMARK bands can have a precendence.");
+
+            return new DefaultBand(type, rate, burstSize, prec);
+        }
+
+
+    }
+}