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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present 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.ui.impl.topo;
+
+import org.onosproject.ui.impl.TrafficMonitorBase;
+import org.onosproject.ui.impl.topo.util.ServicesBundle;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Encapsulates the behavior of monitoring specific traffic patterns in the
+ * Topology-2 view.
+ */
+public class Traffic2Monitor extends TrafficMonitorBase {
+
+    private static final Logger log =
+            LoggerFactory.getLogger(Traffic2Monitor.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Constructs a traffic monitor.
+     *
+     * @param trafficPeriod traffic task period in ms
+     * @param servicesBundle bundle of services
+     */
+    public Traffic2Monitor(long trafficPeriod, ServicesBundle servicesBundle) {
+        super(trafficPeriod, servicesBundle);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendAllFlowTraffic() {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendAllPortTrafficBits() {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendAllPortTrafficPackets() {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendDeviceLinkFlows() {
+        // NOTE: currently this monitor holds no state - nothing to do
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendSelectedIntentTraffic() {
+        // NOTE: currently this monitor holds no state - nothing to do
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void sendClearHighlights() {
+        // TODO
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    protected void clearSelection() {
+        // NOTE: currently this monitor holds no state - nothing to do
+    }
+}