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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016-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.pcep.controller;
+
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.tunnel.Tunnel.State;
+
+/**
+ * Representation of the PCEP LSP state.
+ */
+public enum PcepLspStatus {
+
+    /**
+     * Signifies that the LSP is not active.
+     */
+    DOWN,
+
+    /**
+     * Signifies that the LSP is signalled.
+     */
+    UP,
+
+    /**
+     * Signifies that the LSP is up and carrying traffic.
+     */
+    ACTIVE,
+
+    /**
+     * Signifies that the LSP is being torn down, resources are being released.
+     */
+    GOING_DOWN,
+
+    /**
+     * Signifies that the LSP is being signalled.
+     */
+    GOING_UP;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the applicable PCEP LSP status corresponding to ONOS tunnel state.
+     *
+     * @param tunnelState ONOS tunnel state
+     * @return LSP status as per protocol
+     */
+    public static PcepLspStatus getLspStatusFromTunnelStatus(State tunnelState) {
+
+        switch (tunnelState) {
+
+        case INIT:
+            return PcepLspStatus.DOWN;
+
+        case ESTABLISHED:
+            return PcepLspStatus.GOING_UP;
+
+        case ACTIVE:
+            return PcepLspStatus.UP;
+
+        case FAILED: // fall through
+        case INACTIVE: // LSP is administratively down.
+        default:
+            return PcepLspStatus.DOWN;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the applicable ONOS tunnel state corresponding to PCEP LSP status.
+     *
+     * @param lspState PCEP LSP status
+     * @return tunnel state
+     */
+    public static State getTunnelStatusFromLspStatus(PcepLspStatus lspState) {
+
+        switch (lspState) {
+
+        case DOWN:
+            return State.FAILED;
+
+        case UP: // fall through
+        case ACTIVE:
+            return State.ACTIVE;
+
+        case GOING_DOWN:
+            return State.FAILED;
+
+        case GOING_UP:
+            return State.ESTABLISHED;
+
+        default:
+            return State.FAILED;
+        }
+    }
+}