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package org.onosproject.openflow.controller;

import java.util.List;

import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFPortDesc;

import com.google.common.annotations.Beta;

/**
 * A marker interface for optical switches, which require the ability to pass
 * port information to a Device provider.
 */
public interface OpenFlowOpticalSwitch extends OpenFlowSwitch, WithTypedPorts {

    // OpenFlowOpticalSwitch only returns Ethernet ports.
    // This is a limitation due to issue described in ONOS-3796.
    // This method should return all port type once the limitation is fixed.
    /**
     * Returns a list of standard (Ethernet) ports.
     *
     * @return List of standard (Ethernet) ports
     */
    @Beta
    @Override
    abstract List<OFPortDesc> getPorts();
}