diff --git a/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/resource/ResourceRequest.java b/core/api/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/net/resource/ResourceRequest.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.net.resource;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of resource request.
+ */
+public interface ResourceRequest {
+
+}