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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.tetopology.management.api.link;
+
+import org.onosproject.tetopology.management.api.EncodingType;
+import org.onosproject.tetopology.management.api.SwitchingType;
+import org.onosproject.tetopology.management.api.TeStatus;
+import org.onosproject.tetopology.management.api.TeTopologyKey;
+
+import java.util.BitSet;
+import java.util.List;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a TE link.
+ */
+public interface TeLink {
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the TE link belongs to an abstract topology.
+     */
+    public static final short BIT_ABSTRACT = 0;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the underlay topology that supports this TE link
+     * is dynamically created as opposed to being created by provisioning.
+     */
+    public static final short BIT_DYNAMIC = 1;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the underlay topology is committed to service.
+     */
+    public static final short BIT_COMMITTED = 2;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the TE link connects 2 TE domains.
+     */
+    public static final short BIT_ACCESS_INTERDOMAIN = 3;
+
+    /**
+     * Indicates that the TE link is not numbered.
+     */
+    public static final short BIT_UNNUMBERED = 4;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the TE link key.
+     *
+     * @return the TE link key
+     */
+    TeLinkTpKey teLinkKey();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the key of the bi-directional peer TE link.
+     *
+     * @return peer TE link key
+     */
+    TeLinkTpKey peerTeLinkKey();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the flags of this TE link.
+     *
+     * @return the flags
+     */
+    BitSet flags();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the network layer switching type for this link.
+     *
+     * @return the network layer switching type
+     */
+    SwitchingType switchingLayer();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the network layer encoding type for this link.
+     *
+     * @return the encoding type
+     */
+    EncodingType encodingLayer();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the external link.
+     *
+     * @return the external link
+     */
+    ExternalLink externalLink();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the underlay TE topology identifier for the link.
+     *
+     * @return the underlay TE topology id
+     */
+    TeTopologyKey underlayTeTopologyId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the primary path.
+     *
+     * @return underlay primary path
+     */
+    UnderlayPrimaryPath primaryPath();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the backup paths.
+     *
+     * @return list of underlay backup paths
+     */
+    List<UnderlayBackupPath> backupPaths();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supporting tunnel protection type.
+     *
+     * @return the tunnel protection type
+     */
+    TunnelProtectionType tunnelProtectionType();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supporting tunnel's source tunnel termination point
+     * identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the source TTP id
+     */
+    long sourceTtpId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supporting tunnel's destination tunnel termination
+     * point identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the destination TTP id
+     */
+    long destinationTtpId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supporting tunnel identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the supporting tunnel id
+     */
+    TeTunnelId teTunnelId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supporting TE link identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the supporting TE link id
+     */
+    TeLinkTpGlobalKey supportingTeLinkId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the source TE link identifier.
+     *
+     * @return the source link id
+     */
+    TeLinkTpGlobalKey sourceTeLinkId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the link cost.
+     *
+     * @return the cost
+     */
+    long cost();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the link delay.
+     *
+     * @return the delay
+     */
+    long delay();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the link SRLG values.
+     *
+     * @return the srlgs
+     */
+    List<Long> srlgs();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the link administrative group.
+     *
+     * @return the adminGroup
+     */
+    Long administrativeGroup();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the supported inter-layer locks.
+     *
+     * @return the inter-layer locks
+     */
+    List<Long> interLayerLocks();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the maximum bandwidth at each priority level.
+     *
+     * @return a list of maximum bandwidths
+     */
+    float[] maxBandwidth();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the available bandwidth at each priority level.
+     *
+     * @return a list of available bandwidths
+     */
+    float[] availBandwidth();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the maximum available bandwidth for a LSP at each priority level.
+     *
+     * @return a list of maximum available bandwidths
+     */
+    float[] maxAvailLspBandwidth();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the minimum available bandwidth for a LSP at each priority level.
+     *
+     * @return a list of minimum available bandwidths
+     */
+    float[] minAvailLspBandwidth();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the administrative status of this TE link.
+     *
+     * @return the admin status
+     */
+    TeStatus adminStatus();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the operational status of this TE link.
+     *
+     * @return the operational status
+     */
+    TeStatus opStatus();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the link ODUk resources.
+     *
+     * @return the ODUk resources
+     */
+    OduResource oduResource();
+}