diff --git a/bgp/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/BgpPacketStats.java b/bgp/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgp/controller/BgpPacketStats.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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.bgp.controller;
+
+/**
+ * A representation of a packet context which allows any provider to view a packet in event, but may block the response
+ * to the event if blocked has been called. This packet context can be used to react to the packet in event with a
+ * packet out.
+ */
+public interface BgpPacketStats {
+    /**
+     * Returns the count for no of packets sent out.
+     *
+     * @return int value of no of packets sent
+     */
+    int outPacketCount();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the count for no of packets received.
+     *
+     * @return int value of no of packets sent
+     */
+    int inPacketCount();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the count for no of wrong packets received.
+     *
+     * @return int value of no of wrong packets received
+     */
+    int wrongPacketCount();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the time.
+     *
+     * @return the time
+     */
+    long getTime();
+}
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