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+package org.onlab.onos.net;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of a link between an end-station host and the network
+ * infrastructure.
+ */
+public interface EdgeLink extends Link {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the host identification.
+     *
+     * @return host identifier
+     */
+    HostId hostId();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the connection point where the host attaches to the
+     * network infrastructure.
+     *
+     * @return host connection point
+     */
+    ConnectPoint connectPoint();
+
+}