[Emu] [ONOS-2601] Implement BGP Update protocol message and parse all basic path attributes.

Change-Id: I85f912eeebacf46d699fdcf5549e06bae702823e
diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/As4Path.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/As4Path.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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Provides Implementation of As4Path BGP Path Attribute.
+ */
+public class As4Path implements BGPValueType {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AsPath.class);
+    public static final byte AS4PATH_TYPE = 17;
+    public static final byte ASNUM_SIZE = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+
+    private List<Integer> as4pathSet;
+    private List<Integer> as4pathSeq;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize fields.
+     */
+    public As4Path() {
+        this.as4pathSeq = null;
+        this.as4pathSet = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @param as4pathSet AS4path Set
+     * @param as4pathSeq AS4path Sequence
+     */
+    public As4Path(List<Integer> as4pathSet, List<Integer> as4pathSeq) {
+        this.as4pathSeq = as4pathSeq;
+        this.as4pathSet = as4pathSet;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads from the channel buffer and parses As4Path.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return object of As4Path
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing As4Path
+     */
+    public static As4Path read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        List<Integer> as4pathSet = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Integer> as4pathSeq = new ArrayList<>();
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation validation = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+
+        if (cb.readableBytes() < validation.getLength()) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    validation.getLength());
+        }
+        //if fourth bit is set length is read as short otherwise as byte , len includes type, length and value
+        int len = validation.isShort() ? validation.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : validation
+                .getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if (validation.getFirstBit() && !validation.getSecondBit() && validation.getThirdBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        ChannelBuffer tempBuf = cb.readBytes(validation.getLength());
+        while (tempBuf.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            byte pathSegType = tempBuf.readByte();
+            //no of ASes
+            byte pathSegLen = tempBuf.readByte();
+            //length = no of Ases * ASnum size (4 bytes)
+            int length = pathSegLen * ASNUM_SIZE;
+            if (tempBuf.readableBytes() < length) {
+                Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                        BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR, length);
+            }
+            ChannelBuffer aspathBuf = tempBuf.readBytes(length);
+            while (aspathBuf.readableBytes() > 0) {
+                int asNum;
+                asNum = aspathBuf.readInt();
+                switch (pathSegType) {
+                case AsPath.ASPATH_SET_TYPE:
+                    as4pathSet.add(asNum);
+                    break;
+                case AsPath.ASPATH_SEQ_TYPE:
+                    as4pathSeq.add(asNum);
+                    break;
+                default: log.debug("Other type Not Supported:" + pathSegType);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new As4Path(as4pathSet, as4pathSeq);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return AS4PATH_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of ASNum in AS4path Sequence.
+     *
+     * @return list of ASNum in AS4path Sequence
+     */
+    public List<Integer> as4PathSEQ() {
+        return this.as4pathSeq;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of ASNum in AS4path Set.
+     *
+     * @return list of ASNum in AS4path Set
+     */
+    public List<Integer> as4PathSET() {
+        return this.as4pathSet;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(as4pathSet, as4pathSeq);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof As4Path) {
+            As4Path other = (As4Path) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(as4pathSet, other.as4pathSet) && Objects.equals(as4pathSeq, other.as4pathSeq);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .omitNullValues()
+                .add("as4pathSet", as4pathSet)
+                .add("as4pathSeq", as4pathSeq)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not required to Implement as of now
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/AsPath.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/AsPath.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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Provides Implementation of AsPath mandatory BGP Path Attribute.
+ */
+public class AsPath implements BGPValueType {
+    /**
+     * Enum to provide AS types.
+     */
+    public enum ASTYPE {
+        AS_SET(1), AS_SEQUENCE(2), AS_CONFED_SEQUENCE(3), AS_CONFED_SET(4);
+        int value;
+
+        /**
+         * Assign val with the value as the AS type.
+         *
+         * @param val AS type
+         */
+        ASTYPE(int val) {
+            value = val;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns value of AS type.
+         *
+         * @return AS type
+         */
+        public byte getType() {
+            return (byte) value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(AsPath.class);
+    public static final byte ASPATH_TYPE = 2;
+    public static final byte ASPATH_SET_TYPE = 1;
+    public static final byte ASPATH_SEQ_TYPE = 2;
+    public static final byte ASNUM_SIZE = 2;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+
+    private boolean isAsPath = false;
+    private List<Short> aspathSet;
+    private List<Short> aspathSeq;
+
+    /**
+     * Initialize Fields.
+     */
+    public AsPath() {
+        this.aspathSeq = null;
+        this.aspathSet = null;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @param aspathSet ASpath Set type
+     * @param aspathSeq ASpath Sequence type
+     */
+    public AsPath(List<Short> aspathSet, List<Short> aspathSeq) {
+        this.aspathSeq = aspathSeq;
+        this.aspathSet = aspathSet;
+        this.isAsPath = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads from the channel buffer and parses AsPath.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return object of AsPath
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing AsPath
+     */
+    public static AsPath read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        List<Short> aspathSet = new ArrayList<>();
+        List<Short> aspathSeq = new ArrayList<>();
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation validation = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+
+        if (cb.readableBytes() < validation.getLength()) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    validation.getLength());
+        }
+        //if fourth bit is set, length is read as short otherwise as byte , len includes type, length and value
+        int len = validation.isShort() ? validation.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : validation
+                .getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if (validation.getFirstBit() && !validation.getSecondBit() && validation.getThirdBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        ChannelBuffer tempBuf = cb.readBytes(validation.getLength());
+        while (tempBuf.readableBytes() > 0) {
+            byte pathSegType = tempBuf.readByte();
+            //no of ASes
+            byte pathSegLen = tempBuf.readByte();
+            int length = pathSegLen * ASNUM_SIZE;
+            if (tempBuf.readableBytes() < length) {
+                Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR,
+                        BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR, length);
+            }
+            ChannelBuffer aspathBuf = tempBuf.readBytes(length);
+            while (aspathBuf.readableBytes() > 0) {
+                short asNum;
+                asNum = aspathBuf.readShort();
+                switch (pathSegType) {
+                case ASPATH_SET_TYPE:
+                    aspathSet.add(asNum);
+                    break;
+                case ASPATH_SEQ_TYPE:
+                    aspathSeq.add(asNum);
+                    break;
+                default: log.debug("Other type Not Supported:" + pathSegType);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        return new AsPath(aspathSet, aspathSeq);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return ASPATH_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether ASpath path attribute is present.
+     *
+     * @return whether ASpath path attribute is present
+     */
+    public boolean isaspathSet() {
+        return this.isAsPath;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of ASNum in ASpath Sequence.
+     *
+     * @return list of ASNum in ASpath Sequence
+     */
+    public List<Short> asPathSeq() {
+        return this.aspathSeq;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns list of ASNum in ASpath SET.
+     *
+     * @return list of ASNum in ASpath SET
+     */
+    public List<Short> asPathSet() {
+        return this.aspathSet;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(aspathSet, aspathSeq);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof AsPath) {
+            AsPath other = (AsPath) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(aspathSet, other.aspathSet) && Objects.equals(aspathSeq, other.aspathSeq);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .omitNullValues()
+                .add("aspathSet", aspathSet)
+                .add("aspathSeq", aspathSeq)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not required to Implement as of now
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/LocalPref.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/LocalPref.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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Provides implementation of LocalPref BGP Path Attribute.
+ */
+public class LocalPref implements BGPValueType {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(LocalPref.class);
+    public static final byte LOCAL_PREF_TYPE = 5;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+    public static final byte LOCAL_PREF_MAX_LEN = 4;
+
+    private int localPref;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize LocalPref.
+     *
+     * @param localPref local preference
+     */
+    public LocalPref(int localPref) {
+        this.localPref = localPref;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns local preference value.
+     *
+     * @return local preference value
+     */
+    public int localPref() {
+        return this.localPref;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the channel buffer and returns object of LocalPref.
+     *
+     * @param cb channelBuffer
+     * @return object of LocalPref
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing localPref attribute
+     */
+    public static LocalPref read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        int localPref;
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation parseFlags = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+        if ((parseFlags.getLength() > LOCAL_PREF_MAX_LEN) || cb.readableBytes() < parseFlags.getLength()) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    parseFlags.getLength());
+        }
+
+        int len = parseFlags.isShort() ? parseFlags.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : parseFlags.getLength()
+                + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if (parseFlags.getFirstBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        localPref = cb.readInt();
+        return new LocalPref(localPref);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return LOCAL_PREF_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(localPref);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof LocalPref) {
+            LocalPref other = (LocalPref) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(localPref, other.localPref);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("localPref", localPref)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not to implement as of now
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/Med.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/Med.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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Provides Implementation of Med BGP Path Attribute.
+ */
+public class Med implements BGPValueType {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Med.class);
+    public static final byte MED_TYPE = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+    public static final byte MED_MAX_LEN = 4;
+
+    private int med;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize med.
+     *
+     * @param med MULTI_EXIT_DISC value
+     */
+    public Med(int med) {
+        this.med = med;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns Med value.
+     *
+     * @return Med value
+     */
+    public int med() {
+        return this.med;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads the channel buffer and returns object of Med.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return object of Med
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing Med path attribute
+     */
+    public static Med read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        int med;
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation parseFlags = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+
+        if ((parseFlags.getLength() > MED_MAX_LEN) || cb.readableBytes() < parseFlags.getLength()) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    parseFlags.getLength());
+        }
+        int len = parseFlags.isShort() ? parseFlags.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : parseFlags
+                .getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if (!parseFlags.getFirstBit() && parseFlags.getSecondBit() && parseFlags.getThirdBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        med = cb.readInt();
+        return new Med(med);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return MED_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(med);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof Med) {
+            Med other = (Med) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(med, other.med);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("med", med)
+                .toString();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not to implement as of now
+        return 0;
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/NextHop.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/NextHop.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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.net.InetAddress;
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onlab.packet.Ip4Address;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.base.Preconditions;
+
+/**
+ * Implementation of NextHop BGP Path Attribute.
+ */
+public class NextHop implements BGPValueType {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(NextHop.class);
+    public static final byte NEXTHOP_TYPE = 3;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+
+    private boolean isNextHop = false;
+    private Ip4Address nextHop;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @param nextHop nextHop address
+     */
+    public NextHop(Ip4Address nextHop) {
+        this.nextHop = Preconditions.checkNotNull(nextHop);
+        this.isNextHop = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns whether next hop is present.
+     *
+     * @return whether next hop is present
+     */
+    public boolean isNextHopSet() {
+        return this.isNextHop;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads from ChannelBuffer and parses NextHop.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return object of NextHop
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing nexthop attribute
+     */
+    public static NextHop read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        Ip4Address nextHop;
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation parseFlags = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+
+        if (cb.readableBytes() < parseFlags.getLength()) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    parseFlags.getLength());
+        }
+        int len = parseFlags.isShort() ? parseFlags.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : parseFlags
+                .getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if (parseFlags.getFirstBit() && !parseFlags.getSecondBit() && parseFlags.getThirdBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        //TODO: use Validation.toInetAddress once Validation is merged
+        InetAddress ipAddress = (InetAddress) cb.readBytes(parseFlags.getLength());
+        if (ipAddress.isMulticastAddress()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException("Multicast address is not supported");
+        }
+
+        nextHop = Ip4Address.valueOf(ipAddress);
+        return new NextHop(nextHop);
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Return nexthop address.
+     *
+     * @return nexthop address
+     */
+    public Ip4Address nextHop() {
+        return nextHop;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return NEXTHOP_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not required to be implemented now
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(nextHop);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof NextHop) {
+            NextHop other = (NextHop) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(nextHop, other.nextHop);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("nextHop", nextHop)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/Origin.java b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/Origin.java
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index 0000000..3b2070d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bgp/bgpio/src/main/java/org/onosproject/bgpio/types/Origin.java
@@ -0,0 +1,166 @@
+/*
+ * 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.bgpio.types;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.jboss.netty.buffer.ChannelBuffer;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.exceptions.BGPParseException;
+import org.onosproject.bgpio.util.Validation;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+
+/**
+ * Provides Implementation of mandatory BGP Origin path attribute.
+ */
+public class Origin implements BGPValueType {
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(Origin.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Enum to provide ORIGIN types.
+     */
+    public enum ORIGINTYPE {
+        IGP(0), EGP(1), INCOMPLETE(2);
+        int value;
+        /**
+         * Assign val with the value as the ORIGIN type.
+         *
+         * @param val ORIGIN type
+         */
+        ORIGINTYPE(int val) {
+            value = val;
+        }
+
+        /**
+         * Returns value of ORIGIN type.
+         *
+         * @return ORIGIN type
+         */
+        public byte getType() {
+            return (byte) value;
+        }
+    }
+
+    public static final byte ORIGIN_TYPE = 1;
+    public static final byte ORIGIN_VALUE_LEN = 1;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT = 4;
+    public static final int TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE = 3;
+
+    private boolean isOrigin = false;
+    private byte origin;
+
+    /**
+     * Constructor to initialize parameters.
+     *
+     * @param origin origin value
+     */
+    public Origin(byte origin) {
+        this.origin = origin;
+        this.isOrigin = true;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if origin attribute is present otherwise false.
+     *
+     * @return whether origin is present or not
+     */
+    public boolean isOriginSet() {
+        return this.isOrigin;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns type of Origin in Enum values.
+     *
+     * @return type of Origin in Enum values
+     */
+    public ORIGINTYPE origin() {
+        if (this.origin == 0) {
+            return ORIGINTYPE.IGP;
+        } else if (this.origin == 1) {
+            return ORIGINTYPE.EGP;
+        } else {
+            return ORIGINTYPE.INCOMPLETE;
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Reads from ChannelBuffer and parses Origin.
+     *
+     * @param cb ChannelBuffer
+     * @return object of Origin
+     * @throws BGPParseException while parsing Origin path attribute
+     */
+    public static Origin read(ChannelBuffer cb) throws BGPParseException {
+        ChannelBuffer tempCb = cb.copy();
+        Validation parseFlags = Validation.parseAttributeHeader(cb);
+
+        int len = parseFlags.isShort() ? parseFlags.getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_SHORT : parseFlags
+                .getLength() + TYPE_AND_LEN_AS_BYTE;
+        ChannelBuffer data = tempCb.readBytes(len);
+        if ((parseFlags.getLength() > ORIGIN_VALUE_LEN) || (cb.readableBytes() < parseFlags.getLength())) {
+            Validation.validateLen(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_LENGTH_ERROR,
+                    parseFlags.getLength());
+        }
+        if (parseFlags.getFirstBit() && !parseFlags.getSecondBit() && parseFlags.getThirdBit()) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.ATTRIBUTE_FLAGS_ERROR, data);
+        }
+
+        byte originValue;
+        originValue = cb.readByte();
+        if ((originValue != ORIGINTYPE.INCOMPLETE.value) || (originValue != ORIGINTYPE.IGP.value) ||
+              (originValue != ORIGINTYPE.EGP.value)) {
+            throw new BGPParseException(BGPErrorType.UPDATE_MESSAGE_ERROR, BGPErrorType.INVALID_ORIGIN_ATTRIBUTE, data);
+        }
+        return new Origin(originValue);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public short getType() {
+        return ORIGIN_TYPE;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int write(ChannelBuffer cb) {
+        //Not required to Implement as of now
+        return 0;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(origin);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj instanceof Origin) {
+            Origin other = (Origin) obj;
+            return Objects.equals(origin, other.origin);
+        }
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                .add("origin", origin)
+                .toString();
+    }
+}
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