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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.net.tunnel;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Description;
+
+/**
+ * Describes the tunnel.
+ */
+public interface TunnelDescription extends Description {
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the tunnel id.
+     *
+     * @return tunnelId
+     */
+    TunnelId id();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the connection point source.
+     *
+     * @return tunnel source ConnectionPoint
+     */
+    ConnectPoint src();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the connection point destination.
+     *
+     * @return tunnel destination
+     */
+    ConnectPoint dst();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the tunnel type.
+     *
+     * @return tunnel type
+     */
+    Tunnel.Type type();
+
+    /**
+     * Returns if the tunnel is bidirectional.
+     *
+     * @return true if bidirectional, otherwise false
+     */
+    boolean isBidirectional();
+
+}