diff --git a/net/core/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/SimpleEventDispatcher.java b/net/core/trivial/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/event/impl/SimpleEventDispatcher.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.event.impl;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.Event;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.EventDispatchService;
+import org.onlab.onos.event.EventSink;
+
+import java.util.Set;
+import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
+import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
+
+/**
+ * Simple implementation of an event dispatching service.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class SimpleEventDispatcher implements EventDispatchService {
+
+    private final ExecutorService executor = Executors.newSingleThreadExecutor();
+
+    @Override
+    public void post(Event event) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <E extends Event> void addSink(Class<E> eventClass, EventSink<E> sink) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <E extends Event> void removeSink(Class<E> eventClass) {
+
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public <E extends Event> EventSink<E> getSink(Class<E> eventClass) {
+        return null;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Set<Class<? extends Event>> getSinks() {
+        return null;
+    }
+}