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+package org.onlab.onos.net.link;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderRegistry;
+
+/**
+ * Abstraction of an infrastructure link provider registry.
+ */
+public interface LinkProviderRegistry
+        extends ProviderRegistry<LinkProvider, LinkProviderService> {
+}