diff --git a/providers/of/packet/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProvider.java b/providers/of/packet/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/provider/of/packet/impl/OpenFlowPacketProvider.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.provider.of.packet.impl;
+
+import static org.slf4j.LoggerFactory.getLogger;
+
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Reference;
+import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.OutboundPacket;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketProviderRegistry;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.packet.PacketProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.ProviderId;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.OpenFlowController;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.OpenFlowPacketContext;
+import org.onlab.onos.of.controller.PacketListener;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+
+/**
+ * Provider which uses an OpenFlow controller to detect network
+ * infrastructure links.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+public class OpenFlowPacketProvider extends AbstractProvider implements PacketProvider {
+
+    private final Logger log = getLogger(getClass());
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected PacketProviderRegistry providerRegistry;
+
+    @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY_UNARY)
+    protected OpenFlowController controller;
+
+    private PacketProviderService providerService;
+
+    private final boolean useBDDP = true;
+
+    private final InternalPacketProvider listener = new InternalPacketProvider();
+
+
+
+    /**
+     * Creates an OpenFlow link provider.
+     */
+    public OpenFlowPacketProvider() {
+        super(new ProviderId("org.onlab.onos.provider.openflow"));
+    }
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        providerService = providerRegistry.register(this);
+        controller.addPacketListener(0, listener);
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        providerRegistry.unregister(this);
+        controller.removePacketListener(listener);
+        providerService = null;
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void emit(OutboundPacket packet) {
+        // TODO Auto-generated method stub
+
+    }
+
+
+    private class InternalPacketProvider implements PacketListener {
+
+
+        @Override
+        public void handlePacket(OpenFlowPacketContext pktCtx) {
+
+
+        }
+
+    }
+
+
+}