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+/*
+ * Copyright 2016 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.incubator.net.routing;
+
+import java.util.Collection;
+
+/**
+ * Service allowing mutation of unicast routing state.
+ */
+public interface RouteAdminService extends RouteService {
+
+    /**
+     * Updates the given routes in the route service.
+     *
+     * @param routes collection of routes to update
+     */
+    void update(Collection<Route> routes);
+
+    /**
+     * Withdraws the given routes from the route service.
+     *
+     * @param routes collection of routes to withdraw
+     */
+    void withdraw(Collection<Route> routes);
+}