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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-present Open Networking Foundation
+ *
+ * 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.host;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.ConnectPoint;
+import org.onosproject.net.Host;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.Provider;
+
+/**
+ * Provider of host probing.
+ */
+public interface HostProbingProvider extends Provider {
+
+    /**
+     * Probe given host on the given connectPoint with given probeMode.
+     *
+     * @param host host to be probed
+     * @param connectPoint connect point on which the probe is sent
+     * @param probeMode probe mode
+     */
+    void probeHost(Host host, ConnectPoint connectPoint, ProbeMode probeMode);
+
+    /**
+     * Process host probing events.
+     *
+     * @param event host probing event
+     */
+    void processEvent(HostProbingEvent event);
+}