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 * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
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package org.onosproject.virtualbng;

import org.onlab.packet.IpAddress;
import org.onlab.packet.MacAddress;

/**
 * Provides information about the virtual BNG configuration.
 */
public interface VbngConfigurationService {

    /**
     * Gets the IP address configured for the next hop.
     *
     * @return the IP address of next hop
     */
    IpAddress getNextHopIpAddress();

    /**
     * Gets the MAC address configured for all the public IP addresses.
     *
     * @return the MAC address
     */
    MacAddress getPublicFacingMac();

    /**
     * Evaluates whether an IP address is an assigned public IP address.
     *
     * @param ipAddress the IP address to evaluate
     * @return true if the input IP address is an assigned public IP address,
     *         otherwise false
     */
    boolean isAssignedPublicIpAddress(IpAddress ipAddress);

    /**
     * Gets an available public IP address from local public IP prefixes.
     *
     * @param privateIpAddress a private IP address
     * @return an available public IP address if it exists, otherwise null
     */
    IpAddress getAvailablePublicIpAddress(IpAddress privateIpAddress);

    /**
     * Gets the public IP address already assigned for a private IP address.
     *
     * @param privateIpAddress a private IP address
     * @return the assigned public IP address if it exists, otherwise null
     */
    IpAddress getAssignedPublicIpAddress(IpAddress privateIpAddress);

    /**
     * Recycles the public IP address assigned for a private IP address, and
     * at the same time deletes the mapping entry from this private IP address
     * to the public IP address.
     *
     * @param privateIpAddress a private IP address
     * @return the assigned public IP address if it exists, otherwise null
     */
    IpAddress recycleAssignedPublicIpAddress(IpAddress privateIpAddress);
}