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+package org.onlab.onos.net.trivial.impl;
+
+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.Service;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostDescription;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostProvider;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostProviderBroker;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.host.HostProviderService;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProviderBroker;
+import org.onlab.onos.net.provider.AbstractProviderService;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * Provides basic implementation of the host SB &amp; NB APIs.
+ */
+@Component(immediate = true)
+@Service
+public class SimpleHostManager implements HostProviderBroker {
+
+    private Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(SimpleHostManager.class);
+
+    private final HostProviderBroker broker = new InternalBroker();
+
+    @Activate
+    public void activate() {
+        log.info("Started");
+    }
+
+    @Deactivate
+    public void deactivate() {
+        log.info("Stopped");
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public HostProviderService register(HostProvider provider) {
+        log.info("Registering provider {}", provider.id());
+        return broker.register(provider);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void unregister(HostProvider provider) {
+        log.info("Unregistering provider {}", provider.id());
+        broker.unregister(provider);
+    }
+
+    // Internal delegate for tracking various providers and issuing them a
+    // personalized provider service.
+    private class InternalBroker extends AbstractProviderBroker<HostProvider, HostProviderService>
+            implements HostProviderBroker {
+        @Override
+        protected HostProviderService createProviderService(HostProvider provider) {
+            return new InternalHostProviderService(provider);
+        }
+    }
+
+    // Personalized host provider service issued to the supplied provider.
+    private class InternalHostProviderService extends AbstractProviderService<HostProvider>
+            implements HostProviderService {
+
+        public InternalHostProviderService(HostProvider provider) {
+            super(provider);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void hostDetected(HostDescription hostDescription) {
+            log.info("Host {} detected", hostDescription);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void hostVanished(HostDescription hostDescription) {
+            log.info("Host {} vanished", hostDescription);
+        }
+    }
+}