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+{
+  "type": "object",
+  "title": "forwardingObjective",
+  "required": [
+    "flag",
+    "priority",
+    "timeout",
+    "isPermanent",
+    "deviceId",
+    "operation",
+    "selector",
+    "treatment"
+  ],
+  "properties": {
+    "flag": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "SPECIFIC"
+    },
+    "priority": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 400000
+    },
+    "timeout": {
+      "type": "integer",
+      "format": "int64",
+      "example": 0
+    },
+    "isPermanent": {
+      "type": "boolean",
+      "example": true
+    },
+    "deviceId": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "of:0000000000000001"
+    },
+    "operation": {
+      "type": "string",
+      "example": "ADD"
+    },
+    "selector": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "selector",
+      "required": [
+        "criteria"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "criteria": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "xml": {
+            "name": "criteria",
+            "wrapped": true
+          },
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "criteria",
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "description": "Ethernet field name",
+                "example": "ETH_TYPE"
+              },
+              "ethType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": "0x88cc",
+                "description": "Ethernet frame type"
+              },
+              "mac": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "00:00:11:00:00:01"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Match port"
+              },
+              "metadata": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xabcdL",
+                "description": "Metadata passed between tables"
+              },
+              "vlanId": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": "0x1000"
+              },
+              "priority": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "VLAN priority."
+              },
+              "ipDscp": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP DSCP (6 bits in ToS field)"
+              },
+              "ipEcn": {
+                "type": "byte",
+                "format": "byte",
+                "description": "IP ECN (2 bits in ToS field)."
+              },
+              "protocol": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IP protocol"
+              },
+              "ip": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IP source address"
+              },
+              "tcpPort": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "TCP source address"
+              },
+              "udpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "UDP source address"
+              },
+              "sctpPort": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "SCTP source address"
+              },
+              "icmpType": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "icmpCode": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV4 code (RFC0792)"
+              },
+              "flowLabel": {
+                "type": "Hex16",
+                "format": "Hex16",
+                "example": "0xffffe",
+                "description": "IPv6 Flow Label (RFC 6437)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Type": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 type (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "icmpv6Code": {
+                "type": "uint16",
+                "format": "uint16",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Internet Control Message Protocol for IPV6 code (RFC2463)"
+              },
+              "targetAddress": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "10.1.1.0/24",
+                "description": "IPv6 Neighbor discovery target address"
+              },
+              "label": {
+                "type": "int32",
+                "format": "int32",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "MPLS label"
+              },
+              "exthdrFlags": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "IPv6 extension header pseudo-field"
+              },
+              "lambda": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "wavelength abstraction"
+              },
+              "gridType": {
+                "type": "String",
+                "example": "DWDM",
+                "description": "Type of wavelength grid"
+              },
+              "channelSpacing": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 100,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing"
+              },
+              "spacingMultiplier": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "Optical channel spacing multiplier"
+              },
+              "slotGranularity": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 8
+              },
+              "ochSignalId": {
+                "type": "integer",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal ID"
+              },
+              "tunnelId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 5,
+                "description": "Tunnel ID"
+              },
+              "ochSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "Optical channel signal type"
+              },
+              "oduSignalId": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 1,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal ID."
+              },
+              "tributaryPortNumber": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 11,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) port number."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotLen": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 80,
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot length."
+              },
+              "tributarySlotBitmap": {
+                "type": "array",
+                "title": "tributarySlotBitmap",
+                "description": "OPU (Optical channel Payload Unit) slot bitmap.",
+                "required": [
+                  "byte",
+                  "port"
+                ],
+                "items": {
+                  "type": "byte",
+                  "title": "byte",
+                  "example": 1
+                }
+              },
+              "oduSignalType": {
+                "type": "int64",
+                "format": "int64",
+                "example": 4,
+                "description": "ODU (Optical channel Data Unit) signal type."
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    },
+    "treatment": {
+      "type": "object",
+      "title": "treatment",
+      "required": [
+        "instructions"
+      ],
+      "properties": {
+        "instructions": {
+          "type": "array",
+          "title": "treatment",
+          "required": [
+            "properties",
+            "port"
+          ],
+          "items": {
+            "type": "object",
+            "title": "instructions",
+            "required": [
+              "type",
+              "port"
+            ],
+            "properties": {
+              "type": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "OUTPUT"
+              },
+              "port": {
+                "type": "string",
+                "example": "CONTROLLER"
+              }
+            }
+          }
+        }
+      }
+    }
+  }
+}
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