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+/*
+ * Copyright 2021-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.meter;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+/**
+ * MeterTableKey is used to represent a single meter table in each device uniquely.
+ */
+public final class MeterTableKey {
+    private final DeviceId deviceId;
+    private final MeterScope scope;
+
+    private MeterTableKey(DeviceId deviceId, MeterScope scope) {
+        this.deviceId = deviceId;
+        this.scope = scope;
+    }
+
+    public static MeterTableKey key(DeviceId did, MeterScope scope) {
+        return new MeterTableKey(did, scope);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (obj == null || getClass() != obj.getClass()) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        MeterTableKey mtk = (MeterTableKey) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(deviceId, mtk.deviceId()) && Objects.equals(scope, mtk.scope());
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(deviceId, scope);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return "mtk@" + deviceId.toString() + " scope:" + scope.toString();
+    }
+
+    public DeviceId deviceId() {
+        return deviceId;
+    }
+
+    public MeterScope scope() {
+        return scope;
+    }
+}