Added a WallClockTimestamp and associated interface/implementation for generating it. This will be used by the initial implementation of distributed host store
diff --git a/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/WallClockTimestamp.java b/core/store/dist/src/main/java/org/onlab/onos/store/impl/WallClockTimestamp.java
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+package org.onlab.onos.store.impl;
+
+import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkArgument;
+
+import java.util.Objects;
+
+import org.onlab.onos.store.Timestamp;
+
+import com.google.common.base.MoreObjects;
+import com.google.common.collect.ComparisonChain;
+
+/**
+ * A Timestamp that derives its value from the prevailing
+ * wallclock time on the controller where it is generated.
+ */
+public class WallClockTimestamp implements Timestamp {
+
+    private final long unixTimestamp;
+
+    public WallClockTimestamp() {
+        unixTimestamp = System.currentTimeMillis();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public int compareTo(Timestamp o) {
+        checkArgument(o instanceof WallClockTimestamp,
+                "Must be WallClockTimestamp", o);
+        WallClockTimestamp that = (WallClockTimestamp) o;
+
+        return ComparisonChain.start()
+                .compare(this.unixTimestamp, that.unixTimestamp)
+                .result();
+    }
+    @Override
+    public int hashCode() {
+        return Objects.hash(unixTimestamp);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
+        if (this == obj) {
+            return true;
+        }
+        if (!(obj instanceof WallClockTimestamp)) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        WallClockTimestamp that = (WallClockTimestamp) obj;
+        return Objects.equals(this.unixTimestamp, that.unixTimestamp);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public String toString() {
+        return MoreObjects.toStringHelper(getClass())
+                    .add("unixTimestamp", unixTimestamp)
+                    .toString();
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the unixTimestamp.
+     *
+     * @return unix timestamp
+     */
+    public long unixTimestamp() {
+        return unixTimestamp;
+    }
+}