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+package org.onosproject.net.resource;
+
+import org.onosproject.net.DeviceId;
+import org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderService;
+
+/**
+ * Means for injecting label information into the core.
+ */
+public interface LabelResourceProviderService extends ProviderService<LabelResourceProvider> {
+
+    /**
+     * Signals that a device label resource pool has been detected.
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     * @param beginLabel the begin label number of resource
+     * @param endLabel the end label number of resource
+     */
+    void deviceLabelResourcePoolDetected(DeviceId deviceId,
+                                         LabelResourceId beginLabel,
+                                         LabelResourceId endLabel);
+
+    /**
+     * Signals that an label resource pool has been destroyed.
+     * @param deviceId device identifier
+     */
+    void deviceLabelResourcePoolDestroyed(DeviceId deviceId);
+}