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package org.onosproject.iptopology.api;

/**
 * Abstraction of Router ID to identify the router with a distinct IP address.
 */
public interface RouteIdentifier {
    /**
     * Enum to provide Protocol type.
     */
    public enum ProtocolType {
        ISIS_LevelOne(1), ISIS_LevelTwo(2), OSPFv2(3), Direct(4), Static_Configuration(5), OSPFv3(6);
        int value;

        /**
         * Sets protocol ID.
         *
         * @param val protocol ID
         */
        ProtocolType(int val) {
            value = val;
        }

        /**
         * Provides Protocol ID.
         *
         * @return Protocol ID
         */
        public byte getType() {
            return (byte) value;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Provides Protocol ID to identify which protocol routing instance is used.
     *
     * @return Protocol type
     */
    ProtocolType type();
}