incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/virtual/provider/VirtualPacketProvider.java

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package org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.provider;

import org.onosproject.incubator.net.virtual.NetworkId;
import org.onosproject.net.packet.OutboundPacket;

/**
 * Abstraction of a virtual packet provider capable of emitting packets
 * from virtual network core services to the underlay network.
 * This provider de-virtualzes OutboundPacket, and virtualizes PacketContext.
 */
public interface VirtualPacketProvider extends VirtualProvider {

    /**
     * Emits the specified outbound packet onto the underlay physical network.
     * This provider maps the requested packets for physical network.
     *
     * @param networkId the virtual network ID
     * @param packet outbound packet in the context of virtual network
     */
    void emit(NetworkId networkId, OutboundPacket packet);

    /**
     * Starts to deliver packets to virtual packet managers.
     */
    void startPacketHandling();

}