diff --git a/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/mastership/MastershipManager.java b/src/main/java/net/floodlightcontroller/mastership/MastershipManager.java
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+package net.floodlightcontroller.mastership;
+
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.Collection;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.FloodlightModuleContext;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.FloodlightModuleException;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightModule;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.module.IFloodlightService;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.mastership.IMastershipService;
+
+public class MastershipManager implements IFloodlightModule, IMastershipService {
+
+	protected static Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(MastershipManager.class);
+	protected String mastershipId;
+	
+	@Override
+	public Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> getModuleServices() {
+		Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> l = new ArrayList<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>>();
+		l.add(IMastershipService.class);
+		return l;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public Map<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService> getServiceImpls() {
+		Map<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService> m = 
+				new HashMap<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>, IFloodlightService>();
+		m.put(IMastershipService.class,  this);
+		return m;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public Collection<Class<? extends IFloodlightService>> getModuleDependencies() {
+		// no module dependencies
+		return null;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void init (FloodlightModuleContext context) throws FloodlightModuleException {
+		//TODO
+		return;
+	}
+	
+	@Override
+	public void startUp (FloodlightModuleContext context) {
+		//TODO
+		return;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void acquireMastership(long dpid, boolean blockOk) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void releaseMastership(long dpid) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public boolean amMaster(long dpid) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public void setMastershipId(String id) {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public String getMastershipId() {
+		// TODO Auto-generated method stub
+		return null;
+	}
+}