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+package net.onrc.onos.core.drivermanager;
+
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.IOFSwitch;
+import net.floodlightcontroller.core.internal.OFSwitchImplBase;
+
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFDescStatsReply;
+import org.projectfloodlight.openflow.protocol.OFVersion;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
+
+/**
+ * A simple implementation of a driver manager that differentiates between
+ * connected switches using the OF Description Statistics Reply message.
+ */
+public final class DriverManager {
+
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(DriverManager.class);
+
+    /**
+     * Return an IOFSwitch object based on switch's manufacturer description
+     * from OFDescStatsReply.
+     *
+     * @param desc DescriptionStatistics reply from the switch
+     * @return A IOFSwitch instance if the driver found an implementation for
+     *         the given description. Otherwise it returns OFSwitchImplBase
+     */
+    public static IOFSwitch getOFSwitchImpl(OFDescStatsReply desc, OFVersion ofv) {
+        String vendor = desc.getMfrDesc();
+        String hw = desc.getHwDesc();
+        if (vendor.startsWith("Stanford University, Ericsson Research and CPqD Research")
+                &&
+                hw.startsWith("OpenFlow 1.3 Reference Userspace Switch")) {
+            return new OFSwitchImplCPqD13(desc);
+        }
+
+        if (vendor.startsWith("Nicira") &&
+                hw.startsWith("Open vSwitch")) {
+            if (ofv == OFVersion.OF_10) {
+                return new OFSwitchImplOVS10(desc);
+            } else if (ofv == OFVersion.OF_13) {
+                return new OFSwitchImplOVS13(desc);
+            }
+        }
+
+        log.warn("DriverManager could not identify switch desc: {}. "
+                + "Assigning OFSwitchImplBase", desc);
+        OFSwitchImplBase base = new OFSwitchImplBase();
+        base.setSwitchDescription(desc);
+        // XXX S must set counter here - unidentified switch
+        return base;
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Private constructor to avoid instantiation.
+     */
+    private DriverManager() {
+    }
+}