diff --git a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RibEntry.java b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RibEntry.java
index 1520c60..ccf8951 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RibEntry.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/onrc/onos/ofcontroller/bgproute/RibEntry.java
@@ -7,21 +7,57 @@
 public class RibEntry {
 	private final InetAddress routerId;
 	private final InetAddress nextHop;
+
+	/*
+	 * Store the sequence number information provided on the update here for
+	 * now. I think this *should* really be in the RibUpdate, and we should
+	 * store RibUpdates in the Ptrie. But, that's a bigger change to change
+	 * what the Ptrie stores.
+	 */
+	private final long sysUpTime;
+	private final long sequenceNum;
+	
+	/*
+	 * Marker for RibEntries where we don't have sequence number info.
+	 * The user of this class should make sure they don't check this data
+	 * if they don't provide it.
+	 */
+	private final static long NULL_TIME = -1;
 	
 	public RibEntry(InetAddress routerId, InetAddress nextHop) {
 		this.routerId = routerId;
 		this.nextHop = nextHop;
+		sequenceNum = NULL_TIME;
+		sysUpTime = NULL_TIME;
 	}
 	
 	public RibEntry(String routerId, String nextHop) {
 		this.routerId = InetAddresses.forString(routerId);
 		this.nextHop = InetAddresses.forString(nextHop);
+		sequenceNum = NULL_TIME;
+		sysUpTime = NULL_TIME;
+	}
+	
+	public RibEntry(String routerId, String nextHop, long sysUpTime
+			, long sequenceNum) {
+		this.routerId = InetAddresses.forString(routerId);
+		this.nextHop = InetAddresses.forString(nextHop);
+		this.sequenceNum = sequenceNum;
+		this.sysUpTime = sysUpTime;
 	}
 	
 	public InetAddress getNextHop() {
 	    return nextHop;
 	}
 	
+	public long getSysUpTime() {
+		return sysUpTime;
+	}
+	
+	public long getSequenceNum() {
+		return sequenceNum;
+	}
+	
 	@Override
 	public boolean equals(Object other) {
 		if (other == null || !(other instanceof RibEntry)) {