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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (C) 2013 Regents of the University of California.
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson <jefft0@remap.ucla.edu>
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_TCP_TRANSPORT_HPP
+#define NDN_TCP_TRANSPORT_HPP
+
+#include <string>
+#include "transport.hpp"
+
+namespace ndn {
+  
+class TcpTransport : public Transport
+{
+public:
+  TcpTransport(const std::string& host, const std::string& port = "6363");
+  ~TcpTransport();
+
+  // from Transport
+  virtual void 
+  connect(boost::asio::io_service &ioService,
+          const ReceiveCallback &receiveCallback);
+  
+  virtual void 
+  close();
+
+  virtual void 
+  send(const Block &wire);
+  
+private:
+  std::string host_;
+  std::string port_;
+
+  class Impl;
+  ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Impl> impl_;
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif // NDN_TCP_TRANSPORT_HPP