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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_TRANSPORT_HPP
+#define	NDN_TRANSPORT_HPP
+
+namespace ndn {
+  
+class Transport {
+public:
+  virtual void connect(char *host, unsigned short port);
+  
+  virtual void send(unsigned char *data, unsigned int dataLength);
+  
+  virtual unsigned int receive(unsigned char *buffer, unsigned int bufferLength);
+};
+
+}
+
+#endif