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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2011 University of California, Los Angeles
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2 as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation;
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ * along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ * Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+ *
+ * Author: Alexander Afanasyev <alexander.afanasyev@ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef LOAD_STATS_H
+#define LOAD_STATS_H
+
+#include "ns3/nstime.h"
+#include <boost/tuple/tuple.hpp>
+
+namespace ndnSIM
+{
+
+class LoadStats
+{
+public:
+  typedef boost::tuple<double, double, double> stats_tuple;
+
+  LoadStats ();
+  
+  void
+  Step ();
+
+  // void
+  // Increment (uint32_t amount);
+
+  LoadStats &
+  operator ++ (int);
+  
+  // uint32_t
+  // GetCounter () const;
+
+  LoadStats &
+  operator += (const LoadStats &stats);
+
+  stats_tuple
+  GetStats () const;
+
+  bool
+  IsEmpty () const;
+  
+private:
+  uint32_t counter_;
+
+  double avg1_;
+  double avg5_;
+  double avg15_;
+};
+
+std::ostream &
+operator << (std::ostream &os, const LoadStats &stats);
+
+} // ndnSIM
+
+#endif // LOAD_STATS_H