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+/* -*-  Mode: C++; c-file-style: "gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2009 University of Washington
+ *
+ * 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
+ *
+ */
+#ifndef CCNX_ROUTE_H
+#define CCNX_ROUTE_H
+
+#include <list>
+#include <map>
+#include <ostream>
+
+#include "ns3/simple-ref-count.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+  
+class NetDevice;
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ccnxRouting
+ *
+ *\brief Ccnx route cache entry (similar to Linux struct rtable)
+ *
+ * This is a reference counted object.  In the future, we will add other 
+ * entries from struct dst_entry, struct rtable, and struct dst_ops as needed.
+ */
+class CcnxRoute : public SimpleRefCount<CcnxRoute> 
+{
+public:
+  CcnxRoute ();
+
+  /**
+   * \param dest Destination CcnxAddress
+   */
+  void SetPrefix (const Ptr<Name::Components> &dest);
+  /**
+   * \return Destination CcnxAddress of the route
+   */
+  const Name::Components& GetPrefix (void) const;
+
+  /**
+   * Equivalent in Linux to dst_entry.dev
+   *
+   * \param outputDevice pointer to NetDevice for outgoing packets
+   */
+  void SetOutputDevice (Ptr<NetDevice> outputDevice);
+  /**
+   * \return pointer to NetDevice for outgoing packets
+   */
+  Ptr<NetDevice> GetOutputDevice (void) const;
+
+private:
+  Name::Components m_prefix;
+  Ptr<NetDevice> m_outputDevice;
+};
+
+std::ostream& operator<< (std::ostream& os, CcnxRoute const& route);
+
+} //namespace NDNabstraction
+} //namespace ns3
+
+#endif /* CCNX_ROUTE_H */