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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: Ilya Moiseenko <iliamo@cs.ucla.edu>
+ */
+
+#ifndef _INTEREST_PACKET_H_
+#define _INTEREST_PACKET_H_
+
+//#define CCN_INTEREST_LIFETIME_SEC 4
+//#define CCN_INTEREST_LIFETIME_MICROSEC (CCN_INTEREST_LIFETIME_SEC * 1000000)
+
+#include <ns3/header.h>
+#include <ns3/packet.h>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace ns3
+{
+namespace NDNabstraction
+{
+  
+class InterestPacket : public Packet 
+{
+public:
+  InterestPacket( );
+  // InterestPacket (const unsigned char *name, uint32_t size);
+  
+          
+  // uint32_t GetName (unsigned char *name);
+      
+  // void AddTimeout (uint32_t milliseconds);
+  // uint32_t GetTimeout (void);
+  // void RemoveTimeout (void);
+      
+  // void AddNonce (uint32_t nonce);
+  // uint32_t GetNonce (void);
+  // void RemoveNonce (void);
+      
+  // uint32_t maxNameLength;
+  
+};
+  
+}
+}
+
+#endif // _NDN_PACKET_H_