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+//
+//  ndn_timeoutheader.h
+//  Abstraction
+//
+//  Created by Ilya Moiseenko on 04.08.11.
+//  Copyright 2011 UCLA. All rights reserved.
+//
+
+#include "ns3/header.h"
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace ns3
+{
+namespace NDNabstraction
+{
+        
+    class TimeoutHeader: public Header
+    {
+    public:
+        TimeoutHeader();
+        TimeoutHeader(uint32_t timeout);
+        uint32_t GetValue();
+        
+        
+        // Header serialization/deserialization
+        static TypeId GetTypeId ();
+        TypeId GetInstanceTypeId () const;
+        uint32_t GetSerializedSize () const;
+        void Serialize (Buffer::Iterator start) const;
+        uint32_t Deserialize (Buffer::Iterator start);
+        void Print (std::ostream &os) const;
+        
+    private:
+        uint32_t m_value;
+    };
+}
+}
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