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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2011-2015  Regents of the University of California.
+ *
+ * This file is part of ndnSIM. See AUTHORS for complete list of ndnSIM authors and
+ * contributors.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms
+ * of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation,
+ * either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * ndnSIM 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
+ * ndnSIM, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ **/
+
+#ifndef NDN_NET_DEVICE_LINK_SERVICE_HPP
+#define NDN_NET_DEVICE_LINK_SERVICE_HPP
+
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/model/ndn-common.hpp"
+#include "ns3/ndnSIM/NFD/daemon/face/link-service.hpp"
+
+#include "ns3/net-device.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+namespace ndn {
+
+/**
+ * \ingroup ndn-face
+ * \brief Implementation of layer-2 (Ethernet) LinkService (current hack, to be changed eventually)
+ *
+ * NetDeviceLinkService is permanently associated with one NetDevice
+ * object and this object cannot be changed for the lifetime of the
+ * face
+ *
+ * \see AppLinkService
+ */
+class NetDeviceLinkService : public nfd::face::LinkService
+{
+
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Constructor
+   *
+   * @param node Node associated with the face
+   * @param netDevice a smart pointer to NetDevice object to which this NetDeviceLinkService will be associate
+   */
+  NetDeviceLinkService(Ptr<Node> node, const Ptr<NetDevice>& netDevice);
+
+  virtual
+  ~NetDeviceLinkService();
+
+public:
+  /**
+   * \brief Get Node associated with the LinkService
+   */
+  Ptr<Node>
+  GetNode() const;
+
+  /**
+   * \brief Get NetDevice associated with the LinkService
+   */
+  Ptr<NetDevice>
+  GetNetDevice() const;
+
+private:
+  virtual void
+  doSendInterest(const ::ndn::Interest& interest) override;
+
+  virtual void
+  doSendData(const ::ndn::Data& data) override;
+
+  virtual void
+  doSendNack(const ::ndn::lp::Nack& nack) override;
+
+  virtual void
+  doReceivePacket(nfd::face::Transport::Packet&& packet) override
+  {
+    // not used now
+    BOOST_ASSERT(false);
+  }
+
+private:
+  void
+  send(Ptr<Packet> packet);
+
+  /// \brief callback from lower layers
+  void
+  receiveFromNetDevice(Ptr<NetDevice> device, Ptr<const Packet> p, uint16_t protocol,
+                       const Address& from, const Address& to, NetDevice::PacketType packetType);
+
+private:
+  Ptr<Node> m_node;
+  Ptr<NetDevice> m_netDevice; ///< \brief Smart pointer to NetDevice
+};
+
+} // namespace ndn
+} // namespace ns3
+
+#endif // NDN_NET_DEVICE_LINK_SERVICE_HPP