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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
+ */
+
+#include "ns3/assert.h"
+
+#include "ccnx-route.h"
+#include "ccnx-forwarding-protocol.h"
+
+namespace ns3 {
+
+NS_OBJECT_ENSURE_REGISTERED (CcnxForwardingProtocol);
+
+TypeId CcnxForwardingProtocol::GetTypeId (void)
+{
+  static TypeId tid = TypeId ("ns3::CcnxForwardingProtocol")
+    .SetParent<Object> ()
+  ;
+  return tid;
+}
+
+void
+CcnxForwardingProtocol::SetCcnx (Ptr<Ccnx> ccnx)
+{
+  m_ccnx = ccnx;
+}
+
+} //namespace ns3