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+/* -*- Mode:C++; c-file-style:"gnu"; indent-tabs-mode:nil; -*- */
+/**
+ * Copyright (c) 2014-2015,  Regents of the University of California,
+ *                           Arizona Board of Regents,
+ *                           Colorado State University,
+ *                           University Pierre & Marie Curie, Sorbonne University,
+ *                           Washington University in St. Louis,
+ *                           Beijing Institute of Technology,
+ *                           The University of Memphis.
+ *
+ * This file is part of NFD (Named Data Networking Forwarding Daemon).
+ * See AUTHORS.md for complete list of NFD authors and contributors.
+ *
+ * NFD 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.
+ *
+ * NFD 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
+ * NFD, e.g., in COPYING.md file.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include "link-service.hpp"
+#include "lp-face.hpp"
+#include "transport.hpp"
+
+namespace nfd {
+namespace face {
+
+NFD_LOG_INIT("LinkService");
+
+LinkService::LinkService()
+  : m_face(nullptr)
+  , m_transport(nullptr)
+  , m_counters(nullptr)
+{
+}
+
+LinkService::~LinkService()
+{
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::setFaceAndTransport(LpFace& face, Transport& transport)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_face == nullptr);
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_transport == nullptr);
+
+  m_face = &face;
+  m_transport = &transport;
+  m_counters = &m_face->getMutableCounters();
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::sendInterest(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_transport != nullptr);
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  ++m_counters->getNOutInterests();
+
+  doSendInterest(interest);
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::sendData(const Data& data)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_transport != nullptr);
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  ++m_counters->getNOutDatas();
+
+  doSendData(data);
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::sendNack(const ndn::lp::Nack& nack)
+{
+  BOOST_ASSERT(m_transport != nullptr);
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  // TODO#3177 increment counter
+
+  doSendNack(nack);
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::receiveInterest(const Interest& interest)
+{
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  ++m_counters->getNInInterests();
+
+  afterReceiveInterest(interest);
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::receiveData(const Data& data)
+{
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  ++m_counters->getNInDatas();
+
+  afterReceiveData(data);
+}
+
+void
+LinkService::receiveNack(const ndn::lp::Nack& nack)
+{
+  NFD_LOG_FACE_TRACE(__func__);
+
+  // TODO#3177 increment counter
+
+  afterReceiveNack(nack);
+}
+
+std::ostream&
+operator<<(std::ostream& os, const FaceLogHelper<LinkService>& flh)
+{
+  const LpFace* face = flh.obj.getFace();
+  if (face == nullptr) {
+    os << "[id=0,local=unknown,remote=unknown] ";
+  }
+  else {
+    os << "[id=" << face->getId() << ",local=" << face->getLocalUri()
+       << ",remote=" << face->getRemoteUri() << "] ";
+  }
+  return os;
+}
+
+} // namespace face
+} // namespace nfd