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+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+package org.onosproject.net;
+
+
+/**
+ * Representation of a contiguous directed path in a network. Path comprises
+ * of a sequence of links, where adjacent links must share the same device,
+ * meaning that destination of the source of one link must coincide with the
+ * destination of the previous link.
+ */
+public interface DisjointPath extends Path {
+
+    /**
+     * Uses backup path.
+     *
+     * @return boolean corresponding to whether request to use
+     *          backup was successful.
+     */
+    boolean useBackup();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets primary path.
+     *
+     * @return primary path
+     */
+    Path primary();
+
+    /**
+     * Gets secondary path.
+     *
+     * @return secondary path
+     */
+    Path backup();
+}