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+//
+// This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+// it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public License as published by
+// the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or
+// (at your option) any later version.
+// 
+// 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 Lesser General Public License for more details.
+// 
+// You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public License
+// along with this program.  If not, see http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
+// 
+
+#ifndef __RINA_AEBASE_H_
+#define __RINA_AEBASE_H_
+
+//Standard libraries
+#include <omnetpp.h>
+//RINASim libraries
+#include "APNamingInfo.h"
+#include "Flow.h"
+#include "ExternConsts.h"
+
+typedef std::list<Flow> Flows;
+typedef Flows::iterator TFlowsIter;
+
+//Consts
+
+extern const char* PAR_AVGBW;
+extern const char* PAR_AVGSDUBW;
+extern const char* PAR_PEAKBWDUR;
+extern const char* PAR_PEAKSDUBWDUR;
+extern const char* PAR_BURSTPERIOD;
+extern const char* PAR_BURSTDURATION;
+extern const char* PAR_UNDETECTBITERR;
+extern const char* PAR_MAXSDUSIZE;
+extern const char* PAR_PARTIALDELIVER;
+extern const char* PAR_INCOMPLETEDELIVER;
+extern const char* PAR_FORCEORDER;
+extern const char* PAR_MAXALLOWGAP;
+extern const char* PAR_DELAY;
+extern const char* PAR_JITTER;
+extern const char* PAR_COSTTIME;
+extern const char* PAR_COSTBITS;
+
+class AEBase : public cSimpleModule
+{
+  public:
+    bool hasFlow(const Flow* flow);
+
+    const APNamingInfo& getApni() const;
+    const Flows& getFlows() const;
+
+    bool operator== (const AEBase& other) {
+        return (apni == other.apni);
+    }
+
+  protected:
+    Flows flows;
+    APNamingInfo apni;
+
+    std::string srcApName;
+    std::string srcApInstance;
+    std::string srcAeName;
+    std::string srcAeInstance;
+
+    QosCube QoSRequirements;
+
+    //Getters/Setters
+    const std::string& getSrcAeInstance() const;
+    void setSrcAeInstance(const std::string& srcAeInstance);
+    const std::string& getSrcAeName() const;
+    void setSrcAeName(const std::string& srcAeName);
+    const std::string& getSrcApInstance() const;
+    void setSrcApInstance(const std::string& srcApInstance);
+    const std::string& getSrcApName() const;
+    void setSrcApName(const std::string& srcApName);
+    void setApni(const APNamingInfo& apni);
+    void setFlows(const Flows& flows);
+    const QosCube& getQoSRequirements() const;
+    void setQoSRequirements(const QosCube& qoSRequirements);
+
+    void initNamingInfo();
+    void initQoSRequiremets();
+
+    void insertFlow(Flow& flow);
+
+    virtual void initialize();
+    virtual void handleMessage(cMessage *msg);
+
+  private:
+
+};
+
+#endif