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+
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2013 Cisco Systems, Inc. and others. All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * This program and the accompanying materials are made available under the
+ * terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which accompanies this distribution,
+ * and is available at http://www.eclipse.org/legal/epl-v10.html
+ */
+
+package org.opendaylight.controller.sal.connection;
+
+/**
+ * ConnectionConstants
+ * Expand this enum as and when needed to support other connection parameters that
+ * might be needed for certain protocol plugins.
+ */
+public enum ConnectionConstants {
+ ADDRESS("address"),
+ PORT("port"),
+ PROTOCOL("protocol"),
+ USERNAME("username"),
+ PASSWORD("password");
+
+ private ConnectionConstants(String name) {
+ this.name = name;
+ }
+
+ private String name;
+
+ public String toString() {
+ return name;
+ }
+}
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