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diff --git a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/flowprogrammer/IPluginInFlowProgrammerService.java b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/flowprogrammer/IPluginInFlowProgrammerService.java
index c72353055d..3c40b96cc7 100644
--- a/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/flowprogrammer/IPluginInFlowProgrammerService.java
+++ b/opendaylight/sal/api/src/main/java/org/opendaylight/controller/sal/flowprogrammer/IPluginInFlowProgrammerService.java
@@ -76,9 +76,17 @@ public interface IPluginInFlowProgrammerService {
     Status removeAllFlows(Node node);
 
     /**
-     * Send synchronous Barrier message 
+     * Send Barrier message synchronously. The caller will be blocked until the
+     * Barrier reply arrives.
      * 
      * @param node
      */
-    Status sendBarrierMessage(Node node);
+    Status syncSendBarrierMessage(Node node);
+
+    /**
+     * Send Barrier message asynchronously. The caller is not blocked.
+     * 
+     * @param node
+     */
+    Status asyncSendBarrierMessage(Node node);
 }