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+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2019, Infosys Ltd.
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDE_CMN_TIPCSOCKET_H_
+#define INCLUDE_CMN_TIPCSOCKET_H_
+
+#include "ipcChannel.h"
+
+namespace cmn {
+namespace ipc {
+
+class TipcSocket: public IpcChannel {
+public:
+	TipcSocket();
+	virtual ~TipcSocket();
+
+	bool bindTipcSocket(IpcAddress myAddress);
+
+    virtual void sendMsgTo(void * buffer, uint32_t len, IpcAddress destAddr);
+    virtual uint32_t recvMsgFrom(void * buffer, uint32_t len, IpcAddress& srcAddr);
+
+private:
+    void initialize();
+
+};
+
+} /* namespace ipc */
+} /* namespace cmn */
+
+#endif /* INCLUDE_CMN_TIPCSOCKET_H_ */