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+/*
+   Copyright 2017 the original author or authors.
+
+   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 physical
+
+import "net"
+
+/*
+Represents an arbitrary OLT linecard
+*/
+type OLT interface {
+	GetCLLI() string
+	GetHostname() string
+	GetAddress() net.TCPAddr
+	GetNumber() int
+	GetPorts() []PONPort
+	GetParent() *Chassis
+	GetDataSwitchPort() int
+}
+
+/*
+A basic representation of an OLT which fulfills the above interface,
+and can be used in other OLT implementations
+*/
+type SimpleOLT struct {
+	CLLI           string
+	Hostname       string
+	Address        net.TCPAddr
+	Number         int
+	Ports          []PONPort
+	Parent         *Chassis `json:"-"`
+	DataSwitchPort int
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetCLLI() string {
+	return s.CLLI
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetHostname() string {
+	return s.Hostname
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetAddress() net.TCPAddr {
+	return s.Address
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetNumber() int {
+	return s.Number
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetPorts() []PONPort {
+	return s.Ports
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetParent() *Chassis {
+	return s.Parent
+}
+
+func (s *SimpleOLT) GetDataSwitchPort() int {
+	return s.DataSwitchPort
+}