LinkProviderService (ONOS Java API (2.5.0))

All Superinterfaces:

ProviderService<LinkProvider>
```
public interface LinkProviderService
extends ProviderService<LinkProvider>
```
Means for injecting link information into the core.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`void`	`linkDetected(LinkDescription linkDescription)`	Signals that an infrastructure link has been detected.
`void`	`linksVanished(ConnectPoint connectPoint)`	Signals that infrastructure links associated with the specified connect point have vanished.
`void`	`linksVanished(DeviceId deviceId)`	Signals that infrastructure links associated with the specified device have vanished.
`void`	`linkVanished(LinkDescription linkDescription)`	Signals that an infrastructure link has disappeared.

Methods inherited from interface org.onosproject.net.provider.ProviderService
provider

- Method Detail
  - linkDetected
```
void linkDetected(LinkDescription linkDescription)
```
    Signals that an infrastructure link has been detected.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkDescription - link information
  - linkVanished
```
void linkVanished(LinkDescription linkDescription)
```
    Signals that an infrastructure link has disappeared.
    
    Parameters:
    
    linkDescription - link information
  - linksVanished
```
void linksVanished(ConnectPoint connectPoint)
```
    Signals that infrastructure links associated with the specified connect point have vanished.
    
    Parameters:
    
    connectPoint - connect point
  - linksVanished
```
void linksVanished(DeviceId deviceId)
```
    Signals that infrastructure links associated with the specified device have vanished.
    
    Parameters:
    
    deviceId - device identifier