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package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.m3ua;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.net.SocketAddress;

/**
 * A selectable channel for M3UA listening sockets.
 * 
 * @author kulikov
 */
public interface M3UAServerChannel extends M3UASelectableChannel {
    /**
     * Accepts a connection made to this channel's socket.
     * 
     * The channel returned by this method, if any, will be in non-blocking mode.
     * 
     * @return The M3UA channel for the new connection, or null if no connection is available 
     * to be accepted
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public M3UAChannel accept() throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Binds the channel to a local address.
     * 
     * @param address the SocketAddress to bind to
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public void bind(SocketAddress address) throws IOException;
    
    /**
     * Closes this channel.
     * 
     * If the channel has already been closed then this method returns immediately. 
     * @throws java.io.IOException
     */
    public void close() throws IOException;

}