/protocols/ss7/m3ua/api/src/main/java/org/mobicents/protocols/ss7/m3ua/M3UAServerChannel.java

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22
23package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.m3ua;
24
25import java.io.IOException;
26import java.net.SocketAddress;
27
28/**
29 * A selectable channel for M3UA listening sockets.
30 * 
31 * @author kulikov
32 */
33public interface M3UAServerChannel extends M3UASelectableChannel {
34    /**
35     * Accepts a connection made to this channel's socket.
36     * 
37     * The channel returned by this method, if any, will be in non-blocking mode.
38     * 
39     * @return The M3UA channel for the new connection, or null if no connection is available 
40     * to be accepted
41     * @throws java.io.IOException
42     */
43    public M3UAChannel accept() throws IOException;
44    
45    /**
46     * Binds the channel to a local address.
47     * 
48     * @param address the SocketAddress to bind to
49     * @throws java.io.IOException
50     */
51    public void bind(SocketAddress address) throws IOException;
52    
53    /**
54     * Closes this channel.
55     * 
56     * If the channel has already been closed then this method returns immediately. 
57     * @throws java.io.IOException
58     */
59    public void close() throws IOException;
60
61}