diff --git a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Controller_Protocol.prot b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Controller_Protocol.prot
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..2c379a42ea4a02333220d43eefc247fa913f1c84
--- /dev/null
+++ b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Controller_Protocol.prot
@@ -0,0 +1,231 @@
+//# Controller_Protocol.prot: Protocol definition for the MAC controllers
+//#
+//# Copyright (C) 2006
+//# ASTRON (Netherlands Foundation for Research in Astronomy)
+//# P.O.Box 2, 7990 AA Dwingeloo, The Netherlands, seg@astron.nl
+//#
+//# This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+//# it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+//# the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+//# (at your option) any later version.
+//#
+//# This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+//# but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+//# MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the
+//# GNU General Public License for more details.
+//#
+//# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+//# along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+//# Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA 02111-1307 USA
+//#
+//# $Id$
+
+
+autogen definitions protocol;
+
+description = "Protocol for LogicalDevice servers";
+prefix = "CONTROL"; // for the signal names
+id = "(LOFAR::GCF::TM::F_APL_PROTOCOL+3)";
+
+// specify extra include files
+// e.g.
+// include = '<sys/time.h>';
+include = '<APL/APLCommon/APL_Defines.h>';
+
+prelude = << PRELUDE_END
+// define namespace and enumerations here
+
+PRELUDE_END;
+
+//
+// An "event" has a "signal" and a "dir" (direction)
+// and zero or more "param"s.
+// "dir" can be one of "IN" or "OUT".
+// A "param" has a "name" and a "type".
+//
+
+//
+// CONNECT - sent by a child after connecting to it's parent to identify itself
+//
+event = {
+ signal = CONNECT;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "name";
+ type = "string";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// CONNECTED - result of the CONNECT request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = CONNECTED;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// SCHEDULE - sent by a parent to all childs to inform them of a new schedule or
+// a change in the existing schedule
+//
+event = {
+ signal = SCHEDULE;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+ param = {
+ name = "startTime";
+ type = "time_t";
+ };
+ param = {
+ name = "stopTime";
+ type = "time_t";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// SCHEDULED - result of the SCHEDULE request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = SCHEDULED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// CLAIM - sent by a parent to all childs to claim the resources
+//
+event = {
+ signal = CLAIM;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+};
+
+//
+// CLAIMED - result of the CLAIM request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = CLAIMED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// PREPARE - sent by a parent to all childs to prepare itself
+//
+event = {
+ signal = PREPARE;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+};
+
+//
+// PREPARED - result of the PREPARE request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = PREPARED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// RESUME - sent by a parent to all childs to resume itself
+//
+event = {
+ signal = RESUME;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+};
+
+//
+// RESUMED - result of the RESUME request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = RESUMED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// SUSPEND - sent by a parent to all childs to suspend itself
+//
+event = {
+ signal = SUSPEND;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+};
+
+//
+// SUSPENDED - result of the SUSPEND request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = SUSPENDED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// RELEASE - sent by a parent to all childs to release itself
+//
+event = {
+ signal = RELEASE;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+};
+
+//
+// RELEASED - result of the RELEASE request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = RELEASED;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// FINISH - sent by a child to tell its parent it is dying.
+//
+event = {
+ signal = FINISH;
+ dir = IN; // from child to parent
+ param = {
+ name = "treeID";
+ type = "unsigned int";
+ };
+ param = {
+ name = "succesfull";
+ type = "bool";
+ };
+ param = {
+ name = "errorMsg";
+ type = "string";
+ };
+};
+
+//
+// FINISHED - result of the FINISH request
+//
+event = {
+ signal = FINISHED;
+ dir = OUT; // from parent to child
+ param = {
+ name = "result";
+ type = "APLCommon::TLDResult";
+ };
+};
+
diff --git a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Makefile.am b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Makefile.am
index 5d509cd64467be3aaaa2df64bc59135883847007..cd4f7704f1cb37e6c2a6144230fee373fb4c1e92 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/Makefile.am
@@ -19,7 +19,8 @@ libaplcommon_la_SOURCES = \
PropertySetAnswer.cc \
ResourceAllocator.cc \
LogicalDevice_Protocol.cc \
- StartDaemon_Protocol.cc
+ StartDaemon_Protocol.cc \
+ Controller_Protocol.cc
NOINSTHDRS =
@@ -37,7 +38,8 @@ EXTRA_DIST =
phdir=$(includedir)/APL/APLCommon
ph_HEADERS = \
LogicalDevice_Protocol.ph \
- StartDaemon_Protocol.ph
+ StartDaemon_Protocol.ph \
+ Controller_Protocol.ph
clean-local:
rm -f *.ph
diff --git a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/StartDaemon_Protocol.prot b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/StartDaemon_Protocol.prot
index 79f75c7357acac7849513d0e45b4408d0a315340..6d3fd60f1a84e399438711cc6822512febe52fd4 100644
--- a/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/StartDaemon_Protocol.prot
+++ b/MAC/APL/APLCommon/src/StartDaemon_Protocol.prot
@@ -85,3 +85,21 @@ event = {
};
};
+event = {
+ signal = NEWPARENT;
+ dir = IN;
+ param = {
+ name = "taskName";
+ type = "string";
+ };
+ param = {
+ name = "parentHost";
+ type = "string";
+ };
+ param = {
+ name = "parentService";
+ type = "string";
+ };
+};
+
+