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package org.mobicents.protocols.ss7.scheduler;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;
/**
* Media server internal clock.
*
* @author kulikov
*/
public interface Clock {
/**
* Gets the current time.
*
* @return current time expressed in nanoseconds.
*/
long getTime();
/**
* Gets the current time.
*
* @param timeUnit the time measurement units.
* @return the value in specified units.
*/
long getTime(TimeUnit timeUnit);
/**
* Gets the time measurement units.
*
* @return the time measurement units.
*/
TimeUnit getTimeUnit();
}