--- a/connectivity/com.nokia.carbide.remoteConnections/src/com/nokia/carbide/remoteconnections/interfaces/AbstractConnection.java	Thu Dec 17 10:38:24 2009 -0600
+++ b/connectivity/com.nokia.carbide.remoteConnections/src/com/nokia/carbide/remoteconnections/interfaces/AbstractConnection.java	Thu Dec 17 11:28:11 2009 -0600
@@ -18,25 +18,60 @@
 
 package com.nokia.carbide.remoteconnections.interfaces;
 
-import com.nokia.carbide.remoteconnections.interfaces.IConnection;
-import com.nokia.carbide.remoteconnections.interfaces.IConnectionType;
-
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Map;
 
+import org.eclipse.jface.resource.ImageDescriptor;
+
+import com.nokia.carbide.remoteconnections.internal.IConnection2;
+import com.nokia.carbide.remoteconnections.internal.IConnection2.IStatus.EStatus;
+import com.nokia.cpp.internal.api.utils.core.Check;
+import com.nokia.cpp.internal.api.utils.core.ListenerList;
+
 /**
  * A standard implementation of IConnection
  */
-public abstract class AbstractConnection implements IConnection {
+public abstract class AbstractConnection implements IConnection2 {
+	
+	public class Status implements IStatus {
+		private EStatus estatus;
+		private String description;
+		
+		public Status(EStatus estatus, String description) {
+			this.estatus = estatus;
+			this.description = description;
+		}
+
+		public EStatus getEStatus() {
+			return estatus;
+		}
+		
+		public String getDescription() {
+			return description;
+		}
+
+		public void setEStatus(EStatus estatus) {
+			this.estatus = estatus;
+		}
+
+		public void setDescription(String description) {
+			this.description = description;
+		}
+	}
 
 	private final IConnectionType connectionType;
 	private final Map<String, String> settings;
 	private String name;
 	private String id;
+	private boolean dynamic;
+	private IStatus status;
+	private ImageDescriptor imageDescriptor;
+	private ListenerList<IStatusChangedListener> listeners;
 
 	public AbstractConnection(IConnectionType connectionType, Map<String, String> settings) {
 		this.connectionType = connectionType;
 		this.settings = new HashMap<String, String>(settings);
+		status = new Status(EStatus.NOT_READY, ""); //$NON-NLS-1$
 	}
 
 	public void dispose() {
@@ -71,4 +106,49 @@
 		settings.putAll(newSettings);
 	}
 
+	public boolean isDynamic() {
+		return dynamic;
+	}
+	
+	public void setDynamic(boolean dynamic) {
+		this.dynamic = dynamic;
+	}
+	
+	public IStatus getStatus() {
+		return status;
+	}
+
+	public void setStatus(IStatus status) {
+		Check.checkArg(status);
+		this.status = status;
+	}
+	
+	public void addStatusChangedListener(IStatusChangedListener listener) {
+		if (listeners == null)
+			listeners = new ListenerList<IStatusChangedListener>();
+		listeners.add(listener);
+	}
+	
+	public void removeStatusChangedListener(IStatusChangedListener listener) {
+		if (listeners != null)
+			listeners.remove(listener);
+	}
+	
+	public void fireStatusChanged() {
+		if (listeners == null)
+			return;
+		for (IStatusChangedListener listener : listeners) {
+			listener.statusChanged(status);
+		}
+	}
+
+	public ImageDescriptor getImageDescriptor() {
+		return imageDescriptor;
+	}
+	
+	public void setImageDescriptor(ImageDescriptor imageDescriptor) {
+		this.imageDescriptor = imageDescriptor;
+	}
+	
+
 }