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diff --git a/org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/component/TmfComponent.java b/org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/component/TmfComponent.java
index eefb3248ec..fbedd776f1 100644
--- a/org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/component/TmfComponent.java
+++ b/org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf/src/org/eclipse/linuxtools/tmf/component/TmfComponent.java
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*******************************************************************************
- * Copyright (c) 2009 Ericsson
+ * Copyright (c) 2009, 2010 Ericsson
  * 
  * All rights reserved. This program and the accompanying materials are
  * made available under the terms of the Eclipse Public License v1.0 which
@@ -12,21 +12,49 @@
 
 package org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.component;
 
+import org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.signal.TmfSignal;
 import org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.signal.TmfSignalManager;
 
 /**
  * <b><u>TmfComponent</u></b>
  * <p>
- * TODO: Implement me. Please.
+ * This is the base class of the TMF components.
+ * <p>
+ *  Currently, it only addresses the inter-component signaling.
  */
 public abstract class TmfComponent implements ITmfComponent {
 
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// Constructor
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
 	public TmfComponent() {
-		TmfSignalManager.addListener(this);
+		register();
+	}
+
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+	// ITmfComponent
+	// ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.component.ITmfComponent#register()
+	 */
+	public void register() {
+		TmfSignalManager.register(this);
+	}
+
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.component.ITmfComponent#deregister()
+	 */
+	public void deregister() {
+		TmfSignalManager.deregister(this);
 	}
 
-	public void dispose() {
-		TmfSignalManager.removeListener(this);
+	/* (non-Javadoc)
+	 * @see org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.component.ITmfComponent#broadcast(org.eclipse.linuxtools.tmf.signal.TmfSignal)
+	 */
+	public void broadcast(TmfSignal signal) {
+		TmfSignalManager.dispatchSignal(signal);
 	}
 
 }