private void parseSendRules(HashMap<String, List<HashMap<String, String>>> parsedConfigFile) {
		sendRules = new ArrayList<Rule>();
		
		List<HashMap<String, String>> sendRulesList = parsedConfigFile.get("sendRules");
		if (sendRulesList == null) {
			return ;
		}
		for (HashMap<String, String> i : sendRulesList) {
			/* set default value for every property if it is null */
			String action = i.get("action");
			if (action == null) {
				action = "";
			}
			String source = i.get("src");
			if (source == null) {
				source = "";
			}
			String destination = i.get("dest");
			if (destination == null) {
				destination = "";
			}
			String kind = i.get("kind");
			if (kind == null) {
				kind = "";
			}
			int sequenceNum;
			if (i.get("seqNum") == null) {
				sequenceNum = -1;
			} else {
				sequenceNum = Integer.parseInt(String.valueOf(i.get("seqNum")));
			}
			sendRules.add(new Rule(action, source, destination, kind, sequenceNum));
		}
	}