diff --git a/core/java/android/net/NetworkRequest.java b/core/java/android/net/NetworkRequest.java
index b3ae3f51e8..80074a5e7a 100644
--- a/core/java/android/net/NetworkRequest.java
+++ b/core/java/android/net/NetworkRequest.java
@@ -22,11 +22,19 @@ import android.os.Parcelable;
 import java.util.concurrent.atomic.AtomicInteger;
 
 /**
+ * Defines a request for a network, made by calling {@link ConnectivityManager.requestNetwork}.
+ *
+ * This token records the {@link NetworkCapabilities} used to make the request and identifies
+ * the request.  It should be used to release the request via
+ * {@link ConnectivityManager.releaseNetworkRequest} when the network is no longer desired.
  * @hide
  */
 public class NetworkRequest implements Parcelable {
     /**
-     * The NetworkCapabilities that define this request
+     * The {@link NetworkCapabilities} that define this request.  This should not be modified.
+     * The networkCapabilities of the request are set when
+     * {@link ConnectivityManager.requestNetwork} is called and the value is presented here
+     * as a convenient reminder of what was requested.
      */
     public final NetworkCapabilities networkCapabilities;
 
@@ -34,7 +42,7 @@ public class NetworkRequest implements Parcelable {
      * Identifies the request.  NetworkRequests should only be constructed by
      * the Framework and given out to applications as tokens to be used to identify
      * the request.
-     * TODO - make sure this input is checked whenever a NR is passed in a public API
+     * @hide
      */
     public final int requestId;
 
@@ -45,31 +53,18 @@ public class NetworkRequest implements Parcelable {
      */
     public final boolean needsBroadcasts;
 
-    private static final AtomicInteger sNextRequestId = new AtomicInteger(1);
-
     /**
      * @hide
      */
-    public NetworkRequest(NetworkCapabilities nc) {
-        this(nc, false, sNextRequestId.getAndIncrement());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @hide
-     */
-    public NetworkRequest(NetworkCapabilities nc, boolean needsBroadcasts) {
-        this(nc, needsBroadcasts, sNextRequestId.getAndIncrement());
-    }
-
-    /**
-     * @hide
-     */
-    private NetworkRequest(NetworkCapabilities nc, boolean needsBroadcasts, int rId) {
+    public NetworkRequest(NetworkCapabilities nc, boolean needsBroadcasts, int rId) {
         requestId = rId;
         networkCapabilities = nc;
         this.needsBroadcasts = needsBroadcasts;
     }
 
+    /**
+     * @hide
+     */
     public NetworkRequest(NetworkRequest that) {
         networkCapabilities = new NetworkCapabilities(that.networkCapabilities);
         requestId = that.requestId;
diff --git a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
index 5f53e4946d..01af753b90 100644
--- a/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
+++ b/services/core/java/com/android/server/ConnectivityService.java
@@ -507,10 +507,14 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
 
     TelephonyManager mTelephonyManager;
 
+    // sequence number for Networks
     private final static int MIN_NET_ID = 10; // some reserved marks
     private final static int MAX_NET_ID = 65535;
     private int mNextNetId = MIN_NET_ID;
 
+    // sequence number of NetworkRequests
+    private int mNextNetworkRequestId = 1;
+
     public ConnectivityService(Context context, INetworkManagementService netd,
             INetworkStatsService statsService, INetworkPolicyManager policyManager) {
         // Currently, omitting a NetworkFactory will create one internally
@@ -526,7 +530,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         NetworkCapabilities netCap = new NetworkCapabilities();
         netCap.addNetworkCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_INTERNET);
         netCap.addNetworkCapability(NetworkCapabilities.NET_CAPABILITY_NOT_RESTRICTED);
-        mDefaultRequest = new NetworkRequest(netCap, true);
+        mDefaultRequest = new NetworkRequest(netCap, true, nextNetworkRequestId());
         NetworkRequestInfo nri = new NetworkRequestInfo(null, mDefaultRequest, new Binder(),
                 NetworkRequestInfo.REQUEST);
         mNetworkRequests.put(mDefaultRequest, nri);
@@ -773,6 +777,10 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         mAppOpsManager = (AppOpsManager) context.getSystemService(Context.APP_OPS_SERVICE);
     }
 
+    private synchronized int nextNetworkRequestId() {
+        return mNextNetworkRequestId++;
+    }
+
     private synchronized int nextNetId() {
         int netId = mNextNetId;
         if (++mNextNetId > MAX_NET_ID) mNextNetId = MIN_NET_ID;
@@ -5271,7 +5279,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
             throw new IllegalArgumentException("Bad timeout specified");
         }
         NetworkRequest networkRequest = new NetworkRequest(new NetworkCapabilities(
-                networkCapabilities));
+                networkCapabilities), false, nextNetworkRequestId());
         if (DBG) log("requestNetwork for " + networkRequest);
         NetworkRequestInfo nri = new NetworkRequestInfo(messenger, networkRequest, binder,
                 NetworkRequestInfo.REQUEST);
@@ -5297,7 +5305,7 @@ public class ConnectivityService extends IConnectivityManager.Stub {
         enforceAccessPermission();
 
         NetworkRequest networkRequest = new NetworkRequest(new NetworkCapabilities(
-                networkCapabilities));
+                networkCapabilities), false, nextNetworkRequestId());
         if (DBG) log("listenForNetwork for " + networkRequest);
         NetworkRequestInfo nri = new NetworkRequestInfo(messenger, networkRequest, binder,
                 NetworkRequestInfo.LISTEN);