/// <summary>
        /// Provides storage for session state associated with the specified <see cref="AlternativeFrame"/>.
        /// Frames that have been previously registered with <see cref="RegisterFrame"/> have
        /// their session state saved and restored automatically as a part of the global
        /// <see cref="SessionState"/>.  Frames that are not registered have transient state
        /// that can still be useful when restoring pages that have been discarded from the
        /// navigation cache.
        /// </summary>
        /// <remarks>Apps may choose to rely on <see cref="LayoutAwarePage"/> to manage
        /// page-specific state instead of working with frame session state directly.</remarks>
        /// <param name="frame">The instance for which session state is desired.</param>
        /// <returns>A collection of state subject to the same serialization mechanism as
        /// <see cref="SessionState"/>.</returns>
        public static Dictionary<String, Object> SessionStateForFrame(AlternativeFrame frame)
        {
            var frameState = (Dictionary<String, Object>)frame.GetValue(FrameSessionStateProperty);

            if (frameState == null)
            {
                var frameSessionKey = (String)frame.GetValue(FrameSessionStateKeyProperty);
                if (frameSessionKey != null)
                {
                    // Registered frames reflect the corresponding session state
                    if (!_sessionState.ContainsKey(frameSessionKey))
                    {
                        _sessionState[frameSessionKey] = new Dictionary<String, Object>();
                    }
                    frameState = (Dictionary<String, Object>)_sessionState[frameSessionKey];
                }
                else
                {
                    // Frames that aren't registered have transient state
                    frameState = new Dictionary<String, Object>();
                }
                frame.SetValue(FrameSessionStateProperty, frameState);
            }
            return frameState;
        }
        /// <summary>
        /// Registers a <see cref="AlternativeFrame"/> instance to allow its navigation history to be saved to
        /// and restored from <see cref="SessionState"/>.  Frames should be registered once
        /// immediately after creation if they will participate in session state management.  Upon
        /// registration if state has already been restored for the specified key
        /// the navigation history will immediately be restored.  Subsequent invocations of
        /// <see cref="RestoreAsync"/> will also restore navigation history.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="frame">An instance whose navigation history should be managed by
        /// <see cref="SuspensionManager"/></param>
        /// <param name="sessionStateKey">A unique key into <see cref="SessionState"/> used to
        /// store navigation-related information.</param>
        public static void RegisterFrame(AlternativeFrame frame, String sessionStateKey)
        {
            if (frame.GetValue(FrameSessionStateKeyProperty) != null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Frames can only be registered to one session state key");
            }

            if (frame.GetValue(FrameSessionStateProperty) != null)
            {
                throw new InvalidOperationException("Frames must be either be registered before accessing frame session state, or not registered at all");
            }

            // Use a dependency property to associate the session key with a frame, and keep a list of frames whose
            // navigation state should be managed
            frame.SetValue(FrameSessionStateKeyProperty, sessionStateKey);
            _registeredFrames.Add(new WeakReference<AlternativeFrame>(frame));

            // Check to see if navigation state can be restored
            RestoreFrameNavigationState(frame);
        }