[HICN-50] Added udp application connector.

Change-Id: I0c5afad4b404ec485f50b1342b81e70ef85a5163
Signed-off-by: Mauro Sardara <msardara@cisco.com>
Signed-off-by: michele papalini <micpapal@cisco.com>

19 files changed, 533 insertions, 136 deletions

diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/CMakeLists.txt b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/CMakeLists.txt
index dff93adeb..0e674fcac 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ list(APPEND HEADER_FILES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/content_object.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/facade.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/interest.h
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/socket_connector.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest_inline.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest_format_fixed.h
@@ -29,7 +28,8 @@ list(APPEND HEADER_FILES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/portal.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/prefix.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/connector.h
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/socket_connector.h
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tcp_socket_connector.h
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/udp_socket_connector.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/forwarder_interface.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicn_forwarder_interface.h
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/vpp_forwarder_interface.h
@@ -39,12 +39,12 @@ list(APPEND HEADER_FILES
 list(APPEND SOURCE_FILES
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/content_object.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/interest.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/socket_connector.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/pending_interest.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/packet.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/name.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/prefix.cc
-  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/socket_connector.cc
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/tcp_socket_connector.cc
+  ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/udp_socket_connector.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/hicn_forwarder_interface.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/manifest_format_fixed.cc
   ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/connector.cc
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.cc
index ff567d78a..e89b98f8a 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.cc
@@ -21,7 +21,13 @@ namespace core {
 
 std::once_flag Connector::init_flag_;
 
-Connector::Connector() : packet_pool_() { init(); }
+Connector::Connector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+                     OnReconnect &&reconnect_callback)
+    : packet_pool_(),
+      receive_callback_(std::move(receive_callback)),
+      on_reconnect_callback_(std::move(reconnect_callback)) {
+  init();
+}
 
 void Connector::init() { increasePoolSize(); }
 
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.h
index ae82ee973..529e97bf9 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/connector.h
@@ -33,19 +33,20 @@ enum class ConnectorType : uint8_t {
   VPP_CONNECTOR,
 };
 
-static constexpr std::size_t packet_size = 2048;
-static constexpr std::size_t queue_size = 4096;
-static constexpr std::size_t packet_pool_size = 4096;
-
-using PacketRing = utils::CircularFifo<Packet::MemBufPtr, queue_size>;
-using PacketQueue = std::deque<Packet::MemBufPtr>;
-using PacketReceivedCallback = std::function<void(Packet::MemBufPtr &&)>;
-using OnReconnect = std::function<void()>;
-using PacketSentCallback = std::function<void()>;
-
 class Connector {
  public:
-  Connector();
+  static constexpr std::size_t packet_size = 2048;
+  static constexpr std::size_t queue_size = 4096;
+  static constexpr std::size_t packet_pool_size = 4096;
+
+  using PacketRing = utils::CircularFifo<Packet::MemBufPtr, queue_size>;
+  using PacketQueue = std::deque<Packet::MemBufPtr>;
+  using PacketReceivedCallback = std::function<void(Packet::MemBufPtr &&)>;
+  using OnReconnect = std::function<void()>;
+  using PacketSentCallback = std::function<void()>;
+
+  Connector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+            OnReconnect &&reconnect_callback);
 
   virtual ~Connector() = default;
 
@@ -88,6 +89,10 @@ class Connector {
   static std::once_flag init_flag_;
   utils::ObjectPool<utils::MemBuf> packet_pool_;
   PacketQueue output_buffer_;
+
+  // Connector events
+  PacketReceivedCallback receive_callback_;
+  OnReconnect on_reconnect_callback_;
 };
 }  // end namespace core
 
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
index e7b6fb1a6..de9f3b568 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <hicn/transport/core/prefix.h>
-#include <hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/portability/portability.h>
 
 #include <deque>
@@ -54,8 +54,6 @@ class ForwarderInterface {
   }
 
  public:
-  static constexpr uint8_t ack_code = 102;
-
   virtual ~ForwarderInterface() {}
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void connect(bool is_consumer = true) {
@@ -70,6 +68,20 @@ class ForwarderInterface {
     return static_cast<Implementation &>(*this).getMtu();
   }
 
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE static bool isControlMessage(const uint8_t *message) {
+    return Implementation::isControlMessageImpl(message);
+  }
+
+  template <typename R>
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void processControlMessageReply(R &&packet_buffer) {
+    return static_cast<Implementation &>(*this).processControlMessageReplyImpl(
+        std::forward<R &&>(packet_buffer));
+  }
+
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void closeConnection() {
+    return static_cast<Implementation &>(*this).closeConnection();
+  }
+
   template <
       typename R,
       typename = std::enable_if_t<
@@ -97,7 +109,7 @@ class ForwarderInterface {
     counters_.tx_bytes += len;
 
     // Perfect forwarding
-    connector_.send(packet, len, std::forward<Handler>(packet_sent));
+    connector_.send(packet, len, std::forward<Handler &&>(packet_sent));
   }
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void shutdown() { connector_.close(); }
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.cc
index 9dc3b63bb..1c8060906 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.cc
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@
 
 #include <hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.h>
 
-#define ADDR_INET 1
-#define ADDR_INET6 2
-#define ADD_ROUTE 3
-#define REQUEST_LIGHT 100
-
 union AddressLight {
   uint32_t ipv4;
   struct in6_addr ipv6;
@@ -30,6 +25,13 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t command_id;
   uint16_t length;
   uint32_t seq_num;
+} CommandHeader;
+
+typedef struct {
+  uint8_t message_type;
+  uint8_t command_id;
+  uint16_t length;
+  uint32_t seq_num;
   char symbolic_or_connid[16];
   union AddressLight address;
   uint16_t cost;
@@ -37,51 +39,104 @@ typedef struct {
   uint8_t len;
 } RouteToSelfCommand;
 
-namespace transport {
-
-namespace core {
-
-HicnForwarderInterface::HicnForwarderInterface(SocketConnector &connector)
-    : ForwarderInterface<HicnForwarderInterface, SocketConnector>(connector) {}
-
-HicnForwarderInterface::~HicnForwarderInterface() {}
+typedef struct {
+  uint8_t message_type;
+  uint8_t command_id;
+  uint16_t length;
+  uint32_t seq_num;
+  char symbolic_or_connid[16];
+} DeleteSelfConnectionCommand;
 
-void HicnForwarderInterface::connect(bool is_consumer) { connector_.connect(); }
+namespace {
+static constexpr uint8_t addr_inet = 1;
+static constexpr uint8_t addr_inet6 = 2;
+static constexpr uint8_t add_route_command = 3;
+static constexpr uint8_t delete_connection_command = 5;
+static constexpr uint8_t request_light = 0xc0;
+static constexpr char identifier[] = "SELF";
 
-void HicnForwarderInterface::registerRoute(Prefix &prefix) {
-  auto addr = prefix.toSockaddr();
-  const char *identifier = {"SELF_ROUTE"};
+void fillCommandHeader(CommandHeader *header) {
+  // Allocate and fill the header
+  header->message_type = request_light;
+  header->length = 1;
+}
 
-  // allocate command payload
-  RouteToSelfCommand *route_to_self = new RouteToSelfCommand();
+std::unique_ptr<RouteToSelfCommand> createCommandRoute(
+    std::unique_ptr<sockaddr> &&addr, uint8_t prefix_length) {
+  auto command = std::make_unique<RouteToSelfCommand>();
 
   // check and set IP address
   if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET) {
-    route_to_self->address_type = ADDR_INET;
-    route_to_self->address.ipv4 = ((Sockaddr4 *)addr.get())->sin_addr.s_addr;
+    command->address_type = addr_inet;
+    command->address.ipv4 = ((sockaddr_in *)addr.get())->sin_addr.s_addr;
   } else if (addr->sa_family == AF_INET6) {
-    route_to_self->address_type = ADDR_INET6;
-    route_to_self->address.ipv6 = ((Sockaddr6 *)addr.get())->sin6_addr;
+    command->address_type = addr_inet6;
+    command->address.ipv6 = ((sockaddr_in6 *)addr.get())->sin6_addr;
   }
 
   // Fill remaining payload fields
 #ifndef _WIN32
-  strcpy(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid, identifier);
+  strcpy(command->symbolic_or_connid, identifier);
 #else
-  strcpy_s(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid, strlen(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid), identifier);
+  strcpy_s(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid,
+           strlen(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid), identifier);
 #endif
-  route_to_self->cost = 1;
-  route_to_self->len = (uint8_t) prefix.getPrefixLength();
+  command->cost = 1;
+  command->len = (uint8_t)prefix_length;
 
   // Allocate and fill the header
-  route_to_self->command_id = ADD_ROUTE;
-  route_to_self->message_type = REQUEST_LIGHT;
-  route_to_self->length = 1;
+  command->command_id = add_route_command;
+  fillCommandHeader((CommandHeader *)command.get());
+
+  return command;
+}
+
+std::unique_ptr<DeleteSelfConnectionCommand> createCommandDeleteConnection() {
+  auto command = std::make_unique<DeleteSelfConnectionCommand>();
+  fillCommandHeader((CommandHeader *)command.get());
+  command->command_id = delete_connection_command;
+
+#ifndef _WIN32
+  strcpy(command->symbolic_or_connid, identifier);
+#else
+  strcpy_s(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid,
+           strlen(route_to_self->symbolic_or_connid), identifier);
+#endif
+
+  return command;
+}
+
+}  // namespace
+
+namespace transport {
+
+namespace core {
+
+HicnForwarderInterface::HicnForwarderInterface(UdpSocketConnector &connector)
+    : ForwarderInterface<HicnForwarderInterface, UdpSocketConnector>(
+          connector) {}
+
+HicnForwarderInterface::~HicnForwarderInterface() {}
+
+void HicnForwarderInterface::connect(bool is_consumer) { connector_.connect(); }
+
+void HicnForwarderInterface::registerRoute(Prefix &prefix) {
+  auto command =
+      createCommandRoute(prefix.toSockaddr(), prefix.getPrefixLength())
+          .release();
+  send((uint8_t *)command, sizeof(RouteToSelfCommand),
+       [command]() { delete command; });
+}
 
-  send((uint8_t *)route_to_self, sizeof(RouteToSelfCommand),
-       [route_to_self]() { delete route_to_self; });
+void HicnForwarderInterface::closeConnection() {
+  auto command = createCommandDeleteConnection().release();
+  send((uint8_t *)command, sizeof(DeleteSelfConnectionCommand),
+       [this, command]() {
+         delete command;
+         connector_.close();
+       });
 }
 
 }  // namespace core
 
-}  // namespace transport
\ No newline at end of file
+}  // namespace transport
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.h
index e57fae105..b11841b69 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/hicn_forwarder_interface.h
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 
 #include <hicn/transport/core/forwarder_interface.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/core/prefix.h>
-#include <hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h>
 
 #include <deque>
 
@@ -26,7 +26,10 @@ namespace transport {
 namespace core {
 
 class HicnForwarderInterface
-    : public ForwarderInterface<HicnForwarderInterface, SocketConnector> {
+    : public ForwarderInterface<HicnForwarderInterface, UdpSocketConnector> {
+  static constexpr uint8_t ack_code = 0xc2;
+  static constexpr uint8_t nack_code = 0xc3;
+
  public:
   union addressLight {
     uint32_t ipv4;
@@ -46,9 +49,9 @@ class HicnForwarderInterface
   };
 
   using route_to_self_command = struct route_to_self_command;
-  using ConnectorType = SocketConnector;
+  using ConnectorType = UdpSocketConnector;
 
-  HicnForwarderInterface(SocketConnector &connector);
+  HicnForwarderInterface(UdpSocketConnector &connector);
 
   ~HicnForwarderInterface();
 
@@ -58,6 +61,21 @@ class HicnForwarderInterface
 
   std::uint16_t getMtu() { return interface_mtu; }
 
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE static bool isControlMessageImpl(
+      const uint8_t *message) {
+    return message[0] == ack_code || message[0] == nack_code;
+  }
+
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void processControlMessageReplyImpl(
+      Packet::MemBufPtr &&packet_buffer) {
+    if (packet_buffer->data()[0] == nack_code) {
+      throw errors::RuntimeException(
+          "Received Nack message from hicn light forwarder.");
+    }
+  }
+
+  void closeConnection();
+
  private:
   static constexpr std::uint16_t interface_mtu = 1500;
 };
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.cc
index 38b2a2a98..c69a87fb7 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.cc
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ MemifConnector::MemifConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
                                OnReconnect &&on_reconnect_callback,
                                asio::io_service &io_service,
                                std::string app_name)
-    : Connector(),
+    : Connector(std::move(receive_callback), std::move(on_reconnect_callback)),
       memif_worker_(nullptr),
       timer_set_(false),
       send_timer_(std::make_unique<utils::FdDeadlineTimer>(event_reactor_)),
@@ -71,8 +71,6 @@ MemifConnector::MemifConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
       enable_burst_(false),
       closed_(false),
       app_name_(app_name),
-      receive_callback_(receive_callback),
-      on_reconnect_callback_(on_reconnect_callback),
       socket_filename_("") {
   std::call_once(MemifConnector::flag_, &MemifConnector::init, this);
 }
@@ -372,7 +370,6 @@ int MemifConnector::onInterrupt(memif_conn_handle_t conn, void *private_ctx,
       packet->append(packet_length);
 
       if (!connector->input_buffer_.push(std::move(packet))) {
-
         TRANSPORT_LOGI("Error pushing packet. Ring buffer full.");
 
         // TODO Here we should consider the possibility to signal the congestion
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.h
index 3d2e8411d..06a8fd73e 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/memif_connector.h
@@ -128,8 +128,6 @@ class MemifConnector : public Connector {
   uint8_t memif_mode_;
   std::string app_name_;
   uint16_t transmission_index_;
-  PacketReceivedCallback receive_callback_;
-  OnReconnect on_reconnect_callback_;
   utils::SpinLock write_msgs_lock_;
   std::string socket_filename_;
 
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/portal.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/portal.h
index 0932b56c6..7efbc2009 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/portal.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/portal.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
 #include <hicn/transport/core/name.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/core/pending_interest.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/core/prefix.h>
-#include <hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/errors/errors.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/portability/portability.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/utils/log.h>
@@ -222,22 +222,25 @@ class Portal {
   }
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void stopEventsLoop(bool kill_connection = false) {
-    for (auto &pend_interest : pending_interest_hash_table_) {
-      pend_interest.second->cancelTimer();
-    }
-
-    clear();
-
     if (kill_connection) {
-      connector_.close();
+      forwarder_interface_.closeConnection();
     }
 
-    io_service_.post([this]() { io_service_.stop(); });
+    io_service_.post([this]() {
+      clear();
+      io_service_.stop();
+    });
   }
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void killConnection() { connector_.close(); }
 
-  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void clear() { pending_interest_hash_table_.clear(); }
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void clear() {
+    for (auto &pend_interest : pending_interest_hash_table_) {
+      pend_interest.second->cancelTimer();
+    }
+
+    pending_interest_hash_table_.clear();
+  }
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE asio::io_service &getIoService() {
     return io_service_;
@@ -260,17 +263,16 @@ class Portal {
       return;
     }
 
-    if (packet_buffer->data()[0] == ForwarderInt::ack_code) {
-      // Hicn forwarder message
+    if (TRANSPORT_EXPECT_FALSE(
+            ForwarderInt::isControlMessage(packet_buffer->data()))) {
       processControlMessage(std::move(packet_buffer));
       return;
     }
 
-    bool is_interest = Packet::isInterest(packet_buffer->data());
     Packet::Format format = Packet::getFormatFromBuffer(packet_buffer->data());
 
     if (TRANSPORT_EXPECT_TRUE(_is_tcp(format))) {
-      if (!is_interest) {
+      if (!Packet::isInterest(packet_buffer->data())) {
         processContentObject(
             ContentObject::Ptr(new ContentObject(std::move(packet_buffer))));
       } else {
@@ -329,8 +331,7 @@ class Portal {
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void processControlMessage(
       Packet::MemBufPtr &&packet_buffer) {
-    // Control message as response to the route set by a producer.
-    // Do nothing
+    forwarder_interface_.processControlMessageReply(std::move(packet_buffer));
   }
 
  private:
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.cc
index 5cfff39fb..fe16d2132 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.cc
@@ -39,15 +39,13 @@ RawSocketConnector::RawSocketConnector(
     PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
     OnReconnect &&on_reconnect_callback, asio::io_service &io_service,
     std::string app_name)
-    : Connector(),
+    : Connector(std::move(receive_callback), std::move(on_reconnect_callback)),
       io_service_(io_service),
       socket_(io_service_, raw_protocol(PF_PACKET, SOCK_RAW)),
       // resolver_(io_service_),
       timer_(io_service_),
       read_msg_(packet_pool_.makePtr(nullptr)),
       data_available_(false),
-      receive_callback_(receive_callback),
-      on_reconnect_callback_(on_reconnect_callback),
       app_name_(app_name) {
   memset(&link_layer_address_, 0, sizeof(link_layer_address_));
 }
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.h
index 5e39efa0e..bb24d9d54 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_connector.h
@@ -74,9 +74,6 @@ class RawSocketConnector : public Connector {
   utils::ObjectPool<utils::MemBuf>::Ptr read_msg_;
 
   bool data_available_;
-
-  PacketReceivedCallback receive_callback_;
-  OnReconnect on_reconnect_callback_;
   std::string app_name_;
 };
 
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_interface.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_interface.h
index c030af662..ac48e5874 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_interface.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/raw_socket_interface.h
@@ -41,6 +41,16 @@ class RawSocketInterface
 
   std::uint16_t getMtu() { return interface_mtu; }
 
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE static bool isControlMessageImpl(
+      const uint8_t *message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void processControlMessageReplyImpl(
+      Packet::MemBufPtr &&packet_buffer) {}
+
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void closeConnection(){};
+
  private:
   static constexpr std::uint16_t interface_mtu = 1500;
   std::string remote_mac_address_;
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/tcp_socket_connector.cc
index 7bf0570ad..ade0f2611 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/tcp_socket_connector.cc
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #ifdef _WIN32
 #include <hicn/transport/portability/win_portability.h>
 #endif
-#include <hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/core/tcp_socket_connector.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/errors/errors.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/utils/log.h>
 #include <hicn/transport/utils/object_pool.h>
@@ -52,11 +52,11 @@ class NetworkMessage {
 };
 }  // namespace
 
-SocketConnector::SocketConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
-                                 OnReconnect &&on_reconnect_callback,
-                                 asio::io_service &io_service,
-                                 std::string app_name)
-    : Connector(),
+TcpSocketConnector::TcpSocketConnector(
+    PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+    OnReconnect &&on_reconnect_callback, asio::io_service &io_service,
+    std::string app_name)
+    : Connector(std::move(receive_callback), std::move(on_reconnect_callback)),
       io_service_(io_service),
       socket_(io_service_),
       resolver_(io_service_),
@@ -66,30 +66,28 @@ SocketConnector::SocketConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
       is_reconnection_(false),
       data_available_(false),
       is_closed_(false),
-      receive_callback_(receive_callback),
-      on_reconnect_callback_(on_reconnect_callback),
       app_name_(app_name) {}
 
-SocketConnector::~SocketConnector() {}
+TcpSocketConnector::~TcpSocketConnector() {}
 
-void SocketConnector::connect(std::string ip_address, std::string port) {
+void TcpSocketConnector::connect(std::string ip_address, std::string port) {
   endpoint_iterator_ = resolver_.resolve(
       {ip_address, port, asio::ip::resolver_query_base::numeric_service});
 
   doConnect();
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::state() { return; }
+void TcpSocketConnector::state() { return; }
 
-void SocketConnector::send(const uint8_t *packet, std::size_t len,
-                           const PacketSentCallback &packet_sent) {
+void TcpSocketConnector::send(const uint8_t *packet, std::size_t len,
+                              const PacketSentCallback &packet_sent) {
   asio::async_write(socket_, asio::buffer(packet, len),
                     [packet_sent](std::error_code ec, std::size_t /*length*/) {
                       packet_sent();
                     });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) {
+void TcpSocketConnector::send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) {
   io_service_.post([this, packet]() {
     bool write_in_progress = !output_buffer_.empty();
     output_buffer_.push_back(std::move(packet));
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ void SocketConnector::send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) {
   });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::close() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::close() {
   io_service_.dispatch([this]() {
     is_closed_ = true;
     socket_.shutdown(asio::ip::tcp::socket::shutdown_type::shutdown_both);
@@ -112,7 +110,7 @@ void SocketConnector::close() {
   });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::doWrite() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::doWrite() {
   // TODO improve this piece of code for sending many buffers togethers
   // if list contains more than one packet
   auto packet = output_buffer_.front().get();
@@ -143,7 +141,7 @@ void SocketConnector::doWrite() {
       });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::doReadBody(std::size_t body_length) {
+void TcpSocketConnector::doReadBody(std::size_t body_length) {
   asio::async_read(
       socket_, asio::buffer(read_msg_->writableTail(), body_length),
       asio::transfer_exactly(body_length),
@@ -163,7 +161,7 @@ void SocketConnector::doReadBody(std::size_t body_length) {
       });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::doReadHeader() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::doReadHeader() {
   read_msg_ = getPacket();
   asio::async_read(
       socket_,
@@ -191,7 +189,7 @@ void SocketConnector::doReadHeader() {
       });
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::tryReconnect() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::tryReconnect() {
   if (!is_connecting_ && !is_closed_) {
     TRANSPORT_LOGE("Connection lost. Trying to reconnect...\n");
     is_connecting_ = true;
@@ -205,7 +203,7 @@ void SocketConnector::tryReconnect() {
   }
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::doConnect() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::doConnect() {
   asio::async_connect(socket_, endpoint_iterator_,
                       [this](std::error_code ec, tcp::resolver::iterator) {
                         if (!ec) {
@@ -232,17 +230,17 @@ void SocketConnector::doConnect() {
                       });
 }
 
-bool SocketConnector::checkConnected() { return !is_connecting_; }
+bool TcpSocketConnector::checkConnected() { return !is_connecting_; }
 
-void SocketConnector::enableBurst() { return; }
+void TcpSocketConnector::enableBurst() { return; }
 
-void SocketConnector::startConnectionTimer() {
+void TcpSocketConnector::startConnectionTimer() {
   timer_.expires_from_now(std::chrono::seconds(60));
-  timer_.async_wait(
-      std::bind(&SocketConnector::handleDeadline, this, std::placeholders::_1));
+  timer_.async_wait(std::bind(&TcpSocketConnector::handleDeadline, this,
+                              std::placeholders::_1));
 }
 
-void SocketConnector::handleDeadline(const std::error_code &ec) {
+void TcpSocketConnector::handleDeadline(const std::error_code &ec) {
   if (!ec) {
     io_service_.post([this]() {
       socket_.close();
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/tcp_socket_connector.h
index 6eff1aff5..8dfda4eb8 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/socket_connector.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/tcp_socket_connector.h
@@ -28,14 +28,14 @@ namespace core {
 
 using asio::ip::tcp;
 
-class SocketConnector : public Connector {
+class TcpSocketConnector : public Connector {
  public:
-  SocketConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
-                  OnReconnect &&reconnect_callback,
-                  asio::io_service &io_service,
-                  std::string app_name = "Libtransport");
+  TcpSocketConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+                     OnReconnect &&reconnect_callback,
+                     asio::io_service &io_service,
+                     std::string app_name = "Libtransport");
 
-  ~SocketConnector() override;
+  ~TcpSocketConnector() override;
 
   void send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) override;
 
@@ -81,8 +81,6 @@ class SocketConnector : public Connector {
   bool data_available_;
   bool is_closed_;
 
-  PacketReceivedCallback receive_callback_;
-  OnReconnect on_reconnect_callback_;
   std::string app_name_;
 };
 
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f38891e71
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,201 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#ifdef _WIN32
+#include <hicn/transport/portability/win_portability.h>
+#endif
+#include <hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/errors/errors.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/utils/log.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/utils/object_pool.h>
+
+#include <vector>
+
+namespace transport {
+
+namespace core {
+
+UdpSocketConnector::UdpSocketConnector(
+    PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+    OnReconnect &&on_reconnect_callback, asio::io_service &io_service,
+    std::string app_name)
+    : Connector(std::move(receive_callback), std::move(on_reconnect_callback)),
+      io_service_(io_service),
+      socket_(io_service_),
+      resolver_(io_service_),
+      connection_timer_(io_service_),
+      connection_timeout_(io_service_),
+      read_msg_(packet_pool_.makePtr(nullptr)),
+      is_connecting_(false),
+      is_reconnection_(false),
+      data_available_(false),
+      is_closed_(false),
+      app_name_(app_name) {}
+
+UdpSocketConnector::~UdpSocketConnector() {}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::connect(std::string ip_address, std::string port) {
+  endpoint_iterator_ = resolver_.resolve(
+      {ip_address, port, asio::ip::resolver_query_base::numeric_service});
+
+  doConnect();
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::state() { return; }
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::send(const uint8_t *packet, std::size_t len,
+                              const PacketSentCallback &packet_sent) {
+  socket_.async_send(asio::buffer(packet, len),
+                     [packet_sent](std::error_code ec, std::size_t /*length*/) {
+                       packet_sent();
+                     });
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) {
+  io_service_.post([this, packet]() {
+    bool write_in_progress = !output_buffer_.empty();
+    output_buffer_.push_back(std::move(packet));
+    if (TRANSPORT_EXPECT_FALSE(!is_connecting_)) {
+      if (!write_in_progress) {
+        doWrite();
+      }
+    } else {
+      // Tell the handle connect it has data to write
+      data_available_ = true;
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::close() {
+  io_service_.dispatch([this]() {
+    is_closed_ = true;
+    socket_.shutdown(asio::ip::udp::socket::shutdown_type::shutdown_both);
+    socket_.close();
+  });
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::doWrite() {
+  // TODO improve this piece of code for sending many buffers togethers
+  // if list contains more than one packet
+  auto packet = output_buffer_.front().get();
+  auto array = std::vector<asio::const_buffer>();
+
+  const utils::MemBuf *current = packet;
+  do {
+    array.push_back(asio::const_buffer(current->data(), current->length()));
+    current = current->next();
+  } while (current != packet);
+
+  socket_.async_send(std::move(array), [this /*, packet*/](std::error_code ec,
+                                                           std::size_t length) {
+    if (TRANSPORT_EXPECT_TRUE(!ec)) {
+      output_buffer_.pop_front();
+      if (!output_buffer_.empty()) {
+        doWrite();
+      }
+    } else if (ec.value() == static_cast<int>(std::errc::operation_canceled)) {
+      // The connection has been closed by the application.
+      return;
+    } else {
+      TRANSPORT_LOGE("%d %s", ec.value(), ec.message().c_str());
+      tryReconnect();
+    }
+  });
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::doRead() {
+  read_msg_ = getPacket();
+  socket_.async_receive(
+      asio::buffer(read_msg_->writableData(), Connector::packet_size),
+      [this](std::error_code ec, std::size_t length) {
+        if (TRANSPORT_EXPECT_TRUE(!ec)) {
+          read_msg_->append(length);
+          receive_callback_(std::move(read_msg_));
+          doRead();
+        } else if (ec.value() ==
+                   static_cast<int>(std::errc::operation_canceled)) {
+          // The connection has been closed by the application.
+          return;
+        } else {
+          TRANSPORT_LOGE("%d %s", ec.value(), ec.message().c_str());
+          tryReconnect();
+        }
+      });
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::tryReconnect() {
+  if (!is_connecting_ && !is_closed_) {
+    TRANSPORT_LOGE("Connection lost. Trying to reconnect...\n");
+    is_connecting_ = true;
+    is_reconnection_ = true;
+    connection_timer_.expires_from_now(std::chrono::seconds(1));
+    connection_timer_.async_wait([this](const std::error_code &ec) {
+      if (!ec) {
+        socket_.shutdown(asio::ip::udp::socket::shutdown_type::shutdown_both);
+        socket_.close();
+        startConnectionTimer();
+        doConnect();
+      }
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::doConnect() {
+  asio::async_connect(socket_, endpoint_iterator_,
+                      [this](std::error_code ec, udp::resolver::iterator) {
+                        if (!ec) {
+                          connection_timeout_.cancel();
+                          is_connecting_ = false;
+                          doRead();
+
+                          if (data_available_) {
+                            data_available_ = false;
+                            doWrite();
+                          }
+
+                          if (is_reconnection_) {
+                            is_reconnection_ = false;
+                            on_reconnect_callback_();
+                          }
+                        } else {
+                          sleep(1);
+                          doConnect();
+                        }
+                      });
+}
+
+bool UdpSocketConnector::checkConnected() { return !is_connecting_; }
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::enableBurst() { return; }
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::startConnectionTimer() {
+  connection_timeout_.expires_from_now(std::chrono::seconds(60));
+  connection_timeout_.async_wait(std::bind(&UdpSocketConnector::handleDeadline,
+                                           this, std::placeholders::_1));
+}
+
+void UdpSocketConnector::handleDeadline(const std::error_code &ec) {
+  if (!ec) {
+    io_service_.post([this]() {
+      socket_.close();
+      TRANSPORT_LOGE("Error connecting. Is the forwarder running?\n");
+      io_service_.stop();
+    });
+  }
+}
+
+}  // end namespace core
+
+}  // end namespace transport
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4704fa50b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/udp_socket_connector.h
@@ -0,0 +1,88 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2019 Cisco and/or its affiliates.
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at:
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <hicn/transport/core/connector.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/core/name.h>
+#include <hicn/transport/utils/branch_prediction.h>
+
+#include <asio.hpp>
+#include <asio/steady_timer.hpp>
+#include <deque>
+
+namespace transport {
+namespace core {
+
+using asio::ip::udp;
+
+class UdpSocketConnector : public Connector {
+ public:
+  UdpSocketConnector(PacketReceivedCallback &&receive_callback,
+                     OnReconnect &&reconnect_callback,
+                     asio::io_service &io_service,
+                     std::string app_name = "Libtransport");
+
+  ~UdpSocketConnector() override;
+
+  void send(const Packet::MemBufPtr &packet) override;
+
+  void send(const uint8_t *packet, std::size_t len,
+            const PacketSentCallback &packet_sent = 0) override;
+
+  void close() override;
+
+  void enableBurst() override;
+
+  void connect(std::string ip_address = "127.0.0.1", std::string port = "9695");
+
+  void state() override;
+
+ private:
+  void doConnect();
+
+  void doRead();
+
+  void doWrite();
+
+  bool checkConnected();
+
+ private:
+  void handleDeadline(const std::error_code &ec);
+
+  void startConnectionTimer();
+
+  void tryReconnect();
+
+  asio::io_service &io_service_;
+  asio::ip::udp::socket socket_;
+  asio::ip::udp::resolver resolver_;
+  asio::ip::udp::resolver::iterator endpoint_iterator_;
+  asio::steady_timer connection_timer_;
+  asio::steady_timer connection_timeout_;
+
+  utils::ObjectPool<utils::MemBuf>::Ptr read_msg_;
+
+  bool is_connecting_;
+  bool is_reconnection_;
+  bool data_available_;
+  bool is_closed_;
+
+  std::string app_name_;
+};
+
+}  // end namespace core
+
+}  // end namespace transport
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.cc
index 69b18c0d9..8dc607295 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.cc
@@ -47,20 +47,7 @@ VPPForwarderInterface::VPPForwarderInterface(MemifConnector &connector)
       sw_if_index_(~0),
       face_id_(~0) {}
 
-VPPForwarderInterface::~VPPForwarderInterface() {
-  if (sw_if_index_ != uint32_t(~0) && VPPForwarderInterface::memif_api_) {
-    int ret = memif_binary_api_delete_memif(VPPForwarderInterface::memif_api_,
-                                            sw_if_index_);
-
-    if (ret < 0) {
-      TRANSPORT_LOGE("Error deleting memif with sw idx %u.", sw_if_index_);
-    }
-  }
-
-  if (VPPForwarderInterface::api_) {
-    vpp_binary_api_destroy(VPPForwarderInterface::api_);
-  }
-}
+VPPForwarderInterface::~VPPForwarderInterface() {}
 
 /**
  * @brief Create a memif interface in the local VPP forwarder.
@@ -220,6 +207,23 @@ void VPPForwarderInterface::registerRoute(Prefix &prefix) {
   }
 }
 
+void VPPForwarderInterface::closeConnection() {
+  if (sw_if_index_ != uint32_t(~0) && VPPForwarderInterface::memif_api_) {
+    int ret = memif_binary_api_delete_memif(VPPForwarderInterface::memif_api_,
+                                            sw_if_index_);
+
+    if (ret < 0) {
+      TRANSPORT_LOGE("Error deleting memif with sw idx %u.", sw_if_index_);
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (VPPForwarderInterface::api_) {
+    vpp_binary_api_destroy(VPPForwarderInterface::api_);
+  }
+
+  connector_.close();
+}
+
 }  // namespace core
 
 }  // namespace transport
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.h b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.h
index 322cd1f8b..62af8bc3b 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.h
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/core/vpp_forwarder_interface.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@ namespace core {
 
 class VPPForwarderInterface
     : public ForwarderInterface<VPPForwarderInterface, MemifConnector> {
+  static constexpr std::uint16_t interface_mtu = 1500;
+
  public:
   VPPForwarderInterface(MemifConnector &connector);
 
@@ -44,6 +46,16 @@ class VPPForwarderInterface
 
   TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE std::uint16_t getMtu() { return interface_mtu; }
 
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE static bool isControlMessageImpl(
+      const uint8_t *message) {
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  TRANSPORT_ALWAYS_INLINE void processControlMessageReplyImpl(
+      Packet::MemBufPtr &&packet_buffer) {}
+
+  void closeConnection();
+
  private:
   uint32_t getMemifConfiguration();
 
@@ -58,7 +70,6 @@ class VPPForwarderInterface
   uint32_t sw_if_index_;
   uint32_t face_id_;
   static std::mutex global_lock_;
-  static constexpr std::uint16_t interface_mtu = 1500;
 };
 
 }  // namespace core
diff --git a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/protocols/rtc.cc b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/protocols/rtc.cc
index dbf1c1bd1..1356ad566 100644
--- a/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/protocols/rtc.cc
+++ b/libtransport/src/hicn/transport/protocols/rtc.cc
@@ -614,10 +614,10 @@ void RTCTransportProtocol::processRtcpHeader(uint8_t *offset) {
   uint8_t pkt_type = (*(offset + 1));
   switch (pkt_type) {
     case HICN_RTCP_RR:  // Receiver report
-      TRANSPORT_LOGI("got RR packet\n");
+      TRANSPORT_LOGD("got RR packet\n");
       break;
     case HICN_RTCP_SR:  // Sender report
-      TRANSPORT_LOGI("got SR packet\n");
+      TRANSPORT_LOGD("got SR packet\n");
       break;
     case HICN_RTCP_SDES:  // Description
       processSDES(offset);