socktap runs Vanetza on top of Linux raw packet sockets and demonstrates the basic API usage. This enables tests on commodity hardware, i.e. no special V2X or Car2X hardware is required. However, raw packet sockets cannot replace such dedicated hardware entirly. Consider socktap as an experimental application showcasing some of Vanetza's features.
Since socktap builds upon raw packet sockets you need to run it with special privileges.
Either run socktap as root user or set the CAP_NET_RAW capabilities on the executable.
You can do this via sudo setcap cap_net_raw+ep bin/socktap.
When CAP_NET_RAW is attached to the socktap binary you can run it as ordinary user.
You can locate socktap in your build directory at bin/socktap.
It requires the network device name as startup argument on which socktap should send and receive packets.
Usually, such devices are named eth0 or wlan0.
You can look up the available devices on your machine with the ip link command.
This demo application has been initially developed as part of a student's project at Hochschule Darmstadt in summer term 2016. Participating students were in alphabetical order: Sachin Kashyap Bukkambudhi Satyanarayana, Alvita Marina Menezes, Mrunmayi Parchure, Subashini Rajan and Deeksha Venkadari Yogendra.