Generating SCTP traffic in linux?

I want to simulate a network with two multihoomed SCTP hosts.

After I have enabled SCTP in my Linux Kernel, what would be the next step towards setting up a network? Is this possible to do so using only one computer with virtual machines? What programs should I use for generating SCTP traffic?

Thanks in advance!

Answer

For example you can code your own SCTP app.

First you need to check if your installation supports SCTP protocol:

# checksctp 
SCTP supported

If not, you can install it depending on your distribution, example:

# apt-get install libsctp-dev

Here is small kick in for you, how to do it in C:

Include SCTP library like:

#include <netinet/sctp.h>

and you need to attach it during compiling via -lsctp:

gcc -Wall server.c -lsctp -o server

check man pages of sctp, and play with sctp_sendmsg() and sctp_recvmsg() fucntions to use needed SCTP features.

And yes, it’s fine to work with virtual machines.

Good luck