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#include <thread>
#include <chrono>
#include <fcntl.h>
#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/wait.h>

#include "GeoNetworkingLayerFactory.hh"

#include "GeoNetworkingTypes.hh"

#include "registration.hh"
#include "loggers.hh"

using namespace LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues;

GeoNetworkingLayer::GeoNetworkingLayer(const std::string & p_type, const std::string & param) : TLayer<LibItsGeoNetworking__TestSystem::GeoNetworkingPort>(p_type), _params(), _codec(), _beacon(NULL), _packet(NULL), _location_table(), _pass_beacon_table(), _device_mode{false}, _sendData(), _timerid{0}, _sev{0}, _its{0}, _freq_nanosecs(0), _mask{0}, _sa{0} {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::GeoNetworkingLayer: %s, %s", to_string().c_str(), param.c_str());
  
  // Setup parameters
  Params::convert(_params, param);
  // Sanity checks
  INTEGER latitude;
  Params::const_iterator it = _params.find(Params::latitude);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    latitude = str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  INTEGER longitude;
  it = _params.find(Params::longitude);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    longitude = str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  OCTETSTRING ll_address;
  it = _params.find(Params::ll_address);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    ll_address = str2oct(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  INTEGER distanceA = 1000; // 1km
  it = _params.find(Params::distanceA);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    distanceA = str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  INTEGER distanceB = 1000; // 1Km
  it = _params.find(Params::distanceB);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    distanceB = str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  INTEGER angle = 0;
  it = _params.find(Params::angle);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    angle = str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  }
  it = _params.find(Params::device_mode);
  if (it != _params.cend()) {
    _device_mode = (0 == str2int(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str())));
  }
  // Add broadcast address if needed
  it = _params.find("mac_bc");
  if (it == _params.cend()) {
    _params.insert(std::pair<std::string, std::string>(std::string("mac_bc"), "FFFFFFFFFFFF"));
  }
  // Register this object for AdapterControlPort
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::GeoNetworkingLayer: register %s/%p", p_type.c_str(), this);
  registration<GeoNetworkingLayer>::get_instance().add_item(p_type, this);
  
  Params::const_iterator i = _params.find(Params::beaconing);
  if ((i != _params.cend()) && (i->second.compare("1") == 0)) { // Immediate beaconing was requested
    // Prepare beaconing operation
    fill_beacon(latitude, longitude, ll_address);
    start_beaconing();
  }

  fill_packet(latitude, longitude, ll_address, latitude, longitude, distanceA, distanceB, angle);// TODO Check if GeoBroadcastArea lat/lon are identical to lat/lon of the Test System
 } // End of constructor

GeoNetworkingLayer::~GeoNetworkingLayer() {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::~GeoNetworkingLayer");

  if (_timerid != 0) {
    timer_delete(_timerid);
  }

  if (_beacon != nullptr) {
    delete _beacon;
  }
  if (_packet != nullptr) {
    delete _packet;
  }
} // End of destructor

void GeoNetworkingLayer::sendMsg(const LibItsGeoNetworking__TestSystem::GeoNetworkingReq& p, Params& params) {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::sendMsg");

  // Encode GeoNetworking PDU
  OCTETSTRING data;
  _codec.encode(p.msgOut(), data);
  sendData(data, params);
}

void GeoNetworkingLayer::sendData(OCTETSTRING& data, Params& params) {
  loggers::get_instance().log_msg(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::sendData: ", data);
  //params.log();

  // TODO Take into account the Security
  if (_device_mode) { // Need to build a GN packet
    params.log();// TODO To be removed
    ExtendedHeader* eh = static_cast<ExtendedHeader *>(_packet->gnPacket().packet().extendedHeader().get_opt_value());
    if (eh == NULL) {
      loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::sendData: Wrong cast");
      return;
    }
    // Update NextHeader
    Params::const_iterator it = params.find(Params::btp_type);
    if ((it != params.cend()) && (it->second.compare("btpB") == 0)) {
      _packet->gnPacket().packet().commonHeader().nextHeader() = NextHeader::e__btpB;
    } else { // Default btp is btpA
      _packet->gnPacket().packet().commonHeader().nextHeader() = NextHeader::e__btpA;
    }
    // Update sequence number
    eh->geoBroadcastHeader().seqNumber() = 1 + eh->geoBroadcastHeader().seqNumber();
    // Update payload
    _packet->gnPacket().packet().commonHeader().plLength() = data.lengthof();
    _packet->gnPacket().packet().payload() = OPTIONAL<OCTETSTRING>(data);
    // Update timestamp
    unsigned long long ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count() - 1072911600000L;  // TODO Add method such as its_tme() & its_time_mod()
    eh->geoBroadcastHeader().srcPosVector().timestamp__().set_long_long_val(static_cast<unsigned int>(ms));

    loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::sendData: ", *_packet);
    
    // Encode GeoNetworking PDU
    OCTETSTRING os;
    _codec.encode(*_packet, os);
    data = os;
  }
  
  // TODO To be removed
  while (_sendData.try_lock() == FALSE) {
    // not ready yet
    std::this_thread::sleep_for(std::chrono::milliseconds(1));
  } // End of 'while' statement
  sendToAllLayers(data, params);
  _sendData.unlock();
  loggers::get_instance().log("<<< GeoNetworkingLayer::sendData");
}

void GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData(OCTETSTRING& data, Params& params) { 
  loggers::get_instance().log_msg(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: ", data);
  // Decode the payload
  LibItsGeoNetworking__TestSystem::GeoNetworkingInd ind;
  _codec.decode(data, ind.msgIn(), &params);
  
  // Update GeoNetworking layer
  if (ind.msgIn().basicHeader().version() == 0) { // Non secured mode
    const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::LongPosVector* sopv = nullptr;
    const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::GnNonSecuredPacket& p = ind.msgIn().gnPacket().packet();
    const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST& htst = p.commonHeader().headerTST();
    if (p.extendedHeader().ispresent()) { // Update location table
      const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::ExtendedHeader& ex = p.extendedHeader();    
      if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_beaconHdr)) { // Receive a beacon
        sopv = &ex.beaconHeader().srcPosVector();
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_tsbHdr)) { // Receive a topologicallyScopeBroadcast
        if (ex.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::ExtendedHeader::ALT_tsbHeader)) {
          sopv = &ex.tsbHeader().srcPosVector();
        } else {
          sopv = &ex.shbHeader().srcPosVector();
        }
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_geoBroadcastHdr)) {
        sopv = &ex.geoBroadcastHeader().srcPosVector();
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_lsHdr)) { // Receive a location service
        if (ex.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::ExtendedHeader::ALT_lsRequestHeader)) { // Receive a LocationService/LsRequest
          sopv = &ex.lsRequestHeader().srcPosVector();
          // TODO Send LsReply if we are not in context of GN ATS in case of non GN test suite
        } else {
          sopv = &ex.lsReplyHeader().srcPosVector();
        }
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_geoAnycastHdr)) { // Receive a GeoAnycast
        sopv = &ex.geoAnycastHeader().srcPosVector();
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_geoUnicastHdr)) {
        sopv = &ex.geoUnicastHeader().srcPosVector();
      } else if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_saHdr)) { // Receive Service Advertisement
        if (ex.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::ExtendedHeader::ALT_tsbHeader)) { // TODO Check that Service Advertisment (ETSI TS 102 890-1) uses TSB
          sopv = &ex.tsbHeader().srcPosVector();
        } else {
          sopv = &ex.tsbHeader().srcPosVector();
        }
      } // else, nothing to do
      loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: sopv is boud: %d", sopv->is_bound());
      if(sopv->is_bound()) {
        const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::LongPosVector& lpv = *sopv;
        _location_table.add_entry(lpv);
      }
    }
    
    // By default incoming beacons are filtered by the test adapter
    if (htst.ischosen(LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::HeaderTST::ALT_beaconHdr)) {
      loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: Pass beaconing processing", htst);
      if (_pass_beacon_table.empty()) { // Discard beacon
        loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: Pass beaconing table empty, skip it");
        return;
      } else { // Check beacon filter for StartPassBeaconing/Stop
        if (!_pass_beacon_table.has_entry(sopv->gnAddr().mid())) { // Discard beacon
          loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: Not in pass beaconing table, skip it", *sopv);
          return;
        } // else, continue
      }
    } // else, continue
  } // TODO else security mode, becarefull to duplicate code

  // Add lower layers parameters
  // 1. Destination MAC address
  Params::const_iterator it = params.find(Params::mac_dst);
  if (it != params.cend()) {
    loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: dst=%s", it->second.c_str());
    ind.macDestinationAddress() = str2oct(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  } else {
    ind.macDestinationAddress() = str2oct(CHARSTRING(_params["mac_bc"].c_str()));
  }
  // 2. ssp
  it = params.find(Params::ssp);
  if (it != params.cend()) {
    loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: ssp=%s", it->second.c_str());
    ind.ssp() = str2bit(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str()));
  } else {
    ind.ssp().set_to_omit();
  }
  // 3. its_aid
  it = params.find(Params::its_aid);
  if (it != params.cend()) {
    loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: its_aid=%s", it->second.c_str());
    ind.its__aid() = std::stoi(it->second.c_str());
  } else {
    ind.its__aid().set_to_omit();
  }
  
  // Pass the GeoNetworking raw payload to the upper layers if any
  it = params.find(Params::gn_payload);
  if (it != params.cend()) {
    loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: gn_payload=%s", it->second.c_str());
    OCTETSTRING os(str2oct(CHARSTRING(it->second.c_str())));
    receiveToAllLayers(os, params);
  } else {
    loggers::get_instance().warning("GeoNetworkingLayer::receiveData: No payload to pass to upper layers");
  }
  // Pass it to the ports
  toAllUpperPorts(ind, params);
}

OCTETSTRING GeoNetworkingLayer::trigger_ac_event(OCTETSTRING& data, Params& params)
{
  loggers::get_instance().log_to_hexa(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::trigger_ac_event: ", data);


  return int2oct(0, 2);  
} // End of trigger_ac_event method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing() {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing");
  //loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: _beacon=", *_beacon);

  // Establish handler for timer signal
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Establishing handler for signal %d\n", _signal_id);
  _sa.sa_flags = SA_SIGINFO;
  _sa.sa_sigaction = timer_irq_sigalrm_handler;
  sigemptyset(&_sa.sa_mask);
  if (sigaction(_signal_id, &_sa, NULL) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Sigaction failure: %d", errno);
  }
  // Block timer signal temporarily
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Blocking signal %d\n", _signal_id);
  sigemptyset(&_mask);
  sigaddset(&_mask, _signal_id);
  if (sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &_mask, NULL) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Sigprocmask failure: %d", errno);
  }	
  // Create the timer 
  _sev.sigev_notify = SIGEV_SIGNAL;
  _sev.sigev_signo = _signal_id; // Use signal alarm
  _sev.sigev_value.sival_ptr = this; // The GeoNetworkingLayer object address
  if (timer_create(CLOCK_REALTIME, &_sev, &_timerid) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Timer failure: %d", errno);
  }
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: timer ID is 0x%lx\n", (long)_timerid);
  // Start the timer
  unsigned int expiry = 1000; // Default expiry time 1000ms
  Params::const_iterator i = _params.find("expiry");
  if (i != _params.cend()) {
    expiry = static_cast<unsigned int>(std::strtoul(i->second.c_str(), NULL, 10));
  }
  _freq_nanosecs = expiry * 1000000;
  _its.it_value.tv_sec = _freq_nanosecs / 1000000000;
  _its.it_value.tv_nsec = _freq_nanosecs % 1000000000;
  _its.it_interval.tv_sec = _its.it_value.tv_sec;
  _its.it_interval.tv_nsec = _its.it_value.tv_nsec;
  if (timer_settime(_timerid, 0, &_its, NULL) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Sigprocmask failure: %d", errno);
  }
  // Unlock the timer signal, so that timer notification can be delivered
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Unblocking signal %d\n", _signal_id);
  if (sigprocmask(SIG_UNBLOCK, &_mask, NULL) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing: Sigprocmask failure: %d", errno);
  }
} // End of start_beaconing method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing(const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::GeoNetworkingPdu& p_beacon) {
  loggers::get_instance().log_msg(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::start_beaconing", p_beacon);

  // Initialize the beacon
  if (_beacon != nullptr) {
    delete _beacon;
  }
  _beacon = new LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::GeoNetworkingPdu(p_beacon);

  start_beaconing(); // TODO Refined adding a boolean return code
} // End of start_beaconing method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_beaconing() {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_beaconing");
  
  // Block timer signal temporarily
  loggers::get_instance().log("GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_beaconing: Blocking signal %d\n", _signal_id);
  sigemptyset(&_mask);
  sigaddset(&_mask, _signal_id);
  if (sigprocmask(SIG_SETMASK, &_mask, NULL) == -1) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_beaconing: Sigprocmask failure: %d", errno);
  }	
  timer_delete(_timerid);
  _timerid = 0;
} // End of stop_beaconing method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::send_beacon() {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::send_beacon");
  
  ExtendedHeader* eh = static_cast<ExtendedHeader *>(_beacon->gnPacket().packet().extendedHeader().get_opt_value());
  if (eh == NULL) {
    loggers::get_instance().error("GeoNetworkingLayer::send_beacon: Wrong cast");
  }
  // Update timestamp
  unsigned long long ms = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(std::chrono::system_clock::now().time_since_epoch()).count() - 1072911600000L;  // TODO Add method such as its_time() & its_time_mod()
  eh->beaconHeader().srcPosVector().timestamp__().set_long_long_val(static_cast<unsigned int>(ms));
  //loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::send_beacon: ", *_beacon);
  // Encode message using TITAN because of payload in omited
  TTCN_Buffer encoding_buffer;
  _beacon->encode(*(_beacon->get_descriptor()), encoding_buffer, TTCN_EncDec::CT_RAW);
  OCTETSTRING data(encoding_buffer.get_len(), encoding_buffer.get_data());
  // Send it
  Params params(_params);
  sendData(data, params);
  
  //loggers::get_instance().log("<<< GeoNetworkingLayer::send_beacon");
} // End of send_beacon method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::start_pass_beaconing(const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::BeaconHeader& p_beacon) {
  loggers::get_instance().log_msg(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::start_pass_beaconing", p_beacon);

  const LibItsGeoNetworking__TypesAndValues::LongPosVector& lpv = p_beacon.srcPosVector();
  if (!_pass_beacon_table.has_entry(lpv.gnAddr().mid())) {
    _pass_beacon_table.add_entry(lpv);
  } // TODO Refined adding a boolean return code
} // End of start_pass_beaconing method

void GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_pass_beaconing() {
  loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::stop_pass_beaconing");

  _pass_beacon_table.reset();
} // End of stop_pass_beaconing method

const LongPosVector* GeoNetworkingLayer::get_lpv(const GN__Address& p_gn_address)
{
  loggers::get_instance().log_msg(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::get_lpv", p_gn_address);
  
  const LongPosVector* lpv = nullptr;
  if (_location_table.has_entry(p_gn_address.mid())) {
    lpv = _location_table.get_entry(p_gn_address.mid());
  }
  return lpv;
} // End of get_lpv

void GeoNetworkingLayer::fill_beacon(INTEGER& p_latitude, INTEGER& p_longitude, OCTETSTRING& p_ll_address)
{
  _beacon = new GeoNetworkingPdu();
  HeaderTST h;
  h.beaconHdr() = BeaconHeaderType(
                                   HeaderType(HeaderType::e__beacon),
                                   0
                                   );
  ExtendedHeader eh;
  eh.beaconHeader() = BeaconHeader(
                                   LongPosVector(
                                                 GN__Address(
                                                             TypeOfAddress(TypeOfAddress::e__manual), // TODO Use Params
                                                             StationType(StationType::e__roadSideUnit), // TODO Use Params
                                                             33,
                                                             p_ll_address
                                                             ),
                                                 0,
                                                 p_latitude,
                                                 p_longitude,
                                                 int2bit(0, 1),
                                                 0,
                                                 0
                                                 )
                                   );
  _beacon->basicHeader() = BasicHeader(
                                       0,
                                       BasicNextHeader(
                                                       BasicNextHeader::e__commonHeader
                                                       ),
                                       0,
                                       Lifetime(
                                                4,
                                                LtBase(LtBase::e__50ms)
                                                ),
                                       5
                                       );
  _beacon->gnPacket().packet() = GnNonSecuredPacket(
                                                    CommonHeader(
                                                                 NextHeader(
                                                                            NextHeader::e__any
                                                                            ),
                                                                 0,
                                                                 h,
                                                                 TrafficClass(
                                                                              SCF(SCF::e__scfDisabled),
                                                                              ChannelOffload(ChannelOffload::e__choffDisabled),
                                                                              0
                                                                              ),
                                                                 int2bit(0, 8),
                                                                 0,
                                                                 1,
                                                                 0
                                                                 ),
                                                    OPTIONAL<ExtendedHeader>(eh),
                                                    OPTIONAL<GnRawPayload>()
                                                    );
  _beacon->gnPacket().packet().payload().set_to_omit();
  _beacon->gnPacket().securedMsg().set_to_omit();
  //loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::fill_beacon: beacon value: ", *_beacon);
} // End of fill_beacon method
  
void GeoNetworkingLayer::fill_packet(const INTEGER& p_latitude, const INTEGER& p_longitude, const OCTETSTRING& p_ll_address, const INTEGER& p_geoAreaPosLatitude, const INTEGER& p_geoAreaPosLongitude, const INTEGER& p_distanceA, const INTEGER& p_distanceB, const INTEGER& p_angle)
{
  _packet = new GeoNetworkingPdu();
  HeaderTST h;
  h.geoBroadcastHdr() = GeoBroadcastHeaderType(
                                               HeaderType(HeaderType::e__geoBroadcast),
                                               HeaderSubTypeGeoBroadcast(HeaderSubTypeGeoBroadcast::e__geoBroadcastElip)
                                               );
  ExtendedHeader eh;
  eh.geoBroadcastHeader() = GeoAnycastHeader( // GeoBradcastHeader is identical as GeoAnycastHeader
                                             0,
                                             0,
                                             LongPosVector(
                                                           GN__Address(
                                                                       TypeOfAddress(TypeOfAddress::e__manual), // TODO Use Params
                                                                       StationType(StationType::e__passengerCar), // TODO Use Params
                                                                       33,
                                                                       p_ll_address
                                                                       ),
                                                           0,
                                                           p_latitude,
                                                           p_longitude,
                                                           int2bit(1, 1), // PAI
                                                           0,
                                                           0
                                                           ),
                                             p_geoAreaPosLatitude,
                                             p_geoAreaPosLongitude,
                                             p_distanceA,
                                             p_distanceB,
                                             p_angle,
                                             0
                                              );
  _packet->basicHeader() = BasicHeader(
                                       0,
                                       BasicNextHeader(
                                                       BasicNextHeader::e__commonHeader
                                                       ),
                                       0,
                                       Lifetime(
                                                4,
                                                LtBase(LtBase::e__50ms)
                                                ),
                                       5
                                       );
  _packet->gnPacket().packet() = GnNonSecuredPacket(
                                                    CommonHeader(
                                                                 NextHeader(
                                                                            NextHeader::e__btpA
                                                                            ),
                                                                 0,
                                                                 h,
                                                                 TrafficClass(
                                                                              SCF(SCF::e__scfDisabled),
                                                                              ChannelOffload(ChannelOffload::e__choffDisabled),
                                                                              0
                                                                              ),
                                                                 int2bit(128, 8), // Mobile stationnary flag set
                                                                 0,
                                                                 5,
                                                                 0
                                                                 ),
                                                    OPTIONAL<ExtendedHeader>(eh),
                                                    OPTIONAL<GnRawPayload>()
                                                    );
  _packet->gnPacket().packet().payload().set_to_omit();
  _packet->gnPacket().securedMsg().set_to_omit();
  //loggers::get_instance().log_msg("GeoNetworkingLayer::fill_packet: packet value: ", *_packet);
} // End of fill_packet method
  
void GeoNetworkingLayer::timer_irq_sigalrm_handler(int p_signal, siginfo_t *p_signal_info, void *p_uc) {
  //loggers::get_instance().log(">>> GeoNetworkingLayer::timer_irq_sigalrm_handler: Caught signal %d", p_signal);

  static_cast<GeoNetworkingLayer *>(p_signal_info->si_value.sival_ptr)->send_beacon();
} // End of method timer_irq_sigalrm_handler

GeoNetworkingLayerFactory GeoNetworkingLayerFactory::_f;