/**
   * Sends the data contained in a specific byte array as application data through the DTLS
   * connection of this <tt>DtlsPacketTransformer</tt>.
   *
   * @param buf the byte array containing data to send.
   * @param off the offset in <tt>buf</tt> where the data begins.
   * @param len the length of data to send.
   */
  public void sendApplicationData(byte[] buf, int off, int len) {
    DTLSTransport dtlsTransport = this.dtlsTransport;
    Throwable throwable = null;

    if (dtlsTransport != null) {
      try {
        dtlsTransport.send(buf, off, len);
      } catch (IOException ioe) {
        throwable = ioe;
      }
    } else {
      throwable = new NullPointerException("dtlsTransport");
    }
    if (throwable != null) {
      // SrtpControl.start(MediaType) starts its associated
      // TransformEngine. We will use that mediaType to signal the normal
      // stop then as well i.e. we will ignore exception after the
      // procedure to stop this PacketTransformer has begun.
      if (mediaType != null && !tlsPeerHasRaisedCloseNotifyWarning) {
        logger.error("Failed to send application data over DTLS transport: ", throwable);
      }
    }
  }