private void init() throws IOException {
    messageBuffer = new ArrayList();
    receiveBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(CAPACITY);
    sendBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(CAPACITY);
    buf = new byte[CAPACITY];

    channel = DatagramChannel.open();
    channel.configureBlocking(false);

    InetAddress host = null;
    if (getAddress() != null) {
      host = InetAddress.getByAddress(getAddress().getBytes());
    }
    channel.socket().bind(new InetSocketAddress(host, getPort()));
    channel.socket().setReceiveBufferSize(CAPACITY);

    certifier = new MessageCertifier(this);
    extractor = new MessageExtractor(this);
  }