diff --git a/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.cpp b/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..02c173122
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+#include <framework/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.h>
+#include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
+
+TmTcUnixUdpBridge::TmTcUnixUdpBridge(object_id_t objectId,
+		object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor):
+		TmTcBridge(objectId, ccsdsPacketDistributor) {
+	serverSocket = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
+	if(socket < 0) {
+		sif::error << "TmTcUnixUdpBridge::TmTcUnixUdpBridge: Could not open"
+				" UDP socket!" << std::endl;
+		// check errno here.
+		return;
+	}
+
+	serverAddress.sin_family = AF_INET;
+	serverAddress.sin_addr.s_addr = htonl(INADDR_ANY);
+	serverAddress.sin_port = htons(UDP_SERVER_PORT);
+	setsockopt(serverSocket, SOL_SOCKET, SO_REUSEADDR, &serverSocketOptions,
+			sizeof(serverSocketOptions));
+
+	int result = bind(serverSocket,
+			reinterpret_cast<struct sockaddr*>(&serverAddress),
+			sizeof(serverAddress));
+	if(result== -1) {
+		sif::error << "TmTcUnixUdpBridge::TmTcUnixUdpBridge: Could not bind "
+				"local port " << UDP_SERVER_PORT << " to server socket!"
+				<< std::endl;
+		// check errno here.
+		return;
+	}
+
+
+
+}
+
+TmTcUnixUdpBridge::~TmTcUnixUdpBridge() {
+}
diff --git a/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.h b/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b84d9fe17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/osal/linux/TmTcUnixUdpBridge.h
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+#ifndef FRAMEWORK_OSAL_LINUX_TMTCUNIXUDPBRIDGE_H_
+#define FRAMEWORK_OSAL_LINUX_TMTCUNIXUDPBRIDGE_H_
+
+#include <framework/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <netinet/udp.h>
+
+class TmTcUnixUdpBridge: public TmTcBridge {
+public:
+	static constexpr int UDP_SERVER_PORT = 7;
+	static constexpr int UDP_CLIENT_PORT = 2008;
+
+	TmTcUnixUdpBridge(object_id_t objectId, object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor);
+	virtual~ TmTcUnixUdpBridge();
+
+protected:
+
+private:
+	int serverSocket = 0;
+	const int serverSocketOptions = 0;
+	struct sockaddr_in clientAddress;
+	struct sockaddr_in serverAddress;
+};
+
+
+
+#endif /* FRAMEWORK_OSAL_LINUX_TMTCUNIXUDPBRIDGE_H_ */
diff --git a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
index f9a7d3bc5..092884bbe 100644
--- a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
+++ b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.cpp
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 #include <framework/serviceinterface/ServiceInterfaceStream.h>
 #include <framework/globalfunctions/arrayprinter.h>
 
-TmTcBridge::TmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId_,
-        object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor_): SystemObject(objectId_),
-        ccsdsPacketDistributor(ccsdsPacketDistributor_)
+TmTcBridge::TmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId,
+        object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor): SystemObject(objectId),
+        ccsdsPacketDistributor(ccsdsPacketDistributor)
 {
     TmTcReceptionQueue = QueueFactory::instance()->
             createMessageQueue(TMTC_RECEPTION_QUEUE_DEPTH);
diff --git a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
index 3e0432d8a..b50e9e1bc 100644
--- a/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
+++ b/tmtcservices/TmTcBridge.h
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ public:
 	static constexpr uint8_t DEFAULT_STORED_DATA_SENT_PER_CYCLE = 5;
 	static constexpr uint8_t DEFAULT_DOWNLINK_PACKETS_STORED = 10;
 
-	TmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId_, object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor_);
+	TmTcBridge(object_id_t objectId, object_id_t ccsdsPacketDistributor);
 	virtual ~TmTcBridge();
 
 	/**