diff --git a/bindings/dummy.go b/bindings/dummy.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..f0b602e81bc26aa4e0a6fd816f403c193fc0494a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bindings/dummy.go
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                           //
+//                                                                            //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the  //
+// LICENSE file                                                               //
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package bindings
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/dummy"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// DummyTraffic contains the file dummy traffic manager. The manager can be used
+// to set and get the status of the send thread.
+type DummyTraffic struct {
+	m *dummy.Manager
+}
+
+// NewDummyTrafficManager creates a DummyTraffic manager and initialises the
+// dummy traffic send thread. Note that the manager does not start sending dummy
+// traffic until its status is set to true using DummyTraffic.SetStatus.
+// The maxNumMessages is the upper bound of the random number of messages sent
+// each send. avgSendDeltaMS is the average duration, in milliseconds, to wait
+// between sends. Sends occur every avgSendDeltaMS +/- a random duration with an
+// upper bound of randomRangeMS.
+func NewDummyTrafficManager(e2eID, maxNumMessages, avgSendDeltaMS,
+	randomRangeMS int) (*DummyTraffic, error) {
+
+	// Get user from singleton
+	user, err := e2eTrackerSingleton.get(e2eID)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	avgSendDelta := time.Duration(avgSendDeltaMS) * time.Millisecond
+	randomRange := time.Duration(randomRangeMS) * time.Millisecond
+
+	m := dummy.NewManager(
+		maxNumMessages, avgSendDelta, randomRange, user.api.Cmix)
+
+	return &DummyTraffic{m}, user.api.AddService(m.StartDummyTraffic)
+}
+
+// SetStatus sets the state of the dummy traffic send thread, which determines
+// if the thread is running or paused. The possible statuses are:
+//  true  = send thread is sending dummy messages
+//  false = send thread is paused/stopped and not sending dummy messages
+// Returns an error if the channel is full.
+// Note that this function cannot change the status of the send thread if it has
+// yet to be started or stopped.
+func (dt *DummyTraffic) SetStatus(status bool) error {
+	return dt.m.SetStatus(status)
+}
+
+// GetStatus returns the current state of the dummy traffic send thread. It has
+// the following return values:
+//  true  = send thread is sending dummy messages
+//  false = send thread is paused/stopped and not sending dummy messages
+// Note that this function does not return the status set by SetStatus directly;
+// it returns the current status of the send thread, which means any call to
+// SetStatus will have a small delay before it is returned by GetStatus.
+func (dt *DummyTraffic) GetStatus() bool {
+	return dt.m.GetStatus()
+}
diff --git a/dummy/manager.go b/dummy/manager.go
index 8f7da4e99b90b404663a34b725519558097f95a3..3325a572ff3b8178f593747b94555eda4850602f 100644
--- a/dummy/manager.go
+++ b/dummy/manager.go
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ package dummy
 
 import (
 	"github.com/pkg/errors"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/xxdk"
@@ -56,23 +57,25 @@ type Manager struct {
 	statusChan chan bool
 
 	// Cmix interfaces
-	net   *xxdk.Cmix
-	store *storage.Session
+	net   cmix.Client
+	store storage.Session
 	rng   *fastRNG.StreamGenerator
 }
 
 // NewManager creates a new dummy Manager with the specified average send delta
 // and the range used for generating random durations.
-func NewManager(maxNumMessages int, avgSendDelta, randomRange time.Duration, net *xxdk.Cmix) *Manager {
-	clientStorage := net.GetStorage()
-	return newManager(maxNumMessages, avgSendDelta, randomRange, net,
-		&clientStorage, net.GetRng())
+func NewManager(maxNumMessages int,
+	avgSendDelta, randomRange time.Duration,
+	net *xxdk.Cmix) *Manager {
+
+	return newManager(maxNumMessages, avgSendDelta, randomRange, net.GetCmix(),
+		net.GetStorage(), net.GetRng())
 }
 
 // newManager builds a new dummy Manager from fields explicitly passed in. This
 // function is a helper function for NewManager to make it easier to test.
 func newManager(maxNumMessages int, avgSendDelta, randomRange time.Duration,
-	net *xxdk.Cmix, store *storage.Session, rng *fastRNG.StreamGenerator) *Manager {
+	net cmix.Client, store storage.Session, rng *fastRNG.StreamGenerator) *Manager {
 	return &Manager{
 		maxNumMessages: maxNumMessages,
 		avgSendDelta:   avgSendDelta,
diff --git a/dummy/manager_test.go b/dummy/manager_test.go
index 6a49bcc6a597ebf476ee8bbfb8f45a79045a4488..728dd0385ab5fd351f6fdedd0fdf73949751a722 100644
--- a/dummy/manager_test.go
+++ b/dummy/manager_test.go
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ func TestManager_StartDummyTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	msgChan := make(chan bool)
 	go func() {
-		for m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen() == 0 {
+		for m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen() == 0 {
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 		msgChan <- true
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func TestManager_StartDummyTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Timed out after %s waiting for messages to be sent.",
 			3*m.avgSendDelta)
 	case <-msgChan:
-		numReceived += m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen()
+		numReceived += m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen()
 	}
 
 	err = stop.Close()
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func TestManager_StartDummyTraffic(t *testing.T) {
 
 	msgChan = make(chan bool)
 	go func() {
-		for m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen() == numReceived {
+		for m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen() == numReceived {
 			time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
 		}
 		msgChan <- true
diff --git a/dummy/mockCmix_test.go b/dummy/mockCmix_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..a754cc97c5019da8cb76434794abca4c1482d741
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dummy/mockCmix_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,217 @@
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+// Copyright © 2020 xx network SEZC                                           //
+//                                                                            //
+// Use of this source code is governed by a license that can be found in the  //
+// LICENSE file                                                               //
+////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+package dummy
+
+import (
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/gateway"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/identity"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/message"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/cmix/rounds"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/stoppable"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/comms/network"
+	"gitlab.com/elixxir/primitives/format"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/comms/connect"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/id/ephemeral"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+)
+
+// mockCmix is a testing structure that adheres to cmix.Client.
+type mockCmix struct {
+	messages map[id.ID][]byte
+	sync.RWMutex
+}
+
+func newMockCmix() cmix.Client {
+
+	return &mockCmix{
+		messages: make(map[id.ID][]byte),
+	}
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) Send(recipient *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint, service message.Service, payload, mac []byte, cmixParams cmix.CMIXParams) (id.Round, ephemeral.Id, error) {
+	m.Lock()
+	defer m.Unlock()
+	m.messages[*recipient] = payload
+
+	return 0, ephemeral.Id{}, nil
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) GetMsgListLen() int {
+	m.RLock()
+	defer m.RUnlock()
+	return len(m.messages)
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) GetMsgList() map[id.ID][]byte {
+	m.RLock()
+	defer m.RUnlock()
+	return m.messages
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) Follow(report cmix.ClientErrorReport) (stoppable.Stoppable, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetMaxMessageLength() int {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) SendMany(messages []cmix.TargetedCmixMessage, p cmix.CMIXParams) (id.Round, []ephemeral.Id, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) AddIdentity(id *id.ID, validUntil time.Time, persistent bool) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m *mockCmix) RemoveIdentity(id *id.ID) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetIdentity(get *id.ID) (identity.TrackedID, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) AddFingerprint(identity *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint, mp message.Processor) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) DeleteFingerprint(identity *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) DeleteClientFingerprints(identity *id.ID) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) AddService(clientID *id.ID, newService message.Service, response message.Processor) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) DeleteService(clientID *id.ID, toDelete message.Service, processor message.Processor) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) DeleteClientService(clientID *id.ID) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) TrackServices(tracker message.ServicesTracker) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) CheckInProgressMessages() {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) IsHealthy() bool {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) WasHealthy() bool {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) AddHealthCallback(f func(bool)) uint64 {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) RemoveHealthCallback(u uint64) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) HasNode(nid *id.ID) bool {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) NumRegisteredNodes() int {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) TriggerNodeRegistration(nid *id.ID) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetRoundResults(timeout time.Duration, roundCallback cmix.RoundEventCallback, roundList ...id.Round) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) LookupHistoricalRound(rid id.Round, callback rounds.RoundResultCallback) error {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) SendToAny(sendFunc func(host *connect.Host) (interface{}, error), stop *stoppable.Single) (interface{}, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) SendToPreferred(targets []*id.ID, sendFunc gateway.SendToPreferredFunc, stop *stoppable.Single, timeout time.Duration) (interface{}, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) SetGatewayFilter(f gateway.Filter) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetHostParams() connect.HostParams {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetAddressSpace() uint8 {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) RegisterAddressSpaceNotification(tag string) (chan uint8, error) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) UnregisterAddressSpaceNotification(tag string) {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetInstance() *network.Instance {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
+
+func (m mockCmix) GetVerboseRounds() string {
+	//TODO implement me
+	panic("implement me")
+}
diff --git a/dummy/send.go b/dummy/send.go
index 11bd5db648af541b05abd2e981ab5ddcb7cb45d4..40e8b06b2f984d8ce28aa57e2e9e8eb8d29b66f6 100644
--- a/dummy/send.go
+++ b/dummy/send.go
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ func (m *Manager) sendMessages(msgs map[id.ID]format.Message, rng csprng.Source)
 			//Send(recipient *id.ID, fingerprint format.Fingerprint,
 			//	service message.Service, payload, mac []byte, cmixParams CMIXParams) (
 			//	id.Round, ephemeral.Id, error)
-			_, _, err := m.net.GetCmix().Send(&recipient, msg.GetKeyFP(),
+			_, _, err := m.net.Send(&recipient, msg.GetKeyFP(),
 				message.GetRandomService(rng), msg.GetContents(), msg.GetMac(), p)
 			if err != nil {
 				jww.WARN.Printf("Failed to send dummy message %d/%d via "+
@@ -152,8 +152,7 @@ func (m *Manager) newRandomMessages(rng csprng.Source) (
 // generated payload, fingerprint, and MAC.
 func (m *Manager) newRandomCmixMessage(rng csprng.Source) (format.Message, error) {
 	// Create new empty cMix message
-	clientStorage := *m.store
-	cMixMsg := format.NewMessage(clientStorage.GetCmixGroup().GetP().ByteLen())
+	cMixMsg := format.NewMessage(m.store.GetCmixGroup().GetP().ByteLen())
 
 	// Generate random message
 	randomMsg, err := newRandomPayload(cMixMsg.ContentsSize(), rng)
diff --git a/dummy/send_test.go b/dummy/send_test.go
index 9af8ee8796e4d76faa7d45188c60db271d772335..f3c9a5cc131e68ecc8a2d6865230dccef84f366f 100644
--- a/dummy/send_test.go
+++ b/dummy/send_test.go
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ func TestManager_sendThread(t *testing.T) {
 	go func() {
 		var numReceived int
 		for i := 0; i < 2; i++ {
-			for m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen() == numReceived {
+			for m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen() == numReceived {
 				time.Sleep(5 * time.Millisecond)
 			}
-			numReceived = m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen()
+			numReceived = m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen()
 			msgChan <- true
 		}
 	}()
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ func TestManager_sendThread(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Timed out after %s waiting for messages to be sent.",
 			3*m.avgSendDelta)
 	case <-msgChan:
-		numReceived += m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen()
+		numReceived += m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen()
 	}
 
 	select {
@@ -62,10 +62,10 @@ func TestManager_sendThread(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Errorf("Timed out after %s waiting for messages to be sent.",
 			3*m.avgSendDelta)
 	case <-msgChan:
-		if m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen() <= numReceived {
+		if m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen() <= numReceived {
 			t.Errorf("Failed to receive second send."+
 				"\nmessages on last receive: %d\nmessages on this receive: %d",
-				numReceived, m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgListLen())
+				numReceived, m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgListLen())
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -109,13 +109,13 @@ func TestManager_sendMessages(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// Send the messages
-	err := m.sendMessages(msgs)
+	err := m.sendMessages(msgs, prng)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Errorf("sendMessages returned an error: %+v", err)
 	}
 
 	// get sent messages
-	receivedMsgs := m.networkManager.(*testNetworkManager).GetMsgList()
+	receivedMsgs := m.net.(*mockCmix).GetMsgList()
 
 	// Test that all messages were received
 	if len(receivedMsgs) != len(msgs) {
diff --git a/dummy/utils_test.go b/dummy/utils_test.go
index 409214efe18ed2f66550a487f4823bbafc3218f0..bef9291f030af9f5d67119e65d5d5ec25640c0bf 100644
--- a/dummy/utils_test.go
+++ b/dummy/utils_test.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/client/storage"
 	"gitlab.com/elixxir/crypto/fastRNG"
 	"gitlab.com/xx_network/crypto/csprng"
+	"gitlab.com/xx_network/primitives/ndf"
 	"io"
 	"math/rand"
 	"testing"
@@ -42,9 +43,52 @@ func newTestManager(maxNumMessages int, avgSendDelta, randomRange time.Duration,
 		avgSendDelta:   avgSendDelta,
 		randomRange:    randomRange,
 		statusChan:     make(chan bool, statusChanLen),
-		store:          &store,
+		store:          store,
+		net:            newMockCmix(),
 		rng:            fastRNG.NewStreamGenerator(1000, 10, csprng.NewSystemRNG),
 	}
 
 	return m
 }
+
+func getNDF() *ndf.NetworkDefinition {
+	return &ndf.NetworkDefinition{
+		E2E: ndf.Group{
+			Prime: "E2EE983D031DC1DB6F1A7A67DF0E9A8E5561DB8E8D49413394C049B7A" +
+				"8ACCEDC298708F121951D9CF920EC5D146727AA4AE535B0922C688B55B3D" +
+				"D2AEDF6C01C94764DAB937935AA83BE36E67760713AB44A6337C20E78615" +
+				"75E745D31F8B9E9AD8412118C62A3E2E29DF46B0864D0C951C394A5CBBDC" +
+				"6ADC718DD2A3E041023DBB5AB23EBB4742DE9C1687B5B34FA48C3521632C" +
+				"4A530E8FFB1BC51DADDF453B0B2717C2BC6669ED76B4BDD5C9FF558E88F2" +
+				"6E5785302BEDBCA23EAC5ACE92096EE8A60642FB61E8F3D24990B8CB12EE" +
+				"448EEF78E184C7242DD161C7738F32BF29A841698978825B4111B4BC3E1E" +
+				"198455095958333D776D8B2BEEED3A1A1A221A6E37E664A64B83981C46FF" +
+				"DDC1A45E3D5211AAF8BFBC072768C4F50D7D7803D2D4F278DE8014A47323" +
+				"631D7E064DE81C0C6BFA43EF0E6998860F1390B5D3FEACAF1696015CB79C" +
+				"3F9C2D93D961120CD0E5F12CBB687EAB045241F96789C38E89D796138E63" +
+				"19BE62E35D87B1048CA28BE389B575E994DCA755471584A09EC723742DC3" +
+				"5873847AEF49F66E43873",
+			Generator: "2",
+		},
+		CMIX: ndf.Group{
+			Prime: "9DB6FB5951B66BB6FE1E140F1D2CE5502374161FD6538DF1648218642" +
+				"F0B5C48C8F7A41AADFA187324B87674FA1822B00F1ECF8136943D7C55757" +
+				"264E5A1A44FFE012E9936E00C1D3E9310B01C7D179805D3058B2A9F4BB6F" +
+				"9716BFE6117C6B5B3CC4D9BE341104AD4A80AD6C94E005F4B993E14F091E" +
+				"B51743BF33050C38DE235567E1B34C3D6A5C0CEAA1A0F368213C3D19843D" +
+				"0B4B09DCB9FC72D39C8DE41F1BF14D4BB4563CA28371621CAD3324B6A2D3" +
+				"92145BEBFAC748805236F5CA2FE92B871CD8F9C36D3292B5509CA8CAA77A" +
+				"2ADFC7BFD77DDA6F71125A7456FEA153E433256A2261C6A06ED3693797E7" +
+				"995FAD5AABBCFBE3EDA2741E375404AE25B",
+			Generator: "5C7FF6B06F8F143FE8288433493E4769C4D988ACE5BE25A0E2480" +
+				"9670716C613D7B0CEE6932F8FAA7C44D2CB24523DA53FBE4F6EC3595892D" +
+				"1AA58C4328A06C46A15662E7EAA703A1DECF8BBB2D05DBE2EB956C142A33" +
+				"8661D10461C0D135472085057F3494309FFA73C611F78B32ADBB5740C361" +
+				"C9F35BE90997DB2014E2EF5AA61782F52ABEB8BD6432C4DD097BC5423B28" +
+				"5DAFB60DC364E8161F4A2A35ACA3A10B1C4D203CC76A470A33AFDCBDD929" +
+				"59859ABD8B56E1725252D78EAC66E71BA9AE3F1DD2487199874393CD4D83" +
+				"2186800654760E1E34C09E4D155179F9EC0DC4473F996BDCE6EED1CABED8" +
+				"B6F116F7AD9CF505DF0F998E34AB27514B0FFE7",
+		},
+	}
+}