def METHOD_NAME(self, ip, port, timeout=0.001):
    """
    Sets up the send socket for the actor.
    """
    self.send_socket = self.context.socket(PUB)
    # bind to the socket according to the ip and port
    self.address = "tcp://{}:{}".format(ip, port)
    self.send_socket.bind(self.address)
    time.sleep(timeout)