diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/__init__.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
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diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/config.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/config.py
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+"""
+Configuration classes for QUIC transport.
+"""
+
+from dataclasses import (
+    dataclass,
+    field,
+)
+import ssl
+
+
+@dataclass
+class QUICTransportConfig:
+    """Configuration for QUIC transport."""
+
+    # Connection settings
+    idle_timeout: float = 30.0  # Connection idle timeout in seconds
+    max_datagram_size: int = 1200  # Maximum UDP datagram size
+    local_port: int | None = None  # Local port for binding (None = random)
+
+    # Protocol version support
+    enable_draft29: bool = True  # Enable QUIC draft-29 for compatibility
+    enable_v1: bool = True  # Enable QUIC v1 (RFC 9000)
+
+    # TLS settings
+    verify_mode: ssl.VerifyMode = ssl.CERT_REQUIRED
+    alpn_protocols: list[str] = field(default_factory=lambda: ["libp2p"])
+
+    # Performance settings
+    max_concurrent_streams: int = 1000  # Maximum concurrent streams per connection
+    connection_window: int = 1024 * 1024  # Connection flow control window
+    stream_window: int = 64 * 1024  # Stream flow control window
+
+    # Logging and debugging
+    enable_qlog: bool = False  # Enable QUIC logging
+    qlog_dir: str | None = None  # Directory for QUIC logs
+
+    # Connection management
+    max_connections: int = 1000  # Maximum number of connections
+    connection_timeout: float = 10.0  # Connection establishment timeout
+
+    def __post_init__(self):
+        """Validate configuration after initialization."""
+        if not (self.enable_draft29 or self.enable_v1):
+            raise ValueError("At least one QUIC version must be enabled")
+
+        if self.idle_timeout <= 0:
+            raise ValueError("Idle timeout must be positive")
+
+        if self.max_datagram_size < 1200:
+            raise ValueError("Max datagram size must be at least 1200 bytes")
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/connection.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/connection.py
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+++ b/libp2p/transport/quic/connection.py
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+"""
+QUIC Connection implementation for py-libp2p.
+Uses aioquic's sans-IO core with trio for async operations.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import socket
+import time
+
+from aioquic.quic import (
+    events,
+)
+from aioquic.quic.connection import (
+    QuicConnection,
+)
+import multiaddr
+import trio
+
+from libp2p.abc import (
+    IMuxedConn,
+    IMuxedStream,
+    IRawConnection,
+)
+from libp2p.custom_types import (
+    StreamHandlerFn,
+)
+from libp2p.peer.id import (
+    ID,
+)
+
+from .exceptions import (
+    QUICConnectionError,
+    QUICStreamError,
+)
+from .stream import (
+    QUICStream,
+)
+from .transport import (
+    QUICTransport,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class QUICConnection(IRawConnection, IMuxedConn):
+    """
+    QUIC connection implementing both raw connection and muxed connection interfaces.
+
+    Uses aioquic's sans-IO core with trio for native async support.
+    QUIC natively provides stream multiplexing, so this connection acts as both
+    a raw connection (for transport layer) and muxed connection (for upper layers).
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        quic_connection: QuicConnection,
+        remote_addr: tuple[str, int],
+        peer_id: ID,
+        local_peer_id: ID,
+        initiator: bool,
+        maddr: multiaddr.Multiaddr,
+        transport: QUICTransport,
+    ):
+        self._quic = quic_connection
+        self._remote_addr = remote_addr
+        self._peer_id = peer_id
+        self._local_peer_id = local_peer_id
+        self.__is_initiator = initiator
+        self._maddr = maddr
+        self._transport = transport
+
+        # Trio networking
+        self._socket: trio.socket.SocketType | None = None
+        self._connected_event = trio.Event()
+        self._closed_event = trio.Event()
+
+        # Stream management
+        self._streams: dict[int, QUICStream] = {}
+        self._next_stream_id: int = (
+            0 if initiator else 1
+        )  # Even for initiator, odd for responder
+        self._stream_handler: StreamHandlerFn | None = None
+
+        # Connection state
+        self._closed = False
+        self._timer_task = None
+
+        logger.debug(f"Created QUIC connection to {peer_id}")
+
+    @property
+    def is_initiator(self) -> bool:  # type: ignore
+        return self.__is_initiator
+
+    async def connect(self) -> None:
+        """Establish the QUIC connection using trio."""
+        try:
+            # Create UDP socket using trio
+            self._socket = trio.socket.socket(
+                family=socket.AF_INET, type=socket.SOCK_DGRAM
+            )
+
+            # Start the connection establishment
+            self._quic.connect(self._remote_addr, now=time.time())
+
+            # Send initial packet(s)
+            await self._transmit()
+
+            # Start background tasks using trio nursery
+            async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                nursery.start_soon(
+                    self._handle_incoming_data, None, "QUIC INCOMING DATA"
+                )
+                nursery.start_soon(self._handle_timer, None, "QUIC TIMER HANDLER")
+
+                # Wait for connection to be established
+                await self._connected_event.wait()
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to connect: {e}")
+            raise QUICConnectionError(f"Connection failed: {e}") from e
+
+    async def _handle_incoming_data(self) -> None:
+        """Handle incoming UDP datagrams in trio."""
+        while not self._closed:
+            try:
+                if self._socket:
+                    data, addr = await self._socket.recvfrom(65536)
+                    self._quic.receive_datagram(data, addr, now=time.time())
+                await self._process_events()
+                await self._transmit()
+            except trio.ClosedResourceError:
+                break
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Error handling incoming data: {e}")
+                break
+
+    async def _handle_timer(self) -> None:
+        """Handle QUIC timer events in trio."""
+        while not self._closed:
+            timer_at = self._quic.get_timer()
+            if timer_at is None:
+                await trio.sleep(1.0)  # No timer set, check again later
+                continue
+
+            now = time.time()
+            if timer_at <= now:
+                self._quic.handle_timer(now=now)
+                await self._process_events()
+                await self._transmit()
+            else:
+                await trio.sleep(timer_at - now)
+
+    async def _process_events(self) -> None:
+        """Process QUIC events from aioquic core."""
+        while True:
+            event = self._quic.next_event()
+            if event is None:
+                break
+
+            if isinstance(event, events.ConnectionTerminated):
+                logger.info(f"QUIC connection terminated: {event.reason_phrase}")
+                self._closed = True
+                self._closed_event.set()
+                break
+
+            elif isinstance(event, events.HandshakeCompleted):
+                logger.debug("QUIC handshake completed")
+                self._connected_event.set()
+
+            elif isinstance(event, events.StreamDataReceived):
+                await self._handle_stream_data(event)
+
+            elif isinstance(event, events.StreamReset):
+                await self._handle_stream_reset(event)
+
+    async def _handle_stream_data(self, event: events.StreamDataReceived) -> None:
+        """Handle incoming stream data."""
+        stream_id = event.stream_id
+
+        if stream_id not in self._streams:
+            # Create new stream for incoming data
+            stream = QUICStream(
+                connection=self,
+                stream_id=stream_id,
+                is_initiator=False,  # pyrefly: ignore
+            )
+            self._streams[stream_id] = stream
+
+            # Notify stream handler if available
+            if self._stream_handler:
+                # Use trio nursery to start stream handler
+                async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+                    nursery.start_soon(self._stream_handler, stream)
+
+        # Forward data to stream
+        stream = self._streams[stream_id]
+        await stream.handle_data_received(event.data, event.end_stream)
+
+    async def _handle_stream_reset(self, event: events.StreamReset) -> None:
+        """Handle stream reset."""
+        stream_id = event.stream_id
+        if stream_id in self._streams:
+            stream = self._streams[stream_id]
+            await stream.handle_reset(event.error_code)
+            del self._streams[stream_id]
+
+    async def _transmit(self) -> None:
+        """Send pending datagrams using trio."""
+        socket = self._socket
+        if socket is None:
+            return
+
+        for data, addr in self._quic.datagrams_to_send(now=time.time()):
+            try:
+                await socket.sendto(data, addr)
+            except Exception as e:
+                logger.error(f"Failed to send datagram: {e}")
+
+    # IRawConnection interface
+
+    async def write(self, data: bytes):
+        """
+        Write data to the connection.
+        For QUIC, this creates a new stream for each write operation.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICConnectionError("Connection is closed")
+
+        stream = await self.open_stream()
+        await stream.write(data)
+        await stream.close()
+
+    async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Read data from the connection.
+        For QUIC, this reads from the next available stream.
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICConnectionError("Connection is closed")
+
+        # For raw connection interface, we need to handle this differently
+        # In practice, upper layers will use the muxed connection interface
+        raise NotImplementedError(
+            "Use muxed connection interface for stream-based reading"
+        )
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the connection and all streams."""
+        if self._closed:
+            return
+
+        self._closed = True
+        logger.debug(f"Closing QUIC connection to {self._peer_id}")
+
+        # Close all streams using trio nursery
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            for stream in self._streams.values():
+                nursery.start_soon(stream.close)
+
+        # Close QUIC connection
+        self._quic.close()
+        await self._transmit()  # Send close frames
+
+        # Close socket
+        if self._socket:
+            self._socket.close()
+
+        self._streams.clear()
+        self._closed_event.set()
+
+        logger.debug(f"QUIC connection to {self._peer_id} closed")
+
+    @property
+    def is_closed(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if connection is closed."""
+        return self._closed
+
+    def multiaddr(self) -> multiaddr.Multiaddr:
+        """Get the multiaddr for this connection."""
+        return self._maddr
+
+    def local_peer_id(self) -> ID:
+        """Get the local peer ID."""
+        return self._local_peer_id
+
+    # IMuxedConn interface
+
+    async def open_stream(self) -> IMuxedStream:
+        """
+        Open a new stream on this connection.
+
+        Returns:
+            New QUIC stream
+
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICStreamError("Connection is closed")
+
+        # Generate next stream ID
+        stream_id = self._next_stream_id
+        self._next_stream_id += (
+            2  # Increment by 2 to maintain initiator/responder distinction
+        )
+
+        # Create stream
+        stream = QUICStream(
+            connection=self, stream_id=stream_id, is_initiator=True
+        )  # pyrefly: ignore
+
+        self._streams[stream_id] = stream
+
+        logger.debug(f"Opened QUIC stream {stream_id}")
+        return stream
+
+    def set_stream_handler(self, handler_function: StreamHandlerFn) -> None:
+        """
+        Set handler for incoming streams.
+
+        Args:
+            handler_function: Function to handle new incoming streams
+
+        """
+        self._stream_handler = handler_function
+
+    async def accept_stream(self) -> IMuxedStream:
+        """
+        Accept an incoming stream.
+
+        Returns:
+            Accepted stream
+
+        """
+        # This is handled automatically by the event processing
+        # Upper layers should use set_stream_handler instead
+        raise NotImplementedError("Use set_stream_handler for incoming streams")
+
+    async def verify_peer_identity(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Verify the remote peer's identity using TLS certificate.
+        This implements the libp2p TLS handshake verification.
+        """
+        # Extract peer ID from TLS certificate
+        # This should match the expected peer ID
+        cert_peer_id = self._extract_peer_id_from_cert()
+
+        if self._peer_id and cert_peer_id != self._peer_id:
+            raise QUICConnectionError(
+                f"Peer ID mismatch: expected {self._peer_id}, got {cert_peer_id}"
+            )
+
+        if not self._peer_id:
+            self._peer_id = cert_peer_id
+
+        logger.debug(f"Verified peer identity: {self._peer_id}")
+
+    def _extract_peer_id_from_cert(self) -> ID:
+        """Extract peer ID from TLS certificate."""
+        # This should extract the peer ID from the TLS certificate
+        # following the libp2p TLS specification
+        # Implementation depends on how the certificate is structured
+
+        # Placeholder - implement based on libp2p TLS spec
+        # The certificate should contain the peer ID in a specific extension
+        raise NotImplementedError("Certificate peer ID extraction not implemented")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """String representation of the connection."""
+        return f"QUICConnection(peer={self._peer_id}, streams={len(self._streams)})"
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/exceptions.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/exceptions.py
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+++ b/libp2p/transport/quic/exceptions.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+"""
+QUIC transport specific exceptions.
+"""
+
+from libp2p.exceptions import (
+    BaseLibp2pError,
+)
+
+
+class QUICError(BaseLibp2pError):
+    """Base exception for QUIC transport errors."""
+
+
+class QUICDialError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised when QUIC dial operation fails."""
+
+
+class QUICListenError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised when QUIC listen operation fails."""
+
+
+class QUICConnectionError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised for QUIC connection errors."""
+
+
+class QUICStreamError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised for QUIC stream errors."""
+
+
+class QUICConfigurationError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised for QUIC configuration errors."""
+
+
+class QUICSecurityError(QUICError):
+    """Exception raised for QUIC security/TLS errors."""
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/stream.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/stream.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/libp2p/transport/quic/stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+"""
+QUIC Stream implementation
+"""
+
+from types import (
+    TracebackType,
+)
+
+import trio
+
+from libp2p.abc import (
+    IMuxedStream,
+)
+
+from .connection import (
+    QUICConnection,
+)
+from .exceptions import (
+    QUICStreamError,
+)
+
+
+class QUICStream(IMuxedStream):
+    """
+    Basic QUIC stream implementation for Module 1.
+
+    This is a minimal implementation to make Module 1 self-contained.
+    Will be moved to a separate stream.py module in Module 3.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, connection: "QUICConnection", stream_id: int, is_initiator: bool
+    ):
+        self._connection = connection
+        self._stream_id = stream_id
+        self._is_initiator = is_initiator
+        self._closed = False
+
+        # Trio synchronization
+        self._receive_buffer = bytearray()
+        self._receive_event = trio.Event()
+        self._close_event = trio.Event()
+
+    async def read(self, n: int = -1) -> bytes:
+        """Read data from the stream."""
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICStreamError("Stream is closed")
+
+        # Wait for data if buffer is empty
+        while not self._receive_buffer and not self._closed:
+            await self._receive_event.wait()
+            self._receive_event = trio.Event()  # Reset for next read
+
+        if n == -1:
+            data = bytes(self._receive_buffer)
+            self._receive_buffer.clear()
+        else:
+            data = bytes(self._receive_buffer[:n])
+            self._receive_buffer = self._receive_buffer[n:]
+
+        return data
+
+    async def write(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        """Write data to the stream."""
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICStreamError("Stream is closed")
+
+        # Send data using the underlying QUIC connection
+        self._connection._quic.send_stream_data(self._stream_id, data)
+        await self._connection._transmit()
+
+    async def close(self, error_code: int = 0) -> None:
+        """Close the stream."""
+        if self._closed:
+            return
+
+        self._closed = True
+
+        # Close the QUIC stream
+        self._connection._quic.reset_stream(self._stream_id, error_code)
+        await self._connection._transmit()
+
+        # Remove from connection's stream list
+        self._connection._streams.pop(self._stream_id, None)
+
+        self._close_event.set()
+
+    def is_closed(self) -> bool:
+        """Check if stream is closed."""
+        return self._closed
+
+    async def handle_data_received(self, data: bytes, end_stream: bool) -> None:
+        """Handle data received from the QUIC connection."""
+        if self._closed:
+            return
+
+        self._receive_buffer.extend(data)
+        self._receive_event.set()
+
+        if end_stream:
+            await self.close()
+
+    async def handle_reset(self, error_code: int) -> None:
+        """Handle stream reset."""
+        self._closed = True
+        self._close_event.set()
+
+    def set_deadline(self, ttl: int) -> bool:
+        """
+        Set the deadline
+        """
+        raise NotImplementedError("Yamux does not support setting read deadlines")
+
+    async def reset(self) -> None:
+        """
+        Reset the stream
+        """
+        self.handle_reset(0)
+
+    def get_remote_address(self) -> tuple[str, int] | None:
+        return self._connection._remote_addr
+
+    async def __aenter__(self) -> "QUICStream":
+        """Enter the async context manager."""
+        return self
+
+    async def __aexit__(
+        self,
+        exc_type: type[BaseException] | None,
+        exc_val: BaseException | None,
+        exc_tb: TracebackType | None,
+    ) -> None:
+        """Exit the async context manager and close the stream."""
+        await self.close()
diff --git a/libp2p/transport/quic/transport.py b/libp2p/transport/quic/transport.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..286c73da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libp2p/transport/quic/transport.py
@@ -0,0 +1,331 @@
+"""
+QUIC Transport implementation for py-libp2p.
+Uses aioquic's sans-IO core with trio for native async support.
+Based on aioquic library with interface consistency to go-libp2p and js-libp2p.
+"""
+
+import copy
+import logging
+
+from aioquic.quic.configuration import (
+    QuicConfiguration,
+)
+from aioquic.quic.connection import (
+    QuicConnection,
+)
+import multiaddr
+from multiaddr import (
+    Multiaddr,
+)
+import trio
+
+from libp2p.abc import (
+    IListener,
+    IRawConnection,
+    ITransport,
+)
+from libp2p.crypto.keys import (
+    PrivateKey,
+)
+from libp2p.peer.id import (
+    ID,
+)
+
+from .config import (
+    QUICTransportConfig,
+)
+from .connection import (
+    QUICConnection,
+)
+from .exceptions import (
+    QUICDialError,
+    QUICListenError,
+)
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class QUICListener(IListener):
+    async def close(self):
+        pass
+
+    async def listen(self, maddr: Multiaddr, nursery: trio.Nursery) -> bool:
+        return False
+
+    def get_addrs(self) -> tuple[Multiaddr, ...]:
+        return ()
+
+
+class QUICTransport(ITransport):
+    """
+    QUIC Transport implementation following libp2p transport interface.
+
+    Uses aioquic's sans-IO core with trio for native async support.
+    Supports both QUIC v1 (RFC 9000) and draft-29 for compatibility with
+    go-libp2p and js-libp2p implementations.
+    """
+
+    # Protocol identifiers matching go-libp2p
+    PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1 = "/quic-v1"  # RFC 9000
+    PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29 = "/quic"  # draft-29
+
+    def __init__(
+        self, private_key: PrivateKey, config: QUICTransportConfig | None = None
+    ):
+        """
+        Initialize QUIC transport.
+
+        Args:
+            private_key: libp2p private key for identity and TLS cert generation
+            config: QUIC transport configuration options
+
+        """
+        self._private_key = private_key
+        self._peer_id = ID.from_pubkey(private_key.get_public_key())
+        self._config = config or QUICTransportConfig()
+
+        # Connection management
+        self._connections: dict[str, QUICConnection] = {}
+        self._listeners: list[QUICListener] = []
+
+        # QUIC configurations for different versions
+        self._quic_configs: dict[str, QuicConfiguration] = {}
+        self._setup_quic_configurations()
+
+        # Resource management
+        self._closed = False
+        self._nursery_manager = trio.CapacityLimiter(1)
+
+        logger.info(f"Initialized QUIC transport for peer {self._peer_id}")
+
+    def _setup_quic_configurations(self) -> None:
+        """Setup QUIC configurations for supported protocol versions."""
+        # Base configuration
+        base_config = QuicConfiguration(
+            is_client=False,
+            alpn_protocols=["libp2p"],
+            verify_mode=self._config.verify_mode,
+            max_datagram_frame_size=self._config.max_datagram_size,
+            idle_timeout=self._config.idle_timeout,
+        )
+
+        # Add TLS certificate generated from libp2p private key
+        self._setup_tls_configuration(base_config)
+
+        # QUIC v1 (RFC 9000) configuration
+        quic_v1_config = copy.deepcopy(base_config)
+        quic_v1_config.supported_versions = [0x00000001]  # QUIC v1
+        self._quic_configs[self.PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1] = quic_v1_config
+
+        # QUIC draft-29 configuration for compatibility
+        if self._config.enable_draft29:
+            draft29_config = copy.deepcopy(base_config)
+            draft29_config.supported_versions = [0xFF00001D]  # draft-29
+            self._quic_configs[self.PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29] = draft29_config
+
+    def _setup_tls_configuration(self, config: QuicConfiguration) -> None:
+        """
+        Setup TLS configuration with libp2p identity integration.
+        Similar to go-libp2p's certificate generation approach.
+        """
+        from .security import (
+            generate_libp2p_tls_config,
+        )
+
+        # Generate TLS certificate with embedded libp2p peer ID
+        # This follows the libp2p TLS spec for peer identity verification
+        tls_config = generate_libp2p_tls_config(self._private_key, self._peer_id)
+
+        config.load_cert_chain(tls_config.cert_file, tls_config.key_file)
+        if tls_config.ca_file:
+            config.load_verify_locations(tls_config.ca_file)
+
+    async def dial(
+        self, maddr: multiaddr.Multiaddr, peer_id: ID | None = None
+    ) -> IRawConnection:
+        """
+        Dial a remote peer using QUIC transport.
+
+        Args:
+            maddr: Multiaddr of the remote peer (e.g., /ip4/1.2.3.4/udp/4001/quic-v1)
+            peer_id: Expected peer ID for verification
+
+        Returns:
+            Raw connection interface to the remote peer
+
+        Raises:
+            QUICDialError: If dialing fails
+
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICDialError("Transport is closed")
+
+        if not is_quic_multiaddr(maddr):
+            raise QUICDialError(f"Invalid QUIC multiaddr: {maddr}")
+
+        try:
+            # Extract connection details from multiaddr
+            host, port = quic_multiaddr_to_endpoint(maddr)
+            quic_version = multiaddr_to_quic_version(maddr)
+
+            # Get appropriate QUIC configuration
+            config = self._quic_configs.get(quic_version)
+            if not config:
+                raise QUICDialError(f"Unsupported QUIC version: {quic_version}")
+
+            # Create client configuration
+            client_config = copy.deepcopy(config)
+            client_config.is_client = True
+
+            logger.debug(
+                f"Dialing QUIC connection to {host}:{port} (version: {quic_version})"
+            )
+
+            # Create QUIC connection using aioquic's sans-IO core
+            quic_connection = QuicConnection(configuration=client_config)
+
+            # Create trio-based QUIC connection wrapper
+            connection = QUICConnection(
+                quic_connection=quic_connection,
+                remote_addr=(host, port),
+                peer_id=peer_id,
+                local_peer_id=self._peer_id,
+                is_initiator=True,
+                maddr=maddr,
+                transport=self,
+            )
+
+            # Establish connection using trio
+            await connection.connect()
+
+            # Store connection for management
+            conn_id = f"{host}:{port}:{peer_id}"
+            self._connections[conn_id] = connection
+
+            # Perform libp2p handshake verification
+            await connection.verify_peer_identity()
+
+            logger.info(f"Successfully dialed QUIC connection to {peer_id}")
+            return connection
+
+        except Exception as e:
+            logger.error(f"Failed to dial QUIC connection to {maddr}: {e}")
+            raise QUICDialError(f"Dial failed: {e}") from e
+
+    def create_listener(
+        self, handler_function: Callable[[ReadWriteCloser], None]
+    ) -> IListener:
+        """
+        Create a QUIC listener.
+
+        Args:
+            handler_function: Function to handle new connections
+
+        Returns:
+            QUIC listener instance
+
+        """
+        if self._closed:
+            raise QUICListenError("Transport is closed")
+
+        # TODO: Create QUIC Listener
+        # listener = QUICListener(
+        #     transport=self,
+        #     handler_function=handler_function,
+        #     quic_configs=self._quic_configs,
+        #     config=self._config,
+        # )
+        listener = QUICListener()
+
+        self._listeners.append(listener)
+        return listener
+
+    def can_dial(self, maddr: multiaddr.Multiaddr) -> bool:
+        """
+        Check if this transport can dial the given multiaddr.
+
+        Args:
+            maddr: Multiaddr to check
+
+        Returns:
+            True if this transport can dial the address
+
+        """
+        return is_quic_multiaddr(maddr)
+
+    def protocols(self) -> list[str]:
+        """
+        Get supported protocol identifiers.
+
+        Returns:
+            List of supported protocol strings
+
+        """
+        protocols = [self.PROTOCOL_QUIC_V1]
+        if self._config.enable_draft29:
+            protocols.append(self.PROTOCOL_QUIC_DRAFT29)
+        return protocols
+
+    def listen_order(self) -> int:
+        """
+        Get the listen order priority for this transport.
+        Matches go-libp2p's ListenOrder = 1 for QUIC.
+
+        Returns:
+            Priority order for listening (lower = higher priority)
+
+        """
+        return 1
+
+    async def close(self) -> None:
+        """Close the transport and cleanup resources."""
+        if self._closed:
+            return
+
+        self._closed = True
+        logger.info("Closing QUIC transport")
+
+        # Close all active connections and listeners concurrently using trio nursery
+        async with trio.open_nursery() as nursery:
+            # Close all connections
+            for connection in self._connections.values():
+                nursery.start_soon(connection.close)
+
+            # Close all listeners
+            for listener in self._listeners:
+                nursery.start_soon(listener.close)
+
+        self._connections.clear()
+        self._listeners.clear()
+
+        logger.info("QUIC transport closed")
+
+    def __str__(self) -> str:
+        """String representation of the transport."""
+        return f"QUICTransport(peer_id={self._peer_id}, protocols={self.protocols()})"
+
+
+def new_transport(
+    private_key: PrivateKey, config: QUICTransportConfig | None = None, **kwargs
+) -> QUICTransport:
+    """
+    Factory function to create a new QUIC transport.
+    Follows the naming convention from go-libp2p (NewTransport).
+
+    Args:
+        private_key: libp2p private key
+        config: Transport configuration
+        **kwargs: Additional configuration options
+
+    Returns:
+        New QUIC transport instance
+
+    """
+    if config is None:
+        config = QUICTransportConfig(**kwargs)
+
+    return QUICTransport(private_key, config)
+
+
+# Type aliases for consistency with go-libp2p
+NewTransport = new_transport  # go-libp2p style naming
diff --git a/tests/core/transport/quic/test_transport.py b/tests/core/transport/quic/test_transport.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/core/transport/quic/test_transport.py
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+from unittest.mock import (
+    Mock,
+)
+
+import pytest
+
+from libp2p.crypto.ed25519 import (
+    create_new_key_pair,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.exceptions import (
+    QUICDialError,
+    QUICListenError,
+)
+from libp2p.transport.quic.transport import (
+    QUICTransport,
+    QUICTransportConfig,
+)
+
+
+class TestQUICTransport:
+    """Test suite for QUIC transport using trio."""
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def private_key(self):
+        """Generate test private key."""
+        return create_new_key_pair()
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport_config(self):
+        """Generate test transport configuration."""
+        return QUICTransportConfig(
+            idle_timeout=10.0, enable_draft29=True, enable_v1=True
+        )
+
+    @pytest.fixture
+    def transport(self, private_key, transport_config):
+        """Create test transport instance."""
+        return QUICTransport(private_key, transport_config)
+
+    def test_transport_initialization(self, transport):
+        """Test transport initialization."""
+        assert transport._private_key is not None
+        assert transport._peer_id is not None
+        assert not transport._closed
+        assert len(transport._quic_configs) >= 1
+
+    def test_supported_protocols(self, transport):
+        """Test supported protocol identifiers."""
+        protocols = transport.protocols()
+        assert "/quic-v1" in protocols
+        assert "/quic" in protocols  # draft-29
+
+    def test_can_dial_quic_addresses(self, transport):
+        """Test multiaddr compatibility checking."""
+        import multiaddr
+
+        # Valid QUIC addresses
+        valid_addrs = [
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/192.168.1.1/udp/8080/quic"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip6/::1/udp/4001/quic-v1"),
+        ]
+
+        for addr in valid_addrs:
+            assert transport.can_dial(addr)
+
+        # Invalid addresses
+        invalid_addrs = [
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/4001"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001"),
+            multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/ws"),
+        ]
+
+        for addr in invalid_addrs:
+            assert not transport.can_dial(addr)
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_transport_lifecycle(self, transport):
+        """Test transport lifecycle management using trio."""
+        assert not transport._closed
+
+        await transport.close()
+        assert transport._closed
+
+        # Should be safe to close multiple times
+        await transport.close()
+
+    @pytest.mark.trio
+    async def test_dial_closed_transport(self, transport):
+        """Test dialing with closed transport raises error."""
+        import multiaddr
+
+        await transport.close()
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICDialError, match="Transport is closed"):
+            await transport.dial(multiaddr.Multiaddr("/ip4/127.0.0.1/udp/4001/quic-v1"))
+
+    def test_create_listener_closed_transport(self, transport):
+        """Test creating listener with closed transport raises error."""
+        transport._closed = True
+
+        with pytest.raises(QUICListenError, match="Transport is closed"):
+            transport.create_listener(Mock())