diff --git a/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py b/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
index b7caa620..c4f36585 100644
--- a/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
+++ b/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import asyncio
 from .muxed_connection_interface import IMuxedConn
 from transport.stream.Stream import Stream
 
@@ -13,12 +14,16 @@ class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
         """
         self.raw_conn = conn
         self.initiator = initiator
+        self.buffers = {}
+        self.streams = {}
+
+        self.add_incoming_task()
 
     def close(self):
         """
         close the stream muxer and underlying raw connection
         """
-        pass
+        self.raw_conn.close()
 
     def is_closed(self):
         """
@@ -27,13 +32,15 @@ class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
         """
         pass
 
-    def open_stream(self, protocol_id, stream_name, peer_id, multi_addr):
+    def open_stream(self, protocol_id, stream_id, peer_id, multi_addr):
         """
         creates a new muxed_stream
         :return: a new stream
         """
-
-        return Stream(peer_id, multi_addr, self)
+        stream = Stream(peer_id, multi_addr, self)
+        self.streams[stream_id] = stream
+        self.buffers[stream_id] = bytearray()
+        return stream
 
 
     def accept_stream(self):
@@ -42,3 +49,30 @@ class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
         :return: the accepted stream
         """
         pass
+
+    def send_message(self, header, data):
+        """
+        sends a message over the connection
+        :param header: header to use
+        :param data: data to send in the message
+        :return: True if success
+        """
+        pass
+
+    async def handle_incoming(self):
+        data = bytearray()
+        while True:
+            chunk = self.raw_conn.reader.read(100)
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            data += chunk
+
+        # Read header
+        # Read message length
+        # Read message into corresponding buffer
+
+
+    def add_incoming_task(self):
+        loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
+        handle_incoming_task = loop.create_task(self.handle_incoming())
+        handle_incoming_task.add_done_callback(self.add_incoming_task)
diff --git a/muxer/mplex/utils.py b/muxer/mplex/utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4696f85
--- /dev/null
+++ b/muxer/mplex/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+def encode_uvarint(number):
+    """Pack `number` into varint bytes"""
+    buf = b''
+    while True:
+        towrite = number & 0x7f
+        number >>= 7
+        if number:
+            buf += bytes((towrite | 0x80, ))
+        else:
+            buf += bytes((towrite, ))
+            break
+    return buf
+
+def decode_uvarint(buff):
+    shift = 0
+    result = 0
+    index = 0
+    while True:
+        i = buff[index]
+        result |= (i & 0x7f) << shift
+        shift += 7
+        if not i & 0x80:
+            break
+        index += 1
+
+    return result, index
diff --git a/transport/connection/raw_connection.py b/transport/connection/raw_connection.py
index efc3706a..4947b1c2 100644
--- a/transport/connection/raw_connection.py
+++ b/transport/connection/raw_connection.py
@@ -9,6 +9,10 @@ class RawConnection(IRawConnection):
         self.reader = reader
         self.writer = writer
 
+
+    def close(self):
+        self.writer.close()
+
     # def __init__(self, ip, port):
     #     self.conn_ip = ip
     #     self.conn_port = port