diff --git a/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py b/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
index c58a7c33..9603ab01 100644
--- a/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
+++ b/muxer/mplex/muxed_connection.py
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
+import asyncio
+from .utils import encode_uvarint, decode_uvarint
 from .muxed_connection_interface import IMuxedConn
-from transport.stream.Stream import Stream
+from .muxed_stream import MuxedStream
 
 class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
     """
@@ -13,12 +15,16 @@ 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):
         """
@@ -27,12 +33,20 @@ class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
         """
         pass
 
-    def open_stream(self, protocol_id, stream_name, peer_id, multi_addr):
+    def read_buffer(self, stream_id):
+        data = self.buffers[stream_id]
+        self.buffers[stream_id] = bytearray()
+        return data
+
+    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 = MuxedStream(peer_id, multi_addr, self)
+        self.streams[stream_id] = stream
+        self.buffers[stream_id] = bytearray()
+        return stream
 
     def accept_stream(self):
         """
@@ -40,3 +54,49 @@ class MuxedConn(IMuxedConn):
         :return: the accepted stream
         """
         pass
+
+    def send_message(self, flag, data, stream_id):
+        """
+        sends a message over the connection
+        :param header: header to use
+        :param data: data to send in the message
+        :param stream_id: stream the message is in
+        :return: True if success
+        """
+        # << by 3, then or with flag
+        header = (stream_id << 3) | flag
+        header = encode_uvarint(header)
+        data_length = encode_uvarint(len(data))
+        _bytes = header + data_length + data
+        return self.write_to_stream(_bytes)
+
+    async def write_to_stream(self, _bytes):
+        self.raw_conn.writer.write(_bytes)
+        await self.raw_conn.writer.drain()
+        return len(_bytes)
+
+    async def handle_incoming(self):
+        data = bytearray()
+        while True:
+            chunk = self.raw_conn.reader.read(100)
+            if not chunk:
+                break
+            data += chunk
+        header, end_index = decode_uvarint(data, 0)
+        length, end_index = decode_uvarint(data, end_index)
+        message = data[end_index, end_index + length]
+
+        # Deal with other types of messages
+        flag = header & 0x07
+        stream_id = header >> 3
+
+        self.buffers[stream_id] = self.buffers[stream_id] + message
+        # 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..4e202416
--- /dev/null
+++ b/muxer/mplex/utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+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, index):
+    shift = 0
+    result = 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/__init__.py b/network/connection/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from transport/connection/__init__.py
rename to network/connection/__init__.py
diff --git a/transport/connection/raw_connection.py b/network/connection/raw_connection.py
similarity index 92%
rename from transport/connection/raw_connection.py
rename to network/connection/raw_connection.py
index efc3706a..4947b1c2 100644
--- a/transport/connection/raw_connection.py
+++ b/network/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
diff --git a/transport/connection/raw_connection_interface.py b/network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
similarity index 100%
rename from transport/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
rename to network/connection/raw_connection_interface.py
diff --git a/transport/stream/__init__.py b/network/stream/__init__.py
similarity index 100%
rename from transport/stream/__init__.py
rename to network/stream/__init__.py
diff --git a/network/stream/net_stream.py b/network/stream/net_stream.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0dca44dc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/stream/net_stream.py
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+import asyncio
+from .net_stream_interface import INetStream
+
+class NetStream(INetStream):
+
+    def __init__(self, muxed_stream):
+        self.muxed_stream = muxed_stream
+
+    def get_protocol(self):
+        """
+        :return: protocol id that stream runs on
+        """
+        return self.protocol_id
+
+    def set_protocol(self, protocol_id):
+        """
+        :param protocol_id: protocol id that stream runs on
+        :return: true if successful
+        """
+        self.protocol_id = protocol_id
+
+    def read(self):
+        """
+        read from stream
+        :return: bytes of input until EOF
+        """
+        return self.muxed_stream.read()
+
+    def write(self, bytes):
+        """
+        write to stream
+        :return: number of bytes written
+        """
+        return self.muxed_stream.write(bytes)
+
+    def close(self):
+        """
+        close stream
+        :return: true if successful
+        """
+        self.muxed_stream.close()
+        return True
diff --git a/transport/stream/stream_interface.py b/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
similarity index 97%
rename from transport/stream/stream_interface.py
rename to network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
index 6d63a2f0..920e2faf 100644
--- a/transport/stream/stream_interface.py
+++ b/network/stream/net_stream_interface.py
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
 
-class IStream(ABC):
+class INetStream(ABC):
 
     def __init__(self, peer_id, multi_addr, connection):
         self.peer_id = peer_id
diff --git a/network/swarm.py b/network/swarm.py
index edd4446a..6dcdcb44 100644
--- a/network/swarm.py
+++ b/network/swarm.py
@@ -1,13 +1,15 @@
+import uuid
 from .network_interface import INetwork
-from muxer.mplex.muxed_connection import MuxedConn
-from transport.connection.raw_connection import RawConnection
+from .stream.net_stream import NetStream
 
 class Swarm(INetwork):
 
-    def __init__(self, my_peer_id, peerstore):
+    def __init__(self, my_peer_id, peerstore, upgrader):
         self.my_peer_id = my_peer_id
         self.peerstore = peerstore
-        self.connections = {}
+        self.upgrader = upgrader
+        self.connections = dict()
+        self.listeners = dict()
 
     def set_stream_handler(self, stream_handler):
         """
@@ -18,34 +20,71 @@ class Swarm(INetwork):
 
     def new_stream(self, peer_id, protocol_id):
         """
-        Determine if a connection to peer_id already exists
-        If a connection to peer_id exists, then
-        c = existing connection,
-        otherwise c = new muxed connection to peer_id
-        s = c.open_stream(protocol_id)
-        return s
-
         :param peer_id: peer_id of destination
         :param protocol_id: protocol id
-        :return: stream instance
+        :return: net stream instance
         """
-        muxed_connection = None
+        muxed_conn = None
         if peer_id in self.connections:
-            muxed_connection = self.connections[peer_id]
+            """
+            If muxed connection already exists for peer_id,
+            set muxed connection equal to
+            existing muxed connection
+            """
+            muxed_conn = self.connections[peer_id]
         else:
+            # Get peer info from peer store
             addrs = self.peerstore.addrs(peer_id)
-            stream_ip = addrs.get_protocol_value("ip")
-            stream_port = addrs.get_protocol_value("port")
-            if len(addrs) > 0:
-                conn = RawConnection(stream_ip, stream_port)
-                muxed_connection = MuxedConnection(conn, True)
-            else:
-                raise Exception("No IP and port in addr")
-        return muxed_connection.open_stream(protocol_id, "", peer_id, addrs)
+
+            # Transport dials peer (gets back a raw conn)
+            if not addrs:
+                raise SwarmException("No known addresses to peer")
+            first_addr = addrs[0]
+            raw_conn = self.transport.dial(first_addr)
+
+            # Use upgrader to upgrade raw conn to muxed conn
+            muxed_conn = self.upgrader.upgrade_connection(raw_conn)
+
+            # Store muxed connection in connections
+            self.connections[peer_id] = muxed_conn
+
+        # Use muxed conn to open stream, which returns
+        # a muxed stream
+        stream_id = str(uuid.uuid4())
+        muxed_stream = muxed_conn.open_stream(protocol_id, stream_id, peer_id, first_addr)
+
+        # Create a net stream
+        net_stream = NetStream(muxed_stream)
+
+        return net_stream
 
     def listen(self, *args):
         """
         :param *args: one or many multiaddrs to start listening on
         :return: true if at least one success
         """
-        pass
+
+        # Create a closure C that takes in a multiaddr and 
+        # returns a function object O that takes in a reader and writer.
+        # This function O looks up the stream handler
+        # for the given protocol, creates the net_stream 
+        # for the listener and calls the stream handler function
+        # passing in the net_stream
+
+        # For each multiaddr in args
+            # Check if a listener for multiaddr exists already
+            # If listener already exists, continue
+            # Otherwise, do the following:
+                # Pass multiaddr into C and get back function H
+                # listener = transport.create_listener(H)
+                # Call listener listen with the multiaddr
+                # Map multiaddr to listener
+
+        return True
+
+    def add_transport(self, transport):
+        # TODO: Support more than one transport
+        self.transport = transport
+
+class SwarmException(Exception):
+    pass
diff --git a/transport/stream/stream.py b/transport/stream/stream.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 34daf97f..00000000
--- a/transport/stream/stream.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,58 +0,0 @@
-import asyncio
-from .stream_interface import IStream
-
-class Stream(IStream):
-
-    def __init__(self, peer_id, multi_addr, connection):
-        IStream.__init__(self, peer_id, multi_addr, connection)
-        self.peer_id = peer_id
-
-        self.multi_addr = multi_addr
-
-        self.stream_ip = multi_addr.get_protocol_value("ip4")
-        self.stream_port = multi_addr.get_protocol_value("tcp")
-
-        self.reader = connection.reader
-        self.writer = connection.writer
-
-        # TODO should construct protocol id from constructor
-        self.protocol_id = None
-
-    def get_protocol(self):
-        """
-        :return: protocol id that stream runs on
-        """
-        return self.protocol_id
-
-    def set_protocol(self, protocol_id):
-        """
-        :param protocol_id: protocol id that stream runs on
-        :return: true if successful
-        """
-        self.protocol_id = protocol_id
-
-    def read(self):
-        """
-        read from stream
-        :return: bytes of input
-        """
-        return self.reader.read(-1)
-
-    def write(self, _bytes):
-        """
-        write to stream
-        :return: number of bytes written
-        """
-        return self.write_to_stream(_bytes)
-
-    async def write_to_stream(self, _bytes):
-        to_return = self.writer.write(_bytes)
-        await self.writer.drain()
-        return to_return
-
-    def close(self):
-        """
-        close stream
-        :return: true if successful
-        """
-        self.writer.close()
diff --git a/transport/upgrader.py b/transport/upgrader.py
index 64014244..e70d4377 100644
--- a/transport/upgrader.py
+++ b/transport/upgrader.py
@@ -1,18 +1,24 @@
 class TransportUpgrader(object):
 
-	def __init__(self, secOpt, muxerOpt):
-		self.sec = secOpt
-		self.muxer = muxerOpt
+    def __init__(self, secOpt, muxerOpt):
+        self.sec = secOpt
+        self.muxer = muxerOpt
 
-	def upgrade_listener(self, transport, listeners):
-		"""
-		upgrade multiaddr listeners to libp2p-transport listeners
+    def upgrade_listener(self, transport, listeners):
+        """
+        upgrade multiaddr listeners to libp2p-transport listeners
 
-		"""
-		pass
-		
-	def upgrade_security(self):
-		pass
+        """
+        pass
+        
+    def upgrade_security(self):
+        pass
 
-	def upgrade_muxer(self):
-		pass
\ No newline at end of file
+    def upgrade_connection(self, conn):
+        """
+        upgrade raw connection to muxed connection
+        """
+        # For PoC, no security
+        # Default to mplex
+        pass
+        
\ No newline at end of file