diff --git a/network/transport_interface.py b/network/transport_interface.py
index e69de29b..324ea43b 100644
--- a/network/transport_interface.py
+++ b/network/transport_interface.py
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class ITransport(ABC):
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def dial(self, multiaddr, options=None):
+        """
+        dial a transport to peer listening on multiaddr
+        :param multiaddr: multiaddr of peer
+        :param options: optional object
+        :return: list of multiaddrs
+        """
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def create_listener(self, handler_function, options=None):
+        """
+        create listener on transport
+        :param options: optional object with properties the listener must have
+        :param handler_function: a function called when a new conntion is received
+        that takes a connection as argument which implements interface-connection
+        :return: a listener object that implements listener_interface.py
+        """
+        pass