diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index eed5cec..6b0eea8 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "postcard",
  "rand",
  "serde",
+ "tokio",
  "uuid",
 ]
 
@@ -112,6 +113,12 @@ version = "1.5.0"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "1fd0f2584146f6f2ef48085050886acf353beff7305ebd1ae69500e27c67f64b"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "bytes"
+version = "1.12.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "fc652a48c352aef3ea3aed32080501cf3ef6ed5da78602a020c991775b0aff04"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "cfg-if"
 version = "1.0.4"
@@ -231,6 +238,16 @@ version = "1.0.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "877a4ace8713b0bcf2a4e7eec82529c029f1d0619886d18145fea96c3ffe5c0f"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "errno"
+version = "0.3.14"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "39cab71617ae0d63f51a36d69f866391735b51691dbda63cf6f96d042b63efeb"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "foldhash"
 version = "0.1.5"
@@ -429,6 +446,17 @@ version = "2.8.3"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "cf8baf1c55e62ffcace7a9f06f4bd9cd3f0c4beb022d3b367256b91b87513d98"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "mio"
+version = "1.2.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "30d65c71f1ce40ab09135ce117d742b9f8a19ff91a41a8b57ed50bc2de59c427"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "wasi",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "once_cell"
 version = "1.21.4"
@@ -441,6 +469,29 @@ version = "1.70.2"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "384b8ab6d37215f3c5301a95a4accb5d64aa607f1fcb26a11b5303878451b4fe"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot"
+version = "0.12.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "93857453250e3077bd71ff98b6a65ea6621a19bb0f559a85248955ac12c45a1a"
+dependencies = [
+ "lock_api",
+ "parking_lot_core",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "parking_lot_core"
+version = "0.9.12"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "2621685985a2ebf1c516881c026032ac7deafcda1a2c9b7850dc81e3dfcb64c1"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if",
+ "libc",
+ "redox_syscall",
+ "smallvec",
+ "windows-link",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pin-project-lite"
 version = "0.2.17"
@@ -526,6 +577,15 @@ version = "0.10.1"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "63b8176103e19a2643978565ca18b50549f6101881c443590420e4dc998a3c69"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "redox_syscall"
+version = "0.5.18"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ed2bf2547551a7053d6fdfafda3f938979645c44812fbfcda098faae3f1a362d"
+dependencies = [
+ "bitflags 2.13.1",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "regex"
 version = "1.13.1"
@@ -625,12 +685,38 @@ dependencies = [
  "zmij",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "signal-hook-registry"
+version = "1.4.8"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c4db69cba1110affc0e9f7bcd48bbf87b3f4fc7c61fc9155afd4c469eb3d6c1b"
+dependencies = [
+ "errno",
+ "libc",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "slab"
 version = "0.4.12"
 source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
 checksum = "0c790de23124f9ab44544d7ac05d60440adc586479ce501c1d6d7da3cd8c9cf5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "smallvec"
+version = "1.15.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "8ed6a63f02c8539c91a8685a86f4099661ba3da017932f6ebbea6de3f0fa7c90"
+
+[[package]]
+name = "socket2"
+version = "0.6.5"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "c3d1e2c7f27f8d4cb10542a02c49005dbd6e93095799d6f3be745fae9f8fedd4"
+dependencies = [
+ "libc",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "spin"
 version = "0.9.9"
@@ -688,6 +774,34 @@ dependencies = [
  "syn 3.0.3",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio"
+version = "1.53.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "202caea871b69668250d242070849eb495be178ed697a3e98aebce5bc81a0bed"
+dependencies = [
+ "bytes",
+ "libc",
+ "mio",
+ "parking_lot",
+ "pin-project-lite",
+ "signal-hook-registry",
+ "socket2",
+ "tokio-macros",
+ "windows-sys",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "tokio-macros"
+version = "2.7.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "78773a2a397f451582ce068015985c33193cf6dea8b74d2a639fe457b2f07b0e"
+dependencies = [
+ "proc-macro2",
+ "quote",
+ "syn 3.0.3",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "unicode-ident"
 version = "1.0.24"
@@ -718,6 +832,12 @@ dependencies = [
  "wasm-bindgen",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "wasi"
+version = "0.11.1+wasi-snapshot-preview1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "ccf3ec651a847eb01de73ccad15eb7d99f80485de043efb2f370cd654f4ea44b"
+
 [[package]]
 name = "wasip2"
 version = "1.0.3+wasi-0.2.9"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 11d7e76..ba9e96a 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ log = "0.4.33"
 postcard = { version = "1.1.3", features = ["alloc"] }
 rand = "0.10.2"
 serde = { version = "1.0.229", features = ["derive"] }
+tokio = { version = "1.53.1", features = ["full"] }
 
 [dependencies.uuid]
 version = "1.24.0"
diff --git a/src/network/connection.rs b/src/network/connection.rs
index e69de29..a127b46 100644
--- a/src/network/connection.rs
+++ b/src/network/connection.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,141 @@
+use std::marker::PhantomData;
+use std::net::SocketAddr;
+
+use log::{debug, error, warn};
+use postcard::from_bytes;
+use tokio::{net::TcpStream, sync::mpsc::Sender};
+
+use tokio::io::AsyncReadExt;
+
+use crate::network::message::{Message, MessageLike};
+
+/// Enum defines __TO WHAT__ connection is connecting
+pub enum ConnectionType {
+    Server,
+    Client,
+}
+
+pub struct Connection<Inbound, Outbound>
+where
+    Inbound: MessageLike,
+{
+    conn_type: ConnectionType,
+    sender: Sender<Message<Inbound>>,
+    tcp: Option<TcpStream>,
+    outbound_type: PhantomData<Outbound>,
+}
+
+impl<Inbound, Outbound> Connection<Inbound, Outbound>
+where
+    Inbound: MessageLike,
+    Outbound: MessageLike,
+{
+    pub fn new(
+        conn_type: ConnectionType,
+        sender: Sender<Message<Inbound>>,
+    ) -> Connection<Inbound, Outbound> {
+        Connection {
+            conn_type,
+            sender,
+            tcp: None,
+            outbound_type: PhantomData,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn connect_to_server(&mut self, url: SocketAddr) -> bool {
+        match self.conn_type {
+            ConnectionType::Server => {
+                self.tcp = match TcpStream::connect(url).await {
+                    Ok(conn) => Some(conn),
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!("Error while connecting to the server: {}", e);
+                        None
+                    }
+                };
+
+                self.tcp.is_some()
+            }
+            ConnectionType::Client => false, // only client can connect to the server
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub async fn send(&mut self, msg: Message<Outbound>) {
+        todo!();
+    }
+
+    pub async fn start_listening(&self) {
+        todo!()
+    }
+
+    async fn read_header(&mut self) {
+        let mut buff = [0u8; 4];
+        let Some(tcp) = &mut self.tcp else {
+            error!("Tried reading header, but tcp connection is not established!");
+            return;
+        };
+
+        let result = tcp.read_exact(&mut buff).await;
+
+        if let Err(e) = result {
+            error!("Error while reading header: {}", e);
+            return;
+        }
+
+        let size_to_read: u32 = u32::from_be_bytes(buff);
+
+        self.read_content(size_to_read).await;
+    }
+
+    async fn read_content(&mut self, size_to_read: u32) {
+        let mut buff: Vec<u8> = vec![0; size_to_read as usize];
+
+        let Some(tcp) = &mut self.tcp else {
+            error!(
+                "Tried reading content, but tcp connection is not established! This should __never__ happen"
+            );
+            panic!();
+        };
+
+        let bytes_read = tcp.read_exact(&mut buff).await;
+
+        match bytes_read {
+            Ok(bytes_size) => {
+                debug!("Read {} bytes during read_content", bytes_size);
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!(
+                    "Error while recieving bytes from network during read_content: {}",
+                    e
+                );
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+
+        let msg_result: Result<Inbound, postcard::Error> = MessageLike::from_bits(&buff);
+
+        match msg_result {
+            Ok(msg_content) => {
+                let new_msg = Message::new(msg_content);
+
+                match new_msg {
+                    Ok(msg) => {
+                        if let Err(e) = self.sender.send(msg).await {
+                            error!("Erro while sending message to main thread: {}", e);
+                        }
+                    }
+                    Err(e) => {
+                        error!(
+                            "Error while preparing message in read_content for sender: {}",
+                            e
+                        );
+                        return;
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Error while getting the message from bits: {}", e);
+                return;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}