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diff --git a/src/net/comm.h b/src/net/comm.h
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+#ifndef OXEN_NET_H
+#define OXEN_NET_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+
+// Offsets within the receive buffer to easily access the data fields of the received message
+#define NET_MSG_OFFSET_TYPE		0
+#define NET_MSG_OFFSET_PAYLOAD_LENGTH	1
+#define NET_MSG_OFFSET_PAYLOAD		2
+
+typedef enum
+{
+	// Specify message type identifiers here
+	msg_type_hello			= 0x0,
+	msg_type_start_game		= 0x1,
+	msg_type_deal_cards		= 0x2,
+	msg_type_init_stacks		= 0x3,
+	msg_type_selected_card		= 0x4,
+	msg_type_selected_stack_c	= 0x5,
+	msg_type_selected_stack_s	= 0x6,
+	msg_type_initial_stack		= 0x7
+} msg_type_t;
+
+// Header format
+typedef struct
+{
+	uint8_t type;
+	uint8_t payload_length;
+} msg_header_t;
+
+// Message format
+typedef struct
+{
+	msg_header_t hdr;
+	uint8_t *payload;
+} msg_t;
+
+// generic network functions
+bool net_recv(int sock, msg_type_t wanted);
+bool net_send(int sock, const msg_type_t type, void* param);
+
+#endif // OXEN_NET_H