diff --git a/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
index 701fcaa..d0b0811 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/common-workflow.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
           pwd
           export PROJECT_ROOT_DIR="."
           ls build/examples/*_example
-          find build/examples -name "*_example" -not -name "zmq_example" | xargs -I {} -n 1 -t  bash -c {}
+          find build/examples -name "*_example" -not -name "zmq_*" | xargs -I {} -n 1 -t  bash -c {}
 
 
 
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index d330d16..14ed946 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -148,11 +148,12 @@ endif()
 add_subdirectory(core)
 add_subdirectory(file_io)
 add_subdirectory(utils)
+add_subdirectory(network_io)
 
 
 #Overall target to link to when using the library
 add_library(aare INTERFACE) 
-target_link_libraries(aare INTERFACE core file_io utils)
+target_link_libraries(aare INTERFACE core file_io utils network_io)
 target_include_directories(aare INTERFACE 
     $<BUILD_INTERFACE:${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include>
     $<INSTALL_INTERFACE:include>
diff --git a/core/CMakeLists.txt b/core/CMakeLists.txt
index 0a08c84..460e0f5 100644
--- a/core/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/core/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -4,7 +4,6 @@ set(SourceFiles
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/defs.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/DType.cpp
     ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/Frame.cpp
-    ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
 )
 
 
@@ -12,7 +11,7 @@ add_library(core STATIC ${SourceFiles})
 target_include_directories(core PUBLIC ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/include)
 
 
-target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC fmt::fmt PRIVATE aare_compiler_flags utils libzmq)
+target_link_libraries(core PUBLIC fmt::fmt PRIVATE aare_compiler_flags utils )
 
 if (AARE_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
 set_property(TARGET core PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
diff --git a/examples/CMakeLists.txt b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
index 2d8bb9c..dfe6150 100644
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 
-set(EXAMPLE_LIST "json_example;logger_example;numpy_read_example;multiport_example;raw_example;zmq_example;")
-set(EXAMPLE_LIST "${EXAMPLE_LIST};mythen_example;numpy_write_example")
+set(EXAMPLE_LIST "json_example;logger_example;numpy_read_example;multiport_example;raw_example;")
+set(EXAMPLE_LIST "${EXAMPLE_LIST};mythen_example;numpy_write_example;zmq_receiver_example;zmq_sender_example;")
 foreach(example ${EXAMPLE_LIST})
     add_executable(${example} ${example}.cpp)
     target_link_libraries(${example} PUBLIC aare PRIVATE aare_compiler_flags)
diff --git a/examples/zmq_example.cpp b/examples/zmq_receiver_example.cpp
similarity index 80%
rename from examples/zmq_example.cpp
rename to examples/zmq_receiver_example.cpp
index 05747e6..08e3c11 100644
--- a/examples/zmq_example.cpp
+++ b/examples/zmq_receiver_example.cpp
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-#include "aare/ZmqSocket.hpp"
+#include "aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp"
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <string>
 
 int main() {
     std::string endpoint = "tcp://localhost:5555";
-    aare::ZmqSocket socket(endpoint);
+    aare::ZmqSocketReceiver socket(endpoint);
     socket.connect();
     char *data = new char[1024 * 1024 * 10];
     aare::zmqHeader header;
diff --git a/examples/zmq_sender_example.cpp b/examples/zmq_sender_example.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08e3c11
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/zmq_sender_example.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#include "aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp"
+#include <fmt/core.h>
+#include <string>
+
+int main() {
+    std::string endpoint = "tcp://localhost:5555";
+    aare::ZmqSocketReceiver socket(endpoint);
+    socket.connect();
+    char *data = new char[1024 * 1024 * 10];
+    aare::zmqHeader header;
+    while (true) {
+        int rc = socket.receive(header, reinterpret_cast<std::byte *>(data));
+    }
+    delete[] data;
+    return 0;
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/network_io/CMakeLists.txt b/network_io/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ab6bcfa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network_io/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+add_library(network_io STATIC src/ZmqSocketReceiver.cpp)
+target_include_directories(network_io PUBLIC include)
+target_link_libraries(network_io PRIVATE libzmq fmt::fmt core utils aare_compiler_flags)
+
+if(AARE_PYTHON_BINDINGS)
+set_property(TARGET file_io PROPERTY POSITION_INDEPENDENT_CODE ON)
+endif()
+
+# if(AARE_TESTS)
+#     set(TestSources
+#             ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/test/NumpyFile.test.cpp
+#         )
+#     target_sources(tests PRIVATE ${TestSources} )
+#     target_link_libraries(tests PRIVATE core network_io)
+# endif()
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/core/include/aare/ZmqSocket.hpp b/network_io/include/aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp
similarity index 89%
rename from core/include/aare/ZmqSocket.hpp
rename to network_io/include/aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp
index 67859df..f4eaf88 100644
--- a/core/include/aare/ZmqSocket.hpp
+++ b/network_io/include/aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ struct zmqHeader {
     std::array<int, 4> rx_roi{};
 };
 
-class ZmqSocket {
+class ZmqSocketReceiver {
     void *m_context{nullptr};
     void *m_socket{nullptr};
     std::string m_endpoint;
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ class ZmqSocket {
     bool decode_header(zmqHeader &h);
 
   public:
-    ZmqSocket(const std::string &endpoint);
-    ~ZmqSocket();
-    ZmqSocket(const ZmqSocket &) = delete;
-    ZmqSocket operator=(const ZmqSocket &) = delete;
-    ZmqSocket(ZmqSocket &&) = delete;
+    ZmqSocketReceiver(const std::string &endpoint);
+    ~ZmqSocketReceiver();
+    ZmqSocketReceiver(const ZmqSocketReceiver &) = delete;
+    ZmqSocketReceiver operator=(const ZmqSocketReceiver &) = delete;
+    ZmqSocketReceiver(ZmqSocketReceiver &&) = delete;
 
     void connect();
     void disconnect();
diff --git a/core/src/ZmqSocket.cpp b/network_io/src/ZmqSocketReceiver.cpp
similarity index 81%
rename from core/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
rename to network_io/src/ZmqSocketReceiver.cpp
index ab4fb2b..8b2592a 100644
--- a/core/src/ZmqSocket.cpp
+++ b/network_io/src/ZmqSocketReceiver.cpp
@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
-#include "aare/ZmqSocket.hpp"
+#include "aare/ZmqSocketReceiver.hpp"
 #include <fmt/core.h>
 #include <zmq.h>
 
 namespace aare {
 
-ZmqSocket::ZmqSocket(const std::string &endpoint) : m_endpoint(endpoint) {
+ZmqSocketReceiver::ZmqSocketReceiver(const std::string &endpoint) : m_endpoint(endpoint) {
     memset(m_header_buffer, 0, m_max_header_size);
 }
 
-void ZmqSocket::connect() {
+void ZmqSocketReceiver::connect() {
     m_context = zmq_ctx_new();
     m_socket = zmq_socket(m_context, ZMQ_SUB);
     fmt::print("Setting ZMQ_RCVHWM to {}\n", m_zmq_hwm);
@@ -26,24 +26,24 @@ void ZmqSocket::connect() {
     zmq_setsockopt(m_socket, ZMQ_SUBSCRIBE, "", 0);
 }
 
-void ZmqSocket::disconnect() {
+void ZmqSocketReceiver::disconnect() {
     zmq_close(m_socket);
     zmq_ctx_destroy(m_context);
     m_socket = nullptr;
     m_context = nullptr;
 }
 
-ZmqSocket::~ZmqSocket() {
+ZmqSocketReceiver::~ZmqSocketReceiver() {
     if (m_socket)
         disconnect();
     delete[] m_header_buffer;
 }
 
-void ZmqSocket::set_zmq_hwm(int hwm) { m_zmq_hwm = hwm; }
+void ZmqSocketReceiver::set_zmq_hwm(int hwm) { m_zmq_hwm = hwm; }
 
-void ZmqSocket::set_timeout_ms(int n) { m_timeout_ms = n; }
+void ZmqSocketReceiver::set_timeout_ms(int n) { m_timeout_ms = n; }
 
-int ZmqSocket::receive(zmqHeader &header, std::byte *data) {
+int ZmqSocketReceiver::receive(zmqHeader &header, std::byte *data) {
 
     // receive header
     int header_bytes_received = zmq_recv(m_socket, m_header_buffer, m_max_header_size, 0);
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ int ZmqSocket::receive(zmqHeader &header, std::byte *data) {
     return 1;
 }
 
-bool ZmqSocket::decode_header(zmqHeader &h) {
+bool ZmqSocketReceiver::decode_header(zmqHeader &h) {
     // TODO: implement
     return true;
 }