diff --git a/ndn-cpp/c/network/TcpTransport.h b/ndn-cpp/c/network/TcpTransport.h
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+/* 
+ * File:   TcpTransport.h
+ * Author: jefft0
+ *
+ * Created on July 14, 2013, 4:15 PM
+ */
+
+#ifndef NDN_TCPTRANSPORT_H
+#define	NDN_TCPTRANSPORT_H
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+extern "C" {
+#endif
+
+struct ndn_TcpTransport {
+  int socketDescriptor; /**< -1 if not connected */
+};
+  
+static inline void ndn_TcpTransport_init(ndn_TcpTransport *self)
+{
+  self->socketDescriptor = -1;
+}
+
+int testTcpTransport(unsigned char *data, unsigned int dataLength);
+
+#ifdef	__cplusplus
+}
+#endif
+
+#endif