diff --git a/ndn-cpp/transport/tcp-transport.cpp b/ndn-cpp/transport/tcp-transport.cpp
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+/**
+ * @author: Jeff Thompson
+ * See COPYING for copyright and distribution information.
+ */
+
+#include <stdexcept>
+#include "../face.hpp"
+#include "../c/util/ndn_realloc.h"
+#include "tcp-transport.hpp"
+
+using namespace std;
+
+namespace ndn {
+
+void TcpTransport::connect(Face &face)
+{
+  ndn_Error error;
+  if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_connect(&transport_, (char *)face.getHost(), face.getPort()))
+    throw std::runtime_error(ndn_getErrorString(error)); 
+
+  // TODO: This belongs in the socket listener.
+  const unsigned int initialLength = 1000;
+  // Automatically cast ndn_ to (struct ndn_ElementListener *)
+  ndn_BinaryXmlElementReader_init
+    (&elementReader_, &face, (unsigned char *)malloc(initialLength), initialLength, ndn_realloc);
+  
+  // TODO: Properly indicate connected status.
+  face_ = &face;
+}
+
+void TcpTransport::send(const unsigned char *data, unsigned int dataLength)
+{
+  ndn_Error error;
+  if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_send(&transport_, (unsigned char *)data, dataLength))
+    throw std::runtime_error(ndn_getErrorString(error));  
+}
+
+void TcpTransport::tempReceive()
+{
+  try {   
+    ndn_Error error;
+    unsigned char buffer[8000];
+    unsigned int nBytes;
+    if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_receive(&transport_, buffer, sizeof(buffer), &nBytes))
+      throw std::runtime_error(ndn_getErrorString(error));  
+
+    ndn_BinaryXmlElementReader_onReceivedData(&elementReader_, buffer, nBytes);
+  } catch (...) {
+    // This function is called by the socket callback, so don't send an exception back to it.
+    // TODO: Log the exception?
+  }
+}
+
+void TcpTransport::close()
+{
+  ndn_Error error;
+  if (error = ndn_TcpTransport_close(&transport_))
+    throw std::runtime_error(ndn_getErrorString(error));  
+}
+
+}