diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.cpp b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
index 3a213cb64f..11ab5769cb 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include "ui/AttachmentsDialog.h"
 #include "ui/InfoView.h"
 #include "ui/MetavoxelEditor.h"
+#include "ui/MetavoxelNetworkSimulator.h"
 #include "ui/ModelsBrowser.h"
 #include "ui/LoginDialog.h"
 #include "ui/NodeBounds.h"
@@ -431,6 +432,8 @@ Menu::Menu() :
     QMenu* metavoxelOptionsMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Metavoxels");
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(metavoxelOptionsMenu, MenuOption::DisplayHermiteData, 0, false,
         Application::getInstance()->getMetavoxels(), SLOT(refreshVoxelData()));
+    addActionToQMenuAndActionHash(metavoxelOptionsMenu, MenuOption::NetworkSimulator, 0, this,
+        SLOT(showMetavoxelNetworkSimulator()));
     
     QMenu* handOptionsMenu = developerMenu->addMenu("Hands");
     addCheckableActionToQMenuAndActionHash(handOptionsMenu, MenuOption::AlignForearmsWithWrists, 0, false);
@@ -1378,6 +1381,13 @@ void Menu::showMetavoxelEditor() {
     _MetavoxelEditor->raise();
 }
 
+void Menu::showMetavoxelNetworkSimulator() {
+    if (!_metavoxelNetworkSimulator) {
+        _metavoxelNetworkSimulator = new MetavoxelNetworkSimulator();
+    }
+    _metavoxelNetworkSimulator->raise();
+}
+
 void Menu::showScriptEditor() {
     if(!_ScriptEditor || !_ScriptEditor->isVisible()) {
         _ScriptEditor = new ScriptEditorWindow();
diff --git a/interface/src/Menu.h b/interface/src/Menu.h
index a1936050ff..80f7f1e006 100644
--- a/interface/src/Menu.h
+++ b/interface/src/Menu.h
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class AttachmentsDialog;
 class BandwidthDialog;
 class LodToolsDialog;
 class MetavoxelEditor;
+class MetavoxelNetworkSimulator;
 class ChatWindow;
 class OctreeStatsDialog;
 class MenuItemProperties;
@@ -218,6 +219,7 @@ private slots:
     void cycleFrustumRenderMode();
     void runTests();
     void showMetavoxelEditor();
+    void showMetavoxelNetworkSimulator();
     void showScriptEditor();
     void showChat();
     void toggleConsole();
@@ -274,6 +276,7 @@ private:
     FrustumDrawMode _frustumDrawMode;
     ViewFrustumOffset _viewFrustumOffset;
     QPointer<MetavoxelEditor> _MetavoxelEditor;
+    QPointer<MetavoxelNetworkSimulator> _metavoxelNetworkSimulator;
     QPointer<ScriptEditorWindow> _ScriptEditor;
     QPointer<ChatWindow> _chatWindow;
     QDialog* _jsConsole;
@@ -430,6 +433,7 @@ namespace MenuOption {
     const QString MuteEnvironment = "Mute Environment";
     const QString MyLocations = "My Locations...";
     const QString NameLocation = "Name this location";
+    const QString NetworkSimulator = "Network Simulator...";
     const QString NewVoxelCullingMode = "New Voxel Culling Mode";
     const QString ObeyEnvironmentalGravity = "Obey Environmental Gravity";
     const QString OctreeStats = "Voxel and Entity Statistics";
diff --git a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
index e9cfde60f9..97385a8671 100644
--- a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
+++ b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,13 @@ REGISTER_META_OBJECT(StaticModelRenderer)
 
 static int bufferPointVectorMetaTypeId = qRegisterMetaType<BufferPointVector>();
 
+MetavoxelSystem::NetworkSimulation::NetworkSimulation(float dropRate, float repeatRate, int minimumDelay, int maximumDelay) :
+    dropRate(dropRate),
+    repeatRate(repeatRate),
+    minimumDelay(minimumDelay),
+    maximumDelay(maximumDelay) {
+}    
+
 void MetavoxelSystem::init() {
     MetavoxelClientManager::init();
     DefaultMetavoxelRendererImplementation::init();
@@ -61,6 +68,16 @@ MetavoxelLOD MetavoxelSystem::getLOD() {
     return _lod;
 }
 
+void MetavoxelSystem::setNetworkSimulation(const NetworkSimulation& simulation) {
+    QWriteLocker locker(&_networkSimulationLock);
+    _networkSimulation = simulation;
+}
+
+MetavoxelSystem::NetworkSimulation MetavoxelSystem::getNetworkSimulation() {
+    QReadLocker locker(&_networkSimulationLock);
+    return _networkSimulation;
+}
+
 class SimulateVisitor : public MetavoxelVisitor {
 public:
     
@@ -692,10 +709,53 @@ MetavoxelData MetavoxelSystemClient::getAugmentedData() {
     return _augmentedData;
 }
 
+class ReceiveDelayer : public QObject {
+public:
+    
+    ReceiveDelayer(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& packet);
+
+protected:
+
+    virtual void timerEvent(QTimerEvent* event);
+
+private:
+    
+    SharedNodePointer _node;
+    QByteArray _packet;
+};
+
+ReceiveDelayer::ReceiveDelayer(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& packet) :
+    _node(node),
+    _packet(packet) {
+}
+
+void ReceiveDelayer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent* event) {
+    QMutexLocker locker(&_node->getMutex());
+    MetavoxelClient* client = static_cast<MetavoxelClient*>(_node->getLinkedData());
+    if (client) {
+        QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&client->getSequencer(), "receivedDatagram", Q_ARG(const QByteArray&, _packet));
+    }
+    deleteLater();
+}
+
 int MetavoxelSystemClient::parseData(const QByteArray& packet) {
     // process through sequencer
-    QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&_sequencer, "receivedDatagram", Q_ARG(const QByteArray&, packet));
-    Application::getInstance()->getBandwidthMeter()->inputStream(BandwidthMeter::METAVOXELS).updateValue(packet.size());
+    MetavoxelSystem::NetworkSimulation simulation = Application::getInstance()->getMetavoxels()->getNetworkSimulation();
+    if (randFloat() < simulation.dropRate) {
+        return packet.size();
+    }
+    int count = (randFloat() < simulation.repeatRate) ? 2 : 1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        int delay = randIntInRange(simulation.minimumDelay, simulation.maximumDelay);
+        if (delay > 0) {
+            ReceiveDelayer* delayer = new ReceiveDelayer(_node, packet);
+            delayer->startTimer(delay);
+            
+        } else {
+            QMetaObject::invokeMethod(&_sequencer, "receivedDatagram", Q_ARG(const QByteArray&, packet));
+        }
+        Application::getInstance()->getBandwidthMeter()->inputStream(BandwidthMeter::METAVOXELS).updateValue(packet.size());
+    }
     return packet.size();
 }
 
@@ -774,9 +834,46 @@ void MetavoxelSystemClient::dataChanged(const MetavoxelData& oldData) {
     QThreadPool::globalInstance()->start(new Augmenter(_node, _data, getAugmentedData(), _remoteDataLOD));
 }
 
+class SendDelayer : public QObject {
+public:
+    
+    SendDelayer(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& data);
+
+    virtual void timerEvent(QTimerEvent* event);
+
+private:
+    
+    SharedNodePointer _node;
+    QByteArray _data;
+};
+
+SendDelayer::SendDelayer(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& data) :
+    _node(node),
+    _data(data) {
+}
+
+void SendDelayer::timerEvent(QTimerEvent* event) {
+    NodeList::getInstance()->writeDatagram(_data, _node);
+    deleteLater();
+}
+
 void MetavoxelSystemClient::sendDatagram(const QByteArray& data) {
-    NodeList::getInstance()->writeDatagram(data, _node);
-    Application::getInstance()->getBandwidthMeter()->outputStream(BandwidthMeter::METAVOXELS).updateValue(data.size());
+    MetavoxelSystem::NetworkSimulation simulation = Application::getInstance()->getMetavoxels()->getNetworkSimulation();
+    if (randFloat() < simulation.dropRate) {
+        return;
+    }
+    int count = (randFloat() < simulation.repeatRate) ? 2 : 1;
+    for (int i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+        int delay = randIntInRange(simulation.minimumDelay, simulation.maximumDelay);
+        if (delay > 0) {
+            SendDelayer* delayer = new SendDelayer(_node, data);
+            delayer->startTimer(delay);
+            
+        } else {
+            NodeList::getInstance()->writeDatagram(data, _node);
+        }
+        Application::getInstance()->getBandwidthMeter()->outputStream(BandwidthMeter::METAVOXELS).updateValue(data.size());
+    }
 }
 
 BufferData::~BufferData() {
diff --git a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.h b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.h
index ac6a75c68b..af6f4c6c7a 100644
--- a/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.h
+++ b/interface/src/MetavoxelSystem.h
@@ -31,12 +31,25 @@ class MetavoxelSystem : public MetavoxelClientManager {
 
 public:
 
+    class NetworkSimulation {
+    public:
+        float dropRate;
+        float repeatRate;
+        int minimumDelay;
+        int maximumDelay;
+        
+        NetworkSimulation(float dropRate = 0.0f, float repeatRate = 0.0f, int minimumDelay = 0, int maximumDelay = 0);
+    };
+
     virtual void init();
 
     virtual MetavoxelLOD getLOD();
 
     const Frustum& getFrustum() const { return _frustum; }
     
+    void setNetworkSimulation(const NetworkSimulation& simulation);
+    NetworkSimulation getNetworkSimulation();
+    
     const AttributePointer& getPointBufferAttribute() { return _pointBufferAttribute; }
     const AttributePointer& getHeightfieldBufferAttribute() { return _heightfieldBufferAttribute; }
     const AttributePointer& getVoxelBufferAttribute() { return _voxelBufferAttribute; }
@@ -93,6 +106,9 @@ private:
     MetavoxelLOD _lod;
     QReadWriteLock _lodLock;
     Frustum _frustum;
+    
+    NetworkSimulation _networkSimulation;
+    QReadWriteLock _networkSimulationLock;
 };
 
 /// Generic abstract base class for objects that handle a signal.
diff --git a/libraries/metavoxels/src/Endpoint.h b/libraries/metavoxels/src/Endpoint.h
index d6999196d8..7b0adb4cef 100644
--- a/libraries/metavoxels/src/Endpoint.h
+++ b/libraries/metavoxels/src/Endpoint.h
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ public:
         PacketRecord* baselineReceiveRecord = NULL);
     virtual ~Endpoint();
     
-    const DatagramSequencer& getSequencer() const { return _sequencer; }
+    DatagramSequencer& getSequencer() { return _sequencer; }
     
     virtual void update();