diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c28a5f6ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+//
+//  Connection.cpp
+//
+//
+//  Created by Clement on 7/27/15.
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#include "Connection.h"
+
+#include "../HifiSockAddr.h"
+#include "ControlPacket.h"
+#include "Packet.h"
+#include "Socket.h"
+
+using namespace udt;
+
+Connection::Connection(Socket* parentSocket, HifiSockAddr destination) {
+    
+}
+
+void Connection::send(std::unique_ptr<Packet> packet) {
+
+}
+
+void Connection::processControl(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket) {
+    
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ea49edd1e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/Connection.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+//
+//  Connection.h
+//
+//
+//  Created by Clement on 7/27/15.
+//  Copyright 2015 High Fidelity, Inc.
+//
+//  Distributed under the Apache License, Version 2.0.
+//  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
+//
+
+#ifndef hifi_Connection_h
+#define hifi_Connection_h
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "SendQueue.h"
+
+class HifiSockAddr;
+
+namespace udt {
+    
+class ControlPacket;
+class Packet;
+class Socket;
+
+class Connection {
+
+public:
+    Connection(Socket* parentSocket, HifiSockAddr destination);
+    
+    void send(std::unique_ptr<Packet> packet);
+    void processControl(std::unique_ptr<ControlPacket> controlPacket);
+    
+private:
+    std::unique_ptr<SendQueue> _sendQueue;
+};
+    
+}
+
+#endif // hifi_Connection_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.cpp
index 9046e05f26..c52621dccd 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.cpp
@@ -14,7 +14,6 @@
 #include <algorithm>
 
 #include <QtCore/QThread>
-#include <QtCore/QTimer>
 
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
 
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.h b/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.h
index fa73c14578..9a46f0f119 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/udt/SendQueue.h
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@
 #include <list>
 #include <unordered_map>
 
-#include <QObject>
-#include <QReadWriteLock>
+#include <QtCore/QObject>
+#include <QtCore/QReadWriteLock>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
 
 #include "../HifiSockAddr.h"
 
 #include "SeqNum.h"
 
-class QTimer;
-
 namespace udt {
     
 class Socket;