diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
index bf67d4d597..2dfc3787de 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.cpp
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@
 #include <AccountManager.h>
 #include <AddressManager.h>
 #include <Assignment.h>
-#include <AvatarHashMap.h>
 #include <HifiConfigVariantMap.h>
 #include <LogHandler.h>
 #include <LogUtils.h>
+#include <LimitedNodeList.h>
 #include <NodeList.h>
 #include <PacketHeaders.h>
 #include <SharedUtil.h>
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ int hifiSockAddrMeta = qRegisterMetaType<HifiSockAddr>("HifiSockAddr");
 AssignmentClient::AssignmentClient(int &argc, char **argv) :
     QCoreApplication(argc, argv),
     _assignmentServerHostname(DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_SERVER_HOSTNAME),
-    _localASPortSharedMem(NULL)
+    _localASPortSharedMem(NULL),
+    _localACMPortSharedMem(NULL)
 {
     LogUtils::init();
 
@@ -56,7 +57,11 @@ AssignmentClient::AssignmentClient(int &argc, char **argv) :
     DependencyManager::registerInheritance<LimitedNodeList, NodeList>();
     auto addressManager = DependencyManager::set<AddressManager>();
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::set<NodeList>(NodeType::Unassigned);
-    auto avatarHashMap = DependencyManager::set<AvatarHashMap>();
+
+    // make up a uuid for this child so the parent can tell us apart.  This id will be changed
+    // when the domain server hands over an assignment.
+    QUuid nodeUUID = QUuid::createUuid();
+    nodeList->setSessionUUID(nodeUUID);
     
     // setup a shutdown event listener to handle SIGTERM or WM_CLOSE for us
 #ifdef _WIN32
@@ -123,9 +128,8 @@ AssignmentClient::AssignmentClient(int &argc, char **argv) :
     // call a timer function every ASSIGNMENT_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MSECS to ask for assignment, if required
     qDebug() << "Waiting for assignment -" << _requestAssignment;
 
-    QTimer* timer = new QTimer(this);
-    connect(timer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(sendAssignmentRequest()));
-    timer->start(ASSIGNMENT_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MSECS);
+    connect(&_requestTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(sendAssignmentRequest()));
+    _requestTimer.start(ASSIGNMENT_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MSECS);
 
     // connect our readPendingDatagrams method to the readyRead() signal of the socket
     connect(&nodeList->getNodeSocket(), &QUdpSocket::readyRead, this, &AssignmentClient::readPendingDatagrams);
@@ -136,6 +140,45 @@ AssignmentClient::AssignmentClient(int &argc, char **argv) :
     
     // Create Singleton objects on main thread
     NetworkAccessManager::getInstance();
+
+    // Hook up a timer to send this child's status to the Monitor once per second
+    setUpStatsToMonitor();
+}
+
+
+void AssignmentClient::stopAssignmentClient() {
+    qDebug() << "Exiting.";
+    _requestTimer.stop();
+    _statsTimerACM.stop();
+    quit();
+}
+
+
+void AssignmentClient::setUpStatsToMonitor() {
+    // Figure out the address to send out stats to
+    quint16 localMonitorServerPort = DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_PORT;
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+
+    nodeList->getLocalServerPortFromSharedMemory(ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY,
+                                                 _localACMPortSharedMem, localMonitorServerPort);
+    _assignmentClientMonitorSocket = HifiSockAddr(DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_HOSTNAME, localMonitorServerPort, true);
+
+    // send a stats packet every 1 seconds
+    connect(&_statsTimerACM, &QTimer::timeout, this, &AssignmentClient::sendStatsPacketToACM);
+    _statsTimerACM.start(1000);
+}
+
+void AssignmentClient::sendStatsPacketToACM() {
+    // tell the assignment client monitor what this assignment client is doing (if anything)
+    QJsonObject statsObject;
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+
+    if (_currentAssignment) {
+        statsObject["assignment_type"] = _currentAssignment->getTypeName();
+    } else {
+        statsObject["assignment_type"] = "none";
+    }
+    nodeList->sendStats(statsObject, _assignmentClientMonitorSocket);
 }
 
 void AssignmentClient::sendAssignmentRequest() {
@@ -145,23 +188,9 @@ void AssignmentClient::sendAssignmentRequest() {
         
         if (_assignmentServerHostname == "localhost") {
             // we want to check again for the local domain-server port in case the DS has restarted
-            if (!_localASPortSharedMem) {
-                _localASPortSharedMem = new QSharedMemory(DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY, this);
-                
-                if (!_localASPortSharedMem->attach(QSharedMemory::ReadOnly)) {
-                    qWarning() << "Could not attach to shared memory at key" << DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY
-                        << "- will attempt to connect to domain-server on" << _assignmentServerSocket.getPort();
-                }
-            }
-            
-            if (_localASPortSharedMem->isAttached()) {
-                _localASPortSharedMem->lock();
-                
-                quint16 localAssignmentServerPort;
-                memcpy(&localAssignmentServerPort, _localASPortSharedMem->data(), sizeof(localAssignmentServerPort));
-                
-                _localASPortSharedMem->unlock();
-                
+            quint16 localAssignmentServerPort;
+            if (nodeList->getLocalServerPortFromSharedMemory(DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY, _localASPortSharedMem,
+                                                             localAssignmentServerPort)) {
                 if (localAssignmentServerPort != _assignmentServerSocket.getPort()) {
                     qDebug() << "Port for local assignment server read from shared memory is"
                         << localAssignmentServerPort;
@@ -170,7 +199,9 @@ void AssignmentClient::sendAssignmentRequest() {
                     nodeList->setAssignmentServerSocket(_assignmentServerSocket);
                 }
             }
-            
+            else {
+                qDebug () << "- will attempt to connect to domain-server on" << _assignmentServerSocket.getPort();
+            }
         }
         
         nodeList->sendAssignment(_requestAssignment);
@@ -227,6 +258,14 @@ void AssignmentClient::readPendingDatagrams() {
                 } else {
                     qDebug() << "Received an assignment that could not be unpacked. Re-requesting.";
                 }
+            } else if (packetTypeForPacket(receivedPacket) == PacketTypeStopNode) {
+                if (senderSockAddr.getAddress() == QHostAddress::LocalHost ||
+                    senderSockAddr.getAddress() == QHostAddress::LocalHostIPv6) {
+                    qDebug() << "Network told me to exit.";
+                    emit stopAssignmentClient();
+                } else {
+                    qDebug() << "Got a stop packet from other than localhost.";
+                }
             } else {
                 // have the NodeList attempt to handle it
                 nodeList->processNodeData(senderSockAddr, receivedPacket);
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.h b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.h
index 053458f136..e105309e10 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClient.h
@@ -29,13 +29,22 @@ private slots:
     void readPendingDatagrams();
     void assignmentCompleted();
     void handleAuthenticationRequest();
+    void sendStatsPacketToACM();
+    void stopAssignmentClient();
 
 private:
+    void setUpStatsToMonitor();
     Assignment _requestAssignment;
     static SharedAssignmentPointer _currentAssignment;
     QString _assignmentServerHostname;
     HifiSockAddr _assignmentServerSocket;
-    QSharedMemory* _localASPortSharedMem;
+    QSharedMemory* _localASPortSharedMem; // memory shared with domain server
+    QSharedMemory* _localACMPortSharedMem; // memory shared with assignment client monitor
+    QTimer _requestTimer; // timer for requesting and assignment
+    QTimer _statsTimerACM; // timer for sending stats to assignment client monitor
+
+ protected:
+    HifiSockAddr _assignmentClientMonitorSocket;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_AssignmentClient_h
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..477f1a2cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+//
+//  AssignmentClientapp.cpp
+//  assignment-client/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2/19/15.
+//  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 <QCommandLineParser>
+
+#include <LogHandler.h>
+#include <SharedUtil.h>
+
+#include "Assignment.h"
+#include "AssignmentClient.h"
+#include "AssignmentClientMonitor.h"
+#include "AssignmentClientApp.h"
+
+
+AssignmentClientApp::AssignmentClientApp(int argc, char* argv[]) :
+    QCoreApplication(argc, argv)
+{
+#   ifndef WIN32
+    setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
+#   endif
+
+    // use the verbose message handler in Logging
+    qInstallMessageHandler(LogHandler::verboseMessageHandler);
+
+    // parse command-line
+    QCommandLineParser parser;
+    parser.setApplicationDescription("High Fidelity Assignment Client");
+    parser.addHelpOption();
+
+    const QCommandLineOption helpOption = parser.addHelpOption();
+
+    const QCommandLineOption numChildsOption("n", "number of children to fork", "child-count");
+    parser.addOption(numChildsOption);
+
+    if (!parser.parse(QCoreApplication::arguments())) {
+        qCritical() << parser.errorText() << endl;
+        parser.showHelp();
+        Q_UNREACHABLE();
+    }
+
+    if (parser.isSet(helpOption)) {
+        parser.showHelp();
+        Q_UNREACHABLE();
+    }
+
+    unsigned int numForks = 0;
+    if (parser.isSet(numChildsOption)) {
+        numForks = parser.value(numChildsOption).toInt();
+    }
+
+    if (numForks) {
+        AssignmentClientMonitor monitor(argc, argv, numForks);
+        monitor.exec();
+    } else {
+        AssignmentClient client(argc, argv);
+        client.exec();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.h b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c5099ff25c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientApp.h
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+//
+//  AssignmentClientapp.h
+//  assignment-client/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2/19/15.
+//  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 <QApplication>
+
+class AssignmentClientApp : public QCoreApplication {
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    AssignmentClientApp(int argc, char* argv[]);
+};
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..de34613ec9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+
+#include "AssignmentClientChildData.h"
+
+
+AssignmentClientChildData::AssignmentClientChildData(QString childType) :
+    _childType(childType)
+{
+}
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.h b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6fd5f72f7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientChildData.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+//
+//  AssignmentClientChildData.h
+//  assignment-client/src
+//
+//  Created by Seth Alves on 2/23/2015.
+//  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_AssignmentClientChildData_h
+#define hifi_AssignmentClientChildData_h
+
+#include <Assignment.h>
+
+
+class AssignmentClientChildData : public NodeData {
+ public:
+    AssignmentClientChildData(QString childType);
+
+    QString getChildType() { return _childType; }
+    void setChildType(QString childType) { _childType = childType; }
+
+    // implement parseData to return 0 so we can be a subclass of NodeData
+    int parseData(const QByteArray& packet) { return 0; }
+
+ private:
+    QString _childType;
+};
+
+#endif // hifi_AssignmentClientChildData_h
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.cpp b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.cpp
index 45e1f56d53..803c7fd5c7 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.cpp
@@ -13,14 +13,18 @@
 
 #include <LogHandler.h>
 #include <ShutdownEventListener.h>
+#include <AddressManager.h>
 
 #include "AssignmentClientMonitor.h"
+#include "AssignmentClientChildData.h"
+#include "PacketHeaders.h"
+#include "SharedUtil.h"
 
 const char* NUM_FORKS_PARAMETER = "-n";
 
 const QString ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_TARGET_NAME = "assignment-client-monitor";
 
-AssignmentClientMonitor::AssignmentClientMonitor(int &argc, char **argv, int numAssignmentClientForks) :
+AssignmentClientMonitor::AssignmentClientMonitor(int &argc, char **argv, const unsigned int numAssignmentClientForks) :
     QCoreApplication(argc, argv)
 {    
     // start the Logging class with the parent's target name
@@ -41,11 +45,25 @@ AssignmentClientMonitor::AssignmentClientMonitor(int &argc, char **argv, int num
     // this removes both the "-n" parameter and the number of forks passed
     _childArguments.removeAt(forksParameterIndex);
     _childArguments.removeAt(forksParameterIndex);
+
+
+    // create a NodeList so we can receive stats from children
+    DependencyManager::registerInheritance<LimitedNodeList, NodeList>();
+    auto addressManager = DependencyManager::set<AddressManager>();
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::set<LimitedNodeList>(DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_PORT,
+                                                            DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_DTLS_PORT);
+
+    connect(&nodeList->getNodeSocket(), &QUdpSocket::readyRead, this, &AssignmentClientMonitor::readPendingDatagrams);
+
+    nodeList->putLocalPortIntoSharedMemory(ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY, this);
     
     // use QProcess to fork off a process for each of the child assignment clients
-    for (int i = 0; i < numAssignmentClientForks; i++) {
+    for (unsigned int i = 0; i < numAssignmentClientForks; i++) {
         spawnChildClient();
     }
+
+    connect(&_checkSparesTimer, SIGNAL(timeout()), SLOT(checkSpares()));
+    _checkSparesTimer.start(NODE_SILENCE_THRESHOLD_MSECS * 3);
 }
 
 AssignmentClientMonitor::~AssignmentClientMonitor() {
@@ -53,46 +71,122 @@ AssignmentClientMonitor::~AssignmentClientMonitor() {
 }
 
 void AssignmentClientMonitor::stopChildProcesses() {
-    
-    QList<QPointer<QProcess> >::Iterator it = _childProcesses.begin();
-    while (it != _childProcesses.end()) {
-        if (!it->isNull()) {
-            qDebug() << "Monitor is terminating child process" << it->data();
-            
-            // don't re-spawn this child when it goes down
-            disconnect(it->data(), 0, this, 0);
-            
-            it->data()->terminate();
-            it->data()->waitForFinished();
-        }
-        
-        it = _childProcesses.erase(it);
-    }
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+
+    nodeList->eachNode([&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
+        qDebug() << "asking child" << node->getUUID() << "to exit.";
+        node->activateLocalSocket();
+        QByteArray diePacket = byteArrayWithPopulatedHeader(PacketTypeStopNode);
+        nodeList->writeUnverifiedDatagram(diePacket, *node->getActiveSocket());
+    });
 }
 
 void AssignmentClientMonitor::spawnChildClient() {
     QProcess *assignmentClient = new QProcess(this);
     
-    _childProcesses.append(QPointer<QProcess>(assignmentClient));
-    
     // make sure that the output from the child process appears in our output
     assignmentClient->setProcessChannelMode(QProcess::ForwardedChannels);
     
     assignmentClient->start(applicationFilePath(), _childArguments);
-    
-    // link the child processes' finished slot to our childProcessFinished slot
-    connect(assignmentClient, SIGNAL(finished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)), this,
-            SLOT(childProcessFinished(int, QProcess::ExitStatus)));
-    
+
     qDebug() << "Spawned a child client with PID" << assignmentClient->pid();
 }
 
-void AssignmentClientMonitor::childProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus) {
-    qDebug("Replacing dead child assignment client with a new one");
-    
-    // remove the old process from our list of child processes
-    qDebug() << "need to remove" << QPointer<QProcess>(qobject_cast<QProcess*>(sender()));
-    _childProcesses.removeOne(QPointer<QProcess>(qobject_cast<QProcess*>(sender())));
-    
-    spawnChildClient();
+
+
+void AssignmentClientMonitor::checkSpares() {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+    QUuid aSpareId = "";
+    unsigned int spareCount = 0;
+
+    nodeList->removeSilentNodes();
+
+    nodeList->eachNode([&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
+        AssignmentClientChildData *childData = static_cast<AssignmentClientChildData*>(node->getLinkedData());
+        if (childData->getChildType() == "none") {
+            spareCount ++;
+            aSpareId = node->getUUID();
+        }
+    });
+
+    if (spareCount != 1) {
+        qDebug() << "spare count is" << spareCount;
+    }
+
+    if (spareCount < 1) {
+        spawnChildClient();
+    }
+
+    if (spareCount > 1) {
+        // kill aSpareId
+        qDebug() << "asking child" << aSpareId << "to exit.";
+        SharedNodePointer childNode = nodeList->nodeWithUUID(aSpareId);
+        childNode->activateLocalSocket();
+        QByteArray diePacket = byteArrayWithPopulatedHeader(PacketTypeStopNode);
+        nodeList->writeUnverifiedDatagram(diePacket, childNode);
+    }
 }
+
+
+void AssignmentClientMonitor::readPendingDatagrams() {
+    auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
+
+    QByteArray receivedPacket;
+    HifiSockAddr senderSockAddr;
+
+    while (nodeList->getNodeSocket().hasPendingDatagrams()) {
+        receivedPacket.resize(nodeList->getNodeSocket().pendingDatagramSize());
+        nodeList->getNodeSocket().readDatagram(receivedPacket.data(), receivedPacket.size(),
+                                               senderSockAddr.getAddressPointer(), senderSockAddr.getPortPointer());
+
+        if (nodeList->packetVersionAndHashMatch(receivedPacket)) {
+            if (packetTypeForPacket(receivedPacket) == PacketTypeNodeJsonStats) {
+                QUuid packetUUID = uuidFromPacketHeader(receivedPacket);
+                SharedNodePointer matchingNode = nodeList->sendingNodeForPacket(receivedPacket);
+                if (!matchingNode) {
+                    // The parent only expects to be talking with prorams running on this same machine.
+                    if (senderSockAddr.getAddress() == QHostAddress::LocalHost ||
+                        senderSockAddr.getAddress() == QHostAddress::LocalHostIPv6) {
+                        if (!packetUUID.isNull()) {
+                            matchingNode = DependencyManager::get<LimitedNodeList>()->addOrUpdateNode
+                                (packetUUID, NodeType::Unassigned, senderSockAddr, senderSockAddr, false);
+                            AssignmentClientChildData *childData = new AssignmentClientChildData("unknown");
+                            matchingNode->setLinkedData(childData);
+                        } else {
+                            // tell unknown assignment-client child to exit.
+                            qDebug() << "asking unknown child to exit.";
+                            QByteArray diePacket = byteArrayWithPopulatedHeader(PacketTypeStopNode);
+                            nodeList->writeUnverifiedDatagram(diePacket, senderSockAddr);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+
+                if (matchingNode) {
+                    // update our records about how to reach this child
+                    matchingNode->setLocalSocket(senderSockAddr);
+
+                    // push past the packet header
+                    QDataStream packetStream(receivedPacket);
+                    packetStream.skipRawData(numBytesForPacketHeader(receivedPacket));
+                    // decode json
+                    QVariantMap unpackedVariantMap;
+                    packetStream >> unpackedVariantMap;
+                    QJsonObject unpackedStatsJSON = QJsonObject::fromVariantMap(unpackedVariantMap);
+
+                    // get child's assignment type out of the decoded json
+                    QString childType = unpackedStatsJSON["assignment_type"].toString();
+                    AssignmentClientChildData *childData =
+                        static_cast<AssignmentClientChildData*>(matchingNode->getLinkedData());
+                    childData->setChildType(childType);
+                    // note when this child talked
+                    matchingNode->setLastHeardMicrostamp(usecTimestampNow());
+                }
+            } else {
+                // have the NodeList attempt to handle it
+                nodeList->processNodeData(senderSockAddr, receivedPacket);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.h b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.h
index 9a7bca9cb3..71ae34bc8c 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.h
+++ b/assignment-client/src/AssignmentClientMonitor.h
@@ -15,25 +15,30 @@
 #include <QtCore/QCoreApplication>
 #include <QtCore/qpointer.h>
 #include <QtCore/QProcess>
+#include <QtCore/QDateTime>
 
 #include <Assignment.h>
 
+#include "AssignmentClientChildData.h"
+
 extern const char* NUM_FORKS_PARAMETER;
 
+
 class AssignmentClientMonitor : public QCoreApplication {
     Q_OBJECT
 public:
-    AssignmentClientMonitor(int &argc, char **argv, int numAssignmentClientForks);
+    AssignmentClientMonitor(int &argc, char **argv, const unsigned int numAssignmentClientForks);
     ~AssignmentClientMonitor();
     
     void stopChildProcesses();
 private slots:
-    void childProcessFinished(int exitCode, QProcess::ExitStatus exitStatus);
+    void readPendingDatagrams();
+    void checkSpares();
+
 private:
     void spawnChildClient();
-    QList<QPointer<QProcess> > _childProcesses;
-    
     QStringList _childArguments;
+    QTimer _checkSparesTimer; // every few seconds see if it need fewer or more spare children
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_AssignmentClientMonitor_h
diff --git a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
index 3bf6990a74..81a12526bf 100644
--- a/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
+++ b/assignment-client/src/main.cpp
@@ -9,34 +9,10 @@
 //  See the accompanying file LICENSE or http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
 //
 
-#include <LogHandler.h>
-#include <SharedUtil.h>
 
-#include "Assignment.h"
-#include "AssignmentClient.h"
-#include "AssignmentClientMonitor.h"
+#include "AssignmentClientApp.h"
 
 int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
-#ifndef WIN32
-    setvbuf(stdout, NULL, _IOLBF, 0);
-#endif
-
-    // use the verbose message handler in Logging
-    qInstallMessageHandler(LogHandler::verboseMessageHandler);
-    
-    const char* numForksString = getCmdOption(argc, (const char**)argv, NUM_FORKS_PARAMETER);
-    
-    int numForks = 0;
-    
-    if (numForksString) {
-        numForks = atoi(numForksString);
-    }
-    
-    if (numForks) {
-        AssignmentClientMonitor monitor(argc, argv, numForks);
-        return monitor.exec();
-    } else {
-        AssignmentClient client(argc, argv);
-        return client.exec();
-    }
+    AssignmentClientApp app(argc, argv);
+    return 0;
 }
diff --git a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
index f84722a438..64e0d335b1 100644
--- a/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
+++ b/domain-server/src/DomainServer.cpp
@@ -246,19 +246,7 @@ void DomainServer::setupNodeListAndAssignments(const QUuid& sessionUUID) {
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::set<LimitedNodeList>(domainServerPort, domainServerDTLSPort);
     
     // no matter the local port, save it to shared mem so that local assignment clients can ask what it is
-    QSharedMemory* sharedPortMem = new QSharedMemory(DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY, this);
-    quint16 localPort = nodeList->getNodeSocket().localPort();
-    
-    // attempt to create the shared memory segment
-    if (sharedPortMem->create(sizeof(localPort)) || sharedPortMem->attach()) {
-        sharedPortMem->lock();
-        memcpy(sharedPortMem->data(), &localPort, sizeof(localPort));
-        sharedPortMem->unlock();
-        
-        qDebug() << "Wrote local listening port" << localPort << "to shared memory at key" << DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY;
-    } else {
-        qWarning() << "Failed to create and attach to shared memory to share local port with assignment-client children.";
-    }
+    nodeList->putLocalPortIntoSharedMemory(DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY, this);
     
     // set our LimitedNodeList UUID to match the UUID from our config
     // nodes will currently use this to add resources to data-web that relate to our domain
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
index 9bcdcbe9a4..f67abdca2b 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/AddressManager.cpp
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ const QString AddressManager::currentPath(bool withOrientation) const {
                 pathString += "/" + orientationString;
             } else {
                 qDebug() << "Cannot add orientation to path without a getter for position."
-                    << "Call AdressManager::setOrientationGetter to pass a function that will return a glm::quat";
+                    << "Call AddressManager::setOrientationGetter to pass a function that will return a glm::quat";
             }
             
         }
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ const QString AddressManager::currentPath(bool withOrientation) const {
         return pathString;
     } else {
         qDebug() << "Cannot create address path without a getter for position."
-            << "Call AdressManager::setPositionGetter to pass a function that will return a const glm::vec3&";
+            << "Call AddressManager::setPositionGetter to pass a function that will return a const glm::vec3&";
         return QString();
     }
 }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
index c8c454ff14..b240f0df9e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.cpp
@@ -669,3 +669,41 @@ void LimitedNodeList::sendHeartbeatToIceServer(const HifiSockAddr& iceServerSock
     
     writeUnverifiedDatagram(iceRequestByteArray, iceServerSockAddr);
 }
+
+void LimitedNodeList::putLocalPortIntoSharedMemory(const QString key, QObject* parent) {
+    // save our local port to shared memory so that assignment client children know how to talk to this parent
+    QSharedMemory* sharedPortMem = new QSharedMemory(key, parent);
+    quint16 localPort = getNodeSocket().localPort();
+    
+    // attempt to create the shared memory segment
+    if (sharedPortMem->create(sizeof(localPort)) || sharedPortMem->attach()) {
+        sharedPortMem->lock();
+        memcpy(sharedPortMem->data(), &localPort, sizeof(localPort));
+        sharedPortMem->unlock();
+        
+        qDebug() << "Wrote local listening port" << localPort << "to shared memory at key" << key;
+    } else {
+        qWarning() << "Failed to create and attach to shared memory to share local port with assignment-client children.";
+    }
+}
+
+
+bool LimitedNodeList::getLocalServerPortFromSharedMemory(const QString key, QSharedMemory*& sharedMem,
+                                                         quint16& localPort) {
+    if (!sharedMem) {
+        sharedMem = new QSharedMemory(key, this);
+                
+        if (!sharedMem->attach(QSharedMemory::ReadOnly)) {
+            qWarning() << "Could not attach to shared memory at key" << key;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (sharedMem->isAttached()) {
+        sharedMem->lock();
+        memcpy(&localPort, sharedMem->data(), sizeof(localPort));
+        sharedMem->unlock();
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
index 72aefdb2b3..02234ee4f7 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/LimitedNodeList.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <qsharedpointer.h>
 #include <QtNetwork/qudpsocket.h>
 #include <QtNetwork/qhostaddress.h>
+#include <QSharedMemory>
 
 #include <tbb/concurrent_unordered_map.h>
 
@@ -49,6 +50,11 @@ const char STUN_SERVER_HOSTNAME[] = "stun.highfidelity.io";
 const unsigned short STUN_SERVER_PORT = 3478;
 
 const QString DOMAIN_SERVER_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY = "domain-server.local-port";
+const QString ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_LOCAL_PORT_SMEM_KEY = "assignment-client-monitor.local-port";
+
+const char DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_HOSTNAME[] = "localhost";
+const unsigned short DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_PORT = 40104;
+const unsigned short DEFAULT_ASSIGNMENT_CLIENT_MONITOR_DTLS_PORT = 40105;
 
 class HifiSockAddr;
 
@@ -168,6 +174,9 @@ public:
         
         return SharedNodePointer();
     }
+
+    void putLocalPortIntoSharedMemory(const QString key, QObject* parent);
+    bool getLocalServerPortFromSharedMemory(const QString key, QSharedMemory*& sharedMem, quint16& localPort);
     
 public slots:
     void reset();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/Node.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/Node.cpp
index 2bf792c6ee..2a38799707 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/Node.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/Node.cpp
@@ -149,7 +149,12 @@ QDataStream& operator>>(QDataStream& in, Node& node) {
 }
 
 QDebug operator<<(QDebug debug, const Node &node) {
-    debug.nospace() << NodeType::getNodeTypeName(node.getType()) << " (" << node.getType() << ")";
+    debug.nospace() << NodeType::getNodeTypeName(node.getType());
+    if (node.getType() == NodeType::Unassigned) {
+        debug.nospace() << " (1)";
+    } else {
+        debug.nospace() << " (" << node.getType() << ")";
+    }
     debug << " " << node.getUUID().toString().toLocal8Bit().constData() << " ";
     debug.nospace() << node.getPublicSocket() << "/" << node.getLocalSocket();
     return debug.nospace();
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
index f70c2d9b3c..e63f230f6e 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.cpp
@@ -62,13 +62,17 @@ NodeList::NodeList(char newOwnerType, unsigned short socketListenPort, unsigned
     connect(&AccountManager::getInstance(), &AccountManager::logoutComplete , this, &NodeList::reset);
 }
 
-qint64 NodeList::sendStatsToDomainServer(const QJsonObject& statsObject) {
+qint64 NodeList::sendStats(const QJsonObject& statsObject, HifiSockAddr destination) {
     QByteArray statsPacket = byteArrayWithPopulatedHeader(PacketTypeNodeJsonStats);
     QDataStream statsPacketStream(&statsPacket, QIODevice::Append);
     
     statsPacketStream << statsObject.toVariantMap();
     
-    return writeUnverifiedDatagram(statsPacket, _domainHandler.getSockAddr());
+    return writeUnverifiedDatagram(statsPacket, destination);
+}
+
+qint64 NodeList::sendStatsToDomainServer(const QJsonObject& statsObject) {
+    return sendStats(statsObject, _domainHandler.getSockAddr());
 }
 
 void NodeList::timePingReply(const QByteArray& packet, const SharedNodePointer& sendingNode) {
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
index 907fccfcac..1c6de4bb6c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NodeList.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ public:
     NodeType_t getOwnerType() const { return _ownerType; }
     void setOwnerType(NodeType_t ownerType) { _ownerType = ownerType; }
 
+    qint64 sendStats(const QJsonObject& statsObject, HifiSockAddr destination);
     qint64 sendStatsToDomainServer(const QJsonObject& statsObject);
 
     int getNumNoReplyDomainCheckIns() const { return _numNoReplyDomainCheckIns; }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
index 2eee540fff..db97e216ee 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.cpp
@@ -70,6 +70,8 @@ PacketVersion versionForPacketType(PacketType type) {
             return 2;
         case PacketTypeOctreeStats:
             return 1;
+        case PacketTypeStopNode:
+            return 1;
         case PacketTypeEntityAddOrEdit:
         case PacketTypeEntityData:
             return VERSION_MODEL_ENTITIES_SUPPORT_SHAPE_TYPE;
@@ -124,6 +126,7 @@ QString nameForPacketType(PacketType type) {
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeEntityErase);
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeEntityAddResponse);
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeOctreeDataNack);
+        PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeStopNode);
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeAudioEnvironment);
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeEntityEditNack);
         PACKET_TYPE_NAME_LOOKUP(PacketTypeSignedTransactionPayment);
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
index e593955b51..32f33c01d9 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketHeaders.h
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ enum PacketType {
     PacketTypeEntityErase,
     PacketTypeEntityAddResponse,
     PacketTypeOctreeDataNack, // 45
-    UNUSED_10,
+    PacketTypeStopNode,
     PacketTypeAudioEnvironment,
     PacketTypeEntityEditNack,
     PacketTypeSignedTransactionPayment,
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ const QSet<PacketType> NON_VERIFIED_PACKETS = QSet<PacketType>()
     << PacketTypeNodeJsonStats << PacketTypeEntityQuery
     << PacketTypeOctreeDataNack << PacketTypeEntityEditNack
     << PacketTypeIceServerHeartbeat << PacketTypeIceServerHeartbeatResponse
-    << PacketTypeUnverifiedPing << PacketTypeUnverifiedPingReply;
+    << PacketTypeUnverifiedPing << PacketTypeUnverifiedPingReply << PacketTypeStopNode;
 
 const int NUM_BYTES_MD5_HASH = 16;
 const int NUM_STATIC_HEADER_BYTES = sizeof(PacketVersion) + NUM_BYTES_RFC4122_UUID;