diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
index 69bd0962bf..fb1c90e392 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.cpp
@@ -18,38 +18,38 @@
 
 #include "NetworkPacket.h"
 
-void NetworkPacket::copyContents(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& packet) {
-    if (packet.size() && packet.size() <= MAX_PACKET_SIZE) {
+NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(const NetworkPacket& other) :
+        _node(other._node),
+        _nlPacket(other._nlPacket) {
+}
+
+NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(const SharedNodePointer& node, const NLPacket& packet) {
+    if (packet.getSizeWitHeader() && packet.getSizeWithHeader() <= MAX_nlPacket_SIZE) {
         _node = node;
-        _byteArray = packet;
+        _nlPacket = packet;
     } else {
         qCDebug(networking, ">>> NetworkPacket::copyContents() unexpected length = %d", packet.size());
     }
-}
-
-NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(const NetworkPacket& packet) {
-    copyContents(packet.getNode(), packet.getByteArray());
-}
-
-NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& packet) {
-    copyContents(node, packet);
 };
 
 // copy assignment 
 NetworkPacket& NetworkPacket::operator=(NetworkPacket const& other) {
-    copyContents(other.getNode(), other.getByteArray());
+    _node = other._node;
+    _nlPacket = other._nlPacket;
     return *this;
 }
 
 #ifdef HAS_MOVE_SEMANTICS
 // move, same as copy, but other packet won't be used further
-NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(NetworkPacket && packet) {
-    copyContents(packet.getNode(), packet.getByteArray());
+NetworkPacket::NetworkPacket(NetworkPacket&& other) :
+        _node(std::move(other._node)),
+        _nlPacket(std::move(other._nlPacket)) {
 }
 
 // move assignment
 NetworkPacket& NetworkPacket::operator=(NetworkPacket&& other) {
-    copyContents(other.getNode(), other.getByteArray());
+    _node = std::move(other._node);
+    _nlPacket = std::move(other._nlPacket);
     return *this;
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.h b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.h
index caee42f126..c42ad286ae 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/NetworkPacket.h
@@ -24,20 +24,19 @@ public:
     NetworkPacket& operator= (const NetworkPacket& other);    // copy assignment
 
 #ifdef HAS_MOVE_SEMANTICS
-    NetworkPacket(NetworkPacket&& packet); // move?? // same as copy, but other packet won't be used further
+    NetworkPacket(NetworkPacket&& other); // move?? // same as copy, but other packet won't be used further
     NetworkPacket& operator= (NetworkPacket&& other);         // move assignment
 #endif
 
-    NetworkPacket(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& byteArray);
+    NetworkPacket(const SharedNodePointer& node, const NLPacket& nlPacket);
 
     const SharedNodePointer& getNode() const { return _node; }
-    const QByteArray& getByteArray() const { return _byteArray; }
+    const NLPacket& getPacket() const { return _nlPacket; }
 
 private:
-    void copyContents(const SharedNodePointer& node, const QByteArray& byteArray);
 
     SharedNodePointer _node;
-    QByteArray _byteArray;
+    NLPacket _nlPacket;
 };
 
 #endif // hifi_NetworkPacket_h
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
index f560d94b86..4481cd716c 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.cpp
@@ -48,13 +48,13 @@ PacketSender::~PacketSender() {
 }
 
 
-void PacketSender::queuePacketForSending(const SharedNodePointer& destinationNode, const QByteArray& packet) {
+void PacketSender::queuePacketForSending(const SharedNodePointer& destinationNode, const NLPacket& packet) {
     NetworkPacket networkPacket(destinationNode, packet);
     lock();
     _packets.push_back(networkPacket);
     unlock();
     _totalPacketsQueued++;
-    _totalBytesQueued += packet.size();
+    _totalBytesQueued += packet.getSizeWithHeader();
 
     // Make sure to  wake our actual processing thread because we  now have packets for it to process.
     _hasPackets.wakeAll();
@@ -271,13 +271,13 @@ bool PacketSender::nonThreadedProcess() {
         unlock();
 
         // send the packet through the NodeList...
-        DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->writeDatagram(temporary.getByteArray(), temporary.getNode());
+        DependencyManager::get<NodeList>()->sendUnreliablePacket(temporary.getPacket(), temporary.getNode());
         packetsSentThisCall++;
         _packetsOverCheckInterval++;
         _totalPacketsSent++;
-        _totalBytesSent += temporary.getByteArray().size();
+        _totalBytesSent += temporary.getPacket().getSizeWithHeader();
         
-        emit packetSent(temporary.getByteArray().size());
+        emit packetSent(temporary.getPacket().getSizeWithHeader());
         
         _lastSendTime = now;
     }
diff --git a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.h b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.h
index 29d9287127..6754da9825 100644
--- a/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.h
+++ b/libraries/networking/src/PacketSender.h
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ public:
     ~PacketSender();
 
     /// Add packet to outbound queue.
-    void queuePacketForSending(const SharedNodePointer& destinationNode, const QByteArray& packet);
+    void queuePacketForSending(const SharedNodePointer& destinationNode, const NLPacket& packet);
 
     void setPacketsPerSecond(int packetsPerSecond);
     int getPacketsPerSecond() const { return _packetsPerSecond; }
diff --git a/libraries/octree/src/JurisdictionListener.cpp b/libraries/octree/src/JurisdictionListener.cpp
index 71c4feda96..a86130b005 100644
--- a/libraries/octree/src/JurisdictionListener.cpp
+++ b/libraries/octree/src/JurisdictionListener.cpp
@@ -33,17 +33,15 @@ void JurisdictionListener::nodeKilled(SharedNodePointer node) {
 }
 
 bool JurisdictionListener::queueJurisdictionRequest() {
-    static unsigned char buffer[MAX_PACKET_SIZE];
-    unsigned char* bufferOut = &buffer[0];
+    auto packet = NLPacket::create(PacketType::JurisdictionRequest, 0);
 
     auto nodeList = DependencyManager::get<NodeList>();
 
-    int sizeOut = nodeList->populatePacketHeader(reinterpret_cast<char*>(bufferOut), PacketTypeJurisdictionRequest);
     int nodeCount = 0;
 
     nodeList->eachNode([&](const SharedNodePointer& node) {
         if (node->getType() == getNodeType() && node->getActiveSocket()) {
-            _packetSender.queuePacketForSending(node, QByteArray(reinterpret_cast<char*>(bufferOut), sizeOut));
+            _packetSender.queuePacketForSending(node, packet);
             nodeCount++;
         }
     });