+/**
+ * Read data from a connected socket (always non-blocking).
+ * @param desc socket
+ * @param buffer buffer
+ * @param length length of buffer
+ * @param src_addr either the source to recv from, or all zeroes
+ * to be filled in by recvfrom
+ * @param addrlen length of the addr
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_recvfrom (const struct GNUNET_NETWORK_Handle *desc,
+ void *buffer, size_t length,
+ struct sockaddr *src_addr, socklen_t *addrlen);
+
+
+/**
+ * Read data from a connected socket (always non-blocking).
+ *
+ * @param desc socket
+ * @param buffer buffer
+ * @param length length of buffer
+ * @return number of bytes read
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_recv (const struct GNUNET_NETWORK_Handle *desc,
+ void *buffer, size_t length);
+
+
+/**
+ * Check if sockets meet certain conditions
+ * @param rfds set of sockets to be checked for readability
+ * @param wfds set of sockets to be checked for writability
+ * @param efds set of sockets to be checked for exceptions
+ * @param timeout relative value when to return
+ * @return number of selected sockets, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_select (struct GNUNET_NETWORK_FDSet *rfds,
+ struct GNUNET_NETWORK_FDSet *wfds,
+ struct GNUNET_NETWORK_FDSet *efds,
+ struct GNUNET_TIME_Relative timeout);
+
+
+/**
+ * Send data (always non-blocking).
+ *
+ * @param desc socket
+ * @param buffer data to send
+ * @param length size of the buffer
+ * @return number of bytes sent, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_send (const struct GNUNET_NETWORK_Handle *desc,
+ const void *buffer, size_t length);
+
+
+/**
+ * Send data to a particular destination (always non-blocking).
+ * This function only works for UDP sockets.
+ *
+ * @param desc socket
+ * @param message data to send
+ * @param length size of the data
+ * @param dest_addr destination address
+ * @param dest_len length of address
+ * @return number of bytes sent, GNUNET_SYSERR on error
+ */
+ssize_t
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_sendto (const struct GNUNET_NETWORK_Handle *desc,
+ const void *message, size_t length,
+ const struct sockaddr *dest_addr,
+ socklen_t dest_len);
+
+
+/**
+ * Set socket option
+ *
+ * @param fd socket
+ * @param level protocol level of the option
+ * @param option_name option identifier
+ * @param option_value value to set
+ * @param option_len size of option_value
+ * @return GNUNET_OK on success, GNUNET_SYSERR otherwise
+ */
+int
+GNUNET_NETWORK_socket_setsockopt (struct GNUNET_NETWORK_Handle *fd, int level,
+ int option_name, const void *option_value,
+ socklen_t option_len);