diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+.zig-cache/
+zig-out/
+/release/
+/debug/
+/build/
+/build-*/
+/docgen_tmp/
diff --git a/build.zig b/build.zig
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+const std = @import("std");
+
+pub fn build(b: *std.Build) void {
+    const target = b.standardTargetOptions(.{});
+    const optimize = b.standardOptimizeOption(.{});
+
+    // Create library
+    const reticulumzero = b.addLibrary(.{
+        .name = "reticulum-zero",
+        .linkage = .static,
+        .root_module = b.createModule(.{
+            .root_source_file = b.path("src/root.zig"),
+            .target = target,
+            .optimize = optimize,
+        }),
+    });
+
+    // Output library object
+    b.installArtifact(reticulumzero);
+
+    // Expose library as a module
+    try b.modules.put(b.dupe("reticulum-zero"), reticulumzero.root_module);
+
+    // Set up unit testing
+    const unit_tests = b.addTest(.{
+        .root_source_file = b.path("src/root.zig"),
+        .target = target,
+        .optimize = optimize,
+    });
+
+    const run_unit_tests = b.addRunStep(unit_tests);
+
+    // `zig build test` command
+    const test_step = b.step("test", "Run library unit tests");
+    test_step.dependency(&run_unit_tests.step);
+}
diff --git a/build.zig.zon b/build.zig.zon
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+.{
+    .name = "reticulum-zero",
+    .version = "0.0.0",
+    .minimum_zig_version = "0.16.0",
+    .dependencies = .{},
+    .paths = .{
+        "build.zig",
+        "build.zig.zon",
+        "src",
+        "LICENSE",
+        "README.md",
+    },
+}
diff --git a/src/packet.zig b/src/packet.zig
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+///////////////// Imports
+//
+
+const std = @import("std");
+
+///////////////// Constants
+//
+
+const expect = std.testing.expect;
+const memeql = std.mem.eql;
+const asBytes = std.mem.asBytes;
+
+const MAX_DATA_SIZE = 465;
+const ADDRESS_SIZE = 16;
+
+///////////////// Enums
+//
+
+const IfacFlag = enum(u1) {
+    open = 0, // Packet for publically accessible interface
+    authenticated = 1, // Interface authentication is included in packet
+};
+const HeaderType = enum(u1) {
+    type1 = 0, // One address field
+    type2 = 1, // Two address fields
+};
+const ContextFlag = enum(u1) { // Meaning depends on packet context
+    unset = 0,
+    set = 1,
+};
+const PropagationType = enum(u1) { broadcast = 0, transport = 1 };
+
+const DestinationType = enum(u2) { //
+    single = 0b0,
+    group = 0b01,
+    plain = 0b10,
+    link = 0b11,
+};
+
+const PacketType = enum(u2) { //
+    data = 0b0,
+    announce = 0b01,
+    link_request = 0b10,
+    proof = 0b11,
+};
+
+const PacketContext = enum(u8) {
+    none = 0x00, // Generic data packet
+    resource = 0x01, // Packet is part of a resource
+    resource_adv = 0x02, // Packet is a resource advertisement
+    resource_req = 0x03, // Packet is a resource part request
+    resource_hmu = 0x04, // Packet is a resource hashmap update
+    resource_prf = 0x05, // Packet is a resource proof
+    resource_icl = 0x06, // Packet is a resource initiator cancel message
+    resource_rcl = 0x07, // Packet is a resource receiver cancel message
+    cache_request = 0x08, // Packet is a cache request
+    request = 0x09, // Packet is a request
+    response = 0x0A, // Packet is a response to a request
+    path_response = 0x0B, // Packet is a response to a path request
+    command = 0x0C, // Packet is a command
+    command_status = 0x0D, // Packet is a status of an executed command
+    channel = 0x0E, // Packet contains link channel data
+    keepalive = 0xFA, // Packet is a keepalive packet
+    linkidentify = 0xFB, // Packet is a link peer identification proof
+    linkclose = 0xFC, // Packet is a link close message
+    linkproof = 0xFD, // Packet is a link packet proof
+    lrrtt = 0xFE, // Packet is a link request round-trip time measurement
+    lrproof = 0xFF, // Packet is a link request proof
+};
+
+///////////////// Structs
+//
+
+const PacketHeader = packed struct {
+    ifac: IfacFlag,
+    header: HeaderType,
+    context: ContextFlag,
+    propagation: PropagationType,
+    destination: DestinationType,
+    packet: PacketType,
+    hops: u8, //
+};
+
+const Packet = struct {
+    header: PacketHeader,
+    address1: [ADDRESS_SIZE]u8,
+    address2: [ADDRESS_SIZE]u8,
+    context: PacketContext,
+    data: []const u8, //
+};
+
+///////////////// Functions
+//
+
+pub fn serializePacket(packet: Packet, output_buffer: []u8) !usize {
+    const has_two_addresses = packet.header.header == HeaderType.type2;
+
+    // Compute size of final packet (in bytes)
+    var target_size: u16 = @sizeOf(Packet);
+    if (!has_two_addresses) {
+        target_size -= packet.address2.len;
+    }
+    // TODO check data len
+
+    if (output_buffer.len < target_size) {
+        return error.BufferTooShort;
+    }
+
+    // Write buffer
+    var offset: usize = 0;
+
+    @memcpy(output_buffer[offset .. offset + @sizeOf(PacketHeader)], asBytes(&packet.header));
+    offset += @sizeOf(PacketHeader);
+
+    @memcpy(output_buffer[offset .. offset + ADDRESS_SIZE], asBytes(&packet.address1));
+    offset += ADDRESS_SIZE;
+    if (has_two_addresses) {
+        @memcpy(output_buffer[offset .. offset + ADDRESS_SIZE], asBytes(&packet.address2));
+        offset += ADDRESS_SIZE;
+    }
+
+    @memcpy(output_buffer[offset .. offset + @sizeOf(PacketContext)], asBytes(&packet.context));
+    offset += @sizeOf(PacketContext);
+
+    @memcpy(output_buffer[offset .. offset + packet.data.len], packet.data);
+    offset += packet.data.len;
+
+    if (target_size != offset) {
+        return error.InternalError;
+    }
+
+    return offset;
+}
+
+fn copyToPacket(dst: anytype, src: []const u8, offset: usize, count: usize) !usize {
+    if (src.len > offset + count) {
+        return error.BufferTooShort;
+    }
+    @memcpy(@as(*u8, &dst), src[offset .. offset + count]);
+
+    return offset + count;
+}
+
+// Reads the message buffer and builds the corresponding packet struct inside dest_packet
+pub fn deserializePacket(message_buffer: []u8, dest_packet: *Packet) !void {
+    var offset: usize = 0;
+
+    offset = try copyToPacket(&dest_packet.header, message_buffer, offset, @sizeOf(PacketHeader));
+    offset = try copyToPacket(&dest_packet.address1, message_buffer, offset, ADDRESS_SIZE);
+    const has_two_addresses = dest_packet.header.header == HeaderType.type2;
+    if (has_two_addresses) {
+        offset = try copyToPacket(&dest_packet.address2, message_buffer, offset, ADDRESS_SIZE);
+    }
+    offset = try copyToPacket(&dest_packet.context, message_buffer, offset, @sizeOf(PacketContext));
+    // TODO compute data length
+    const data_len = 0;
+    offset = try copyToPacket(&dest_packet.data, message_buffer, offset, data_len);
+}
+
+///////////////// Tests
+//
+
+// Serializes the given packet and makes sure the output is correct
+fn testPacketSerialization(packet: Packet) !void {
+    const buf_size = comptime @sizeOf(Packet) + MAX_DATA_SIZE;
+    var buf: [buf_size]u8 = undefined;
+    const res: usize = try serializePacket(packet, &buf);
+    var expected_res: usize = @sizeOf(PacketHeader) + packet.address1.len + @sizeOf(PacketContext) + packet.data.len;
+    const has_second_address = packet.header.header == HeaderType.type2;
+    if (has_second_address) {
+        expected_res += packet.address2.len;
+    }
+
+    try expect(res == expected_res);
+
+    var offset: usize = 0;
+
+    try expect(memeql(u8, buf[offset .. offset + @sizeOf(PacketHeader)], asBytes(&packet.header)));
+    offset += @sizeOf(PacketHeader);
+
+    try expect(memeql(u8, buf[offset .. offset + packet.address1.len], asBytes(&packet.address1)));
+    offset += packet.address1.len;
+
+    try expect(memeql(u8, buf[offset .. offset + @sizeOf(PacketContext)], asBytes(&packet.context)));
+    offset += @sizeOf(PacketContext);
+
+    try expect(memeql(u8, buf[offset .. offset + packet.data.len], packet.data));
+    offset += packet.data.len;
+}
+
+test "Structs size" {
+    try expect(@sizeOf(PacketHeader) == 2);
+}
+
+test "Basic serialization: header type 1, max data size" {
+    const header: PacketHeader = .{
+        .ifac = IfacFlag.open,
+        .header = HeaderType.type1,
+        .context = ContextFlag.set,
+        .propagation = PropagationType.transport,
+        .destination = DestinationType.single,
+        .packet = PacketType.announce,
+        .hops = 0,
+    };
+
+    const data_size = MAX_DATA_SIZE;
+    const data: [data_size]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const packet: Packet = .{ //
+        .header = header,
+        .address1 = undefined,
+        .address2 = undefined,
+        .context = PacketContext.none,
+        .data = &data,
+    };
+
+    try testPacketSerialization(packet);
+}
+
+test "Basic serialization: header type 2, max data size" {
+    const header: PacketHeader = .{
+        .ifac = IfacFlag.open,
+        .header = HeaderType.type2,
+        .context = ContextFlag.set,
+        .propagation = PropagationType.transport,
+        .destination = DestinationType.single,
+        .packet = PacketType.announce,
+        .hops = 0,
+    };
+
+    const data_size = MAX_DATA_SIZE;
+    const data: [data_size]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const packet: Packet = .{ //
+        .header = header,
+        .address1 = undefined,
+        .address2 = undefined,
+        .context = PacketContext.none,
+        .data = &data,
+    };
+
+    try testPacketSerialization(packet);
+}
+
+test "Basic serialization: header type 1, medium data size" {
+    const header: PacketHeader = .{
+        .ifac = IfacFlag.open,
+        .header = HeaderType.type1,
+        .context = ContextFlag.set,
+        .propagation = PropagationType.transport,
+        .destination = DestinationType.single,
+        .packet = PacketType.announce,
+        .hops = 0,
+    };
+
+    const data_size = MAX_DATA_SIZE / 2 + 3;
+    const data: [data_size]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const packet: Packet = .{ //
+        .header = header,
+        .address1 = undefined,
+        .address2 = undefined,
+        .context = PacketContext.none,
+        .data = &data,
+    };
+
+    try testPacketSerialization(packet);
+}
+
+test "Basic serialization: header type 2, medium data size" {
+    const header: PacketHeader = .{
+        .ifac = IfacFlag.open,
+        .header = HeaderType.type2,
+        .context = ContextFlag.set,
+        .propagation = PropagationType.transport,
+        .destination = DestinationType.single,
+        .packet = PacketType.announce,
+        .hops = 0,
+    };
+
+    const data_size = MAX_DATA_SIZE / 2 + 3;
+    const data: [data_size]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const packet: Packet = .{ //
+        .header = header,
+        .address1 = undefined,
+        .address2 = undefined,
+        .context = PacketContext.none,
+        .data = &data,
+    };
+
+    try testPacketSerialization(packet);
+}
+
+test "Serialize / Deserialize Packet: Header type2, Medium data size" {
+    const header: PacketHeader = .{
+        .ifac = IfacFlag.open,
+        .header = HeaderType.type2,
+        .context = ContextFlag.set,
+        .propagation = PropagationType.transport,
+        .destination = DestinationType.single,
+        .packet = PacketType.announce,
+        .hops = 0,
+    };
+
+    const data_size = MAX_DATA_SIZE / 2 + 3;
+    const data: [data_size]u8 = undefined;
+
+    const packet: Packet = .{ //
+        .header = header,
+        .address1 = undefined,
+        .address2 = undefined,
+        .context = PacketContext.none,
+        .data = &data,
+    };
+
+    const buf_size = comptime @sizeOf(Packet) + MAX_DATA_SIZE;
+    var buf: [buf_size]u8 = undefined;
+    var res_packet: Packet = undefined;
+    _ = try serializePacket(packet, &buf);
+    try deserializePacket(&buf, &res_packet);
+
+    try expect(res_packet == packet);
+}
diff --git a/src/root.zig b/src/root.zig
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+const packet = @import("packet.zig");