diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
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+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/pom.xml
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+<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 http://maven.apache.org/maven-v4_0_0.xsd">
+  <modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
+  <artifactId>hyracks-comm</artifactId>
+  <name>hyracks-comm</name>
+  <parent>
+    <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+    <artifactId>hyracks</artifactId>
+    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+  </parent>
+
+  <build>
+    <plugins>
+      <plugin>
+        <groupId>org.apache.maven.plugins</groupId>
+        <artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
+        <version>2.0.2</version>
+        <configuration>
+          <source>1.7</source>
+          <target>1.7</target>
+        </configuration>
+      </plugin>
+    </plugins>
+  </build>
+  <dependencies>
+ <dependency>
+ 	<groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+ 	<artifactId>hyracks-api</artifactId>
+ 	<version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+ </dependency>
+  <dependency>
+    <groupId>edu.uci.ics.hyracks</groupId>
+    <artifactId>hyracks-net</artifactId>
+    <version>0.2.3-SNAPSHOT</version>
+ </dependency>
+  </dependencies>
+</project>
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/DatasetNetworkInputChannel.java b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/DatasetNetworkInputChannel.java
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+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/DatasetNetworkInputChannel.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.channels;
+
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Queue;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.channels.IInputChannel;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.channels.IInputChannelMonitor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksCommonContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.job.JobId;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers.IBufferAcceptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers.ICloseableBufferAcceptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.protocols.muxdemux.ChannelControlBlock;
+
+public class DatasetNetworkInputChannel implements IInputChannel {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(DatasetNetworkInputChannel.class.getName());
+
+    static final int INITIAL_MESSAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+    private final IChannelConnectionFactory netManager;
+
+    private final SocketAddress remoteAddress;
+
+    private final JobId jobId;
+
+    private final int partition;
+
+    private final Queue<ByteBuffer> fullQueue;
+
+    private final int nBuffers;
+
+    private ChannelControlBlock ccb;
+
+    private IInputChannelMonitor monitor;
+
+    private Object attachment;
+
+    public DatasetNetworkInputChannel(IChannelConnectionFactory netManager, SocketAddress remoteAddress, JobId jobId,
+            int partition, int nBuffers) {
+        this.netManager = netManager;
+        this.remoteAddress = remoteAddress;
+        this.jobId = jobId;
+        this.partition = partition;
+        fullQueue = new ArrayDeque<ByteBuffer>(nBuffers);
+        this.nBuffers = nBuffers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerMonitor(IInputChannelMonitor monitor) {
+        this.monitor = monitor;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setAttachment(Object attachment) {
+        this.attachment = attachment;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getAttachment() {
+        return attachment;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized ByteBuffer getNextBuffer() {
+        return fullQueue.poll();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void recycleBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+        buffer.clear();
+        ccb.getReadInterface().getEmptyBufferAcceptor().accept(buffer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void open(IHyracksCommonContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            ccb = netManager.connect(remoteAddress);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+        ccb.getReadInterface().setFullBufferAcceptor(new ReadFullBufferAcceptor());
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().setEmptyBufferAcceptor(new WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor());
+        for (int i = 0; i < nBuffers; ++i) {
+            ccb.getReadInterface().getEmptyBufferAcceptor().accept(ctx.allocateFrame());
+        }
+        ByteBuffer writeBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(INITIAL_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+        writeBuffer.putLong(jobId.getId());
+        writeBuffer.putInt(partition);
+        writeBuffer.flip();
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+            LOGGER.fine("Sending partition request for JobId: " + jobId + " partition: " + partition + " on channel: "
+                    + ccb);
+        }
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().accept(writeBuffer);
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws HyracksDataException {
+
+    }
+
+    private class ReadFullBufferAcceptor implements ICloseableBufferAcceptor {
+        @Override
+        public void accept(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+            fullQueue.add(buffer);
+            monitor.notifyDataAvailability(DatasetNetworkInputChannel.this, 1);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            monitor.notifyEndOfStream(DatasetNetworkInputChannel.this);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void error(int ecode) {
+            monitor.notifyFailure(DatasetNetworkInputChannel.this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor implements IBufferAcceptor {
+        @Override
+        public void accept(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+            // do nothing
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/IChannelConnectionFactory.java b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/IChannelConnectionFactory.java
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+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/IChannelConnectionFactory.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.channels;
+
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.exceptions.NetException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.protocols.muxdemux.ChannelControlBlock;
+
+public interface IChannelConnectionFactory {
+    public ChannelControlBlock connect(SocketAddress remoteAddress) throws InterruptedException, NetException;
+}
diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkInputChannel.java b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkInputChannel.java
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+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkInputChannel.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.channels;
+
+import java.net.SocketAddress;
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Queue;
+import java.util.logging.Level;
+import java.util.logging.Logger;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.channels.IInputChannel;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.channels.IInputChannelMonitor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksCommonContext;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.partitions.PartitionId;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers.IBufferAcceptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers.ICloseableBufferAcceptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.protocols.muxdemux.ChannelControlBlock;
+
+public class NetworkInputChannel implements IInputChannel {
+    private static final Logger LOGGER = Logger.getLogger(NetworkInputChannel.class.getName());
+
+    static final int INITIAL_MESSAGE_SIZE = 20;
+
+    private final IChannelConnectionFactory netManager;
+
+    private final SocketAddress remoteAddress;
+
+    private final PartitionId partitionId;
+
+    private final Queue<ByteBuffer> fullQueue;
+
+    private final int nBuffers;
+
+    private ChannelControlBlock ccb;
+
+    private IInputChannelMonitor monitor;
+
+    private Object attachment;
+
+    public NetworkInputChannel(IChannelConnectionFactory netManager, SocketAddress remoteAddress,
+            PartitionId partitionId, int nBuffers) {
+        this.netManager = netManager;
+        this.remoteAddress = remoteAddress;
+        this.partitionId = partitionId;
+        fullQueue = new ArrayDeque<ByteBuffer>(nBuffers);
+        this.nBuffers = nBuffers;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void registerMonitor(IInputChannelMonitor monitor) {
+        this.monitor = monitor;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void setAttachment(Object attachment) {
+        this.attachment = attachment;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public Object getAttachment() {
+        return attachment;
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public synchronized ByteBuffer getNextBuffer() {
+        return fullQueue.poll();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void recycleBuffer(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+        buffer.clear();
+        ccb.getReadInterface().getEmptyBufferAcceptor().accept(buffer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void open(IHyracksCommonContext ctx) throws HyracksDataException {
+        try {
+            ccb = netManager.connect(remoteAddress);
+        } catch (Exception e) {
+            throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+        }
+        ccb.getReadInterface().setFullBufferAcceptor(new ReadFullBufferAcceptor());
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().setEmptyBufferAcceptor(new WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor());
+        for (int i = 0; i < nBuffers; ++i) {
+            ccb.getReadInterface().getEmptyBufferAcceptor().accept(ctx.allocateFrame());
+        }
+        ByteBuffer writeBuffer = ByteBuffer.allocate(INITIAL_MESSAGE_SIZE);
+        writeBuffer.putLong(partitionId.getJobId().getId());
+        writeBuffer.putInt(partitionId.getConnectorDescriptorId().getId());
+        writeBuffer.putInt(partitionId.getSenderIndex());
+        writeBuffer.putInt(partitionId.getReceiverIndex());
+        writeBuffer.flip();
+        if (LOGGER.isLoggable(Level.FINE)) {
+            LOGGER.fine("Sending partition request: " + partitionId + " on channel: " + ccb);
+        }
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().accept(writeBuffer);
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().close();
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws HyracksDataException {
+
+    }
+
+    private class ReadFullBufferAcceptor implements ICloseableBufferAcceptor {
+        @Override
+        public void accept(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+            fullQueue.add(buffer);
+            monitor.notifyDataAvailability(NetworkInputChannel.this, 1);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void close() {
+            monitor.notifyEndOfStream(NetworkInputChannel.this);
+        }
+
+        @Override
+        public void error(int ecode) {
+            monitor.notifyFailure(NetworkInputChannel.this);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor implements IBufferAcceptor {
+        @Override
+        public void accept(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+            // do nothing
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkOutputChannel.java b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkOutputChannel.java
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/hyracks/hyracks-comm/src/main/java/edu/uci/ics/hyracks/comm/channels/NetworkOutputChannel.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2009-2010 by The Regents of the University of California
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * you may obtain a copy of the License from
+ * 
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ * 
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+package edu.uci.ics.hyracks.comm.channels;
+
+import java.nio.ByteBuffer;
+import java.util.ArrayDeque;
+import java.util.Deque;
+
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameWriter;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.buffers.IBufferAcceptor;
+import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.net.protocols.muxdemux.ChannelControlBlock;
+
+public class NetworkOutputChannel implements IFrameWriter {
+    private final ChannelControlBlock ccb;
+
+    private final int nBuffers;
+
+    private final Deque<ByteBuffer> emptyStack;
+
+    private boolean aborted;
+
+    public NetworkOutputChannel(ChannelControlBlock ccb, int nBuffers) {
+        this.ccb = ccb;
+        this.nBuffers = nBuffers;
+        emptyStack = new ArrayDeque<ByteBuffer>(nBuffers);
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().setEmptyBufferAcceptor(new WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor());
+    }
+
+    public void setFrameSize(int frameSize) {
+        for (int i = 0; i < nBuffers; ++i) {
+            emptyStack.push(ByteBuffer.allocateDirect(frameSize));
+        }
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void open() throws HyracksDataException {
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void nextFrame(ByteBuffer buffer) throws HyracksDataException {
+        ByteBuffer destBuffer = null;
+        synchronized (this) {
+            while (true) {
+                if (aborted) {
+                    throw new HyracksDataException("Connection has been aborted");
+                }
+                destBuffer = emptyStack.poll();
+                if (destBuffer != null) {
+                    break;
+                }
+                try {
+                    wait();
+                } catch (InterruptedException e) {
+                    throw new HyracksDataException(e);
+                }
+            }
+        }
+        buffer.position(0);
+        buffer.limit(destBuffer.capacity());
+        destBuffer.clear();
+        destBuffer.put(buffer);
+        destBuffer.flip();
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().accept(destBuffer);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void fail() throws HyracksDataException {
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().error(1);
+    }
+
+    @Override
+    public void close() throws HyracksDataException {
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().close();
+    }
+
+    public void abort() {
+        ccb.getWriteInterface().getFullBufferAcceptor().error(1);
+        synchronized (NetworkOutputChannel.this) {
+            aborted = true;
+            NetworkOutputChannel.this.notifyAll();
+        }
+    }
+
+    private class WriteEmptyBufferAcceptor implements IBufferAcceptor {
+        @Override
+        public void accept(ByteBuffer buffer) {
+            synchronized (NetworkOutputChannel.this) {
+                emptyStack.push(buffer);
+                NetworkOutputChannel.this.notifyAll();
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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