diff --git a/hathor/current_p2p.py b/hathor/current_p2p.py
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+#  Copyright 2024 Hathor Labs
+#
+#  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 at
+#
+#  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.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import time
+
+from twisted.internet.interfaces import IAddress
+from twisted.internet.protocol import ServerFactory
+from twisted.protocols.basic import LineReceiver
+
+from hathor.reactor import initialize_global_reactor
+
+
+class HathorProtocol:
+    def __init__(self, manager: HathorManager) -> None:
+        self._manager = manager
+
+    def do_something(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        print('printing HathorManager data from HathorProtocol: ', self._manager.read_storage())
+        time.sleep(5)
+        self._manager.save_storage(data)
+        self.send_line(b'some line ' + data)
+
+    def send_line(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+
+class MyLineReceiver(LineReceiver, HathorProtocol):
+    def lineReceived(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self.do_something(data)
+
+    def send_line(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self.sendLine(data)
+
+
+class MyFactory(ServerFactory):
+    def __init__(self, manager: HathorManager) -> None:
+        self._manager = manager
+
+    def buildProtocol(self, addr: IAddress) -> MyLineReceiver:
+        return MyLineReceiver(self._manager)
+
+
+class HathorManager:
+    def __init__(self, *, storage: bytes):
+        self._storage = storage
+
+    def read_storage(self) -> bytes:
+        return self._storage
+
+    def save_storage(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        print('printing from HathorManager.save_storage: ', data)
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    port = 8080
+    reactor = initialize_global_reactor()
+    manager = HathorManager(storage=b'manager storage')
+    factory = MyFactory(manager)
+    reactor.listenTCP(port, factory)
+    print(f'Server running on port {port}')
+    reactor.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/hathor/multiprocess/__init__.py b/hathor/multiprocess/__init__.py
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index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/hathor/multiprocess/ipc.py b/hathor/multiprocess/ipc.py
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+++ b/hathor/multiprocess/ipc.py
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+#  Copyright 2024 Hathor Labs
+#
+#  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 at
+#
+#  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.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import multiprocessing
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+from multiprocessing import Pipe, Process
+from multiprocessing.connection import Connection
+from multiprocessing.sharedctypes import Synchronized
+from typing import Any, Callable, Coroutine, NamedTuple, TypeAlias, TypeVar, Union
+
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
+from twisted.internet.task import LoopingCall
+from typing_extensions import Self
+
+from hathor.reactor import ReactorProtocol, initialize_global_reactor
+from hathor.transaction.util import bytes_to_int, int_to_bytes
+
+POLLING_INTERVAL: float = 0.001
+MESSAGE_SEPARATOR: bytes = b' '
+MAX_MESSAGE_ID: int = 2**64-1
+
+ClientT = TypeVar('ClientT', bound='IpcClient')
+
+
+def connect(
+    *,
+    main_reactor: ReactorProtocol,
+    main_client: IpcClient,
+    main_server: IpcServer,
+    subprocess_client_builder: Callable[[], ClientT],
+    subprocess_server_builder: Callable[[ClientT], IpcServer],
+    subprocess_name: str,
+) -> None:
+    conn1: Connection
+    conn2: Connection
+    conn1, conn2 = Pipe()
+    message_id = multiprocessing.Value('L', 0)
+
+    main_ipc_conn = _IpcConnection(
+        reactor=main_reactor, name='main', conn=conn1, message_id=message_id, server=main_server
+    )
+    main_client.set_ipc_conn(main_ipc_conn)
+    main_ipc_conn.start_listening()
+
+    subprocess = Process(
+        name=subprocess_name,
+        target=_run_subprocess,
+        kwargs=dict(
+            name=subprocess_name,
+            conn=conn2,
+            client_builder=subprocess_client_builder,
+            server_builder=subprocess_server_builder,
+            message_id=message_id,
+        ),
+    )
+    subprocess.start()
+
+
+def _run_subprocess(
+    *,
+    name: str,
+    conn: Connection,
+    client_builder: Callable[[], IpcClient],
+    server_builder: Callable[[IpcClient], IpcServer],
+    message_id: Synchronized,
+) -> None:
+    subprocess_reactor = initialize_global_reactor()
+    client = client_builder()
+    server = server_builder(client)
+    subprocess_ipc_conn = _IpcConnection(
+        reactor=subprocess_reactor, name=name, conn=conn, server=server, message_id=message_id
+    )
+    client.set_ipc_conn(subprocess_ipc_conn)
+    subprocess_ipc_conn.start_listening()
+    subprocess_reactor.run()
+
+
+IpcCommand: TypeAlias = Union[
+    Callable[[bytes], Coroutine[Deferred[bytes], Any, bytes]],
+    Callable[[bytes], Coroutine[Deferred[None], Any, None]],
+]
+
+
+class IpcServer(ABC):
+    @abstractmethod
+    def get_cmd_map(self) -> dict[bytes, IpcCommand]:
+        raise NotImplementedError
+
+    async def handle_request(self, request: bytes) -> bytes:
+        cmd_name, _, data = request.partition(MESSAGE_SEPARATOR)
+        cmd_map = self.get_cmd_map()
+        cmd = cmd_map.get(cmd_name)
+        assert cmd is not None, cmd_name
+        result = await cmd(data)
+        return result if result is not None else b'success'
+
+
+class IpcClient(ABC):
+    __slots__ = ('_ipc_conn',)
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        self._ipc_conn: _IpcConnection | None = None
+
+    def set_ipc_conn(self, ipc_conn: _IpcConnection) -> None:
+        assert self._ipc_conn is None
+        self._ipc_conn = ipc_conn
+
+    def call(self, cmd: bytes, request: bytes | None = None) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        assert self._ipc_conn is not None
+        return self._ipc_conn.call(cmd, request)
+
+
+class _Message(NamedTuple):
+    id: int
+    data: bytes
+
+    def serialize(self) -> bytes:
+        return int_to_bytes(self.id, size=8) + MESSAGE_SEPARATOR + self.data
+
+    @classmethod
+    def deserialize(cls, data: bytes) -> Self:
+        id_, separator, data = data.partition(MESSAGE_SEPARATOR)
+        assert separator == MESSAGE_SEPARATOR
+        return cls(
+            id=bytes_to_int(id_),
+            data=data,
+        )
+
+
+class _IpcConnection:
+    __slots__ = (
+        '_name',
+        '_conn',
+        '_server',
+        '_message_id',
+        '_poll_lc',
+        '_pending_calls',
+    )
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        *,
+        reactor: ReactorProtocol,
+        name: str,
+        conn: Connection,
+        server: IpcServer,
+        message_id: Synchronized,
+    ) -> None:
+        self._name = name
+        self._conn = conn
+        self._server = server
+        self._message_id = message_id
+        self._poll_lc = LoopingCall(self._safe_poll)
+        self._poll_lc.clock = reactor
+        self._pending_calls: dict[int, Deferred[bytes]] = {}
+
+    def start_listening(self) -> None:
+        self._poll_lc.start(POLLING_INTERVAL, now=False)
+
+    def call(self, cmd: bytes, request: bytes | None) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        data = cmd if request is None else cmd + MESSAGE_SEPARATOR + request
+        message = self._send_message(data)
+        deferred: Deferred[bytes] = Deferred()
+        self._pending_calls[message.id] = deferred
+        return deferred
+
+    def _send_message(self, data: bytes, request_id: int | None = None) -> _Message:
+        message_id = self._get_new_message_id() if request_id is None else request_id
+        message = _Message(id=message_id, data=data)
+        self._conn.send_bytes(message.serialize())
+        return message
+
+    def _get_new_message_id(self) -> int:
+        with self._message_id.get_lock():
+            message_id = self._message_id.value
+            assert message_id < MAX_MESSAGE_ID
+            self._message_id.value += 1
+            return message_id
+
+    def _safe_poll(self) -> None:
+        try:
+            self._unsafe_poll()
+        except Exception as e:
+            print('error', e)
+
+    def _unsafe_poll(self) -> None:
+        if not self._conn.poll():
+            return
+
+        message_bytes = self._conn.recv_bytes()
+        message = _Message.deserialize(message_bytes)
+
+        if pending_call := self._pending_calls.pop(message.id, None):
+            # The received message is a response for one of our own requests
+            # print(f'res({self._name}): {message_data}')
+            pending_call.callback(message.data)
+            return
+
+        # The received message is a new request
+        # print(f'req({self._name}): {message_data}')
+        coro = self._server.handle_request(message.data)
+        deferred = Deferred.fromCoroutine(coro)
+        deferred.addCallback(lambda response: self._send_message(response, request_id=message.id))
diff --git a/hathor/p2p_mp_poc.py b/hathor/p2p_mp_poc.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..369960e93
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+++ b/hathor/p2p_mp_poc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,159 @@
+#  Copyright 2024 Hathor Labs
+#
+#  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 at
+#
+#  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.
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+import time
+
+from twisted.internet.defer import Deferred
+from twisted.internet.interfaces import IAddress
+from twisted.internet.protocol import ServerFactory
+from twisted.protocols.basic import LineReceiver
+from typing_extensions import Self, override
+
+from hathor.multiprocess import ipc
+from hathor.multiprocess.ipc import IpcClient, IpcCommand, IpcServer
+from hathor.reactor import ReactorProtocol, initialize_global_reactor
+
+
+class HathorProtocol:
+    __slots__ = ('_client',)
+
+    def __init__(self, client: SubprocessIpcClient) -> None:
+        self._client = client
+
+    async def do_something(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        print('printing storage data from HathorProtocol: ', await self._client.read_storage(), os.getpid())
+        time.sleep(5)
+        await self._client.save_storage(data)
+        await self._client.send_line(b'some line ' + data)
+
+
+class SubprocessIpcServer(IpcServer):
+    __slots__ = ('_protocol',)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def build(cls, client: SubprocessIpcClient) -> Self:
+        protocol = HathorProtocol(client)
+        return cls(protocol)
+
+    def __init__(self, protocol: HathorProtocol) -> None:
+        self._protocol = protocol
+
+    @override
+    def get_cmd_map(self) -> dict[bytes, IpcCommand]:
+        return {
+            b'do_something': self.do_something,
+        }
+
+    async def do_something(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        await self._protocol.do_something(data)
+
+
+class SubprocessIpcClient(IpcClient):
+    def read_storage(self) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        return self.call(b'read_storage')
+
+    def save_storage(self, data: bytes) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        return self.call(b'save_storage', data)
+
+    def send_line(self, data: bytes) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        return self.call(b'send_line', data)
+
+
+class MainIpcServer(IpcServer):
+    __slots__ = ('manager', '_line_receiver')
+
+    def __init__(self, manager: HathorManager, line_receiver: IpcLineReceiver) -> None:
+        self.manager = manager
+        self._line_receiver = line_receiver
+
+    @override
+    def get_cmd_map(self) -> dict[bytes, IpcCommand]:
+        return {
+            b'read_storage': self.read_storage,
+            b'save_storage': self.save_storage,
+            b'send_line': self.send_line,
+        }
+
+    async def read_storage(self, data: bytes) -> bytes:
+        assert data == b''
+        return self.manager.read_storage()
+
+    async def save_storage(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self.manager.save_storage(data)
+
+    async def send_line(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self._line_receiver.sendLine(data)
+
+
+class MainIpcClient(IpcClient):
+    def do_something(self, data: bytes) -> Deferred[bytes]:
+        return self.call(b'do_something', data)
+
+
+class IpcLineReceiver(LineReceiver):
+    __slots__ = ('_client',)
+
+    def __init__(self, client: MainIpcClient) -> None:
+        self._client = client
+
+    def lineReceived(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        self._client.do_something(data)
+
+
+class IpcFactory(ServerFactory):
+    def __init__(self, reactor: ReactorProtocol, manager: HathorManager) -> None:
+        self.reactor = reactor
+        self.manager = manager
+
+    def buildProtocol(self, addr: IAddress) -> IpcLineReceiver:
+        main_client = MainIpcClient()
+        line_receiver = IpcLineReceiver(main_client)
+        main_server = MainIpcServer(self.manager, line_receiver)
+        ipc.connect(
+            main_reactor=self.reactor,
+            main_client=main_client,
+            main_server=main_server,
+            subprocess_client_builder=SubprocessIpcClient,
+            subprocess_server_builder=SubprocessIpcServer.build,
+            subprocess_name=str(getattr(addr, 'port'))
+        )
+        return line_receiver
+
+
+class HathorManager:
+    def __init__(self, *, storage: bytes):
+        self._storage = storage
+
+    def read_storage(self) -> bytes:
+        return self._storage
+
+    def save_storage(self, data: bytes) -> None:
+        print('printing from HathorManager.save_storage: ', data, os.getpid())
+
+
+def main() -> None:
+    port = 8080
+    reactor = initialize_global_reactor()
+    manager = HathorManager(storage=b'manager storage')
+    factory = IpcFactory(reactor, manager)
+    reactor.listenTCP(port, factory)
+    print(f'Server running on port {port}')
+    reactor.run()
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()