diff --git a/examples/tcp_connection.js b/examples/tcp_connection.js
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+import TCPConnection from "../src/connection/tcp_connection.js";
+
+// create tcp connection
+const connection = new TCPConnection("10.1.0.226", 5000);
+
+// wait until connected
+connection.on("connected", async () => {
+
+    // we are now connected
+    console.log(`Connected to: [${connection.host}:${connection.port}]`);
+
+    // log contacts
+    const contacts = await connection.getContacts();
+    for(const contact of contacts) {
+        console.log(`Contact: ${contact.advName}`);
+    }
+
+    // send message to public channel
+    // await connection.sendChannelTextMessage(0, "test");
+
+    // disconnect
+    connection.close();
+
+});
+
+// connect to meshcore device
+await connection.connect();
diff --git a/src/connection/tcp_connection.js b/src/connection/tcp_connection.js
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+import BufferWriter from "../buffer_writer.js";
+import BufferReader from "../buffer_reader.js";
+import Constants from "../constants.js";
+import Connection from "./connection.js";
+
+class TCPConnection extends Connection {
+
+    constructor(host, port) {
+        super();
+        this.host = host;
+        this.port = port;
+        this.readBuffer = [];
+    }
+
+    async connect() {
+
+        // note: net module is only available in NodeJS, you shouldn't use TCPConnection from a web browser
+        const { Socket } = await import("net");
+
+        // create new socket
+        this.socket = new Socket();
+
+        // handle received data
+        this.socket.on('data', (data) => {
+            this.onSocketDataReceived(data);
+        });
+
+        // handle errors
+        this.socket.on('error', (error) => {
+            console.error('Connection Error', error);
+        });
+
+        // handle socket close
+        this.socket.on('close', (error) => {
+            this.onDisconnected();
+        });
+
+        // connect to server
+        this.socket.connect(this.port, this.host, () => {
+            this.onConnected();
+        });
+
+    }
+
+    onSocketDataReceived(data) {
+
+        // append received bytes to read buffer
+        this.readBuffer = [
+            ...this.readBuffer,
+            ...data,
+        ];
+
+        // process read buffer while there is enough bytes for a frame header
+        // 3 bytes frame header = (1 byte frame type) + (2 bytes frame length as unsigned 16-bit little endian)
+        const frameHeaderLength = 3;
+        while(this.readBuffer.length >= frameHeaderLength){
+            try {
+
+                // extract frame header
+                const frameHeader = new BufferReader(this.readBuffer.slice(0, frameHeaderLength));
+
+                // ensure frame type supported
+                const frameType = frameHeader.readByte();
+                if(frameType !== Constants.SerialFrameTypes.Incoming && frameType !== Constants.SerialFrameTypes.Outgoing){
+                    // unexpected byte, lets skip it and try again
+                    this.readBuffer = this.readBuffer.slice(1);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // ensure frame length valid
+                const frameLength = frameHeader.readUInt16LE();
+                if(!frameLength){
+                    // unexpected byte, lets skip it and try again
+                    this.readBuffer = this.readBuffer.slice(1);
+                    continue;
+                }
+
+                // check if we have received enough bytes for this frame, otherwise wait until more bytes received
+                const requiredLength = frameHeaderLength + frameLength;
+                if(this.readBuffer.length < requiredLength){
+                    break;
+                }
+
+                // get frame data, and remove it and its frame header from the read buffer
+                const frameData = this.readBuffer.slice(frameHeaderLength, requiredLength);
+                this.readBuffer = this.readBuffer.slice(requiredLength);
+
+                // handle received frame
+                this.onFrameReceived(frameData);
+
+            } catch(e) {
+                console.error("Failed to process frame", e);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+    }
+
+    close() {
+        try {
+            this.socket.destroy();
+        } catch(e) {
+            // console.log("failed to release lock on serial port readable, ignoring...", e);
+        }
+    }
+
+    async write(bytes) {
+        this.socket.write(new Uint8Array(bytes));
+    }
+
+    async writeFrame(frameType, frameData) {
+
+        // create frame
+        const frame = new BufferWriter();
+
+        // add frame header
+        frame.writeByte(frameType);
+        frame.writeUInt16LE(frameData.length);
+
+        // add frame data
+        frame.writeBytes(frameData);
+
+        // write frame to device
+        await this.write(frame.toBytes());
+
+    }
+
+    async sendToRadioFrame(data) {
+        // write "app to radio" frame 0x3c "<"
+        this.emit("tx", data);
+        await this.writeFrame(0x3c, data);
+    }
+
+}
+
+export default TCPConnection;