diff --git a/src/server/nic_bus/README b/src/server/nic_bus/README
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+The nic_bus server switches packets between sessions using Ethernet headers.
+Sessions may only send and receive packets with MAC addresses assigned by
+the bus. For this reason it does not support attachment to ethernet hubs or
+switches and is therefore not intended for use with harware interfaces. 
diff --git a/src/server/nic_bus/bus.h b/src/server/nic_bus/bus.h
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+/*
+ * \brief  Nic session bus
+ * \author Emery Hemingway
+ * \date   2019-04-14
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NETWORK_STATE_H_
+#define _NETWORK_STATE_H_
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#include <base/session_label.h>
+#include <util/xml_node.h>
+
+namespace Nic_bus {
+	using namespace Net;
+	using namespace Genode;
+
+	template <typename T>
+	struct Bus;
+}
+
+
+template <typename T>
+struct Nic_bus::Bus
+{
+		struct Element;
+
+		/* static array of sessions on the bus */
+		enum { BUS_SIZE = 0xffU };
+		Element *_elements[BUS_SIZE] { nullptr };
+
+		static uint8_t _index(Mac_address const &mac) { return mac.addr[1]; };
+
+		void remove(Mac_address const mac) {
+			_elements[_index(mac)] = nullptr; }
+
+		Mac_address insert(Element &elem, char const *label)
+		{
+			/**
+			 * Derive a MAC address using the FNV-1a algorithm.
+			 */
+			enum {
+				FNV_64_PRIME = 1099511628211U,
+				FNV_64_OFFSET = 14695981039346656037U,
+			};
+
+			uint64_t hash = FNV_64_OFFSET;
+
+			char const *p = label;
+			while (*p) {
+				hash ^= *p++;
+				hash *= FNV_64_PRIME;
+			}
+
+			for (;;) {
+				/* add the terminating zero */
+				hash *= FNV_64_PRIME;
+
+				uint8_t index = hash >> 32;
+
+				if (_elements[index] != nullptr)
+					continue;
+				/* hash until a free slot is found */
+
+				_elements[index] = &elem;
+
+				Mac_address mac;
+				mac.addr[0] = 0x02;
+				mac.addr[1] = index;
+				mac.addr[2] = hash >> 24;
+				mac.addr[3] = hash >> 16;
+				mac.addr[4] = hash >> 8;
+				mac.addr[5] = hash;
+
+				return mac;
+			}
+		}
+
+		struct Element
+		{
+			Bus &bus;
+			T   &obj;
+
+			Mac_address const mac;
+
+			Element(Bus &b, T &o, char const *label)
+			: bus(b), obj(o), mac(bus.insert(*this, label)) { }
+
+			~Element() { bus.remove(mac); }
+		};
+
+		Bus() { }
+
+		template<typename PROC>
+		void apply(Mac_address mac, PROC proc)
+		{
+			uint8_t const index = _index(mac);
+			Element *elem = _elements[index];
+			if (elem != nullptr) {
+				if (elem->mac == mac) {
+					proc(elem->obj);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+
+		template<typename PROC>
+		void apply_all(PROC proc)
+		{
+			for (auto i = 0U; i < BUS_SIZE; ++i) {
+				Element *elem = _elements[i];
+				if (elem != nullptr) {
+					proc(elem->obj);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/src/server/nic_bus/main.cc b/src/server/nic_bus/main.cc
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/src/server/nic_bus/main.cc
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+/*
+ * \brief  Nic bus service
+ * \author Emery Hemingway
+ * \date   2019-04-10
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
+ */
+
+/* local includes */
+#include "session_component.h"
+
+/* Genode */
+#include <root/component.h>
+#include <base/attached_rom_dataspace.h>
+#include <os/session_policy.h>
+#include <base/component.h>
+
+namespace Nic_bus {
+	using namespace Net;
+	using namespace Genode;
+	class Root;
+	struct Main;
+}
+
+
+class Nic_bus::Root : public Genode::Root_component<Nic_bus::Session_component>
+{
+	private:
+
+		Genode::Env &_env;
+
+		Attached_rom_dataspace _config_rom { _env, "config" };
+
+		Session_bus _bus { };
+
+	protected:
+
+		Session_component *_create_session(const char *args) override
+		{
+			using namespace Genode;
+
+			_config_rom.update();
+
+			Session_label  label  { label_from_args(args) };
+			Session_policy policy { label, _config_rom.xml() };
+
+			return new (md_alloc())
+				Session_component(_env.ep(), _env.ram(), _env.rm(),
+				                  ram_quota_from_args(args),
+				                  cap_quota_from_args(args),
+				                  Tx_size{Arg_string::find_arg(args, "tx_buf_size").ulong_value(0)},
+				                  Rx_size{Arg_string::find_arg(args, "rx_buf_size").ulong_value(0)},
+				                  _bus,
+				                  label);
+		}
+
+	public:
+
+		Root(Genode::Env        &env,
+		     Genode::Allocator  &md_alloc)
+		: Genode::Root_component<Nic_bus::Session_component>(env.ep(), md_alloc),
+		  _env(env)
+		{ }
+};
+
+
+struct Nic_bus::Main
+{
+	Sliced_heap _sliced_heap;
+	Nic_bus::Root _root;
+
+	Main(Genode::Env &env)
+	: _sliced_heap(env.ram(), env.rm()),
+	  _root(env, _sliced_heap)
+	{
+		env.parent().announce(env.ep().manage(_root));
+	}
+};
+
+
+void Component::construct(Genode::Env &env) { static Nic_bus::Main inst(env); }
diff --git a/src/server/nic_bus/session_component.h b/src/server/nic_bus/session_component.h
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+++ b/src/server/nic_bus/session_component.h
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+/*
+ * \brief  Nic bus session component
+ * \author Emery Hemingway
+ * \date   2019-04-14
+ */
+
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2019 Genode Labs GmbH
+ *
+ * This file is part of the Genode OS framework, which is distributed
+ * under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License version 3.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _SESSION_COMPONENT_H_
+#define _SESSION_COMPONENT_H_
+
+/* local includes */
+#include "bus.h"
+
+/* Genode includes */
+#include <net/ethernet.h>
+#include <net/size_guard.h>
+#include <nic/component.h>
+#include <base/heap.h>
+#include <base/session_label.h>
+
+namespace Nic_bus {
+	using namespace Net;
+
+	struct Tx_size { Genode::size_t value; };
+	struct Rx_size { Genode::size_t value; };
+
+	class Session_resources;
+	class Session_component;
+
+	typedef Bus<Session_component> Session_bus;
+}
+
+
+/**
+ * Base class to manage session quotas and allocations
+ */
+class Nic_bus::Session_resources
+{
+	protected:
+
+		Genode::Ram_quota_guard           _ram_guard;
+		Genode::Cap_quota_guard           _cap_guard;
+		Genode::Constrained_ram_allocator _ram_alloc;
+		Genode::Attached_ram_dataspace    _tx_ds, _rx_ds;
+		Genode::Heap                      _alloc;
+		Nic::Packet_allocator             _rx_pkt_alloc { &_alloc };
+
+		Session_resources(Genode::Ram_allocator &ram,
+		                  Genode::Region_map    &region_map,
+		                  Genode::Ram_quota     ram_quota,
+		                  Genode::Cap_quota     cap_quota,
+		                  Tx_size         tx_size,
+		                  Rx_size         rx_size)
+		:
+			_ram_guard(ram_quota), _cap_guard(cap_quota),
+			_ram_alloc(ram, _ram_guard, _cap_guard),
+			_tx_ds(_ram_alloc, region_map, tx_size.value),
+			_rx_ds(_ram_alloc, region_map, rx_size.value),
+			_alloc(_ram_alloc, region_map)
+		{ }
+};
+
+
+class Nic_bus::Session_component : private Session_resources,
+                                      public Nic::Session_rpc_object
+{
+	private:
+
+		Session_bus::Element _bus_elem;
+
+		Genode::Session_label const _label;
+
+		Genode::Io_signal_handler<Session_component> _packet_handler;
+
+		Nic::Packet_stream_sink<::Nic::Session::Policy> &sink() {
+			return *_tx.sink(); }
+
+		Nic::Packet_stream_source<::Nic::Session::Policy> &source() {
+			return *_rx.source(); }
+
+		void _send(Ethernet_frame const &eth, Genode::size_t const size)
+		{
+			while (source().ack_avail())
+				source().release_packet(source().get_acked_packet());
+
+			if (!source().ready_to_submit()) return;
+			/* drop the packet if the queue is congested */
+
+			Nic::Packet_descriptor pkt = source().alloc_packet(size);
+			void *content = source().packet_content(pkt);
+			Genode::memcpy(content, (void*)&eth, size);
+			source().submit_packet(pkt);
+		}
+
+		void _handle_packet(Nic::Packet_descriptor const &pkt)
+		{
+			if (!pkt.size() || !sink().packet_valid(pkt)) return;
+
+			Size_guard size_guard(pkt.size());
+			Ethernet_frame const &eth = Ethernet_frame::cast_from(
+				sink().packet_content(pkt), size_guard);
+
+			if (eth.src() != _bus_elem.mac) {
+				Genode::warning(
+					eth.src(), " is not the managed MAC adress, "
+					"dropping packet from ", _label);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			auto send = [&] (Session_component &other) { other._send(eth, pkt.size()); };
+
+			if (eth.dst().addr[0] & 1) {
+				/* multicast */
+				_bus_elem.bus.apply_all(send);
+			} else {
+				/* unicast */
+				_bus_elem.bus.apply(eth.dst(), send);
+			}
+		}
+
+		void _handle_packets()
+		{
+			while (sink().ready_to_ack() && sink().packet_avail()) {
+				_handle_packet(sink().peek_packet());
+				sink().acknowledge_packet(sink().get_packet());
+			}
+		}
+
+	public:
+
+		Session_component(Genode::Entrypoint    &ep,
+		                  Genode::Ram_allocator &ram,
+		                  Genode::Region_map    &region_map,
+		                  Genode::Ram_quota      ram_quota,
+		                  Genode::Cap_quota      cap_quota,
+		                  Tx_size                tx_size,
+		                  Rx_size                rx_size,
+		                  Session_bus           &bus,
+		                  Genode::Session_label const &label)
+		:
+			Session_resources(ram, region_map,
+			                  ram_quota, cap_quota,
+			                  tx_size, rx_size),
+			Nic::Session_rpc_object(region_map,
+			                        _tx_ds.cap(), _rx_ds.cap(),
+			                        &_rx_pkt_alloc, ep.rpc_ep()),
+			_bus_elem(bus, *this, label.string()), _label(label),
+			_packet_handler(ep, *this, &Session_component::_handle_packets)
+		{
+			_tx.sigh_packet_avail(_packet_handler);
+			_tx.sigh_ready_to_ack(_packet_handler);
+		}
+
+		Nic::Mac_address mac_address() override { return _bus_elem.mac; }
+
+		bool link_state() override { return true; }
+
+		void link_state_sigh(Genode::Signal_context_capability) override { }
+
+};
+
+#endif /* _SESSION_COMPONENT_H_ */
diff --git a/src/server/nic_bus/target.mk b/src/server/nic_bus/target.mk
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+TARGET = nic_bus
+LIBS   = base net
+SRC_CC = main.cc