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diff --git a/RSSDP/IUdpSocket.cs b/RSSDP/IUdpSocket.cs
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+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Text;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+
+namespace Rssdp.Infrastructure
+{
+	/// <summary>
+	/// Provides a common interface across platforms for UDP sockets used by this SSDP implementation.
+	/// </summary>
+	public interface IUdpSocket : IDisposable
+	{
+		/// <summary>
+		/// Waits for and returns the next UDP message sent to this socket (uni or multicast).
+		/// </summary>
+		/// <returns></returns>
+		System.Threading.Tasks.Task<ReceivedUdpData> ReceiveAsync();
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Sends a UDP message to a particular end point (uni or multicast).
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="messageData">The data to send.</param>
+        /// <param name="endPoint">The <see cref="UdpEndPoint"/> providing the address and port to send to.</param>
+        Task SendTo(byte[] messageData, UdpEndPoint endPoint);
+
+	}
+}
+\ No newline at end of file