diff --git a/peer.go b/peer.go
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+package main
+
+import (
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"li.lan/labs/plasma/lnwallet"
+)
+
+// channelState...
+type channelState uint8
+
+const (
+	// TODO(roasbeef): others??
+	channelPending channelState = iota
+	channelOpen
+	channelClosed
+	channelDispute
+	channelPendingPayment
+)
+
+const (
+	numAllowedRetransmits = 5
+)
+
+// peer...
+// TODO(roasbeef): make this a package now??
+// inspired by btcd/peer.go
+//  * three goroutines
+//  * inHandler
+//  * ourHandler
+//  * queueHandler (maybe?), we don't have any trickling issues so idk
+type peer struct {
+	started    int32
+	connected  int32
+	disconnect int32 // only to be used atomically
+	// conn       *ETcpConn or w/e it is in strux
+
+	// TODO(rosabeef): one for now, may need more granularity
+	sync.RWMutex
+
+	addr            string
+	lnID            [32]byte // TODO(roasbeef): copy from strux
+	inbound         bool
+	protocolVersion uint32
+
+	// For purposes of detecting retransmits, etc.
+	// lastNMessages map[lnwire.Message]struct{}
+
+	timeConnected    time.Time
+	lastSend         time.Time
+	lastRecv         time.Time
+	bytesReceived    uint64
+	bytesSent        uint64
+	satoshisSent     uint64
+	satoshisReceived uint64
+	// TODO(roasbeef): pings??
+
+	sendQueueDone chan struct{}
+	// outgoingQueue chan lnwire.Message
+	// sendQueue chan  lnwire.Message
+	// TODO(roasbeef+j): something like?
+	// type Message {
+	//   Decode(uint32) error
+	//   Encode(uint32) error
+	//   Command() string
+	//}
+
+	// TODO(roasbeef): akward import, just rename to Wallet?
+	wallet *lnwallet.LightningWallet
+
+	// Only will be set if the channel is in the 'pending' state.
+	reservation *lnwallet.ChannelReservation
+
+	channel *lnwallet.LightningChannel // TODO(roasbeef): rename to PaymentChannel??
+
+	queueQuit chan struct{}
+	quit      chan struct{}
+}
diff --git a/peer_test.go b/peer_test.go
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+package main