diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 4680026..c8f47cf 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@ package showbridge
 
 type Config struct {
 	Modules []ModuleConfig `json:"modules"`
+	Routes  []RouteConfig  `json:"routes"`
 }
diff --git a/config.json b/config.json
index 0ad1321..b3da26f 100644
--- a/config.json
+++ b/config.json
@@ -1,11 +1,26 @@
 {
-    "modules": [
-        {
-            "type": "net.tcp.server",
-            "params": {
-                "port": 8000,
-                "framing": "LF"
-            }
-        }
-    ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  "modules": [
+    {
+      "id": "tcp1",
+      "type": "net.tcp.server",
+      "params": {
+        "port": 8000,
+        "framing": "LF"
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "id": "tcp2",
+      "type": "net.tcp.server",
+      "params": {
+        "port": 8001,
+        "framing": "LF"
+      }
+    }
+  ],
+  "routes": [
+    {
+      "input": "tcp1",
+      "output": "tcp2"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/internals/framing/framer.go b/internals/framing/framer.go
index 3044f04..36500a5 100644
--- a/internals/framing/framer.go
+++ b/internals/framing/framer.go
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 package framing
 
 type Framer interface {
-	Frame([]byte) [][]byte
+	Decode([]byte) [][]byte
+	Encode([]byte) []byte
 	Clear()
 }
diff --git a/internals/framing/separator.go b/internals/framing/separator.go
index 03f3ed8..d3a5ab9 100644
--- a/internals/framing/separator.go
+++ b/internals/framing/separator.go
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ func NewByteSeparatorFramer(separator []byte) *ByteSeparatorFramer {
 	return &ByteSeparatorFramer{separator: separator, buffer: []byte{}}
 }
 
-func (bsf *ByteSeparatorFramer) Frame(data []byte) [][]byte {
+func (bsf *ByteSeparatorFramer) Decode(data []byte) [][]byte {
 	messages := [][]byte{}
 
 	bsf.buffer = append(bsf.buffer, data...)
@@ -28,6 +28,10 @@ func (bsf *ByteSeparatorFramer) Frame(data []byte) [][]byte {
 	return messages
 }
 
+func (bsf *ByteSeparatorFramer) Encode(data []byte) []byte {
+	return append(data, bsf.separator...)
+}
+
 func (bsf *ByteSeparatorFramer) Clear() {
 	bsf.buffer = []byte{}
 }
diff --git a/internals/framing/slip.go b/internals/framing/slip.go
index 607d94f..d322d6b 100644
--- a/internals/framing/slip.go
+++ b/internals/framing/slip.go
@@ -8,8 +8,9 @@ func NewSlipFramer() *SlipFramer {
 	return &SlipFramer{buffer: []byte{}}
 }
 
-func (sf *SlipFramer) Frame(data []byte) [][]byte {
+func (sf *SlipFramer) Decode(data []byte) [][]byte {
 	messages := [][]byte{}
+
 	END := byte(0xc0)
 	ESC := byte(0xdb)
 	ESC_END := byte(0xdc)
@@ -47,6 +48,29 @@ func (sf *SlipFramer) Frame(data []byte) [][]byte {
 	return messages
 }
 
+func (sf *SlipFramer) Encode(data []byte) []byte {
+	END := byte(0xc0)
+	ESC := byte(0xdb)
+	ESC_END := byte(0xdc)
+	ESC_ESC := byte(0xdd)
+
+	var encodedBytes = []byte{END}
+
+	for _, byteToEncode := range data {
+		switch byteToEncode {
+		case END:
+			encodedBytes = append(encodedBytes, ESC_END)
+		case ESC:
+			encodedBytes = append(encodedBytes, ESC_ESC)
+		default:
+			encodedBytes = append(encodedBytes, byteToEncode)
+		}
+	}
+
+	encodedBytes = append(encodedBytes, END)
+	return encodedBytes
+}
+
 func (sf *SlipFramer) Clear() {
 	sf.buffer = []byte{}
 }
diff --git a/module.go b/module.go
index 491813e..3c90ac3 100644
--- a/module.go
+++ b/module.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ import (
 type Module interface {
 	Id() string
 	Type() string
+	RegisterRouter(*Router)
 	Run(context.Context) error
+	Output(any) error
 }
 
 type ModuleConfig struct {
diff --git a/route.go b/route.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b0427d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/route.go
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+package showbridge
+
+import "log/slog"
+
+type Route struct {
+	index  int
+	Input  string
+	Output string
+	router *Router
+}
+
+type RouteConfig struct {
+	Input  string `json:"input"`
+	Output string `json:"output"`
+}
+
+func NewRoute(index int, config RouteConfig, router *Router) *Route {
+	return &Route{Input: config.Input, Output: config.Output, router: router, index: index}
+}
+
+func (r *Route) HandleInput(sourceId string, payload any) {
+	slog.Debug("route input", "index", r.index, "source", sourceId, "payload", payload)
+	r.HandleOutput(payload)
+}
+
+func (r *Route) HandleOutput(payload any) {
+	slog.Debug("route output", "index", r.index, "destination", r.Output, "payload", payload)
+	err := r.router.HandleOutput(r.Output, payload)
+	if err != nil {
+		slog.Error("problem with route output", "error", err.Error())
+	}
+}
diff --git a/router.go b/router.go
index 585db1d..c03f71c 100644
--- a/router.go
+++ b/router.go
@@ -10,21 +10,23 @@ import (
 type Router struct {
 	Context         context.Context
 	ModuleInstances []Module
+	RouteInstances  []*Route
 }
 
 func NewRouter(ctx context.Context, config Config) (*Router, error) {
 
 	logger := slog.New(slog.NewTextHandler(os.Stdout, &slog.HandlerOptions{
-		Level: slog.LevelDebug,
+		Level: slog.LevelInfo,
 	}))
 
 	slog.SetDefault(logger)
 
-	slog.Debug("creating router", "config", config)
+	slog.Debug("creating router")
 
 	router := Router{
 		Context:         ctx,
 		ModuleInstances: []Module{},
+		RouteInstances:  []*Route{},
 	}
 
 	for _, moduleDecl := range config.Modules {
@@ -54,6 +56,14 @@ func NewRouter(ctx context.Context, config Config) (*Router, error) {
 
 	}
 
+	for routeIndex, routeDecl := range config.Routes {
+		router.RouteInstances = append(router.RouteInstances, NewRoute(routeIndex, routeDecl, &router))
+	}
+
+	for _, moduleInstance := range router.ModuleInstances {
+		moduleInstance.RegisterRouter(&router)
+	}
+
 	return &router, nil
 }
 
@@ -63,3 +73,20 @@ func (r *Router) Run() {
 	}
 	<-r.Context.Done()
 }
+
+func (r *Router) HandleInput(sourceId string, payload any) {
+	for _, route := range r.RouteInstances {
+		if route.Input == sourceId {
+			route.HandleInput(sourceId, payload)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func (r *Router) HandleOutput(destinationId string, payload any) error {
+	for _, moduleInstance := range r.ModuleInstances {
+		if moduleInstance.Id() == destinationId {
+			return moduleInstance.Output(payload)
+		}
+	}
+	return fmt.Errorf("no module instance found for destination %s", destinationId)
+}
diff --git a/tcp-client.go b/tcp-client.go
index 7bd4720..d67c797 100644
--- a/tcp-client.go
+++ b/tcp-client.go
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ type TCPClient struct {
 	Host   string
 	Port   uint16
 	framer framing.Framer
+	conn   net.Conn
+	router *Router
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -71,20 +73,25 @@ func init() {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown framing method: %s", framingMethodString)
 			}
 
-			return TCPClient{framer: framer, Host: hostString, Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
+			return &TCPClient{framer: framer, Host: hostString, Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
-func (tc TCPClient) Id() string {
+func (tc *TCPClient) Id() string {
 	return tc.config.Id
 }
 
-func (tc TCPClient) Type() string {
+func (tc *TCPClient) Type() string {
 	return tc.config.Type
 }
 
-func (tc TCPClient) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (tc *TCPClient) RegisterRouter(router *Router) {
+	slog.Debug("registering router", "id", tc.config.Id)
+	tc.router = router
+}
+
+func (tc *TCPClient) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	for {
 		client, err := net.Dial("tcp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", tc.Port))
 		if err != nil {
@@ -93,6 +100,8 @@ func (tc TCPClient) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			continue
 		}
 
+		tc.conn = client
+
 		buffer := make([]byte, 1024)
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
@@ -114,9 +123,13 @@ func (tc TCPClient) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 					if tc.framer != nil {
 						if byteCount > 0 {
-							messages := tc.framer.Frame(buffer[0:byteCount])
+							messages := tc.framer.Decode(buffer[0:byteCount])
 							for _, message := range messages {
-								slog.Debug("tcp-client message", "bytes", message)
+								if tc.router != nil {
+									tc.router.HandleInput(tc.config.Id, message)
+								} else {
+									slog.Error("tcp-client has not router", "id", tc.config.Id)
+								}
 							}
 						}
 					}
@@ -128,3 +141,15 @@ func (tc TCPClient) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 	}
 
 }
+
+func (tc *TCPClient) Output(payload any) error {
+	if tc.conn != nil {
+		payloadBytes, ok := payload.([]byte)
+		if !ok {
+			return fmt.Errorf("tcp-client is only able to output bytes")
+		}
+		_, err := tc.conn.Write(tc.framer.Encode(payloadBytes))
+		return err
+	}
+	return nil
+}
diff --git a/tcp-server.go b/tcp-server.go
index 3fc6385..04d5352 100644
--- a/tcp-server.go
+++ b/tcp-server.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ type TCPServer struct {
 	config        ModuleConfig
 	Port          uint16
 	framingMethod string
+	router        *Router
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -42,21 +43,26 @@ func init() {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("tcp framing method must be a string")
 			}
 
-			return TCPServer{framingMethod: framingMethodString, Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
+			return &TCPServer{framingMethod: framingMethodString, Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
-func (ts TCPServer) Id() string {
+func (ts *TCPServer) Id() string {
 	return ts.config.Id
 }
 
-func (ts TCPServer) Type() string {
+func (ts *TCPServer) Type() string {
 	return ts.config.Type
 }
 
-func (ts TCPServer) HandleClient(ctx context.Context, client net.Conn) {
-	slog.Info("handling connection", "remoteAddr", client.RemoteAddr().String())
+func (ts *TCPServer) RegisterRouter(router *Router) {
+	slog.Debug("registering router", "id", ts.config.Id)
+	ts.router = router
+}
+
+func (ts *TCPServer) HandleClient(ctx context.Context, client net.Conn) {
+	slog.Debug("connection accepted", "id", ts.config.Id, "remoteAddr", client.RemoteAddr().String())
 
 	var framer framing.Framer
 
@@ -81,15 +87,19 @@ func (ts TCPServer) HandleClient(ctx context.Context, client net.Conn) {
 
 			if err != nil {
 				if err.Error() == "EOF" {
-					slog.Debug("connection closed")
+					slog.Debug("connection closed", "id", ts.config.Id, "remoteAddr", client.RemoteAddr().String())
 				}
 				return
 			}
 			if framer != nil {
 				if byteCount > 0 {
-					messages := framer.Frame(buffer[0:byteCount])
+					messages := framer.Decode(buffer[0:byteCount])
 					for _, message := range messages {
-						slog.Debug("tcp-server message", "bytes", message)
+						if ts.router != nil {
+							ts.router.HandleInput(ts.config.Id, message)
+						} else {
+							slog.Error("tcp-server has not router", "id", ts.config.Id)
+						}
 					}
 				}
 			}
@@ -116,5 +126,8 @@ func (ts TCPServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			go ts.HandleClient(ctx, client)
 		}
 	}
-
+}
+
+func (ts *TCPServer) Output(payload any) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("tcp-server output is not implemented")
 }
diff --git a/udp-server.go b/udp-server.go
index fc2a15c..95c3cba 100644
--- a/udp-server.go
+++ b/udp-server.go
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import (
 type UDPServer struct {
 	Port   uint16
 	config ModuleConfig
+	router *Router
 }
 
 func init() {
@@ -29,20 +30,24 @@ func init() {
 				return nil, fmt.Errorf("udp server port must be uint16")
 			}
 
-			return UDPServer{Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
+			return &UDPServer{Port: uint16(portNum), config: config}, nil
 		},
 	})
 }
 
-func (us UDPServer) Id() string {
+func (us *UDPServer) Id() string {
 	return us.config.Id
 }
 
-func (us UDPServer) Type() string {
+func (us *UDPServer) Type() string {
 	return us.config.Id
 }
 
-func (us UDPServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
+func (us *UDPServer) RegisterRouter(router *Router) {
+	us.router = router
+}
+
+func (us *UDPServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 
 	addr, err := net.ResolveUDPAddr("udp", fmt.Sprintf(":%d", us.Port))
 	if err != nil {
@@ -66,8 +71,17 @@ func (us UDPServer) Run(ctx context.Context) error {
 			if err != nil {
 				return err
 			}
-			slog.Info(string(buffer[:numBytes]))
+			message := buffer[:numBytes]
+			if us.router != nil {
+				us.router.HandleInput(us.config.Id, message)
+			} else {
+				slog.Error("tcp-server has not router", "id", us.config.Id)
+			}
 		}
 	}
 
 }
+
+func (us *UDPServer) Output(payload any) error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("udp-server output is not implemented")
+}