diff --git a/libs/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/CMakeLists.txt
index e30877cc..388df659 100644
--- a/libs/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/libs/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-subdirs( algorithm array bitset cstring optional random string tuple utility variant weed )
+subdirs( algorithm array bitset cstring net optional random string tuple utility variant weed )
 #subdirs( algorithm array bitset cstring optional random )
diff --git a/libs/net/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/net/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a32dcf20
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/net/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+subdirs( test )
diff --git a/libs/net/test/CMakeLists.txt b/libs/net/test/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e072a131
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/net/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+add_executable( libs_net_test_endian endian.cpp )
+set_target_properties( libs_net_test_endian PROPERTIES OUTPUT_NAME "endian" )
+add_test( libs_net_test_endian endian )
diff --git a/libs/net/test/endian.cpp b/libs/net/test/endian.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..dbb60eae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/libs/net/test/endian.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,37 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+  Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Bolero MURAKAMI
+  https://github.com/bolero-MURAKAMI/Sprout
+
+  Copyright (c) 2014 Chris KAY
+  https://github.com/cjkay-cpp-utils/Sprout
+
+  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+=============================================================================*/
+#ifndef SPROUT_LIBS_NET_TEST_ENDIAN_CPP
+#define SPROUT_LIBS_NET_TEST_ENDIAN_CPP
+
+#include <sprout/net/endian.hpp>
+#include <testspr/tools.hpp>
+#include <iostream>
+
+namespace testspr {
+    static void endian_test() {
+        using namespace sprout;
+
+        {
+            TESTSPR_ASSERT(sprout::net::detail::reverse(0xDEADBEEF) == 0xEFBEADDE);
+            TESTSPR_ASSERT(sprout::net::detail::reverse(0xEFBEADDE) == 0xDEADBEEF);
+
+            TESTSPR_ASSERT(sprout::net::detail::reverse_words(0xDEADBEEF) == 0xADDEEFBE);
+            TESTSPR_ASSERT(sprout::net::detail::reverse_words(0xADDEEFBE) == 0xDEADBEEF);
+        }
+    }
+}   // namespace testspr
+
+#ifndef TESTSPR_CPP_INCLUDE
+#	define TESTSPR_TEST_FUNCTION testspr::endian_test
+#	include <testspr/include_main.hpp>
+#endif
+
+#endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_LIBS_NET_TEST_ENDIAN_CPP
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/sprout/net.hpp b/sprout/net.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8775d032
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprout/net.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+  Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Bolero MURAKAMI
+  https://github.com/bolero-MURAKAMI/Sprout
+
+  Copyright (c) 2014 Chris KAY
+  https://github.com/cjkay-cpp-utils/Sprout
+
+  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+=============================================================================*/
+#ifndef SPROUT_NET_HPP
+#define SPROUT_NET_HPP
+
+#include <sprout/config.hpp>
+#include <sprout/net/endian.hpp>
+
+#endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_NET_HPP
diff --git a/sprout/net/endian.hpp b/sprout/net/endian.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b17bea77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sprout/net/endian.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,117 @@
+/*=============================================================================
+  Copyright (c) 2011-2014 Bolero MURAKAMI
+  https://github.com/bolero-MURAKAMI/Sprout
+
+  Copyright (c) 2014 Chris KAY
+  https://github.com/cjkay-cpp-utils/Sprout
+
+  Distributed under the Boost Software License, Version 1.0. (See accompanying
+  file LICENSE_1_0.txt or copy at http://www.boost.org/LICENSE_1_0.txt)
+=============================================================================*/
+#ifndef SPROUT_NET_NET_HPP
+#define SPROUT_NET_NET_HPP
+
+#include <cstdint>
+#include <sprout/config.hpp>
+#include <boost/detail/endian.hpp>
+
+namespace sprout {
+    namespace net {
+        namespace detail {
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T lshift(T val, uint_fast8_t byte) {
+                return val << (byte * 8);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T rshift(T val, uint_fast8_t byte) {
+                return val >> (byte * 8);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T mask(uint_fast8_t byte) {
+                return lshift(T(0xFF), byte);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T byte_at(T val, uint_fast8_t byte) {
+                return rshift((val & mask<T>(byte)), byte);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T overwrite(T val, uint8_t byte_val, uint_fast8_t to) {
+                return (val & ~mask<T>(to)) | lshift(T(byte_val), to);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T move(T val, uint_fast8_t from, uint_fast8_t to) {
+                return overwrite(val, byte_at(val, from), to);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T swap(T val, uint_fast8_t byte1, uint_fast8_t byte2) {
+                return overwrite(move(val, byte1, byte2), byte_at(val, byte2), byte1);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T reverse_impl(T val, uint_fast8_t byte1, uint_fast8_t byte2) {
+                return byte1 > byte2 ? val : reverse_impl(swap(val, byte1, byte2), byte1 + 1, byte2 - 1);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T reverse(T val) {
+                return reverse_impl(val, 0, sizeof(T) - 1);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T reverse_words_impl(T val, uint_fast8_t byte) {
+                return byte == 0 ? val : reverse_words_impl(swap(val, byte - 1, byte - 2), byte - 2);
+            }
+
+            template<typename T>
+            SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T reverse_words(T val) {
+                return reverse_words_impl(val, sizeof(T));
+            }
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T hton(T host) {
+#if defined(BOOST_BIG_ENDIAN)
+            return host;
+#elif defined(BOOST_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+            return detail::reverse(host);
+#elif defined(BOOST_PDP_ENDIAN)
+            return detail::reverse_words(host);
+#endif
+        }
+
+        template<typename T>
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR T ntoh(T net) {
+#if defined(BOOST_BIG_ENDIAN)
+            return net;
+#elif defined(BOOST_LITTLE_ENDIAN)
+            return detail::reverse(net);
+#elif defined(BOOST_PDP_ENDIAN)
+            return detail::reverse_words(host);
+#endif
+        }
+
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR uint32_t htonl(uint32_t host32) {
+            return hton(host32);
+        }
+
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR uint16_t htons(uint16_t host16) {
+            return hton(host16);
+        }
+
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR uint32_t ntohl(uint32_t net32) {
+            return ntoh(net32);
+        }
+
+        SPROUT_CONSTEXPR uint16_t ntohs(uint16_t net16) {
+            return ntoh(net16);
+        }
+    }   //namespace net
+}	// namespace sprout
+
+#endif	// #ifndef SPROUT_NET_NET_HPP