diff --git a/.vscode/settings.json b/.vscode/settings.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..bcaa0fe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.vscode/settings.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+    "python.analysis.extraPaths": [
+        "./src"
+    ],
+    "python.analysis.autoImportCompletions": true,
+    "python.analysis.typeCheckingMode": "basic"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/grpc_expts/client.py b/grpc_expts/client.py
index b0aa3c7..843158e 100644
--- a/grpc_expts/client.py
+++ b/grpc_expts/client.py
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ def run_client(args: argparse.Namespace):
         log_utils = LogUtils(config)
         log_utils.log_console(f'user got {user_id.id} {user_id.num}')
         node_id = user_id.num % TEMP_TOTAL_NODES
+        print(node_id, user_id.num)
         device = f'cuda:{node_id + device_offset}'
         dset_obj = get_dataset(dset, dpath=dpath)
         train_dset = dset_obj.train_dset
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/comm_utils.py b/src/utils/communication/comm_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..656ba76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/comm_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from abc import ABC, abstractmethod
+
+class CommunicationInterface(ABC):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def initialize(self):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def send(self, dest, data):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def receive(self, node_ids, data):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def broadcast(self, data):
+        pass
+
+    @abstractmethod
+    def finalize(self):
+        pass
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm.proto b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm.proto
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d0ee10e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm.proto
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+syntax = "proto3";
+
+service CommunicationServer {
+  rpc SendData (Data) returns (Empty) {}
+}
+
+message Empty {}
+
+message Data {
+  string id = 1;
+  Model model = 2;
+}
+
+message ID {
+  int32 num = 1;
+  string id = 2;
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2.py b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..80557d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2.py
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-
+# Generated by the protocol buffer compiler.  DO NOT EDIT!
+# source: comm.proto
+# Protobuf Python Version: 5.26.1
+"""Generated protocol buffer code."""
+from google.protobuf import descriptor as _descriptor
+from google.protobuf import descriptor_pool as _descriptor_pool
+from google.protobuf import symbol_database as _symbol_database
+from google.protobuf.internal import builder as _builder
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(imports)
+
+_sym_db = _symbol_database.Default()
+
+
+
+
+DESCRIPTOR = _descriptor_pool.Default().AddSerializedFile(b'\n\ncomm.proto\"\x07\n\x05\x45mpty\")\n\x04\x44\x61ta\x12\n\n\x02id\x18\x01 \x01(\t\x12\x15\n\x05model\x18\x02 \x01(\x0b\x32\x06.Model\"\x1d\n\x02ID\x12\x0b\n\x03num\x18\x01 \x01(\x05\x12\n\n\x02id\x18\x02 \x01(\t\"\x17\n\x05Model\x12\x0e\n\x06\x62uffer\x18\x01 \x01(\x0c\x32L\n\x13\x43ommunicationServer\x12\x18\n\x08GetModel\x12\x03.ID\x1a\x05.Data\"\x00\x12\x1b\n\x08SendData\x12\x05.Data\x1a\x06.Empty\"\x00\x62\x06proto3')
+
+_globals = globals()
+_builder.BuildMessageAndEnumDescriptors(DESCRIPTOR, _globals)
+_builder.BuildTopDescriptorsAndMessages(DESCRIPTOR, 'comm_pb2', _globals)
+if not _descriptor._USE_C_DESCRIPTORS:
+  DESCRIPTOR._loaded_options = None
+  _globals['_EMPTY']._serialized_start=14
+  _globals['_EMPTY']._serialized_end=21
+  _globals['_DATA']._serialized_start=23
+  _globals['_DATA']._serialized_end=64
+  _globals['_ID']._serialized_start=66
+  _globals['_ID']._serialized_end=95
+  _globals['_MODEL']._serialized_start=97
+  _globals['_MODEL']._serialized_end=120
+  _globals['_COMMUNICATIONSERVER']._serialized_start=122
+  _globals['_COMMUNICATIONSERVER']._serialized_end=198
+# @@protoc_insertion_point(module_scope)
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2_grpc.py b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2_grpc.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..705549b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/grpc/comm_pb2_grpc.py
@@ -0,0 +1,145 @@
+# Generated by the gRPC Python protocol compiler plugin. DO NOT EDIT!
+"""Client and server classes corresponding to protobuf-defined services."""
+import grpc
+import warnings
+
+import comm_pb2 as comm__pb2
+
+GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION = '1.64.0'
+GRPC_VERSION = grpc.__version__
+EXPECTED_ERROR_RELEASE = '1.65.0'
+SCHEDULED_RELEASE_DATE = 'June 25, 2024'
+_version_not_supported = False
+
+try:
+    from grpc._utilities import first_version_is_lower
+    _version_not_supported = first_version_is_lower(GRPC_VERSION, GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION)
+except ImportError:
+    _version_not_supported = True
+
+if _version_not_supported:
+    warnings.warn(
+        f'The grpc package installed is at version {GRPC_VERSION},'
+        + f' but the generated code in comm_pb2_grpc.py depends on'
+        + f' grpcio>={GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION}.'
+        + f' Please upgrade your grpc module to grpcio>={GRPC_GENERATED_VERSION}'
+        + f' or downgrade your generated code using grpcio-tools<={GRPC_VERSION}.'
+        + f' This warning will become an error in {EXPECTED_ERROR_RELEASE},'
+        + f' scheduled for release on {SCHEDULED_RELEASE_DATE}.',
+        RuntimeWarning
+    )
+
+
+class CommunicationServerStub(object):
+    """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
+
+    def __init__(self, channel):
+        """Constructor.
+
+        Args:
+            channel: A grpc.Channel.
+        """
+        self.GetModel = channel.unary_unary(
+                '/CommunicationServer/GetModel',
+                request_serializer=comm__pb2.ID.SerializeToString,
+                response_deserializer=comm__pb2.Data.FromString,
+                _registered_method=True)
+        self.SendData = channel.unary_unary(
+                '/CommunicationServer/SendData',
+                request_serializer=comm__pb2.Data.SerializeToString,
+                response_deserializer=comm__pb2.Empty.FromString,
+                _registered_method=True)
+
+
+class CommunicationServerServicer(object):
+    """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
+
+    def GetModel(self, request, context):
+        """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
+        context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+        context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
+        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
+
+    def SendData(self, request, context):
+        """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
+        context.set_code(grpc.StatusCode.UNIMPLEMENTED)
+        context.set_details('Method not implemented!')
+        raise NotImplementedError('Method not implemented!')
+
+
+def add_CommunicationServerServicer_to_server(servicer, server):
+    rpc_method_handlers = {
+            'GetModel': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+                    servicer.GetModel,
+                    request_deserializer=comm__pb2.ID.FromString,
+                    response_serializer=comm__pb2.Data.SerializeToString,
+            ),
+            'SendData': grpc.unary_unary_rpc_method_handler(
+                    servicer.SendData,
+                    request_deserializer=comm__pb2.Data.FromString,
+                    response_serializer=comm__pb2.Empty.SerializeToString,
+            ),
+    }
+    generic_handler = grpc.method_handlers_generic_handler(
+            'CommunicationServer', rpc_method_handlers)
+    server.add_generic_rpc_handlers((generic_handler,))
+    server.add_registered_method_handlers('CommunicationServer', rpc_method_handlers)
+
+
+ # This class is part of an EXPERIMENTAL API.
+class CommunicationServer(object):
+    """Missing associated documentation comment in .proto file."""
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def GetModel(request,
+            target,
+            options=(),
+            channel_credentials=None,
+            call_credentials=None,
+            insecure=False,
+            compression=None,
+            wait_for_ready=None,
+            timeout=None,
+            metadata=None):
+        return grpc.experimental.unary_unary(
+            request,
+            target,
+            '/CommunicationServer/GetModel',
+            comm__pb2.ID.SerializeToString,
+            comm__pb2.Data.FromString,
+            options,
+            channel_credentials,
+            insecure,
+            call_credentials,
+            compression,
+            wait_for_ready,
+            timeout,
+            metadata,
+            _registered_method=True)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def SendData(request,
+            target,
+            options=(),
+            channel_credentials=None,
+            call_credentials=None,
+            insecure=False,
+            compression=None,
+            wait_for_ready=None,
+            timeout=None,
+            metadata=None):
+        return grpc.experimental.unary_unary(
+            request,
+            target,
+            '/CommunicationServer/SendData',
+            comm__pb2.Data.SerializeToString,
+            comm__pb2.Empty.FromString,
+            options,
+            channel_credentials,
+            insecure,
+            call_credentials,
+            compression,
+            wait_for_ready,
+            timeout,
+            metadata,
+            _registered_method=True)
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/grpc/grpc_utils.py b/src/utils/communication/grpc/grpc_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a7adfd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/grpc/grpc_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+from collections import OrderedDict
+import io
+import torch
+
+def serialize_model(state_dict: OrderedDict) -> bytes:
+    buffer = io.BytesIO()
+    torch.save(state_dict, buffer)
+    buffer.seek(0)
+    return buffer.read()
+
+def deserialize_model(model_bytes: bytes) -> OrderedDict:
+    buffer = io.BytesIO(model_bytes)
+    buffer.seek(0)
+    model_wts = torch.load(buffer)
+    return model_wts
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/grpc/main.py b/src/utils/communication/grpc/main.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4ebc4c8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/grpc/main.py
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+from concurrent import futures
+import queue
+import grpc
+from utils.communication.grpc.grpc_utils import deserialize_model, serialize_model
+import utils.communication.grpc.comm_pb2 as comm_pb2
+import utils.communication.grpc.comm_pb2_grpc as comm_pb2_grpc
+from utils.communication.comm_utils import CommunicationInterface
+
+class Servicer(comm_pb2_grpc.CommunicationServerServicer):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.received_data = queue.Queue()
+
+    def SendData(self, request, context):
+        self.received_data.put(deserialize_model(request.model.buffer))
+        return comm_pb2.Empty()
+
+class GRPCCommunication(CommunicationInterface):
+    def __init__(self, port):
+        self.port = port
+        self.server = None
+        self.servicer = Servicer()
+        # TODO: Implement this later by creating a super node
+        # that maintains a list of all peers
+        # all peers will send their IDs to this super node
+        # when they start.
+        self.all_peer_ids = []
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        self.listener = grpc.server(futures.ThreadPoolExecutor(max_workers=10))
+        comm_pb2_grpc.add_CommunicationServerServicer_to_server(self.servicer, self.listener)
+        self.listener.add_insecure_port(f'[::]:{self.port}')
+        self.listener.start()
+        print(f'Started server on port {self.port}')
+
+    def send(self, dest, data):
+        """
+        data should be a torch model
+        """
+        try:
+            buffer = serialize_model(data.state_dict())
+            with grpc.insecure_channel(dest) as channel:
+                stub = comm_pb2_grpc.CommunicationServerStub(channel)
+                stub.SendData(comm_pb2.Model(buffer=buffer))
+        except grpc.RpcError as e:
+            print(f"RPC failed: {e}")
+
+    def receive(self, node_ids, data):
+        # this .get() will block until
+        # at least 1 item is received in the queue
+        return self.servicer.received_data.get()
+
+    def broadcast(self, data):
+        for peer_id in self.all_peer_ids:
+            self.send(peer_id, data)
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        if self.listener:
+            self.listener.stop(0)
+            print(f'Stopped server on port {self.port}')
diff --git a/src/utils/communication/mpi.py b/src/utils/communication/mpi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76df139
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/communication/mpi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+from mpi4py import MPI
+from utils.communication.comm_utils import CommunicationInterface
+
+class MPICommUtils(CommunicationInterface):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.comm = MPI.COMM_WORLD
+        self.rank = self.comm.Get_rank()
+        self.size = self.comm.Get_size()
+
+    def initialize(self):
+        pass
+
+    def send(self, dest, data):
+        self.comm.send(data, dest=dest)
+            
+    def receive(self, node_ids, data):
+        return self.comm.recv(source=node_ids)
+
+    def broadcast(self, data):
+        for i in range(1, self.size):
+            if i != self.rank:
+                self.send(i, data)
+
+    def finalize(self):
+        pass