eth, eth/downloader: handle header requests, table driven proto tests

11 files changed, 1182 insertions, 254 deletions

diff --git a/eth/backend.go b/eth/backend.go
index 2b21a7c96..ad2a2c1f9 100644
--- a/eth/backend.go
+++ b/eth/backend.go
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ func New(config *Config) (*Ethereum, error) {
 
 	eth.blockProcessor = core.NewBlockProcessor(chainDb, eth.pow, eth.chainManager, eth.EventMux())
 	eth.chainManager.SetProcessor(eth.blockProcessor)
-	eth.protocolManager = NewProtocolManager(config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.pow, eth.chainManager)
+	eth.protocolManager = NewProtocolManager(config.NetworkId, eth.eventMux, eth.txPool, eth.pow, eth.chainManager, chainDb)
 
 	eth.miner = miner.New(eth, eth.EventMux(), eth.pow)
 	eth.miner.SetGasPrice(config.GasPrice)
diff --git a/eth/downloader/downloader.go b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
index 23d2e045e..6a6bce644 100644
--- a/eth/downloader/downloader.go
+++ b/eth/downloader/downloader.go
@@ -39,13 +39,15 @@ import (
 const (
 	eth60 = 60 // Constant to check for old protocol support
 	eth61 = 61 // Constant to check for new protocol support
-	eth62 = 62 // Constant to check for experimental protocol support
 )
 
 var (
-	MinHashFetch  = 512 // Minimum amount of hashes to not consider a peer stalling
-	MaxHashFetch  = 512 // Amount of hashes to be fetched per retrieval request
-	MaxBlockFetch = 128 // Amount of blocks to be fetched per retrieval request
+	MinHashFetch     = 512 // Minimum amount of hashes to not consider a peer stalling
+	MaxHashFetch     = 512 // Amount of hashes to be fetched per retrieval request
+	MaxBlockFetch    = 128 // Amount of blocks to be fetched per retrieval request
+	MaxHeaderFetch   = 256 // Amount of block headers to be fetched per retrieval request
+	MaxStateFetch    = 384 // Amount of node state values to allow fetching per request
+	MaxReceiptsFetch = 384 // Amount of transaction receipts to allow fetching per request
 
 	hashTTL         = 5 * time.Second  // Time it takes for a hash request to time out
 	blockSoftTTL    = 3 * time.Second  // Request completion threshold for increasing or decreasing a peer's bandwidth
@@ -330,7 +332,7 @@ func (d *Downloader) syncWithPeer(p *peer, hash common.Hash, td *big.Int) (err e
 		if err = d.fetchBlocks60(); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
-	case eth61, eth62:
+	case eth61:
 		// New eth/61, use forward, concurrent hash and block retrieval algorithm
 		number, err := d.findAncestor(p)
 		if err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
index 55b6c5c1c..07eb165dc 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher.go
@@ -69,8 +69,9 @@ type peerDropFn func(id string)
 // announce is the hash notification of the availability of a new block in the
 // network.
 type announce struct {
-	hash common.Hash // Hash of the block being announced
-	time time.Time   // Timestamp of the announcement
+	hash   common.Hash // Hash of the block being announced
+	number uint64      // Number of the block being announced (0 = unknown | old protocol)
+	time   time.Time   // Timestamp of the announcement
 
 	origin string           // Identifier of the peer originating the notification
 	fetch  blockRequesterFn // Fetcher function to retrieve
@@ -152,9 +153,10 @@ func (f *Fetcher) Stop() {
 
 // Notify announces the fetcher of the potential availability of a new block in
 // the network.
-func (f *Fetcher) Notify(peer string, hash common.Hash, time time.Time, fetcher blockRequesterFn) error {
+func (f *Fetcher) Notify(peer string, hash common.Hash, number uint64, time time.Time, fetcher blockRequesterFn) error {
 	block := &announce{
 		hash:   hash,
+		number: number,
 		time:   time,
 		origin: peer,
 		fetch:  fetcher,
diff --git a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
index ecbb3f868..b0d9ce843 100644
--- a/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
+++ b/eth/fetcher/fetcher_test.go
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ func TestSequentialAnnouncements(t *testing.T) {
 	tester.fetcher.importedHook = func(block *types.Block) { imported <- block }
 
 	for i := len(hashes) - 2; i >= 0; i-- {
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 		verifyImportEvent(t, imported)
 	}
 	verifyImportDone(t, imported)
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ func TestConcurrentAnnouncements(t *testing.T) {
 	tester.fetcher.importedHook = func(block *types.Block) { imported <- block }
 
 	for i := len(hashes) - 2; i >= 0; i-- {
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("first", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), wrapper)
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("second", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout+time.Millisecond), wrapper)
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("second", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout-time.Millisecond), wrapper)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("first", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), wrapper)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("second", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout+time.Millisecond), wrapper)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("second", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout-time.Millisecond), wrapper)
 
 		verifyImportEvent(t, imported)
 	}
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ func TestOverlappingAnnouncements(t *testing.T) {
 	tester.fetcher.importedHook = func(block *types.Block) { imported <- block }
 
 	for i := len(hashes) - 2; i >= 0; i-- {
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 		select {
 		case <-fetching:
 		case <-time.After(time.Second):
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ func TestPendingDeduplication(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	// Announce the same block many times until it's fetched (wait for any pending ops)
 	for tester.getBlock(hashes[0]) == nil {
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("repeater", hashes[0], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), wrapper)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("repeater", hashes[0], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), wrapper)
 		time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 	}
 	time.Sleep(delay)
@@ -317,12 +317,12 @@ func TestRandomArrivalImport(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i := len(hashes) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if i != skip {
-			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}
 	// Finally announce the skipped entry and check full import
-	tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[skip], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+	tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[skip], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 	verifyImportCount(t, imported, len(hashes)-1)
 }
 
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ func TestQueueGapFill(t *testing.T) {
 
 	for i := len(hashes) - 1; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if i != skip {
-			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 			time.Sleep(time.Millisecond)
 		}
 	}
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func TestImportDeduplication(t *testing.T) {
 	tester.fetcher.importedHook = func(block *types.Block) { imported <- block }
 
 	// Announce the duplicating block, wait for retrieval, and also propagate directly
-	tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[0], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
+	tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[0], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), fetcher)
 	<-fetching
 
 	tester.fetcher.Enqueue("valid", blocks[hashes[0]])
@@ -437,9 +437,9 @@ func TestHashMemoryExhaustionAttack(t *testing.T) {
 	// Feed the tester a huge hashset from the attacker, and a limited from the valid peer
 	for i := 0; i < len(attack); i++ {
 		if i < maxQueueDist {
-			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[len(hashes)-2-i], time.Now(), valid)
+			tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[len(hashes)-2-i], 0, time.Now(), valid)
 		}
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("attacker", attack[i], time.Now(), attacker)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("attacker", attack[i], 0, time.Now(), attacker)
 	}
 	if len(tester.fetcher.announced) != hashLimit+maxQueueDist {
 		t.Fatalf("queued announce count mismatch: have %d, want %d", len(tester.fetcher.announced), hashLimit+maxQueueDist)
@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ func TestHashMemoryExhaustionAttack(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Feed the remaining valid hashes to ensure DOS protection state remains clean
 	for i := len(hashes) - maxQueueDist - 2; i >= 0; i-- {
-		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), valid)
+		tester.fetcher.Notify("valid", hashes[i], 0, time.Now().Add(-arriveTimeout), valid)
 		verifyImportEvent(t, imported)
 	}
 	verifyImportDone(t, imported)
diff --git a/eth/handler.go b/eth/handler.go
index 6c1895bbd..25ff0eef0 100644
--- a/eth/handler.go
+++ b/eth/handler.go
@@ -36,10 +36,8 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
-// This is the target maximum size of returned blocks for the
-// getBlocks message. The reply message may exceed it
-// if a single block is larger than the limit.
-const maxBlockRespSize = 2 * 1024 * 1024
+// This is the target maximum size of returned blocks, headers or node data.
+const softResponseLimit = 2 * 1024 * 1024
 
 func errResp(code errCode, format string, v ...interface{}) error {
 	return fmt.Errorf("%v - %v", code, fmt.Sprintf(format, v...))
@@ -59,12 +57,13 @@ func (ep extProt) GetHashes(hash common.Hash) error    { return ep.getHashes(has
 func (ep extProt) GetBlock(hashes []common.Hash) error { return ep.getBlocks(hashes) }
 
 type ProtocolManager struct {
-	protVer, netId int
-	txpool         txPool
-	chainman       *core.ChainManager
-	downloader     *downloader.Downloader
-	fetcher        *fetcher.Fetcher
-	peers          *peerSet
+	txpool   txPool
+	chainman *core.ChainManager
+	chaindb  common.Database
+
+	downloader *downloader.Downloader
+	fetcher    *fetcher.Fetcher
+	peers      *peerSet
 
 	SubProtocols []p2p.Protocol
 
@@ -85,17 +84,17 @@ type ProtocolManager struct {
 
 // NewProtocolManager returns a new ethereum sub protocol manager. The Ethereum sub protocol manages peers capable
 // with the ethereum network.
-func NewProtocolManager(networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, pow pow.PoW, chainman *core.ChainManager) *ProtocolManager {
+func NewProtocolManager(networkId int, mux *event.TypeMux, txpool txPool, pow pow.PoW, chainman *core.ChainManager, chaindb common.Database) *ProtocolManager {
 	// Create the protocol manager with the base fields
 	manager := &ProtocolManager{
 		eventMux:  mux,
 		txpool:    txpool,
 		chainman:  chainman,
+		chaindb:   chaindb,
 		peers:     newPeerSet(),
 		newPeerCh: make(chan *peer, 1),
 		txsyncCh:  make(chan *txsync),
 		quitSync:  make(chan struct{}),
-		netId:     networkId,
 	}
 	// Initiate a sub-protocol for every implemented version we can handle
 	manager.SubProtocols = make([]p2p.Protocol, len(ProtocolVersions))
@@ -190,6 +189,9 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handle(p *peer) error {
 		glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v: handshake failed: %v", p, err)
 		return err
 	}
+	if rw, ok := p.rw.(*meteredMsgReadWriter); ok {
+		rw.Init(p.version)
+	}
 	// Register the peer locally
 	glog.V(logger.Detail).Infof("%v: adding peer", p)
 	if err := pm.peers.Register(p); err != nil {
@@ -230,12 +232,12 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 	defer msg.Discard()
 
 	// Handle the message depending on its contents
-	switch msg.Code {
-	case StatusMsg:
+	switch {
+	case msg.Code == StatusMsg:
 		// Status messages should never arrive after the handshake
 		return errResp(ErrExtraStatusMsg, "uncontrolled status message")
 
-	case GetBlockHashesMsg:
+	case p.version < eth62 && msg.Code == GetBlockHashesMsg:
 		// Retrieve the number of hashes to return and from which origin hash
 		var request getBlockHashesData
 		if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
@@ -251,7 +253,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		}
 		return p.SendBlockHashes(hashes)
 
-	case GetBlockHashesFromNumberMsg:
+	case p.version < eth62 && msg.Code == GetBlockHashesFromNumberMsg:
 		// Retrieve and decode the number of hashes to return and from which origin number
 		var request getBlockHashesFromNumberData
 		if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
@@ -278,12 +280,10 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		}
 		return p.SendBlockHashes(hashes)
 
-	case BlockHashesMsg:
+	case p.version < eth62 && msg.Code == BlockHashesMsg:
 		// A batch of hashes arrived to one of our previous requests
-		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
-
 		var hashes []common.Hash
-		if err := msgStream.Decode(&hashes); err != nil {
+		if err := msg.Decode(&hashes); err != nil {
 			break
 		}
 		// Deliver them all to the downloader for queuing
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			glog.V(logger.Debug).Infoln(err)
 		}
 
-	case GetBlocksMsg:
+	case p.version < eth62 && msg.Code == GetBlocksMsg:
 		// Decode the retrieval message
 		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
 		if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
@@ -302,44 +302,28 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 		var (
 			hash   common.Hash
 			bytes  common.StorageSize
-			hashes []common.Hash
 			blocks []*types.Block
 		)
-		for {
+		for len(blocks) < downloader.MaxBlockFetch && bytes < softResponseLimit {
+			//Retrieve the hash of the next block
 			err := msgStream.Decode(&hash)
 			if err == rlp.EOL {
 				break
 			} else if err != nil {
 				return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
 			}
-			hashes = append(hashes, hash)
-
 			// Retrieve the requested block, stopping if enough was found
 			if block := pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash); block != nil {
 				blocks = append(blocks, block)
 				bytes += block.Size()
-				if len(blocks) >= downloader.MaxBlockFetch || bytes > maxBlockRespSize {
-					break
-				}
 			}
 		}
-		if glog.V(logger.Detail) && len(blocks) == 0 && len(hashes) > 0 {
-			list := "["
-			for _, hash := range hashes {
-				list += fmt.Sprintf("%x, ", hash[:4])
-			}
-			list = list[:len(list)-2] + "]"
-
-			glog.Infof("%v: no blocks found for requested hashes %s", p, list)
-		}
 		return p.SendBlocks(blocks)
 
-	case BlocksMsg:
+	case p.version < eth62 && msg.Code == BlocksMsg:
 		// Decode the arrived block message
-		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
-
 		var blocks []*types.Block
-		if err := msgStream.Decode(&blocks); err != nil {
+		if err := msg.Decode(&blocks); err != nil {
 			glog.V(logger.Detail).Infoln("Decode error", err)
 			blocks = nil
 		}
@@ -352,31 +336,196 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			pm.downloader.DeliverBlocks(p.id, blocks)
 		}
 
-	case NewBlockHashesMsg:
-		// Retrieve and deseralize the remote new block hashes notification
+	// Block header query, collect the requested headers and reply
+	case p.version >= eth62 && msg.Code == GetBlockHeadersMsg:
+		// Decode the complex header query
+		var query getBlockHeadersData
+		if err := msg.Decode(&query); err != nil {
+			return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
+		}
+		// Gather blocks until the fetch or network limits is reached
+		var (
+			bytes   common.StorageSize
+			headers []*types.Header
+			unknown bool
+		)
+		for !unknown && len(headers) < int(query.Amount) && bytes < softResponseLimit && len(headers) < downloader.MaxHeaderFetch {
+			// Retrieve the next block satisfying the query
+			var origin *types.Block
+			if query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{}) {
+				origin = pm.chainman.GetBlock(query.Origin.Hash)
+			} else {
+				origin = pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(query.Origin.Number)
+			}
+			if origin == nil {
+				break
+			}
+			headers = append(headers, origin.Header())
+			bytes += origin.Size()
+
+			// Advance to the next block of the query
+			switch {
+			case query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{}) && query.Reverse:
+				// Hash based traversal towards the genesis block
+				for i := 0; i < int(query.Skip)+1; i++ {
+					if block := pm.chainman.GetBlock(query.Origin.Hash); block != nil {
+						query.Origin.Hash = block.ParentHash()
+					} else {
+						unknown = true
+						break
+					}
+				}
+			case query.Origin.Hash != (common.Hash{}) && !query.Reverse:
+				// Hash based traversal towards the leaf block
+				if block := pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(origin.NumberU64() + query.Skip + 1); block != nil {
+					if pm.chainman.GetBlockHashesFromHash(block.Hash(), query.Skip+1)[query.Skip] == query.Origin.Hash {
+						query.Origin.Hash = block.Hash()
+					} else {
+						unknown = true
+					}
+				} else {
+					unknown = true
+				}
+			case query.Reverse:
+				// Number based traversal towards the genesis block
+				if query.Origin.Number >= query.Skip+1 {
+					query.Origin.Number -= (query.Skip + 1)
+				} else {
+					unknown = true
+				}
+
+			case !query.Reverse:
+				// Number based traversal towards the leaf block
+				query.Origin.Number += (query.Skip + 1)
+			}
+		}
+		return p.SendBlockHeaders(headers)
+
+	case p.version >= eth62 && msg.Code == GetBlockBodiesMsg:
+		// Decode the retrieval message
 		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
+		if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Gather blocks until the fetch or network limits is reached
+		var (
+			hash   common.Hash
+			bytes  common.StorageSize
+			bodies []*blockBody
+		)
+		for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(bodies) < downloader.MaxBlockFetch {
+			//Retrieve the hash of the next block
+			if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
+				break
+			} else if err != nil {
+				return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
+			}
+			// Retrieve the requested block, stopping if enough was found
+			if block := pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash); block != nil {
+				bodies = append(bodies, &blockBody{Transactions: block.Transactions(), Uncles: block.Uncles()})
+				bytes += block.Size()
+			}
+		}
+		return p.SendBlockBodies(bodies)
 
-		var hashes []common.Hash
-		if err := msgStream.Decode(&hashes); err != nil {
-			break
+	case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == GetNodeDataMsg:
+		// Decode the retrieval message
+		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
+		if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Gather state data until the fetch or network limits is reached
+		var (
+			hash  common.Hash
+			bytes int
+			data  [][]byte
+		)
+		for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(data) < downloader.MaxStateFetch {
+			// Retrieve the hash of the next state entry
+			if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
+				break
+			} else if err != nil {
+				return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
+			}
+			// Retrieve the requested state entry, stopping if enough was found
+			if entry, err := pm.chaindb.Get(hash.Bytes()); err == nil {
+				data = append(data, entry)
+				bytes += len(entry)
+			}
+		}
+		return p.SendNodeData(data)
+
+	case p.version >= eth63 && msg.Code == GetReceiptsMsg:
+		// Decode the retrieval message
+		msgStream := rlp.NewStream(msg.Payload, uint64(msg.Size))
+		if _, err := msgStream.List(); err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		// Gather state data until the fetch or network limits is reached
+		var (
+			hash     common.Hash
+			bytes    int
+			receipts []*types.Receipt
+		)
+		for bytes < softResponseLimit && len(receipts) < downloader.MaxReceiptsFetch {
+			// Retrieve the hash of the next transaction receipt
+			if err := msgStream.Decode(&hash); err == rlp.EOL {
+				break
+			} else if err != nil {
+				return errResp(ErrDecode, "msg %v: %v", msg, err)
+			}
+			// Retrieve the requested receipt, stopping if enough was found
+			if receipt := core.GetReceipt(pm.chaindb, hash); receipt != nil {
+				receipts = append(receipts, receipt)
+				bytes += len(receipt.RlpEncode())
+			}
+		}
+		return p.SendReceipts(receipts)
+
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockHashesMsg:
+		// Retrieve and deseralize the remote new block hashes notification
+		type announce struct {
+			Hash   common.Hash
+			Number uint64
+		}
+		var announces = []announce{}
+
+		if p.version < eth62 {
+			// We're running the old protocol, make block number unknown (0)
+			var hashes []common.Hash
+			if err := msg.Decode(&hashes); err != nil {
+				return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
+			}
+			for _, hash := range hashes {
+				announces = append(announces, announce{hash, 0})
+			}
+		} else {
+			// Otherwise extract both block hash and number
+			var request newBlockHashesData
+			if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
+				return errResp(ErrDecode, "%v: %v", msg, err)
+			}
+			for _, block := range request {
+				announces = append(announces, announce{block.Hash, block.Number})
+			}
 		}
 		// Mark the hashes as present at the remote node
-		for _, hash := range hashes {
-			p.MarkBlock(hash)
-			p.SetHead(hash)
+		for _, block := range announces {
+			p.MarkBlock(block.Hash)
+			p.SetHead(block.Hash)
 		}
 		// Schedule all the unknown hashes for retrieval
-		unknown := make([]common.Hash, 0, len(hashes))
-		for _, hash := range hashes {
-			if !pm.chainman.HasBlock(hash) {
-				unknown = append(unknown, hash)
+		unknown := make([]announce, 0, len(announces))
+		for _, block := range announces {
+			if !pm.chainman.HasBlock(block.Hash) {
+				unknown = append(unknown, block)
 			}
 		}
-		for _, hash := range unknown {
-			pm.fetcher.Notify(p.id, hash, time.Now(), p.RequestBlocks)
+		for _, block := range unknown {
+			pm.fetcher.Notify(p.id, block.Hash, block.Number, time.Now(), p.RequestBlocks)
 		}
 
-	case NewBlockMsg:
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockMsg:
 		// Retrieve and decode the propagated block
 		var request newBlockData
 		if err := msg.Decode(&request); err != nil {
@@ -410,7 +559,7 @@ func (pm *ProtocolManager) handleMsg(p *peer) error {
 			}
 		}
 
-	case TxMsg:
+	case msg.Code == TxMsg:
 		// Transactions arrived, parse all of them and deliver to the pool
 		var txs []*types.Transaction
 		if err := msg.Decode(&txs); err != nil {
diff --git a/eth/handler_test.go b/eth/handler_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..63c94faa1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/handler_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,525 @@
+package eth
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/big"
+	"math/rand"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/state"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/eth/downloader"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/params"
+)
+
+// Tests that hashes can be retrieved from a remote chain by hashes in reverse
+// order.
+func TestGetBlockHashes60(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHashes(t, 60) }
+func TestGetBlockHashes61(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHashes(t, 61) }
+
+func testGetBlockHashes(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(downloader.MaxHashFetch+15, nil, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Create a batch of tests for various scenarios
+	limit := downloader.MaxHashFetch
+	tests := []struct {
+		origin common.Hash
+		number int
+		result int
+	}{
+		{common.Hash{}, 1, 0},                                 // Make sure non existent hashes don't return results
+		{pm.chainman.Genesis().Hash(), 1, 0},                  // There are no hashes to retrieve up from the genesis
+		{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(5).Hash(), 5, 5},        // All the hashes including the genesis requested
+		{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(5).Hash(), 10, 5},       // More hashes than available till the genesis requested
+		{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(100).Hash(), 10, 10},    // All hashes available from the middle of the chain
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash(), 10, 10},           // All hashes available from the head of the chain
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash(), limit, limit},     // Request the maximum allowed hash count
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash(), limit + 1, limit}, // Request more than the maximum allowed hash count
+	}
+	// Run each of the tests and verify the results against the chain
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		// Assemble the hash response we would like to receive
+		resp := make([]common.Hash, tt.result)
+		if len(resp) > 0 {
+			from := pm.chainman.GetBlock(tt.origin).NumberU64() - 1
+			for j := 0; j < len(resp); j++ {
+				resp[j] = pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(int(from) - j)).Hash()
+			}
+		}
+		// Send the hash request and verify the response
+		p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x03, getBlockHashesData{tt.origin, uint64(tt.number)})
+		if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x04, resp); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("test %d: block hashes mismatch: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that hashes can be retrieved from a remote chain by numbers in forward
+// order.
+func TestGetBlockHashesFromNumber60(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHashesFromNumber(t, 60) }
+func TestGetBlockHashesFromNumber61(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHashesFromNumber(t, 61) }
+
+func testGetBlockHashesFromNumber(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(downloader.MaxHashFetch+15, nil, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Create a batch of tests for various scenarios
+	limit := downloader.MaxHashFetch
+	tests := []struct {
+		origin uint64
+		number int
+		result int
+	}{
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() + 1, 1, 0},     // Out of bounds requests should return empty
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64(), 1, 1},         // Make sure the head hash can be retrieved
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4, 5, 5},     // All hashes, including the head hash requested
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4, 10, 5},    // More hashes requested than available till the head
+		{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 100, 10, 10}, // All hashes available from the middle of the chain
+		{0, 10, 10},           // All hashes available from the root of the chain
+		{0, limit, limit},     // Request the maximum allowed hash count
+		{0, limit + 1, limit}, // Request more than the maximum allowed hash count
+		{0, 1, 1},             // Make sure the genesis hash can be retrieved
+	}
+	// Run each of the tests and verify the results against the chain
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		// Assemble the hash response we would like to receive
+		resp := make([]common.Hash, tt.result)
+		for j := 0; j < len(resp); j++ {
+			resp[j] = pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(tt.origin + uint64(j)).Hash()
+		}
+		// Send the hash request and verify the response
+		p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x08, getBlockHashesFromNumberData{tt.origin, uint64(tt.number)})
+		if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x04, resp); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("test %d: block hashes mismatch: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that blocks can be retrieved from a remote chain based on their hashes.
+func TestGetBlocks60(t *testing.T) { testGetBlocks(t, 60) }
+func TestGetBlocks61(t *testing.T) { testGetBlocks(t, 61) }
+
+func testGetBlocks(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(downloader.MaxHashFetch+15, nil, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Create a batch of tests for various scenarios
+	limit := downloader.MaxBlockFetch
+	tests := []struct {
+		random    int           // Number of blocks to fetch randomly from the chain
+		explicit  []common.Hash // Explicitly requested blocks
+		available []bool        // Availability of explicitly requested blocks
+		expected  int           // Total number of existing blocks to expect
+	}{
+		{1, nil, nil, 1},                                                       // A single random block should be retrievable
+		{10, nil, nil, 10},                                                     // Multiple random blocks should be retrievable
+		{limit, nil, nil, limit},                                               // The maximum possible blocks should be retrievable
+		{limit + 1, nil, nil, limit},                                           // No more that the possible block count should be returned
+		{0, []common.Hash{pm.chainman.Genesis().Hash()}, []bool{true}, 1},      // The genesis block should be retrievable
+		{0, []common.Hash{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash()}, []bool{true}, 1}, // The chains head block should be retrievable
+		{0, []common.Hash{common.Hash{}}, []bool{false}, 0},                    // A non existent block should not be returned
+
+		// Existing and non-existing blocks interleaved should not cause problems
+		{0, []common.Hash{
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(1).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(10).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(100).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+		}, []bool{false, true, false, true, false, true, false}, 3},
+	}
+	// Run each of the tests and verify the results against the chain
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		// Collect the hashes to request, and the response to expect
+		hashes, seen := []common.Hash{}, make(map[int64]bool)
+		blocks := []*types.Block{}
+
+		for j := 0; j < tt.random; j++ {
+			for {
+				num := rand.Int63n(int64(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))
+				if !seen[num] {
+					seen[num] = true
+
+					block := pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(num))
+					hashes = append(hashes, block.Hash())
+					if len(blocks) < tt.expected {
+						blocks = append(blocks, block)
+					}
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		for j, hash := range tt.explicit {
+			hashes = append(hashes, hash)
+			if tt.available[j] && len(blocks) < tt.expected {
+				blocks = append(blocks, pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash))
+			}
+		}
+		// Send the hash request and verify the response
+		p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x05, hashes)
+		if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x06, blocks); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("test %d: blocks mismatch: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that block headers can be retrieved from a remote chain based on user queries.
+func TestGetBlockHeaders62(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHeaders(t, 62) }
+func TestGetBlockHeaders63(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHeaders(t, 63) }
+func TestGetBlockHeaders64(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockHeaders(t, 64) }
+
+func testGetBlockHeaders(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(downloader.MaxHashFetch+15, nil, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Create a "random" unknown hash for testing
+	var unknown common.Hash
+	for i, _ := range unknown {
+		unknown[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+	// Create a batch of tests for various scenarios
+	limit := uint64(downloader.MaxHeaderFetch)
+	tests := []struct {
+		query  *getBlockHeadersData // The query to execute for header retrieval
+		expect []common.Hash        // The hashes of the block whose headers are expected
+	}{
+		// A single random block should be retrievable by hash and number too
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Hash: pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash()}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash()},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: limit / 2}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash()},
+		},
+		// Multiple headers should be retrievable in both directions
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: limit / 2}, Amount: 3},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 + 1).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 + 2).Hash(),
+			},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: limit / 2}, Amount: 3, Reverse: true},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 - 1).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 - 2).Hash(),
+			},
+		},
+		// Multiple headers with skip lists should be retrievable
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: limit / 2}, Skip: 3, Amount: 3},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 + 4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 + 8).Hash(),
+			},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: limit / 2}, Skip: 3, Amount: 3, Reverse: true},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit / 2).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 - 4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(limit/2 - 8).Hash(),
+			},
+		},
+		// The chain endpoints should be retrievable
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: 0}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(0).Hash()},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash()},
+		},
+		// Ensure protocol limits are honored
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 1}, Amount: limit + 10, Reverse: true},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockHashesFromHash(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash(), limit),
+		},
+		// Check that requesting more than available is handled gracefully
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4}, Skip: 3, Amount: 3},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()).Hash(),
+			},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: 4}, Skip: 3, Amount: 3, Reverse: true},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(0).Hash(),
+			},
+		},
+		// Check that requesting more than available is handled gracefully, even if mid skip
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4}, Skip: 2, Amount: 3},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() - 1).Hash(),
+			},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: 4}, Skip: 2, Amount: 3, Reverse: true},
+			[]common.Hash{
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(4).Hash(),
+				pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(1).Hash(),
+			},
+		},
+		// Check that non existing headers aren't returned
+		{
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Hash: unknown}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{},
+		}, {
+			&getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64() + 1}, Amount: 1},
+			[]common.Hash{},
+		},
+	}
+	// Run each of the tests and verify the results against the chain
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		// Collect the headers to expect in the response
+		headers := []*types.Header{}
+		for _, hash := range tt.expect {
+			headers = append(headers, pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash).Header())
+		}
+		// Send the hash request and verify the response
+		p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x03, tt.query)
+		if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x04, headers); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("test %d: headers mismatch: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that block contents can be retrieved from a remote chain based on their hashes.
+func TestGetBlockBodies62(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockBodies(t, 62) }
+func TestGetBlockBodies63(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockBodies(t, 63) }
+func TestGetBlockBodies64(t *testing.T) { testGetBlockBodies(t, 64) }
+
+func testGetBlockBodies(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(downloader.MaxBlockFetch+15, nil, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Create a batch of tests for various scenarios
+	limit := downloader.MaxBlockFetch
+	tests := []struct {
+		random    int           // Number of blocks to fetch randomly from the chain
+		explicit  []common.Hash // Explicitly requested blocks
+		available []bool        // Availability of explicitly requested blocks
+		expected  int           // Total number of existing blocks to expect
+	}{
+		{1, nil, nil, 1},                                                       // A single random block should be retrievable
+		{10, nil, nil, 10},                                                     // Multiple random blocks should be retrievable
+		{limit, nil, nil, limit},                                               // The maximum possible blocks should be retrievable
+		{limit + 1, nil, nil, limit},                                           // No more that the possible block count should be returned
+		{0, []common.Hash{pm.chainman.Genesis().Hash()}, []bool{true}, 1},      // The genesis block should be retrievable
+		{0, []common.Hash{pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().Hash()}, []bool{true}, 1}, // The chains head block should be retrievable
+		{0, []common.Hash{common.Hash{}}, []bool{false}, 0},                    // A non existent block should not be returned
+
+		// Existing and non-existing blocks interleaved should not cause problems
+		{0, []common.Hash{
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(1).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(10).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+			pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(100).Hash(),
+			common.Hash{},
+		}, []bool{false, true, false, true, false, true, false}, 3},
+	}
+	// Run each of the tests and verify the results against the chain
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		// Collect the hashes to request, and the response to expect
+		hashes, seen := []common.Hash{}, make(map[int64]bool)
+		bodies := []*blockBody{}
+
+		for j := 0; j < tt.random; j++ {
+			for {
+				num := rand.Int63n(int64(pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64()))
+				if !seen[num] {
+					seen[num] = true
+
+					block := pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(uint64(num))
+					hashes = append(hashes, block.Hash())
+					if len(bodies) < tt.expected {
+						bodies = append(bodies, &blockBody{Transactions: block.Transactions(), Uncles: block.Uncles()})
+					}
+					break
+				}
+			}
+		}
+		for j, hash := range tt.explicit {
+			hashes = append(hashes, hash)
+			if tt.available[j] && len(bodies) < tt.expected {
+				block := pm.chainman.GetBlock(hash)
+				bodies = append(bodies, &blockBody{Transactions: block.Transactions(), Uncles: block.Uncles()})
+			}
+		}
+		// Send the hash request and verify the response
+		p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x05, hashes)
+		if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x06, bodies); err != nil {
+			t.Errorf("test %d: bodies mismatch: %v", i, err)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that the node state database can be retrieved based on hashes.
+func TestGetNodeData63(t *testing.T) { testGetNodeData(t, 63) }
+func TestGetNodeData64(t *testing.T) { testGetNodeData(t, 64) }
+
+func testGetNodeData(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	// Define three accounts to simulate transactions with
+	acc1Key, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("8a1f9a8f95be41cd7ccb6168179afb4504aefe388d1e14474d32c45c72ce7b7a")
+	acc2Key, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("49a7b37aa6f6645917e7b807e9d1c00d4fa71f18343b0d4122a4d2df64dd6fee")
+	acc1Addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(acc1Key.PublicKey)
+	acc2Addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(acc2Key.PublicKey)
+
+	// Create a chain generator with some simple transactions (blatantly stolen from @fjl/chain_makerts_test)
+	generator := func(i int, block *core.BlockGen) {
+		switch i {
+		case 0:
+			// In block 1, the test bank sends account #1 some ether.
+			tx, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(testBankAddress), acc1Addr, big.NewInt(10000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(testBankKey)
+			block.AddTx(tx)
+		case 1:
+			// In block 2, the test bank sends some more ether to account #1.
+			// acc1Addr passes it on to account #2.
+			tx1, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(testBankAddress), acc1Addr, big.NewInt(1000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(testBankKey)
+			tx2, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(acc1Addr), acc2Addr, big.NewInt(1000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(acc1Key)
+			block.AddTx(tx1)
+			block.AddTx(tx2)
+		case 2:
+			// Block 3 is empty but was mined by account #2.
+			block.SetCoinbase(acc2Addr)
+			block.SetExtra([]byte("yeehaw"))
+		case 3:
+			// Block 4 includes blocks 2 and 3 as uncle headers (with modified extra data).
+			b2 := block.PrevBlock(1).Header()
+			b2.Extra = []byte("foo")
+			block.AddUncle(b2)
+			b3 := block.PrevBlock(2).Header()
+			b3.Extra = []byte("foo")
+			block.AddUncle(b3)
+		}
+	}
+	// Assemble the test environment
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(4, generator, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Fetch for now the entire chain db
+	hashes := []common.Hash{}
+	for _, key := range pm.chaindb.(*ethdb.MemDatabase).Keys() {
+		hashes = append(hashes, common.BytesToHash(key))
+	}
+	p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x0d, hashes)
+	msg, err := peer.app.ReadMsg()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to read node data response: %v", err)
+	}
+	if msg.Code != 0x0e {
+		t.Fatalf("response packet code mismatch: have %x, want %x", msg.Code, 0x0c)
+	}
+	var data [][]byte
+	if err := msg.Decode(&data); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("failed to decode response node data: %v", err)
+	}
+	// Verify that all hashes correspond to the requested data, and reconstruct a state tree
+	for i, want := range hashes {
+		if hash := crypto.Sha3Hash(data[i]); hash != want {
+			fmt.Errorf("data hash mismatch: have %x, want %x", hash, want)
+		}
+	}
+	statedb, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
+	for i := 0; i < len(data); i++ {
+		statedb.Put(hashes[i].Bytes(), data[i])
+	}
+	accounts := []common.Address{testBankAddress, acc1Addr, acc2Addr}
+	for i := uint64(0); i <= pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64(); i++ {
+		trie := state.New(pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(i).Root(), statedb)
+
+		for j, acc := range accounts {
+			bw := pm.chainman.State().GetBalance(acc)
+			bh := trie.GetBalance(acc)
+
+			if (bw != nil && bh == nil) || (bw == nil && bh != nil) {
+				t.Errorf("test %d, account %d: balance mismatch: have %v, want %v", i, j, bh, bw)
+			}
+			if bw != nil && bh != nil && bw.Cmp(bw) != 0 {
+				t.Errorf("test %d, account %d: balance mismatch: have %v, want %v", i, j, bh, bw)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+// Tests that the transaction receipts can be retrieved based on hashes.
+func TestGetReceipt63(t *testing.T) { testGetReceipt(t, 63) }
+func TestGetReceipt64(t *testing.T) { testGetReceipt(t, 64) }
+
+func testGetReceipt(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	// Define three accounts to simulate transactions with
+	acc1Key, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("8a1f9a8f95be41cd7ccb6168179afb4504aefe388d1e14474d32c45c72ce7b7a")
+	acc2Key, _ := crypto.HexToECDSA("49a7b37aa6f6645917e7b807e9d1c00d4fa71f18343b0d4122a4d2df64dd6fee")
+	acc1Addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(acc1Key.PublicKey)
+	acc2Addr := crypto.PubkeyToAddress(acc2Key.PublicKey)
+
+	// Create a chain generator with some simple transactions (blatantly stolen from @fjl/chain_makerts_test)
+	generator := func(i int, block *core.BlockGen) {
+		switch i {
+		case 0:
+			// In block 1, the test bank sends account #1 some ether.
+			tx, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(testBankAddress), acc1Addr, big.NewInt(10000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(testBankKey)
+			block.AddTx(tx)
+		case 1:
+			// In block 2, the test bank sends some more ether to account #1.
+			// acc1Addr passes it on to account #2.
+			tx1, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(testBankAddress), acc1Addr, big.NewInt(1000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(testBankKey)
+			tx2, _ := types.NewTransaction(block.TxNonce(acc1Addr), acc2Addr, big.NewInt(1000), params.TxGas, nil, nil).SignECDSA(acc1Key)
+			block.AddTx(tx1)
+			block.AddTx(tx2)
+		case 2:
+			// Block 3 is empty but was mined by account #2.
+			block.SetCoinbase(acc2Addr)
+			block.SetExtra([]byte("yeehaw"))
+		case 3:
+			// Block 4 includes blocks 2 and 3 as uncle headers (with modified extra data).
+			b2 := block.PrevBlock(1).Header()
+			b2.Extra = []byte("foo")
+			block.AddUncle(b2)
+			b3 := block.PrevBlock(2).Header()
+			b3.Extra = []byte("foo")
+			block.AddUncle(b3)
+		}
+	}
+	// Assemble the test environment
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(4, generator, nil)
+	peer, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
+	defer peer.close()
+
+	// Collect the hashes to request, and the response to expect
+	hashes := []common.Hash{}
+	for i := uint64(0); i <= pm.chainman.CurrentBlock().NumberU64(); i++ {
+		for _, tx := range pm.chainman.GetBlockByNumber(i).Transactions() {
+			hashes = append(hashes, tx.Hash())
+		}
+	}
+	receipts := make([]*types.Receipt, len(hashes))
+	for i, hash := range hashes {
+		receipts[i] = core.GetReceipt(pm.chaindb, hash)
+	}
+	// Send the hash request and verify the response
+	p2p.Send(peer.app, 0x0f, hashes)
+	if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(peer.app, 0x10, receipts); err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("receipts mismatch: %v", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/eth/helper_test.go b/eth/helper_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3a799e6f6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eth/helper_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,147 @@
+// This file contains some shares testing functionality, common to  multiple
+// different files and modules being tested.
+
+package eth
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"math/big"
+	"sync"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
+)
+
+var (
+	testBankKey, _  = crypto.HexToECDSA("b71c71a67e1177ad4e901695e1b4b9ee17ae16c6668d313eac2f96dbcda3f291")
+	testBankAddress = crypto.PubkeyToAddress(testBankKey.PublicKey)
+	testBankFunds   = big.NewInt(1000000)
+)
+
+// newTestProtocolManager creates a new protocol manager for testing purposes,
+// with the given number of blocks already known, and potential notification
+// channels for different events.
+func newTestProtocolManager(blocks int, generator func(int, *core.BlockGen), newtx chan<- []*types.Transaction) *ProtocolManager {
+	var (
+		evmux       = new(event.TypeMux)
+		pow         = new(core.FakePow)
+		db, _       = ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
+		genesis     = core.WriteGenesisBlockForTesting(db, testBankAddress, testBankFunds)
+		chainman, _ = core.NewChainManager(db, pow, evmux)
+		blockproc   = core.NewBlockProcessor(db, pow, chainman, evmux)
+	)
+	chainman.SetProcessor(blockproc)
+	if _, err := chainman.InsertChain(core.GenerateChain(genesis, db, blocks, generator)); err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	pm := NewProtocolManager(NetworkId, evmux, &testTxPool{added: newtx}, pow, chainman, db)
+	pm.Start()
+	return pm
+}
+
+// testTxPool is a fake, helper transaction pool for testing purposes
+type testTxPool struct {
+	pool  []*types.Transaction        // Collection of all transactions
+	added chan<- []*types.Transaction // Notification channel for new transactions
+
+	lock sync.RWMutex // Protects the transaction pool
+}
+
+// AddTransactions appends a batch of transactions to the pool, and notifies any
+// listeners if the addition channel is non nil
+func (p *testTxPool) AddTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction) {
+	p.lock.Lock()
+	defer p.lock.Unlock()
+
+	p.pool = append(p.pool, txs...)
+	if p.added != nil {
+		p.added <- txs
+	}
+}
+
+// GetTransactions returns all the transactions known to the pool
+func (p *testTxPool) GetTransactions() types.Transactions {
+	p.lock.RLock()
+	defer p.lock.RUnlock()
+
+	txs := make([]*types.Transaction, len(p.pool))
+	copy(txs, p.pool)
+
+	return txs
+}
+
+// newTestTransaction create a new dummy transaction.
+func newTestTransaction(from *crypto.Key, nonce uint64, datasize int) *types.Transaction {
+	tx := types.NewTransaction(nonce, common.Address{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(0), make([]byte, datasize))
+	tx, _ = tx.SignECDSA(from.PrivateKey)
+
+	return tx
+}
+
+// testPeer is a simulated peer to allow testing direct network calls.
+type testPeer struct {
+	net p2p.MsgReadWriter // Network layer reader/writer to simulate remote messaging
+	app *p2p.MsgPipeRW    // Application layer reader/writer to simulate the local side
+	*peer
+}
+
+// newTestPeer creates a new peer registered at the given protocol manager.
+func newTestPeer(name string, version int, pm *ProtocolManager, shake bool) (*testPeer, <-chan error) {
+	// Create a message pipe to communicate through
+	app, net := p2p.MsgPipe()
+
+	// Generate a random id and create the peer
+	var id discover.NodeID
+	rand.Read(id[:])
+
+	peer := pm.newPeer(version, NetworkId, p2p.NewPeer(id, name, nil), net)
+
+	// Start the peer on a new thread
+	errc := make(chan error, 1)
+	go func() {
+		pm.newPeerCh <- peer
+		errc <- pm.handle(peer)
+	}()
+	tp := &testPeer{
+		app:  app,
+		net:  net,
+		peer: peer,
+	}
+	// Execute any implicitly requested handshakes and return
+	if shake {
+		td, head, genesis := pm.chainman.Status()
+		tp.handshake(nil, td, head, genesis)
+	}
+	return tp, errc
+}
+
+// handshake simulates a trivial handshake that expects the same state from the
+// remote side as we are simulating locally.
+func (p *testPeer) handshake(t *testing.T, td *big.Int, head common.Hash, genesis common.Hash) {
+	msg := &statusData{
+		ProtocolVersion: uint32(p.version),
+		NetworkId:       uint32(NetworkId),
+		TD:              td,
+		CurrentBlock:    head,
+		GenesisBlock:    genesis,
+	}
+	if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(p.app, StatusMsg, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("status recv: %v", err)
+	}
+	if err := p2p.Send(p.app, StatusMsg, msg); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("status send: %v", err)
+	}
+}
+
+// close terminates the local side of the peer, notifying the remote protocol
+// manager of termination.
+func (p *testPeer) close() {
+	p.app.Close()
+}
diff --git a/eth/metrics.go b/eth/metrics.go
index 13745dc43..778747210 100644
--- a/eth/metrics.go
+++ b/eth/metrics.go
@@ -22,44 +22,53 @@ import (
 )
 
 var (
-	propTxnInPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/in/packets")
-	propTxnInTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/in/traffic")
-	propTxnOutPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/out/packets")
-	propTxnOutTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/out/traffic")
-	propHashInPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/in/packets")
-	propHashInTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/in/traffic")
-	propHashOutPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/out/packets")
-	propHashOutTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/out/traffic")
-	propBlockInPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/in/packets")
-	propBlockInTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/in/traffic")
-	propBlockOutPacketsMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/out/packets")
-	propBlockOutTrafficMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/out/traffic")
-	reqHashInPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/in/packets")
-	reqHashInTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/in/traffic")
-	reqHashOutPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/out/packets")
-	reqHashOutTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/out/traffic")
-	reqBlockInPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/in/packets")
-	reqBlockInTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/in/traffic")
-	reqBlockOutPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/out/packets")
-	reqBlockOutTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/out/traffic")
-	reqHeaderInPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/in/packets")
-	reqHeaderInTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/in/traffic")
-	reqHeaderOutPacketsMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/out/packets")
-	reqHeaderOutTrafficMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/out/traffic")
-	reqStateInPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/in/packets")
-	reqStateInTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/in/traffic")
-	reqStateOutPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/out/packets")
-	reqStateOutTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/out/traffic")
-	miscInPacketsMeter       = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/in/packets")
-	miscInTrafficMeter       = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/in/traffic")
-	miscOutPacketsMeter      = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/out/packets")
-	miscOutTrafficMeter      = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/out/traffic")
+	propTxnInPacketsMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/in/packets")
+	propTxnInTrafficMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/in/traffic")
+	propTxnOutPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/out/packets")
+	propTxnOutTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/txns/out/traffic")
+	propHashInPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/in/packets")
+	propHashInTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/in/traffic")
+	propHashOutPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/out/packets")
+	propHashOutTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/hashes/out/traffic")
+	propBlockInPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/in/packets")
+	propBlockInTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/in/traffic")
+	propBlockOutPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/out/packets")
+	propBlockOutTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/prop/blocks/out/traffic")
+	reqHashInPacketsMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/in/packets")
+	reqHashInTrafficMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/in/traffic")
+	reqHashOutPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/out/packets")
+	reqHashOutTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/hashes/out/traffic")
+	reqBlockInPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/in/packets")
+	reqBlockInTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/in/traffic")
+	reqBlockOutPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/out/packets")
+	reqBlockOutTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/blocks/out/traffic")
+	reqHeaderInPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/in/packets")
+	reqHeaderInTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/in/traffic")
+	reqHeaderOutPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/out/packets")
+	reqHeaderOutTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/header/out/traffic")
+	reqBodyInPacketsMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/body/in/packets")
+	reqBodyInTrafficMeter     = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/body/in/traffic")
+	reqBodyOutPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/body/out/packets")
+	reqBodyOutTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/body/out/traffic")
+	reqStateInPacketsMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/in/packets")
+	reqStateInTrafficMeter    = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/in/traffic")
+	reqStateOutPacketsMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/out/packets")
+	reqStateOutTrafficMeter   = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/state/out/traffic")
+	reqReceiptInPacketsMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/receipt/in/packets")
+	reqReceiptInTrafficMeter  = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/receipt/in/traffic")
+	reqReceiptOutPacketsMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/receipt/out/packets")
+	reqReceiptOutTrafficMeter = metrics.NewMeter("eth/req/receipt/out/traffic")
+	miscInPacketsMeter        = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/in/packets")
+	miscInTrafficMeter        = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/in/traffic")
+	miscOutPacketsMeter       = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/out/packets")
+	miscOutTrafficMeter       = metrics.NewMeter("eth/misc/out/traffic")
 )
 
 // meteredMsgReadWriter is a wrapper around a p2p.MsgReadWriter, capable of
 // accumulating the above defined metrics based on the data stream contents.
 type meteredMsgReadWriter struct {
-	p2p.MsgReadWriter
+	p2p.MsgReadWriter     // Wrapped message stream to meter
+	version           int // Protocol version to select correct meters
 }
 
 // newMeteredMsgWriter wraps a p2p MsgReadWriter with metering support. If the
@@ -68,7 +77,13 @@ func newMeteredMsgWriter(rw p2p.MsgReadWriter) p2p.MsgReadWriter {
 	if !metrics.Enabled {
 		return rw
 	}
-	return &meteredMsgReadWriter{rw}
+	return &meteredMsgReadWriter{MsgReadWriter: rw}
+}
+
+// Init sets the protocol version used by the stream to know which meters to
+// increment in case of overlapping message ids between protocol versions.
+func (rw *meteredMsgReadWriter) Init(version int) {
+	rw.version = version
 }
 
 func (rw *meteredMsgReadWriter) ReadMsg() (p2p.Msg, error) {
@@ -79,20 +94,27 @@ func (rw *meteredMsgReadWriter) ReadMsg() (p2p.Msg, error) {
 	}
 	// Account for the data traffic
 	packets, traffic := miscInPacketsMeter, miscInTrafficMeter
-	switch msg.Code {
-	case BlockHashesMsg:
+	switch {
+	case (rw.version == eth60 || rw.version == eth61) && msg.Code == BlockHashesMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqHashInPacketsMeter, reqHashInTrafficMeter
-	case BlocksMsg:
+	case (rw.version == eth60 || rw.version == eth61) && msg.Code == BlocksMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqBlockInPacketsMeter, reqBlockInTrafficMeter
-	case BlockHeadersMsg:
-		packets, traffic = reqHeaderInPacketsMeter, reqHeaderInTrafficMeter
-	case NodeDataMsg:
+
+	case rw.version == eth62 && msg.Code == BlockHeadersMsg:
+		packets, traffic = reqBlockInPacketsMeter, reqBlockInTrafficMeter
+	case rw.version == eth62 && msg.Code == BlockBodiesMsg:
+		packets, traffic = reqBodyInPacketsMeter, reqBodyInTrafficMeter
+
+	case rw.version == eth63 && msg.Code == NodeDataMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqStateInPacketsMeter, reqStateInTrafficMeter
-	case NewBlockHashesMsg:
+	case rw.version == eth63 && msg.Code == ReceiptsMsg:
+		packets, traffic = reqReceiptInPacketsMeter, reqReceiptInTrafficMeter
+
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockHashesMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propHashInPacketsMeter, propHashInTrafficMeter
-	case NewBlockMsg:
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propBlockInPacketsMeter, propBlockInTrafficMeter
-	case TxMsg:
+	case msg.Code == TxMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propTxnInPacketsMeter, propTxnInTrafficMeter
 	}
 	packets.Mark(1)
@@ -104,20 +126,27 @@ func (rw *meteredMsgReadWriter) ReadMsg() (p2p.Msg, error) {
 func (rw *meteredMsgReadWriter) WriteMsg(msg p2p.Msg) error {
 	// Account for the data traffic
 	packets, traffic := miscOutPacketsMeter, miscOutTrafficMeter
-	switch msg.Code {
-	case BlockHashesMsg:
+	switch {
+	case (rw.version == eth60 || rw.version == eth61) && msg.Code == BlockHashesMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqHashOutPacketsMeter, reqHashOutTrafficMeter
-	case BlocksMsg:
+	case (rw.version == eth60 || rw.version == eth61) && msg.Code == BlocksMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqBlockOutPacketsMeter, reqBlockOutTrafficMeter
-	case BlockHeadersMsg:
+
+	case rw.version == eth62 && msg.Code == BlockHeadersMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqHeaderOutPacketsMeter, reqHeaderOutTrafficMeter
-	case NodeDataMsg:
+	case rw.version == eth62 && msg.Code == BlockBodiesMsg:
+		packets, traffic = reqBodyOutPacketsMeter, reqBodyOutTrafficMeter
+
+	case rw.version == eth63 && msg.Code == NodeDataMsg:
 		packets, traffic = reqStateOutPacketsMeter, reqStateOutTrafficMeter
-	case NewBlockHashesMsg:
+	case rw.version == eth63 && msg.Code == ReceiptsMsg:
+		packets, traffic = reqReceiptOutPacketsMeter, reqReceiptOutTrafficMeter
+
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockHashesMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propHashOutPacketsMeter, propHashOutTrafficMeter
-	case NewBlockMsg:
+	case msg.Code == NewBlockMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propBlockOutPacketsMeter, propBlockOutTrafficMeter
-	case TxMsg:
+	case msg.Code == TxMsg:
 		packets, traffic = propTxnOutPacketsMeter, propTxnOutTrafficMeter
 	}
 	packets.Mark(1)
diff --git a/eth/peer.go b/eth/peer.go
index c17cdfca7..78de8a9d3 100644
--- a/eth/peer.go
+++ b/eth/peer.go
@@ -165,12 +165,23 @@ func (p *peer) SendBlockHeaders(headers []*types.Header) error {
 	return p2p.Send(p.rw, BlockHeadersMsg, headers)
 }
 
+// SendBlockBodies sends a batch of block contents to the remote peer.
+func (p *peer) SendBlockBodies(bodies []*blockBody) error {
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, BlockBodiesMsg, blockBodiesData(bodies))
+}
+
 // SendNodeData sends a batch of arbitrary internal data, corresponding to the
 // hashes requested.
 func (p *peer) SendNodeData(data [][]byte) error {
 	return p2p.Send(p.rw, NodeDataMsg, data)
 }
 
+// SendReceipts sends a batch of transaction receipts, corresponding to the ones
+// requested.
+func (p *peer) SendReceipts(receipts []*types.Receipt) error {
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, ReceiptsMsg, receipts)
+}
+
 // RequestHashes fetches a batch of hashes from a peer, starting at from, going
 // towards the genesis block.
 func (p *peer) RequestHashes(from common.Hash) error {
@@ -205,6 +216,12 @@ func (p *peer) RequestNodeData(hashes []common.Hash) error {
 	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GetNodeDataMsg, hashes)
 }
 
+// RequestReceipts fetches a batch of transaction receipts from a remote node.
+func (p *peer) RequestReceipts(hashes []common.Hash) error {
+	glog.V(logger.Debug).Infof("%v fetching %v receipts\n", p, len(hashes))
+	return p2p.Send(p.rw, GetReceiptsMsg, hashes)
+}
+
 // Handshake executes the eth protocol handshake, negotiating version number,
 // network IDs, difficulties, head and genesis blocks.
 func (p *peer) Handshake(td *big.Int, head common.Hash, genesis common.Hash) error {
diff --git a/eth/protocol.go b/eth/protocol.go
index fcc5f21e2..c16223ccf 100644
--- a/eth/protocol.go
+++ b/eth/protocol.go
@@ -17,17 +17,29 @@
 package eth
 
 import (
+	"fmt"
+	"io"
 	"math/big"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
+)
+
+// Constants to match up protocol versions and messages
+const (
+	eth60 = 60
+	eth61 = 61
+	eth62 = 62
+	eth63 = 63
+	eth64 = 64
 )
 
 // Supported versions of the eth protocol (first is primary).
-var ProtocolVersions = []uint{62, 61, 60}
+var ProtocolVersions = []uint{eth64, eth63, eth62, eth61, eth60}
 
 // Number of implemented message corresponding to different protocol versions.
-var ProtocolLengths = []uint64{13, 9, 8}
+var ProtocolLengths = []uint64{15, 12, 8, 9, 8}
 
 const (
 	NetworkId          = 1
@@ -37,23 +49,38 @@ const (
 // eth protocol message codes
 const (
 	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/60
-	StatusMsg = iota
-	NewBlockHashesMsg
-	TxMsg
-	GetBlockHashesMsg
-	BlockHashesMsg
-	GetBlocksMsg
-	BlocksMsg
-	NewBlockMsg
-
-	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/61
-	GetBlockHashesFromNumberMsg
-
-	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/62
-	GetBlockHeadersMsg
-	BlockHeadersMsg
-	GetNodeDataMsg
-	NodeDataMsg
+	StatusMsg         = 0x00
+	NewBlockHashesMsg = 0x01
+	TxMsg             = 0x02
+	GetBlockHashesMsg = 0x03
+	BlockHashesMsg    = 0x04
+	GetBlocksMsg      = 0x05
+	BlocksMsg         = 0x06
+	NewBlockMsg       = 0x07
+
+	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/61 (extension of eth/60)
+	GetBlockHashesFromNumberMsg = 0x08
+
+	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/62 (new protocol from scratch)
+	// StatusMsg          = 0x00 (uncomment after eth/61 deprecation)
+	// NewBlockHashesMsg  = 0x01 (uncomment after eth/61 deprecation)
+	// TxMsg              = 0x02 (uncomment after eth/61 deprecation)
+	GetBlockHeadersMsg = 0x03
+	BlockHeadersMsg    = 0x04
+	GetBlockBodiesMsg  = 0x05
+	BlockBodiesMsg     = 0x06
+	// 	NewBlockMsg       = 0x07 (uncomment after eth/61 deprecation)
+
+	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/63
+	GetNodeDataMsg = 0x0d
+	NodeDataMsg    = 0x0e
+	GetReceiptsMsg = 0x0f
+	ReceiptsMsg    = 0x10
+
+	// Protocol messages belonging to eth/64
+	GetAcctProofMsg     = 0x11
+	GetStorageDataProof = 0x12
+	Proof               = 0x13
 )
 
 type errCode int
@@ -111,6 +138,12 @@ type statusData struct {
 	GenesisBlock    common.Hash
 }
 
+// newBlockHashesData is the network packet for the block announcements.
+type newBlockHashesData []struct {
+	Hash   common.Hash // Hash of one particular block being announced
+	Number uint64      // Number of one particular block being announced
+}
+
 // getBlockHashesData is the network packet for the hash based hash retrieval.
 type getBlockHashesData struct {
 	Hash   common.Hash
@@ -124,12 +157,65 @@ type getBlockHashesFromNumberData struct {
 	Amount uint64
 }
 
+// getBlockHeadersData represents a block header query.
+type getBlockHeadersData struct {
+	Origin  hashOrNumber // Block from which to retrieve headers
+	Amount  uint64       // Maximum number of headers to retrieve
+	Skip    uint64       // Blocks to skip between consecutive headers
+	Reverse bool         // Query direction (false = rising towards latest, true = falling towards genesis)
+}
+
+// hashOrNumber is a combined field for specifying an origin block.
+type hashOrNumber struct {
+	Hash   common.Hash // Block hash from which to retrieve headers (excludes Number)
+	Number uint64      // Block hash from which to retrieve headers (excludes Hash)
+}
+
+// EncodeRLP is a specialized encoder for hashOrNumber to encode only one of the
+// two contained union fields.
+func (hn *hashOrNumber) EncodeRLP(w io.Writer) error {
+	if hn.Hash == (common.Hash{}) {
+		return rlp.Encode(w, hn.Number)
+	}
+	if hn.Number != 0 {
+		return fmt.Errorf("both origin hash (%x) and number (%d) provided", hn.Hash, hn.Number)
+	}
+	return rlp.Encode(w, hn.Hash)
+}
+
+// DecodeRLP is a specialized decoder for hashOrNumber to decode the contents
+// into either a block hash or a block number.
+func (hn *hashOrNumber) DecodeRLP(s *rlp.Stream) error {
+	_, size, _ := s.Kind()
+	origin, err := s.Raw()
+	if err == nil {
+		switch {
+		case size == 32:
+			err = rlp.DecodeBytes(origin, &hn.Hash)
+		case size <= 8:
+			err = rlp.DecodeBytes(origin, &hn.Number)
+		default:
+			err = fmt.Errorf("invalid input size %d for origin", size)
+		}
+	}
+	return err
+}
+
 // newBlockData is the network packet for the block propagation message.
 type newBlockData struct {
 	Block *types.Block
 	TD    *big.Int
 }
 
+// blockBody represents the data content of a single block.
+type blockBody struct {
+	Transactions []*types.Transaction // Transactions contained within a block
+	Uncles       []*types.Header      // Uncles contained within a block
+}
+
+// blockBodiesData is the network packet for block content distribution.
+type blockBodiesData []*blockBody
+
 // nodeDataData is the network response packet for a node data retrieval.
 type nodeDataData []struct {
 	Value []byte
diff --git a/eth/protocol_test.go b/eth/protocol_test.go
index 08c9b6a06..263088099 100644
--- a/eth/protocol_test.go
+++ b/eth/protocol_test.go
@@ -18,19 +18,16 @@ package eth
 
 import (
 	"crypto/rand"
-	"math/big"
+	"fmt"
 	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/common"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/core/types"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/ethdb"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/event"
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p"
-	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/p2p/discover"
+	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/rlp"
 )
 
 func init() {
@@ -40,8 +37,15 @@ func init() {
 
 var testAccount = crypto.NewKey(rand.Reader)
 
-func TestStatusMsgErrors(t *testing.T) {
-	pm := newProtocolManagerForTesting(nil)
+// Tests that handshake failures are detected and reported correctly.
+func TestStatusMsgErrors60(t *testing.T) { testStatusMsgErrors(t, 60) }
+func TestStatusMsgErrors61(t *testing.T) { testStatusMsgErrors(t, 61) }
+func TestStatusMsgErrors62(t *testing.T) { testStatusMsgErrors(t, 62) }
+func TestStatusMsgErrors63(t *testing.T) { testStatusMsgErrors(t, 63) }
+func TestStatusMsgErrors64(t *testing.T) { testStatusMsgErrors(t, 64) }
+
+func testStatusMsgErrors(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(0, nil, nil)
 	td, currentBlock, genesis := pm.chainman.Status()
 	defer pm.Stop()
 
@@ -56,23 +60,23 @@ func TestStatusMsgErrors(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 		{
 			code: StatusMsg, data: statusData{10, NetworkId, td, currentBlock, genesis},
-			wantError: errResp(ErrProtocolVersionMismatch, "10 (!= 0)"),
+			wantError: errResp(ErrProtocolVersionMismatch, "10 (!= %d)", protocol),
 		},
 		{
-			code: StatusMsg, data: statusData{uint32(ProtocolVersions[0]), 999, td, currentBlock, genesis},
+			code: StatusMsg, data: statusData{uint32(protocol), 999, td, currentBlock, genesis},
 			wantError: errResp(ErrNetworkIdMismatch, "999 (!= 1)"),
 		},
 		{
-			code: StatusMsg, data: statusData{uint32(ProtocolVersions[0]), NetworkId, td, currentBlock, common.Hash{3}},
+			code: StatusMsg, data: statusData{uint32(protocol), NetworkId, td, currentBlock, common.Hash{3}},
 			wantError: errResp(ErrGenesisBlockMismatch, "0300000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 (!= %x)", genesis),
 		},
 	}
 
 	for i, test := range tests {
-		p, errc := newTestPeer(pm)
+		p, errc := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, false)
 		// The send call might hang until reset because
 		// the protocol might not read the payload.
-		go p2p.Send(p, test.code, test.data)
+		go p2p.Send(p.app, test.code, test.data)
 
 		select {
 		case err := <-errc:
@@ -89,16 +93,21 @@ func TestStatusMsgErrors(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // This test checks that received transactions are added to the local pool.
-func TestRecvTransactions(t *testing.T) {
+func TestRecvTransactions60(t *testing.T) { testRecvTransactions(t, 60) }
+func TestRecvTransactions61(t *testing.T) { testRecvTransactions(t, 61) }
+func TestRecvTransactions62(t *testing.T) { testRecvTransactions(t, 62) }
+func TestRecvTransactions63(t *testing.T) { testRecvTransactions(t, 63) }
+func TestRecvTransactions64(t *testing.T) { testRecvTransactions(t, 64) }
+
+func testRecvTransactions(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
 	txAdded := make(chan []*types.Transaction)
-	pm := newProtocolManagerForTesting(txAdded)
-	p, _ := newTestPeer(pm)
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(0, nil, txAdded)
+	p, _ := newTestPeer("peer", protocol, pm, true)
 	defer pm.Stop()
 	defer p.close()
-	p.handshake(t)
 
-	tx := newtx(testAccount, 0, 0)
-	if err := p2p.Send(p, TxMsg, []interface{}{tx}); err != nil {
+	tx := newTestTransaction(testAccount, 0, 0)
+	if err := p2p.Send(p.app, TxMsg, []interface{}{tx}); err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("send error: %v", err)
 	}
 	select {
@@ -114,15 +123,21 @@ func TestRecvTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 // This test checks that pending transactions are sent.
-func TestSendTransactions(t *testing.T) {
-	pm := newProtocolManagerForTesting(nil)
+func TestSendTransactions60(t *testing.T) { testSendTransactions(t, 60) }
+func TestSendTransactions61(t *testing.T) { testSendTransactions(t, 61) }
+func TestSendTransactions62(t *testing.T) { testSendTransactions(t, 62) }
+func TestSendTransactions63(t *testing.T) { testSendTransactions(t, 63) }
+func TestSendTransactions64(t *testing.T) { testSendTransactions(t, 64) }
+
+func testSendTransactions(t *testing.T, protocol int) {
+	pm := newTestProtocolManager(0, nil, nil)
 	defer pm.Stop()
 
 	// Fill the pool with big transactions.
 	const txsize = txsyncPackSize / 10
 	alltxs := make([]*types.Transaction, 100)
 	for nonce := range alltxs {
-		alltxs[nonce] = newtx(testAccount, uint64(nonce), txsize)
+		alltxs[nonce] = newTestTransaction(testAccount, uint64(nonce), txsize)
 	}
 	pm.txpool.AddTransactions(alltxs)
 
@@ -137,7 +152,7 @@ func TestSendTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		for n := 0; n < len(alltxs) && !t.Failed(); {
 			var txs []*types.Transaction
-			msg, err := p.ReadMsg()
+			msg, err := p.app.ReadMsg()
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("%v: read error: %v", p.Peer, err)
 			} else if msg.Code != TxMsg {
@@ -161,97 +176,53 @@ func TestSendTransactions(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 	}
 	for i := 0; i < 3; i++ {
-		p, _ := newTestPeer(pm)
-		p.handshake(t)
+		p, _ := newTestPeer(fmt.Sprintf("peer #%d", i), protocol, pm, true)
 		wg.Add(1)
 		go checktxs(p)
 	}
 	wg.Wait()
 }
 
-// testPeer wraps all peer-related data for tests.
-type testPeer struct {
-	p2p.MsgReadWriter                // writing to the test peer feeds the protocol
-	pipe              *p2p.MsgPipeRW // the protocol read/writes on this end
-	pm                *ProtocolManager
-	*peer
-}
-
-func newProtocolManagerForTesting(txAdded chan<- []*types.Transaction) *ProtocolManager {
-	db, _ := ethdb.NewMemDatabase()
-	core.WriteTestNetGenesisBlock(db, 0)
-	var (
-		em       = new(event.TypeMux)
-		chain, _ = core.NewChainManager(db, core.FakePow{}, em)
-		txpool   = &fakeTxPool{added: txAdded}
-		pm       = NewProtocolManager(NetworkId, em, txpool, core.FakePow{}, chain)
-	)
-	pm.Start()
-	return pm
-}
-
-func newTestPeer(pm *ProtocolManager) (*testPeer, <-chan error) {
-	var id discover.NodeID
-	rand.Read(id[:])
-	rw1, rw2 := p2p.MsgPipe()
-	peer := pm.newPeer(pm.protVer, pm.netId, p2p.NewPeer(id, "test peer", nil), rw2)
-	errc := make(chan error, 1)
-	go func() {
-		pm.newPeerCh <- peer
-		errc <- pm.handle(peer)
-	}()
-	return &testPeer{rw1, rw2, pm, peer}, errc
-}
-
-func (p *testPeer) handshake(t *testing.T) {
-	td, currentBlock, genesis := p.pm.chainman.Status()
-	msg := &statusData{
-		ProtocolVersion: uint32(p.pm.protVer),
-		NetworkId:       uint32(p.pm.netId),
-		TD:              td,
-		CurrentBlock:    currentBlock,
-		GenesisBlock:    genesis,
-	}
-	if err := p2p.ExpectMsg(p, StatusMsg, msg); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("status recv: %v", err)
-	}
-	if err := p2p.Send(p, StatusMsg, msg); err != nil {
-		t.Fatalf("status send: %v", err)
+// Tests that the custom union field encoder and decoder works correctly.
+func TestGetBlockHeadersDataEncodeDecode(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a "random" hash for testing
+	var hash common.Hash
+	for i, _ := range hash {
+		hash[i] = byte(i)
 	}
-}
-
-func (p *testPeer) close() {
-	p.pipe.Close()
-}
+	// Assemble some table driven tests
+	tests := []struct {
+		packet *getBlockHeadersData
+		fail   bool
+	}{
+		// Providing the origin as either a hash or a number should both work
+		{fail: false, packet: &getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: 314}}},
+		{fail: false, packet: &getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Hash: hash}}},
 
-type fakeTxPool struct {
-	// all transactions are collected.
-	mu  sync.Mutex
-	all []*types.Transaction
-	// if added is non-nil, it receives added transactions.
-	added chan<- []*types.Transaction
-}
+		// Providing arbitrary query field should also work
+		{fail: false, packet: &getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Number: 314}, Amount: 314, Skip: 1, Reverse: true}},
+		{fail: false, packet: &getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Hash: hash}, Amount: 314, Skip: 1, Reverse: true}},
 
-func (pool *fakeTxPool) AddTransactions(txs []*types.Transaction) {
-	pool.mu.Lock()
-	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
-	pool.all = append(pool.all, txs...)
-	if pool.added != nil {
-		pool.added <- txs
+		// Providing both the origin hash and origin number must fail
+		{fail: true, packet: &getBlockHeadersData{Origin: hashOrNumber{Hash: hash, Number: 314}}},
+	}
+	// Iterate over each of the tests and try to encode and then decode
+	for i, tt := range tests {
+		bytes, err := rlp.EncodeToBytes(tt.packet)
+		if err != nil && !tt.fail {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d: failed to encode packet: %v", i, err)
+		} else if err == nil && tt.fail {
+			t.Fatalf("test %d: encode should have failed", i)
+		}
+		if !tt.fail {
+			packet := new(getBlockHeadersData)
+			if err := rlp.DecodeBytes(bytes, packet); err != nil {
+				t.Fatalf("test %d: failed to decode packet: %v", i, err)
+			}
+			if packet.Origin.Hash != tt.packet.Origin.Hash || packet.Origin.Number != tt.packet.Origin.Number || packet.Amount != tt.packet.Amount ||
+				packet.Skip != tt.packet.Skip || packet.Reverse != tt.packet.Reverse {
+				t.Fatalf("test %d: encode decode mismatch: have %+v, want %+v", i, packet, tt.packet)
+			}
+		}
 	}
-}
-
-func (pool *fakeTxPool) GetTransactions() types.Transactions {
-	pool.mu.Lock()
-	defer pool.mu.Unlock()
-	txs := make([]*types.Transaction, len(pool.all))
-	copy(txs, pool.all)
-	return types.Transactions(txs)
-}
-
-func newtx(from *crypto.Key, nonce uint64, datasize int) *types.Transaction {
-	data := make([]byte, datasize)
-	tx := types.NewTransaction(nonce, common.Address{}, big.NewInt(0), big.NewInt(100000), big.NewInt(0), data)
-	tx, _ = tx.SignECDSA(from.PrivateKey)
-	return tx
 }