diff --git a/squinnondation/squinnondation.py b/squinnondation/squinnondation.py
index 5a341a3..0418168 100644
--- a/squinnondation/squinnondation.py
+++ b/squinnondation/squinnondation.py
@@ -48,10 +48,79 @@ class Squinnondation:
 
         while True:
             data, addr = squirrel.receive_raw_data()
-            print("received message: %s" % data)
+            pkt = Packet.unmarshal(data)
+            print("received message: %d %d %d %s" % (pkt.magic, pkt.version, pkt.body_length, pkt.body.raw_data))
+            print(str(pkt.marshal()))
             # squirrel.send_raw_data(hazelnut, b"Hello squirrel!")
 
 
+class TLV:
+    """
+    The Tag-Length-Value contains the different type of data that can be sent.
+    TODO: add subclasses for each type of TLV
+    """
+    type: int
+    raw_data: bytes
+
+    def validate_data(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Ensure that the TLV is well-formed.
+        Raises a ValueError if it is not the case.
+        TODO: Make some tests
+        """
+        return True
+
+
+class Packet:
+    """
+    A Packet is a wrapper around the
+    """
+    magic: int
+    version: int
+    body_length: int
+    body: TLV
+
+    def validate_data(self) -> bool:
+        """
+        Ensure that the packet is well-formed.
+        Raises a ValueError if the packet contains bad data.
+        """
+        if self.magic != 95:
+            raise ValueError("The magic code of the packet must be 95, found: {:d}".format(self.magic))
+        if self.version != 0:
+            raise ValueError("The version of the packet is not supported: {:d}".format(self.version))
+        if not (0 <= self.body_length <= 120):
+            raise ValueError("The body length of the packet is negative or too high. It must be between 0 and 1020,"
+                             "found: {:d}".format(self.body_length))
+        return self.body.validate_data()
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def unmarshal(data: bytes) -> "Packet":
+        """
+        Read raw data and build the packet wrapper.
+        Raises a ValueError whenever the data is invalid.
+        """
+        pkt = Packet()
+        pkt.magic = data[0]
+        pkt.version = data[1]
+        pkt.body_length = int.from_bytes(data[2:4], byteorder="big")
+        pkt.body = TLV()
+        pkt.body.raw_data = data[4:4+pkt.body_length]
+
+        pkt.validate_data()
+
+        return pkt
+
+    def marshal(self) -> bytes:
+        """
+        Compute the byte array data associated to the packet.
+        """
+        data = bytes([self.magic, self.version])
+        data += self.body_length.to_bytes(2, "big")
+        data += self.body.raw_data
+        return data
+
+
 class Hazelnut:
     """
     A hazelnut is a connected client, with its socket.