diff --git a/cube/User/Inc/networkAbstractionLayer.h b/cube/User/Inc/networkAbstractionLayer.h
index 762dc2b..c6600f3 100644
--- a/cube/User/Inc/networkAbstractionLayer.h
+++ b/cube/User/Inc/networkAbstractionLayer.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
+#include <sinkStruct.h>
+
 
 typedef struct {
     uint64_t seconds;
@@ -12,5 +14,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 void networkInit();
 t_seconds* networkGetSeconds();
+int8_t networkSendMinuteBuffer(t_minuteBuffer *minuteBuffer);
+
 
 #endif /* _NETWORK_ABSTRACTION_LAYER_H_ */
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/counter.c b/cube/User/Src/counter.c
index edcb875..1805580 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/counter.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/counter.c
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
 #include <show.h>
 #include <logger.h>
 #include <PontCoopScheduler.h>
-#include <wizHelper.h>
 #include <config.h>
 #include <socket.h>
 #include <sinkStruct.h>
@@ -38,33 +37,6 @@ uint8_t activeMinuteBuffer;
 
 static t_configBlock *config;
 
-extern uint8_t SINK_SOCK;
-const uint16_t SINK_PORT = 20169;
-
-int8_t counterSendMinuteBuffer(t_minuteBuffer *minuteBuffer) {
-    uint8_t sinkAddr[4];
-    if (! wizDnsQuery(config->sinkServer, sinkAddr)) {
-        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "csmb, failed to resolve sink server name");
-        return -1;
-    } else {
-        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "csmb, sink server at %d.%d.%d.%d", sinkAddr[0], sinkAddr[1], sinkAddr[2], sinkAddr[3]);
-    }
-
-
-    socket(SINK_SOCK, Sn_MR_UDP, SINK_PORT, 0);
-    uint8_t sockState = getSn_SR(SINK_SOCK);
-    if (sockState == SOCK_UDP) {
-        sendto(SINK_SOCK, minuteBuffer->b, sizeof(minuteBuffer->b), sinkAddr, SINK_PORT);
-        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "csmb, sent");
-    } else {
-        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "csmb, socket in unexpected state: %d", sockState);
-        return -2;
-    }
-
-    close(SINK_SOCK);
-
-    return 1;
-}
 
 void counterMinuteTick(void *handle) {
     for (uint8_t minuteBufferIdx = 0; minuteBufferIdx < NUM_OF_MINUTE_BUFFERS; minuteBufferIdx++) {
@@ -122,7 +94,7 @@ void counterMinuteTick(void *handle) {
                        minuteBuffer->s.hash[31]
                        );
 
-            int8_t res = counterSendMinuteBuffer(minuteBuffer);
+            int8_t res = networkSendMinuteBuffer(minuteBuffer);
             if (res == 1) {
                 coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "cmt, successfully sent");
                 minuteBufferReady[minuteBufferIdx] = false;
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer.c b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer.c
index 79d3162..9e0c16c 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/networkAbstractionLayer.c
@@ -2,11 +2,15 @@
 #include <PontCoopScheduler.h>
 #include <iwdg.h>
 #include <logger.h>
+#include <sinkStruct.h>
+#include <config.h>
 
 #include <wizHelper.h>
+#include <wizchip_conf.h>
 
 
 static t_seconds seconds = { .seconds = 0, .missedUpdates = 0, .valid = false };
+static t_configBlock *config;
 
 
 static void networkSecondsHandler(void *handle) {
@@ -54,7 +58,42 @@ t_seconds* networkGetSeconds() {
 }
 
 
+extern uint8_t SINK_SOCK;
+const uint16_t SINK_PORT = 20169;
+
+int8_t networkUdpSend(char *hostname, uint16_t port, uint8_t *buf, uint16_t bufLen) {
+    uint8_t sinkAddr[4];
+    if (! wizDnsQuery(hostname, sinkAddr)) {
+        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nus, failed to resolve sink server name");
+        return -1;
+    } else {
+        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nus, sink server at %d.%d.%d.%d", sinkAddr[0], sinkAddr[1], sinkAddr[2], sinkAddr[3]);
+    }
+
+    socket(SINK_SOCK, Sn_MR_UDP, SINK_PORT, 0);
+    uint8_t sockState = getSn_SR(SINK_SOCK);
+    if (sockState == SOCK_UDP) {
+        sendto(SINK_SOCK, buf, bufLen, sinkAddr, SINK_PORT);
+        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nus, sent");
+    } else {
+        coloredMsg(LOG_BLUE, "nus, socket in unexpected state: %d", sockState);
+        return -2;
+    }
+
+    close(SINK_SOCK);
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
+
+int8_t networkSendMinuteBuffer(t_minuteBuffer *minuteBuffer) {
+    return networkUdpSend(config->sinkServer, SINK_PORT, minuteBuffer->b, sizeof(minuteBuffer->b));
+}
+
 void networkInit() {
+    static t_configBlock *config;
+
     wizInit();
+
     schAdd(networkSecondsHandler, NULL, 0, 1000);
 }
diff --git a/cube/User/Src/ports.c b/cube/User/Src/ports.c
index 67a4972..4fcb7fc 100644
--- a/cube/User/Src/ports.c
+++ b/cube/User/Src/ports.c
@@ -6,6 +6,5 @@
 
 const uint8_t DHCP_SOCK = 0;
 const uint8_t SNTP_SOCK = 1;
-const uint8_t CMD_SOCK = 2;
-const uint8_t DNS_SOCK = 3;
-const uint8_t SINK_SOCK = 4;
+const uint8_t DNS_SOCK = 2;
+const uint8_t SINK_SOCK = 3;