diff --git a/src/crdt.rs b/src/crdt.rs
index 50a37b403d..b8aabbab7f 100644
--- a/src/crdt.rs
+++ b/src/crdt.rs
@@ -1210,7 +1210,7 @@ impl Crdt {
 pub struct Sockets {
     pub gossip: UdpSocket,
     pub requests: UdpSocket,
-    pub replicate: UdpSocket,
+    pub replicate: Vec<UdpSocket>,
     pub transaction: Vec<UdpSocket>,
     pub respond: UdpSocket,
     pub broadcast: UdpSocket,
@@ -1250,7 +1250,7 @@ impl Node {
             sockets: Sockets {
                 gossip,
                 requests,
-                replicate,
+                replicate: vec![replicate],
                 transaction: vec![transaction],
                 respond,
                 broadcast,
@@ -1270,7 +1270,9 @@ impl Node {
             bind()
         };
 
-        let (replicate_port, replicate) = bind();
+        let (replicate_port, replicate_sockets) =
+            multi_bind_in_range(FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE, 8).expect("tvu multi_bind");
+
         let (requests_port, requests) = bind();
 
         let (transaction_port, transaction_sockets) =
@@ -1299,7 +1301,7 @@ impl Node {
             sockets: Sockets {
                 gossip,
                 requests,
-                replicate,
+                replicate: replicate_sockets,
                 transaction: transaction_sockets,
                 respond,
                 broadcast,
@@ -1992,7 +1994,10 @@ mod tests {
         let ip = Ipv4Addr::from(0);
         let node = Node::new_with_external_ip(Keypair::new().pubkey(), &socketaddr!(ip, 0));
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.gossip.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
-        assert_eq!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
+        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.len() > 1);
+        for tx_socket in node.sockets.replicate.iter() {
+            assert_eq!(tx_socket.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
+        }
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
         assert!(node.sockets.transaction.len() > 1);
         for tx_socket in node.sockets.transaction.iter() {
@@ -2002,8 +2007,12 @@ mod tests {
 
         assert!(node.sockets.gossip.local_addr().unwrap().port() >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
         assert!(node.sockets.gossip.local_addr().unwrap().port() < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
-        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().port() >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
-        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().port() < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
+        let tx_port = node.sockets.replicate[0].local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        assert!(tx_port >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
+        assert!(tx_port < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
+        for tx_socket in node.sockets.replicate.iter() {
+            assert_eq!(tx_socket.local_addr().unwrap().port(), tx_port);
+        }
         assert!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().port() >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
         assert!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().port() < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
         let tx_port = node.sockets.transaction[0].local_addr().unwrap().port();
@@ -2021,7 +2030,10 @@ mod tests {
         let ip = IpAddr::V4(Ipv4Addr::from(0));
         let node = Node::new_with_external_ip(Keypair::new().pubkey(), &socketaddr!(0, 8050));
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.gossip.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
-        assert_eq!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
+        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.len() > 1);
+        for tx_socket in node.sockets.replicate.iter() {
+            assert_eq!(tx_socket.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
+        }
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
         assert!(node.sockets.transaction.len() > 1);
         for tx_socket in node.sockets.transaction.iter() {
@@ -2030,8 +2042,12 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.repair.local_addr().unwrap().ip(), ip);
 
         assert_eq!(node.sockets.gossip.local_addr().unwrap().port(), 8050);
-        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().port() >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
-        assert!(node.sockets.replicate.local_addr().unwrap().port() < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
+        let tx_port = node.sockets.replicate[0].local_addr().unwrap().port();
+        assert!(tx_port >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
+        assert!(tx_port < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
+        for tx_socket in node.sockets.replicate.iter() {
+            assert_eq!(tx_socket.local_addr().unwrap().port(), tx_port);
+        }
         assert!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().port() >= FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.0);
         assert!(node.sockets.requests.local_addr().unwrap().port() < FULLNODE_PORT_RANGE.1);
         let tx_port = node.sockets.transaction[0].local_addr().unwrap().port();
diff --git a/src/tvu.rs b/src/tvu.rs
index fef15b46fa..eebe84abce 100644
--- a/src/tvu.rs
+++ b/src/tvu.rs
@@ -76,18 +76,18 @@ impl Tvu {
         crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
         window: SharedWindow,
         blob_recycler: BlobRecycler,
-        replicate_socket: UdpSocket,
+        replicate_sockets: Vec<UdpSocket>,
         repair_socket: UdpSocket,
         retransmit_socket: UdpSocket,
         ledger_path: Option<&str>,
         exit: Arc<AtomicBool>,
     ) -> Self {
         let repair_socket = Arc::new(repair_socket);
-        let (fetch_stage, blob_fetch_receiver) = BlobFetchStage::new_multi_socket(
-            vec![Arc::new(replicate_socket), repair_socket.clone()],
-            exit.clone(),
-            &blob_recycler,
-        );
+        let mut blob_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>> =
+            replicate_sockets.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
+        blob_sockets.push(repair_socket.clone());
+        let (fetch_stage, blob_fetch_receiver) =
+            BlobFetchStage::new_multi_socket(blob_sockets, exit.clone(), &blob_recycler);
         //TODO
         //the packets coming out of blob_receiver need to be sent to the GPU and verified
         //then sent to the window, which does the erasure coding reconstruction
@@ -200,8 +200,15 @@ pub mod tests {
         // simulate target peer
         let recycler = BlobRecycler::default();
         let (s_reader, r_reader) = channel();
+        let blob_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>> = target2
+            .sockets
+            .replicate
+            .into_iter()
+            .map(Arc::new)
+            .collect();
+
         let t_receiver = streamer::blob_receiver(
-            Arc::new(target2.sockets.replicate),
+            blob_sockets[0].clone(),
             exit.clone(),
             recycler.clone(),
             s_reader,
diff --git a/src/window_service.rs b/src/window_service.rs
index 510479ea6c..c32aa4822c 100644
--- a/src/window_service.rs
+++ b/src/window_service.rs
@@ -302,6 +302,7 @@ mod test {
     use crdt::{Crdt, Node};
     use logger;
     use packet::{BlobRecycler, PACKET_DATA_SIZE};
+    use std::net::UdpSocket;
     use std::sync::atomic::{AtomicBool, Ordering};
     use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
     use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
@@ -361,9 +362,12 @@ mod test {
         );
         let t_responder = {
             let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
+            let blob_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>> =
+                tn.sockets.replicate.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
+
             let t_responder = responder(
                 "window_send_test",
-                Arc::new(tn.sockets.replicate),
+                blob_sockets[0].clone(),
                 resp_recycler.clone(),
                 r_responder,
             );
@@ -431,9 +435,11 @@ mod test {
         );
         let t_responder = {
             let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
+            let blob_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>> =
+                tn.sockets.replicate.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
             let t_responder = responder(
                 "window_send_test",
-                Arc::new(tn.sockets.replicate),
+                blob_sockets[0].clone(),
                 resp_recycler.clone(),
                 r_responder,
             );
@@ -494,9 +500,11 @@ mod test {
         );
         let t_responder = {
             let (s_responder, r_responder) = channel();
+            let blob_sockets: Vec<Arc<UdpSocket>> =
+                tn.sockets.replicate.into_iter().map(Arc::new).collect();
             let t_responder = responder(
                 "window_send_test",
-                Arc::new(tn.sockets.replicate),
+                blob_sockets[0].clone(),
                 resp_recycler.clone(),
                 r_responder,
             );
diff --git a/tests/data_replicator.rs b/tests/data_replicator.rs
index 30e8e5347c..39846e6356 100644
--- a/tests/data_replicator.rs
+++ b/tests/data_replicator.rs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ use std::thread::sleep;
 use std::time::Duration;
 
 fn test_node(exit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> (Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>, Ncp, UdpSocket) {
-    let tn = Node::new_localhost();
+    let mut tn = Node::new_localhost();
     let crdt = Crdt::new(tn.info.clone()).expect("Crdt::new");
     let c = Arc::new(RwLock::new(crdt));
     let w = Arc::new(RwLock::new(vec![]));
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ fn test_node(exit: Arc<AtomicBool>) -> (Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>, Ncp, UdpSocket) {
         tn.sockets.gossip,
         exit,
     );
-    (c, d, tn.sockets.replicate)
+    (c, d, tn.sockets.replicate.pop().unwrap())
 }
 
 /// Test that the network converges.