diff --git a/include/cvmmap_streamer/sim/wire.hpp b/include/cvmmap_streamer/protocol/wire_codec.hpp
similarity index 94%
rename from include/cvmmap_streamer/sim/wire.hpp
rename to include/cvmmap_streamer/protocol/wire_codec.hpp
index 2050ed0..0df5cac 100644
--- a/include/cvmmap_streamer/sim/wire.hpp
+++ b/include/cvmmap_streamer/protocol/wire_codec.hpp
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 #include "cvmmap_streamer/ipc/contracts.hpp"
 
-namespace cvmmap_streamer::sim {
+namespace cvmmap_streamer::protocol::wire_codec {
 
 constexpr std::size_t kSyncMessageBytes         = 48;
 constexpr std::size_t kModuleStatusMessageBytes = 32;
diff --git a/src/sim/wire.cpp b/src/protocol/wire_codec.cpp
similarity index 98%
rename from src/sim/wire.cpp
rename to src/protocol/wire_codec.cpp
index 20ea6dc..41a76e8 100644
--- a/src/sim/wire.cpp
+++ b/src/protocol/wire_codec.cpp
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-#include "cvmmap_streamer/sim/wire.hpp"
+#include "cvmmap_streamer/protocol/wire_codec.hpp"
 
 #include <algorithm>
 #include <array>
 
-namespace cvmmap_streamer::sim {
+namespace cvmmap_streamer::protocol::wire_codec {
 
 namespace {