diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/FileOps.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/FileOps.cpp
index 0cdcb28..df27304 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/FileOps.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/FileOps.cpp
@@ -36,12 +36,10 @@ namespace IACore
         const auto fd = (INT32) ((UINT64) std::get<0>(handles));
         if (fd != -1)
             ::close(fd);
-#else
-#    error "IACore FileOps does not support this platform"
 #endif
     }
 
-    Expected<PCUINT8, String> FileOps::MapSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name, IN SIZE_T size, IN BOOL isOwner)
+    Expected<PUINT8, String> FileOps::MapSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name, IN SIZE_T size, IN BOOL isOwner)
     {
 #if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
         int wchars_num = MultiByteToWideChar(CP_UTF8, 0, name.c_str(), -1, NULL, 0);
@@ -59,7 +57,7 @@ namespace IACore
             return MakeUnexpected(
                 std::format("Failed to {} shared memory '{}'", isOwner ? "owner" : "consumer", name.c_str()));
 
-        const auto result = static_cast<PCUINT8>(MapViewOfFile(hMap, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, size));
+        const auto result = static_cast<PUINT8>(MapViewOfFile(hMap, FILE_MAP_ALL_ACCESS, 0, 0, size));
         if (result == NULL)
         {
             CloseHandle(hMap);
@@ -98,18 +96,18 @@ namespace IACore
             return MakeUnexpected(std::format("Failed to mmap shared memory '{}'", name.c_str()));
         }
 
-        const auto result = static_cast<PCUINT8>(addr);
+        const auto result = static_cast<PUINT8>(addr);
 
         s_mappedFiles[result] = std::make_tuple((PVOID) ((UINT64) fd), (PVOID) addr, (PVOID) size);
         return result;
 
-#else
-#    error "IACore FileOps does not support this platform"
 #endif
     }
 
     VOID FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name)
     {
+        if (name.empty())
+            return;
 #if IA_PLATFORM_UNIX
         shm_unlink(name.c_str());
 #endif
@@ -182,9 +180,6 @@ namespace IACore
         madvise(addr, size, MADV_SEQUENTIAL);
         s_mappedFiles[result] = std::make_tuple((PVOID) ((UINT64) handle), (PVOID) addr, (PVOID) size);
         return result;
-
-#else
-#    error "IACore FileOps does not support this platform"
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -260,17 +255,23 @@ namespace IACore
 
     FilePath FileOps::NormalizeExecutablePath(IN CONST FilePath &path)
     {
+        FilePath result = path;
+
 #if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-        return path;
+        if (!result.has_extension())
+            result.replace_extension(".exe");
+
 #elif IA_PLATFORM_UNIX
-        String result(path);
-        if (path.extension() == ".exe")
-            result.resize(result.size() - 4);
-        if (!path.is_absolute() && !path.string().starts_with("./"))
-            result = "./" + result;
-        return FilePath(result);
-#else
-#    error "IACore FileOps does not support this platform"
+        if (result.extension() == ".exe")
+            result.replace_extension("");
+
+        if (result.is_relative())
+        {
+            String pathStr = result.string();
+            if (!pathStr.starts_with("./") && !pathStr.starts_with("../"))
+                result = "./" + pathStr;
+        }
 #endif
+        return result;
     }
 } // namespace IACore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
index bd2edf8..5311c29 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IACore.cpp
@@ -21,13 +21,13 @@
 
 namespace IACore
 {
-    HRTimePoint g_startTime{};
+    HighResTimePoint g_startTime{};
     std::thread::id g_mainThreadID{};
 
     VOID Initialize()
     {
         g_mainThreadID = std::this_thread::get_id();
-        g_startTime = HRClock::now();
+        g_startTime = HighResClock::now();
         Logger::Initialize();
     }
 
@@ -38,12 +38,12 @@ namespace IACore
 
     UINT64 GetTicksCount()
     {
-        return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(HRClock::now() - g_startTime).count();
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::milliseconds>(HighResClock::now() - g_startTime).count();
     }
 
     FLOAT64 GetSecondsCount()
     {
-        return (HRClock::now() - g_startTime).count();
+        return (HighResClock::now() - g_startTime).count();
     }
 
     UINT32 GetRandom(IN UINT32 seed)
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IPC.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IPC.cpp
index 6bdf851..3984bed 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IPC.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/IPC.cpp
@@ -16,7 +16,398 @@
 
 #include <IACore/IPC.hpp>
 
+#include <IACore/FileOps.hpp>
+#include <IACore/StringOps.hpp>
+
 namespace IACore
 {
-    
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+    struct IPC_ConnectionDescriptor
+    {
+        String SocketPath;
+        String SharedMemPath;
+        UINT32 SharedMemSize;
+
+        String Serialize() CONST
+        {
+            return std::format("{}|{}|{}|", SocketPath, SharedMemPath, SharedMemSize);
+        }
+
+        STATIC IPC_ConnectionDescriptor Deserialize(IN CONST String &data)
+        {
+            enum class EParseState
+            {
+                SocketPath,
+                SharedMemPath,
+                SharedMemSize
+            };
+
+            IPC_ConnectionDescriptor result{};
+
+            SIZE_T t{};
+            EParseState state{EParseState::SocketPath};
+            for (SIZE_T i = 0; i < data.size(); i++)
+            {
+                if (data[i] != '|')
+                    continue;
+
+                switch (state)
+                {
+                case EParseState::SocketPath:
+                    result.SocketPath = data.substr(t, i - t);
+                    state = EParseState::SharedMemPath;
+                    break;
+
+                case EParseState::SharedMemPath:
+                    result.SharedMemPath = data.substr(t, i - t);
+                    state = EParseState::SharedMemSize;
+                    break;
+
+                case EParseState::SharedMemSize: {
+                    if (std::from_chars(&data[t], &data[i], result.SharedMemSize).ec != std::errc{})
+                        return {};
+                    goto done_parsing;
+                }
+                }
+                t = i + 1;
+            }
+
+        done_parsing:
+            return result;
+        }
+    };
+} // namespace IACore
+
+namespace IACore
+{
+    IPC_Node::~IPC_Node()
+    {
+        SocketOps::Close(m_socket); // SocketOps gracefully handles INVALID_SOCKET
+    }
+
+    Expected<VOID, String> IPC_Node::Connect(IN PCCHAR connectionString)
+    {
+        auto desc = IPC_ConnectionDescriptor::Deserialize(connectionString);
+        m_shmName = desc.SharedMemPath;
+
+        m_socket = SocketOps::CreateUnixSocket();
+        if (!SocketOps::ConnectUnixSocket(m_socket, desc.SocketPath.c_str()))
+            return MakeUnexpected("Failed to create an unix socket");
+
+        auto mapRes = FileOps::MapSharedMemory(desc.SharedMemPath, desc.SharedMemSize, FALSE);
+        if (!mapRes.has_value())
+            return MakeUnexpected("Failed to map the shared memory");
+
+        m_sharedMemory = mapRes.value();
+
+        auto *layout = reinterpret_cast<IPC_SharedMemoryLayout *>(m_sharedMemory);
+
+        if (layout->Meta.Magic != 0x49414950) // "IAIP"
+            return MakeUnexpected("Invalid shared memory header signature");
+
+        if (layout->Meta.Version != 1)
+            return MakeUnexpected("IPC version mismatch");
+
+        PUINT8 moniDataPtr = m_sharedMemory + layout->MONI_DataOffset;
+        PUINT8 minoDataPtr = m_sharedMemory + layout->MINO_DataOffset;
+
+        MONI = std::make_unique<RingBufferView>(
+            &layout->MONI_Control, Span<UINT8>(moniDataPtr, static_cast<size_t>(layout->MONI_DataSize)), FALSE);
+
+        MINO = std::make_unique<RingBufferView>(
+            &layout->MINO_Control, Span<UINT8>(minoDataPtr, static_cast<size_t>(layout->MINO_DataSize)), FALSE);
+
+#if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+        u_long mode = 1;
+        ioctlsocket(m_socket, FIONBIO, &mode);
+#else
+        fcntl(m_socket, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+#endif
+
+        m_recieveBuffer.resize(UINT16_MAX + 1);
+
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Node::Update()
+    {
+        if (!MONI)
+            return;
+
+        RingBufferView::PacketHeader header;
+
+        // Process all available messages from Manager
+        while (MONI->Pop(header, Span<UINT8>(m_recieveBuffer.data(), m_recieveBuffer.size())))
+            OnPacket(header.ID, {m_recieveBuffer.data(), header.PayloadSize});
+
+        UINT8 signal;
+        const auto res = recv(m_socket, &signal, 1, 0);
+        if (res == 1)
+            OnSignal(signal);
+        else if (res == 0 || (res < 0 && errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+        {
+            SocketOps::Close(m_socket);
+            FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(m_shmName);
+
+            // Manager disconnected, exit immediately
+            exit(-1);
+        }
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Node::SendSignal(IN UINT8 signal)
+    {
+        if (IS_VALID_SOCKET(m_socket))
+            send(m_socket, (const char *) &signal, sizeof(signal), 0);
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Node::SendPacket(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload)
+    {
+        MINO->Push(packetID, payload);
+    }
+} // namespace IACore
+
+namespace IACore
+{
+    VOID IPC_Manager::NodeSession::SendSignal(IN UINT8 signal)
+    {
+        if (IS_VALID_SOCKET(DataSocket))
+            send(DataSocket, (const char *) &signal, sizeof(signal), 0);
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Manager::NodeSession::SendPacket(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload)
+    {
+        MONI->Push(packetID, payload);
+    }
+
+    IPC_Manager::IPC_Manager()
+    {
+        // SocketOps is smart enough to handle multiple inits
+        SocketOps::Initialize();
+
+        m_recieveBuffer.resize(UINT16_MAX + 1);
+    }
+
+    IPC_Manager::~IPC_Manager()
+    {
+        for (auto &session : m_activeSessions)
+        {
+            ProcessOps::TerminateProcess(session->ProcessHandle);
+            FileOps::UnmapFile(session->MappedPtr);
+            FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(session->SharedMemName);
+            SocketOps::Close(session->DataSocket);
+        }
+        m_activeSessions.clear();
+
+        for (auto &session : m_pendingSessions)
+        {
+            ProcessOps::TerminateProcess(session->ProcessHandle);
+            FileOps::UnmapFile(session->MappedPtr);
+            FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(session->SharedMemName);
+            SocketOps::Close(session->ListenerSocket);
+        }
+        m_pendingSessions.clear();
+
+        // SocketOps is smart enough to handle multiple terminates
+        SocketOps::Terminate();
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Manager::Update()
+    {
+        const auto now = SteadyClock::now();
+
+        for (INT32 i = m_pendingSessions.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+        {
+            auto &session = m_pendingSessions[i];
+
+            if (now - session->CreationTime > std::chrono::seconds(5))
+            {
+                ProcessOps::TerminateProcess(session->ProcessHandle);
+
+                FileOps::UnmapFile(session->MappedPtr);
+                FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(session->SharedMemName);
+                SocketOps::Close(session->DataSocket);
+
+                m_pendingSessions.erase(m_pendingSessions.begin() + i);
+                continue;
+            }
+
+            SocketHandle newSock = accept(session->ListenerSocket, NULL, NULL);
+
+            if (IS_VALID_SOCKET(newSock))
+            {
+                session->DataSocket = newSock;
+                session->IsReady = TRUE;
+
+                // Set Data Socket to Non-Blocking
+#if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+                u_long mode = 1;
+                ioctlsocket(session->DataSocket, FIONBIO, &mode);
+#else
+                fcntl(session->DataSocket, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+#endif
+
+                SocketOps::Close(session->ListenerSocket);
+                session->ListenerSocket = INVALID_SOCKET;
+
+                m_activeSessions.push_back(std::move(session));
+                m_pendingSessions.erase(m_pendingSessions.begin() + i);
+                m_activeSessionMap[session->ProcessHandle->ID.load()] = session.get();
+            }
+        }
+
+        for (INT32 i = m_activeSessions.size() - 1; i >= 0; i--)
+        {
+            auto &node = m_activeSessions[i];
+
+            auto nodeID = node->ProcessHandle->ID.load();
+
+            RingBufferView::PacketHeader header;
+
+            while (node->MINO->Pop(header, Span<UINT8>(m_recieveBuffer.data(), m_recieveBuffer.size())))
+                OnPacket(nodeID, header.ID, {m_recieveBuffer.data(), header.PayloadSize});
+
+            UINT8 signal;
+            const auto res = recv(node->DataSocket, &signal, 1, 0);
+
+            if (res == 1)
+                OnSignal(nodeID, signal);
+
+            if (res == 0 || (res < 0 && errno != EWOULDBLOCK))
+            {
+                ProcessOps::TerminateProcess(node->ProcessHandle);
+
+                FileOps::UnmapFile(node->MappedPtr);
+                FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(node->SharedMemName);
+                SocketOps::Close(node->DataSocket);
+
+                m_activeSessions.erase(m_activeSessions.begin() + i);
+                m_activeSessionMap.erase(node->ProcessHandle->ID.load());
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    Expected<NativeProcessID, String> IPC_Manager::SpawnNode(IN CONST FilePath &executablePath,
+                                                             IN UINT32 sharedMemorySize)
+    {
+        auto session = std::make_unique<NodeSession>();
+
+        static Atomic<UINT32> s_idGen{0};
+        UINT32 sid = ++s_idGen;
+
+#if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+        char tempPath[MAX_PATH];
+        GetTempPathA(MAX_PATH, tempPath);
+        String sockPath = std::format("{}\\ia_sess_{}.sock", tempPath, sid);
+#else
+        String sockPath = std::format("/tmp/ia_sess_{}.sock", sid);
+#endif
+
+        session->ListenerSocket = SocketOps::CreateUnixSocket();
+        if (!SocketOps::BindUnixSocket(session->ListenerSocket, sockPath.c_str()))
+            return MakeUnexpected("Failed to bind unique socket");
+
+        if (listen(session->ListenerSocket, 1) != 0)
+            return MakeUnexpected("Failed to listen on unqiue socket");
+
+#if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+        u_long mode = 1;
+        ioctlsocket(session->ListenerSocket, FIONBIO, &mode);
+#else
+        fcntl(session->ListenerSocket, F_SETFL, O_NONBLOCK);
+#endif
+
+        String shmName = std::format("ia_shm_{}", sid);
+        auto mapRes = FileOps::MapSharedMemory(shmName, sharedMemorySize, TRUE);
+        if (!mapRes.has_value())
+            return MakeUnexpected("Failed to map shared memory");
+
+        PUINT8 mappedPtr = mapRes.value();
+
+        auto *layout = reinterpret_cast<IPC_SharedMemoryLayout *>(mappedPtr);
+
+        layout->Meta.Magic = 0x49414950;
+        layout->Meta.Version = 1;
+        layout->Meta.TotalSize = sharedMemorySize;
+
+        UINT64 headerSize = IPC_SharedMemoryLayout::GetHeaderSize();
+        UINT64 usableBytes = sharedMemorySize - headerSize;
+
+        UINT64 halfSize = (usableBytes / 2);
+        halfSize -= (halfSize % 64);
+
+        layout->MONI_DataOffset = headerSize;
+        layout->MONI_DataSize = halfSize;
+
+        layout->MINO_DataOffset = headerSize + halfSize;
+        layout->MINO_DataSize = halfSize;
+
+        session->MONI = std::make_unique<RingBufferView>(
+            &layout->MONI_Control, Span<UINT8>(mappedPtr + layout->MONI_DataOffset, layout->MONI_DataSize), TRUE);
+
+        session->MINO = std::make_unique<RingBufferView>(
+            &layout->MINO_Control, Span<UINT8>(mappedPtr + layout->MINO_DataOffset, layout->MINO_DataSize), TRUE);
+
+        IPC_ConnectionDescriptor desc;
+        desc.SocketPath = sockPath;
+        desc.SharedMemPath = shmName;
+        desc.SharedMemSize = sharedMemorySize;
+
+        String args = std::format("\"{}\"", desc.Serialize());
+
+        session->ProcessHandle = ProcessOps::SpawnProcessAsync(
+            FileOps::NormalizeExecutablePath(executablePath), args,
+            [sid](IN StringView line) {
+                UNUSED(sid);
+                UNUSED(line);
+            },
+            [sid](IN Expected<INT32, String> result) {
+                UNUSED(sid);
+                UNUSED(result);
+            });
+
+        session->CreationTime = SteadyClock::now();
+        m_pendingSessions.push_back(std::move(session));
+
+        return session->ProcessHandle->ID.load();
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Manager::ShutdownNode(IN NativeProcessID pid)
+    {
+        const auto itNode = m_activeSessionMap.find(pid);
+        if (itNode == m_activeSessionMap.end())
+            return;
+
+        auto &node = itNode->second;
+
+        ProcessOps::TerminateProcess(node->ProcessHandle);
+        FileOps::UnmapFile(node->MappedPtr);
+        FileOps::UnlinkSharedMemory(node->SharedMemName);
+        SocketOps::Close(node->DataSocket);
+
+        for (auto it = m_activeSessions.begin(); it != m_activeSessions.end(); it++)
+        {
+            if (it->get() == node)
+            {
+                m_activeSessions.erase(it);
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        m_activeSessionMap.erase(itNode);
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Manager::SendSignal(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT8 signal)
+    {
+        const auto itNode = m_activeSessionMap.find(node);
+        if (itNode == m_activeSessionMap.end())
+            return;
+        itNode->second->SendSignal(signal);
+    }
+
+    VOID IPC_Manager::SendPacket(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload)
+    {
+        const auto itNode = m_activeSessionMap.find(node);
+        if (itNode == m_activeSessionMap.end())
+            return;
+        itNode->second->SendPacket(packetID, payload);
+    }
+} // namespace IACore
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/ProcessOps.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/ProcessOps.cpp
index 18f9d17..8fd8def 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/ProcessOps.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/ProcessOps.cpp
@@ -34,6 +34,15 @@ namespace IACore
 
 namespace IACore
 {
+    NativeProcessID ProcessOps::GetCurrentProcessID()
+    {
+#if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
+        return ::GetCurrentProcessId();
+#else
+        return getpid();
+#endif
+    }
+
     Expected<INT32, String> ProcessOps::SpawnProcessSync(IN CONST String &command, IN CONST String &args,
                                                          IN Function<VOID(IN StringView line)> onOutputLineCallback)
     {
@@ -52,24 +61,25 @@ namespace IACore
         SharedPtr<ProcessHandle> handle = std::make_shared<ProcessHandle>();
         handle->IsRunning = true;
 
-        handle->ThreadHandle = JoiningThread([=, h = handle.get(), cmd = IA_MOVE(command), args = std::move(args)]() mutable {
+        handle->ThreadHandle =
+            JoiningThread([=, h = handle.get(), cmd = IA_MOVE(command), args = std::move(args)]() mutable {
 
 #if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
-            auto result = SpawnProcessWindows(cmd, args, onOutputLineCallback, h->ID);
+                auto result = SpawnProcessWindows(cmd, args, onOutputLineCallback, h->ID);
 #else
-            auto result = SpawnProcessPosix(cmd, args, onOutputLineCallback, h->ID);
+                auto result = SpawnProcessPosix(cmd, args, onOutputLineCallback, h->ID);
 #endif
 
-            h->IsRunning = false;
+                h->IsRunning = false;
 
-            if (!onFinishCallback)
-                return;
+                if (!onFinishCallback)
+                    return;
 
-            if (!result)
-                onFinishCallback(MakeUnexpected(result.error()));
-            else
-                onFinishCallback(*result);
-        });
+                if (!result)
+                    onFinishCallback(MakeUnexpected(result.error()));
+                else
+                    onFinishCallback(*result);
+            });
 
         return handle;
     }
diff --git a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/SocketOps.cpp b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/SocketOps.cpp
index 324f45c..145dc09 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/SocketOps.cpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/imp/cpp/SocketOps.cpp
@@ -18,6 +18,15 @@
 
 namespace IACore
 {
+    INT32 SocketOps::s_initCount{0};
+    
+    VOID SocketOps::Close(IN SocketHandle sock)
+    {
+        if (sock == INVALID_SOCKET)
+            return;
+        CLOSE_SOCKET(sock);
+    }
+
     BOOL SocketOps::Listen(IN SocketHandle sock, IN INT32 queueSize)
     {
         return listen(sock, queueSize) == 0;
diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ADT/RingBuffer.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ADT/RingBuffer.hpp
index 81386d7..3c71632 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ADT/RingBuffer.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ADT/RingBuffer.hpp
@@ -27,14 +27,22 @@ namespace IACore
 
         struct ControlBlock
         {
-            alignas(64) Atomic<UINT32> WriteOffset{0};
-            alignas(64) Atomic<UINT32> ReadOffset{0};
-            UINT32 Capacity;
+            struct alignas(64)
+            {
+                Atomic<UINT32> WriteOffset{0};
+            } Producer;
 
-            // Padding to ensure data starts on a cache line
-            UINT8 _padding[64 - sizeof(UINT32) * 3];
+            struct alignas(64)
+            {
+                Atomic<UINT32> ReadOffset{0};
+                // Capacity is effectively constant after init,
+                // so it doesn't cause false sharing invalidations.
+                UINT32 Capacity{0};
+            } Consumer;
         };
 
+        static_assert(offsetof(ControlBlock, Consumer) == 64, "False sharing detected in ControlBlock");
+
         // All of the data in ring buffer will be stored as packets
         struct PacketHeader
         {
@@ -43,9 +51,10 @@ namespace IACore
         };
 
       public:
-        INLINE RingBufferView(IN Span<UINT8> buffer);
+        INLINE RingBufferView(IN Span<UINT8> buffer, IN BOOL isOwner);
+        INLINE RingBufferView(IN ControlBlock *controlBlock, IN Span<UINT8> buffer, IN BOOL isOwner);
 
-        INLINE BOOL Pop(OUT PacketHeader &outHeader, OUT Span<UINT8> outBuffer);
+        INLINE INT32 Pop(OUT PacketHeader &outHeader, OUT Span<UINT8> outBuffer);
         INLINE BOOL Push(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> data);
 
         INLINE ControlBlock *GetControlBlock();
@@ -56,77 +65,108 @@ namespace IACore
         ControlBlock *m_controlBlock{};
 
       private:
-        INLINE VOID WritePacket(IN UINT32 offset, IN UINT16 id, IN PCVOID data, IN UINT16 dataSize);
+        INLINE VOID WriteWrapped(IN UINT32 offset, IN PCVOID data, IN UINT32 size);
+        INLINE VOID ReadWrapped(IN UINT32 offset, OUT PVOID outData, IN UINT32 size);
     };
 } // namespace IACore
 
 namespace IACore
 {
-    RingBufferView::RingBufferView(IN Span<UINT8> buffer)
+    RingBufferView::RingBufferView(IN Span<UINT8> buffer, IN BOOL isOwner)
     {
         IA_ASSERT(buffer.size() > sizeof(ControlBlock));
 
         m_controlBlock = reinterpret_cast<ControlBlock *>(buffer.data());
         m_dataPtr = buffer.data() + sizeof(ControlBlock);
-        m_controlBlock->Capacity = m_capacity = buffer.size() - sizeof(ControlBlock);
+
+        m_capacity = static_cast<UINT32>(buffer.size()) - sizeof(ControlBlock);
+
+        if (isOwner)
+        {
+            m_controlBlock->Consumer.Capacity = m_capacity;
+            m_controlBlock->Producer.WriteOffset.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
+            m_controlBlock->Consumer.ReadOffset.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
+        }
+        else
+            IA_ASSERT(m_controlBlock->Consumer.Capacity == m_capacity);
     }
 
-    BOOL RingBufferView::Pop(OUT PacketHeader &outHeader, OUT Span<UINT8> outBuffer)
+    RingBufferView::RingBufferView(IN ControlBlock *controlBlock, IN Span<UINT8> buffer, IN BOOL isOwner)
     {
-        UINT32 currentWriteOffset = m_controlBlock->WriteOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
-        UINT32 currentReadOffset = m_controlBlock->ReadOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        IA_ASSERT(controlBlock != nullptr);
+        IA_ASSERT(buffer.size() > 0);
 
-        if (currentReadOffset == currentWriteOffset)
-            return false;
+        m_controlBlock = controlBlock;
+        m_dataPtr = buffer.data();
+        m_capacity = static_cast<UINT32>(buffer.size());
 
-        const auto header = reinterpret_cast<PacketHeader *>(m_dataPtr + currentReadOffset);
-
-        if (header->ID == PACKET_ID_SKIP)
+        if (isOwner)
         {
-            m_controlBlock->ReadOffset.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
-            return Pop(outHeader, outBuffer);
+            m_controlBlock->Consumer.Capacity = m_capacity;
+            m_controlBlock->Producer.WriteOffset.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
+            m_controlBlock->Consumer.ReadOffset.store(0, std::memory_order_release);
+        }
+    }
+
+    INT32 RingBufferView::Pop(OUT PacketHeader &outHeader, OUT Span<UINT8> outBuffer)
+    {
+        UINT32 write = m_controlBlock->Producer.WriteOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        UINT32 read = m_controlBlock->Consumer.ReadOffset.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+        UINT32 cap = m_capacity;
+
+        if (read == write)
+            return 0; // Empty
+
+        ReadWrapped(read, &outHeader, sizeof(PacketHeader));
+
+        if (outHeader.PayloadSize > outBuffer.size())
+            return -static_cast<INT32>(outHeader.PayloadSize);
+
+        if (outHeader.PayloadSize > 0)
+        {
+            UINT32 dataReadOffset = (read + sizeof(PacketHeader)) % cap;
+            ReadWrapped(dataReadOffset, outBuffer.data(), outHeader.PayloadSize);
         }
 
-        outHeader = *header;
-        if (outHeader.PayloadSize > outBuffer.size())
-            return false;
+        // Move read pointer forward
+        UINT32 newReadOffset = (read + sizeof(PacketHeader) + outHeader.PayloadSize) % cap;
+        m_controlBlock->Consumer.ReadOffset.store(newReadOffset, std::memory_order_release);
 
-        memcpy(outBuffer.data(), m_dataPtr + currentReadOffset + sizeof(PacketHeader), outHeader.PayloadSize);
-        m_controlBlock->ReadOffset.store(currentReadOffset + sizeof(PacketHeader) + outHeader.PayloadSize, std::memory_order_release);
-
-        return true;
+        return outHeader.PayloadSize;
     }
 
     BOOL RingBufferView::Push(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> data)
     {
         IA_ASSERT(data.size() <= UINT16_MAX);
 
-        UINT32 currentWriteOffset = m_controlBlock->WriteOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
-        UINT32 currentReadOffset = m_controlBlock->ReadOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        const UINT32 totalSize = sizeof(PacketHeader) + static_cast<UINT32>(data.size());
 
-        UINT32 requiredSpace = sizeof(PacketHeader) + data.size();
-        if (currentWriteOffset + requiredSpace <= m_capacity)
+        UINT32 read = m_controlBlock->Consumer.ReadOffset.load(std::memory_order_acquire);
+        UINT32 write = m_controlBlock->Producer.WriteOffset.load(std::memory_order_relaxed);
+        UINT32 cap = m_capacity;
+
+        UINT32 freeSpace = (read <= write) 
+            ? (m_capacity - write) + read 
+            : (read - write);
+
+        // Ensure to always leave 1 byte empty to prevent Read == Write ambiguity (Wait-Free Ring Buffer standard)
+        if (freeSpace <= totalSize)
+            return FALSE;
+
+        PacketHeader header{packetID, static_cast<UINT16>(data.size())};
+        WriteWrapped(write, &header, sizeof(PacketHeader));
+
+        UINT32 dataWriteOffset = (write + sizeof(PacketHeader)) % cap;
+
+        if (data.size() > 0)
         {
-            WritePacket(currentWriteOffset, packetID, data.data(), static_cast<UINT16>(data.size()));
-            m_controlBlock->WriteOffset.store(currentWriteOffset + requiredSpace, std::memory_order_release);
-            return true;
+            WriteWrapped(dataWriteOffset, data.data(), static_cast<UINT32>(data.size()));
         }
 
-        UINT32 remainingAtEnd = m_capacity - currentWriteOffset;
-        if (requiredSpace < currentReadOffset)
-        {
-            if (remainingAtEnd >= sizeof(PacketHeader))
-            {
-                const auto p = PacketHeader{PACKET_ID_SKIP, 0};
-                memcpy(m_dataPtr + currentWriteOffset, &p, sizeof(p));
-            }
+        UINT32 newWriteOffset = (dataWriteOffset + data.size()) % cap;
+        m_controlBlock->Producer.WriteOffset.store(newWriteOffset, std::memory_order_release);
 
-            WritePacket(0, packetID, data.data(), static_cast<UINT16>(data.size()));
-            m_controlBlock->WriteOffset.store(requiredSpace, std::memory_order_release);
-            return true;
-        }
-
-        return false;
+        return TRUE;
     }
 
     RingBufferView::ControlBlock *RingBufferView::GetControlBlock()
@@ -134,10 +174,43 @@ namespace IACore
         return m_controlBlock;
     }
 
-    VOID RingBufferView::WritePacket(IN UINT32 offset, IN UINT16 id, IN PCVOID data, IN UINT16 dataSize)
+    VOID RingBufferView::WriteWrapped(IN UINT32 offset, IN PCVOID data, IN UINT32 size)
     {
-        PacketHeader h = {id, dataSize};
-        memcpy(m_dataPtr + offset, &h, sizeof(PacketHeader));
-        memcpy(m_dataPtr + offset + sizeof(PacketHeader), data, dataSize);
+        if (offset + size <= m_capacity)
+        {
+            // Contiguous write
+            memcpy(m_dataPtr + offset, data, size);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Split write
+            UINT32 firstChunk = m_capacity - offset;
+            UINT32 secondChunk = size - firstChunk;
+
+            const UINT8 *src = static_cast<const UINT8 *>(data);
+
+            memcpy(m_dataPtr + offset, src, firstChunk);
+            memcpy(m_dataPtr, src + firstChunk, secondChunk);
+        }
+    }
+
+    VOID RingBufferView::ReadWrapped(IN UINT32 offset, OUT PVOID outData, IN UINT32 size)
+    {
+        if (offset + size <= m_capacity)
+        {
+            // Contiguous read
+            memcpy(outData, m_dataPtr + offset, size);
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            // Split read
+            UINT32 firstChunk = m_capacity - offset;
+            UINT32 secondChunk = size - firstChunk;
+
+            UINT8 *dst = static_cast<UINT8 *>(outData);
+
+            memcpy(dst, m_dataPtr + offset, firstChunk);
+            memcpy(dst + firstChunk, m_dataPtr, secondChunk);
+        }
     }
 } // namespace IACore
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diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/FileOps.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/FileOps.hpp
index 2e2b483..c867c80 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/FileOps.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/FileOps.hpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ namespace IACore
         STATIC Expected<PCUINT8, String> MapFile(IN CONST FilePath &path, OUT SIZE_T &size);
 
         // @param `isOwner` TRUE to allocate/truncate. FALSE to just open.
-        STATIC Expected<PCUINT8, String> MapSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name, IN SIZE_T size, IN BOOL isOwner);
+        STATIC Expected<PUINT8, String> MapSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name, IN SIZE_T size, IN BOOL isOwner);
         STATIC VOID UnlinkSharedMemory(IN CONST String &name);
 
         STATIC Expected<StreamReader, String> StreamFromFile(IN CONST FilePath &path);
diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/IPC.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/IPC.hpp
index cc3d3d4..20fc8d0 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/IPC.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/IPC.hpp
@@ -16,19 +16,130 @@
 
 #pragma once
 
-#include <IACore/PCH.hpp>
+#include <IACore/ADT/RingBuffer.hpp>
+#include <IACore/ProcessOps.hpp>
+#include <IACore/SocketOps.hpp>
 
 namespace IACore
 {
-    class IPC_Node
+    struct alignas(64) IPC_SharedMemoryLayout
     {
-    public:
-        
+        // =========================================================
+        // SECTION 1: METADATA & HANDSHAKE
+        // =========================================================
+        struct Header
+        {
+            UINT32 Magic;     // 0x49414950 ("IAIP")
+            UINT32 Version;   // 1
+            UINT64 TotalSize; // Total size of SHM block
+        } Meta;
+
+        // Pad to ensure MONI starts on a fresh cache line (64 bytes)
+        UINT8 _pad0[64 - sizeof(Header)];
+
+        // =========================================================
+        // SECTION 2: RING BUFFER CONTROL BLOCKS
+        // =========================================================
+
+        // RingBufferView::ControlBlock is already 64-byte aligned internally.
+        RingBufferView::ControlBlock MONI_Control;
+        RingBufferView::ControlBlock MINO_Control;
+
+        // =========================================================
+        // SECTION 3: DATA BUFFER OFFSETS
+        // =========================================================
+
+        UINT64 MONI_DataOffset;
+        UINT64 MONI_DataSize;
+
+        UINT64 MINO_DataOffset;
+        UINT64 MINO_DataSize;
+
+        // Pad to ensure the actual Data Buffer starts on a fresh cache line
+        UINT8 _pad1[64 - (sizeof(UINT64) * 4)];
+
+        static constexpr size_t GetHeaderSize()
+        {
+            return sizeof(IPC_SharedMemoryLayout);
+        }
     };
 
-    class IPC_Server
+    // Static assert to ensure manual padding logic is correct
+    static_assert(sizeof(IPC_SharedMemoryLayout) % 64 == 0, "IPC Layout is not cache-line aligned!");
+
+    class IPC_Node
     {
-    public:
-        
+      public:
+        ~IPC_Node();
+
+        // When Manager spawns a node, `connectionString` is passed
+        // as the first command line argument
+        Expected<VOID, String> Connect(IN PCCHAR connectionString);
+
+        VOID Update();
+
+        VOID SendSignal(IN UINT8 signal);
+        VOID SendPacket(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload);
+
+        PURE_VIRTUAL(VOID OnSignal(IN UINT8 signal));
+        PURE_VIRTUAL(VOID OnPacket(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload));
+
+      private:
+        String m_shmName;
+        PUINT8 m_sharedMemory{};
+        Vector<UINT8> m_recieveBuffer;
+        SocketHandle m_socket{INVALID_SOCKET};
+
+        UniquePtr<RingBufferView> MONI; // Manager Out, Node In
+        UniquePtr<RingBufferView> MINO; // Manager In, Node Out
     };
-}
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+
+    class IPC_Manager
+    {
+        struct NodeSession
+        {
+            SteadyTimePoint CreationTime{};
+            SharedPtr<ProcessHandle> ProcessHandle;
+
+            String SharedMemName;
+            PUINT8 MappedPtr{};
+
+            SocketHandle ListenerSocket{INVALID_SOCKET};
+            SocketHandle DataSocket{INVALID_SOCKET};
+
+            UniquePtr<RingBufferView> MONI; // Manager Out, Node In
+            UniquePtr<RingBufferView> MINO; // Manager In, Node Out
+
+            BOOL IsReady{FALSE};
+
+            VOID SendSignal(IN UINT8 signal);
+            VOID SendPacket(IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload);
+        };
+
+      public:
+        STATIC CONSTEXPR UINT32 DEFAULT_NODE_SHARED_MEMORY_SIZE = SIZE_MB(4);
+
+      public:
+        IPC_Manager();
+        ~IPC_Manager();
+
+        VOID Update();
+
+        Expected<NativeProcessID, String> SpawnNode(IN CONST FilePath &executablePath,
+                                                    IN UINT32 sharedMemorySize = DEFAULT_NODE_SHARED_MEMORY_SIZE);
+
+        VOID ShutdownNode(IN NativeProcessID pid);
+
+        VOID SendSignal(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT8 signal);
+        VOID SendPacket(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload);
+
+        PURE_VIRTUAL(VOID OnSignal(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT8 signal));
+        PURE_VIRTUAL(VOID OnPacket(IN NativeProcessID node, IN UINT16 packetID, IN Span<CONST UINT8> payload));
+
+      private:
+        Vector<UINT8> m_recieveBuffer;
+        Vector<UniquePtr<NodeSession>> m_activeSessions;
+        Vector<UniquePtr<NodeSession>> m_pendingSessions;
+        UnorderedMap<NativeProcessID, NodeSession *> m_activeSessionMap;
+    };
+} // namespace IACore
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diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/PCH.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/PCH.hpp
index 3002961..86390ad 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/PCH.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/PCH.hpp
@@ -293,6 +293,10 @@
 #define IA_CONCAT(x, y) IA_CONCAT_IMPL(x, y)
 #define IA_UNIQUE_NAME(prefix) IA_CONCAT(prefix, __LINE__)
 
+#define SIZE_KB(v) (v * 1024)
+#define SIZE_MB(v) (v * 1024 * 1024)
+#define SIZE_GB(v) (v * 1024 * 1024 * 1024)
+
 #define ENSURE_BINARY_COMPATIBILITY(A, B)                                                                              \
     static_assert(sizeof(A) == sizeof(B),                                                                              \
                   #A ", " #B " size mismatch! Do not add virtual functions or new member variables.");
@@ -560,8 +564,10 @@ using String = std::string;
 using StringView = std::string_view;
 using StringStream = std::stringstream;
 
-using HRClock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
-using HRTimePoint = std::chrono::time_point<HRClock>;
+using SteadyClock = std::chrono::steady_clock;
+using SteadyTimePoint = std::chrono::time_point<SteadyClock>;
+using HighResClock = std::chrono::high_resolution_clock;
+using HighResTimePoint = std::chrono::time_point<HighResClock>;
 
 using Mutex = std::mutex;
 using StopToken = std::stop_token;
diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ProcessOps.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ProcessOps.hpp
index 9d8104a..df6ee24 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ProcessOps.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/ProcessOps.hpp
@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ namespace IACore
     class ProcessOps
     {
       public:
+        STATIC NativeProcessID GetCurrentProcessID();
+
         STATIC Expected<INT32, String> SpawnProcessSync(IN CONST String &command, IN CONST String &args,
                                                         IN Function<VOID(IN StringView line)> onOutputLineCallback);
         STATIC SharedPtr<ProcessHandle> SpawnProcessAsync(IN CONST String &command, IN CONST String &args,
@@ -57,8 +59,10 @@ namespace IACore
 
       private:
         STATIC Expected<INT32, String> SpawnProcessWindows(IN CONST String &command, IN CONST String &args,
-                                                           IN Function<VOID(StringView)> onOutputLineCallback, OUT Atomic<NativeProcessID>& id);
+                                                           IN Function<VOID(StringView)> onOutputLineCallback,
+                                                           OUT Atomic<NativeProcessID> &id);
         STATIC Expected<INT32, String> SpawnProcessPosix(IN CONST String &command, IN CONST String &args,
-                                                        IN Function<VOID(StringView)> onOutputLineCallback, OUT Atomic<NativeProcessID>& id);
+                                                         IN Function<VOID(StringView)> onOutputLineCallback,
+                                                         OUT Atomic<NativeProcessID> &id);
     };
 } // namespace IACore
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diff --git a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/SocketOps.hpp b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/SocketOps.hpp
index 2fd76d6..794b500 100644
--- a/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/SocketOps.hpp
+++ b/Src/IACore/inc/IACore/SocketOps.hpp
@@ -52,16 +52,26 @@ namespace IACore
     class SocketOps
     {
       public:
+        // SocketOps correctly handles multiple calls to Initialize and Terminate. Make sure
+        // every Initialize call is paired with a corresponding Terminate call
         STATIC VOID Initialize()
         {
+            s_initCount++;
+            if (s_initCount > 1)
+                return;
 #if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
             WSADATA wsaData;
             WSAStartup(MAKEWORD(2, 2), &wsaData);
 #endif
         }
 
+        // SocketOps correctly handles multiple calls to Initialize and Terminate. Make sure
+        // every Initialize call is paired with a corresponding Terminate call
         STATIC VOID Terminate()
         {
+            s_initCount--;
+            if (s_initCount > 0)
+                return;
 #if IA_PLATFORM_WINDOWS
             WSACleanup();
 #endif
@@ -77,6 +87,8 @@ namespace IACore
             return IsPortAvailable(port, SOCK_DGRAM);
         }
 
+        STATIC VOID Close(IN SocketHandle sock);
+
         STATIC BOOL Listen(IN SocketHandle sock, IN INT32 queueSize = 5);
 
         STATIC SocketHandle CreateUnixSocket();
@@ -86,5 +98,8 @@ namespace IACore
 
       private:
         STATIC BOOL IsPortAvailable(IN UINT16 port, IN INT32 type);
+
+      private:
+        STATIC INT32 s_initCount;
     };
 } // namespace IACore
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