diff --git a/enbsim/context.h b/enbsim/context.h
index afd2311..f9cbd00 100644
--- a/enbsim/context.h
+++ b/enbsim/context.h
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 #ifndef _context_H
 #define _context_H
 
+#include <pthread.h>
 #include <event2/event.h>
 #include <event2/bufferevent.h>
 #include <event2/buffer.h>
@@ -26,6 +27,8 @@
  * Struct to carry around context (context)-specific data.
  */
 typedef struct context {
+    pthread_t thread;
+
     /* The context's socket. */
     int fd;
 
@@ -44,6 +47,11 @@ typedef struct context {
 
     /*  IP address of this context */
     char ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+
+    char server_ip[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+    int port;
+    int num_ues;
+    int enb_index;
 } context_t;
 
 void closecontext(context_t *context);
diff --git a/enbsim/enbsim.cpp b/enbsim/enbsim.cpp
index d0d420f..b8343da 100644
--- a/enbsim/enbsim.cpp
+++ b/enbsim/enbsim.cpp
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include <event2/bufferevent.h>
 #include <event2/buffer.h>
 
+#include <unistd.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <netinet/tcp.h>
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
@@ -90,52 +91,94 @@ static void eventcb(struct bufferevent *bev, short events, void *ptr)
     }
 }
 
+static void *worker_function(void *arg) {
+    context_t *context = (context_t *)arg;
+    struct sockaddr_in sin;
+    struct event_base *evbase;
+
+    memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
+    sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
+    inet_pton(AF_INET, context->server_ip, &(sin.sin_addr));
+    sin.sin_port = htons(context->port);
+
+    evbase = event_base_new();
+    if (!evbase) {
+        puts("Couldn't open event base");
+        //return;
+    }
+    context->evbase = evbase;
+    context->fd = create_bind_socket(context->enb_index);
+    context->buf_ev = bufferevent_socket_new(context->evbase, context->fd, BEV_OPT_CLOSE_ON_FREE);
+    bufferevent_setcb(context->buf_ev, readcb, NULL, eventcb, context);
+    bufferevent_enable(context->buf_ev, EV_READ|EV_WRITE);
+    if (bufferevent_socket_connect(context->buf_ev, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin)) < 0) {
+      /* Error starting connection */
+      bufferevent_free(context->buf_ev);
+      puts("error connect");
+      //return;
+    }
+
+    event_base_dispatch(context->evbase);
+
+}
+
+static int workers_init(char *server_ip, int port, int session_count, int num_ues) {
+    context_t *context;
+
+    for (int i = 0; i < session_count; ++i) {
+        if ((context = (context_t*)malloc(sizeof(*context))) == NULL) {
+          printf("failed to allocate memory for client state");
+          return 1;
+        }
+        strncpy(context->server_ip, server_ip, INET_ADDRSTRLEN);
+        context->port = port;
+        context->num_ues = num_ues;
+        context->enb_index = i + 1;
+        if (pthread_create(&context->thread, NULL, worker_function, (void *)context)) {
+            perror("Failed to start all worker threads");
+            free(context);
+            return 1;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void timercb(int fd, short event, void *arg) {
+    // do housekeeping here
+}
+
 int enbsim_main(int argc, char **argv, const Config& config)
 {
     //struct bufferevent **bevs;
-    struct sockaddr_in sin;
     int i;
+    struct event_base *evbase;
+    struct event *timer = NULL;
 
     if (argc != 5) {
-        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: enbsim <ip> <port> <num-enbs>\n");
+        fprintf(stderr, "Usage: enbsim <ip> <port> <num-enbs> <num-ues>\n");
         return 1;
     }
 
     char *server_ip  = argv[1];
     int port = atoi(argv[2]);
     int session_count = atoi(argv[3]);
+    int num_ues = atoi(argv[4]);
 
-    memset(&sin, 0, sizeof(sin));
-    sin.sin_family = AF_INET;
-    inet_pton(AF_INET, server_ip, &(sin.sin_addr));
-    sin.sin_port = htons(port);
-
-    struct event_base *evbase;
 	evbase = event_base_new();
 	if (!evbase) {
 		puts("Couldn't open event base");
 		return 1;
 	}
 
-    for (i = 0; i < session_count; ++i) {
-		context_t *context;
-		if ((context = (context_t*)malloc(sizeof(*context))) == NULL) {
-		  printf("failed to allocate memory for client state");
-		  return 1;
-		}
-		context->evbase = evbase;
-		context->fd = create_bind_socket(i + 1);
-		context->buf_ev = bufferevent_socket_new(context->evbase, context->fd, BEV_OPT_CLOSE_ON_FREE);
-        bufferevent_setcb(context->buf_ev, readcb, NULL, eventcb, context);
-        bufferevent_enable(context->buf_ev, EV_READ|EV_WRITE);
-        if (bufferevent_socket_connect(context->buf_ev, (struct sockaddr *)&sin, sizeof(sin)) < 0) {
-          /* Error starting connection */
-          bufferevent_free(context->buf_ev);
-          puts("error connect");
-          return -1;
-        }
+
+    {
+        struct timeval tv = {1, 0};
+
+        timer = event_new(evbase, -1, EV_PERSIST, timercb, NULL);
+        evtimer_add(timer, &tv);
     }
 
+    workers_init(server_ip, port, session_count, num_ues);
+
     event_base_dispatch(evbase);
 
     event_base_free(evbase);