diff --git a/network/packet/bandwidth.go b/network/packet/bandwidth.go
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index 00000000..c65ac085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/packet/bandwidth.go
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+package packet
+
+import "fmt"
+
+// BandwidthUpdate holds an update to the seen bandwidth of a connection.
+type BandwidthUpdate struct {
+	ConnID    string
+	RecvBytes uint64
+	SentBytes uint64
+	Method    BandwidthUpdateMethod
+}
+
+// BandwidthUpdateMethod defines how the bandwidth data of a bandwidth update should be interpreted.
+type BandwidthUpdateMethod uint8
+
+// Bandwidth Update Methods.
+const (
+	Absolute BandwidthUpdateMethod = iota
+	Additive
+)
+
+func (bu *BandwidthUpdate) String() string {
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%s: %dB recv | %dB sent [%s]", bu.ConnID, bu.RecvBytes, bu.SentBytes, bu.Method)
+}
+
+func (bum BandwidthUpdateMethod) String() string {
+	switch bum {
+	case Absolute:
+		return "absolute"
+	case Additive:
+		return "additive"
+	default:
+		return "unknown"
+	}
+}
diff --git a/network/packet/info_only.go b/network/packet/info_only.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..cc7ef9aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/network/packet/info_only.go
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+package packet
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"fmt"
+)
+
+// InfoPacket does not represent an actual packet, but only holds metadata.
+// Implements the packet.Packet interface.
+type InfoPacket struct {
+	Base
+}
+
+// NewInfoPacket returns a new InfoPacket with the given info.
+func NewInfoPacket(info Info) *InfoPacket {
+	return &InfoPacket{
+		Base{
+			info: info,
+		},
+	}
+}
+
+// InfoOnly returns whether the packet is informational only and does not
+// represent an actual packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) InfoOnly() bool {
+	return true
+}
+
+// LoadPacketData does nothing on Linux, as data is always fully parsed.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) LoadPacketData() error {
+	return fmt.Errorf("%w: info-only packet", ErrFailedToLoadPayload)
+}
+
+// ErrInfoOnlyPacket is returned for unsupported operations on an info-only packet.
+var ErrInfoOnlyPacket = errors.New("info-only packet")
+
+// Accept does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) Accept() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// Block does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) Block() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// Drop does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) Drop() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// PermanentAccept does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) PermanentAccept() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// PermanentBlock does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) PermanentBlock() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// PermanentDrop does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) PermanentDrop() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// RerouteToNameserver does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) RerouteToNameserver() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+// RerouteToTunnel does nothing on an info-only packet.
+func (pkt *InfoPacket) RerouteToTunnel() error {
+	return ErrInfoOnlyPacket
+}
+
+var _ Packet = &InfoPacket{}