diff --git a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/CMakeLists.txt b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/CMakeLists.txt
index 3a0969e..44d88e8 100644
--- a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@ if(ENABLE_STIMBUFFAPI_livoxGen1)
 	# Set CONFIG variable for config.h
 	set(CONFIG_STIMBUFFAPI_LIVOXGEN1_ENABLED 1)
 
+	# Find liburing using pkg-config
+	pkg_check_modules(URING REQUIRED liburing)
+
 	add_library(livoxGen1 SHARED
 		livoxGen1.cpp
 		stagingBuffer.cpp
@@ -16,9 +19,14 @@ if(ENABLE_STIMBUFFAPI_livoxGen1)
 	target_include_directories(livoxGen1 PUBLIC
 		${Boost_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 		${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/commonLibs
+		${URING_INCLUDE_DIRS}
 	)
 	target_link_libraries(livoxGen1
 		${Boost_LIBRARIES}
+		${URING_LIBRARIES}
+	)
+	target_link_directories(livoxGen1 PUBLIC
+		${URING_LIBRARY_DIRS}
 	)
 
 	# Install rules
diff --git a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.cpp b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.cpp
index 64a064c..772fb3c 100644
--- a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.cpp
+++ b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.cpp
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 #include <cstring>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <boost/system/error_code.hpp>
 #include <livoxProto1/device.h>
 #include "ioUringAssemblyEngine.h"
+#include "pcloudStimulusBuffer.h"
 
 namespace smo {
 namespace stim_buff {
@@ -22,16 +24,90 @@ struct DummyLivoxEthHeader
 	uint8_t timestamp[8];
 };
 
+IoUringAssemblyEngine::IoUringAssemblyEngine(PcloudStimulusBuffer& parent_)
+: parent(parent_),
+frameAssemblyDesc(nullptr), ring{},
+isSetup(false),
+stallTimer(parent_.device->componentThread->getIoService())
+{}
+
+bool IoUringAssemblyEngine::setup()
+{
+	if (isSetup)
+		{ return false; }
+
+	// Get FrameAssemblyDesc from staging buffer
+	frameAssemblyDesc = static_cast<std::shared_ptr<FrameAssemblyDesc>>(
+		parent.stagingBuffer);
+
+	if (!frameAssemblyDesc || frameAssemblyDesc->slots.empty())
+		{ return false; }
+
+	// Get UDP socket file descriptor
+	int udpFd = parent.device->pcloudDataSocketDesc->native_handle();
+	if (udpFd < 0)
+		{ return false; }
+
+	/**	EXPLANATION:
+	 * Initialize io_uring ring - allocate SQEs and CQEs for one frame assembly
+	 * One SQE per slot (one datagram per slot)
+	 */
+	int ret = io_uring_queue_init(
+		static_cast<unsigned int>(frameAssemblyDesc->numSlots), &ring, 0);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		{ return false; }
+
+	isSetup = true;
+	return true;
+}
+
+void IoUringAssemblyEngine::finalize()
+{
+	// Call stop() to cancel in-flight operations (stop() already cancels the timer)
+	stop();
+
+	// Clean up io_uring ring if it was initialized
+	if (isSetup)
+	{
+		io_uring_queue_exit(&ring);
+		isSetup = false;
+	}
+
+	// Reset state to allow setup() to be called again
+	frameAssemblyDesc = nullptr;
+}
+
+void IoUringAssemblyEngine::resetAndAssembleFrame()
+{
+	// Design/stub: This method should:
+	// 1. Submit frameAssemblyDesc->numSlots RECVMSG SQEs using io_uring_prep_recvmsg()
+	//    - Each SQE receives into frameAssemblyDesc->slots[i].vaddr
+	//    - With size frameAssemblyDesc->slots[i].nBytes
+	//    - Socket FD from parent.device->pcloudDataSocketDesc->native_handle()
+	// 2. Submit batch via io_uring_submit(&ring)
+	// 3. Set up stall timer using stallTimer with appropriate timeout
+	//    - SQEs are independent and can arrive out of order
+	//    - Timer detects if SQEs get stalled
+}
+
+void IoUringAssemblyEngine::stop()
+{
+	// Design/stub: This method should:
+	// 1. Cancel all pending SQEs using io_uring cancellation mechanisms
+	// 2. Cancel in-flight stall timeout timer via stallTimer.cancel()
+	// 3. Set appropriate state flags
+}
+
 void IoUringAssemblyEngine::cancelIncompleteAndFillDummies()
 {
-	if (!desc)
+	if (!frameAssemblyDesc)
 		{ return; }
 
-	for (size_t i = 0; i < desc->numSlots; ++i)
+	for (size_t i = 0; i < frameAssemblyDesc->numSlots; ++i)
 	{
 		// In the real path, decide from CQE accounting whether slot i completed.
 		// Here, demonstrate dummy header insertion API.
-		auto* hdr = reinterpret_cast<DummyLivoxEthHeader*>(desc->slots[i].vaddr);
+		auto* hdr = reinterpret_cast<DummyLivoxEthHeader*>(frameAssemblyDesc->slots[i].vaddr);
 		hdr->err_code = DummyLivoxEthHeader::INVALID_ERR_CODE;
 		hdr->timestamp_type = DummyLivoxEthHeader::INVALID_TIMESTAMP_TYPE;
 		hdr->data_type = DummyLivoxEthHeader::INVALID_DATA_TYPE;
diff --git a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.h b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.h
index 0d8e983..258afdb 100644
--- a/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.h
+++ b/stimBuffApis/livoxGen1/ioUringAssemblyEngine.h
@@ -8,28 +8,45 @@
 #include <vector>
 #include <chrono>
 #include <atomic>
-
+#include <liburing.h>
+#include <boost/asio/io_service.hpp>
+#include <boost/asio/deadline_timer.hpp>
 #include <livoxProto1/device.h>
-
 #include "frameAssemblyDesc.h"
 
 namespace smo {
 namespace stim_buff {
 
+class PcloudStimulusBuffer;
+
 class IoUringAssemblyEngine
 {
 public:
-	IoUringAssemblyEngine();
+	explicit IoUringAssemblyEngine(PcloudStimulusBuffer& parent);
 	~IoUringAssemblyEngine() = default;
 
+	bool setup();
+	void finalize();
+	void resetAndAssembleFrame();
+	void stop();
+
 	// Telemetry helpers
 	static size_t computePointsPerDgram(int returnMode);
 	static size_t computePointsPerFrame(int returnMode, size_t nDgramsPerFrame)
 		{ return computePointsPerDgram(returnMode) * nDgramsPerFrame; }
 
 private:
+	PcloudStimulusBuffer& parent;
+
 	// Cached descriptor for reuse across iterations
-	FrameAssemblyDesc* desc;
+	std::shared_ptr<FrameAssemblyDesc> frameAssemblyDesc;
+
+	// io_uring infrastructure
+	struct io_uring ring;
+	bool isSetup;
+
+	// Stall detection timer
+	boost::asio::deadline_timer stallTimer;
 
 	void cancelIncompleteAndFillDummies();
 };