diff --git a/core/roscpp/include/ros/connection.h b/core/roscpp/include/ros/connection.h
index 2b0231d5..d1d3c874 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/include/ros/connection.h
+++ b/core/roscpp/include/ros/connection.h
@@ -215,13 +215,6 @@ private:
   /// Function that handles the incoming header
   HeaderReceivedFunc header_func_;
 
-  /**
-   * If there is data available to read, we always try to read into our fixed read buffer, even if a read request
-   * has not been made.
-   */
-  uint8_t fixed_read_buffer_[READ_BUFFER_SIZE];
-  uint32_t fixed_read_filled_;
-
   /// Read buffer that ends up being passed to the read callback
   boost::shared_array<uint8_t> read_buffer_;
   /// Amount of data currently in the read buffer, in bytes
diff --git a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport.h b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport.h
index 91cdb6ec..c53d16d1 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport.h
+++ b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport.h
@@ -81,6 +81,15 @@ public:
    */
   virtual void disableWrite() = 0;
 
+  /**
+   * \brief Enable reading on this transport.  Allows derived classes to, for example, enable read polling for asynchronous sockets
+   */
+  virtual void enableRead() = 0;
+  /**
+   * \brief Disable reading on this transport.  Allows derived classes to, for example, disable read polling for asynchronous sockets
+   */
+  virtual void disableRead() = 0;
+
   /**
    * \brief Close this transport.  Once this call has returned, writing on this transport should always return an error.
    */
diff --git a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_tcp.h b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_tcp.h
index 6e76cfa7..07b06480 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_tcp.h
+++ b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_tcp.h
@@ -109,6 +109,8 @@ public:
 
   virtual void enableWrite();
   virtual void disableWrite();
+  virtual void enableRead();
+  virtual void disableRead();
 
   virtual void close();
 
@@ -133,11 +135,6 @@ private:
    */
   bool setSocket(int sock);
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Enables reading on our socket
-   */
-  void enableRead();
-
   void socketUpdate(int events);
 
   int sock_;
diff --git a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_udp.h b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_udp.h
index bb094faa..f84a9a50 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_udp.h
+++ b/core/roscpp/include/ros/transport/transport_udp.h
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@
 #include <ros/transport/transport.h>
 
 #include <boost/thread/mutex.hpp>
-#include <boost/random.hpp>
 
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
@@ -103,17 +102,14 @@ public:
    */
   int getServerPort() const {return server_port_;}
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Get a unique connection ID
-   */
-  int generateConnectionId() {return gen_();}
-
   // overrides from Transport
   virtual int32_t read(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size);
   virtual int32_t write(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size);
 
   virtual void enableWrite();
   virtual void disableWrite();
+  virtual void enableRead();
+  virtual void disableRead();
 
   virtual void close();
 
@@ -138,11 +134,6 @@ private:
    */
   bool setSocket(int sock);
 
-  /**
-   * \brief Enables reading on our socket
-   */
-  void enableRead();
-
   void socketUpdate(int events);
 
   int sock_;
@@ -161,8 +152,6 @@ private:
   PollSet* poll_set_;
   int flags_;
 
-  boost::rand48 gen_;
-
   uint32_t connection_id_;
   uint8_t current_message_id_;
   uint16_t total_blocks_;
@@ -170,6 +159,10 @@ private:
 
   uint32_t max_datagram_size_;
 
+  uint8_t* data_buffer_;
+  uint8_t* data_start_;
+  uint32_t data_filled_;
+
   uint8_t *reorder_buffer_;
   TransportUDPHeader reorder_header_;
   uint32_t reorder_bytes_;
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/connection.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/connection.cpp
index 538a0455..1c3f2ede 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/connection.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/connection.cpp
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@ namespace ros
 Connection::Connection()
 : is_server_(false)
 , dropped_(false)
-, fixed_read_filled_(0)
 , read_filled_(0)
 , read_size_(0)
 , reading_(false)
@@ -115,56 +114,41 @@ void Connection::readTransport()
 
   reading_ = true;
 
-  if (fixed_read_filled_ < READ_BUFFER_SIZE)
+  while (!dropped_ && has_read_callback_)
   {
-    int32_t bytes_read = transport_->read(fixed_read_buffer_ + fixed_read_filled_, READ_BUFFER_SIZE - fixed_read_filled_);
-    ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("superdebug", "Connection read %d bytes", bytes_read);
-    if (dropped_)
+    ROS_ASSERT(read_buffer_);
+    uint32_t to_read = read_size_ - read_filled_;
+    if (to_read > 0)
     {
-      return;
-    }
-    else if (bytes_read < 0)
-    {
-      reading_ = false;
+      int32_t bytes_read = transport_->read(read_buffer_.get() + read_filled_, to_read);
+      ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("superdebug", "Connection read %d bytes", bytes_read);
+      if (dropped_)
+      {
+        return;
+      }
+      else if (bytes_read < 0)
+      {
+        // Bad read, throw away results and report error
+        ReadFinishedFunc callback;
+        callback = read_callback_;
+        read_callback_.clear();
+        read_buffer_.reset();
+        uint32_t size = read_size_;
+        read_size_ = 0;
+        read_filled_ = 0;
+        has_read_callback_ = 0;
 
-      // Bad read, throw away results and report error
-      ReadFinishedFunc callback;
-      callback = read_callback_;
-      read_callback_ = ReadFinishedFunc();
-      read_buffer_ = boost::shared_array<uint8_t>();
-      uint32_t size = read_size_;
-      read_size_ = 0;
-      read_filled_ = 0;
-      has_read_callback_ = 0;
-      fixed_read_filled_ = 0;
+        if (callback)
+        {
+          callback(shared_from_this(), read_buffer_, size, false);
+        }
+      }
 
-      if (callback)
-        callback(shared_from_this(), read_buffer_, size, false);
-      return;
+      read_filled_ += bytes_read;
     }
 
-    fixed_read_filled_ += bytes_read;
-  }
-  else
-  {
-    if (has_read_callback_)
-    {
-      ROS_WARN("Connection read buffer filled with no read callback set");
-    }
-  }
-
-  while (has_read_callback_ && (fixed_read_filled_ > 0 || read_size_ == 0) && !dropped_)
-  {
     ROS_ASSERT((int)read_size_ >= 0);
     ROS_ASSERT((int)read_filled_ >= 0);
-
-    uint32_t write_amount = std::min(read_size_ - read_filled_, fixed_read_filled_);
-    ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("superdebug", "Copying %d bytes into read buffer", write_amount);
-    memcpy(read_buffer_.get() + read_filled_, fixed_read_buffer_, write_amount);
-    memmove(fixed_read_buffer_, fixed_read_buffer_ + write_amount, fixed_read_filled_ - write_amount);
-    fixed_read_filled_ -= write_amount;
-    read_filled_ += write_amount;
-
     ROS_ASSERT(read_filled_ <= read_size_);
 
     if (read_filled_ == read_size_ && !dropped_)
@@ -179,8 +163,8 @@ void Connection::readTransport()
       callback = read_callback_;
       size = read_size_;
       buffer = read_buffer_;
-      read_callback_ = ReadFinishedFunc();
-      read_buffer_ = boost::shared_array<uint8_t>();
+      read_callback_.clear();
+      read_buffer_.reset();
       read_size_ = 0;
       read_filled_ = 0;
       has_read_callback_ = 0;
@@ -188,6 +172,15 @@ void Connection::readTransport()
       ROS_DEBUG_NAMED("superdebug", "Calling read callback");
       callback(shared_from_this(), buffer, size, true);
     }
+    else
+    {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (!has_read_callback_)
+  {
+    transport_->disableRead();
   }
 
   reading_ = false;
@@ -283,6 +276,8 @@ void Connection::read(uint32_t size, const ReadFinishedFunc& callback)
     has_read_callback_ = 1;
   }
 
+  transport_->enableRead();
+
   // read immediately if possible
   readTransport();
 }
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/service_server_link.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/service_server_link.cpp
index d54211a9..f4c75e9d 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/service_server_link.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/service_server_link.cpp
@@ -177,6 +177,7 @@ void ServiceServerLink::onConnectionDropped(const ConnectionPtr& conn)
 
 void ServiceServerLink::onRequestWritten(const ConnectionPtr& conn)
 {
+  //ros::WallDuration(0.1).sleep();
   connection_->read(5, boost::bind(&ServiceServerLink::onResponseOkAndLength, this, _1, _2, _3, _4));
 }
 
@@ -322,6 +323,8 @@ bool ServiceServerLink::call(const SerializedMessage& req, SerializedMessage& re
   info->call_finished_ = false;
   info->caller_thread_id_ = boost::this_thread::get_id();
 
+  //ros::WallDuration(0.1).sleep();
+
   bool immediate = false;
   {
     boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(call_queue_mutex_);
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/topic_manager.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/topic_manager.cpp
index d2936b47..d20709cd 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/topic_manager.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/topic_manager.cpp
@@ -648,7 +648,7 @@ bool TopicManager::requestTopic(const string &topic,
       }
 
       int max_datagram_size = proto[4];
-      int conn_id = connection_manager_->getUDPServerTransport()->generateConnectionId();
+      int conn_id = connection_manager_->getNewConnectionID();
       TransportUDPPtr transport = connection_manager_->getUDPServerTransport()->createOutgoing(host, port, conn_id, max_datagram_size);
       connection_manager_->udprosIncomingConnection(transport, h);
 
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_tcp.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_tcp.cpp
index 7bea5814..4c4a223f 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_tcp.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_tcp.cpp
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ bool TransportTCP::initializeSocket()
 
   if (!(flags_ & SYNCHRONOUS))
   {
-    enableRead();
+    //enableRead();
   }
 
   return true;
@@ -314,6 +314,11 @@ bool TransportTCP::listen(int port, int backlog, const AcceptCallback& accept_cb
     return false;
   }
 
+  if (!(flags_ & SYNCHRONOUS))
+  {
+    enableRead();
+  }
+
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -450,6 +455,26 @@ void TransportTCP::enableRead()
   }
 }
 
+void TransportTCP::disableRead()
+{
+  ROS_ASSERT(!(flags_ & SYNCHRONOUS));
+
+  {
+    boost::recursive_mutex::scoped_lock lock(close_mutex_);
+
+    if (closed_)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (expecting_read_)
+  {
+    poll_set_->delEvents(sock_, POLLIN);
+    expecting_read_ = false;
+  }
+}
+
 void TransportTCP::enableWrite()
 {
   ROS_ASSERT(!(flags_ & SYNCHRONOUS));
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_udp.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_udp.cpp
index 7ac55e7b..02842e50 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_udp.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport/transport_udp.cpp
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ TransportUDP::TransportUDP(PollSet* poll_set, int flags, int max_datagram_size)
 , total_blocks_(0)
 , last_block_(0)
 , max_datagram_size_(max_datagram_size)
+, data_filled_(0)
 , reorder_buffer_(0)
 , reorder_bytes_(0)
 {
@@ -71,12 +72,15 @@ TransportUDP::TransportUDP(PollSet* poll_set, int flags, int max_datagram_size)
   if (max_datagram_size_ == 0)
     max_datagram_size_ = 1500;
   reorder_buffer_ = new uint8_t[max_datagram_size_];
+  data_buffer_ = new uint8_t[max_datagram_size_];
+  data_start_ = data_buffer_;
 }
 
 TransportUDP::~TransportUDP()
 {
   ROS_ASSERT_MSG(sock_ == -1, "TransportUDP socket [%d] was never closed", sock_);
-  delete[] reorder_buffer_;
+  delete [] reorder_buffer_;
+  delete [] data_buffer_;
 }
 
 bool TransportUDP::setSocket(int sock)
@@ -205,7 +209,6 @@ bool TransportUDP::connect(const std::string& host, int port, int connection_id)
 bool TransportUDP::createIncoming(int port, bool is_server)
 {
   is_server_ = is_server;
-  gen_.seed(getpid());
 
   sock_ = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_DGRAM, 0);
 
@@ -326,52 +329,80 @@ int32_t TransportUDP::read(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size)
   while (bytes_read < size)
   {
     TransportUDPHeader header;
-    struct iovec iov[2];
-    iov[0].iov_base = &header;
-    iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(header);
-    iov[1].iov_base = buffer + bytes_read;
-    iov[1].iov_len = (size - bytes_read) > max_datagram_size_ ? max_datagram_size_ : (size - bytes_read);
 
-    // Don't read a partial datagram when buffer gets full
-    if (iov[1].iov_len < max_datagram_size_ && bytes_read != 0)
-      break;
-
-    // Read a datagram with header
     ssize_t num_bytes = 0;
+    bool from_previous = false;
     if (reorder_bytes_)
     {
       num_bytes = reorder_bytes_ + sizeof(header);
       header = reorder_header_;
-      memcpy(iov[1].iov_base, reorder_buffer_, reorder_bytes_);
+      memcpy(buffer + bytes_read, reorder_buffer_, reorder_bytes_);
       reorder_bytes_ = 0;
     }
     else
     {
-      num_bytes = readv(sock_, iov, 2);
-    }
-    if (num_bytes < 0)
-    {
-      if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
+      if (data_filled_ == 0)
       {
-        num_bytes = 0;
-        break;
+        struct iovec iov[2];
+        iov[0].iov_base = &header;
+        iov[0].iov_len = sizeof(header);
+        iov[1].iov_base = data_buffer_;
+        iov[1].iov_len = max_datagram_size_ - sizeof(header);
+
+        // Read a datagram with header
+        num_bytes = readv(sock_, iov, 2);
+
+        if (num_bytes < 0)
+        {
+          if (errno == EAGAIN || errno == EWOULDBLOCK)
+          {
+            num_bytes = 0;
+            break;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+            ROSCPP_LOG_DEBUG("readv() failed with error [%s]", strerror(errno));
+            close();
+            break;
+          }
+        }
+        else if (num_bytes == 0)
+        {
+          ROSCPP_LOG_DEBUG("Socket [%d] received 0/%d bytes, closing", sock_, size);
+          close();
+          return -1;
+        }
+        else if (num_bytes < (ssize_t)sizeof(header))
+        {
+          ROS_ERROR("Socket [%d] received short header (%d bytes): %s", sock_, int(num_bytes), strerror(errno));
+          close();
+          return -1;
+        }
+
+        num_bytes -= sizeof(header);
+        data_filled_ = num_bytes;
+        data_start_ = data_buffer_;
       }
       else
       {
-        ROSCPP_LOG_DEBUG("readv() failed with error [%s]", strerror(errno));
-        close();
-        break;
+        from_previous = true;
       }
+
+      num_bytes = std::min(size, data_filled_);
+      // Copy from the data buffer, whether it has data left in it from a previous datagram or
+      // was just filled by readv()
+      memcpy(buffer, data_start_, num_bytes);
+      data_filled_ = std::max((int64_t)0, (int64_t)data_filled_ - (int64_t)size);
+      data_start_ += num_bytes;
     }
-    else if (num_bytes == 0)
+
+
+    if (from_previous)
     {
-      ROSCPP_LOG_DEBUG("Socket [%d] received 0/%d bytes, closing", sock_, size);
-      close();
-      return -1;
+      bytes_read += num_bytes;
     }
-    else if (num_bytes >= ssize_t(sizeof(header)))
+    else
     {
-      num_bytes -= sizeof(header);
       // Process header
       switch (header.op_)
       {
@@ -409,20 +440,17 @@ int32_t TransportUDP::read(uint8_t* buffer, uint32_t size)
           ROSCPP_LOG_DEBUG("Unexpected UDP header OP [%d]", header.op_);
           return -1;
       }
+
       bytes_read += num_bytes;
+
       if (last_block_ == (total_blocks_ - 1))
       {
         current_message_id_ = 0;
         break;
       }
     }
-    else
-    {
-      ROS_ERROR("Socket [%d] received short header (%d bytes), closing", sock_, int(num_bytes));
-      close();
-      return -1;
-    }
   }
+
   return bytes_read;
 }
 
@@ -516,6 +544,26 @@ void TransportUDP::enableRead()
   }
 }
 
+void TransportUDP::disableRead()
+{
+  ROS_ASSERT(!(flags_ & SYNCHRONOUS));
+
+  {
+    boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(close_mutex_);
+
+    if (closed_)
+    {
+      return;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (expecting_read_)
+  {
+    poll_set_->delEvents(sock_, POLLIN);
+    expecting_read_ = false;
+  }
+}
+
 void TransportUDP::enableWrite()
 {
   {
diff --git a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport_subscriber_link.cpp b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport_subscriber_link.cpp
index a92c5a96..fc5e85c8 100644
--- a/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport_subscriber_link.cpp
+++ b/core/roscpp/src/libros/transport_subscriber_link.cpp
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ void TransportSubscriberLink::onMessageWritten(const ConnectionPtr& conn)
 void TransportSubscriberLink::startMessageWrite(bool immediate_write)
 {
   boost::shared_array<uint8_t> dummy;
-  SerializedMessage m(dummy, (unsigned int)0);
+  SerializedMessage m(dummy, (uint32_t)0);
 
   {
     boost::mutex::scoped_lock lock(outbox_mutex_);