diff --git a/arms/misc/__init__.py b/arms/misc/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cb98f04
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arms/misc/__init__.py
@@ -0,0 +1,1 @@
+"""Modules related to misc"""
diff --git a/arms/misc/socket.py b/arms/misc/socket.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ca3fd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/arms/misc/socket.py
@@ -0,0 +1,176 @@
+"""Utilities related to socket communication."""
+
+import socket
+from arms.utils import log
+from arms.config import config
+
+
+class SocketClient:
+
+    """A socket client with the capability to send/receive strings.
+
+    Attributes:
+        name: The client name; used to find the needed settings (host, port)
+        in the config file to be able to connect with the respective server.
+        sock: The socket interface.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self, client_name):
+        self.name = client_name
+        self.sock = None
+
+    def get_config_and_connect(self):
+        """Reads the host and port number of the client (client_name)
+        defined in the config file and tries to connect with the respective
+        server.
+
+        Return:
+            - True, if a setting entry belonging to the client (client_name)
+            could be found and no data type violation occurred.
+            - False, if not.
+        """
+        try:
+            c = config.var.data['socket'][self.name]
+            host = c['host']
+            port = c['port']
+        except (TypeError, KeyError):
+            log.socket.error('Could not find (appropriate) settings for the '
+                             'socket {} in the configuration file ('
+                             'arms/config/config.json). Hence, no '
+                             'connection could be made.'.format(self.name))
+            return False
+
+        if isinstance(host, str) and isinstance(port, int):
+            ok = self.connect(host, port)
+            return ok
+        else:
+            log.socket.error('Data type violation. The host number has to be '
+                             'provided as a string and the port number as an '
+                             'integer in the configuration file ('
+                             'arms/config/config.json). In consequence, the '
+                             'socket {} could not connect to the server.'
+                             .format(self.name))
+            return False
+
+    def connect(self, host, port):
+        """Establishes a connection to a server.
+
+        Args:
+            host: Represents either a hostname or an IPv4 address.
+            port: The port.
+
+        Return:
+            - True, if a connection could be made.
+            - False, if not.
+        """
+        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.sock.settimeout(2.0)
+        try:
+            self.sock.connect((host, port))
+            self.sock.settimeout(None)
+            log.socket.info('Client {} | Connected to server at '
+                            '(host, port) = ({}, {}).'
+                            .format(self.name, host, port))
+        except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as e:
+            self.sock = None
+            log.socket.error('Client {} | No connection could be made to '
+                             'server at (host, port) = ({}, {}). Reason: {}'
+                             .format(self.name, host, port, e))
+            return False
+        return True
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Closes the connection in a timely fashion."""
+        if self.sock is None:
+            return
+
+        self.sock.close()
+        self.sock = None
+        log.socket.info('Client {}: Disconnected from server.'.format(
+            self.name))
+
+    def send(self, data):
+        """Sends data to the socket in two steps.
+            1. step: Sends the length of the original message.
+            2. step: Sends the original message.
+
+        Args:
+            data: The data to send.
+
+        Return:
+            - True, if the data could be sent.
+            - False, if not.
+        """
+        if self.sock is None:
+            return False
+
+        if not isinstance(data, str):
+            data = str(data)
+
+        length = len(data)
+
+        try:
+            # 1. step: Send the length of the original message.
+            self.sock.sendall(b'a%d\n' % length)
+
+            # 2. step: Send the original message.
+            self.sock.sendall(data.encode())
+        except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as e:
+            self.sock = None
+            log.socket.error('SERVER | Error, can not send data. '
+                             'Reason: {}.'.format(e))
+            return False
+
+        return True
+
+    def recv(self):
+        """Receives data from the socket in two steps.
+            1. step: Get the length of the original message.
+            2. step: Receive the original message with respect to step one.
+
+        Return:
+            - [#1, #2]
+                #1: True if a client is connected, False if not.
+                #2: The received data.
+        """
+        if self.sock is None:
+            return [False, ""]
+
+        # 1. Get the length of the original message.
+        length_str = ""
+        char = ""
+        while char != '\n':
+            length_str += char
+            try:
+                char = self.sock.recv(1).decode()
+            except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as e:
+                self.sock = None
+                log.socket.error('SERVER | Error, can not receive data. '
+                                 'Reason: {}.'.format(e))
+                return [False, ""]
+            if not char:
+                self.sock = None
+                log.socket.error('SERVER | Error, can not receive data. '
+                                 'Reason: Not connected to server.')
+                return [False, ""]
+            if (char.isdigit() is False) and (char != '\n'):
+                length_str = ""
+                char = ""
+        total = int(length_str)
+
+        # 2. Receive the data chunk by chunk.
+        view = memoryview(bytearray(total))
+        next_offset = 0
+        while total - next_offset > 0:
+            try:
+                recv_size = self.sock.recv_into(view[next_offset:],
+                                                total - next_offset)
+            except (socket.error, socket.timeout) as e:
+                self.sock = None
+                log.socket.error('SERVER | Error, can not receive data. '
+                                 'Reason: {}.'.format(e))
+                return [False, ""]
+            next_offset += recv_size
+
+        data = view.tobytes().decode()
+        return [True, data]
diff --git a/arms/utils/log.py b/arms/utils/log.py
index 9bab20d..672e910 100644
--- a/arms/utils/log.py
+++ b/arms/utils/log.py
@@ -71,7 +71,8 @@ def get_logger(name):
 
 # The different loggers used (alphabetical order).
 app = get_logger('app')
+ard_log = get_logger('ard_log')
+camera = get_logger('camera')
 config = get_logger('config')
 log = get_logger('log')
-camera = get_logger('camera')
-ard_log = get_logger('ard_log')
+socket = get_logger('socket')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index c76c3a1..a6b2e32 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,1 +1,2 @@
-# List of files to be installed using pip install.
\ No newline at end of file
+# List of files to be installed using pip install.
+pytest
\ No newline at end of file

diff --git a/tests/unit/test_socket.py b/tests/unit/test_socket.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a1a9b3c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_socket.py
@@ -0,0 +1,270 @@
+"""Tests for arms.misc.socket"""
+
+import pytest
+import socket
+import threading
+from unittest import mock
+from unittest.mock import call
+from arms.config import config
+from arms.misc.socket import SocketClient
+
+# Global variables.
+host = "127.0.0.1"
+port = 5000
+
+
+def test_init():
+    """The instance attributes 'client_name' and 'sock' shall be changeable."""
+    # Test changeability of 'client_name'.
+    client = SocketClient("test_init")
+    tmp = client.name
+    client.name = "test_init"
+    assert client.name == "test_init"
+    client.name = tmp
+    assert client.name == tmp
+
+    # Test changeability of 'sock'.
+    tmp = client.sock
+    client.sock = "test_init"
+    assert client.sock == "test_init"
+    client.sock = tmp
+    assert client.sock == tmp
+
+
+def test_get_config_and_connect():
+    """WHEN the function 'get_config_and_connect' is called, and a config entry
+    containing the host name (string) and port number (integer) to the
+    specified client (client_name) is available and is of the correct format,
+    an attempt to connect with the respective server shall be made.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_socket")
+    data = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"host": host, "port": port}}}
+    client.connect = mock.MagicMock()
+
+    with mock.patch.object(config.var, 'data', data):
+        client.get_config_and_connect()
+        client.connect.assert_called_with(host, port)
+
+
+config_none = None
+config_empty = {}
+config_only_socket = {"socket": 1}
+config_only_host = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"host": 1}}}
+config_only_port = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"port": 2}}}
+config_wrong_host = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"host": 1, "port": 2}}}
+config_wrong_port = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"host": '1', "port": '2'}}}
+config_wrong_host_port = {"socket": {"test_socket": {"host": 1, "port": '2'}}}
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('config_data', [config_none, config_empty,
+                                         config_only_socket,
+                                         config_only_host, config_only_port,
+                                         config_wrong_host, config_wrong_port,
+                                         config_wrong_host_port])
+def test_get_config_and_connect_fail(config_data):
+    """WHEN the function 'get_config_and_connect' is called, IF the config
+    entry containing the host name and port number to the specified client
+    (client_name) is of the wrong format or does not exist, THEN no attempt
+    to connect with the respective server shall be made and the boolean value
+    False shall be returned.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_socket")
+    client.connect = mock.MagicMock()
+
+    with mock.patch.object(config.var, 'data', config_data):
+        ok = client.get_config_and_connect()
+        client.connect.assert_not_called()
+        assert ok is False
+
+
+def test_connect():
+    """WHEN the function function 'connect' is called, and the host name
+    (string) and port number (integer) are given, an attempt to connect with
+    the respective server (socket) shall be made.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_connect")
+
+    with mock.patch('socket.socket'):
+        client.connect(host, port)
+        client.sock.connect.assert_called_with((host, port))
+
+
+def test_connect_fail():
+    """WHEN the function function 'connect' is called, IF the server
+    belonging to the given host name (string) and port number (integer) is
+    not available, THEN the boolean value False shall be returned and the
+    instance attribute "sock" shall be set to None.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_connect_fail")
+
+    with mock.patch('socket.socket') as mock_socket:
+        mock_sock = mock.Mock()
+        mock_socket.return_value = mock_sock
+        mock_sock.connect.side_effect = socket.error
+
+        ok = client.connect(host, port)
+        assert client.sock is None
+        assert ok is False
+
+
+def test_close():
+    """WHEN the function 'close' is called, the connection to the server
+    shall be closed in a timely fashion.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_close")
+    mock_socket = mock.Mock()
+    client.sock = mock_socket
+
+    client.close()
+    mock_socket.close.assert_called()
+
+
+def test_send():
+    """The function 'send' shall transmit data to the socket in two steps:
+    1. Send the length of the data to transmit in bytes followed by
+    the delimiter '\n', 2. Send the data; and shall return the boolean
+    value True if no error occurred during this operation.
+    """
+    client = SocketClient("test_send")
+    mock_socket = mock.Mock()
+    client.sock = mock_socket
+
+    data = 123
+    ok = client.send(data)
+    expected = [call.sendall(b'a%d\n' % len(str(data))),
+                call.sendall(str(data).encode())]
+    assert mock_socket.mock_calls == expected
+    assert ok is True
+
+
+def test_send_fail():
+    """WHEN the function 'send' is called, IF the server is not available,
+    THEN the boolean value False shall be returned and the instance variable
+    'sock' shall be set to None if its value differ from None.
+    """
+    # Test 1: Socket error occurs; the variable 'sock' differs from None.
+    client = SocketClient("test_send_fail")
+    mock_socket = mock.Mock()
+    client.sock = mock_socket
+    mock_socket.sendall.side_effect = socket.error
+
+    ok = client.send(123)
+    assert client.sock is None
+    assert ok is False
+
+    # Test 2: Variable 'sock' equals already None.
+    client.sock = None
+    ok = client.send(123)
+    assert ok is False
+
+
+class SocketServer:
+
+    """A socket server to be able to connect with.
+
+    Attributes:
+        sock: The socket interface.
+        conn: Socket object usable to send and receive data on the connection.
+        addr: Address bound to the socket on the other end of the connection.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.sock = None
+        self.conn = None
+        self.addr = None
+
+    def create(self):
+        """Creates a server."""
+        self.sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
+        self.sock.settimeout(5)
+        self.sock.bind((host, port))
+        self.sock.listen(1)
+        self.conn, self.addr = self.sock.accept()
+
+    def close(self):
+        """Closes the socket and the connection to the client."""
+        if self.conn is not None:
+            self.conn.close()
+            
+        if self.sock is not None:
+            self.sock.close()
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="class")
+def server_client():
+    # Setup: create socket.
+    server = SocketServer()
+
+    thread = threading.Thread(target=server.create)
+    thread.start()
+
+    client = SocketClient("test_recv")
+    client.connect(host, port)
+
+    yield server, client
+
+    # Teardown: close socket and thread.
+    server.close()
+    thread.join()
+
+
+class TestRecv:
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize("msg, expected", [
+        (b"3\nabc", [True, "abc"]),
+        (b"abc3\nabc", [True, "abc"])
+    ])
+    def test_recv(self, server_client, msg, expected):
+        """WHEN the function 'recv' is called, and a message of the form
+        <length of data in bytes><delimiter = \n><data> is available,
+        only the received data and the boolean value True indicating that no
+        error occurred during this operation shall be returned.
+        """
+        server, client = server_client
+        server.conn.sendall(msg)
+        respond = client.recv()
+        assert respond == expected
+
+    def test_recv_no_connection(self, server_client):
+        """WHEN the function 'recv' is called, IF the server is not
+        available, THEN the boolean value False and an empty string shall be
+        returned."""
+        server, client = server_client
+        server.conn.close()
+        ok, data = client.recv()
+        assert ok is False
+        assert data == ""
+
+    def test_recv_sock_is_none(self, server_client):
+        """WHEN the function 'recv' is called, IF the instance variable
+        'sock' equals None, THEN the boolean value False and an empty string
+        shall be returned."""
+        server, client = server_client
+        client.sock = None
+        ok, data = client.recv()
+        assert ok is False
+        assert data == ""
+
+    def test_recv_error(self, server_client):
+        """WHEN the function 'recv' is called, IF a socket error occurs,
+        THEN the boolean value False and an empty string shall be returned."""
+        server, client = server_client
+
+        # Socket error occurs during the first step of reading the length
+        # of the data to receive.
+        mock_socket = mock.Mock()
+        client.sock = mock_socket
+        mock_socket.recv.side_effect = socket.error
+        ok, data = client.recv()
+        assert ok is False
+        assert data == ""
+
+        # Socket error occurs during the second step of reading the data
+        # to receive.
+        mock_socket = mock.Mock()
+        client.sock = mock_socket
+        mock_socket.recv.side_effect = [b"1", b"0", b"\n"]
+        mock_socket.recv_into.side_effect = socket.error
+        ok, data = client.recv()
+        assert ok is False
+        assert data == ""

Create class for socket communication
Provide a python class to be able to connect with a server via socket communication. The class should include the ability to

- establish a connection to a server,
- close the socket in a timely fashion,
- send and receive messages.

In addition, appropriate tests should be included.
tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data6] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_send_fail tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_connect_fail tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_connect tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data4] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data2] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data1] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data3] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[None] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_init tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data7] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect_fail[config_data5] tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_close tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_get_config_and_connect tests/unit/test_socket.py::test_send tests/unit/test_socket.py::TestRecv::test_recv_sock_is_none tests/unit/test_socket.py::TestRecv::test_recv_error tests/unit/test_socket.py::TestRecv::test_recv_no_connection