diff --git a/examples/README.md b/examples/README.md
index b1db472b..f7993f0f 100644
--- a/examples/README.md
+++ b/examples/README.md
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Elfo Examples
+# elfo examples
 
 This directory contains a collection of examples that demonstrate the use of the `elfo` ecosystem.
 
@@ -8,6 +8,16 @@ Run `cargo run --example <name>` to run specific example if not specified someth
 
 Describes common concepts of `elfo`, also how to work with configuration, combine actors together, enable metrics, logs and dumps.
 
+## network
+
+Shows how to connect distributed actor groups.
+
+For simplicity, it uses one common binary that runs a specific service based on the CLI argument:
+```sh
+cargo run --example network -- alice &
+cargo run --example network -- bob
+```
+
 ## stream
 
 Demonstrates how to attach streams to an actor's context.
diff --git a/examples/examples/network/alice.rs b/examples/examples/network/alice.rs
index 8df7d50f..0777bda2 100644
--- a/examples/examples/network/alice.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/network/alice.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use std::time::Duration;
 use elfo::{prelude::*, time::Interval, topology::Outcome};
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::common::{AskName, Hello};
+use crate::protocol::{AskName, Hello};
 
 fn producer() -> Blueprint {
     #[message]
diff --git a/examples/examples/network/bob.rs b/examples/examples/network/bob.rs
index 41de5e20..3b0f8d67 100644
--- a/examples/examples/network/bob.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/network/bob.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use elfo::prelude::*;
 use tracing::{info, warn};
 
-use crate::common::{AskName, Hello};
+use crate::protocol::{AskName, Hello};
 
 fn consumer() -> Blueprint {
     ActorGroup::new().exec(|mut ctx| async move {
diff --git a/examples/examples/network/main.rs b/examples/examples/network/main.rs
index 20a59521..8551bdd0 100644
--- a/examples/examples/network/main.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/network/main.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 mod alice;
 mod bob;
-mod common;
+mod protocol;
 
 #[tokio::main]
 async fn main() {
diff --git a/examples/examples/network/common.rs b/examples/examples/network/protocol.rs
similarity index 100%
rename from examples/examples/network/common.rs
rename to examples/examples/network/protocol.rs
diff --git a/examples/examples/usage/main.rs b/examples/examples/usage/main.rs
index 7a5a86b8..4d4869bc 100644
--- a/examples/examples/usage/main.rs
+++ b/examples/examples/usage/main.rs
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ mod producer {
 //              aggregator
 //~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
-// A more actor group that has sharding.
+// Another actor group with sharding.
 mod aggregator {
     use elfo::{
         prelude::*,