diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 01cf1dd4..12f50291 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ pub use self::address_family_freebsd::AddressFamily;
     target_os = "freebsd",
 )))]
 mod address_family_fallback;
+mod net;
+
 #[cfg(not(any(
     target_os = "linux",
     target_os = "fuchsia",
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/arp.rs b/src/net/arp.rs
similarity index 97%
rename from src/tc/filters/arp.rs
rename to src/net/arp.rs
index 9f15f05b..2d600f7e 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/arp.rs
+++ b/src/net/arp.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 /// List from [iana.org][1]
 ///
 /// [1]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/arp-parameters/arp-parameters.xhtml
-use crate::tc::filters::ethernet::Mac;
 
 const RESERVED: u8 = 0;
 const REQUEST: u8 = 1;
@@ -136,8 +135,3 @@ impl From<Operation> for u8 {
         *value.as_ref()
     }
 }
-
-pub type Sha = Mac;
-pub type ShaMask = Mac;
-pub type Tha = Mac;
-pub type ThaMask = Mac;
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/ethernet.rs b/src/net/ethernet.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/tc/filters/ethernet.rs
rename to src/net/ethernet.rs
index c42ea2a1..4eeb4386 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/ethernet.rs
+++ b/src/net/ethernet.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-use anyhow::Error;
-
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 pub struct Mac([u8; 6]);
 pub type MacMask = Mac;
@@ -310,7 +308,7 @@ impl From<Ethertype> for u16 {
 pub struct VlanId(u16);
 
 impl VlanId {
-    pub fn try_new(id: u16) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn try_new(id: u16) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
         if id >= 4096 {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("VLAN ID must be less than 4096"));
         }
@@ -319,7 +317,7 @@ impl VlanId {
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<u16> for VlanId {
-    type Error = Error;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
     fn try_from(id: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         Self::try_new(id)
@@ -342,7 +340,7 @@ impl From<VlanId> for u16 {
 pub struct VlanPrio(u8);
 
 impl VlanPrio {
-    pub fn try_new(prio: u8) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+    pub fn try_new(prio: u8) -> Result<Self, anyhow::Error> {
         if prio > Self::HIGHEST.into() {
             return Err(anyhow::anyhow!("VLAN priority must be less than 8"));
         }
@@ -354,7 +352,7 @@ impl VlanPrio {
 }
 
 impl TryFrom<u8> for VlanPrio {
-    type Error = Error;
+    type Error = anyhow::Error;
 
     fn try_from(prio: u8) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         Self::try_new(prio)
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/icmpv4.rs b/src/net/icmpv4.rs
similarity index 98%
rename from src/tc/filters/icmpv4.rs
rename to src/net/icmpv4.rs
index 21bce945..da3c0285 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/icmpv4.rs
+++ b/src/net/icmpv4.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,3 @@
-#![deny(
-    clippy::all,
-    clippy::pedantic,
-    clippy::unwrap_used,
-    clippy::expect_used,
-    clippy::panic
-)]
-
 /// Lists sourced from [iana.org][1]
 ///
 /// [1]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/icmp-parameters/icmp-parameters.xhtml
@@ -508,16 +500,16 @@ impl From<RouterSolicitation> for u8 {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 #[repr(u8)]
 pub enum TimeExceeded {
-    TimeToLiveExceededInTransit = 0,
-    FragmentReassemblyTimeExceeded = 1,
+    TtlExceededInTransit = 0,
+    FragmentReassembly = 1,
     Other(u8),
 }
 
 impl AsRef<u8> for TimeExceeded {
     fn as_ref(&self) -> &u8 {
         match self {
-            TimeExceeded::TimeToLiveExceededInTransit => &0,
-            TimeExceeded::FragmentReassemblyTimeExceeded => &1,
+            TimeExceeded::TtlExceededInTransit => &0,
+            TimeExceeded::FragmentReassembly => &1,
             TimeExceeded::Other(x) => x,
         }
     }
@@ -526,8 +518,8 @@ impl AsRef<u8> for TimeExceeded {
 impl From<u8> for TimeExceeded {
     fn from(value: u8) -> Self {
         match value {
-            0 => TimeExceeded::TimeToLiveExceededInTransit,
-            1 => TimeExceeded::FragmentReassemblyTimeExceeded,
+            0 => TimeExceeded::TtlExceededInTransit,
+            1 => TimeExceeded::FragmentReassembly,
             x => TimeExceeded::Other(x),
         }
     }
@@ -1268,6 +1260,3 @@ impl AsRef<u8> for Code {
         }
     }
 }
-
-pub type TypeMask = u8;
-pub type CodeMask = u8;
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/icmpv6.rs b/src/net/icmpv6.rs
similarity index 99%
rename from src/tc/filters/icmpv6.rs
rename to src/net/icmpv6.rs
index 84fa03a4..5c0babd1 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/icmpv6.rs
+++ b/src/net/icmpv6.rs
@@ -232,6 +232,4 @@ impl From<Type> for u8 {
     }
 }
 
-pub type TypeMask = u8;
 pub type Code = u8;
-pub type CodeMask = u8;
diff --git a/src/net/mod.rs b/src/net/mod.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8079af7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+// General purpose networking abstractions.
+#![forbid(unsafe_code)]
+#![deny(
+    clippy::all,
+    clippy::pedantic,
+    clippy::unwrap_used,
+    clippy::expect_used,
+    clippy::panic
+)]
+
+pub mod arp;
+pub mod ethernet;
+pub mod icmpv4;
+pub mod icmpv6;
+pub mod mpls;
diff --git a/src/net/mpls.rs b/src/net/mpls.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f8563107
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/net/mpls.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,69 @@
+use std::convert::TryFrom;
+use anyhow::Error;
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
+#[repr(transparent)]
+pub struct Label(u32);
+
+/// Should we add handling for reserved labels as per [RFC 3032][1] (see page
+/// 4)?
+///
+/// [1]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/mpls-label-values/mpls-label-values.xhtml
+impl Label {
+    pub fn try_new(label: u32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
+        if label > 0xFFFFF {
+            Err(Error::msg("MPLS label must be less than 0xFFFFF"))?;
+        }
+        Ok(Self(label))
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<u32> for Label {
+    type Error = Error;
+
+    fn try_from(label: u32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        Self::try_new(label)
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<Label> for u32 {
+    fn from(label: Label) -> u32 {
+        label.0
+    }
+}
+
+/// Bottom of stack flag.
+///
+/// The "bottom of stack" flag is only a single bit wide.
+/// For this reason, we can get away without marking this as non-exhaustive.
+/// It is represented as `u8` in the netlink message.
+/// I take this to mean that it functions like a c boolean and that any non-zero
+/// value is `Set`.
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
+#[repr(u8)]
+pub enum BottomOfStack {
+    Unset = 0,
+    Set = 1,
+}
+
+impl From<u8> for BottomOfStack {
+    fn from(bos: u8) -> Self {
+        match bos {
+            0 => BottomOfStack::Unset,
+            1 => BottomOfStack::Set,
+            _ => {
+                log::warn!(
+                    "Invalid BottomOfStack value: {}, interpreting as Set",
+                    bos
+                );
+                BottomOfStack::Set
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+impl From<BottomOfStack> for u8 {
+    fn from(value: BottomOfStack) -> Self {
+        value as u8
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/cls_flower.rs b/src/tc/filters/cls_flower.rs
index 01aca3a0..d38792a2 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/cls_flower.rs
+++ b/src/tc/filters/cls_flower.rs
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ use netlink_packet_utils::{
     DecodeError, Emitable,
 };
 
-use crate::tc::filters::ethernet;
+use crate::net::mpls;
+use crate::net::{ethernet, icmpv4, icmpv6};
 use crate::tc::filters::flower::encap;
-use crate::tc::filters::flower::mpls;
-use crate::tc::{arp, icmpv4, icmpv6, TcAction, TcFlowerOptionFlags, TcHandle};
+use crate::net::arp;
+use crate::tc::{TcAction, TcFlowerOptionFlags, TcHandle};
 use crate::{EncKeyId, IpProtocol};
+use crate::tc::filters::flower;
 
 pub(crate) const TCA_FLOWER_CLASSID: u16 = 1;
 pub(crate) const TCA_FLOWER_INDEV: u16 = 2;
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ pub enum TcFilterFlowerOption {
     KeyCtMarkMask(u32),
     KeyCtLabels(u128),
     KeyCtLabelsMask(u128),
-    KeyMplsOpts(mpls::Options),
+    KeyMplsOpts(flower::mpls::Options),
     KeyHash(u32),
     KeyHashMask(u32),
     KeyNumOfVlans(u8),
@@ -1556,7 +1558,7 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>>
                 Self::KeyCtLabels(parse_u128_be(payload)?)
             }
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPTS => {
-                Self::KeyMplsOpts(mpls::Options::parse(buf)?)
+                Self::KeyMplsOpts(flower::mpls::Options::parse(buf)?)
             }
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_HASH => Self::KeyHash(parse_u32(payload)?),
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_HASH_MASK => Self::KeyHash(parse_u32(payload)?),
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/flower/mpls.rs b/src/tc/filters/flower/mpls.rs
index 694ca66d..94079bea 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/flower/mpls.rs
+++ b/src/tc/filters/flower/mpls.rs
@@ -1,83 +1,11 @@
 use crate::tc::filters::cls_flower::TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPTS;
-use anyhow::Error;
 use netlink_packet_utils::nla::{
     DefaultNla, Nla, NlaBuffer, NlasIterator, NLA_F_NESTED,
 };
 use netlink_packet_utils::parsers::{parse_u32, parse_u8};
 use netlink_packet_utils::{DecodeError, Emitable, Parseable};
 
-// The "bottom of stack" flag is only a single bit wide.
-// For this reason, we can get away without marking this as non-exhaustive.
-// It is represented as `u8` in the netlink message.
-// I take this to mean that it functions like a c boolean and that any non-zero
-// value is `Set`. I
-/// Bottom of stack flag.
-/// 
-/// The "bottom of stack" flag is only a single bit wide.
-/// For this reason, we can get away without marking this as non-exhaustive.
-/// It is represented as `u8` in the netlink message.
-/// I take this to mean that it functions like a c boolean and that any non-zero
-/// value is `Set`.
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
-#[repr(u8)]
-pub enum BottomOfStack {
-    Unset = 0,
-    Set = 1,
-}
-
-impl From<u8> for BottomOfStack {
-    fn from(bos: u8) -> Self {
-        match bos {
-            0 => BottomOfStack::Unset,
-            1 => BottomOfStack::Set,
-            _ => {
-                log::warn!(
-                    "Invalid BottomOfStack value: {}, interpreting as Set",
-                    bos
-                );
-                BottomOfStack::Set
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<BottomOfStack> for u8 {
-    fn from(value: BottomOfStack) -> Self {
-        value as u8
-    }
-}
-
-
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone, Copy, Ord, PartialOrd, Hash)]
-#[repr(transparent)]
-pub struct Label(u32);
-
-/// TODO: should we add handling for reserved labels as per [RFC 3032][1] (see
-/// page 4)?
-///
-/// [1]: https://www.iana.org/assignments/mpls-label-values/mpls-label-values.xhtml
-impl Label {
-    pub fn try_new(label: u32) -> Result<Self, Error> {
-        if label > 0xFFFFF {
-            Err(Error::msg("MPLS label must be less than 0xFFFFF"))?
-        }
-        Ok(Self(label))
-    }
-}
-
-impl TryFrom<u32> for Label {
-    type Error = Error;
-
-    fn try_from(label: u32) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
-        Self::try_new(label)
-    }
-}
-
-impl From<Label> for u32 {
-    fn from(label: Label) -> u32 {
-        label.0
-    }
-}
+use crate::net::mpls;
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Eq, Clone)]
 #[non_exhaustive]
@@ -90,9 +18,9 @@ pub enum Options {
 #[non_exhaustive]
 pub enum LseOptions {
     Depth(u8),
-    Label(Label),
+    Label(mpls::Label),
     TrafficClass(u8),
-    BottomOfStack(BottomOfStack),
+    BottomOfStack(mpls::BottomOfStack),
     Ttl(u8),
 }
 
@@ -200,13 +128,13 @@ impl<'a, T: AsRef<[u8]> + ?Sized> Parseable<NlaBuffer<&'a T>> for LseOptions {
             }
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPT_LSE_TTL => Self::Ttl(parse_u8(payload)?),
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPT_LSE_BOS => {
-                Self::BottomOfStack(BottomOfStack::from(parse_u8(payload)?))
+                Self::BottomOfStack(mpls::BottomOfStack::from(parse_u8(payload)?))
             }
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPT_LSE_TC => {
                 Self::TrafficClass(parse_u8(payload)?)
             }
             TCA_FLOWER_KEY_MPLS_OPT_LSE_LABEL => {
-                Self::Label(Label::try_from(parse_u32(payload)?)?)
+                Self::Label(mpls::Label::try_from(parse_u32(payload)?)?)
             }
             _ => Err(DecodeError::from("invalid mpls option kind"))?,
         })
diff --git a/src/tc/filters/mod.rs b/src/tc/filters/mod.rs
index 195bac01..dac55ecc 100644
--- a/src/tc/filters/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tc/filters/mod.rs
@@ -14,13 +14,9 @@ pub use self::matchall::{TcFilterMatchAll, TcFilterMatchAllOption};
 
 pub mod flower;
 
-pub mod arp;
 mod cls_flags;
 mod cls_flower;
 mod cls_u32;
-pub mod ethernet;
 mod flower_flags;
-pub mod icmpv4;
-pub mod icmpv6;
 mod matchall;
 mod u32_flags;
diff --git a/src/tc/mod.rs b/src/tc/mod.rs
index 6f1ffd2b..1414781e 100644
--- a/src/tc/mod.rs
+++ b/src/tc/mod.rs
@@ -14,11 +14,10 @@ pub use self::actions::{
 };
 pub use self::attribute::TcAttribute;
 pub use self::filters::{
-    arp, icmpv4, icmpv6, CfmAttribute, ConnectionTrackingFlags, L2Miss,
-    TcFilterFlower, TcFilterFlowerOption, TcFilterMatchAll,
-    TcFilterMatchAllOption, TcFilterU32, TcFilterU32Option,
-    TcFlowerOptionFlags, TcU32Key, TcU32OptionFlags, TcU32Selector,
-    TcU32SelectorFlags, TcpFlags,
+    CfmAttribute, ConnectionTrackingFlags, L2Miss, TcFilterFlower,
+    TcFilterFlowerOption, TcFilterMatchAll, TcFilterMatchAllOption,
+    TcFilterU32, TcFilterU32Option, TcFlowerOptionFlags, TcU32Key,
+    TcU32OptionFlags, TcU32Selector, TcU32SelectorFlags, TcpFlags,
 };
 
 pub use self::header::{TcHandle, TcHeader, TcMessageBuffer};