diff --git a/artiq/test/sync_struct.py b/artiq/test/sync_struct.py
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+import unittest
+import asyncio
+
+from artiq.protocols import sync_struct
+
+test_address = "::1"
+test_port = 7777
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def write_test_data(test_dict):
+    for i in range(10):
+        test_dict[str(i)] = i
+    test_dict["Finished"] = True
+
+
+@asyncio.coroutine
+def start_server(publisher_future, test_dict_future):
+    test_dict = sync_struct.Notifier(dict())
+    publisher = sync_struct.Publisher(
+        {"test": test_dict})
+    yield from publisher.start(test_address, test_port)
+    publisher_future.set_result(publisher)
+    test_dict_future.set_result(test_dict)
+
+
+class RPCCase(unittest.TestCase):
+    def init_test_dict(self, init):
+        self.test_dict = init
+        return init
+
+    @asyncio.coroutine
+    def do_recv(self):
+        while not hasattr(self, "test_dict")\
+                or "Finished" not in self.test_dict.keys():
+            yield from asyncio.sleep(0.5)
+
+    def test_recv(self):
+        self.loop = loop = asyncio.new_event_loop()
+        asyncio.set_event_loop(loop)
+        publisher = asyncio.Future()
+        test_dict = asyncio.Future()
+        asyncio.async(start_server(publisher, test_dict))
+        loop.run_until_complete(publisher)
+        loop.run_until_complete(test_dict)
+
+        self.publisher = publisher.result()
+        test_dict = test_dict.result()
+        test_vector = dict()
+        loop.run_until_complete(write_test_data(test_vector))
+
+        asyncio.async(write_test_data(test_dict))
+        self.subscriber = sync_struct.Subscriber("test", self.init_test_dict)
+        loop.run_until_complete(self.subscriber.connect(test_address,
+                                                        test_port))
+        loop.run_until_complete(self.do_recv())
+        self.assertEqual(self.test_dict, test_vector)
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.subscriber.close())
+        self.loop.run_until_complete(self.publisher.stop())
+        self.loop.close()