diff --git a/src/test/java/teetime/stage/io/network/TcpReaderConfig.java b/src/test/java/teetime/stage/io/network/TcpReaderConfig.java
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+package teetime.stage.io.network;
+
+import kieker.common.record.IMonitoringRecord;
+
+import teetime.framework.Configuration;
+import teetime.framework.Execution;
+import teetime.stage.io.Printer;
+
+public class TcpReaderConfig extends Configuration {
+
+	public TcpReaderConfig() {
+		TcpReaderStage tcpReaderStage = new TcpReaderStage();
+		Printer<IMonitoringRecord> printer = new Printer<IMonitoringRecord>();
+
+		connectPorts(tcpReaderStage.getOutputPort(), printer.getInputPort());
+	}
+
+	public static void main(final String[] args) {
+		TcpReaderConfig tcpReaderConfig = new TcpReaderConfig();
+		Execution<Configuration> execution = new Execution<Configuration>(tcpReaderConfig);
+		execution.executeBlocking();
+	}
+}