diff --git a/include/sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h b/include/sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h
index b329b09..1ee9849 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/NetlinkEvent.h
@@ -30,17 +30,23 @@
     const static int NlActionAdd;
     const static int NlActionRemove;
     const static int NlActionChange;
+    const static int NlActionLinkDown;
+    const static int NlActionLinkUp;
 
     NetlinkEvent();
     virtual ~NetlinkEvent();
 
-    bool decode(char *buffer, int size);
+    bool decode(char *buffer, int size, int format);
     const char *findParam(const char *paramName);
 
     const char *getSubsystem() { return mSubsystem; }
     int getAction() { return mAction; }
 
     void dump();
+
+ protected:
+    bool parseBinaryNetlinkMessage(char *buffer, int size);
+    bool parseAsciiNetlinkMessage(char *buffer, int size);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h b/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
index 2880046..1cf5f9f 100644
--- a/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
+++ b/include/sysutils/NetlinkListener.h
@@ -22,9 +22,13 @@
 
 class NetlinkListener : public SocketListener {
     char mBuffer[64 * 1024];
+    int mFormat;
 
 public:
-    NetlinkListener(int socket);
+    static const int NETLINK_FORMAT_ASCII = 0;
+    static const int NETLINK_FORMAT_BINARY = 1;
+
+    NetlinkListener(int socket, int format);
     virtual ~NetlinkListener() {}
 
 protected: