diff --git a/src/broadcaster.rs b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
similarity index 75%
rename from src/broadcaster.rs
rename to src/broadcast_stage.rs
index 8d618c4b2f..c35216ea26 100644
--- a/src/broadcaster.rs
+++ b/src/broadcast_stage.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-//! The `broadcaster` broadcasts data from a leader node to validators
+//! The `broadcast_stage` broadcasts data from a leader node to validators
 //!
 use counter::Counter;
 use crdt::{Crdt, CrdtError, NodeInfo};
@@ -171,60 +171,3 @@ pub fn broadcaster(
         })
         .unwrap()
 }
-
-fn retransmit(
-    crdt: &Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
-    recycler: &BlobRecycler,
-    r: &BlobReceiver,
-    sock: &UdpSocket,
-) -> Result<()> {
-    let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
-    let mut dq = r.recv_timeout(timer)?;
-    while let Ok(mut nq) = r.try_recv() {
-        dq.append(&mut nq);
-    }
-    {
-        for b in &dq {
-            Crdt::retransmit(&crdt, b, sock)?;
-        }
-    }
-    while let Some(b) = dq.pop_front() {
-        recycler.recycle(b);
-    }
-    Ok(())
-}
-
-/// Service to retransmit messages from the leader to layer 1 nodes.
-/// See `crdt` for network layer definitions.
-/// # Arguments
-/// * `sock` - Socket to read from.  Read timeout is set to 1.
-/// * `exit` - Boolean to signal system exit.
-/// * `crdt` - This structure needs to be updated and populated by the bank and via gossip.
-/// * `recycler` - Blob recycler.
-/// * `r` - Receive channel for blobs to be retransmitted to all the layer 1 nodes.
-pub fn retransmitter(
-    sock: UdpSocket,
-    crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
-    recycler: BlobRecycler,
-    r: BlobReceiver,
-) -> JoinHandle<()> {
-    Builder::new()
-        .name("solana-retransmitter".to_string())
-        .spawn(move || {
-            trace!("retransmitter started");
-            loop {
-                if let Err(e) = retransmit(&crdt, &recycler, &r, &sock) {
-                    match e {
-                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
-                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
-                        _ => {
-                            inc_new_counter_info!("streamer-retransmit-error", 1, 1);
-                            error!("retransmitter error: {:?}", e);
-                        }
-                    }
-                }
-            }
-            trace!("exiting retransmitter");
-        })
-        .unwrap()
-}
diff --git a/src/fullnode.rs b/src/fullnode.rs
index 48d7f07e91..f3ee1f4754 100644
--- a/src/fullnode.rs
+++ b/src/fullnode.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //! The `fullnode` module hosts all the fullnode microservices.
 
 use bank::Bank;
-use broadcaster;
+use broadcast_stage;
 use crdt::{Crdt, NodeInfo, TestNode};
 use entry::Entry;
 use ledger::read_ledger;
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ impl FullNode {
         ).expect("Ncp::new");
         thread_hdls.extend(ncp.thread_hdls());
 
-        let t_broadcast = broadcaster::broadcaster(
+        let t_broadcast = broadcast_stage::broadcaster(
             node.sockets.broadcast,
             crdt,
             window,
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index 15a53a063a..1dd4b30531 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ pub mod counter;
 pub mod bank;
 pub mod banking_stage;
 pub mod blob_fetch_stage;
-pub mod broadcaster;
+pub mod broadcast_stage;
 pub mod budget;
 pub mod choose_gossip_peer_strategy;
 pub mod client;
diff --git a/src/retransmit_stage.rs b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
index dc80a48226..587cdc4459 100644
--- a/src/retransmit_stage.rs
+++ b/src/retransmit_stage.rs
@@ -1,16 +1,80 @@
 //! The `retransmit_stage` retransmits blobs between validators
 
-use broadcaster;
+use counter::Counter;
 use crdt::Crdt;
+#[cfg(feature = "erasure")]
+use erasure;
+use log::Level;
 use packet::BlobRecycler;
+use result::{Error, Result};
 use service::Service;
 use std::net::UdpSocket;
+use std::sync::atomic::AtomicUsize;
 use std::sync::mpsc::channel;
+use std::sync::mpsc::RecvTimeoutError;
 use std::sync::{Arc, RwLock};
+use std::thread::Builder;
 use std::thread::{self, JoinHandle};
+use std::time::Duration;
 use streamer::BlobReceiver;
 use window::{self, SharedWindow};
 
+fn retransmit(
+    crdt: &Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
+    recycler: &BlobRecycler,
+    r: &BlobReceiver,
+    sock: &UdpSocket,
+) -> Result<()> {
+    let timer = Duration::new(1, 0);
+    let mut dq = r.recv_timeout(timer)?;
+    while let Ok(mut nq) = r.try_recv() {
+        dq.append(&mut nq);
+    }
+    {
+        for b in &dq {
+            Crdt::retransmit(&crdt, b, sock)?;
+        }
+    }
+    while let Some(b) = dq.pop_front() {
+        recycler.recycle(b);
+    }
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+/// Service to retransmit messages from the leader to layer 1 nodes.
+/// See `crdt` for network layer definitions.
+/// # Arguments
+/// * `sock` - Socket to read from.  Read timeout is set to 1.
+/// * `exit` - Boolean to signal system exit.
+/// * `crdt` - This structure needs to be updated and populated by the bank and via gossip.
+/// * `recycler` - Blob recycler.
+/// * `r` - Receive channel for blobs to be retransmitted to all the layer 1 nodes.
+pub fn retransmitter(
+    sock: UdpSocket,
+    crdt: Arc<RwLock<Crdt>>,
+    recycler: BlobRecycler,
+    r: BlobReceiver,
+) -> JoinHandle<()> {
+    Builder::new()
+        .name("solana-retransmitter".to_string())
+        .spawn(move || {
+            trace!("retransmitter started");
+            loop {
+                if let Err(e) = retransmit(&crdt, &recycler, &r, &sock) {
+                    match e {
+                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Disconnected) => break,
+                        Error::RecvTimeoutError(RecvTimeoutError::Timeout) => (),
+                        _ => {
+                            inc_new_counter_info!("streamer-retransmit-error", 1, 1);
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            trace!("exiting retransmitter");
+        })
+        .unwrap()
+}
+
 pub struct RetransmitStage {
     thread_hdls: Vec<JoinHandle<()>>,
 }
@@ -26,7 +90,7 @@ impl RetransmitStage {
     ) -> (Self, BlobReceiver) {
         let (retransmit_sender, retransmit_receiver) = channel();
 
-        let t_retransmit = broadcaster::retransmitter(
+        let t_retransmit = retransmitter(
             retransmit_socket,
             crdt.clone(),
             blob_recycler.clone(),