diff --git a/blockchain/v2/scheduler.go b/blockchain/v2/scheduler.go
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+package v2
+
+import (
+	"errors"
+	"math"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+
+	"github.com/tendermint/tendermint/p2p"
+)
+
+type height int64
+
+type blockState int
+
+const (
+	blockStateNew = iota
+	blockStatePending,
+	blockStateReceived,
+	blockStateProcessed
+)
+
+type scBlockRequestMessage struct {
+	peerID p2p.ID
+	height int64
+}
+
+type peerState int
+
+const (
+	peerStateNew = iota
+	peerStateReady,
+	peerStateRemoved
+)
+
+type scPeer struct {
+	peerID      p2p.ID
+	state       scPeerState
+	lastTouched time.Time
+	monitor     flow.Monitor
+}
+
+func newScPeer(peerID p2p.ID) *scPeer {
+	return &scPeer{
+		peerID: peerID,
+		state:  peerStateNew,
+	}
+}
+
+type schedule struct {
+	minHeight int64
+	// a list of blocks in which blockState
+	blockStates map[height]blockState
+
+	// a map of which blocks are available from which peers
+	blockPeers map[height]map[p2p.ID]scPeer
+
+	// a map of peerID to schedule specific peer struct `scPeer`
+	peers map[p2p.ID]scPeer
+
+	// a map of heights to the peer we are waiting for a response from
+	pending map[height]p2p.ID
+
+	targetPending  uint // the number of blocks we want in blockStatePending
+	targetReceived uint // the number of blocks we want in blockStateReceived
+
+	peerTimeout  uint
+	peerMinSpeed uint
+}
+
+func newSchedule(minHeight int64, targetPending uint, targetReceived uint) *schedule {
+	return &schedule{
+		minHeight:      minHeight,
+		targetPending:  targetPending,
+		targetReceived: targetReceived,
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) addPeer(peerID p2p.ID) error {
+	if ok, _ := sc.peers[peerID]; ok {
+		return errors.New("duplicate peer")
+	}
+	peers[peerID] = newScPeer(peerID)
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) touchPeer(peerID p2p.ID, time time.Time) error {
+	if ok, peer := sc.peers[peerID]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("peer not found")
+	}
+
+	peer.lastTouch = time
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) removePeer(peerID p2p.ID) error {
+	if ok, peer := sc.peers[peerID]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("peer not found")
+	}
+
+	if peer.state == peerStateRemoved {
+		return errors.New("try to remove a removed peer")
+	}
+
+	// cleanup blockStates & pending
+	for height, pendingPeerID := range sc.pending {
+		if peerID == pendingPeerID {
+			delete(sc.pending[height])
+			sc.blockStates[height] = blockStateNew
+		}
+	}
+
+	peer.state = peerStateRemoved
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) setPeerHeight(peerID p2p.ID, height int64) {
+	if ok, peer := sc.peers[peerID]; !ok || peer.state != peerStateRemoved {
+		return errors.New("new peer not found")
+	}
+
+	if height < peer.height {
+		return errors.New("peer height descending")
+	}
+
+	peer.height = height
+	peer.state = peerStateReady
+	for i := sc.minHeight(); i <= height; i++ {
+		if !sc.blockState[i] {
+			sc.blockState[i] = blockStateNew
+		}
+
+		sc.blockPeers[i][peerID] = peer
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) markReceived(peerID p2p.ID, height int64, size int64) error {
+	if ok, peer := sc.peers[peerID]; !ok || peer.state != peerStateReady {
+		return errors.New("received a block from an unknown peer")
+	}
+
+	if blockState[height] != blockStatePending {
+		return errors.New("received an unrequested block")
+	}
+
+	// TODO: download speed
+
+	// check if the block is pending from that peer
+	if sc.pending[height] != peerID {
+		return errors.New("Didn't request this block from this peer")
+	}
+
+	blockState[i] = blockStateReceived
+	delete(sc.pending[height])
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) markProcessed(height int64) error {
+	if sc.blockState[height] != received {
+		return errors.New("Block was processed without being received")
+	}
+
+	sc.blockState[height] = blockStateProcessed
+}
+
+// heighter block | state == blockStateNew
+func (sc *schedule) maxHeight() int64 {
+	max := 0
+	for height, state := range sc.blockStates {
+		if state == blockStateNew && height > max {
+			max = height
+		}
+	}
+
+	return max
+}
+
+// lowest block | state == blockStateNew
+func (sc *schedule) minHeight() int64 {
+	min := 0
+	for height, state := range sc.blockStates {
+		if state == blockStateNew && height < min {
+			min = height
+		}
+	}
+
+	return min
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) pendingFrom(peerID p2p.ID) {
+	return sc.pending[peerID]
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) resetBlocks(peerID p2p.ID) error {
+	if ok, peer := sc.peers[peerID]; !ok {
+		return errors.New("peer not found")
+	}
+
+	for _, height := range sc.pending[peerID] {
+		sc.blockState[height] = blockStateNew
+	}
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) selectPeer(peers []scPeer) scPeer {
+	// TODO
+	r.Intn(len(reasons))
+	s := rand.NewSource(time.Now().Unix())
+	r := rand.New(s)
+
+	return peers[r.Intn(len(peers))]
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) prunablePeers(time time.Time, minSpeed int) []p2p.ID {
+	// TODO
+	return []p2p.ID{}
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) numBlockInState(targetState blockState) uint32 {
+	num := 0
+	for height, state := range sc.blockState {
+		if state == targetState {
+			num++
+		}
+	}
+	return num
+}
+
+func (sc *schedule) popSchedule(maxRequest int) []scBlockRequestMessage {
+	// We only want to schedule requests such that we have less than sc.targetPending and sc.targetReceived
+	// This ensures we don't saturate the network or flood the processor with unprocessed blocks
+	pendingBlock := sc.numBlockInState(blockStatePending)
+	receivedBlocks := sc.numBlockInState(blockStateReceived)
+	todo := math.Min(sc.targetPending-pendingBlocks, sc.targetReceived-receivedBlocks)
+	events := []scBlockRequestMessage{}
+	for height := sc.minHeight(); height < sc.maxHeight(); height++ {
+		if todo == 0 {
+			break
+		}
+		if blockStates[height] == blockStateNew {
+			peer = sc.selectPeer(blockPeers[i])
+			sc.blockStates[height] = blockStatePending
+			sc.pending[height] = peer
+			events = append(events, scBlockRequestMessage{peerID: peer.peerID, height: i})
+			todo--
+		}
+	}
+	return events
+}
+
+type Scheduler struct {
+	sc schedule
+}
+
+//  What should the scheduler_test look like?
+
+/*
+func addPeer(peerID) {
+	schedule.addPeer(peerID)
+}
+
+func handleStatusResponse(peerID, height, time) {
+	schedule.touchPeer(peerID, time)
+	schedule.setPeerHeight(peerID, height)
+}
+
+func handleBlockResponseMessage(peerID, height, block, time) {
+	schedule.touchPeer(peerID, time)
+	schedule.markReceived(peerID, height, size(block))
+}
+
+func handleNoBlockResponseMessage(peerID, height, time) {
+	schedule.touchPeer(peerID, time)
+    // reschedule that block, punish peer...
+}
+
+func handleTimeCheckEv(time) {
+	// clean peer list
+
+    events = []
+	for peerID := range schedule.peersTouchedSince(time) {
+		pending = schedule.pendingFrom(peerID)
+		schedule.setPeerState(peerID, timedout)
+		schedule.resetBlocks(pending)
+		events = append(events, peerTimeout{peerID})
+    }
+
+	events = append(events, schedule.getSchedule())
+
+    return events
+}
+*/