diff --git a/network/default.go b/network/default.go
index 535b9a83..d0a8a683 100644
--- a/network/default.go
+++ b/network/default.go
@@ -846,7 +846,7 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 	}
 
 	// dial into ControlChannel to send route adverts
-	ctrlClient, err := n.tunnel.Dial(ControlChannel, tunnel.DialMulticast())
+	ctrlClient, err := n.tunnel.Dial(ControlChannel, tunnel.DialMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		n.Unlock()
 		return err
@@ -855,14 +855,14 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 	n.tunClient[ControlChannel] = ctrlClient
 
 	// listen on ControlChannel
-	ctrlListener, err := n.tunnel.Listen(ControlChannel)
+	ctrlListener, err := n.tunnel.Listen(ControlChannel, tunnel.ListenMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		n.Unlock()
 		return err
 	}
 
 	// dial into NetworkChannel to send network messages
-	netClient, err := n.tunnel.Dial(NetworkChannel, tunnel.DialMulticast())
+	netClient, err := n.tunnel.Dial(NetworkChannel, tunnel.DialMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		n.Unlock()
 		return err
@@ -871,7 +871,7 @@ func (n *network) Connect() error {
 	n.tunClient[NetworkChannel] = netClient
 
 	// listen on NetworkChannel
-	netListener, err := n.tunnel.Listen(NetworkChannel)
+	netListener, err := n.tunnel.Listen(NetworkChannel, tunnel.ListenMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		n.Unlock()
 		return err
diff --git a/tunnel/broker/broker.go b/tunnel/broker/broker.go
index 6778dfaa..d11e160c 100644
--- a/tunnel/broker/broker.go
+++ b/tunnel/broker/broker.go
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ func (t *tunBroker) Disconnect() error {
 func (t *tunBroker) Publish(topic string, m *broker.Message, opts ...broker.PublishOption) error {
 	// TODO: this is probably inefficient, we might want to just maintain an open connection
 	// it may be easier to add broadcast to the tunnel
-	c, err := t.tunnel.Dial(topic, tunnel.DialMulticast())
+	c, err := t.tunnel.Dial(topic, tunnel.DialMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ func (t *tunBroker) Publish(topic string, m *broker.Message, opts ...broker.Publ
 }
 
 func (t *tunBroker) Subscribe(topic string, h broker.Handler, opts ...broker.SubscribeOption) (broker.Subscriber, error) {
-	l, err := t.tunnel.Listen(topic)
+	l, err := t.tunnel.Listen(topic, tunnel.ListenMode(tunnel.Multicast))
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
diff --git a/tunnel/default.go b/tunnel/default.go
index 16ca339e..38f0f100 100644
--- a/tunnel/default.go
+++ b/tunnel/default.go
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ func (t *tun) process() {
 				}
 
 				// check the multicast mappings
-				if msg.multicast {
+				if msg.mode == Multicast {
 					link.RLock()
 					_, ok := link.channels[msg.channel]
 					link.RUnlock()
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ func (t *tun) process() {
 				sent = true
 
 				// keep sending broadcast messages
-				if msg.broadcast || msg.multicast {
+				if msg.mode > Unicast {
 					continue
 				}
 
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ func (t *tun) listen(link *link) {
 		case "accept":
 			s, exists := t.getSession(channel, sessionId)
 			// we don't need this
-			if exists && s.multicast {
+			if exists && s.mode > Unicast {
 				s.accepted = true
 				continue
 			}
@@ -963,7 +963,7 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 	}
 
 	// set the multicast option
-	c.multicast = options.Multicast
+	c.mode = options.Mode
 	// set the dial timeout
 	c.timeout = options.Timeout
 
@@ -1009,7 +1009,7 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 	// discovered so set the link if not multicast
 	// TODO: pick the link efficiently based
 	// on link status and saturation.
-	if c.discovered && !c.multicast {
+	if c.discovered && c.mode == Unicast {
 		// set the link
 		i := rand.Intn(len(links))
 		c.link = links[i]
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 	if !c.discovered {
 		// create a new discovery message for this channel
 		msg := c.newMessage("discover")
-		msg.broadcast = true
+		msg.mode = Broadcast
 		msg.outbound = true
 		msg.link = ""
 
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 		dialTimeout := after()
 
 		// set a shorter delay for multicast
-		if c.multicast {
+		if c.mode > Unicast {
 			// shorten this
 			dialTimeout = time.Millisecond * 500
 		}
@@ -1057,7 +1057,7 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 		}
 
 		// if its multicast just go ahead because this is best effort
-		if c.multicast {
+		if c.mode > Unicast {
 			c.discovered = true
 			c.accepted = true
 			return c, nil
@@ -1086,9 +1086,14 @@ func (t *tun) Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error) {
 }
 
 // Accept a connection on the address
-func (t *tun) Listen(channel string) (Listener, error) {
+func (t *tun) Listen(channel string, opts ...ListenOption) (Listener, error) {
 	log.Debugf("Tunnel listening on %s", channel)
 
+	var options ListenOptions
+	for _, o := range opts {
+		o(&options)
+	}
+
 	// create a new session by hashing the address
 	c, ok := t.newSession(channel, "listener")
 	if !ok {
@@ -1103,6 +1108,8 @@ func (t *tun) Listen(channel string) (Listener, error) {
 	c.remote = "remote"
 	// set local
 	c.local = channel
+	// set mode
+	c.mode = options.Mode
 
 	tl := &tunListener{
 		channel: channel,
diff --git a/tunnel/listener.go b/tunnel/listener.go
index f154b2a6..c893297d 100644
--- a/tunnel/listener.go
+++ b/tunnel/listener.go
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ func (t *tunListener) process() {
 					loopback: m.loopback,
 					// the link the message was received on
 					link: m.link,
-					// set multicast
-					multicast: m.multicast,
+					// set the connection mode
+					mode: m.mode,
 					// close chan
 					closed: make(chan bool),
 					// recv called by the acceptor
diff --git a/tunnel/options.go b/tunnel/options.go
index 903f7fb7..7d6360ab 100644
--- a/tunnel/options.go
+++ b/tunnel/options.go
@@ -36,12 +36,19 @@ type DialOption func(*DialOptions)
 type DialOptions struct {
 	// Link specifies the link to use
 	Link string
-	// specify a multicast connection
-	Multicast bool
+	// specify mode of the session
+	Mode Mode
 	// the dial timeout
 	Timeout time.Duration
 }
 
+type ListenOption func(*ListenOptions)
+
+type ListenOptions struct {
+	// specify mode of the session
+	Mode Mode
+}
+
 // The tunnel id
 func Id(id string) Option {
 	return func(o *Options) {
@@ -87,12 +94,19 @@ func DefaultOptions() Options {
 	}
 }
 
+// Listen options
+func ListenMode(m Mode) ListenOption {
+	return func(o *ListenOptions) {
+		o.Mode = m
+	}
+}
+
 // Dial options
 
 // Dial multicast sets the multicast option to send only to those mapped
-func DialMulticast() DialOption {
+func DialMode(m Mode) DialOption {
 	return func(o *DialOptions) {
-		o.Multicast = true
+		o.Mode = m
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/tunnel/session.go b/tunnel/session.go
index 6757f150..a185c3ce 100644
--- a/tunnel/session.go
+++ b/tunnel/session.go
@@ -37,10 +37,8 @@ type session struct {
 	outbound bool
 	// lookback marks the session as a loopback on the inbound
 	loopback bool
-	// if the session is multicast
-	multicast bool
-	// if the session is broadcast
-	broadcast bool
+	// mode of the connection
+	mode Mode
 	// the timeout
 	timeout time.Duration
 	// the link on which this message was received
@@ -63,10 +61,8 @@ type message struct {
 	outbound bool
 	// loopback marks the message intended for loopback
 	loopback bool
-	// whether to send as multicast
-	multicast bool
-	// broadcast sets the broadcast type
-	broadcast bool
+	// mode of the connection
+	mode Mode
 	// the link to send the message on
 	link string
 	// transport data
@@ -98,15 +94,15 @@ func (s *session) Channel() string {
 // newMessage creates a new message based on the session
 func (s *session) newMessage(typ string) *message {
 	return &message{
-		typ:       typ,
-		tunnel:    s.tunnel,
-		channel:   s.channel,
-		session:   s.session,
-		outbound:  s.outbound,
-		loopback:  s.loopback,
-		multicast: s.multicast,
-		link:      s.link,
-		errChan:   s.errChan,
+		typ:      typ,
+		tunnel:   s.tunnel,
+		channel:  s.channel,
+		session:  s.session,
+		outbound: s.outbound,
+		loopback: s.loopback,
+		mode:     s.mode,
+		link:     s.link,
+		errChan:  s.errChan,
 	}
 }
 
@@ -128,8 +124,8 @@ func (s *session) Open() error {
 		return io.EOF
 	}
 
-	// we don't wait on multicast
-	if s.multicast {
+	// don't wait on multicast/broadcast
+	if s.mode == Multicast {
 		s.accepted = true
 		return nil
 	}
@@ -166,6 +162,11 @@ func (s *session) Accept() error {
 		// no op here
 	}
 
+	// don't wait on multicast/broadcast
+	if s.mode == Multicast {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	// wait for send response
 	select {
 	case err := <-s.errChan:
@@ -185,7 +186,7 @@ func (s *session) Announce() error {
 	// we don't need an error back
 	msg.errChan = nil
 	// announce to all
-	msg.broadcast = true
+	msg.mode = Broadcast
 	// we don't need the link
 	msg.link = ""
 
@@ -222,7 +223,7 @@ func (s *session) Send(m *transport.Message) error {
 	msg.data = data
 
 	// if multicast don't set the link
-	if s.multicast {
+	if s.mode == Multicast {
 		msg.link = ""
 	}
 
diff --git a/tunnel/tunnel.go b/tunnel/tunnel.go
index 312a6681..a2671f62 100644
--- a/tunnel/tunnel.go
+++ b/tunnel/tunnel.go
@@ -8,6 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/micro/go-micro/transport"
 )
 
+const (
+	// send over one link
+	Unicast Mode = iota
+	// send to all channel listeners
+	Multicast
+	// send to all links
+	Broadcast
+)
+
 var (
 	// DefaultDialTimeout is the dial timeout if none is specified
 	DefaultDialTimeout = time.Second * 5
@@ -19,6 +28,9 @@ var (
 	ErrLinkNotFound = errors.New("link not found")
 )
 
+// Mode of the session
+type Mode uint8
+
 // Tunnel creates a gre tunnel on top of the go-micro/transport.
 // It establishes multiple streams using the Micro-Tunnel-Channel header
 // and Micro-Tunnel-Session header. The tunnel id is a hash of
@@ -36,7 +48,7 @@ type Tunnel interface {
 	// Connect to a channel
 	Dial(channel string, opts ...DialOption) (Session, error)
 	// Accept connections on a channel
-	Listen(channel string) (Listener, error)
+	Listen(channel string, opts ...ListenOption) (Listener, error)
 	// Name of the tunnel implementation
 	String() string
 }