diff --git a/mixnet/client.py b/mixnet/client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cab2b55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mixnet/client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import queue
+import time
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
+from threading import Thread
+
+from mixnet.mixnet import Mixnet, MixnetTopology
+from mixnet.node import PacketQueue
+from mixnet.packet import PacketBuilder
+from mixnet.poisson import poisson_interval_sec
+
+
+class MixClientRunner(Thread):
+    """
+    Emit packets at the Poisson emission_rate_per_min.
+
+    If a real packet is scheduled to be sent, this thread sends the real packet to the mixnet,
+    and schedules redundant real packets to be emitted in the next turns.
+
+    If no real packet is not scheduled, this thread emits a cover packet according to the emission_rate_per_min.
+    """
+
+    def __init__(
+        self,
+        mixnet: Mixnet,
+        topology: MixnetTopology,
+        emission_rate_per_min: int,  # Poisson rate parameter: lambda in the spec
+        redundancy: int,  # b in the spec
+        real_packet_queue: PacketQueue,
+        outbound_socket: PacketQueue,
+    ):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.mixnet = mixnet
+        self.topology = topology
+        self.emission_rate_per_min = emission_rate_per_min
+        self.redundancy = redundancy
+        self.real_packet_queue = real_packet_queue
+        self.redundant_real_packet_queue: PacketQueue = queue.Queue()
+        self.outbound_socket = outbound_socket
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        # Here in Python, this thread is implemented in synchronous manner.
+        # In the real implementation, consider implementing this in asynchronous if possible.
+
+        next_emission_ts = datetime.now() + timedelta(
+            seconds=poisson_interval_sec(self.emission_rate_per_min)
+        )
+
+        while True:
+            time.sleep(1 / 1000)
+
+            if datetime.now() < next_emission_ts:
+                continue
+
+            next_emission_ts += timedelta(
+                seconds=poisson_interval_sec(self.emission_rate_per_min)
+            )
+
+            if not self.redundant_real_packet_queue.empty():
+                addr, packet = self.redundant_real_packet_queue.get()
+                self.outbound_socket.put((addr, packet))
+                continue
+
+            if not self.real_packet_queue.empty():
+                addr, packet = self.real_packet_queue.get()
+                # Schedule redundant real packets
+                for _ in range(self.redundancy - 1):
+                    self.redundant_real_packet_queue.put((addr, packet))
+                self.outbound_socket.put((addr, packet))
+
+            packet, route = PacketBuilder.drop_cover(
+                b"drop cover", self.mixnet, self.topology
+            ).next()
+            self.outbound_socket.put((route[0].addr, packet))
diff --git a/mixnet/test_client.py b/mixnet/test_client.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f9f31b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/mixnet/test_client.py
@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+import queue
+from datetime import datetime
+from typing import Tuple
+from unittest import TestCase
+
+import numpy
+import timeout_decorator
+from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.x25519 import X25519PrivateKey
+
+from mixnet.bls import generate_bls
+from mixnet.client import MixClientRunner
+from mixnet.mixnet import Mixnet, MixnetTopology
+from mixnet.node import MixNode, PacketQueue
+from mixnet.packet import PacketBuilder
+from mixnet.poisson import poisson_mean_interval_sec
+from mixnet.utils import random_bytes
+
+
+class TestMixClientRunner(TestCase):
+    @timeout_decorator.timeout(180)
+    def test_mixclient_runner_emission_rate(self):
+        mixnet, topology = self.init()
+        real_packet_queue: PacketQueue = queue.Queue()
+        outbound_socket: PacketQueue = queue.Queue()
+
+        emission_rate_per_min = 30
+        redundancy = 3
+        client = MixClientRunner(
+            mixnet,
+            topology,
+            emission_rate_per_min,
+            redundancy,
+            real_packet_queue,
+            outbound_socket,
+        )
+        client.daemon = True
+        client.start()
+
+        # Create packets. At least two packets are expected to be generated from a 3500-byte msg
+        builder = PacketBuilder.real(random_bytes(3500), mixnet, topology)
+        # Schedule two packets to the mix client without any interval
+        packet, route = builder.next()
+        real_packet_queue.put((route[0].addr, packet))
+        packet, route = builder.next()
+        real_packet_queue.put((route[0].addr, packet))
+
+        # Calculate intervals between packet emissions from the mix client
+        intervals = []
+        ts = datetime.now()
+        for _ in range(30):
+            _ = outbound_socket.get()
+            now = datetime.now()
+            intervals.append((now - ts).total_seconds())
+            ts = now
+
+        # Check if packets were emitted at the Poisson emission_rate
+        # If emissions follow the Poisson distribution with a rate `lambda`,
+        # a mean interval between emissions must be `1/lambda`.
+        self.assertAlmostEqual(
+            float(numpy.mean(intervals)),
+            poisson_mean_interval_sec(emission_rate_per_min),
+            delta=1.0,
+        )
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def init() -> Tuple[Mixnet, MixnetTopology]:
+        mixnet = Mixnet(
+            [
+                MixNode(
+                    generate_bls(),
+                    X25519PrivateKey.generate(),
+                    random_bytes(32),
+                )
+                for _ in range(12)
+            ]
+        )
+        topology = mixnet.build_topology(b"entropy", 3, 3)
+        return mixnet, topology
diff --git a/mixnet/test_node.py b/mixnet/test_node.py
index 8783e9d..1c5c90c 100644
--- a/mixnet/test_node.py
+++ b/mixnet/test_node.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TestMixNodeRunner(TestCase):
         self.assertAlmostEqual(
             float(numpy.mean(num_jobs)),
             round(emission_rate_per_min / delay_rate_per_min),
-            delta=1.0,
+            delta=1.5,
         )
 
     @staticmethod