diff --git a/mixnet/config.py b/mixnet/config.py
index d328ac5..1b37fbd 100644
--- a/mixnet/config.py
+++ b/mixnet/config.py
@@ -31,11 +31,11 @@ class NodeConfig:
 
     private_key: X25519PrivateKey
     mix_path_length: int
-    gossip: GossipConfig
+    nomssip: NomssipConfig
 
 
 @dataclass
-class GossipConfig:
+class NomssipConfig:
     # The target number of peers a node should maintain in its p2p network
     peering_degree: int
 
diff --git a/mixnet/node.py b/mixnet/node.py
index 99b102b..f9a4849 100644
--- a/mixnet/node.py
+++ b/mixnet/node.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ from pysphinx.sphinx import (
 
 from mixnet.config import GlobalConfig, NodeConfig
 from mixnet.connection import DuplexConnection, MixSimplexConnection
-from mixnet.gossip import GossipChannel
+from mixnet.nomssip import Nomssip
 from mixnet.packet import Fragment, MessageFlag, MessageReconstructor, PacketBuilder
 
 BroadcastChannel: TypeAlias = asyncio.Queue[bytes]
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ class Node:
 
     config: NodeConfig
     global_config: GlobalConfig
-    mixgossip_channel: GossipChannel
+    nomssip: Nomssip
     reconstructor: MessageReconstructor
     broadcast_channel: BroadcastChannel
     # The actual packet size is calculated based on the max length of mix path by Sphinx encoding
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Node:
     def __init__(self, config: NodeConfig, global_config: GlobalConfig):
         self.config = config
         self.global_config = global_config
-        self.mixgossip_channel = GossipChannel(config.gossip, self.__process_msg)
+        self.nomssip = Nomssip(config.nomssip, self.__process_msg)
         self.reconstructor = MessageReconstructor()
         self.broadcast_channel = asyncio.Queue()
 
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ class Node:
         inbound_conn, outbound_conn = asyncio.Queue(), asyncio.Queue()
 
         # Register a duplex connection for its own use
-        self.mixgossip_channel.add_conn(
+        self.nomssip.add_conn(
             DuplexConnection(
                 inbound_conn,
                 MixSimplexConnection(
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ class Node:
             )
         )
         # Register the same duplex connection for the peer
-        peer.mixgossip_channel.add_conn(
+        peer.nomssip.add_conn(
             DuplexConnection(
                 outbound_conn,
                 MixSimplexConnection(
@@ -135,9 +135,7 @@ class Node:
             self.global_config.membership,
             self.config.mix_path_length,
         ):
-            await self.mixgossip_channel.gossip(
-                Node.__build_msg(MsgType.REAL, packet.bytes())
-            )
+            await self.nomssip.gossip(Node.__build_msg(MsgType.REAL, packet.bytes()))
 
     @staticmethod
     def __build_msg(flag: MsgType, data: bytes) -> bytes:
diff --git a/mixnet/gossip.py b/mixnet/nomssip.py
similarity index 88%
rename from mixnet/gossip.py
rename to mixnet/nomssip.py
index 0c622a9..a324459 100644
--- a/mixnet/gossip.py
+++ b/mixnet/nomssip.py
@@ -2,18 +2,17 @@ import asyncio
 import hashlib
 from typing import Awaitable, Callable
 
-from mixnet.config import GossipConfig
+from mixnet.config import NomssipConfig
 from mixnet.connection import DuplexConnection
 
 
-class GossipChannel:
+class Nomssip:
     """
-    A gossip channel that broadcasts messages to all connected peers.
+    A NomMix gossip channel that broadcasts messages to all connected peers.
     Peers are connected via DuplexConnection.
-    This class simplifies and simulates the libp2p gossipsub.
     """
 
-    config: GossipConfig
+    config: NomssipConfig
     conns: list[DuplexConnection]
     # A handler to process inbound messages.
     handler: Callable[[bytes], Awaitable[bytes | None]]
@@ -22,7 +21,7 @@ class GossipChannel:
 
     def __init__(
         self,
-        config: GossipConfig,
+        config: NomssipConfig,
         handler: Callable[[bytes], Awaitable[bytes | None]],
     ):
         self.config = config
diff --git a/mixnet/test_utils.py b/mixnet/test_utils.py
index 096bed8..615aea7 100644
--- a/mixnet/test_utils.py
+++ b/mixnet/test_utils.py
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@ from cryptography.hazmat.primitives.asymmetric.x25519 import X25519PrivateKey
 
 from mixnet.config import (
     GlobalConfig,
-    GossipConfig,
     MixMembership,
     NodeConfig,
     NodeInfo,
+    NomssipConfig,
 )
 
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ def init_mixnet_config(
 ) -> tuple[GlobalConfig, list[NodeConfig], dict[bytes, X25519PrivateKey]]:
     transmission_rate_per_sec = 3
     max_mix_path_length = 3
-    gossip_config = GossipConfig(peering_degree=6)
+    gossip_config = NomssipConfig(peering_degree=6)
     node_configs = [
         NodeConfig(X25519PrivateKey.generate(), max_mix_path_length, gossip_config)
         for _ in range(num_nodes)