diff --git a/waku/protocol/v2/standard_setup.nim b/waku/protocol/v2/standard_setup.nim
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+# compile time options here
+const
+  libp2p_secure {.strdefine.} = ""
+
+import
+  options, tables,
+  libp2p/[switch, peer, peerinfo, connection, multiaddress, crypto/crypto],
+  libp2p/transports/[transport, tcptransport],
+  libp2p/muxers/[muxer, mplex/mplex, mplex/types],
+  libp2p/protocols/[identify, secure/secure],
+  libp2p/protocols/pubsub/[pubsub, gossipsub, floodsub]
+
+when libp2p_secure == "noise":
+  import libp2p/protocols/secure/noise
+else:
+  import libp2p/protocols/secure/secio
+
+export
+  switch, peer, peerinfo, connection, multiaddress, crypto
+
+proc newStandardSwitch*(privKey = none(PrivateKey),
+                        address = MultiAddress.init("/ip4/127.0.0.1/tcp/0"),
+                        triggerSelf = false,
+                        gossip = false): Switch =
+  proc createMplex(conn: Connection): Muxer =
+    result = newMplex(conn)
+
+  let
+    seckey = privKey.get(otherwise = PrivateKey.random(ECDSA))
+    peerInfo = PeerInfo.init(seckey, [address])
+    mplexProvider = newMuxerProvider(createMplex, MplexCodec)
+    transports = @[Transport(newTransport(TcpTransport))]
+    muxers = {MplexCodec: mplexProvider}.toTable
+    identify = newIdentify(peerInfo)
+  when libp2p_secure == "noise":
+    let secureManagers = {NoiseCodec: newNoise(seckey).Secure}.toTable
+  else:
+    let secureManagers = {SecioCodec: newSecio(seckey).Secure}.toTable
+  let pubSub = if gossip:
+                 PubSub newPubSub(GossipSub, peerInfo, triggerSelf)
+               else:
+                 # Creating switch from generate node
+                 PubSub newPubSub(FloodSub, peerInfo, triggerSelf)
+
+  result = newSwitch(peerInfo,
+                     transports,
+                     identify,
+                     muxers,
+                     secureManagers = secureManagers,
+                     pubSub = some(pubSub))
diff --git a/waku/protocol/v2/utils.nim b/waku/protocol/v2/utils.nim
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+import chronos
+import standard_setup
+export standard_setup
+
+proc generateNodes*(num: Natural, gossip: bool = false): seq[Switch] =
+  for i in 0..<num:
+    result.add(newStandardSwitch(gossip = gossip))
+
+proc subscribeNodes*(nodes: seq[Switch]) {.async.} =
+  var dials: seq[Future[void]]
+  for dialer in nodes:
+    for node in nodes:
+      if dialer.peerInfo.peerId != node.peerInfo.peerId:
+        dials.add(dialer.connect(node.peerInfo))
+        await allFutures(dials)