diff --git a/nebula_hw_interfaces/include/nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_hesai/hesai_hw_interface.hpp b/nebula_hw_interfaces/include/nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_hesai/hesai_hw_interface.hpp
index 6f738c0b1..303bd0c3c 100644
--- a/nebula_hw_interfaces/include/nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_hesai/hesai_hw_interface.hpp
+++ b/nebula_hw_interfaces/include/nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_hesai/hesai_hw_interface.hpp
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 // Have to define macros to silence warnings about deprecated headers being used by
 // boost/property_tree/ in some versions of boost.
 // See: https://github.com/boostorg/property_tree/issues/51
+#include "nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_common/connections/udp.hpp"
+
 #include <nebula_common/nebula_status.hpp>
 
 #include <boost/version.hpp>
@@ -32,7 +34,6 @@
 
 #include <boost_tcp_driver/http_client_driver.hpp>
 #include <boost_tcp_driver/tcp_driver.hpp>
-#include <boost_udp_driver/udp_driver.hpp>
 #include <nebula_common/hesai/hesai_common.hpp>
 #include <nebula_common/hesai/hesai_status.hpp>
 #include <nebula_common/loggers/logger.hpp>
@@ -128,12 +129,11 @@ class HesaiHwInterface
   using ptc_cmd_result_t = nebula::util::expected<std::vector<uint8_t>, ptc_error_t>;
 
   std::shared_ptr<loggers::Logger> logger_;
-  std::unique_ptr<::drivers::common::IoContext> cloud_io_context_;
+  std::optional<connections::UdpSocket> udp_socket_;
   std::shared_ptr<boost::asio::io_context> m_owned_ctx_;
-  std::unique_ptr<::drivers::udp_driver::UdpDriver> cloud_udp_driver_;
   std::shared_ptr<::drivers::tcp_driver::TcpDriver> tcp_driver_;
   std::shared_ptr<const HesaiSensorConfiguration> sensor_configuration_;
-  std::function<void(std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer)>
+  std::function<void(const std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer)>
     cloud_packet_callback_; /**This function pointer is called when the scan is complete*/
 
   std::mutex mtx_inflight_tcp_request_;
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ class HesaiHwInterface
 
   /// @brief Callback function to receive the Cloud Packet data from the UDP Driver
   /// @param buffer Buffer containing the data received from the UDP socket
-  void receive_sensor_packet_callback(std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer);
+  void receive_sensor_packet_callback(const std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer);
   /// @brief Starting the interface that handles UDP streams
   /// @return Resulting status
   Status sensor_interface_start();
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ class HesaiHwInterface
   /// @brief Registering callback for PandarScan
   /// @param scan_callback Callback function
   /// @return Resulting status
-  Status register_scan_callback(std::function<void(std::vector<uint8_t> &)> scan_callback);
+  Status register_scan_callback(std::function<void(const std::vector<uint8_t> &)> scan_callback);
   /// @brief Getting data with PTC_COMMAND_GET_LIDAR_CALIBRATION
   /// @return Resulting status
   std::string get_lidar_calibration_string();
diff --git a/nebula_hw_interfaces/src/nebula_hesai_hw_interfaces/hesai_hw_interface.cpp b/nebula_hw_interfaces/src/nebula_hesai_hw_interfaces/hesai_hw_interface.cpp
index f25344bf2..8d68c2111 100644
--- a/nebula_hw_interfaces/src/nebula_hesai_hw_interfaces/hesai_hw_interface.cpp
+++ b/nebula_hw_interfaces/src/nebula_hesai_hw_interfaces/hesai_hw_interface.cpp
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 #include "nebula_common/loggers/logger.hpp"
 #include "nebula_common/nebula_common.hpp"
 #include "nebula_common/nebula_status.hpp"
+#include "nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_common/connections/udp.hpp"
 #include "nebula_hw_interfaces/nebula_hw_interfaces_hesai/hesai_cmd_response.hpp"
 
 #include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <boost/asio/socket_base.hpp>
 
 #include <cassert>
+#include <cstddef>
 #include <sstream>
 #include <stdexcept>
 #include <string>
@@ -39,9 +41,7 @@ using nlohmann::json;
 
 HesaiHwInterface::HesaiHwInterface(const std::shared_ptr<loggers::Logger> & logger)
 : logger_(logger),
-  cloud_io_context_{new ::drivers::common::IoContext(1)},
   m_owned_ctx_{new boost::asio::io_context(1)},
-  cloud_udp_driver_{new ::drivers::udp_driver::UdpDriver(*cloud_io_context_)},
   tcp_driver_{new ::drivers::tcp_driver::TcpDriver(m_owned_ctx_)},
   target_model_no_(nebula_model_to_hesai_model_no(SensorModel::UNKNOWN))
 {
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ HesaiHwInterface::ptc_cmd_result_t HesaiHwInterface::send_receive(
 
       // Header had payload length 0 (thus, header callback processed request successfully already),
       // but we still received a payload: invalid state
-      if (*response_complete == true) {
+      if (*response_complete) {
         error_code->error_flags |= g_tcp_error_unexpected_payload;
         return;
       }
@@ -165,66 +165,51 @@ Status HesaiHwInterface::set_sensor_configuration(
 
 Status HesaiHwInterface::sensor_interface_start()
 {
+  auto builder = connections::UdpSocket::Builder(
+    sensor_configuration_->host_ip, sensor_configuration_->data_port);
+  if (!sensor_configuration_->multicast_ip.empty()) {
+    builder.join_multicast_group(sensor_configuration_->multicast_ip);
+  }
+
+  builder.set_mtu(g_mtu_size);
+
   try {
-    logger_->info("Starting UDP receiver");
-    if (sensor_configuration_->multicast_ip.empty()) {
-      cloud_udp_driver_->init_receiver(
-        sensor_configuration_->host_ip, sensor_configuration_->data_port);
-    } else {
-      cloud_udp_driver_->init_receiver(
-        sensor_configuration_->multicast_ip, sensor_configuration_->data_port,
-        sensor_configuration_->host_ip, sensor_configuration_->data_port);
-      cloud_udp_driver_->receiver()->setMulticast(true);
-    }
-#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_STDOUT_HESAI_HW_INTERFACE
-    logger_->error("init ok");
-#endif
-    cloud_udp_driver_->receiver()->open();
-#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_STDOUT_HESAI_HW_INTERFACE
-    logger_->error("open ok");
-#endif
+    builder.set_socket_buffer_size(g_udp_socket_buffer_size);
+  } catch (const connections::SocketError & e) {
+    throw std::runtime_error(
+      "Could not set socket receive buffer size to " + std::to_string(g_udp_socket_buffer_size) +
+      ". Try increasing net.core.rmem_max.");
+  }
 
-    bool success = cloud_udp_driver_->receiver()->setKernelBufferSize(g_udp_socket_buffer_size);
-    if (!success) {
-      logger_->error(
-        "Could not set receive buffer size. Try increasing net.core.rmem_max to " +
-        std::to_string(g_udp_socket_buffer_size) + " B.");
-      return Status::ERROR_1;
-    }
+  udp_socket_.emplace(std::move(builder).bind());
 
-    cloud_udp_driver_->receiver()->bind();
-#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_STDOUT_HESAI_HW_INTERFACE
-    logger_->error("bind ok");
-#endif
+  udp_socket_->subscribe([&](
+                           const std::vector<uint8_t> & packet,
+                           const connections::UdpSocket::RxMetadata & /* metadata */) {
+    receive_sensor_packet_callback(packet);
+  });
 
-    cloud_udp_driver_->receiver()->asyncReceive(
-      std::bind(&HesaiHwInterface::receive_sensor_packet_callback, this, std::placeholders::_1));
-#ifdef WITH_DEBUG_STDOUT_HESAI_HW_INTERFACE
-    logger_->error("async receive set");
-#endif
-  } catch (const std::exception & ex) {
-    Status status = Status::UDP_CONNECTION_ERROR;
-    std::cerr << status << " for " << sensor_configuration_->sensor_ip << ":"
-              << sensor_configuration_->data_port << " - " << ex.what() << std::endl;
-    return status;
-  }
   return Status::OK;
 }
 
 Status HesaiHwInterface::register_scan_callback(
-  std::function<void(std::vector<uint8_t> &)> scan_callback)
+  std::function<void(const std::vector<uint8_t> &)> scan_callback)
 {
   cloud_packet_callback_ = std::move(scan_callback);
   return Status::OK;
 }
 
-void HesaiHwInterface::receive_sensor_packet_callback(std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer)
+void HesaiHwInterface::receive_sensor_packet_callback(const std::vector<uint8_t> & buffer)
 {
   cloud_packet_callback_(buffer);
 }
+
 Status HesaiHwInterface::sensor_interface_stop()
 {
-  return Status::ERROR_1;
+  if (udp_socket_) {
+    udp_socket_->unsubscribe();
+  }
+  return Status::OK;
 }
 
 Status HesaiHwInterface::get_sensor_configuration(
diff --git a/nebula_ros/include/nebula_ros/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.hpp b/nebula_ros/include/nebula_ros/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.hpp
index 8bf0100ff..e5d62fcb0 100644
--- a/nebula_ros/include/nebula_ros/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.hpp
+++ b/nebula_ros/include/nebula_ros/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.hpp
@@ -50,7 +50,11 @@ class HesaiRosWrapper final : public rclcpp::Node
 
 public:
   explicit HesaiRosWrapper(const rclcpp::NodeOptions & options);
-  ~HesaiRosWrapper() noexcept override = default;
+  ~HesaiRosWrapper() noexcept override
+  {
+    if (!hw_interface_wrapper_) return;
+    hw_interface_wrapper_->hw_interface()->sensor_interface_stop();
+  };
 
   /// @brief Get current status of this driver
   /// @return Current status
@@ -61,7 +65,7 @@ class HesaiRosWrapper final : public rclcpp::Node
   Status stream_start();
 
 private:
-  void receive_cloud_packet_callback(std::vector<uint8_t> & packet);
+  void receive_cloud_packet_callback(const std::vector<uint8_t> & packet);
 
   void receive_scan_message_callback(std::unique_ptr<pandar_msgs::msg::PandarScan> scan_msg);
 
diff --git a/nebula_ros/src/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.cpp b/nebula_ros/src/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.cpp
index 387d6c4c7..c1af93bac 100644
--- a/nebula_ros/src/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.cpp
+++ b/nebula_ros/src/hesai/hesai_ros_wrapper.cpp
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <nebula_common/nebula_common.hpp>
 #include <nebula_decoders/nebula_decoders_common/angles.hpp>
 
+#include <algorithm>
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <filesystem>
 #include <memory>
@@ -222,6 +223,13 @@ Status HesaiRosWrapper::validate_and_set_config(
   if (new_config->frame_id.empty()) {
     return Status::SENSOR_CONFIG_ERROR;
   }
+  if (new_config->host_ip == "255.255.255.255") {
+    RCLCPP_ERROR(
+      get_logger(),
+      "Due to potential network performance issues when using IP broadcast for sensor data, Nebula "
+      "disallows use of the broadcast IP. Please specify the concrete host IP instead.");
+    return Status::SENSOR_CONFIG_ERROR;
+  }
   if (new_config->ptp_profile == nebula::drivers::PtpProfile::UNKNOWN_PROFILE) {
     RCLCPP_ERROR(
       get_logger(), "Invalid PTP Profile Provided. Please use '1588v2', '802.1as' or 'automotive'");
@@ -411,7 +419,7 @@ rcl_interfaces::msg::SetParametersResult HesaiRosWrapper::on_parameter_change(
   return rcl_interfaces::build<SetParametersResult>().successful(true).reason("");
 }
 
-void HesaiRosWrapper::receive_cloud_packet_callback(std::vector<uint8_t> & packet)
+void HesaiRosWrapper::receive_cloud_packet_callback(const std::vector<uint8_t> & packet)
 {
   if (!decoder_wrapper_ || decoder_wrapper_->status() != Status::OK) {
     return;
@@ -424,7 +432,7 @@ void HesaiRosWrapper::receive_cloud_packet_callback(std::vector<uint8_t> & packe
   auto msg_ptr = std::make_unique<nebula_msgs::msg::NebulaPacket>();
   msg_ptr->stamp.sec = static_cast<int>(timestamp_ns / 1'000'000'000);
   msg_ptr->stamp.nanosec = static_cast<int>(timestamp_ns % 1'000'000'000);
-  msg_ptr->data.swap(packet);
+  msg_ptr->data = packet;
 
   decoder_wrapper_->process_cloud_packet(std::move(msg_ptr));
 }