diff --git a/include/cppcore.h b/include/cppcore.h
index 12bafec..a4343e5 100644
--- a/include/cppcore.h
+++ b/include/cppcore.h
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include "cppcore/conversion.h"
-#include "cppcore/define.h"
+#include "cppcore/defines.h"
 #include "cppcore/misc.h"
+#include "cppcore/platform.h"
 #include "cppcore/threading.h"
diff --git a/include/cppcore/misc.h b/include/cppcore/misc.h
index d872b42..27c62de 100644
--- a/include/cppcore/misc.h
+++ b/include/cppcore/misc.h
@@ -4,5 +4,5 @@
 #include "misc/flags.h"
 #include "misc/indent.h"
 #include "misc/stream.h"
-#include "misc/typehelper.h"
+#include "misc/type_helper.h"
 #include "misc/utils.h"
diff --git a/include/cppcore/misc/exception.inl b/include/cppcore/misc/exception.inl
index 84607a9..75cccca 100644
--- a/include/cppcore/misc/exception.inl
+++ b/include/cppcore/misc/exception.inl
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ namespace cppcore
     {
         if (_msg_cache_empty)
         {
-            _msg_cache      = print();
+            _msg_cache = print();
             _msg_cache_empty = false;
         }
         return _msg_cache;
diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform.h b/include/cppcore/platform.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..026c331
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform.h
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "platform/fdset.h"
+#include "platform/select.h"
diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.h b/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1e82ed7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <sys/select.h>
+
+namespace cppcore
+{
+
+    struct fdset
+        : public fd_set
+    {
+    public:
+        /**
+         * @brief Check if the passed file descriptor is set in this set.
+         *
+         * @param[in] fd    File descriptor to check for.
+         *
+         * @retval true     If the passed file descriptor is set.
+         * @retval false    If the passed file descriptor is not set.
+         */
+        inline bool is_set(int fd) const;
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Set the passed file descriptor in the set.
+         *
+         * @param[in] fd    File descriptor to set.
+         */
+        inline void set(int fd);
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Clear the passed file descriptor in the set.
+         *
+         * @param[in] fd    File descriptor to clear.
+         */
+        inline void clear(int fd);
+
+        /**
+         * @brief Clear the complete file descriptor set.
+         */
+        inline void reset();
+    };
+
+}
+
+#include "fdset.inl"
diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.inl b/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.inl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..909094e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform/fdset.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "fdset.h"
+
+namespace cppcore
+{
+
+    /* fdset */
+
+    static_assert(
+        sizeof(fd_set) == sizeof(fdset),
+        "Size of fd set implementation does not match.");
+
+    bool fdset::is_set(int fd) const
+        { return FD_ISSET(fd, this); }
+
+    void fdset::set(int fd)
+        { FD_SET(fd, this); }
+
+    void fdset::clear(int fd)
+        { FD_CLR(fd, this); }
+
+    void fdset::reset()
+        { FD_ZERO(this); }
+
+}
diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform/select.h b/include/cppcore/platform/select.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..39f5719
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform/select.h
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <chrono>
+
+#include "fdset.h"
+
+namespace cppcore
+{
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Wait for the file descriptors passed in the file descriptor sets until
+     *        any file descriptor is read.
+     *
+     * @param[in] fd_count  Number of file descriptor stored in the file descriptor sets.
+     * @param[in] read      File descriptor set to wait for read operations.
+     * @param[in] write     File descriptor set to wait for write operations.
+     * @param[in] except    File descriptor set to wait for a exceptional state.
+     *
+     * @return              Number of active file descriptors.
+     */
+    inline uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Wait for the file descriptors passed in the file descriptor sets until
+     *        any file descriptor is read, or the timeout has occured.
+     *
+     * @param[in] fd_count  Number of file descriptor stored in the file descriptor sets.
+     * @param[in] read      File descriptor set to wait for read operations.
+     * @param[in] write     File descriptor set to wait for write operations.
+     * @param[in] except    File descriptor set to wait for a exceptional state.
+     * @param[in] timeout   Relative timeout to wait for te file descriptors.
+     *                      May be updated to the time left after select returned.
+     *
+     * @return              Number of active file descriptors.
+     */
+    template<typename T_rep, typename T_period>
+    inline uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except,
+        std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>& timeout);
+
+    /**
+     * @brief Wait for the file descriptors passed in the file descriptor sets until
+     *        any file descriptor is read, or the timeout has occured.
+     *
+     * @param[in] fd_count  Number of file descriptor stored in the file descriptor sets.
+     * @param[in] read      File descriptor set to wait for read operations.
+     * @param[in] write     File descriptor set to wait for write operations.
+     * @param[in] except    File descriptor set to wait for a exceptional state.
+     * @param[in] timeout   Relative timeout to wait for te file descriptors.
+     *
+     * @return              Number of active file descriptors.
+     */
+    template<typename T_rep, typename T_period>
+    inline uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except,
+        const std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>& timeout);
+
+}
+
+#include "select.inl"
diff --git a/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl b/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ee351e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/cppcore/platform/select.inl
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "select.h"
+#include "../misc/exception.h"
+#include "../conversion/time.h"
+
+namespace cppcore
+{
+
+    namespace __impl
+    {
+        inline uint throw_select_error(int err)
+        {
+            if (err == EINTR)
+                return 0;
+            throw error_exception("Error while waiting for select operation", err);
+        }
+    }
+
+    uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except)
+    {
+        auto ret = ::select(fd_count, &read, &write, &except, nullptr);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return __impl::throw_select_error(errno);
+        return static_cast<uint>(ret);
+    }
+
+    template<typename T_rep, typename T_period>
+    uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except,
+        std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>& timeout)
+    {
+        using duration_type = std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>;
+
+        auto tmp = duration_cast<timespec>(timeout);
+        auto ret = ::select(fd_count, &read, &write, &except, &tmp);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return __impl::throw_select_error(errno);
+        timeout = duration_cast<duration_type>(tmp);
+        return static_cast<uint>(ret);
+    }
+
+    template<typename T_rep, typename T_period>
+    uint select(
+        int fd_count,
+        fdset& read,
+        fdset& write,
+        fdset& except,
+        const std::chrono::duration<T_rep, T_period>& timeout)
+    {
+        auto tmp = duration_cast<timeval>(timeout);
+        auto ret = ::select(fd_count, &read, &write, &except, &tmp);
+        if (ret < 0)
+            return __impl::throw_select_error(errno);
+        return static_cast<uint>(ret);
+    }
+
+}