diff --git a/Notes/Header format b/Notes/Header format
index 41e3409..f32409c 100644
--- a/Notes/Header format	
+++ b/Notes/Header format	
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ link			11
 
 packet types
 -----------------
-resource		00
+data			00
 announce		01
 link request	10
 proof			11
diff --git a/RNS/Destination.py b/RNS/Destination.py
index 402c3fc..9d6e252 100755
--- a/RNS/Destination.py
+++ b/RNS/Destination.py
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ class Destination:
 			if packet.packet_type == RNS.Packet.LINKREQUEST:
 				self.incomingLinkRequest(plaintext, packet)
 
-			if packet.packet_type == RNS.Packet.RESOURCE:
+			if packet.packet_type == RNS.Packet.DATA:
 				if self.callbacks.packet != None:
 					self.callbacks.packet(plaintext, packet)
 
diff --git a/RNS/Packet.py b/RNS/Packet.py
index 05e030e..e94e731 100755
--- a/RNS/Packet.py
+++ b/RNS/Packet.py
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import RNS
 
 class Packet:
 	# Constants
-	RESOURCE     = 0x00;
+	DATA         = 0x00;
 	ANNOUNCE     = 0x01;
 	LINKREQUEST  = 0x02;
 	PROOF        = 0x03;
-	types        = [RESOURCE, ANNOUNCE, LINKREQUEST, PROOF]
+	types        = [DATA, ANNOUNCE, LINKREQUEST, PROOF]
 
 	HEADER_1     = 0x00;	# Normal header format
 	HEADER_2     = 0x01;	# Header format used for link packets in transport
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ class Packet:
 	HEADER_4     = 0x03;	# Reserved
 	header_types = [HEADER_1, HEADER_2, HEADER_3, HEADER_4]
 
-	def __init__(self, destination, data, packet_type = RESOURCE, transport_type = RNS.Transport.BROADCAST, header_type = HEADER_1, transport_id = None):
+	def __init__(self, destination, data, packet_type = DATA, transport_type = RNS.Transport.BROADCAST, header_type = HEADER_1, transport_id = None):
 		if destination != None:
 			if transport_type == None:
 				transport_type = RNS.Transport.BROADCAST
diff --git a/RNS/Transport.py b/RNS/Transport.py
index a5a649f..e56fd84 100755
--- a/RNS/Transport.py
+++ b/RNS/Transport.py
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ class Transport:
 						destination.receive(packet)
 						Transport.cache(packet)
 			
-			if packet.packet_type == RNS.Packet.RESOURCE:
+			if packet.packet_type == RNS.Packet.DATA:
 				if packet.destination_type == RNS.Destination.LINK:
 					for link in Transport.active_links:
 						if link.link_id == packet.destination_hash: