diff --git a/vban_cmd/packet/headers.py b/vban_cmd/packet/headers.py
index d53570b..65a0543 100644
--- a/vban_cmd/packet/headers.py
+++ b/vban_cmd/packet/headers.py
@@ -8,11 +8,15 @@ VBAN_PROTOCOL_SERVICE = 0x60
 
 VBAN_SERVICE_RTPACKETREGISTER = 32
 VBAN_SERVICE_RTPACKET = 33
+VBAN_SERVICE_PING = 0
+VBAN_SERVICE_PONG = 0  # PONG uses same service type as PING
 VBAN_SERVICE_MASK = 0xE0
 VBAN_PROTOCOL_MASK = 0xE0
 VBAN_SERVICE_REQUESTREPLY = 0x02
 VBAN_SERVICE_FNCT_REPLY = 0x02
 
+PINGPONG_PACKET_SIZE = 704  # Size of the PING/PONG header + payload in bytes
+
 MAX_PACKET_SIZE = 1436
 HEADER_SIZE = 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 16
 
@@ -207,6 +211,92 @@ class VbanMatrixResponseHeader:
         return header, payload
 
 
+@dataclass
+class VbanPingHeader:
+    """Represents the header of a PING packet"""
+
+    name: str = 'PING0'
+    format_sr: int = VBAN_PROTOCOL_SERVICE
+    format_nbs: int = 0
+    format_nbc: int = VBAN_SERVICE_PING
+    format_bit: int = 0
+    framecounter: int = 0
+
+    @property
+    def vban(self) -> bytes:
+        return b'VBAN'
+
+    @property
+    def streamname(self) -> bytes:
+        return self.name.encode('ascii')[:16].ljust(16, b'\x00')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def to_bytes(cls, framecounter: int = 0) -> bytes:
+        """Creates the PING header bytes only."""
+        header = cls(framecounter=framecounter)
+
+        data = bytearray()
+        data.extend(header.vban)
+        data.extend(header.format_sr.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+        data.extend(header.format_nbs.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+        data.extend(header.format_nbc.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+        data.extend(header.format_bit.to_bytes(1, 'little'))
+        data.extend(header.streamname)
+        data.extend(header.framecounter.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        return bytes(data)
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VbanPongHeader:
+    """Represents the header of a PONG response packet"""
+
+    name: str = 'PING0'
+    format_sr: int = VBAN_PROTOCOL_SERVICE
+    format_nbs: int = 0
+    format_nbc: int = VBAN_SERVICE_PONG
+    format_bit: int = 0
+    framecounter: int = 0
+
+    @property
+    def vban(self) -> bytes:
+        return b'VBAN'
+
+    @property
+    def streamname(self) -> bytes:
+        return self.name.encode('ascii')[:16].ljust(16, b'\x00')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def from_bytes(cls, data: bytes):
+        """Parse a PONG response packet from bytes."""
+        parsed = _parse_vban_service_header(data)
+
+        # PONG responses use the same service type as PING (0x00)
+        # and are identified by having payload data
+        if parsed['format_nbc'] != VBAN_SERVICE_PONG:
+            raise ValueError(f'Not a PONG response packet: {parsed["format_nbc"]:02x}')
+
+        return cls(**parsed)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def is_pong_response(cls, data: bytes) -> bool:
+        """Check if packet is a PONG response by analyzing the actual response format."""
+        try:
+            parsed = _parse_vban_service_header(data)
+
+            # Validate this is a service protocol packet with PING/PONG service type
+            if parsed['format_nbc'] != VBAN_SERVICE_PONG:
+                return False
+
+            if parsed['name'] not in ['PING0', 'VBAN Service']:
+                return False
+
+            # PONG should have payload data (same size as PING)
+            return len(data) >= PINGPONG_PACKET_SIZE
+
+        except (ValueError, Exception):
+            return False
+
+
 @dataclass
 class VbanRequestHeader:
     """Represents the header of a request packet"""
@@ -238,7 +328,7 @@ class VbanRequestHeader:
 
     @property
     def streamname(self) -> bytes:
-        return self.name.encode() + bytes(16 - len(self.name))
+        return self.name.encode()[:16].ljust(16, b'\x00')
 
     @classmethod
     def to_bytes(
diff --git a/vban_cmd/packet/ping0.py b/vban_cmd/packet/ping0.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c3c41b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vban_cmd/packet/ping0.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+from dataclasses import dataclass
+from enum import Enum
+
+from .headers import VbanPingHeader
+
+# VBAN PING bitType constants
+VBANPING_TYPE_RECEPTOR = 0x00000001  # Simple receptor
+VBANPING_TYPE_TRANSMITTER = 0x00000002  # Simple Transmitter
+VBANPING_TYPE_RECEPTORSPOT = 0x00000004  # SPOT receptor
+VBANPING_TYPE_TRANSMITTERSPOT = 0x00000008  # SPOT transmitter
+VBANPING_TYPE_VIRTUALDEVICE = 0x00000010  # Virtual Device
+VBANPING_TYPE_VIRTUALMIXER = 0x00000020  # Virtual Mixer
+VBANPING_TYPE_MATRIX = 0x00000040  # MATRIX
+VBANPING_TYPE_DAW = 0x00000080  # Workstation
+VBANPING_TYPE_SERVER = 0x01000000  # VBAN SERVER
+
+# VBAN PING bitfeature constants
+VBANPING_FEATURE_AUDIO = 0x00000001
+VBANPING_FEATURE_AOIP = 0x00000002
+VBANPING_FEATURE_VOIP = 0x00000004
+VBANPING_FEATURE_SERIAL = 0x00000100
+VBANPING_FEATURE_MIDI = 0x00000300
+VBANPING_FEATURE_FRAME = 0x00001000
+VBANPING_FEATURE_TXT = 0x00010000
+
+
+class VbanServerType(Enum):
+    """VBAN server types detected from PONG responses"""
+
+    UNKNOWN = 0
+    VOICEMEETER = VBANPING_TYPE_VIRTUALMIXER
+    MATRIX = VBANPING_TYPE_MATRIX
+
+
+@dataclass
+class VbanPing0Payload:
+    """Represents the VBAN PING0 payload structure as defined in the VBAN protocol documentation."""
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.bit_type = VBANPING_TYPE_RECEPTOR
+        self.bit_feature = VBANPING_FEATURE_TXT
+        self.bit_feature_ex = 0x00000000
+        self.preferred_rate = 48000
+        self.min_rate = 8000
+        self.max_rate = 192000
+        self.color_rgb = 0x00FF0000
+        self.version = b'\x01\x02\x03\x04'
+        self.gps_position = b'\x00' * 8
+        self.user_position = b'\x00' * 8
+        self.lang_code = b'EN\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00'
+        self.reserved = b'\x00' * 8
+        self.reserved_ex = b'\x00' * 64
+        self.distant_ip = b'\x00' * 32
+        self.distant_port = 0
+        self.distant_reserved = 0
+        self.device_name = b'VBAN-CMD-Python\x00'.ljust(64, b'\x00')
+        self.manufacturer_name = b'Python-VBAN\x00'.ljust(64, b'\x00')
+        self.application_name = b'vban-cmd\x00'.ljust(64, b'\x00')
+        self.host_name = b'localhost\x00'.ljust(64, b'\x00')
+        self.user_name = b'Python User\x00'.ljust(128, b'\x00')
+        self.user_comment = b'VBAN CMD Python Client\x00'.ljust(128, b'\x00')
+
+    @classmethod
+    def to_bytes(cls) -> bytes:
+        """Convert payload to bytes"""
+        payload = cls()
+
+        data = bytearray()
+        data.extend(payload.bit_type.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.bit_feature.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.bit_feature_ex.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.preferred_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.min_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.max_rate.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.color_rgb.to_bytes(4, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.version)
+        data.extend(payload.gps_position)
+        data.extend(payload.user_position)
+        data.extend(payload.lang_code)
+        data.extend(payload.reserved)
+        data.extend(payload.reserved_ex)
+        data.extend(payload.distant_ip)
+        data.extend(payload.distant_port.to_bytes(2, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.distant_reserved.to_bytes(2, 'little'))
+        data.extend(payload.device_name)
+        data.extend(payload.manufacturer_name)
+        data.extend(payload.application_name)
+        data.extend(payload.host_name)
+        data.extend(payload.user_name)
+        data.extend(payload.user_comment)
+        return bytes(data)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def create_packet(cls, framecounter: int) -> bytes:
+        """Creates a complete PING packet with header and payload."""
+        data = bytearray()
+        data.extend(VbanPingHeader.to_bytes(framecounter))
+        data.extend(cls.to_bytes())
+        return bytes(data)
+
+    @staticmethod
+    def detect_server_type(pong_data: bytes) -> VbanServerType:
+        """Detect server type from PONG response packet.
+
+        Args:
+            pong_data: Raw bytes from PONG response packet
+
+        Returns:
+            VbanServerType enum indicating the detected server type
+        """
+        try:
+            if len(pong_data) >= 32:
+                frame_counter_bytes = pong_data[28:32]
+                frame_counter = int.from_bytes(frame_counter_bytes, 'little')
+
+                if frame_counter == VbanServerType.MATRIX.value:
+                    return VbanServerType.MATRIX
+                elif frame_counter == VbanServerType.VOICEMEETER.value:
+                    return VbanServerType.VOICEMEETER
+
+            return VbanServerType.UNKNOWN
+
+        except Exception:
+            return VbanServerType.UNKNOWN