diff --git a/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/Port.kt b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/Port.kt
index 87ceb67..a805bbe 100644
--- a/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/Port.kt
+++ b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/Port.kt
@@ -4,13 +4,9 @@ import kotlinx.coroutines.CancellationException
 import kotlinx.coroutines.CoroutineScope
 import kotlinx.coroutines.cancel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.Channel
-import kotlinx.coroutines.channels.ReceiveChannel
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collect
-import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.receiveAsFlow
 import kotlinx.coroutines.launch
-import kotlinx.io.ByteArrayOutput
 import kotlinx.io.Closeable
 import mu.KLogger
 
@@ -20,7 +16,7 @@ abstract class Port(val scope: CoroutineScope) : Closeable {
 
     private val outgoing = Channel<ByteArray>(100)
     private val incoming = Channel<ByteArray>(Channel.CONFLATED)
-    val receiveChannel: ReceiveChannel<ByteArray> get() = incoming
+    //val receiveChannel: ReceiveChannel<ByteArray> get() = incoming
 
     /**
      * Internal method to synchronously send data
@@ -56,9 +52,9 @@ abstract class Port(val scope: CoroutineScope) : Closeable {
     /**
      * Raw flow of incoming data chunks. The chunks are not guaranteed to be complete phrases.
      * In order to form phrases some condition should used on top of it.
-     * For example [delimitedInput] generates phrases with fixed delimiter.
+     * For example [delimitedIncoming] generates phrases with fixed delimiter.
      */
-    fun input(): Flow<ByteArray> {
+    fun incoming(): Flow<ByteArray> {
         return incoming.receiveAsFlow()
     }
 
@@ -72,33 +68,4 @@ abstract class Port(val scope: CoroutineScope) : Closeable {
 /**
  * Send UTF-8 encoded string
  */
-suspend fun Port.send(string: String) = send(string.encodeToByteArray())
-
-fun Flow<ByteArray>.withDelimiter(delimiter: ByteArray, expectedMessageSize: Int = 32): Flow<ByteArray> = flow {
-    require(delimiter.isNotEmpty()) { "Delimiter must not be empty" }
-
-    var output = ByteArrayOutput(expectedMessageSize)
-    var matcherPosition = 0
-
-    collect { chunk ->
-        chunk.forEach { byte ->
-            output.writeByte(byte)
-            //matching current symbol in delimiter
-            if (byte == delimiter[matcherPosition]) {
-                matcherPosition++
-                if (matcherPosition == delimiter.size) {
-                    //full match achieved, sending result
-                    emit(output.toByteArray())
-                    output = ByteArrayOutput(expectedMessageSize)
-                    matcherPosition = 0
-                }
-            } else if (matcherPosition > 0) {
-                //Reset matcher since full match not achieved
-                matcherPosition = 0
-            }
-        }
-    }
-}
-
-fun Port.delimitedInput(delimiter: ByteArray, expectedMessageSize: Int = 32) =
-    input().withDelimiter(delimiter, expectedMessageSize)
+suspend fun Port.send(string: String) = send(string.encodeToByteArray())
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/SynchronousPortHandler.kt b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/SynchronousPortHandler.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7d81bef
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/SynchronousPortHandler.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.ports
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.first
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.Mutex
+import kotlinx.coroutines.sync.withLock
+
+/**
+ * A port handler for synchronous (request-response) communication with a port. Only one request could be active at a time (others are suspended.
+ * The handler does not guarantee exclusive access to the port so the user mush ensure that no other controller handles port at the moment.
+ *
+ */
+class SynchronousPortHandler(val port: Port) {
+    private val mutex = Mutex()
+
+    /**
+     * Send a single message and wait for the flow of respond messages.
+     */
+    suspend fun <R> respond(data: ByteArray, transform: suspend Flow<ByteArray>.() -> R): R {
+        return mutex.withLock {
+            port.send(data)
+            transform(port.incoming())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * Send request and read incoming data blocks until the delimiter is encountered
+ */
+suspend fun SynchronousPortHandler.respondWithDelimiter(data: ByteArray, delimiter: ByteArray): ByteArray {
+    return respond(data) {
+        withDelimiter(delimiter).first()
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/phrases.kt b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/phrases.kt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a268326
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dataforge-device-core/src/commonMain/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/phrases.kt
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+package hep.dataforge.control.ports
+
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.Flow
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.collect
+import kotlinx.coroutines.flow.flow
+import kotlinx.io.ByteArrayOutput
+
+fun Flow<ByteArray>.withDelimiter(delimiter: ByteArray, expectedMessageSize: Int = 32): Flow<ByteArray> = flow {
+    require(delimiter.isNotEmpty()) { "Delimiter must not be empty" }
+
+    var output = ByteArrayOutput(expectedMessageSize)
+    var matcherPosition = 0
+
+    collect { chunk ->
+        chunk.forEach { byte ->
+            output.writeByte(byte)
+            //matching current symbol in delimiter
+            if (byte == delimiter[matcherPosition]) {
+                matcherPosition++
+                if (matcherPosition == delimiter.size) {
+                    //full match achieved, sending result
+                    emit(output.toByteArray())
+                    output = ByteArrayOutput(expectedMessageSize)
+                    matcherPosition = 0
+                }
+            } else if (matcherPosition > 0) {
+                //Reset matcher since full match not achieved
+                matcherPosition = 0
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/**
+ * A flow of delimited phrases
+ */
+fun Port.delimitedIncoming(delimiter: ByteArray, expectedMessageSize: Int = 32) =
+    incoming().withDelimiter(delimiter, expectedMessageSize)
diff --git a/dataforge-device-core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/TcpPortTest.kt b/dataforge-device-core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/TcpPortTest.kt
index 2ffb21a..36a60e0 100644
--- a/dataforge-device-core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/TcpPortTest.kt
+++ b/dataforge-device-core/src/jvmTest/kotlin/hep/dataforge/control/ports/TcpPortTest.kt
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class TcpPortTest {
                 val port = TcpPort.open("localhost", 22188)
 
                 val logJob = launch {
-                    port.input().collect {
+                    port.incoming().collect {
                         println("Flow: ${it.decodeToString()}")
                     }
                 }
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ class TcpPortTest {
                 val port = KtorTcpPort.open("localhost", 22188)
 
                 val logJob = launch {
-                    port.input().collect {
+                    port.incoming().collect {
                         println("Flow: ${it.decodeToString()}")
                     }
                 }