diff --git a/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.cpp b/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.cpp
index 9dd53535..51b6397e 100644
--- a/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.cpp
+++ b/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.cpp
@@ -90,107 +90,76 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::initialize() {
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::performOperation(uint8_t operationCode) {
-  ReturnValue_t result;
   lock->lockMutex();
   state = InternalState::IDLE;
   lock->unlockMutex();
+  bool putTaskToSleep = false;
   while (true) {
     semaphore->acquire();
-    int bytesRead = 0;
     while (true) {
-      bytesRead = read(serialPort, reinterpret_cast<void*>(recBuf.data()),
-                       static_cast<unsigned int>(recBuf.size()));
-      if (bytesRead == 0) {
-        {
-          MutexGuard mg(lock);
-          if (state == InternalState::FINISH) {
-            // Flush received and unread data
-            tcflush(serialPort, TCIOFLUSH);
-            state = InternalState::IDLE;
-            break;
-          }
-        }
-      } else if (bytesRead < 0) {
-        sif::warning << "ScexUartReader::performOperation: read call failed with error [" << errno
-                     << ", " << strerror(errno) << "]" << std::endl;
+      putTaskToSleep = handleUartReception();
+      if (putTaskToSleep) {
         break;
-      } else if (bytesRead >= static_cast<int>(recBuf.size())) {
-        sif::error << "ScexUartReader::performOperation: Receive buffer too small for " << bytesRead
-                   << " bytes" << std::endl;
-      } else if (bytesRead > 0) {
-        if (debugMode) {
-          sif::info << "Received " << bytesRead
-                    << " bytes from the Solar Cell Experiment:" << std::endl;
-        }
-        recRingBuf.writeData(recBuf.data(), bytesRead);
-        // insert buffer into ring buffer here
-        // ReturnValue_t result = dleParser.passData(recBuf.data(), bytesRead);
-        // TODO: Parse ring buffer here
       }
       lock->lockMutex();
       InternalState currentState = state;
       lock->unlockMutex();
       switch (currentState) {
         case InternalState::IDLE: {
+          putTaskToSleep = true;
           break;
         }
-        case InternalState::UPDATE: {
-          result = executeUpdate();
-          if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL, result);
-          } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
-            // Event already triggered
-          } else {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_UPDATE_FAILED, result);
-          }
-          MutexGuard mg(lock);
+        case InternalState::FINISH: {
           state = InternalState::IDLE;
+          putTaskToSleep = true;
           break;
         }
-        case InternalState::CHECK_MEMORY: {
-          executeFullCheckMemoryCommand();
-          MutexGuard mg(lock);
-          state = InternalState::IDLE;
+        case InternalState::RUNNING: {
+          putTaskToSleep = handleRunningRequest();
           break;
         }
-        case InternalState::CONTINUE_UPDATE: {
-          result = continueUpdate();
-          if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_CONTINUE_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL, result);
-          } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
-            // Event already triggered
-          } else {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_CONTINUE_UPDATE_FAILED, result);
-          }
-          MutexGuard mg(lock);
-          state = InternalState::IDLE;
-          break;
-        }
-        case InternalState::REQUEST_EVENT_BUFFER: {
-          result = performEventBufferRequest();
-          if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_EVENT_BUFFER_REQUEST_SUCCESSFUL, result);
-          } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
-            // Event already triggered
-            break;
-          } else {
-            triggerEvent(SUPV_EVENT_BUFFER_REQUEST_FAILED, result);
-          }
-          MutexGuard mg(lock);
-          state = InternalState::IDLE;
-          break;
-        }
-        case InternalState::HANDLER_DRIVEN: {
-          continue;
-        }
-        default:
-          sif::debug << "PlocSupvHelper::performOperation: Invalid state" << std::endl;
-          break;
+      }
+      if (putTaskToSleep) {
+        break;
       }
     }
   }
 }
 
+bool PlocSupvHelper::handleUartReception() {
+  ReturnValue_t result = OK;
+  ssize_t bytesRead = read(serialPort, reinterpret_cast<void*>(recBuf.data()),
+                           static_cast<unsigned int>(recBuf.size()));
+  if (bytesRead == 0) {
+    {
+      MutexGuard mg(lock);
+      if (state == InternalState::FINISH) {
+        // Flush received and unread data
+        tcflush(serialPort, TCIOFLUSH);
+        state = InternalState::IDLE;
+        return true;
+      }
+    }
+    while (result != NO_PACKET_FOUND) {
+      result = tryHdlcParsing();
+    }
+  } else if (bytesRead < 0) {
+    sif::warning << "PlocSupvHelper::performOperation: read call failed with error [" << errno
+                 << ", " << strerror(errno) << "]" << std::endl;
+    return true;
+  } else if (bytesRead >= static_cast<int>(recBuf.size())) {
+    sif::error << "PlocSupvHelper::performOperation: Receive buffer too small for " << bytesRead
+               << " bytes" << std::endl;
+  } else if (bytesRead > 0) {
+    if (debugMode) {
+      sif::info << "Received " << bytesRead << " bytes from the PLOC Supervisor:" << std::endl;
+    }
+    recRingBuf.writeData(recBuf.data(), bytesRead);
+    tryHdlcParsing();
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::setComIF(UartComIF* uartComIF_) {
   if (uartComIF_ == nullptr) {
     sif::warning << "PlocSupvHelper::initialize: Provided invalid uart com if" << std::endl;
@@ -253,7 +222,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::performUpdate(const supv::UpdateParams& params) {
   update.packetNum = 1;
   update.deleteMemory = params.deleteMemory;
   update.sequenceCount = params.seqCount;
-  state = InternalState::UPDATE;
+  request = Request::UPDATE;
   uartComIF->flushUartTxAndRxBuf(comCookie);
   semaphore->release();
   return result;
@@ -272,14 +241,14 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::performMemCheck(uint8_t memoryId, uint32_t startAd
   update.startAddress = startAddress;
   update.length = sizeToCheck;
   update.crcShouldBeChecked = checkCrc;
-  state = InternalState::CHECK_MEMORY;
+  request = Request::CHECK_MEMORY;
   uartComIF->flushUartTxAndRxBuf(comCookie);
   semaphore->release();
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }
 
 void PlocSupvHelper::initiateUpdateContinuation() {
-  state = InternalState::CONTINUE_UPDATE;
+  request = Request::CONTINUE_UPDATE;
   semaphore->release();
 }
 
@@ -294,7 +263,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::startEventBufferRequest(std::string path) {
     return PATH_NOT_EXISTS;
   }
   eventBufferReq.path = path;
-  state = InternalState::REQUEST_EVENT_BUFFER;
+  request = Request::REQUEST_EVENT_BUFFER;
   uartComIF->flushUartTxAndRxBuf(comCookie);
   semaphore->release();
   return returnvalue::OK;
@@ -917,7 +886,7 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::sendMessage(CookieIF* cookie, const uint8_t* sendD
   if (result != OK) {
     std::cout << "PlocSupvHelper::sendMessage: Releasing semaphore failed" << std::endl;
   }
-  return returnvalue::OK;
+  return encodeAndSendPacket(sendData, sendLen);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::getSendSuccess(CookieIF* cookie) { return returnvalue::OK; }
@@ -926,6 +895,74 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::requestReceiveMessage(CookieIF* cookie, size_t req
   return returnvalue::OK;
 }
 
+bool PlocSupvHelper::handleRunningRequest() {
+  ReturnValue_t result = OK;
+  switch (request) {
+    case Request::UPDATE: {
+      result = executeUpdate();
+      if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL, result);
+      } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
+        // Event already triggered
+      } else {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_UPDATE_FAILED, result);
+      }
+      MutexGuard mg(lock);
+      state = InternalState::IDLE;
+      return true;
+    }
+    case Request::CHECK_MEMORY: {
+      executeFullCheckMemoryCommand();
+      MutexGuard mg(lock);
+      state = InternalState::IDLE;
+      return true;
+    }
+    case Request::CONTINUE_UPDATE: {
+      result = continueUpdate();
+      if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_CONTINUE_UPDATE_SUCCESSFUL, result);
+      } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
+        // Event already triggered
+      } else {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_CONTINUE_UPDATE_FAILED, result);
+      }
+      MutexGuard mg(lock);
+      state = InternalState::IDLE;
+      return true;
+    }
+    case Request::REQUEST_EVENT_BUFFER: {
+      result = performEventBufferRequest();
+      if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_EVENT_BUFFER_REQUEST_SUCCESSFUL, result);
+      } else if (result == PROCESS_TERMINATED) {
+        // Event already triggered
+        break;
+      } else {
+        triggerEvent(SUPV_EVENT_BUFFER_REQUEST_FAILED, result);
+      }
+      MutexGuard mg(lock);
+      state = InternalState::IDLE;
+      return true;
+    }
+    case Request::HANDLER_DRIVEN: {
+      break;
+    }
+  }
+  return false;
+}
+
+ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::encodeAndSendPacket(const uint8_t* sendData, size_t sendLen) {
+  size_t encodedLen = 0;
+  hdlc_add_framing(sendData, sendLen, sendBuf.data(), &encodedLen);
+  size_t bytesWritten = write(serialPort, sendBuf.data(), encodedLen);
+  if (bytesWritten != encodedLen) {
+    sif::warning << "ScexUartReader::sendMessage: Sending ping command to solar experiment failed"
+                 << std::endl;
+    return FAILED;
+  }
+  return returnvalue::OK;
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::readReceivedMessage(CookieIF* cookie, uint8_t** buffer,
                                                   size_t* size) {
   MutexGuard mg(lock);
@@ -937,11 +974,28 @@ ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::readReceivedMessage(CookieIF* cookie, uint8_t** bu
   *buffer = ipcBuffer.data();
   ReturnValue_t result = ipcRingBuf.readData(ipcBuffer.data(), *size, true);
   if (result != OK) {
-    sif::warning << "ScexUartReader::readReceivedMessage: Reading RingBuffer failed" << std::endl;
+    sif::warning << "PlocSupvHelper::readReceivedMessage: Reading RingBuffer failed" << std::endl;
   }
   return OK;
 }
 
+ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::tryHdlcParsing() {
+  size_t bytesRead = 0;
+  ReturnValue_t result = parseRecRingBufForHdlc(bytesRead);
+  if (result == returnvalue::OK) {
+    // Packet found, advance read pointer.
+    ipcRingBuf.writeData(decodedBuf.data(), bytesRead);
+    recRingBuf.deleteData(bytesRead);
+  } else if (result != NO_PACKET_FOUND) {
+    sif::warning << "ScexUartReader::performOperation: Possible packet loss" << std::endl;
+    // Markers found at wrong place
+    // which might be a hint for a possibly lost packet.
+    // Maybe trigger event?
+    recRingBuf.deleteData(bytesRead);
+  }
+  return result;
+}
+
 ReturnValue_t PlocSupvHelper::parseRecRingBufForHdlc(size_t& readSize) {
   size_t availableData = recRingBuf.getAvailableReadData();
   if (availableData == 0) {
diff --git a/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.h b/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.h
index 2e6db05b..d2a3a3ec 100644
--- a/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.h
+++ b/linux/devices/ploc/PlocSupvHelper.h
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ class PlocSupvHelper : public DeviceCommunicationIF,
   SdCardManager* sdcMan = nullptr;
 #endif
   SimpleRingBuffer recRingBuf;
+  std::array<uint8_t, 2048> sendBuf = {};
   std::array<uint8_t, 2048> recBuf = {};
   std::array<uint8_t, 2048> encodedBuf = {};
   std::array<uint8_t, 1200> decodedBuf = {};
@@ -254,8 +255,13 @@ class PlocSupvHelper : public DeviceCommunicationIF,
   // Remembers APID to know at which command a procedure failed
   uint16_t rememberApid = 0;
 
+  bool handleRunningRequest();
+  bool handleUartReception();
+
+  ReturnValue_t encodeAndSendPacket(const uint8_t* sendData, size_t sendLen);
   void executeFullCheckMemoryCommand();
 
+  ReturnValue_t tryHdlcParsing();
   ReturnValue_t parseRecRingBufForHdlc(size_t& readSize);
   ReturnValue_t executeUpdate();
   ReturnValue_t continueUpdate();