diff --git a/container/RingBufferBase.h b/container/RingBufferBase.h
index 86896b9e..f42a4288 100644
--- a/container/RingBufferBase.h
+++ b/container/RingBufferBase.h
@@ -24,30 +24,20 @@ public:
 		return (availableReadData(n) == 0);
 	}
 
-	uint32_t availableReadData(uint8_t n = 0) const {
+	size_t availableReadData(uint8_t n = 0) const {
 		return ((write + size) - read[n]) % size;
 	}
-	uint32_t availableWriteSpace(uint8_t n = 0) const  {
+	size_t availableWriteSpace(uint8_t n = 0) const  {
 		//One less to avoid ambiguous full/empty problem.
 		return (((read[n] + size) - write - 1) % size);
 	}
 
-	uint32_t getRead(uint8_t n = 0) const {
-		return read[n];
+	bool overwritesOld() const {
+		return overwriteOld;
 	}
 
-	void setRead(uint32_t read, uint8_t n = 0) {
-		if (read >= start && read < (start+size)) {
-			this->read[n] = read;
-		}
-	}
-
-	uint32_t getWrite() const {
-		return write;
-	}
-
-	void setWrite(uint32_t write) {
-		this->write = write;
+	size_t maxSize() const {
+		return size - 1;
 	}
 
 	void clear() {
@@ -69,13 +59,6 @@ public:
 		return start;
 	}
 
-	bool overwritesOld() const {
-		return overwriteOld;
-	}
-
-	size_t maxSize() const {
-		return size - 1;
-	}
 protected:
 	const size_t start;
 	size_t write;
@@ -106,6 +89,25 @@ protected:
 			return HasReturnvaluesIF::RETURN_FAILED;
 		}
 	}
+
+
+	size_t getRead(uint8_t n = 0) const {
+		return read[n];
+	}
+
+	void setRead(uint32_t read, uint8_t n = 0) {
+		if (read >= start && read < (start+size)) {
+			this->read[n] = read;
+		}
+	}
+
+	uint32_t getWrite() const {
+		return write;
+	}
+
+	void setWrite(uint32_t write) {
+		this->write = write;
+	}
 };
 
 #endif /* FRAMEWORK_CONTAINER_RINGBUFFERBASE_H_ */
diff --git a/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp b/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
index 36315753..64cbc669 100644
--- a/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
+++ b/container/SharedRingBuffer.cpp
@@ -2,31 +2,41 @@
 #include <framework/ipc/MutexFactory.h>
 #include <framework/ipc/MutexHelper.h>
 
-SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(const size_t size, bool overwriteOld):
-		SimpleRingBuffer(size, overwriteOld) {
+SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, const size_t size,
+		bool overwriteOld, dur_millis_t mutexTimeout):
+		SystemObject(objectId), SimpleRingBuffer(size, overwriteOld),
+		mutexTimeout(mutexTimeout) {
 	mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 }
 
-SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(uint8_t *buffer, const size_t size,
-		bool overwriteOld): SimpleRingBuffer(buffer, size, overwriteOld) {
+SharedRingBuffer::SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, uint8_t *buffer,
+		const size_t size, bool overwriteOld, dur_millis_t mutexTimeout):
+		SystemObject(objectId), SimpleRingBuffer(buffer, size, overwriteOld),
+		mutexTimeout(mutexTimeout) {
 	mutex = MutexFactory::instance()->createMutex();
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::writeDataProtected(const uint8_t *data,
-		size_t amount, dur_millis_t timeout) {
-	MutexHelper(mutex, timeout);
-	return writeData(data,amount);
+		size_t amount) {
+	MutexHelper(mutex, mutexTimeout);
+	return SimpleRingBuffer::writeData(data,amount);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::readDataProtected(uint8_t *data, size_t amount,
-		dur_millis_t timeout, bool incrementReadPtr, bool readRemaining,
+		bool incrementReadPtr, bool readRemaining,
 		size_t *trueAmount) {
-	MutexHelper(mutex, timeout);
-	return readData(data,amount, incrementReadPtr, readRemaining, trueAmount);
+	MutexHelper(mutex, mutexTimeout);
+	return SimpleRingBuffer::readData(data,amount, incrementReadPtr,
+			readRemaining, trueAmount);
 }
 
 ReturnValue_t SharedRingBuffer::deleteDataProtected(size_t amount,
-		bool deleteRemaining, size_t *trueAmount, dur_millis_t timeout) {
-	MutexHelper(mutex, timeout);
-	return deleteData(amount, deleteRemaining, trueAmount);
+		bool deleteRemaining, size_t *trueAmount) {
+	MutexHelper(mutex, mutexTimeout);
+	return SimpleRingBuffer::deleteData(amount, deleteRemaining, trueAmount);
+}
+
+size_t SharedRingBuffer::getAvailableReadDataProtected(uint8_t n) const {
+	MutexHelper(mutex, mutexTimeout);
+	return ((write + size) - read[n]) % size;
 }
diff --git a/container/SharedRingBuffer.h b/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
index 41186619..e045b72a 100644
--- a/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
+++ b/container/SharedRingBuffer.h
@@ -2,9 +2,11 @@
 #define FRAMEWORK_CONTAINER_SHAREDRINGBUFFER_H_
 #include <framework/container/SimpleRingBuffer.h>
 #include <framework/ipc/MutexIF.h>
+#include <framework/objectmanager/SystemObject.h>
 #include <framework/timemanager/Clock.h>
 
-class SharedRingBuffer: public SimpleRingBuffer {
+class SharedRingBuffer: public SystemObject,
+		public SimpleRingBuffer {
 public:
 	/**
 	 * This constructor allocates a new internal buffer with the supplied size.
@@ -13,7 +15,8 @@ public:
 	 * If the ring buffer is overflowing at a write operartion, the oldest data
 	 * will be overwritten.
 	 */
-	SharedRingBuffer(const size_t size, bool overwriteOld);
+	SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, const size_t size,
+			bool overwriteOld, dur_millis_t mutexTimeout = 10);
 
 	/**
 	 * This constructor takes an external buffer with the specified size.
@@ -23,17 +26,26 @@ public:
 	 * If the ring buffer is overflowing at a write operartion, the oldest data
 	 * will be overwritten.
 	 */
-	SharedRingBuffer(uint8_t* buffer, const size_t size, bool overwriteOld);
+	SharedRingBuffer(object_id_t objectId, uint8_t* buffer, const size_t size,
+			bool overwriteOld, dur_millis_t mutexTimeout = 10);
 
-	ReturnValue_t writeDataProtected(const uint8_t* data, size_t amount,
-			dur_millis_t timeout = 10);
+	void setMutexTimeout(dur_millis_t newTimeout);
+
+	/** Performs mutex protected SimpleRingBuffer::writeData call */
+	ReturnValue_t writeDataProtected(const uint8_t* data, size_t amount);
+
+	/** Performs mutex protected SimpleRingBuffer::readData call */
 	ReturnValue_t readDataProtected(uint8_t *data, size_t amount,
-			dur_millis_t timeout = 10, bool incrementReadPtr = false,
+			bool incrementReadPtr = false,
 			bool readRemaining = false, size_t *trueAmount = nullptr);
+
+	/** Performs mutex protected SimpleRingBuffer::deleteData call */
 	ReturnValue_t deleteDataProtected(size_t amount,
-			bool deleteRemaining = false, size_t* trueAmount = nullptr,
-			dur_millis_t timeout = 10);
+			bool deleteRemaining = false, size_t* trueAmount = nullptr);
+
+	size_t getAvailableReadDataProtected (uint8_t n = 0) const;
 private:
+	dur_millis_t mutexTimeout;
 	MutexIF* mutex = nullptr;
 };