diff --git a/BufferCore.h b/BufferCore.h
index c399fbe..e4c73e9 100644
--- a/BufferCore.h
+++ b/BufferCore.h
@@ -20,8 +20,8 @@ class CBuffer
 {
 private:
     // Buffer Definition
-    char    * Buffer;       // Memory allocated to buffer
-    int     BufSize;        // Size of allocated buffer
+    char        * Buffer;       // Memory allocated to buffer
+    const int     BufSize;        // Size of allocated buffer
 
     // Buffer pointers
     int     BufStart;       // First unread characters on buffer
diff --git a/TimingCore.cpp b/TimingCore.cpp
index dbc791b..b0808db 100644
--- a/TimingCore.cpp
+++ b/TimingCore.cpp
@@ -49,3 +49,9 @@ long TimePassed( timeval StartTime )
     return Duration;
 }
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+bool Timeout( timeval StartTime, long MilliSeconds )
+{
+    return ((TimePassed(StartTime) > MilliSeconds)? true : false);
+}
+//---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/TimingCore.h b/TimingCore.h
index bd2fe31..003c297 100644
--- a/TimingCore.h
+++ b/TimingCore.h
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 void SetInterval( timeval *Time, long MilliSeconds );
 void SetStartTime( timeval *StartTime );
 long TimePassed( timeval StartTime );
+bool Timeout( timeval StartTime, long MilliSeconds );
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------