diff --git a/src/node.cpp b/src/node.cpp
index 3610344..cec382c 100644
--- a/src/node.cpp
+++ b/src/node.cpp
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
 
 Node::Node(const ptr_lib::shared_ptr<Transport>& transport)
   : timer_ (ioService_)
+  , processEventsTimeoutTimer_(ioService_)
   , transport_(transport)
   , ndndIdFetcherInterest_(Name("/%C1.M.S.localhost/%C1.M.SRV/ndnd/KEY"), 4000.0)
 {
@@ -37,7 +38,9 @@
 {
   // TODO: Properly check if we are already connected to the expected host.
   if (!transport_->isConnected())
-    transport_->connect(ioService_, ptr_lib::bind(&Node::onReceiveElement, this, _1));
+    transport_->connect(ioService_,
+                        ptr_lib::bind(&Node::onReceiveElement, this, _1),
+                        ptr_lib::bind(&Node::onTransportError, this));
   
   uint64_t pendingInterestId = PendingInterest::getNextPendingInterestId();
   pendingInterestTable_.push_back(ptr_lib::shared_ptr<PendingInterest>(new PendingInterest
@@ -49,6 +52,19 @@
 }
 
 void
+Node::put(const Data &data)
+{
+  // TODO: Properly check if we are already connected to the expected host.
+  if (!transport_->isConnected())
+    transport_->connect(ioService_,
+                        ptr_lib::bind(&Node::onReceiveElement, this, _1),
+                        ptr_lib::bind(&Node::onTransportError, this));
+
+  transport_->send(data.wireEncode());
+}
+
+
+void
 Node::removePendingInterest(uint64_t pendingInterestId)
 {
   // Go backwards through the list so we can erase entries.
@@ -191,12 +207,23 @@
 }
 
 void 
-Node::processEvents()
+Node::processEvents(Milliseconds timeout/* = 0 */)
 {
-  ioService_.run();
-
-  // auto_ptr<boost::asio::io_service::work> work(new boost::asio::io_service::work(ioService_));
-  // work.reset(); // Allow run() to exit.   
+  if (timeout > 0)
+    {
+      processEventsTimeoutTimer_.expires_from_now(boost::posix_time::milliseconds(timeout));
+      processEventsTimeoutTimer_.async_wait(func_lib::bind(&Node::shutdown, this));
+    }
+  try
+    {
+      ioService_.run();
+      ioService_.reset();
+    }
+  catch(Node::Error &)
+    {
+      ioService_.reset(); // this needed in order to call ioService_.run() again in the future
+      throw;
+    }
 }
 
 void
@@ -250,6 +277,15 @@
     }
 }
 
+void
+Node::onTransportError()
+{
+  /// @todo Set some error code
+  
+  ioService_.stop();
+  throw Error("TransportError");
+}
+
 void 
 Node::shutdown()
 {
diff --git a/src/transport/unix-transport.cpp b/src/transport/unix-transport.cpp
index 3e01943..4bf85d7 100644
--- a/src/transport/unix-transport.cpp
+++ b/src/transport/unix-transport.cpp
@@ -74,6 +74,12 @@
   {
     /// @todo The socket is not datagram, so need to have internal buffer to handle partial data reception
 
+    if (error)
+      {
+        socket_.close(); // closing at this point may not be that necessary
+        transport_.errorCallback_();
+      }
+    
     if (!error && bytes_recvd > 0)
       {
         try
@@ -120,8 +126,8 @@
                     else if (offset == 0 && partialDataSize_ == MAX_LENGTH)
                       {
                         // very bad... should close connection
-                        /// @todo Notify somebody 
                         socket_.close();
+                        transport_.errorCallback_();
                       }
                   }
               }
@@ -179,9 +185,11 @@
 }
 
 void 
-UnixTransport::connect(boost::asio::io_service &ioService, const ReceiveCallback &receiveCallback)
+UnixTransport::connect(boost::asio::io_service &ioService,
+                       const ReceiveCallback &receiveCallback,
+                       const ErrorCallback &errorCallback)
 {
-  Transport::connect(ioService, receiveCallback);
+  Transport::connect(ioService, receiveCallback, errorCallback);
   
   impl_ = std::auto_ptr<UnixTransport::Impl> (new UnixTransport::Impl(*this));
   impl_->connect();