diff --git a/lib/model/sdp/protocol.py b/lib/model/sdp/protocol.py
index d53e98a96..42c63bff5 100644
--- a/lib/model/sdp/protocol.py
+++ b/lib/model/sdp/protocol.py
@@ -130,6 +130,10 @@ class SDPProtocolJsonrpc(SDPProtocol):
     As JSONRPC includes message-ids, replies can be associated to their respective
     queries and reply tracing and command repeat functions are implemented.
 
+    Fragmented packets need to be collected and assembled;
+    multiple received json packets neet to be split;
+    processed packets will then be returned as received data.
+
     Data received is dispatched via callback, thus the send()-method does not
     return any response data.
 
@@ -158,6 +162,8 @@ def __init__(self, data_received_callback, name=None, **kwargs):
         self._send_queue = queue.Queue()
         self._stale_lock = threading.Lock()
 
+        self._receive_buffer = ''
+
         # make sure we have a basic set of parameters for the TCP connection
         self._params = {PLUGIN_ATTR_NET_HOST: '',
                         PLUGIN_ATTR_NET_PORT: 9090,
@@ -207,30 +213,56 @@ def on_disconnect(self, by=None):
             self._shutdown_active = False
 
     def on_data_received(self, connection, response):
-        self.logger.dbglow(f'data received before encode: {response}')
+        """
+        Handle received data
+
+        Data is handed over as byte/bytearray and needs to be converted to 
+        utf8 strings. As packets can be fragmented, all data is written into
+        a buffer and then checked for complete json expressions. Those are
+        separated, converted to dict and processed with respect to saved
+        message-ids. Processed data packets are dispatched one by one via
+        callback.
+        """
+        self.logger.debug(f'data received before encode: {response}')
 
         if isinstance(response, (bytes, bytearray)):
             response = str(response, 'utf-8').strip()
 
-        # split multi-response data into list items
-        self.logger.dbglow(f'data received before split: {response}')
+        self.logger.debug(f'adding response to buffer: {response}')
+        self._receive_buffer += response
 
-        try:
-            datalist = response.replace('}{', '}-#-{').split('-#-')
-            datalist = list(OrderedDict((x, True) for x in datalist).keys())
-        except Exception:
-            datalist = [response]
+        datalist = []
+        if '}{' in self._receive_buffer:
 
-        self.logger.dbglow(f'data received after split: {response}')
+            # split multi-response data into list items
+            try:
+                self.logger.debug(f'attempting to split buffer')
+                tmplist = self._receive_buffer.replace('}{', '}-#-{').split('-#-')
+                datalist = list(OrderedDict((x, True) for x in tmplist).keys())
+                self._receive_buffer = ''
+            except Exception:
+                pass
+        elif self._receive_buffer[0] == '{' and self._receive_buffer[-1] == '}':
+            datalist = [self._receive_buffer]
+            self._receive_buffer = ''
+        elif self._receive_buffer:
+            self.logger.debug(f'Buffer with incomplete response: {self._receive_buffer}')
+
+        if datalist:
+            self.logger.debug(f'received {len(datalist)} data items')
 
         # process all response items
         for data in datalist:
-            self.logger.debug(f'Processing received data item #{datalist.index(data)} ({data})')
+            self.logger.debug(f'Processing received data item #{datalist.index(data)}: {data}')
 
             try:
                 jdata = json.loads(data)
             except Exception as err:
-                self.logger.warning(f'Could not json.load data item {data} with error {err}')
+                if data == datalist[-1] and data[-1] != '}':
+                    self.logger.debug(f'returning incomplete data to buffer: {data}')
+                    self._receive_buffer = data
+                else:
+                    self.logger.warning(f'Could not json.load data item {data} with error {err}')
                 continue
 
             command = None