diff --git a/src/goose/goose_receiver.c b/src/goose/goose_receiver.c
index 1985ee8c..c081542c 100644
--- a/src/goose/goose_receiver.c
+++ b/src/goose/goose_receiver.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct sGooseReceiver
 };
 
 GooseReceiver
-GooseReceiver_create()
+GooseReceiver_createEx(uint8_t* buffer)
 {
     GooseReceiver self = (GooseReceiver) GLOBAL_MALLOC(sizeof(struct sGooseReceiver));
 
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ GooseReceiver_create()
         self->running = false;
         self->stop = false;
         self->interfaceId = NULL;
-        self->buffer = (uint8_t*) GLOBAL_MALLOC(ETH_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+        self->buffer = buffer;
         self->ethSocket = NULL;
         self->subscriberList = LinkedList_create();
 #if (CONFIG_MMS_THREADLESS_STACK == 0)
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ GooseReceiver_create()
     return self;
 }
 
+GooseReceiver
+GooseReceiver_create()
+{
+    GooseReceiver self = GooseReceiver_createEx(NULL);
+
+    if (self) {
+        self->buffer = (uint8_t*) GLOBAL_MALLOC(ETH_BUFFER_LENGTH);
+    }
+
+    return self;
+}
+
 void
 GooseReceiver_addSubscriber(GooseReceiver self, GooseSubscriber subscriber)
 {
@@ -692,11 +704,10 @@ exit_with_fault:
 }
 
 static void
-parseGooseMessage(GooseReceiver self, int numbytes)
+parseGooseMessage(GooseReceiver self, uint8_t* buffer, int numbytes)
 {
     int bufPos;
     bool subscriberFound = false;
-    uint8_t* buffer = self->buffer;
 
     if (numbytes < 22)
         return;
@@ -884,9 +895,15 @@ GooseReceiver_tick(GooseReceiver self)
     int packetSize = Ethernet_receivePacket(self->ethSocket, self->buffer, ETH_BUFFER_LENGTH);
 
     if (packetSize > 0) {
-        parseGooseMessage(self, packetSize);
+        parseGooseMessage(self, self->buffer, packetSize);
         return true;
     }
     else
         return false;
 }
+
+void
+GooseReceiver_handleMessage(GooseReceiver self, uint8_t* buffer, int size)
+{
+    parseGooseMessage(self, buffer, size);
+}
diff --git a/src/goose/goose_receiver.h b/src/goose/goose_receiver.h
index 997cb142..b13c2d21 100644
--- a/src/goose/goose_receiver.h
+++ b/src/goose/goose_receiver.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
  *  goose_receiver.h
  *
- *  Copyright 2014-2018 Michael Zillgith
+ *  Copyright 2014-2019 Michael Zillgith
  *
  *  This file is part of libIEC61850.
  *
@@ -51,6 +51,19 @@ typedef struct sGooseReceiver* GooseReceiver;
 LIB61850_API GooseReceiver
 GooseReceiver_create(void);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Create a new receiver instance using the provided buffer instead of allocating an own buffer
+ *
+ * A GooseReceiver instance is used to handle all GOOSE messages received on a specific
+ * network interface.
+ *
+ * \param buffer buffer to store Ethernet messages or NULL when using \ref GooseReceiver_handleMessage
+ *
+ * \return the new GooseReceiver instance
+ */
+LIB61850_API GooseReceiver
+GooseReceiver_createEx(uint8_t* buffer);
+
 /**
  * \brief sets the interface for the GOOSE receiver
  *
@@ -134,7 +147,7 @@ GooseReceiver_stopThreadless(GooseReceiver self);
 /**
  * \brief Parse GOOSE messages if they are available
  *
- * Call after reception of ethernet frame and periodically to to house keeping tasks
+ * Call after reception of an Ethernet frame or periodically
  *
  * \param self the receiver object
  *
@@ -143,6 +156,19 @@ GooseReceiver_stopThreadless(GooseReceiver self);
 LIB61850_API bool
 GooseReceiver_tick(GooseReceiver self);
 
+/**
+ * \brief Parse a GOOSE message
+ *
+ * Call after reception of an Ethernet frame (can be used as an alternative to \ref GooseReceiver_tick
+ * to avoid implementing the Ethernet HAL)
+ *
+ * \param self the receiver object
+ * \param buffer a buffer containing the complete Ethernet message
+ * \param size size of the Ethernet message
+ */
+LIB61850_API void
+GooseReceiver_handleMessage(GooseReceiver self, uint8_t* buffer, int size);
+
 /**@}*/
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
diff --git a/src/mms/inc/mms_type_spec.h b/src/mms/inc/mms_type_spec.h
index 2f07e4e2..4e710908 100644
--- a/src/mms/inc/mms_type_spec.h
+++ b/src/mms/inc/mms_type_spec.h
@@ -123,7 +123,10 @@ MmsVariableSpecification_getStructureElements(MmsVariableSpecification* self);
  * \brief returns the number of elements if the type is a complex type (structure, array) or the
  * bit size of integers, unsigned integers, floats, bit strings, visible and MMS strings and octet strings.
  *
+ *
+ *
  * \param self the MmsVariableSpecification object
+ *
  * \return the number of elements or -1 if not applicable
  */
 LIB61850_API int