diff --git a/platform-mc/terminus.hpp b/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
index 26a412b..dd766c6 100644
--- a/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
+++ b/platform-mc/terminus.hpp
@@ -133,6 +133,9 @@
     /** @brief A flag to indicate if terminus has been initialized */
     bool initialized = false;
 
+    /** @brief maximum message buffer size the terminus can send and receive */
+    uint16_t maxBufferSize;
+
     /** @brief This value indicates the event messaging styles supported by the
      *         terminus
      */
@@ -148,6 +151,14 @@
      */
     std::shared_ptr<SensorAuxiliaryNames> getSensorAuxiliaryNames(SensorId id);
 
+    /** @brief Get Numeric Sensor Object by sensorID
+     *
+     *  @param[in] id - sensor ID
+     *
+     *  @return sensor object
+     */
+    std::shared_ptr<NumericSensor> getSensorObject(SensorId id);
+
   private:
     /** @brief Find the Terminus Name from the Entity Auxiliary name list
      *         The Entity Auxiliary name list is entityAuxiliaryNamesTbl.