diff --git a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketconnection.ts b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketconnection.ts
index 3da7804..a096abe 100644
--- a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketconnection.ts
+++ b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketconnection.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import * as helpers from "./smartsocket.helpers";
 
 // import classes
 import { SocketFunction } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketfunction";
-import { SocketRequest, ISocketRequestDataObject } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrequest";
+import { SocketRequest, ISocketRequestDataObject, allSocketRequests } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrequest";
 import { SocketRole } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrole";
 
 // export interfaces
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ export class SocketConnection {
                 };
             });
             this.socket.on("functionResponse", (dataArg:ISocketRequestDataObject) => {
-                
+                let targetSocketRequest = helpers.getSocketRequestById(dataArg.shortId);
+                targetSocketRequest.handleResponse(dataArg);
             })
         } else {
             done.reject("socket needs to be authenticated first");
diff --git a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketfunction.ts b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketfunction.ts
index 601e3cd..5b69b7e 100644
--- a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketfunction.ts
+++ b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketfunction.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,6 @@ import { SocketRole } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrole";
 
 // export interfaces
 
-
-
-
 /**
  * interface of the contructor options of class SocketFunction
  */
@@ -24,6 +21,13 @@ export interface ISocketFunctionConstructorOptions {
 export interface ISocketFunctionCall {
     funcName:string;
     funcDataArg:any;
+};
+
+/**
+ * interface for function definition of SocketFunction
+ */
+export interface IFuncDef {
+    (dataArg:any):PromiseLike<any>
 }
 
 // export objects
@@ -36,7 +40,7 @@ export let allSocketFunctions = new Objectmap<SocketFunction>();
  */
 export class SocketFunction {
     name: string;
-    func: any;
+    funcDef: IFuncDef;
     roles: SocketRole[];
 
     /**
@@ -44,7 +48,7 @@ export class SocketFunction {
      */
     constructor(optionsArg: ISocketFunctionConstructorOptions) {
         this.name = optionsArg.funcName;
-        this.func = optionsArg.funcDef;
+        this.funcDef = optionsArg.funcDef;
         this.roles = optionsArg.allowedRoles;
         for (let socketRoleArg of this.roles){
             this._notifyRole(socketRoleArg);
@@ -62,9 +66,17 @@ export class SocketFunction {
     /**
      * invokes the function of this SocketFunction
      */
-    invoke(dataArg:any):plugins.q.Promise<any> {
+    invoke(dataArg:ISocketFunctionCall):plugins.q.Promise<any> {
         let done = plugins.q.defer();
-
+        if(dataArg.funcName === this.name){
+            this.funcDef(dataArg.funcDataArg)
+                .then((resultData:any) => {
+                    done.resolve(resultData);
+                });
+                
+        } else {
+            throw new Error("SocketFunction.name does not match the data argument's .name!");
+        }
         return done.promise;        
     };
 
diff --git a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketrequest.ts b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketrequest.ts
index afccdb5..4b484dc 100644
--- a/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketrequest.ts
+++ b/ts/smartsocket.classes.socketrequest.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import * as plugins from "./smartsocket.plugins";
+import * as helpers from "./smartsocket.helpers";
 
 // import interfaces
 import { ISocketFunctionCall } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketfunction";
@@ -17,7 +18,7 @@ export type TSocketRequestSide = "requesting" | "responding";
  */
 export interface SocketRequestConstructorOptions {
     side: TSocketRequestSide;
-    originSocketConnection:SocketConnection;
+    originSocketConnection: SocketConnection;
     shortId: string;
     funcCallData?: ISocketFunctionCall;
 };
@@ -26,52 +27,47 @@ export interface SocketRequestConstructorOptions {
  * request object that is sent initially and may or may not receive a response
  */
 export interface ISocketRequestDataObject {
-    funcCallData:ISocketFunctionCall;
-    shortId:string;
-    responseTimeout?:number;
+    funcCallData: ISocketFunctionCall;
+    shortId: string;
+    responseTimeout?: number;
 };
 
 //export objects
-export let allRequestingSocketRequests = new Objectmap<SocketRequest>();
-export let allRespondingSocketRequests = new Objectmap<SocketRequest>();
+export let allSocketRequests = new Objectmap<SocketRequest>();
 
 // export classes
 export class SocketRequest {
     status: TSocketRequestStatus = "new";
     side: TSocketRequestSide;
     shortid: string;
-    originSocketConnection:SocketConnection;
+    originSocketConnection: SocketConnection;
     funcCallData: ISocketFunctionCall
     done = plugins.q.defer();
     constructor(optionsArg: SocketRequestConstructorOptions) {
         this.side = optionsArg.side;
         this.shortid = optionsArg.shortId;
         this.funcCallData = optionsArg.funcCallData;
-        if(this.side === "requesting"){
-            allRequestingSocketRequests.add(this);
-        } else {
-            allRespondingSocketRequests.add(this);
-        };
+        allSocketRequests.add(this);
     };
-    
+
     // requesting --------------------------
-    
+
     /**
      * dispatches a socketrequest from the requesting to the receiving side
      */
-    dispatch(){
-        let requestData:ISocketRequestDataObject = {
-            funcCallData:this.funcCallData,
-            shortId:this.shortid
+    dispatch() {
+        let requestData: ISocketRequestDataObject = {
+            funcCallData: this.funcCallData,
+            shortId: this.shortid
         }
-        this.originSocketConnection.socket.emit("function",requestData);
+        this.originSocketConnection.socket.emit("function", requestData);
         return this.done.promise;
     };
 
     /**
      * handles the response that is received by the requesting side
      */
-    private _handleResponse(responseDataArg:ISocketRequestDataObject){
+    handleResponse(responseDataArg: ISocketRequestDataObject) {
         this.done.resolve(responseDataArg);
     }
 
@@ -80,7 +76,15 @@ export class SocketRequest {
     /**
      * creates the response on the responding side
      */
-    createResponse(){
-        
+    createResponse() {
+        let targetSocketFunction: SocketFunction = helpers.getSocketFunctionByName(this.funcCallData.funcName);
+        targetSocketFunction.invoke(this.funcCallData)
+            .then((resultData) => {
+                let requestData: ISocketRequestDataObject = {
+                    funcCallData: resultData,
+                    shortId: this.shortid
+                }
+                this.originSocketConnection.socket.emit("functionResponse",requestData);
+            });
     }
 };
diff --git a/ts/smartsocket.helpers.ts b/ts/smartsocket.helpers.ts
index 1fb3268..1adf351 100644
--- a/ts/smartsocket.helpers.ts
+++ b/ts/smartsocket.helpers.ts
@@ -4,18 +4,27 @@ import * as plugins from "./smartsocket.plugins";
 import { Smartsocket } from "./smartsocket.classes.smartsocket";
 import { SocketFunction, allSocketFunctions } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketfunction";
 import { SocketConnection } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketconnection";
+import { SocketRequest, allSocketRequests, TSocketRequestSide } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrequest";
 import { SocketRole, allSocketRoles } from "./smartsocket.classes.socketrole";
 
 // SocketFunction helpers
-export let getSocketFunctionByName = (functionNameArg:string) => {
-    return allSocketFunctions.find((socketFunctionArg) => { return socketFunctionArg.name === functionNameArg});
+export let getSocketFunctionByName = (functionNameArg: string):SocketFunction => {
+    return allSocketFunctions.find((socketFunctionArg) => { return socketFunctionArg.name === functionNameArg });
 }
 
+// SocketRequest helpers
+
+/**
+ * get corresponding Socketrequest instance by shortId
+ */
+export let getSocketRequestById = (shortIdArg:string,requestSide?:TSocketRequestSide):SocketRequest => {
+    return allSocketRequests.find((socketRequestArg) => {return socketRequestArg.shortid === shortIdArg})
+}
 
 // SocketRole helpers
 
 /**
- * get corresponding SocketRequest instance by name
+ * get corresponding SocketRole instance by name
  */
 export let getSocketRoleByName = (socketRoleNameArg: string): SocketRole => {
     return allSocketRoles.find((socketRoleArg) => { return socketRoleArg.name === socketRoleNameArg })