diff --git a/python/pipeline/channel.py b/python/pipeline/channel.py
index bff22ad9216fb6e639eb2857e6a189dcb2643d67..6c7004c0969ebcbcf308be5e6a2fcfb1b9975d3c 100644
--- a/python/pipeline/channel.py
+++ b/python/pipeline/channel.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 # See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 # limitations under the License.
 # pylint: disable=doc-string-missing
+from time import time as _time
 import threading
 import multiprocessing
 import multiprocessing.queues
@@ -175,7 +176,7 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
         Only when all types of Ops get the data of the same ID,
         the data will be poped; The Op of the same type will not
         get the data of the same ID.
-    3. (TODO) Timeout and BatchSize are not fully supported.
+    3. Function front support timeout param to make auto-batching.
 
     Note:
     1. The ID of the data in the channel must be different.
@@ -194,7 +195,7 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
         maintains the data obtained from queue.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, manager, name=None, maxsize=0, timeout=None):
+    def __init__(self, manager, name=None, maxsize=0):
         # For queue multiprocess: after putting an object on 
         # an empty queue there may be an infinitessimal delay
         # before the queue's :meth:`~Queue.empty`
@@ -203,7 +204,6 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
         # - https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/860fc6a2bd21
         self._que = manager.Queue(maxsize=maxsize)
         self._maxsize = maxsize
-        self._timeout = timeout
         self.name = name
         self._stop = manager.Value('i', 0)
 
@@ -327,7 +327,13 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
             self._cv.notify_all()
         return True
 
-    def front(self, op_name=None):
+    def front(self, op_name=None, timeout=None):
+        endtime = None
+        if timeout is not None and timeout <= 0:
+            timeout = None
+        else:
+            endtime = _time() + timeout
+
         _LOGGER.debug(self._log("{} try to get data...".format(op_name)))
         if len(self._consumer_cursors) == 0:
             raise Exception(
@@ -345,16 +351,15 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
                         resp = self._que.get(timeout=0)
                         break
                     except Queue.Empty:
-                        _LOGGER.debug(
-                            self._log(
-                                "{} wait for empty queue(with channel empty: {})".
-                                format(op_name, self._que.empty())))
-                        self._cv.wait()
+                        if timeout is not None:
+                            remaining = endtime - _time()
+                            if remaining <= 0.0:
+                                raise ChannelTimeoutError()
+                            self._cv.wait(remaining)
+                        else:
+                            self._cv.wait()
                 if self._stop.value == 1:
                     raise ChannelStopError()
-            _LOGGER.debug(
-                self._log("{} get data succ: {}".format(op_name, resp.__str__(
-                ))))
             return resp
         elif op_name is None:
             raise Exception(
@@ -389,11 +394,13 @@ class ProcessChannel(object):
                     self._output_buf.append(channeldata)
                     break
                 except Queue.Empty:
-                    _LOGGER.debug(
-                        self._log(
-                            "{} wait for empty queue(with channel size: {})".
-                            format(op_name, self._que.qsize())))
-                    self._cv.wait()
+                    if timeout is not None:
+                        remaining = endtime - _time()
+                        if remaining <= 0.0:
+                            raise ChannelTimeoutError()
+                        self._cv.wait(remaining)
+                    else:
+                        self._cv.wait()
             if self._stop.value == 1:
                 raise ChannelStopError()
 
@@ -458,7 +465,7 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
         Only when all types of Ops get the data of the same ID,
         the data will be poped; The Op of the same type will not
         get the data of the same ID.
-    3. (TODO) Timeout and BatchSize are not fully supported.
+    3. Function front support timeout param to make auto-batching.
 
     Note:
     1. The ID of the data in the channel must be different.
@@ -477,10 +484,9 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
         maintains the data obtained from queue.
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, name=None, maxsize=-1, timeout=None):
+    def __init__(self, name=None, maxsize=-1):
         Queue.Queue.__init__(self, maxsize=maxsize)
         self._maxsize = maxsize
-        self._timeout = timeout
         self.name = name
         self._stop = False
 
@@ -592,7 +598,13 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
             self._cv.notify_all()
         return True
 
-    def front(self, op_name=None):
+    def front(self, op_name=None, timeout=None):
+        endtime = None
+        if timeout is not None and timeout <= 0:
+            timeout = None
+        else:
+            endtime = _time() + timeout
+
         _LOGGER.debug(self._log("{} try to get data".format(op_name)))
         if len(self._consumer_cursors) == 0:
             raise Exception(
@@ -607,7 +619,13 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
                         resp = self.get(timeout=0)
                         break
                     except Queue.Empty:
-                        self._cv.wait()
+                        if timeout is not None:
+                            remaining = endtime - _time()
+                            if remaining <= 0.0:
+                                raise ChannelTimeoutError()
+                            self._cv.wait(remaining)
+                        else:
+                            self._cv.wait()
                 if self._stop:
                     raise ChannelStopError()
             _LOGGER.debug(
@@ -639,7 +657,13 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
                     self._output_buf.append(channeldata)
                     break
                 except Queue.Empty:
-                    self._cv.wait()
+                    if timeout is not None:
+                        remaining = endtime - _time()
+                        if remaining <= 0.0:
+                            raise ChannelTimeoutError()
+                        self._cv.wait(remaining)
+                    else:
+                        self._cv.wait()
             if self._stop:
                 raise ChannelStopError()
 
@@ -687,6 +711,9 @@ class ThreadChannel(Queue.Queue):
         with self._cv:
             self._cv.notify_all()
 
+class ChannelTimeoutError(RuntimeError):
+    def __init__(self):
+        pass
 
 class ChannelStopError(RuntimeError):
     def __init__(self):