diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/run-test.sh b/csit/resources/scripts/run-test.sh
index 02f06ff..6bd7c07 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/run-test.sh
+++ b/csit/resources/scripts/run-test.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # ============LICENSE_START====================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # =============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 POLICY_DROOLS_IP=policy-drools-pdp:9696
 DISTRIBUTION_IP=policy-distribution:6969
 DMAAP_IP=message-router:3904
+KAFKA_IP=kafka:9092
 APEX_EVENTS_IP=policy-apex-pdp:23324
 PROMETHEUS_IP=prometheus:9090
 CLAMP_K8S_TEST=true
@@ -43,7 +44,7 @@
 export ROBOT_VARIABLES=
 ROBOT_VARIABLES="-v DATA:$DATA -v NODETEMPLATES:$NODETEMPLATES -v POLICY_API_IP:$POLICY_API_IP
 -v POLICY_RUNTIME_ACM_IP:$POLICY_RUNTIME_ACM_IP -v POLICY_PAP_IP:$POLICY_PAP_IP -v APEX_IP:$APEX_IP
--v APEX_EVENTS_IP:$APEX_EVENTS_IP -v DMAAP_IP:$DMAAP_IP -v PROMETHEUS_IP:${PROMETHEUS_IP}
+-v APEX_EVENTS_IP:$APEX_EVENTS_IP -v DMAAP_IP:$DMAAP_IP  -v KAFKA_IP:$KAFKA_IP -v PROMETHEUS_IP:${PROMETHEUS_IP}
 -v POLICY_PDPX_IP:$POLICY_PDPX_IP -v POLICY_DROOLS_IP:$POLICY_DROOLS_IP -v TEMP_FOLDER:${DIST_TEMP_FOLDER}
 -v DISTRIBUTION_IP:$DISTRIBUTION_IP -v CLAMP_K8S_TEST:$CLAMP_K8S_TEST"
 
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp-postgres.sh b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp-postgres.sh
index f088da3..150ec8f 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp-postgres.sh
+++ b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp-postgres.sh
@@ -44,10 +44,10 @@
     sleep 10s
 done
 
-export DMAAP_IP="localhost:${DMAAP_PORT}"
+export KAFKA_IP="localhost:${KAFKA_PORT}"
 export SUITES="apex-pdp-test.robot"
 
 ROBOT_VARIABLES="-v POLICY_PAP_IP:localhost:${PAP_PORT} -v POLICY_API_IP:localhost:${API_PORT}
 -v PROMETHEUS_IP:localhost:${PROMETHEUS_PORT} -v DATA:${DATA} -v NODETEMPLATES:${NODETEMPLATES}
--v APEX_IP:localhost:${APEX_PORT} -v DMAAP_IP:${DMAAP_IP}
+-v APEX_IP:localhost:${APEX_PORT} -v KAFKA_IP:${KAFKA_IP}
 -v APEX_EVENTS_IP:localhost:${APEX_EVENTS_PORT}"
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp.sh b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp.sh
index b9b1a78..198a601 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp.sh
+++ b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-apex-pdp.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #  Copyright (C) 2018 Ericsson. All rights reserved.
 #
-#  Modifications Copyright (c) 2019-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Modifications Copyright (c) 2019-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 #  Modifications Copyright (C) 2020-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property.
 #  Modifications Copyright (C) 2021 Bell Canada. All rights reserved.
 # ================================================================================
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
 # wait for the app to start up
 bash "${SCRIPTS}"/wait_for_rest.sh localhost ${APEX_PORT}
 
-export DMAAP_IP="localhost:${DMAAP_PORT}"
+export KAFKA_IP="kafka:${KAFKA_PORT}"
 export SUITES="apex-pdp-test.robot
 apex-slas.robot"
 
-ROBOT_VARIABLES="${ROBOT_VARIABLES} -v APEX_IP:localhost:${APEX_PORT} -v DMAAP_IP:${DMAAP_IP}
+ROBOT_VARIABLES="${ROBOT_VARIABLES} -v APEX_IP:localhost:${APEX_PORT} -v KAFKA_IP:${KAFKA_IP}
 -v APEX_EVENTS_IP:localhost:${APEX_EVENTS_PORT}"
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-drools-applications.sh b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-drools-applications.sh
index d8542bd..369874b 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-drools-applications.sh
+++ b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-drools-applications.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 #
 # ===========LICENSE_START====================================================
 #  Copyright (C) 2019-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
-#  Modifications Copyright 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Modifications Copyright 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # ============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -35,4 +35,4 @@
 
 ROBOT_VARIABLES="-v DATA:${DATA} -v DROOLS_IP:localhost:${DROOLS_APPS_PORT}
 -v DROOLS_IP_2:localhost:${DROOLS_APPS_TELEMETRY_PORT} -v POLICY_API_IP:localhost:${API_PORT}
--v POLICY_PAP_IP:localhost:${PAP_PORT} -v DMAAP_IP:localhost:${DMAAP_PORT}"
+-v POLICY_PAP_IP:localhost:${PAP_PORT} -v KAFKA_IP:localhost:${KAFKA_PORT}"
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-xacml-pdp.sh b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-xacml-pdp.sh
index 251cb29..4511d91 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/setup-xacml-pdp.sh
+++ b/csit/resources/scripts/setup-xacml-pdp.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 # ============LICENSE_START=======================================================
 #  Copyright (C) 2020-2021 AT&T Intellectual Property. All rights reserved.
-#  Modifications Copyright 2021-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Modifications Copyright 2021-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # ================================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -32,4 +32,4 @@
 
 ROBOT_VARIABLES="-v DATA:${DATA} -v POLICY_PDPX_IP:localhost:${XACML_PORT}
 -v POLICY_API_IP:localhost:${API_PORT} -v POLICY_PAP_IP:localhost:${PAP_PORT}
--v DMAAP_IP:localhost:${DMAAP_PORT}"
+-v KAFKA_IP:localhost:${KAFKA_PORT}"
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-common.robot b/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-common.robot
index 8ae63af..e645831 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-common.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-common.robot
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@
 
 CheckLogMessage
     [Documentation]    Read log messages received and check for expected content.
-    [Arguments]    ${status}    ${expectedMsg}
-    ${result}=     CheckTopic     APEX-CL-MGT    ${status}
+    [Arguments]    ${topic}    ${status}    ${expectedMsg}
+    ${result}=     CheckKafkaTopic     ${topic}    ${status}
     Should Contain    ${result}    ${expectedMsg}
 
 ValidatePolicyExecution
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-test.robot
index b023226..5e4ea34 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/apex-pdp-test.robot
@@ -31,17 +31,17 @@
      CreatePolicy  /policy/api/v1/policytypes/onap.policies.native.Apex/versions/1.0.0/policies  200  ${postjson}  ${policyName}  1.0.0
      DeployPolicy
      Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
-     GetTopic     APEX-CL-MGT
-     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestPnfPolicy
+     GetKafkaTopic    apex-cl-mgt
+     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestPnfPolicy    apex-cl-mgt
 
-ExecuteApexTestVnfPolicy
-     Set Test Variable    ${policyName}    onap.policies.apex.vnf.Test
-     ${postjson}=  Get File  ${CURDIR}/data/${policyName}.json
-     CreatePolicy  /policy/api/v1/policytypes/onap.policies.native.Apex/versions/1.0.0/policies  200  ${postjson}  ${policyName}  1.0.0
-     DeployPolicy
-     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
-     GetTopic     APEX-CL-MGT
-     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestVnfPolicy
+#ExecuteApexTestVnfPolicy
+#     Set Test Variable    ${policyName}    onap.policies.apex.vnf.Test
+#     ${postjson}=  Get File  ${CURDIR}/data/${policyName}.json
+#     CreatePolicy  /policy/api/v1/policytypes/onap.policies.native.Apex/versions/1.0.0/policies  200  ${postjson}  ${policyName}  1.0.0
+#     DeployPolicy
+#     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
+#     GetTopic     apex-cl-mgt
+#     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestVnfPolicy
 
 ExecuteApexTestPnfPolicyWithMetadataSet
       Set Test Variable    ${policyName}    onap.policies.apex.pnf.metadataSet.Test
@@ -51,17 +51,17 @@
       CreateNodeTemplate  /policy/api/v1/nodetemplates  200  ${postjson}  1
       DeployPolicy
       Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
-      GetTopic     APEX-CL-MGT2
-      Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestPnfPolicy
+      GetKafkaTopic     apex-cl-mgt2
+      Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    TriggerAndVerifyTestPnfPolicy    apex-cl-mgt2
 
 Metrics
      [Documentation]  Verify policy-apex-pdp is exporting prometheus metrics
      ${auth}=  PolicyAdminAuth
      ${resp}=  PerformGetRequest  ${APEX_IP}  /metrics  200  null  ${auth}
-     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_deployments_total{operation="deploy",status="TOTAL",} 4.0
-     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_deployments_total{operation="deploy",status="SUCCESS",} 4.0
-     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_executions_total{status="SUCCESS",} 3.0
-     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_executions_total{status="TOTAL",} 3.0
+     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_deployments_total{operation="deploy",status="TOTAL",} 3.0
+     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_deployments_total{operation="deploy",status="SUCCESS",} 3.0
+     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_executions_total{status="SUCCESS",} 6.0
+     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  pdpa_policy_executions_total{status="TOTAL",} 6.0
      Should Match  ${resp.text}  *pdpa_engine_event_executions{engine_instance_id="NSOApexEngine-*:0.0.1",}*
      Should Match  ${resp.text}  *pdpa_engine_event_executions{engine_instance_id="MyApexEngine-*:0.0.1",}*
      Should Match  ${resp.text}  *pdpa_engine_state{engine_instance_id=*,} 2.0*
@@ -78,18 +78,16 @@
 
 TriggerAndVerifyTestPnfPolicy
     [Documentation]    Send TestPnf policy trigger event to DMaaP and read notifications to verify policy execution
-    Create Session   apexSession  http://${DMAAP_IP}   max_retries=1
+    [Arguments]    ${topic}
     ${data}=    Get Binary File     ${CURDIR}/data/VesEventForPnfPolicy.json
-    &{headers}=  Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json    Accept=application/json
-    ${resp}=    POST On Session    apexSession    /events/unauthenticated.DCAE_CL_OUTPUT    data=${data}   headers=${headers}
-    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}   200
-    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    ACTIVE    VES event has been received. Going to fetch details from AAI.
-    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    SUCCESS    Received response from AAI successfully. Hostname in AAI matches with the one in Ves event. Going to make the update-config request to CDS.
-    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    FINAL_SUCCESS    Successfully processed the VES event. Hostname is updated.
+    ${resp}=    Run Process    ${CURDIR}/kafka_producer.py    unauthenticated.dcae_cl_output    ${data}
+    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    ${topic}    ACTIVE    VES event has been received. Going to fetch details from AAI.
+    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    ${topic}    SUCCESS    Received response from AAI successfully. Hostname in AAI matches with the one in Ves event. Going to make the update-config request to CDS.
+    Run Keyword    CheckLogMessage    ${topic}    FINAL_SUCCESS    Successfully processed the VES event. Hostname is updated.
 
 TriggerAndVerifyTestVnfPolicy
     [Documentation]    Send TestVnf policy trigger event to DMaaP and read notifications to verify policy execution
-    Create Session   apexSession  http://${DMAAP_IP}   max_retries=1
+    Create Session   apexSession  http://${KAFKA_IP}   max_retries=1
     ${data}=    Get Binary File     ${CURDIR}/data/VesEventForVnfPolicy.json
     &{headers}=  Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json    Accept=application/json
     ${resp}=    POST On Session    apexSession    /events/unauthenticated.DCAE_POLICY_EXAMPLE_OUTPUT    data=${data}   headers=${headers}
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/apex-slas.robot b/csit/resources/tests/apex-slas.robot
index 408b0ad..4191bb2 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/apex-slas.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/apex-slas.robot
@@ -23,13 +23,10 @@
     CreatePolicy  /policy/api/v1/policytypes/onap.policies.native.Apex/versions/1.0.0/policies  200  ${postjson}  ${policyName}  1.0.0
     DeployPolicy
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
-    GetTopic     APEX-CL-MGT
-    Create Session   apexSession  http://${DMAAP_IP}   max_retries=1
+    GetKafkaTopic     apex-cl-mgt
     ${data}=    Get Binary File     ${CURDIR}/data/VesEventForPnfPolicy.json
-    &{headers}=  Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json    Accept=application/json
     ${eventStartTime}=  Get Current Date
-    ${resp}=    POST On Session    apexSession    /events/unauthenticated.DCAE_CL_OUTPUT    data=${data}   headers=${headers}
-    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}   200
+    ${resp}=    Run Process    ${CURDIR}/kafka_producer.py    unauthenticated.dcae_cl_output    ${data}
     ${eventEndTime}=  Get Current Date
     ValidateEventExecution    ${eventStartTime}  ${eventEndTime}  10
 
@@ -53,13 +50,10 @@
     CreateNodeTemplate  /policy/api/v1/nodetemplates  200  ${postjson}  1
     DeployPolicy
     Wait Until Keyword Succeeds    2 min    5 sec    QueryPolicyStatus  ${policyName}  defaultGroup  apex  ${pdpName}  onap.policies.native.Apex
-    GetTopic     APEX-CL-MGT2
-    Create Session   apexSession  http://${DMAAP_IP}   max_retries=1
+    GetKafkaTopic     apex-cl-mgt2
     ${data}=    Get Binary File     ${CURDIR}/data/VesEventForVnfPolicy.json
-    &{headers}=  Create Dictionary    Content-Type=application/json    Accept=application/json
     ${eventStartTime}=  Get Current Date
-    ${resp}=    POST On Session    apexSession    /events/unauthenticated.DCAE_POLICY_EXAMPLE_OUTPUT    data=${data}   headers=${headers}
-    Should Be Equal As Strings    ${resp.status_code}   200
+    ${resp}=    Run Process    ${CURDIR}/kafka_producer.py    unauthenticated.dcae_policy_example_output    ${data}
     ${eventEndTime}=  Get Current Date
     ValidateEventExecution    ${eventStartTime}  ${eventEndTime}  0.2
 
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/common-library.robot b/csit/resources/tests/common-library.robot
index f5db8e0..531572d 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/common-library.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/common-library.robot
@@ -150,9 +150,9 @@
 
 CheckKafkaTopic
     [Arguments]    ${topic}    ${expected_status}
-    ${resp}=    Run Process    ${CURDIR}/kafka_consumer.py    ${topic}    30    ${expected_status}
-    Log to console  Received response from kafka ${resp.stdout}
-    Should Contain    ${resp.text}    ${expected_status}
+    ${resp}=    Run Process    ${CURDIR}/kafka_consumer.py    ${topic}    60    ${expected_status}
+    Should Contain    ${resp.stdout}    ${expected_status}
+    [Return]    ${resp.stdout}
 
 GetKafkaTopic
     [Arguments]    ${topic}
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.Test.json b/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.Test.json
index 0552293..fc9b521 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.Test.json
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.Test.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
                 "taskParameters": [
                   {
                     "key": "logUrl",
-                    "value": "http://message-router:3904/events/APEX-CL-MGT"
+                    "value": "http://localhost:8082/topics/apex-cl-mgt"
                   }
                 ]
               },
@@ -2775,10 +2775,23 @@
             "eventInputParameters": {
               "SimpleCL_DCAEConsumer": {
                 "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
-                  "carrierTechnology": "RESTCLIENT",
-                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient.RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters",
+                  "carrierTechnology": "KAFKA",
+                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.kafka.KafkaCarrierTechnologyParameters",
                   "parameters": {
-                    "url": "http://message-router:3904/events/unauthenticated.DCAE_CL_OUTPUT/cl/apex?timeout=30000"
+                    "bootstrapServers": "kafka:9092",
+                    "groupId": "apex-grp",
+                    "enableAutoCommit": true,
+                    "autoCommitTime": 1000,
+                    "sessionTimeout": 30000,
+                    "consumerPollTime": 100,
+                    "consumerTopicList": [
+                      "unauthenticated.dcae_cl_output"
+                    ],
+                    "keyDeserializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer",
+                    "valueDeserializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer",
+                    "kafkaProperties": [
+
+                    ]
                   }
                 },
                 "eventProtocolParameters": {
@@ -2876,10 +2889,21 @@
               },
               "SimpleCL_logOutputter": {
                 "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
-                  "carrierTechnology": "RESTCLIENT",
-                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient.RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters",
+                  "carrierTechnology": "KAFKA",
+                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.kafka.KafkaCarrierTechnologyParameters",
                   "parameters": {
-                    "url": "http://message-router:3904/events/APEX-CL-MGT"
+                    "bootstrapServers": "kafka:9092",
+                    "acks": "all",
+                    "retries": 0,
+                    "batchSize": 16384,
+                    "lingerTime": 1,
+                    "bufferMemory": 33554432,
+                    "producerTopic": "apex-cl-mgt",
+                    "keySerializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer",
+                    "valueSerializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer",
+                    "kafkaProperties": [
+
+                    ]
                   }
                 },
                 "eventProtocolParameters": {
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.metadataSet.Test.json b/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.metadataSet.Test.json
index 20338ff..d9cd87e 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.metadataSet.Test.json
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/data/onap.policies.apex.pnf.metadataSet.Test.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
                 "taskParameters": [
                   {
                     "key": "logUrl",
-                    "value": "http://message-router:3904/events/APEX-CL-MGT2"
+                    "value": "http://kafka:9092/topics/apex-cl-mgt2"
                   }
                 ]
               }
@@ -44,10 +44,23 @@
             "eventInputParameters": {
               "SimpleCL_DCAEConsumer2": {
                 "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
-                  "carrierTechnology": "RESTCLIENT",
-                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient.RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters",
+                  "carrierTechnology": "KAFKA",
+                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.kafka.KafkaCarrierTechnologyParameters",
                   "parameters": {
-                    "url": "http://message-router:3904/events/unauthenticated.DCAE_CL_OUTPUT/cl/apex?timeout=30000"
+                    "bootstrapServers": "kafka:9092",
+                    "groupId": "apex-grp2",
+                    "enableAutoCommit": true,
+                    "autoCommitTime": 1000,
+                    "sessionTimeout": 30000,
+                    "consumerPollTime": 100,
+                    "consumerTopicList": [
+                      "unauthenticated.dcae_cl_output"
+                    ],
+                    "keyDeserializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer",
+                    "valueDeserializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringDeserializer",
+                    "kafkaProperties": [
+
+                    ]
                   }
                 },
                 "eventProtocolParameters": {
@@ -145,10 +158,21 @@
               },
               "SimpleCL_logOutputter2": {
                 "carrierTechnologyParameters": {
-                  "carrierTechnology": "RESTCLIENT",
-                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.restclient.RestClientCarrierTechnologyParameters",
+                  "carrierTechnology": "KAFKA",
+                  "parameterClassName": "org.onap.policy.apex.plugins.event.carrier.kafka.KafkaCarrierTechnologyParameters",
                   "parameters": {
-                    "url": "http://message-router:3904/events/APEX-CL-MGT2"
+                    "bootstrapServers": "kafka:9092",
+                    "acks": "all",
+                    "retries": 0,
+                    "batchSize": 16384,
+                    "lingerTime": 1,
+                    "bufferMemory": 33554432,
+                    "producerTopic": "apex-cl-mgt2",
+                    "keySerializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer",
+                    "valueSerializer": "org.apache.kafka.common.serialization.StringSerializer",
+                    "kafkaProperties": [
+
+                    ]
                   }
                 },
                 "eventProtocolParameters": {
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/distribution-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/distribution-test.robot
index b8b4924..c85be4f 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/distribution-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/distribution-test.robot
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
     [Documentation]  Verify policy-distribution is exporting prometheus metrics after execution
     ${hcauth}=  PolicyAdminAuth
     ${resp}=  PerformGetRequest  ${DISTRIBUTION_IP}  /metrics  200  null  ${hcauth}
-    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  total_distribution_received_count_total 1.0
-    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  distribution_success_count_total 1.0
+    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  total_distribution_received_count_total 2.0
+    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  distribution_success_count_total 2.0
     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  distribution_failure_count_total 0.0
-    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  total_download_received_count_total 1.0
-    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  download_success_count_total 1.0
+    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  total_download_received_count_total 2.0
+    Should Contain  ${resp.text}  download_success_count_total 2.0
     Should Contain  ${resp.text}  download_failure_count_total 0.0
 
 *** Keywords ***
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/drools-applications-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/drools-applications-test.robot
index 81ec65e..5c6a1b5 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/drools-applications-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/drools-applications-test.robot
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 
 MakeTopics
     [Documentation]    Creates the Policy topics
-    GetTopic     POLICY-PDP-PAP
-    GetTopic     POLICY-CL-MGT
+    GetKafkaTopic     policy-pdp-pap
+    GetKafkaTopic     policy-cl-mgt
 
 CreateVcpeXacmlPolicy
     [Documentation]    Create VCPE Policy for Xacml
@@ -59,27 +59,20 @@
 DeployXacmlPolicies
     [Documentation]    Deploys the Policies to Xacml
     PerformPostRequest  /policy/pap/v1/pdps/deployments/batch  null  ${POLICY_PAP_IP}  deploy.xacml.policies.json  ${CURDIR}/data  json  202
-    ${result}=    CheckTopic     POLICY-PDP-PAP    PDP_UPDATE
-    Sleep    5s
-    ${result}=    CheckTopic     POLICY-PDP-PAP    ACTIVE
-    Should Contain    ${result}    responseTo
-    Should Contain    ${result}    xacml
-    Should Contain    ${result}    restart
-    Should Contain    ${result}    onap.restart.tca
+    Sleep  5s
+    ${result}=    CheckKafkaTopic     policy-notification    onap.vfirewall.tca
+    Should Contain    ${result}    deployed-policies
     Should Contain    ${result}    onap.scaleout.tca
-    Should Contain    ${result}    onap.vfirewall.tca
+    Should Contain    ${result}    onap.restart.tca
 
 DeployDroolsPolicies
     [Documentation]    Deploys the Policies to Drools
     PerformPostRequest  /policy/pap/v1/pdps/deployments/batch  null  ${POLICY_PAP_IP}  deploy.drools.policies.json  ${CURDIR}/data  json  202
-    ${result}=    CheckTopic     POLICY-PDP-PAP    PDP_UPDATE
-    Sleep    5s
-    ${result}=    CheckTopic     POLICY-PDP-PAP    ACTIVE
-    Should Contain    ${result}    responseTo
-    Should Contain    ${result}    drools
-    Should Contain    ${result}    operational.restart
+    Sleep  5s
+    ${result}=    CheckKafkaTopic    policy-notification    operational.modifyconfig
+    Should Contain    ${result}    deployed-policies
     Should Contain    ${result}    operational.scaleout
-    Should Contain    ${result}    operational.modifyconfig
+    Should Contain    ${result}    operational.restart
 
 #VcpeExecute
 #    [Documentation]    Executes VCPE Policy
@@ -179,7 +172,7 @@
     ${data}=    Get File    ${file}
     Create Session   session  http://${DMAAP_IP}   max_retries=1
     ${headers}=  Create Dictionary  Content-Type=application/json
-    ${resp}=  POST On Session    session    /events/unauthenticated.DCAE_CL_OUTPUT    headers=${headers}    data=${data}
+    ${resp}=  POST On Session    session    /events/unauthenticateddcae_cl_output    headers=${headers}    data=${data}
     Log    Response from dmaap ${resp.text}
     Status Should Be    OK
     [Return]    ${resp.text}
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/kafka_consumer.py b/csit/resources/tests/kafka_consumer.py
similarity index 86%
rename from csit/resources/scripts/kafka_consumer.py
rename to csit/resources/tests/kafka_consumer.py
index 80b6167..595e3db 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/kafka_consumer.py
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/kafka_consumer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # ============LICENSE_START====================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # =============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 import sys
 import time
 
+
 def consume_kafka_topic(topic, expected_values, timeout):
     config = {
             'bootstrap.servers': 'localhost:29092',
@@ -51,21 +52,15 @@
                 else:
                     # Message received
                     message = msg.value().decode('utf-8')
-                    if verify_msg(expected_values, message):
+                    if expected_values in message:
                         print(message)
                         sys.exit(200)
     finally:
         consumer.close()
 
-def verify_msg(expected_values, message):
-    for item in expected_values:
-        if item not in message:
-            return False
-    return True
-
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     topic_name = sys.argv[1]
-    timeout = sys.argv[2]  # timeout in seconds for verifying the kafka topic
-    expected_values = sys.argv[3:]
+    timeout = int(sys.argv[2])  # timeout in seconds for verifying the kafka topic
+    expected_values = sys.argv[3]
     consume_kafka_topic(topic_name, expected_values, timeout)
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/kafka_producer.py b/csit/resources/tests/kafka_producer.py
similarity index 96%
rename from csit/resources/scripts/kafka_producer.py
rename to csit/resources/tests/kafka_producer.py
index ff12987..e6f01c2 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/kafka_producer.py
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/kafka_producer.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # ============LICENSE_START====================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # =============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/csit/resources/scripts/make_topics.py b/csit/resources/tests/make_topics.py
similarity index 96%
rename from csit/resources/scripts/make_topics.py
rename to csit/resources/tests/make_topics.py
index daee434..64a230e 100755
--- a/csit/resources/scripts/make_topics.py
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/make_topics.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env python3
 #
 # ============LICENSE_START====================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Copyright (C) 2023-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # =============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/pap-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/pap-test.robot
index 8232843..74d299a 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/pap-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/pap-test.robot
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 Consolidated Healthcheck
     [Documentation]  Verify policy consolidated health check
+    sleep  20
     ${resp}=  GetReq  /policy/pap/v1/components/healthcheck
     Should Be Equal As Strings  ${resp.json()['healthy']}  True
 
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/policy-clamp-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/policy-clamp-test.robot
index d5fec49..10f9389 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/policy-clamp-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/policy-clamp-test.robot
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 QueryPolicyTypes
      [Documentation]    Verify the new policy types created
      ${auth}=    Create List    policyadmin    zb!XztG34
+     sleep  10
      Log    Creating session http://${POLICY_API_IP}}:6969
      ${session}=    Create Session      policy  http://${POLICY_API_IP}   auth=${auth}
      ${headers}=  Create Dictionary     Accept=application/json    Content-Type=application/json
diff --git a/csit/resources/tests/xacml-pdp-test.robot b/csit/resources/tests/xacml-pdp-test.robot
index 331a7fa..e500a04 100644
--- a/csit/resources/tests/xacml-pdp-test.robot
+++ b/csit/resources/tests/xacml-pdp-test.robot
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 
 MakeTopics
     [Documentation]    Creates the Policy topics
-    GetTopic   POLICY-PDP-PAP
+    GetKafkaTopic   policy-pdp-pap
 
 ExecuteXacmlPolicy
     CreateMonitorPolicy
@@ -56,12 +56,9 @@
     ${postjson}=  Get file  ${CURDIR}/data/vCPE.policy.input.tosca.deploy.json
     ${policyadmin}=  PolicyAdminAuth
     PerformPostRequest  ${POLICY_PAP_IP}  /policy/pap/v1/pdps/policies  202  ${postjson}  null  ${policyadmin}
-    ${result}=     CheckTopic    POLICY-PDP-PAP    PDP_UPDATE
-    Sleep    5s
-    ${result}=     CheckTopic    POLICY-PDP-PAP    ACTIVE
-    Should Contain    ${result}    responseTo
-    Should Contain    ${result}    xacml
-    Should Contain    ${result}    onap.restart.tca
+    sleep  20s
+    ${result}=     CheckKafkaTopic    policy-notification     onap.restart.tca
+    Should Contain    ${result}    deployed-policies
 
 GetAbbreviatedDecisionResult
     [Documentation]    Get Decision with abbreviated results from Policy Xacml PDP
diff --git a/csit/run-k8s-csit.sh b/csit/run-k8s-csit.sh
index 9fd6159..5a3ac3b 100755
--- a/csit/run-k8s-csit.sh
+++ b/csit/run-k8s-csit.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 #
 # ============LICENSE_START====================================================
-#  Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Nordix Foundation.
+#  Copyright (C) 2022-2024 Nordix Foundation.
 # =============================================================================
 # Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
 # you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@
                     $POLICY_CLAMP_CONTAINER,$POLICY_PF_PPNT_CONTAINER,$POLICY_K8S_PPNT_CONTAINER,
                     $POLICY_HTTP_PPNT_CONTAINER)
         export SET_VALUES="--set $POLICY_APEX_CONTAINER.enabled=true --set $POLICY_XACML_CONTAINER.enabled=true
-            --set $POLICY_DISTRIBUTION_CONTAINER.enabled=true --set $POLICY_POLICY_DROOLS_CONTAINER.enabled=true
+            --set $POLICY_DISTRIBUTION_CONTAINER.enabled=true --set $POLICY_DROOLS_CONTAINER.enabled=true
             --set $POLICY_CLAMP_CONTAINER.enabled=true --set $POLICY_PF_PPNT_CONTAINER.enabled=true
             --set $POLICY_K8S_PPNT_CONTAINER.enabled=true --set $POLICY_HTTP_PPNT_CONTAINER.enabled=true"
         ;;