diff --git a/examples/build/build_example_xapp.sh b/examples/build/build_example_xapp.sh
index d81617e..7d1a623 100755
--- a/examples/build/build_example_xapp.sh
+++ b/examples/build/build_example_xapp.sh
@@ -22,12 +22,12 @@
 echo "--> build_example_xapp.sh starts"
 
 # Install RMR from deb packages at packagecloud.io
-rmr=rmr_3.7.2_amd64.deb
-wget --content-disposition  https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/staging/packages/debian/stretch/$rmr/download.deb
+rmr=rmr_4.2.2_amd64.deb
+wget --content-disposition  https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/release/packages/debian/stretch/$rmr/download.deb
 sudo dpkg -i $rmr
 rm $rmr
-rmrdev=rmr-dev_3.7.2_amd64.deb
-wget --content-disposition https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/staging/packages/debian/stretch/$rmrdev/download.deb
+rmrdev=rmr-dev_4.2.2_amd64.deb
+wget --content-disposition https://packagecloud.io/o-ran-sc/release/packages/debian/stretch/$rmrdev/download.deb
 sudo dpkg -i $rmrdev
 rm $rmrdev
 
diff --git a/examples/build/run_example_xapp.sh b/examples/build/run_example_xapp.sh
index 169effb..db42d0f 100755
--- a/examples/build/run_example_xapp.sh
+++ b/examples/build/run_example_xapp.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,6 @@
 #	Abstract:	Starts the example xApp service
 #	Date:		19 March 2020
 #
-export RMR_SEED_RT=./uta_rtg.rt
+export RMR_SEED_RT=./config/uta_rtg.rt
 
-exec ./example_xapp -f ./config-file.json
+exec ./example_xapp -f ./config/config-file.json
diff --git a/examples/cmd/example-xapp.go b/examples/cmd/example-xapp.go
index a08844b..acb0b8d 100755
--- a/examples/cmd/example-xapp.go
+++ b/examples/cmd/example-xapp.go
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
 
 func (e *ExampleXapp) Run() {
 	// Set MDC (read: name visible in the logs)
-	xapp.Logger.SetMdc("example-xapp", "0.1.2")
+	xapp.Logger.SetMdc("example-xapp", "0.1.3")
 
 	// Register various callback functions for application management
 	xapp.SetReadyCB(func(d interface{}) { e.rmrReady = true }, true)
diff --git a/examples/config/config-file.json b/examples/config/config-file.json
index bfd885c..8caecdb 100755
--- a/examples/config/config-file.json
+++ b/examples/config/config-file.json
@@ -1,41 +1,109 @@
 {
-    "local": {
-        "host": ":8080"
+    "name": "example",
+    "version": "0.6.0",
+    "vendor": "Nokia",
+    "moId": "SEP",
+    "containers": [
+        {
+            "name": "example",
+            "image": {
+                "registry": "ranco-dev-tools.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com:10001",
+                "name": "example-xapp",
+                "tag": "0.5.3"
+            },
+            "resources": {
+                "limits": {
+                    "cpu": "1",
+                    "memory": "50Mi"
+                },
+                "requests": {
+                    "cpu": "1",
+                    "memory": "100Mi"
+                }
+            }
+        }
+    ],
+    "livenessProbe": {
+        "httpGet": {
+            "path": "ric/v1/health/alive",
+            "port": 8080
+        },
+        "initialDelaySeconds": 5,
+        "periodSeconds": 15
     },
-    "logger": {
-        "level": 3
+    "readinessProbe": {
+        "httpGet": {
+            "path": "ric/v1/health/ready",
+            "port": 8080
+        },
+        "initialDelaySeconds": 5,
+        "periodSeconds": 15
     },
-    "db": {        
-        "namespace": "sdl",
-        "waitForSdl": true
+    "messaging": {
+        "ports": [
+            {
+                "name": "http",
+                "container": "example",
+                "port": 8080,
+                "description": "http service"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "rmr-route",
+                "container": "example",
+                "port": 4561,
+                "description": "rmr route port for example"
+            },
+            {
+                "name": "rmr-data",
+                "container": "example",
+                "port": 4560,
+                "maxSize": 65536,
+                "rxMessages": ["RIC_SUB_RESP", "RIC_SUB_FAILURE", "RIC_SUB_DEL_RESP", "RIC_INDICATION"],
+                "txMessages": ["RIC_SUB_REQ", "RIC_SUB_DEL_REQ", "RIC_SGNB_ADDITION_REQ", "RIC_SGNB_ADDITION_ACK"],
+                "mtypes" : [
+                        {"name":"TESTNAME1","id":55555},
+                        {"name":"TESTNAME2","id":55556}
+                ],
+                "policies": [],
+                "description": "rmr data port for example"
+            }
+        ]
     },
     "controls": {
-        "subscriptionActive": true
-    },
-    "rmr": {
-       "protPort": "tcp:4560",
-       "maxSize": 65536,
-       "rxMessages": ["RIC_SUB_RESP", "RIC_SUB_FAILURE", "RIC_SUB_DEL_RESP", "RIC_INDICATION"],
-       "txMessages": ["RIC_SUB_REQ", "RIC_SUB_DEL_REQ", "RIC_SGNB_ADDITION_REQ", "RIC_SGNB_ADDITION_ACK"],
-       "mtypes" : [
-            {"name":"TESTNAME1","id":55555},
-            {"name":"TESTNAME2","id":55556}
-       ]
-    },
-    "metrics": [
-        {
-            "objectName": "UEEventStreamingCounters",
-            "objectInstance": "SgNBAdditionRequest",
-            "name": "ricxapp_ExampleXapp_SgNBAdditionRequest",
-            "type": "counter",
-            "description": "The total number of SG addition request events processed"
+        "logger": {
+            "level": 3
         },
+        "subscription": {
+            "subscriptionActive": true
+        }
+    },
+    "metrics": {
+        "url": "/ric/v1/metrics",
+        "namespace": "ricxapp"
+    },
+    "faults": { },
+    "measurements": [
         {
-            "objectName": "UEEventStreamingCounters",
-            "objectInstance": "SgNBAdditionRequestAcknowledge",
-            "name": "ricxapp_ExampleXapp_SgNBAdditionRequestAcknowledge",
-            "type": "counter",
-            "description": "The total number of SG addition request acknowledge events"
+            "moId": "XAPP-example",
+            "measType": "X2AP_Streaming",
+            "measId": "91001",
+            "measInterval": "60",
+            "metrics": [
+                {
+                    "objectName": "UEEventStreamingCounters",
+                    "objectInstance": "SgNBAdditionRequest",
+                    "name": "ricxapp_ExampleXapp_SgNBAdditionRequest",
+                    "type": "counter",
+                    "description": "The total number of SG addition request events processed"
+                },
+                {
+                    "objectName": "UEEventStreamingCounters",
+                    "objectInstance": "SgNBAdditionRequestAcknowledge",
+                    "name": "ricxapp_ExampleXapp_SgNBAdditionRequestAcknowledge",
+                    "type": "counter",
+                    "description": "The total number of SG addition request acknowledge events"
+                }
+            ]
         }
     ]
 }
diff --git a/examples/go.mod b/examples/go.mod
index 53baac5..750f9a8 100644
--- a/examples/go.mod
+++ b/examples/go.mod
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 module gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame/example-xapp
 
-require gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame v0.4.1
+require gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame v0.6.1
 
-replace gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame => gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.4.6
+replace gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame => gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.6.1
 
 replace gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/sdlgo => gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/sdlgo.git v0.5.0
 
diff --git a/examples/go.sum b/examples/go.sum
index 4db27b8..f36f60f 100644
--- a/examples/go.sum
+++ b/examples/go.sum
@@ -3,12 +3,20 @@
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 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/alarm-go.git/alarm v0.4.0 h1:Uvyfuq2jyb1aosy2BEzH1g3pe2gy4sMgpsXlvjVeBzI=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/alarm-go.git/alarm v0.4.0/go.mod h1:AdEWKtERGvOQy9ybLhyhrb9w9LLVn8i9xzTwoR5n4BY=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/alarm-go.git/alarm v0.4.2 h1:XNfkp3PwZ7pfkPszX7NaX6DzToCGjcWTLbIHYqCFNu0=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/alarm-go.git/alarm v0.4.2/go.mod h1:AdEWKtERGvOQy9ybLhyhrb9w9LLVn8i9xzTwoR5n4BY=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/common v1.0.21 h1:eK9nUZOTMJ/EnMpH9bkWtMgOvCn3u4+PNCb9gu10s6w=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/common v1.0.21/go.mod h1:QJ1uPPZosGbhxUWpUpeM5fLqFHdnWTrVnvW2DgyOCes=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/common v1.0.35 h1:TGXHb4DNY8on+ej4S9VUnk2HibIC/5chDy64OE+bQBQ=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/common v1.0.35/go.mod h1:QJ1uPPZosGbhxUWpUpeM5fLqFHdnWTrVnvW2DgyOCes=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/entities v1.0.21 h1:PQ/Mu2ol+8Oh/0BqCWWhPlVVoRCg5dQDEGm4+Opp5w4=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/entities v1.0.21/go.mod h1:GXiXLz4ORBeIr0FLIbzENRykgh3Po5uPkX2jICxnRF0=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/entities v1.0.35 h1:tkM3yE8UzmuH4nf9TqAmiNBSuIZ2CtcMRH2eBIYIzpQ=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/entities v1.0.35/go.mod h1:G+4sUBMbLfQ+RrGS65U15tKmbnP+/1b5oLTPmMfyfT4=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/reader v1.0.21 h1:N3UbqJ9WqC8JEz/TwHHwZwCFAW6VTlZLpD5lnbdD+Y8=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/reader v1.0.21/go.mod h1:SQBZLy1HP94i1vQ3y730wGFsrHqZtgPaEkzPgtqBNw0=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/reader v1.0.35 h1:LcxnUUDwsCzYEISKmkjkyYfg/lnLt8ofkPiGK69vNIA=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/nodeb-rnib.git/reader v1.0.35/go.mod h1:2bSaXTpECbZieB8bMnubTqMwF3n+mMBxlTaAXvcduNg=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/sdlgo.git v0.5.0 h1:+P3XuWKSaMbzh5PNtrW9gkZlCN0hKrZq+Cn8JetwBys=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/sdlgo.git v0.5.0/go.mod h1:y2WhrCvdLkAKdH+ySdHSOSehACJkTMyZghCGVcqoZzc=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.0.26 h1:zFsExCZVAX9vTcLEHNsYgxnKDsGREKoVaz/jwRfTTOI=
@@ -17,6 +25,8 @@
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 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.4.6 h1:Yhizs1A+0n0TLFxeGZO1YYQy8eBX9UEj4e4PgmK008k=
 gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.4.6/go.mod h1:29CdUcCrNEqVBjQWAlgeGrYxSWqSZ4e67xzhuSf6BkI=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.6.1 h1:w//eBu78PZNfTgiPD8encOMTfYQUkniNTCoVtQqgE/A=
+gerrit.o-ran-sc.org/r/ric-plt/xapp-frame.git v0.6.1/go.mod h1:bjhhEII07w+zPQzyvqTq84TjKQPa6IkcnSyWB1DfGHo=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1 h1:WXkYYl6Yr3qBf1K79EBnL4mak0OimBfB0XUf9Vl28OQ=
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/OneOfOne/xxhash v1.2.2/go.mod h1:HSdplMjZKSmBqAxg5vPj2TmRDmfkzw+cTzAElWljhcU=
@@ -124,6 +134,8 @@
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.1/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2 h1:6nsPYzhq5kReh6QImI3k5qWzO4PEbvbIW2cwSfR/6xs=
 github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.2/go.mod h1:6lQm79b+lXiMfvg/cZm0SGofjICqVBUtrP5yJMmIC1U=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.4 h1:87PNWwrRvUSnqS4dlcBU/ftvOIBep4sYuBLlh6rX2wk=
+github.com/golang/protobuf v1.3.4/go.mod h1:vzj43D7+SQXF/4pzW/hwtAqwc6iTitCiVSaWz5lYuqw=
 github.com/google/btree v1.0.0/go.mod h1:lNA+9X1NB3Zf8V7Ke586lFgjr2dZNuvo3lPJSGZ5JPQ=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.2.0/go.mod h1:oXzfMopK8JAjlY9xF4vHSVASa0yLyX7SntLO5aqRK0M=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0 h1:crn/baboCvb5fXaQ0IJ1SGTsTVrWpDsCWC8EGETZijY=