diff --git a/.github/workflows/tcp-sanity-rh9.yml b/.github/workflows/tcp-sanity-rh9.yml
index e50ad2575..767e26af4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tcp-sanity-rh9.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tcp-sanity-rh9.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,36 @@ jobs:
              ./validation.sh
              ./rmconfig.sh
              cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/tcplbmark/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
+             cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/tcplbdsr1/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
+             cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/tcplbdsr2/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
+             cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/tcplbl3dsr/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
+             cd -
+      - run: |
+             cd cicd/tcplbhash/
+             ./config.sh
+             ./validation.sh
+             ./rmconfig.sh
+             cd -
       - name: Clean test-bed
         if: success() || failure()
         run: |
diff --git a/cicd/common/tcp_server.js b/cicd/common/tcp_server.js
index ca6f6f588..0813382fd 100644
--- a/cicd/common/tcp_server.js
+++ b/cicd/common/tcp_server.js
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 var http = require('http');
+var port = 8080
+if (process.argv[3]) {
+  port = 2020
+}
 http.createServer(function (req, res) {
   res.writeHead(200, {'Content-Type': 'text/html'});
   res.end(process.argv[2]);
-}).listen(8080);
+}).listen(port);
diff --git a/cicd/sctplb/validation.sh b/cicd/sctplb/validation.sh
index 2d36c99d5..d6a5c6b00 100755
--- a/cicd/sctplb/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctplb/validation.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ echo SCENARIO-sctplb
 servArr=( "server1" "server2" "server3" )
 ep=( "31.31.31.1" "32.32.32.1" "33.33.33.1" )
 
-$hexec l3ep1 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[0]} 8080 server1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3ep2 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[1]} 8080 server2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3ep3 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[2]} 8080 server3 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep1 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server1'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep2 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server2'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep3 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server3'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 sleep 5
 code=0
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ j=0
 waitCount=0
 while [ $j -le 2 ]
 do
-    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.10.10.1 0 ${ep[j]} 8080)
+    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.10.10.1 0 ${ep[j]} 8080)
     #echo $res
     if [[ $res == "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ for i in {1..4}
 do
 for j in {0..2}
 do
-    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.10.10.1 0 20.20.20.1 2020)
+    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.10.10.1 0 20.20.20.1 2020)
     echo -e $res
     if [[ $res != "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ do
     sleep 1
 done
 done
+sudo pkill socat >/dev/null 2>&1
 sudo pkill sctp_server >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [[ $code == 0 ]]
 then
diff --git a/cicd/sctplbdsr/validation.sh b/cicd/sctplbdsr/validation.sh
index 888259172..0e2a56daf 100755
--- a/cicd/sctplbdsr/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctplbdsr/validation.sh
@@ -1,16 +1,16 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 source ../common.sh
 echo SCENARIO-sctplbdsr
-#$hexec l3ep1 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server1'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-#$hexec l3ep2 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server2'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-#$hexec l3ep3 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server3'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-
 servArr=( "server1" "server2" "server3" )
 ep=( "31.31.31.1" "32.32.32.1" "33.33.33.1" )
 
-$hexec l3ep1 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,31.31.31.1 2020 server1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3ep2 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,32.32.32.1 2020 server2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3ep3 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,33.33.33.1 2020 server3 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep1 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server1'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep2 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server2'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3ep3 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:2020,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server3'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+
+#$hexec l3ep1 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,31.31.31.1 2020 server1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+#$hexec l3ep2 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,32.32.32.1 2020 server2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+#$hexec l3ep3 ../common/sctp_server 20.20.20.1,33.33.33.1 2020 server3 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 sleep 5
 code=0
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ waitCount=0
 while [ $j -le 2 ]
 do
     #res=$($hexec l3h1 socat -T10 - SCTP:${ep[j]}:2020)
-    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.10.10.1 2010 ${ep[j]} 2020)
+    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.10.10.1 2010 ${ep[j]} 2020)
     echo $res
     if [[ $res == "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ sleep 5
 nid=0
 for j in {0..2}
 do
-    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.10.10.1 2010 20.20.20.1 2020)
+    res=$($hexec l3h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.10.10.1 2010 20.20.20.1 2020)
     echo $res
     if [[ $exp == "" ]]
     then
@@ -69,6 +69,6 @@ else
     echo SCENARIO-sctplbdsr [FAILED]
 fi
 
-#sudo killall -9 socat >> /dev/null 2>&1
+sudo pkill -9 socat >> /dev/null 2>&1
 sudo pkill -9 sctp_server >/dev/null 2>&1
 exit $code
diff --git a/cicd/sctponearm/validation.sh b/cicd/sctponearm/validation.sh
index 9aae1d87d..fbf6df503 100755
--- a/cicd/sctponearm/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctponearm/validation.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ source ../common.sh
 echo SCENARIO-SCTP-ONEARM
 servArr=( "server1" "server2" )
 ep=( "10.75.188.218" "10.75.188.220" )
-$hexec ep1 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[0]} 38412 server1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec ep2 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[1]} 38412 server2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec ep1 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:38412,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server1'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec ep2 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:38412,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server2'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 sleep 60
 $dexec llb1 loxicmd get ep
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ j=2
 waitCount=0
 while [ $j -le 1 ]
 do
-    res=$($hexec c1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.75.191.224 0 ${ep[j]} 38412)
+    res=$($hexec c1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.75.191.224 0 ${ep[j]} 38412)
     #echo $res
     if [[ $res == "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for i in {1..4}
 do
 for j in {0..1}
 do
-    res=$($hexec c1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 10.75.191.224 0 123.123.123.1 38412)
+    res=$($hexec c1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 10.75.191.224 0 123.123.123.1 38412)
     echo -e $res
     if [[ $res != "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ then
 else
     echo SCENARIO-SCTP-ONEARM [FAILED]
 fi
+sudo pkill -9 -x  socat >/dev/null 2>&1
 sudo pkill -9 -x  sctp_server >/dev/null 2>&1
 exit $code
 
diff --git a/cicd/sctptunlb/validation.sh b/cicd/sctptunlb/validation.sh
index f9d2b7b37..06087f1a6 100755
--- a/cicd/sctptunlb/validation.sh
+++ b/cicd/sctptunlb/validation.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@ servArr=( "server1" "server2" "server3" )
 ep=( "25.25.25.1" "26.26.26.1" "27.27.27.1" )
 ueIP=( "" "32.32.32.1" "31.31.31.1" )
 
-$hexec l3e1 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[0]} 8080 server1 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3e2 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[1]} 8080 server2 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
-$hexec l3e3 ../common/sctp_server ${ep[2]} 8080 server3 >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3e1 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server1'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3e2 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server2'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
+$hexec l3e3 socat -v -T0.5 sctp-l:8080,reuseaddr,fork system:"echo 'server3'; cat" >/dev/null 2>&1 &
 
 sleep 5
 code=0
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ waitCount=0
 while [ $j -le 2 ]
 do
     #res=$($hexec ue1 curl ${ep[j]}:8080)
-    res=`$hexec h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client 32.32.32.1 0 ${ep[j]} 8080`
+    res=`$hexec h1 timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client 32.32.32.1 0 ${ep[j]} 8080`
     #echo $res
     if [[ $res == "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ for i in {1..2}
 do
 for j in {0..2}
 do
-    res=$($hexec h$k timeout 10 ../common/sctp_client ${ueIP[k]} 0 88.88.88.88 2020)
+    res=$($hexec h$k timeout 10 ../common/sctp_socat_client ${ueIP[k]} 0 88.88.88.88 2020)
     echo -e $res
     if [[ $res != "${servArr[j]}" ]]
     then
@@ -70,5 +70,6 @@ else
     echo SCENARIO-sctptunlb [FAILED]
 fi
 sudo pkill sctp_server >/dev/null 2>&1
+sudo pkill socat >/dev/null 2>&1
 exit $code
 
diff --git a/loxilb-ebpf b/loxilb-ebpf
index a5869d0af..70a193a85 160000
--- a/loxilb-ebpf
+++ b/loxilb-ebpf
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit a5869d0af78252baff82f4193b28c545ca76ba87
+Subproject commit 70a193a85f89a7e8d008fdfb72773ab9e4c76c43