diff --git a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltConnectorClient.py b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltConnectorClient.py
index e71cf0bd7e7abe699fd6bcb81fcae015527de834..7cfb6b59443c751ffddb627cd3aba8a25584e191 100644
--- a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltConnectorClient.py
+++ b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltConnectorClient.py
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class DltConnectorClient:
         LOGGER.debug('Channel created')
 
     def connect(self):
-        self.channel = grpc.insecure_channel(self.endpoint)
+        self.channel = grpc.aio.insecure_channel(self.endpoint)
         self.stub = DltConnectorServiceStub(self.channel)
 
     def close(self):
diff --git a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector copy.py b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector copy.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..9fac60b7cfb39c2594655a5ce35c879872005051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector copy.py	
@@ -0,0 +1,95 @@
+# Copyright 2022-2024 ETSI OSG/SDG TeraFlowSDN (TFS) (https://tfs.etsi.org/)
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+from typing import Callable, Optional
+import asyncio
+import grpc, logging, queue, threading, time
+from common.proto.dlt_gateway_pb2 import DltRecordEvent, DltRecordSubscription
+from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
+from dlt.connector.client.DltGatewayClient import DltGatewayClient
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+
+# This class accepts an event_handler method as attribute that can be used to pre-process and
+# filter events before they reach the events_queue. Depending on the handler, the supported
+# behaviors are:
+# - If the handler is not set, the events are transparently added to the events_queue.
+# - If returns None for an event, the event is not stored in the events_queue.
+# - If returns a DltRecordEvent object for an event, the returned event is stored in the events_queue.
+# - Other combinations are not supported.
+
+class DltEventsCollector(threading.Thread):
+    def __init__(
+        self, dltgateway_client : DltGatewayClient,
+        log_events_received     : bool = False,
+        event_handler           : Optional[Callable[[DltRecordEvent], Optional[DltRecordEvent]]] = None,
+    ) -> None:
+        super().__init__(name='DltEventsCollector', daemon=True)
+        self._dltgateway_client = dltgateway_client
+        self._log_events_received = log_events_received
+        self._event_handler = event_handler
+        self._events_queue = queue.Queue()
+        self._terminate = threading.Event()
+        self._dltgateway_stream = None
+
+    def run(self) -> None:
+        event_handler = self._event_handler
+        if event_handler is None: event_handler = lambda e: e
+        self._terminate.clear()
+        while not self._terminate.is_set():
+            try:
+                subscription = DltRecordSubscription() # bu default subscribe to all
+                self._dltgateway_stream = self._dltgateway_client.SubscribeToDlt(subscription)
+                for event in self._dltgateway_stream:
+                    if self._log_events_received:
+                        LOGGER.info('[_collect] event: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(event)))
+                    event = event_handler(event)
+                    if event is None: continue
+                    if not isinstance(event, DltRecordEvent):
+                        # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
+                        raise Exception('Unsupported return type: {:s}'.format(str(event)))
+                    self._events_queue.put_nowait(event)
+            except grpc.RpcError as e:
+                if e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE: # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    time.sleep(0.5)
+                    continue
+                elif e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.CANCELLED: # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    break
+                else:
+                    raise # pragma: no cover
+
+    def get_event(self, block : bool = True, timeout : float = 0.1):
+        try:
+            return self._events_queue.get(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+        except queue.Empty: # pylint: disable=catching-non-exception
+            return None
+
+    def get_events(self, block : bool = True, timeout : float = 0.1, count : int = None):
+        events = []
+        if count is None:
+            while True:
+                event = self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+                if event is None: break
+                events.append(event)
+        else:
+            for _ in range(count):
+                event = self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+                if event is None: continue
+                events.append(event)
+        return sorted(events, key=lambda e: e.event.timestamp.timestamp)
+
+    def stop(self):
+        self._terminate.set()
+        if self._dltgateway_stream is not None: self._dltgateway_stream.cancel()
diff --git a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector.py b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector.py
index e59784a4d2902459d7bc88925e5b83a698770012..39cf993f3e7fac22fa04d607ceb54f378121cc9d 100644
--- a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector.py
+++ b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltEventsCollector.py
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 # limitations under the License.
 
 from typing import Callable, Optional
-import grpc, logging, queue, threading, time
+import asyncio
+import grpc
+import logging
 from common.proto.dlt_gateway_pb2 import DltRecordEvent, DltRecordSubscription
 from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
 from dlt.connector.client.DltGatewayClient import DltGatewayClient
@@ -21,74 +23,78 @@ from dlt.connector.client.DltGatewayClient import DltGatewayClient
 LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
 
-# This class accepts an event_handler method as attribute that can be used to pre-process and
-# filter events before they reach the events_queue. Depending on the handler, the supported
-# behaviors are:
-# - If the handler is not set, the events are transparently added to the events_queue.
-# - If returns None for an event, the event is not stored in the events_queue.
-# - If returns a DltRecordEvent object for an event, the returned event is stored in the events_queue.
-# - Other combinations are not supported.
-
-class DltEventsCollector(threading.Thread):
+class DltEventsCollector:
     def __init__(
-        self, dltgateway_client : DltGatewayClient,
-        log_events_received     : bool = False,
-        event_handler           : Optional[Callable[[DltRecordEvent], Optional[DltRecordEvent]]] = None,
+        self, dltgateway_client: DltGatewayClient,
+        log_events_received: bool = False,
+        event_handler: Optional[Callable[[DltRecordEvent], Optional[DltRecordEvent]]] = None,
     ) -> None:
-        super().__init__(name='DltEventsCollector', daemon=True)
         self._dltgateway_client = dltgateway_client
         self._log_events_received = log_events_received
         self._event_handler = event_handler
-        self._events_queue = queue.Queue()
-        self._terminate = threading.Event()
+        self._events_queue = asyncio.Queue()
+        self._terminate = asyncio.Event()
         self._dltgateway_stream = None
 
-    def run(self) -> None:
+    async def start(self) -> None:
         event_handler = self._event_handler
-        if event_handler is None: event_handler = lambda e: e
+        if event_handler is None:
+            event_handler = lambda e: e
         self._terminate.clear()
         while not self._terminate.is_set():
             try:
-                subscription = DltRecordSubscription() # bu default subscribe to all
-                self._dltgateway_stream = self._dltgateway_client.SubscribeToDlt(subscription)
-                for event in self._dltgateway_stream:
+                subscription = DltRecordSubscription()  # by default subscribe to all
+                self._dltgateway_stream = await self._dltgateway_client.SubscribeToDlt(subscription)
+                async for event in self._dltgateway_stream:
                     if self._log_events_received:
                         LOGGER.info('[_collect] event: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(event)))
                     event = event_handler(event)
-                    if event is None: continue
+                    if event is None:
+                        continue
                     if not isinstance(event, DltRecordEvent):
-                        # pylint: disable=broad-exception-raised
                         raise Exception('Unsupported return type: {:s}'.format(str(event)))
-                    self._events_queue.put_nowait(event)
+                    await self._events_queue.put(event)
             except grpc.RpcError as e:
-                if e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE: # pylint: disable=no-member
-                    time.sleep(0.5)
+                if e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.UNAVAILABLE:  # pylint: disable=no-member
+                    await asyncio.sleep(0.5)
                     continue
-                elif e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.CANCELLED: # pylint: disable=no-member
+                elif e.code() == grpc.StatusCode.CANCELLED:  # pylint: disable=no-member
                     break
                 else:
-                    raise # pragma: no cover
+                    raise  # pragma: no cover
 
-    def get_event(self, block : bool = True, timeout : float = 0.1):
+    async def get_event(self, block: bool = True, timeout: float = 0.1):
         try:
-            return self._events_queue.get(block=block, timeout=timeout)
-        except queue.Empty: # pylint: disable=catching-non-exception
+            return await asyncio.wait_for(self._events_queue.get(), timeout)
+        except asyncio.TimeoutError:
             return None
 
-    def get_events(self, block : bool = True, timeout : float = 0.1, count : int = None):
+    async def get_events(self, block: bool = True, timeout: float = 0.1, count: int = None):
         events = []
         if count is None:
             while True:
-                event = self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
-                if event is None: break
+                event = await self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+                if event is None:
+                    break
                 events.append(event)
         else:
             for _ in range(count):
-                event = self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
-                if event is None: continue
+                event = await self.get_event(block=block, timeout=timeout)
+                if event is None:
+                    continue
                 events.append(event)
         return sorted(events, key=lambda e: e.event.timestamp.timestamp)
 
-    def stop(self):
+    async def stop(self):
         self._terminate.set()
-        if self._dltgateway_stream is not None: self._dltgateway_stream.cancel()
+        if self._dltgateway_stream is not None:
+            await self._dltgateway_stream.cancel()
+
+# Usage example
+async def main():
+    gateway_client = DltGatewayClient()
+    collector = DltEventsCollector(gateway_client)
+    await collector.start()
+
+# Start the event loop
+asyncio.run(main())
diff --git a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltGatewayClient.py b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltGatewayClient.py
index b04e08d7fd5f0b83a41f36a976376be83b603551..f9b37a2db848ba0c5a41f887d819ccf0489909e6 100644
--- a/src/dlt/connector/client/DltGatewayClient.py
+++ b/src/dlt/connector/client/DltGatewayClient.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class DltGatewayClient:
         LOGGER.debug('Channel created')
 
     def connect(self):
-        self.channel = grpc.insecure_channel(self.endpoint)
+        self.channel = grpc.aio.insecure_channel(self.endpoint)
         self.stub = DltGatewayServiceStub(self.channel)
 
     def close(self):
diff --git a/src/dlt/connector/client/async.py b/src/dlt/connector/client/async.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e38f124c2bd2b7a1e6435c4fa15cf56c823eb7d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/dlt/connector/client/async.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# DltGatewayClient.py
+
+import grpc
+import logging
+from typing import Iterator
+from common.proto.context_pb2 import Empty, TeraFlowController
+from common.proto.dlt_gateway_pb2 import (
+    DltPeerStatus, DltPeerStatusList, DltRecord, DltRecordEvent, DltRecordId, DltRecordStatus, DltRecordSubscription
+)
+from common.proto.dlt_gateway_pb2_grpc import DltGatewayServiceStub
+from common.tools.client.RetryDecorator import retry, delay_exponential
+from common.tools.grpc.Tools import grpc_message_to_json_string
+from dlt.connector.Config import DLT_GATEWAY_HOST, DLT_GATEWAY_PORT
+
+LOGGER = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+LOGGER.setLevel(logging.DEBUG)
+MAX_RETRIES = 15
+DELAY_FUNCTION = delay_exponential(initial=0.01, increment=2.0, maximum=5.0)
+RETRY_DECORATOR = retry(max_retries=MAX_RETRIES, delay_function=DELAY_FUNCTION, prepare_method_name='connect')
+
+class DltGatewayClient:
+    def __init__(self, host=None, port=None):
+        if not host: host = DLT_GATEWAY_HOST
+        if not port: port = DLT_GATEWAY_PORT
+        self.endpoint = '{:s}:{:s}'.format(str(host), str(port))
+        LOGGER.debug('Creating channel to {:s}...'.format(self.endpoint))
+        self.channel = None
+        self.stub = None
+        self.connect()
+        LOGGER.debug('Channel created')
+
+    def connect(self):
+        self.channel = grpc.aio.insecure_channel(self.endpoint)
+        self.stub = DltGatewayServiceStub(self.channel)
+
+    def close(self):
+        if self.channel is not None: self.channel.close()
+        self.channel = None
+        self.stub = None
+
+    @RETRY_DECORATOR
+    async def RecordToDlt(self, request: DltRecord) -> DltRecordStatus:
+        LOGGER.debug('RecordToDlt request: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(request)))
+        response = await self.stub.RecordToDlt(request)
+        LOGGER.debug('RecordToDlt result: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(response)))
+        return response
+
+    @RETRY_DECORATOR
+    async def GetFromDlt(self, request: DltRecordId) -> DltRecord:
+        LOGGER.debug('GetFromDlt request: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(request)))
+        response = await self.stub.GetFromDlt(request)
+        LOGGER.debug('GetFromDlt result: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(response)))
+        return response
+
+    @RETRY_DECORATOR
+    async def SubscribeToDlt(self, request: DltRecordSubscription) -> Iterator[DltRecordEvent]:
+        LOGGER.debug('SubscribeToDlt request: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(request)))
+        response = await self.stub.SubscribeToDlt(request)
+        LOGGER.debug('SubscribeToDlt result: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(response)))
+        return response
+
+    @RETRY_DECORATOR
+    async def GetDltStatus(self, request: TeraFlowController) -> DltPeerStatus:
+        LOGGER.debug('GetDltStatus request: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(request)))
+        response = await self.stub.GetDltStatus(request)
+        LOGGER.debug('GetDltStatus result: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(response)))
+        return response
+
+    @RETRY_DECORATOR
+    async def GetDltPeers(self, request: Empty) -> DltPeerStatusList:
+        LOGGER.debug('GetDltPeers request: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(request)))
+        response = await self.stub.GetDltPeers(request)
+        LOGGER.debug('GetDltPeers result: {:s}'.format(grpc_message_to_json_string(response)))
+        return response