diff --git a/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb b/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
index 7ee1eb1..1d8f643 100644
--- a/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
+++ b/docker/netrave-protohandler/netrave_protohandler.rb
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ def create_socket(ip, port) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
   else
     ssl_context = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLContext.new
     ssl_context.verify_mode = OpenSSL::SSL::VERIFY_PEER
+    # Add certificate and key configuration here if needed
     tcp_socket = TCPSocket.new(ip, port)
     ssl_socket = OpenSSL::SSL::SSLSocket.new(tcp_socket, ssl_context)
     ssl_socket.sync_close = true
@@ -57,96 +58,51 @@ def create_socket(ip, port) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
   end
 end
 
-def handle_input(line, connections, consumer_uuids, blacklisted_ips, client, processors, blacklist, recently_connected) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/PerceivedComplexity, Metrics/ParameterLists
+def handle_input(line, processors, orchestrators, blacklist, recently_connected) # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metrics/MethodLength, Metrics/PerceivedComplexity
   command, *args = line.split
   uuid = args.shift if command != 'REGISTER'
 
   # Check if the UUID is blacklisted
-  if blacklisted_ips.include?(client.peeraddr[3]) || blacklist.where(uuid:).count.positive?
-    client.puts 'TERMINATE'
-    return
-  end
+  return 'TERMINATE' if blacklist.where(uuid:).count.positive?
 
   # Check if the UUID is in the recently connected cache
   if recently_connected[uuid] && Time.now - recently_connected[uuid] < 120
     # UUID is recently connected and within 2 minutes, no need to re-validate
-  elsif command != 'REGISTER' && (uuid.nil? || !consumer_uuids.values.include?(uuid))
+  elsif command != 'REGISTER' && (uuid.nil? || processors.where(uuid:).count.zero?)
     # UUID is not recently connected or is invalid, add to blacklist
-    blacklisted_ips.add(client.peeraddr[3])
     blacklist.insert(uuid:)
-    client.puts 'ERROR Unrecognized UUID'
-    return
+    return 'ERROR Unrecognized UUID'
   else
     # UUID is valid, update the recently connected cache
     recently_connected[uuid] = Time.now
   end
 
-  case command
-  when 'REGISTER'
-    id = processors.max(:proto_handler_id).to_i + 1
-    domain, port = args
-    uuid = SecureRandom.uuid
-    client.puts "UUID #{uuid}"
-    consumer_uuids[id] = uuid
-    Async do
-      processor_connection = create_socket(domain, port)
-      connections[id] = processor_connection
-      processors.insert(proto_handler_id: id, uuid:, domain:, port:)
+  handle_command(command, args, processors, orchestrators)
+end
+
+def handle_command(command, args, processors, orchestrators) # rubocop:disable Metrics/MethodLength
+  if command.start_with?('ORCHESTRATOR')
+    orchestrator_command = command.split('_', 2).last
+    orchestrator = orchestrators.first # Assuming you want to pass to the first available orchestrator
+    case orchestrator_command
+    when 'REQUEST', 'UPSTATE', 'FINISHED'
+      orchestrator.puts "#{orchestrator_command} #{args.join(' ')}"
+    else
+      puts "Unknown orchestrator command: #{orchestrator_command}"
     end
-
-  when 'REQUEST'
-    # Handle request from orchestrator
-    consumer_id, request_type, pcap_chunk_id = args
-
-    # Get the connection for this consumer
-    connection = connections[consumer_id]
-
-    # Send the request to the consumer
-    connection.puts "REQUEST #{request_type} #{pcap_chunk_id}"
-
-  when 'UPSTATE'
-    # Handle upstate from consumer
-    consumer_id, state, pcap_chunk_id = args
-
-    # Do something with the state update...
-    # For now, we'll just print it out
-    puts "Consumer #{consumer_id} is now #{state} for chunk #{pcap_chunk_id}"
-
-  when 'FINISHED'
-    # Handle finished from consumer
-    consumer_id, pcap_chunk_id = args
-
-    # Do something with the finished message...
-    # For now, we'll just print it out
-    puts "Consumer #{consumer_id} has finished chunk #{pcap_chunk_id}"
-
-  when 'CHANGE'
-    # Handle change from orchestrator
-    consumer_id, state, urgency = args
-
-    # Get the connection for this consumer
-    connection = connections[consumer_id]
-
-    # Send the change to the consumer
-    connection.puts "CHANGE #{state} #{urgency}"
-
-  when 'SHUTDOWN'
-    # Handle shutdown from orchestrator
-    consumer_id, urgency = args
-
-    # Get the connection for this consumer
-    connection = connections[consumer_id]
-
-    # Send the shutdown to the consumer
-    connection.puts "SHUTDOWN #{urgency}"
-
   else
-    puts "Unknown command: #{command}"
+    consumer = processors.where(uuid: args.last).first # Assuming UUID is the last argument for CHANGE and SHUTDOWN
+    case command
+    when 'CHANGE', 'SHUTDOWN'
+      consumer.puts "#{command} #{args.join(' ')}"
+    else
+      puts "Unknown command: #{command}"
+    end
   end
 end
 
 def register_orchestrator(line, orchestrators)
-  domain, port = line.split
+  _, domain, port = line.split
   id = orchestrators.max(:id).to_i + 1
   orchestrators.insert(id:, domain:, port:)
   puts "Orchestrator registered with domain: #{domain}, port: #{port}"
@@ -160,11 +116,11 @@ Async do
       begin
         line = client.gets
         # Determine if the connection is from an orchestrator for registration
-        if is_orchestrator_registration?(line) # Define this method to identify orchestrator registration
+        if is_orchestrator_registration?(line)
           register_orchestrator(line, orchestrators)
         else
           # Here we handle each line of input from the client
-          handle_input(line, client, processors, blacklist, recently_connected) # Pass the variables here
+          handle_input(line, processors, blacklist, recently_connected)
         end
       ensure
         # This code will be executed when the fiber is finished, regardless of whether an exception was raised