diff --git a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/ex1-sampler-sink.json b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/ex1-sampler-sink.json
index c395ca12..06b7d8e3 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/ex1-sampler-sink.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/1-sampler-sink/ex1-sampler-sink.json
@@ -4,36 +4,36 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "sampler1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         },
 
         {
             "id": "sink1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/ex2-sampler-processor-sink.json b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/ex2-sampler-processor-sink.json
index 7ff94836..7990caba 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/ex2-sampler-processor-sink.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/2-sampler-processor-sink/ex2-sampler-processor-sink.json
@@ -4,63 +4,63 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "sampler1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data1",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         },
         {
             "key": "processor",
             "channels":
             [{
                 "name": "data1",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             },
             {
                 "name": "data2",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5556",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             }]
         },
         {
             "id": "sink1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data2",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5556",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds.json b/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds.json
index 6542370c..a257aa97 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/3-dds/ex3-dds.json
@@ -4,13 +4,13 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "sampler",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data1",
                 "type": "push",
                 "method": "bind",
-                "rateLogging": "0"
-            }
+                "rateLogging": 0
+            }]
         },
         {
             "key": "processor",
@@ -19,24 +19,24 @@
                 "name": "data1",
                 "type": "pull",
                 "method": "connect",
-                "rateLogging": "0"
+                "rateLogging": 0
             },
             {
                 "name": "data2",
                 "type": "push",
                 "method": "connect",
-                "rateLogging": "0"
+                "rateLogging": 0
             }]
         },
         {
             "id": "sink",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data2",
                 "type": "pull",
                 "method": "bind",
-                "rateLogging": "0"
-            }
+                "rateLogging": 0
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/ex4-copypush.json b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/ex4-copypush.json
index 608d4a7c..aa1004c1 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/4-copypush/ex4-copypush.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/4-copypush/ex4-copypush.json
@@ -4,59 +4,59 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "sampler1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
                 "sockets":
                 [{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
                 },
                 {
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5556",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
                 }]
-            }
+            }]
         },
         {
             "id": "sink1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         },
         {
             "id": "sink2",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5556",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/ex5-req-rep.json b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/ex5-req-rep.json
index e2006a65..72224a01 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/ex5-req-rep.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/5-req-rep/ex5-req-rep.json
@@ -4,35 +4,35 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "client",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "req",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5005",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         },
         {
             "id": "server",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "rep",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5005",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/ex6-multiple-channels.json b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/ex6-multiple-channels.json
index e93c84cb..b2a57edf 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/ex6-multiple-channels.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/6-multiple-channels/ex6-multiple-channels.json
@@ -7,27 +7,27 @@
             "channels":
             [{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             },
             {
                 "name": "broadcast",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "sub",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5005",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             }]
         },
         {
@@ -35,44 +35,44 @@
             "channels":
             [{
                 "name": "data",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             },
             {
                 "name": "broadcast",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "sub",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5005",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
             }]
         },
         {
             "id": "broadcaster1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "broadcast",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pub",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5005",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }
diff --git a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/ex8-multipart.json b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/ex8-multipart.json
index 3638e614..6ba8339f 100644
--- a/examples/MQ/8-multipart/ex8-multipart.json
+++ b/examples/MQ/8-multipart/ex8-multipart.json
@@ -4,35 +4,35 @@
         "devices":
         [{
             "id": "sampler1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data-out",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "push",
                     "method": "bind",
                     "address": "tcp://*:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         },
         {
             "id": "sink1",
-            "channel":
-            {
+            "channels":
+			[{
                 "name": "data-in",
-                "socket":
-                {
+                "sockets":
+				[{
                     "type": "pull",
                     "method": "connect",
                     "address": "tcp://localhost:5555",
-                    "sndBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rcvBufSize": "1000",
-                    "rateLogging": "0"
-                }
-            }
+                    "sndBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rcvBufSize": 1000,
+                    "rateLogging": 0
+                }]
+            }]
         }]
     }
 }