diff --git a/clmctest/monitoring/StreamingSim.py b/clmctest/monitoring/StreamingSim.py
index 91159bd1485caf74d41067908a0bf811bb91d7dd..ff901f7756afad6b3949636e292b5f080d08f3e0 100644
--- a/clmctest/monitoring/StreamingSim.py
+++ b/clmctest/monitoring/StreamingSim.py
@@ -240,11 +240,12 @@ class Sim(object):
                 # remove requests processed off the queue
                 ip_endpoint['request_queue'] -= int(requests_processed)
 
-                # update mpegdash_service media component state (continuously 'running')
-                state_stats = {}
-                state_stats['running'] = float(TICK_TIME)
-                state_stats['avg_running'] = float(TICK_TIME)
-                agent_db_client.write_points(lp.generate_mc_service_config("mpegdash_service_config", state_stats, sim_time))
+                # update mpegdash_service media component and endpoint state (continuously 'running' and 'connected' respectively)
+                agent_db_client.write_points(lp.generate_endpoint_config(ip_endpoint['cpu'], ip_endpoint['mem'], ip_endpoint['storage'], sim_time,
+                                                                         **{'connected': float(TICK_TIME), 'avg_connected': float(TICK_TIME)}))
+
+                agent_db_client.write_points(lp.generate_mc_service_config("mpegdash_service_config",
+                                                                           {'running': float(TICK_TIME), 'avg_running': float(TICK_TIME)}, sim_time))
                 
             sim_time += TICK_TIME
 
diff --git a/clmctest/monitoring/test_simresults.py b/clmctest/monitoring/test_simresults.py
index 5ca648984beb747a43b7aa850a21cf213279f950..fca8c0fa69031b0df3309b5850ddc54100725b7c 100644
--- a/clmctest/monitoring/test_simresults.py
+++ b/clmctest/monitoring/test_simresults.py
@@ -26,17 +26,17 @@ class TestSimulation(object):
          {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_RX_BYTES_PORT_M": 7200, "count_TX_BYTES_PORT_M": 7200}),
 
         ('SELECT count(*) FROM "CLMCMetrics"."autogen"."endpoint_config" WHERE ipendpoint=\'adaptive_streaming_I1_apache1\'',
-         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_unplaced": 7, "count_avg_unplaced": 7, "count_placing": 7, "count_avg_placing": 7, "count_placed": 7, "count_avg_placed": 7, "count_booting": 7, "count_avg_booting": 7, "count_booted": 7,
-          "count_avg_booted": 7, "count_connecting": 7, "count_avg_connecting": 7, "count_connected": 7, "count_avg_connected": 7, "count_cpus": 7, "count_memory": 7, "count_storage": 7}),
+         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_unplaced": 3607, "count_avg_unplaced": 3607, "count_placing": 3607, "count_avg_placing": 3607, "count_placed": 3607, "count_avg_placed": 3607, "count_booting": 3607, "count_avg_booting": 3607, "count_booted": 3607,
+          "count_avg_booted": 3607, "count_connecting": 3607, "count_avg_connecting": 3607, "count_connected": 3607, "count_avg_connected": 3607, "count_cpus": 3607, "count_memory": 3607, "count_storage": 3607}),
         ('SELECT count(*) FROM "CLMCMetrics"."autogen"."endpoint_config" WHERE ipendpoint=\'adaptive_streaming_I1_apache2\'',
-         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_unplaced": 7, "count_avg_unplaced": 7, "count_placing": 7, "count_avg_placing": 7, "count_placed": 7, "count_avg_placed": 7, "count_booting": 7, "count_avg_booting": 7, "count_booted": 7,
-          "count_avg_booted": 7, "count_connecting": 7, "count_avg_connecting": 7, "count_connected": 7, "count_avg_connected": 7, "count_cpus": 7, "count_memory": 7, "count_storage": 7}),
+         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_unplaced": 3607, "count_avg_unplaced": 3607, "count_placing": 3607, "count_avg_placing": 3607, "count_placed": 3607, "count_avg_placed": 3607, "count_booting": 3607, "count_avg_booting": 3607, "count_booted": 3607,
+          "count_avg_booted": 3607, "count_connecting": 3607, "count_avg_connecting": 3607, "count_connected": 3607, "count_avg_connected": 3607, "count_cpus": 3607, "count_memory": 3607, "count_storage": 3607}),
 
         ('SELECT count(*) FROM "CLMCMetrics"."autogen"."mpegdash_service_config" WHERE ipendpoint=\'adaptive_streaming_I1_apache1\'',
 
-         {"time" : "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_avg_running" : 3604, "count_avg_starting" : 3604, "count_avg_stopped" : 3604, "count_avg_stopping" : 3604, "count_running" : 3604, "count_starting" : 3604, "count_stopped" : 3604, "count_stopping" : 3604}),
+         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_avg_running": 3604, "count_avg_starting": 3604, "count_avg_stopped": 3604, "count_avg_stopping": 3604, "count_running": 3604, "count_starting": 3604, "count_stopped": 3604, "count_stopping": 3604}),
         ('SELECT count(*) FROM "CLMCMetrics"."autogen"."mpegdash_service_config" WHERE ipendpoint=\'adaptive_streaming_I1_apache2\'',
-         {"time" : "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_avg_running" : 3604, "count_avg_starting" : 3604, "count_avg_stopped" : 3604, "count_avg_stopping" : 3604, "count_running" : 3604, "count_starting" : 3604, "count_stopped" : 3604, "count_stopping" : 3604}),
+         {"time": "1970-01-01T00:00:00Z", "count_avg_running": 3604, "count_avg_starting": 3604, "count_avg_stopped": 3604, "count_avg_stopping": 3604, "count_running": 3604, "count_starting": 3604, "count_stopped": 3604, "count_stopping": 3604}),
     ])
     def test_simulation( self, influx_db, query, expected_result ):
         """