diff --git a/client_client.py b/client_client.py
index 2fb5c9d..8a7a9ec 100644
--- a/client_client.py
+++ b/client_client.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import socket
 import struct
 import config
+import sctp
 import json
 import threading
 import random
@@ -20,6 +21,27 @@ def __init__(self):
         self.client_list = dict()
         self.username = ''
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def sctp_handler(client_port: int):
+        # SCTP socket creation
+        sock = sctp.sctpsocket_udp(socket.AF_INET)
+        # get notifications on assoc state
+        tmp = sctp.event_subscribe(sock)
+        tmp.set_association(1)
+        tmp.set_data_io(1)
+        sock.autoclose = 0
+        sock.bind(('', client_port))
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                fromaddr, flags, msgret, notif = sock.sctp_recv(2048)
+                if notif.state == 3:
+                    print(f'Client {sock.getpaddr(notif.assoc_id)} is down.')
+                elif notif.state == 0:
+                    print.info(f'Client {sock.getpaddr(notif.assoc_id)} is up.')
+            except:
+                pass
+
     @staticmethod
     def multicast_handler(client_port: int):
         # create the datagram socket
diff --git a/config.py b/config.py
index 3014427..5c94354 100644
--- a/config.py
+++ b/config.py
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 MULTICAST_PORT = 10001
 MULTICAST_IP = '224.0.0.1'
 TCP_PORT = 10001
+SCTP_PORT = 10001
 SERVER_IP = '127.0.0.1'
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/daemon_file.py b/daemon_file.py
index 2b19dae..4b458a6 100644
--- a/daemon_file.py
+++ b/daemon_file.py
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 import socket
 import config
 import json
+import sctp
 import struct
 import threading
 import os
@@ -70,6 +71,29 @@ def tcp_handler(address):
         finally:
             sock.close()
 
+    @staticmethod
+    def sctp_handler(address):
+        logger.info(f'Starting STCP session for {address}')
+        # SCTP socket creation
+        sock = sctp.sctpsocket_udp(socket.AF_INET)
+        # get notifications on assoc state
+        tmp = sctp.event_subscribe(sock)
+        tmp.set_association(1)
+        tmp.set_data_io(1)
+        sock.autoclose = 0
+        sock.bind(('', config.SCTP_PORT))
+        sock.sctp_send(msg=b'0', to=address)
+
+        while True:
+            try:
+                fromaddr, flags, msgret, notif = sock.sctp_recv(2048)
+                if notif.state == 3:
+                    logger.info(f'Client {sock.getpaddr(notif.assoc_id)} is down.')
+                elif notif.state == 0:
+                    logger.info(f'Client {sock.getpaddr(notif.assoc_id)} is up.')
+            except:
+                pass
+
     def multicast_handler(self):
         server_address = ('', config.MULTICAST_PORT)
 
@@ -94,6 +118,10 @@ def multicast_handler(self):
             thread = threading.Thread(target=self.tcp_handler, args=(address,), daemon=True)
             # run thread in the background as daemon
             thread.start()
+            # call SCTP session
+            _thread = threading.Thread(target=self.sctp_handler, args=(address,), daemon=True)
+            # run thread in the background as daemon
+            _thread.start()
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
diff --git a/sctp_server.py b/sctp_server.py
index c531d9c..2c690e7 100644
--- a/sctp_server.py
+++ b/sctp_server.py
@@ -15,10 +15,9 @@
 srv.listen(5)
  
 while True:
-    #srv_to_cli, _addr_client = srv.accept()
     try:
         fromaddr, flags, msgret, notif = srv.sctp_recv(2048)
-        _ = "up" if notif.state==0 else "down"
+        _ = "up" if notif.state == 0 else "down"
         print(f"assoc: {notif.assoc_id} -> {_}")
         print('===============================================')
     except: