diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint.go
index 0a70884b8de..8ae98d3ffca 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint.go
@@ -19,60 +19,40 @@ package devicemanager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"sync"
 	"time"
 
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
-	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
-
 	pluginapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+	plugin "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1"
 )
 
 // endpoint maps to a single registered device plugin. It is responsible
 // for managing gRPC communications with the device plugin and caching
 // device states reported by the device plugin.
 type endpoint interface {
-	run()
-	stop()
 	getPreferredAllocation(available, mustInclude []string, size int) (*pluginapi.PreferredAllocationResponse, error)
 	allocate(devs []string) (*pluginapi.AllocateResponse, error)
 	preStartContainer(devs []string) (*pluginapi.PreStartContainerResponse, error)
-	callback(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device)
+	setStopTime(t time.Time)
 	isStopped() bool
 	stopGracePeriodExpired() bool
 }
 
 type endpointImpl struct {
-	client     pluginapi.DevicePluginClient
-	clientConn *grpc.ClientConn
-
-	socketPath   string
+	mutex        sync.Mutex
 	resourceName string
+	api          pluginapi.DevicePluginClient
 	stopTime     time.Time
-
-	mutex sync.Mutex
-	cb    monitorCallback
+	client       plugin.Client // for testing only
 }
 
 // newEndpointImpl creates a new endpoint for the given resourceName.
 // This is to be used during normal device plugin registration.
-func newEndpointImpl(socketPath, resourceName string, callback monitorCallback) (*endpointImpl, error) {
-	client, c, err := dial(socketPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Can't create new endpoint with socket path", "path", socketPath)
-		return nil, err
-	}
-
+func newEndpointImpl(p plugin.DevicePlugin) *endpointImpl {
 	return &endpointImpl{
-		client:     client,
-		clientConn: c,
-
-		socketPath:   socketPath,
-		resourceName: resourceName,
-
-		cb: callback,
-	}, nil
+		api:          p.Api(),
+		resourceName: p.Resource(),
+	}
 }
 
 // newStoppedEndpointImpl creates a new endpoint for the given resourceName with stopTime set.
@@ -84,42 +64,6 @@ func newStoppedEndpointImpl(resourceName string) *endpointImpl {
 	}
 }
 
-func (e *endpointImpl) callback(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {
-	e.cb(resourceName, devices)
-}
-
-// run initializes ListAndWatch gRPC call for the device plugin and
-// blocks on receiving ListAndWatch gRPC stream updates. Each ListAndWatch
-// stream update contains a new list of device states.
-// It then issues a callback to pass this information to the device manager which
-// will adjust the resource available information accordingly.
-func (e *endpointImpl) run() {
-	stream, err := e.client.ListAndWatch(context.Background(), &pluginapi.Empty{})
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "listAndWatch ended unexpectedly for device plugin", "resourceName", e.resourceName)
-
-		return
-	}
-
-	for {
-		response, err := stream.Recv()
-		if err != nil {
-			klog.ErrorS(err, "listAndWatch ended unexpectedly for device plugin", "resourceName", e.resourceName)
-			return
-		}
-
-		devs := response.Devices
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("State pushed for device plugin", "resourceName", e.resourceName, "resourceCapacity", len(devs))
-
-		var newDevs []pluginapi.Device
-		for _, d := range devs {
-			newDevs = append(newDevs, *d)
-		}
-
-		e.callback(e.resourceName, newDevs)
-	}
-}
-
 func (e *endpointImpl) isStopped() bool {
 	e.mutex.Lock()
 	defer e.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -132,7 +76,6 @@ func (e *endpointImpl) stopGracePeriodExpired() bool {
 	return !e.stopTime.IsZero() && time.Since(e.stopTime) > endpointStopGracePeriod
 }
 
-// used for testing only
 func (e *endpointImpl) setStopTime(t time.Time) {
 	e.mutex.Lock()
 	defer e.mutex.Unlock()
@@ -144,7 +87,7 @@ func (e *endpointImpl) getPreferredAllocation(available, mustInclude []string, s
 	if e.isStopped() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errEndpointStopped, e)
 	}
-	return e.client.GetPreferredAllocation(context.Background(), &pluginapi.PreferredAllocationRequest{
+	return e.api.GetPreferredAllocation(context.Background(), &pluginapi.PreferredAllocationRequest{
 		ContainerRequests: []*pluginapi.ContainerPreferredAllocationRequest{
 			{
 				AvailableDeviceIDs:   available,
@@ -160,7 +103,7 @@ func (e *endpointImpl) allocate(devs []string) (*pluginapi.AllocateResponse, err
 	if e.isStopped() {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errEndpointStopped, e)
 	}
-	return e.client.Allocate(context.Background(), &pluginapi.AllocateRequest{
+	return e.api.Allocate(context.Background(), &pluginapi.AllocateRequest{
 		ContainerRequests: []*pluginapi.ContainerAllocateRequest{
 			{DevicesIDs: devs},
 		},
@@ -174,34 +117,7 @@ func (e *endpointImpl) preStartContainer(devs []string) (*pluginapi.PreStartCont
 	}
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), pluginapi.KubeletPreStartContainerRPCTimeoutInSecs*time.Second)
 	defer cancel()
-	return e.client.PreStartContainer(ctx, &pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest{
+	return e.api.PreStartContainer(ctx, &pluginapi.PreStartContainerRequest{
 		DevicesIDs: devs,
 	})
 }
-
-func (e *endpointImpl) stop() {
-	e.mutex.Lock()
-	defer e.mutex.Unlock()
-	if e.clientConn != nil {
-		e.clientConn.Close()
-	}
-	e.stopTime = time.Now()
-}
-
-// dial establishes the gRPC communication with the registered device plugin. https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#Dial
-func dial(unixSocketPath string) (pluginapi.DevicePluginClient, *grpc.ClientConn, error) {
-	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
-	defer cancel()
-
-	c, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, unixSocketPath, grpc.WithInsecure(), grpc.WithBlock(),
-		grpc.WithContextDialer(func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-			return (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(ctx, "unix", addr)
-		}),
-	)
-
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(errFailedToDialDevicePlugin+" %v", err)
-	}
-
-	return pluginapi.NewDevicePluginClient(c), c, nil
-}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint_test.go
index f20550985a1..419002f06c0 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/endpoint_test.go
@@ -19,14 +19,53 @@ package devicemanager
 import (
 	"fmt"
 	"path"
+	"sync"
 	"testing"
 	"time"
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 
 	pluginapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+	plugin "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1"
 )
 
+// monitorCallback is the function called when a device's health state changes,
+// or new devices are reported, or old devices are deleted.
+// Updated contains the most recent state of the Device.
+type monitorCallback func(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device)
+
+func newMockPluginManager() *mockPluginManager {
+	return &mockPluginManager{
+		func(string) error { return nil },
+		func(string, plugin.DevicePlugin) error { return nil },
+		func(string) {},
+		func(string, *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse) {},
+	}
+}
+
+type mockPluginManager struct {
+	cleanupPluginDirectory     func(string) error
+	pluginConnected            func(string, plugin.DevicePlugin) error
+	pluginDisconnected         func(string)
+	pluginListAndWatchReceiver func(string, *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse)
+}
+
+func (m *mockPluginManager) CleanupPluginDirectory(r string) error {
+	return m.cleanupPluginDirectory(r)
+}
+
+func (m *mockPluginManager) PluginConnected(r string, p plugin.DevicePlugin) error {
+	return m.pluginConnected(r, p)
+}
+
+func (m *mockPluginManager) PluginDisconnected(r string) {
+	m.pluginDisconnected(r)
+}
+
+func (m *mockPluginManager) PluginListAndWatchReceiver(r string, lr *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse) {
+	m.pluginListAndWatchReceiver(r, lr)
+}
+
 func esocketName() string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf("mock%d.sock", time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
@@ -95,7 +134,7 @@ func TestRun(t *testing.T) {
 	p, e := esetup(t, devs, socket, "mock", callback)
 	defer ecleanup(t, p, e)
 
-	go e.run()
+	go e.client.Run()
 	// Wait for the first callback to be issued.
 	<-callbackChan
 
@@ -146,7 +185,7 @@ func TestAllocate(t *testing.T) {
 		return resp, nil
 	})
 
-	go e.run()
+	go e.client.Run()
 	// Wait for the callback to be issued.
 	select {
 	case <-callbackChan:
@@ -180,7 +219,7 @@ func TestGetPreferredAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 		return resp, nil
 	})
 
-	go e.run()
+	go e.client.Run()
 	// Wait for the callback to be issued.
 	select {
 	case <-callbackChan:
@@ -194,19 +233,47 @@ func TestGetPreferredAllocation(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, resp, respOut)
 }
 
-func esetup(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, socket, resourceName string, callback monitorCallback) (*Stub, *endpointImpl) {
-	p := NewDevicePluginStub(devs, socket, resourceName, false, false)
+func esetup(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, socket, resourceName string, callback monitorCallback) (*plugin.Stub, *endpointImpl) {
+	m := newMockPluginManager()
 
+	m.pluginListAndWatchReceiver = func(r string, resp *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse) {
+		var newDevs []pluginapi.Device
+		for _, d := range resp.Devices {
+			newDevs = append(newDevs, *d)
+		}
+		callback(resourceName, newDevs)
+	}
+
+	var dp plugin.DevicePlugin
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
+	wg.Add(1)
+	m.pluginConnected = func(r string, c plugin.DevicePlugin) error {
+		dp = c
+		wg.Done()
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	p := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, socket, resourceName, false, false)
 	err := p.Start()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	e, err := newEndpointImpl(socket, resourceName, callback)
+	c := plugin.NewPluginClient(resourceName, socket, m)
+	err = c.Connect()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
+	wg.Wait()
+
+	e := newEndpointImpl(dp)
+	e.client = c
+
+	m.pluginDisconnected = func(r string) {
+		e.setStopTime(time.Now())
+	}
+
 	return p, e
 }
 
-func ecleanup(t *testing.T, p *Stub, e *endpointImpl) {
+func ecleanup(t *testing.T, p *plugin.Stub, e *endpointImpl) {
 	p.Stop()
-	e.stop()
+	e.client.Disconnect()
 }
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
index b367aa30781..7b0283d93e4 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager.go
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ package devicemanager
 import (
 	"context"
 	"fmt"
-	"net"
 	"os"
 	"path/filepath"
 	"runtime"
@@ -28,8 +27,6 @@ import (
 	"time"
 
 	cadvisorapi "github.com/google/cadvisor/info/v1"
-	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc"
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 
 	v1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
@@ -38,11 +35,11 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/sets"
 	utilfeature "k8s.io/apiserver/pkg/util/feature"
 	pluginapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
-	v1helper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/features"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager/errors"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint"
+	plugin "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/lifecycle"
@@ -56,21 +53,14 @@ const nodeWithoutTopology = -1
 // ActivePodsFunc is a function that returns a list of pods to reconcile.
 type ActivePodsFunc func() []*v1.Pod
 
-// monitorCallback is the function called when a device's health state changes,
-// or new devices are reported, or old devices are deleted.
-// Updated contains the most recent state of the Device.
-type monitorCallback func(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device)
-
 // ManagerImpl is the structure in charge of managing Device Plugins.
 type ManagerImpl struct {
-	socketname string
-	socketdir  string
+	checkpointdir string
 
 	endpoints map[string]endpointInfo // Key is ResourceName
 	mutex     sync.Mutex
 
-	server *grpc.Server
-	wg     sync.WaitGroup
+	server plugin.Server
 
 	// activePods is a method for listing active pods on the node
 	// so the amount of pluginResources requested by existing pods
@@ -81,10 +71,6 @@ type ManagerImpl struct {
 	// We use it to determine when we can purge inactive pods from checkpointed state.
 	sourcesReady config.SourcesReady
 
-	// callback is used for updating devices' states in one time call.
-	// e.g. a new device is advertised, two old devices are deleted and a running device fails.
-	callback monitorCallback
-
 	// allDevices holds all the devices currently registered to the device manager
 	allDevices ResourceDeviceInstances
 
@@ -140,21 +126,14 @@ func NewManagerImpl(topology []cadvisorapi.Node, topologyAffinityStore topologym
 func newManagerImpl(socketPath string, topology []cadvisorapi.Node, topologyAffinityStore topologymanager.Store) (*ManagerImpl, error) {
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Creating Device Plugin manager", "path", socketPath)
 
-	if socketPath == "" || !filepath.IsAbs(socketPath) {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errBadSocket+" %s", socketPath)
-	}
-
 	var numaNodes []int
 	for _, node := range topology {
 		numaNodes = append(numaNodes, node.Id)
 	}
 
-	dir, file := filepath.Split(socketPath)
 	manager := &ManagerImpl{
 		endpoints: make(map[string]endpointInfo),
 
-		socketname:            file,
-		socketdir:             dir,
 		allDevices:            NewResourceDeviceInstances(),
 		healthyDevices:        make(map[string]sets.String),
 		unhealthyDevices:      make(map[string]sets.String),
@@ -164,13 +143,20 @@ func newManagerImpl(socketPath string, topology []cadvisorapi.Node, topologyAffi
 		topologyAffinityStore: topologyAffinityStore,
 		devicesToReuse:        make(PodReusableDevices),
 	}
-	manager.callback = manager.genericDeviceUpdateCallback
+
+	server, err := plugin.NewServer(socketPath, manager, manager)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create plugin server: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	manager.server = server
+	manager.checkpointdir, _ = filepath.Split(server.SocketPath())
 
 	// The following structures are populated with real implementations in manager.Start()
 	// Before that, initializes them to perform no-op operations.
 	manager.activePods = func() []*v1.Pod { return []*v1.Pod{} }
 	manager.sourcesReady = &sourcesReadyStub{}
-	checkpointManager, err := checkpointmanager.NewCheckpointManager(dir)
+	checkpointManager, err := checkpointmanager.NewCheckpointManager(manager.checkpointdir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to initialize checkpoint manager: %v", err)
 	}
@@ -179,26 +165,7 @@ func newManagerImpl(socketPath string, topology []cadvisorapi.Node, topologyAffi
 	return manager, nil
 }
 
-func (m *ManagerImpl) genericDeviceUpdateCallback(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	m.healthyDevices[resourceName] = sets.NewString()
-	m.unhealthyDevices[resourceName] = sets.NewString()
-	m.allDevices[resourceName] = make(map[string]pluginapi.Device)
-	for _, dev := range devices {
-		m.allDevices[resourceName][dev.ID] = dev
-		if dev.Health == pluginapi.Healthy {
-			m.healthyDevices[resourceName].Insert(dev.ID)
-		} else {
-			m.unhealthyDevices[resourceName].Insert(dev.ID)
-		}
-	}
-	m.mutex.Unlock()
-	if err := m.writeCheckpoint(); err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Writing checkpoint encountered")
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *ManagerImpl) removeContents(dir string) error {
+func (m *ManagerImpl) CleanupPluginDirectory(dir string) error {
 	d, err := os.Open(dir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -235,9 +202,68 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) removeContents(dir string) error {
 	return errorsutil.NewAggregate(errs)
 }
 
+func (m *ManagerImpl) PluginConnected(resourceName string, p plugin.DevicePlugin) error {
+	options, err := p.Api().GetDevicePluginOptions(context.Background(), &pluginapi.Empty{})
+	if err != nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get device plugin options: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	e := newEndpointImpl(p)
+
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+	m.endpoints[resourceName] = endpointInfo{e, options}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (m *ManagerImpl) PluginDisconnected(resourceName string) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if _, exists := m.endpoints[resourceName]; exists {
+		m.markResourceUnhealthy(resourceName)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Endpoint became unhealthy", "resourceName", resourceName, "endpoint", m.endpoints[resourceName])
+	}
+
+	m.endpoints[resourceName].e.setStopTime(time.Now())
+}
+
+func (m *ManagerImpl) PluginListAndWatchReceiver(resourceName string, resp *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse) {
+	var devices []pluginapi.Device
+	for _, d := range resp.Devices {
+		devices = append(devices, *d)
+	}
+	m.genericDeviceUpdateCallback(resourceName, devices)
+}
+
+func (m *ManagerImpl) genericDeviceUpdateCallback(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {
+	m.mutex.Lock()
+	m.healthyDevices[resourceName] = sets.NewString()
+	m.unhealthyDevices[resourceName] = sets.NewString()
+	m.allDevices[resourceName] = make(map[string]pluginapi.Device)
+	for _, dev := range devices {
+		m.allDevices[resourceName][dev.ID] = dev
+		if dev.Health == pluginapi.Healthy {
+			m.healthyDevices[resourceName].Insert(dev.ID)
+		} else {
+			m.unhealthyDevices[resourceName].Insert(dev.ID)
+		}
+	}
+	m.mutex.Unlock()
+	if err := m.writeCheckpoint(); err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Writing checkpoint encountered")
+	}
+}
+
+// GetWatcherHandler returns the plugin handler
+func (m *ManagerImpl) GetWatcherHandler() cache.PluginHandler {
+	return m.server
+}
+
 // checkpointFile returns device plugin checkpoint file path.
 func (m *ManagerImpl) checkpointFile() string {
-	return filepath.Join(m.socketdir, kubeletDeviceManagerCheckpoint)
+	return filepath.Join(m.checkpointdir, kubeletDeviceManagerCheckpoint)
 }
 
 // Start starts the Device Plugin Manager and start initialization of
@@ -255,118 +281,14 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) Start(activePods ActivePodsFunc, sourcesReady config.Sourc
 		klog.InfoS("Continue after failing to read checkpoint file. Device allocation info may NOT be up-to-date", "err", err)
 	}
 
-	socketPath := filepath.Join(m.socketdir, m.socketname)
-	if err = os.MkdirAll(m.socketdir, 0750); err != nil {
-		return err
-	}
-	if selinux.GetEnabled() {
-		if err := selinux.SetFileLabel(m.socketdir, config.KubeletPluginsDirSELinuxLabel); err != nil {
-			klog.InfoS("Unprivileged containerized plugins might not work. Could not set selinux context on socket dir", "path", m.socketdir, "err", err)
-		}
-	}
-
-	// Removes all stale sockets in m.socketdir. Device plugins can monitor
-	// this and use it as a signal to re-register with the new Kubelet.
-	if err := m.removeContents(m.socketdir); err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Fail to clean up stale content under socket dir", "path", m.socketdir)
-	}
-
-	s, err := net.Listen("unix", socketPath)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to listen to socket while starting device plugin registry")
-		return err
-	}
-
-	m.wg.Add(1)
-	m.server = grpc.NewServer([]grpc.ServerOption{}...)
-
-	pluginapi.RegisterRegistrationServer(m.server, m)
-	go func() {
-		defer m.wg.Done()
-		m.server.Serve(s)
-	}()
-
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("Serving device plugin registration server on socket", "path", socketPath)
-
-	return nil
+	return m.server.Start()
 }
 
-// GetWatcherHandler returns the plugin handler
-func (m *ManagerImpl) GetWatcherHandler() cache.PluginHandler {
-	if f, err := os.Create(m.socketdir + "DEPRECATION"); err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to create deprecation file at socket dir", "path", m.socketdir)
-	} else {
-		f.Close()
-		klog.V(4).InfoS("Created deprecation file", "path", f.Name())
-	}
-
-	return cache.PluginHandler(m)
-}
-
-// ValidatePlugin validates a plugin if the version is correct and the name has the format of an extended resource
-func (m *ManagerImpl) ValidatePlugin(pluginName string, endpoint string, versions []string) error {
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("Got Plugin at endpoint with versions", "plugin", pluginName, "endpoint", endpoint, "versions", versions)
-
-	if !m.isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("manager version, %s, is not among plugin supported versions %v", pluginapi.Version, versions)
-	}
-
-	if !v1helper.IsExtendedResourceName(v1.ResourceName(pluginName)) {
-		return fmt.Errorf("invalid name of device plugin socket: %s", fmt.Sprintf(errInvalidResourceName, pluginName))
-	}
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// RegisterPlugin starts the endpoint and registers it
-// TODO: Start the endpoint and wait for the First ListAndWatch call
-//       before registering the plugin
-func (m *ManagerImpl) RegisterPlugin(pluginName string, endpoint string, versions []string) error {
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("Registering plugin at endpoint", "plugin", pluginName, "endpoint", endpoint)
-
-	e, err := newEndpointImpl(endpoint, pluginName, m.callback)
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to dial device plugin with socketPath %s: %v", endpoint, err)
-	}
-
-	options, err := e.client.GetDevicePluginOptions(context.Background(), &pluginapi.Empty{})
-	if err != nil {
-		return fmt.Errorf("failed to get device plugin options: %v", err)
-	}
-
-	m.registerEndpoint(pluginName, options, e)
-	go m.runEndpoint(pluginName, e)
-
-	return nil
-}
-
-// DeRegisterPlugin deregisters the plugin
-// TODO work on the behavior for deregistering plugins
-// e.g: Should we delete the resource
-func (m *ManagerImpl) DeRegisterPlugin(pluginName string) {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	// Note: This will mark the resource unhealthy as per the behavior
-	// in runEndpoint
-	if eI, ok := m.endpoints[pluginName]; ok {
-		eI.e.stop()
-	}
-}
-
-func (m *ManagerImpl) isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions []string) bool {
-	// TODO(vikasc): Currently this is fine as we only have a single supported version. When we do need to support
-	// multiple versions in the future, we may need to extend this function to return a supported version.
-	// E.g., say kubelet supports v1beta1 and v1beta2, and we get v1alpha1 and v1beta1 from a device plugin,
-	// this function should return v1beta1
-	for _, version := range versions {
-		for _, supportedVersion := range pluginapi.SupportedVersions {
-			if version == supportedVersion {
-				return true
-			}
-		}
-	}
-	return false
+// Stop is the function that can stop the plugin server.
+// Can be called concurrently, more than once, and is safe to call
+// without a prior Start.
+func (m *ManagerImpl) Stop() error {
+	return m.server.Stop()
 }
 
 // Allocate is the call that you can use to allocate a set of devices
@@ -417,91 +339,6 @@ func (m *ManagerImpl) UpdatePluginResources(node *schedulerframework.NodeInfo, a
 	return nil
 }
 
-// Register registers a device plugin.
-func (m *ManagerImpl) Register(ctx context.Context, r *pluginapi.RegisterRequest) (*pluginapi.Empty, error) {
-	klog.InfoS("Got registration request from device plugin with resource", "resourceName", r.ResourceName)
-	metrics.DevicePluginRegistrationCount.WithLabelValues(r.ResourceName).Inc()
-	var versionCompatible bool
-	for _, v := range pluginapi.SupportedVersions {
-		if r.Version == v {
-			versionCompatible = true
-			break
-		}
-	}
-	if !versionCompatible {
-		err := fmt.Errorf(errUnsupportedVersion, r.Version, pluginapi.SupportedVersions)
-		klog.InfoS("Bad registration request from device plugin with resource", "resourceName", r.ResourceName, "err", err)
-		return &pluginapi.Empty{}, err
-	}
-
-	if !v1helper.IsExtendedResourceName(v1.ResourceName(r.ResourceName)) {
-		err := fmt.Errorf(errInvalidResourceName, r.ResourceName)
-		klog.InfoS("Bad registration request from device plugin", "err", err)
-		return &pluginapi.Empty{}, err
-	}
-
-	// TODO: for now, always accepts newest device plugin. Later may consider to
-	// add some policies here, e.g., verify whether an old device plugin with the
-	// same resource name is still alive to determine whether we want to accept
-	// the new registration.
-	go m.addEndpoint(r)
-
-	return &pluginapi.Empty{}, nil
-}
-
-// Stop is the function that can stop the gRPC server.
-// Can be called concurrently, more than once, and is safe to call
-// without a prior Start.
-func (m *ManagerImpl) Stop() error {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-	for _, eI := range m.endpoints {
-		eI.e.stop()
-	}
-
-	if m.server == nil {
-		return nil
-	}
-	m.server.Stop()
-	m.wg.Wait()
-	m.server = nil
-	return nil
-}
-
-func (m *ManagerImpl) registerEndpoint(resourceName string, options *pluginapi.DevicePluginOptions, e endpoint) {
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	m.endpoints[resourceName] = endpointInfo{e: e, opts: options}
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("Registered endpoint", "endpoint", e)
-}
-
-func (m *ManagerImpl) runEndpoint(resourceName string, e endpoint) {
-	e.run()
-	e.stop()
-
-	m.mutex.Lock()
-	defer m.mutex.Unlock()
-
-	if old, ok := m.endpoints[resourceName]; ok && old.e == e {
-		m.markResourceUnhealthy(resourceName)
-	}
-
-	klog.V(2).InfoS("Endpoint became unhealthy", "resourceName", resourceName, "endpoint", e)
-}
-
-func (m *ManagerImpl) addEndpoint(r *pluginapi.RegisterRequest) {
-	new, err := newEndpointImpl(filepath.Join(m.socketdir, r.Endpoint), r.ResourceName, m.callback)
-	if err != nil {
-		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to dial device plugin with request", "request", r)
-		return
-	}
-	m.registerEndpoint(r.ResourceName, r.Options, new)
-	go func() {
-		m.runEndpoint(r.ResourceName, new)
-	}()
-}
-
 func (m *ManagerImpl) markResourceUnhealthy(resourceName string) {
 	klog.V(2).InfoS("Mark all resources Unhealthy for resource", "resourceName", resourceName)
 	healthyDevices := sets.NewString()
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
index 0345a67f8c8..22c1c6ec5af 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/manager_test.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ import (
 	watcherapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/pluginregistration/v1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/checkpointmanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/checkpoint"
+	plugin "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/topologymanager/bitmask"
 	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
@@ -52,6 +53,30 @@ const (
 	testResourceName = "fake-domain/resource"
 )
 
+func newWrappedManagerImpl(socketPath string, manager *ManagerImpl) *wrappedManagerImpl {
+	w := &wrappedManagerImpl{
+		ManagerImpl: manager,
+		callback:    manager.genericDeviceUpdateCallback,
+	}
+	w.socketdir, _ = filepath.Split(socketPath)
+	w.server, _ = plugin.NewServer(socketPath, w, w)
+	return w
+}
+
+type wrappedManagerImpl struct {
+	*ManagerImpl
+	socketdir string
+	callback  func(string, []pluginapi.Device)
+}
+
+func (m *wrappedManagerImpl) PluginListAndWatchReceiver(r string, resp *pluginapi.ListAndWatchResponse) {
+	var devices []pluginapi.Device
+	for _, d := range resp.Devices {
+		devices = append(devices, *d)
+	}
+	m.callback(r, devices)
+}
+
 func tmpSocketDir() (socketDir, socketName, pluginSocketName string, err error) {
 	socketDir, err = ioutil.TempDir("", "device_plugin")
 	if err != nil {
@@ -121,7 +146,7 @@ func TestDevicePluginReRegistration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, resourceCapacity.Value(), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "capacity should equal to allocatable")
 			require.Equal(t, int64(2), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "Devices are not updated.")
 
-			p2 := NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName+".new", testResourceName, preStartContainerFlag, getPreferredAllocationFlag)
+			p2 := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName+".new", testResourceName, preStartContainerFlag, getPreferredAllocationFlag)
 			err = p2.Start()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			p2.Register(socketName, testResourceName, "")
@@ -138,7 +163,7 @@ func TestDevicePluginReRegistration(t *testing.T) {
 			require.Equal(t, int64(2), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "Devices shouldn't change.")
 
 			// Test the scenario that a plugin re-registers with different devices.
-			p3 := NewDevicePluginStub(devsForRegistration, pluginSocketName+".third", testResourceName, preStartContainerFlag, getPreferredAllocationFlag)
+			p3 := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devsForRegistration, pluginSocketName+".third", testResourceName, preStartContainerFlag, getPreferredAllocationFlag)
 			err = p3.Start()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			p3.Register(socketName, testResourceName, "")
@@ -191,7 +216,7 @@ func TestDevicePluginReRegistrationProbeMode(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, resourceCapacity.Value(), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "capacity should equal to allocatable")
 	require.Equal(t, int64(2), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "Devices are not updated.")
 
-	p2 := NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName+".new", testResourceName, false, false)
+	p2 := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName+".new", testResourceName, false, false)
 	err = p2.Start()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Wait for the second callback to be issued.
@@ -208,7 +233,7 @@ func TestDevicePluginReRegistrationProbeMode(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, int64(2), resourceAllocatable.Value(), "Devices are not updated.")
 
 	// Test the scenario that a plugin re-registers with different devices.
-	p3 := NewDevicePluginStub(devsForRegistration, pluginSocketName+".third", testResourceName, false, false)
+	p3 := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devsForRegistration, pluginSocketName+".third", testResourceName, false, false)
 	err = p3.Start()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	// Wait for the third callback to be issued.
@@ -234,12 +259,13 @@ func setupDeviceManager(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitor
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	updateChan := make(chan interface{})
 
+	w := newWrappedManagerImpl(socketName, m)
 	if callback != nil {
-		m.callback = callback
+		w.callback = callback
 	}
 
-	originalCallback := m.callback
-	m.callback = func(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {
+	originalCallback := w.callback
+	w.callback = func(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {
 		originalCallback(resourceName, devices)
 		updateChan <- new(interface{})
 	}
@@ -247,14 +273,14 @@ func setupDeviceManager(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitor
 		return []*v1.Pod{}
 	}
 
-	err = m.Start(activePods, &sourcesReadyStub{})
+	err = w.Start(activePods, &sourcesReadyStub{})
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	return m, updateChan
+	return w, updateChan
 }
 
-func setupDevicePlugin(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, pluginSocketName string) *Stub {
-	p := NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName, testResourceName, false, false)
+func setupDevicePlugin(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, pluginSocketName string) *plugin.Stub {
+	p := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, pluginSocketName, testResourceName, false, false)
 	err := p.Start()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	return p
@@ -276,20 +302,20 @@ func runPluginManager(pluginManager pluginmanager.PluginManager) {
 	go pluginManager.Run(sourcesReady, wait.NeverStop)
 }
 
-func setup(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitorCallback, socketName string, pluginSocketName string) (Manager, <-chan interface{}, *Stub) {
+func setup(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitorCallback, socketName string, pluginSocketName string) (Manager, <-chan interface{}, *plugin.Stub) {
 	m, updateChan := setupDeviceManager(t, devs, callback, socketName)
 	p := setupDevicePlugin(t, devs, pluginSocketName)
 	return m, updateChan, p
 }
 
-func setupInProbeMode(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitorCallback, socketName string, pluginSocketName string) (Manager, <-chan interface{}, *Stub, pluginmanager.PluginManager) {
+func setupInProbeMode(t *testing.T, devs []*pluginapi.Device, callback monitorCallback, socketName string, pluginSocketName string) (Manager, <-chan interface{}, *plugin.Stub, pluginmanager.PluginManager) {
 	m, updateChan := setupDeviceManager(t, devs, callback, socketName)
 	p := setupDevicePlugin(t, devs, pluginSocketName)
 	pm := setupPluginManager(t, pluginSocketName, m)
 	return m, updateChan, p, pm
 }
 
-func cleanup(t *testing.T, m Manager, p *Stub) {
+func cleanup(t *testing.T, m Manager, p *plugin.Stub) {
 	p.Stop()
 	m.Stop()
 }
@@ -365,6 +391,7 @@ func TestUpdateCapacityAllocatable(t *testing.T) {
 	// Tests adding another resource.
 	resourceName2 := "resource2"
 	e2 := &endpointImpl{}
+	e2.client = plugin.NewPluginClient(resourceName2, socketName, testManager)
 	testManager.endpoints[resourceName2] = endpointInfo{e: e2, opts: nil}
 	callback(resourceName2, devs)
 	capacity, allocatable, removedResources = testManager.GetCapacity()
@@ -394,7 +421,7 @@ func TestUpdateCapacityAllocatable(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// Stops resourceName2 endpoint. Verifies its stopTime is set, allocate and
 	// preStartContainer calls return errors.
-	e2.stop()
+	e2.client.Disconnect()
 	as.False(e2.stopTime.IsZero())
 	_, err = e2.allocate([]string{"Device1"})
 	reflect.DeepEqual(err, fmt.Errorf(errEndpointStopped, e2))
@@ -661,11 +688,6 @@ type MockEndpoint struct {
 	initChan                   chan []string
 }
 
-func (m *MockEndpoint) stop() {}
-func (m *MockEndpoint) run()  {}
-
-func (m *MockEndpoint) callback(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {}
-
 func (m *MockEndpoint) preStartContainer(devs []string) (*pluginapi.PreStartContainerResponse, error) {
 	m.initChan <- devs
 	return &pluginapi.PreStartContainerResponse{}, nil
@@ -685,6 +707,8 @@ func (m *MockEndpoint) allocate(devs []string) (*pluginapi.AllocateResponse, err
 	return nil, nil
 }
 
+func (m *MockEndpoint) setStopTime(t time.Time) {}
+
 func (m *MockEndpoint) isStopped() bool { return false }
 
 func (m *MockEndpoint) stopGracePeriodExpired() bool { return false }
@@ -706,15 +730,13 @@ func makePod(limits v1.ResourceList) *v1.Pod {
 	}
 }
 
-func getTestManager(tmpDir string, activePods ActivePodsFunc, testRes []TestResource) (*ManagerImpl, error) {
+func getTestManager(tmpDir string, activePods ActivePodsFunc, testRes []TestResource) (*wrappedManagerImpl, error) {
 	monitorCallback := func(resourceName string, devices []pluginapi.Device) {}
 	ckm, err := checkpointmanager.NewCheckpointManager(tmpDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
-	testManager := &ManagerImpl{
-		socketdir:             tmpDir,
-		callback:              monitorCallback,
+	m := &ManagerImpl{
 		healthyDevices:        make(map[string]sets.String),
 		unhealthyDevices:      make(map[string]sets.String),
 		allocatedDevices:      make(map[string]sets.String),
@@ -727,6 +749,11 @@ func getTestManager(tmpDir string, activePods ActivePodsFunc, testRes []TestReso
 		checkpointManager:     ckm,
 		allDevices:            NewResourceDeviceInstances(),
 	}
+	testManager := &wrappedManagerImpl{
+		ManagerImpl: m,
+		socketdir:   tmpDir,
+		callback:    monitorCallback,
+	}
 
 	for _, res := range testRes {
 		testManager.healthyDevices[res.resourceName] = sets.NewString(res.devs.Devices().UnsortedList()...)
@@ -1141,13 +1168,16 @@ func TestUpdatePluginResources(t *testing.T) {
 
 	ckm, err := checkpointmanager.NewCheckpointManager(tmpDir)
 	as.Nil(err)
-	testManager := &ManagerImpl{
-		callback:          monitorCallback,
+	m := &ManagerImpl{
 		allocatedDevices:  make(map[string]sets.String),
 		healthyDevices:    make(map[string]sets.String),
 		podDevices:        newPodDevices(),
 		checkpointManager: ckm,
 	}
+	testManager := wrappedManagerImpl{
+		ManagerImpl: m,
+		callback:    monitorCallback,
+	}
 	testManager.podDevices.devs[string(pod.UID)] = make(containerDevices)
 
 	// require one of resource1 and one of resource2
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/api.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/api.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b869183786a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/api.go
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package v1beta1
+
+import (
+	api "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+)
+
+type RegistrationHandler interface {
+	CleanupPluginDirectory(string) error
+}
+
+type ClientHandler interface {
+	PluginConnected(string, DevicePlugin) error
+	PluginDisconnected(string)
+	PluginListAndWatchReceiver(string, *api.ListAndWatchResponse)
+}
+
+// TODO: evaluate whether we need these error definitions.
+const (
+	// errFailedToDialDevicePlugin is the error raised when the device plugin could not be
+	// reached on the registered socket
+	errFailedToDialDevicePlugin = "failed to dial device plugin:"
+	// errUnsupportedVersion is the error raised when the device plugin uses an API version not
+	// supported by the Kubelet registry
+	errUnsupportedVersion = "requested API version %q is not supported by kubelet. Supported version is %q"
+	// errInvalidResourceName is the error raised when a device plugin is registering
+	// itself with an invalid ResourceName
+	errInvalidResourceName = "the ResourceName %q is invalid"
+	// errBadSocket is the error raised when the registry socket path is not absolute
+	errBadSocket = "bad socketPath, must be an absolute path:"
+)
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/client.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/client.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..13b1249009b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/client.go
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package v1beta1
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"sync"
+	"time"
+
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	api "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+)
+
+type DevicePlugin interface {
+	Api() api.DevicePluginClient
+	Resource() string
+	SocketPath() string
+}
+
+type Client interface {
+	Connect() error
+	Run()
+	Disconnect() error
+}
+
+type client struct {
+	mutex    sync.Mutex
+	resource string
+	socket   string
+	grpc     *grpc.ClientConn
+	handler  ClientHandler
+	client   api.DevicePluginClient
+}
+
+func NewPluginClient(r string, socketPath string, h ClientHandler) Client {
+	return &client{
+		resource: r,
+		socket:   socketPath,
+		handler:  h,
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *client) Connect() error {
+	client, conn, err := dial(c.socket)
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Unable to connect to device plugin client with socket path", "path", c.socket)
+		return err
+	}
+	c.grpc = conn
+	c.client = client
+	return c.handler.PluginConnected(c.resource, c)
+}
+
+func (c *client) Run() {
+	stream, err := c.client.ListAndWatch(context.Background(), &api.Empty{})
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "ListAndWatch ended unexpectedly for device plugin", "resource", c.resource)
+		return
+	}
+
+	for {
+		response, err := stream.Recv()
+		if err != nil {
+			klog.ErrorS(err, "ListAndWatch ended unexpectedly for device plugin", "resource", c.resource)
+			return
+		}
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("State pushed for device plugin", "resource", c.resource, "resourceCapacity", len(response.Devices))
+		c.handler.PluginListAndWatchReceiver(c.resource, response)
+	}
+}
+
+func (c *client) Disconnect() error {
+	c.mutex.Lock()
+	if c.grpc != nil {
+		if err := c.grpc.Close(); err != nil {
+			klog.V(2).ErrorS(err, "Failed to close grcp connection", "resource", c.Resource())
+		}
+		c.grpc = nil
+	}
+	c.mutex.Unlock()
+	c.handler.PluginDisconnected(c.resource)
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (c *client) Resource() string {
+	return c.resource
+}
+
+func (c *client) Api() api.DevicePluginClient {
+	return c.client
+}
+
+func (c *client) SocketPath() string {
+	return c.socket
+}
+
+// dial establishes the gRPC communication with the registered device plugin. https://godoc.org/google.golang.org/grpc#Dial
+func dial(unixSocketPath string) (api.DevicePluginClient, *grpc.ClientConn, error) {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithTimeout(context.Background(), 10*time.Second)
+	defer cancel()
+
+	c, err := grpc.DialContext(ctx, unixSocketPath, grpc.WithInsecure(), grpc.WithBlock(),
+		grpc.WithContextDialer(func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
+			return (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(ctx, "unix", addr)
+		}),
+	)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, nil, fmt.Errorf(errFailedToDialDevicePlugin+" %v", err)
+	}
+
+	return api.NewDevicePluginClient(c), c, nil
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/handler.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/handler.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..cea6317257e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/handler.go
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package v1beta1
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"os"
+
+	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	api "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+	v1helper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pluginmanager/cache"
+)
+
+func (s *server) GetPluginHandler() cache.PluginHandler {
+	if f, err := os.Create(s.socketDir + "DEPRECATION"); err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to create deprecation file at socket dir", "path", s.socketDir)
+	} else {
+		f.Close()
+		klog.V(4).InfoS("Created deprecation file", "path", f.Name())
+	}
+	return s
+}
+
+func (s *server) RegisterPlugin(pluginName string, endpoint string, versions []string) error {
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Registering plugin at endpoint", "plugin", pluginName, "endpoint", endpoint)
+	return s.connectClient(pluginName, endpoint)
+}
+
+func (s *server) DeRegisterPlugin(pluginName string) {
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Deregistering plugin", "plugin", pluginName)
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+	if _, exists := s.clients[pluginName]; exists {
+		s.disconnectClient(pluginName)
+	}
+}
+
+func (s *server) ValidatePlugin(pluginName string, endpoint string, versions []string) error {
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Got plugin at endpoint with versions", "plugin", pluginName, "endpoint", endpoint, "versions", versions)
+
+	if !s.isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions...) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("manager version, %s, is not among plugin supported versions %v", api.Version, versions)
+	}
+
+	if !v1helper.IsExtendedResourceName(core.ResourceName(pluginName)) {
+		return fmt.Errorf("invalid name of device plugin socket: %s", fmt.Sprintf(errInvalidResourceName, pluginName))
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) connectClient(name string, socketPath string) error {
+	c := NewPluginClient(name, socketPath, s.chandler)
+
+	s.registerClient(name, c)
+	if err := c.Connect(); err != nil {
+		s.deregisterClient(name)
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to connect to new client", "resource", name)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	go func() {
+		s.runClient(name, c)
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) disconnectClient(name string) error {
+	c := s.clients[name]
+	s.deregisterClient(name)
+	return c.Disconnect()
+}
+
+func (s *server) registerClient(name string, c Client) {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	s.clients[name] = c
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Registered client", "name", name)
+}
+
+func (s *server) deregisterClient(name string) {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	delete(s.clients, name)
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Deregistered client", "name", name)
+}
+
+func (s *server) runClient(name string, c Client) {
+	c.Run()
+
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	if _, exists := s.clients[name]; !exists {
+		s.mutex.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if err := s.disconnectClient(name); err != nil {
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Unable to disconnect client", "resource", name, "client", c, "err", err)
+	}
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/server.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/server.go
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..b848858d09f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/server.go
@@ -0,0 +1,188 @@
+/*
+Copyright 2022 The Kubernetes Authors.
+
+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.
+*/
+
+package v1beta1
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"fmt"
+	"net"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"sync"
+
+	"github.com/opencontainers/selinux/go-selinux"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc"
+
+	core "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
+	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
+	api "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
+	v1helper "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/apis/core/v1/helper"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/config"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/metrics"
+	"k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/pluginmanager/cache"
+)
+
+type Server interface {
+	cache.PluginHandler
+	Start() error
+	Stop() error
+	SocketPath() string
+}
+
+type server struct {
+	socketName string
+	socketDir  string
+	mutex      sync.Mutex
+	wg         sync.WaitGroup
+	grpc       *grpc.Server
+	rhandler   RegistrationHandler
+	chandler   ClientHandler
+	clients    map[string]Client
+}
+
+func NewServer(socketPath string, rh RegistrationHandler, ch ClientHandler) (Server, error) {
+	if socketPath == "" || !filepath.IsAbs(socketPath) {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf(errBadSocket+" %s", socketPath)
+	}
+
+	dir, name := filepath.Split(socketPath)
+
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Creating device plugin registration server", "version", api.Version, "socket", socketPath)
+	s := &server{
+		socketName: name,
+		socketDir:  dir,
+		rhandler:   rh,
+		chandler:   ch,
+		clients:    make(map[string]Client),
+	}
+
+	return s, nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Start() error {
+	klog.V(2).InfoS("Starting device plugin registration server")
+
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(s.socketDir, 0750); err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to create the device plugin socket directory", "directory", s.socketDir)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	if selinux.GetEnabled() {
+		if err := selinux.SetFileLabel(s.socketDir, config.KubeletPluginsDirSELinuxLabel); err != nil {
+			klog.InfoS("Unprivileged containerized plugins might not work. Could not set selinux context on socket dir", "path", s.socketDir, "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	// For now we leave cleanup of the *entire* directory up to the Handler
+	// (even though we should in theory be able to just wipe the whole directory)
+	// because the Handler stores its checkpoint file (amongst others) in here.
+	if err := s.rhandler.CleanupPluginDirectory(s.socketDir); err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to cleanup the device plugin directory", "directory", s.socketDir)
+		return err
+	}
+
+	ln, err := net.Listen("unix", s.SocketPath())
+	if err != nil {
+		klog.ErrorS(err, "Failed to listen to socket while starting device plugin registry")
+		return err
+	}
+
+	s.wg.Add(1)
+	s.grpc = grpc.NewServer([]grpc.ServerOption{}...)
+
+	api.RegisterRegistrationServer(s.grpc, s)
+	go func() {
+		defer s.wg.Done()
+		s.grpc.Serve(ln)
+	}()
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) Stop() error {
+	for _, r := range s.clientResources() {
+		if err := s.disconnectClient(r); err != nil {
+			klog.InfoS("Error disconnecting device plugin client", "resourceName", r, "err", err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+
+	if s.grpc == nil {
+		return nil
+	}
+
+	s.grpc.Stop()
+	s.wg.Wait()
+	s.grpc = nil
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) SocketPath() string {
+	return filepath.Join(s.socketDir, s.socketName)
+}
+
+func (s *server) Register(ctx context.Context, r *api.RegisterRequest) (*api.Empty, error) {
+	klog.InfoS("Got registration request from device plugin with resource", "resourceName", r.ResourceName)
+	metrics.DevicePluginRegistrationCount.WithLabelValues(r.ResourceName).Inc()
+
+	if !s.isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(r.Version) {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(errUnsupportedVersion, r.Version, api.SupportedVersions)
+		klog.InfoS("Bad registration request from device plugin with resource", "resourceName", r.ResourceName, "err", err)
+		return &api.Empty{}, err
+	}
+
+	if !v1helper.IsExtendedResourceName(core.ResourceName(r.ResourceName)) {
+		err := fmt.Errorf(errInvalidResourceName, r.ResourceName)
+		klog.InfoS("Bad registration request from device plugin", "err", err)
+		return &api.Empty{}, err
+	}
+
+	if err := s.connectClient(r.ResourceName, filepath.Join(s.socketDir, r.Endpoint)); err != nil {
+		klog.InfoS("Error connecting to device plugin client", "err", err)
+		return &api.Empty{}, err
+	}
+
+	return &api.Empty{}, nil
+}
+
+func (s *server) isVersionCompatibleWithPlugin(versions ...string) bool {
+	// TODO(vikasc): Currently this is fine as we only have a single supported version. When we do need to support
+	// multiple versions in the future, we may need to extend this function to return a supported version.
+	// E.g., say kubelet supports v1beta1 and v1beta2, and we get v1alpha1 and v1beta1 from a device plugin,
+	// this function should return v1beta1
+	for _, version := range versions {
+		for _, supportedVersion := range api.SupportedVersions {
+			if version == supportedVersion {
+				return true
+			}
+		}
+	}
+	return false
+}
+
+func (s *server) clientResources() []string {
+	s.mutex.Lock()
+	defer s.mutex.Unlock()
+	var resources []string
+	for r := range s.clients {
+		resources = append(resources, r)
+	}
+	return resources
+}
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/device_plugin_stub.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/stub.go
similarity index 99%
rename from pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/device_plugin_stub.go
rename to pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/stub.go
index ef1ca4569e6..dee1a9414aa 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/device_plugin_stub.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1/stub.go
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
 limitations under the License.
 */
 
-package devicemanager
+package v1beta1
 
 import (
 	"context"
diff --git a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
index 7b17ac4619d..d508e8c9969 100644
--- a/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
+++ b/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/types.go
@@ -93,21 +93,9 @@ type DeviceRunContainerOptions struct {
 	Annotations []kubecontainer.Annotation
 }
 
-// TODO: evaluate whether we need these error definitions.
+// TODO: evaluate whether we need this error definition.
 const (
-	// errFailedToDialDevicePlugin is the error raised when the device plugin could not be
-	// reached on the registered socket
-	errFailedToDialDevicePlugin = "failed to dial device plugin:"
-	// errUnsupportedVersion is the error raised when the device plugin uses an API version not
-	// supported by the Kubelet registry
-	errUnsupportedVersion = "requested API version %q is not supported by kubelet. Supported version is %q"
-	// errInvalidResourceName is the error raised when a device plugin is registering
-	// itself with an invalid ResourceName
-	errInvalidResourceName = "the ResourceName %q is invalid"
-	// errEndpointStopped indicates that the endpoint has been stopped
 	errEndpointStopped = "endpoint %v has been stopped"
-	// errBadSocket is the error raised when the registry socket path is not absolute
-	errBadSocket = "bad socketPath, must be an absolute path:"
 )
 
 // endpointStopGracePeriod indicates the grace period after an endpoint is stopped
diff --git a/test/images/sample-device-plugin/VERSION b/test/images/sample-device-plugin/VERSION
index 7e32cd56983..c068b2447cc 100644
--- a/test/images/sample-device-plugin/VERSION
+++ b/test/images/sample-device-plugin/VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-1.3
+1.4
diff --git a/test/images/sample-device-plugin/sampledeviceplugin.go b/test/images/sample-device-plugin/sampledeviceplugin.go
index c3750488561..824b19788cf 100644
--- a/test/images/sample-device-plugin/sampledeviceplugin.go
+++ b/test/images/sample-device-plugin/sampledeviceplugin.go
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ import (
 
 	"k8s.io/klog/v2"
 	pluginapi "k8s.io/kubelet/pkg/apis/deviceplugin/v1beta1"
-	dm "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager"
+	plugin "k8s.io/kubernetes/pkg/kubelet/cm/devicemanager/plugin/v1beta1"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ func main() {
 	}
 	socketPath := pluginSocksDir + "/dp." + fmt.Sprintf("%d", time.Now().Unix())
 
-	dp1 := dm.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, socketPath, resourceName, false, false)
+	dp1 := plugin.NewDevicePluginStub(devs, socketPath, resourceName, false, false)
 	if err := dp1.Start(); err != nil {
 		panic(err)