diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_cm.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_cm.erl
index 647d3a6a7..92ca70e10 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_cm.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/emqx_gateway_cm.erl
@@ -63,6 +63,19 @@
         , code_change/3
         ]).
 
+%% RPC targets
+-export([ do_get_chan_info/3
+        , do_set_chan_info/4
+        , do_get_chan_stats/3
+        , do_set_chan_stats/4
+        , do_discard_session/3
+        , do_kick_session/3
+        , do_get_chann_conn_mod/3
+        ]).
+
+-export_type([ gateway_name/0
+             ]).
+
 -record(state, {
           gwname    :: gateway_name(), %% Gateway Name
           locker    :: pid(),          %% ClientId Locker for CM
@@ -146,16 +159,19 @@ get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId) ->
             get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)
         end).
 
--spec get_chan_info(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+-spec do_get_chan_info(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
       -> emqx_types:infos() | undefined.
-get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+do_get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
     Chan = {ClientId, ChanPid},
     try ets:lookup_element(tabname(info, GwName), Chan, 2)
     catch
         error:badarg -> undefined
-    end;
+    end.
+
+-spec get_chan_info(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+      -> emqx_types:infos() | undefined.
 get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), get_chan_info, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)).
 
 %% @doc Update infos of the channel.
 -spec set_chan_info(gateway_name(),
@@ -164,18 +180,23 @@ get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
 set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, Infos) ->
     set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, self(), Infos).
 
--spec set_chan_info(gateway_name(),
-                    emqx_types:clientid(),
-                    pid(),
-                    emqx_types:infos()) -> boolean().
-set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+-spec do_set_chan_info(gateway_name(),
+                       emqx_types:clientid(),
+                       pid(),
+                       emqx_types:infos()) -> boolean().
+do_set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos) ->
     Chan = {ClientId, ChanPid},
     try ets:update_element(tabname(info, GwName), Chan, {2, Infos})
     catch
         error:badarg -> false
-    end;
+    end.
+
+-spec set_chan_info(gateway_name(),
+                    emqx_types:clientid(),
+                    pid(),
+                    emqx_types:infos()) -> boolean().
 set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), set_chan_info, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos)).
 
 %% @doc Get channel's stats.
 -spec get_chan_stats(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid())
@@ -186,16 +207,19 @@ get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId) ->
             get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)
         end).
 
--spec get_chan_stats(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+-spec do_get_chan_stats(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
       -> emqx_types:stats() | undefined.
-get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+do_get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
     Chan = {ClientId, ChanPid},
     try ets:lookup_element(tabname(info, GwName), Chan, 3)
     catch
         error:badarg -> undefined
-    end;
+    end.
+
+-spec get_chan_stats(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+      -> emqx_types:stats() | undefined.
 get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), get_chan_stats, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)).
 
 -spec set_chan_stats(gateway_name(),
                      emqx_types:clientid(),
@@ -203,19 +227,23 @@ get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
 set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, Stats) ->
     set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, self(), Stats).
 
--spec set_chan_stats(gateway_name(),
-                     emqx_types:clientid(),
-                     pid(),
-                     emqx_types:stats()) -> boolean().
-set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats)
-  when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+-spec do_set_chan_stats(gateway_name(),
+                        emqx_types:clientid(),
+                        pid(),
+                        emqx_types:stats()) -> boolean().
+do_set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats) ->
     Chan = {ClientId, self()},
     try ets:update_element(tabname(info, GwName), Chan, {3, Stats})
     catch
         error:badarg -> false
-    end;
+    end.
+
+-spec set_chan_stats(gateway_name(),
+                     emqx_types:clientid(),
+                     pid(),
+                     emqx_types:stats()) -> boolean().
 set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), set_chan_stats, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats)).
 
 -spec connection_closed(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid()) -> true.
 connection_closed(GwName, ClientId) ->
@@ -297,11 +325,11 @@ create_session(GwName, ClientInfo, ConnInfo, CreateSessionFun, SessionMod) ->
 discard_session(GwName, ClientId) when is_binary(ClientId) ->
     case lookup_channels(GwName, ClientId) of
         [] -> ok;
-        ChanPids -> lists:foreach(fun(Pid) -> do_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid) end, ChanPids)
+        ChanPids -> lists:foreach(fun(Pid) -> safe_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid) end, ChanPids)
     end.
 
 %% @private
-do_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid) ->
+safe_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid) ->
     try
         discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid)
     catch
@@ -315,17 +343,20 @@ do_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, Pid) ->
             ok
     end.
 
-%% @private
-discard_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+-spec do_discard_session(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) ->
+          _.
+do_discard_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
     case get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) of
         undefined -> ok;
         ConnMod when is_atom(ConnMod) ->
             ConnMod:call(ChanPid, discard, ?T_TAKEOVER)
-    end;
+    end.
 
 %% @private
+-spec discard_session(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) ->
+          _.
 discard_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), discard_session, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:discard_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)).
 
 -spec kick_session(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid())
     -> {error, any()}
@@ -346,16 +377,20 @@ kick_session(GwName, ClientId) ->
             kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)
     end.
 
-kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+-spec do_kick_session(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) ->
+          _.
+do_kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
     case get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) of
         #{conninfo := #{conn_mod := ConnMod}} ->
             ConnMod:call(ChanPid, kick, ?T_TAKEOVER);
         undefined ->
             {error, not_found}
-    end;
+    end.
 
+-spec kick_session(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) ->
+          _.
 kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), kick_session, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)).
 
 with_channel(GwName, ClientId, Fun) ->
     case lookup_channels(GwName, ClientId) of
@@ -369,14 +404,17 @@ with_channel(GwName, ClientId, Fun) ->
 lookup_channels(GwName, ClientId) ->
     emqx_gateway_cm_registry:lookup_channels(GwName, ClientId).
 
-get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) when node(ChanPid) == node() ->
+-spec do_get_chann_conn_mod(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) -> atom().
+do_get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
     Chan = {ClientId, ChanPid},
     try [ConnMod] = ets:lookup_element(tabname(conn, GwName), Chan, 2), ConnMod
     catch
         error:badarg -> undefined
-    end;
+    end.
+
+-spec get_chann_conn_mod(gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) -> atom().
 get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
-    rpc_call(node(ChanPid), get_chann_conn_mod, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+    wrap_rpc(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1:get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid)).
 
 %% Locker
 
@@ -398,8 +436,8 @@ locker_unlock(Locker, ClientId) ->
     ekka_locker:release(Locker, ClientId, quorum).
 
 %% @private
-rpc_call(Node, Fun, Args) ->
-    case rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, Fun, Args) of
+wrap_rpc(Ret) ->
+    case Ret of
         {badrpc, Reason} -> error(Reason);
         Res -> Res
     end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_gateway/src/proto/emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1.erl b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/proto/emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49db5d311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_gateway/src/proto/emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,71 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% 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.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_gateway_cm_proto_v1).
+
+-behaviour(emqx_bpapi).
+
+-export([ introduced_in/0
+
+        , get_chan_info/3
+        , set_chan_info/4
+        , get_chan_stats/3
+        , set_chan_stats/4
+        , discard_session/3
+        , kick_session/3
+        , get_chann_conn_mod/3
+        ]).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/bpapi.hrl").
+
+introduced_in() ->
+    "5.0.0".
+
+-spec get_chan_info(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+      -> emqx_types:infos() | undefined | {badrpc, _}.
+get_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_get_chan_info, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+
+-spec set_chan_info(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(),
+                    emqx_types:clientid(),
+                    pid(),
+                    emqx_types:infos()) -> boolean() | {badrpc, _}.
+set_chan_info(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_set_chan_info, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Infos]).
+
+-spec get_chan_stats(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid())
+      -> emqx_types:stats() | undefined | {badrpc, _}.
+get_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_get_chan_stats, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+
+-spec set_chan_stats(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(),
+                     emqx_types:clientid(),
+                     pid(),
+                     emqx_types:stats()) -> boolean() | {badrpc, _}.
+set_chan_stats(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_set_chan_stats, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid, Stats]).
+
+-spec discard_session(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) -> _.
+discard_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_discard_session, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+
+-spec kick_session(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) -> _.
+kick_session(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_kick_session, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).
+
+-spec get_chann_conn_mod(emqx_gateway_cm:gateway_name(), emqx_types:clientid(), pid()) -> atom() | {badrpc, _}.
+get_chann_conn_mod(GwName, ClientId, ChanPid) ->
+    rpc:call(node(ChanPid), emqx_gateway_cm, do_get_chann_conn_mod, [GwName, ClientId, ChanPid]).