diff --git a/docs/system/container-metrics.md b/docs/system/container-metrics.md
index d8d9f54029..a428fe3d47 100644
--- a/docs/system/container-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/system/container-metrics.md
@@ -12,33 +12,43 @@ linkTitle: Container
 
 This metric is optional.
 
-<!-- semconv metric.container.cpu.utilization(metric_table) -->
+<!-- semconv metric.container.cpu.time(metric_table) -->
 | Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
 | -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
-| `container.cpu.utilization` | Gauge | `1` | Recent CPU utilization for the container. [1] |
+| `container.cpu.time` | Counter | `ns` | Total CPU time consumed [1] |
 
-**[1]:** CPU usage percentage normalized by the number of CPU cores. The value range is [0.0,1.0].
+**[1]:** Total CPU time consumed by the specific container.
 <!-- endsemconv -->
 
-<!-- semconv metric.container.cpu.utilization(full) -->
+<!-- semconv metric.container.cpu.time(full) -->
 | Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
+| `container.cpu.logical_number` | int | The logical CPU number [0..n-1] | `1` | Opt-In |
+| `container.cpu.state` | string | The state of the CPU | `user`; `kernel` | Opt-In |
 | [`container.id`](../attributes-registry/container.md) | string | Container ID. Usually a UUID, as for example used to [identify Docker containers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#container-identification). The UUID might be abbreviated. | `a3bf90e006b2` | Recommended |
+
+`container.cpu.state` MUST be one of the following:
+
+| Value  | Description |
+|---|---|
+| `user` | user |
+| `system` | system |
+| `kernel` | kernel |
 <!-- endsemconv -->
 
 ### Metric: `container.memory.utilization`
 
 This metric is optional.
 
-<!-- semconv metric.container.memory.utilization(metric_table) -->
+<!-- semconv metric.container.memory.usage(metric_table) -->
 | Name     | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description    |
 | -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- |
-| `container.memory.utilization` | Gauge | `1` | Recent memory utilization for the container. [1] |
+| `container.memory.usage` | Counter | `By` | Memory usage of the container. [1] |
 
-**[1]:** Memory usage percentage. The value range is [0.0,1.0].
+**[1]:** Memory usage of the container.
 <!-- endsemconv -->
 
-<!-- semconv metric.container.memory.utilization(full) -->
+<!-- semconv metric.container.memory.usage(full) -->
 | Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Requirement Level |
 |---|---|---|---|---|
 | [`container.id`](../attributes-registry/container.md) | string | Container ID. Usually a UUID, as for example used to [identify Docker containers](https://docs.docker.com/engine/reference/run/#container-identification). The UUID might be abbreviated. | `a3bf90e006b2` | Recommended |
diff --git a/model/metrics/container.yaml b/model/metrics/container.yaml
index a38feb9b51..b335d9f39e 100644
--- a/model/metrics/container.yaml
+++ b/model/metrics/container.yaml
@@ -1,24 +1,50 @@
 groups:
-  - id: metric.container.cpu.utilization
+  # container.cpu.* metrics and attribute group
+  - id: attributes.container.cpu
+    prefix: container.cpu
+    type: attribute_group
+    brief: "Describes Container CPU metric attributes"
+    attributes:
+      - id: state
+        type:
+          allow_custom_values: false
+          members:
+            - id: user
+              value: 'user'
+            - id: system
+              value: 'system'
+            - id: kernel
+              value: 'kernel'
+        brief: "The state of the CPU"
+        examples: ["user", "kernel"]
+      - id: logical_number
+        type: int
+        brief: "The logical CPU number [0..n-1]"
+        examples: [1]
+  - id: metric.container.cpu.time
     type: metric
-    metric_name: container.cpu.utilization
-    brief: "Recent CPU utilization for the container."
+    metric_name: container.cpu.time
+    brief: "Total CPU time consumed"
     note: >
-      CPU usage percentage normalized by the number of CPU cores.
-      The value range is [0.0,1.0].
-    instrument: gauge
-    unit: "1"
+      Total CPU time consumed by the specific container.
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "ns"
     attributes:
+      - ref: container.cpu.state
+        requirement_level: opt_in
+      - ref: container.cpu.logical_number
+        requirement_level: opt_in
       - ref: container.id
-  - id: metric.container.memory.utilization
+
+    # container.memory.* metrics and attribute group
+  - id: metric.container.memory.usage
     type: metric
-    metric_name: container.memory.utilization
-    brief: "Recent memory utilization for the container."
+    metric_name: container.memory.usage
+    brief: "Memory usage of the container."
     note: >
-      Memory usage percentage.
-      The value range is [0.0,1.0].
-    instrument: gauge
-    unit: "1"
+      Memory usage of the container.
+    instrument: counter
+    unit: "By"
     attributes:
       - ref: container.id