diff --git a/npm/iptm/iptm.go b/npm/iptm/iptm.go
index 8344f39c6e..db797f1d01 100644
--- a/npm/iptm/iptm.go
+++ b/npm/iptm/iptm.go
@@ -1,12 +1,22 @@
+/*
+
+Part of this file is modified from iptables package from Kuberenetes.
+https://github.com/kubernetes/kubernetes/blob/master/pkg/util/iptables
+
+*/
 package iptm
 
 import (
 	"os"
 	"os/exec"
 	"syscall"
+	"time"
+
+	"golang.org/x/sys/unix"
 
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/log"
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/npm/util"
+	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/util/wait"
 )
 
 // IptEntry represents an iptables rule.
@@ -320,7 +330,7 @@ func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Delete(entry *IptEntry) error {
 // Run execute an iptables command to update iptables.
 func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Run(entry *IptEntry) (int, error) {
 	cmdName := util.Iptables
-	cmdArgs := append([]string{iptMgr.OperationFlag, entry.Chain}, entry.Specs...)
+	cmdArgs := append([]string{util.IptablesWaitFlag, iptMgr.OperationFlag, entry.Chain}, entry.Specs...)
 
 	cmdOut, err := exec.Command(cmdName, cmdArgs...).Output()
 	log.Printf("%s\n", string(cmdOut))
@@ -343,6 +353,17 @@ func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Save(configFile string) error {
 		configFile = util.IptablesConfigFile
 	}
 
+	l, err := grabIptablesLocks()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer func(l *os.File) {
+		if err = l.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to close iptables locks")
+		}
+	}(l)
+
 	// create the config file for writing
 	f, err := os.Create(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -354,7 +375,7 @@ func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Save(configFile string) error {
 	cmd := exec.Command(util.IptablesSave)
 	cmd.Stdout = f
 	if err := cmd.Start(); err != nil {
-		log.Printf("Error running iptables-save.\n")
+		log.Printf("Error running iptables-save.")
 		return err
 	}
 	cmd.Wait()
@@ -368,6 +389,17 @@ func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Restore(configFile string) error {
 		configFile = util.IptablesConfigFile
 	}
 
+	l, err := grabIptablesLocks()
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	defer func(l *os.File) {
+		if err = l.Close(); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("Failed to close iptables locks")
+		}
+	}(l)
+
 	// open the config file for reading
 	f, err := os.Open(configFile)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -386,3 +418,41 @@ func (iptMgr *IptablesManager) Restore(configFile string) error {
 
 	return nil
 }
+
+// grabs iptables v1.6 xtable lock
+func grabIptablesLocks() (*os.File, error) {
+	var success bool
+
+	l := &os.File{}
+	defer func(l *os.File) {
+		// Clean up immediately on failure
+		if !success {
+			l.Close()
+		}
+	}(l)
+
+	// Grab 1.6.x style lock.
+	l, err := os.OpenFile(util.IptablesLockFile, os.O_CREATE, 0600)
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to open iptables lock")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if err := wait.PollImmediate(200*time.Millisecond, 2*time.Second, func() (bool, error) {
+		if err := grabIptablesFileLock(l); err != nil {
+			return false, nil
+		}
+
+		return true, nil
+	}); err != nil {
+		log.Printf("failed to acquire new iptables lock: %v", err)
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	success = true
+	return l, nil
+}
+
+func grabIptablesFileLock(f *os.File) error {
+	return unix.Flock(int(f.Fd()), unix.LOCK_EX|unix.LOCK_NB)
+}
diff --git a/npm/namespace.go b/npm/namespace.go
index 9bb855ff20..9ce7548811 100644
--- a/npm/namespace.go
+++ b/npm/namespace.go
@@ -121,8 +121,6 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) AddNamespace(nsObj *corev1.Namespace) error {
 	}
 	npMgr.nsMap[nsName] = ns
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.NsCount++
-
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -203,7 +201,5 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) DeleteNamespace(nsObj *corev1.Namespace) erro
 
 	delete(npMgr.nsMap, nsName)
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.NsCount--
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/npm/namespace_test.go b/npm/namespace_test.go
index bc466cdb97..9cc69176dd 100644
--- a/npm/namespace_test.go
+++ b/npm/namespace_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,8 @@ func TestAllNsList(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAddNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -86,7 +87,8 @@ func TestAddNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUpdateNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -140,7 +142,8 @@ func TestUpdateNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDeleteNamespace(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
diff --git a/npm/npm.go b/npm/npm.go
index 32c31ba8f8..57f2e307ac 100644
--- a/npm/npm.go
+++ b/npm/npm.go
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ import (
 	"github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/telemetry"
 	corev1 "k8s.io/api/core/v1"
 	networkingv1 "k8s.io/api/networking/v1"
+	metav1 "k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/apis/meta/v1"
 	"k8s.io/apimachinery/pkg/version"
 	"k8s.io/client-go/informers"
 	coreinformers "k8s.io/client-go/informers/core/v1"
@@ -22,9 +23,10 @@ import (
 	"k8s.io/client-go/tools/cache"
 )
 
-var (
-	hostNetAgentURLForNpm = "http://168.63.129.16/machine/plugins?comp=netagent&type=npmreport"
-	contentType           = "application/json"
+const (
+	hostNetAgentURLForNpm           = "http://168.63.129.16/machine/plugins?comp=netagent&type=npmreport"
+	contentType                     = "application/json"
+	telemetryRetryWaitTimeInSeconds = 60
 )
 
 // NetworkPolicyManager contains informers for pod, namespace and networkpolicy.
@@ -44,17 +46,41 @@ type NetworkPolicyManager struct {
 	clusterState  telemetry.ClusterState
 	reportManager *telemetry.ReportManager
 
-	serverVersion *version.Info
+	serverVersion    *version.Info
+	TelemetryEnabled bool
 }
 
 // GetClusterState returns current cluster state.
 func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) GetClusterState() telemetry.ClusterState {
+	pods, err := npMgr.clientset.CoreV1().Pods("").List(metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error Listing pods in GetClusterState")
+	}
+
+	namespaces, err := npMgr.clientset.CoreV1().Namespaces().List(metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error Listing namespaces in GetClusterState")
+	}
+
+	networkpolicies, err := npMgr.clientset.NetworkingV1().NetworkPolicies("").List(metav1.ListOptions{})
+	if err != nil {
+		log.Printf("Error Listing networkpolicies in GetClusterState")
+	}
+
+	npMgr.clusterState.PodCount = len(pods.Items)
+	npMgr.clusterState.NsCount = len(namespaces.Items)
+	npMgr.clusterState.NwPolicyCount = len(networkpolicies.Items)
+
 	return npMgr.clusterState
 }
 
 // UpdateAndSendReport updates the npm report then send it.
 // This function should only be called when npMgr is locked.
 func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) UpdateAndSendReport(err error, eventMsg string) error {
+	if !npMgr.TelemetryEnabled {
+		return nil
+	}
+
 	clusterState := npMgr.GetClusterState()
 	v := reflect.ValueOf(npMgr.reportManager.Report).Elem().FieldByName("ClusterState")
 	if v.CanSet() {
@@ -69,7 +95,10 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) UpdateAndSendReport(err error, eventMsg strin
 		reflect.ValueOf(npMgr.reportManager.Report).Elem().FieldByName("EventMessage").SetString(err.Error())
 	}
 
-	return npMgr.reportManager.SendReport(nil)
+	var telemetryBuffer *telemetry.TelemetryBuffer
+	connectToTelemetryServer(telemetryBuffer)
+
+	return npMgr.reportManager.SendReport(telemetryBuffer)
 }
 
 // Run starts shared informers and waits for the shared informer cache to sync.
@@ -93,8 +122,33 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) Run(stopCh <-chan struct{}) error {
 	return nil
 }
 
+func connectToTelemetryServer(telemetryBuffer *telemetry.TelemetryBuffer) {
+	for {
+		telemetryBuffer = telemetry.NewTelemetryBuffer("")
+		err := telemetryBuffer.StartServer()
+		if err == nil || telemetryBuffer.FdExists {
+			connErr := telemetryBuffer.Connect()
+			if connErr == nil {
+				break
+			}
+
+			log.Printf("[NPM-Telemetry] Failed to establish telemetry manager connection.")
+			time.Sleep(time.Second * telemetryRetryWaitTimeInSeconds)
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 // RunReportManager starts NPMReportManager and send telemetry periodically.
 func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) RunReportManager() {
+	if !npMgr.TelemetryEnabled {
+		return
+	}
+
+	var telemetryBuffer *telemetry.TelemetryBuffer
+	connectToTelemetryServer(telemetryBuffer)
+
+	go telemetryBuffer.BufferAndPushData(time.Duration(0))
+
 	for {
 		clusterState := npMgr.GetClusterState()
 		v := reflect.ValueOf(npMgr.reportManager.Report).Elem().FieldByName("ClusterState")
@@ -104,11 +158,12 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) RunReportManager() {
 			v.FieldByName("NwPolicyCount").SetInt(int64(clusterState.NwPolicyCount))
 		}
 
-		if err := npMgr.reportManager.SendReport(nil); err != nil {
-			log.Printf("Error sending NPM telemetry report")
+		if err := npMgr.reportManager.SendReport(telemetryBuffer); err != nil {
+			log.Printf("[NPM-Telemetry] Error sending NPM telemetry report")
+			connectToTelemetryServer(telemetryBuffer)
 		}
 
-		time.Sleep(1 * time.Minute)
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
 	}
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +205,8 @@ func NewNetworkPolicyManager(clientset *kubernetes.Clientset, informerFactory in
 			ContentType:     contentType,
 			Report:          &telemetry.NPMReport{},
 		},
-		serverVersion: serverVersion,
+		serverVersion:    serverVersion,
+		TelemetryEnabled: true,
 	}
 
 	clusterID := util.GetClusterID(npMgr.nodeName)
diff --git a/npm/nwpolicy.go b/npm/nwpolicy.go
index 2568bb6838..77b009b75e 100644
--- a/npm/nwpolicy.go
+++ b/npm/nwpolicy.go
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) AddNetworkPolicy(npObj *networkingv1.NetworkP
 
 	allNs.npMap[npName] = npObj
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.NwPolicyCount++
-
 	ns, err := newNs(npNs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error creating namespace %s\n", npNs)
@@ -141,8 +139,6 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) DeleteNetworkPolicy(npObj *networkingv1.Netwo
 
 	delete(allNs.npMap, npName)
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.NwPolicyCount--
-
 	if len(allNs.npMap) == 0 {
 		if err = iptMgr.UninitNpmChains(); err != nil {
 			log.Printf("Error uninitialize azure-npm chains.\n")
diff --git a/npm/nwpolicy_test.go b/npm/nwpolicy_test.go
index d17a1bbbae..1c01d8cc5b 100644
--- a/npm/nwpolicy_test.go
+++ b/npm/nwpolicy_test.go
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ import (
 
 func TestAddNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -97,7 +98,8 @@ func TestAddNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUpdateNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -204,7 +206,8 @@ func TestUpdateNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDeleteNetworkPolicy(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
diff --git a/npm/parse.go b/npm/parse.go
index 83ecdb708b..977256c6a8 100644
--- a/npm/parse.go
+++ b/npm/parse.go
@@ -573,7 +573,7 @@ func parseEgress(ns string, targetSets []string, rules []networkingv1.NetworkPol
 						util.IptablesSetFlag,
 						util.IptablesMatchSetFlag,
 						hashedTargetSetName,
-						util.IptablesDstFlag,
+						util.IptablesSrcFlag,
 						util.IptablesJumpFlag,
 						util.IptablesAzureEgressToNsChain,
 					},
diff --git a/npm/plugin/main.go b/npm/plugin/main.go
index 795eeac7fe..7c3cd9c16e 100644
--- a/npm/plugin/main.go
+++ b/npm/plugin/main.go
@@ -63,6 +63,8 @@ func main() {
 		panic(err.Error)
 	}
 
+	// Disable Azure-NPM telemetry for now since it might throttle wireserver.
+	npMgr.TelemetryEnabled = false
 	go npMgr.RunReportManager()
 
 	select {}
diff --git a/npm/pod.go b/npm/pod.go
index 5dba4e8882..5cb4f67f85 100644
--- a/npm/pod.go
+++ b/npm/pod.go
@@ -72,8 +72,6 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) AddPod(podObj *corev1.Pod) error {
 		labelKeys = append(labelKeys, labelKey)
 	}
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.PodCount++
-
 	ns, err := newNs(podNs)
 	if err != nil {
 		log.Printf("Error creating namespace %s\n", podNs)
@@ -172,7 +170,5 @@ func (npMgr *NetworkPolicyManager) DeletePod(podObj *corev1.Pod) error {
 		}
 	}
 
-	npMgr.clusterState.PodCount--
-
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/npm/pod_test.go b/npm/pod_test.go
index 351b459666..6330c1e4ce 100644
--- a/npm/pod_test.go
+++ b/npm/pod_test.go
@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ func TestisSystemPod(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestAddPod(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -81,7 +82,8 @@ func TestAddPod(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
@@ -143,7 +145,8 @@ func TestUpdatePod(t *testing.T) {
 
 func TestDeletePod(t *testing.T) {
 	npMgr := &NetworkPolicyManager{
-		nsMap: make(map[string]*namespace),
+		nsMap:            make(map[string]*namespace),
+		TelemetryEnabled: false,
 		reportManager: &telemetry.ReportManager{
 			HostNetAgentURL: hostNetAgentURLForNpm,
 			ContentType:     contentType,
diff --git a/npm/util/const.go b/npm/util/const.go
index 02b2005c6b..880b893d2f 100644
--- a/npm/util/const.go
+++ b/npm/util/const.go
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ const (
 	IptablesRestore                  string = "iptables-restore"
 	IptablesConfigFile               string = "/var/log/iptables.conf"
 	IptablesTestConfigFile           string = "/var/log/iptables-test.conf"
+	IptablesLockFile                 string = "/run/xtables.lock"
 	IptablesChainCreationFlag        string = "-N"
 	IptablesInsertionFlag            string = "-I"
 	IptablesAppendFlag               string = "-A"
@@ -31,6 +32,7 @@ const (
 	IptablesCheckFlag                string = "-C"
 	IptablesDestroyFlag              string = "-X"
 	IptablesJumpFlag                 string = "-j"
+	IptablesWaitFlag                 string = "-w"
 	IptablesAccept                   string = "ACCEPT"
 	IptablesReject                   string = "REJECT"
 	IptablesDrop                     string = "DROP"