diff --git a/BUILD b/BUILD
index fbe69f3a6dacaa2da31f9e9d2985410e4966685b..e5c5599020972076b3435ea2245faf19d3294e1c 100644
--- a/BUILD
+++ b/BUILD
@@ -198,6 +198,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h",
@@ -208,7 +209,6 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h",
     "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h",
@@ -339,6 +339,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c",
@@ -350,7 +351,6 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c",
     "src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c",
@@ -561,6 +561,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h",
@@ -571,7 +572,6 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h",
     "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h",
@@ -686,6 +686,7 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c",
@@ -697,7 +698,6 @@ cc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c",
     "src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c",
@@ -1393,6 +1393,7 @@ objc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c",
@@ -1404,7 +1405,6 @@ objc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c",
     "src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c",
@@ -1557,6 +1557,7 @@ objc_library(
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h",
@@ -1567,7 +1568,6 @@ objc_library(
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h",
     "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h",
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bb7dc8a1656ace68dd32b2c0d6c725bd07dd4b4..6c7336312d15bff6a983cefb6dab5d6e4cf04b7a 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1076,6 +1076,7 @@ boringssl_pqueue_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_pqueue_test
 boringssl_ssl_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/boringssl_ssl_test
 badreq_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test
 connection_prefix_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test
+head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
 headers_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test
 initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test
 server_registered_method_bad_client_test: $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test
@@ -1298,6 +1299,7 @@ buildtests_c: privatelibs_c \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/public_headers_must_be_c89 \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test \
+  $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test \
   $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/server_registered_method_bad_client_test \
@@ -1620,6 +1622,8 @@ test_c: buildtests_c
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/badreq_bad_client_test || ( echo test badreq_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing connection_prefix_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/connection_prefix_bad_client_test || ( echo test connection_prefix_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
+	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test"
+	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test || ( echo test head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing headers_bad_client_test"
 	$(Q) $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/headers_bad_client_test || ( echo test headers_bad_client_test failed ; exit 1 )
 	$(E) "[RUN]     Testing initial_settings_frame_bad_client_test"
@@ -2487,6 +2491,7 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c \
+    src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c \
@@ -2498,7 +2503,6 @@ LIBGRPC_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c \
-    src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c \
@@ -2844,6 +2848,7 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c \
+    src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c \
@@ -2855,7 +2860,6 @@ LIBGRPC_UNSECURE_SRC = \
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c \
-    src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c \
@@ -12676,6 +12680,26 @@ ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
 endif
 
 
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
+    test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c \
+
+HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS = $(addprefix $(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/, $(addsuffix .o, $(basename $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC))))
+
+
+$(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+	$(E) "[LD]      Linking $@"
+	$(Q) mkdir -p `dirname $@`
+	$(Q) $(LD) $(LDFLAGS) $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS) $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a $(LDLIBS) -o $(BINDIR)/$(CONFIG)/head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test
+
+$(OBJDIR)/$(CONFIG)/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.o:  $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libbad_client_test.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_test_util_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgrpc_unsecure.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr_test_util.a $(LIBDIR)/$(CONFIG)/libgpr.a
+
+deps_head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test: $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+
+ifneq ($(NO_DEPS),true)
+-include $(HEAD_OF_LINE_BLOCKING_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_OBJS:.o=.dep)
+endif
+
+
 HEADERS_BAD_CLIENT_TEST_SRC = \
     test/core/bad_client/tests/headers.c \
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index abb4905392cdc96f0b41e88e74308c5189d0be3b..3ee2b9f5caab187f62271517fd9d350a42b7bc16 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 [![Join the chat at https://gitter.im/grpc/grpc](https://badges.gitter.im/grpc/grpc.svg)](https://gitter.im/grpc/grpc?utm_source=badge&utm_medium=badge&utm_campaign=pr-badge&utm_content=badge)
 
-Copyright 2015-2016 Google Inc.
+Copyright 2015 Google Inc.
 
 #Documentation
 
diff --git a/binding.gyp b/binding.gyp
index 8b987fefa89f7c5ff349ba3712c52a78bc2d8ac4..8b53b436865b784f0a5ce43ba4a14719f63dbdc6 100644
--- a/binding.gyp
+++ b/binding.gyp
@@ -607,6 +607,7 @@
         'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
         'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
         'src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c',
+        'src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c',
@@ -618,7 +619,6 @@
         'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c',
-        'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c',
         'src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c',
         'src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c',
diff --git a/build.yaml b/build.yaml
index 0a71cf715d68cc28eeba6d8f334f352547140a23..459defd171277bd8e634ce9f69d62daf1bdc4030 100644
--- a/build.yaml
+++ b/build.yaml
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h
   - src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h
+  - src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h
@@ -274,7 +275,6 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h
-  - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h
   - src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h
   - src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h
@@ -352,6 +352,7 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
   - src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c
   - src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c
+  - src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c
@@ -363,7 +364,6 @@ filegroups:
   - src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
-  - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c
   - src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c
   - src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c
diff --git a/config.m4 b/config.m4
index 9abd8cebb85236e1e7d400ee0d11269075ccf57e..28a74337a1dcad1734c4366b706db5382235d709 100644
--- a/config.m4
+++ b/config.m4
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
     src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c \
+    src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c \
@@ -140,7 +141,6 @@ if test "$PHP_GRPC" != "no"; then
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c \
-    src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c \
     src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c \
     src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c \
diff --git a/gRPC.podspec b/gRPC.podspec
index 7e0e44f3ddf633e394ccc2d10889c1b8a9dc27ce..06eee01a906009f178143f8f28eaac917572a47b 100644
--- a/gRPC.podspec
+++ b/gRPC.podspec
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h',
+                      'src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h',
@@ -210,7 +211,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h',
-                      'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h',
@@ -358,6 +358,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
                       'src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c',
+                      'src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c',
@@ -369,7 +370,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c',
-                      'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c',
                       'src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c',
                       'src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c',
@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h',
                               'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h',
                               'src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h',
+                              'src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h',
@@ -533,7 +534,6 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h',
-                              'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h',
                               'src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h',
                               'src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h',
diff --git a/grpc.gemspec b/grpc.gemspec
index d1e7ad2b31c8daa80169a43ead61920680ebd113..ade8023dea8dd87b26329d3a641732ad182ca9f4 100755
--- a/grpc.gemspec
+++ b/grpc.gemspec
@@ -196,6 +196,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h )
@@ -206,7 +207,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h )
-  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h )
@@ -341,6 +341,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c )
+  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c )
@@ -352,7 +353,6 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |s|
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c )
-  s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c )
   s.files += %w( src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c )
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_stream.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_stream.h
index 78fb7274e244e15105471a43c6d5fb5d128071fd..a607a4710605f1028e4e7a17cdf67b49411979bc 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_stream.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_stream.h
@@ -108,7 +108,8 @@ class ClientAsyncReader GRPC_FINAL : public ClientAsyncReaderInterface<R> {
                     const W& request, void* tag)
       : context_(context), call_(channel->CreateCall(method, context, cq)) {
     init_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                                  context->initial_metadata_flags());
     // TODO(ctiller): don't assert
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(init_ops_.SendMessage(request).ok());
     init_ops_.ClientSendClose();
@@ -173,7 +174,8 @@ class ClientAsyncWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ClientAsyncWriterInterface<W> {
     finish_ops_.RecvMessage(response);
 
     init_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                                  context->initial_metadata_flags());
     call_.PerformOps(&init_ops_);
   }
 
@@ -240,7 +242,8 @@ class ClientAsyncReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL
                           void* tag)
       : context_(context), call_(channel->CreateCall(method, context, cq)) {
     init_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    init_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                                  context->initial_metadata_flags());
     call_.PerformOps(&init_ops_);
   }
 
@@ -305,7 +308,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReader GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     meta_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                  ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_.PerformOps(&meta_ops_);
   }
@@ -319,7 +323,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReader GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
   void Finish(const W& msg, const Status& status, void* tag) {
     finish_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     // The response is dropped if the status is not OK.
@@ -336,7 +341,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReader GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!status.ok());
     finish_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     finish_ops_.ServerSendStatus(ctx_->trailing_metadata_, status);
@@ -366,7 +372,8 @@ class ServerAsyncWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     meta_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                  ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_.PerformOps(&meta_ops_);
   }
@@ -374,7 +381,8 @@ class ServerAsyncWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
   void Write(const W& msg, void* tag) GRPC_OVERRIDE {
     write_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      write_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      write_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                     ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     // TODO(ctiller): don't assert
@@ -385,7 +393,8 @@ class ServerAsyncWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
   void Finish(const Status& status, void* tag) {
     finish_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     finish_ops_.ServerSendStatus(ctx_->trailing_metadata_, status);
@@ -415,7 +424,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     meta_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    meta_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                  ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_.PerformOps(&meta_ops_);
   }
@@ -429,7 +439,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
   void Write(const W& msg, void* tag) GRPC_OVERRIDE {
     write_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      write_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      write_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                     ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     // TODO(ctiller): don't assert
@@ -440,7 +451,8 @@ class ServerAsyncReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ServerAsyncStreamingInterface,
   void Finish(const Status& status, void* tag) {
     finish_ops_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_ops_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     finish_ops_.ServerSendStatus(ctx_->trailing_metadata_, status);
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_unary_call.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_unary_call.h
index 52b34770a80df75513a58436e4e266a7d660a5b0..55c9788fbd4c754e3ff96c2cb95293f91e3f0b15 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_unary_call.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/async_unary_call.h
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@ class ClientAsyncResponseReader GRPC_FINAL
         call_(channel->CreateCall(method, context, cq)),
         collection_(new CallOpSetCollection) {
     collection_->init_buf_.SetCollection(collection_);
-    collection_->init_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    collection_->init_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(
+        context->send_initial_metadata_, context->initial_metadata_flags());
     // TODO(ctiller): don't assert
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(collection_->init_buf_.SendMessage(request).ok());
     collection_->init_buf_.ClientSendClose();
@@ -122,7 +123,8 @@ class ServerAsyncResponseWriter GRPC_FINAL
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     meta_buf_.set_output_tag(tag);
-    meta_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    meta_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                  ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_.PerformOps(&meta_buf_);
   }
@@ -130,7 +132,8 @@ class ServerAsyncResponseWriter GRPC_FINAL
   void Finish(const W& msg, const Status& status, void* tag) {
     finish_buf_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     // The response is dropped if the status is not OK.
@@ -147,7 +150,8 @@ class ServerAsyncResponseWriter GRPC_FINAL
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!status.ok());
     finish_buf_.set_output_tag(tag);
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      finish_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      finish_buf_.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                                      ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     finish_buf_.ServerSendStatus(ctx_->trailing_metadata_, status);
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/call.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/call.h
index f76d7c23ed44e358f82be7341937823a8abbe481..aea1a6acec7b5e0cafc6357aa165b4a7cd6ce58e 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/call.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/call.h
@@ -181,8 +181,10 @@ class CallOpSendInitialMetadata {
   CallOpSendInitialMetadata() : send_(false) {}
 
   void SendInitialMetadata(
-      const std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string>& metadata) {
+      const std::multimap<grpc::string, grpc::string>& metadata,
+      uint32_t flags) {
     send_ = true;
+    flags_ = flags;
     initial_metadata_count_ = metadata.size();
     initial_metadata_ = FillMetadataArray(metadata);
   }
@@ -192,7 +194,7 @@ class CallOpSendInitialMetadata {
     if (!send_) return;
     grpc_op* op = &ops[(*nops)++];
     op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
-    op->flags = 0;
+    op->flags = flags_;
     op->reserved = NULL;
     op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = initial_metadata_count_;
     op->data.send_initial_metadata.metadata = initial_metadata_;
@@ -204,6 +206,7 @@ class CallOpSendInitialMetadata {
   }
 
   bool send_;
+  uint32_t flags_;
   size_t initial_metadata_count_;
   grpc_metadata* initial_metadata_;
 };
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_context.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_context.h
index 52018086007ec51b0201c5db7d99f4c2ec999f8f..aed12767a7099de2e459be37129c791ee8918553 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_context.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_context.h
@@ -221,6 +221,12 @@ class ClientContext {
     deadline_ = deadline_tp.raw_time();
   }
 
+  /// EXPERIMENTAL: Set this request to be idempotent
+  void set_idempotent(bool idempotent) { idempotent_ = idempotent; }
+
+  /// EXPERIMENTAL: Trigger fail-fast or not on this request
+  void set_fail_fast(bool fail_fast) { fail_fast_ = fail_fast; }
+
 #ifndef GRPC_CXX0X_NO_CHRONO
   /// Return the deadline for the client call.
   std::chrono::system_clock::time_point deadline() {
@@ -328,9 +334,16 @@ class ClientContext {
   grpc_call* call() { return call_; }
   void set_call(grpc_call* call, const std::shared_ptr<Channel>& channel);
 
+  uint32_t initial_metadata_flags() const {
+    return (idempotent_ ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST : 0) |
+           (fail_fast_ ? 0 : GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY);
+  }
+
   grpc::string authority() { return authority_; }
 
   bool initial_metadata_received_;
+  bool fail_fast_;
+  bool idempotent_;
   std::shared_ptr<Channel> channel_;
   grpc::mutex mu_;
   grpc_call* call_;
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_unary_call.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_unary_call.h
index 0ee5b198d2412d99c471de89a99718fa0a08369f..70d65549c80e9c2184aaf107f4a8bde55a97a9c1 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_unary_call.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/client_unary_call.h
@@ -62,7 +62,8 @@ Status BlockingUnaryCall(ChannelInterface* channel, const RpcMethod& method,
   if (!status.ok()) {
     return status;
   }
-  ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+  ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                          context->initial_metadata_flags());
   ops.RecvInitialMetadata(context);
   ops.RecvMessage(result);
   ops.ClientSendClose();
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/method_handler_impl.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/method_handler_impl.h
index 436b4d819b7c64046dc218a15a7114704bfd6ade..ad74efabc4ba1f595ec2d9c2ca44ab10188afcbe 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/method_handler_impl.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/method_handler_impl.h
@@ -63,7 +63,8 @@ class RpcMethodHandler : public MethodHandler {
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata, CallOpSendMessage,
               CallOpServerSendStatus>
         ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_,
+                            param.server_context->initial_metadata_flags());
     if (status.ok()) {
       status = ops.SendMessage(rsp);
     }
@@ -100,7 +101,8 @@ class ClientStreamingHandler : public MethodHandler {
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata, CallOpSendMessage,
               CallOpServerSendStatus>
         ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_,
+                            param.server_context->initial_metadata_flags());
     if (status.ok()) {
       status = ops.SendMessage(rsp);
     }
@@ -138,7 +140,8 @@ class ServerStreamingHandler : public MethodHandler {
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata, CallOpServerSendStatus> ops;
     if (!param.server_context->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_);
+      ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_,
+                              param.server_context->initial_metadata_flags());
     }
     ops.ServerSendStatus(param.server_context->trailing_metadata_, status);
     param.call->PerformOps(&ops);
@@ -170,7 +173,8 @@ class BidiStreamingHandler : public MethodHandler {
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata, CallOpServerSendStatus> ops;
     if (!param.server_context->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_);
+      ops.SendInitialMetadata(param.server_context->initial_metadata_,
+                              param.server_context->initial_metadata_flags());
     }
     ops.ServerSendStatus(param.server_context->trailing_metadata_, status);
     param.call->PerformOps(&ops);
@@ -191,7 +195,8 @@ class UnknownMethodHandler : public MethodHandler {
   static void FillOps(ServerContext* context, T* ops) {
     Status status(StatusCode::UNIMPLEMENTED, "");
     if (!context->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      ops->SendInitialMetadata(context->initial_metadata_);
+      ops->SendInitialMetadata(context->initial_metadata_,
+                               context->initial_metadata_flags());
       context->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     ops->ServerSendStatus(context->trailing_metadata_, status);
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
index 44d340aa454cbefa7e6c2bee3c693649c29ff65a..7fa0235ca90828dec3d8a1cfc0006aba1d51b3af 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/server_context.h
@@ -195,6 +195,8 @@ class ServerContext {
 
   void set_call(grpc_call* call);
 
+  uint32_t initial_metadata_flags() const { return 0; }
+
   CompletionOp* completion_op_;
   bool has_notify_when_done_tag_;
   void* async_notify_when_done_tag_;
diff --git a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/sync_stream.h b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/sync_stream.h
index d0ad05169f4824116bfd806fa8d65811476eeb9a..9100ce09a2319649de19388b637021341d203897 100644
--- a/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/sync_stream.h
+++ b/include/grpc++/impl/codegen/sync_stream.h
@@ -125,7 +125,8 @@ class ClientReader GRPC_FINAL : public ClientReaderInterface<R> {
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata, CallOpSendMessage,
               CallOpClientSendClose>
         ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                            context->initial_metadata_flags());
     // TODO(ctiller): don't assert
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(ops.SendMessage(request).ok());
     ops.ClientSendClose();
@@ -190,7 +191,8 @@ class ClientWriter : public ClientWriterInterface<W> {
     finish_ops_.RecvMessage(response);
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata> ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                            context->initial_metadata_flags());
     call_.PerformOps(&ops);
     cq_.Pluck(&ops);
   }
@@ -268,7 +270,8 @@ class ClientReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public ClientReaderWriterInterface<W, R> {
                      ClientContext* context)
       : context_(context), call_(channel->CreateCall(method, context, &cq_)) {
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata> ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(context->send_initial_metadata_,
+                            context->initial_metadata_flags());
     call_.PerformOps(&ops);
     cq_.Pluck(&ops);
   }
@@ -334,7 +337,8 @@ class ServerReader GRPC_FINAL : public ReaderInterface<R> {
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata> ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                            ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_->PerformOps(&ops);
     call_->cq()->Pluck(&ops);
@@ -361,7 +365,8 @@ class ServerWriter GRPC_FINAL : public WriterInterface<W> {
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata> ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                            ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_->PerformOps(&ops);
     call_->cq()->Pluck(&ops);
@@ -374,7 +379,8 @@ class ServerWriter GRPC_FINAL : public WriterInterface<W> {
       return false;
     }
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                              ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     call_->PerformOps(&ops);
@@ -397,7 +403,8 @@ class ServerReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public WriterInterface<W>,
     GPR_CODEGEN_ASSERT(!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_);
 
     CallOpSet<CallOpSendInitialMetadata> ops;
-    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+    ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                            ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
     ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     call_->PerformOps(&ops);
     call_->cq()->Pluck(&ops);
@@ -417,7 +424,8 @@ class ServerReaderWriter GRPC_FINAL : public WriterInterface<W>,
       return false;
     }
     if (!ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_) {
-      ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_);
+      ops.SendInitialMetadata(ctx_->initial_metadata_,
+                              ctx_->initial_metadata_flags());
       ctx_->sent_initial_metadata_ = true;
     }
     call_->PerformOps(&ops);
diff --git a/include/grpc/grpc.h b/include/grpc/grpc.h
index 8b460722e253b065370197533553cc247265e691..5c868aece372b14658bf07f5aa38aa04d2114819 100644
--- a/include/grpc/grpc.h
+++ b/include/grpc/grpc.h
@@ -289,6 +289,14 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call,
     grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 
+/** How to handle payloads for a registered method */
+typedef enum {
+  /** Don't try to read the payload */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+  /** Read the initial payload as a byte buffer */
+  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER
+} grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling;
+
 /** Registers a method in the server.
     Methods to this (host, method) pair will not be reported by
     grpc_server_request_call, but instead be reported by
@@ -296,9 +304,10 @@ GRPCAPI grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_call(
     registered_method (as returned by this function).
     Must be called before grpc_server_start.
     Returns NULL on failure. */
-GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server,
-                                          const char *method, const char *host,
-                                          uint32_t flags);
+GRPCAPI void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags);
 
 /** Request notification of a new pre-registered call. 'cq_for_notification'
     must have been registered to the server via
diff --git a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
index b09b1cdf441eaa96b291981522e45038c8456d6a..4c7373006b2c85a0bfab92e970d231648f3c047f 100644
--- a/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
+++ b/include/grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ typedef struct {
 /** Secondary user agent: goes at the end of the user-agent metadata
     sent on each request */
 #define GRPC_ARG_SECONDARY_USER_AGENT_STRING "grpc.secondary_user_agent"
+/** The maximum time between subsequent connection attempts, in ms */
+#define GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS "grpc.max_reconnect_backoff_ms"
 /* The caller of the secure_channel_create functions may override the target
    name used for SSL host name checking using this channel argument which is of
    type GRPC_ARG_STRING. This *should* be used for testing only.
@@ -185,7 +187,9 @@ typedef enum grpc_call_error {
       server */
   GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE,
   /** this batch of operations leads to more operations than allowed */
-  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_BATCH_TOO_BIG,
+  /** payload type requested is not the type registered */
+  GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH
 } grpc_call_error;
 
 /* Write Flags: */
@@ -202,8 +206,12 @@ typedef enum grpc_call_error {
 /* Initial metadata flags */
 /** Signal that the call is idempotent */
 #define GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST (0x00000010u)
+/** Signal that the call should not return UNAVAILABLE before it has started */
+#define GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY (0x00000020u)
 /** Mask of all valid flags */
-#define GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_USED_MASK GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
+#define GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_USED_MASK       \
+  (GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST | \
+   GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY)
 
 /** A single metadata element */
 typedef struct grpc_metadata {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 24a5aa0cd5cee1f4a5c72505db571c5de23383ed..339db464d18ebc6c9814a235984194d7212ffd96 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h",
@@ -149,7 +150,6 @@
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h",
     "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h",
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c",
     "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c",
+    "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c",
@@ -295,7 +296,6 @@
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c",
-    "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c",
     "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c",
     "src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c",
diff --git a/package.xml b/package.xml
index 0bb34d9487388a0f0dd930a6b85efb53f1cf032b..af0e2e5bcd48823f26f39801bf5afb5e1cfe322b 100644
--- a/package.xml
+++ b/package.xml
@@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h" role="src" />
@@ -210,7 +211,6 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h" role="src" />
@@ -345,6 +345,7 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c" role="src" />
+    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c" role="src" />
@@ -356,7 +357,6 @@
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c" role="src" />
-    <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c" role="src" />
     <file baseinstalldir="/" name="src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c" role="src" />
diff --git a/src/compiler/csharp_generator.cc b/src/compiler/csharp_generator.cc
index 5a8746df8d163c368ab8c61905ebdfe82892734a..69e2738d53d30bd50aecbfdf03c58611e2548683 100644
--- a/src/compiler/csharp_generator.cc
+++ b/src/compiler/csharp_generator.cc
@@ -81,6 +81,10 @@ std::string GetServerInterfaceName(const ServiceDescriptor* service) {
   return "I" + service->name();
 }
 
+std::string GetServerClassName(const ServiceDescriptor* service) {
+  return service->name() + "Base";
+}
+
 std::string GetCSharpMethodType(MethodType method_type) {
   switch (method_type) {
     case METHODTYPE_NO_STREAMING:
@@ -108,10 +112,14 @@ std::string GetMethodFieldName(const MethodDescriptor *method) {
   return "__Method_" + method->name();
 }
 
-std::string GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(const MethodDescriptor *method) {
+std::string GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(const MethodDescriptor *method,
+                                       bool invocation_param=false) {
   if (method->client_streaming()) {
     return "";
   }
+  if (invocation_param) {
+    return "request, ";
+  }
   return GetClassName(method->input_type()) + " request, ";
 }
 
@@ -242,6 +250,8 @@ void GenerateServiceDescriptorProperty(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *se
 
 void GenerateClientInterface(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
   out->Print("// client interface\n");
+  out->Print("[System.Obsolete(\"Client side interfaced will be removed "
+             "in the next release. Use client class directly.\")]\n");
   out->Print("public interface $name$\n", "name",
              GetClientInterfaceName(service));
   out->Print("{\n");
@@ -290,6 +300,8 @@ void GenerateClientInterface(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
 
 void GenerateServerInterface(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
   out->Print("// server-side interface\n");
+  out->Print("[System.Obsolete(\"Service implementations should inherit"
+      " from the generated abstract base class instead.\")]\n");
   out->Print("public interface $name$\n", "name",
              GetServerInterfaceName(service));
   out->Print("{\n");
@@ -309,21 +321,64 @@ void GenerateServerInterface(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
   out->Print("\n");
 }
 
+void GenerateServerClass(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
+  out->Print("// server-side abstract class\n");
+  out->Print("public abstract class $name$\n", "name",
+             GetServerClassName(service));
+  out->Print("{\n");
+  out->Indent();
+  for (int i = 0; i < service->method_count(); i++) {
+    const MethodDescriptor *method = service->method(i);
+    out->Print(
+        "public virtual $returntype$ $methodname$($request$$response_stream_maybe$, "
+        "ServerCallContext context)\n",
+        "methodname", method->name(), "returntype",
+        GetMethodReturnTypeServer(method), "request",
+        GetMethodRequestParamServer(method), "response_stream_maybe",
+        GetMethodResponseStreamMaybe(method));
+    out->Print("{\n");
+    out->Indent();
+    out->Print("throw new RpcException("
+               "new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, \"\"));\n");
+    out->Outdent();
+    out->Print("}\n\n");
+  }
+  out->Outdent();
+  out->Print("}\n");
+  out->Print("\n");
+}
+
 void GenerateClientStub(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
   out->Print("// client stub\n");
   out->Print(
-      "public class $name$ : ClientBase, $interface$\n",
-      "name", GetClientClassName(service), "interface",
-      GetClientInterfaceName(service));
+      "public class $name$ : ClientBase<$name$>, $interface$\n",
+      "name", GetClientClassName(service),
+      "interface", GetClientInterfaceName(service));
   out->Print("{\n");
   out->Indent();
 
   // constructors
-  out->Print(
-      "public $name$(Channel channel) : base(channel)\n",
-      "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Print("public $name$(Channel channel) : base(channel)\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Print("{\n");
+  out->Print("}\n");
+  out->Print("public $name$(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
   out->Print("{\n");
   out->Print("}\n");
+  out->Print("///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation"
+             " of test doubles.</summary>\n");
+  out->Print("protected $name$() : base()\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Print("{\n");
+  out->Print("}\n");
+  out->Print("///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured"
+             " clients.</summary>\n");
+  out->Print("protected $name$(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)"
+             " : base(configuration)\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Print("{\n");
+  out->Print("}\n\n");
 
   for (int i = 0; i < service->method_count(); i++) {
     const MethodDescriptor *method = service->method(i);
@@ -331,30 +386,26 @@ void GenerateClientStub(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
 
     if (method_type == METHODTYPE_NO_STREAMING) {
       // unary calls have an extra synchronous stub method
-      out->Print(
-          "public $response$ $methodname$($request$ request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))\n",
+      out->Print("public virtual $response$ $methodname$($request$ request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))\n",
           "methodname", method->name(), "request",
           GetClassName(method->input_type()), "response",
           GetClassName(method->output_type()));
       out->Print("{\n");
       out->Indent();
-      out->Print("var call = CreateCall($methodfield$, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));\n",
-                 "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
-      out->Print("return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);\n");
+      out->Print("return $methodname$(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));\n",
+                 "methodname", method->name());
       out->Outdent();
       out->Print("}\n");
 
       // overload taking CallOptions as a param
-      out->Print(
-                "public $response$ $methodname$($request$ request, CallOptions options)\n",
-                "methodname", method->name(), "request",
-                GetClassName(method->input_type()), "response",
-                GetClassName(method->output_type()));
+      out->Print("public virtual $response$ $methodname$($request$ request, CallOptions options)\n",
+          "methodname", method->name(), "request",
+          GetClassName(method->input_type()), "response",
+          GetClassName(method->output_type()));
       out->Print("{\n");
       out->Indent();
-      out->Print("var call = CreateCall($methodfield$, options);\n",
+      out->Print("return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall($methodfield$, null, options, request);\n",
                  "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
-      out->Print("return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);\n");
       out->Outdent();
       out->Print("}\n");
     }
@@ -364,57 +415,44 @@ void GenerateClientStub(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
       method_name += "Async";  // prevent name clash with synchronous method.
     }
     out->Print(
-        "public $returntype$ $methodname$($request_maybe$Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))\n",
-        "methodname", method_name, "request_maybe",
-        GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(method), "returntype",
-        GetMethodReturnTypeClient(method));
+            "public virtual $returntype$ $methodname$($request_maybe$Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))\n",
+            "methodname", method_name, "request_maybe",
+            GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(method), "returntype",
+            GetMethodReturnTypeClient(method));
     out->Print("{\n");
     out->Indent();
-    out->Print("var call = CreateCall($methodfield$, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));\n",
-               "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
-    switch (GetMethodType(method)) {
-      case METHODTYPE_NO_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);\n");
-        break;
-      case METHODTYPE_CLIENT_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);\n");
-        break;
-      case METHODTYPE_SERVER_STREAMING:
-        out->Print(
-            "return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);\n");
-        break;
-      case METHODTYPE_BIDI_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);\n");
-        break;
-      default:
-        GOOGLE_LOG(FATAL)<< "Can't get here.";
-    }
+
+    out->Print("return $methodname$($request_maybe$new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));\n",
+               "methodname", method_name,
+               "request_maybe", GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(method, true));
     out->Outdent();
     out->Print("}\n");
 
     // overload taking CallOptions as a param
     out->Print(
-        "public $returntype$ $methodname$($request_maybe$CallOptions options)\n",
+        "public virtual $returntype$ $methodname$($request_maybe$CallOptions options)\n",
         "methodname", method_name, "request_maybe",
         GetMethodRequestParamMaybe(method), "returntype",
         GetMethodReturnTypeClient(method));
     out->Print("{\n");
     out->Indent();
-    out->Print("var call = CreateCall($methodfield$, options);\n",
-               "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
     switch (GetMethodType(method)) {
       case METHODTYPE_NO_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);\n");
+        out->Print("return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall($methodfield$, null, options, request);\n",
+                   "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
         break;
       case METHODTYPE_CLIENT_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);\n");
+        out->Print("return CallInvoker.AsyncClientStreamingCall($methodfield$, null, options);\n",
+                   "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
         break;
       case METHODTYPE_SERVER_STREAMING:
         out->Print(
-            "return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);\n");
+            "return CallInvoker.AsyncServerStreamingCall($methodfield$, null, options, request);\n",
+            "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
         break;
       case METHODTYPE_BIDI_STREAMING:
-        out->Print("return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);\n");
+        out->Print("return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall($methodfield$, null, options);\n",
+                   "methodfield", GetMethodFieldName(method));
         break;
       default:
         GOOGLE_LOG(FATAL)<< "Can't get here.";
@@ -422,17 +460,30 @@ void GenerateClientStub(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
     out->Outdent();
     out->Print("}\n");
   }
+
+  // override NewInstance method
+  out->Print("protected override $name$ NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Print("{\n");
+  out->Indent();
+  out->Print("return new $name$(configuration);\n",
+             "name", GetClientClassName(service));
+  out->Outdent();
+  out->Print("}\n");
+
   out->Outdent();
   out->Print("}\n");
   out->Print("\n");
 }
 
-void GenerateBindServiceMethod(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
+void GenerateBindServiceMethod(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service,
+                               bool use_server_class) {
   out->Print(
       "// creates service definition that can be registered with a server\n");
   out->Print(
       "public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService($interface$ serviceImpl)\n",
-      "interface", GetServerInterfaceName(service));
+      "interface", use_server_class ? GetServerClassName(service) :
+          GetServerInterfaceName(service));
   out->Print("{\n");
   out->Indent();
 
@@ -489,8 +540,10 @@ void GenerateService(Printer* out, const ServiceDescriptor *service) {
   GenerateServiceDescriptorProperty(out, service);
   GenerateClientInterface(out, service);
   GenerateServerInterface(out, service);
+  GenerateServerClass(out, service);
   GenerateClientStub(out, service);
-  GenerateBindServiceMethod(out, service);
+  GenerateBindServiceMethod(out, service, false);
+  GenerateBindServiceMethod(out, service, true);
   GenerateNewStubMethods(out, service);
 
   out->Outdent();
diff --git a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
index cb5c40501ee11e6cb9b59dfa0ded1ec047060c29..43197c11911d26c290038f426e51c4714b642049 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/pick_first/pick_first.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 typedef struct pending_pick {
   struct pending_pick *next;
   grpc_pollset *pollset;
+  uint32_t initial_metadata_flags;
   grpc_connected_subchannel **target;
   grpc_closure *on_complete;
 } pending_pick;
@@ -149,6 +150,31 @@ static void pf_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
 }
 
+static void pf_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
+                            uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                            uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
+  pick_first_lb_policy *p = (pick_first_lb_policy *)pol;
+  pending_pick *pp;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&p->mu);
+  pp = p->pending_picks;
+  p->pending_picks = NULL;
+  while (pp != NULL) {
+    pending_pick *next = pp->next;
+    if ((pp->initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
+        initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
+      grpc_pollset_set_del_pollset(exec_ctx, p->base.interested_parties,
+                                   pp->pollset);
+      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, false, NULL);
+      gpr_free(pp);
+    } else {
+      pp->next = p->pending_picks;
+      p->pending_picks = pp;
+    }
+    pp = next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
+}
+
 static void start_picking(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, pick_first_lb_policy *p) {
   p->started_picking = 1;
   p->checking_subchannel = 0;
@@ -171,6 +197,7 @@ static void pf_exit_idle(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
 
 static int pf_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
                    grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                   uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                    grpc_connected_subchannel **target,
                    grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   pick_first_lb_policy *p = (pick_first_lb_policy *)pol;
@@ -199,6 +226,7 @@ static int pf_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pp->next = p->pending_picks;
     pp->pollset = pollset;
     pp->target = target;
+    pp->initial_metadata_flags = initial_metadata_flags;
     pp->on_complete = on_complete;
     p->pending_picks = pp;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
@@ -286,11 +314,14 @@ static void pf_connectivity_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
             &p->checking_connectivity, &p->connectivity_changed);
         break;
       case GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE:
-        grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &p->state_tracker,
-                                    GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE,
-                                    "connecting_transient_failure");
         p->checking_subchannel =
             (p->checking_subchannel + 1) % p->num_subchannels;
+        if (p->checking_subchannel == 0) {
+          /* only trigger transient failure when we've tried all alternatives */
+          grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &p->state_tracker,
+                                      GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE,
+                                      "connecting_transient_failure");
+        }
         p->checking_connectivity = grpc_subchannel_check_connectivity(
             p->subchannels[p->checking_subchannel]);
         if (p->checking_connectivity == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE) {
@@ -378,14 +409,9 @@ static void pf_ping_one(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
 }
 
 static const grpc_lb_policy_vtable pick_first_lb_policy_vtable = {
-    pf_destroy,
-    pf_shutdown,
-    pf_pick,
-    pf_cancel_pick,
-    pf_ping_one,
-    pf_exit_idle,
-    pf_check_connectivity,
-    pf_notify_on_state_change};
+    pf_destroy,     pf_shutdown,           pf_pick,
+    pf_cancel_pick, pf_cancel_picks,       pf_ping_one,
+    pf_exit_idle,   pf_check_connectivity, pf_notify_on_state_change};
 
 static void pick_first_factory_ref(grpc_lb_policy_factory *factory) {}
 
@@ -395,7 +421,7 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *create_pick_first(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                          grpc_lb_policy_factory *factory,
                                          grpc_lb_policy_args *args) {
   GPR_ASSERT(args->addresses != NULL);
-  GPR_ASSERT(args->subchannel_factory != NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(args->client_channel_factory != NULL);
 
   if (args->addresses->naddrs == 0) return NULL;
 
@@ -412,8 +438,8 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *create_pick_first(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     sc_args.addr = (struct sockaddr *)(args->addresses->addrs[i].addr);
     sc_args.addr_len = (size_t)args->addresses->addrs[i].len;
 
-    grpc_subchannel *subchannel = grpc_subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-        exec_ctx, args->subchannel_factory, &sc_args);
+    grpc_subchannel *subchannel = grpc_client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+        exec_ctx, args->client_channel_factory, &sc_args);
 
     if (subchannel != NULL) {
       p->subchannels[subchannel_idx++] = subchannel;
diff --git a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
index d94c081494cc8d860de5e127c58a99d09eff8695..eac697109925a9f7472edff73d621bb841f762d4 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/lb_policy/round_robin/round_robin.c
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ int grpc_lb_round_robin_trace = 0;
 typedef struct pending_pick {
   struct pending_pick *next;
   grpc_pollset *pollset;
+  uint32_t initial_metadata_flags;
   grpc_connected_subchannel **target;
   grpc_closure *on_complete;
 } pending_pick;
@@ -275,6 +276,32 @@ static void rr_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
   gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
 }
 
+static void rr_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
+                            uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                            uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
+  round_robin_lb_policy *p = (round_robin_lb_policy *)pol;
+  pending_pick *pp;
+  gpr_mu_lock(&p->mu);
+  pp = p->pending_picks;
+  p->pending_picks = NULL;
+  while (pp != NULL) {
+    pending_pick *next = pp->next;
+    if ((pp->initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
+        initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
+      grpc_pollset_set_del_pollset(exec_ctx, p->base.interested_parties,
+                                   pp->pollset);
+      *pp->target = NULL;
+      grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, pp->on_complete, false, NULL);
+      gpr_free(pp);
+    } else {
+      pp->next = p->pending_picks;
+      p->pending_picks = pp;
+    }
+    pp = next;
+  }
+  gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
+}
+
 static void start_picking(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, round_robin_lb_policy *p) {
   size_t i;
   p->started_picking = 1;
@@ -303,6 +330,7 @@ static void rr_exit_idle(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol) {
 
 static int rr_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
                    grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                   uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                    grpc_connected_subchannel **target,
                    grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   round_robin_lb_policy *p = (round_robin_lb_policy *)pol;
@@ -330,6 +358,7 @@ static int rr_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
     pp->pollset = pollset;
     pp->target = target;
     pp->on_complete = on_complete;
+    pp->initial_metadata_flags = initial_metadata_flags;
     p->pending_picks = pp;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&p->mu);
     return 0;
@@ -485,14 +514,9 @@ static void rr_ping_one(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *pol,
 }
 
 static const grpc_lb_policy_vtable round_robin_lb_policy_vtable = {
-    rr_destroy,
-    rr_shutdown,
-    rr_pick,
-    rr_cancel_pick,
-    rr_ping_one,
-    rr_exit_idle,
-    rr_check_connectivity,
-    rr_notify_on_state_change};
+    rr_destroy,     rr_shutdown,           rr_pick,
+    rr_cancel_pick, rr_cancel_picks,       rr_ping_one,
+    rr_exit_idle,   rr_check_connectivity, rr_notify_on_state_change};
 
 static void round_robin_factory_ref(grpc_lb_policy_factory *factory) {}
 
@@ -502,7 +526,7 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *create_round_robin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                                           grpc_lb_policy_factory *factory,
                                           grpc_lb_policy_args *args) {
   GPR_ASSERT(args->addresses != NULL);
-  GPR_ASSERT(args->subchannel_factory != NULL);
+  GPR_ASSERT(args->client_channel_factory != NULL);
 
   round_robin_lb_policy *p = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*p));
   memset(p, 0, sizeof(*p));
@@ -518,8 +542,8 @@ static grpc_lb_policy *create_round_robin(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     sc_args.addr = (struct sockaddr *)(args->addresses->addrs[i].addr);
     sc_args.addr_len = (size_t)args->addresses->addrs[i].len;
 
-    grpc_subchannel *subchannel = grpc_subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-        exec_ctx, args->subchannel_factory, &sc_args);
+    grpc_subchannel *subchannel = grpc_client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+        exec_ctx, args->client_channel_factory, &sc_args);
 
     if (subchannel != NULL) {
       subchannel_data *sd = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*sd));
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
index 70d8a3fe2d3e1a1cd9c7c3156ee5d934f236213e..1a0bf305d656d59c1c75e955f357192d4149787f 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/dns/native/dns_resolver.c
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /** default port to use */
   char *default_port;
   /** subchannel factory */
-  grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory;
   /** load balancing policy name */
   char *lb_policy_name;
 
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ static void dns_on_resolved(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
     config = grpc_client_config_create();
     memset(&lb_policy_args, 0, sizeof(lb_policy_args));
     lb_policy_args.addresses = addresses;
-    lb_policy_args.subchannel_factory = r->subchannel_factory;
+    lb_policy_args.client_channel_factory = r->client_channel_factory;
     lb_policy =
         grpc_lb_policy_create(exec_ctx, r->lb_policy_name, &lb_policy_args);
     if (lb_policy != NULL) {
@@ -228,7 +228,7 @@ static void dns_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_resolver *gr) {
   if (r->resolved_config) {
     grpc_client_config_unref(exec_ctx, r->resolved_config);
   }
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->subchannel_factory);
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->client_channel_factory);
   gpr_free(r->name);
   gpr_free(r->default_port);
   gpr_free(r->lb_policy_name);
@@ -255,10 +255,10 @@ static grpc_resolver *dns_create(grpc_resolver_args *args,
   grpc_resolver_init(&r->base, &dns_resolver_vtable);
   r->name = gpr_strdup(path);
   r->default_port = gpr_strdup(default_port);
-  r->subchannel_factory = args->subchannel_factory;
+  r->client_channel_factory = args->client_channel_factory;
   gpr_backoff_init(&r->backoff_state, BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER, BACKOFF_JITTER,
                    BACKOFF_MIN_SECONDS * 1000, BACKOFF_MAX_SECONDS * 1000);
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(r->subchannel_factory);
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(r->client_channel_factory);
   r->lb_policy_name = gpr_strdup(lb_policy_name);
   return &r->base;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
index 69595ca3db5f93f50924161e604f294bcf9be7b9..b50b4ee4800b918bdb1f56550a72defb661b1ed0 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/sockaddr/sockaddr_resolver.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /** refcount */
   gpr_refcount refs;
   /** subchannel factory */
-  grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory;
   /** load balancing policy name */
   char *lb_policy_name;
 
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ static void sockaddr_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
     grpc_lb_policy_args lb_policy_args;
     memset(&lb_policy_args, 0, sizeof(lb_policy_args));
     lb_policy_args.addresses = r->addresses;
-    lb_policy_args.subchannel_factory = r->subchannel_factory;
+    lb_policy_args.client_channel_factory = r->client_channel_factory;
     grpc_lb_policy *lb_policy =
         grpc_lb_policy_create(exec_ctx, r->lb_policy_name, &lb_policy_args);
     grpc_client_config_set_lb_policy(cfg, lb_policy);
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ static void sockaddr_maybe_finish_next_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 static void sockaddr_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_resolver *gr) {
   sockaddr_resolver *r = (sockaddr_resolver *)gr;
   gpr_mu_destroy(&r->mu);
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->subchannel_factory);
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->client_channel_factory);
   grpc_resolved_addresses_destroy(r->addresses);
   gpr_free(r->lb_policy_name);
   gpr_free(r);
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ static grpc_resolver *sockaddr_create(
   gpr_ref_init(&r->refs, 1);
   gpr_mu_init(&r->mu);
   grpc_resolver_init(&r->base, &sockaddr_resolver_vtable);
-  r->subchannel_factory = args->subchannel_factory;
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(r->subchannel_factory);
+  r->client_channel_factory = args->client_channel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(r->client_channel_factory);
 
   return &r->base;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/resolver/zookeeper/zookeeper_resolver.c b/src/core/ext/resolver/zookeeper/zookeeper_resolver.c
index 5acb0940c6ff9b7c5f9ae6c9e4cdfdee78d6ea04..91153f14b58626e48118f702def913acd1ce5ce4 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/resolver/zookeeper/zookeeper_resolver.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/resolver/zookeeper/zookeeper_resolver.c
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ typedef struct {
   /** name to resolve */
   char *name;
   /** subchannel factory */
-  grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory;
   /** load balancing policy name */
   char *lb_policy_name;
 
@@ -187,9 +187,8 @@ static void zookeeper_on_resolved(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   if (addresses != NULL) {
     grpc_lb_policy_args lb_policy_args;
     config = grpc_client_config_create();
-
     lb_policy_args.addresses = addresses;
-    lb_policy_args.subchannel_factory = r->subchannel_factory;
+    lb_policy_args.client_channel_factory = r->client_channel_factory;
     lb_policy =
         grpc_lb_policy_create(exec_ctx, r->lb_policy_name, &lb_policy_args);
 
@@ -424,7 +423,7 @@ static void zookeeper_destroy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_resolver *gr) {
   if (r->resolved_config != NULL) {
     grpc_client_config_unref(exec_ctx, r->resolved_config);
   }
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->subchannel_factory);
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(exec_ctx, r->client_channel_factory);
   gpr_free(r->name);
   gpr_free(r->lb_policy_name);
   gpr_free(r);
@@ -454,8 +453,8 @@ static grpc_resolver *zookeeper_create(grpc_resolver_args *args,
   grpc_resolver_init(&r->base, &zookeeper_resolver_vtable);
   r->name = gpr_strdup(path);
 
-  r->subchannel_factory = args->subchannel_factory;
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(r->subchannel_factory);
+  r->client_channel_factory = args->client_channel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(r->client_channel_factory);
 
   r->lb_policy_name = gpr_strdup(lb_policy_name);
 
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
index 606fff5fb425ce8aafe56214febfae6d7ec58621..ee2ac44978484463bf1f68ad1af4a66bcc5e6d46 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/insecure/channel_create.c
@@ -136,31 +136,35 @@ static const grpc_connector_vtable connector_vtable = {
     connector_ref, connector_unref, connector_shutdown, connector_connect};
 
 typedef struct {
-  grpc_subchannel_factory base;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory base;
   gpr_refcount refs;
   grpc_channel_args *merge_args;
   grpc_channel *master;
-} subchannel_factory;
+} client_channel_factory;
 
-static void subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *scf) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+static void client_channel_factory_ref(
+    grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   gpr_ref(&f->refs);
 }
 
-static void subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_subchannel_factory *scf) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+static void client_channel_factory_unref(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   if (gpr_unref(&f->refs)) {
-    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, f->master, "subchannel_factory");
+    if (f->master != NULL) {
+      GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, f->master,
+                                  "client_channel_factory");
+    }
     grpc_channel_args_destroy(f->merge_args);
     gpr_free(f);
   }
 }
 
-static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *scf,
+static grpc_subchannel *client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   connector *c = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*c));
   grpc_channel_args *final_args =
       grpc_channel_args_merge(args->args, f->merge_args);
@@ -175,9 +179,33 @@ static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
   return s;
 }
 
-static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable subchannel_factory_vtable = {
-    subchannel_factory_ref, subchannel_factory_unref,
-    subchannel_factory_create_subchannel};
+static grpc_channel *client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args *args) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
+  grpc_channel_args *final_args = grpc_channel_args_merge(args, f->merge_args);
+  grpc_channel *channel = grpc_channel_create(exec_ctx, target, final_args,
+                                              GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_args_destroy(final_args);
+  grpc_resolver *resolver = grpc_resolver_create(target, &f->base);
+  if (!resolver) {
+    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, channel,
+                                "client_channel_factory_create_channel");
+    return NULL;
+  }
+
+  grpc_client_channel_set_resolver(
+      exec_ctx, grpc_channel_get_channel_stack(channel), resolver);
+  GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(exec_ctx, resolver, "create_channel");
+
+  return channel;
+}
+
+static const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable client_channel_factory_vtable =
+    {client_channel_factory_ref, client_channel_factory_unref,
+     client_channel_factory_create_subchannel,
+     client_channel_factory_create_channel};
 
 /* Create a client channel:
    Asynchronously: - resolve target
@@ -186,38 +214,27 @@ static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable subchannel_factory_vtable = {
 grpc_channel *grpc_insecure_channel_create(const char *target,
                                            const grpc_channel_args *args,
                                            void *reserved) {
-  grpc_channel *channel = NULL;
-  grpc_resolver *resolver;
-  subchannel_factory *f;
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
       "grpc_insecure_channel_create(target=%p, args=%p, reserved=%p)", 3,
       (target, args, reserved));
   GPR_ASSERT(!reserved);
 
-  channel =
-      grpc_channel_create(&exec_ctx, target, args, GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, NULL);
-
-  f = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*f));
-  f->base.vtable = &subchannel_factory_vtable;
+  client_channel_factory *f = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*f));
+  memset(f, 0, sizeof(*f));
+  f->base.vtable = &client_channel_factory_vtable;
   gpr_ref_init(&f->refs, 1);
   f->merge_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args);
-  f->master = channel;
-  GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_REF(f->master, "subchannel_factory");
-  resolver = grpc_resolver_create(target, &f->base);
-  if (!resolver) {
-    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(&exec_ctx, f->master, "subchannel_factory");
-    grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, &f->base);
-    grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
-    return NULL;
-  }
 
-  grpc_client_channel_set_resolver(
-      &exec_ctx, grpc_channel_get_channel_stack(channel), resolver);
-  GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(&exec_ctx, resolver, "create");
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, &f->base);
+  grpc_channel *channel = client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+      &exec_ctx, &f->base, target, GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL_TYPE_REGULAR, NULL);
+  if (channel != NULL) {
+    f->master = channel;
+    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_REF(f->master, "grpc_insecure_channel_create");
+  }
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, &f->base);
 
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 
-  return channel;
+  return channel; /* may be NULL */
 }
diff --git a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/secure/secure_channel_create.c b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/secure/secure_channel_create.c
index 3465d2b6c4c7163732fb33644b26db770346f087..5d308056391bb6a52a308f9ba13e9d47b59a9a56 100644
--- a/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/secure/secure_channel_create.c
+++ b/src/core/ext/transport/chttp2/client/secure/secure_channel_create.c
@@ -192,34 +192,38 @@ static const grpc_connector_vtable connector_vtable = {
     connector_ref, connector_unref, connector_shutdown, connector_connect};
 
 typedef struct {
-  grpc_subchannel_factory base;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory base;
   gpr_refcount refs;
   grpc_channel_args *merge_args;
   grpc_channel_security_connector *security_connector;
   grpc_channel *master;
-} subchannel_factory;
+} client_channel_factory;
 
-static void subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *scf) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+static void client_channel_factory_ref(
+    grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   gpr_ref(&f->refs);
 }
 
-static void subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_subchannel_factory *scf) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+static void client_channel_factory_unref(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   if (gpr_unref(&f->refs)) {
     GRPC_SECURITY_CONNECTOR_UNREF(&f->security_connector->base,
-                                  "subchannel_factory");
-    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, f->master, "subchannel_factory");
+                                  "client_channel_factory");
+    if (f->master != NULL) {
+      GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, f->master,
+                                  "client_channel_factory");
+    }
     grpc_channel_args_destroy(f->merge_args);
     gpr_free(f);
   }
 }
 
-static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *scf,
+static grpc_subchannel *client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args) {
-  subchannel_factory *f = (subchannel_factory *)scf;
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
   connector *c = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*c));
   grpc_channel_args *final_args =
       grpc_channel_args_merge(args->args, f->merge_args);
@@ -236,9 +240,37 @@ static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
   return s;
 }
 
-static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable subchannel_factory_vtable = {
-    subchannel_factory_ref, subchannel_factory_unref,
-    subchannel_factory_create_subchannel};
+static grpc_channel *client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args *args) {
+  client_channel_factory *f = (client_channel_factory *)cc_factory;
+
+  grpc_channel_args *final_args = grpc_channel_args_merge(args, f->merge_args);
+  grpc_channel *channel = grpc_channel_create(exec_ctx, target, final_args,
+                                              GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, NULL);
+  grpc_channel_args_destroy(final_args);
+
+  grpc_resolver *resolver = grpc_resolver_create(target, &f->base);
+  if (resolver != NULL) {
+    grpc_client_channel_set_resolver(
+        exec_ctx, grpc_channel_get_channel_stack(channel), resolver);
+    GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(exec_ctx, resolver, "create");
+  } else {
+    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, channel,
+                                "client_channel_factory_create_channel");
+    channel = NULL;
+  }
+
+  GRPC_SECURITY_CONNECTOR_UNREF(&f->security_connector->base,
+                                "client_channel_factory_create_channel");
+  return channel;
+}
+
+static const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable client_channel_factory_vtable =
+    {client_channel_factory_ref, client_channel_factory_unref,
+     client_channel_factory_create_subchannel,
+     client_channel_factory_create_channel};
 
 /* Create a secure client channel:
    Asynchronously: - resolve target
@@ -248,13 +280,11 @@ grpc_channel *grpc_secure_channel_create(grpc_channel_credentials *creds,
                                          const char *target,
                                          const grpc_channel_args *args,
                                          void *reserved) {
-  grpc_channel *channel;
   grpc_arg connector_arg;
   grpc_channel_args *args_copy;
   grpc_channel_args *new_args_from_connector;
   grpc_channel_security_connector *security_connector;
-  grpc_resolver *resolver;
-  subchannel_factory *f;
+  client_channel_factory *f;
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
 
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
@@ -284,35 +314,30 @@ grpc_channel *grpc_secure_channel_create(grpc_channel_credentials *creds,
       new_args_from_connector != NULL ? new_args_from_connector : args,
       &connector_arg, 1);
 
-  channel = grpc_channel_create(&exec_ctx, target, args_copy,
-                                GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL, NULL);
-
   f = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*f));
-  f->base.vtable = &subchannel_factory_vtable;
+  memset(f, 0, sizeof(*f));
+  f->base.vtable = &client_channel_factory_vtable;
   gpr_ref_init(&f->refs, 1);
-  GRPC_SECURITY_CONNECTOR_REF(&security_connector->base, "subchannel_factory");
-  f->security_connector = security_connector;
+
   f->merge_args = grpc_channel_args_copy(args_copy);
-  f->master = channel;
-  GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_REF(channel, "subchannel_factory");
-  resolver = grpc_resolver_create(target, &f->base);
-  if (resolver) {
-    grpc_client_channel_set_resolver(
-        &exec_ctx, grpc_channel_get_channel_stack(channel), resolver);
-    GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(&exec_ctx, resolver, "create");
-  }
-  grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, &f->base);
-  GRPC_SECURITY_CONNECTOR_UNREF(&security_connector->base, "channel_create");
   grpc_channel_args_destroy(args_copy);
   if (new_args_from_connector != NULL) {
     grpc_channel_args_destroy(new_args_from_connector);
   }
 
-  if (!resolver) {
-    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_UNREF(&exec_ctx, channel, "subchannel_factory");
-    channel = NULL;
+  GRPC_SECURITY_CONNECTOR_REF(&security_connector->base,
+                              "grpc_secure_channel_create");
+  f->security_connector = security_connector;
+
+  grpc_channel *channel = client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+      &exec_ctx, &f->base, target, GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL_TYPE_REGULAR, NULL);
+  if (channel != NULL) {
+    f->master = channel;
+    GRPC_CHANNEL_INTERNAL_REF(f->master, "grpc_secure_channel_create");
   }
+
+  grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(&exec_ctx, &f->base);
   grpc_exec_ctx_finish(&exec_ctx);
 
-  return channel;
+  return channel; /* may be NULL */
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/client_channel.c b/src/core/lib/channel/client_channel.c
index 3f7cf1cf970a0bf9de5f08b9ae945578cc667dd4..55867ba80ce5712ad06c6da6389e299419795e97 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/client_channel.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/client_channel.c
@@ -114,6 +114,22 @@ static void watch_lb_policy(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand,
                             grpc_lb_policy *lb_policy,
                             grpc_connectivity_state current_state);
 
+static void set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                                  channel_data *chand,
+                                                  grpc_connectivity_state state,
+                                                  const char *reason) {
+  if ((state == GRPC_CHANNEL_TRANSIENT_FAILURE ||
+       state == GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE) &&
+      chand->lb_policy != NULL) {
+    /* cancel fail-fast picks */
+    grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks(
+        exec_ctx, chand->lb_policy,
+        /* mask= */ GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY,
+        /* check= */ 0);
+  }
+  grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &chand->state_tracker, state, reason);
+}
+
 static void on_lb_policy_state_changed_locked(
     grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, lb_policy_connectivity_watcher *w) {
   grpc_connectivity_state publish_state = w->state;
@@ -127,8 +143,8 @@ static void on_lb_policy_state_changed_locked(
     GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, w->chand->lb_policy, "channel");
     w->chand->lb_policy = NULL;
   }
-  grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &w->chand->state_tracker, publish_state,
-                              "lb_changed");
+  set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(exec_ctx, w->chand, publish_state,
+                                        "lb_changed");
   if (w->state != GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE) {
     watch_lb_policy(exec_ctx, w->chand, w->lb_policy, w->state);
   }
@@ -200,8 +216,8 @@ static void cc_on_config_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
   }
 
   if (iomgr_success && chand->resolver) {
-    grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &chand->state_tracker, state,
-                                "new_lb+resolver");
+    set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(exec_ctx, chand, state,
+                                          "new_lb+resolver");
     if (lb_policy != NULL) {
       watch_lb_policy(exec_ctx, chand, lb_policy, state);
     }
@@ -216,8 +232,8 @@ static void cc_on_config_changed(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
       GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(exec_ctx, chand->resolver, "channel");
       chand->resolver = NULL;
     }
-    grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &chand->state_tracker,
-                                GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE, "resolver_gone");
+    set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(
+        exec_ctx, chand, GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE, "resolver_gone");
     gpr_mu_unlock(&chand->mu_config);
   }
 
@@ -272,8 +288,8 @@ static void cc_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
   }
 
   if (op->disconnect && chand->resolver != NULL) {
-    grpc_connectivity_state_set(exec_ctx, &chand->state_tracker,
-                                GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE, "disconnect");
+    set_channel_connectivity_state_locked(
+        exec_ctx, chand, GRPC_CHANNEL_FATAL_FAILURE, "disconnect");
     grpc_resolver_shutdown(exec_ctx, chand->resolver);
     GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(exec_ctx, chand->resolver, "channel");
     chand->resolver = NULL;
@@ -290,6 +306,7 @@ static void cc_start_transport_op(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 
 typedef struct {
   grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata;
+  uint32_t initial_metadata_flags;
   grpc_connected_subchannel **connected_subchannel;
   grpc_closure *on_ready;
   grpc_call_element *elem;
@@ -298,6 +315,7 @@ typedef struct {
 
 static int cc_pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg,
                               grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                              uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                               grpc_connected_subchannel **connected_subchannel,
                               grpc_closure *on_ready);
 
@@ -308,6 +326,7 @@ static void continue_picking(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
   } else if (cpa->connected_subchannel == NULL) {
     /* cancelled, do nothing */
   } else if (cc_pick_subchannel(exec_ctx, cpa->elem, cpa->initial_metadata,
+                                cpa->initial_metadata_flags,
                                 cpa->connected_subchannel, cpa->on_ready)) {
     grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, cpa->on_ready, true, NULL);
   }
@@ -316,6 +335,7 @@ static void continue_picking(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
 
 static int cc_pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *elemp,
                               grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                              uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                               grpc_connected_subchannel **connected_subchannel,
                               grpc_closure *on_ready) {
   grpc_call_element *elem = elemp;
@@ -349,7 +369,8 @@ static int cc_pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *elemp,
     GRPC_LB_POLICY_REF(lb_policy, "cc_pick_subchannel");
     gpr_mu_unlock(&chand->mu_config);
     r = grpc_lb_policy_pick(exec_ctx, lb_policy, calld->pollset,
-                            initial_metadata, connected_subchannel, on_ready);
+                            initial_metadata, initial_metadata_flags,
+                            connected_subchannel, on_ready);
     GRPC_LB_POLICY_UNREF(exec_ctx, lb_policy, "cc_pick_subchannel");
     return r;
   }
@@ -362,6 +383,7 @@ static int cc_pick_subchannel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *elemp,
   }
   cpa = gpr_malloc(sizeof(*cpa));
   cpa->initial_metadata = initial_metadata;
+  cpa->initial_metadata_flags = initial_metadata_flags;
   cpa->connected_subchannel = connected_subchannel;
   cpa->on_ready = on_ready;
   cpa->elem = elem;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c b/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
index deba23e21f7c09033f88944726e31b5ba16911a5..211f537c6919b6e69da003c2dfb341d149079167 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c
@@ -111,10 +111,12 @@ static void hc_mutate_op(grpc_call_element *elem,
                                elem);
     /* Send : prefixed headers, which have to be before any application
        layer headers. */
-    grpc_metadata_batch_add_head(op->send_initial_metadata, &calld->method,
-                                 op->send_idempotent_request
-                                     ? GRPC_MDELEM_METHOD_PUT
-                                     : GRPC_MDELEM_METHOD_POST);
+    grpc_metadata_batch_add_head(
+        op->send_initial_metadata, &calld->method,
+        op->send_initial_metadata_flags &
+                GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
+            ? GRPC_MDELEM_METHOD_PUT
+            : GRPC_MDELEM_METHOD_POST);
     grpc_metadata_batch_add_head(op->send_initial_metadata, &calld->scheme,
                                  channeld->static_scheme);
     grpc_metadata_batch_add_tail(op->send_initial_metadata, &calld->te_trailers,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c b/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c
index 22f3679bf5d91ea0f3b59a991106aeb360bf8fee..a2686a380a743958971e2b8235ece5ab8e00c8ec 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ retry:
           break;
         case GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_CALL_HOLDER_PICKING_SUBCHANNEL:
           holder->pick_subchannel(exec_ctx, holder->pick_subchannel_arg, NULL,
-                                  &holder->connected_subchannel, NULL);
+                                  0, &holder->connected_subchannel, NULL);
           break;
       }
       gpr_mu_unlock(&holder->mu);
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ retry:
     GRPC_CALL_STACK_REF(holder->owning_call, "pick_subchannel");
     if (holder->pick_subchannel(
             exec_ctx, holder->pick_subchannel_arg, op->send_initial_metadata,
-            &holder->connected_subchannel, &holder->next_step)) {
+            op->send_initial_metadata_flags, &holder->connected_subchannel,
+            &holder->next_step)) {
       holder->creation_phase = GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_CALL_HOLDER_NOT_CREATING;
       GRPC_CALL_STACK_UNREF(exec_ctx, holder->owning_call, "pick_subchannel");
     }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h b/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h
index 5cf291a266ceecf49828c2ea886e9d21a9ee2706..769e22b061f40221e0838fa65aaf38c9985b2927 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
     called when the subchannel is available) */
 typedef int (*grpc_subchannel_call_holder_pick_subchannel)(
     grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+    uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
     grpc_connected_subchannel **connected_subchannel, grpc_closure *on_ready);
 
 typedef enum {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/README.md b/src/core/lib/client_config/README.md
index fff7a5af5b65e9fbfd7288192fca84aaeacc2497..7024fd540d867b030e027ecb6174bd0a655add93 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/README.md
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/README.md
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ decisions (for example, by avoiding disconnected backends).
 Configured sub-channels are fully setup to participate in the grpc data plane.
 Their behavior is specified by a set of grpc channel filters defined at their
 construction. To customize this behavior, resolvers build
-grpc_subchannel_factory objects, which use the decorator pattern to customize
+grpc_client_channel_factory objects, which use the decorator pattern to customize
 construction arguments for concrete grpc_subchannel instances.
 
 
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c b/src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c
similarity index 69%
rename from src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c
rename to src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c
index 541368ec96b968af23e3104463ac79760bb1247d..d27b38d9f2760d391372ca22b68892bda7b948c8 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c
@@ -31,19 +31,27 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h"
 
-void grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory* factory) {
+void grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(grpc_client_channel_factory* factory) {
   factory->vtable->ref(factory);
 }
 
-void grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
-                                   grpc_subchannel_factory* factory) {
+void grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx,
+                                       grpc_client_channel_factory* factory) {
   factory->vtable->unref(exec_ctx, factory);
 }
 
-grpc_subchannel* grpc_subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory* factory,
+grpc_subchannel* grpc_client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory* factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args* args) {
   return factory->vtable->create_subchannel(exec_ctx, factory, args);
 }
+
+grpc_channel* grpc_client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx* exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory* factory,
+    const char* target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args* args) {
+  return factory->vtable->create_client_channel(exec_ctx, factory, target, type,
+                                                args);
+}
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h b/src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h
similarity index 51%
rename from src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h
rename to src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h
index 96d68a20795e903e187b06532081a07339342e09..0b71cd9bdb77476190cd17d9d9ded18dd8714ed2 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h
@@ -31,36 +31,55 @@
  *
  */
 
-#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_SUBCHANNEL_FACTORY_H
-#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_SUBCHANNEL_FACTORY_H
+#ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_CLIENT_CHANNEL_FACTORY_H
+#define GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_CLIENT_CHANNEL_FACTORY_H
+
+#include <grpc/impl/codegen/grpc_types.h>
 
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h"
 
-typedef struct grpc_subchannel_factory grpc_subchannel_factory;
-typedef struct grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable;
+typedef struct grpc_client_channel_factory grpc_client_channel_factory;
+typedef struct grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable
+    grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable;
+
+typedef enum {
+  GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL_TYPE_REGULAR, /** for the user-level regular calls */
+  GRPC_CLIENT_CHANNEL_TYPE_LOAD_BALANCING, /** for communication with a load
+                                              balancing service */
+} grpc_client_channel_type;
 
 /** Constructor for new configured channels.
     Creating decorators around this type is encouraged to adapt behavior. */
-struct grpc_subchannel_factory {
-  const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable *vtable;
+struct grpc_client_channel_factory {
+  const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable *vtable;
 };
 
-struct grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable {
-  void (*ref)(grpc_subchannel_factory *factory);
-  void (*unref)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *factory);
+struct grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable {
+  void (*ref)(grpc_client_channel_factory *factory);
+  void (*unref)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory);
   grpc_subchannel *(*create_subchannel)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                        grpc_subchannel_factory *factory,
+                                        grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
                                         grpc_subchannel_args *args);
+  grpc_channel *(*create_client_channel)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                         grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
+                                         const char *target,
+                                         grpc_client_channel_type type,
+                                         grpc_channel_args *args);
 };
 
-void grpc_subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *factory);
-void grpc_subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                   grpc_subchannel_factory *factory);
+void grpc_client_channel_factory_ref(grpc_client_channel_factory *factory);
+void grpc_client_channel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                       grpc_client_channel_factory *factory);
 
 /** Create a new grpc_subchannel */
-grpc_subchannel *grpc_subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *factory,
+grpc_subchannel *grpc_client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args);
 
-#endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_SUBCHANNEL_FACTORY_H */
+/** Create a new grpc_channel */
+grpc_channel *grpc_client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type, grpc_channel_args *args);
+
+#endif /* GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_CLIENT_CHANNEL_FACTORY_H */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.c b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.c
index 3d23669ec28a5e3ab6c221b09b085301592af12d..6174162d4905d703a7e3b197779d28345dcc7429 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.c
@@ -101,10 +101,11 @@ void grpc_lb_policy_weak_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
 int grpc_lb_policy_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
                         grpc_pollset *pollset,
                         grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                        uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                         grpc_connected_subchannel **target,
                         grpc_closure *on_complete) {
   return policy->vtable->pick(exec_ctx, policy, pollset, initial_metadata,
-                              target, on_complete);
+                              initial_metadata_flags, target, on_complete);
 }
 
 void grpc_lb_policy_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
@@ -112,6 +113,14 @@ void grpc_lb_policy_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
   policy->vtable->cancel_pick(exec_ctx, policy, target);
 }
 
+void grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                 grpc_lb_policy *policy,
+                                 uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                                 uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_eq) {
+  policy->vtable->cancel_picks(exec_ctx, policy, initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                               initial_metadata_flags_eq);
+}
+
 void grpc_lb_policy_exit_idle(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy) {
   policy->vtable->exit_idle(exec_ctx, policy);
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.h b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.h
index a63e8e68dfd0bbd47d1f066024aa65b30acf2f53..60729ef8f93cadce3aace71e1f51c5acbe8c56cc 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.h
@@ -60,9 +60,13 @@ struct grpc_lb_policy_vtable {
   /** implement grpc_lb_policy_pick */
   int (*pick)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
               grpc_pollset *pollset, grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+              uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
               grpc_connected_subchannel **target, grpc_closure *on_complete);
   void (*cancel_pick)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
                       grpc_connected_subchannel **target);
+  void (*cancel_picks)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
+                       uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                       uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_eq);
 
   void (*ping_one)(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
                    grpc_closure *closure);
@@ -122,6 +126,7 @@ void grpc_lb_policy_init(grpc_lb_policy *policy,
 int grpc_lb_policy_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
                         grpc_pollset *pollset,
                         grpc_metadata_batch *initial_metadata,
+                        uint32_t initial_metadata_flags,
                         grpc_connected_subchannel **target,
                         grpc_closure *on_complete);
 
@@ -131,6 +136,14 @@ void grpc_lb_policy_ping_one(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
 void grpc_lb_policy_cancel_pick(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy,
                                 grpc_connected_subchannel **target);
 
+/** Cancel all pending picks which have:
+    (initial_metadata_flags & initial_metadata_flags_mask) ==
+         initial_metadata_flags_eq */
+void grpc_lb_policy_cancel_picks(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                 grpc_lb_policy *policy,
+                                 uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_mask,
+                                 uint32_t initial_metadata_flags_eq);
+
 void grpc_lb_policy_exit_idle(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_lb_policy *policy);
 
 void grpc_lb_policy_notify_on_state_change(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy_factory.h b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy_factory.h
index 6f2191282118682314a079ec52f787a41d831a4d..4931d4df585ac6df87d2f45eab03d3146931d6d0 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy_factory.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_LB_POLICY_FACTORY_H
 #define GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_LB_POLICY_FACTORY_H
 
+#include "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/lb_policy.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/resolve_address.h"
 
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/exec_ctx.h"
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ struct grpc_lb_policy_factory {
 
 typedef struct grpc_lb_policy_args {
   grpc_resolved_addresses *addresses;
-  grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory;
 } grpc_lb_policy_args;
 
 struct grpc_lb_policy_factory_vtable {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h
index a5bca06475b2f303b8f684db72595a11e6a16e06..18c7fd7d622aef9964834a887e3b154edf924383 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h
@@ -34,8 +34,8 @@
 #ifndef GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_RESOLVER_FACTORY_H
 #define GRPC_CORE_LIB_CLIENT_CONFIG_RESOLVER_FACTORY_H
 
+#include "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h"
 
 typedef struct grpc_resolver_factory grpc_resolver_factory;
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ struct grpc_resolver_factory {
 
 typedef struct grpc_resolver_args {
   grpc_uri *uri;
-  grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory;
+  grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory;
 } grpc_resolver_args;
 
 struct grpc_resolver_factory_vtable {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c
index 5f3db273b530deddaaba0c8fcc95e2f01952f162..5584f6692e26bbd53327c32cd8878a575969a4e5 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c
@@ -123,14 +123,14 @@ static grpc_resolver_factory *resolve_factory(const char *target,
 }
 
 grpc_resolver *grpc_resolver_create(
-    const char *target, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory) {
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory) {
   grpc_uri *uri = NULL;
   grpc_resolver_factory *factory = resolve_factory(target, &uri);
   grpc_resolver *resolver;
   grpc_resolver_args args;
   memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
   args.uri = uri;
-  args.subchannel_factory = subchannel_factory;
+  args.client_channel_factory = client_channel_factory;
   resolver = grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, &args);
   grpc_uri_destroy(uri);
   return resolver;
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h
index 36c4f2fe03a1c51fdd3dc5209811e9fde4410e60..b207313084de6509b608a85dd679081197258488 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ void grpc_register_resolver_type(grpc_resolver_factory *factory);
     return it.
     If a resolver factory was not found, return NULL. */
 grpc_resolver *grpc_resolver_create(
-    const char *target, grpc_subchannel_factory *subchannel_factory);
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_factory *client_channel_factory);
 
 /** Find a resolver factory given a name and return an (owned-by-the-caller)
  *  reference to it */
diff --git a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c b/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
index 47c53a16ba75ad80ba93bb95f472a8ec38b59101..f44e2f7404290be0daa3a1e617a6317c7b763ca1 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
 #define STRONG_REF_MASK (~(gpr_atm)((1 << INTERNAL_REF_BITS) - 1))
 
 #define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_MIN_CONNECT_TIMEOUT_SECONDS 20
-#define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS 1
+#define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS 2
 #define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER 1.6
 #define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_MAX_BACKOFF_SECONDS 120
 #define GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_JITTER 0.2
@@ -352,6 +352,25 @@ grpc_subchannel *grpc_subchannel_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
                          c->args->args[i].value.integer,
                          c->args->args[i].value.integer);
       }
+      if (0 ==
+          strcmp(c->args->args[i].key, GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS)) {
+        if (c->args->args[i].type == GRPC_ARG_INTEGER) {
+          if (c->args->args[i].value.integer >= 0) {
+            gpr_backoff_init(
+                &c->backoff_state, GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MULTIPLIER,
+                GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_RECONNECT_JITTER,
+                GPR_MIN(c->args->args[i].value.integer,
+                        GRPC_SUBCHANNEL_INITIAL_CONNECT_BACKOFF_SECONDS * 1000),
+                c->args->args[i].value.integer);
+          } else {
+            gpr_log(GPR_ERROR, GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS
+                    " : must be non-negative");
+          }
+        } else {
+          gpr_log(GPR_ERROR,
+                  GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS " : must be an integer");
+        }
+      }
     }
   }
   gpr_mu_init(&c->mu);
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c
index dba335490b82c095aea89457fdc11bdcd0b662af..3c8127e1a8c13f60b15a04d346a644fe98d21509 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_poll_and_epoll_posix.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
index 235a7df08d9f6780594f82e98fa6c6209f12cf89..0eb95a2e091a02e38e9d9ffa3a7ffb655416482b 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
index 9d27b2bcdaafe34b0008423788cb035be8e9ddc8..1fa9f5ef2d69f2c71706ab0b51987d3d05203d24 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/iomgr/ev_posix.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
index 37cc724b53f629cb446d20fc2a6fcc9701a18aaf..ba94852f9ad51d77499491c5c458c5abd353d89a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/call.c
@@ -81,11 +81,11 @@ typedef enum {
   /* Status came from the application layer overriding whatever
      the wire says */
   STATUS_FROM_API_OVERRIDE = 0,
-  /* Status was created by some internal channel stack operation */
-  STATUS_FROM_CORE,
   /* Status came from 'the wire' - or somewhere below the surface
      layer */
   STATUS_FROM_WIRE,
+  /* Status was created by some internal channel stack operation */
+  STATUS_FROM_CORE,
   /* Status came from the server sending status */
   STATUS_FROM_SERVER_STATUS,
   STATUS_SOURCE_COUNT
@@ -1110,6 +1110,9 @@ static void finish_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *bctlp, bool success) {
 
   gpr_mu_lock(&call->mu);
   if (bctl->send_initial_metadata) {
+    if (!success) {
+      set_status_code(call, STATUS_FROM_CORE, GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE);
+    }
     grpc_metadata_batch_destroy(
         &call->metadata_batch[0 /* is_receiving */][0 /* is_trailing */]);
   }
@@ -1232,8 +1235,7 @@ static grpc_call_error call_start_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         call->metadata_batch[0][0].deadline = call->send_deadline;
         stream_op.send_initial_metadata =
             &call->metadata_batch[0 /* is_receiving */][0 /* is_trailing */];
-        stream_op.send_idempotent_request =
-            (op->flags & GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST) != 0;
+        stream_op.send_initial_metadata_flags = op->flags;
         break;
       case GRPC_OP_SEND_MESSAGE:
         if (!are_write_flags_valid(op->flags)) {
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/channel.h b/src/core/lib/surface/channel.h
index 640fd7e137957abe2e57ef5228f451ed8f763e88..68afac6fac56b4b06426e0b1a1d8b5d645f8c883 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/channel.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/channel.h
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #define GRPC_CORE_LIB_SURFACE_CHANNEL_H
 
 #include "src/core/lib/channel/channel_stack.h"
-#include "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h"
+#include "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h"
 #include "src/core/lib/surface/channel_stack_type.h"
 
 grpc_channel *grpc_channel_create(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, const char *target,
diff --git a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
index 1898bee1c1da79b6b5936144a09f3f68b114fc4f..37cc2bd101dd466c068fa14cffc5a5672cd4e56a 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
+++ b/src/core/lib/surface/server.c
@@ -95,7 +95,6 @@ typedef struct requested_call {
       grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload;
     } registered;
   } data;
-  grpc_closure publish;
 } requested_call;
 
 typedef struct channel_registered_method {
@@ -156,15 +155,21 @@ struct call_data {
   bool recv_idempotent_request;
   grpc_metadata_array initial_metadata;
 
+  request_matcher *request_matcher;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload;
+
   grpc_closure got_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure server_on_recv_initial_metadata;
   grpc_closure kill_zombie_closure;
   grpc_closure *on_done_recv_initial_metadata;
 
+  grpc_closure publish;
+
   call_data *pending_next;
 };
 
 struct request_matcher {
+  grpc_server *server;
   call_data *pending_head;
   call_data *pending_tail;
   gpr_stack_lockfree *requests;
@@ -173,6 +178,7 @@ struct request_matcher {
 struct registered_method {
   char *method;
   char *host;
+  grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling;
   uint32_t flags;
   request_matcher request_matcher;
   registered_method *next;
@@ -226,8 +232,7 @@ struct grpc_server {
 #define SERVER_FROM_CALL_ELEM(elem) \
   (((channel_data *)(elem)->channel_data)->server)
 
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc);
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *calld, bool success);
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc);
 /* Before calling maybe_finish_shutdown, we must hold mu_global and not
@@ -303,8 +308,10 @@ static void channel_broadcaster_shutdown(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
  * request_matcher
  */
 
-static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries) {
+static void request_matcher_init(request_matcher *rm, size_t entries,
+                                 grpc_server *server) {
   memset(rm, 0, sizeof(*rm));
+  rm->server = server;
   rm->requests = gpr_stack_lockfree_create(entries);
 }
 
@@ -417,21 +424,90 @@ static void destroy_channel(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, channel_data *chand) {
                        &op);
 }
 
-static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                                 grpc_call_element *elem, request_matcher *rm) {
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  int request_id;
+static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
+  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
+  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
 
-  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
+    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
+    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
+  }
+  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
+}
+
+static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
+                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
+  requested_call *rc = req;
+  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
+
+  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
+      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
+    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
+    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
+                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
+  } else {
+    gpr_free(req);
+  }
+
+  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
+}
+
+static void publish_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
+                         call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
+  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
+  grpc_call *call = calld->call;
+  *rc->call = call;
+  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
+  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
+  switch (rc->type) {
+    case BATCH_CALL:
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
+      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
+      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
+            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
+      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
+      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
+          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
+                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
+                   : 0);
+      break;
+    case REGISTERED_CALL:
+      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
+      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
+        *rc->data.registered.optional_payload = calld->payload;
+      }
+      break;
+    default:
+      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
+  }
+
+  grpc_call_element *elem =
+      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
+  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
+  server_ref(chand->server);
+  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, true, done_request_event, rc,
+                 &rc->completion);
+}
+
+static void publish_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *arg, bool success) {
+  call_data *calld = arg;
+  request_matcher *rm = calld->request_matcher;
+  grpc_server *server = rm->server;
+
+  if (!success || gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ZOMBIED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_closure_init(
+        &calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie,
+        grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(calld->call), 0));
     grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
     return;
   }
 
-  request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
+  int request_id = gpr_stack_lockfree_pop(rm->requests);
   if (request_id == -1) {
     gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
@@ -449,7 +525,41 @@ static void finish_start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
     gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
     calld->state = ACTIVATED;
     gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-    begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+    publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld, &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+  }
+}
+
+static void finish_start_new_rpc(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server, grpc_call_element *elem,
+    request_matcher *rm,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling) {
+  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
+
+  if (gpr_atm_acq_load(&server->shutdown_flag)) {
+    gpr_mu_lock(&calld->mu_state);
+    calld->state = ZOMBIED;
+    gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
+    grpc_closure_init(&calld->kill_zombie_closure, kill_zombie, elem);
+    grpc_exec_ctx_enqueue(exec_ctx, &calld->kill_zombie_closure, true, NULL);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  calld->request_matcher = rm;
+
+  switch (payload_handling) {
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE:
+      publish_new_rpc(exec_ctx, calld, true);
+      break;
+    case GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER: {
+      grpc_op op;
+      memset(&op, 0, sizeof(op));
+      op.op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
+      op.data.recv_message = &calld->payload;
+      grpc_closure_init(&calld->publish, publish_new_rpc, calld);
+      grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, &op, 1,
+                                        &calld->publish);
+      break;
+    }
   }
 }
 
@@ -475,7 +585,8 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
     /* check for a wildcard method definition (no host set) */
@@ -490,12 +601,14 @@ static void start_new_rpc(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_call_element *elem) {
           !calld->recv_idempotent_request)
         continue;
       finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher);
+                           &rm->server_registered_method->request_matcher,
+                           rm->server_registered_method->payload_handling);
       return;
     }
   }
   finish_start_new_rpc(exec_ctx, server, elem,
-                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher);
+                       &server->unregistered_request_matcher,
+                       GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE);
 }
 
 static int num_listeners(grpc_server *server) {
@@ -824,7 +937,7 @@ grpc_server *grpc_server_create(const grpc_channel_args *args, void *reserved) {
     gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist, (int)i);
   }
   request_matcher_init(&server->unregistered_request_matcher,
-                       server->max_requested_calls);
+                       server->max_requested_calls, server);
   server->requested_calls = gpr_malloc(server->max_requested_calls *
                                        sizeof(*server->requested_calls));
 
@@ -840,8 +953,10 @@ static int streq(const char *a, const char *b) {
   return 0 == strcmp(a, b);
 }
 
-void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
-                                  const char *host, uint32_t flags) {
+void *grpc_server_register_method(
+    grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host,
+    grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling,
+    uint32_t flags) {
   registered_method *m;
   GRPC_API_TRACE(
       "grpc_server_register_method(server=%p, method=%s, host=%s, "
@@ -866,10 +981,12 @@ void *grpc_server_register_method(grpc_server *server, const char *method,
   }
   m = gpr_malloc(sizeof(registered_method));
   memset(m, 0, sizeof(*m));
-  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls);
+  request_matcher_init(&m->request_matcher, server->max_requested_calls,
+                       server);
   m->method = gpr_strdup(method);
   m->host = gpr_strdup(host);
   m->next = server->registered_methods;
+  m->payload_handling = payload_handling;
   m->flags = flags;
   server->registered_methods = m;
   return m;
@@ -1143,8 +1260,8 @@ static grpc_call_error queue_call_request(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
         GPR_ASSERT(calld->state == PENDING);
         calld->state = ACTIVATED;
         gpr_mu_unlock(&calld->mu_state);
-        begin_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
-                   &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
+        publish_call(exec_ctx, server, calld,
+                     &server->requested_calls[request_id]);
       }
       gpr_mu_lock(&server->mu_call);
     }
@@ -1209,6 +1326,12 @@ grpc_call_error grpc_server_request_registered_call(
     error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_NOT_SERVER_COMPLETION_QUEUE;
     goto done;
   }
+  if ((optional_payload == NULL) !=
+      (rm->payload_handling == GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE)) {
+    gpr_free(rc);
+    error = GRPC_CALL_ERROR_PAYLOAD_TYPE_MISMATCH;
+    goto done;
+  }
   grpc_cq_begin_op(cq_for_notification, tag);
   rc->type = REGISTERED_CALL;
   rc->server = server;
@@ -1226,86 +1349,6 @@ done:
   return error;
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                        void *user_data, bool success);
-
-static void cpstr(char **dest, size_t *capacity, grpc_mdstr *value) {
-  gpr_slice slice = value->slice;
-  size_t len = GPR_SLICE_LENGTH(slice);
-
-  if (len + 1 > *capacity) {
-    *capacity = GPR_MAX(len + 1, *capacity * 2);
-    *dest = gpr_realloc(*dest, *capacity);
-  }
-  memcpy(*dest, grpc_mdstr_as_c_string(value), len + 1);
-}
-
-static void begin_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
-                       call_data *calld, requested_call *rc) {
-  grpc_op ops[1];
-  grpc_op *op = ops;
-
-  memset(ops, 0, sizeof(ops));
-
-  /* called once initial metadata has been read by the call, but BEFORE
-     the ioreq to fetch it out of the call has been executed.
-     This means metadata related fields can be relied on in calld, but to
-     fill in the metadata array passed by the client, we need to perform
-     an ioreq op, that should complete immediately. */
-
-  grpc_call_set_completion_queue(exec_ctx, calld->call, rc->cq_bound_to_call);
-  grpc_closure_init(&rc->publish, publish_registered_or_batch, rc);
-  *rc->call = calld->call;
-  calld->cq_new = rc->cq_for_notification;
-  GPR_SWAP(grpc_metadata_array, *rc->initial_metadata, calld->initial_metadata);
-  switch (rc->type) {
-    case BATCH_CALL:
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->host != NULL);
-      GPR_ASSERT(calld->path != NULL);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->host,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->host_capacity, calld->host);
-      cpstr(&rc->data.batch.details->method,
-            &rc->data.batch.details->method_capacity, calld->path);
-      rc->data.batch.details->deadline = calld->deadline;
-      rc->data.batch.details->flags =
-          0 | (calld->recv_idempotent_request
-                   ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST
-                   : 0);
-      break;
-    case REGISTERED_CALL:
-      *rc->data.registered.deadline = calld->deadline;
-      if (rc->data.registered.optional_payload) {
-        op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_MESSAGE;
-        op->data.recv_message = rc->data.registered.optional_payload;
-        op++;
-      }
-      break;
-    default:
-      GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return );
-  }
-
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_REF(calld->call, "server");
-  grpc_call_start_batch_and_execute(exec_ctx, calld->call, ops,
-                                    (size_t)(op - ops), &rc->publish);
-}
-
-static void done_request_event(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *req,
-                               grpc_cq_completion *c) {
-  requested_call *rc = req;
-  grpc_server *server = rc->server;
-
-  if (rc >= server->requested_calls &&
-      rc < server->requested_calls + server->max_requested_calls) {
-    GPR_ASSERT(rc - server->requested_calls <= INT_MAX);
-    gpr_stack_lockfree_push(server->request_freelist,
-                            (int)(rc - server->requested_calls));
-  } else {
-    gpr_free(req);
-  }
-
-  server_unref(exec_ctx, server);
-}
-
 static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                       requested_call *rc) {
   *rc->call = NULL;
@@ -1316,20 +1359,6 @@ static void fail_call(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_server *server,
                  done_request_event, rc, &rc->completion);
 }
 
-static void publish_registered_or_batch(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, void *prc,
-                                        bool success) {
-  requested_call *rc = prc;
-  grpc_call *call = *rc->call;
-  grpc_call_element *elem =
-      grpc_call_stack_element(grpc_call_get_call_stack(call), 0);
-  call_data *calld = elem->call_data;
-  channel_data *chand = elem->channel_data;
-  server_ref(chand->server);
-  grpc_cq_end_op(exec_ctx, calld->cq_new, rc->tag, success, done_request_event,
-                 rc, &rc->completion);
-  GRPC_CALL_INTERNAL_UNREF(exec_ctx, call, "server");
-}
-
 const grpc_channel_args *grpc_server_get_channel_args(grpc_server *server) {
   return server->channel_args;
 }
diff --git a/src/core/lib/transport/transport.h b/src/core/lib/transport/transport.h
index 460e4dcedcafbed84837335437d3ac5d37438dc5..bb1120ee3abce8f5ce6e8c2f5408779f1f5c9831 100644
--- a/src/core/lib/transport/transport.h
+++ b/src/core/lib/transport/transport.h
@@ -101,9 +101,9 @@ typedef struct grpc_transport_stream_op {
   /** Send initial metadata to the peer, from the provided metadata batch.
       idempotent_request MUST be set if this is non-null */
   grpc_metadata_batch *send_initial_metadata;
-  /** Iff send_initial_metadata != NULL, flags if this is an idempotent request
-      or not */
-  bool send_idempotent_request;
+  /** Iff send_initial_metadata != NULL, flags associated with
+      send_initial_metadata: a bitfield of GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_xxx */
+  uint32_t send_initial_metadata_flags;
 
   /** Send trailing metadata to the peer, from the provided metadata batch. */
   grpc_metadata_batch *send_trailing_metadata;
diff --git a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
index bf6423128aeef8a654db99c9b21a0be4c488d1b5..c277d7ebe84905948227bd68087c1a54404c1f1b 100644
--- a/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/client/client_context.cc
@@ -60,6 +60,8 @@ static ClientContext::GlobalCallbacks* g_client_callbacks =
 
 ClientContext::ClientContext()
     : initial_metadata_received_(false),
+      fail_fast_(true),
+      idempotent_(false),
       call_(nullptr),
       call_canceled_(false),
       deadline_(gpr_inf_future(GPR_CLOCK_REALTIME)),
diff --git a/src/cpp/server/server.cc b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
index 3e44c502fce69fd1c01c14d7defc2e43d1726180..fafe31e84c111c250408baed612504cd5836b4ed 100644
--- a/src/cpp/server/server.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/server/server.cc
@@ -321,6 +321,19 @@ void Server::SetGlobalCallbacks(GlobalCallbacks* callbacks) {
   g_callbacks.reset(callbacks);
 }
 
+static grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling PayloadHandlingForMethod(
+    RpcServiceMethod* method) {
+  switch (method->method_type()) {
+    case RpcMethod::NORMAL_RPC:
+    case RpcMethod::SERVER_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER;
+    case RpcMethod::CLIENT_STREAMING:
+    case RpcMethod::BIDI_STREAMING:
+      return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;
+  }
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE;);
+}
+
 bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
   bool has_async_methods = service->has_async_methods();
   if (has_async_methods) {
@@ -334,8 +347,9 @@ bool Server::RegisterService(const grpc::string* host, Service* service) {
       continue;
     }
     RpcServiceMethod* method = it->get();
-    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(server_, method->name(),
-                                            host ? host->c_str() : nullptr, 0);
+    void* tag = grpc_server_register_method(
+        server_, method->name(), host ? host->c_str() : nullptr,
+        PayloadHandlingForMethod(method), 0);
     if (tag == nullptr) {
       gpr_log(GPR_DEBUG, "Attempt to register %s multiple times",
               method->name());
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/CallInvoker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/CallInvoker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..39199b1fd5880c2a51d66abc268a6fcfefa02778
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/CallInvoker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core.Internal;
+
+namespace Grpc.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Abstraction of client-side RPC invocation.
+    /// </summary>
+    /// <seealso cref="Calls"/>
+    public abstract class CallInvoker
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a simple remote call in a blocking fashion.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract TResponse BlockingUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+            where TRequest : class
+            where TResponse : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a simple remote call asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse> AsyncUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+            where TRequest : class
+            where TResponse : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a server streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In server streaming scenario, client sends on request and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract AsyncServerStreamingCall<TResponse> AsyncServerStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+            where TRequest : class
+            where TResponse : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a client streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In client streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a single response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+            where TRequest : class
+            where TResponse : class;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a duplex streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In duplex streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// The response stream is completely independent and both side can be sending messages at the same time.
+        /// </summary>
+        public abstract AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+            where TRequest : class
+            where TResponse : class;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/ClientBase.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/ClientBase.cs
index e5b398062b2c489891d38cc71ffee03eb274e059..5517233e3ccf56feebc124c661748e19ffab4fe1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/ClientBase.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/ClientBase.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -31,93 +31,156 @@
 
 #endregion
 
-using System;
-using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
-using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core.Internal;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
 
 namespace Grpc.Core
 {
     /// <summary>
-    /// Interceptor for call headers.
+    /// Generic base class for client-side stubs.
     /// </summary>
-    /// <remarks>Header interceptor is no longer to recommented way to perform authentication.
-    /// For header (initial metadata) based auth such as OAuth2 or JWT access token, use <see cref="MetadataCredentials"/>.
-    /// </remarks>
-    public delegate void HeaderInterceptor(IMethod method, Metadata metadata);
+    public abstract class ClientBase<T> : ClientBase
+        where T : ClientBase<T>
+    {
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class that
+        /// throws <c>NotImplementedException</c> upon invocation of any RPC.
+        /// This constructor is only provided to allow creation of test doubles
+        /// for client classes (e.g. mocking requires a parameterless constructor).
+        /// </summary>
+        protected ClientBase() : base()
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration.</param>
+        protected ClientBase(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="channel">The channel to use for remote call invocation.</param>
+        public ClientBase(Channel channel) : base(channel)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="callInvoker">The <c>CallInvoker</c> for remote call invocation.</param>
+        public ClientBase(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new client that sets host field for calls explicitly.
+        /// gRPC supports multiple "hosts" being served by a single server.
+        /// By default (if a client was not created by calling this method),
+        /// host <c>null</c> with the meaning "use default host" is used.
+        /// </summary>
+        public T WithHost(string host)
+        {
+            var newConfiguration = this.Configuration.WithHost(host);
+            return NewInstance(newConfiguration);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Creates a new instance of client from given <c>ClientBaseConfiguration</c>.
+        /// </summary>
+        protected abstract T NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration);
+    }
 
     /// <summary>
     /// Base class for client-side stubs.
     /// </summary>
     public abstract class ClientBase
     {
-        readonly Channel channel;
+        readonly ClientBaseConfiguration configuration;
+        readonly CallInvoker callInvoker;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class that
+        /// throws <c>NotImplementedException</c> upon invocation of any RPC.
+        /// This constructor is only provided to allow creation of test doubles
+        /// for client classes (e.g. mocking requires a parameterless constructor).
+        /// </summary>
+        protected ClientBase() : this(new UnimplementedCallInvoker())
+        {
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="configuration">The configuration.</param>
+        protected ClientBase(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+        {
+            this.configuration = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(configuration, "configuration");
+            this.callInvoker = configuration.CreateDecoratedCallInvoker();
+        }
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="channel">The channel to use for remote call invocation.</param>
-        public ClientBase(Channel channel)
+        public ClientBase(Channel channel) : this(new DefaultCallInvoker(channel))
         {
-            this.channel = channel;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Can be used to register a custom header interceptor.
-        /// The interceptor is invoked each time a new call on this client is started.
-        /// It is not recommented to use header interceptor to add auth headers to RPC calls.
+        /// Initializes a new instance of <c>ClientBase</c> class.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <seealso cref="HeaderInterceptor"/>
-        public HeaderInterceptor HeaderInterceptor
+        /// <param name="callInvoker">The <c>CallInvoker</c> for remote call invocation.</param>
+        public ClientBase(CallInvoker callInvoker) : this(new ClientBaseConfiguration(callInvoker, null))
         {
-            get;
-            set;
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// gRPC supports multiple "hosts" being served by a single server. 
-        /// This property can be used to set the target host explicitly.
-        /// By default, this will be set to <c>null</c> with the meaning
-        /// "use default host".
+        /// Gets the call invoker.
         /// </summary>
-        public string Host
+        protected CallInvoker CallInvoker
         {
-            get;
-            set;
+            get { return this.callInvoker; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Channel associated with this client.
+        /// Gets the configuration.
         /// </summary>
-        public Channel Channel
+        internal ClientBaseConfiguration Configuration
         {
-            get
-            {
-                return this.channel;
-            }
+            get { return this.configuration; }
         }
 
         /// <summary>
-        /// Creates a new call to given method.
+        /// Represents configuration of ClientBase. The class itself is visible to
+        /// subclasses, but contents are marked as internal to make the instances opaque.
+        /// The verbose name of this class was chosen to make name clash in generated code 
+        /// less likely.
         /// </summary>
-        /// <param name="method">The method to invoke.</param>
-        /// <param name="options">The call options.</param>
-        /// <typeparam name="TRequest">Request message type.</typeparam>
-        /// <typeparam name="TResponse">Response message type.</typeparam>
-        /// <returns>The call invocation details.</returns>
-        protected CallInvocationDetails<TRequest, TResponse> CreateCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, CallOptions options)
-            where TRequest : class
-            where TResponse : class
+        protected internal class ClientBaseConfiguration
         {
-            var interceptor = HeaderInterceptor;
-            if (interceptor != null)
+            readonly CallInvoker undecoratedCallInvoker;
+            readonly string host;
+
+            internal ClientBaseConfiguration(CallInvoker undecoratedCallInvoker, string host)
+            {
+                this.undecoratedCallInvoker = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(undecoratedCallInvoker);
+                this.host = host;
+            }
+
+            internal CallInvoker CreateDecoratedCallInvoker()
+            {
+                return new InterceptingCallInvoker(undecoratedCallInvoker, hostInterceptor: (h) => host);
+            }
+
+            internal ClientBaseConfiguration WithHost(string host)
             {
-                if (options.Headers == null)
-                {
-                    options = options.WithHeaders(new Metadata());
-                }
-                interceptor(method, options.Headers);
+                GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(host, "host");
+                return new ClientBaseConfiguration(this.undecoratedCallInvoker, host);
             }
-            return new CallInvocationDetails<TRequest, TResponse>(channel, method, Host, options);
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/DefaultCallInvoker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/DefaultCallInvoker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..1a99e41153b3bd5c0419bbe141c97006aaa8676e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/DefaultCallInvoker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,112 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core.Internal;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+
+namespace Grpc.Core
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Invokes client RPCs using <see cref="Calls"/>.
+    /// </summary>
+    public class DefaultCallInvoker : CallInvoker
+    {
+        readonly Channel channel;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Grpc.Core.DefaultCallInvoker"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        /// <param name="channel">Channel to use.</param>
+        public DefaultCallInvoker(Channel channel)
+        {
+            this.channel = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(channel);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a simple remote call in a blocking fashion.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override TResponse BlockingUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            var call = CreateCall(method, host, options);
+            return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a simple remote call asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse> AsyncUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            var call = CreateCall(method, host, options);
+            return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a server streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In server streaming scenario, client sends on request and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncServerStreamingCall<TResponse> AsyncServerStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            var call = CreateCall(method, host, options);
+            return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a client streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In client streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a single response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            var call = CreateCall(method, host, options);
+            return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a duplex streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In duplex streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// The response stream is completely independent and both side can be sending messages at the same time.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            var call = CreateCall(method, host, options);
+            return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        }
+
+        protected virtual CallInvocationDetails<TRequest, TResponse> CreateCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+                where TRequest : class
+                where TResponse : class
+        {
+            return new CallInvocationDetails<TRequest, TResponse>(channel, method, host, options);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
index 3189835ccd913e7a533eab5dbecbe7aa65ce8136..251a6889464cb6e81b9e2854bc899de02fb3b393 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Grpc.Core.csproj
@@ -129,6 +129,10 @@
     <Compile Include="Profiling\Profilers.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Internal\DefaultSslRootsOverride.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Utils\GrpcPreconditions.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="CallInvoker.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="DefaultCallInvoker.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Internal\UnimplementedCallInvoker.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="Internal\InterceptingCallInvoker.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <ItemGroup>
     <None Include="Grpc.Core.nuspec" />
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/InterceptingCallInvoker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/InterceptingCallInvoker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..ef48dc712121c048e392a418c3f6955c738cd569
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/InterceptingCallInvoker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,134 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+
+namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Decorates an underlying <c>CallInvoker</c> to intercept call invocations.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class InterceptingCallInvoker : CallInvoker
+    {
+        readonly CallInvoker callInvoker;
+        readonly Func<string, string> hostInterceptor;
+        readonly Func<CallOptions, CallOptions> callOptionsInterceptor;
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Initializes a new instance of the <see cref="Grpc.Core.InterceptingCallInvoker"/> class.
+        /// </summary>
+        public InterceptingCallInvoker(CallInvoker callInvoker,
+            Func<string, string> hostInterceptor = null,
+            Func<CallOptions, CallOptions> callOptionsInterceptor = null)
+        {
+            this.callInvoker = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(callInvoker);
+            this.hostInterceptor = hostInterceptor;
+            this.callOptionsInterceptor = callOptionsInterceptor;
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Intercepts a unary call.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override TResponse BlockingUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            host = InterceptHost(host);
+            options = InterceptCallOptions(options);
+            return callInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(method, host, options, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a simple remote call asynchronously.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse> AsyncUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            host = InterceptHost(host);
+            options = InterceptCallOptions(options);
+            return callInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(method, host, options, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a server streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In server streaming scenario, client sends on request and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncServerStreamingCall<TResponse> AsyncServerStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            host = InterceptHost(host);
+            options = InterceptCallOptions(options);
+            return callInvoker.AsyncServerStreamingCall(method, host, options, request);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a client streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In client streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a single response.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            host = InterceptHost(host);
+            options = InterceptCallOptions(options);
+            return callInvoker.AsyncClientStreamingCall(method, host, options);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Invokes a duplex streaming call asynchronously.
+        /// In duplex streaming scenario, client sends a stream of requests and server responds with a stream of responses.
+        /// The response stream is completely independent and both side can be sending messages at the same time.
+        /// </summary>
+        public override AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            host = InterceptHost(host);
+            options = InterceptCallOptions(options);
+            return callInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(method, host, options);
+        }
+
+        private string InterceptHost(string host)
+        {
+            if (hostInterceptor == null)
+            {
+                return host;
+            }
+            return hostInterceptor(host);
+        }
+
+        private CallOptions InterceptCallOptions(CallOptions options)
+        {
+            if (callOptionsInterceptor == null)
+            {
+                return options;
+            }
+            return callOptionsInterceptor(options);
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/UnimplementedCallInvoker.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/UnimplementedCallInvoker.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..0c7340873bdf956de063d707a142df642505e3f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Core/Internal/UnimplementedCallInvoker.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+
+namespace Grpc.Core.Internal
+{
+    /// <summary>
+    /// Call invoker that throws <c>NotImplementedException</c> for all requests.
+    /// </summary>
+    internal class UnimplementedCallInvoker : CallInvoker
+    {
+        public UnimplementedCallInvoker()
+        {
+        }
+
+        public override TResponse BlockingUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override AsyncUnaryCall<TResponse> AsyncUnaryCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override AsyncServerStreamingCall<TResponse> AsyncServerStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options, TRequest request)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncClientStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+
+        public override AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse> AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<TRequest, TResponse>(Method<TRequest, TResponse> method, string host, CallOptions options)
+        {
+            throw new NotImplementedException();
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/MathClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/MathClient.cs
index 64e429ed5a32001bf89b10172ad73c40adb79ad0..aadef6833dd33613c5364afba9b5f8f4840fe9c7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/MathClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples.MathClient/MathClient.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ namespace Math
         public static void Main(string[] args)
         {
             var channel = new Channel("127.0.0.1", 23456, ChannelCredentials.Insecure);
-            Math.IMathClient client = new Math.MathClient(channel);
+            Math.MathClient client = new Math.MathClient(channel);
             MathExamples.DivExample(client);
 
             MathExamples.DivAsyncExample(client).Wait();
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
index 8009ccbbfa1cfd16c269115fc2c87108de395a69..6075420974889cd4cf26e08cb8c088a8e6ff5d12 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathExamples.cs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -38,19 +38,19 @@ namespace Math
 {
     public static class MathExamples
     {
-        public static void DivExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static void DivExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             DivReply result = client.Div(new DivArgs { Dividend = 10, Divisor = 3 });
             Console.WriteLine("Div Result: " + result);
         }
 
-        public static async Task DivAsyncExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static async Task DivAsyncExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             DivReply result = await client.DivAsync(new DivArgs { Dividend = 4, Divisor = 5 });
             Console.WriteLine("DivAsync Result: " + result);
         }
 
-        public static async Task FibExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static async Task FibExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             using (var call = client.Fib(new FibArgs { Limit = 5 }))
             {
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ namespace Math
             }
         }
 
-        public static async Task SumExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static async Task SumExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             var numbers = new List<Num>
             {
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ namespace Math
             }
         }
 
-        public static async Task DivManyExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static async Task DivManyExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             var divArgsList = new List<DivArgs>
             {
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ namespace Math
             }
         }
 
-        public static async Task DependendRequestsExample(Math.IMathClient client)
+        public static async Task DependendRequestsExample(Math.MathClient client)
         {
             var numbers = new List<Num>
             {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
index a6e878d0f48b6ea3e0b2e8b6540f8ae82174aaab..f3bb0d1cdcba5e355bba8e23eddf335f570d8f83 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathGrpc.cs
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ namespace Math {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IMathClient
     {
       global::Math.DivReply Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -67,6 +68,7 @@ namespace Math {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IMath
     {
       Task<global::Math.DivReply> Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, ServerCallContext context);
@@ -75,61 +77,92 @@ namespace Math {
       Task<global::Math.Num> Sum(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Math.Num> requestStream, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class MathBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Math.DivReply> Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task DivMany(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Math.DivArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Math.DivReply> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task Fib(global::Math.FibArgs request, IServerStreamWriter<global::Math.Num> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Math.Num> Sum(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Math.Num> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class MathClient : ClientBase, IMathClient
+    public class MathClient : ClientBase<MathClient>, IMathClient
     {
       public MathClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Math.DivReply Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public MathClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Div, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public global::Math.DivReply Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, CallOptions options)
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected MathClient() : base()
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Div, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Math.DivReply> DivAsync(global::Math.DivArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected MathClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Div, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Math.DivReply> DivAsync(global::Math.DivArgs request, CallOptions options)
+
+      public virtual global::Math.DivReply Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Div, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return Div(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Math.DivArgs, global::Math.DivReply> DivMany(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual global::Math.DivReply Div(global::Math.DivArgs request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_DivMany, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_Div, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Math.DivArgs, global::Math.DivReply> DivMany(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Math.DivReply> DivAsync(global::Math.DivArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_DivMany, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return DivAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Math.Num> Fib(global::Math.FibArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Math.DivReply> DivAsync(global::Math.DivArgs request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Fib, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_Div, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Math.Num> Fib(global::Math.FibArgs request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Math.DivArgs, global::Math.DivReply> DivMany(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Fib, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);
+        return DivMany(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Math.Num, global::Math.Num> Sum(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Math.DivArgs, global::Math.DivReply> DivMany(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Sum, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_DivMany, null, options);
       }
-      public AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Math.Num, global::Math.Num> Sum(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Math.Num> Fib(global::Math.FibArgs request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Sum, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);
+        return Fib(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Math.Num> Fib(global::Math.FibArgs request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncServerStreamingCall(__Method_Fib, null, options, request);
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Math.Num, global::Math.Num> Sum(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return Sum(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Math.Num, global::Math.Num> Sum(CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncClientStreamingCall(__Method_Sum, null, options);
+      }
+      protected override MathClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new MathClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -143,6 +176,16 @@ namespace Math {
           .AddMethod(__Method_Sum, serviceImpl.Sum).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(MathBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Div, serviceImpl.Div)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_DivMany, serviceImpl.DivMany)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Fib, serviceImpl.Fib)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Sum, serviceImpl.Sum).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static MathClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
index 71dc655e46d12584a7642d89e872095cb2503665..79c56e57a85a220cb6d833f552134f361e2ab6d9 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.Examples/MathServiceImpl.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -43,14 +43,14 @@ namespace Math
     /// <summary>
     /// Implementation of MathService server
     /// </summary>
-    public class MathServiceImpl : Math.IMath
+    public class MathServiceImpl : Math.MathBase
     {
-        public Task<DivReply> Div(DivArgs request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<DivReply> Div(DivArgs request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             return Task.FromResult(DivInternal(request));
         }
 
-        public async Task Fib(FibArgs request, IServerStreamWriter<Num> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task Fib(FibArgs request, IServerStreamWriter<Num> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             if (request.Limit <= 0)
             {
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ namespace Math
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task<Num> Sum(IAsyncStreamReader<Num> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task<Num> Sum(IAsyncStreamReader<Num> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             long sum = 0;
             await requestStream.ForEachAsync(async num =>
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ namespace Math
             return new Num { Num_ = sum };
         }
 
-        public async Task DivMany(IAsyncStreamReader<DivArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<DivReply> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task DivMany(IAsyncStreamReader<DivArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<DivReply> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await requestStream.ForEachAsync(async divArgs => await responseStream.WriteAsync(DivInternal(divArgs)));
         }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/HealthClientServerTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/HealthClientServerTest.cs
index 8318e84277c91d621754d1cb2f963dafc8586a5e..fb292945a6e626f594e3b873ac3bf0bbc6ecf3d7 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/HealthClientServerTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests/HealthClientServerTest.cs
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ namespace Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests
         const string Host = "localhost";
         Server server;
         Channel channel;
-        Grpc.Health.V1.Health.IHealthClient client;
+        Grpc.Health.V1.Health.HealthClient client;
         Grpc.HealthCheck.HealthServiceImpl serviceImpl;
 
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthGrpc.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthGrpc.cs
index 68320eb5c2effa410693eec82851005105a854b7..72e11cca3a1d4b3709a500fa2320036a22ab5f78 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthGrpc.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthGrpc.cs
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Health.V1 {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IHealthClient
     {
       global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -38,36 +39,59 @@ namespace Grpc.Health.V1 {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IHealth
     {
       Task<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class HealthBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class HealthClient : ClientBase, IHealthClient
+    public class HealthClient : ClientBase<HealthClient>, IHealthClient
     {
       public HealthClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public HealthClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Check, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected HealthClient() : base()
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected HealthClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
+      {
+      }
+
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Check, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return Check(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> CheckAsync(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse Check(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Check, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_Check, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> CheckAsync(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> CheckAsync(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Check, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CheckAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckResponse> CheckAsync(global::Grpc.Health.V1.HealthCheckRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_Check, null, options, request);
+      }
+      protected override HealthClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new HealthClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -78,6 +102,13 @@ namespace Grpc.Health.V1 {
           .AddMethod(__Method_Check, serviceImpl.Check).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(HealthBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Check, serviceImpl.Check).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static HealthClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthServiceImpl.cs
index a6e82aa0d4dc59be23db77a3aaf0657e318a415c..d0406ece00616ca308ac7865c37125aa83240983 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.HealthCheck/HealthServiceImpl.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Grpc.HealthCheck
     /// server.AddServiceDefinition(Grpc.Health.V1.Health.BindService(serviceImpl));
     /// </code>
     /// </summary>
-    public class HealthServiceImpl : Grpc.Health.V1.Health.IHealth
+    public class HealthServiceImpl : Grpc.Health.V1.Health.HealthBase
     {
         private readonly object myLock = new object();
         private readonly Dictionary<string, HealthCheckResponse.Types.ServingStatus> statusMap = 
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ namespace Grpc.HealthCheck
         /// <param name="request">The check request.</param>
         /// <param name="context">The call context.</param>
         /// <returns>The asynchronous response.</returns>
-        public Task<HealthCheckResponse> Check(HealthCheckRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<HealthCheckResponse> Check(HealthCheckRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             lock (myLock)
             {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/BenchmarkServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/BenchmarkServiceImpl.cs
index 7e7bc713a031a87843719b3cf987edf3dcafbdd5..07f2703d4a4ee06427032c257de331915e8326fb 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/BenchmarkServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/BenchmarkServiceImpl.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -44,19 +44,19 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
     /// <summary>
     /// Implementation of BenchmarkService server
     /// </summary>
-    public class BenchmarkServiceImpl : BenchmarkService.IBenchmarkService
+    public class BenchmarkServiceImpl : BenchmarkService.BenchmarkServiceBase
     {
         public BenchmarkServiceImpl()
         {
         }
 
-        public Task<SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             var response = new SimpleResponse { Payload = CreateZerosPayload(request.ResponseSize) };
             return Task.FromResult(response);
         }
 
-        public async Task StreamingCall(IAsyncStreamReader<SimpleRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<SimpleResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task StreamingCall(IAsyncStreamReader<SimpleRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<SimpleResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await requestStream.ForEachAsync(async request =>
             {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
index 5bfc89d5914ce20ed3e4e69388611c2f6de40eab..0bcacf76e507bae163c1f879f7bb384083ab1fed 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ClientRunners.cs
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         readonly PayloadConfig payloadConfig;
         readonly Histogram histogram;
 
-        readonly BenchmarkService.IBenchmarkServiceClient client;
+        readonly BenchmarkService.BenchmarkServiceClient client;
         readonly Task runnerTask;
         readonly CancellationTokenSource stoppedCts;
         readonly WallClockStopwatch wallClockStopwatch = new WallClockStopwatch();
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..37786b6c30a79eb8be5eb2b969f0e0e672b01fb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedClientTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,106 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+using Grpc.Testing;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
+{
+    public class GeneratedClientTest
+    {
+        TestService.TestServiceClient unimplementedClient = new UnimplementedTestServiceClient();
+
+        [Test]
+        public void ExpandedParamOverloadCanBeMocked()
+        {
+            var expected = new SimpleResponse();
+
+            var mockClient = new Mock<TestService.TestServiceClient>();
+            // mocking is relatively clumsy because one needs to specify value for all the optional params.
+            mockClient.Setup(m => m.UnaryCall(It.IsAny<SimpleRequest>(), null, null, CancellationToken.None)).Returns(expected);
+
+            Assert.AreSame(expected, mockClient.Object.UnaryCall(new SimpleRequest()));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void CallOptionsOverloadCanBeMocked()
+        {
+            var expected = new SimpleResponse();
+
+            var mockClient = new Mock<TestService.TestServiceClient>();
+            mockClient.Setup(m => m.UnaryCall(It.IsAny<SimpleRequest>(), It.IsAny<CallOptions>())).Returns(expected);
+
+            Assert.AreSame(expected, mockClient.Object.UnaryCall(new SimpleRequest(), new CallOptions()));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DefaultMethodStubThrows_UnaryCall()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(typeof(NotImplementedException), () => unimplementedClient.UnaryCall(new SimpleRequest()));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DefaultMethodStubThrows_ClientStreaming()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(typeof(NotImplementedException), () => unimplementedClient.StreamingInputCall());
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DefaultMethodStubThrows_ServerStreaming()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(typeof(NotImplementedException), () => unimplementedClient.StreamingOutputCall(new StreamingOutputCallRequest()));
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void DefaultMethodStubThrows_DuplexStreaming()
+        {
+            Assert.Throws(typeof(NotImplementedException), () => unimplementedClient.FullDuplexCall());
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Subclass of the generated client that doesn't override any method stubs.
+        /// </summary>
+        private class UnimplementedTestServiceClient : TestService.TestServiceClient
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedServiceBaseTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedServiceBaseTest.cs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..99aa7290301ab221117e046048cb49e211133ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/GeneratedServiceBaseTest.cs
@@ -0,0 +1,116 @@
+#region Copyright notice and license
+
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+// All rights reserved.
+//
+// Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+// modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+// met:
+//
+//     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+// notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+//     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+// copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+// in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+// distribution.
+//     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+// contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+// this software without specific prior written permission.
+//
+// THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+// "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+// A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+// OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+// SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+// LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+// DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+// THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+// (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+// OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+
+#endregion
+
+using System;
+using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.IO;
+using System.Linq;
+using System.Threading;
+using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using Grpc.Core;
+using Grpc.Core.Utils;
+using Grpc.Testing;
+using Moq;
+using NUnit.Framework;
+
+namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
+{
+    public class GeneratedServiceBaseTest
+    {
+        const string Host = "localhost";
+        Server server;
+        Channel channel;
+        TestService.TestServiceClient client;
+
+        [SetUp]
+        public void Init()
+        {
+            server = new Server
+            {
+                Services = { TestService.BindService(new UnimplementedTestServiceImpl()) },
+                Ports = { { Host, ServerPort.PickUnused, SslServerCredentials.Insecure } }
+            };
+            server.Start();
+            channel = new Channel(Host, server.Ports.Single().BoundPort, ChannelCredentials.Insecure);
+            client = TestService.NewClient(channel);
+        }
+
+        [TearDown]
+        public void Cleanup()
+        {
+            channel.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
+            server.ShutdownAsync().Wait();
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public void UnimplementedByDefault_Unary()
+        {
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<RpcException>(() => client.UnaryCall(new SimpleRequest { }));
+            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task UnimplementedByDefault_ClientStreaming()
+        {
+            var call = client.StreamingInputCall();
+
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<RpcException>(async () => await call);
+            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task UnimplementedByDefault_ServerStreamingCall()
+        {
+            var call = client.StreamingOutputCall(new StreamingOutputCallRequest());
+
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseStream.MoveNext());
+            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        [Test]
+        public async Task UnimplementedByDefault_DuplexStreamingCall()
+        {
+            var call = client.FullDuplexCall();
+
+            var ex = Assert.Throws<RpcException>(async () => await call.ResponseStream.MoveNext());
+            Assert.AreEqual(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ex.Status.StatusCode);
+        }
+
+        /// <summary>
+        /// Implementation of TestService that doesn't override any methods.
+        /// </summary>
+        private class UnimplementedTestServiceImpl : TestService.TestServiceBase
+        {
+        }
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
index d3c572fe279e3a4d725f617af3c36fd7eb919b85..64d14b0df55834adcc11601716d2de4a7c0826c2 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/Grpc.IntegrationTesting.csproj
@@ -84,7 +84,6 @@
     <Compile Include="..\Grpc.Core\Version.cs">
       <Link>Version.cs</Link>
     </Compile>
-    <Compile Include="HeaderInterceptorTest.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Properties\AssemblyInfo.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Empty.cs" />
     <Compile Include="Messages.cs" />
@@ -114,6 +113,8 @@
     <Compile Include="QpsWorker.cs" />
     <Compile Include="WallClockStopwatch.cs" />
     <Compile Include="GenericService.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GeneratedServiceBaseTest.cs" />
+    <Compile Include="GeneratedClientTest.cs" />
   </ItemGroup>
   <Import Project="$(MSBuildBinPath)\Microsoft.CSharp.targets" />
   <ItemGroup>
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
index b0e33e49f77eefabf6a80ada6e0b22e2ab6f2fae..7ca522193607b7b24f94454e90f3656b336af367 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClient.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             }
         }
 
-        public static void RunEmptyUnary(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static void RunEmptyUnary(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running empty_unary");
             var response = client.EmptyCall(new Empty());
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static void RunLargeUnary(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static void RunLargeUnary(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running large_unary");
             var request = new SimpleRequest
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunClientStreamingAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunClientStreamingAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running client_streaming");
 
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunServerStreamingAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunServerStreamingAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running server_streaming");
 
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunPingPongAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunPingPongAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running ping_pong");
 
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunEmptyStreamAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunEmptyStreamAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running empty_stream");
             using (var call = client.FullDuplexCall())
@@ -434,7 +434,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunCancelAfterBeginAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunCancelAfterBeginAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running cancel_after_begin");
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunCancelAfterFirstResponseAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunCancelAfterFirstResponseAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running cancel_after_first_response");
 
@@ -477,7 +477,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunTimeoutOnSleepingServerAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunTimeoutOnSleepingServerAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running timeout_on_sleeping_server");
 
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunCustomMetadataAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunCustomMetadataAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running custom_metadata");
             {
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static async Task RunStatusCodeAndMessageAsync(TestService.ITestServiceClient client)
+        public static async Task RunStatusCodeAndMessageAsync(TestService.TestServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running status_code_and_message");
             var echoStatus = new EchoStatus
@@ -580,7 +580,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
             Console.WriteLine("Passed!");
         }
 
-        public static void RunUnimplementedMethod(UnimplementedService.IUnimplementedServiceClient client)
+        public static void RunUnimplementedMethod(UnimplementedService.UnimplementedServiceClient client)
         {
             Console.WriteLine("running unimplemented_method");
             var e = Assert.Throws<RpcException>(() => client.UnimplementedCall(new Empty()));
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClientServerTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClientServerTest.cs
index 5facb87971ec04964bfbe7088b7f4c0d34d87cd7..4ee1ff5ec8ae8f94a617a58c671d4dab104d1ea4 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClientServerTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/InteropClientServerTest.cs
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         const string Host = "localhost";
         Server server;
         Channel channel;
-        TestService.ITestServiceClient client;
+        TestService.TestServiceClient client;
 
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/MetadataCredentialsTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/MetadataCredentialsTest.cs
index 1c8bfed1f6fc225a689bd260d570176951405f4b..f95af5008f1c30c75729ce55bef7b4e6c31eb530 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/MetadataCredentialsTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/MetadataCredentialsTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -50,15 +50,15 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         const string Host = "localhost";
         Server server;
         Channel channel;
-        TestService.ITestServiceClient client;
+        TestService.TestServiceClient client;
         List<ChannelOption> options;
-        Mock<TestService.ITestService> serviceMock;
+        Mock<TestService.TestServiceBase> serviceMock;
         AsyncAuthInterceptor asyncAuthInterceptor;
 
         [SetUp]
         public void Init()
         {
-            serviceMock = new Mock<TestService.ITestService>();
+            serviceMock = new Mock<TestService.TestServiceBase>();
             serviceMock.Setup(m => m.UnaryCall(It.IsAny<SimpleRequest>(), It.IsAny<ServerCallContext>()))
                 .Returns(new Func<SimpleRequest, ServerCallContext, Task<SimpleResponse>>(UnaryCallHandler));
 
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ServicesGrpc.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ServicesGrpc.cs
index 996439afbf1395f4d8f64ae3a47d20a43ef6998d..46b16cf202db82fd73f9df6ea455bcb0243dd55a 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ServicesGrpc.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/ServicesGrpc.cs
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IBenchmarkServiceClient
     {
       global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -47,47 +48,73 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IBenchmarkService
     {
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context);
       Task StreamingCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class BenchmarkServiceBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task StreamingCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class BenchmarkServiceClient : ClientBase, IBenchmarkServiceClient
+    public class BenchmarkServiceClient : ClientBase<BenchmarkServiceClient>, IBenchmarkServiceClient
     {
       public BenchmarkServiceClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public BenchmarkServiceClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected BenchmarkServiceClient() : base()
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected BenchmarkServiceClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return UnaryCall(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_UnaryCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> StreamingCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return UnaryCallAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> StreamingCall(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_UnaryCall, null, options, request);
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> StreamingCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return StreamingCall(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> StreamingCall(CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_StreamingCall, null, options);
+      }
+      protected override BenchmarkServiceClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new BenchmarkServiceClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -99,6 +126,14 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
           .AddMethod(__Method_StreamingCall, serviceImpl.StreamingCall).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(BenchmarkServiceBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_UnaryCall, serviceImpl.UnaryCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_StreamingCall, serviceImpl.StreamingCall).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static BenchmarkServiceClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
@@ -153,6 +188,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IWorkerServiceClient
     {
       AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> RunServer(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -170,6 +206,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IWorkerService
     {
       Task RunServer(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context);
@@ -178,71 +215,100 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class WorkerServiceBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task RunServer(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task RunClient(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse> CoreCount(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class WorkerServiceClient : ClientBase, IWorkerServiceClient
+    public class WorkerServiceClient : ClientBase<WorkerServiceClient>, IWorkerServiceClient
     {
       public WorkerServiceClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> RunServer(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public WorkerServiceClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_RunServer, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> RunServer(CallOptions options)
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected WorkerServiceClient() : base()
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_RunServer, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ClientStatus> RunClient(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected WorkerServiceClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_RunClient, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ClientStatus> RunClient(CallOptions options)
+
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> RunServer(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_RunClient, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return RunServer(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse CoreCount(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ServerArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ServerStatus> RunServer(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_CoreCount, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_RunServer, null, options);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse CoreCount(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ClientStatus> RunClient(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_CoreCount, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return RunClient(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse> CoreCountAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ClientArgs, global::Grpc.Testing.ClientStatus> RunClient(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_CoreCount, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_RunClient, null, options);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse> CoreCountAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse CoreCount(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_CoreCount, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CoreCount(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Void QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse CoreCount(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_QuitWorker, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_CoreCount, null, options, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Void QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse> CoreCountAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_QuitWorker, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CoreCountAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorkerAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.CoreResponse> CoreCountAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.CoreRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_QuitWorker, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_CoreCount, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorkerAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Void QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_QuitWorker, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return QuitWorker(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Void QuitWorker(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_QuitWorker, null, options, request);
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorkerAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return QuitWorkerAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Void> QuitWorkerAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Void request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_QuitWorker, null, options, request);
+      }
+      protected override WorkerServiceClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new WorkerServiceClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -256,6 +322,16 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
           .AddMethod(__Method_QuitWorker, serviceImpl.QuitWorker).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(WorkerServiceBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_RunServer, serviceImpl.RunServer)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_RunClient, serviceImpl.RunClient)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_CoreCount, serviceImpl.CoreCount)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_QuitWorker, serviceImpl.QuitWorker).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static WorkerServiceClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/SslCredentialsTest.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/SslCredentialsTest.cs
index 37b2518c21e7e346f011498e6356f3bae2ddaa6f..3df45b5f7084f5748a587e8f2b2ecd5b3adbdf86 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/SslCredentialsTest.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/SslCredentialsTest.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ namespace Grpc.IntegrationTesting
         const string Host = "localhost";
         Server server;
         Channel channel;
-        TestService.ITestServiceClient client;
+        TestService.TestServiceClient client;
 
         [TestFixtureSetUp]
         public void Init()
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestGrpc.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestGrpc.cs
index 2c469080d9df2f5d3408393fc77d486abdffba47..b84ec2d984ade80536ce30564e247fe748df2901 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestGrpc.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestGrpc.cs
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface ITestServiceClient
     {
       global::Grpc.Testing.Empty EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -90,6 +91,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface ITestService
     {
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context);
@@ -100,91 +102,126 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
       Task HalfDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class TestServiceBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task StreamingOutputCall(global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest request, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallRequest> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task FullDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task HalfDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class TestServiceClient : ClientBase, ITestServiceClient
+    public class TestServiceClient : ClientBase<TestServiceClient>, ITestServiceClient
     {
       public TestServiceClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public TestServiceClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected TestServiceClient() : base()
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected TestServiceClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
+      {
+      }
+
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_EmptyCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return EmptyCall(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty EmptyCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_EmptyCall, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_EmptyCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_EmptyCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return EmptyCallAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> EmptyCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_EmptyCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_EmptyCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return UnaryCall(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse UnaryCall(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_UnaryCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return UnaryCallAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleResponse> UnaryCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.SimpleRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnaryCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_UnaryCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> StreamingOutputCall(global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> StreamingOutputCall(global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingOutputCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);
+        return StreamingOutputCall(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> StreamingOutputCall(global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncServerStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> StreamingOutputCall(global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingOutputCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncServerStreamingCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncServerStreamingCall(__Method_StreamingOutputCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingInputCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);
+        return StreamingInputCall(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncClientStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_StreamingInputCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncClientStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncClientStreamingCall(__Method_StreamingInputCall, null, options);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> FullDuplexCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> FullDuplexCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_FullDuplexCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return FullDuplexCall(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> FullDuplexCall(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> FullDuplexCall(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_FullDuplexCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_FullDuplexCall, null, options);
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> HalfDuplexCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> HalfDuplexCall(Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_HalfDuplexCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return HalfDuplexCall(new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> HalfDuplexCall(CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncDuplexStreamingCall<global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallRequest, global::Grpc.Testing.StreamingOutputCallResponse> HalfDuplexCall(CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_HalfDuplexCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(call);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncDuplexStreamingCall(__Method_HalfDuplexCall, null, options);
+      }
+      protected override TestServiceClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new TestServiceClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -200,6 +237,18 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
           .AddMethod(__Method_HalfDuplexCall, serviceImpl.HalfDuplexCall).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(TestServiceBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_EmptyCall, serviceImpl.EmptyCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_UnaryCall, serviceImpl.UnaryCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_StreamingOutputCall, serviceImpl.StreamingOutputCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_StreamingInputCall, serviceImpl.StreamingInputCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_FullDuplexCall, serviceImpl.FullDuplexCall)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_HalfDuplexCall, serviceImpl.HalfDuplexCall).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static TestServiceClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
@@ -227,6 +276,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IUnimplementedServiceClient
     {
       global::Grpc.Testing.Empty UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -236,36 +286,59 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IUnimplementedService
     {
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class UnimplementedServiceBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class UnimplementedServiceClient : ClientBase, IUnimplementedServiceClient
+    public class UnimplementedServiceClient : ClientBase<UnimplementedServiceClient>, IUnimplementedServiceClient
     {
       public UnimplementedServiceClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public UnimplementedServiceClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected UnimplementedServiceClient() : base()
+      {
+      }
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected UnimplementedServiceClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
+      {
+      }
+
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return UnimplementedCall(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty UnimplementedCall(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return UnimplementedCallAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> UnimplementedCallAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      protected override UnimplementedServiceClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_UnimplementedCall, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return new UnimplementedServiceClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -276,6 +349,13 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
           .AddMethod(__Method_UnimplementedCall, serviceImpl.UnimplementedCall).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(UnimplementedServiceBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_UnimplementedCall, serviceImpl.UnimplementedCall).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static UnimplementedServiceClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
@@ -311,6 +391,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // client interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Client side interfaced will be removed in the next release. Use client class directly.")]
     public interface IReconnectServiceClient
     {
       global::Grpc.Testing.Empty Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken));
@@ -324,57 +405,81 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
     }
 
     // server-side interface
+    [System.Obsolete("Service implementations should inherit from the generated abstract base class instead.")]
     public interface IReconnectService
     {
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context);
       Task<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context);
     }
 
+    // server-side abstract class
+    public abstract class ReconnectServiceBase
+    {
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+      public virtual Task<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
+      {
+        throw new RpcException(new Status(StatusCode.Unimplemented, ""));
+      }
+
+    }
+
     // client stub
-    public class ReconnectServiceClient : ClientBase, IReconnectServiceClient
+    public class ReconnectServiceClient : ClientBase<ReconnectServiceClient>, IReconnectServiceClient
     {
       public ReconnectServiceClient(Channel channel) : base(channel)
       {
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public ReconnectServiceClient(CallInvoker callInvoker) : base(callInvoker)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Start, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.Empty Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      ///<summary>Protected parameterless constructor to allow creation of test doubles.</summary>
+      protected ReconnectServiceClient() : base()
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Start, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> StartAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      ///<summary>Protected constructor to allow creation of configured clients.</summary>
+      protected ReconnectServiceClient(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration) : base(configuration)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Start, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> StartAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Start, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return Start(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.Empty Start(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Stop, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_Start, null, options, request);
       }
-      public global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> StartAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Stop, options);
-        return Calls.BlockingUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return StartAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> StopAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.Empty> StartAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Stop, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_Start, null, options, request);
       }
-      public AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> StopAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
       {
-        var call = CreateCall(__Method_Stop, options);
-        return Calls.AsyncUnaryCall(call, request);
+        return Stop(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo Stop(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.BlockingUnaryCall(__Method_Stop, null, options, request);
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> StopAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, Metadata headers = null, DateTime? deadline = null, CancellationToken cancellationToken = default(CancellationToken))
+      {
+        return StopAsync(request, new CallOptions(headers, deadline, cancellationToken));
+      }
+      public virtual AsyncUnaryCall<global::Grpc.Testing.ReconnectInfo> StopAsync(global::Grpc.Testing.Empty request, CallOptions options)
+      {
+        return CallInvoker.AsyncUnaryCall(__Method_Stop, null, options, request);
+      }
+      protected override ReconnectServiceClient NewInstance(ClientBaseConfiguration configuration)
+      {
+        return new ReconnectServiceClient(configuration);
       }
     }
 
@@ -386,6 +491,14 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing {
           .AddMethod(__Method_Stop, serviceImpl.Stop).Build();
     }
 
+    // creates service definition that can be registered with a server
+    public static ServerServiceDefinition BindService(ReconnectServiceBase serviceImpl)
+    {
+      return ServerServiceDefinition.CreateBuilder(__ServiceName)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Start, serviceImpl.Start)
+          .AddMethod(__Method_Stop, serviceImpl.Stop).Build();
+    }
+
     // creates a new client
     public static ReconnectServiceClient NewClient(Channel channel)
     {
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestServiceImpl.cs
index 5a1b4cf319b696a57a0ec41badcdf6b2f598f280..354318e80e23d7996d9436eb784e7549af3e20d1 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/TestServiceImpl.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #region Copyright notice and license
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -45,14 +45,14 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
     /// <summary>
     /// Implementation of TestService server
     /// </summary>
-    public class TestServiceImpl : TestService.ITestService
+    public class TestServiceImpl : TestService.TestServiceBase
     {
-        public Task<Empty> EmptyCall(Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<Empty> EmptyCall(Empty request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             return Task.FromResult(new Empty());
         }
 
-        public async Task<SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task<SimpleResponse> UnaryCall(SimpleRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await EnsureEchoMetadataAsync(context);
             EnsureEchoStatus(request.ResponseStatus, context);
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             return response;
         }
 
-        public async Task StreamingOutputCall(StreamingOutputCallRequest request, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task StreamingOutputCall(StreamingOutputCallRequest request, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await EnsureEchoMetadataAsync(context);
             EnsureEchoStatus(request.ResponseStatus, context);
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             }
         }
 
-        public async Task<StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingInputCallRequest> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task<StreamingInputCallResponse> StreamingInputCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingInputCallRequest> requestStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await EnsureEchoMetadataAsync(context);
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             return new StreamingInputCallResponse { AggregatedPayloadSize = sum };
         }
 
-        public async Task FullDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task FullDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             await EnsureEchoMetadataAsync(context);
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             });
         }
 
-        public async Task HalfDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task HalfDuplexCall(IAsyncStreamReader<StreamingOutputCallRequest> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<StreamingOutputCallResponse> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             throw new NotImplementedException();
         }
diff --git a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/WorkerServiceImpl.cs b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/WorkerServiceImpl.cs
index e5ad0caa033cf093a1c476342ca2d1f6b2b022d3..80dad9fdd9376a95af9efea1f733f9d8a81db06b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/WorkerServiceImpl.cs
+++ b/src/csharp/Grpc.IntegrationTesting/WorkerServiceImpl.cs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
     /// <summary>
     /// Implementation of WorkerService server
     /// </summary>
-    public class WorkerServiceImpl : WorkerService.IWorkerService
+    public class WorkerServiceImpl : WorkerService.WorkerServiceBase
     {
         readonly Action stopRequestHandler;
 
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             this.stopRequestHandler = GrpcPreconditions.CheckNotNull(stopRequestHandler);
         }
         
-        public async Task RunServer(IAsyncStreamReader<ServerArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<ServerStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task RunServer(IAsyncStreamReader<ServerArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<ServerStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(await requestStream.MoveNext());
             var serverConfig = requestStream.Current.Setup;
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             await runner.StopAsync();
         }
 
-        public async Task RunClient(IAsyncStreamReader<ClientArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<ClientStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override async Task RunClient(IAsyncStreamReader<ClientArgs> requestStream, IServerStreamWriter<ClientStatus> responseStream, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             GrpcPreconditions.CheckState(await requestStream.MoveNext());
             var clientConfig = requestStream.Current.Setup;
@@ -100,12 +100,12 @@ namespace Grpc.Testing
             await runner.StopAsync();
         }
 
-        public Task<CoreResponse> CoreCount(CoreRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<CoreResponse> CoreCount(CoreRequest request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             return Task.FromResult(new CoreResponse { Cores = Environment.ProcessorCount });
         }
 
-        public Task<Void> QuitWorker(Void request, ServerCallContext context)
+        public override Task<Void> QuitWorker(Void request, ServerCallContext context)
         {
             stopRequestHandler();
             return Task.FromResult(new Void());
diff --git a/src/csharp/grpc.native.csharp/grpc.native.csharp.nuspec b/src/csharp/grpc.native.csharp/grpc.native.csharp.nuspec
index 6a1795b7090a38b3602b4536dac84641aedd4b9b..cc688e2bc718060b931a243a4c8296785294bb1b 100644
--- a/src/csharp/grpc.native.csharp/grpc.native.csharp.nuspec
+++ b/src/csharp/grpc.native.csharp/grpc.native.csharp.nuspec
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     <requireLicenseAcceptance>false</requireLicenseAcceptance>
     <description>Native extension needed by gRPC C# library. This is not the package you are looking for, it is only meant to be used as a dependency.</description>
     <releaseNotes>Release of gRPC C core $version$ libraries.</releaseNotes>
-    <copyright>Copyright 2015-2016</copyright>
+    <copyright>Copyright 2015</copyright>
     <title>gRPC C# Native Extension</title>
     <summary>Native library required by gRPC C#</summary>
     <tags>gRPC native</tags>
diff --git a/src/csharp/tests.json b/src/csharp/tests.json
index d66cb1b1008e44f2d71b3620d12f244260e6ced0..718bfa3287bba342d9858fb647d3ebf973a0a053 100644
--- a/src/csharp/tests.json
+++ b/src/csharp/tests.json
@@ -36,8 +36,9 @@
     "Math.Tests.MathClientServerTest",
     "Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.HealthClientServerTest",
     "Grpc.HealthCheck.Tests.HealthServiceImplTest",
-    "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.HeaderInterceptorTest",
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.HistogramTest",
+    "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.GeneratedClientTest",
+    "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.GeneratedServiceBaseTest",
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.InteropClientServerTest",
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.MetadataCredentialsTest",
     "Grpc.IntegrationTesting.RunnerClientServerTest",
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto b/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
index 193b6c4171288c6968d29625f22d61229ceba3aa..a063b470c7b2e389a0663d199141829e8cf6b944 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/messages.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -158,6 +158,12 @@ message StreamingOutputCallResponse {
   Payload payload = 1;
 }
 
+// For reconnect interop test only.
+// Client tells server what reconnection parameters it used.
+message ReconnectParams {
+  int32 max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 1;
+}
+
 // For reconnect interop test only.
 // Server tells client whether its reconnects are following the spec and the
 // reconnect backoffs it saw.
diff --git a/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto b/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
index 9faba297a37e3704d02e8a3ac220b67d2bd6dc04..84369db4b8a6e93979700c420a7e12c10cd093c1 100644
--- a/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
+++ b/src/proto/grpc/testing/test.proto
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 
-// Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+// Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
 // All rights reserved.
 //
 // Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -80,6 +80,6 @@ service UnimplementedService {
 
 // A service used to control reconnect server.
 service ReconnectService {
-  rpc Start(grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.Empty);
+  rpc Start(grpc.testing.ReconnectParams) returns (grpc.testing.Empty);
   rpc Stop(grpc.testing.Empty) returns (grpc.testing.ReconnectInfo);
 }
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
index adcd8e954a3af5c3512e0474afaadab11444648d..272e85b4857366195a77d5a387284527bc5772f5 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/_cython/imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/implementations.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/implementations.py
index 06ee7aa26e13e809fbbc49d080568d3e35db4c6d..742e94dc6526c64f31d15d1dc3faef8c6f7544df 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/implementations.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc/beta/implementations.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
index 875ff49d3055e1c7ee709f25258e7bac9b178c66..3452e3a0f51af966b9a38d8ddcde20a553d87b49 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/grpc_core_dependencies.py
@@ -123,6 +123,7 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c',
   'src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c',
   'src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c',
+  'src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c',
@@ -134,7 +135,6 @@ CORE_SOURCE_FILES = [
   'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c',
-  'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c',
   'src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c',
   'src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c',
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
index 1a1a063a6f453f754cfb054108112f1a6f3e0ed2..86d7e4335120bc47798e7b7f421fc62e08d2ff32 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/_secure_interop_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/client.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/client.py
index 02a37cc6bc66b9c0b22d743baea1263b32db58a0..1d10d7e45de50e7e78013b906f917b4d5b24c0d7 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/client.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/interop/client.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_beta_features_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_beta_features_test.py
index b8b77a96c181bb5c665ccb2a5caee962c6971bac..bb2893a21b9a48a33deef4d2ad5ce2cef969153c 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_beta_features_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_beta_features_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
index ea19ee47ae08a4a4aa6d0423e452e331f36b4b26..3a67516906dca30fc97827a4c16afcce38aa82a6 100644
--- a/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
+++ b/src/python/grpcio/tests/unit/beta/_face_interface_test.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
index 22ea84c75091e59827554471ae2a97ae1bf47fe3..c526f434c6157f5a08745ad2f82306ed0a0dc3d9 100644
--- a/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
+++ b/src/ruby/ext/grpc/rb_grpc_imports.generated.h
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ extern grpc_call_destroy_type grpc_call_destroy_import;
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_call_type)(grpc_server *server, grpc_call **call, grpc_call_details *details, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
 extern grpc_server_request_call_type grpc_server_request_call_import;
 #define grpc_server_request_call grpc_server_request_call_import
-typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, uint32_t flags);
+typedef void *(*grpc_server_register_method_type)(grpc_server *server, const char *method, const char *host, grpc_server_register_method_payload_handling payload_handling, uint32_t flags);
 extern grpc_server_register_method_type grpc_server_register_method_import;
 #define grpc_server_register_method grpc_server_register_method_import
 typedef grpc_call_error(*grpc_server_request_registered_call_type)(grpc_server *server, void *registered_method, grpc_call **call, gpr_timespec *deadline, grpc_metadata_array *request_metadata, grpc_byte_buffer **optional_payload, grpc_completion_queue *cq_bound_to_call, grpc_completion_queue *cq_for_notification, void *tag_new);
diff --git a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_server.rb b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_server.rb
index 4b5578b01864cafc6e2260f6d2512eccffcdd434..5ba77db17373893f7965969dc90406adab0017e7 100644
--- a/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_server.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/lib/grpc/generic/rpc_server.rb
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ module GRPC
       loop_handle_server_calls
     end
 
-    # Sends UNAVAILABLE if there are too many unprocessed jobs
+    # Sends RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED if there are too many unprocessed jobs
     def available?(an_rpc)
       jobs_count, max = @pool.jobs_waiting, @max_waiting_requests
       GRPC.logger.info("waiting: #{jobs_count}, max: #{max}")
@@ -411,7 +411,7 @@ module GRPC
       GRPC.logger.warn("NOT AVAILABLE: too many jobs_waiting: #{an_rpc}")
       noop = proc { |x| x }
       c = ActiveCall.new(an_rpc.call, @cq, noop, noop, an_rpc.deadline)
-      c.send_status(StatusCodes::UNAVAILABLE, '')
+      c.send_status(StatusCodes::RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED, '')
       nil
     end
 
diff --git a/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_server_spec.rb b/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_server_spec.rb
index e16ba60387ea06cc05968567f25ed94992e45bbb..e688057cb1772bce14b3b1006ffa0a1da5fcffa4 100644
--- a/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_server_spec.rb
+++ b/src/ruby/spec/generic/rpc_server_spec.rb
@@ -426,7 +426,7 @@ describe GRPC::RpcServer do
         threads.each(&:join)
       end
 
-      it 'should return UNAVAILABLE on too many jobs', server: true do
+      it 'should return RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED on too many jobs', server: true do
         opts = {
           a_channel_arg: 'an_arg',
           server_override: @server,
@@ -449,7 +449,8 @@ describe GRPC::RpcServer do
             begin
               stub.an_rpc(req)
             rescue GRPC::BadStatus => e
-              one_failed_as_unavailable = e.code == StatusCodes::UNAVAILABLE
+              one_failed_as_unavailable =
+                e.code == StatusCodes::RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED
             end
           end
         end
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
index 433ecf69dfed3d7f380c867006bd145fcc674dcd..79da278b3c9327b7790e2581521ff19160d97539 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/bad_client.c
@@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ void grpc_run_bad_client_test(grpc_bad_client_server_side_validator validator,
   grpc_server_register_completion_queue(a.server, a.cq, NULL);
   a.registered_method =
       grpc_server_register_method(a.server, GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_METHOD,
-                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST, 0);
+                                  GRPC_BAD_CLIENT_REGISTERED_HOST,
+                                  GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   grpc_server_start(a.server);
   transport = grpc_create_chttp2_transport(&exec_ctx, NULL, sfd.server, 0);
   server_setup_transport(&a, transport);
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
index ca26eda170a24e6da2b4bbbd9c2775632122f7dd..d49858ed6d85caff647429786a252bc020536352 100755
--- a/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/gen_build_yaml.py
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ BAD_CLIENT_TESTS = {
     'connection_prefix': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'headers': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
     'initial_settings_frame': default_test_options._replace(cpu_cost=0.2),
+    'head_of_line_blocking': default_test_options,
     'server_registered_method': default_test_options,
     'simple_request': default_test_options,
     'window_overflow': default_test_options,
diff --git a/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..53cd4537b2ffdb8e76a1f38034d4a9aa2d3d63e1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c
@@ -0,0 +1,151 @@
+/*
+ *
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * All rights reserved.
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
+ * met:
+ *
+ *     * Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ *     * Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above
+ * copyright notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer
+ * in the documentation and/or other materials provided with the
+ * distribution.
+ *     * Neither the name of Google Inc. nor the names of its
+ * contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
+ * this software without specific prior written permission.
+ *
+ * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
+ * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR
+ * A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT
+ * OWNER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL,
+ * SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT
+ * LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE,
+ * DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY
+ * THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT
+ * (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE
+ * OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include "test/core/bad_client/bad_client.h"
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+#include <grpc/support/alloc.h>
+
+#include "src/core/lib/surface/server.h"
+#include "test/core/end2end/cq_verifier.h"
+
+static const char prefix[] =
+    "PRI * HTTP/2.0\r\n\r\nSM\r\n\r\n"
+    // settings frame
+    "\x00\x00\x00\x04\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00"
+    // stream 1 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 1: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we won't
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x01"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    // stream 3 headers: generated from server_registered_method.headers in this
+    // directory
+    "\x00\x00\xd0\x01\x04\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x10\x05:path\x0f/registered/bar"
+    "\x10\x07:scheme\x04http"
+    "\x10\x07:method\x04POST"
+    "\x10\x0a:authority\x09localhost"
+    "\x10\x0c"
+    "content-type\x10"
+    "application/grpc"
+    "\x10\x14grpc-accept-encoding\x15identity,deflate,gzip"
+    "\x10\x02te\x08trailers"
+    "\x10\x0auser-agent\"bad-client grpc-c/0.12.0.0 (linux)"
+    // data frame for stream 3: advertise a 10000 byte payload (that we will
+    // fulfill)
+    "\x00\x00\x05\x00\x00\x00\x00\x00\x03"
+    "\x01\x00\x00\x27\x10"
+    "";
+
+static void *tag(intptr_t t) { return (void *)t; }
+
+static void verifier(grpc_server *server, grpc_completion_queue *cq,
+                     void *registered_method) {
+  grpc_call_error error;
+  grpc_call *s;
+  cq_verifier *cqv = cq_verifier_create(cq);
+  grpc_metadata_array request_metadata_recv;
+  gpr_timespec deadline;
+  grpc_byte_buffer *payload = NULL;
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_init(&request_metadata_recv);
+
+  error = grpc_server_request_registered_call(server, registered_method, &s,
+                                              &deadline, &request_metadata_recv,
+                                              &payload, cq, cq, tag(101));
+  GPR_ASSERT(GRPC_CALL_OK == error);
+  cq_expect_completion(cqv, tag(101), 1);
+  cq_verify(cqv);
+
+  GPR_ASSERT(payload != NULL);
+
+  grpc_metadata_array_destroy(&request_metadata_recv);
+  grpc_call_destroy(s);
+  grpc_byte_buffer_destroy(payload);
+  cq_verifier_destroy(cqv);
+}
+
+char *g_buffer;
+size_t g_cap = 0;
+size_t g_count = 0;
+
+static void addbuf(const void *data, size_t len) {
+  if (g_count + len > g_cap) {
+    g_cap = GPR_MAX(g_count + len, g_cap * 2);
+    g_buffer = gpr_realloc(g_buffer, g_cap);
+  }
+  memcpy(g_buffer + g_count, data, len);
+  g_count += len;
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv) {
+  int i;
+  grpc_test_init(argc, argv);
+
+#define NUM_FRAMES 10
+#define FRAME_SIZE 1000
+
+  addbuf(prefix, sizeof(prefix) - 1);
+  for (i = 0; i < NUM_FRAMES; i++) {
+    uint8_t hdr[9] = {(uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 16),
+                      (uint8_t)(FRAME_SIZE >> 8),
+                      (uint8_t)FRAME_SIZE,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      0,
+                      3};
+    uint8_t msg[FRAME_SIZE];
+    memset(msg, 'a', sizeof(msg));
+    addbuf(hdr, sizeof(hdr));
+    addbuf(msg, FRAME_SIZE);
+  }
+  grpc_run_bad_client_test(verifier, g_buffer, g_count, 0);
+  gpr_free(g_buffer);
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/test/core/bad_ssl/bad_ssl_test.c b/test/core/bad_ssl/bad_ssl_test.c
index 12c7710af6c2af828f37712d6ded06bed3d91882..c4ae212ec29c7e5181d968be40bc7b4d4d73b079 100644
--- a/test/core/bad_ssl/bad_ssl_test.c
+++ b/test/core/bad_ssl/bad_ssl_test.c
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ static void run_test(const char *target, size_t nops) {
   op = ops;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
   op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
-  op->flags = 0;
+  op->flags = GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY;
   op->reserved = NULL;
   op++;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_RECV_STATUS_ON_CLIENT;
diff --git a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_connectivity_test.c b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_connectivity_test.c
index b7c3b78fe19b4a0d22544a4cddef410b61265a36..bcd9fca9c7cd7780e460f382d8b0f8421f4a4e26 100644
--- a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_connectivity_test.c
+++ b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_connectivity_test.c
@@ -41,20 +41,28 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/iomgr/timer.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
-static void subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static void subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *factory,
+static void client_channel_factory_ref(grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static void client_channel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                         grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static grpc_subchannel *client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args) {
   return NULL;
 }
 
-static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
-    subchannel_factory_ref, subchannel_factory_unref,
-    subchannel_factory_create_subchannel};
+static grpc_channel *client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args *args) {
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return NULL);
+}
+
+static const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
+    client_channel_factory_ref, client_channel_factory_unref,
+    client_channel_factory_create_subchannel,
+    client_channel_factory_create_channel};
 
-static grpc_subchannel_factory sc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
+static grpc_client_channel_factory cc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
 
 static gpr_mu g_mu;
 static bool g_fail_resolution = true;
@@ -84,7 +92,7 @@ static grpc_resolver *create_resolver(const char *name) {
   grpc_resolver_args args;
   memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
   args.uri = uri;
-  args.subchannel_factory = &sc_factory;
+  args.client_channel_factory = &cc_factory;
   grpc_resolver *resolver =
       grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, &args);
   grpc_resolver_factory_unref(factory);
diff --git a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_test.c b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_test.c
index 0e8a3b13dd3cb8d951e7cbdbeb6262070c25dfd6..6a9c06e48c16657acb51fedf3c07faf577a7a9b4 100644
--- a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_test.c
+++ b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/dns_resolver_test.c
@@ -38,20 +38,28 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
-static void subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static void subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *factory,
+static void client_channel_factory_ref(grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static void client_channel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                         grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static grpc_subchannel *client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args) {
   GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return NULL);
 }
 
-static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
-    subchannel_factory_ref, subchannel_factory_unref,
-    subchannel_factory_create_subchannel};
+static grpc_channel *client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args *args) {
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return NULL);
+}
+
+static const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
+    client_channel_factory_ref, client_channel_factory_unref,
+    client_channel_factory_create_subchannel,
+    client_channel_factory_create_channel};
 
-static grpc_subchannel_factory sc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
+static grpc_client_channel_factory cc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
 
 static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   GPR_ASSERT(uri);
   memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
   args.uri = uri;
-  args.subchannel_factory = &sc_factory;
+  args.client_channel_factory = &cc_factory;
   resolver = grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, &args);
   GPR_ASSERT(resolver != NULL);
   GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(&exec_ctx, resolver, "test_succeeds");
diff --git a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
index b2c4c63b79a75a003ae45c096f4400b2ef60244e..99b3ca0dc8ad72fb8868fe9a1c38e251b7348ab8 100644
--- a/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
+++ b/test/core/client_config/resolvers/sockaddr_resolver_test.c
@@ -38,20 +38,28 @@
 #include "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h"
 #include "test/core/util/test_config.h"
 
-static void subchannel_factory_ref(grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static void subchannel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
-                                     grpc_subchannel_factory *scv) {}
-static grpc_subchannel *subchannel_factory_create_subchannel(
-    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_subchannel_factory *factory,
+static void client_channel_factory_ref(grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static void client_channel_factory_unref(grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx,
+                                         grpc_client_channel_factory *scv) {}
+static grpc_subchannel *client_channel_factory_create_subchannel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *factory,
     grpc_subchannel_args *args) {
   GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return NULL);
 }
 
-static const grpc_subchannel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
-    subchannel_factory_ref, subchannel_factory_unref,
-    subchannel_factory_create_subchannel};
+static grpc_channel *client_channel_factory_create_channel(
+    grpc_exec_ctx *exec_ctx, grpc_client_channel_factory *cc_factory,
+    const char *target, grpc_client_channel_type type,
+    grpc_channel_args *args) {
+  GPR_UNREACHABLE_CODE(return NULL);
+}
+
+static const grpc_client_channel_factory_vtable sc_vtable = {
+    client_channel_factory_ref, client_channel_factory_unref,
+    client_channel_factory_create_subchannel,
+    client_channel_factory_create_channel};
 
-static grpc_subchannel_factory sc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
+static grpc_client_channel_factory cc_factory = {&sc_vtable};
 
 static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   grpc_exec_ctx exec_ctx = GRPC_EXEC_CTX_INIT;
@@ -63,7 +71,7 @@ static void test_succeeds(grpc_resolver_factory *factory, const char *string) {
   GPR_ASSERT(uri);
   memset(&args, 0, sizeof(args));
   args.uri = uri;
-  args.subchannel_factory = &sc_factory;
+  args.client_channel_factory = &cc_factory;
   resolver = grpc_resolver_factory_create_resolver(factory, &args);
   GPR_ASSERT(resolver != NULL);
   GRPC_RESOLVER_UNREF(&exec_ctx, resolver, "test_succeeds");
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/dualstack_socket_test.c b/test/core/end2end/dualstack_socket_test.c
index 8568bb1a86bb6626ce6fdb54c3d45370bf56348c..81f76ea79c20886c9f8b1609ef2b6a574ee6eb3d 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/dualstack_socket_test.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/dualstack_socket_test.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void test_connect(const char *server_host, const char *client_host, int port,
   op = ops;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
   op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
-  op->flags = 0;
+  op->flags = expect_ok ? GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY : 0;
   op->reserved = NULL;
   op++;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ void test_connect(const char *server_host, const char *client_host, int port,
     cq_expect_completion(cqv, tag(1), 1);
     cq_verify(cqv);
 
-    GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);
+    GPR_ASSERT(status == GRPC_STATUS_UNAVAILABLE);
   }
 
   grpc_call_destroy(c);
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/proxy.c b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/proxy.c
index 1ca53cdad9cbfcdb9490d84e210bc10bba66e965..a6487a17ac29df4c81100ae5e5e104189ce8bf92 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/fixtures/proxy.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/fixtures/proxy.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
index 485a8544419849a86c2895a98d9f6d6401746893..1bc6450414769bb2f7b0156f1290905284d634bc 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/idempotent_request.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
index bb9d462cef18764c8ee500c12ba0c5ab374f22f3..122dcd0a5b61f8a5cd65ddaf4569485f20b843ee 100644
--- a/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
+++ b/test/core/end2end/tests/simple_delayed_request.c
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ static void simple_delayed_request_body(grpc_end2end_test_config config,
   op = ops;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_INITIAL_METADATA;
   op->data.send_initial_metadata.count = 0;
-  op->flags = 0;
+  op->flags = GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IGNORE_CONNECTIVITY;
   op->reserved = NULL;
   op++;
   op->op = GRPC_OP_SEND_CLOSE_FROM_CLIENT;
diff --git a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/iomgr.c b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/iomgr.c
index 04d66994cd23bc6b8ee7b1da5640a38a2eafac22..f87a80cd90c918806bf7afae95b9d1f34fb2a40c 100644
--- a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/iomgr.c
+++ b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/iomgr.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/support.c b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/support.c
index 7e00e0d2ff74da5642ad993e050372170be56e4a..c51cbf2522c581996d004f823f5f6812fc1c8e49 100644
--- a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/support.c
+++ b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/support.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/transport.c b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/transport.c
index 01daabaa56617a1ec92e0972e12ca488d0cbfe76..061786541235b5544a54c936b2577bb5867e215f 100644
--- a/test/core/internal_api_canaries/transport.c
+++ b/test/core/internal_api_canaries/transport.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/test/core/surface/server_test.c b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
index 4c62d8caadbe7b59aee1b3f174ffb2c926b6993e..3d2e25379a04235c434f4213dc8e31af661f3584 100644
--- a/test/core/surface/server_test.c
+++ b/test/core/surface/server_test.c
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -42,19 +42,25 @@ void test_register_method_fail(void) {
   grpc_server *server = grpc_server_create(NULL, NULL);
   void *method;
   void *method_old;
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, NULL, NULL, GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m", "h", 0);
+  method = grpc_server_register_method(
+      server, "m", "h", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
-  method_old = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+  method_old =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE,
+                                  GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method_old != NULL);
-  method = grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", 0);
+  method =
+      grpc_server_register_method(server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_NONE, 0);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   method = grpc_server_register_method(
-      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
+      server, "m2", "h2", GRPC_SRM_PAYLOAD_READ_INITIAL_BYTE_BUFFER,
+      GRPC_INITIAL_METADATA_IDEMPOTENT_REQUEST);
   GPR_ASSERT(method == NULL);
   grpc_server_destroy(server);
 }
diff --git a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
index 5b0b3259c806bc6747a8f39589a41d400ebf3b56..d408374a0955e7b63c6963d093f96fb438734129 100644
--- a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
+++ b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.c
@@ -60,8 +60,12 @@ static void pretty_print_backoffs(reconnect_server *server) {
             i, backoff / 1000.0, expected_backoff / 1000.0,
             (backoff - expected_backoff) * 100.0 / expected_backoff);
     expected_backoff *= 1.6;
-    if (expected_backoff > 120 * 1000) {
-      expected_backoff = 120 * 1000;
+    int max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 120 * 1000;
+    if (server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms > 0) {
+      max_reconnect_backoff_ms = server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
+    }
+    if (expected_backoff > max_reconnect_backoff_ms) {
+      expected_backoff = max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
     }
   }
 }
@@ -108,6 +112,7 @@ void reconnect_server_init(reconnect_server *server) {
   server->head = NULL;
   server->tail = NULL;
   server->peer = NULL;
+  server->max_reconnect_backoff_ms = 0;
 }
 
 void reconnect_server_start(reconnect_server *server, int port) {
diff --git a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
index e2e6a02461a31c05ac9e8ed5f6ec7e80a7491883..ed02d4951274dcaed9cf559fc1b5f48df147393c 100644
--- a/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
+++ b/test/core/util/reconnect_server.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ typedef struct reconnect_server {
   timestamp_list *head;
   timestamp_list *tail;
   char *peer;
+  int max_reconnect_backoff_ms;
 } reconnect_server;
 
 void reconnect_server_init(reconnect_server *server);
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/client_crash_test.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/client_crash_test.cc
index c01f40dbc2e2500a727024ccceb7b0914f646d33..30b04fb9b9bdbc77866610a1436fd1302a2672e4 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/client_crash_test.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/client_crash_test.cc
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ TEST_F(CrashTest, KillBeforeWrite) {
   EchoRequest request;
   EchoResponse response;
   ClientContext context;
+  context.set_fail_fast(false);
 
   auto stream = stub->BidiStream(&context);
 
@@ -113,6 +114,7 @@ TEST_F(CrashTest, KillAfterWrite) {
   EchoRequest request;
   EchoResponse response;
   ClientContext context;
+  context.set_fail_fast(false);
 
   auto stream = stub->BidiStream(&context);
 
diff --git a/test/cpp/end2end/server_crash_test_client.cc b/test/cpp/end2end/server_crash_test_client.cc
index 1964840fa529fe90af9b7b3f98060785ee90dec0..ece948d5a7302b5daf066ce4971b25e05359d8d2 100644
--- a/test/cpp/end2end/server_crash_test_client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/end2end/server_crash_test_client.cc
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   EchoRequest request;
   EchoResponse response;
   grpc::ClientContext context;
+  context.set_fail_fast(false);
 
   if (FLAGS_mode == "bidi") {
     auto stream = stub->BidiStream(&context);
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
index 87e3bd6c763241299a0d56c352d1e85d52dcb488..797e52c744f2ce3a5a5189bf5795652645eb52c0 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_client.cc
@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
 #include <gflags/gflags.h>
 #include <grpc++/channel.h>
 #include <grpc++/client_context.h>
+#include <grpc++/support/channel_arguments.h>
 #include <grpc/grpc.h>
 #include <grpc/support/log.h>
 #include "src/proto/grpc/testing/empty.grpc.pb.h"
@@ -48,13 +49,18 @@
 DEFINE_int32(server_control_port, 0, "Server port for control rpcs.");
 DEFINE_int32(server_retry_port, 0, "Server port for testing reconnection.");
 DEFINE_string(server_host, "127.0.0.1", "Server host to connect to");
+DEFINE_int32(max_reconnect_backoff_ms, 0,
+             "Maximum backoff time, or 0 for default.");
 
+using grpc::CallCredentials;
 using grpc::Channel;
+using grpc::ChannelArguments;
 using grpc::ClientContext;
 using grpc::CreateTestChannel;
 using grpc::Status;
 using grpc::testing::Empty;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectInfo;
+using grpc::testing::ReconnectParams;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectService;
 
 int main(int argc, char** argv) {
@@ -68,17 +74,25 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
       ReconnectService::NewStub(
           CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), false)));
   ClientContext start_context;
-  Empty empty_request;
+  ReconnectParams reconnect_params;
+  reconnect_params.set_max_reconnect_backoff_ms(FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms);
   Empty empty_response;
   Status start_status =
-      control_stub->Start(&start_context, empty_request, &empty_response);
+      control_stub->Start(&start_context, reconnect_params, &empty_response);
   GPR_ASSERT(start_status.ok());
 
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Starting connections with retries.");
   server_address.str("");
   server_address << FLAGS_server_host << ':' << FLAGS_server_retry_port;
+  ChannelArguments channel_args;
+  if (FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms > 0) {
+    channel_args.SetInt(GRPC_ARG_MAX_RECONNECT_BACKOFF_MS,
+                        FLAGS_max_reconnect_backoff_ms);
+  }
   std::shared_ptr<Channel> retry_channel =
-      CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), true);
+      CreateTestChannel(server_address.str(), "foo.test.google.fr", true, false,
+                        std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>(), channel_args);
+
   // About 13 retries.
   const int kDeadlineSeconds = 540;
   // Use any rpc to test retry.
@@ -88,15 +102,15 @@ int main(int argc, char** argv) {
   retry_context.set_deadline(std::chrono::system_clock::now() +
                              std::chrono::seconds(kDeadlineSeconds));
   Status retry_status =
-      retry_stub->Start(&retry_context, empty_request, &empty_response);
+      retry_stub->Start(&retry_context, reconnect_params, &empty_response);
   GPR_ASSERT(retry_status.error_code() == grpc::StatusCode::DEADLINE_EXCEEDED);
   gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Done retrying, getting final data from server");
 
   ClientContext stop_context;
   ReconnectInfo response;
-  Status stop_status =
-      control_stub->Stop(&stop_context, empty_request, &response);
+  Status stop_status = control_stub->Stop(&stop_context, Empty(), &response);
   GPR_ASSERT(stop_status.ok());
   GPR_ASSERT(response.passed() == true);
+  gpr_log(GPR_INFO, "Passed");
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
index e2114fae199228d5b14d257157f95eaea71f3990..53d51e80e70bb9272e5d7355cfde9731def9aefa 100644
--- a/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/interop/reconnect_interop_server.cc
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ using grpc::Status;
 using grpc::testing::Empty;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectService;
 using grpc::testing::ReconnectInfo;
+using grpc::testing::ReconnectParams;
 
 static bool got_sigint = false;
 
@@ -92,7 +93,8 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
 
   void Poll(int seconds) { reconnect_server_poll(&tcp_server_, seconds); }
 
-  Status Start(ServerContext* context, const Empty* request, Empty* response) {
+  Status Start(ServerContext* context, const ReconnectParams* request,
+               Empty* response) {
     bool start_server = true;
     std::unique_lock<std::mutex> lock(mu_);
     while (serving_ && !shutdown_) {
@@ -105,6 +107,8 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
     if (server_started_) {
       start_server = false;
     } else {
+      tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms =
+          request->max_reconnect_backoff_ms();
       server_started_ = true;
     }
     lock.unlock();
@@ -133,7 +137,9 @@ class ReconnectServiceImpl : public ReconnectService::Service {
     const double kTransmissionDelay = 100.0;
     const double kBackoffMultiplier = 1.6;
     const double kJitterFactor = 0.2;
-    const int kMaxBackoffMs = 120 * 1000;
+    const int kMaxBackoffMs = tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms
+                                  ? tcp_server_.max_reconnect_backoff_ms
+                                  : 120 * 1000;
     bool passed = true;
     for (timestamp_list* cur = tcp_server_.head; cur && cur->next;
          cur = cur->next) {
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
index 0cd9f9e76738c459ecf26434a502a754bad812a6..fe8b5d54235b1bd2fe64c24e4bf63db290ec95a3 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.cc
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -58,8 +58,9 @@ namespace grpc {
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
-    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds) {
-  ChannelArguments channel_args;
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
+    const ChannelArguments& args) {
+  ChannelArguments channel_args(args);
   if (enable_ssl) {
     const char* roots_certs = use_prod_roots ? "" : test_root_cert;
     SslCredentialsOptions ssl_opts = {roots_certs, "", ""};
@@ -81,6 +82,14 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
   }
 }
 
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
+    bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds) {
+  return CreateTestChannel(server, override_hostname, enable_ssl,
+                           use_prod_roots, creds, ChannelArguments());
+}
+
 std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots) {
diff --git a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
index b50d653de3b9d2744949709acd7eaf5c3f5e5492..4ff666dc1bc43b48cf6eb75ca55e7684d86a0319 100644
--- a/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
+++ b/test/cpp/util/create_test_channel.h
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /*
  *
- * Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
+ * Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
  * All rights reserved.
  *
  * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
@@ -53,6 +53,12 @@ std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
     bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
     const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds);
 
+std::shared_ptr<Channel> CreateTestChannel(
+    const grpc::string& server, const grpc::string& override_hostname,
+    bool enable_ssl, bool use_prod_roots,
+    const std::shared_ptr<CallCredentials>& creds,
+    const ChannelArguments& args);
+
 }  // namespace grpc
 
 #endif  // GRPC_TEST_CPP_UTIL_CREATE_TEST_CHANNEL_H
diff --git a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
index c07048578a9d79fa94f253cadb20147d75021ace..fc841e8887f9c9f81b163a50997456a60f1cfe45 100644
--- a/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
+++ b/tools/doxygen/Doxyfile.core.internal
@@ -812,6 +812,7 @@ src/core/lib/channel/context.h \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h \
 src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h \
+src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h \
@@ -822,7 +823,6 @@ src/core/lib/client_config/resolver.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h \
-src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h \
 src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h \
 src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h \
@@ -957,6 +957,7 @@ src/core/lib/channel/connected_channel.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.c \
 src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c \
+src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/default_initial_connect_string.c \
@@ -968,7 +969,6 @@ src/core/lib/client_config/resolver.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c \
-src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c \
 src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c \
 src/core/lib/compression/compression_algorithm.c \
diff --git a/tools/gce/create_interop_worker.sh b/tools/gce/create_interop_worker.sh
index 3c49c6102aaed7b4cdb9f63cbd39645cf2f6e98a..9170d82144237986c80bc9cfb2694132a81292e7 100755
--- a/tools/gce/create_interop_worker.sh
+++ b/tools/gce/create_interop_worker.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
index 829c2e30405f04b3cc8c42b82d5bf88fcd1d42d1..e5c0f863697dfb95c5104bafb1caf412468e560b 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/build_performance.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_build.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_build.sh
index fee4167d3321345bcdabc35ab2aaf0cca623a262..b8886080a5cd983a41883251ae61bbfbf2c658d7 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_build.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_build.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_prepare.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_prepare.sh
index c70e1d39639d4c960ef1a2ae869523d54f53f7c0..18633d1420e487d82746f84c054228a6acd68972 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_prepare.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/remote_host_prepare.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh
index ce34b203c3cf42a091af3c86670390faca997514..b91df09b4272583b6fe759243a3ca5fed53a4872 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_csharp.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
index 36bf1b20a07cf562afa4f47344b8d61fc7860772..46b6ff0177412c4559f8c31cd22386937dc6cbde 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/performance/run_worker_node.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
-# Copyright 2015-2016, Google Inc.
+# Copyright 2015, Google Inc.
 # All rights reserved.
 #
 # Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/run_node.sh b/tools/run_tests/run_node.sh
index 30f2c935881d6eec40c562f3a00577b12a8b1dd8..44f75645f5f21cf8e1df65f4df40ac47126358df 100755
--- a/tools/run_tests/run_node.sh
+++ b/tools/run_tests/run_node.sh
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ if [ "$CONFIG" = "gcov" ]
 then
   ./node_modules/.bin/istanbul cover --dir reports/node_coverage \
     -x **/interop/* ./node_modules/.bin/_mocha -- --timeout $timeout $test_directory
+  cp -r reports/node_coverage/lcov-report/* reports/node_coverage/
   cd build
   gcov Release/obj.target/grpc/ext/*.o
   lcov --base-directory . --directory . -c -o coverage.info
@@ -55,8 +56,6 @@ then
   genhtml -o ../reports/node_ext_coverage --num-spaces 2 \
     -t 'Node gRPC test coverage' coverage.info --rc genhtml_hi_limit=95 \
     --rc genhtml_med_limit=80 --no-prefix
-  echo '<html><head><meta http-equiv="refresh" content="0;URL=lcov-report/index.html"></head></html>' > \
-    ../reports/node_coverage/index.html
 else
   JUNIT_REPORT_PATH=src/node/report.xml JUNIT_REPORT_STACK=1 \
     ./node_modules/.bin/mocha --timeout $timeout \
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
index bc1e34b744c27e0c76d352f1cf880a64e124921f..e51a7fd06fc0f34541613aa64c04ae8ba0bee2b6 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/sources_and_headers.json
@@ -3160,6 +3160,23 @@
     "third_party": false, 
     "type": "target"
   }, 
+  {
+    "deps": [
+      "bad_client_test", 
+      "gpr", 
+      "gpr_test_util", 
+      "grpc_test_util_unsecure", 
+      "grpc_unsecure"
+    ], 
+    "headers": [], 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "src": [
+      "test/core/bad_client/tests/head_of_line_blocking.c"
+    ], 
+    "third_party": false, 
+    "type": "target"
+  }, 
   {
     "deps": [
       "bad_client_test", 
@@ -4040,6 +4057,7 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h", 
@@ -4050,7 +4068,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h", 
@@ -4241,6 +4258,8 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c", 
@@ -4262,8 +4281,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c", 
@@ -4654,6 +4671,7 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_client_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/initial_connect_string.h", 
@@ -4664,7 +4682,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.h", 
       "src/core/lib/compression/algorithm_metadata.h", 
@@ -4838,6 +4855,8 @@
       "src/core/lib/channel/http_server_filter.h", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.c", 
       "src/core/lib/channel/subchannel_call_holder.h", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.c", 
+      "src/core/lib/client_config/client_channel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/client_config.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/connector.c", 
@@ -4859,8 +4878,6 @@
       "src/core/lib/client_config/resolver_registry.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel.h", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.c", 
-      "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_factory.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.c", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/subchannel_index.h", 
       "src/core/lib/client_config/uri_parser.c", 
diff --git a/tools/run_tests/tests.json b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
index 795b13d5ce6d7b2e07b09076a81ff39c108e1289..4396e31d0ddb577621fd755b2b40fa80d3bbeaa9 100644
--- a/tools/run_tests/tests.json
+++ b/tools/run_tests/tests.json
@@ -2608,6 +2608,27 @@
       "windows"
     ]
   }, 
+  {
+    "args": [], 
+    "ci_platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ], 
+    "cpu_cost": 1.0, 
+    "exclude_configs": [], 
+    "flaky": false, 
+    "gtest": false, 
+    "language": "c", 
+    "name": "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", 
+    "platforms": [
+      "linux", 
+      "mac", 
+      "posix", 
+      "windows"
+    ]
+  }, 
   {
     "args": [], 
     "ci_platforms": [
diff --git a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
index 01c060421c6715c47d256a9d7cd2795742ac6404..a582f2b71966092dc27c2582e3fcd37d64ebfeb4 100644
--- a/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
+++ b/vsprojects/buildtests_c.sln
@@ -1066,6 +1066,18 @@ Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "connection_prefix_bad_clien
 		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
 	EndProjectSection
 EndProject
+Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test\head_of_line_blocking_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}"
+	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
+        	lib = "False"
+	EndProjectSection
+	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
+		{BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5} = {BA67B418-B699-E41A-9CC4-0279C49481A5}
+		{0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF} = {0A7E7F92-FDEA-40F1-A9EC-3BA484F98BBF}
+		{46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5} = {46CEDFFF-9692-456A-AA24-38B5D6BCF4C5}
+		{EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037} = {EAB0A629-17A9-44DB-B5FF-E91A721FE037}
+		{B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792} = {B23D3D1A-9438-4EDA-BEB6-9A0A03D17792}
+	EndProjectSection
+EndProject
 Project("{8BC9CEB8-8B4A-11D0-8D11-00A0C91BC942}") = "headers_bad_client_test", "vcxproj\test\headers_bad_client_test\headers_bad_client_test.vcxproj", "{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}"
 	ProjectSection(myProperties) = preProject
         	lib = "False"
@@ -3038,6 +3050,22 @@ Global
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
 		{AF9D0EB2-2A53-B815-3A63-E82C7F91DB29}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Debug|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Debug-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Debug|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|Win32.Build.0 = Release|Win32
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|x64.ActiveCfg = Release|x64
+		{23DF0572-DBF1-08DA-8EAD-8508354C90A4}.Release-DLL|x64.Build.0 = Release|x64
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Debug|Win32.ActiveCfg = Debug|Win32
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Debug|x64.ActiveCfg = Debug|x64
 		{7819A11E-607E-F0C0-FC47-C704CF7D818C}.Release|Win32.ActiveCfg = Release|Win32
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
index f54c8c643de0ce3ddaadaca2221e12777733b791..10a87f7ae81c46fe55845b022d566a7ab721e460 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@
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     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_channel_factory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\connector.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\initial_connect_string.h" />
@@ -331,7 +332,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\resolver_factory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\resolver_registry.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel.h" />
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_factory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_index.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\uri_parser.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\compression\algorithm_metadata.h" />
@@ -517,6 +517,8 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.c">
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_channel_factory.c">
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\connector.c">
@@ -539,8 +541,6 @@
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel.c">
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_factory.c">
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_index.c">
     </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\uri_parser.c">
diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
index c00b9285713d68951493739968f030a9e3bbf0d2..c32f03358ce87a1ea139851d7af44ff5b71f6a33 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc/grpc.vcxproj.filters
@@ -148,6 +148,9 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
+    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_channel_factory.c">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -181,9 +184,6 @@
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
-    <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_factory.c">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
-    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_index.c">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
     </ClCompile>
@@ -647,6 +647,9 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\channel</Filter>
     </ClInclude>
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_channel_factory.h">
+      <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
+    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
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@@ -677,9 +680,6 @@
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel.h">
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     </ClInclude>
-    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_factory.h">
-      <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
-    </ClInclude>
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\subchannel_index.h">
       <Filter>src\core\lib\client_config</Filter>
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diff --git a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
index ec8624fb345b9fd52e93f742388ada464caa5ced..1b064aad2e62d36bd607580d19ebb47e9317380c 100644
--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
+++ b/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj
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     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\http_server_filter.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.h" />
+    <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_channel_factory.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.h" />
     <ClInclude Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\connector.h" />
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@@ -489,6 +489,8 @@
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\channel\subchannel_call_holder.c">
     </ClCompile>
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     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.c">
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--- a/vsprojects/vcxproj/grpc_unsecure/grpc_unsecure.vcxproj.filters
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@@ -142,6 +142,9 @@
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+    </ClCompile>
     <ClCompile Include="$(SolutionDir)\..\src\core\lib\client_config\client_config.c">
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