diff --git a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Config.h b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Config.h
index 8d054a0..5bcb4eb 100644
--- a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Config.h
+++ b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Config.h
@@ -115,6 +115,8 @@
 
 	bool ipacm_odu_embms_enable;
 
+	bool ipacm_ip_passthrough_mode;
+
 	int ipa_nat_iface_entries;
 
 	/* Store the total number of wlan guest ap configured */
diff --git a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Routing.h b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Routing.h
index 4f5488f..b5ffabc 100644
--- a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Routing.h
+++ b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Routing.h
@@ -61,7 +61,6 @@
 	bool Reset(enum ipa_ip_type ip);
 
 	bool GetRoutingTable(struct ipa_ioc_get_rt_tbl *routingTable);
-	bool PutRoutingTable(uint32_t routingTableHandle);
 
 	bool DeviceNodeIsOpened();
 	bool DeleteRoutingHdl(uint32_t rt_rule_hdl, ipa_ip_type ip);
@@ -71,6 +70,8 @@
 private:
 	static const char *DEVICE_NAME;
 	int m_fd; /* File descriptor of the IPA device node /dev/ipa */
+
+	bool PutRoutingTable(uint32_t routingTableHandle);
 };
 
 #endif //IPACM_ROUTING_H
diff --git a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Wan.h b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Wan.h
index b4bf50e..e42358f 100644
--- a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Wan.h
+++ b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Wan.h
@@ -97,6 +97,7 @@
 	static uint8_t xlat_mux_id;
 	/* IPACM interface name */
 	static char wan_up_dev_name[IF_NAME_LEN];
+	static uint32_t curr_wan_ip;
 	IPACM_Wan(int, ipacm_wan_iface_type, uint8_t *);
 	virtual ~IPACM_Wan();
 
@@ -140,6 +141,11 @@
 #endif
 	}
 
+	static uint32_t getWANIP()
+	{
+		return curr_wan_ip;
+	}
+
 	static bool getXlat_Mux_Id()
 	{
 		return xlat_mux_id;
diff --git a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Xml.h b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Xml.h
index f645ae1..64c00ed 100644
--- a/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Xml.h
+++ b/ipacm/inc/IPACM_Xml.h
@@ -178,6 +178,9 @@
 #define IPACMNat_TAG                         "IPACMNAT"
 #define NAT_MaxEntries_TAG                   "MaxNatEntries"
 
+#define IP_PassthroughFlag_TAG               "IPPassthroughFlag"
+#define IP_PassthroughMode_TAG               "IPPassthroughMode"
+
 /*---------------------------------------------------------------------------
       IP protocol numbers - use in dss_socket() to identify protocols.
       Also contains the extension header types for IPv6.
@@ -276,6 +279,7 @@
 	bool router_mode_enable;
 	bool odu_embms_enable;
 	int num_wlan_guest_ap;
+	bool ip_passthrough_mode;
 } IPACM_conf_t;  
 
 /* This function read IPACM XML configuration*/
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
index 29ce787..d8c4227 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Config.cpp
@@ -287,6 +287,10 @@
 	IPACMDBG_H("ipacm_odu_enable %d\n", ipacm_odu_enable);
 	IPACMDBG_H("ipacm_odu_mode %d\n", ipacm_odu_router_mode);
 	IPACMDBG_H("ipacm_odu_embms_enable %d\n", ipacm_odu_embms_enable);
+
+	ipacm_ip_passthrough_mode = cfg->ip_passthrough_mode;
+	IPACMDBG_H("ipacm_ip_passthrough_mode %d. \n", ipacm_ip_passthrough_mode);
+
 	ipa_num_wlan_guest_ap = cfg->num_wlan_guest_ap;
 	IPACMDBG_H("ipa_num_wlan_guest_ap %d\n",ipa_num_wlan_guest_ap);
 
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
index 33023cb..38ab7da 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_ConntrackListener.cpp
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@
 #include "IPACM_ConntrackListener.h"
 #include "IPACM_ConntrackClient.h"
 #include "IPACM_EvtDispatcher.h"
+#include "IPACM_Iface.h"
+#include "IPACM_Wan.h"
 
 IPACM_ConntrackListener::IPACM_ConntrackListener()
 {
@@ -210,30 +212,11 @@
 					pNatIfaces[i].iface_name,
 					sizeof(pNatIfaces[i].iface_name)) == 0)
 		{
-			/* copy the ipv4 address to filter out downlink connections
-				 ignore downlink after listening connection event from
-				 conntrack as it is not destinated to private ip address */
-			IPACMDBG("Interface (%s) is nat\n", ifr.ifr_name);
-			for (j = 0; j < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; j++)
-			{
-				/* check if duplicate NAT ip */
-				if (nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] == data->ipv4_addr)
-				{
-					*NatIface = true;
-					return IPACM_SUCCESS;
-				}
-
-				if (nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] == 0)
-				{
-					nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j] = data->ipv4_addr;
-					IPACMDBG_H("Nating connections of Interface (%s), entry (%d) ",
+			IPACMDBG_H("Nat iface (%s), entry (%d), dont cache",
 						pNatIfaces[i].iface_name, j);
-					iptodot("with ipv4 address: ", nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j]);
-
-					*NatIface = true;
-					return IPACM_SUCCESS;
-				}
-			}
+			iptodot("with ipv4 address: ", nat_iface_ipv4_addr[j]);
+			*NatIface = true;
+			return IPACM_SUCCESS;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -247,6 +230,12 @@
 	bool NatIface = false;
 	int cnt, ret;
 
+	if (isStaMode)
+	{
+		IPACMDBG("In STA mode, don't add dummy rules for non nat ifaces\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
 	/* Handle only non nat ifaces, NAT iface should be handle
 	   separately to avoid race conditions between route/nat
 	   rules add/delete operations */
@@ -261,6 +250,9 @@
 				if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] == 0)
 				{
 					nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] = data->ipv4_addr;
+					IPACMDBG("Add ip addr to non nat list (%d) ", cnt);
+					iptodot("with ipv4 address", nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
+
 					/* Add dummy nat rule for non nat ifaces */
 					nat_inst->FlushTempEntries(data->ipv4_addr, true, true);
 					return;
@@ -700,6 +692,18 @@
 	int cnt;
 
 	*isTempEntry = false;
+
+	/* Special handling for Passthrough IP. */
+	if (IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->ipacm_ip_passthrough_mode)
+	{
+		if (rule->private_ip == IPACM_Wan::getWANIP())
+		{
+			IPACMDBG("In Passthrough mode and entry matched with Wan IP (0x%x)\n",
+				rule->private_ip);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
 	/* check whether nat iface or not */
 	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; cnt++)
 	{
@@ -716,27 +720,32 @@
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* check whether non nat iface or not, on Nat iface
-	   add dummy rule by copying public ip to private ip */
-	for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; cnt++)
+	if (!isStaMode)
 	{
-		if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] != 0)
+		/* check whether non nat iface or not, on Non Nat iface
+		   add dummy rule by copying public ip to private ip */
+		for (cnt = 0; cnt < MAX_IFACE_ADDRESS; cnt++)
 		{
-			if (rule->private_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] ||
-				rule->target_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt])
+			if (nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] != 0)
 			{
-				IPACMDBG("matched non_nat_iface_ipv4_addr entry(%d)\n", cnt);
-				iptodot("AddIface(): Non Nat entry match with ip addr",
-						nat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
+				if (rule->private_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt] ||
+					rule->target_ip == nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt])
+				{
+					IPACMDBG("matched non_nat_iface_ipv4_addr entry(%d)\n", cnt);
+					iptodot("AddIface(): Non Nat entry match with ip addr",
+							nonnat_iface_ipv4_addr[cnt]);
 
-				rule->private_ip = rule->public_ip;
-				rule->private_port = rule->public_port;
-				return true;
+					rule->private_ip = rule->public_ip;
+					rule->private_port = rule->public_port;
+					return true;
+				}
 			}
 		}
+		IPACMDBG_H("Not mtaching with non-nat ifaces\n");
 	}
+	else
+		IPACMDBG("In STA mode, don't compare against non nat ifaces\n");
 
-	IPACMDBG_H("Not mtaching with non-nat ifaces\n");
 	if(pConfig == NULL)
 	{
 		pConfig = IPACM_Config::GetInstance();
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
index 93627bb..f0bdd99 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Conntrack_NATApp.cpp
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@
 			 cache[cnt].protocol == rule->protocol)
 		{
 			log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-			rule->target_port,"Duplicate Rule");
+			rule->target_port,"Duplicate Rule\n");
 			return true;
 		}
 	}
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@
 	IPACMDBG("%s() %d\n", __FUNCTION__, __LINE__);
 
 	log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-	rule->target_port,"for deletion");
+	rule->target_port,"for deletion\n");
 
 
 	for(; cnt < max_entries; cnt++)
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@
 
 	CHK_TBL_HDL();
 	log_nat(rule->protocol,rule->private_ip,rule->target_ip,rule->private_port,\
-	rule->target_port,"for addition");
+	rule->target_port,"for addition\n");
 	if(isAlgPort(rule->protocol, rule->private_port) ||
 		 isAlgPort(rule->protocol, rule->target_port))
 	{
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
index ae6e305..6d3b5f1 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Lan.cpp
@@ -783,7 +783,7 @@
 {
 	uint32_t tx_index;
 	uint32_t rt_hdl;
-	int num_v6, clnt_indx;
+	int num_v6 =0, clnt_indx;
 
 	clnt_indx = get_eth_client_index(data->mac_addr);
 	if (clnt_indx == IPACM_INVALID_INDEX)
@@ -971,7 +971,7 @@
 		rt_rule_entry->at_rear = false;
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.dst = IPA_CLIENT_APPS_LAN_CONS;  //go to A5
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.attrib_mask = IPA_FLT_DST_ADDR;
-   		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.u.v4.dst_addr      = data->ipv4_addr;
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.u.v4.dst_addr_mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 #ifdef FEATURE_IPA_V3
@@ -1028,7 +1028,7 @@
 		rt_rule->commit = 1;
 		rt_rule->num_rules = NUM_RULES;
 		rt_rule->ip = data->iptype;
-		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 
 		rt_rule_entry = &rt_rule->rules[0];
 		rt_rule_entry->at_rear = false;
@@ -1064,7 +1064,7 @@
 		dft_rt_rule_hdl[MAX_DEFAULT_v4_ROUTE_RULES + 2*num_dft_rt_v6] = rt_rule_entry->rt_rule_hdl;
 
 		/* setup same rule for v6_wan table*/
-		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 		if (false == m_routing.AddRoutingRule(rt_rule))
 		{
 			IPACMERR("Routing rule addition failed!\n");
@@ -1139,13 +1139,6 @@
 		m_pFilteringTable->ip = IPA_IP_v4;
 		m_pFilteringTable->num_rules = (uint8_t)IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->ipa_num_private_subnet;
 
-		if (false == m_routing.GetRoutingTable(&IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4))
-		{
-			IPACMERR("LAN m_routing.GetRoutingTable(&IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4=0x%p) Failed.\n", &IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4);
-			free(m_pFilteringTable);
-			return IPACM_FAILURE;
-		}
-
 		/* Make LAN-traffic always go A5, use default IPA-RT table */
 		if (false == m_routing.GetRoutingTable(&IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_default_v4))
 		{
@@ -2068,7 +2061,7 @@
 
 								memset(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, 0,
 											 sizeof(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name));
-								strcpy(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, IPA_ODU_HDR_NAME_v4);
+								strlcpy(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, IPA_ODU_HDR_NAME_v4, sizeof(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name));
 								pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].hdr_len = sCopyHeader.hdr_len;
 								pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].hdr_hdl = -1;
 								pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].is_partial = 0;
@@ -2148,7 +2141,7 @@
 				memset(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, 0,
 					 sizeof(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name));
 
-				strcpy(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, IPA_ODU_HDR_NAME_v6);
+				strlcpy(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name, IPA_ODU_HDR_NAME_v6, sizeof(pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].name));
 				pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].hdr_len = sCopyHeader.hdr_len;
 				pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].hdr_hdl = -1;
 				pHeaderDescriptor->hdr[0].is_partial = 0;
@@ -2215,13 +2208,13 @@
 
 		if (IPA_IP_v4 == tx_prop->tx[tx_index].ip)
 		{
-			strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_odu_v4.name);
+			strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_odu_v4.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 			rt_rule_entry->rule.hdr_hdl = ODU_hdr_hdl_v4;
 			rt_rule->ip = IPA_IP_v4;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_odu_v6.name);
+			strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_odu_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 			rt_rule_entry->rule.hdr_hdl = ODU_hdr_hdl_v6;
 			rt_rule->ip = IPA_IP_v6;
 		}
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_LanToLan.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_LanToLan.cpp
index be33acd..6817177 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_LanToLan.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_LanToLan.cpp
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@
 	m_p_iface->eth_bridge_add_flt_rule(client->mac_addr, rt_tbl.hdl,
 		iptype, &flt_rule_hdl);
 	IPACMDBG_H("Installed flt rule for IP type %d: handle %d\n", iptype, flt_rule_hdl);
-	IPACM_Iface::m_routing.PutRoutingTable(rt_tbl.hdl);
 
 	for(it_flt = peer->flt_rule.begin(); it_flt != peer->flt_rule.end(); it_flt++)
 	{
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Routing.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Routing.cpp
index 7ae6131..2a2555a 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Routing.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Routing.cpp
@@ -176,8 +176,10 @@
 		IPACMERR("IPA_IOCTL_GET_RT_TBL ioctl failed, routingTable =0x%p, retval=0x%x.\n", routingTable, retval);
 		return false;
 	}
-
 	IPACMDBG_H("IPA_IOCTL_GET_RT_TBL ioctl issued to IPA routing block.\n");
+	/* put routing table right after successfully get routing table */
+	PutRoutingTable(routingTable->hdl);
+
 	return true;
 }
 
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wan.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wan.cpp
index 5aae426..3bc62b2 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wan.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wan.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 bool IPACM_Wan::wan_up_v6 = false;
 uint8_t IPACM_Wan::xlat_mux_id = 0;
 
+uint32_t IPACM_Wan::curr_wan_ip = 0;
 int IPACM_Wan::num_v4_flt_rule = 0;
 int IPACM_Wan::num_v6_flt_rule = 0;
 
@@ -231,7 +232,7 @@
 	    rt_rule->commit = 1;
 	    rt_rule->num_rules = NUM_RULES;
 	    rt_rule->ip = data->iptype;
-	    	strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 
 	    rt_rule_entry = &rt_rule->rules[0];
 		if(m_is_sta_mode == Q6_WAN)
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@
 	    	dft_rt_rule_hdl[MAX_DEFAULT_v4_ROUTE_RULES + 2*num_dft_rt_v6] = rt_rule_entry->rt_rule_hdl;
 
             /* setup same rule for v6_wan table*/
-	    	strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name);
+			strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 	    if (false == m_routing.AddRoutingRule(rt_rule))
 	    {
 	    	IPACMERR("Routing rule addition failed!\n");
@@ -447,7 +448,7 @@
 		rt_rule_entry->at_rear = false;
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.attrib_mask = IPA_FLT_DST_ADDR;
 		/* still need setup v4 default routing rule to A5*/
-		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_lan_v4.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.u.v4.dst_addr      = data->ipv4_addr;
 		rt_rule_entry->rule.attrib.u.v4.dst_addr_mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
 #ifdef FEATURE_IPA_V3
@@ -491,6 +492,10 @@
 
 		wan_v4_addr = data->ipv4_addr;
 		wan_v4_addr_set = true;
+
+		if (m_is_sta_mode == Q6_WAN)
+			curr_wan_ip = data->ipv4_addr;
+
 		IPACMDBG_H("Receved wan ipv4-addr:0x%x\n",wan_v4_addr);
 	}
 
@@ -1336,12 +1341,12 @@
 			/* use the STA-header handler */
 			if (iptype == IPA_IP_v4)
 			{
-	    		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v4.name);
+				strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v4.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 				rt_rule_entry->rule.hdr_hdl = hdr_hdl_sta_v4;
 			}
 			else
 			{
-	    		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name);
+				strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 				rt_rule_entry->rule.hdr_hdl = hdr_hdl_sta_v6;
 			}
 
@@ -1412,7 +1417,7 @@
 
 	if (iptype == IPA_IP_v6)
 	{
-		strcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name);
+		strlcpy(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name, IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->rt_tbl_wan_v6.name, sizeof(rt_rule->rt_tbl_name));
 		memset(rt_rule_entry, 0, sizeof(struct ipa_rt_rule_add));
 		rt_rule_entry->at_rear = true;
 		if(m_is_sta_mode == Q6_WAN)
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wlan.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wlan.cpp
index fcaefa7..00754a1 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wlan.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Wlan.cpp
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@
 				IPACMDBG_H("Received IPA_WLAN_LINK_DOWN_EVENT\n");
 				handle_down_evt();
 				/* reset the AP-iface category to unknown */
-				ipa_if_cate = UNKNOWN_IF;
+				IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->iface_table[ipa_if_num].if_cat = UNKNOWN_IF;
 				IPACM_Iface::ipacmcfg->DelNatIfaces(dev_name); // delete NAT-iface
 				IPACM_Wlan::total_num_wifi_clients = (IPACM_Wlan::total_num_wifi_clients) - \
                                                                      (num_wifi_client);
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Xml.cpp b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Xml.cpp
index faae5b2..073dc98 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_Xml.cpp
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_Xml.cpp
@@ -174,7 +174,8 @@
 						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, SUBNET_TAG) == 0 ||
 						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IPACMALG_TAG) == 0 ||
 						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, ALG_TAG) == 0 ||
-						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IPACMNat_TAG) == 0)
+						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IPACMNat_TAG) == 0 ||
+						IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IP_PassthroughFlag_TAG) == 0)
 				{
 					if (0 == IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IFACE_TAG))
 					{
@@ -196,6 +197,27 @@
 					/* go to child */
 					ret_val = ipacm_cfg_xml_parse_tree(xml_node->children, config);
 				}
+				else if (IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, IP_PassthroughMode_TAG) == 0)
+				{
+					IPACMDBG_H("inside IP Passthrough\n");
+					content = IPACM_read_content_element(xml_node);
+					if (content)
+					{
+						str_size = strlen(content);
+						memset(content_buf, 0, sizeof(content_buf));
+						memcpy(content_buf, (void *)content, str_size);
+						if (atoi(content_buf))
+						{
+							config->ip_passthrough_mode = true;
+							IPACMDBG_H("Passthrough enable %d buf(%d)\n", config->ip_passthrough_mode, atoi(content_buf));
+						}
+						else
+						{
+							config->ip_passthrough_mode = false;
+							IPACMDBG_H("Passthrough enable %d buf(%d)\n", config->ip_passthrough_mode, atoi(content_buf));
+						}
+					}
+				}
 				else if (IPACM_util_icmp_string((char*)xml_node->name, ODUMODE_TAG) == 0)
 				{
 					IPACMDBG_H("inside ODU-XML\n");
diff --git a/ipacm/src/IPACM_cfg.xml b/ipacm/src/IPACM_cfg.xml
index d16d2ed..ca99d86 100644
--- a/ipacm/src/IPACM_cfg.xml
+++ b/ipacm/src/IPACM_cfg.xml
@@ -67,6 +67,9 @@
 			   <Category>VIRTUAL</Category>
 		    </Iface>
 		</IPACMIface>
+		<IPPassthroughFlag>
+			<IPPassthroughMode>0</IPPassthroughMode>
+		</IPPassthroughFlag>
 		<IPACMPrivateSubnet>
 			<Subnet>
   			   <SubnetAddress>192.168.225.0</SubnetAddress>