diff --git a/cns/cnsclient/apiclient.go b/cns/cnsclient/apiclient.go
index d3a103239..091bd61f2 100644
--- a/cns/cnsclient/apiclient.go
+++ b/cns/cnsclient/apiclient.go
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@ import "github.com/Azure/azure-container-networking/cns"
 
 // APIClient interface to update cns state
 type APIClient interface {
-	UpdateCNSState(createNetworkContainerRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error
+	InitCNSState(*cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest, map[string]*cns.KubernetesPodInfo) error
+	CreateOrUpdateNC(*cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error
 }
diff --git a/cns/cnsclient/httpapi/client.go b/cns/cnsclient/httpapi/client.go
index 16740ec25..f664fc5ea 100644
--- a/cns/cnsclient/httpapi/client.go
+++ b/cns/cnsclient/httpapi/client.go
@@ -10,8 +10,34 @@ type Client struct {
 	RestService *restserver.HTTPRestService
 }
 
-// UpdateCNSState updates cns state
-func (client *Client) UpdateCNSState(createNetworkContainerRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error {
-	//Mat will pick up from here
+// CreateOrUpdateNC updates cns state
+func (client *Client) CreateOrUpdateNC(ncRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error {
+	// var (
+	// 	ipConfigsToAdd []*cns.ContainerIPConfigState
+	// )
+
+	// //Lock to read ipconfigs
+	// client.RestService.Lock()
+
+	// //Only add ipconfigs that don't exist in cns state already
+	// for _, ipConfig := range ipConfigs {
+	// 	if _, ok := client.RestService.PodIPConfigState[ipConfig.ID]; !ok {
+	// 		ipConfig.State = cns.Available
+	// 		ipConfigsToAdd = append(ipConfigsToAdd, ipConfig)
+	// 	}
+	// }
+
+	// client.RestService.Unlock()
+	// leave empty
+	return nil //client.RestService.AddIPConfigsToState(ipConfigsToAdd)
+}
+
+// InitCNSState initializes cns state
+func (client *Client) InitCNSState(ncRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest, podInfoByIP map[string]*cns.KubernetesPodInfo) error {
+	// client.RestService.Lock()
+	// client.RestService.ReadyToIPAM = true
+	// client.RestService.Unlock()
+
+	// return client.RestService.AddIPConfigsToState(ipConfigs)
 	return nil
 }
diff --git a/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdreconciler.go b/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdreconciler.go
index e958a70d5..41a761c24 100644
--- a/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdreconciler.go
+++ b/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdreconciler.go
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ func (r *CrdReconciler) Reconcile(request reconcile.Request) (reconcile.Result,
 	}
 
 	//TODO: process the nc request on CNS side
-	r.CNSClient.UpdateCNSState(ncRequest)
+	r.CNSClient.CreateOrUpdateNC(ncRequest)
 
 	return reconcile.Result{}, nil
 }
diff --git a/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdrequestcontroller_test.go b/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdrequestcontroller_test.go
index 06c7b661c..3e86d3126 100644
--- a/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdrequestcontroller_test.go
+++ b/cns/requestcontroller/kubecontroller/crdrequestcontroller_test.go
@@ -81,11 +81,15 @@ func (mc MockKubeClient) Update(ctx context.Context, obj runtime.Object, opts ..
 type MockCNSClient struct{}
 
 // we're just testing that reconciler interacts with CNS on Reconcile().
-func (mi *MockCNSClient) UpdateCNSState(createNetworkContainerRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error {
+func (mi *MockCNSClient) CreateOrUpdateNC(ncRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest) error {
 	mockCNSUpdated = true
 	return nil
 }
 
+func (mi *MockCNSClient) InitCNSState(ncRequest *cns.CreateNetworkContainerRequest, podInfoByIP map[string]*cns.KubernetesPodInfo) error {
+	return nil
+}
+
 func ResetCNSInteractionFlag() {
 	mockCNSUpdated = false
 }