diff --git a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
index 6c8ff05..7d71a7a 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/android/net/ip/IpServer.java
@@ -76,11 +76,7 @@
 import com.android.net.module.util.SdkUtil.LateSdk;
 import com.android.net.module.util.SharedLog;
 import com.android.net.module.util.ip.InterfaceController;
-import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor;
-import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor.NeighborEvent;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.BpfCoordinator;
-import com.android.networkstack.tethering.BpfCoordinator.ClientInfo;
-import com.android.networkstack.tethering.BpfCoordinator.Ipv6DownstreamRule;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.PrivateAddressCoordinator;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.TetheringConfiguration;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.metrics.TetheringMetrics;
@@ -189,12 +185,6 @@
             return new DadProxy(handler, ifParams);
         }
 
-        /** Create an IpNeighborMonitor to be used by this IpServer */
-        public IpNeighborMonitor getIpNeighborMonitor(Handler handler, SharedLog log,
-                IpNeighborMonitor.NeighborEventConsumer consumer) {
-            return new IpNeighborMonitor(handler, log, consumer);
-        }
-
         /** Create a RouterAdvertisementDaemon instance to be used by IpServer.*/
         public RouterAdvertisementDaemon getRouterAdvertisementDaemon(InterfaceParams ifParams) {
             return new RouterAdvertisementDaemon(ifParams);
@@ -234,13 +224,11 @@
     public static final int CMD_TETHER_CONNECTION_CHANGED   = BASE_IPSERVER + 9;
     // new IPv6 tethering parameters need to be processed
     public static final int CMD_IPV6_TETHER_UPDATE          = BASE_IPSERVER + 10;
-    // new neighbor cache entry on our interface
-    public static final int CMD_NEIGHBOR_EVENT              = BASE_IPSERVER + 11;
     // request from DHCP server that it wants to have a new prefix
-    public static final int CMD_NEW_PREFIX_REQUEST          = BASE_IPSERVER + 12;
+    public static final int CMD_NEW_PREFIX_REQUEST          = BASE_IPSERVER + 11;
     // request from PrivateAddressCoordinator to restart tethering.
-    public static final int CMD_NOTIFY_PREFIX_CONFLICT      = BASE_IPSERVER + 13;
-    public static final int CMD_SERVICE_FAILED_TO_START     = BASE_IPSERVER + 14;
+    public static final int CMD_NOTIFY_PREFIX_CONFLICT      = BASE_IPSERVER + 12;
+    public static final int CMD_SERVICE_FAILED_TO_START     = BASE_IPSERVER + 13;
 
     private final State mInitialState;
     private final State mLocalHotspotState;
@@ -305,14 +293,6 @@
     @NonNull
     private Set<IpPrefix> mLastIPv6UpstreamPrefixes = Collections.emptySet();
 
-    private class MyNeighborEventConsumer implements IpNeighborMonitor.NeighborEventConsumer {
-        public void accept(NeighborEvent e) {
-            sendMessage(CMD_NEIGHBOR_EVENT, e);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private final IpNeighborMonitor mIpNeighborMonitor;
-
     private LinkAddress mIpv4Address;
 
     private final TetheringMetrics mTetheringMetrics;
@@ -346,15 +326,6 @@
         mLastError = TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
         mServingMode = STATE_AVAILABLE;
 
-        mIpNeighborMonitor = mDeps.getIpNeighborMonitor(getHandler(), mLog,
-                new MyNeighborEventConsumer());
-
-        // IP neighbor monitor monitors the neighbor events for adding/removing IPv6 downstream rule
-        // per client. If BPF offload is not supported, don't start listening for neighbor events.
-        if (mBpfCoordinator.isUsingBpfOffload() && !mIpNeighborMonitor.start()) {
-            mLog.e("Failed to create IpNeighborMonitor on " + mIfaceName);
-        }
-
         mInitialState = new InitialState();
         mLocalHotspotState = new LocalHotspotState();
         mTetheredState = new TetheredState();
@@ -410,6 +381,16 @@
         return mIpv4Address;
     }
 
+    /** The IPv6 upstream interface index */
+    public int getIpv6UpstreamIfindex() {
+        return mLastIPv6UpstreamIfindex;
+    }
+
+    /** The interface parameters which IpServer is using */
+    public InterfaceParams getInterfaceParams() {
+        return mInterfaceParams;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Get the latest list of DHCP leases that was reported. Must be called on the IpServer looper
      * thread.
@@ -982,59 +963,6 @@
         }
     }
 
-    // Handles updates to IPv6 downstream rules if a neighbor event is received.
-    private void addOrRemoveIpv6Downstream(NeighborEvent e) {
-        // mInterfaceParams must be non-null or the event would not have arrived.
-        if (e == null) return;
-        if (!(e.ip instanceof Inet6Address) || e.ip.isMulticastAddress()
-                || e.ip.isLoopbackAddress() || e.ip.isLinkLocalAddress()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // When deleting rules, we still need to pass a non-null MAC, even though it's ignored.
-        // Do this here instead of in the Ipv6DownstreamRule constructor to ensure that we
-        // never add rules with a null MAC, only delete them.
-        MacAddress dstMac = e.isValid() ? e.macAddr : NULL_MAC_ADDRESS;
-        Ipv6DownstreamRule rule = new Ipv6DownstreamRule(
-                getInterfaceIndexForRule(mLastIPv6UpstreamIfindex, mUpstreamSupportsBpf),
-                mInterfaceParams.index, (Inet6Address) e.ip, mInterfaceParams.macAddr, dstMac);
-        if (e.isValid()) {
-            mBpfCoordinator.addIpv6DownstreamRule(this, rule);
-        } else {
-            mBpfCoordinator.removeIpv6DownstreamRule(this, rule);
-        }
-    }
-
-    // TODO: consider moving into BpfCoordinator.
-    private void updateClientInfoIpv4(NeighborEvent e) {
-        if (e == null) return;
-        if (!(e.ip instanceof Inet4Address) || e.ip.isMulticastAddress()
-                || e.ip.isLoopbackAddress() || e.ip.isLinkLocalAddress()) {
-            return;
-        }
-
-        // When deleting clients, IpServer still need to pass a non-null MAC, even though it's
-        // ignored. Do this here instead of in the ClientInfo constructor to ensure that
-        // IpServer never add clients with a null MAC, only delete them.
-        final MacAddress clientMac = e.isValid() ? e.macAddr : NULL_MAC_ADDRESS;
-        final ClientInfo clientInfo = new ClientInfo(mInterfaceParams.index,
-                mInterfaceParams.macAddr, (Inet4Address) e.ip, clientMac);
-        if (e.isValid()) {
-            mBpfCoordinator.tetherOffloadClientAdd(this, clientInfo);
-        } else {
-            mBpfCoordinator.tetherOffloadClientRemove(this, clientInfo);
-        }
-    }
-
-    private void handleNeighborEvent(NeighborEvent e) {
-        if (mInterfaceParams != null
-                && mInterfaceParams.index == e.ifindex
-                && mInterfaceParams.hasMacAddress) {
-            addOrRemoveIpv6Downstream(e);
-            updateClientInfoIpv4(e);
-        }
-    }
-
     private byte getHopLimit(String upstreamIface, int adjustTTL) {
         try {
             int upstreamHopLimit = Integer.parseUnsignedInt(
@@ -1069,7 +997,6 @@
         switch (what) {
             // Suppress some CMD_* to avoid log flooding.
             case CMD_IPV6_TETHER_UPDATE:
-            case CMD_NEIGHBOR_EVENT:
                 break;
             default:
                 mLog.log(state.getName() + " got "
@@ -1465,9 +1392,6 @@
                         }
                     }
                     break;
-                case CMD_NEIGHBOR_EVENT:
-                    handleNeighborEvent((NeighborEvent) message.obj);
-                    break;
                 default:
                     return false;
             }
@@ -1507,9 +1431,6 @@
     class UnavailableState extends State {
         @Override
         public void enter() {
-            // TODO: move mIpNeighborMonitor.stop() to TetheredState#exit, and trigger a neighbours
-            //       dump after starting mIpNeighborMonitor.
-            mIpNeighborMonitor.stop();
             mLastError = TETHER_ERROR_NO_ERROR;
             sendInterfaceState(STATE_UNAVAILABLE);
         }
diff --git a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinator.java b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinator.java
index 2374868..a69be2e 100644
--- a/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinator.java
+++ b/Tethering/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinator.java
@@ -76,6 +76,9 @@
 import com.android.net.module.util.bpf.TetherStatsValue;
 import com.android.net.module.util.ip.ConntrackMonitor;
 import com.android.net.module.util.ip.ConntrackMonitor.ConntrackEventConsumer;
+import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor;
+import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor.NeighborEvent;
+import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor.NeighborEventConsumer;
 import com.android.net.module.util.netlink.ConntrackMessage;
 import com.android.net.module.util.netlink.NetlinkConstants;
 import com.android.net.module.util.netlink.NetlinkUtils;
@@ -181,6 +184,10 @@
     private final BpfCoordinatorShim mBpfCoordinatorShim;
     @NonNull
     private final BpfConntrackEventConsumer mBpfConntrackEventConsumer;
+    @NonNull
+    private final IpNeighborMonitor mIpNeighborMonitor;
+    @NonNull
+    private final BpfNeighborEventConsumer mBpfNeighborEventConsumer;
 
     // True if BPF offload is supported, false otherwise. The BPF offload could be disabled by
     // a runtime resource overlay package or device configuration. This flag is only initialized
@@ -330,6 +337,11 @@
             return new ConntrackMonitor(getHandler(), getSharedLog(), consumer);
         }
 
+        /** Get ip neighbor monitor */
+        @NonNull public IpNeighborMonitor getIpNeighborMonitor(NeighborEventConsumer consumer) {
+            return new IpNeighborMonitor(getHandler(), getSharedLog(), consumer);
+        }
+
         /** Get interface information for a given interface. */
         @NonNull public InterfaceParams getInterfaceParams(String ifName) {
             return InterfaceParams.getByName(ifName);
@@ -477,6 +489,9 @@
         mBpfConntrackEventConsumer = new BpfConntrackEventConsumer();
         mConntrackMonitor = mDeps.getConntrackMonitor(mBpfConntrackEventConsumer);
 
+        mBpfNeighborEventConsumer = new BpfNeighborEventConsumer();
+        mIpNeighborMonitor = mDeps.getIpNeighborMonitor(mBpfNeighborEventConsumer);
+
         BpfTetherStatsProvider provider = new BpfTetherStatsProvider();
         try {
             mDeps.getNetworkStatsManager().registerNetworkStatsProvider(
@@ -644,9 +659,8 @@
 
     /**
      * Add IPv6 downstream rule.
-     * Note that this can be only called on handler thread.
      */
-    public void addIpv6DownstreamRule(
+    private void addIpv6DownstreamRule(
             @NonNull final IpServer ipServer, @NonNull final Ipv6DownstreamRule rule) {
         if (!isUsingBpf()) return;
 
@@ -662,9 +676,8 @@
 
     /**
      * Remove IPv6 downstream rule.
-     * Note that this can be only called on handler thread.
      */
-    public void removeIpv6DownstreamRule(
+    private void removeIpv6DownstreamRule(
             @NonNull final IpServer ipServer, @NonNull final Ipv6DownstreamRule rule) {
         if (!isUsingBpf()) return;
 
@@ -857,6 +870,8 @@
         if (mServedIpServers.isEmpty()) {
             startStatsAndConntrackTimeoutPolling();
             startConntrackMonitoring();
+            mIpNeighborMonitor.start();
+            mLog.i("Neighbor monitoring started.");
         }
         mServedIpServers.add(ipServer);
     }
@@ -878,6 +893,77 @@
         if (mServedIpServers.isEmpty()) {
             stopStatsAndConntrackTimeoutPolling();
             stopConntrackMonitoring();
+            mIpNeighborMonitor.stop();
+            mLog.i("Neighbor monitoring stopped.");
+        }
+    }
+
+    private boolean checkUpstreamSupportsBpf(int upstreamIfindex) {
+        final String iface = mInterfaceNames.get(upstreamIfindex);
+        return iface != null && !isVcnInterface(iface);
+    }
+
+    private int getInterfaceIndexForRule(int ifindex, boolean supportsBpf) {
+        return supportsBpf ? ifindex : NO_UPSTREAM;
+    }
+
+    // Handles updates to IPv6 downstream rules if a neighbor event is received.
+    private void addOrRemoveIpv6Downstream(@NonNull IpServer ipServer, NeighborEvent e) {
+        // mInterfaceParams must be non-null or the event would not have arrived.
+        if (e == null) return;
+        if (!(e.ip instanceof Inet6Address) || e.ip.isMulticastAddress()
+                || e.ip.isLoopbackAddress() || e.ip.isLinkLocalAddress()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        // When deleting rules, we still need to pass a non-null MAC, even though it's ignored.
+        // Do this here instead of in the Ipv6DownstreamRule constructor to ensure that we
+        // never add rules with a null MAC, only delete them.
+        final InterfaceParams interfaceParams = ipServer.getInterfaceParams();
+        if (interfaceParams == null || interfaceParams.macAddr == null) return;
+        final int lastIpv6UpstreamIfindex = ipServer.getIpv6UpstreamIfindex();
+        final boolean isUpstreamSupportsBpf = checkUpstreamSupportsBpf(lastIpv6UpstreamIfindex);
+        MacAddress dstMac = e.isValid() ? e.macAddr : NULL_MAC_ADDRESS;
+        Ipv6DownstreamRule rule = new Ipv6DownstreamRule(
+                getInterfaceIndexForRule(lastIpv6UpstreamIfindex, isUpstreamSupportsBpf),
+                interfaceParams.index, (Inet6Address) e.ip, interfaceParams.macAddr, dstMac);
+        if (e.isValid()) {
+            addIpv6DownstreamRule(ipServer, rule);
+        } else {
+            removeIpv6DownstreamRule(ipServer, rule);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void updateClientInfoIpv4(@NonNull IpServer ipServer, NeighborEvent e) {
+        if (e == null) return;
+        if (!(e.ip instanceof Inet4Address) || e.ip.isMulticastAddress()
+                || e.ip.isLoopbackAddress() || e.ip.isLinkLocalAddress()) {
+            return;
+        }
+
+        InterfaceParams interfaceParams = ipServer.getInterfaceParams();
+        if (interfaceParams == null) return;
+
+        // When deleting clients, IpServer still need to pass a non-null MAC, even though it's
+        // ignored. Do this here instead of in the ClientInfo constructor to ensure that
+        // IpServer never add clients with a null MAC, only delete them.
+        final MacAddress clientMac = e.isValid() ? e.macAddr : NULL_MAC_ADDRESS;
+        final ClientInfo clientInfo = new ClientInfo(interfaceParams.index,
+                interfaceParams.macAddr, (Inet4Address) e.ip, clientMac);
+        if (e.isValid()) {
+            tetherOffloadClientAdd(ipServer, clientInfo);
+        } else {
+            tetherOffloadClientRemove(ipServer, clientInfo);
+        }
+    }
+
+    private void handleNeighborEvent(@NonNull IpServer ipServer, NeighborEvent e) {
+        InterfaceParams interfaceParams = ipServer.getInterfaceParams();
+        if (interfaceParams != null
+                && interfaceParams.index == e.ifindex
+                && interfaceParams.hasMacAddress) {
+            addOrRemoveIpv6Downstream(ipServer, e);
+            updateClientInfoIpv4(ipServer, e);
         }
     }
 
@@ -2034,6 +2120,15 @@
         }
     }
 
+    @VisibleForTesting
+    private class BpfNeighborEventConsumer implements NeighborEventConsumer {
+        public void accept(NeighborEvent e) {
+            for (IpServer ipServer : mServedIpServers) {
+                handleNeighborEvent(ipServer, e);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
     private boolean isBpfEnabled() {
         final TetheringConfiguration config = mDeps.getTetherConfig();
         return (config != null) ? config.isBpfOffloadEnabled() : true /* default value */;
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
index 316ccd7..eab7ec4 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/android/net/ip/IpServerTest.java
@@ -53,7 +53,6 @@
 import static org.mockito.Matchers.eq;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doAnswer;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doNothing;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.doReturn;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.doThrow;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.inOrder;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
@@ -94,7 +93,6 @@
 import com.android.net.module.util.InterfaceParams;
 import com.android.net.module.util.SdkUtil.LateSdk;
 import com.android.net.module.util.SharedLog;
-import com.android.net.module.util.ip.IpNeighborMonitor;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.BpfCoordinator;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.PrivateAddressCoordinator;
 import com.android.networkstack.tethering.TetheringConfiguration;
@@ -174,7 +172,6 @@
     @Mock private IDhcpServer mDhcpServer;
     @Mock private DadProxy mDadProxy;
     @Mock private RouterAdvertisementDaemon mRaDaemon;
-    @Mock private IpNeighborMonitor mIpNeighborMonitor;
     @Mock private IpServer.Dependencies mDependencies;
     @Mock private PrivateAddressCoordinator mAddressCoordinator;
     private final LateSdk<RoutingCoordinatorManager> mRoutingCoordinatorManager =
@@ -213,20 +210,17 @@
             mInterfaceConfiguration.prefixLength = BLUETOOTH_DHCP_PREFIX_LENGTH;
         }
 
-        doReturn(mIpNeighborMonitor).when(mDependencies).getIpNeighborMonitor(any(), any(), any());
-
         when(mTetherConfig.isBpfOffloadEnabled()).thenReturn(usingBpfOffload);
         when(mTetherConfig.useLegacyDhcpServer()).thenReturn(usingLegacyDhcp);
         when(mTetherConfig.getP2pLeasesSubnetPrefixLength()).thenReturn(P2P_SUBNET_PREFIX_LENGTH);
         when(mBpfCoordinator.isUsingBpfOffload()).thenReturn(usingBpfOffload);
         mIpServer = createIpServer(interfaceType);
-        verify(mIpNeighborMonitor).start();
         mIpServer.start();
 
         // Starting the state machine always puts us in a consistent state and notifies
         // the rest of the world that we've changed from an unknown to available state.
         mLooper.dispatchAll();
-        reset(mNetd, mCallback, mIpNeighborMonitor);
+        reset(mNetd, mCallback);
 
         when(mRaDaemon.start()).thenReturn(true);
     }
@@ -315,8 +309,6 @@
 
     @Test
     public void startsOutAvailable() throws Exception {
-        when(mDependencies.getIpNeighborMonitor(any(), any(), any()))
-                .thenReturn(mIpNeighborMonitor);
         mIpServer = createIpServer(TETHERING_BLUETOOTH);
         mIpServer.start();
         mLooper.dispatchAll();
@@ -825,13 +817,13 @@
     }
 
     @Test
-    public void stopNeighborMonitoringWhenInterfaceDown() throws Exception {
+    public void removeIpServerWhenInterfaceDown() throws Exception {
         initTetheredStateMachine(TETHERING_WIFI, UPSTREAM_IFACE, UPSTREAM_ADDRESSES,
                 false /* usingLegacyDhcp */, DEFAULT_USING_BPF_OFFLOAD);
 
         mIpServer.stop();
         mLooper.dispatchAll();
-        verify(mIpNeighborMonitor).stop();
+        verify(mBpfCoordinator).removeIpServer(mIpServer);
     }
 
     private LinkProperties buildIpv6OnlyLinkProperties(final String iface) {
diff --git a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinatorTest.java b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinatorTest.java
index 32c1bd0..5228e3a 100644
--- a/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinatorTest.java
+++ b/Tethering/tests/unit/src/com/android/networkstack/tethering/BpfCoordinatorTest.java
@@ -573,6 +573,8 @@
     @Before public void setUp() {
         MockitoAnnotations.initMocks(this);
         when(mTetherConfig.isBpfOffloadEnabled()).thenReturn(true /* default value */);
+        when(mIpServer.getInterfaceParams()).thenReturn(DOWNSTREAM_IFACE_PARAMS);
+        when(mIpServer2.getInterfaceParams()).thenReturn(DOWNSTREAM_IFACE_PARAMS2);
 
         // Simulate the behavior of RoutingCoordinator
         if (null != mRoutingCoordinatorManager.value) {
@@ -616,10 +618,6 @@
         when(mAddressCoordinator.requestDownstreamAddress(any(), anyInt(),
                 anyBoolean())).thenReturn(testAddress);
         when(mRaDaemon.start()).thenReturn(true);
-        ArgumentCaptor<NeighborEventConsumer> neighborEventCaptor =
-                ArgumentCaptor.forClass(NeighborEventConsumer.class);
-        doReturn(mIpNeighborMonitor).when(mIpServerDeps).getIpNeighborMonitor(any(), any(),
-                neighborEventCaptor.capture());
         final IpServer ipServer = new IpServer(
                 interfaceName, mHandler, TETHERING_WIFI, new SharedLog("test"), mNetd,
                 bpfCoordinator, mRoutingCoordinatorManager, mIpServerCallback, mTetherConfig,
@@ -633,7 +631,6 @@
         lp.setLinkAddresses(UPSTREAM_ADDRESSES);
         dispatchTetherConnectionChanged(ipServer, UPSTREAM_IFACE, lp, 0);
 
-        mNeighborEventConsumer = neighborEventCaptor.getValue();
         return ipServer;
     }
 
@@ -671,7 +668,12 @@
     private BpfCoordinator makeBpfCoordinator(boolean addDefaultIpServer) throws Exception {
         // mStatsManager will be invoked twice if BpfCoordinator is created the second time.
         clearInvocations(mStatsManager);
+        ArgumentCaptor<NeighborEventConsumer> neighborCaptor =
+                ArgumentCaptor.forClass(NeighborEventConsumer.class);
+        doReturn(mIpNeighborMonitor).when(mDeps).getIpNeighborMonitor(neighborCaptor.capture());
         final BpfCoordinator coordinator = new BpfCoordinator(mDeps);
+        mNeighborEventConsumer = neighborCaptor.getValue();
+        assertNotNull(mNeighborEventConsumer);
 
         mConsumer = coordinator.getBpfConntrackEventConsumerForTesting();
         mTetherClients = coordinator.getTetherClientsForTesting();
@@ -1029,12 +1031,13 @@
                 mobileIfIndex, DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, UPSTREAM_PREFIX, DOWNSTREAM_MAC);
         final Ipv6DownstreamRule downstreamRule = buildTestDownstreamRule(
                 mobileIfIndex, NEIGH_A, MAC_A);
+        when(mIpServer.getIpv6UpstreamIfindex()).thenReturn(mobileIfIndex);
         coordinator.updateAllIpv6Rules(
                 mIpServer, DOWNSTREAM_IFACE_PARAMS, mobileIfIndex, UPSTREAM_PREFIXES);
         verifyTetherOffloadSetInterfaceQuota(inOrder, mobileIfIndex, QUOTA_UNLIMITED,
                 true /* isInit */);
         verifyAddUpstreamRule(inOrder, upstreamRule);
-        coordinator.addIpv6DownstreamRule(mIpServer, downstreamRule);
+        recvNewNeigh(DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, NEIGH_A, NUD_REACHABLE, MAC_A);
         verifyAddDownstreamRule(inOrder, downstreamRule);
 
         // Removing the last rule on current upstream immediately sends the cleanup stuff to BPF.
@@ -1476,14 +1479,15 @@
         final Ipv6DownstreamRule ethernetRuleB = buildTestDownstreamRule(
                 ethIfIndex, NEIGH_B, MAC_B);
 
+        when(mIpServer.getIpv6UpstreamIfindex()).thenReturn(ethIfIndex);
         coordinator.updateAllIpv6Rules(
                 mIpServer, DOWNSTREAM_IFACE_PARAMS, ethIfIndex, UPSTREAM_PREFIXES);
         verifyTetherOffloadSetInterfaceQuota(inOrder, ethIfIndex, QUOTA_UNLIMITED,
                 true /* isInit */);
         verifyAddUpstreamRule(inOrder, ethernetUpstreamRule);
-        coordinator.addIpv6DownstreamRule(mIpServer, ethernetRuleA);
+        recvNewNeigh(DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, NEIGH_A, NUD_REACHABLE, MAC_A);
         verifyAddDownstreamRule(inOrder, ethernetRuleA);
-        coordinator.addIpv6DownstreamRule(mIpServer, ethernetRuleB);
+        recvNewNeigh(DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, NEIGH_B, NUD_REACHABLE, MAC_B);
         verifyAddDownstreamRule(inOrder, ethernetRuleB);
 
         // [2] Update the existing rules from Ethernet to cellular.
@@ -1500,6 +1504,7 @@
 
         // Update the existing rules for upstream changes. The rules are removed and re-added one
         // by one for updating upstream interface index and prefixes by #tetherOffloadRuleUpdate.
+        when(mIpServer.getIpv6UpstreamIfindex()).thenReturn(mobileIfIndex);
         coordinator.updateAllIpv6Rules(
                 mIpServer, DOWNSTREAM_IFACE_PARAMS, mobileIfIndex, UPSTREAM_PREFIXES2);
         verifyRemoveDownstreamRule(inOrder, ethernetRuleA);
@@ -1554,7 +1559,7 @@
         final InetAddress neigh = InetAddresses.parseNumericAddress("2001:db8::1");
         final MacAddress mac = MacAddress.fromString("00:00:00:00:00:0a");
         final Ipv6DownstreamRule rule = buildTestDownstreamRule(ifIndex, neigh, mac);
-        coordinator.addIpv6DownstreamRule(mIpServer, rule);
+        recvNewNeigh(DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, neigh, NUD_REACHABLE, mac);
         verifyNeverAddDownstreamRule();
         LinkedHashMap<Inet6Address, Ipv6DownstreamRule> rules =
                 coordinator.getIpv6DownstreamRulesForTesting().get(mIpServer);
@@ -1566,7 +1571,7 @@
         rules = new LinkedHashMap<Inet6Address, Ipv6DownstreamRule>();
         rules.put(rule.address, rule);
         coordinator.getIpv6DownstreamRulesForTesting().put(mIpServer, rules);
-        coordinator.removeIpv6DownstreamRule(mIpServer, rule);
+        recvNewNeigh(DOWNSTREAM_IFINDEX, neigh, NUD_STALE, mac);
         verifyNeverRemoveDownstreamRule();
         rules = coordinator.getIpv6DownstreamRulesForTesting().get(mIpServer);
         assertNotNull(rules);
@@ -3067,6 +3072,7 @@
         v6Only.setLinkAddresses(UPSTREAM_ADDRESSES);
 
         resetNetdAndBpfMaps();
+        coordinator.maybeAddUpstreamToLookupTable(IPSEC_IFINDEX, IPSEC_IFACE);
         dispatchTetherConnectionChanged(ipServer, IPSEC_IFACE, v6Only, 0);
         verify(mNetd).tetherAddForward(DOWNSTREAM_IFACE, IPSEC_IFACE);
         verify(mNetd).ipfwdAddInterfaceForward(DOWNSTREAM_IFACE, IPSEC_IFACE);