diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
index c5d95b9..2e7d4d8 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.c
@@ -50,12 +50,11 @@
 
 #include "event_helper.h"
 #include "ipsec.h"
+#include "ipsec_worker.h"
 #include "parser.h"
 
 volatile bool force_quit;
 
-#define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
-
 #define MAX_JUMBO_PKT_LEN  9600
 
 #define MEMPOOL_CACHE_SIZE 256
@@ -70,8 +69,6 @@ volatile bool force_quit;
 
 #define BURST_TX_DRAIN_US 100 /* TX drain every ~100us */
 
-#define NB_SOCKETS 4
-
 /* Configure how many packets ahead to prefetch, when reading packets */
 #define PREFETCH_OFFSET	3
 
@@ -79,8 +76,6 @@ volatile bool force_quit;
 
 #define MAX_LCORE_PARAMS 1024
 
-#define UNPROTECTED_PORT(port) (unprotected_port_mask & (1 << portid))
-
 /*
  * Configurable number of RX/TX ring descriptors
  */
@@ -89,29 +84,6 @@ volatile bool force_quit;
 static uint16_t nb_rxd = IPSEC_SECGW_RX_DESC_DEFAULT;
 static uint16_t nb_txd = IPSEC_SECGW_TX_DESC_DEFAULT;
 
-#if RTE_BYTE_ORDER != RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
-#define __BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) \
-	(((uint64_t)((a) & 0xff) << 56) | \
-	((uint64_t)((b) & 0xff) << 48) | \
-	((uint64_t)((c) & 0xff) << 40) | \
-	((uint64_t)((d) & 0xff) << 32) | \
-	((uint64_t)((e) & 0xff) << 24) | \
-	((uint64_t)((f) & 0xff) << 16) | \
-	((uint64_t)((g) & 0xff) << 8)  | \
-	((uint64_t)(h) & 0xff))
-#else
-#define __BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) \
-	(((uint64_t)((h) & 0xff) << 56) | \
-	((uint64_t)((g) & 0xff) << 48) | \
-	((uint64_t)((f) & 0xff) << 40) | \
-	((uint64_t)((e) & 0xff) << 32) | \
-	((uint64_t)((d) & 0xff) << 24) | \
-	((uint64_t)((c) & 0xff) << 16) | \
-	((uint64_t)((b) & 0xff) << 8) | \
-	((uint64_t)(a) & 0xff))
-#endif
-#define ETHADDR(a, b, c, d, e, f) (__BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, 0, 0))
-
 #define ETHADDR_TO_UINT64(addr) __BYTES_TO_UINT64( \
 		(addr)->addr_bytes[0], (addr)->addr_bytes[1], \
 		(addr)->addr_bytes[2], (addr)->addr_bytes[3], \
@@ -123,18 +95,6 @@ static uint16_t nb_txd = IPSEC_SECGW_TX_DESC_DEFAULT;
 
 #define MTU_TO_FRAMELEN(x)	((x) + RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + RTE_ETHER_CRC_LEN)
 
-/* port/source ethernet addr and destination ethernet addr */
-struct ethaddr_info {
-	uint64_t src, dst;
-};
-
-struct ethaddr_info ethaddr_tbl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS] = {
-	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x7e, 0x94, 0x9a) },
-	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x22, 0xa1, 0xd9) },
-	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x69, 0x26) },
-	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x49, 0x9e, 0xdd) }
-};
-
 struct flow_info flow_info_tbl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
 
 #define CMD_LINE_OPT_CONFIG		"config"
@@ -192,10 +152,16 @@ static const struct option lgopts[] = {
 	{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
 };
 
+struct ethaddr_info ethaddr_tbl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS] = {
+	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x7e, 0x94, 0x9a) },
+	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x22, 0xa1, 0xd9) },
+	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x08, 0x69, 0x26) },
+	{ 0, ETHADDR(0x00, 0x16, 0x3e, 0x49, 0x9e, 0xdd) }
+};
+
 /* mask of enabled ports */
 static uint32_t enabled_port_mask;
 static uint64_t enabled_cryptodev_mask = UINT64_MAX;
-static uint32_t unprotected_port_mask;
 static int32_t promiscuous_on = 1;
 static int32_t numa_on = 1; /**< NUMA is enabled by default. */
 static uint32_t nb_lcores;
@@ -283,8 +249,6 @@ static struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = {
 	},
 };
 
-static struct socket_ctx socket_ctx[NB_SOCKETS];
-
 /*
  * Determine is multi-segment support required:
  *  - either frame buffer size is smaller then mtu
@@ -2828,47 +2792,10 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 
 		sa_check_offloads(portid, &req_rx_offloads, &req_tx_offloads);
 		port_init(portid, req_rx_offloads, req_tx_offloads);
-		/* Create default ipsec flow for the ethernet device */
-		ret = create_default_ipsec_flow(portid, req_rx_offloads);
-		if (ret)
-			printf("Cannot create default flow, err=%d, port=%d\n",
-					ret, portid);
 	}
 
 	cryptodevs_init();
 
-	/* start ports */
-	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(portid) {
-		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
-			continue;
-
-		/*
-		 * Start device
-		 * note: device must be started before a flow rule
-		 * can be installed.
-		 */
-		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(portid);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_dev_start: "
-					"err=%d, port=%d\n", ret, portid);
-		/*
-		 * If enabled, put device in promiscuous mode.
-		 * This allows IO forwarding mode to forward packets
-		 * to itself through 2 cross-connected  ports of the
-		 * target machine.
-		 */
-		if (promiscuous_on) {
-			ret = rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(portid);
-			if (ret != 0)
-				rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE,
-					"rte_eth_promiscuous_enable: err=%s, port=%d\n",
-					rte_strerror(-ret), portid);
-		}
-
-		rte_eth_dev_callback_register(portid,
-			RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC, inline_ipsec_event_callback, NULL);
-	}
-
 	/* fragment reassemble is enabled */
 	if (frag_tbl_sz != 0) {
 		ret = reassemble_init();
@@ -2889,8 +2816,6 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 		}
 	}
 
-	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
-
 	/*
 	 * Set the enabled port mask in helper config for use by helper
 	 * sub-system. This will be used while intializing devices using
@@ -2903,6 +2828,39 @@ main(int32_t argc, char **argv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "eh_devs_init failed, err=%d\n", ret);
 
+	/* Create default ipsec flow for each port and start each port */
+	RTE_ETH_FOREACH_DEV(portid) {
+		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
+			continue;
+
+		ret = create_default_ipsec_flow(portid, req_rx_offloads);
+		if (ret)
+			printf("create_default_ipsec_flow failed, err=%d, "
+			       "port=%d\n", ret, portid);
+		/*
+		 * Start device
+		 * note: device must be started before a flow rule
+		 * can be installed.
+		 */
+		ret = rte_eth_dev_start(portid);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "rte_eth_dev_start: "
+					"err=%d, port=%d\n", ret, portid);
+		/*
+		 * If enabled, put device in promiscuous mode.
+		 * This allows IO forwarding mode to forward packets
+		 * to itself through 2 cross-connected  ports of the
+		 * target machine.
+		 */
+		if (promiscuous_on)
+			rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(portid);
+
+		rte_eth_dev_callback_register(portid,
+			RTE_ETH_EVENT_IPSEC, inline_ipsec_event_callback, NULL);
+	}
+
+	check_all_ports_link_status(enabled_port_mask);
+
 	/* launch per-lcore init on every lcore */
 	rte_eal_mp_remote_launch(ipsec_launch_one_lcore, eh_conf, CALL_MASTER);
 
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..67e1193
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec-secgw.h
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Cavium, Inc
+ */
+#ifndef _IPSEC_SECGW_H_
+#define _IPSEC_SECGW_H_
+
+#include <rte_hash.h>
+
+#define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
+
+#define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
+
+#define NB_SOCKETS 4
+
+#define UNPROTECTED_PORT(port) (unprotected_port_mask & (1 << portid))
+
+#if RTE_BYTE_ORDER != RTE_LITTLE_ENDIAN
+#define __BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) \
+	(((uint64_t)((a) & 0xff) << 56) | \
+	((uint64_t)((b) & 0xff) << 48) | \
+	((uint64_t)((c) & 0xff) << 40) | \
+	((uint64_t)((d) & 0xff) << 32) | \
+	((uint64_t)((e) & 0xff) << 24) | \
+	((uint64_t)((f) & 0xff) << 16) | \
+	((uint64_t)((g) & 0xff) << 8)  | \
+	((uint64_t)(h) & 0xff))
+#else
+#define __BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, g, h) \
+	(((uint64_t)((h) & 0xff) << 56) | \
+	((uint64_t)((g) & 0xff) << 48) | \
+	((uint64_t)((f) & 0xff) << 40) | \
+	((uint64_t)((e) & 0xff) << 32) | \
+	((uint64_t)((d) & 0xff) << 24) | \
+	((uint64_t)((c) & 0xff) << 16) | \
+	((uint64_t)((b) & 0xff) << 8) | \
+	((uint64_t)(a) & 0xff))
+#endif
+
+#define ETHADDR(a, b, c, d, e, f) (__BYTES_TO_UINT64(a, b, c, d, e, f, 0, 0))
+
+struct traffic_type {
+	const uint8_t *data[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	void *saptr[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	uint32_t res[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
+	uint32_t num;
+};
+
+struct ipsec_traffic {
+	struct traffic_type ipsec;
+	struct traffic_type ip4;
+	struct traffic_type ip6;
+};
+
+/* Fields optimized for devices without burst */
+struct traffic_type_nb {
+	const uint8_t *data;
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
+	uint32_t res;
+	uint32_t num;
+};
+
+struct ipsec_traffic_nb {
+	struct traffic_type_nb ipsec;
+	struct traffic_type_nb ip4;
+	struct traffic_type_nb ip6;
+};
+
+/* port/source ethernet addr and destination ethernet addr */
+struct ethaddr_info {
+	uint64_t src, dst;
+};
+
+struct ethaddr_info ethaddr_tbl[RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS];
+
+/* TODO: All var definitions need to be part of a .c file */
+
+/* Port mask to identify the unprotected ports */
+uint32_t unprotected_port_mask;
+
+#endif /* _IPSEC_SECGW_H_ */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
index 0b9fc04..0c5ee8a 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec.h
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@
 #include <rte_flow.h>
 #include <rte_ipsec.h>
 
-#define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC       RTE_LOGTYPE_USER1
+#include "ipsec-secgw.h"
+
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC_ESP   RTE_LOGTYPE_USER2
 #define RTE_LOGTYPE_IPSEC_IPIP  RTE_LOGTYPE_USER3
 
-#define MAX_PKT_BURST 32
 #define MAX_INFLIGHT 128
 #define MAX_QP_PER_LCORE 256
 
@@ -153,6 +153,17 @@ struct ipsec_sa {
 	struct rte_security_session_conf sess_conf;
 } __rte_cache_aligned;
 
+struct sa_ctx {
+	void *satbl; /* pointer to array of rte_ipsec_sa objects*/
+	struct ipsec_sa sa[IPSEC_SA_MAX_ENTRIES];
+	union {
+		struct {
+			struct rte_crypto_sym_xform a;
+			struct rte_crypto_sym_xform b;
+		};
+	} xf[IPSEC_SA_MAX_ENTRIES];
+};
+
 struct ipsec_mbuf_metadata {
 	struct ipsec_sa *sa;
 	struct rte_crypto_op cop;
@@ -233,26 +244,8 @@ struct cnt_blk {
 	uint32_t cnt;
 } __attribute__((packed));
 
-struct traffic_type {
-	const uint8_t *data[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkts[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	void *saptr[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	uint32_t res[MAX_PKT_BURST * 2];
-	uint32_t num;
-};
-
-struct ipsec_traffic {
-	struct traffic_type ipsec;
-	struct traffic_type ip4;
-	struct traffic_type ip6;
-};
-
-
-void
-ipsec_poll_mode_worker(void);
-
-int
-ipsec_launch_one_lcore(void *args);
+/* Socket ctx */
+struct socket_ctx socket_ctx[NB_SOCKETS];
 
 uint16_t
 ipsec_inbound(struct ipsec_ctx *ctx, struct rte_mbuf *pkts[],
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
index fce274a..2af9475 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <stdbool.h>
 
+#include <rte_acl.h>
 #include <rte_common.h>
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_memcpy.h>
@@ -29,12 +30,51 @@
 #include <rte_eventdev.h>
 #include <rte_malloc.h>
 #include <rte_mbuf.h>
+#include <rte_lpm.h>
+#include <rte_lpm6.h>
 
 #include "ipsec.h"
+#include "ipsec_worker.h"
 #include "event_helper.h"
 
 extern volatile bool force_quit;
 
+static inline enum pkt_type
+process_ipsec_get_pkt_type(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint8_t **nlp)
+{
+	struct rte_ether_hdr *eth;
+
+	eth = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, struct rte_ether_hdr *);
+	if (eth->ether_type == rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV4)) {
+		*nlp = RTE_PTR_ADD(eth, RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
+				offsetof(struct ip, ip_p));
+		if (**nlp == IPPROTO_ESP)
+			return PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV4;
+		else
+			return PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV4;
+	} else if (eth->ether_type == rte_cpu_to_be_16(RTE_ETHER_TYPE_IPV6)) {
+		*nlp = RTE_PTR_ADD(eth, RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN +
+				offsetof(struct ip6_hdr, ip6_nxt));
+		if (**nlp == IPPROTO_ESP)
+			return PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV6;
+		else
+			return PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV6;
+	}
+
+	/* Unknown/Unsupported type */
+	return PKT_TYPE_INVALID;
+}
+
+static inline void
+update_mac_addrs(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, uint16_t portid)
+{
+	struct rte_ether_hdr *ethhdr;
+
+	ethhdr = rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, struct rte_ether_hdr *);
+	memcpy(&ethhdr->s_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[portid].src, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+	memcpy(&ethhdr->d_addr, &ethaddr_tbl[portid].dst, RTE_ETHER_ADDR_LEN);
+}
+
 static inline void
 ipsec_event_pre_forward(struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned int port_id)
 {
@@ -45,6 +85,177 @@ ipsec_event_pre_forward(struct rte_mbuf *m, unsigned int port_id)
 	rte_event_eth_tx_adapter_txq_set(m, 0);
 }
 
+static inline int
+check_sp(struct sp_ctx *sp, const uint8_t *nlp, uint32_t *sa_idx)
+{
+	uint32_t res;
+
+	if (unlikely(sp == NULL))
+		return 0;
+
+	rte_acl_classify((struct rte_acl_ctx *)sp, &nlp, &res, 1,
+			DEFAULT_MAX_CATEGORIES);
+
+	if (unlikely(res == 0)) {
+		/* No match */
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (res == DISCARD)
+		return 0;
+	else if (res == BYPASS) {
+		*sa_idx = 0;
+		return 1;
+	}
+
+	*sa_idx = SPI2IDX(res);
+	if (*sa_idx < IPSEC_SA_MAX_ENTRIES)
+		return 1;
+
+	/* Invalid SA IDX */
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t
+route4_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx)
+{
+	uint32_t dst_ip;
+	uint16_t offset;
+	uint32_t hop;
+	int ret;
+
+	offset = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + offsetof(struct ip, ip_dst);
+	dst_ip = *rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkt, uint32_t *, offset);
+	dst_ip = rte_be_to_cpu_32(dst_ip);
+
+	ret = rte_lpm_lookup((struct rte_lpm *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, &hop);
+
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* We have a hit */
+		return hop;
+	}
+
+	/* else */
+	return RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
+}
+
+/* TODO: To be tested */
+static inline uint16_t
+route6_pkt(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, struct rt_ctx *rt_ctx)
+{
+	uint8_t dst_ip[16];
+	uint8_t *ip6_dst;
+	uint16_t offset;
+	uint32_t hop;
+	int ret;
+
+	offset = RTE_ETHER_HDR_LEN + offsetof(struct ip6_hdr, ip6_dst);
+	ip6_dst = rte_pktmbuf_mtod_offset(pkt, uint8_t *, offset);
+	memcpy(&dst_ip[0], ip6_dst, 16);
+
+	ret = rte_lpm6_lookup((struct rte_lpm6 *)rt_ctx, dst_ip, &hop);
+
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* We have a hit */
+		return hop;
+	}
+
+	/* else */
+	return RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
+}
+
+static inline uint16_t
+get_route(struct rte_mbuf *pkt, struct route_table *rt, enum pkt_type type)
+{
+	if (type == PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV4 || type == PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV4)
+		return route4_pkt(pkt, rt->rt4_ctx);
+	else if (type == PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV6 || type == PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV6)
+		return route6_pkt(pkt, rt->rt6_ctx);
+
+	return RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS;
+}
+
+static inline int
+process_ipsec_ev_inbound(struct ipsec_ctx *ctx, struct route_table *rt,
+		struct rte_event *ev)
+{
+	struct ipsec_sa *sa = NULL;
+	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
+	uint16_t port_id = 0;
+	enum pkt_type type;
+	uint32_t sa_idx;
+	uint8_t *nlp;
+
+	/* Get pkt from event */
+	pkt = ev->mbuf;
+
+	/* Check the packet type */
+	type = process_ipsec_get_pkt_type(pkt, &nlp);
+
+	switch (type) {
+	case PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV4:
+		if (pkt->ol_flags & PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD)
+			sa = (struct ipsec_sa *) pkt->udata64;
+
+		/* Check if we have a match */
+		if (check_sp(ctx->sp4_ctx, nlp, &sa_idx) == 0) {
+			/* No valid match */
+			goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	case PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV6:
+		if (pkt->ol_flags & PKT_RX_SEC_OFFLOAD)
+			sa = (struct ipsec_sa *) pkt->udata64;
+
+		/* Check if we have a match */
+		if (check_sp(ctx->sp6_ctx, nlp, &sa_idx) == 0) {
+			/* No valid match */
+			goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+		}
+		break;
+
+	default:
+		RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "Unsupported packet type = %d\n", type);
+		goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+	}
+
+	/* Check if the packet has to be bypassed */
+	if (sa_idx == 0)
+		goto route_and_send_pkt;
+
+	/* Else the packet has to be protected with SA */
+
+	/* If the packet was IPsec processed, then SA pointer should be set */
+	if (sa == NULL)
+		goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+
+	/* SPI on the packet should match with the one in SA */
+	if (unlikely(sa->spi != sa_idx))
+		goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+
+route_and_send_pkt:
+	port_id = get_route(pkt, rt, type);
+	if (unlikely(port_id == RTE_MAX_ETHPORTS)) {
+		/* no match */
+		goto drop_pkt_and_exit;
+	}
+	/* else, we have a matching route */
+
+	/* Update mac addresses */
+	update_mac_addrs(pkt, port_id);
+
+	/* Update the event with the dest port */
+	ipsec_event_pre_forward(pkt, port_id);
+	return 1;
+
+drop_pkt_and_exit:
+	RTE_LOG(ERR, IPSEC, "Inbound packet dropped\n");
+	rte_pktmbuf_free(pkt);
+	ev->mbuf = NULL;
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * Event mode exposes various operating modes depending on the
  * capabilities of the event device and the operating mode
@@ -134,11 +345,11 @@ static void
 ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_app_mode_inb(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
 		uint8_t nb_links)
 {
+	struct lcore_conf_ev_tx_int_port_wrkr lconf;
 	unsigned int nb_rx = 0;
-	unsigned int port_id;
-	struct rte_mbuf *pkt;
 	struct rte_event ev;
 	uint32_t lcore_id;
+	int32_t socket_id;
 
 	/* Check if we have links registered for this lcore */
 	if (nb_links == 0) {
@@ -151,6 +362,21 @@ ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_app_mode_inb(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
 	/* Get core ID */
 	lcore_id = rte_lcore_id();
 
+	/* Get socket ID */
+	socket_id = rte_lcore_to_socket_id(lcore_id);
+
+	/* Save routing table */
+	lconf.rt.rt4_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].rt_ip4;
+	lconf.rt.rt6_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].rt_ip6;
+	lconf.inbound.sp4_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip4_in;
+	lconf.inbound.sp6_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip6_in;
+	lconf.inbound.sa_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_in;
+	lconf.inbound.session_pool = socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool;
+	lconf.outbound.sp4_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip4_out;
+	lconf.outbound.sp6_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sp_ip6_out;
+	lconf.outbound.sa_ctx = socket_ctx[socket_id].sa_out;
+	lconf.outbound.session_pool = socket_ctx[socket_id].session_pool;
+
 	RTE_LOG(INFO, IPSEC,
 		"Launching event mode worker (non-burst - Tx internal port - "
 		"app mode - inbound) on lcore %d\n", lcore_id);
@@ -175,13 +401,11 @@ ipsec_wrkr_non_burst_int_port_app_mode_inb(struct eh_event_link_info *links,
 		if (nb_rx == 0)
 			continue;
 
-		port_id = ev.queue_id;
-		pkt = ev.mbuf;
-
-		rte_prefetch0(rte_pktmbuf_mtod(pkt, void *));
-
-		/* Process packet */
-		ipsec_event_pre_forward(pkt, port_id);
+		if (process_ipsec_ev_inbound(&lconf.inbound,
+				&lconf.rt, &ev) != 1) {
+			/* The pkt has been dropped */
+			continue;
+		}
 
 		/*
 		 * Since tx internal port is available, events can be
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd18a2e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/ipsec_worker.h
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+/* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-3-Clause
+ * Copyright(c) 2018 Cavium, Inc
+ */
+#ifndef _IPSEC_WORKER_H_
+#define _IPSEC_WORKER_H_
+
+#include "ipsec.h"
+
+enum pkt_type {
+	PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV4 = 1,
+	PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV4,
+	PKT_TYPE_PLAIN_IPV6,
+	PKT_TYPE_IPSEC_IPV6,
+	PKT_TYPE_INVALID
+};
+
+struct route_table {
+	struct rt_ctx *rt4_ctx;
+	struct rt_ctx *rt6_ctx;
+};
+
+/*
+ * Conf required by event mode worker with tx internal port
+ */
+struct lcore_conf_ev_tx_int_port_wrkr {
+	struct ipsec_ctx inbound;
+	struct ipsec_ctx outbound;
+	struct route_table rt;
+} __rte_cache_aligned;
+
+/* TODO
+ *
+ * Move this function to ipsec_worker.c
+ */
+void ipsec_poll_mode_worker(void);
+
+int ipsec_launch_one_lcore(void *args);
+
+#endif /* _IPSEC_WORKER_H_ */
diff --git a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
index 7f046e3..9e17ba0 100644
--- a/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
+++ b/examples/ipsec-secgw/sa.c
@@ -772,17 +772,6 @@ print_one_sa_rule(const struct ipsec_sa *sa, int inbound)
 	printf("\n");
 }
 
-struct sa_ctx {
-	void *satbl; /* pointer to array of rte_ipsec_sa objects*/
-	struct ipsec_sa sa[IPSEC_SA_MAX_ENTRIES];
-	union {
-		struct {
-			struct rte_crypto_sym_xform a;
-			struct rte_crypto_sym_xform b;
-		};
-	} xf[IPSEC_SA_MAX_ENTRIES];
-};
-
 static struct sa_ctx *
 sa_create(const char *name, int32_t socket_id)
 {
