diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 78b993cf..2b80afb5 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ LDFLAGS := $(NVLDFLAGS) $(GDRCOPY_LDFLAGS) -libverbs -lnuma
 LIBSRCS := $(addprefix src/,debug.cc utils.cc init.cc proxy.cc ib.cc config.cc)
 LIBSRCS += $(addprefix src/bootstrap/,bootstrap.cc socket.cc)
 LIBSRCS += $(addprefix src/,communicator.cc connection.cc registered_memory.cc)
-LIBSRCS += $(addprefix src/,epoch.cc proxy_cpp.cc fifo.cc)
+LIBSRCS += $(addprefix src/,epoch.cc proxy_cpp.cc fifo.cc channel.cc)
 ifneq ($(NPKIT), 0)
 LIBSRCS += $(addprefix src/misc/,npkit.cc)
 endif
diff --git a/src/channel.cc b/src/channel.cc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..42572390
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/channel.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#include "channel.hpp"
+#include "utils.h"
+#include "checks.hpp"
+#include "api.h"
+#include "debug.h"
+
+namespace mscclpp {
+namespace channel {
+
+MSCCLPP_API_CPP DeviceChannelService::DeviceChannelService(Communicator& communicator) : communicator_(communicator),
+    proxy_([&](ProxyTrigger triggerRaw) { return handleTrigger(triggerRaw); }, [&]() { bindThread(); }) {
+  int cudaDevice;
+  CUDATHROW(cudaGetDevice(&cudaDevice));
+  MSCCLPPTHROW(getDeviceNumaNode(cudaDevice, &deviceNumaNode));
+}
+
+MSCCLPP_API_CPP void DeviceChannelService::bindThread()
+{
+  if (deviceNumaNode >= 0) {
+    MSCCLPPTHROW(numaBind(deviceNumaNode));
+    INFO(MSCCLPP_INIT, "NUMA node of DeviceChannelService proxy thread is set to %d", deviceNumaNode);
+  }
+}
+
+} // namespace channel
+} // namespace mscclpp
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/connection.cc b/src/connection.cc
index 66c54f06..0dee770b 100644
--- a/src/connection.cc
+++ b/src/connection.cc
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 #include "infiniband/verbs.h"
 #include "npkit/npkit.h"
 #include "registered_memory.hpp"
+#include "utils.hpp"
 
 namespace mscclpp {
 
@@ -33,7 +34,7 @@ int ConnectionBase::tag() { return tag_; }
 
 CudaIpcConnection::CudaIpcConnection(int remoteRank, int tag) : ConnectionBase(remoteRank, tag)
 {
-  cudaStreamCreate(&stream);
+  CUDATHROW(cudaStreamCreateWithFlags(&stream, cudaStreamNonBlocking));
 }
 
 CudaIpcConnection::~CudaIpcConnection()
@@ -54,6 +55,7 @@ Transport CudaIpcConnection::remoteTransport()
 void CudaIpcConnection::write(RegisteredMemory dst, uint64_t dstOffset, RegisteredMemory src, uint64_t srcOffset,
                               uint64_t size)
 {
+  ScopedTimer timer("CudaIpcConnection::write");
   validateTransport(dst, remoteTransport());
   validateTransport(src, transport());
 
diff --git a/src/include/channel.hpp b/src/include/channel.hpp
index 42826f4f..eb4bd9e7 100644
--- a/src/include/channel.hpp
+++ b/src/include/channel.hpp
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 #include "mscclpp.hpp"
 #include "proxy.hpp"
 #include "mscclppfifo.hpp"
+#include "utils.hpp"
 
 namespace mscclpp {
 namespace channel {
@@ -177,7 +178,7 @@ inline ProxyHandler makeChannelProxyHandler(DeviceChannelService& channelService
 
 class DeviceChannelService {
 public:
-  DeviceChannelService(Communicator& communicator) : communicator_(communicator), proxy_([&](ProxyTrigger triggerRaw) { return handleTrigger(triggerRaw); }) {}
+  DeviceChannelService(Communicator& communicator);
 
   ChannelId addChannel(std::shared_ptr<Connection> connection) {
     channels_.push_back(Channel(communicator_, connection));
@@ -200,6 +201,9 @@ private:
   std::vector<Channel> channels_;
   std::vector<RegisteredMemory> memories_;
   Proxy proxy_;
+  int deviceNumaNode;
+
+  void bindThread();
 
   ProxyHandlerResult handleTrigger(ProxyTrigger triggerRaw) {
     ChannelTrigger* trigger = reinterpret_cast<ChannelTrigger*>(&triggerRaw);
diff --git a/src/include/proxy.hpp b/src/include/proxy.hpp
index f913beac..51ae4752 100644
--- a/src/include/proxy.hpp
+++ b/src/include/proxy.hpp
@@ -21,12 +21,11 @@ using ProxyHandler = std::function<ProxyHandlerResult(ProxyTrigger)>;
 class Proxy
 {
 public:
+  Proxy(ProxyHandler handler, std::function<void()> threadInit);
   Proxy(ProxyHandler handler);
-
   ~Proxy();
 
   void start();
-
   void stop();
 
   HostProxyFifo& fifo();
diff --git a/src/include/utils.hpp b/src/include/utils.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9abf9994
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/include/utils.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+#ifndef MSCCLPP_UTILS_HPP_
+#define MSCCLPP_UTILS_HPP_
+
+#include <chrono>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+namespace mscclpp {
+
+struct Timer
+{
+    std::chrono::steady_clock::time_point start;
+    
+    Timer()
+    {
+        start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    }
+    
+    int64_t elapsed()
+    {
+        auto end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        return std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(end - start).count();
+    }
+    
+    void reset()
+    {
+        start = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+    }
+    
+    void print(const char* name)
+    {
+        auto end = std::chrono::steady_clock::now();
+        auto elapsed = std::chrono::duration_cast<std::chrono::microseconds>(end - start).count();
+        printf("%s: %ld us\n", name, elapsed);
+    }
+};
+
+struct ScopedTimer
+{
+    Timer timer;
+    const char* name;
+    
+    ScopedTimer(const char* name) : name(name)
+    {
+    }
+    
+    ~ScopedTimer()
+    {
+        timer.print(name);
+    }
+};
+
+} // namespace mscclpp
+
+#endif // MSCCLPP_UTILS_HPP_
diff --git a/src/proxy_cpp.cc b/src/proxy_cpp.cc
index 2fb8c2b0..b1626813 100644
--- a/src/proxy_cpp.cc
+++ b/src/proxy_cpp.cc
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 #include "api.h"
 #include "mscclpp.hpp"
 #include "utils.h"
+#include "utils.hpp"
 #include <atomic>
 #include <thread>
 
@@ -14,18 +15,23 @@ const int ProxyFlushPeriod = 4;
 struct Proxy::Impl
 {
   ProxyHandler handler;
+  std::function<void()> threadInit;
   HostProxyFifo fifo;
   std::thread service;
   std::atomic_bool running;
 
-  Impl(ProxyHandler handler) : handler(handler), running(false)
+  Impl(ProxyHandler handler, std::function<void()> threadInit) : handler(handler), threadInit(threadInit), running(false)
   {
   }
 };
 
-MSCCLPP_API_CPP Proxy::Proxy(ProxyHandler handler)
+MSCCLPP_API_CPP Proxy::Proxy(ProxyHandler handler, std::function<void()> threadInit)
+{
+  pimpl = std::make_unique<Impl>(handler, threadInit);
+}
+
+MSCCLPP_API_CPP Proxy::Proxy(ProxyHandler handler) : Proxy(handler, [] {})
 {
-  pimpl = std::make_unique<Impl>(handler);
 }
 
 MSCCLPP_API_CPP Proxy::~Proxy()
@@ -39,8 +45,8 @@ MSCCLPP_API_CPP void Proxy::start()
 {
   pimpl->running = true;
   pimpl->service = std::thread([this] {
-    // from this point on, proxy thread will stay close to the device
-    // PROXYMSCCLPPCHECK(numaBind(pimpl->comm->devNumaNode)); // TODO: reenable this
+
+    pimpl->threadInit();
 
     ProxyHandler handler = this->pimpl->handler;
     HostProxyFifo& fifo = this->pimpl->fifo;