diff --git a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/clientconn.go b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/clientconn.go
index 4414ba8..a3c315f 100644
--- a/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/clientconn.go
+++ b/vendor/google.golang.org/grpc/clientconn.go
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"math"
-	"net"
-	"reflect"
+	"net/url"
+	"slices"
 	"strings"
 	"sync"
 	"sync/atomic"
@@ -32,13 +32,15 @@
 
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/base"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/pickfirst"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/codes"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/connectivity"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/credentials"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/grpclog"
-	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/backoff"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/channelz"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/grpcsync"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/idle"
+	iresolver "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/resolver"
+	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/stats"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/internal/transport"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/keepalive"
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/resolver"
@@ -46,15 +48,14 @@
 	"google.golang.org/grpc/status"
 
 	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/balancer/roundrobin"           // To register roundrobin.
-	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/resolver/dns"         // To register dns resolver.
 	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/resolver/passthrough" // To register passthrough resolver.
+	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/internal/resolver/unix"        // To register unix resolver.
+	_ "google.golang.org/grpc/resolver/dns"                  // To register dns resolver.
 )
 
 const (
 	// minimum time to give a connection to complete
 	minConnectTimeout = 20 * time.Second
-	// must match grpclbName in grpclb/grpclb.go
-	grpclbName = "grpclb"
 )
 
 var (
@@ -68,11 +69,14 @@
 	errConnDrain = errors.New("grpc: the connection is drained")
 	// errConnClosing indicates that the connection is closing.
 	errConnClosing = errors.New("grpc: the connection is closing")
-	// errBalancerClosed indicates that the balancer is closed.
-	errBalancerClosed = errors.New("grpc: balancer is closed")
+	// errConnIdling indicates the connection is being closed as the channel
+	// is moving to an idle mode due to inactivity.
+	errConnIdling = errors.New("grpc: the connection is closing due to channel idleness")
 	// invalidDefaultServiceConfigErrPrefix is used to prefix the json parsing error for the default
 	// service config.
 	invalidDefaultServiceConfigErrPrefix = "grpc: the provided default service config is invalid"
+	// PickFirstBalancerName is the name of the pick_first balancer.
+	PickFirstBalancerName = pickfirst.Name
 )
 
 // The following errors are returned from Dial and DialContext
@@ -80,17 +84,17 @@
 	// errNoTransportSecurity indicates that there is no transport security
 	// being set for ClientConn. Users should either set one or explicitly
 	// call WithInsecure DialOption to disable security.
-	errNoTransportSecurity = errors.New("grpc: no transport security set (use grpc.WithInsecure() explicitly or set credentials)")
+	errNoTransportSecurity = errors.New("grpc: no transport security set (use grpc.WithTransportCredentials(insecure.NewCredentials()) explicitly or set credentials)")
 	// errTransportCredsAndBundle indicates that creds bundle is used together
 	// with other individual Transport Credentials.
 	errTransportCredsAndBundle = errors.New("grpc: credentials.Bundle may not be used with individual TransportCredentials")
-	// errTransportCredentialsMissing indicates that users want to transmit security
-	// information (e.g., OAuth2 token) which requires secure connection on an insecure
-	// connection.
+	// errNoTransportCredsInBundle indicated that the configured creds bundle
+	// returned a transport credentials which was nil.
+	errNoTransportCredsInBundle = errors.New("grpc: credentials.Bundle must return non-nil transport credentials")
+	// errTransportCredentialsMissing indicates that users want to transmit
+	// security information (e.g., OAuth2 token) which requires secure
+	// connection on an insecure connection.
 	errTransportCredentialsMissing = errors.New("grpc: the credentials require transport level security (use grpc.WithTransportCredentials() to set)")
-	// errCredentialsConflict indicates that grpc.WithTransportCredentials()
-	// and grpc.WithInsecure() are both called for a connection.
-	errCredentialsConflict = errors.New("grpc: transport credentials are set for an insecure connection (grpc.WithTransportCredentials() and grpc.WithInsecure() are both called)")
 )
 
 const (
@@ -101,114 +105,168 @@
 	defaultReadBufSize  = 32 * 1024
 )
 
-// Dial creates a client connection to the given target.
-func Dial(target string, opts ...DialOption) (*ClientConn, error) {
-	return DialContext(context.Background(), target, opts...)
+type defaultConfigSelector struct {
+	sc *ServiceConfig
 }
 
-// DialContext creates a client connection to the given target. By default, it's
-// a non-blocking dial (the function won't wait for connections to be
-// established, and connecting happens in the background). To make it a blocking
-// dial, use WithBlock() dial option.
-//
-// In the non-blocking case, the ctx does not act against the connection. It
-// only controls the setup steps.
-//
-// In the blocking case, ctx can be used to cancel or expire the pending
-// connection. Once this function returns, the cancellation and expiration of
-// ctx will be noop. Users should call ClientConn.Close to terminate all the
-// pending operations after this function returns.
+func (dcs *defaultConfigSelector) SelectConfig(rpcInfo iresolver.RPCInfo) (*iresolver.RPCConfig, error) {
+	return &iresolver.RPCConfig{
+		Context:      rpcInfo.Context,
+		MethodConfig: getMethodConfig(dcs.sc, rpcInfo.Method),
+	}, nil
+}
+
+// NewClient creates a new gRPC "channel" for the target URI provided.  No I/O
+// is performed.  Use of the ClientConn for RPCs will automatically cause it to
+// connect.  The Connect method may be called to manually create a connection,
+// but for most users this should be unnecessary.
 //
 // The target name syntax is defined in
-// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.
-// e.g. to use dns resolver, a "dns:///" prefix should be applied to the target.
-func DialContext(ctx context.Context, target string, opts ...DialOption) (conn *ClientConn, err error) {
+// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/naming.md.  E.g. to use the dns
+// name resolver, a "dns:///" prefix may be applied to the target.  The default
+// name resolver will be used if no scheme is detected, or if the parsed scheme
+// is not a registered name resolver.  The default resolver is "dns" but can be
+// overridden using the resolver package's SetDefaultScheme.
+//
+// Examples:
+//
+//   - "foo.googleapis.com:8080"
+//   - "dns:///foo.googleapis.com:8080"
+//   - "dns:///foo.googleapis.com"
+//   - "dns:///10.0.0.213:8080"
+//   - "dns:///%5B2001:db8:85a3:8d3:1319:8a2e:370:7348%5D:443"
+//   - "dns://8.8.8.8/foo.googleapis.com:8080"
+//   - "dns://8.8.8.8/foo.googleapis.com"
+//   - "zookeeper://zk.example.com:9900/example_service"
+//
+// The DialOptions returned by WithBlock, WithTimeout,
+// WithReturnConnectionError, and FailOnNonTempDialError are ignored by this
+// function.
+func NewClient(target string, opts ...DialOption) (conn *ClientConn, err error) {
 	cc := &ClientConn{
-		target:            target,
-		csMgr:             &connectivityStateManager{},
-		conns:             make(map[*addrConn]struct{}),
-		dopts:             defaultDialOptions(),
-		blockingpicker:    newPickerWrapper(),
-		czData:            new(channelzData),
-		firstResolveEvent: grpcsync.NewEvent(),
+		target: target,
+		conns:  make(map[*addrConn]struct{}),
+		dopts:  defaultDialOptions(),
 	}
+
 	cc.retryThrottler.Store((*retryThrottler)(nil))
+	cc.safeConfigSelector.UpdateConfigSelector(&defaultConfigSelector{nil})
 	cc.ctx, cc.cancel = context.WithCancel(context.Background())
 
+	// Apply dial options.
+	disableGlobalOpts := false
+	for _, opt := range opts {
+		if _, ok := opt.(*disableGlobalDialOptions); ok {
+			disableGlobalOpts = true
+			break
+		}
+	}
+
+	if !disableGlobalOpts {
+		for _, opt := range globalDialOptions {
+			opt.apply(&cc.dopts)
+		}
+	}
+
 	for _, opt := range opts {
 		opt.apply(&cc.dopts)
 	}
 
+	// Determine the resolver to use.
+	if err := cc.initParsedTargetAndResolverBuilder(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	for _, opt := range globalPerTargetDialOptions {
+		opt.DialOptionForTarget(cc.parsedTarget.URL).apply(&cc.dopts)
+	}
+
 	chainUnaryClientInterceptors(cc)
 	chainStreamClientInterceptors(cc)
 
+	if err := cc.validateTransportCredentials(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	if cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfigRawJSON != nil {
+		scpr := parseServiceConfig(*cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfigRawJSON, cc.dopts.maxCallAttempts)
+		if scpr.Err != nil {
+			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", invalidDefaultServiceConfigErrPrefix, scpr.Err)
+		}
+		cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig, _ = scpr.Config.(*ServiceConfig)
+	}
+	cc.keepaliveParams = cc.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams
+
+	if err = cc.initAuthority(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// Register ClientConn with channelz. Note that this is only done after
+	// channel creation cannot fail.
+	cc.channelzRegistration(target)
+	channelz.Infof(logger, cc.channelz, "parsed dial target is: %#v", cc.parsedTarget)
+	channelz.Infof(logger, cc.channelz, "Channel authority set to %q", cc.authority)
+
+	cc.csMgr = newConnectivityStateManager(cc.ctx, cc.channelz)
+	cc.pickerWrapper = newPickerWrapper()
+
+	cc.metricsRecorderList = stats.NewMetricsRecorderList(cc.dopts.copts.StatsHandlers)
+
+	cc.initIdleStateLocked() // Safe to call without the lock, since nothing else has a reference to cc.
+	cc.idlenessMgr = idle.NewManager((*idler)(cc), cc.dopts.idleTimeout)
+
+	return cc, nil
+}
+
+// Dial calls DialContext(context.Background(), target, opts...).
+//
+// Deprecated: use NewClient instead.  Will be supported throughout 1.x.
+func Dial(target string, opts ...DialOption) (*ClientConn, error) {
+	return DialContext(context.Background(), target, opts...)
+}
+
+// DialContext calls NewClient and then exits idle mode.  If WithBlock(true) is
+// used, it calls Connect and WaitForStateChange until either the context
+// expires or the state of the ClientConn is Ready.
+//
+// One subtle difference between NewClient and Dial and DialContext is that the
+// former uses "dns" as the default name resolver, while the latter use
+// "passthrough" for backward compatibility.  This distinction should not matter
+// to most users, but could matter to legacy users that specify a custom dialer
+// and expect it to receive the target string directly.
+//
+// Deprecated: use NewClient instead.  Will be supported throughout 1.x.
+func DialContext(ctx context.Context, target string, opts ...DialOption) (conn *ClientConn, err error) {
+	// At the end of this method, we kick the channel out of idle, rather than
+	// waiting for the first rpc.
+	//
+	// WithLocalDNSResolution dial option in `grpc.Dial` ensures that it
+	// preserves behavior: when default scheme passthrough is used, skip
+	// hostname resolution, when "dns" is used for resolution, perform
+	// resolution on the client.
+	opts = append([]DialOption{withDefaultScheme("passthrough"), WithLocalDNSResolution()}, opts...)
+	cc, err := NewClient(target, opts...)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	// We start the channel off in idle mode, but kick it out of idle now,
+	// instead of waiting for the first RPC.  This is the legacy behavior of
+	// Dial.
 	defer func() {
 		if err != nil {
 			cc.Close()
 		}
 	}()
 
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		if cc.dopts.channelzParentID != 0 {
-			cc.channelzID = channelz.RegisterChannel(&channelzChannel{cc}, cc.dopts.channelzParentID, target)
-			channelz.AddTraceEvent(cc.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     "Channel Created",
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-				Parent: &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-					Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Nested Channel(id:%d) created", cc.channelzID),
-					Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-				},
-			})
-		} else {
-			cc.channelzID = channelz.RegisterChannel(&channelzChannel{cc}, 0, target)
-			channelz.AddTraceEvent(cc.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     "Channel Created",
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			})
-		}
-		cc.csMgr.channelzID = cc.channelzID
+	// This creates the name resolver, load balancer, etc.
+	if err := cc.idlenessMgr.ExitIdleMode(); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
 	}
 
-	if !cc.dopts.insecure {
-		if cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials == nil && cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle == nil {
-			return nil, errNoTransportSecurity
-		}
-		if cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials != nil && cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle != nil {
-			return nil, errTransportCredsAndBundle
-		}
-	} else {
-		if cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials != nil || cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle != nil {
-			return nil, errCredentialsConflict
-		}
-		for _, cd := range cc.dopts.copts.PerRPCCredentials {
-			if cd.RequireTransportSecurity() {
-				return nil, errTransportCredentialsMissing
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	if cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfigRawJSON != nil {
-		scpr := parseServiceConfig(*cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfigRawJSON)
-		if scpr.Err != nil {
-			return nil, fmt.Errorf("%s: %v", invalidDefaultServiceConfigErrPrefix, scpr.Err)
-		}
-		cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig, _ = scpr.Config.(*ServiceConfig)
-	}
-	cc.mkp = cc.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams
-
-	if cc.dopts.copts.Dialer == nil {
-		cc.dopts.copts.Dialer = newProxyDialer(
-			func(ctx context.Context, addr string) (net.Conn, error) {
-				network, addr := parseDialTarget(addr)
-				return (&net.Dialer{}).DialContext(ctx, network, addr)
-			},
-		)
-	}
-
-	if cc.dopts.copts.UserAgent != "" {
-		cc.dopts.copts.UserAgent += " " + grpcUA
-	} else {
-		cc.dopts.copts.UserAgent = grpcUA
+	// Return now for non-blocking dials.
+	if !cc.dopts.block {
+		return cc, nil
 	}
 
 	if cc.dopts.timeout > 0 {
@@ -219,116 +277,186 @@
 	defer func() {
 		select {
 		case <-ctx.Done():
-			conn, err = nil, ctx.Err()
+			switch {
+			case ctx.Err() == err:
+				conn = nil
+			case err == nil || !cc.dopts.returnLastError:
+				conn, err = nil, ctx.Err()
+			default:
+				conn, err = nil, fmt.Errorf("%v: %v", ctx.Err(), err)
+			}
 		default:
 		}
 	}()
 
-	scSet := false
-	if cc.dopts.scChan != nil {
-		// Try to get an initial service config.
-		select {
-		case sc, ok := <-cc.dopts.scChan:
-			if ok {
-				cc.sc = &sc
-				scSet = true
-			}
-		default:
+	// A blocking dial blocks until the clientConn is ready.
+	for {
+		s := cc.GetState()
+		if s == connectivity.Idle {
+			cc.Connect()
 		}
-	}
-	if cc.dopts.bs == nil {
-		cc.dopts.bs = backoff.DefaultExponential
-	}
-	if cc.dopts.resolverBuilder == nil {
-		// Only try to parse target when resolver builder is not already set.
-		cc.parsedTarget = parseTarget(cc.target)
-		grpclog.Infof("parsed scheme: %q", cc.parsedTarget.Scheme)
-		cc.dopts.resolverBuilder = resolver.Get(cc.parsedTarget.Scheme)
-		if cc.dopts.resolverBuilder == nil {
-			// If resolver builder is still nil, the parsed target's scheme is
-			// not registered. Fallback to default resolver and set Endpoint to
-			// the original target.
-			grpclog.Infof("scheme %q not registered, fallback to default scheme", cc.parsedTarget.Scheme)
-			cc.parsedTarget = resolver.Target{
-				Scheme:   resolver.GetDefaultScheme(),
-				Endpoint: target,
+		if s == connectivity.Ready {
+			return cc, nil
+		} else if cc.dopts.copts.FailOnNonTempDialError && s == connectivity.TransientFailure {
+			if err = cc.connectionError(); err != nil {
+				terr, ok := err.(interface {
+					Temporary() bool
+				})
+				if ok && !terr.Temporary() {
+					return nil, err
+				}
 			}
-			cc.dopts.resolverBuilder = resolver.Get(cc.parsedTarget.Scheme)
 		}
-	} else {
-		cc.parsedTarget = resolver.Target{Endpoint: target}
-	}
-	creds := cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials
-	if creds != nil && creds.Info().ServerName != "" {
-		cc.authority = creds.Info().ServerName
-	} else if cc.dopts.insecure && cc.dopts.authority != "" {
-		cc.authority = cc.dopts.authority
-	} else {
-		// Use endpoint from "scheme://authority/endpoint" as the default
-		// authority for ClientConn.
-		cc.authority = cc.parsedTarget.Endpoint
-	}
-
-	if cc.dopts.scChan != nil && !scSet {
-		// Blocking wait for the initial service config.
-		select {
-		case sc, ok := <-cc.dopts.scChan:
-			if ok {
-				cc.sc = &sc
+		if !cc.WaitForStateChange(ctx, s) {
+			// ctx got timeout or canceled.
+			if err = cc.connectionError(); err != nil && cc.dopts.returnLastError {
+				return nil, err
 			}
-		case <-ctx.Done():
 			return nil, ctx.Err()
 		}
 	}
-	if cc.dopts.scChan != nil {
-		go cc.scWatcher()
-	}
+}
 
-	var credsClone credentials.TransportCredentials
-	if creds := cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials; creds != nil {
-		credsClone = creds.Clone()
+// addTraceEvent is a helper method to add a trace event on the channel. If the
+// channel is a nested one, the same event is also added on the parent channel.
+func (cc *ClientConn) addTraceEvent(msg string) {
+	ted := &channelz.TraceEvent{
+		Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Channel %s", msg),
+		Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
 	}
-	cc.balancerBuildOpts = balancer.BuildOptions{
-		DialCreds:        credsClone,
-		CredsBundle:      cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle,
-		Dialer:           cc.dopts.copts.Dialer,
-		ChannelzParentID: cc.channelzID,
-		Target:           cc.parsedTarget,
+	if cc.dopts.channelzParent != nil {
+		ted.Parent = &channelz.TraceEvent{
+			Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Nested channel(id:%d) %s", cc.channelz.ID, msg),
+			Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
+		}
 	}
+	channelz.AddTraceEvent(logger, cc.channelz, 0, ted)
+}
 
-	// Build the resolver.
-	rWrapper, err := newCCResolverWrapper(cc)
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to build resolver: %v", err)
-	}
+type idler ClientConn
 
+func (i *idler) EnterIdleMode() {
+	(*ClientConn)(i).enterIdleMode()
+}
+
+func (i *idler) ExitIdleMode() error {
+	return (*ClientConn)(i).exitIdleMode()
+}
+
+// exitIdleMode moves the channel out of idle mode by recreating the name
+// resolver and load balancer.  This should never be called directly; use
+// cc.idlenessMgr.ExitIdleMode instead.
+func (cc *ClientConn) exitIdleMode() (err error) {
 	cc.mu.Lock()
-	cc.resolverWrapper = rWrapper
+	if cc.conns == nil {
+		cc.mu.Unlock()
+		return errConnClosing
+	}
 	cc.mu.Unlock()
-	// A blocking dial blocks until the clientConn is ready.
-	if cc.dopts.block {
-		for {
-			s := cc.GetState()
-			if s == connectivity.Ready {
-				break
-			} else if cc.dopts.copts.FailOnNonTempDialError && s == connectivity.TransientFailure {
-				if err = cc.blockingpicker.connectionError(); err != nil {
-					terr, ok := err.(interface {
-						Temporary() bool
-					})
-					if ok && !terr.Temporary() {
-						return nil, err
-					}
-				}
-			}
-			if !cc.WaitForStateChange(ctx, s) {
-				// ctx got timeout or canceled.
-				return nil, ctx.Err()
+
+	// This needs to be called without cc.mu because this builds a new resolver
+	// which might update state or report error inline, which would then need to
+	// acquire cc.mu.
+	if err := cc.resolverWrapper.start(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	cc.addTraceEvent("exiting idle mode")
+	return nil
+}
+
+// initIdleStateLocked initializes common state to how it should be while idle.
+func (cc *ClientConn) initIdleStateLocked() {
+	cc.resolverWrapper = newCCResolverWrapper(cc)
+	cc.balancerWrapper = newCCBalancerWrapper(cc)
+	cc.firstResolveEvent = grpcsync.NewEvent()
+	// cc.conns == nil is a proxy for the ClientConn being closed. So, instead
+	// of setting it to nil here, we recreate the map. This also means that we
+	// don't have to do this when exiting idle mode.
+	cc.conns = make(map[*addrConn]struct{})
+}
+
+// enterIdleMode puts the channel in idle mode, and as part of it shuts down the
+// name resolver, load balancer, and any subchannels.  This should never be
+// called directly; use cc.idlenessMgr.EnterIdleMode instead.
+func (cc *ClientConn) enterIdleMode() {
+	cc.mu.Lock()
+
+	if cc.conns == nil {
+		cc.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+
+	conns := cc.conns
+
+	rWrapper := cc.resolverWrapper
+	rWrapper.close()
+	cc.pickerWrapper.reset()
+	bWrapper := cc.balancerWrapper
+	bWrapper.close()
+	cc.csMgr.updateState(connectivity.Idle)
+	cc.addTraceEvent("entering idle mode")
+
+	cc.initIdleStateLocked()
+
+	cc.mu.Unlock()
+
+	// Block until the name resolver and LB policy are closed.
+	<-rWrapper.serializer.Done()
+	<-bWrapper.serializer.Done()
+
+	// Close all subchannels after the LB policy is closed.
+	for ac := range conns {
+		ac.tearDown(errConnIdling)
+	}
+}
+
+// validateTransportCredentials performs a series of checks on the configured
+// transport credentials. It returns a non-nil error if any of these conditions
+// are met:
+//   - no transport creds and no creds bundle is configured
+//   - both transport creds and creds bundle are configured
+//   - creds bundle is configured, but it lacks a transport credentials
+//   - insecure transport creds configured alongside call creds that require
+//     transport level security
+//
+// If none of the above conditions are met, the configured credentials are
+// deemed valid and a nil error is returned.
+func (cc *ClientConn) validateTransportCredentials() error {
+	if cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials == nil && cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle == nil {
+		return errNoTransportSecurity
+	}
+	if cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials != nil && cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle != nil {
+		return errTransportCredsAndBundle
+	}
+	if cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle != nil && cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle.TransportCredentials() == nil {
+		return errNoTransportCredsInBundle
+	}
+	transportCreds := cc.dopts.copts.TransportCredentials
+	if transportCreds == nil {
+		transportCreds = cc.dopts.copts.CredsBundle.TransportCredentials()
+	}
+	if transportCreds.Info().SecurityProtocol == "insecure" {
+		for _, cd := range cc.dopts.copts.PerRPCCredentials {
+			if cd.RequireTransportSecurity() {
+				return errTransportCredentialsMissing
 			}
 		}
 	}
+	return nil
+}
 
-	return cc, nil
+// channelzRegistration registers the newly created ClientConn with channelz and
+// stores the returned identifier in `cc.channelz`.  A channelz trace event is
+// emitted for ClientConn creation. If the newly created ClientConn is a nested
+// one, i.e a valid parent ClientConn ID is specified via a dial option, the
+// trace event is also added to the parent.
+//
+// Doesn't grab cc.mu as this method is expected to be called only at Dial time.
+func (cc *ClientConn) channelzRegistration(target string) {
+	parentChannel, _ := cc.dopts.channelzParent.(*channelz.Channel)
+	cc.channelz = channelz.RegisterChannel(parentChannel, target)
+	cc.addTraceEvent(fmt.Sprintf("created for target %q", target))
 }
 
 // chainUnaryClientInterceptors chains all unary client interceptors into one.
@@ -345,7 +473,7 @@
 	} else if len(interceptors) == 1 {
 		chainedInt = interceptors[0]
 	} else {
-		chainedInt = func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply interface{}, cc *ClientConn, invoker UnaryInvoker, opts ...CallOption) error {
+		chainedInt = func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply any, cc *ClientConn, invoker UnaryInvoker, opts ...CallOption) error {
 			return interceptors[0](ctx, method, req, reply, cc, getChainUnaryInvoker(interceptors, 0, invoker), opts...)
 		}
 	}
@@ -357,7 +485,7 @@
 	if curr == len(interceptors)-1 {
 		return finalInvoker
 	}
-	return func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply interface{}, cc *ClientConn, opts ...CallOption) error {
+	return func(ctx context.Context, method string, req, reply any, cc *ClientConn, opts ...CallOption) error {
 		return interceptors[curr+1](ctx, method, req, reply, cc, getChainUnaryInvoker(interceptors, curr+1, finalInvoker), opts...)
 	}
 }
@@ -393,13 +521,27 @@
 	}
 }
 
+// newConnectivityStateManager creates an connectivityStateManager with
+// the specified channel.
+func newConnectivityStateManager(ctx context.Context, channel *channelz.Channel) *connectivityStateManager {
+	return &connectivityStateManager{
+		channelz: channel,
+		pubSub:   grpcsync.NewPubSub(ctx),
+	}
+}
+
 // connectivityStateManager keeps the connectivity.State of ClientConn.
 // This struct will eventually be exported so the balancers can access it.
+//
+// TODO: If possible, get rid of the `connectivityStateManager` type, and
+// provide this functionality using the `PubSub`, to avoid keeping track of
+// the connectivity state at two places.
 type connectivityStateManager struct {
 	mu         sync.Mutex
 	state      connectivity.State
 	notifyChan chan struct{}
-	channelzID int64
+	channelz   *channelz.Channel
+	pubSub     *grpcsync.PubSub
 }
 
 // updateState updates the connectivity.State of ClientConn.
@@ -415,12 +557,10 @@
 		return
 	}
 	csm.state = state
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		channelz.AddTraceEvent(csm.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-			Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Channel Connectivity change to %v", state),
-			Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-		})
-	}
+	csm.channelz.ChannelMetrics.State.Store(&state)
+	csm.pubSub.Publish(state)
+
+	channelz.Infof(logger, csm.channelz, "Channel Connectivity change to %v", state)
 	if csm.notifyChan != nil {
 		// There are other goroutines waiting on this channel.
 		close(csm.notifyChan)
@@ -443,6 +583,20 @@
 	return csm.notifyChan
 }
 
+// ClientConnInterface defines the functions clients need to perform unary and
+// streaming RPCs.  It is implemented by *ClientConn, and is only intended to
+// be referenced by generated code.
+type ClientConnInterface interface {
+	// Invoke performs a unary RPC and returns after the response is received
+	// into reply.
+	Invoke(ctx context.Context, method string, args any, reply any, opts ...CallOption) error
+	// NewStream begins a streaming RPC.
+	NewStream(ctx context.Context, desc *StreamDesc, method string, opts ...CallOption) (ClientStream, error)
+}
+
+// Assert *ClientConn implements ClientConnInterface.
+var _ ClientConnInterface = (*ClientConn)(nil)
+
 // ClientConn represents a virtual connection to a conceptual endpoint, to
 // perform RPCs.
 //
@@ -456,37 +610,47 @@
 // handshakes. It also handles errors on established connections by
 // re-resolving the name and reconnecting.
 type ClientConn struct {
-	ctx    context.Context
-	cancel context.CancelFunc
+	ctx    context.Context    // Initialized using the background context at dial time.
+	cancel context.CancelFunc // Cancelled on close.
 
-	target       string
-	parsedTarget resolver.Target
-	authority    string
-	dopts        dialOptions
-	csMgr        *connectivityStateManager
+	// The following are initialized at dial time, and are read-only after that.
+	target              string            // User's dial target.
+	parsedTarget        resolver.Target   // See initParsedTargetAndResolverBuilder().
+	authority           string            // See initAuthority().
+	dopts               dialOptions       // Default and user specified dial options.
+	channelz            *channelz.Channel // Channelz object.
+	resolverBuilder     resolver.Builder  // See initParsedTargetAndResolverBuilder().
+	idlenessMgr         *idle.Manager
+	metricsRecorderList *stats.MetricsRecorderList
 
-	balancerBuildOpts balancer.BuildOptions
-	blockingpicker    *pickerWrapper
+	// The following provide their own synchronization, and therefore don't
+	// require cc.mu to be held to access them.
+	csMgr              *connectivityStateManager
+	pickerWrapper      *pickerWrapper
+	safeConfigSelector iresolver.SafeConfigSelector
+	retryThrottler     atomic.Value // Updated from service config.
 
+	// mu protects the following fields.
+	// TODO: split mu so the same mutex isn't used for everything.
 	mu              sync.RWMutex
-	resolverWrapper *ccResolverWrapper
-	sc              *ServiceConfig
-	conns           map[*addrConn]struct{}
-	// Keepalive parameter can be updated if a GoAway is received.
-	mkp             keepalive.ClientParameters
-	curBalancerName string
-	balancerWrapper *ccBalancerWrapper
-	retryThrottler  atomic.Value
-
+	resolverWrapper *ccResolverWrapper         // Always recreated whenever entering idle to simplify Close.
+	balancerWrapper *ccBalancerWrapper         // Always recreated whenever entering idle to simplify Close.
+	sc              *ServiceConfig             // Latest service config received from the resolver.
+	conns           map[*addrConn]struct{}     // Set to nil on close.
+	keepaliveParams keepalive.ClientParameters // May be updated upon receipt of a GoAway.
+	// firstResolveEvent is used to track whether the name resolver sent us at
+	// least one update. RPCs block on this event.  May be accessed without mu
+	// if we know we cannot be asked to enter idle mode while accessing it (e.g.
+	// when the idle manager has already been closed, or if we are already
+	// entering idle mode).
 	firstResolveEvent *grpcsync.Event
 
-	channelzID int64 // channelz unique identification number
-	czData     *channelzData
+	lceMu               sync.Mutex // protects lastConnectionError
+	lastConnectionError error
 }
 
 // WaitForStateChange waits until the connectivity.State of ClientConn changes from sourceState or
 // ctx expires. A true value is returned in former case and false in latter.
-// This is an EXPERIMENTAL API.
 func (cc *ClientConn) WaitForStateChange(ctx context.Context, sourceState connectivity.State) bool {
 	ch := cc.csMgr.getNotifyChan()
 	if cc.csMgr.getState() != sourceState {
@@ -501,73 +665,92 @@
 }
 
 // GetState returns the connectivity.State of ClientConn.
-// This is an EXPERIMENTAL API.
 func (cc *ClientConn) GetState() connectivity.State {
 	return cc.csMgr.getState()
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) scWatcher() {
-	for {
-		select {
-		case sc, ok := <-cc.dopts.scChan:
-			if !ok {
-				return
-			}
-			cc.mu.Lock()
-			// TODO: load balance policy runtime change is ignored.
-			// We may revisit this decision in the future.
-			cc.sc = &sc
-			cc.mu.Unlock()
-		case <-cc.ctx.Done():
-			return
-		}
+// Connect causes all subchannels in the ClientConn to attempt to connect if
+// the channel is idle.  Does not wait for the connection attempts to begin
+// before returning.
+//
+// # Experimental
+//
+// Notice: This API is EXPERIMENTAL and may be changed or removed in a later
+// release.
+func (cc *ClientConn) Connect() {
+	if err := cc.idlenessMgr.ExitIdleMode(); err != nil {
+		cc.addTraceEvent(err.Error())
+		return
 	}
+	// If the ClientConn was not in idle mode, we need to call ExitIdle on the
+	// LB policy so that connections can be created.
+	cc.mu.Lock()
+	cc.balancerWrapper.exitIdle()
+	cc.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-// waitForResolvedAddrs blocks until the resolver has provided addresses or the
-// context expires.  Returns nil unless the context expires first; otherwise
-// returns a status error based on the context.
-func (cc *ClientConn) waitForResolvedAddrs(ctx context.Context) error {
+// waitForResolvedAddrs blocks until the resolver provides addresses or the
+// context expires, whichever happens first.
+//
+// Error is nil unless the context expires first; otherwise returns a status
+// error based on the context.
+//
+// The returned boolean indicates whether it did block or not. If the
+// resolution has already happened once before, it returns false without
+// blocking. Otherwise, it wait for the resolution and return true if
+// resolution has succeeded or return false along with error if resolution has
+// failed.
+func (cc *ClientConn) waitForResolvedAddrs(ctx context.Context) (bool, error) {
 	// This is on the RPC path, so we use a fast path to avoid the
 	// more-expensive "select" below after the resolver has returned once.
 	if cc.firstResolveEvent.HasFired() {
-		return nil
+		return false, nil
 	}
+	internal.NewStreamWaitingForResolver()
 	select {
 	case <-cc.firstResolveEvent.Done():
-		return nil
+		return true, nil
 	case <-ctx.Done():
-		return status.FromContextError(ctx.Err()).Err()
+		return false, status.FromContextError(ctx.Err()).Err()
 	case <-cc.ctx.Done():
-		return ErrClientConnClosing
+		return false, ErrClientConnClosing
 	}
 }
 
 var emptyServiceConfig *ServiceConfig
 
 func init() {
-	cfg := parseServiceConfig("{}")
+	cfg := parseServiceConfig("{}", defaultMaxCallAttempts)
 	if cfg.Err != nil {
 		panic(fmt.Sprintf("impossible error parsing empty service config: %v", cfg.Err))
 	}
 	emptyServiceConfig = cfg.Config.(*ServiceConfig)
+
+	internal.SubscribeToConnectivityStateChanges = func(cc *ClientConn, s grpcsync.Subscriber) func() {
+		return cc.csMgr.pubSub.Subscribe(s)
+	}
+	internal.EnterIdleModeForTesting = func(cc *ClientConn) {
+		cc.idlenessMgr.EnterIdleModeForTesting()
+	}
+	internal.ExitIdleModeForTesting = func(cc *ClientConn) error {
+		return cc.idlenessMgr.ExitIdleMode()
+	}
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig(addrs []resolver.Address) {
+func (cc *ClientConn) maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig() {
 	if cc.sc != nil {
-		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(cc.sc, addrs)
+		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(cc.sc, nil)
 		return
 	}
 	if cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig != nil {
-		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig, addrs)
+		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig, &defaultConfigSelector{cc.dopts.defaultServiceConfig})
 	} else {
-		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(emptyServiceConfig, addrs)
+		cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(emptyServiceConfig, &defaultConfigSelector{emptyServiceConfig})
 	}
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) updateResolverState(s resolver.State, err error) error {
+func (cc *ClientConn) updateResolverStateAndUnlock(s resolver.State, err error) error {
 	defer cc.firstResolveEvent.Fire()
-	cc.mu.Lock()
 	// Check if the ClientConn is already closed. Some fields (e.g.
 	// balancerWrapper) are set to nil when closing the ClientConn, and could
 	// cause nil pointer panic if we don't have this check.
@@ -580,11 +763,9 @@
 		// May need to apply the initial service config in case the resolver
 		// doesn't support service configs, or doesn't provide a service config
 		// with the new addresses.
-		cc.maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig(nil)
+		cc.maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig()
 
-		if cc.balancerWrapper != nil {
-			cc.balancerWrapper.resolverError(err)
-		}
+		cc.balancerWrapper.resolverError(err)
 
 		// No addresses are valid with err set; return early.
 		cc.mu.Unlock()
@@ -592,49 +773,40 @@
 	}
 
 	var ret error
-	if cc.dopts.disableServiceConfig || s.ServiceConfig == nil {
-		cc.maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig(s.Addresses)
+	if cc.dopts.disableServiceConfig {
+		channelz.Infof(logger, cc.channelz, "ignoring service config from resolver (%v) and applying the default because service config is disabled", s.ServiceConfig)
+		cc.maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig()
+	} else if s.ServiceConfig == nil {
+		cc.maybeApplyDefaultServiceConfig()
 		// TODO: do we need to apply a failing LB policy if there is no
 		// default, per the error handling design?
 	} else {
 		if sc, ok := s.ServiceConfig.Config.(*ServiceConfig); s.ServiceConfig.Err == nil && ok {
-			cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(sc, s.Addresses)
+			configSelector := iresolver.GetConfigSelector(s)
+			if configSelector != nil {
+				if len(s.ServiceConfig.Config.(*ServiceConfig).Methods) != 0 {
+					channelz.Infof(logger, cc.channelz, "method configs in service config will be ignored due to presence of config selector")
+				}
+			} else {
+				configSelector = &defaultConfigSelector{sc}
+			}
+			cc.applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(sc, configSelector)
 		} else {
 			ret = balancer.ErrBadResolverState
-			if cc.balancerWrapper == nil {
-				var err error
-				if s.ServiceConfig.Err != nil {
-					err = status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "error parsing service config: %v", s.ServiceConfig.Err)
-				} else {
-					err = status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "illegal service config type: %T", s.ServiceConfig.Config)
-				}
-				cc.blockingpicker.updatePicker(base.NewErrPicker(err))
-				cc.csMgr.updateState(connectivity.TransientFailure)
+			if cc.sc == nil {
+				// Apply the failing LB only if we haven't received valid service config
+				// from the name resolver in the past.
+				cc.applyFailingLBLocked(s.ServiceConfig)
 				cc.mu.Unlock()
 				return ret
 			}
 		}
 	}
 
-	var balCfg serviceconfig.LoadBalancingConfig
-	if cc.dopts.balancerBuilder == nil && cc.sc != nil && cc.sc.lbConfig != nil {
-		balCfg = cc.sc.lbConfig.cfg
-	}
-
-	cbn := cc.curBalancerName
+	balCfg := cc.sc.lbConfig
 	bw := cc.balancerWrapper
 	cc.mu.Unlock()
-	if cbn != grpclbName {
-		// Filter any grpclb addresses since we don't have the grpclb balancer.
-		for i := 0; i < len(s.Addresses); {
-			if s.Addresses[i].Type == resolver.GRPCLB {
-				copy(s.Addresses[i:], s.Addresses[i+1:])
-				s.Addresses = s.Addresses[:len(s.Addresses)-1]
-				continue
-			}
-			i++
-		}
-	}
+
 	uccsErr := bw.updateClientConnState(&balancer.ClientConnState{ResolverState: s, BalancerConfig: balCfg})
 	if ret == nil {
 		ret = uccsErr // prefer ErrBadResolver state since any other error is
@@ -643,95 +815,65 @@
 	return ret
 }
 
-// switchBalancer starts the switching from current balancer to the balancer
-// with the given name.
-//
-// It will NOT send the current address list to the new balancer. If needed,
-// caller of this function should send address list to the new balancer after
-// this function returns.
-//
-// Caller must hold cc.mu.
-func (cc *ClientConn) switchBalancer(name string) {
-	if strings.EqualFold(cc.curBalancerName, name) {
-		return
+// applyFailingLBLocked is akin to configuring an LB policy on the channel which
+// always fails RPCs. Here, an actual LB policy is not configured, but an always
+// erroring picker is configured, which returns errors with information about
+// what was invalid in the received service config. A config selector with no
+// service config is configured, and the connectivity state of the channel is
+// set to TransientFailure.
+func (cc *ClientConn) applyFailingLBLocked(sc *serviceconfig.ParseResult) {
+	var err error
+	if sc.Err != nil {
+		err = status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "error parsing service config: %v", sc.Err)
+	} else {
+		err = status.Errorf(codes.Unavailable, "illegal service config type: %T", sc.Config)
 	}
-
-	grpclog.Infof("ClientConn switching balancer to %q", name)
-	if cc.dopts.balancerBuilder != nil {
-		grpclog.Infoln("ignoring balancer switching: Balancer DialOption used instead")
-		return
-	}
-	if cc.balancerWrapper != nil {
-		cc.balancerWrapper.close()
-	}
-
-	builder := balancer.Get(name)
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		if builder == nil {
-			channelz.AddTraceEvent(cc.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Channel switches to new LB policy %q due to fallback from invalid balancer name", PickFirstBalancerName),
-				Severity: channelz.CtWarning,
-			})
-		} else {
-			channelz.AddTraceEvent(cc.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Channel switches to new LB policy %q", name),
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			})
-		}
-	}
-	if builder == nil {
-		grpclog.Infof("failed to get balancer builder for: %v, using pick_first instead", name)
-		builder = newPickfirstBuilder()
-	}
-
-	cc.curBalancerName = builder.Name()
-	cc.balancerWrapper = newCCBalancerWrapper(cc, builder, cc.balancerBuildOpts)
+	cc.safeConfigSelector.UpdateConfigSelector(&defaultConfigSelector{nil})
+	cc.pickerWrapper.updatePicker(base.NewErrPicker(err))
+	cc.csMgr.updateState(connectivity.TransientFailure)
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) handleSubConnStateChange(sc balancer.SubConn, s connectivity.State) {
-	cc.mu.Lock()
-	if cc.conns == nil {
-		cc.mu.Unlock()
-		return
-	}
-	// TODO(bar switching) send updates to all balancer wrappers when balancer
-	// gracefully switching is supported.
-	cc.balancerWrapper.handleSubConnStateChange(sc, s)
-	cc.mu.Unlock()
+// Makes a copy of the input addresses slice. Addresses are passed during
+// subconn creation and address update operations.
+func copyAddresses(in []resolver.Address) []resolver.Address {
+	out := make([]resolver.Address, len(in))
+	copy(out, in)
+	return out
 }
 
-// newAddrConn creates an addrConn for addrs and adds it to cc.conns.
+// newAddrConnLocked creates an addrConn for addrs and adds it to cc.conns.
 //
 // Caller needs to make sure len(addrs) > 0.
-func (cc *ClientConn) newAddrConn(addrs []resolver.Address, opts balancer.NewSubConnOptions) (*addrConn, error) {
+func (cc *ClientConn) newAddrConnLocked(addrs []resolver.Address, opts balancer.NewSubConnOptions) (*addrConn, error) {
+	if cc.conns == nil {
+		return nil, ErrClientConnClosing
+	}
+
 	ac := &addrConn{
+		state:        connectivity.Idle,
 		cc:           cc,
-		addrs:        addrs,
+		addrs:        copyAddresses(addrs),
 		scopts:       opts,
 		dopts:        cc.dopts,
-		czData:       new(channelzData),
+		channelz:     channelz.RegisterSubChannel(cc.channelz, ""),
 		resetBackoff: make(chan struct{}),
 	}
 	ac.ctx, ac.cancel = context.WithCancel(cc.ctx)
+	// Start with our address set to the first address; this may be updated if
+	// we connect to different addresses.
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.Target.Store(&addrs[0].Addr)
+
+	channelz.AddTraceEvent(logger, ac.channelz, 0, &channelz.TraceEvent{
+		Desc:     "Subchannel created",
+		Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
+		Parent: &channelz.TraceEvent{
+			Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Subchannel(id:%d) created", ac.channelz.ID),
+			Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
+		},
+	})
+
 	// Track ac in cc. This needs to be done before any getTransport(...) is called.
-	cc.mu.Lock()
-	if cc.conns == nil {
-		cc.mu.Unlock()
-		return nil, ErrClientConnClosing
-	}
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		ac.channelzID = channelz.RegisterSubChannel(ac, cc.channelzID, "")
-		channelz.AddTraceEvent(ac.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-			Desc:     "Subchannel Created",
-			Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			Parent: &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Subchannel(id:%d) created", ac.channelzID),
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			},
-		})
-	}
 	cc.conns[ac] = struct{}{}
-	cc.mu.Unlock()
 	return ac, nil
 }
 
@@ -748,34 +890,33 @@
 	ac.tearDown(err)
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) channelzMetric() *channelz.ChannelInternalMetric {
-	return &channelz.ChannelInternalMetric{
-		State:                    cc.GetState(),
-		Target:                   cc.target,
-		CallsStarted:             atomic.LoadInt64(&cc.czData.callsStarted),
-		CallsSucceeded:           atomic.LoadInt64(&cc.czData.callsSucceeded),
-		CallsFailed:              atomic.LoadInt64(&cc.czData.callsFailed),
-		LastCallStartedTimestamp: time.Unix(0, atomic.LoadInt64(&cc.czData.lastCallStartedTime)),
-	}
-}
-
 // Target returns the target string of the ClientConn.
-// This is an EXPERIMENTAL API.
 func (cc *ClientConn) Target() string {
 	return cc.target
 }
 
+// CanonicalTarget returns the canonical target string used when creating cc.
+//
+// This always has the form "<scheme>://[authority]/<endpoint>".  For example:
+//
+//   - "dns:///example.com:42"
+//   - "dns://8.8.8.8/example.com:42"
+//   - "unix:///path/to/socket"
+func (cc *ClientConn) CanonicalTarget() string {
+	return cc.parsedTarget.String()
+}
+
 func (cc *ClientConn) incrCallsStarted() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&cc.czData.callsStarted, 1)
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&cc.czData.lastCallStartedTime, time.Now().UnixNano())
+	cc.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsStarted.Add(1)
+	cc.channelz.ChannelMetrics.LastCallStartedTimestamp.Store(time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
 
 func (cc *ClientConn) incrCallsSucceeded() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&cc.czData.callsSucceeded, 1)
+	cc.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsSucceeded.Add(1)
 }
 
 func (cc *ClientConn) incrCallsFailed() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&cc.czData.callsFailed, 1)
+	cc.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsFailed.Add(1)
 }
 
 // connect starts creating a transport.
@@ -784,89 +925,146 @@
 func (ac *addrConn) connect() error {
 	ac.mu.Lock()
 	if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
+		if logger.V(2) {
+			logger.Infof("connect called on shutdown addrConn; ignoring.")
+		}
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
 		return errConnClosing
 	}
 	if ac.state != connectivity.Idle {
+		if logger.V(2) {
+			logger.Infof("connect called on addrConn in non-idle state (%v); ignoring.", ac.state)
+		}
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
 		return nil
 	}
-	// Update connectivity state within the lock to prevent subsequent or
-	// concurrent calls from resetting the transport more than once.
-	ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Connecting)
-	ac.mu.Unlock()
 
-	// Start a goroutine connecting to the server asynchronously.
-	go ac.resetTransport()
+	ac.resetTransportAndUnlock()
 	return nil
 }
 
-// tryUpdateAddrs tries to update ac.addrs with the new addresses list.
-//
-// If ac is Connecting, it returns false. The caller should tear down the ac and
-// create a new one. Note that the backoff will be reset when this happens.
-//
-// If ac is TransientFailure, it updates ac.addrs and returns true. The updated
-// addresses will be picked up by retry in the next iteration after backoff.
-//
-// If ac is Shutdown or Idle, it updates ac.addrs and returns true.
-//
-// If ac is Ready, it checks whether current connected address of ac is in the
-// new addrs list.
-//  - If true, it updates ac.addrs and returns true. The ac will keep using
-//    the existing connection.
-//  - If false, it does nothing and returns false.
-func (ac *addrConn) tryUpdateAddrs(addrs []resolver.Address) bool {
+// equalAddressIgnoringBalAttributes returns true is a and b are considered equal.
+// This is different from the Equal method on the resolver.Address type which
+// considers all fields to determine equality. Here, we only consider fields
+// that are meaningful to the subConn.
+func equalAddressIgnoringBalAttributes(a, b *resolver.Address) bool {
+	return a.Addr == b.Addr && a.ServerName == b.ServerName &&
+		a.Attributes.Equal(b.Attributes) &&
+		a.Metadata == b.Metadata
+}
+
+func equalAddressesIgnoringBalAttributes(a, b []resolver.Address) bool {
+	return slices.EqualFunc(a, b, func(a, b resolver.Address) bool { return equalAddressIgnoringBalAttributes(&a, &b) })
+}
+
+// updateAddrs updates ac.addrs with the new addresses list and handles active
+// connections or connection attempts.
+func (ac *addrConn) updateAddrs(addrs []resolver.Address) {
+	addrs = copyAddresses(addrs)
+	limit := len(addrs)
+	if limit > 5 {
+		limit = 5
+	}
+	channelz.Infof(logger, ac.channelz, "addrConn: updateAddrs addrs (%d of %d): %v", limit, len(addrs), addrs[:limit])
+
 	ac.mu.Lock()
-	defer ac.mu.Unlock()
-	grpclog.Infof("addrConn: tryUpdateAddrs curAddr: %v, addrs: %v", ac.curAddr, addrs)
+	if equalAddressesIgnoringBalAttributes(ac.addrs, addrs) {
+		ac.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+
+	ac.addrs = addrs
+
 	if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown ||
 		ac.state == connectivity.TransientFailure ||
 		ac.state == connectivity.Idle {
-		ac.addrs = addrs
-		return true
+		// We were not connecting, so do nothing but update the addresses.
+		ac.mu.Unlock()
+		return
 	}
 
-	if ac.state == connectivity.Connecting {
-		return false
-	}
-
-	// ac.state is Ready, try to find the connected address.
-	var curAddrFound bool
-	for _, a := range addrs {
-		if reflect.DeepEqual(ac.curAddr, a) {
-			curAddrFound = true
-			break
+	if ac.state == connectivity.Ready {
+		// Try to find the connected address.
+		for _, a := range addrs {
+			a.ServerName = ac.cc.getServerName(a)
+			if equalAddressIgnoringBalAttributes(&a, &ac.curAddr) {
+				// We are connected to a valid address, so do nothing but
+				// update the addresses.
+				ac.mu.Unlock()
+				return
+			}
 		}
 	}
-	grpclog.Infof("addrConn: tryUpdateAddrs curAddrFound: %v", curAddrFound)
-	if curAddrFound {
-		ac.addrs = addrs
+
+	// We are either connected to the wrong address or currently connecting.
+	// Stop the current iteration and restart.
+
+	ac.cancel()
+	ac.ctx, ac.cancel = context.WithCancel(ac.cc.ctx)
+
+	// We have to defer here because GracefulClose => onClose, which requires
+	// locking ac.mu.
+	if ac.transport != nil {
+		defer ac.transport.GracefulClose()
+		ac.transport = nil
 	}
 
-	return curAddrFound
+	if len(addrs) == 0 {
+		ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Idle, nil)
+	}
+
+	// Since we were connecting/connected, we should start a new connection
+	// attempt.
+	go ac.resetTransportAndUnlock()
+}
+
+// getServerName determines the serverName to be used in the connection
+// handshake. The default value for the serverName is the authority on the
+// ClientConn, which either comes from the user's dial target or through an
+// authority override specified using the WithAuthority dial option. Name
+// resolvers can specify a per-address override for the serverName through the
+// resolver.Address.ServerName field which is used only if the WithAuthority
+// dial option was not used. The rationale is that per-address authority
+// overrides specified by the name resolver can represent a security risk, while
+// an override specified by the user is more dependable since they probably know
+// what they are doing.
+func (cc *ClientConn) getServerName(addr resolver.Address) string {
+	if cc.dopts.authority != "" {
+		return cc.dopts.authority
+	}
+	if addr.ServerName != "" {
+		return addr.ServerName
+	}
+	return cc.authority
+}
+
+func getMethodConfig(sc *ServiceConfig, method string) MethodConfig {
+	if sc == nil {
+		return MethodConfig{}
+	}
+	if m, ok := sc.Methods[method]; ok {
+		return m
+	}
+	i := strings.LastIndex(method, "/")
+	if m, ok := sc.Methods[method[:i+1]]; ok {
+		return m
+	}
+	return sc.Methods[""]
 }
 
 // GetMethodConfig gets the method config of the input method.
 // If there's an exact match for input method (i.e. /service/method), we return
 // the corresponding MethodConfig.
-// If there isn't an exact match for the input method, we look for the default config
-// under the service (i.e /service/). If there is a default MethodConfig for
-// the service, we return it.
+// If there isn't an exact match for the input method, we look for the service's default
+// config under the service (i.e /service/) and then for the default for all services (empty string).
+//
+// If there is a default MethodConfig for the service, we return it.
 // Otherwise, we return an empty MethodConfig.
 func (cc *ClientConn) GetMethodConfig(method string) MethodConfig {
 	// TODO: Avoid the locking here.
 	cc.mu.RLock()
 	defer cc.mu.RUnlock()
-	if cc.sc == nil {
-		return MethodConfig{}
-	}
-	m, ok := cc.sc.Methods[method]
-	if !ok {
-		i := strings.LastIndex(method, "/")
-		m = cc.sc.Methods[method[:i+1]]
-	}
-	return m
+	return getMethodConfig(cc.sc, method)
 }
 
 func (cc *ClientConn) healthCheckConfig() *healthCheckConfig {
@@ -878,22 +1076,15 @@
 	return cc.sc.healthCheckConfig
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) getTransport(ctx context.Context, failfast bool, method string) (transport.ClientTransport, func(balancer.DoneInfo), error) {
-	t, done, err := cc.blockingpicker.pick(ctx, failfast, balancer.PickOptions{
-		FullMethodName: method,
-	})
-	if err != nil {
-		return nil, nil, toRPCErr(err)
-	}
-	return t, done, nil
-}
-
-func (cc *ClientConn) applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(sc *ServiceConfig, addrs []resolver.Address) {
+func (cc *ClientConn) applyServiceConfigAndBalancer(sc *ServiceConfig, configSelector iresolver.ConfigSelector) {
 	if sc == nil {
 		// should never reach here.
 		return
 	}
 	cc.sc = sc
+	if configSelector != nil {
+		cc.safeConfigSelector.UpdateConfigSelector(configSelector)
+	}
 
 	if cc.sc.retryThrottling != nil {
 		newThrottler := &retryThrottler{
@@ -906,46 +1097,16 @@
 	} else {
 		cc.retryThrottler.Store((*retryThrottler)(nil))
 	}
-
-	if cc.dopts.balancerBuilder == nil {
-		// Only look at balancer types and switch balancer if balancer dial
-		// option is not set.
-		var newBalancerName string
-		if cc.sc != nil && cc.sc.lbConfig != nil {
-			newBalancerName = cc.sc.lbConfig.name
-		} else {
-			var isGRPCLB bool
-			for _, a := range addrs {
-				if a.Type == resolver.GRPCLB {
-					isGRPCLB = true
-					break
-				}
-			}
-			if isGRPCLB {
-				newBalancerName = grpclbName
-			} else if cc.sc != nil && cc.sc.LB != nil {
-				newBalancerName = *cc.sc.LB
-			} else {
-				newBalancerName = PickFirstBalancerName
-			}
-		}
-		cc.switchBalancer(newBalancerName)
-	} else if cc.balancerWrapper == nil {
-		// Balancer dial option was set, and this is the first time handling
-		// resolved addresses. Build a balancer with dopts.balancerBuilder.
-		cc.curBalancerName = cc.dopts.balancerBuilder.Name()
-		cc.balancerWrapper = newCCBalancerWrapper(cc, cc.dopts.balancerBuilder, cc.balancerBuildOpts)
-	}
 }
 
-func (cc *ClientConn) resolveNow(o resolver.ResolveNowOption) {
+func (cc *ClientConn) resolveNow(o resolver.ResolveNowOptions) {
 	cc.mu.RLock()
-	r := cc.resolverWrapper
+	cc.resolverWrapper.resolveNow(o)
 	cc.mu.RUnlock()
-	if r == nil {
-		return
-	}
-	go r.resolveNow(o)
+}
+
+func (cc *ClientConn) resolveNowLocked(o resolver.ResolveNowOptions) {
+	cc.resolverWrapper.resolveNow(o)
 }
 
 // ResetConnectBackoff wakes up all subchannels in transient failure and causes
@@ -957,7 +1118,10 @@
 // However, if a previously unavailable network becomes available, this may be
 // used to trigger an immediate reconnect.
 //
-// This API is EXPERIMENTAL.
+// # Experimental
+//
+// Notice: This API is EXPERIMENTAL and may be changed or removed in a
+// later release.
 func (cc *ClientConn) ResetConnectBackoff() {
 	cc.mu.Lock()
 	conns := cc.conns
@@ -969,51 +1133,52 @@
 
 // Close tears down the ClientConn and all underlying connections.
 func (cc *ClientConn) Close() error {
-	defer cc.cancel()
+	defer func() {
+		cc.cancel()
+		<-cc.csMgr.pubSub.Done()
+	}()
+
+	// Prevent calls to enter/exit idle immediately, and ensure we are not
+	// currently entering/exiting idle mode.
+	cc.idlenessMgr.Close()
 
 	cc.mu.Lock()
 	if cc.conns == nil {
 		cc.mu.Unlock()
 		return ErrClientConnClosing
 	}
+
 	conns := cc.conns
 	cc.conns = nil
 	cc.csMgr.updateState(connectivity.Shutdown)
 
-	rWrapper := cc.resolverWrapper
-	cc.resolverWrapper = nil
-	bWrapper := cc.balancerWrapper
-	cc.balancerWrapper = nil
+	// We can safely unlock and continue to access all fields now as
+	// cc.conns==nil, preventing any further operations on cc.
 	cc.mu.Unlock()
 
-	cc.blockingpicker.close()
+	cc.resolverWrapper.close()
+	// The order of closing matters here since the balancer wrapper assumes the
+	// picker is closed before it is closed.
+	cc.pickerWrapper.close()
+	cc.balancerWrapper.close()
 
-	if rWrapper != nil {
-		rWrapper.close()
-	}
-	if bWrapper != nil {
-		bWrapper.close()
-	}
-
+	<-cc.resolverWrapper.serializer.Done()
+	<-cc.balancerWrapper.serializer.Done()
+	var wg sync.WaitGroup
 	for ac := range conns {
-		ac.tearDown(ErrClientConnClosing)
+		wg.Add(1)
+		go func(ac *addrConn) {
+			defer wg.Done()
+			ac.tearDown(ErrClientConnClosing)
+		}(ac)
 	}
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		ted := &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-			Desc:     "Channel Deleted",
-			Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-		}
-		if cc.dopts.channelzParentID != 0 {
-			ted.Parent = &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Nested channel(id:%d) deleted", cc.channelzID),
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			}
-		}
-		channelz.AddTraceEvent(cc.channelzID, ted)
-		// TraceEvent needs to be called before RemoveEntry, as TraceEvent may add trace reference to
-		// the entity being deleted, and thus prevent it from being deleted right away.
-		channelz.RemoveEntry(cc.channelzID)
-	}
+	wg.Wait()
+	cc.addTraceEvent("deleted")
+	// TraceEvent needs to be called before RemoveEntry, as TraceEvent may add
+	// trace reference to the entity being deleted, and thus prevent it from being
+	// deleted right away.
+	channelz.RemoveEntry(cc.channelz.ID)
+
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -1024,7 +1189,7 @@
 
 	cc     *ClientConn
 	dopts  dialOptions
-	acbw   balancer.SubConn
+	acbw   *acBalancerWrapper
 	scopts balancer.NewSubConnOptions
 
 	// transport is set when there's a viable transport (note: ac state may not be READY as LB channel
@@ -1033,6 +1198,10 @@
 	// is received, transport is closed, ac has been torn down).
 	transport transport.ClientTransport // The current transport.
 
+	// This mutex is used on the RPC path, so its usage should be minimized as
+	// much as possible.
+	// TODO: Find a lock-free way to retrieve the transport and state from the
+	// addrConn.
 	mu      sync.Mutex
 	curAddr resolver.Address   // The current address.
 	addrs   []resolver.Address // All addresses that the resolver resolved to.
@@ -1043,151 +1212,128 @@
 	backoffIdx   int // Needs to be stateful for resetConnectBackoff.
 	resetBackoff chan struct{}
 
-	channelzID int64 // channelz unique identification number.
-	czData     *channelzData
+	channelz *channelz.SubChannel
 }
 
 // Note: this requires a lock on ac.mu.
-func (ac *addrConn) updateConnectivityState(s connectivity.State) {
+func (ac *addrConn) updateConnectivityState(s connectivity.State, lastErr error) {
 	if ac.state == s {
 		return
 	}
-
-	updateMsg := fmt.Sprintf("Subchannel Connectivity change to %v", s)
 	ac.state = s
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		channelz.AddTraceEvent(ac.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-			Desc:     updateMsg,
-			Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-		})
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.State.Store(&s)
+	if lastErr == nil {
+		channelz.Infof(logger, ac.channelz, "Subchannel Connectivity change to %v", s)
+	} else {
+		channelz.Infof(logger, ac.channelz, "Subchannel Connectivity change to %v, last error: %s", s, lastErr)
 	}
-	ac.cc.handleSubConnStateChange(ac.acbw, s)
+	ac.acbw.updateState(s, ac.curAddr, lastErr)
 }
 
 // adjustParams updates parameters used to create transports upon
 // receiving a GoAway.
 func (ac *addrConn) adjustParams(r transport.GoAwayReason) {
-	switch r {
-	case transport.GoAwayTooManyPings:
+	if r == transport.GoAwayTooManyPings {
 		v := 2 * ac.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams.Time
 		ac.cc.mu.Lock()
-		if v > ac.cc.mkp.Time {
-			ac.cc.mkp.Time = v
+		if v > ac.cc.keepaliveParams.Time {
+			ac.cc.keepaliveParams.Time = v
 		}
 		ac.cc.mu.Unlock()
 	}
 }
 
-func (ac *addrConn) resetTransport() {
-	for i := 0; ; i++ {
-		if i > 0 {
-			ac.cc.resolveNow(resolver.ResolveNowOption{})
-		}
-
-		ac.mu.Lock()
-		if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
-			ac.mu.Unlock()
-			return
-		}
-
-		addrs := ac.addrs
-		backoffFor := ac.dopts.bs.Backoff(ac.backoffIdx)
-		// This will be the duration that dial gets to finish.
-		dialDuration := minConnectTimeout
-		if ac.dopts.minConnectTimeout != nil {
-			dialDuration = ac.dopts.minConnectTimeout()
-		}
-
-		if dialDuration < backoffFor {
-			// Give dial more time as we keep failing to connect.
-			dialDuration = backoffFor
-		}
-		// We can potentially spend all the time trying the first address, and
-		// if the server accepts the connection and then hangs, the following
-		// addresses will never be tried.
-		//
-		// The spec doesn't mention what should be done for multiple addresses.
-		// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/connection-backoff.md#proposed-backoff-algorithm
-		connectDeadline := time.Now().Add(dialDuration)
-
-		ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Connecting)
-		ac.transport = nil
+// resetTransportAndUnlock unconditionally connects the addrConn.
+//
+// ac.mu must be held by the caller, and this function will guarantee it is released.
+func (ac *addrConn) resetTransportAndUnlock() {
+	acCtx := ac.ctx
+	if acCtx.Err() != nil {
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
-
-		newTr, addr, reconnect, err := ac.tryAllAddrs(addrs, connectDeadline)
-		if err != nil {
-			// After exhausting all addresses, the addrConn enters
-			// TRANSIENT_FAILURE.
-			ac.mu.Lock()
-			if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
-				ac.mu.Unlock()
-				return
-			}
-			ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.TransientFailure)
-
-			// Backoff.
-			b := ac.resetBackoff
-			ac.mu.Unlock()
-
-			timer := time.NewTimer(backoffFor)
-			select {
-			case <-timer.C:
-				ac.mu.Lock()
-				ac.backoffIdx++
-				ac.mu.Unlock()
-			case <-b:
-				timer.Stop()
-			case <-ac.ctx.Done():
-				timer.Stop()
-				return
-			}
-			continue
-		}
-
-		ac.mu.Lock()
-		if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
-			ac.mu.Unlock()
-			newTr.Close()
-			return
-		}
-		ac.curAddr = addr
-		ac.transport = newTr
-		ac.backoffIdx = 0
-
-		hctx, hcancel := context.WithCancel(ac.ctx)
-		ac.startHealthCheck(hctx)
-		ac.mu.Unlock()
-
-		// Block until the created transport is down. And when this happens,
-		// we restart from the top of the addr list.
-		<-reconnect.Done()
-		hcancel()
-		// restart connecting - the top of the loop will set state to
-		// CONNECTING.  This is against the current connectivity semantics doc,
-		// however it allows for graceful behavior for RPCs not yet dispatched
-		// - unfortunate timing would otherwise lead to the RPC failing even
-		// though the TRANSIENT_FAILURE state (called for by the doc) would be
-		// instantaneous.
-		//
-		// Ideally we should transition to Idle here and block until there is
-		// RPC activity that leads to the balancer requesting a reconnect of
-		// the associated SubConn.
+		return
 	}
+
+	addrs := ac.addrs
+	backoffFor := ac.dopts.bs.Backoff(ac.backoffIdx)
+	// This will be the duration that dial gets to finish.
+	dialDuration := minConnectTimeout
+	if ac.dopts.minConnectTimeout != nil {
+		dialDuration = ac.dopts.minConnectTimeout()
+	}
+
+	if dialDuration < backoffFor {
+		// Give dial more time as we keep failing to connect.
+		dialDuration = backoffFor
+	}
+	// We can potentially spend all the time trying the first address, and
+	// if the server accepts the connection and then hangs, the following
+	// addresses will never be tried.
+	//
+	// The spec doesn't mention what should be done for multiple addresses.
+	// https://github.com/grpc/grpc/blob/master/doc/connection-backoff.md#proposed-backoff-algorithm
+	connectDeadline := time.Now().Add(dialDuration)
+
+	ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Connecting, nil)
+	ac.mu.Unlock()
+
+	if err := ac.tryAllAddrs(acCtx, addrs, connectDeadline); err != nil {
+		// TODO: #7534 - Move re-resolution requests into the pick_first LB policy
+		// to ensure one resolution request per pass instead of per subconn failure.
+		ac.cc.resolveNow(resolver.ResolveNowOptions{})
+		ac.mu.Lock()
+		if acCtx.Err() != nil {
+			// addrConn was torn down.
+			ac.mu.Unlock()
+			return
+		}
+		// After exhausting all addresses, the addrConn enters
+		// TRANSIENT_FAILURE.
+		ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.TransientFailure, err)
+
+		// Backoff.
+		b := ac.resetBackoff
+		ac.mu.Unlock()
+
+		timer := time.NewTimer(backoffFor)
+		select {
+		case <-timer.C:
+			ac.mu.Lock()
+			ac.backoffIdx++
+			ac.mu.Unlock()
+		case <-b:
+			timer.Stop()
+		case <-acCtx.Done():
+			timer.Stop()
+			return
+		}
+
+		ac.mu.Lock()
+		if acCtx.Err() == nil {
+			ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Idle, err)
+		}
+		ac.mu.Unlock()
+		return
+	}
+	// Success; reset backoff.
+	ac.mu.Lock()
+	ac.backoffIdx = 0
+	ac.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-// tryAllAddrs tries to creates a connection to the addresses, and stop when at the
-// first successful one. It returns the transport, the address and a Event in
-// the successful case. The Event fires when the returned transport disconnects.
-func (ac *addrConn) tryAllAddrs(addrs []resolver.Address, connectDeadline time.Time) (transport.ClientTransport, resolver.Address, *grpcsync.Event, error) {
+// tryAllAddrs tries to create a connection to the addresses, and stop when at
+// the first successful one. It returns an error if no address was successfully
+// connected, or updates ac appropriately with the new transport.
+func (ac *addrConn) tryAllAddrs(ctx context.Context, addrs []resolver.Address, connectDeadline time.Time) error {
+	var firstConnErr error
 	for _, addr := range addrs {
-		ac.mu.Lock()
-		if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
-			ac.mu.Unlock()
-			return nil, resolver.Address{}, nil, errConnClosing
+		ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.Target.Store(&addr.Addr)
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			return errConnClosing
 		}
+		ac.mu.Lock()
 
 		ac.cc.mu.RLock()
-		ac.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams = ac.cc.mkp
+		ac.dopts.copts.KeepaliveParams = ac.cc.keepaliveParams
 		ac.cc.mu.RUnlock()
 
 		copts := ac.dopts.copts
@@ -1196,108 +1342,103 @@
 		}
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
 
-		if channelz.IsOn() {
-			channelz.AddTraceEvent(ac.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Subchannel picks a new address %q to connect", addr.Addr),
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			})
-		}
+		channelz.Infof(logger, ac.channelz, "Subchannel picks a new address %q to connect", addr.Addr)
 
-		newTr, reconnect, err := ac.createTransport(addr, copts, connectDeadline)
+		err := ac.createTransport(ctx, addr, copts, connectDeadline)
 		if err == nil {
-			return newTr, addr, reconnect, nil
+			return nil
 		}
-		ac.cc.blockingpicker.updateConnectionError(err)
+		if firstConnErr == nil {
+			firstConnErr = err
+		}
+		ac.cc.updateConnectionError(err)
 	}
 
 	// Couldn't connect to any address.
-	return nil, resolver.Address{}, nil, fmt.Errorf("couldn't connect to any address")
+	return firstConnErr
 }
 
-// createTransport creates a connection to addr. It returns the transport and a
-// Event in the successful case. The Event fires when the returned transport
-// disconnects.
-func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(addr resolver.Address, copts transport.ConnectOptions, connectDeadline time.Time) (transport.ClientTransport, *grpcsync.Event, error) {
-	prefaceReceived := make(chan struct{})
-	onCloseCalled := make(chan struct{})
-	reconnect := grpcsync.NewEvent()
+// createTransport creates a connection to addr. It returns an error if the
+// address was not successfully connected, or updates ac appropriately with the
+// new transport.
+func (ac *addrConn) createTransport(ctx context.Context, addr resolver.Address, copts transport.ConnectOptions, connectDeadline time.Time) error {
+	addr.ServerName = ac.cc.getServerName(addr)
+	hctx, hcancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
-	authority := ac.cc.authority
-	// addr.ServerName takes precedent over ClientConn authority, if present.
-	if addr.ServerName != "" {
-		authority = addr.ServerName
-	}
-
-	target := transport.TargetInfo{
-		Addr:      addr.Addr,
-		Metadata:  addr.Metadata,
-		Authority: authority,
-	}
-
-	once := sync.Once{}
-	onGoAway := func(r transport.GoAwayReason) {
+	onClose := func(r transport.GoAwayReason) {
 		ac.mu.Lock()
+		defer ac.mu.Unlock()
+		// adjust params based on GoAwayReason
 		ac.adjustParams(r)
-		once.Do(func() {
-			if ac.state == connectivity.Ready {
-				// Prevent this SubConn from being used for new RPCs by setting its
-				// state to Connecting.
-				//
-				// TODO: this should be Idle when grpc-go properly supports it.
-				ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Connecting)
-			}
-		})
-		ac.mu.Unlock()
-		reconnect.Fire()
+		if ctx.Err() != nil {
+			// Already shut down or connection attempt canceled.  tearDown() or
+			// updateAddrs() already cleared the transport and canceled hctx
+			// via ac.ctx, and we expected this connection to be closed, so do
+			// nothing here.
+			return
+		}
+		hcancel()
+		if ac.transport == nil {
+			// We're still connecting to this address, which could error.  Do
+			// not update the connectivity state or resolve; these will happen
+			// at the end of the tryAllAddrs connection loop in the event of an
+			// error.
+			return
+		}
+		ac.transport = nil
+		// Refresh the name resolver on any connection loss.
+		ac.cc.resolveNow(resolver.ResolveNowOptions{})
+		// Always go idle and wait for the LB policy to initiate a new
+		// connection attempt.
+		ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Idle, nil)
 	}
 
-	onClose := func() {
-		ac.mu.Lock()
-		once.Do(func() {
-			if ac.state == connectivity.Ready {
-				// Prevent this SubConn from being used for new RPCs by setting its
-				// state to Connecting.
-				//
-				// TODO: this should be Idle when grpc-go properly supports it.
-				ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Connecting)
-			}
-		})
-		ac.mu.Unlock()
-		close(onCloseCalled)
-		reconnect.Fire()
-	}
-
-	onPrefaceReceipt := func() {
-		close(prefaceReceived)
-	}
-
-	connectCtx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ac.ctx, connectDeadline)
+	connectCtx, cancel := context.WithDeadline(ctx, connectDeadline)
 	defer cancel()
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		copts.ChannelzParentID = ac.channelzID
-	}
+	copts.ChannelzParent = ac.channelz
 
-	newTr, err := transport.NewClientTransport(connectCtx, ac.cc.ctx, target, copts, onPrefaceReceipt, onGoAway, onClose)
+	newTr, err := transport.NewHTTP2Client(connectCtx, ac.cc.ctx, addr, copts, onClose)
 	if err != nil {
+		if logger.V(2) {
+			logger.Infof("Creating new client transport to %q: %v", addr, err)
+		}
 		// newTr is either nil, or closed.
-		grpclog.Warningf("grpc: addrConn.createTransport failed to connect to %v. Err :%v. Reconnecting...", addr, err)
-		return nil, nil, err
+		hcancel()
+		channelz.Warningf(logger, ac.channelz, "grpc: addrConn.createTransport failed to connect to %s. Err: %v", addr, err)
+		return err
 	}
 
-	select {
-	case <-time.After(connectDeadline.Sub(time.Now())):
-		// We didn't get the preface in time.
-		newTr.Close()
-		grpclog.Warningf("grpc: addrConn.createTransport failed to connect to %v: didn't receive server preface in time. Reconnecting...", addr)
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("timed out waiting for server handshake")
-	case <-prefaceReceived:
-		// We got the preface - huzzah! things are good.
-	case <-onCloseCalled:
-		// The transport has already closed - noop.
-		return nil, nil, errors.New("connection closed")
-		// TODO(deklerk) this should bail on ac.ctx.Done(). Add a test and fix.
+	ac.mu.Lock()
+	defer ac.mu.Unlock()
+	if ctx.Err() != nil {
+		// This can happen if the subConn was removed while in `Connecting`
+		// state. tearDown() would have set the state to `Shutdown`, but
+		// would not have closed the transport since ac.transport would not
+		// have been set at that point.
+		//
+		// We run this in a goroutine because newTr.Close() calls onClose()
+		// inline, which requires locking ac.mu.
+		//
+		// The error we pass to Close() is immaterial since there are no open
+		// streams at this point, so no trailers with error details will be sent
+		// out. We just need to pass a non-nil error.
+		//
+		// This can also happen when updateAddrs is called during a connection
+		// attempt.
+		go newTr.Close(transport.ErrConnClosing)
+		return nil
 	}
-	return newTr, reconnect, nil
+	if hctx.Err() != nil {
+		// onClose was already called for this connection, but the connection
+		// was successfully established first.  Consider it a success and set
+		// the new state to Idle.
+		ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Idle, nil)
+		return nil
+	}
+	ac.curAddr = addr
+	ac.transport = newTr
+	ac.startHealthCheck(hctx) // Will set state to READY if appropriate.
+	return nil
 }
 
 // startHealthCheck starts the health checking stream (RPC) to watch the health
@@ -1305,7 +1446,7 @@
 //
 // LB channel health checking is enabled when all requirements below are met:
 // 1. it is not disabled by the user with the WithDisableHealthCheck DialOption
-// 2. internal.HealthCheckFunc is set by importing the grpc/healthcheck package
+// 2. internal.HealthCheckFunc is set by importing the grpc/health package
 // 3. a service config with non-empty healthCheckConfig field is provided
 // 4. the load balancer requests it
 //
@@ -1316,7 +1457,7 @@
 	var healthcheckManagingState bool
 	defer func() {
 		if !healthcheckManagingState {
-			ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Ready)
+			ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Ready, nil)
 		}
 	}()
 
@@ -1330,12 +1471,12 @@
 	if !ac.scopts.HealthCheckEnabled {
 		return
 	}
-	healthCheckFunc := ac.cc.dopts.healthCheckFunc
+	healthCheckFunc := internal.HealthCheckFunc
 	if healthCheckFunc == nil {
 		// The health package is not imported to set health check function.
 		//
 		// TODO: add a link to the health check doc in the error message.
-		grpclog.Error("Health check is requested but health check function is not set.")
+		channelz.Error(logger, ac.channelz, "Health check is requested but health check function is not set.")
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -1343,7 +1484,7 @@
 
 	// Set up the health check helper functions.
 	currentTr := ac.transport
-	newStream := func(method string) (interface{}, error) {
+	newStream := func(method string) (any, error) {
 		ac.mu.Lock()
 		if ac.transport != currentTr {
 			ac.mu.Unlock()
@@ -1352,28 +1493,22 @@
 		ac.mu.Unlock()
 		return newNonRetryClientStream(ctx, &StreamDesc{ServerStreams: true}, method, currentTr, ac)
 	}
-	setConnectivityState := func(s connectivity.State) {
+	setConnectivityState := func(s connectivity.State, lastErr error) {
 		ac.mu.Lock()
 		defer ac.mu.Unlock()
 		if ac.transport != currentTr {
 			return
 		}
-		ac.updateConnectivityState(s)
+		ac.updateConnectivityState(s, lastErr)
 	}
 	// Start the health checking stream.
 	go func() {
-		err := ac.cc.dopts.healthCheckFunc(ctx, newStream, setConnectivityState, healthCheckConfig.ServiceName)
+		err := healthCheckFunc(ctx, newStream, setConnectivityState, healthCheckConfig.ServiceName)
 		if err != nil {
 			if status.Code(err) == codes.Unimplemented {
-				if channelz.IsOn() {
-					channelz.AddTraceEvent(ac.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-						Desc:     "Subchannel health check is unimplemented at server side, thus health check is disabled",
-						Severity: channelz.CtError,
-					})
-				}
-				grpclog.Error("Subchannel health check is unimplemented at server side, thus health check is disabled")
+				channelz.Error(logger, ac.channelz, "Subchannel health check is unimplemented at server side, thus health check is disabled")
 			} else {
-				grpclog.Errorf("HealthCheckFunc exits with unexpected error %v", err)
+				channelz.Errorf(logger, ac.channelz, "Health checking failed: %v", err)
 			}
 		}
 	}()
@@ -1387,33 +1522,20 @@
 	ac.mu.Unlock()
 }
 
-// getReadyTransport returns the transport if ac's state is READY.
-// Otherwise it returns nil, false.
-// If ac's state is IDLE, it will trigger ac to connect.
-func (ac *addrConn) getReadyTransport() (transport.ClientTransport, bool) {
+// getReadyTransport returns the transport if ac's state is READY or nil if not.
+func (ac *addrConn) getReadyTransport() transport.ClientTransport {
 	ac.mu.Lock()
-	if ac.state == connectivity.Ready && ac.transport != nil {
-		t := ac.transport
-		ac.mu.Unlock()
-		return t, true
+	defer ac.mu.Unlock()
+	if ac.state == connectivity.Ready {
+		return ac.transport
 	}
-	var idle bool
-	if ac.state == connectivity.Idle {
-		idle = true
-	}
-	ac.mu.Unlock()
-	// Trigger idle ac to connect.
-	if idle {
-		ac.connect()
-	}
-	return nil, false
+	return nil
 }
 
 // tearDown starts to tear down the addrConn.
-// TODO(zhaoq): Make this synchronous to avoid unbounded memory consumption in
-// some edge cases (e.g., the caller opens and closes many addrConn's in a
-// tight loop.
-// tearDown doesn't remove ac from ac.cc.conns.
+//
+// Note that tearDown doesn't remove ac from ac.cc.conns, so the addrConn struct
+// will leak. In most cases, call cc.removeAddrConn() instead.
 func (ac *addrConn) tearDown(err error) {
 	ac.mu.Lock()
 	if ac.state == connectivity.Shutdown {
@@ -1424,68 +1546,48 @@
 	ac.transport = nil
 	// We have to set the state to Shutdown before anything else to prevent races
 	// between setting the state and logic that waits on context cancellation / etc.
-	ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Shutdown)
+	ac.updateConnectivityState(connectivity.Shutdown, nil)
 	ac.cancel()
 	ac.curAddr = resolver.Address{}
-	if err == errConnDrain && curTr != nil {
-		// GracefulClose(...) may be executed multiple times when
-		// i) receiving multiple GoAway frames from the server; or
-		// ii) there are concurrent name resolver/Balancer triggered
-		// address removal and GoAway.
-		// We have to unlock and re-lock here because GracefulClose => Close => onClose, which requires locking ac.mu.
-		ac.mu.Unlock()
-		curTr.GracefulClose()
-		ac.mu.Lock()
-	}
-	if channelz.IsOn() {
-		channelz.AddTraceEvent(ac.channelzID, &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-			Desc:     "Subchannel Deleted",
-			Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			Parent: &channelz.TraceEventDesc{
-				Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Subchanel(id:%d) deleted", ac.channelzID),
-				Severity: channelz.CtINFO,
-			},
-		})
-		// TraceEvent needs to be called before RemoveEntry, as TraceEvent may add trace reference to
-		// the entity being deleted, and thus prevent it from being deleted right away.
-		channelz.RemoveEntry(ac.channelzID)
-	}
+
+	channelz.AddTraceEvent(logger, ac.channelz, 0, &channelz.TraceEvent{
+		Desc:     "Subchannel deleted",
+		Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
+		Parent: &channelz.TraceEvent{
+			Desc:     fmt.Sprintf("Subchannel(id:%d) deleted", ac.channelz.ID),
+			Severity: channelz.CtInfo,
+		},
+	})
+	// TraceEvent needs to be called before RemoveEntry, as TraceEvent may add
+	// trace reference to the entity being deleted, and thus prevent it from
+	// being deleted right away.
+	channelz.RemoveEntry(ac.channelz.ID)
 	ac.mu.Unlock()
-}
 
-func (ac *addrConn) getState() connectivity.State {
-	ac.mu.Lock()
-	defer ac.mu.Unlock()
-	return ac.state
-}
-
-func (ac *addrConn) ChannelzMetric() *channelz.ChannelInternalMetric {
-	ac.mu.Lock()
-	addr := ac.curAddr.Addr
-	ac.mu.Unlock()
-	return &channelz.ChannelInternalMetric{
-		State:                    ac.getState(),
-		Target:                   addr,
-		CallsStarted:             atomic.LoadInt64(&ac.czData.callsStarted),
-		CallsSucceeded:           atomic.LoadInt64(&ac.czData.callsSucceeded),
-		CallsFailed:              atomic.LoadInt64(&ac.czData.callsFailed),
-		LastCallStartedTimestamp: time.Unix(0, atomic.LoadInt64(&ac.czData.lastCallStartedTime)),
+	// We have to release the lock before the call to GracefulClose/Close here
+	// because both of them call onClose(), which requires locking ac.mu.
+	if curTr != nil {
+		if err == errConnDrain {
+			// Close the transport gracefully when the subConn is being shutdown.
+			//
+			// GracefulClose() may be executed multiple times if:
+			// - multiple GoAway frames are received from the server
+			// - there are concurrent name resolver or balancer triggered
+			//   address removal and GoAway
+			curTr.GracefulClose()
+		} else {
+			// Hard close the transport when the channel is entering idle or is
+			// being shutdown. In the case where the channel is being shutdown,
+			// closing of transports is also taken care of by cancellation of cc.ctx.
+			// But in the case where the channel is entering idle, we need to
+			// explicitly close the transports here. Instead of distinguishing
+			// between these two cases, it is simpler to close the transport
+			// unconditionally here.
+			curTr.Close(err)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
-func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsStarted() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&ac.czData.callsStarted, 1)
-	atomic.StoreInt64(&ac.czData.lastCallStartedTime, time.Now().UnixNano())
-}
-
-func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsSucceeded() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&ac.czData.callsSucceeded, 1)
-}
-
-func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsFailed() {
-	atomic.AddInt64(&ac.czData.callsFailed, 1)
-}
-
 type retryThrottler struct {
 	max    float64
 	thresh float64
@@ -1523,12 +1625,17 @@
 	}
 }
 
-type channelzChannel struct {
-	cc *ClientConn
+func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsStarted() {
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsStarted.Add(1)
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.LastCallStartedTimestamp.Store(time.Now().UnixNano())
 }
 
-func (c *channelzChannel) ChannelzMetric() *channelz.ChannelInternalMetric {
-	return c.cc.channelzMetric()
+func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsSucceeded() {
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsSucceeded.Add(1)
+}
+
+func (ac *addrConn) incrCallsFailed() {
+	ac.channelz.ChannelMetrics.CallsFailed.Add(1)
 }
 
 // ErrClientConnTimeout indicates that the ClientConn cannot establish the
@@ -1537,3 +1644,189 @@
 // Deprecated: This error is never returned by grpc and should not be
 // referenced by users.
 var ErrClientConnTimeout = errors.New("grpc: timed out when dialing")
+
+// getResolver finds the scheme in the cc's resolvers or the global registry.
+// scheme should always be lowercase (typically by virtue of url.Parse()
+// performing proper RFC3986 behavior).
+func (cc *ClientConn) getResolver(scheme string) resolver.Builder {
+	for _, rb := range cc.dopts.resolvers {
+		if scheme == rb.Scheme() {
+			return rb
+		}
+	}
+	return resolver.Get(scheme)
+}
+
+func (cc *ClientConn) updateConnectionError(err error) {
+	cc.lceMu.Lock()
+	cc.lastConnectionError = err
+	cc.lceMu.Unlock()
+}
+
+func (cc *ClientConn) connectionError() error {
+	cc.lceMu.Lock()
+	defer cc.lceMu.Unlock()
+	return cc.lastConnectionError
+}
+
+// initParsedTargetAndResolverBuilder parses the user's dial target and stores
+// the parsed target in `cc.parsedTarget`.
+//
+// The resolver to use is determined based on the scheme in the parsed target
+// and the same is stored in `cc.resolverBuilder`.
+//
+// Doesn't grab cc.mu as this method is expected to be called only at Dial time.
+func (cc *ClientConn) initParsedTargetAndResolverBuilder() error {
+	logger.Infof("original dial target is: %q", cc.target)
+
+	var rb resolver.Builder
+	parsedTarget, err := parseTarget(cc.target)
+	if err == nil {
+		rb = cc.getResolver(parsedTarget.URL.Scheme)
+		if rb != nil {
+			cc.parsedTarget = parsedTarget
+			cc.resolverBuilder = rb
+			return nil
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We are here because the user's dial target did not contain a scheme or
+	// specified an unregistered scheme. We should fallback to the default
+	// scheme, except when a custom dialer is specified in which case, we should
+	// always use passthrough scheme. For either case, we need to respect any overridden
+	// global defaults set by the user.
+	defScheme := cc.dopts.defaultScheme
+	if internal.UserSetDefaultScheme {
+		defScheme = resolver.GetDefaultScheme()
+	}
+
+	canonicalTarget := defScheme + ":///" + cc.target
+
+	parsedTarget, err = parseTarget(canonicalTarget)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	rb = cc.getResolver(parsedTarget.URL.Scheme)
+	if rb == nil {
+		return fmt.Errorf("could not get resolver for default scheme: %q", parsedTarget.URL.Scheme)
+	}
+	cc.parsedTarget = parsedTarget
+	cc.resolverBuilder = rb
+	return nil
+}
+
+// parseTarget uses RFC 3986 semantics to parse the given target into a
+// resolver.Target struct containing url. Query params are stripped from the
+// endpoint.
+func parseTarget(target string) (resolver.Target, error) {
+	u, err := url.Parse(target)
+	if err != nil {
+		return resolver.Target{}, err
+	}
+
+	return resolver.Target{URL: *u}, nil
+}
+
+// encodeAuthority escapes the authority string based on valid chars defined in
+// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.2.
+func encodeAuthority(authority string) string {
+	const upperhex = "0123456789ABCDEF"
+
+	// Return for characters that must be escaped as per
+	// Valid chars are mentioned here:
+	// https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc3986#section-3.2
+	shouldEscape := func(c byte) bool {
+		// Alphanum are always allowed.
+		if 'a' <= c && c <= 'z' || 'A' <= c && c <= 'Z' || '0' <= c && c <= '9' {
+			return false
+		}
+		switch c {
+		case '-', '_', '.', '~': // Unreserved characters
+			return false
+		case '!', '$', '&', '\'', '(', ')', '*', '+', ',', ';', '=': // Subdelim characters
+			return false
+		case ':', '[', ']', '@': // Authority related delimiters
+			return false
+		}
+		// Everything else must be escaped.
+		return true
+	}
+
+	hexCount := 0
+	for i := 0; i < len(authority); i++ {
+		c := authority[i]
+		if shouldEscape(c) {
+			hexCount++
+		}
+	}
+
+	if hexCount == 0 {
+		return authority
+	}
+
+	required := len(authority) + 2*hexCount
+	t := make([]byte, required)
+
+	j := 0
+	// This logic is a barebones version of escape in the go net/url library.
+	for i := 0; i < len(authority); i++ {
+		switch c := authority[i]; {
+		case shouldEscape(c):
+			t[j] = '%'
+			t[j+1] = upperhex[c>>4]
+			t[j+2] = upperhex[c&15]
+			j += 3
+		default:
+			t[j] = authority[i]
+			j++
+		}
+	}
+	return string(t)
+}
+
+// Determine channel authority. The order of precedence is as follows:
+// - user specified authority override using `WithAuthority` dial option
+// - creds' notion of server name for the authentication handshake
+// - endpoint from dial target of the form "scheme://[authority]/endpoint"
+//
+// Stores the determined authority in `cc.authority`.
+//
+// Returns a non-nil error if the authority returned by the transport
+// credentials do not match the authority configured through the dial option.
+//
+// Doesn't grab cc.mu as this method is expected to be called only at Dial time.
+func (cc *ClientConn) initAuthority() error {
+	dopts := cc.dopts
+	// Historically, we had two options for users to specify the serverName or
+	// authority for a channel. One was through the transport credentials
+	// (either in its constructor, or through the OverrideServerName() method).
+	// The other option (for cases where WithInsecure() dial option was used)
+	// was to use the WithAuthority() dial option.
+	//
+	// A few things have changed since:
+	// - `insecure` package with an implementation of the `TransportCredentials`
+	//   interface for the insecure case
+	// - WithAuthority() dial option support for secure credentials
+	authorityFromCreds := ""
+	if creds := dopts.copts.TransportCredentials; creds != nil && creds.Info().ServerName != "" {
+		authorityFromCreds = creds.Info().ServerName
+	}
+	authorityFromDialOption := dopts.authority
+	if (authorityFromCreds != "" && authorityFromDialOption != "") && authorityFromCreds != authorityFromDialOption {
+		return fmt.Errorf("ClientConn's authority from transport creds %q and dial option %q don't match", authorityFromCreds, authorityFromDialOption)
+	}
+
+	endpoint := cc.parsedTarget.Endpoint()
+	if authorityFromDialOption != "" {
+		cc.authority = authorityFromDialOption
+	} else if authorityFromCreds != "" {
+		cc.authority = authorityFromCreds
+	} else if auth, ok := cc.resolverBuilder.(resolver.AuthorityOverrider); ok {
+		cc.authority = auth.OverrideAuthority(cc.parsedTarget)
+	} else if strings.HasPrefix(endpoint, ":") {
+		cc.authority = "localhost" + encodeAuthority(endpoint)
+	} else {
+		cc.authority = encodeAuthority(endpoint)
+	}
+	return nil
+}