diff --git a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
index aff27c4555907..46d7c157ef581 100644
--- a/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
+++ b/vllm/distributed/kv_transfer/kv_connector/v1/nixl_connector.py
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ if TYPE_CHECKING:
 
 Transfer = tuple[int, float]  # (xfer_handle, start_time)
 GET_META_MSG = b"get_meta_msg"
+NIXL_MAX_DESCS = 1000
 
 logger = init_logger(__name__)
 
@@ -371,8 +372,8 @@ class NixlConnectorWorker:
         self._registered_descs: list[Any] = []
 
         # In progress transfers.
-        # [req_id -> list[handle]]
-        self._recving_transfers = defaultdict[str, list[Transfer]](list)
+        # [req_id -> list[handles], agent_name, notif_id]
+        self._recving_transfers: dict[str, tuple[list[int], str, str]] = {}
 
         # Complete transfer tracker. Used by the rank 0 to track finished
         # transactions on ranks 1 to N-1.
@@ -826,7 +827,8 @@ class NixlConnectorWorker:
         return notified_req_ids
 
     def _pop_done_transfers(
-            self, transfers: dict[str, list[tuple[int, float]]]) -> set[str]:
+            self, transfers: dict[str, tuple[list[int], str,
+                                             str]]) -> set[str]:
         """
         Pop completed xfers by checking for DONE state.
         Args:
@@ -835,18 +837,29 @@ class NixlConnectorWorker:
             set of req_ids that have all done xfers
         """
         done_req_ids: set[str] = set()
-        for req_id, handles in list(transfers.items()):
-            for handle, xfer_stime in handles:
+        for req_id, (handles, agent_name, notif_id) in list(transfers.items()):
+            new_handles = []
+            for handle in handles:
                 xfer_state = self.nixl_wrapper.check_xfer_state(handle)
                 if xfer_state == "DONE":
                     self.nixl_wrapper.release_xfer_handle(handle)
-                    done_req_ids.add(req_id)
-                    del transfers[req_id]
                 elif xfer_state == "PROC":
-                    continue
+                    new_handles.append(handle)
                 else:
                     raise RuntimeError("Transfer failed with state %s",
                                        xfer_state)
+
+            # Done.
+            if len(new_handles) == 0:
+                start = time.perf_counter()
+                self.nixl_wrapper.send_notif(agent_name, notif_id)
+                del transfers[req_id]
+                done_req_ids.add(req_id)
+                end = time.perf_counter()
+                print(f"========= SEND NOTIF TIME: {end - start} =========")
+            else:
+                transfers[req_id] = (new_handles, notif_id, agent_name)
+
         return done_req_ids
 
     def start_load_kv(self, metadata: NixlConnectorMetadata):
@@ -958,25 +971,32 @@ class NixlConnectorWorker:
         assert len(local_block_descs_ids) == len(remote_block_descs_ids)
 
         # Prepare transfer with Nixl.
-        handle = self.nixl_wrapper.make_prepped_xfer(
-            "READ",
-            local_xfer_side_handle,
-            local_block_descs_ids,
-            remote_xfer_side_handle,
-            remote_block_descs_ids,
-            notif_msg=notif_id,
-        )
+        CHUNK_SIZE = 1000
+        handles = []
+        for i in range(0, len(local_block_descs_ids), CHUNK_SIZE):
+            handles.append(
+                self.nixl_wrapper.make_prepped_xfer(
+                    "READ",
+                    local_xfer_side_handle,
+                    local_block_descs_ids[i:i + CHUNK_SIZE],
+                    remote_xfer_side_handle,
+                    remote_block_descs_ids[i:i + CHUNK_SIZE],
+                    skip_desc_merge=True,
+                ))
 
         # Begin async xfer.
         start = time.perf_counter()
-        self.nixl_wrapper.transfer(handle)
+        # for handle in handles:
+        #     self.nixl_wrapper.transfer(handle)
+        self.nixl_wrapper.transfer_batched(handles)
         end = time.perf_counter()
         logger.info("======== LAUNCH TIME: %s ========", end - start)
 
-        # Use handle to check completion in future step().
-        # TODO (NickLucche) surface xfer elapsed time
-        self._recving_transfers[request_id].append(
-            (handle, time.perf_counter()))
+        # Keep track of ongoing transfers.
+        remote_rank = self.tp_rank // tp_ratio
+        agent_name = self._remote_agents[dst_engine_id][remote_rank]
+        assert request_id not in self._recving_transfers
+        self._recving_transfers[request_id] = (handles, agent_name, notif_id)
 
     def _get_block_descs_ids(self,
                              engine_id: str,