diff --git a/devstack/lib/ironic b/devstack/lib/ironic
index 9a7b47c3f7..fe3101362e 100644
--- a/devstack/lib/ironic
+++ b/devstack/lib/ironic
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ IRONIC_VM_EMULATOR=${IRONIC_VM_EMULATOR:-'/usr/bin/qemu-system-x86_64'}
 IRONIC_VM_ENGINE=${IRONIC_VM_ENGINE:-qemu}
 IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE=${IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE:-brbm}
 IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_RANGE=${IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_RANGE:-192.0.2.0/24}
+# Number of NICs to create Ironic node with. Take affect only for neutron network interface.
+IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT=${IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT:-1}
 IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE=${IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE:-$IRONIC_DATA_DIR/ironic_macs.csv}
 IRONIC_AUTHORIZED_KEYS_FILE=${IRONIC_AUTHORIZED_KEYS_FILE:-$HOME/.ssh/authorized_keys}
 IRONIC_CLEAN_NET_NAME=${IRONIC_CLEAN_NET_NAME:-${IRONIC_PROVISION_NETWORK_NAME:-${PRIVATE_NETWORK_NAME}}}
@@ -959,6 +961,21 @@ function configure_ironic {
             sudo groupadd $LIBVIRT_GROUP
         fi
         add_user_to_group $STACK_USER $LIBVIRT_GROUP
+
+        # Add /dev/net/tun to cgroup_device_acls, needed for type=ethernet interfaces
+        if ! sudo grep -q '^cgroup_device_acl' /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf; then
+            cat <<EOF | sudo tee -a /etc/libvirt/qemu.conf
+cgroup_device_acl = [
+    "/dev/null", "/dev/full", "/dev/zero",
+    "/dev/random", "/dev/urandom",
+    "/dev/ptmx", "/dev/kvm", "/dev/kqemu",
+    "/dev/rtc", "/dev/hpet","/dev/net/tun",
+    "/dev/vfio/vfio",
+]
+EOF
+            restart_libvirt
+        fi
+
     fi
 }
 
@@ -1362,11 +1379,16 @@ function create_bridge_and_vms {
         vm_opts+=" -L $UEFI_LOADER_PATH -N $UEFI_NVRAM_PATH"
     fi
 
+    local bridge_mac
+    bridge_mac=$(ip link show dev $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE | egrep -o "ether [A-Za-z0-9:]+"|sed "s/ether\ //")
+
     for vm_name in $(_ironic_bm_vm_names); do
         sudo -E su $STACK_USER -c "$IRONIC_SCRIPTS_DIR/create-node.sh -n $vm_name \
             -c $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_CPU -m $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM -d $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK \
-            -a $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_CPU_ARCH -b $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE $vm_opts \
-            -p $vbmc_port -o $pdu_outlet -f $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK_FORMAT $log_arg" >> $IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE
+            -a $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_CPU_ARCH -b $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE $vm_opts -p $vbmc_port -o $pdu_outlet \
+            -i $IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT -f $IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK_FORMAT  -M $PUBLIC_BRIDGE_MTU $log_arg" >> $IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE
+        echo " ${bridge_mac} $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE" >> $IRONIC_VM_MACS_CSV_FILE
+
         vbmc_port=$((vbmc_port+1))
         pdu_outlet=$((pdu_outlet+1))
     done
@@ -1430,6 +1452,8 @@ function enroll_nodes {
     node_prefix=$(get_ironic_node_prefix)
 
     if [[ "$IRONIC_IS_HARDWARE" == "False" ]]; then
+        local interface_info
+        interface_info=$(echo $hardware_info | awk '{print $1}')
         local ironic_node_cpu=$IRONIC_VM_SPECS_CPU
         local ironic_node_ram=$IRONIC_VM_SPECS_RAM
         local ironic_node_disk=$IRONIC_VM_SPECS_DISK
@@ -1481,8 +1505,8 @@ function enroll_nodes {
         fi
 
         if [[ "$IRONIC_IS_HARDWARE" == "False" ]]; then
-            local mac_address
-            mac_address=$(echo $hardware_info | awk '{print $1}')
+            local interface_info
+            interface_info=$(echo $hardware_info | awk '{print $1}')
 
             if is_deployed_by_ipmitool; then
                 local vbmc_port
@@ -1494,17 +1518,16 @@ function enroll_nodes {
                 node_options+=" -i snmp_outlet=$pdu_outlet"
             fi
             # Local-link-connection options
+            local llc_opts=""
             if [[ "${IRONIC_USE_LINK_LOCAL}" == "True" ]]; then
-                local llc_opts=""
                 local switch_info
                 local switch_id
-                local port_id
 
-                switch_info=$(echo $hardware_info |awk '{print $4}')
-                switch_id=$(echo $hardware_info |awk '{print $5}')
-                port_id=$(echo $hardware_info |awk '{print $6}')
+                switch_id=$(echo $hardware_info |awk '{print $4}')
+                switch_info=$(echo $hardware_info |awk '{print $5}')
 
-                llc_opts="-l switch_id=${switch_id} -l switch_info=${switch_info} -l port_id=${port_id}"
+                # NOTE(vsaienko) we will add port_id later in the code.
+                llc_opts="-l switch_id=${switch_id} -l switch_info=${switch_info} "
 
                 local ironic_api_version='--ironic-api-version latest'
             fi
@@ -1608,7 +1631,19 @@ function enroll_nodes {
 
         # In case we using portgroups, we should API version that support them.
         # Othervise API will return 406 ERROR
-        ironic $ironic_api_version port-create --address $mac_address --node $node_id $llc_opts
+        # NOTE(vsaienko) interface_info is in the following format here:
+        # mac1,tap-node0i1;mac2,tap-node0i2;...;macN,tap-node0iN
+        for info in ${interface_info//;/ }; do
+            local mac_address=""
+            local port_id=""
+            local llc_port_opt=""
+            mac_address=$(echo $info| awk -F ',' '{print $1}')
+            port_id=$(echo $info| awk -F ',' '{print $2}')
+            if [[ "${IRONIC_USE_LINK_LOCAL}" == "True" ]]; then
+                llc_port_opt+=" -l port_id=${port_id} "
+            fi
+            ironic $ironic_api_version port-create --address $mac_address --node $node_id $llc_opts $llc_port_opt
+        done
 
         # NOTE(vsaienko) use node-update instead of specifying network_interface
         # during node creation. If node is added with latest version of API it
@@ -1955,12 +1990,11 @@ function cleanup_baremetal_basic_ops {
     local vm_name
     for vm_name in $(_ironic_bm_vm_names); do
         sudo su $STACK_USER -c "$IRONIC_SCRIPTS_DIR/cleanup-node.sh $vm_name"
+
         # Cleanup node bridge/interfaces
-        sudo ip link set ovs-$vm_name down
-        sudo ip link set br-$vm_name down
-        sudo ovs-vsctl del-port ovs-$vm_name
-        sudo ip link del dev ovs-$vm_name
-        sudo ip link del dev br-$vm_name
+        for i in $(seq 1 $IRONIC_VM_INTERFACE_COUNT); do
+            sudo ip tuntap del dev tap-${vm_name}i${i} mode tap
+        done
     done
 
     sudo ovs-vsctl --if-exists del-br $IRONIC_VM_NETWORK_BRIDGE
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
index 0ed11d7f73..14df8feb4f 100755
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/configure-vm.py
@@ -71,9 +71,8 @@ def main():
                         help="What boot device to use (hd/network).")
     parser.add_argument('--libvirt-nic-driver', default='virtio',
                         help='The libvirt network driver to use')
-    parser.add_argument('--bridge', default="br-seed",
-                        help='The linux bridge name to use for seeding \
-                                the baremetal pseudo-node\'s OS image')
+    parser.add_argument('--interface-count', default=1, type=int,
+                        help='The number of interfaces to add to VM.'),
     parser.add_argument('--console-log',
                         help='File to log console')
     parser.add_argument('--emulator', default=None,
@@ -99,7 +98,7 @@ def main():
         'memory': args.memory,
         'cpus': args.cpus,
         'bootdev': args.bootdev,
-        'bridge': args.bridge,
+        'interface_count': args.interface_count,
         'nicdriver': args.libvirt_nic_driver,
         'emulator': args.emulator,
         'disk_format': args.disk_format,
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
index 54fcf3c378..8ce3f06897 100755
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/scripts/create-node.sh
@@ -12,10 +12,12 @@ export PS4='+ ${BASH_SOURCE:-}:${FUNCNAME[0]:-}:L${LINENO:-}:   '
 # Keep track of the DevStack directory
 TOP_DIR=$(cd $(dirname "$0")/.. && pwd)
 
-while getopts "n:c:m:d:a:b:e:E:p:o:f:l:L:N:" arg; do
+while getopts "n:c:i:m:M:d:a:b:e:E:p:o:f:l:L:N:" arg; do
     case $arg in
         n) NAME=$OPTARG;;
         c) CPU=$OPTARG;;
+        i) INTERFACE_COUNT=$OPTARG;;
+        M) INTERFACE_MTU=$OPTARG;;
         m) MEM=$(( 1024 * OPTARG ));;
         # Extra G to allow fuzz for partition table : flavor size and registered
         # size need to be different to actual size.
@@ -88,12 +90,15 @@ fi
 # it will be plugged to OVS.
 # This is needed in order to have interface in OVS even
 # when VM is in shutdown state
+INTERFACE_COUNT=${INTERFACE_COUNT:-1}
 
-sudo brctl addbr br-$NAME
-sudo ip link set br-$NAME up
-sudo ovs-vsctl add-port $BRIDGE ovs-$NAME -- set Interface ovs-$NAME type=internal
-sudo ip link set ovs-$NAME up
-sudo brctl addif br-$NAME ovs-$NAME
+for int in $(seq 1 $INTERFACE_COUNT); do
+    tapif=tap-${NAME}i${int}
+    sudo ip tuntap add dev $tapif mode tap
+    sudo ip link set $tapif mtu $INTERFACE_MTU
+    sudo ip link set $tapif up
+    sudo ovs-vsctl add-port $BRIDGE $tapif
+done
 
 if ! virsh list --all | grep -q $NAME; then
     virsh vol-list --pool $LIBVIRT_STORAGE_POOL | grep -q $VOL_NAME &&
@@ -110,7 +115,8 @@ if ! virsh list --all | grep -q $NAME; then
     $TOP_DIR/scripts/configure-vm.py \
         --bootdev network --name $NAME --image "$volume_path" \
         --arch $ARCH --cpus $CPU --memory $MEM --libvirt-nic-driver $LIBVIRT_NIC_DRIVER \
-        --bridge br-$NAME --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT $VM_LOGGING --engine $ENGINE $UEFI_OPTS $vm_opts >&2
+        --disk-format $DISK_FORMAT $VM_LOGGING --engine $ENGINE $UEFI_OPTS $vm_opts \
+        --interface-count $INTERFACE_COUNT >&2
 
     # Createa Virtual BMC for the node if IPMI is used
     if [[ $(type -P vbmc) != "" ]]; then
@@ -119,7 +125,6 @@ if ! virsh list --all | grep -q $NAME; then
     fi
 fi
 
-# echo mac
-VM_MAC=$(virsh dumpxml $NAME | grep "mac address" | head -1 | cut -d\' -f2)
-switch_id=$(ip link show dev $BRIDGE | egrep -o "ether [A-Za-z0-9:]+"|sed "s/ether\ //")
-echo $VM_MAC $VBMC_PORT $PDU_OUTLET $BRIDGE $switch_id ovs-$NAME
+# echo mac in format mac1,ovs-node-0i1;mac2,ovs-node-0i2;...;macN,ovs-node0iN
+VM_MAC=$(echo -n $(virsh domiflist $NAME |awk '/tap-/{print $5","$1}')|tr ' ' ';')
+echo -n "$VM_MAC $VBMC_PORT $PDU_OUTLET"
diff --git a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
index e6d2ae0fb3..a14d9f6ea3 100644
--- a/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
+++ b/devstack/tools/ironic/templates/vm.xml
@@ -44,11 +44,14 @@
     <controller type='ide' index='0'>
       <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x01' function='0x1'/>
     </controller>
-    <interface type='bridge'>
-      <source bridge='{{ bridge }}'/>
+    {% for n in range(1, interface_count+1) %}
+    <interface type='ethernet'>
+      <target dev='{{ "tap-" + name + "i" + n|string }}'/>
       <model type='{{ nicdriver }}'/>
-      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x00' slot='0x04' function='0x0'/>
+      <script path='no'/>
+      <address type='pci' domain='0x0000' bus='0x01' slot='{{ "0x0" + n|string }}' function='0x0'/>
     </interface>
+    {% endfor %}
     <input type='mouse' bus='ps2'/>
     <graphics type='vnc' port='-1' autoport='yes' listen='0.0.0.0'/>
     <video>