diff --git a/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh b/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
index 4c1cc9fa7a..262d9107b7 100644
--- a/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
+++ b/src/mad/sh/scripts_common.sh
@@ -832,3 +832,86 @@ function get_disk_information {
     esac
 }
 
+
+# This function extracts information about a NIC. The first parameter
+# is a string with the filter for NICs, for example, to get the interface
+# that's going to be attached, use:
+#
+#     get_nic_information "ATTACH=YES"
+#
+# To get an specific interface ID use:
+#
+#     get_nic_information "NIC_ID=$NIC_ID"
+#
+# The variables set are as follows:
+#
+# * VMID
+# * NIC_ID
+# * BRIDGE
+# * VN_MAD
+# * MAC
+# * NIC_TARGET
+# * SCRIPT
+# * MODEL
+# * IP
+# * FILTER
+# * VROUTER_IP
+# * INBOUND_AVG_BW
+# * INBOUND_PEAK_BW
+# * INBOUND_PEAK_KB
+# * OUTBOUND_AVG_BW
+# * OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW
+# * OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB
+# * ORDER
+
+function get_nic_information {
+    FILTER="$1"
+
+    DRIVER_PATH=$(dirname $0)
+    XPATH="${DRIVER_PATH}/../../datastore/xpath.rb"
+    CMD="$XPATH --stdin"
+
+    unset i j XPATH_ELEMENTS
+
+    NIC_XPATH="/VMM_DRIVER_ACTION_DATA/VM/TEMPLATE/NIC[$FILTER]"
+
+    while IFS= read -r -d '' element; do
+        XPATH_ELEMENTS[i++]="$element"
+    done < <($CMD       /VMM_DRIVER_ACTION_DATA/VM/ID \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/NIC_ID \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/BRIDGE \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/VN_MAD \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/MAC \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/TARGET \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/SCRIPT \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/MODEL \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/IP \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/FILTER \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/VROUTER_IP \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/INBOUND_AVG_BW \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/INBOUND_PEAK_BW \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/INBOUND_PEAK_KB \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/OUTBOUND_AVG_BW \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB \
+                        $NIC_XPATH/ORDER)
+
+    VMID="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    NIC_ID="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    BRIDGE="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    VN_MAD="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    MAC="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    NIC_TARGET="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    SCRIPT="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    MODEL="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    IP="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    FILTER="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    VROUTER_IP="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    INBOUND_AVG_BW="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    INBOUND_PEAK_BW="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    INBOUND_PEAK_KB="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    OUTBOUND_AVG_BW="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+    ORDER="${XPATH_ELEMENTS[j++]}"
+}
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
index 287ab3e65f..51bbc3cc54 100755
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/attach_nic
@@ -20,31 +20,88 @@ source $(dirname $0)/kvmrc
 source $(dirname $0)/../../scripts_common.sh
 
 DOMAIN=$1
-MAC=$2
-BRIDGE=$3
-THE_MODEL=$4
-NET_DRV=$5
-TARGET=$6
 
-if [ "$THE_MODEL" != "-" ]; then
-    MODEL="<model type='$THE_MODEL'/>"
+get_nic_information "ATTACH='YES'"
+
+# defaults
+[ -z "${MODEL}" ] && [ -n "${DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_MODEL}" ] && \
+    MODEL="${DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_MODEL}"
+
+[ -z "${FILTER}" ] && [ -n "${DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_FILTER}" ] && \
+    FILTER="${DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_FILTER}"
+
+# functions
+function xml_esc
+{
+   R=${1//\'/&apos;}
+   R=${R//\"/&quot;}
+   R=${R//\&/&amp;}
+   R=${R//\</&lt;}
+   R=${R//\>/&gt;}
+   echo "${R}"
+}
+
+# interface XML
+DEVICE=''
+
+if [ -z "${BRIDGE}" ]; then
+    DEVICE+="<interface type='ethernet'>"
+else
+    DEVICE+="<interface type='bridge'>"
+    [ "${VN_MAD}" = 'ovswitch' ] && DEVICE+=" <virtualport type='openvswitch'/>"
+    DEVICE+=" <source bridge='$(xml_esc "${BRIDGE}")'/>"
 fi
 
-if [ "$NET_DRV" = "ovswitch" ]; then
-    VIRTUALPORT="<virtualport type='openvswitch'/>"
+[ -n "${MAC}" ] && DEVICE+=" <mac address='$(xml_esc "${MAC}")'/>"
+[ -n "${NIC_TARGET}" ] && DEVICE+=" <target dev='$(xml_esc "${NIC_TARGET}")'/>"
+[ -n "${ORDER}" ] && DEVICE+=" <boot order='$(xml_esc "${ORDER}")'/>"
+[ -n "${SCRIPT}" ] && DEVICE+=" <script path='$(xml_esc "${SCRIPT}")'/>"
+[ -n "${MODEL}" ] && DEVICE+=" <model type='$(xml_esc "${MODEL}")'/>"
+
+if [ -n "${IP}" ] && [ -n "${FILTER}" ]; then
+    DEVICE+=" <filterref filter='$(xml_esc "${FILTER}")'>"
+    DEVICE+=" <parameter name='IP' value='$(xml_esc "${IP}")'/>"
+    [ -n "${VROUTER_IP}" ] && DEVICE+=" <parameter name='IP' value='$(xml_esc "${VROUTER_IP}")'/>"
+    DEVICE+=" </filterref>"
 fi
 
-DEVICE=$(cat <<EOF
-<interface type='bridge'>
-    <source bridge='$BRIDGE'/>
-    <mac address='$MAC'/>
-    <target dev='$TARGET'/>
-    $MODEL
-    $VIRTUALPORT
-</interface>
-EOF
-)
+if [ -n "${INBOUND_AVG_BW}${INBOUND_PEAK_BW}${INBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ] || \
+   [ -n "${OUTBOUND_AVG_BW}${OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW}${OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ];
+then
+    DEVICE+=" <bandwidth>"
 
+    if [ -n "${INBOUND_AVG_BW}${INBOUND_PEAK_BW}${INBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ]; then
+        DEVICE+=" <inbound"
+
+        [ -n "${INBOUND_AVG_BW}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" average='$(xml_esc "${INBOUND_AVG_BW}")'"
+        [ -n "${INBOUND_PEAK_BW}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" peak='$(xml_esc "${INBOUND_PEAK_BW}")'"
+        [ -n "${INBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" burst='$(xml_esc "${INBOUND_PEAK_KB}")'"
+
+        DEVICE+=" />"
+    fi
+
+    if [ -n "${OUTBOUND_AVG_BW}${OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW}${OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ]; then
+        DEVICE+=" <outbound"
+
+        [ -n "${OUTBOUND_AVG_BW}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" average='$(xml_esc "${OUTBOUND_AVG_BW}")'"
+        [ -n "${OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" peak='$(xml_esc "${OUTBOUND_PEAK_BW}")'"
+        [ -n "${OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB}" ] && \
+            DEVICE+=" burst='$(xml_esc "${OUTBOUND_PEAK_KB}")'"
+
+        DEVICE+=" />"
+    fi
+
+    DEVICE+=" </bandwidth>"
+fi
+
+DEVICE+=" </interface>"
+
+# device attach
 ATTACH_CMD=$(cat <<EOF
 virsh --connect $LIBVIRT_URI attach-device $DOMAIN <(
 cat <<EOT
@@ -55,4 +112,4 @@ EOF
 )
 
 multiline_exec_and_log "$ATTACH_CMD" \
-    "Could not attach $SOURCE ($TARGET) to $DOMAIN"
+    "Could not attach NIC ${NIC_ID} ($MAC) to $DOMAIN"
diff --git a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/kvmrc b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/kvmrc
index d82b7c0be5..8c4f201b0e 100644
--- a/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/kvmrc
+++ b/src/vmm_mad/remotes/kvm/kvmrc
@@ -45,3 +45,8 @@ export SHUTDOWN_TIMEOUT=300
 # default value is "ignore" (or its synonym "off"), and the other valid value
 # is "unmap" (or "on").
 #DEFAULT_ATTACH_DISCARD=unmap
+
+# This parameters will set the default NIC model and filter for
+# the hot-attached interfaces.
+#DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_MODEL=virtio
+#DEFAULT_ATTACH_NIC_FILTER=clean-traffic