diff --git a/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c b/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
index c33fcc9..698abca 100644
--- a/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
+++ b/examples/vm_power_manager/main.c
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@
 #include <rte_log.h>
 #include <rte_per_lcore.h>
 #include <rte_lcore.h>
+#include <rte_ethdev.h>
+#include <getopt.h>
+#include <rte_cycles.h>
 #include <rte_debug.h>
 
 #include "channel_manager.h"
@@ -56,6 +59,192 @@
 #include "power_manager.h"
 #include "vm_power_cli.h"
 
+#define RX_RING_SIZE 512
+#define TX_RING_SIZE 512
+
+#define NUM_MBUFS 8191
+#define MBUF_CACHE_SIZE 250
+#define BURST_SIZE 32
+
+static uint32_t enabled_port_mask;
+static volatile bool force_quit;
+
+/****************/
+static const struct rte_eth_conf port_conf_default = {
+	.rxmode = { .max_rx_pkt_len = ETHER_MAX_LEN }
+};
+
+static inline int
+port_init(uint8_t port, struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool)
+{
+	struct rte_eth_conf port_conf = port_conf_default;
+	const uint16_t rx_rings = 1, tx_rings = 1;
+	int retval;
+	uint16_t q;
+
+	if (port >= rte_eth_dev_count())
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Configure the Ethernet device. */
+	retval = rte_eth_dev_configure(port, rx_rings, tx_rings, &port_conf);
+	if (retval != 0)
+		return retval;
+
+	/* Allocate and set up 1 RX queue per Ethernet port. */
+	for (q = 0; q < rx_rings; q++) {
+		retval = rte_eth_rx_queue_setup(port, q, RX_RING_SIZE,
+				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port), NULL, mbuf_pool);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	/* Allocate and set up 1 TX queue per Ethernet port. */
+	for (q = 0; q < tx_rings; q++) {
+		retval = rte_eth_tx_queue_setup(port, q, TX_RING_SIZE,
+				rte_eth_dev_socket_id(port), NULL);
+		if (retval < 0)
+			return retval;
+	}
+
+	/* Start the Ethernet port. */
+	retval = rte_eth_dev_start(port);
+	if (retval < 0)
+		return retval;
+
+	/* Display the port MAC address. */
+	struct ether_addr addr;
+	rte_eth_macaddr_get(port, &addr);
+	printf("Port %u MAC: %02" PRIx8 " %02" PRIx8 " %02" PRIx8
+			   " %02" PRIx8 " %02" PRIx8 " %02" PRIx8 "\n",
+			(unsigned int)port,
+			addr.addr_bytes[0], addr.addr_bytes[1],
+			addr.addr_bytes[2], addr.addr_bytes[3],
+			addr.addr_bytes[4], addr.addr_bytes[5]);
+
+	/* Enable RX in promiscuous mode for the Ethernet device. */
+	rte_eth_promiscuous_enable(port);
+
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int
+parse_portmask(const char *portmask)
+{
+	char *end = NULL;
+	unsigned long pm;
+
+	/* parse hexadecimal string */
+	pm = strtoul(portmask, &end, 16);
+	if ((portmask[0] == '\0') || (end == NULL) || (*end != '\0'))
+		return -1;
+
+	if (pm == 0)
+		return -1;
+
+	return pm;
+}
+/* Parse the argument given in the command line of the application */
+static int
+parse_args(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	int opt, ret;
+	char **argvopt;
+	int option_index;
+	char *prgname = argv[0];
+	static struct option lgopts[] = {
+		{ "mac-updating", no_argument, 0, 1},
+		{ "no-mac-updating", no_argument, 0, 0},
+		{NULL, 0, 0, 0}
+	};
+	argvopt = argv;
+
+	while ((opt = getopt_long(argc, argvopt, "p:q:T:",
+				  lgopts, &option_index)) != EOF) {
+
+		switch (opt) {
+		/* portmask */
+		case 'p':
+			enabled_port_mask = parse_portmask(optarg);
+			if (enabled_port_mask == 0) {
+				printf("invalid portmask\n");
+				return -1;
+			}
+			break;
+		/* long options */
+		case 0:
+			break;
+
+		default:
+			return -1;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (optind >= 0)
+		argv[optind-1] = prgname;
+
+	ret = optind-1;
+	optind = 0; /* reset getopt lib */
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void
+check_all_ports_link_status(uint8_t port_num, uint32_t port_mask)
+{
+#define CHECK_INTERVAL 100 /* 100ms */
+#define MAX_CHECK_TIME 90 /* 9s (90 * 100ms) in total */
+	uint8_t portid, count, all_ports_up, print_flag = 0;
+	struct rte_eth_link link;
+
+	printf("\nChecking link status");
+	fflush(stdout);
+	for (count = 0; count <= MAX_CHECK_TIME; count++) {
+		if (force_quit)
+			return;
+		all_ports_up = 1;
+		for (portid = 0; portid < port_num; portid++) {
+			if (force_quit)
+				return;
+			if ((port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
+				continue;
+			memset(&link, 0, sizeof(link));
+			rte_eth_link_get_nowait(portid, &link);
+			/* print link status if flag set */
+			if (print_flag == 1) {
+				if (link.link_status)
+					printf("Port %d Link Up - speed %u "
+						"Mbps - %s\n", (uint8_t)portid,
+						(unsigned int)link.link_speed,
+				(link.link_duplex == ETH_LINK_FULL_DUPLEX) ?
+					("full-duplex") : ("half-duplex\n"));
+				else
+					printf("Port %d Link Down\n",
+						(uint8_t)portid);
+				continue;
+			}
+		       /* clear all_ports_up flag if any link down */
+			if (link.link_status == ETH_LINK_DOWN) {
+				all_ports_up = 0;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		/* after finally printing all link status, get out */
+		if (print_flag == 1)
+			break;
+
+		if (all_ports_up == 0) {
+			printf(".");
+			fflush(stdout);
+			rte_delay_ms(CHECK_INTERVAL);
+		}
+
+		/* set the print_flag if all ports up or timeout */
+		if (all_ports_up == 1 || count == (MAX_CHECK_TIME - 1)) {
+			print_flag = 1;
+			printf("done\n");
+		}
+	}
+}
 static int
 run_monitor(__attribute__((unused)) void *arg)
 {
@@ -82,6 +271,10 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	int ret;
 	unsigned lcore_id;
+	unsigned int nb_ports;
+	struct rte_mempool *mbuf_pool;
+	uint8_t portid;
+
 
 	ret = rte_eal_init(argc, argv);
 	if (ret < 0)
@@ -90,12 +283,39 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
 	signal(SIGINT, sig_handler);
 	signal(SIGTERM, sig_handler);
 
+	argc -= ret;
+	argv += ret;
+
+	/* parse application arguments (after the EAL ones) */
+	ret = parse_args(argc, argv);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Invalid arguments\n");
+
+	nb_ports = rte_eth_dev_count();
+
+	mbuf_pool = rte_pktmbuf_pool_create("MBUF_POOL", NUM_MBUFS * nb_ports,
+		MBUF_CACHE_SIZE, 0, RTE_MBUF_DEFAULT_BUF_SIZE, rte_socket_id());
+
+	if (mbuf_pool == NULL)
+		rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot create mbuf pool\n");
+
+	/* Initialize ports. */
+	for (portid = 0; portid < nb_ports; portid++) {
+		if ((enabled_port_mask & (1 << portid)) == 0)
+			continue;
+		if (port_init(portid, mbuf_pool) != 0)
+			rte_exit(EXIT_FAILURE, "Cannot init port %"PRIu8 "\n",
+					portid);
+	}
+
 	lcore_id = rte_get_next_lcore(-1, 1, 0);
 	if (lcore_id == RTE_MAX_LCORE) {
 		RTE_LOG(ERR, EAL, "A minimum of two cores are required to run "
 				"application\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
+
+	check_all_ports_link_status(nb_ports, enabled_port_mask);
 	rte_eal_remote_launch(run_monitor, NULL, lcore_id);
 
 	if (power_manager_init() < 0) {
