diff --git a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
index 6676847..7c7b32b 100644
--- a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
+++ b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/codec/K8sNodeCodec.java
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@
     private static final String INTEGRATION_BRIDGE = "integrationBridge";
     private static final String EXTERNAL_BRIDGE = "externalBridge";
     private static final String STATE = "state";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_INTF = "externalInterface";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_BRIDGE_IP = "externalBridgeIp";
+    private static final String EXTERNAL_GATEWAY_IP = "externalGatewayIp";
 
     private static final String MISSING_MESSAGE = " is required in K8sNode";
 
@@ -69,6 +72,18 @@
             result.put(DATA_IP, node.dataIp().toString());
         }
 
+        if (node.extIntf() != null) {
+            result.put(EXTERNAL_INTF, node.extIntf());
+        }
+
+        if (node.extBridgeIp() != null) {
+            result.put(EXTERNAL_BRIDGE_IP, node.extBridgeIp().toString());
+        }
+
+        if (node.extGatewayIp() != null) {
+            result.put(EXTERNAL_GATEWAY_IP, node.extGatewayIp().toString());
+        }
+
         return result;
     }
 
@@ -105,6 +120,21 @@
             nodeBuilder.extBridge(DeviceId.deviceId(extBridgeJson.asText()));
         }
 
+        JsonNode extIntfJson = json.get(EXTERNAL_INTF);
+        if (extIntfJson != null) {
+            nodeBuilder.extIntf(extIntfJson.asText());
+        }
+
+        JsonNode extBridgeIpJson = json.get(EXTERNAL_BRIDGE_IP);
+        if (extBridgeIpJson != null) {
+            nodeBuilder.extBridgeIp(IpAddress.valueOf(extBridgeIpJson.asText()));
+        }
+
+        JsonNode extGatewayIpJson = json.get(EXTERNAL_GATEWAY_IP);
+        if (extGatewayIpJson != null) {
+            nodeBuilder.extGatewayIp(IpAddress.valueOf(extGatewayIpJson.asText()));
+        }
+
         log.trace("node is {}", nodeBuilder.build().toString());
 
         return nodeBuilder.build();
diff --git a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/impl/DefaultK8sApiConfigHandler.java b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/impl/DefaultK8sApiConfigHandler.java
index ab04556..5119500 100644
--- a/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/impl/DefaultK8sApiConfigHandler.java
+++ b/apps/k8s-node/app/src/main/java/org/onosproject/k8snode/impl/DefaultK8sApiConfigHandler.java
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 import org.osgi.service.component.annotations.ReferenceCardinality;
 import org.slf4j.Logger;
 
+import java.util.Map;
 import java.util.Objects;
 import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
 
@@ -60,6 +61,9 @@
 
     private static final String INTERNAL_IP = "InternalIP";
     private static final String K8S_ROLE = "node-role.kubernetes.io";
+    private static final String EXT_BRIDGE_IP = "external.bridge.ip";
+    private static final String EXT_GATEWAY_IP = "external.gateway.ip";
+    private static final String EXT_INTF_NAME = "external.interface.name";
 
     @Reference(cardinality = ReferenceCardinality.MANDATORY)
     protected CoreService coreService;
@@ -156,12 +160,22 @@
             }
         }
 
+        Map<String, String> annots = node.getMetadata().getAnnotations();
+
+        String extIntf = annots.get(EXT_INTF_NAME);
+        String extGatewayIpStr = annots.get(EXT_GATEWAY_IP);
+        String extBridgeIpStr = annots.get(EXT_BRIDGE_IP);
+
         return DefaultK8sNode.builder()
                 .hostname(hostname)
                 .managementIp(managementIp)
                 .dataIp(dataIp)
-                .type(nodeType)  // need to get correct node type
+                .extIntf(extIntf)
+                .type(nodeType)
                 .state(INIT)
+                .extBridgeIp(IpAddress.valueOf(extBridgeIpStr))
+                .extGatewayIp(IpAddress.valueOf(extGatewayIpStr))
+                .podCidr(node.getSpec().getPodCIDR())
                 .build();
     }