diff --git a/models/plugins/yang/vnfd.yang b/models/plugins/yang/vnfd.yang
index 0e779c5..ce74f02 100644
--- a/models/plugins/yang/vnfd.yang
+++ b/models/plugins/yang/vnfd.yang
@@ -266,6 +266,7 @@
           type uint64;
         }
 
+
         list internal-connection-point {
           key "id-ref";
           description "List of internal connection points in this VLD";
@@ -277,8 +278,30 @@
           }
         }
         uses manotypes:provider-network;
+        choice init-params {
+          description "Extra parameters for VLD instantiation";
+
+          case vim-network-ref {
+            leaf vim-network-name {
+              description
+                  "Name of network in VIM account. This is used to indicate
+                    pre-provisioned network name in cloud account.";
+              type string;
+            }
+          }
+
+          case vim-network-profile {
+            leaf ip-profile-ref {
+              description "Named reference to IP-profile object";
+              type string;
+            }
+          }
+
+        }
       }
 
+      uses manotypes:ip-profile-list;
+
       list connection-point {
         key "name";
         description
diff --git a/rwlaunchpad/plugins/rwvnfm/rift/tasklets/rwvnfmtasklet/rwvnfmtasklet.py b/rwlaunchpad/plugins/rwvnfm/rift/tasklets/rwvnfmtasklet/rwvnfmtasklet.py
index e0de7b0..15e6f46 100755
--- a/rwlaunchpad/plugins/rwvnfm/rift/tasklets/rwvnfmtasklet/rwvnfmtasklet.py
+++ b/rwlaunchpad/plugins/rwvnfm/rift/tasklets/rwvnfmtasklet/rwvnfmtasklet.py
@@ -986,13 +986,14 @@
 
 class InternalVirtualLinkRecord(object):
     """ Internal Virtual Link record """
-    def __init__(self, dts, log, loop, ivld_msg, vnfr_name, cloud_account_name):
+    def __init__(self, dts, log, loop, ivld_msg, vnfr_name, cloud_account_name, ip_profile=None):
         self._dts = dts
         self._log = log
         self._loop = loop
         self._ivld_msg = ivld_msg
         self._vnfr_name = vnfr_name
         self._cloud_account_name = cloud_account_name
+        self._ip_profile = ip_profile
 
         self._vlr_req = self.create_vlr()
         self._vlr = None
@@ -1006,7 +1007,10 @@
     @property
     def name(self):
         """ Name of this VL """
-        return self._vnfr_name + "." + self._ivld_msg.name
+        if self._ivld_msg.vim_network_name:
+            return self._ivld_msg.vim_network_name
+        else:
+            return self._vnfr_name + "." + self._ivld_msg.name
 
     @property
     def network_id(self):
@@ -1025,6 +1029,7 @@
                       "description",
                       "version",
                       "type_yang",
+                      "vim_network_name",
                       "provider_network"]
 
         vld_copy_dict = {k: v for k, v in self._ivld_msg.as_dict().items() if k in vld_fields}
@@ -1033,6 +1038,10 @@
                     "name": self.name,
                     "cloud_account": self._cloud_account_name,
                     }
+
+        if self._ip_profile and self._ip_profile.has_field('ip_profile_params'):
+            vlr_dict['ip_profile_params' ] = self._ip_profile.ip_profile_params.as_dict()
+
         vlr_dict.update(vld_copy_dict)
 
         vlr = RwVlrYang.YangData_Vlr_VlrCatalog_Vlr.from_dict(vlr_dict)
@@ -1416,6 +1425,13 @@
         self._log.debug("Published VNFR path = [%s], record = [%s]",
                         self.xpath, self.msg)
 
+    def resolve_vld_ip_profile(self, vnfd_msg, vld):
+        self._log.debug("Receieved ip profile ref is %s",vld.ip_profile_ref)
+        if not vld.has_field('ip_profile_ref'):
+            return None
+        profile = [profile for profile in vnfd_msg.ip_profiles if profile.name == vld.ip_profile_ref]
+        return profile[0] if profile else None
+
     @asyncio.coroutine
     def create_vls(self):
         """ Publish The VLs associated with this VNF """
@@ -1431,7 +1447,8 @@
                                             loop=self._loop,
                                             ivld_msg=ivld_msg,
                                             vnfr_name=self.name,
-                                            cloud_account_name=self.cloud_account_name
+                                            cloud_account_name=self.cloud_account_name,
+                                            ip_profile=self.resolve_vld_ip_profile(self.vnfd, ivld_msg)
                                             )
             self._vlrs.append(vlr)