add monitoring optimizations
diff --git a/src/emuvim/api/rest/network.py b/src/emuvim/api/rest/network.py
index 83fbde7..63696a0 100755
--- a/src/emuvim/api/rest/network.py
+++ b/src/emuvim/api/rest/network.py
@@ -87,6 +87,10 @@
             bidirectional = data.get("bidirectional")
             cookie = data.get("cookie")
             priority = data.get("priority")
+            skip_vlan_tag = data.get("skip_vlan_tag")
+            monitor = data.get("monitor")
+            monitor_placement = data.get("monitor_placement")
+
             c = net.setChain(
                 vnf_src_name, vnf_dst_name,
                 vnf_src_interface=vnf_src_interface,
@@ -96,7 +100,10 @@
                 match=match,
                 bidirectional=bidirectional,
                 cookie=cookie,
-                priority=priority)
+                priority=priority,
+                skip_vlan_tag=skip_vlan_tag,
+                monitor=monitor,
+                monitor_placement=monitor_placement)
             # return setChain response
             return str(c), 200
         except Exception as ex: