diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
index 13c7392..c85d3b3 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/cli.c
@@ -25,16 +25,17 @@
 #define CMD_MAX_TOKENS     256
 #endif
 
-#define MSG_OUT_OF_MEMORY  "Not enough memory.\n"
-#define MSG_CMD_UNKNOWN    "Unknown command \"%s\".\n"
-#define MSG_CMD_UNIMPLEM   "Command \"%s\" not implemented.\n"
-#define MSG_ARG_NOT_ENOUGH "Not enough arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
-#define MSG_ARG_TOO_MANY   "Too many arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
-#define MSG_ARG_MISMATCH   "Wrong number of arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
-#define MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND  "Argument \"%s\" not found.\n"
-#define MSG_ARG_INVALID    "Invalid value for argument \"%s\".\n"
-#define MSG_FILE_ERR       "Error in file \"%s\" at line %u.\n"
-#define MSG_CMD_FAIL       "Command \"%s\" failed.\n"
+#define MSG_OUT_OF_MEMORY   "Not enough memory.\n"
+#define MSG_CMD_UNKNOWN     "Unknown command \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_CMD_UNIMPLEM    "Command \"%s\" not implemented.\n"
+#define MSG_ARG_NOT_ENOUGH  "Not enough arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_ARG_TOO_MANY    "Too many arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_ARG_MISMATCH    "Wrong number of arguments for command \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND   "Argument \"%s\" not found.\n"
+#define MSG_ARG_INVALID     "Invalid value for argument \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_FILE_ERR        "Error in file \"%s\" at line %u.\n"
+#define MSG_FILE_NOT_ENOUGH "Not enough rules in file \"%s\".\n"
+#define MSG_CMD_FAIL        "Command \"%s\" failed.\n"
 
 static int
 is_comment(char *in)
@@ -3540,6 +3541,133 @@ cmd_pipeline_table_rule_add_default(char **tokens,
 }
 
 /**
+ * pipeline <pipeline_name> table <table_id> rule add bulk <file_name> <n_rules>
+ *
+ * File <file_name>:
+ * - line format: match <match> action <action>
+ */
+static int
+cli_rule_file_process(const char *file_name,
+	size_t line_len_max,
+	struct table_rule_match *m,
+	struct table_rule_action *a,
+	uint32_t *n_rules,
+	uint32_t *line_number,
+	char *out,
+	size_t out_size);
+
+static void
+cmd_pipeline_table_rule_add_bulk(char **tokens,
+	uint32_t n_tokens,
+	char *out,
+	size_t out_size)
+{
+	struct table_rule_match *match;
+	struct table_rule_action *action;
+	void **data;
+	char *pipeline_name, *file_name;
+	uint32_t table_id, n_rules, n_rules_parsed, line_number;
+	int status;
+
+	if (n_tokens != 9) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_MISMATCH, tokens[0]);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	pipeline_name = tokens[1];
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[2], "table") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "table");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (parser_read_uint32(&table_id, tokens[3]) != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "table_id");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "rule");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[5], "add") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_NOT_FOUND, "add");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (strcmp(tokens[6], "bulk") != 0) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "bulk");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	file_name = tokens[7];
+
+	if ((parser_read_uint32(&n_rules, tokens[8]) != 0) ||
+		(n_rules == 0)) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_ARG_INVALID, "n_rules");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Memory allocation. */
+	match = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(struct table_rule_match));
+	action = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(struct table_rule_action));
+	data = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(void *));
+	if ((match == NULL) || (action == NULL) || (data == NULL)) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_OUT_OF_MEMORY);
+		free(data);
+		free(action);
+		free(match);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Load rule file */
+	n_rules_parsed = n_rules;
+	status = cli_rule_file_process(file_name,
+		1024,
+		match,
+		action,
+		&n_rules_parsed,
+		&line_number,
+		out,
+		out_size);
+	if (status) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_FILE_ERR, file_name, line_number);
+		free(data);
+		free(action);
+		free(match);
+		return;
+	}
+	if (n_rules_parsed != n_rules) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_FILE_NOT_ENOUGH, file_name);
+		free(data);
+		free(action);
+		free(match);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Rule bulk add */
+	status = pipeline_table_rule_add_bulk(pipeline_name,
+		table_id,
+		match,
+		action,
+		data,
+		&n_rules);
+	if (status) {
+		snprintf(out, out_size, MSG_CMD_FAIL, tokens[0]);
+		free(data);
+		free(action);
+		free(match);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Memory free */
+	free(data);
+	free(action);
+	free(match);
+}
+
+/**
  * pipeline <pipeline_name> table <table_id> rule delete
  *    match <match>
  */
@@ -3943,6 +4071,16 @@ cli_process(char *in, char *out, size_t out_size)
 		if ((n_tokens >= 7) &&
 			(strcmp(tokens[2], "table") == 0) &&
 			(strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[5], "add") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[6], "bulk") == 0)) {
+				cmd_pipeline_table_rule_add_bulk(tokens,
+					n_tokens, out, out_size);
+				return;
+		}
+
+		if ((n_tokens >= 7) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[2], "table") == 0) &&
+			(strcmp(tokens[4], "rule") == 0) &&
 			(strcmp(tokens[5], "delete") == 0) &&
 			(strcmp(tokens[6], "match") == 0)) {
 			if ((n_tokens >= 8) &&
@@ -4031,3 +4169,112 @@ cli_script_process(const char *file_name,
 	free(msg_in);
 	return 0;
 }
+
+static int
+cli_rule_file_process(const char *file_name,
+	size_t line_len_max,
+	struct table_rule_match *m,
+	struct table_rule_action *a,
+	uint32_t *n_rules,
+	uint32_t *line_number,
+	char *out,
+	size_t out_size)
+{
+	FILE *f = NULL;
+	char *line = NULL;
+	uint32_t rule_id, line_id;
+	int status = 0;
+
+	/* Check input arguments */
+	if ((file_name == NULL) ||
+		(strlen(file_name) == 0) ||
+		(line_len_max == 0)) {
+		*line_number = 0;
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* Memory allocation */
+	line = malloc(line_len_max + 1);
+	if (line == NULL) {
+		*line_number = 0;
+		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
+
+	/* Open file */
+	f = fopen(file_name, "r");
+	if (f == NULL) {
+		*line_number = 0;
+		free(line);
+		return -EIO;
+	}
+
+	/* Read file */
+	for (line_id = 1, rule_id = 0; rule_id < *n_rules; line_id++) {
+		char *tokens[CMD_MAX_TOKENS];
+		uint32_t n_tokens, n_tokens_parsed, t0;
+
+		/* Read next line from file. */
+		if (fgets(line, line_len_max + 1, f) == NULL)
+			break;
+
+		/* Comment. */
+		if (is_comment(line))
+			continue;
+
+		/* Parse line. */
+		n_tokens = RTE_DIM(tokens);
+		status = parse_tokenize_string(line, tokens, &n_tokens);
+		if (status) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Empty line. */
+		if (n_tokens == 0)
+			continue;
+		t0 = 0;
+
+		/* Rule match. */
+		n_tokens_parsed = parse_match(tokens + t0,
+			n_tokens - t0,
+			out,
+			out_size,
+			&m[rule_id]);
+		if (n_tokens_parsed == 0) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+		t0 += n_tokens_parsed;
+
+		/* Rule action. */
+		n_tokens_parsed = parse_table_action(tokens + t0,
+			n_tokens - t0,
+			out,
+			out_size,
+			&a[rule_id]);
+		if (n_tokens_parsed == 0) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+		t0 += n_tokens_parsed;
+
+		/* Line completed. */
+		if (t0 < n_tokens) {
+			status = -EINVAL;
+			break;
+		}
+
+		/* Increment rule count */
+		rule_id++;
+	}
+
+	/* Close file */
+	fclose(f);
+
+	/* Memory free */
+	free(line);
+
+	*n_rules = rule_id;
+	*line_number = line_id;
+	return status;
+}
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h b/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
index 4fc7b27..37d1c7a 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/pipeline.h
@@ -303,6 +303,14 @@ pipeline_table_rule_add(const char *pipeline_name,
 	void **data);
 
 int
+pipeline_table_rule_add_bulk(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id,
+	struct table_rule_match *match,
+	struct table_rule_action *action,
+	void **data,
+	uint32_t *n_rules);
+
+int
 pipeline_table_rule_add_default(const char *pipeline_name,
 	uint32_t table_id,
 	struct table_rule_action *action,
diff --git a/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c b/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
index 2532e09..3f5e15e 100644
--- a/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
+++ b/examples/ip_pipeline/thread.c
@@ -490,9 +490,9 @@ enum pipeline_req_type {
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_STATS_READ,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD_DEFAULT,
+	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD_BULK,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE,
 	PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE_DEFAULT,
-
 	PIPELINE_REQ_MAX
 };
 
@@ -517,6 +517,14 @@ struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_default {
 	struct table_rule_action action;
 };
 
+struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_bulk {
+	struct table_rule_match *match;
+	struct table_rule_action *action;
+	void **data;
+	uint32_t n_rules;
+	int bulk;
+};
+
 struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_delete {
 	struct table_rule_match match;
 };
@@ -532,6 +540,7 @@ struct pipeline_msg_req {
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_stats_read table_stats_read;
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add table_rule_add;
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_default table_rule_add_default;
+		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_add_bulk table_rule_add_bulk;
 		struct pipeline_msg_req_table_rule_delete table_rule_delete;
 	};
 };
@@ -556,6 +565,10 @@ struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_rule_add_default {
 	void *data;
 };
 
+struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_rule_add_bulk {
+	uint32_t n_rules;
+};
+
 struct pipeline_msg_rsp {
 	int status;
 
@@ -566,6 +579,7 @@ struct pipeline_msg_rsp {
 		struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_stats_read table_stats_read;
 		struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_rule_add table_rule_add;
 		struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_rule_add_default table_rule_add_default;
+		struct pipeline_msg_rsp_table_rule_add_bulk table_rule_add_bulk;
 	};
 };
 
@@ -1104,6 +1118,71 @@ pipeline_table_rule_add_default(const char *pipeline_name,
 }
 
 int
+pipeline_table_rule_add_bulk(const char *pipeline_name,
+	uint32_t table_id,
+	struct table_rule_match *match,
+	struct table_rule_action *action,
+	void **data,
+	uint32_t *n_rules)
+{
+	struct pipeline *p;
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req;
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp;
+	uint32_t i;
+	int status;
+
+	/* Check input params */
+	if ((pipeline_name == NULL) ||
+		(match == NULL) ||
+		(action == NULL) ||
+		(data == NULL) ||
+		(n_rules == NULL) ||
+		(*n_rules == 0))
+		return -1;
+
+	p = pipeline_find(pipeline_name);
+	if ((p == NULL) ||
+		(p->enabled == 0) ||
+		(table_id >= p->n_tables))
+		return -1;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < *n_rules; i++)
+		if (match_check(match, p, table_id) ||
+			action_check(action, p, table_id))
+			return -1;
+
+	/* Allocate request */
+	req = pipeline_msg_alloc();
+	if (req == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Write request */
+	req->type = PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD_BULK;
+	req->id = table_id;
+	req->table_rule_add_bulk.match = match;
+	req->table_rule_add_bulk.action = action;
+	req->table_rule_add_bulk.data = data;
+	req->table_rule_add_bulk.n_rules = *n_rules;
+	req->table_rule_add_bulk.bulk =
+		(p->table[table_id].params.match_type == TABLE_ACL) ? 1 : 0;
+
+	/* Send request and wait for response */
+	rsp = pipeline_msg_send_recv(p, req);
+	if (rsp == NULL)
+		return -1;
+
+	/* Read response */
+	status = rsp->status;
+	if (status == 0)
+		*n_rules = rsp->table_rule_add_bulk.n_rules;
+
+	/* Free response */
+	pipeline_msg_free(rsp);
+
+	return status;
+}
+
+int
 pipeline_table_rule_delete(const char *pipeline_name,
 	uint32_t table_id,
 	struct table_rule_match *match)
@@ -1748,6 +1827,193 @@ pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_default(struct pipeline_data *p,
 }
 
 static struct pipeline_msg_rsp *
+pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_bulk(struct pipeline_data *p,
+	struct pipeline_msg_req *req)
+{
+
+	struct pipeline_msg_rsp *rsp = (struct pipeline_msg_rsp *) req;
+
+	uint32_t table_id = req->id;
+	struct table_rule_match *match = req->table_rule_add_bulk.match;
+	struct table_rule_action *action = req->table_rule_add_bulk.action;
+	struct rte_pipeline_table_entry **data =
+		(struct rte_pipeline_table_entry **)req->table_rule_add_bulk.data;
+	uint32_t n_rules = req->table_rule_add_bulk.n_rules;
+	uint32_t bulk = req->table_rule_add_bulk.bulk;
+
+	struct rte_table_action *a = p->table_data[table_id].a;
+	union table_rule_match_low_level *match_ll;
+	uint8_t *action_ll;
+	void **match_ll_ptr;
+	struct rte_pipeline_table_entry **action_ll_ptr;
+	int *found, status;
+	uint32_t i;
+
+	/* Memory allocation */
+	match_ll = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(union table_rule_match_low_level));
+	action_ll = calloc(n_rules, TABLE_RULE_ACTION_SIZE_MAX);
+	match_ll_ptr = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(void *));
+	action_ll_ptr =
+		calloc(n_rules, sizeof(struct rte_pipeline_table_entry *));
+	found = calloc(n_rules, sizeof(int));
+
+	if ((match_ll == NULL) ||
+		(action_ll == NULL) ||
+		(match_ll_ptr == NULL) ||
+		(action_ll_ptr == NULL) ||
+		(found == NULL))
+		goto fail;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rules; i++) {
+		match_ll_ptr[i] = (void *)&match_ll[i];
+		action_ll_ptr[i] =
+			(struct rte_pipeline_table_entry *)&action_ll[i * TABLE_RULE_ACTION_SIZE_MAX];
+	}
+
+	/* Rule match conversion */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rules; i++) {
+		status = match_convert(&match[i], match_ll_ptr[i], 1);
+		if (status)
+			goto fail;
+	}
+
+	/* Rule action conversion */
+	for (i = 0; i < n_rules; i++) {
+		void *data_in = action_ll_ptr[i];
+		struct table_rule_action *act = &action[i];
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_FWD)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_FWD,
+				&act->fwd);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_MTR)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_MTR,
+				&act->mtr);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TM)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TM,
+				&act->tm);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_ENCAP)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_ENCAP,
+				&act->encap);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_NAT)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_NAT,
+				&act->nat);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TTL)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TTL,
+				&act->ttl);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_STATS)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_STATS,
+				&act->stats);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+
+		if (act->action_mask & (1LLU << RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TIME)) {
+			status = rte_table_action_apply(a,
+				data_in,
+				RTE_TABLE_ACTION_TIME,
+				&act->time);
+
+			if (status)
+				goto fail;
+		}
+	}
+
+	/* Add rule (match, action) to table */
+	if (bulk) {
+		status = rte_pipeline_table_entry_add_bulk(p->p,
+			table_id,
+			match_ll_ptr,
+			action_ll_ptr,
+			n_rules,
+			found,
+			data);
+		if (status)
+			n_rules = 0;
+	} else
+		for (i = 0; i < n_rules; i++) {
+			status = rte_pipeline_table_entry_add(p->p,
+				table_id,
+				match_ll_ptr[i],
+				action_ll_ptr[i],
+				&found[i],
+				&data[i]);
+			if (status) {
+				n_rules = i;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+	/* Write response */
+	rsp->status = 0;
+	rsp->table_rule_add_bulk.n_rules = n_rules;
+
+	/* Free */
+	free(found);
+	free(action_ll_ptr);
+	free(match_ll_ptr);
+	free(action_ll);
+	free(match_ll);
+
+	return rsp;
+
+fail:
+	free(found);
+	free(action_ll_ptr);
+	free(match_ll_ptr);
+	free(action_ll);
+	free(match_ll);
+
+	rsp->status = -1;
+	rsp->table_rule_add_bulk.n_rules = 0;
+	return rsp;
+}
+
+static struct pipeline_msg_rsp *
 pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete(struct pipeline_data *p,
 	struct pipeline_msg_req *req)
 {
@@ -1826,6 +2092,10 @@ pipeline_msg_handle(struct pipeline_data *p)
 			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_default(p,	req);
 			break;
 
+		case PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_ADD_BULK:
+			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_add_bulk(p, req);
+			break;
+
 		case PIPELINE_REQ_TABLE_RULE_DELETE:
 			rsp = pipeline_msg_handle_table_rule_delete(p, req);
 			break;
