-vppctl tap connect tap111 hwaddr $HWADDR1
-vppctl tap connect tap222 hwaddr $HWADDR2
-vppctl set int ip address tap-0 $IPADDR1"/"$IPADDR1_CIDR
-vppctl set int ip address tap-1 $IPADDR2"/"$IPADDR2_CIDR
-vppctl set int state tap-0 up
-vppctl set int state tap-1 up
+vppctl create tap hw-addr $HWADDR1
+vppctl create tap hw-addr $HWADDR2
+vppctl set int ip address tap0 $IPADDR1"/"$IPADDR1_CIDR
+vppctl set int ip address tap1 $IPADDR2"/"$IPADDR2_CIDR
+vppctl set int state tap0 up
+vppctl set int state tap1 up