diff --git a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
index 40ffdf490d4a..aaffe8da1c3a 100644
--- a/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
+++ b/plugins/hypervisors/vmware/src/com/cloud/hypervisor/vmware/resource/VmwareResource.java
@@ -1170,7 +1170,7 @@ private UnPlugNicAnswer execute(UnPlugNicCommand cmd) {
         }
     }
 
-    private void plugPublicNic(VirtualMachineMO vmMo, final String vlanId, final String vifMacAddress) throws Exception {
+    private void plugPublicNic(VirtualMachineMO vmMo, final String vlanId, final IpAddressTO ipAddressTO) throws Exception {
         // TODO : probably need to set traffic shaping
         Pair<ManagedObjectReference, String> networkInfo = null;
         VirtualSwitchType vSwitchType = VirtualSwitchType.StandardVirtualSwitch;
@@ -1182,11 +1182,11 @@ private void plugPublicNic(VirtualMachineMO vmMo, final String vlanId, final Str
          */
         if (VirtualSwitchType.StandardVirtualSwitch == vSwitchType) {
             networkInfo = HypervisorHostHelper.prepareNetwork(_publicTrafficInfo.getVirtualSwitchName(),
-                    "cloud.public", vmMo.getRunningHost(), vlanId, null, null,
+                    "cloud.public", vmMo.getRunningHost(), vlanId, ipAddressTO.getNetworkRate(), null,
                     _opsTimeout, true, BroadcastDomainType.Vlan, null, null);
         } else {
             networkInfo =
-                    HypervisorHostHelper.prepareNetwork(_publicTrafficInfo.getVirtualSwitchName(), "cloud.public", vmMo.getRunningHost(), vlanId, null, null, null,
+                    HypervisorHostHelper.prepareNetwork(_publicTrafficInfo.getVirtualSwitchName(), "cloud.public", vmMo.getRunningHost(), vlanId, null, ipAddressTO.getNetworkRate(), null,
                             _opsTimeout, vSwitchType, _portsPerDvPortGroup, null, false, BroadcastDomainType.Vlan, _vsmCredentials, null);
         }
 
@@ -1302,7 +1302,7 @@ private ExecutionResult prepareNetworkElementCommand(IpAssocCommand cmd) {
                 }
 
                 if (addVif) {
-                    plugPublicNic(vmMo, vlanId, ip.getVifMacAddress());
+                    plugPublicNic(vmMo, vlanId, ip);
                     publicNicInfo = vmMo.getNicDeviceIndex(publicNeworkName);
                     if (publicNicInfo.first().intValue() >= 0) {
                         networkUsage(controlIp, "addVif", "eth" + publicNicInfo.first());
diff --git a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkModelImpl.java b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkModelImpl.java
index 2efec9a09997..8842b12935f1 100644
--- a/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkModelImpl.java
+++ b/server/src/com/cloud/network/NetworkModelImpl.java
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 import javax.naming.ConfigurationException;
 
 import org.apache.cloudstack.acl.ControlledEntity.ACLType;
+import org.apache.cloudstack.engine.orchestration.service.NetworkOrchestrationService;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.ConfigKey;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.Configurable;
 import org.apache.cloudstack.framework.config.dao.ConfigurationDao;
@@ -994,33 +995,43 @@ public Integer getNetworkRate(long networkId, Long vmId) {
         if (vmId != null) {
             vm = _vmDao.findById(vmId);
         }
-        Network network = getNetwork(networkId);
-        NetworkOffering ntwkOff = _entityMgr.findById(NetworkOffering.class, network.getNetworkOfferingId());
-
-        // For default userVm Default network and domR guest/public network, get rate information from the service
-        // offering; for other situations get information
-        // from the network offering
-        boolean isUserVmsDefaultNetwork = false;
-        boolean isDomRGuestOrPublicNetwork = false;
-        boolean isSystemVmNetwork = false;
+        final Network network = getNetwork(networkId);
+        final NetworkOffering ntwkOff = _entityMgr.findById(NetworkOffering.class, network.getNetworkOfferingId());
+
+        // For user VM: For default nic use network rate from the service/compute offering,
+        //              or on NULL from vm.network.throttling.rate global setting
+        // For router: Get network rate for guest and public networks from the guest network offering
+        //              or on NULL from network.throttling.rate
+        // For others: Use network rate from their network offering,
+        //              or on NULL from network.throttling.rate setting at zone > global level
+        // http://docs.cloudstack.apache.org/projects/cloudstack-administration/en/latest/service_offerings.html#network-throttling
         if (vm != null) {
-            Nic nic = _nicDao.findByNtwkIdAndInstanceId(networkId, vmId);
-            if (vm.getType() == Type.User && nic != null && nic.isDefaultNic()) {
-                isUserVmsDefaultNetwork = true;
-            } else if (vm.getType() == Type.DomainRouter && ntwkOff != null &&
-                (ntwkOff.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Public || ntwkOff.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest)) {
-                isDomRGuestOrPublicNetwork = true;
-            } else if (vm.getType() == Type.ConsoleProxy || vm.getType() == Type.SecondaryStorageVm) {
-                isSystemVmNetwork = true;
-            }
-        }
-        if (isUserVmsDefaultNetwork || isDomRGuestOrPublicNetwork) {
-            return _configMgr.getServiceOfferingNetworkRate(vm.getServiceOfferingId(), network.getDataCenterId());
-        } else if (isSystemVmNetwork) {
-            return -1;
-        } else {
+            if (vm.getType() == Type.User) {
+                final Nic nic = _nicDao.findByNtwkIdAndInstanceId(networkId, vmId);
+                if (nic != null && nic.isDefaultNic()) {
+                    return _configMgr.getServiceOfferingNetworkRate(vm.getServiceOfferingId(), network.getDataCenterId());
+                }
+            }
+            if (vm.getType() == Type.DomainRouter && (network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Public || network.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest)) {
+                for (final Nic nic: _nicDao.listByVmId(vmId)) {
+                    final NetworkVO nw = _networksDao.findById(nic.getNetworkId());
+                    if (nw.getTrafficType() == TrafficType.Guest) {
+                        return _configMgr.getNetworkOfferingNetworkRate(nw.getNetworkOfferingId(), network.getDataCenterId());
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            if (vm.getType() == Type.ConsoleProxy || vm.getType() == Type.SecondaryStorageVm) {
+                return -1;
+            }
+        }
+        if (ntwkOff != null) {
             return _configMgr.getNetworkOfferingNetworkRate(ntwkOff.getId(), network.getDataCenterId());
         }
+        final Integer networkRate = NetworkOrchestrationService.NetworkThrottlingRate.valueIn(network.getDataCenterId());
+        if (networkRate != null && networkRate > 0) {
+            return networkRate;
+        }
+        return -1;
     }
 
     @Override