diff --git a/README b/README
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f901e51
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+Sample config options available to configure :
+
+1. Single channel with one me and ipmb :
+
+{
+  "channels": [
+    {
+      "type": "me",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-4",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 44
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "ipmb",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-9",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 96
+    }
+  ]
+}
+
+2. Multiple sub channels with me and ipmb :
+
+{
+  "channels": [
+    {
+      "type": "me",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-1",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 64,
+      "devIndex": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "ipmb",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-3",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 64,
+      "devIndex": 0
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "me",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-5",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 64,
+      "devIndex": 1
+    },
+    {
+      "type": "ipmb",
+      "slave-path": "/dev/ipmb-7",
+      "bmc-addr": 32,
+      "remote-addr": 64,
+      "devIndex": 1
+    }
+ ]
+}
+
+Config fields :
+
+type          : This points to the ChannelType. It can be ME or ipmb channel.
+slave-path    : The ipmb device path.
+bmc-addr      : This is BMC slave address to communicate between BMC and device.
+remote-addr   : This is Remote/requestor slave address to communicate between BMC and device.
+devIndex      : This devIndex used to identify the particular device/host.
+
diff --git a/ipmbbridged.cpp b/ipmbbridged.cpp
index 6496bb8..3dc1a76 100644
--- a/ipmbbridged.cpp
+++ b/ipmbbridged.cpp
@@ -518,11 +518,11 @@
 
 IpmbChannel::IpmbChannel(boost::asio::io_service &io,
                          uint8_t ipmbBmcSlaveAddress,
-                         uint8_t ipmbRqSlaveAddress, ipmbChannelType type,
+                         uint8_t ipmbRqSlaveAddress, uint8_t channelIdx,
                          std::shared_ptr<IpmbCommandFilter> commandFilter) :
     i2cSlaveDescriptor(io),
     ipmbBmcSlaveAddress(ipmbBmcSlaveAddress),
-    ipmbRqSlaveAddress(ipmbRqSlaveAddress), type(type),
+    ipmbRqSlaveAddress(ipmbRqSlaveAddress), channelIdx(channelIdx),
     commandFilter(commandFilter)
 {
 }
@@ -684,9 +684,19 @@
     return ipmbRqSlaveAddress;
 }
 
+uint8_t IpmbChannel::getDevIndex()
+{
+    return channelIdx >> 2;
+}
+
+uint8_t IpmbChannel::getChannelIdx()
+{
+    return channelIdx;
+}
+
 ipmbChannelType IpmbChannel::getChannelType()
 {
-    return type;
+    return static_cast<ipmbChannelType>((channelIdx & 3));
 }
 
 void IpmbChannel::addFilter(const uint8_t respNetFn, const uint8_t cmd)
@@ -761,12 +771,12 @@
     return returnStatus(ipmbResponseStatus::timeout);
 }
 
-static IpmbChannel *getChannel(ipmbChannelType channelType)
+static IpmbChannel *getChannel(uint8_t reqChannel)
 {
     auto channel =
         std::find_if(ipmbChannels.begin(), ipmbChannels.end(),
-                     [channelType](IpmbChannel &channel) {
-                         return channel.getChannelType() == channelType;
+                     [reqChannel](IpmbChannel &channel) {
+                         return channel.getChannelIdx() == reqChannel;
                      });
     if (channel != ipmbChannels.end())
     {
@@ -792,6 +802,7 @@
     }
     try
     {
+        uint8_t devIndex = 0;
         auto data = nlohmann::json::parse(configFile, nullptr);
         for (const auto &channelConfig : data["channels"])
         {
@@ -799,10 +810,17 @@
             const std::string &slavePath = channelConfig["slave-path"];
             uint8_t bmcAddr = channelConfig["bmc-addr"];
             uint8_t reqAddr = channelConfig["remote-addr"];
+
             ipmbChannelType type = ipmbChannelTypeMap.at(typeConfig);
 
-            auto channel = ipmbChannels.emplace(ipmbChannels.end(), io, bmcAddr,
-                                                reqAddr, type, commandFilter);
+            if (channelConfig.contains("devIndex"))
+            {
+                devIndex = channelConfig["devIndex"];
+            }
+
+            auto channel = ipmbChannels.emplace(
+                ipmbChannels.end(), io, bmcAddr, reqAddr,
+                ((devIndex << 2) | static_cast<uint8_t>(type)), commandFilter);
             if (channel->ipmbChannelInit(slavePath.c_str()) < 0)
             {
                 phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::ERR>(
@@ -829,7 +847,8 @@
 auto ipmbHandleRequest = [](boost::asio::yield_context yield,
                             uint8_t reqChannel, uint8_t netfn, uint8_t lun,
                             uint8_t cmd, std::vector<uint8_t> dataReceived) {
-    IpmbChannel *channel = getChannel(static_cast<ipmbChannelType>(reqChannel));
+    IpmbChannel *channel = getChannel(reqChannel);
+
     if (channel == nullptr)
     {
         phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::ERR>(
@@ -883,10 +902,10 @@
 
             message.read(reqChannel, busId, slaveAddr);
 
-            IpmbChannel *channel =
-                getChannel(static_cast<ipmbChannelType>(reqChannel));
+            IpmbChannel *channel = getChannel(reqChannel);
+
             if (channel == nullptr ||
-                reqChannel != static_cast<uint8_t>(ipmbChannelType::ipmb))
+                channel->getChannelType() != ipmbChannelType::ipmb)
             {
                 phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::ERR>(
                     "addUpdateSlaveAddrHandler: invalid channel");
@@ -923,8 +942,8 @@
             std::vector<uint8_t> dataReceived;
             message.read(reqChannel, netFn, lun, cmd, dataReceived);
 
-            IpmbChannel *channel =
-                getChannel(static_cast<ipmbChannelType>(reqChannel));
+            IpmbChannel *channel = getChannel(reqChannel);
+
             if (channel == nullptr)
             {
                 phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::ERR>(
diff --git a/ipmbbridged.hpp b/ipmbbridged.hpp
index c08005d..052c193 100644
--- a/ipmbbridged.hpp
+++ b/ipmbbridged.hpp
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@
 {
   public:
     IpmbChannel(boost::asio::io_service &io, uint8_t ipmbBmcSlaveAddress,
-                uint8_t ipmbRqSlaveAddress, ipmbChannelType type,
+                uint8_t ipmbRqSlaveAddress, uint8_t channelIdx,
                 std::shared_ptr<IpmbCommandFilter> commandFilter);
 
     IpmbChannel(const IpmbChannel &) = delete;
@@ -278,6 +278,10 @@
 
     uint8_t getBusId();
 
+    uint8_t getDevIndex();
+
+    uint8_t getChannelIdx();
+
     uint8_t getBmcSlaveAddress();
 
     uint8_t getRqSlaveAddress();
@@ -301,8 +305,7 @@
     uint8_t ipmbBmcSlaveAddress;
     uint8_t ipmbRqSlaveAddress;
     uint8_t ipmbBusId;
-
-    ipmbChannelType type;
+    uint8_t channelIdx;
 
     std::shared_ptr<IpmbCommandFilter> commandFilter;