diff --git a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/managed/ovnkube-node.yaml b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/managed/ovnkube-node.yaml
index 4298f4373f..3463b60726 100644
--- a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/managed/ovnkube-node.yaml
+++ b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/managed/ovnkube-node.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 metadata:
   {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
   name: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+  {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+  name: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
   {{ else }}
   name: ovnkube-node
   {{ end }}
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
       app: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+      {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+      app: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
       {{ else }}
       app: ovnkube-node
       {{ end }}
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
         app: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+        {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+        app: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
         {{ else }}
         app: ovnkube-node
         {{ end }}
@@ -44,14 +50,30 @@ spec:
           requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
             nodeSelectorTerms:
             - matchExpressions:
-              - key: network.operator.openshift.io/dpu-host
+              {{ if .DpuHostModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .DpuHostModeLabel }}
                 {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
                 operator: Exists
+                {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
                 {{ else }}
                 operator: DoesNotExist
                 {{ end }}
-              - key: network.operator.openshift.io/dpu
+              {{ end }}
+              {{ if .SmartNicModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .SmartNicModeLabel }}
+                {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
+                {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+                operator: Exists
+                {{ else }}
                 operator: DoesNotExist
+                {{ end }}
+              {{ end }}
+              {{ if .DpuModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .DpuModeLabel }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
+              {{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: ovn-kubernetes-node
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: Default
@@ -69,7 +91,7 @@ spec:
       {{end}}
       initContainers:
       # ovnkube-node-init: wait for sbdb ready
-      {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full" }}
+      {{ if or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") }}
       - name: ovnkube-node-init
         image: "{{.OvnImage}}"
         command:
@@ -122,7 +144,7 @@ spec:
       # /run/openvswitch -> tmpfs - ovsdb sockets
       # /env -> configmap env-overrides - debug overrides
       containers:
-      {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full" }}
+      {{ if or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") }}
       {{if .ENABLE_OVN_NODE_PROXY}}
       # ovnkube-node-proxy redirects ovn sbdb traffic to http proxy
       - name: ovnkube-node-proxy
@@ -430,6 +452,9 @@ spec:
           if [[ -n "${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_NETDEV}" ]] ; then
             node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags="--ovnkube-node-mgmt-port-netdev ${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_NETDEV}"
           fi
+          if [[ -n "${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME}" ]] ; then
+            node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags="$node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags --ovnkube-node-mgmt-port-dp-resource-name ${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME}"
+          fi
 
           multi_network_enabled_flag=
           if [[ "{{.OVN_MULTI_NETWORK_ENABLE}}" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -509,6 +534,10 @@ spec:
         - name: IPFIX_SAMPLING
           value: "{{.IPFIXSampling}}"
         {{ end }}
+        {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+        - name: OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME
+          value: {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}
+        {{ end }}
         - name: K8S_NODE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
@@ -573,6 +602,13 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
             memory: 300Mi
+            {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+            {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}: '1'
+            {{ end }}
+          {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+          limits:
+            {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}: '1'
+          {{ end }}
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -676,7 +712,7 @@ spec:
       - name: run-ovn
         hostPath:
           path: /var/run/ovn
-      {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full" }}
+      {{ if or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") }}
       # Used for placement of ACL audit logs
       - name: node-log
         hostPath:
diff --git a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/self-hosted/ovnkube-node.yaml b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/self-hosted/ovnkube-node.yaml
index 0db713d6d1..ef34251a3a 100644
--- a/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/self-hosted/ovnkube-node.yaml
+++ b/bindata/network/ovn-kubernetes/self-hosted/ovnkube-node.yaml
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ apiVersion: apps/v1
 metadata:
   {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
   name: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+  {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+  name: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
   {{ else }}
   name: ovnkube-node
   {{ end }}
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ spec:
     matchLabels:
       {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
       app: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+      {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+      app: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
       {{ else }}
       app: ovnkube-node
       {{ end }}
@@ -31,6 +35,8 @@ spec:
       labels:
         {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
         app: ovnkube-node-dpu-host
+        {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+        app: ovnkube-node-smart-nic
         {{ else }}
         app: ovnkube-node
         {{ end }}
@@ -44,14 +50,30 @@ spec:
           requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution:
             nodeSelectorTerms:
             - matchExpressions:
-              - key: network.operator.openshift.io/dpu-host
+              {{ if .DpuHostModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .DpuHostModeLabel }}
                 {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
                 operator: Exists
+                {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
                 {{ else }}
                 operator: DoesNotExist
                 {{ end }}
-              - key: network.operator.openshift.io/dpu
+              {{ end }}
+              {{ if .SmartNicModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .SmartNicModeLabel }}
+                {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host" }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
+                {{ else if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic" }}
+                operator: Exists
+                {{ else }}
                 operator: DoesNotExist
+                {{ end }}
+              {{ end }}
+              {{ if .DpuModeLabel }}
+              - key: {{ .DpuModeLabel }}
+                operator: DoesNotExist
+              {{ end }}
       serviceAccountName: ovn-kubernetes-node
       hostNetwork: true
       dnsPolicy: Default
@@ -64,7 +86,7 @@ spec:
       # /run/openvswitch -> tmpfs - ovsdb sockets
       # /env -> configmap env-overrides - debug overrides
       containers:
-      {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full" }}
+      {{ if or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") }}
       # ovn-controller: programs the vswitch with flows from the sbdb
       - name: ovn-controller
         image: "{{.OvnImage}}"
@@ -77,8 +99,8 @@ spec:
             set -o allexport
             source "/env/${K8S_NODE}"
             set +o allexport
-          fi  
-          
+          fi
+
           echo "$(date -Iseconds) - starting ovn-controller"
           exec ovn-controller unix:/var/run/openvswitch/db.sock -vfile:off \
             --no-chdir --pidfile=/var/run/ovn/ovn-controller.pid \
@@ -134,7 +156,7 @@ spec:
           set -euo pipefail
 
           # Rotate audit log files when then get to max size (in bytes)
-          MAXFILESIZE=$(( "{{.OVNPolicyAuditMaxFileSize}}"*1000000 )) 
+          MAXFILESIZE=$(( "{{.OVNPolicyAuditMaxFileSize}}"*1000000 ))
           LOGFILE=/var/log/ovn/acl-audit-log.log
           CONTROLLERPID=$(cat /run/ovn/ovn-controller.pid)
 
@@ -143,14 +165,14 @@ spec:
 
           while true
           do
-            # Make sure ovn-controller's logfile exists, and get current size in bytes 
-            if [ -f "$LOGFILE" ]; then 
+            # Make sure ovn-controller's logfile exists, and get current size in bytes
+            if [ -f "$LOGFILE" ]; then
               file_size=`du -b ${LOGFILE} | tr -s '\t' ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1`
-            else 
+            else
               ovs-appctl -t /var/run/ovn/ovn-controller.${CONTROLLERPID}.ctl vlog/reopen
               file_size=`du -b ${LOGFILE} | tr -s '\t' ' ' | cut -d' ' -f1`
-            fi 
-            
+            fi
+
             if [ $file_size -gt $MAXFILESIZE ];then
               echo "Rotating OVN ACL Log File"
               timestamp=`date '+%Y-%m-%dT%H-%M-%S'`
@@ -159,8 +181,8 @@ spec:
               CONTROLLERPID=$(cat /run/ovn/ovn-controller.pid)
             fi
 
-            # sleep for 30 seconds to avoid wasting CPU 
-            sleep 30 
+            # sleep for 30 seconds to avoid wasting CPU
+            sleep 30
           done
         resources:
           requests:
@@ -190,7 +212,7 @@ spec:
           TS=$(date +%s)
           WARN_TS=$(( ${TS} + $(( 20 * 60)) ))
           HAS_LOGGED_INFO=0
-          
+
           log_missing_certs(){
               CUR_TS=$(date +%s)
               if [[ "${CUR_TS}" -gt "WARN_TS"  ]]; then
@@ -204,7 +226,7 @@ spec:
             log_missing_certs
             sleep 5
           done
-          
+
           echo $(date -Iseconds) INFO: ovn-node-metrics-certs mounted, starting kube-rbac-proxy
           exec /usr/bin/kube-rbac-proxy \
             --logtostderr \
@@ -337,6 +359,9 @@ spec:
           if [[ -n "${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_NETDEV}" ]] ; then
             node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags="--ovnkube-node-mgmt-port-netdev ${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_NETDEV}"
           fi
+          if [[ -n "${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME}" ]] ; then
+            node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags="$node_mgmt_port_netdev_flags --ovnkube-node-mgmt-port-dp-resource-name ${OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME}"
+          fi
 
           multi_network_enabled_flag=
           if [[ "{{.OVN_MULTI_NETWORK_ENABLE}}" == "true" ]]; then
@@ -404,6 +429,10 @@ spec:
         - name: IPFIX_SAMPLING
           value: "{{.IPFIXSampling}}"
         {{ end }}
+        {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+        - name: OVNKUBE_NODE_MGMT_PORT_DP_RESOURCE_NAME
+          value: {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}
+        {{ end }}
         - name: K8S_NODE
           valueFrom:
             fieldRef:
@@ -468,6 +497,13 @@ spec:
           requests:
             cpu: 10m
             memory: 300Mi
+            {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+            {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}: '1'
+            {{ end }}
+          {{ if and (.MgmtPortResourceName) (or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "dpu-host")) }}
+          limits:
+            {{ .MgmtPortResourceName }}: '1'
+          {{ end }}
         lifecycle:
           preStop:
             exec:
@@ -571,13 +607,13 @@ spec:
       - name: run-ovn
         hostPath:
           path: /var/run/ovn
-      {{ if eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full" }}
-      # Used for placement of ACL audit logs 
+      {{ if or (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "full") (eq .OVN_NODE_MODE "smart-nic") }}
+      # Used for placement of ACL audit logs
       - name: node-log
-        hostPath: 
+        hostPath:
           path: /var/log/ovn
       - name: log-socket
-        hostPath: 
+        hostPath:
           path: /dev/log
       {{ end }}
       # For CNI server
diff --git a/hack/dpu-mode.yaml b/hack/dpu-mode.yaml
deleted file mode 100644
index 131d1c4d97..0000000000
--- a/hack/dpu-mode.yaml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-# Example ConfigMap to enable dpu-host mode with OVNKubernetes
-apiVersion: v1
-kind: ConfigMap
-metadata:
-    name: dpu-mode-config
-    namespace: openshift-network-operator
-data:
-    mode: "dpu-host"
-immutable: true
diff --git a/hack/hardware-offload-config.yaml b/hack/hardware-offload-config.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c500d98eac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hack/hardware-offload-config.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+# Example ConfigMap to watch for specific label names and resource names for hardware offloading with OVNKubernetes
+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+    name: hardware-offload-config
+    namespace: openshift-network-operator
+data:
+    dpu-host-mode-label: "network.operator.openshift.io/dpu-host"
+    dpu-mode-label: "network.operator.openshift.io/dpu"
+    smart-nic-mode-label: "network.operator.openshift.io/smart-nic"
+    mgmt-port-resource-name: "openshift.io/mgmtvf"
diff --git a/pkg/bootstrap/types.go b/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
index 0c3f16f064..d6b0619ba5 100644
--- a/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
+++ b/pkg/bootstrap/types.go
@@ -39,9 +39,15 @@ type OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult struct {
 
 type OVNConfigBoostrapResult struct {
 	GatewayMode           string
-	NodeMode              string
 	HyperShiftConfig      *OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult
 	DisableUDPAggregation bool
+	DpuHostModeLabel      string
+	DpuHostModeNodes      []string
+	DpuModeLabel          string
+	DpuModeNodes          []string
+	SmartNicModeLabel     string
+	SmartNicModeNodes     []string
+	MgmtPortResourceName  string
 }
 
 // OVNUpdateStatus contains the status of existing daemonset
diff --git a/pkg/controller/operconfig/operconfig_controller.go b/pkg/controller/operconfig/operconfig_controller.go
index b49f55f195..0dc5a7a2da 100644
--- a/pkg/controller/operconfig/operconfig_controller.go
+++ b/pkg/controller/operconfig/operconfig_controller.go
@@ -117,13 +117,15 @@ func add(mgr manager.Manager, r *ReconcileOperConfig) error {
 		return err
 	}
 
-	// Watch when nodes are created too
-	newNodePredicate := predicate.Funcs{
+	// Watch when nodes are created and updated.
+	// We need to watch when nodes are updated since we are interested in the labels
+	// of nodes for hardware offloading.
+	nodePredicate := predicate.Funcs{
 		CreateFunc: func(_ event.CreateEvent) bool {
 			return true
 		},
 		UpdateFunc: func(_ event.UpdateEvent) bool {
-			return false
+			return true
 		},
 		DeleteFunc: func(_ event.DeleteEvent) bool {
 			return true
@@ -132,7 +134,7 @@ func add(mgr manager.Manager, r *ReconcileOperConfig) error {
 	if err := c.Watch(
 		&source.Kind{Type: &corev1.Node{}},
 		handler.EnqueueRequestsFromMapFunc(reconcileOperConfig),
-		newNodePredicate,
+		nodePredicate,
 	); err != nil {
 		return err
 	}
diff --git a/pkg/network/kube_proxy.go b/pkg/network/kube_proxy.go
index 31b0584e98..96efb18128 100644
--- a/pkg/network/kube_proxy.go
+++ b/pkg/network/kube_proxy.go
@@ -217,13 +217,9 @@ func renderStandaloneKubeProxy(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootst
 	data.Data["HealthzPort"] = healthzPort
 	data.Data["KUBE_PROXY_NODE_SELECTOR"] = ""
 	// DPU_DEV_PREVIEW
-	// Node Mode is currently configured via a stand-alone configMap and stored
-	// in bootstrapResult. Once out of DevPreview, CNO API will be expanded to
-	// include Node Mode and it will be stored in conf (operv1.NetworkSpec) and
-	// this code will not need to access bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.
 	if bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig != nil {
-		if bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.NodeMode == OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU {
-			data.Data["KUBE_PROXY_NODE_SELECTOR"] = OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DPU
+		if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeNodes) > 0 {
+			data.Data["KUBE_PROXY_NODE_SELECTOR"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeLabel + ": ''"
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/network/kube_proxy_test.go b/pkg/network/kube_proxy_test.go
index fc7d17142e..7ea40ea787 100644
--- a/pkg/network/kube_proxy_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/kube_proxy_test.go
@@ -356,7 +356,10 @@ func TestFillKubeProxyDefaults(t *testing.T) {
 var FakeKubeProxyBootstrapResult = bootstrap.BootstrapResult{
 	OVN: bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
 		OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-			NodeMode: "full",
+			DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+			DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+			SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+			MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 		},
 	},
 }
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
index 62e6c50ef0..2aed4cbab1 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes.go
@@ -59,7 +59,10 @@ const OVN_LOG_PATTERN_CONSOLE = "%D{%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.###Z}|%05N|%c%T|%p|%m"
 const OVN_NODE_MODE_FULL = "full"
 const OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU_HOST = "dpu-host"
 const OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU = "dpu"
-const OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DPU = "network.operator.openshift.io/dpu: ''"
+const OVN_NODE_MODE_SMART_NIC = "smart-nic"
+const OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST = "network.operator.openshift.io/dpu-host"
+const OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU = "network.operator.openshift.io/dpu"
+const OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC = "network.operator.openshift.io/smart-nic"
 
 // gRPC healthcheck port. See: https://github.com/openshift/enhancements/pull/1209
 const OVN_EGRESSIP_HEALTHCHECK_PORT = "9107"
@@ -146,6 +149,10 @@ func renderOVNKubernetes(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.Bo
 	data.Data["CNIConfDir"] = pluginCNIConfDir(conf)
 	data.Data["CNIBinDir"] = CNIBinDir
 	data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = OVN_NODE_MODE_FULL
+	data.Data["DpuHostModeLabel"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuHostModeLabel
+	data.Data["DpuModeLabel"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeLabel
+	data.Data["SmartNicModeLabel"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.SmartNicModeLabel
+	data.Data["MgmtPortResourceName"] = bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.MgmtPortResourceName
 	data.Data["OVN_NB_PORT"] = OVN_NB_PORT
 	data.Data["OVN_SB_PORT"] = OVN_SB_PORT
 	data.Data["OVN_NB_RAFT_PORT"] = OVN_NB_RAFT_PORT
@@ -382,30 +389,36 @@ func renderOVNKubernetes(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.Bo
 		return nil, progressing, errors.Wrapf(err, "failed to set the status of hybrid overlay %s annotation on daemonsets or statefulsets", hybridOverlayStatus)
 	}
 
-	nodeMode := bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.NodeMode
-	if nodeMode == OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU_HOST {
-		data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = nodeMode
+	if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.SmartNicModeNodes) > 0 {
+		data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = OVN_NODE_MODE_SMART_NIC
 		manifests, err = render.RenderTemplate(filepath.Join(manifestDir, manifestSubDir+"/ovnkube-node.yaml"), &data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render manifests")
+			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render manifests for smart-nic")
 		}
 		objs = append(objs, manifests...)
-	} else if nodeMode == OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU {
+	}
+
+	if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuHostModeNodes) > 0 {
+		data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU_HOST
+		manifests, err = render.RenderTemplate(filepath.Join(manifestDir, manifestSubDir+"/ovnkube-node.yaml"), &data)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render manifests for dpu-host")
+		}
+		objs = append(objs, manifests...)
+	}
+
+	if len(bootstrapResult.OVN.OVNKubernetesConfig.DpuModeNodes) > 0 {
 		// "OVN_NODE_MODE" not set when render.RenderDir() called above,
 		// so render just the error-cni.yaml with "OVN_NODE_MODE" set.
-		data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = nodeMode
+		data.Data["OVN_NODE_MODE"] = OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU
 		manifests, err = render.RenderTemplate(filepath.Join(manifestDir, "network/ovn-kubernetes/common/error-cni.yaml"), &data)
 		if err != nil {
-			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render manifests")
+			return nil, progressing, errors.Wrap(err, "failed to render manifests for dpu")
 		}
 		objs = append(objs, manifests...)
 
 		// Run KubeProxy on DPU
 		// DPU_DEV_PREVIEW
-		// Node Mode is currently configured via a stand-alone configMap and stored
-		// in bootstrapResult. Once out of DevPreview, CNO API will be expanded to
-		// include Node Mode and it will be stored in conf (operv1.NetworkSpec) and
-		// defaultDeployKubeProxy() will have access and this can be removed.
 		if conf.DeployKubeProxy == nil {
 			v := true
 			conf.DeployKubeProxy = &v
@@ -662,11 +675,42 @@ func getDisableUDPAggregation(cl crclient.Reader) bool {
 	return disable
 }
 
-// bootstrapOVNConfig returns the value of mode found in the openshift-ovn-kubernetes/dpu-mode-config configMap
+// getNodeListByLabel returns a list of node names that matches the provided label.
+func getNodeListByLabel(kubeClient cnoclient.Client, label string) ([]string, error) {
+	var nodeNames []string
+	nodeList, err := kubeClient.Default().Kubernetes().CoreV1().Nodes().List(context.TODO(), metav1.ListOptions{LabelSelector: label})
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	for _, node := range nodeList.Items {
+		nodeNames = append(nodeNames, node.Name)
+	}
+	klog.Infof("For Label %s, the list of nodes are %+q", label, nodeNames)
+	return nodeNames, nil
+}
+
+// findCommonNode returns true if there is a common node in the node list.
+func findCommonNode(nodeLists ...[]string) (bool, string) {
+	exists := make(map[string]bool)
+	for _, list := range nodeLists {
+		for _, value := range list {
+			if exists[value] {
+				return true, value
+			}
+			exists[value] = true
+		}
+	}
+	return false, ""
+}
+
+// bootstrapOVNConfig returns the values in the openshift-ovn-kubernetes/hardware-offload-config configMap
 // if it exists, otherwise returns default configuration for OCP clusters using OVN-Kubernetes
 func bootstrapOVNConfig(conf *operv1.Network, kubeClient cnoclient.Client, hc *platform.HyperShiftConfig, infraStatus *bootstrap.InfraStatus) (*bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult, error) {
 	ovnConfigResult := &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-		NodeMode: OVN_NODE_MODE_FULL,
+		DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+		DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+		SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+		MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 	}
 	if conf.Spec.DefaultNetwork.OVNKubernetesConfig.GatewayConfig == nil {
 		bootstrapOVNGatewayConfig(conf, kubeClient.ClientFor("").CRClient())
@@ -679,7 +723,7 @@ func bootstrapOVNConfig(conf *operv1.Network, kubeClient cnoclient.Client, hc *p
 	}
 
 	cm := &corev1.ConfigMap{}
-	dmc := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "openshift-network-operator", Name: "dpu-mode-config"}
+	dmc := types.NamespacedName{Namespace: "openshift-network-operator", Name: "hardware-offload-config"}
 	err = kubeClient.ClientFor("").CRClient().Get(context.TODO(), dmc, cm)
 
 	if err != nil {
@@ -687,16 +731,51 @@ func bootstrapOVNConfig(conf *operv1.Network, kubeClient cnoclient.Client, hc *p
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not determine Node Mode: %w", err)
 		}
 	} else {
-		nodeModeOverride := cm.Data["mode"]
-		if nodeModeOverride != OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU_HOST && nodeModeOverride != OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU {
-			klog.Warningf("dpu-mode-config does not match %q or %q, is: %q. Using OVN configuration: %+v",
-				OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU_HOST, OVN_NODE_MODE_DPU, nodeModeOverride, ovnConfigResult)
-		} else {
-			ovnConfigResult.NodeMode = nodeModeOverride
-			klog.Infof("Overriding OVN configuration to %+v", ovnConfigResult)
+		dpuHostModeLabel, exists := cm.Data["dpu-host-mode-label"]
+		if exists {
+			ovnConfigResult.DpuHostModeLabel = dpuHostModeLabel
+		}
+
+		dpuModeLabel, exists := cm.Data["dpu-mode-label"]
+		if exists {
+			ovnConfigResult.DpuModeLabel = dpuModeLabel
+		}
+
+		smartNicModeLabel, exists := cm.Data["smart-nic-mode-label"]
+		if exists {
+			ovnConfigResult.SmartNicModeLabel = smartNicModeLabel
 		}
+
+		mgmtPortresourceName, exists := cm.Data["mgmt-port-resource-name"]
+		if exists {
+			ovnConfigResult.MgmtPortResourceName = mgmtPortresourceName
+		}
+	}
+
+	// We want to see if there are any nodes that are labeled for specific modes.
+	ovnConfigResult.DpuHostModeNodes, err = getNodeListByLabel(kubeClient, ovnConfigResult.DpuHostModeLabel+"=")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not get node list with label %s : %w", ovnConfigResult.DpuHostModeLabel, err)
 	}
 
+	ovnConfigResult.DpuModeNodes, err = getNodeListByLabel(kubeClient, ovnConfigResult.DpuModeLabel+"=")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not get node list with label %s : %w", ovnConfigResult.DpuModeLabel, err)
+	}
+
+	ovnConfigResult.SmartNicModeNodes, err = getNodeListByLabel(kubeClient, ovnConfigResult.SmartNicModeLabel+"=")
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Could not get node list with label %s : %w", ovnConfigResult.SmartNicModeLabel, err)
+	}
+
+	// No node shall have any other label set. Each node should be ONLY be DPU, DPU Host, or Smart NIC.
+	found, nodeName := findCommonNode(ovnConfigResult.DpuHostModeNodes, ovnConfigResult.DpuModeNodes, ovnConfigResult.SmartNicModeNodes)
+	if found {
+		return nil, fmt.Errorf("Node %s has multiple hardware offload labels.", nodeName)
+	}
+
+	klog.Infof("OVN configuration is now %+v", ovnConfigResult)
+
 	ovnConfigResult.DisableUDPAggregation = getDisableUDPAggregation(kubeClient.ClientFor("").CRClient())
 
 	return ovnConfigResult, nil
diff --git a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
index 005b5c61c6..504e5f2069 100644
--- a/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
+++ b/pkg/network/ovn_kubernetes_test.go
@@ -75,7 +75,10 @@ func TestRenderOVNKubernetes(t *testing.T) {
 	bootstrapResult.OVN = bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
 		MasterAddresses: []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8", "9.10.11.12"},
 		OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-			NodeMode: "full",
+			DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+			DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+			SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+			MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 			HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 				Enabled: false,
 			},
@@ -128,7 +131,10 @@ func TestRenderOVNKubernetesIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 	bootstrapResult.OVN = bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
 		MasterAddresses: []string{"1.2.3.4", "5.6.7.8", "9.10.11.12"},
 		OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-			NodeMode: "full",
+			DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+			DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+			SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+			MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 			HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 				Enabled: false,
 			},
@@ -146,7 +152,10 @@ func TestRenderOVNKubernetesIPv6(t *testing.T) {
 	bootstrapResult.OVN = bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
 		MasterAddresses: []string{"fd01::1", "fd01::2", "fd01::3"},
 		OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-			NodeMode: "full",
+			DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+			DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+			SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+			MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 			HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 				Enabled: false,
 			},
@@ -600,7 +609,10 @@ nodeport=true`,
 			bootstrapResult.OVN = bootstrap.OVNBootstrapResult{
 				MasterAddresses: tc.masterIPs,
 				OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-					NodeMode: "full",
+					DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+					DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+					SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+					MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 					HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 						Enabled: false,
 					},
@@ -1596,7 +1608,10 @@ metadata:
 				MasterUpdateStatus: masterStatus,
 				NodeUpdateStatus:   nodeStatus,
 				OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-					NodeMode: "full",
+					DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+					DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+					SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+					MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 					HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 						Enabled: false,
 					},
@@ -1899,7 +1914,10 @@ func TestRenderOVNKubernetesDualStackPrecedenceOverUpgrade(t *testing.T) {
 			IPFamilyMode: names.IPFamilySingleStack,
 		},
 		OVNKubernetesConfig: &bootstrap.OVNConfigBoostrapResult{
-			NodeMode: "full",
+			DpuHostModeLabel:     OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU_HOST,
+			DpuModeLabel:         OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_DPU,
+			SmartNicModeLabel:    OVN_NODE_SELECTOR_DEFAULT_SMART_NIC,
+			MgmtPortResourceName: "",
 			HyperShiftConfig: &bootstrap.OVNHyperShiftBootstrapResult{
 				Enabled: false,
 			},
diff --git a/pkg/network/render.go b/pkg/network/render.go
index 61e16e6e68..cb4c8b43f5 100644
--- a/pkg/network/render.go
+++ b/pkg/network/render.go
@@ -86,10 +86,7 @@ func Render(conf *operv1.NetworkSpec, bootstrapResult *bootstrap.BootstrapResult
 	// DPU_DEV_PREVIEW
 	// There is currently a restriction that renderStandaloneKubeProxy() is
 	// called after renderDefaultNetwork(). The OVN-Kubernetes code is enabling
-	// KubeProxy in Node Mode of "dpu". Once out of DevPreview, CNO API will be
-	// expanded to include Node Mode and it will be stored in conf (operv1.NetworkSpec)
-	// and KubeProxy can read Node Mode and be enabled in KubeProxy code, removing this
-	// dependency.
+	// KubeProxy in Node Mode of "dpu".
 	o, err = renderStandaloneKubeProxy(conf, bootstrapResult, manifestDir)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, progressing, err