diff --git a/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller.go b/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller.go
index 04408bd23b6..77f8891c078 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller.go
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 	var ofPortTmp int32
 	createUDPTunnel := func(tunnelType ovsconfig.TunnelType, portName, remoteIP string, dstPort int32) error {
 		externalIDs := map[string]interface{}{
-			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTunnel,
+			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl,
 		}
 		if dstPort != 0 {
 			externalIDs["dst_port"] = strconv.Itoa(int(dstPort))
@@ -402,7 +402,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 			return uint32(ofPort), nil
 		}
 		externalIDs := map[string]interface{}{
-			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset,
+			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl,
 		}
 		c.ovsPortUpdateMutex.Lock()
 		defer c.ovsPortUpdateMutex.Unlock()
@@ -415,6 +415,9 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 				_ = c.ovsBridgeClient.DeletePort(portUUID)
 			}
 		}()
+		if _, _, err := util.SetLinkUp(device.OVSInternal.Name); err != nil {
+			return 0, err
+		}
 		ofPortTmp, err = c.ovsBridgeClient.GetOFPort(device.OVSInternal.Name, false)
 		if err != nil {
 			return 0, err
@@ -430,7 +433,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 			return uint32(itf.OFPort), nil
 		}
 		externalIDs := map[string]interface{}{
-			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset,
+			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl,
 		}
 		c.ovsPortUpdateMutex.Lock()
 		defer c.ovsPortUpdateMutex.Unlock()
@@ -505,7 +508,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 		portName := strings.Join([]string{portNamePrefixERSPAN, genPortNameERSPANTunnel(device.ERSPAN)}, "-")
 
 		externalIDs := map[string]interface{}{
-			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset,
+			interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl,
 			"erspan_ver":                          strconv.Itoa(int(version)),
 			"key":                                 strconv.Itoa(1),
 		}
@@ -533,8 +536,7 @@ func (c *Controller) getDevicePort(device *v1alpha2.TrafficControlPort) (ofPort
 		c.interfaceStore.AddInterface(itf)
 		ofPort = uint32(ofPortTmp)
 
-		klog.V(2).InfoS("Created ERSPAN port", "remoteIP", remoteIP, "version", version, "index", index,
-			"dir", dir, "hardwareID", hardwareID)
+		klog.V(2).InfoS("Created ERSPAN port", "config", device.ERSPAN)
 	}
 	return
 }
diff --git a/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller_test.go b/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller_test.go
index 592f5a42cdb..f7ddbda598f 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller_test.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/controller/trafficcontrol/controller_test.go
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("test-device", false).Return(int32(0), ovsconfig.NewTransactionError(fmt.Errorf("failed to get OVS port"), true)).Times(1)
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateInternalPort("test-device", int32(0),
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("test-device", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -241,7 +241,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("fake-internal-device", false).Return(int32(0), ovsconfig.NewTransactionError(fmt.Errorf("failed to get OVS port"), true)).Times(1)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateInternalPort("fake-internal-device", int32(0),
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("fake-internal-device", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCalls: func(mockOFClient *openflowtest.MockClient, mockOVSBridgeClient *ovsconfigtest.MockOVSBridgeClient) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreatePort("fake-device", "fake-device",
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("fake-device", false)
 			},
 		},
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCalls: func(mockOFClient *openflowtest.MockClient, mockOVSBridgeClient *ovsconfigtest.MockOVSBridgeClient) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateTunnelPortExt("gre-27a193", ovsconfig.TunnelType(ovsconfig.GRETunnel), int32(0), false, "", "1.1.1.1", "",
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTunnel})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("gre-27a193", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCalls: func(mockOFClient *openflowtest.MockClient, mockOVSBridgeClient *ovsconfigtest.MockOVSBridgeClient) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateTunnelPortExt("vxlan-0ec8dd", ovsconfig.TunnelType(ovsconfig.VXLANTunnel), int32(0), false, "", "1.1.1.1", "",
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTunnel, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultVXLANTunnelDestinationPort))})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultVXLANTunnelDestinationPort))})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("vxlan-0ec8dd", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCalls: func(mockOFClient *openflowtest.MockClient, mockOVSBridgeClient *ovsconfigtest.MockOVSBridgeClient) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl-GENEVE", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateTunnelPortExt("geneve-ecd278", ovsconfig.TunnelType(ovsconfig.GeneveTunnel), int32(0), false, "", "1.1.1.1", "",
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTunnel, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultGENEVEdstPort))})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultGENEVEdstPort))})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("geneve-ecd278", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -345,7 +345,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 			expectedCalls: func(mockOFClient *openflowtest.MockClient, mockOVSBridgeClient *ovsconfigtest.MockOVSBridgeClient) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl-GENEVE", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateTunnelPortExt("geneve-ecd278", ovsconfig.TunnelType(ovsconfig.GeneveTunnel), int32(0), false, "", "1.1.1.1", "",
-					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTunnel, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultGENEVEdstPort))})
+					map[string]interface{}{interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl, "dst_port": strconv.Itoa(int(defaultGENEVEdstPort))})
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().GetOFPort("geneve-ecd278", false).Times(1)
 			},
 		},
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ func TestSyncTrafficControl(t *testing.T) {
 				mockOFClient.EXPECT().InstallTrafficControlMarkFlows("trafficControl1", []uint32{1}, uint32(0), v1alpha2.DirectionIngress, v1alpha2.ActionMirror)
 				mockOVSBridgeClient.EXPECT().CreateTunnelPortExt("erspan-da39a3", ovsconfig.TunnelType(ovsconfig.ERSpanTunnel), int32(0), false, "", "", "",
 					map[string]interface{}{
-						interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaUnset,
+						interfacestore.AntreaInterfaceTypeKey: interfacestore.AntreaTrafficControl,
 						"erspan_ver":                          strconv.Itoa(1),
 						"key":                                 strconv.Itoa(1),
 					})
diff --git a/pkg/agent/interfacestore/types.go b/pkg/agent/interfacestore/types.go
index a443dd6dd6d..ce841c1acc7 100644
--- a/pkg/agent/interfacestore/types.go
+++ b/pkg/agent/interfacestore/types.go
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ const (
 	AntreaTunnel           = "tunnel"
 	AntreaUplink           = "uplink"
 	AntreaHost             = "host"
+	AntreaTrafficControl   = "traffic-control"
 	AntreaUnset            = ""
 )