[libvirt] Assigning a Static IP to the Domain.

Hi, I am using libvirt version 0.7.6, to create a Linux Container. With the domain XML format, I am able to create a Domain and able to access. But, I am struck at assigning an IP address to the Domain. I want to assign a static IP to eth0 of the Domain and ale to ping that from the host machine. For that, I created a bridge br0 [which can be linked to the interface eth0 of the Domain created by libvirt] with the IP 172.16.1.10. I want to assign an IP 172.16.1.16 to the Domain. Can any one please guide me? Regards, Srikanth.