diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 948a266ba451..38f7f9742f32 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -32,10 +32,16 @@ installer/x86_64/platforms/
 src/sonic-config-engine/**/*.pyc
 src/sonic-config-engine/build
 src/sonic-config-engine/sonic_config_engine.egg-info
+
 src/sonic-daemon-base/**/*.pyc
 src/sonic-daemon-base/build
 src/sonic-daemon-base/sonic_daemon_base.egg-info
 
+src/sonic-py-common/**/*.pyc
+src/sonic-py-common/build
+src/sonic-py-common/dist
+src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common.egg-info
+
 # Misc. files
 asic_config_checksum
 files/Aboot/boot0
diff --git a/build_debian.sh b/build_debian.sh
index 4a6751fa40ca..86d77a265a1d 100755
--- a/build_debian.sh
+++ b/build_debian.sh
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ sudo LANG=C DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT apt-get -y in
     openssh-server          \
     python                  \
     python-setuptools       \
+    python3-setuptools      \
     python-apt              \
     traceroute              \
     iputils-ping            \
diff --git a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2 b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
index 1732580b5ac8..37b264304fb3 100644
--- a/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
+++ b/files/build_templates/sonic_debian_extension.j2
@@ -163,6 +163,18 @@ sudo cp {{daemon_base_py2_wheel_path}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_N
 sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip install $DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
 sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$DAEMON_BASE_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
 
+# Install sonic-py-common Python 2 package
+SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME=$(basename {{sonic_py_common_py2_wheel_path}})
+sudo cp {{sonic_py_common_py2_wheel_path}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip install $SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
+sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2_WHEEL_NAME
+
+# Install sonic-py-common Python 3 package
+SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3_WHEEL_NAME=$(basename {{sonic_py_common_py3_wheel_path}})
+sudo cp {{sonic_py_common_py3_wheel_path}} $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3_WHEEL_NAME
+sudo https_proxy=$https_proxy LANG=C chroot $FILESYSTEM_ROOT pip3 install $SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3_WHEEL_NAME
+sudo rm -rf $FILESYSTEM_ROOT/$SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3_WHEEL_NAME
+
 # Install built Python Click package (and its dependencies via 'apt-get -y install -f')
 # Do this before installing sonic-utilities so that it doesn't attempt to install
 # an older version as part of its dependencies
diff --git a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api.mk b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api.mk
index 7bbbc3c70b0e..c579b4539283 100644
--- a/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api.mk
+++ b/platform/mellanox/mlnx-platform-api.mk
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2 = mlnx_platform_api-1.0-py2-none-any.whl
 $(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)_SRC_PATH = $(PLATFORM_PATH)/mlnx-platform-api
 $(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)_PYTHON_VERSION = 2
-$(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2) $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2) $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE)
+$(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2) $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2) $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2) $(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE)
 SONIC_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)
 
 export mlnx_platform_api_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2))"
diff --git a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
index 11a6f1c94c86..4fd9015272e4 100644
--- a/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-platform-monitor.mk
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ endif
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_DEBS += $(SONIC_LEDD) $(SONIC_XCVRD) $(SONIC_PSUD) $(SONIC_SYSEEPROMD) $(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SWSSSDK_PY2)
+$(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_API_PY2)
 $(DOCKER_PLATFORM_MONITOR)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
 
diff --git a/rules/docker-snmp.mk b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
index 39d5f2584b36..0b2f2e5da3cd 100644
--- a/rules/docker-snmp.mk
+++ b/rules/docker-snmp.mk
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ $(DOCKER_SNMP)_DBG_DEPENDS += $(SNMP_DBG) $(SNMPD_DBG) $(LIBSNMP_DBG)
 
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES = $($(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)_DBG_IMAGE_PACKAGES)
 
-$(DOCKER_SNMP)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY3) $(SWSSSDK_PY3) $(ASYNCSNMP_PY3)
+$(DOCKER_SNMP)_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3) $(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY3) $(SWSSSDK_PY3) $(ASYNCSNMP_PY3)
 $(DOCKER_SNMP)_LOAD_DOCKERS += $(DOCKER_CONFIG_ENGINE_BUSTER)
 
 SONIC_DOCKER_IMAGES += $(DOCKER_SNMP)
diff --git a/rules/sonic-py-common.dep b/rules/sonic-py-common.dep
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ecedb068a4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/sonic-py-common.dep
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+SPATH       := $($(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_SRC_PATH)
+DEP_FILES   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FILES_LIST) rules/sonic-py-common.mk rules/sonic-py-common.dep   
+DEP_FILES   += $(SONIC_COMMON_BASE_FILES_LIST)
+DEP_FILES   += $(shell git ls-files $(SPATH))
+
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
+
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_CACHE_MODE  := GIT_CONTENT_SHA
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_DEP_FLAGS   := $(SONIC_COMMON_FLAGS_LIST)
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_DEP_FILES   := $(DEP_FILES)
diff --git a/rules/sonic-py-common.mk b/rules/sonic-py-common.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b730ef55857b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/rules/sonic-py-common.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2 package
+
+SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2 = sonic_py_common-1.0-py2-none-any.whl
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-py-common
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_DEPENDS += $(SWSSSDK_PY2)
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)_PYTHON_VERSION = 2
+SONIC_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)
+
+# SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3 package
+
+SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3 = sonic_py_common-1.0-py3-none-any.whl
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-py-common
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_DEPENDS += $(SWSSSDK_PY3)
+$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)_PYTHON_VERSION = 3
+SONIC_PYTHON_WHEELS += $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)
diff --git a/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk b/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk
index 775082e7bbce..cf42c2544af9 100644
--- a/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk
+++ b/rules/sonic-thermalctld.mk
@@ -2,5 +2,5 @@
 
 SONIC_THERMALCTLD = python-sonic-thermalctld_1.0-1_all.deb
 $(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)_SRC_PATH = $(SRC_PATH)/sonic-platform-daemons/sonic-thermalctld
-$(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)_WHEEL_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
+$(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)_WHEEL_DEPENDS = $(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2) $(SONIC_DAEMON_BASE_PY2)
 SONIC_PYTHON_STDEB_DEBS += $(SONIC_THERMALCTLD)
diff --git a/slave.mk b/slave.mk
index cd22d665cfb8..7cab2c28bcb4 100644
--- a/slave.mk
+++ b/slave.mk
@@ -805,6 +805,8 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
         $$(addprefix $(FILES_PATH)/,$$($$*_FILES)) \
 	$(if $(findstring y,$(ENABLE_ZTP)),$(addprefix $(IMAGE_DISTRO_DEBS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_ZTP))) \
         $(addprefix $(PYTHON_DEBS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_UTILS)) \
+        $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2)) \
+        $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3)) \
         $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE)) \
         $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PLATFORM_COMMON_PY2)) \
         $(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(REDIS_DUMP_LOAD_PY2)) \
@@ -835,6 +837,8 @@ $(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/, $(SONIC_INSTALLERS)) : $(TARGET_PATH)/% : \
 	export installer_debs="$(addprefix $(IMAGE_DISTRO_DEBS_PATH)/,$($*_INSTALLS))"
 	export lazy_installer_debs="$(foreach deb, $($*_LAZY_INSTALLS),$(foreach device, $($(deb)_PLATFORM),$(addprefix $(device)@, $(IMAGE_DISTRO_DEBS_PATH)/$(deb))))"
 	export installer_images="$(addprefix $(TARGET_PATH)/,$($*_DOCKERS))"
+	export sonic_py_common_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY2))"
+	export sonic_py_common_py3_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_PY_COMMON_PY3))"
 	export config_engine_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SONIC_CONFIG_ENGINE))"
 	export swsssdk_py2_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SWSSSDK_PY2))"
 	export swsssdk_py3_wheel_path="$(addprefix $(PYTHON_WHEELS_PATH)/,$(SWSSSDK_PY3))"
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/setup.py b/src/sonic-py-common/setup.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..b1294472624e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/setup.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from setuptools import setup
+
+dependencies = [
+    'natsort',
+    'pyyaml',
+    'swsssdk>=2.0.1',
+]
+
+high_performance_deps = [
+    'swsssdk[high_perf]>=2.0.1',
+]
+
+setup(
+    name='sonic-py-common',
+    version='1.0',
+    description='Common Python libraries for SONiC',
+    license='Apache 2.0',
+    author='SONiC Team',
+    author_email='linuxnetdev@microsoft.com',
+    url='https://github.com/Azure/SONiC',
+    maintainer='Joe LeVeque',
+    maintainer_email='jolevequ@microsoft.com',
+    install_requires=dependencies,
+    extras_require={
+        'high_perf': high_performance_deps,
+    },
+    packages=[
+        'sonic_py_common',
+    ],
+    classifiers=[
+        'Intended Audience :: Developers',
+        'Operating System :: Linux',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 2.7',
+        'Programming Language :: Python :: 3.5',
+        'Programming Language :: Python',
+    ],
+    keywords='SONiC sonic PYTHON python COMMON common',
+)
+
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/__init__.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..e69de29bb2d1
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d88b07edcace
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/daemon_base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import imp
+import signal
+import sys
+
+from . import device_info
+from .logger import Logger
+
+#
+# Constants ====================================================================
+#
+REDIS_TIMEOUT_MSECS = 0
+
+EEPROM_MODULE_NAME = 'eeprom'
+EEPROM_CLASS_NAME = 'board'
+
+#
+# Helper functions =============================================================
+#
+
+def db_connect(db_name):
+    from swsscommon import swsscommon
+    return swsscommon.DBConnector(db_name, REDIS_TIMEOUT_MSECS, True)
+
+#
+# DaemonBase ===================================================================
+#
+
+class DaemonBase(Logger):
+    def __init__(self, log_identifier):
+        super(DaemonBase, self).__init__(log_identifier, Logger.LOG_FACILITY_DAEMON)
+
+        # Register our default signal handlers, unless the signal already has a
+        # handler registered, most likely from a subclass implementation
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGHUP):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGHUP, self.signal_handler)
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGINT):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGINT, self.signal_handler)
+        if not signal.getsignal(signal.SIGTERM):
+            signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, self.signal_handler)
+
+    # Default signal handler; can be overridden by subclass
+    def signal_handler(self, sig, frame):
+        if sig == signal.SIGHUP:
+            log_info("DaemonBase: Caught SIGHUP - ignoring...")
+        elif sig == signal.SIGINT:
+            log_info("DaemonBase: Caught SIGINT - exiting...")
+            sys.exit(128 + sig)
+        elif sig == signal.SIGTERM:
+            log_info("DaemonBase: Caught SIGTERM - exiting...")
+            sys.exit(128 + sig)
+        else:
+            log_warning("DaemonBase: Caught unhandled signal '{}'".format(sig))
+
+    # Loads platform specific platform module from source
+    def load_platform_util(self, module_name, class_name):
+        platform_util = None
+
+        # Get path to platform and hwsku
+        (platform_path, hwsku_path) = device_info.get_path_to_platform_and_hwsku()
+
+        try:
+            module_file = "/".join([platform_path, "plugins", module_name + ".py"])
+            module = imp.load_source(module_name, module_file)
+        except IOError as e:
+            raise IOError("Failed to load platform module '%s': %s" % (module_name, str(e)))
+
+        try:
+            platform_util_class = getattr(module, class_name)
+            # board class of eeprom requires 4 paramerters, need special treatment here.
+            if module_name == EEPROM_MODULE_NAME and class_name == EEPROM_CLASS_NAME:
+                platform_util = platform_util_class('','','','')
+            else:
+                platform_util = platform_util_class()
+        except AttributeError as e:
+            raise AttributeError("Failed to instantiate '%s' class: %s" % (class_name, str(e)))
+
+        return platform_util
+
+    # Runs daemon
+    def run(self):
+        raise NotImplementedError()
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..72b9e5a28644
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/device_info.py
@@ -0,0 +1,344 @@
+import glob
+import os
+import subprocess
+
+import yaml
+from natsort import natsorted
+
+# TODD: Replace with swsscommon
+from swsssdk import ConfigDBConnector, SonicDBConfig
+
+USR_SHARE_SONIC_PATH = "/usr/share/sonic"
+HOST_DEVICE_PATH = USR_SHARE_SONIC_PATH + "/device"
+CONTAINER_PLATFORM_PATH = USR_SHARE_SONIC_PATH + "/platform"
+
+MACHINE_CONF_PATH = "/host/machine.conf"
+SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH = "/etc/sonic/sonic_version.yml"
+
+# Port configuration file names
+PORT_CONFIG_FILE = "port_config.ini"
+PLATFORM_JSON_FILE = "platform.json"
+
+# Multi-NPU constants
+# TODO: Move Multi-ASIC-related functions and constants to a "multi_asic.py" module
+NPU_NAME_PREFIX = "asic"
+NAMESPACE_PATH_GLOB = "/run/netns/*"
+ASIC_CONF_FILENAME = "asic.conf"
+FRONTEND_ASIC_SUB_ROLE = "FrontEnd"
+BACKEND_ASIC_SUB_ROLE = "BackEnd"
+
+
+def get_machine_info():
+    """
+    Retreives data from the machine configuration file
+
+    Returns:
+        A dictionary containing the key/value pairs as found in the machine
+        configuration file
+    """
+    if not os.path.isfile(MACHINE_CONF_PATH):
+        return None
+
+    machine_vars = {}
+    with open(MACHINE_CONF_PATH) as machine_conf_file:
+        for line in machine_conf_file:
+            tokens = line.split('=')
+            if len(tokens) < 2:
+                continue
+            machine_vars[tokens[0]] = tokens[1].strip()
+
+    return machine_vars
+
+
+def get_platform():
+    """
+    Retrieve the device's platform identifier
+
+    Returns:
+        A string containing the device's platform identifier
+    """
+    # First, attempt to retrieve the platform string from Config DB
+    config_db = ConfigDBConnector()
+    config_db.connect()
+
+    metadata = config_db.get_table('DEVICE_METADATA')
+
+    if 'localhost' in metadata and 'platform' in metadata['localhost']:
+        return metadata['localhost']['platform']
+
+    # If we were unable to retrieve the platform string from Config DB, attempt
+    # to retrieve it from the machine configuration file
+    machine_info = get_machine_info()
+    if machine_info:
+        if machine_info.has_key('onie_platform'):
+            return  machine_info['onie_platform']
+        elif machine_info.has_key('aboot_platform'):
+            return machine_info['aboot_platform']
+
+    return None
+
+
+def get_hwsku():
+    """
+    Retrieve the device's hardware SKU identifier
+
+    Returns:
+        A string containing the device's hardware SKU identifier
+    """
+    config_db = ConfigDBConnector()
+    config_db.connect()
+
+    metadata = config_db.get_table('DEVICE_METADATA')
+
+    if 'localhost' in metadata and 'hwsku' in metadata['localhost']:
+        return metadata['localhost']['hwsku']
+
+    return ""
+
+
+def get_platform_and_hwsku():
+    """
+    Convenience function which retrieves both the device's platform identifier
+    and hardware SKU identifier
+
+    Returns:
+        A tuple of two strings, the first containing the device's
+        platform identifier, the second containing the device's
+        hardware SKU identifier
+    """
+    platform = get_platform()
+    hwsku = get_hwsku()
+
+    return (platform, hwsku)
+
+
+def get_asic_conf_file_path():
+    """
+    Retrieves the path to the ASIC conguration file on the device
+
+    Returns:
+        A string containing the path to the ASIC conguration file on success,
+        None on failure
+    """
+    asic_conf_path_candidates = []
+
+    asic_conf_path_candidates.append(os.path.join(CONTAINER_PLATFORM_PATH, ASIC_CONF_FILENAME))
+
+    platform = get_platform()
+    if platform:
+        asic_conf_path_candidates.append(os.path.join(HOST_DEVICE_PATH, platform, ASIC_CONF_FILENAME))
+
+    for asic_conf_file_path in asic_conf_path_candidates:
+        if os.path.isfile(asic_conf_file_path):
+            return asic_conf_file_path
+
+    return None
+
+
+def get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs():
+    """
+    Retreives the paths to the device's platform and hardware SKU data
+    directories
+
+    Returns:
+        A tuple of two strings, the first containing the path to the platform
+        directory of the device, the second containing the path to the hardware
+        SKU directory of the device
+    """
+    # Get platform and hwsku
+    (platform, hwsku) = get_platform_and_hwsku()
+
+    # Determine whether we're running in a container or on the host
+    platform_path_host = os.path.join(HOST_DEVICE_PATH, platform)
+
+    if os.path.isdir(CONTAINER_PLATFORM_PATH):
+        platform_path = CONTAINER_PLATFORM_PATH
+    elif os.path.isdir(platform_path_host):
+        platform_path = platform_path_host
+    else:
+        raise OSError("Failed to locate platform directory")
+
+    hwsku_path = os.path.join(platform_path, hwsku)
+
+    return (platform_path, hwsku_path)
+
+
+def get_path_to_port_config_file():
+    """
+    Retrieves the path to the device's port configuration file
+
+    Returns:
+        A string containing the path the the device's port configuration file
+    """
+    # Get platform and hwsku path
+    (platform_path, hwsku_path) = get_paths_to_platform_and_hwsku_dirs()
+
+    # First check for the presence of the new 'platform.json' file
+    port_config_file_path = os.path.join(platform_path, PLATFORM_JSON_FILE)
+    if not os.path.isfile(port_config_file_path):
+        # platform.json doesn't exist. Try loading the legacy 'port_config.ini' file
+        port_config_file_path = os.path.join(hwsku_path, PORT_CONFIG_FILE)
+        if not os.path.isfile(port_config_file_path):
+            raise OSError("Failed to detect port config file: {}".format(port_config_file_path))
+
+    return port_config_file_path
+
+
+def get_sonic_version_info():
+    if not os.path.isfile(SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH):
+        return None
+
+    data = {}
+    with open(SONIC_VERSION_YAML_PATH) as stream:
+        if yaml.__version__ >= "5.1":
+            data = yaml.full_load(stream)
+        else:
+            data = yaml.load(stream)
+
+    return data
+
+
+#
+# Multi-NPU functionality
+#
+
+def get_num_npus():
+    asic_conf_file_path = get_asic_conf_file_path()
+    if asic_conf_file_path is None:
+        return 1
+    with open(asic_conf_file_path) as asic_conf_file:
+        for line in asic_conf_file:
+            tokens = line.split('=')
+            if len(tokens) < 2:
+               continue
+            if tokens[0].lower() == 'num_asic':
+                num_npus = tokens[1].strip()
+        return int(num_npus)
+
+
+def is_multi_npu():
+    num_npus = get_num_npus()
+    return (num_npus > 1)
+
+
+def get_npu_id_from_name(npu_name):
+    if npu_name.startswith(NPU_NAME_PREFIX):
+        return npu_name[len(NPU_NAME_PREFIX):]
+    else:
+        return None
+
+
+def get_namespaces():
+    """
+    In a multi NPU platform, each NPU is in a Linux Namespace.
+    This method returns list of all the Namespace present on the device
+    """
+    ns_list = []
+    for path in glob.glob(NAMESPACE_PATH_GLOB):
+        ns = os.path.basename(path)
+        ns_list.append(ns)
+    return natsorted(ns_list)
+
+
+def get_all_namespaces():
+    """
+    In case of Multi-Asic platform, Each ASIC will have a linux network namespace created.
+    So we loop through the databases in different namespaces and depending on the sub_role
+    decide whether this is a front end ASIC/namespace or a back end one.
+    """
+    front_ns = []
+    back_ns = []
+    num_npus = get_num_npus()
+    SonicDBConfig.load_sonic_global_db_config()
+
+    if is_multi_npu():
+        for npu in range(num_npus):
+            namespace = "{}{}".format(NPU_NAME_PREFIX, npu)
+            config_db = ConfigDBConnector(use_unix_socket_path=True, namespace=namespace)
+            config_db.connect()
+
+            metadata = config_db.get_table('DEVICE_METADATA')
+            if metadata['localhost']['sub_role'] == FRONTEND_ASIC_SUB_ROLE:
+                front_ns.append(namespace)
+            elif metadata['localhost']['sub_role'] == BACKEND_ASIC_SUB_ROLE:
+                back_ns.append(namespace)
+
+    return {'front_ns':front_ns, 'back_ns':back_ns}
+
+
+def _valid_mac_address(mac):
+    return bool(re.match("^([0-9A-Fa-f]{2}[:-]){5}([0-9A-Fa-f]{2})$", mac))
+
+
+def get_system_mac(namespace=None):
+    version_info = get_sonic_version_info()
+
+    if (version_info['asic_type'] == 'mellanox'):
+        # With Mellanox ONIE release(2019.05-5.2.0012) and above
+        # "onie_base_mac" was added to /host/machine.conf:
+        # onie_base_mac=e4:1d:2d:44:5e:80
+        # So we have another way to get the mac address besides decode syseeprom
+        # By this can mitigate the dependency on the hw-management service
+        base_mac_key = "onie_base_mac"
+        machine_vars = get_machine_info()
+        if machine_vars is not None and base_mac_key in machine_vars:
+            mac = machine_vars[base_mac_key]
+            mac = mac.strip()
+            if _valid_mac_address(mac):
+                return mac
+
+        hw_mac_entry_cmds = [ "sudo decode-syseeprom -m" ]
+    elif (version_info['asic_type'] == 'marvell'):
+        # Try valid mac in eeprom, else fetch it from eth0
+        platform = get_platform()
+        hwsku = get_hwsku()
+        profile_cmd = 'cat' + HOST_DEVICE_PATH + '/' + platform +'/'+ hwsku +'/profile.ini | grep switchMacAddress | cut -f2 -d='
+        hw_mac_entry_cmds = [ profile_cmd, "sudo decode-syseeprom -m", "ip link show eth0 | grep ether | awk '{print $2}'" ]
+    else:
+        mac_address_cmd = "cat /sys/class/net/eth0/address"
+        if namespace is not None:
+            mac_address_cmd = "sudo ip netns exec {} {}".format(namespace, mac_address_cmd)
+
+        hw_mac_entry_cmds = [mac_address_cmd]
+
+    for get_mac_cmd in hw_mac_entry_cmds:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(get_mac_cmd, shell=True, stdout=subprocess.PIPE, stderr=subprocess.PIPE)
+        (mac, err) = proc.communicate()
+        if err:
+            continue
+        mac = mac.strip()
+        if _valid_mac_address(mac):
+            break
+
+    if not _valid_mac_address(mac):
+        return None
+
+    # Align last byte of MAC if necessary
+    if version_info and version_info['asic_type'] == 'centec':
+        last_byte = mac[-2:]
+        aligned_last_byte = format(int(int(last_byte, 16) + 1), '02x')
+        mac = mac[:-2] + aligned_last_byte
+    return mac
+
+
+def get_system_routing_stack():
+    """
+    Retrieves the routing stack being utilized on this device
+
+    Returns:
+        A string containing the name of the routing stack in use on the device
+    """
+    command = "sudo docker ps | grep bgp | awk '{print$2}' | cut -d'-' -f3 | cut -d':' -f1"
+
+    try:
+        proc = subprocess.Popen(command,
+                                stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
+                                shell=True,
+                                stderr=subprocess.STDOUT)
+        stdout = proc.communicate()[0]
+        proc.wait()
+        result = stdout.rstrip('\n')
+    except OSError as e:
+        raise OSError("Cannot detect routing stack")
+
+    return result
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/logger.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/logger.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ee5e9f35fea0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/logger.py
@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+import os
+import syslog
+
+"""
+Logging functionality for SONiC Python applications
+"""
+
+
+class Logger(object):
+    """
+    Logger class for SONiC Python applications
+    """
+    LOG_FACILITY_USER = syslog.LOG_USER
+    LOG_FACILITY_DAEMON = syslog.LOG_DAEMON
+
+    LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR = syslog.LOG_ERR
+    LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING = syslog.LOG_WARNING
+    LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE = syslog.LOG_NOTICE
+    LOG_PRIORITY_INFO = syslog.LOG_INFO
+    LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG = syslog.LOG_DEBUG
+
+    def __init__(self, log_identifier=None, log_facility=LOG_FACILITY_USER):
+        self.syslog = syslog
+
+        if not log_identifier:
+            log_identifier = os.path.basename(sys.argv[0])
+            
+        self.syslog.openlog(ident=log_identifier,
+                            logoption=(syslog.LOG_PID | syslog.LOG_NDELAY),
+                            facility=log_facility)
+
+        # Set the default minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE)
+
+    def __del__(self):
+        self.syslog.closelog()
+
+    #
+    # Methods for setting minimum log priority
+    #
+
+    def set_min_log_priority(self, priority):
+        """
+        Sets the minimum log priority level to <priority>. All log messages
+        with a priority lower than <priority> will not be logged
+
+        Args:
+            priority: The minimum priority at which to log messages
+        """
+        self.syslog.setlogmask(self.syslog.LOG_UPTO(priority))
+
+    def set_min_log_priority_error(self):
+        """
+        Convenience function to set minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR
+        """
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR)
+
+    def set_min_log_priority_warning(self):
+        """
+        Convenience function to set minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING
+        """
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING)
+
+    def set_min_log_priority_notice(self):
+        """
+        Convenience function to set minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE
+        """
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE)
+
+    def set_min_log_priority_info(self):
+        """
+        Convenience function to set minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_INFO
+        """
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_INFO)
+
+    def set_min_log_priority_debug(self):
+        """
+        Convenience function to set minimum log priority to LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG
+        """
+        self.set_min_log_priority(self.LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG)
+
+    #
+    # Methods for logging messages
+    #
+
+    def log(self, priority, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.syslog.syslog(priority, msg)
+
+        if also_print_to_console:
+            print(msg)
+
+    def log_error(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.log(self.LOG_PRIORITY_ERROR, msg, also_print_to_console)
+
+    def log_warning(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.log(self.LOG_PRIORITY_WARNING, msg, also_print_to_console)
+
+    def log_notice(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.log(self.LOG_PRIORITY_NOTICE, msg, also_print_to_console)
+
+    def log_info(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.log(self.LOG_PRIORITY_INFO, msg, also_print_to_console)
+
+    def log_debug(self, msg, also_print_to_console=False):
+        self.log(self.LOG_PRIORITY_DEBUG, msg, also_print_to_console)