diff --git a/src/cable-monitor/CableConfig.cpp b/src/cable-monitor/CableConfig.cpp
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+++ b/src/cable-monitor/CableConfig.cpp
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+#include "CableConfig.hpp"
+
+#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/lg2.hpp>
+#include <sdbusplus/async.hpp>
+
+#include <algorithm>
+#include <exception>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <string>
+
+namespace cable
+{
+
+PHOSPHOR_LOG2_USING;
+
+using json = nlohmann::json;
+
+static auto parseConfigFile(std::string configFile) -> json
+{
+    std::ifstream jsonFile(configFile);
+    if (!jsonFile.is_open())
+    {
+        error("Config file not found: {PATH}", "PATH", configFile);
+        return {};
+    }
+
+    try
+    {
+        return json::parse(jsonFile, nullptr, true);
+    }
+    catch (const json::parse_error& e)
+    {
+        error("Failed to parse config file {PATH}: {ERROR}", "PATH", configFile,
+              "ERROR", e);
+    }
+
+    return {};
+}
+
+auto Config::processConfig(std::string configFile)
+    -> sdbusplus::async::task<Config::Cables>
+{
+    Cables cables{};
+    auto jsonConfig = parseConfigFile(configFile);
+    if (jsonConfig.empty())
+    {
+        co_return cables;
+    }
+
+    static constexpr auto connectedCablesProperty = "ConnectedCables";
+    try
+    {
+        jsonConfig.at(connectedCablesProperty).get_to(cables);
+    }
+    catch (const std::exception& e)
+    {
+        error("Failed to find {PROPERTY} in config, {ERROR}", "PROPERTY",
+              connectedCablesProperty, "ERROR", e);
+        co_return cables;
+    }
+
+    Cables cablesTemp{};
+
+    for (auto cable : cables)
+    {
+        std::replace(cable.begin(), cable.end(), ' ', '_');
+        debug("Config: Cable {NAME}", "NAME", cable);
+        cablesTemp.insert(cable);
+    }
+
+    co_return cablesTemp;
+}
+
+} // namespace cable