diff --git a/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp b/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
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+/*
+// Copyright (c) 2018 Intel Corporation
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//      http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+*/
+
+#include "channel_layer.hpp"
+
+#include "channel_mgmt.hpp"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+
+namespace ipmi
+{
+
+bool doesDeviceExist(const uint8_t& chNum)
+{
+    // TODO: This is not the reliable way to find the device
+    // associated with ethernet interface as the channel number to
+    // eth association is not done. Need to revisit later
+    struct stat fileStat;
+    std::string devName("/sys/class/net/eth");
+    devName += std::to_string(chNum - 1);
+
+    if (stat(devName.data(), &fileStat) != 0)
+    {
+        phosphor::logging::log<phosphor::logging::level::DEBUG>(
+            "Ethernet device not found");
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+bool isValidPrivLimit(const uint8_t& privLimit)
+{
+    return ((privLimit >= PRIVILEGE_CALLBACK) && (privLimit <= PRIVILEGE_OEM));
+}
+
+bool isValidAccessMode(const uint8_t& accessMode)
+{
+    return (
+        (accessMode >= static_cast<uint8_t>(EChannelAccessMode::disabled)) &&
+        (accessMode <= static_cast<uint8_t>(EChannelAccessMode::shared)));
+}
+
+bool isValidChannel(const uint8_t& chNum)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().isValidChannel(chNum);
+}
+
+bool isValidAuthType(const uint8_t& chNum, const EAuthType& authType)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().isValidAuthType(chNum, authType);
+}
+
+EChannelSessSupported getChannelSessionSupport(const uint8_t& chNum)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelSessionSupport(chNum);
+}
+
+int getChannelActiveSessions(const uint8_t& chNum)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelActiveSessions(chNum);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t ipmiChannelInit()
+{
+    getChannelConfigObject();
+    return IPMI_CC_OK;
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t getChannelInfo(const uint8_t& chNum, ChannelInfo& chInfo)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelInfo(chNum, chInfo);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t getChannelAccessData(const uint8_t& chNum,
+                                ChannelAccess& chAccessData)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelAccessData(chNum, chAccessData);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t setChannelAccessData(const uint8_t& chNum,
+                                const ChannelAccess& chAccessData,
+                                const uint8_t& setFlag)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().setChannelAccessData(chNum, chAccessData,
+                                                         setFlag);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t getChannelAccessPersistData(const uint8_t& chNum,
+                                       ChannelAccess& chAccessData)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelAccessPersistData(chNum,
+                                                                chAccessData);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t setChannelAccessPersistData(const uint8_t& chNum,
+                                       const ChannelAccess& chAccessData,
+                                       const uint8_t& setFlag)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().setChannelAccessPersistData(
+        chNum, chAccessData, setFlag);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t getChannelAuthTypeSupported(const uint8_t& chNum,
+                                       uint8_t& authTypeSupported)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelAuthTypeSupported(
+        chNum, authTypeSupported);
+}
+
+ipmi_ret_t getChannelEnabledAuthType(const uint8_t& chNum, const uint8_t& priv,
+                                     EAuthType& authType)
+{
+    return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelEnabledAuthType(chNum, priv,
+                                                              authType);
+}
+
+} // namespace ipmi