diff --git a/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp b/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
index da9c613..122b3ea 100644
--- a/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
+++ b/user_channel/channel_layer.cpp
@@ -146,4 +146,15 @@
 {
     return getChannelConfigObject().getChannelByName(chName);
 }
+
+bool isValidPayloadType(const PayloadType payloadType)
+{
+    return (
+        payloadType == PayloadType::IPMI || payloadType == PayloadType::SOL ||
+        payloadType == PayloadType::OPEN_SESSION_REQUEST ||
+        payloadType == PayloadType::OPEN_SESSION_RESPONSE ||
+        payloadType == PayloadType::RAKP1 ||
+        payloadType == PayloadType::RAKP2 ||
+        payloadType == PayloadType::RAKP3 || payloadType == PayloadType::RAKP4);
+}
 } // namespace ipmi