diff --git a/Makefile.am b/Makefile.am
index 8696d03..768b5a6 100644
--- a/Makefile.am
+++ b/Makefile.am
@@ -25,7 +25,15 @@
 
 ncsi_netlink_SOURCES = \
 		argument.cpp \
-		ncsi_netlink_main.cpp
+		ncsi_netlink_main.cpp \
+		ncsi_util.cpp
+
+ncsi_netlink_LDFLAGS = \
+        $(PHOSPHOR_LOGGING_LIBS) \
+		-lnl-3 \
+		-lnl-genl-3
+
+ncsi_netlink_CPPFLAGS = -isystem=/usr/include/libnl3
 
 
 phosphor_network_manager_SOURCES = \
diff --git a/configure.ac b/configure.ac
index e902973..bba116d 100644
--- a/configure.ac
+++ b/configure.ac
@@ -18,6 +18,13 @@
 AC_PROG_INSTALL
 AC_PROG_MAKE_SET
 
+# Download ncsi.h from github if necessary.
+AC_CHECK_HEADER(linux/ncsi.h,[HAVE_LINUX_NCSI_H=""],[HAVE_LINUX_NCSI_H="-I linux/ncsi.h"])
+AS_IF([test "$HAVE_LINUX_NCSI_H" != ""],
+    AC_MSG_WARN([Could not find linux/ncsi.h: Attempting to download locally for building from https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openbmc/linux/dev-4.13/include/uapi/linux/ncsi.h])
+    AC_SUBST([BT_BMC_DL],[`mkdir -p linux;wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/openbmc/linux/dev-4.13/include/uapi/linux/ncsi.h -O linux/ncsi.h`])
+)
+
 # Suppress the --with-libtool-sysroot error
 LT_INIT
 
diff --git a/ncsi_util.cpp b/ncsi_util.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f05cc0b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncsi_util.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,131 @@
+#include <linux/ncsi.h>
+#include <netlink/netlink.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/genl.h>
+#include <netlink/genl/ctrl.h>
+
+#include "ncsi_util.hpp"
+#include "xyz/openbmc_project/Common/error.hpp"
+
+#include <phosphor-logging/elog-errors.hpp>
+#include <phosphor-logging/log.hpp>
+
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace network
+{
+namespace ncsi
+{
+
+using namespace phosphor::logging;
+using namespace sdbusplus::xyz::openbmc_project::Common::Error;
+
+namespace internal
+{
+
+constexpr auto DEFAULT_VALUE = -1;
+constexpr auto NONE = 0;
+
+using nlMsgPtr = std::unique_ptr<nl_msg, decltype(&::nlmsg_free)>;
+using nlSocketPtr = std::unique_ptr<nl_sock, decltype(&::nl_socket_free)>;
+
+int applyCmd(int ifindex, int cmd, int package = DEFAULT_VALUE,
+             int channel = DEFAULT_VALUE, int flags = NONE)
+{
+    nlSocketPtr socket(nl_socket_alloc(),&::nl_socket_free);
+    auto ret = genl_connect(socket.get());
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to open the socket",
+                        entry("RC=%d", ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    auto driverID = genl_ctrl_resolve(socket.get(), "NCSI");
+    if (driverID < 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to resolve",
+                        entry("RC=%d", ret));
+        return driverID;
+    }
+
+    nlMsgPtr msg(nlmsg_alloc(), &::nlmsg_free);
+
+    auto msgHdr = genlmsg_put(msg.get(), 0, 0, driverID, 0, flags,
+            cmd, 0);
+    if (!msgHdr)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Unable to add the netlink headers",
+                entry("COMMAND=%d", cmd));
+        return -1;
+    }
+
+    if (package != DEFAULT_VALUE)
+    {
+        ret = nla_put_u32(msg.get(), ncsi_nl_attrs::NCSI_ATTR_PACKAGE_ID,
+                          package);
+        if (ret < 0)
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>("Failed to set the attribute",
+                            entry("RC=%d", ret),
+                            entry("PACKAGE=%x", package));
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    if (channel != DEFAULT_VALUE)
+    {
+        ret = nla_put_u32(msg.get(), ncsi_nl_attrs::NCSI_ATTR_CHANNEL_ID,
+                          channel);
+        if (ret < 0)
+        {
+            log<level::ERR>("Failed to set the attribute",
+                            entry("RC=%d", ret),
+                            entry("CHANNEL=%x", channel));
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ret = nla_put_u32(msg.get(), ncsi_nl_attrs::NCSI_ATTR_IFINDEX, ifindex);
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to set the attribute",
+                        entry("RC=%d", ret),
+                        entry("INTERFACE=%x", ifindex));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+
+    ret = nl_send_auto(socket.get(), msg.get());
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to send the message",
+                        entry("RC=%d", ret));
+        return ret;
+    }
+
+    ret = nl_recvmsgs_default(socket.get());
+    if (ret < 0)
+    {
+        log<level::ERR>("Failed to recieve the message",
+                        entry("RC=%d", ret));
+    }
+    return ret;
+}
+
+}//namespace internal
+
+int setChannel(int ifindex, int package, int channel)
+{
+    return internal::applyCmd(ifindex, ncsi_nl_commands::NCSI_CMD_SET_INTERFACE,
+                              package, channel);
+}
+
+int clearInterface(int ifindex)
+{
+    return internal::applyCmd(ifindex,
+                              ncsi_nl_commands::NCSI_CMD_CLEAR_INTERFACE);
+}
+
+}//namespace ncsi
+}//namespace network
+}//namespace phosphor
diff --git a/ncsi_util.hpp b/ncsi_util.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c519cb4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ncsi_util.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+namespace phosphor
+{
+namespace network
+{
+namespace ncsi
+{
+
+/* @brief  This function will ask underlying NCSI driver
+ *         to set a specific  package or package/channel
+ *         combination as the preferred choice.
+ *         This function talks with the NCSI driver over
+ *         netlink messages.
+ * @param[in] ifindex - Interface Index.
+ * @param[in] package - NCSI Package.
+ * @param[in] channel - Channel number with in the package.
+ * @returns 0 on success and negative value for failure.
+ */
+int setChannel(int ifindex, int package, int channel);
+
+/* @brief  This function will ask underlying NCSI driver
+ *         to clear any preferred setting from the given
+ *         interface.
+ *         This function talks with the NCSI driver over
+ *         netlink messages.
+ * @param[in] ifindex - Interface Index.
+ * @returns 0 on success and negative value for failure.
+ */
+int clearInterface(int ifindex);
+
+}//namespace ncsi
+}//namespace network
+}//namespace phosphor
+