diff --git a/oem/meta/utils.cpp b/oem/meta/utils.cpp
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+#include "utils.hpp"
+
+#include "common/types.hpp"
+
+namespace pldm::oem_meta
+{
+
+namespace
+{
+
+/* @brief map PLDM TID to MCTP EID; currently, they have a one-to-one
+ *        correspondence
+ */
+eid mapTIDtoEID(const pldm_tid_t& tid)
+{
+    eid EID = static_cast<eid>(tid);
+    return EID;
+}
+
+} // namespace
+
+bool checkMetaIana(const pldm_tid_t& tid)
+{
+    [[maybe_unused]] const eid& EID = mapTIDtoEID(tid);
+    return true;
+}
+
+std::string getSlotNumberStringByTID(const pldm_tid_t& tid)
+{
+    [[maybe_unused]] const eid& EID = mapTIDtoEID(tid);
+    return std::string{"0"};
+}
+
+} // namespace pldm::oem_meta