diff --git a/aether-playbook/roles/router/defaults/main.yml b/aether-playbook/roles/router/defaults/main.yml
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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+---
+router_type: linux
+netplan_config_file: /etc/netplan/sgi-s1u-gateway.yaml
+
+# Provide below to run the playbook
+#sgi_gateway_ip:
+#s1u_gateway_ip:
+#sgi_s1u_gateway_iface:
diff --git a/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/handlers/main.yml b/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/handlers/main.yml
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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+---
+- name: netplan generate
+  command: netplan generate
+
+- name: netplan apply
+  command: netplan apply
diff --git a/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/tasks/main.yml b/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/tasks/main.yml
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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+---
+- name: Create netplan config file for SGI network gateway
+  template:
+    src: etc/netplan/sgi-s1u-gateway.yaml.j2
+    dest: "{{ netplan_config_file }}"
+  notify:
+    - netplan generate
+    - netplan apply
+  tags: router
+
+- name: Install iptables-persistent
+  apt:
+    name: iptables-persistent
+    state: present
+    update_cache: yes
+  tags: router
+
+- name: Ensure ip_forward enabled
+  sysctl:
+    name: net.ipv4.ip_forward
+    value: '1'
+    sysctl_set: yes
+    state: present
+  tags: router
+
+- name: Set default forwarding policy to ACCEPT
+  iptables:
+    chain: FORWARD
+    policy: ACCEPT
+  tags: router
+
+- name: Add SNAT
+  iptables:
+    table: nat
+    chain: POSTROUTING
+    out_interface: "{{ ansible_default_ipv4.interface }}"
+    jump: MASQUERADE
+  tags: router
+
+- name: Save iptables v4 rules
+  shell: iptables-save > /etc/iptables/rules.v4
+  tags: router
diff --git a/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/templates/etc/netplan/sgi-s1u-gateway.yaml.j2 b/aether-playbook/roles/router/linux/templates/etc/netplan/sgi-s1u-gateway.yaml.j2
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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+---
+network:
+  version: 2
+  renderer: networkd
+  ethernets:
+    {{ sgi_s1u_gateway_iface }}:
+      addresses:
+        - {{ sgi_gateway_ip }}
+        - {{ s1u_gateway_ip }}
+      routes:
+        - to: {{ ue_pool }}
+          via: {{ spgwu_sgi_ip }}
diff --git a/aether-playbook/roles/router/meta/main.yml b/aether-playbook/roles/router/meta/main.yml
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+# Copyright 2020-present Open Networking Foundation
+#
+# 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.
+
+---
+dependencies:
+  - role: router/linux
+    when:
+      - router_type == 'linux'
+
+#  - role: router/vyos
+#    when:
+#      - router_type == 'vyos'