diff --git a/internal/common/omci/create.go b/internal/common/omci/create.go
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2018-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.
+ */
+
+package omci
+
+import (
+	"encoding/hex"
+	"errors"
+	"github.com/google/gopacket"
+	"github.com/opencord/omci-lib-go"
+	me "github.com/opencord/omci-lib-go/generated"
+	log "github.com/sirupsen/logrus"
+	"strconv"
+)
+
+func ParseCreateRequest(omciPkt gopacket.Packet) (*omci.CreateRequest, error) {
+	msgLayer := omciPkt.Layer(omci.LayerTypeCreateRequest)
+	if msgLayer == nil {
+		err := "omci Msg layer could not be detected for LayerTypeCreateRequest"
+		omciLogger.Error(err)
+		return nil, errors.New(err)
+	}
+	msgObj, msgOk := msgLayer.(*omci.CreateRequest)
+	if !msgOk {
+		err := "omci Msg layer could not be assigned for LayerTypeCreateRequest"
+		omciLogger.Error(err)
+		return nil, errors.New(err)
+	}
+	return msgObj, nil
+}
+
+func CreateCreateResponse(omciPkt gopacket.Packet, omciMsg *omci.OMCI) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	msgObj, err := ParseCreateRequest(omciPkt)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	omciLogger.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"EntityClass":    msgObj.EntityClass,
+		"EntityInstance": msgObj.EntityInstance,
+	}).Trace("recevied-omci-create-request")
+
+	response := &omci.CreateResponse{
+		MeBasePacket: omci.MeBasePacket{
+			EntityClass:    msgObj.EntityClass,
+			EntityInstance: msgObj.EntityInstance,
+		},
+		Result: me.Success,
+	}
+
+	pkt, err := serialize(omci.CreateResponseType, response, omciMsg.TransactionID)
+	if err != nil {
+		omciLogger.WithFields(log.Fields{
+			"Err": err,
+		}).Error("cannot-serialize-CreateResponse")
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	log.WithFields(log.Fields{
+		"TxID": strconv.FormatInt(int64(omciMsg.TransactionID), 16),
+		"pkt":  hex.EncodeToString(pkt),
+	}).Trace("omci-create-response")
+
+	return pkt, nil
+}
+
+// methods used by BBR to drive the OMCI state machine
+
+func CreateGalEnetRequest(tid uint16) ([]byte, error) {
+	params := me.ParamData{
+		EntityID:   galEthernetEID,
+		Attributes: me.AttributeValueMap{"MaximumGemPayloadSize": maxGemPayloadSize},
+	}
+	meDef, _ := me.NewGalEthernetProfile(params)
+	pkt, err := omci.GenFrame(meDef, omci.CreateRequestType, omci.TransactionID(tid))
+	if err != nil {
+		omciLogger.WithField("err", err).Fatalf("Can't generate GalEnetRequest")
+	}
+	return hexEncode(pkt)
+}
+
+func CreateEnableUniRequest(tid uint16, uniId uint16, enabled bool, isPtp bool) ([]byte, error) {
+
+	var _enabled uint8
+	if enabled {
+		_enabled = uint8(1)
+	} else {
+		_enabled = uint8(0)
+	}
+
+	data := me.ParamData{
+		EntityID: uniId,
+		Attributes: me.AttributeValueMap{
+			"AdministrativeState": _enabled,
+		},
+	}
+	var medef *me.ManagedEntity
+	var omciErr me.OmciErrors
+
+	if isPtp {
+		medef, omciErr = me.NewPhysicalPathTerminationPointEthernetUni(data)
+	} else {
+		medef, omciErr = me.NewVirtualEthernetInterfacePoint(data)
+	}
+	if omciErr != nil {
+		return nil, omciErr.GetError()
+	}
+	pkt, err := omci.GenFrame(medef, omci.SetRequestType, omci.TransactionID(tid))
+	if err != nil {
+		omciLogger.WithField("err", err).Fatalf("Can't generate EnableUniRequest")
+	}
+	return hexEncode(pkt)
+}
+
+func CreateGemPortRequest(tid uint16) ([]byte, error) {
+	params := me.ParamData{
+		EntityID: gemEID,
+		Attributes: me.AttributeValueMap{
+			"PortId":                              1,
+			"TContPointer":                        1,
+			"Direction":                           0,
+			"TrafficManagementPointerForUpstream": 0,
+			"TrafficDescriptorProfilePointerForUpstream": 0,
+			"UniCounter":                                   0,
+			"PriorityQueuePointerForDownStream":            0,
+			"EncryptionState":                              0,
+			"TrafficDescriptorProfilePointerForDownstream": 0,
+			"EncryptionKeyRing":                            0,
+		},
+	}
+	meDef, _ := me.NewGemPortNetworkCtp(params)
+	pkt, err := omci.GenFrame(meDef, omci.CreateRequestType, omci.TransactionID(tid))
+	if err != nil {
+		omciLogger.WithField("err", err).Fatalf("Can't generate GemPortRequest")
+	}
+	return hexEncode(pkt)
+}