diff --git a/rw_core/core/id.go b/rw_core/core/id.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 core
+
+import (
+	"crypto/rand"
+	"encoding/hex"
+	m "math/rand"
+)
+
+func randomHex(n int) (string, error) {
+	bytes := make([]byte, n)
+	if _, err := rand.Read(bytes); err != nil {
+		return "", err
+	}
+	return hex.EncodeToString(bytes), nil
+}
+
+// CreateDeviceId produces a device ID. DeviceId is 16 hex long - lower 12 hex is the device id.
+// TODO:  A cluster unique ID may be required
+func CreateDeviceId() string {
+	val, _ := randomHex(12)
+	return val
+}
+
+// CreateLogicalDeviceId is not used for now as the logical device ID is derived from the
+// OLT MAC address
+func CreateLogicalDeviceId() string {
+	// logical device id is 16 hex long - lower 12 hex is the logical device id.  For now just generate the 12 hex
+	val, _ := randomHex(12)
+	return val
+}
+
+// CreateLogicalPortId produces a random port ID for a logical device.   
+func CreateLogicalPortId() uint32 {
+	//	A logical port is a uint32
+	return m.Uint32()
+}