diff --git a/adapters/common/utils.go b/adapters/common/utils.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 common
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"math/rand"
+	"time"
+)
+
+//GetRandomSerialNumber returns a serial number formatted as "HOST:PORT"
+func GetRandomSerialNumber() string {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%d.%d.%d.%d:%d",
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(255),
+		rand.Intn(9000)+1000,
+	)
+}
+
+//GetRandomMacAddress returns a random mac address
+func GetRandomMacAddress() string {
+	rand.Seed(time.Now().Unix())
+	return fmt.Sprintf("%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x:%02x",
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+		rand.Intn(128),
+	)
+}