diff --git a/drivers/microsemi/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/microsemi/yang/utils/MaNameUtil.java b/drivers/microsemi/src/main/java/org/onosproject/drivers/microsemi/yang/utils/MaNameUtil.java
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-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 org.onosproject.drivers.microsemi.yang.utils;
+
+import org.onlab.util.HexString;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaId2Octet;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaIdCharStr;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaIdIccY1731;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaIdPrimaryVid;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaIdRfc2685VpnId;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.identifier.MaIdShort;
+import org.onosproject.incubator.net.l2monitoring.cfm.service.CfmConfigException;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.ietfyangtypes.rev20130715.ietfyangtypes.YangIdentifier;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.MaNameAndTypeCombo;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.DefaultNameCharacterString;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.DefaultNamePrimaryVid;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.DefaultNameRfc2685VpnId;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.DefaultNameUint16;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.DefaultNameY1731Icc;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseacfm.rev20160229.mseacfm.mefcfm.maintenancedomain.maintenanceassociation.manameandtypecombo.nameprimaryvid.NamePrimaryVidUnion;
+import org.onosproject.yang.gen.v1.mseatypes.rev20160229.mseatypes.Identifier45;
+
+/**
+ * This is a workaround for Checkstyle issue.
+ * https://github.com/checkstyle/checkstyle/issues/3850
+ * There are two types of DefaultNameCharacterString - one for MA and another for MD
+ * Putting both together in a file means that the full path has to be given which
+ * will then fail checkstyle
+ */
+public final class MaNameUtil {
+
+    private MaNameUtil() {
+        //Hidden
+    }
+
+    public static MaNameAndTypeCombo getYangMaNameFromApiMaId(MaIdShort maId)
+            throws CfmConfigException {
+        MaNameAndTypeCombo maName;
+        if (maId instanceof MaIdPrimaryVid) {
+            maName = new DefaultNamePrimaryVid();
+            ((DefaultNamePrimaryVid) maName).namePrimaryVid(NamePrimaryVidUnion.fromString(maId.maName()));
+        } else if (maId instanceof MaId2Octet) {
+            maName = new DefaultNameUint16();
+            ((DefaultNameUint16) maName).nameUint16(Integer.valueOf(maId.maName()));
+        } else if (maId instanceof MaIdRfc2685VpnId) {
+            maName = new DefaultNameRfc2685VpnId();
+            ((DefaultNameRfc2685VpnId) maName).nameRfc2685VpnId(HexString.fromHexString(maId.maName()));
+        } else if (maId instanceof MaIdIccY1731) {
+            maName = new DefaultNameY1731Icc();
+            ((DefaultNameY1731Icc) maName).nameY1731Icc(YangIdentifier.of(maId.maName()));
+        } else if (maId instanceof MaIdCharStr) {
+            maName = new DefaultNameCharacterString();
+            ((DefaultNameCharacterString) maName).name(Identifier45.fromString(maId.maName()));
+        } else {
+            throw new CfmConfigException("Unexpected error creating MD " +
+                    maId.getClass().getSimpleName());
+        }
+        return maName;
+    }
+}