diff --git a/apps/reactive-routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/reactive/routing/ReactiveRoutingConfiguration.java b/apps/reactive-routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/reactive/routing/ReactiveRoutingConfiguration.java
index 4308ddb..d4c9d30 100644
--- a/apps/reactive-routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/reactive/routing/ReactiveRoutingConfiguration.java
+++ b/apps/reactive-routing/src/main/java/org/onosproject/reactive/routing/ReactiveRoutingConfiguration.java
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@
 import java.util.Set;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
 
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.routing.RouteTools.createBinaryString;
+
 /**
  * Reactive routing configuration manager.
  */
@@ -197,36 +199,6 @@
         return ImmutableSet.copyOf(bgpPeerConnectPoints);
     }
 
-    /**
-     * Creates the binary string representation of an IP prefix.
-     * The prefix can be either IPv4 or IPv6.
-     * The string length is equal to the prefix length + 1.
-     *
-     * For each string, we put a extra "0" in the front. The purpose of
-     * doing this is to store the default route inside InvertedRadixTree.
-     *
-     * @param ipPrefix the IP prefix to use
-     * @return the binary string representation
-     */
-    private static String createBinaryString(IpPrefix ipPrefix) {
-        if (ipPrefix.prefixLength() == 0) {
-            return "0";
-        }
-
-        byte[] octets = ipPrefix.address().toOctets();
-        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(ipPrefix.prefixLength());
-        for (int i = 0; i < ipPrefix.prefixLength(); i++) {
-            int byteOffset = i / Byte.SIZE;
-            int bitOffset = i % Byte.SIZE;
-            int mask = 1 << (Byte.SIZE - 1 - bitOffset);
-            byte value = octets[byteOffset];
-            boolean isSet = ((value & mask) != 0);
-            result.append(isSet ? "1" : "0");
-        }
-
-        return "0" + result.toString();
-    }
-
     private class InternalNetworkConfigListener implements NetworkConfigListener {
 
         @Override
diff --git a/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/routing/RouteTools.java b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/routing/RouteTools.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..422cb6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/incubator/api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/net/routing/RouteTools.java
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017-present Open Networking Laboratory
+ *
+ * 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.incubator.net.routing;
+
+import org.onlab.packet.IpPrefix;
+
+/**
+ * Routing tools.
+ */
+public final class RouteTools {
+
+    private RouteTools() {
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Creates a binary string representation of an IP prefix.
+     *
+     * For each string, we put a extra "0" in the front. The purpose of
+     * doing this is to store the default route inside InvertedRadixTree.
+     *
+     * @param ipPrefix the IP prefix to use
+     * @return the binary string representation
+     */
+    public static String createBinaryString(IpPrefix ipPrefix) {
+        byte[] octets = ipPrefix.address().toOctets();
+        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(ipPrefix.prefixLength());
+        result.append("0");
+        for (int i = 0; i < ipPrefix.prefixLength(); i++) {
+            int byteOffset = i / Byte.SIZE;
+            int bitOffset = i % Byte.SIZE;
+            int mask = 1 << (Byte.SIZE - 1 - bitOffset);
+            byte value = octets[byteOffset];
+            boolean isSet = ((value & mask) != 0);
+            result.append(isSet ? "1" : "0");
+        }
+        return result.toString();
+    }
+}
diff --git a/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/DistributedRouteStore.java b/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/DistributedRouteStore.java
index 56762bf..98c2993 100644
--- a/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/DistributedRouteStore.java
+++ b/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/DistributedRouteStore.java
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
 import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.routing.RouteEvent.Type.ROUTE_ADDED;
 import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.routing.RouteEvent.Type.ROUTE_REMOVED;
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.routing.RouteTools.createBinaryString;
 
 /**
  * Route store based on distributed storage.
@@ -239,21 +240,6 @@
         return localRouteTables.get(routeTableId);
     }
 
-    private static String createBinaryString(IpPrefix ipPrefix) {
-        byte[] octets = ipPrefix.address().toOctets();
-        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(ipPrefix.prefixLength());
-        result.append("0");
-        for (int i = 0; i < ipPrefix.prefixLength(); i++) {
-            int byteOffset = i / Byte.SIZE;
-            int bitOffset = i % Byte.SIZE;
-            int mask = 1 << (Byte.SIZE - 1 - bitOffset);
-            byte value = octets[byteOffset];
-            boolean isSet = ((value & mask) != 0);
-            result.append(isSet ? "1" : "0");
-        }
-        return result.toString();
-    }
-
     private class RouteTableListener implements MapEventListener<IpPrefix, Route> {
         @Override
         public void event(MapEvent<IpPrefix, Route> event) {
diff --git a/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/LocalRouteStore.java b/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/LocalRouteStore.java
index 991c239..46346d7 100644
--- a/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/LocalRouteStore.java
+++ b/incubator/store/src/main/java/org/onosproject/incubator/store/routing/impl/LocalRouteStore.java
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 import java.util.concurrent.ConcurrentHashMap;
 
 import static com.google.common.base.Preconditions.checkNotNull;
+import static org.onosproject.incubator.net.routing.RouteTools.createBinaryString;
 
 /**
  * Route store based on in-memory storage.
@@ -175,22 +176,6 @@
         return routeTables.get(routeTableId);
     }
 
-    private static String createBinaryString(IpPrefix ipPrefix) {
-        byte[] octets = ipPrefix.address().toOctets();
-        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder(ipPrefix.prefixLength());
-        result.append("0");
-        for (int i = 0; i < ipPrefix.prefixLength(); i++) {
-            int byteOffset = i / Byte.SIZE;
-            int bitOffset = i % Byte.SIZE;
-            int mask = 1 << (Byte.SIZE - 1 - bitOffset);
-            byte value = octets[byteOffset];
-            boolean isSet = ((value & mask) != 0);
-            result.append(isSet ? "1" : "0");
-        }
-
-        return result.toString();
-    }
-
     /**
      * Route table into which routes can be placed.
      */