diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2 b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
index 73fb087401ab..587d8f4db2ee 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/Dockerfile.j2
@@ -30,5 +30,6 @@ COPY ["arp_update", "start.sh", "orchagent.sh", "swssconfig.sh", "/usr/bin/"]
 COPY ["supervisord.conf", "/etc/supervisor/conf.d/"]
 COPY ["ipinip.json.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
 COPY ["mirror.json.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
+COPY ["ports.json.j2", "/usr/share/sonic/templates/"]
 
 ENTRYPOINT ["/usr/bin/supervisord"]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/ports.json.j2 b/dockers/docker-orchagent/ports.json.j2
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..f59ee993eead
--- /dev/null
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/ports.json.j2
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+[
+{% for interface in ethernet_interfaces %}
+    {
+        "PORT_TABLE:{{ interface['name'] }}": {
+            "speed": "{{ interface['speed'] }}"
+        },
+        "OP": "SET"
+    }{% if not loop.last %},{% endif %}
+
+{% endfor %}
+]
diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
index 40ef66441c02..5f961a8bd294 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/start.sh
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ mkdir -p /etc/swss/config.d/
 
 sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/ipinip.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/ipinip.json
 sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/mirror.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/mirror.json
+sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -t /usr/share/sonic/templates/ports.json.j2 > /etc/swss/config.d/ports.json
 
 export platform=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v platform`
 
diff --git a/dockers/docker-orchagent/swssconfig.sh b/dockers/docker-orchagent/swssconfig.sh
index 768417779e2d..2530aca06bb3 100755
--- a/dockers/docker-orchagent/swssconfig.sh
+++ b/dockers/docker-orchagent/swssconfig.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ fast_reboot
 
 HWSKU=`sonic-cfggen -m /etc/sonic/minigraph.xml -v minigraph_hwsku`
 
-SWSSCONFIG_ARGS="00-copp.config.json ipinip.json mirror.json "
+SWSSCONFIG_ARGS="00-copp.config.json ipinip.json mirror.json ports.json "
 
 if [ "$HWSKU" == "Force10-S6000" ]; then
     SWSSCONFIG_ARGS+="td2.32ports.buffers.json td2.32ports.qos.json "
diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
index 1fd16f376fab..e0bfa15bf6d8 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/minigraph.py
@@ -323,6 +323,17 @@ def parse_meta(meta, hname):
                     deployment_id = value
     return syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id
 
+def parse_deviceinfo(meta, hname):
+    ethernet_interfaces = []
+
+    device_info = meta.find(str(QName(ns, "DeviceInfo")))
+    interfaces = device_info.find(str(QName(ns, "EthernetInterfaces")))
+    for interface in interfaces.findall(str(QName(ns1, "EthernetInterface"))):
+        name = interface.find(str(QName(ns, "InterfaceName"))).text
+        speed = interface.find(str(QName(ns, "Speed"))).text
+        ethernet_interfaces.append({ 'name':name, 'speed':speed })
+
+    return ethernet_interfaces
 
 def get_console_info(devices, dev, port):
     for k, v in devices.items():
@@ -409,6 +420,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
     neighbors = None
     devices = None
     hostname = None
+    ethernet_interfaces = []
     syslog_servers = []
     dhcp_servers = []
     ntp_servers = []
@@ -438,6 +450,8 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
             (u_neighbors, u_devices, _, _, _, _) = parse_png(child, hostname)
         elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "MetadataDeclaration")):
             (syslog_servers, dhcp_servers, ntp_servers, mgmt_routes, erspan_dst, deployment_id) = parse_meta(child, hostname)
+        elif child.tag == str(QName(ns, "DeviceInfos")):
+            ethernet_interfaces = parse_deviceinfo(child, hostname)
 
     results = {}
     results['minigraph_hwsku'] = hwsku
@@ -486,6 +500,7 @@ def parse_xml(filename, platform=None, port_config_file=None):
     results['forced_mgmt_routes'] = mgmt_routes
     results['erspan_dst'] = erspan_dst
     results['deployment_id'] = deployment_id
+    results['ethernet_interfaces'] = ethernet_interfaces
 
     return results