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+from common.helpers.assertions import pytest_assert
+
+# Helper functions
+def get_dict_stdout(gnmi_out, certs_out):
+    """ Extracts dictionary from redis output.
+    """
+    gnmi_list = []
+    gnmi_list = get_list_stdout(gnmi_out) + get_list_stdout(certs_out)
+    # Elements in list alternate between key and value. Separate them and combine into a dict.
+    key_list = gnmi_list[0::2]
+    value_list = gnmi_list[1::2]
+    params_dict = dict(zip(key_list, value_list))
+    return params_dict
+
+def get_list_stdout(cmd_out):
+    out_list = []
+    for x in cmd_out:
+        result = x.encode('UTF-8')
+        out_list.append(result)
+    return out_list
+
+# Test functions
+def test_config_db_parameters(duthost):
+    """Verifies required telemetry parameters from config_db.
+    """
+    gnmi = duthost.shell('/usr/bin/redis-cli -n 4 hgetall "TELEMETRY|gnmi"', module_ignore_errors=False)['stdout_lines']
+    pytest_assert(gnmi is not None, "TELEMETRY|gnmi does not exist in config_db")
+
+    certs = duthost.shell('/usr/bin/redis-cli -n 4 hgetall "TELEMETRY|certs"', module_ignore_errors=False)['stdout_lines']    
+    pytest_assert(certs is not None, "TELEMETRY|certs does not exist in config_db")
+
+    d = get_dict_stdout(gnmi, certs)
+    for key, value in d.items():
+        if str(key) == "client_auth":
+            client_auth_expected = "true"
+            pytest_assert(str(value) == client_auth_expected, "'client_auth' value is not '{}'".format(client_auth_expected))
+        if str(key) == "port":
+            port_expected = "50051"
+            pytest_assert(str(value) == port_expected, "'port' value is not '{}'".format(port_expected))
+        if str(key) == "ca_crt":
+            ca_crt_value_expected = "/etc/sonic/telemetry/dsmsroot.cer"
+            pytest_assert(str(value) == ca_crt_value_expected, "'ca_crt' value is not '{}'".format(ca_crt_value_expected))
+        if str(key) == "server_key":
+            server_key_expected = "/etc/sonic/telemetry/streamingtelemetryserver.key"
+            pytest_assert(str(value) == server_key_expected, "'server_key' value is not '{}'".format(server_key_expected))
+        if str(key) == "server_crt":
+            server_crt_expected = "/etc/sonic/telemetry/streamingtelemetryserver.cer"
+            pytest_assert(str(value) == server_crt_expected, "'server_crt' value is not '{}'".format(server_crt_expected))
+
+def test_telemetry_enabledbydefault(duthost):
+    """Verify telemetry should be enabled by default
+    """
+    status = duthost.shell('/usr/bin/redis-cli -n 4 hgetall "FEATURE|telemetry"', module_ignore_errors=False)['stdout_lines']
+    status_list = get_list_stdout(status)
+    # Elements in list alternate between key and value. Separate them and combine into a dict.
+    status_key_list = status_list[0::2]
+    status_value_list = status_list[1::2]
+    status_dict = dict(zip(status_key_list, status_value_list))
+    for k, v in status_dict.items():
+        if str(k) == "status":
+            status_expected = "enabled";
+            pytest_assert(str(v) == status_expected, "Telemetry feature is not enabled")