diff --git a/neutron_lib/db/standard_attr.py b/neutron_lib/db/standard_attr.py
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+#
+# 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.
+
+from oslo_utils import timeutils
+import sqlalchemy as sa
+from sqlalchemy import event  # noqa
+from sqlalchemy.ext.associationproxy import association_proxy
+from sqlalchemy.ext import declarative
+from sqlalchemy.orm import attributes
+from sqlalchemy.orm import session as se
+
+from neutron_lib._i18n import _
+from neutron_lib.db import constants as db_const
+from neutron_lib.db import model_base
+from neutron_lib.db import sqlalchemytypes
+
+
+class StandardAttribute(model_base.BASEV2):
+    """Common table to associate all Neutron API resources.
+
+    By having Neutron objects related to this table, we can associate new
+    tables that apply to many Neutron objects (e.g. timestamps, rbac entries)
+    to this table to avoid schema duplication while maintaining referential
+    integrity.
+
+    NOTE(kevinbenton): This table should not have more columns added to it
+    unless we are absolutely certain the new column will have a value for
+    every single type of Neutron resource. Otherwise this table will be filled
+    with NULL entries for combinations that don't make sense. Additionally,
+    by keeping this table small we can ensure that performance isn't adversely
+    impacted for queries on objects.
+    """
+
+    # sqlite doesn't support auto increment on big integers so we use big int
+    # for everything but sqlite
+    id = sa.Column(sa.BigInteger().with_variant(sa.Integer(), 'sqlite'),
+                   primary_key=True, autoincrement=True)
+
+    # NOTE(kevinbenton): this column is redundant information, but it allows
+    # operators/devs to look at the contents of this table and know which table
+    # the corresponding object is in.
+    # 255 was selected as a max just because it's the varchar ceiling in mysql
+    # before a 2-byte prefix is required. We shouldn't get anywhere near this
+    # limit with our table names...
+    resource_type = sa.Column(sa.String(255), nullable=False)
+    description = sa.Column(sa.String(db_const.DESCRIPTION_FIELD_SIZE))
+
+    revision_number = sa.Column(
+        sa.BigInteger().with_variant(sa.Integer(), 'sqlite'),
+        server_default='0', nullable=False)
+    created_at = sa.Column(sqlalchemytypes.TruncatedDateTime,
+                           default=timeutils.utcnow)
+    updated_at = sa.Column(sqlalchemytypes.TruncatedDateTime,
+                           onupdate=timeutils.utcnow)
+
+    __mapper_args__ = {
+        # see http://docs.sqlalchemy.org/en/latest/orm/versioning.html for
+        # details about how this works
+        "version_id_col": revision_number,
+        "version_id_generator": False  # revision plugin increments manually
+    }
+
+    def bump_revision(self):
+        if self.revision_number is None:
+            # this is a brand new object uncommitted so we don't bump now
+            return
+        self.revision_number += 1
+
+    def _set_updated_revision_number(self, revision_number, updated_at):
+        attributes.set_committed_value(
+            self, "revision_number", revision_number)
+        attributes.set_committed_value(
+            self, "updated_at", updated_at)
+
+    @property
+    def _effective_standard_attribute_id(self):
+        return self.id
+
+
+class HasStandardAttributes(object):
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_api_collections(cls):
+        """Define the API collection this object will appear under.
+
+        This should return a list of API collections that the object
+        will be exposed under. Most should be exposed in just one
+        collection (e.g. the network model is just exposed under
+        'networks').
+
+        This is used by the standard attr extensions to discover which
+        resources need to be extended with the standard attr fields
+        (e.g. created_at/updated_at/etc).
+        """
+        # NOTE(kevinbenton): can't use abc because the metaclass conflicts
+        # with the declarative base others inherit from.
+        if hasattr(cls, 'api_collections'):
+            return cls.api_collections
+        raise NotImplementedError(_("%s must define api_collections") % cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_api_sub_resources(cls):
+        """Define the API sub-resources this object will appear under.
+
+        This should return a list of API sub-resources that the object
+        will be exposed under.
+
+        This is used by the standard attr extensions to discover which
+        sub-resources need to be extended with the standard attr fields
+        (e.g. created_at/updated_at/etc).
+        """
+        try:
+            return cls.api_sub_resources
+        except AttributeError:
+            return []
+
+    @classmethod
+    def get_collection_resource_map(cls):
+        try:
+            return cls.collection_resource_map
+        except AttributeError:
+            raise NotImplementedError(_("%s must define "
+                                        "collection_resource_map") % cls)
+
+    @classmethod
+    def validate_tag_support(cls):
+        return getattr(cls, 'tag_support', False)
+
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def standard_attr_id(cls):
+        return sa.Column(
+            sa.BigInteger().with_variant(sa.Integer(), 'sqlite'),
+            sa.ForeignKey(StandardAttribute.id, ondelete="CASCADE"),
+            unique=True,
+            nullable=False
+        )
+
+    # NOTE(kevinbenton): we have to disable the following pylint check because
+    # it thinks we are overriding this method in the __init__ method.
+    # pylint: disable=method-hidden
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def standard_attr(cls):
+        return sa.orm.relationship(StandardAttribute,
+                                   lazy='joined',
+                                   cascade='all, delete-orphan',
+                                   single_parent=True,
+                                   uselist=False)
+
+    @property
+    def _effective_standard_attribute_id(self):
+        return self.standard_attr_id
+
+    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        standard_attr_keys = ['description', 'created_at',
+                              'updated_at', 'revision_number']
+        standard_attr_kwargs = {}
+        for key in standard_attr_keys:
+            if key in kwargs:
+                standard_attr_kwargs[key] = kwargs.pop(key)
+        super(HasStandardAttributes, self).__init__(*args, **kwargs)
+        # here we automatically create the related standard attribute object
+        self.standard_attr = StandardAttribute(
+            resource_type=self.__tablename__, **standard_attr_kwargs)
+
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def description(cls):
+        return association_proxy('standard_attr', 'description')
+
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def created_at(cls):
+        return association_proxy('standard_attr', 'created_at')
+
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def updated_at(cls):
+        return association_proxy('standard_attr', 'updated_at')
+
+    def update(self, new_dict):
+        # ignore the timestamps if they were passed in. For example, this
+        # happens if code calls update_port with modified results of get_port
+        new_dict.pop('created_at', None)
+        new_dict.pop('updated_at', None)
+        super(HasStandardAttributes, self).update(new_dict)
+
+    @declarative.declared_attr
+    def revision_number(cls):
+        return association_proxy('standard_attr', 'revision_number')
+
+    def bump_revision(self):
+        # SQLAlchemy will bump the version for us automatically if the
+        # standard attr record is being modified, but we must call this
+        # for all other modifications or when relevant children are being
+        # modified (e.g. fixed_ips change should bump port revision)
+        self.standard_attr.bump_revision()
+
+    def _set_updated_revision_number(self, revision_number, updated_at):
+        self.standard_attr._set_updated_revision_number(
+            revision_number, updated_at)
+
+
+def _resource_model_map_helper(rs_map, resource, subclass):
+    if resource in rs_map:
+        raise RuntimeError(_("Model %(sub)s tried to register for API "
+                             "resource %(res)s which conflicts with model "
+                             "%(other)s.") %
+                           dict(sub=subclass,
+                                other=rs_map[resource],
+                                res=resource))
+    rs_map[resource] = subclass
+
+
+def get_standard_attr_resource_model_map(include_resources=True,
+                                         include_sub_resources=True):
+    rs_map = {}
+    for subclass in HasStandardAttributes.__subclasses__():
+        if include_resources:
+            for resource in subclass.get_api_collections():
+                _resource_model_map_helper(rs_map, resource, subclass)
+        if include_sub_resources:
+            for sub_resource in subclass.get_api_sub_resources():
+                _resource_model_map_helper(rs_map, sub_resource, subclass)
+    return rs_map
+
+
+def get_tag_resource_parent_map():
+    parent_map = {}
+    for subclass in HasStandardAttributes.__subclasses__():
+        if subclass.validate_tag_support():
+            for collection, resource in (subclass.get_collection_resource_map()
+                                         .items()):
+                if collection in parent_map:
+                    msg = (_("API parent %(collection)s/%(resource)s for "
+                             "model %(subclass)s is already registered.") %
+                           dict(collection=collection, resource=resource,
+                                subclass=subclass))
+                    raise RuntimeError(msg)
+                parent_map[collection] = resource
+    return parent_map
+
+
+@event.listens_for(se.Session, 'after_bulk_delete')
+def throw_exception_on_bulk_delete_of_listened_for_objects(delete_context):
+    if hasattr(delete_context.mapper.class_, 'revises_on_change'):
+        raise RuntimeError(_("%s may not be deleted in bulk because it "
+                             "bumps the revision of other resources via "
+                             "SQLAlchemy event handlers, which are not "
+                             "compatible with bulk deletes.") %
+                           delete_context.mapper.class_)
diff --git a/neutron_lib/tests/unit/db/test_standard_attr.py b/neutron_lib/tests/unit/db/test_standard_attr.py
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+#
+# 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.
+
+import gc
+
+from sqlalchemy.ext import declarative
+import testtools
+
+from neutron_lib.db import standard_attr
+from neutron_lib.tests import _base as base
+
+
+class StandardAttrTestCase(base.BaseTestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        super(StandardAttrTestCase, self).setUp()
+        self.addCleanup(gc.collect)
+
+    def _make_decl_base(self):
+        # construct a new base so we don't interfere with the main
+        # base used in the sql test fixtures
+        return declarative.declarative_base(
+            cls=standard_attr.model_base.NeutronBaseV2)
+
+    def test_standard_attr_resource_model_map(self):
+        rs_map = standard_attr.get_standard_attr_resource_model_map()
+        base = self._make_decl_base()
+
+        class MyModel(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                      standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                      base):
+            api_collections = ['my_resource', 'my_resource2']
+            api_sub_resources = ['my_subresource']
+
+        rs_map = standard_attr.get_standard_attr_resource_model_map()
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, rs_map['my_resource'])
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, rs_map['my_resource2'])
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, rs_map['my_subresource'])
+
+        sub_rs_map = standard_attr.get_standard_attr_resource_model_map(
+            include_resources=False,
+            include_sub_resources=True)
+        self.assertNotIn('my_resource', sub_rs_map)
+        self.assertNotIn('my_resource2', sub_rs_map)
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, sub_rs_map['my_subresource'])
+
+        nosub_rs_map = standard_attr.get_standard_attr_resource_model_map(
+            include_resources=True,
+            include_sub_resources=False)
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, nosub_rs_map['my_resource'])
+        self.assertEqual(MyModel, nosub_rs_map['my_resource2'])
+        self.assertNotIn('my_subresource', nosub_rs_map)
+
+        class Dup(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                  standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                  base):
+            api_collections = ['my_resource']
+
+        with testtools.ExpectedException(RuntimeError):
+            standard_attr.get_standard_attr_resource_model_map()
+
+    def test_standard_attr_resource_parent_map(self):
+        base = self._make_decl_base()
+
+        class TagSupportModel(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                              standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                              base):
+            collection_resource_map = {'collection_name': 'member_name'}
+            tag_support = True
+
+        class TagUnsupportModel(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                                standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                                base):
+            collection_resource_map = {'collection_name2': 'member_name2'}
+            tag_support = False
+
+        class TagUnsupportModel2(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                                 standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                                 base):
+            collection_resource_map = {'collection_name3': 'member_name3'}
+
+        parent_map = standard_attr.get_tag_resource_parent_map()
+        self.assertEqual('member_name', parent_map['collection_name'])
+        self.assertNotIn('collection_name2', parent_map)
+        self.assertNotIn('collection_name3', parent_map)
+
+        class DupTagSupportModel(standard_attr.HasStandardAttributes,
+                                 standard_attr.model_base.HasId,
+                                 base):
+            collection_resource_map = {'collection_name': 'member_name'}
+            tag_support = True
+
+        with testtools.ExpectedException(RuntimeError):
+            standard_attr.get_tag_resource_parent_map()
diff --git a/releasenotes/notes/rehome-stdattr-d834900d3fd3c2e6.yaml b/releasenotes/notes/rehome-stdattr-d834900d3fd3c2e6.yaml
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+---
+features:
+  - The ``neutron_lib.db.standard_attr`` module is now available for use.