diff --git a/openstack-common.conf b/openstack-common.conf
index e4a804d6..6393b3ef 100644
--- a/openstack-common.conf
+++ b/openstack-common.conf
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 [DEFAULT]
 module=lockutils
+module=network_utils
 base=tooz
diff --git a/tooz/openstack/common/network_utils.py b/tooz/openstack/common/network_utils.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ea0c8255
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tooz/openstack/common/network_utils.py
@@ -0,0 +1,163 @@
+# Copyright 2012 OpenStack Foundation.
+# All Rights Reserved.
+#
+#    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.
+
+"""
+Network-related utilities and helper functions.
+"""
+
+import logging
+import socket
+
+from six.moves.urllib import parse
+
+from tooz.openstack.common.gettextutils import _LW
+
+LOG = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+def parse_host_port(address, default_port=None):
+    """Interpret a string as a host:port pair.
+
+    An IPv6 address MUST be escaped if accompanied by a port,
+    because otherwise ambiguity ensues: 2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334
+    means both [2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334] and
+    [2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370]:7334.
+
+    >>> parse_host_port('server01:80')
+    ('server01', 80)
+    >>> parse_host_port('server01')
+    ('server01', None)
+    >>> parse_host_port('server01', default_port=1234)
+    ('server01', 1234)
+    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]:80')
+    ('::1', 80)
+    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]')
+    ('::1', None)
+    >>> parse_host_port('[::1]', default_port=1234)
+    ('::1', 1234)
+    >>> parse_host_port('2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334', default_port=1234)
+    ('2001:db8:85a3::8a2e:370:7334', 1234)
+    >>> parse_host_port(None)
+    (None, None)
+    """
+    if not address:
+        return (None, None)
+
+    if address[0] == '[':
+        # Escaped ipv6
+        _host, _port = address[1:].split(']')
+        host = _host
+        if ':' in _port:
+            port = _port.split(':')[1]
+        else:
+            port = default_port
+    else:
+        if address.count(':') == 1:
+            host, port = address.split(':')
+        else:
+            # 0 means ipv4, >1 means ipv6.
+            # We prohibit unescaped ipv6 addresses with port.
+            host = address
+            port = default_port
+
+    return (host, None if port is None else int(port))
+
+
+class ModifiedSplitResult(parse.SplitResult):
+    """Split results class for urlsplit."""
+
+    # NOTE(dims): The functions below are needed for Python 2.6.x.
+    # We can remove these when we drop support for 2.6.x.
+    @property
+    def hostname(self):
+        netloc = self.netloc.split('@', 1)[-1]
+        host, port = parse_host_port(netloc)
+        return host
+
+    @property
+    def port(self):
+        netloc = self.netloc.split('@', 1)[-1]
+        host, port = parse_host_port(netloc)
+        return port
+
+
+def urlsplit(url, scheme='', allow_fragments=True):
+    """Parse a URL using urlparse.urlsplit(), splitting query and fragments.
+    This function papers over Python issue9374 when needed.
+
+    The parameters are the same as urlparse.urlsplit.
+    """
+    scheme, netloc, path, query, fragment = parse.urlsplit(
+        url, scheme, allow_fragments)
+    if allow_fragments and '#' in path:
+        path, fragment = path.split('#', 1)
+    if '?' in path:
+        path, query = path.split('?', 1)
+    return ModifiedSplitResult(scheme, netloc,
+                               path, query, fragment)
+
+
+def set_tcp_keepalive(sock, tcp_keepalive=True,
+                      tcp_keepidle=None,
+                      tcp_keepalive_interval=None,
+                      tcp_keepalive_count=None):
+    """Set values for tcp keepalive parameters
+
+    This function configures tcp keepalive parameters if users wish to do
+    so.
+
+    :param tcp_keepalive: Boolean, turn on or off tcp_keepalive. If users are
+      not sure, this should be True, and default values will be used.
+
+    :param tcp_keepidle: time to wait before starting to send keepalive probes
+    :param tcp_keepalive_interval: time between successive probes, once the
+      initial wait time is over
+    :param tcp_keepalive_count: number of probes to send before the connection
+      is killed
+    """
+
+    # NOTE(praneshp): Despite keepalive being a tcp concept, the level is
+    # still SOL_SOCKET. This is a quirk.
+    if isinstance(tcp_keepalive, bool):
+        sock.setsockopt(socket.SOL_SOCKET, socket.SO_KEEPALIVE, tcp_keepalive)
+    else:
+        raise TypeError("tcp_keepalive must be a boolean")
+
+    if not tcp_keepalive:
+        return
+
+    # These options aren't available in the OS X version of eventlet,
+    # Idle + Count * Interval effectively gives you the total timeout.
+    if tcp_keepidle is not None:
+        if hasattr(socket, 'TCP_KEEPIDLE'):
+            sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
+                            socket.TCP_KEEPIDLE,
+                            tcp_keepidle)
+        else:
+            LOG.warning(_LW('tcp_keepidle not available on your system'))
+    if tcp_keepalive_interval is not None:
+        if hasattr(socket, 'TCP_KEEPINTVL'):
+            sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
+                            socket.TCP_KEEPINTVL,
+                            tcp_keepalive_interval)
+        else:
+            LOG.warning(_LW('tcp_keepintvl not available on your system'))
+    if tcp_keepalive_count is not None:
+        if hasattr(socket, 'TCP_KEEPCNT'):
+            sock.setsockopt(socket.IPPROTO_TCP,
+                            socket.TCP_KEEPCNT,
+                            tcp_keepalive_count)
+        else:
+            LOG.warning(_LW('tcp_keepknt not available on your system'))