diff --git a/apps/pcep-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/api/PcepDpid.java b/apps/pcep-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/api/PcepDpid.java
index d5a9599cb2..3ac5269502 100644
--- a/apps/pcep-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/api/PcepDpid.java
+++ b/apps/pcep-api/src/main/java/org/onosproject/pcep/api/PcepDpid.java
@@ -19,12 +19,14 @@ import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 import org.onosproject.pcep.tools.PcepTools;
+import org.slf4j.Logger;
+import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;
 
 /**
  * The class representing a network switch PCEPDid. This class is immutable.
  */
 public final class PcepDpid {
-
+    private static final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(PcepDpid.class);
     private static final String SCHEME = "l3";
     private static final long UNKNOWN = 0;
     private long nodeId;
@@ -64,6 +66,21 @@ public final class PcepDpid {
         return uri(dpid.nodeId);
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Produces pcep URI.
+     *
+     * @param value string to get URI
+     * @return pcep URI, otherwise null
+     */
+    public static URI uri(String value) {
+        try {
+            return new URI(SCHEME, value, null);
+        } catch (URISyntaxException e) {
+            log.debug("Exception PcepId URI: " + e.toString());
+        }
+        return null;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Produces device long from the given string which comes from the uri
      * method.