diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/mod.rs b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/mod.rs
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+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/mod.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,143 @@
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+// Copyright Open Network Fabric Authors
+
+//! Wrapper for the FRR reload utility (frr_reload.py).
+
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use tracing::info;
+
+#[allow(dead_code)]
+pub fn reload_frr(
+    frr_reload_bin: &str,
+    frr_config_file: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    frr_test_config(frr_reload_bin, frr_config_file)?;
+    frr_do_reload(frr_reload_bin, frr_config_file)?;
+
+    info!("FRR successfully reloaded");
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+fn frr_test_config(
+    frr_reload_bin: &str,
+    frr_config_file: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    run_frr_reload_script(frr_reload_bin, frr_config_file, &["--test"])
+}
+
+fn frr_do_reload(
+    frr_reload_bin: &str,
+    frr_config_file: &str,
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    run_frr_reload_script(
+        frr_reload_bin,
+        frr_config_file,
+        &["--reload", "--overwrite"],
+    )
+}
+
+fn run_frr_reload_script(
+    frr_reload_bin: &str,
+    frr_config_file: &str,
+    action_args: &[&str],
+) -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
+    let output = Command::new(frr_reload_bin)
+        .args(action_args)
+        .arg(frr_config_file)
+        .stdout(Stdio::piped())
+        .stderr(Stdio::piped())
+        .spawn()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to spawn command: {}", e))?
+        .wait_with_output()
+        .map_err(|e| format!("Failed to wait for command: {}", e))?;
+
+    if !output.stderr.is_empty() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Command printed an error message. Command status: {}, stdout: {}, stderr: {}",
+            output.status,
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        )
+        .into());
+    }
+
+    if !output.status.success() {
+        return Err(format!(
+            "Command exited with non-zero status. Command status: {}, stdout: {}, stderr: {}",
+            output.status,
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stdout),
+            String::from_utf8_lossy(&output.stderr)
+        )
+        .into());
+    }
+
+    Ok(())
+}
+
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests {
+    use super::*;
+
+    const FRR_CONFIG: &str = "/etc/frr/frr.conf";
+
+    fn binpath(name: &str) -> String {
+        let test_path: &str = "mgmt/src/processor/frr_reload_test";
+        format!("{test_path}/{name}")
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reload_frr() {
+        let bin = binpath("pass");
+        let result = reload_frr(bin.as_str(), FRR_CONFIG);
+        assert!(
+            result.is_ok(),
+            "FRR reload test failed: {:?} (bin: {bin})",
+            result
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reload_frr_fail_errcode() {
+        let result = frr_do_reload(binpath("fail-errcode").as_str(), FRR_CONFIG);
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "FRR config test succeeded unexpectedly: {:?}",
+            result
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
+            Err("Command exited with non-zero status. Command status: exit status: 1, stdout: , stderr: "
+                .to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reload_frr_fail_stderr() {
+        let result = frr_do_reload(binpath("fail-stderr").as_str(), FRR_CONFIG);
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "FRR cofig test succeeded unexpectedly: {:?}",
+            result
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
+            Err("Command printed an error message. Command status: exit status: 0, stdout: , stderr: failure\n"
+                .to_string())
+        );
+    }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn test_reload_frr_errcode_stderr() {
+        let result = frr_do_reload(binpath("fail-errcode-stderr").as_str(), FRR_CONFIG);
+        assert!(
+            result.is_err(),
+            "FRR cofig test succeeded unexpectedly: {:?}",
+            result
+        );
+        assert_eq!(
+            result.map_err(|e| e.to_string()),
+            Err("Command printed an error message. Command status: exit status: 1, stdout: , stderr: failure\n"
+                .to_string())
+        );
+    }
+}
diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode
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diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode-stderr.c b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode-stderr.c
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+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode-stderr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "failure\n");
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode.c b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode.c
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+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-errcode.c
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+int main(void) {
+	return 1;
+}
diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-stderr b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-stderr
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diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-stderr.c b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-stderr.c
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+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/fail-stderr.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+	fprintf(stderr, "failure\n");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/pass b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/pass
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diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/pass.c b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/pass.c
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+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/frr_reload/test/pass.c
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+int main(void) {
+	fprintf(stdout, "success\n");
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/mgmt/src/frr/mod.rs b/mgmt/src/frr/mod.rs
index f771a8c8..ce5d8672 100644
--- a/mgmt/src/frr/mod.rs
+++ b/mgmt/src/frr/mod.rs
@@ -4,4 +4,6 @@
 //! FRR drivers: the logic to drive FRR.
 //! Currently only one driver exists, leveraging frr-reload.py.
 
+pub mod frr_reload;
 pub mod renderer;
+
diff --git a/mgmt/src/processor/mod.rs b/mgmt/src/processor/mod.rs
index 60483cc7..1aa9e05b 100644
--- a/mgmt/src/processor/mod.rs
+++ b/mgmt/src/processor/mod.rs
@@ -8,3 +8,4 @@ mod confbuild;
 mod namegen;
 pub mod proc;
 mod tests;
+