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diff --git a/scripts/automation/trex_control_plane/client_utils/outer_packages.py b/scripts/automation/trex_control_plane/client_utils/outer_packages.py
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+#!/router/bin/python
+
+import sys
+import site
+import os
+
+CURRENT_PATH        = os.path.dirname(os.path.realpath(__file__))
+ROOT_PATH           = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(CURRENT_PATH, os.pardir))     # path to trex_control_plane directory
+PATH_TO_PYTHON_LIB  = os.path.abspath(os.path.join(ROOT_PATH, os.pardir, os.pardir, 'external_libs'))
+
+CLIENT_UTILS_MODULES = ['zmq']
+
+
+def import_client_utils_modules():
+    # must be in a higher priority
+    sys.path.insert(0, PATH_TO_PYTHON_LIB)
+    sys.path.append(ROOT_PATH)
+    import_module_list(CLIENT_UTILS_MODULES)
+
+
+def import_module_list(modules_list):
+    assert(isinstance(modules_list, list))
+    for p in modules_list:
+        full_path = os.path.join(PATH_TO_PYTHON_LIB, p)
+        fix_path = os.path.normcase(full_path)
+        site.addsitedir(full_path)
+
+import_client_utils_modules()
+