diff --git a/src/sonic-config-engine/portconfig.py b/src/sonic-config-engine/portconfig.py
index ea9985a3beb0..a02f49d169ad 100644
--- a/src/sonic-config-engine/portconfig.py
+++ b/src/sonic-config-engine/portconfig.py
@@ -238,7 +238,8 @@ def __hash__(self):
             return hash((self.num_ports, tuple(self.supported_speed), self.num_assigned_lanes))
 
     def __init__(self, name, bmode, properties):
-        self._interface_base_id = int(name.replace(PORT_STR, ''))
+        self._name = name
+        self._front_panel_prefix, self._interface_base_id = self._parse_name_to_prefix_and_id()
         self._properties = properties
         self._lanes = properties ['lanes'].split(',')
         self._indexes = properties ['index'].split(',')
@@ -254,6 +255,12 @@ def __init__(self, name, bmode, properties):
         if not self._breakout_capabilities:
             raise RuntimeError("Unsupported breakout mode {}!".format(bmode))
 
+    def _parse_name_to_prefix_and_id(self):
+        match = re.match(swsscommon.FRONT_PANEL_PORT_REGEX, self._name)
+        if not match:
+            raise RuntimeError("Failed to parse front panel prefix of {}!", self._name)
+        return match.group(1), int(match.group(2))
+
     def _re_group_to_entry(self, group):
         if len(group) != BRKOUT_PATTERN_GROUPS:
             raise RuntimeError("Unsupported breakout mode format!")
@@ -300,7 +307,7 @@ def get_config(self):
             lanes_per_port = entry.num_assigned_lanes // entry.num_ports
 
             for port in range(entry.num_ports):
-                interface_name = PORT_STR + str(self._interface_base_id + lane_id)
+                interface_name = self._front_panel_prefix + str(self._interface_base_id + lane_id)
 
                 lanes = self._lanes[lane_id:lane_id + lanes_per_port]
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-device-data/tests/hwsku_json_checker b/src/sonic-device-data/tests/hwsku_json_checker
index ee15c6fb4b5e..73015872c7e7 100755
--- a/src/sonic-device-data/tests/hwsku_json_checker
+++ b/src/sonic-device-data/tests/hwsku_json_checker
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ import sys
 # Global variable
 PORT_ATTRIBUTES = ["default_brkout_mode"]
 OPTIONAL_PORT_ATTRIBUTES = ["fec", "autoneg", "port_type"]
-PORT_REG = "Ethernet(\d+)"
+PORT_REG = "(Ethernet)(\d+)"
 HWSKU_JSON = '*hwsku.json'
 INTF_KEY = "interfaces"
 
diff --git a/src/sonic-device-data/tests/platform_json_checker b/src/sonic-device-data/tests/platform_json_checker
index 7b92936b972f..c47e21894cbb 100755
--- a/src/sonic-device-data/tests/platform_json_checker
+++ b/src/sonic-device-data/tests/platform_json_checker
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ import sys
 # Global variable
 PORT_ATTRIBUTES = ["index", "lanes", "breakout_modes"]
 ATTR_LEN = len(PORT_ATTRIBUTES)
-PORT_REG = "Ethernet(\d+)"
+# PORT_REG should be taken from scheme.h FRONT_PANEL_PORT_PREFIX_REGEX
+PORT_REG = "(Ethernet)(\d+)"
 PLATFORM_JSON = '*platform.json'
 INTF_KEY = "interfaces"
 CHASSIS_KEY = "chassis"
diff --git a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/interface.py b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/interface.py
index 286f28e531a2..758fb366e6d9 100644
--- a/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/interface.py
+++ b/src/sonic-py-common/sonic_py_common/interface.py
@@ -7,8 +7,12 @@
  "Human readable interface string":"Sonic interface prefix"
  Currently this is a static mapping, but in future could be stored as metadata in DB.
 """
+import re
+from swsscommon.swsscommon import FRONT_PANEL_PORT_PREFIX_REGEX
+
 
 SONIC_INTERFACE_PREFIXES = {
+    "FrontPanel" : FRONT_PANEL_PORT_PREFIX_REGEX,
     "Ethernet-FrontPanel": "Ethernet",
     "PortChannel": "PortChannel",
     "Vlan": "Vlan",
@@ -22,6 +26,14 @@
 
 VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE_SEPARATOR = '.'
 
+
+def front_panel_prefix_regex():
+    """
+    Retrieves the SONIC front panel interface name prefix regex.
+    """
+    return SONIC_INTERFACE_PREFIXES["FrontPanel"]
+
+
 def front_panel_prefix():
     """
     Retrieves the SONIC front panel interface name prefix.
@@ -79,7 +91,7 @@ def portchannel_subinterface_prefix():
 def get_interface_table_name(interface_name):
     """Get table name by interface_name prefix
     """
-    if interface_name.startswith(front_panel_prefix()):
+    if re.match(front_panel_prefix_regex(), interface_name):
         if VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE_SEPARATOR in interface_name:
             return "VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE"
         return "INTERFACE"
@@ -100,7 +112,7 @@ def get_interface_table_name(interface_name):
 def get_port_table_name(interface_name):
     """Get table name by port_name prefix
     """
-    if interface_name.startswith(front_panel_prefix()):
+    if re.match(front_panel_prefix_regex(), interface_name):
         if VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE_SEPARATOR in interface_name:
             return "VLAN_SUB_INTERFACE"
         return "PORT"