diff --git a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
index 62a06e4ae7..b69cd36be0 100644
--- a/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
+++ b/mlme/core/src/wlan_mlme_main.c
@@ -146,6 +146,18 @@ static void mlme_init_generic_cfg(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 
 static void mlme_init_edca_ani_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params)
 {
+	/* initialize the max allowed array length for read/write */
+	edca_params->ani_acbe_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acbk_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acvi_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acvo_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	edca_params->ani_acbe_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acbk_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acvi_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->ani_acvo_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	/* parse the ETSI edca parameters from cfg string for BK,BE,VI,VO ac */
 	qdf_uint8_array_parse(cfg_default(CFG_EDCA_ANI_ACBK_LOCAL),
 			      edca_params->ani_acbk_l.data,
 			      CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN,
@@ -189,6 +201,18 @@ static void mlme_init_edca_ani_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params)
 
 static void mlme_init_edca_wme_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params)
 {
+	/* initialize the max allowed array length for read/write */
+	edca_params->wme_acbk_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acbe_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acvi_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acvo_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	edca_params->wme_acbk_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acbe_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acvi_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->wme_acvo_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	/* parse the WME edca parameters from cfg string for BK,BE,VI,VO ac */
 	qdf_uint8_array_parse(cfg_default(CFG_EDCA_WME_ACBK_LOCAL),
 			      edca_params->wme_acbk_l.data,
 			      CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN,
@@ -232,6 +256,18 @@ static void mlme_init_edca_wme_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params)
 
 static void mlme_init_edca_etsi_cfg(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params)
 {
+	/* initialize the max allowed array length for read/write */
+	edca_params->etsi_acbe_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acbk_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acvi_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acvo_l.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	edca_params->etsi_acbe_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acbk_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acvi_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+	edca_params->etsi_acvo_b.max_len = CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN;
+
+	/* parse the ETSI edca parameters from cfg string for BK,BE,VI,VO ac */
 	qdf_uint8_array_parse(cfg_default(CFG_EDCA_ETSI_ACBK_LOCAL),
 			      edca_params->etsi_acbk_l.data,
 			      CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN,
diff --git a/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h b/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
index 4803ffd485..2dfd9d0100 100644
--- a/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
+++ b/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_api.h
@@ -25,9 +25,43 @@
 #include <wlan_mlme_public_struct.h>
 #include <wlan_objmgr_psoc_obj.h>
 #include <wlan_cmn.h>
-
 #include "sme_api.h"
 
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str() - Copy the uint8_t array for a particular CFG
+ * @dst:       pointer to the destination buffer.
+ * @cfg_str:   pointer to the cfg string structure
+ * @len:       length to be copied
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS or QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(uint8_t *dst, struct mlme_cfg_str *cfg_str,
+				 qdf_size_t *len);
+
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_set_cfg_str() - Set values for a particular CFG
+ * @src:            pointer to the source buffer.
+ * @dst_cfg_str:    pointer to the cfg string structure to be modified
+ * @len:            length to be written
+ *
+ * Return: QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS or QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_cfg_str(uint8_t *src, struct mlme_cfg_str *dst_cfg_str,
+				 qdf_size_t len);
+
+/**
+ * wlan_mlme_get_edca_params() - get the EDCA parameters corresponding to the
+ * edca profile access category
+ * @edca_params:   pointer to mlme edca parameters structure
+ * @data:          data to which the parameter is to be copied
+ * @edca_ac:       edca ac type enum passed to get the cfg value
+ *
+ * Return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS or QDF_STATUS_E_FAILURE
+ *
+ */
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_edca_params(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params,
+				     uint8_t *data, enum e_edca_type edca_ac);
+
 /**
  * wlan_mlme_get_ht_cap_info() - Get the HT cap info config
  * @psoc: pointer to psoc object
diff --git a/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h b/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
index 332dfd763c..08632f719a 100644
--- a/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
+++ b/mlme/dispatcher/inc/wlan_mlme_public_struct.h
@@ -28,17 +28,20 @@
 #define CFG_PMKID_MODES_OKC                        (0x1)
 #define CFG_PMKID_MODES_PMKSA_CACHING              (0x2)
 
-#define CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN 17
+#define CFG_STR_DATA_LEN     17
+#define CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN    17
 
 /**
  * struct mlme_cfg_str - generic structure for all mlme CFG string items
  *
- * @len: length of the string
+ * @max_len: maximum data length allowed
+ * @len: valid no. of elements of the data
  * @data: uint8_t array to store values
  */
 struct mlme_cfg_str {
+	qdf_size_t max_len;
 	qdf_size_t len;
-	uint8_t data[CFG_EDCA_DATA_LEN];
+	uint8_t data[CFG_STR_DATA_LEN];
 };
 
 /**
@@ -96,25 +99,37 @@ enum e_edca_type {
 	edca_etsi_acvo_bcast
 };
 
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_ACM_IDX      0
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_AIFSN_IDX    1
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMINA_IDX   2
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMAXA_IDX   4
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_TXOPA_IDX    6
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMINB_IDX   7
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMAXB_IDX   9
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_TXOPB_IDX    11
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMING_IDX   12
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_CWMAXG_IDX   14
+#define CFG_EDCA_PROFILE_TXOPG_IDX    16
+
 /**
  * struct mlme_edca_params - EDCA pramaters related config items
  *
- * @ani_acbk_l: EDCA parameters for ANI local access category background
- * @ani_acbe_l: EDCA parameters for ANI local access category best effort
- * @ani_acvi_l: EDCA parameters for ANI local access category video
- * @ani_acvo_l: EDCA parameters for ANI local access category voice
- * @ani_acbk_b: EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category background
- * @ani_acbe_b: EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category best effort
- * @ani_acvi_b: EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category video
- * @ani_acvo_b: EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category voice
- * @wme_acbk_l: EDCA parameters for WME local access category background
- * @wme_acbe_l: EDCA parameters for WME local access category best effort
- * @wme_acvi_l: EDCA parameters for WME local access category video
- * @wme_acvo_l: EDCA parameters for WME local access category voice
- * @wme_acbk_b: EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category background
- * @wme_acbe_b: EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category best effort
- * @wme_acvi_b: EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category video
- * @wme_acvo_b: EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category voice
+ * @ani_acbk_l:  EDCA parameters for ANI local access category background
+ * @ani_acbe_l:  EDCA parameters for ANI local access category best effort
+ * @ani_acvi_l:  EDCA parameters for ANI local access category video
+ * @ani_acvo_l:  EDCA parameters for ANI local access category voice
+ * @ani_acbk_b:  EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category background
+ * @ani_acbe_b:  EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category best effort
+ * @ani_acvi_b:  EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category video
+ * @ani_acvo_b:  EDCA parameters for ANI bcast access category voice
+ * @wme_acbk_l:  EDCA parameters for WME local access category background
+ * @wme_acbe_l:  EDCA parameters for WME local access category best effort
+ * @wme_acvi_l:  EDCA parameters for WME local access category video
+ * @wme_acvo_l:  EDCA parameters for WME local access category voice
+ * @wme_acbk_b:  EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category background
+ * @wme_acbe_b:  EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category best effort
+ * @wme_acvi_b:  EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category video
+ * @wme_acvo_b:  EDCA parameters for WME bcast access category voice
  * @etsi_acbk_l: EDCA parameters for ETSI local access category background
  * @etsi_acbe_l: EDCA parameters for ETSI local access category best effort
  * @etsi_acvi_l: EDCA parameters for ETSI local access category video
diff --git a/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c b/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
index f287bb1160..934030d4fd 100644
--- a/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
+++ b/mlme/dispatcher/src/wlan_mlme_api.c
@@ -25,6 +25,35 @@
 #include "wma_types.h"
 #include "wmi_unified.h"
 
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(uint8_t *dst, struct mlme_cfg_str *cfg_str,
+				 qdf_size_t *len)
+{
+	if (*len < cfg_str->len) {
+		mlme_err("Invalid len %zd", *len);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	*len = cfg_str->len;
+	qdf_mem_copy(dst, cfg_str->data, *len);
+
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_cfg_str(uint8_t *src, struct mlme_cfg_str *dst_cfg_str,
+				 qdf_size_t len)
+{
+	if (len > dst_cfg_str->max_len) {
+		mlme_err("Invalid len %zd (>%zd)", len,
+			 dst_cfg_str->max_len);
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+
+	dst_cfg_str->len = len;
+	qdf_mem_copy(dst_cfg_str->data, src, len);
+
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}
+
 QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_ht_cap_info(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 				     struct mlme_ht_capabilities_info
 				     *ht_cap_info)
@@ -518,3 +547,135 @@ QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_set_enable_bcast_probe_rsp(struct wlan_objmgr_psoc *psoc,
 	mlme_obj->cfg.oce.enable_bcast_probe_rsp = value;
 	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
 }
+
+QDF_STATUS wlan_mlme_get_edca_params(struct wlan_mlme_edca_params *edca_params,
+				     uint8_t *data, enum e_edca_type edca_ac)
+{
+	qdf_size_t len;
+
+	switch (edca_ac) {
+	case edca_ani_acbe_local:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acbe_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acbe_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acbk_local:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acbk_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acbk_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acvi_local:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acvi_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acvi_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acvo_local:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acvo_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acvo_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acbk_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acbk_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acbk_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acbe_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acbe_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acbe_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acvi_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acvi_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acvi_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_ani_acvo_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->ani_acvo_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->ani_acvo_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acbe_local:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acbe_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acbe_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acbk_local:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acbk_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acbk_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acvi_local:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acvi_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acvi_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acvo_local:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acvo_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acvo_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acbe_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acbe_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acbe_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acbk_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acbk_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acbk_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acvi_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acvi_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acvi_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_wme_acvo_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->wme_acvo_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->wme_acvo_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acbe_local:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acbe_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acbe_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acbk_local:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acbk_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acbk_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acvi_local:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acvi_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acvi_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acvo_local:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acvo_l.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acvo_l, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acbe_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acbe_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acbe_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acbk_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acbk_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acbk_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acvi_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acvi_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acvi_b, &len);
+		break;
+
+	case edca_etsi_acvo_bcast:
+		len = edca_params->etsi_acvo_b.len;
+		wlan_mlme_get_cfg_str(data, &edca_params->etsi_acvo_b, &len);
+		break;
+	default:
+		mlme_err("Invalid edca access category");
+		return QDF_STATUS_E_INVAL;
+	}
+	return QDF_STATUS_SUCCESS;
+}