diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/base.py b/tempest/services/network/json/base.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fe150df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/base.py
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+#    Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); you may
+#    not use this file except in compliance with the License. You may obtain
+#    a copy of the License at
+#
+#         http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+#    Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+#    distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT
+#    WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied. See the
+#    License for the specific language governing permissions and limitations
+#    under the License.
+
+from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
+from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
+
+from tempest.common import service_client
+
+
+class BaseNetworkClient(service_client.ServiceClient):
+
+    """
+    Base class for Tempest REST clients for Neutron.  Child classes use v2 of
+    the Neutron API, since the V1 API has been removed from the code base.
+    """
+
+    version = '2.0'
+    uri_prefix = "v2.0"
+
+    def list_resources(self, uri, **filters):
+        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
+        if filters:
+            req_uri += '?' + urllib.urlencode(filters, doseq=1)
+        resp, body = self.get(req_uri)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def delete_resource(self, uri):
+        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
+        resp, body = self.delete(req_uri)
+        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def show_resource(self, uri, **fields):
+        # fields is a dict which key is 'fields' and value is a
+        # list of field's name. An example:
+        # {'fields': ['id', 'name']}
+        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
+        if fields:
+            req_uri += '?' + urllib.urlencode(fields, doseq=1)
+        resp, body = self.get(req_uri)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def create_resource(self, uri, post_data):
+        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
+        req_post_data = json.dumps(post_data)
+        resp, body = self.post(req_uri, req_post_data)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
+
+    def update_resource(self, uri, post_data):
+        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
+        req_post_data = json.dumps(post_data)
+        resp, body = self.put(req_uri, req_post_data)
+        body = json.loads(body)
+        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
+        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
diff --git a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
index ce200d2..a345d56 100644
--- a/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
+++ b/tempest/services/network/json/network_client.py
@@ -12,16 +12,14 @@
 
 import time
 
-from oslo_serialization import jsonutils as json
-from six.moves.urllib import parse as urllib
 from tempest_lib.common.utils import misc
 from tempest_lib import exceptions as lib_exc
 
-from tempest.common import service_client
 from tempest import exceptions
+from tempest.services.network.json import base
 
 
-class NetworkClient(service_client.ServiceClient):
+class NetworkClient(base.BaseNetworkClient):
 
     """
     Tempest REST client for Neutron. Uses v2 of the Neutron API, since the
@@ -36,236 +34,190 @@
     quotas
     """
 
-    version = '2.0'
-    uri_prefix = "v2.0"
-
-    def _list_resources(self, uri, **filters):
-        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
-        if filters:
-            req_uri += '?' + urllib.urlencode(filters, doseq=1)
-        resp, body = self.get(req_uri)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def _delete_resource(self, uri):
-        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
-        resp, body = self.delete(req_uri)
-        self.expected_success(204, resp.status)
-        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def _show_resource(self, uri, **fields):
-        # fields is a dict which key is 'fields' and value is a
-        # list of field's name. An example:
-        # {'fields': ['id', 'name']}
-        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
-        if fields:
-            req_uri += '?' + urllib.urlencode(fields, doseq=1)
-        resp, body = self.get(req_uri)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def _create_resource(self, uri, post_data):
-        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
-        req_post_data = json.dumps(post_data)
-        resp, body = self.post(req_uri, req_post_data)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(201, resp.status)
-        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
-    def _update_resource(self, uri, post_data):
-        req_uri = self.uri_prefix + uri
-        req_post_data = json.dumps(post_data)
-        resp, body = self.put(req_uri, req_post_data)
-        body = json.loads(body)
-        self.expected_success(200, resp.status)
-        return service_client.ResponseBody(resp, body)
-
     def create_network(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/networks'
         post_data = {'network': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def update_network(self, network_id, **kwargs):
         uri = '/networks/%s' % network_id
         post_data = {'network': kwargs}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_network(self, network_id, **fields):
         uri = '/networks/%s' % network_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_network(self, network_id):
         uri = '/networks/%s' % network_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_networks(self, **filters):
         uri = '/networks'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_subnet(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/subnets'
         post_data = {'subnet': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def update_subnet(self, subnet_id, **kwargs):
         uri = '/subnets/%s' % subnet_id
         post_data = {'subnet': kwargs}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_subnet(self, subnet_id, **fields):
         uri = '/subnets/%s' % subnet_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_subnet(self, subnet_id):
         uri = '/subnets/%s' % subnet_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_subnets(self, **filters):
         uri = '/subnets'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_port(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/ports'
         post_data = {'port': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def update_port(self, port_id, **kwargs):
         uri = '/ports/%s' % port_id
         post_data = {'port': kwargs}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_port(self, port_id, **fields):
         uri = '/ports/%s' % port_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_port(self, port_id):
         uri = '/ports/%s' % port_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_ports(self, **filters):
         uri = '/ports'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_floatingip(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/floatingips'
         post_data = {'floatingip': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def update_floatingip(self, floatingip_id, **kwargs):
         uri = '/floatingips/%s' % floatingip_id
         post_data = {'floatingip': kwargs}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_floatingip(self, floatingip_id, **fields):
         uri = '/floatingips/%s' % floatingip_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_floatingip(self, floatingip_id):
         uri = '/floatingips/%s' % floatingip_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_floatingips(self, **filters):
         uri = '/floatingips'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_metering_label(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/metering/metering-labels'
         post_data = {'metering_label': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_metering_label(self, metering_label_id, **fields):
         uri = '/metering/metering-labels/%s' % metering_label_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_metering_label(self, metering_label_id):
         uri = '/metering/metering-labels/%s' % metering_label_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_metering_labels(self, **filters):
         uri = '/metering/metering-labels'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_metering_label_rule(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/metering/metering-label-rules'
         post_data = {'metering_label_rule': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_metering_label_rule(self, metering_label_rule_id, **fields):
         uri = '/metering/metering-label-rules/%s' % metering_label_rule_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_metering_label_rule(self, metering_label_rule_id):
         uri = '/metering/metering-label-rules/%s' % metering_label_rule_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_metering_label_rules(self, **filters):
         uri = '/metering/metering-label-rules'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_security_group(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/security-groups'
         post_data = {'security_group': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def update_security_group(self, security_group_id, **kwargs):
         uri = '/security-groups/%s' % security_group_id
         post_data = {'security_group': kwargs}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_security_group(self, security_group_id, **fields):
         uri = '/security-groups/%s' % security_group_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_security_group(self, security_group_id):
         uri = '/security-groups/%s' % security_group_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_security_groups(self, **filters):
         uri = '/security-groups'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_security_group_rule(self, **kwargs):
         uri = '/security-group-rules'
         post_data = {'security_group_rule': kwargs}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def show_security_group_rule(self, security_group_rule_id, **fields):
         uri = '/security-group-rules/%s' % security_group_rule_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_security_group_rule(self, security_group_rule_id):
         uri = '/security-group-rules/%s' % security_group_rule_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_security_group_rules(self, **filters):
         uri = '/security-group-rules'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def show_extension(self, ext_alias, **fields):
         uri = '/extensions/%s' % ext_alias
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def list_extensions(self, **filters):
         uri = '/extensions'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_bulk_network(self, names):
         network_list = [{'name': name} for name in names]
         post_data = {'networks': network_list}
         uri = '/networks'
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def create_bulk_subnet(self, subnet_list):
         post_data = {'subnets': subnet_list}
         uri = '/subnets'
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def create_bulk_port(self, port_list):
         post_data = {'ports': port_list}
         uri = '/ports'
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_data)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_data)
 
     def wait_for_resource_deletion(self, resource_type, id):
         """Waits for a resource to be deleted."""
@@ -327,30 +279,30 @@
     def update_quotas(self, tenant_id, **kwargs):
         put_body = {'quota': kwargs}
         uri = '/quotas/%s' % tenant_id
-        return self._update_resource(uri, put_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, put_body)
 
     def reset_quotas(self, tenant_id):
         uri = '/quotas/%s' % tenant_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def show_quotas(self, tenant_id, **fields):
         uri = '/quotas/%s' % tenant_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def list_quotas(self, **filters):
         uri = '/quotas'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def create_router(self, name, admin_state_up=True, **kwargs):
         post_body = {'router': kwargs}
         post_body['router']['name'] = name
         post_body['router']['admin_state_up'] = admin_state_up
         uri = '/routers'
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_body)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_body)
 
     def _update_router(self, router_id, set_enable_snat, **kwargs):
         uri = '/routers/%s' % router_id
-        body = self._show_resource(uri)
+        body = self.show_resource(uri)
         update_body = {}
         update_body['name'] = kwargs.get('name', body['router']['name'])
         update_body['admin_state_up'] = kwargs.get(
@@ -369,7 +321,7 @@
         if 'distributed' in kwargs:
             update_body['distributed'] = kwargs['distributed']
         update_body = dict(router=update_body)
-        return self._update_resource(uri, update_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, update_body)
 
     def update_router(self, router_id, **kwargs):
         """Update a router leaving enable_snat to its default value."""
@@ -382,15 +334,15 @@
 
     def show_router(self, router_id, **fields):
         uri = '/routers/%s' % router_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def delete_router(self, router_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s' % router_id
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_routers(self, **filters):
         uri = '/routers'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def update_router_with_snat_gw_info(self, router_id, **kwargs):
         """Update a router passing also the enable_snat attribute.
@@ -403,26 +355,26 @@
     def add_router_interface_with_subnet_id(self, router_id, subnet_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s/add_router_interface' % router_id
         update_body = {"subnet_id": subnet_id}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, update_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, update_body)
 
     def add_router_interface_with_port_id(self, router_id, port_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s/add_router_interface' % router_id
         update_body = {"port_id": port_id}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, update_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, update_body)
 
     def remove_router_interface_with_subnet_id(self, router_id, subnet_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s/remove_router_interface' % router_id
         update_body = {"subnet_id": subnet_id}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, update_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, update_body)
 
     def remove_router_interface_with_port_id(self, router_id, port_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s/remove_router_interface' % router_id
         update_body = {"port_id": port_id}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, update_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, update_body)
 
     def list_router_interfaces(self, uuid):
         uri = '/ports?device_id=%s' % uuid
-        return self._list_resources(uri)
+        return self.list_resources(uri)
 
     def update_agent(self, agent_id, agent_info):
         """
@@ -431,45 +383,45 @@
         """
         uri = '/agents/%s' % agent_id
         agent = {"agent": agent_info}
-        return self._update_resource(uri, agent)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, agent)
 
     def show_agent(self, agent_id, **fields):
         uri = '/agents/%s' % agent_id
-        return self._show_resource(uri, **fields)
+        return self.show_resource(uri, **fields)
 
     def list_agents(self, **filters):
         uri = '/agents'
-        return self._list_resources(uri, **filters)
+        return self.list_resources(uri, **filters)
 
     def list_routers_on_l3_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '/agents/%s/l3-routers' % agent_id
-        return self._list_resources(uri)
+        return self.list_resources(uri)
 
     def list_l3_agents_hosting_router(self, router_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s/l3-agents' % router_id
-        return self._list_resources(uri)
+        return self.list_resources(uri)
 
     def add_router_to_l3_agent(self, agent_id, router_id):
         uri = '/agents/%s/l3-routers' % agent_id
         post_body = {"router_id": router_id}
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_body)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_body)
 
     def remove_router_from_l3_agent(self, agent_id, router_id):
         uri = '/agents/%s/l3-routers/%s' % (agent_id, router_id)
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def list_dhcp_agent_hosting_network(self, network_id):
         uri = '/networks/%s/dhcp-agents' % network_id
-        return self._list_resources(uri)
+        return self.list_resources(uri)
 
     def list_networks_hosted_by_one_dhcp_agent(self, agent_id):
         uri = '/agents/%s/dhcp-networks' % agent_id
-        return self._list_resources(uri)
+        return self.list_resources(uri)
 
     def remove_network_from_dhcp_agent(self, agent_id, network_id):
         uri = '/agents/%s/dhcp-networks/%s' % (agent_id,
                                                network_id)
-        return self._delete_resource(uri)
+        return self.delete_resource(uri)
 
     def update_extra_routes(self, router_id, routes):
         uri = '/routers/%s' % router_id
@@ -478,7 +430,7 @@
                 'routes': routes
             }
         }
-        return self._update_resource(uri, put_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, put_body)
 
     def delete_extra_routes(self, router_id):
         uri = '/routers/%s' % router_id
@@ -487,9 +439,9 @@
                 'routes': None
             }
         }
-        return self._update_resource(uri, put_body)
+        return self.update_resource(uri, put_body)
 
     def add_dhcp_agent_to_network(self, agent_id, network_id):
         post_body = {'network_id': network_id}
         uri = '/agents/%s/dhcp-networks' % agent_id
-        return self._create_resource(uri, post_body)
+        return self.create_resource(uri, post_body)