def METHOD_NAME(dut, interface):
    """
    Author: Jagadish Chatrasi (jagadish.chatrasi@broadcom.com)
    :param dut:
    :type dut:
    :param interface:
    :type str:
    :return:
    :rtype:
    """
    rest_urls = st.get_datastore(dut, 'rest_urls')
    url = rest_urls['config_interface_oper_state'].format(interface)
    try:
        get_info = get_rest(dut, rest_url = url)
        oper_status = 'U' if get_info["output"]["openconfig-interfaces:oper-status"].upper()=='UP' else 'D'
        return oper_status
    except Exception as e:
        st.log("{} exception occurred".format(e))
        return None