diff --git a/include/osmocom/abis/lapd.h b/include/osmocom/abis/lapd.h
index 2987633..d618187 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/abis/lapd.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/abis/lapd.h
@@ -18,8 +18,10 @@
 	int short_address;
 };
 
+/* predefined lapd profiles (see lapd.c for definition) */
 extern const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_isdn;
 extern const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_abis;
+extern const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_abis_ericsson;
 extern const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_sat;
 
 struct lapd_instance {
@@ -63,6 +65,13 @@
 			void *rx_cbdata), void *rx_cbdata,
 	const struct lapd_profile *profile);
 
+/* In rare cases (e.g. Ericsson's lapd dialect), it may be necessary to
+ * exchange the lapd profile on the fly. lapd_instance_set_profile()
+ * allwos to set the lapd profile on a lapd instance danymically to
+ * one of the lapd profiles define above. */
+void lapd_instance_set_profile(struct lapd_instance *li,
+			       const struct lapd_profile *profile);
+
 void lapd_instance_free(struct lapd_instance *li);
 
 /* Start a (user-side) SAP for the specified TEI/SAPI on the LAPD instance */
diff --git a/src/input/lapd.c b/src/input/lapd.c
index ac24fd8..f5909b4 100644
--- a/src/input/lapd.c
+++ b/src/input/lapd.c
@@ -95,6 +95,27 @@
 	.short_address	= 0
 };
 
+/* Ericssons OM2000 lapd dialect requires a sabm frame retransmission
+ * timeout of exactly 300 msek. Shorter or longer retransmission will
+ * cause the link establishment to fail permanently. Since the BTS is
+ * periodically scanning through all timeslots to find the timeslot
+ * where the bsc is transmitting its sabm frames the normal maximum
+ * retransmission (n200) of 3 is not enough. In order not to miss
+ * the bts, n200 has been increased to 300, which is an educated
+ * guess. */
+
+const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_abis_ericsson = {
+	.k		= LAPD_SET_K(2,1),
+	.n200		= 300,
+	.n201		= 260,
+	.n202		= 0, /* infinite */
+	.t200_sec	= 0,	.t200_usec	= 300000,
+	.t201_sec	= 1,	.t201_usec	= 0,
+	.t202_sec	= 2,	.t202_usec	= 0,
+	.t203_sec	= 10,	.t203_usec	= 0,
+	.short_address	= 0
+};
+
 const struct lapd_profile lapd_profile_sat = {
 	.k		= LAPD_SET_K(15,15),
 	.n200		= 5,
@@ -664,6 +685,13 @@
 	return li;
 }
 
+/* Change lapd-profile on the fly (use with caution!) */
+void lapd_instance_set_profile(struct lapd_instance *li,
+			       const struct lapd_profile *profile)
+{
+	memcpy(&li->profile, profile, sizeof(li->profile));
+}
+
 void lapd_instance_free(struct lapd_instance *li)
 {
 	struct lapd_tei *teip, *teip2;