diff --git a/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/Makefile.am b/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/Makefile.am
index 8483f10..7f6de63 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/Makefile.am
+++ b/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/Makefile.am
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 osmogsm_proto_HEADERS = gsm_03_41.h \
 			gsm_04_08.h gsm_04_11.h gsm_04_12.h gsm_04_80.h \
 			gsm_08_08.h gsm_08_58.h \
-			gsm_12_21.h
+			gsm_12_21.h ipaccess.h
 
 osmogsm_protodir = $(includedir)/osmocom/gsm/protocol
diff --git a/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/ipaccess.h b/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/ipaccess.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2792572
--- /dev/null
+++ b/include/osmocom/gsm/protocol/ipaccess.h
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#ifndef _OSMO_PROTO_IPACCESS_H
+#define _OSMO_PROTO_IPACCESS_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#define IPA_TCP_PORT_OML	3002
+#define IPA_TCP_PORT_RSL	3003
+
+struct ipaccess_head {
+	uint16_t len;	/* network byte order */
+	uint8_t proto;
+	uint8_t data[0];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+struct ipaccess_head_ext {
+	uint8_t proto;
+	uint8_t data[0];
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+enum ipaccess_proto {
+	IPAC_PROTO_RSL		= 0x00,
+	IPAC_PROTO_IPACCESS	= 0xfe,
+	IPAC_PROTO_SCCP		= 0xfd,
+	IPAC_PROTO_OML		= 0xff,
+
+
+	/* OpenBSC extensions */
+	IPAC_PROTO_OSMO		= 0xee,
+	IPAC_PROTO_MGCP_OLD	= 0xfc,
+};
+
+enum ipaccess_proto_ext {
+	IPAC_PROTO_EXT_CTRL	= 0x00,
+	IPAC_PROTO_EXT_MGCP	= 0x01,
+	IPAC_PROTO_EXT_LAC	= 0x02,
+};
+
+enum ipaccess_msgtype {
+	IPAC_MSGT_PING		= 0x00,
+	IPAC_MSGT_PONG		= 0x01,
+	IPAC_MSGT_ID_GET	= 0x04,
+	IPAC_MSGT_ID_RESP	= 0x05,
+	IPAC_MSGT_ID_ACK	= 0x06,
+
+	/* OpenBSC extension */
+	IPAC_MSGT_SCCP_OLD	= 0xff,
+};
+
+enum ipaccess_id_tags {
+	IPAC_IDTAG_SERNR		= 0x00,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_UNITNAME		= 0x01,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_LOCATION1		= 0x02,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_LOCATION2		= 0x03,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_EQUIPVERS		= 0x04,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_SWVERSION		= 0x05,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_IPADDR		= 0x06,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_MACADDR		= 0x07,
+	IPAC_IDTAG_UNIT			= 0x08,
+};
+
+/*
+ * Firmware specific header
+ */
+struct sdp_firmware {
+	char magic[4];
+	char more_magic[2];
+	uint16_t more_more_magic;
+	uint32_t header_length;
+	uint32_t file_length;
+	char sw_part[20];
+	char text1[64];
+	char time[12];
+	char date[14];
+	char text2[10];
+	char version[20];
+	uint16_t table_offset;
+	/* stuff i don't know */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct sdp_header_entry {
+	uint16_t something1;
+	char text1[64];
+	char time[12];
+	char date[14];
+	char text2[10];
+	char version[20];
+	uint32_t length;
+	uint32_t addr1;
+	uint32_t addr2;
+	uint32_t start;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#endif /* _OSMO_PROTO_IPACCESS_H */