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+/*! \file bts_features.c
+ * osmo-bts features. */
+/*
+ * (C) 2018 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH
+ *
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0+
+ *
+ *  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ *  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ *  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ *  (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ *  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ *  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ *  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ *  GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ *  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+ *  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+ *  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston,
+ *  MA  02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+#include <osmocom/gsm/bts_features.h>
+
+const struct value_string osmo_bts_features_descs[] = {
+	{ BTS_FEAT_HSCSD,		"HSCSD" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_GPRS,		"GPRS" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_EGPRS,		"EGPRS" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_ECSD,		"ECSD" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_HOPPING,		"Frequency Hopping" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_MULTI_TSC,		"Multi-TSC" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_OML_ALERTS,		"OML Alerts" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_AGCH_PCH_PROP,	"AGCH/PCH proportional allocation" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_CBCH,		"CBCH" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_F_V1,		"Fullrate speech V1" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_H_V1,		"Halfrate speech V1" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_F_EFR,	"Fullrate speech EFR" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_F_AMR,	"Fullrate speech AMR" },
+	{ BTS_FEAT_SPEECH_H_AMR,	"Halfrate speech AMR" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+/*! return string representation of a BTS feature */
+const char *osmo_bts_feature_name(enum osmo_bts_features feature)
+{
+	return get_value_string(osmo_bts_features_descs, feature);
+}