diff --git a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808_utils.h b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808_utils.h
index 8e71b43..8cdb74b 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808_utils.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm0808_utils.h
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@
 	unsigned int id_list_len;
 };
 
+extern const struct value_string gsm0808_cell_id_discr_names[];
+static inline const char *gsm0808_cell_id_discr_name(enum CELL_IDENT id_discr)
+{ return get_value_string(gsm0808_cell_id_discr_names, id_discr); }
+
+const char *gsm0808_cell_id_name(const struct gsm0808_cell_id *cid);
+const char *gsm0808_cell_id_name2(const struct gsm0808_cell_id *cid);
+const char *gsm0808_cell_id_list_name(const struct gsm0808_cell_id_list2 *cil);
+int gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(char *buf, size_t buflen, const struct gsm0808_cell_id_list2 *cil);
+int gsm0808_cell_id_u_name(char *buf, size_t buflen,
+			   enum CELL_IDENT id_discr, const union gsm0808_cell_id_u *u);
+
 uint8_t gsm0808_enc_aoip_trasp_addr(struct msgb *msg,
 				    const struct sockaddr_storage *ss);
 int gsm0808_dec_aoip_trasp_addr(struct sockaddr_storage *ss,