diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
index 890b656..bd69acf 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2.c
@@ -1239,6 +1239,7 @@
 		bind->driver->free_bind(bind);
 
 	llist_del(&bind->list);
+	talloc_free((char *)bind->name);
 	talloc_free(bind);
 }
 
@@ -1251,6 +1252,24 @@
 	}
 }
 
+/*! Search for a bind with a unique name
+ *  \param[in] nsi NS instance on which we operate
+ *  \param[in] name The unique bind name to search for
+ *  \return the bind or NULL if not found
+ */
+struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind *gprs_ns2_bind_by_name(
+		struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi, const char *name)
+{
+	struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind *bind;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(bind, &nsi->binding, list) {
+		if (!strcmp(bind->name, name))
+			return bind;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
 enum gprs_ns2_vc_mode gprs_ns2_dialect_to_vc_mode(
 		enum gprs_ns2_dialect dialect)
 {
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_fr.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_fr.c
index 6b4fa52..5da6fce 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_fr.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_fr.c
@@ -453,19 +453,33 @@
  *  \param[out] result pointer to created bind
  *  \return 0 on success; negative on error */
 int gprs_ns2_fr_bind(struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi,
+		     const char *name,
 		     const char *netif,
 		     struct osmo_fr_network *fr_network,
 		     enum osmo_fr_role fr_role,
 		     struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind **result)
 {
-	struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind *bind = talloc_zero(nsi, struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind);
+	struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind *bind;
 	struct priv_bind *priv;
 	struct osmo_fr_link *fr_link;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	if (!name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (gprs_ns2_bind_by_name(nsi, name))
+		return -EALREADY;
+
+	bind = talloc_zero(nsi, struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind);
 	if (!bind)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
+	bind->name = talloc_strdup(bind, name);
+	if (!bind->name) {
+		rc = -ENOSPC;
+		goto err_bind;
+	}
+
 	bind->driver = &vc_driver_fr;
 	bind->ll = GPRS_NS2_LL_FR;
 	bind->send_vc = fr_vc_sendmsg;
@@ -475,7 +489,7 @@
 	priv = bind->priv = talloc_zero(bind, struct priv_bind);
 	if (!priv) {
 		rc = -ENOSPC;
-		goto err_bind;
+		goto err_name;
 	}
 
 	priv->fd.cb = fr_fd_cb;
@@ -536,6 +550,8 @@
 	osmo_fr_link_free(fr_link);
 err_priv:
 	talloc_free(priv);
+err_name:
+	talloc_free((char *)bind->name);
 err_bind:
 	talloc_free(bind);
 
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_frgre.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_frgre.c
index 423ea4b..014517a 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_frgre.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_frgre.c
@@ -538,6 +538,7 @@
  *  \param[out] result pointer to created bind
  *  \return 0 on success; negative on error */
 int gprs_ns2_frgre_bind(struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi,
+			const char *name,
 			const struct osmo_sockaddr *local,
 			int dscp,
 			struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind **result)
@@ -546,6 +547,12 @@
 	struct priv_bind *priv;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!name)
+		return -ENOSPC;
+
+	if (gprs_ns2_bind_by_name(nsi, name))
+		return -EALREADY;
+
 	if (!bind)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
@@ -554,6 +561,12 @@
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	bind->name = talloc_strdup(bind, name);
+	if (!bind->name) {
+		talloc_free(bind);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
 	bind->driver = &vc_driver_frgre;
 	bind->ll = GPRS_NS2_LL_FR_GRE;
 	bind->send_vc = frgre_vc_sendmsg;
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
index 8c0c135..9bfe0b0 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_internal.h
@@ -181,6 +181,8 @@
 
 /*! Structure repesenting a bind instance. E.g. IPv4 listen port. */
 struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind {
+	/*! unique name */
+	const char *name;
 	/*! list entry in nsi */
 	struct llist_head list;
 	/*! list of all VC */
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_udp.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_udp.c
index b923e81..3eb8116 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_udp.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_udp.c
@@ -298,6 +298,7 @@
  *  \param[out] result if set, returns the bind object
  *  \return 0 on success; negative in case of error */
 int gprs_ns2_ip_bind(struct gprs_ns2_inst *nsi,
+		     const char *name,
 		     const struct osmo_sockaddr *local,
 		     int dscp,
 		     struct gprs_ns2_vc_bind **result)
@@ -306,6 +307,12 @@
 	struct priv_bind *priv;
 	int rc;
 
+	if (!name)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (gprs_ns2_bind_by_name(nsi, name))
+		return -EALREADY;
+
 	bind = gprs_ns2_ip_bind_by_sockaddr(nsi, local);
 	if (bind) {
 		*result = bind;
@@ -316,6 +323,12 @@
 	if (!bind)
 		return -ENOSPC;
 
+	bind->name = talloc_strdup(bind, name);
+	if (!bind->name) {
+		talloc_free(bind);
+		return -ENOSPC;
+	}
+
 	if (local->u.sa.sa_family != AF_INET && local->u.sa.sa_family != AF_INET6) {
 		talloc_free(bind);
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
index d285c22..fdb6b0b 100644
--- a/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
+++ b/src/gb/gprs_ns2_vty.c
@@ -895,7 +895,7 @@
 	} else {
 		/* UDP */
 		osmo_sockaddr_str_to_sockaddr(&priv.udp, &sockaddr.u.sas);
-		if (gprs_ns2_ip_bind(vty_nsi, &sockaddr, priv.dscp, &bind)) {
+		if (gprs_ns2_ip_bind(vty_nsi, "vtybind", &sockaddr, priv.dscp, &bind)) {
 			/* TODO: could not bind on the specific address */
 			return -1;
 		}
@@ -962,7 +962,7 @@
 						vty_nsi,
 						vtyvc->netif);
 			if (!fr) {
-				rc = gprs_ns2_fr_bind(vty_nsi, vtyvc->netif, vty_fr_network, vtyvc->fr.role, &fr);
+				rc = gprs_ns2_fr_bind(vty_nsi, vtyvc->netif, vtyvc->netif, vty_fr_network, vtyvc->fr.role, &fr);
 				if (rc < 0) {
 					LOGP(DLNS, LOGL_ERROR, "Can not create fr bind on device %s err: %d\n", vtyvc->netif, rc);
 					return rc;
diff --git a/src/gb/libosmogb.map b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
index e3301be..7cc1cc8 100644
--- a/src/gb/libosmogb.map
+++ b/src/gb/libosmogb.map
@@ -109,6 +109,7 @@
 gprs_ns_msgb_alloc;
 
 gprs_ns2_aff_cause_prim_strs;
+gprs_ns2_bind_by_name;
 gprs_ns2_cause_strs;
 gprs_ns2_create_nse;
 gprs_ns2_dynamic_create_nse;