diff --git a/src/gsm/Makefile.am b/src/gsm/Makefile.am
index a01189c..67ecf9d 100644
--- a/src/gsm/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/gsm/Makefile.am
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
 			gsup.c gsup_sms.c gprs_gea.c gsm0503_conv.c oap.c gsm0808_utils.c \
 			gsm23003.c gsm23236.c mncc.c bts_features.c oap_client.c \
 			gsm29118.c gsm48_rest_octets.c cbsp.c gsm48049.c \
-			gad.c bsslap.c bssmap_le.c kdf.c iuup.c gsm44021.c gsm44068.c
+			gad.c bsslap.c bssmap_le.c kdf.c iuup.c gsm44021.c gsm44068.c rlp.c
 
 libgsmint_la_LDFLAGS = -no-undefined
 libgsmint_la_LIBADD = $(top_builddir)/src/core/libosmocore.la $(top_builddir)/src/isdn/libosmoisdn.la
diff --git a/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map b/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
index 6bb3b4b..db2dbcb 100644
--- a/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
+++ b/src/gsm/libosmogsm.map
@@ -864,5 +864,12 @@
 osmo_csd_3k6_encode_frame;
 osmo_csd_ubit_dump;
 
+osmo_rlp_decode;
+osmo_rlp_encode;
+osmo_rlp_fcs_compute;
+osmo_rlp_ftype_s_vals;
+osmo_rlp_ftype_u_vals;
+osmo_rlp_ftype_vals;
+
 local: *;
 };
diff --git a/src/gsm/rlp.c b/src/gsm/rlp.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9702e4f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/gsm/rlp.c
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright (C) 2022-2023 Harald Welte <laforge@osmocom.org>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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.
+ */
+
+/*! \addtogroup rlp
+ *  @{
+ * RLP (Radio Link Protocol) as per 3GPP TS 24.022
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/gsm/rlp.h>
+
+const struct value_string osmo_rlp_ftype_vals[] = {
+	{ OSMO_RLP_FT_U,	"U" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_FT_S,	"S" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_FT_IS,	"IS" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+const struct value_string osmo_rlp_ftype_u_vals[] = {
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_SABM,	"SABM" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_UA,	"UA" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_DISC,	"DISC" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_DM,	"DM" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_NULL,	"NULL" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_UI,	"UI" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_XID,	"XID" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_TEST,	"TEST" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_U_FT_REMAP,	"REMAP" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+const struct value_string osmo_rlp_ftype_s_vals[] = {
+	{ OSMO_RLP_S_FT_RR,	"RR" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_S_FT_REJ,	"REJ" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_S_FT_RNR,	"RNR" },
+	{ OSMO_RLP_S_FT_SREJ,	"SREJ" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+
+/*! decode a RLP frame into its abstract representation. Doesn't check FCS correctness.
+ *  \param[out] out caller-allocated memory for output of decoded frame
+ *  \param[in] version RLP version number to use when decoding
+ *  \param[in] data raw RLP frame input data
+ *  \param[in] data_len length of data (in octets)
+ *  \returns 0 in case of success; negative on error */
+int osmo_rlp_decode(struct osmo_rlp_frame_decoded *out, uint8_t version, const uint8_t *data, size_t data_len)
+{
+	uint8_t n_s, n_r;
+
+	/* we only support 240 bit so far */
+	if (data_len != 240/8)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	/* we only support version 0+1 so far */
+	if (version >= 2)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	memset(out, 0, sizeof(*out));
+	out->version = version;
+
+	out->c_r = data[0] & 1;
+	n_s = (data[0] >> 3) | (data[1] & 1) << 5;
+	n_r = (data[1] >> 2);
+	out->fcs = (data[240/8-1] << 16) | (data[240/8-2]) << 8 | (data[240/8-3] << 0);
+	out->p_f = (data[1] >> 1) & 1;
+
+	switch (n_s) {
+	case 0x3f:
+		out->ftype = OSMO_RLP_FT_U;
+		out->u_ftype = n_r & 0x1f;
+		if (out->u_ftype == OSMO_RLP_U_FT_XID) {
+			memcpy(out->info, data+2, 240/8 - 5);
+			out->info_len = 240/8 - 5;
+		}
+		break;
+	case 0x3e:
+		out->ftype = OSMO_RLP_FT_S;
+		out->s_ftype = (data[0] >> 1) & 3;
+		out->n_r = n_r;
+		break;
+	default:
+		out->ftype = OSMO_RLP_FT_IS;
+		out->s_ftype = (data[0] >> 1) & 3;
+		out->n_s = n_s;
+		out->n_r = n_r;
+		memcpy(out->info, data+2, 240/8 - 5);
+		out->info_len = 240/8 - 5;
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! encode a RLP frame from its abstract representation. Generates FCS.
+ *  \param[out] out caller-allocated output buffer
+ *  \param[in] out_size size of output buffer (in octets)
+ *  \param[in] in decoded RLP frame which is to be encoded
+ *  \returns number of output bytes used; negative on error */
+int osmo_rlp_encode(uint8_t *out, size_t out_size, const struct osmo_rlp_frame_decoded *in)
+{
+	uint8_t out_len = 240/8;
+	uint8_t n_s, n_r, s_bits;
+	uint32_t fcs;
+
+	/* we only support version 0+1 so far */
+	if (in->version >= 2)
+		return -ENOTSUP;
+
+	if (out_size < out_len)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	memset(out, 0, out_len);
+
+	if (in->c_r)
+		out[0] |= 0x01;
+	if (in->p_f)
+		out[1] |= 0x02;
+
+	switch (in->ftype) {
+	case OSMO_RLP_FT_U:
+		n_s = 0x3f;
+		n_r = in->u_ftype;
+		s_bits = 0;
+		if (in->u_ftype == OSMO_RLP_U_FT_XID)
+			memcpy(out+2, in->info, in->info_len);
+		break;
+	case OSMO_RLP_FT_S:
+		n_s = 0x3e;
+		n_r = in->n_r;
+		s_bits = in->s_ftype;
+		break;
+	case OSMO_RLP_FT_IS:
+		/* we only support 240 bit so far */
+		if (in->info_len != 240/8 - 5)
+			return -EINVAL;
+		n_s = in->n_s;
+		n_r = in->n_r;
+		s_bits = in->s_ftype;
+		memcpy(out+2, in->info, in->info_len);
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	/* patch N(S) into output data */
+	out[0] |= (n_s & 0x1F) << 3;
+	out[1] |= (n_s & 0x20) >> 5;
+
+	/* patch N(R) / M-bits into output data */
+	out[1] |= (n_r & 0x3f) << 2;
+
+	/* patch S-bits into output data */
+	out[0] |= (s_bits & 3) << 1;
+
+	/* compute FCS + add it to end of frame */
+	fcs = osmo_rlp_fcs_compute(out, out_len - 3);
+	out[out_len - 3] = (fcs >> 0) & 0xff;
+	out[out_len - 2] = (fcs >> 8) & 0xff;
+	out[out_len - 1] = (fcs >> 16) & 0xff;
+
+	return out_len;
+}
+
+
+static const uint32_t rlp_fcs_table[256] = {
+	0x00B29D2D, 0x00643A5B, 0x0044D87A, 0x00927F0C, 0x00051C38, 0x00D3BB4E, 0x00F3596F, 0x0025FE19,
+	0x008694BC, 0x005033CA, 0x0070D1EB, 0x00A6769D, 0x003115A9, 0x00E7B2DF, 0x00C750FE, 0x0011F788,
+	0x00DA8E0F, 0x000C2979, 0x002CCB58, 0x00FA6C2E, 0x006D0F1A, 0x00BBA86C, 0x009B4A4D, 0x004DED3B,
+	0x00EE879E, 0x003820E8, 0x0018C2C9, 0x00CE65BF, 0x0059068B, 0x008FA1FD, 0x00AF43DC, 0x0079E4AA,
+	0x0062BB69, 0x00B41C1F, 0x0094FE3E, 0x00425948, 0x00D53A7C, 0x00039D0A, 0x00237F2B, 0x00F5D85D,
+	0x0056B2F8, 0x0080158E, 0x00A0F7AF, 0x007650D9, 0x00E133ED, 0x0037949B, 0x001776BA, 0x00C1D1CC,
+	0x000AA84B, 0x00DC0F3D, 0x00FCED1C, 0x002A4A6A, 0x00BD295E, 0x006B8E28, 0x004B6C09, 0x009DCB7F,
+	0x003EA1DA, 0x00E806AC, 0x00C8E48D, 0x001E43FB, 0x008920CF, 0x005F87B9, 0x007F6598, 0x00A9C2EE,
+	0x0049DA1E, 0x009F7D68, 0x00BF9F49, 0x0069383F, 0x00FE5B0B, 0x0028FC7D, 0x00081E5C, 0x00DEB92A,
+	0x007DD38F, 0x00AB74F9, 0x008B96D8, 0x005D31AE, 0x00CA529A, 0x001CF5EC, 0x003C17CD, 0x00EAB0BB,
+	0x0021C93C, 0x00F76E4A, 0x00D78C6B, 0x00012B1D, 0x00964829, 0x0040EF5F, 0x00600D7E, 0x00B6AA08,
+	0x0015C0AD, 0x00C367DB, 0x00E385FA, 0x0035228C, 0x00A241B8, 0x0074E6CE, 0x005404EF, 0x0082A399,
+	0x0099FC5A, 0x004F5B2C, 0x006FB90D, 0x00B91E7B, 0x002E7D4F, 0x00F8DA39, 0x00D83818, 0x000E9F6E,
+	0x00ADF5CB, 0x007B52BD, 0x005BB09C, 0x008D17EA, 0x001A74DE, 0x00CCD3A8, 0x00EC3189, 0x003A96FF,
+	0x00F1EF78, 0x0027480E, 0x0007AA2F, 0x00D10D59, 0x00466E6D, 0x0090C91B, 0x00B02B3A, 0x00668C4C,
+	0x00C5E6E9, 0x0013419F, 0x0033A3BE, 0x00E504C8, 0x007267FC, 0x00A4C08A, 0x008422AB, 0x005285DD,
+	0x001F18F0, 0x00C9BF86, 0x00E95DA7, 0x003FFAD1, 0x00A899E5, 0x007E3E93, 0x005EDCB2, 0x00887BC4,
+	0x002B1161, 0x00FDB617, 0x00DD5436, 0x000BF340, 0x009C9074, 0x004A3702, 0x006AD523, 0x00BC7255,
+	0x00770BD2, 0x00A1ACA4, 0x00814E85, 0x0057E9F3, 0x00C08AC7, 0x00162DB1, 0x0036CF90, 0x00E068E6,
+	0x00430243, 0x0095A535, 0x00B54714, 0x0063E062, 0x00F48356, 0x00222420, 0x0002C601, 0x00D46177,
+	0x00CF3EB4, 0x001999C2, 0x00397BE3, 0x00EFDC95, 0x0078BFA1, 0x00AE18D7, 0x008EFAF6, 0x00585D80,
+	0x00FB3725, 0x002D9053, 0x000D7272, 0x00DBD504, 0x004CB630, 0x009A1146, 0x00BAF367, 0x006C5411,
+	0x00A72D96, 0x00718AE0, 0x005168C1, 0x0087CFB7, 0x0010AC83, 0x00C60BF5, 0x00E6E9D4, 0x00304EA2,
+	0x00932407, 0x00458371, 0x00656150, 0x00B3C626, 0x0024A512, 0x00F20264, 0x00D2E045, 0x00044733,
+	0x00E45FC3, 0x0032F8B5, 0x00121A94, 0x00C4BDE2, 0x0053DED6, 0x008579A0, 0x00A59B81, 0x00733CF7,
+	0x00D05652, 0x0006F124, 0x00261305, 0x00F0B473, 0x0067D747, 0x00B17031, 0x00919210, 0x00473566,
+	0x008C4CE1, 0x005AEB97, 0x007A09B6, 0x00ACAEC0, 0x003BCDF4, 0x00ED6A82, 0x00CD88A3, 0x001B2FD5,
+	0x00B84570, 0x006EE206, 0x004E0027, 0x0098A751, 0x000FC465, 0x00D96313, 0x00F98132, 0x002F2644,
+	0x00347987, 0x00E2DEF1, 0x00C23CD0, 0x00149BA6, 0x0083F892, 0x00555FE4, 0x0075BDC5, 0x00A31AB3,
+	0x00007016, 0x00D6D760, 0x00F63541, 0x00209237, 0x00B7F103, 0x00615675, 0x0041B454, 0x00971322,
+	0x005C6AA5, 0x008ACDD3, 0x00AA2FF2, 0x007C8884, 0x00EBEBB0, 0x003D4CC6, 0x001DAEE7, 0x00CB0991,
+	0x00686334, 0x00BEC442, 0x009E2663, 0x00488115, 0x00DFE221, 0x00094557, 0x0029A776, 0x00FF0000
+};
+
+/*! compute RLP FCS according to 3GPP TS 24.022 Section 4.4.
+ *  \param[in] in input data over which to compute FCS
+ *  \param[in] in_len length of input data (in octets)
+ *  \returns computed frame check sequence (FCS). */
+uint32_t osmo_rlp_fcs_compute(const uint8_t *in, size_t in_len)
+{
+	uint32_t divider = 0;
+	size_t i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < in_len; i++) {
+		uint8_t input = in[i] ^ (divider & 0xff);
+		divider = (divider >> 8) ^ rlp_fcs_table[input];
+	}
+
+	return divider;
+}
+
+/*! @} */