diff --git a/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c b/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
index b5db31d..2727d0d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libctrl/control_if.c
@@ -115,153 +115,6 @@
 	return trap;
 }
 
-static int get_num(vector vline, int i, long *num)
-{
-	char *token, *tmp;
-
-	if (i >= vector_active(vline))
-		return 0;
-	token = vector_slot(vline, i);
-
-	errno = 0;
-	if (token[0] == '\0')
-		return 0;
-
-	*num = strtol(token, &tmp, 10);
-	if (tmp[0] != '\0' || errno != 0)
-		return 0;
-
-	return 1;
-}
-
-int ctrl_cmd_handle(struct ctrl_cmd *cmd, void *data)
-{
-	char *token, *request;
-	long num;
-	int i, j, ret, node;
-
-	struct gsm_network *net = data;
-	struct gsm_bts *bts = NULL;
-	struct gsm_bts_trx *trx = NULL;
-	struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts = NULL;
-	vector vline, cmdvec, cmds_vec;
-
-	ret = CTRL_CMD_ERROR;
-	cmd->reply = NULL;
-	node = CTRL_NODE_ROOT;
-	cmd->node = net;
-
-	request = talloc_strdup(tall_bsc_ctx, cmd->variable);
-	if (!request)
-		goto err;
-
-	for (i=0;i<strlen(request);i++) {
-		if (request[i] == '.')
-			request[i] = ' ';
-	}
-
-	vline = cmd_make_strvec(request);
-	talloc_free(request);
-	if (!vline) {
-		cmd->reply = "cmd_make_strvec failed.";
-		goto err;
-	}
-
-	for (i=0;i<vector_active(vline);i++) {
-		token = vector_slot(vline, i);
-		/* TODO: We need to make sure that the following chars are digits
-		 * and/or use strtol to check if number conversion was successful
-		 * Right now something like net.bts_stats will not work */
-		if (!strcmp(token, "bts")) {
-			if (!net)
-				goto err_missing;
-			i++;
-			if (!get_num(vline, i, &num))
-				goto err_index;
-
-			bts = gsm_bts_num(net, num);
-			if (!bts)
-				goto err_missing;
-			cmd->node = bts;
-			node = CTRL_NODE_BTS;
-		} else if (!strcmp(token, "trx")) {
-			if (!bts)
-				goto err_missing;
-			i++;
-			if (!get_num(vline, i, &num))
-				goto err_index;
-
-			trx = gsm_bts_trx_num(bts, num);
-			if (!trx)
-				goto err_missing;
-			cmd->node = trx;
-			node = CTRL_NODE_TRX;
-		} else if (!strcmp(token, "ts")) {
-			if (!trx)
-				goto err_missing;
-			i++;
-			if (!get_num(vline, i, &num))
-				goto err_index;
-
-			if ((num >= 0) && (num < TRX_NR_TS))
-				ts = &trx->ts[num];
-			if (!ts)
-				goto err_missing;
-			cmd->node = ts;
-			node = CTRL_NODE_TS;
-		} else {
-			/* If we're here the rest must be the command */
-			cmdvec = vector_init(vector_active(vline)-i);
-			for (j=i; j<vector_active(vline); j++) {
-				vector_set(cmdvec, vector_slot(vline, j));
-			}
-
-			/* Get the command vector of the right node */
-			cmds_vec = vector_lookup(ctrl_node_vec, node);
-
-			if (!cmds_vec) {
-				cmd->reply = "Command not found.";
-				vector_free(cmdvec);
-				break;
-			}
-
-			ret = ctrl_cmd_exec(cmdvec, cmd, cmds_vec, data);
-
-			vector_free(cmdvec);
-			break;
-		}
-
-		if (i+1 == vector_active(vline))
-			cmd->reply = "Command not present.";
-	}
-
-	cmd_free_strvec(vline);
-
-err:
-	if (!cmd->reply) {
-		LOGP(DCTRL, LOGL_ERROR, "cmd->reply has not been set.\n");
-		if (ret == CTRL_CMD_ERROR)
-			cmd->reply = "An error has occured.";
-		else
-			cmd->reply = "Command has been handled.";
-	}
-
-	if (ret == CTRL_CMD_ERROR)
-		cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
-	return ret;
-
-err_missing:
-	cmd_free_strvec(vline);
-	cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
-	cmd->reply = "Error while resolving object";
-	return ret;
-err_index:
-	cmd_free_strvec(vline);
-	cmd->type = CTRL_TYPE_ERROR;
-	cmd->reply = "Error while parsing the index.";
-	return ret;
-}
-
 static void control_close_conn(struct ctrl_connection *ccon)
 {
 	osmo_wqueue_clear(&ccon->write_queue);
@@ -320,7 +173,7 @@
 
 	if (cmd) {
 		cmd->ccon = ccon;
-		if (ctrl_cmd_handle(cmd, ctrl->gsmnet) != CTRL_CMD_HANDLED) {
+		if (ctrl->handler(cmd, ctrl->gsmnet) != CTRL_CMD_HANDLED) {
 			ctrl_cmd_send(queue, cmd);
 			talloc_free(cmd);
 		}
@@ -675,7 +528,8 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-struct ctrl_handle *controlif_setup(struct gsm_network *gsmnet, uint16_t port)
+struct ctrl_handle *controlif_setup(struct gsm_network *gsmnet, uint16_t port,
+					ctrl_cmd_handler handler)
 {
 	int ret;
 	struct ctrl_handle *ctrl;
@@ -687,6 +541,7 @@
 	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&ctrl->ccon_list);
 
 	ctrl->gsmnet = gsmnet;
+	ctrl->handler = handler;
 
 	ctrl_node_vec = vector_init(5);
 	if (!ctrl_node_vec)