diff --git a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp_bss.h b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp_bss.h
index 74211fd..f07ab52 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp_bss.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp_bss.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <osmocom/gprs/gprs_bssgp.h>
 
 uint8_t *bssgp_msgb_tlli_put(struct msgb *msg, uint32_t tlli);
+uint8_t *bssgp_msgb_ra_put(struct msgb *msg, const struct gprs_ra_id *ra_id);
 int bssgp_tx_bvc_ptp_reset(uint16_t nsei, enum gprs_bssgp_cause cause);
 int bssgp_tx_suspend(uint16_t nsei, uint32_t tlli,
 		     const struct gprs_ra_id *ra_id);
diff --git a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm48.h b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm48.h
index 424748e..3ebca18 100644
--- a/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm48.h
+++ b/include/osmocom/gsm/gsm48.h
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 
 /* Parse Routeing Area Identifier */
 void gsm48_parse_ra(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, const uint8_t *buf);
+void gsm48_encode_ra(struct gsm48_ra_id *out, const struct gprs_ra_id *raid);
 int gsm48_construct_ra(uint8_t *buf, const struct gprs_ra_id *raid);
 
 int gsm48_number_of_paging_subchannels(struct gsm48_control_channel_descr *chan_desc);