diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
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+
+/* BSC Multiplexer/NAT Utilities */
+
+/*
+ * (C) 2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2010 by On-Waves
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * 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.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
+struct bsc_nat *bsc_nat_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct bsc_nat *nat = talloc_zero(tall_bsc_ctx, struct bsc_nat);
+	if (!nat)
+		return NULL;
+
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->sccp_connections);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_connections);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_configs);
+	return nat;
+}
+
+struct bsc_connection *bsc_connection_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat)
+{
+	struct bsc_connection *con = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_connection);
+	if (!con)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return con;
+}
+
+struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, unsigned int lac)
+{
+	struct bsc_config *conf = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_config);
+	if (!conf)
+		return NULL;
+
+	conf->token = talloc_strdup(conf, token);
+	conf->lac = lac;
+	conf->nr = nat->num_bsc;
+	conf->nat = nat;
+
+	llist_add(&conf->entry, &nat->bsc_configs);
+	++nat->num_bsc;
+
+	return conf;
+}