diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
index 242c09f..a41420c 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08.c
@@ -748,7 +748,7 @@
 	gh->msg_type = GSM48_MT_MM_LOC_UPD_ACCEPT;
 
 	lai = (struct gsm48_loc_area_id *) msgb_put(msg, sizeof(*lai));
-	gsm0408_generate_lai(lai, bts->network->country_code,
+	gsm48_generate_lai(lai, bts->network->country_code,
 		     bts->network->network_code, bts->location_area_code);
 
 	mid = msgb_put(msg, GSM48_MID_TMSI_LEN);
@@ -3349,7 +3349,7 @@
 		"Received '%s' from MS in state %d (%s)\n",
 		lchan->ts->trx->bts->nr, lchan->ts->trx->nr, lchan->ts->nr,
 		transaction_id, (lchan->subscr)?(lchan->subscr->extension):"-",
-		gsm0408_cc_msg_names[msg_type], trans?(trans->cc.state):0,
+		gsm48_cc_msg_names[msg_type], trans?(trans->cc.state):0,
 		cc_state_names[trans?(trans->cc.state):0]);
 
 	/* Create transaction */
diff --git a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
index 53c57ca..68f34f4 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/gsm_04_08_utils.c
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 
 #include <osmocore/msgb.h>
+#include <osmocore/gsm48.h>
 #include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <openbsc/transaction.h>
@@ -42,75 +43,6 @@
  * or should OpenBSC always act as RTP relay/proxy in between (0) ? */
 int ipacc_rtp_direct = 1;
 
-
-const char *gsm0408_cc_msg_names[] = {
-	"unknown 0x00",
-	"ALERTING",
-	"CALL_PROC",
-	"PROGRESS",
-	"ESTAB",
-	"SETUP",
-	"ESTAB_CONF",
-	"CONNECT",
-	"CALL_CONF",
-	"START_CC",
-	"unknown 0x0a",
-	"RECALL",
-	"unknown 0x0c",
-	"unknown 0x0d",
-	"EMERG_SETUP",
-	"CONNECT_ACK",
-	"USER_INFO",
-	"unknown 0x11",
-	"unknown 0x12",
-	"MODIFY_REJECT",
-	"unknown 0x14",
-	"unknown 0x15",
-	"unknown 0x16",
-	"MODIFY",
-	"HOLD",
-	"HOLD_ACK",
-	"HOLD_REJ",
-	"unknown 0x1b",
-	"RETR",
-	"RETR_ACK",
-	"RETR_REJ",
-	"MODIFY_COMPL",
-	"unknown 0x20",
-	"unknown 0x21",
-	"unknown 0x22",
-	"unknown 0x23",
-	"unknown 0x24",
-	"DISCONNECT",
-	"unknown 0x26",
-	"unknown 0x27",
-	"unknown 0x28",
-	"unknown 0x29",
-	"RELEASE_COMPL",
-	"unknown 0x2b",
-	"unknown 0x2c",
-	"RELEASE",
-	"unknown 0x2e",
-	"unknown 0x2f",
-	"unknown 0x30",
-	"STOP_DTMF",
-	"STOP_DTMF_ACK",
-	"unknown 0x33",
-	"STATUS_ENQ",
-	"START_DTMF",
-	"START_DTMF_ACK",
-	"START_DTMF_REJ",
-	"unknown 0x38",
-	"CONG_CTRL",
-	"FACILITY",
-	"unknown 0x3b",
-	"STATUS",
-	"unknown 0x3c",
-	"NOTIFY",
-	"unknown 0x3f",
-};
-
-
 struct msgb *gsm48_msgb_alloc(void)
 {
 	return msgb_alloc_headroom(GSM48_ALLOC_SIZE, GSM48_ALLOC_HEADROOM,
@@ -136,7 +68,7 @@
 				"Sending '%s' to MS.\n", msg->trx->bts->nr,
 				msg->trx->nr, msg->lchan->ts->nr,
 				gh->proto_discr & 0xf0,
-				gsm0408_cc_msg_names[gh->msg_type & 0x3f]);
+				gsm48_cc_msg_names[gh->msg_type & 0x3f]);
 		else
 			DEBUGP(DCC, "(bts %d trx %d ts %d pd %02x) "
 				"Sending 0x%02x to MS.\n", msg->trx->bts->nr,
@@ -149,94 +81,6 @@
 	return rsl_data_request(msg, 0);
 }
 
-static void to_bcd(u_int8_t *bcd, u_int16_t val)
-{
-	bcd[2] = val % 10;
-	val = val / 10;
-	bcd[1] = val % 10;
-	val = val / 10;
-	bcd[0] = val % 10;
-	val = val / 10;
-}
-
-static char bcd2char(u_int8_t bcd)
-{
-	if (bcd < 0xa)
-		return '0' + bcd;
-	else
-		return 'A' + (bcd - 0xa);
-}
-
-/* only works for numbers in ascci */
-static u_int8_t char2bcd(char c)
-{
-	return c - 0x30;
-}
-
-
-void gsm0408_generate_lai(struct gsm48_loc_area_id *lai48, u_int16_t mcc,
-			 u_int16_t mnc, u_int16_t lac)
-{
-	u_int8_t bcd[3];
-
-	to_bcd(bcd, mcc);
-	lai48->digits[0] = bcd[0] | (bcd[1] << 4);
-	lai48->digits[1] = bcd[2];
-
-	to_bcd(bcd, mnc);
-	/* FIXME: do we need three-digit MNC? See Table 10.5.3 */
-#if 0
-	lai48->digits[1] |= bcd[2] << 4;
-	lai48->digits[2] = bcd[0] | (bcd[1] << 4);
-#else
-	lai48->digits[1] |= 0xf << 4;
-	lai48->digits[2] = bcd[1] | (bcd[2] << 4);
-#endif
-
-	lai48->lac = htons(lac);
-}
-
-int gsm48_generate_mid_from_tmsi(u_int8_t *buf, u_int32_t tmsi)
-{
-	u_int32_t *tptr = (u_int32_t *) &buf[3];
-
-	buf[0] = GSM48_IE_MOBILE_ID;
-	buf[1] = GSM48_TMSI_LEN;
-	buf[2] = 0xf0 | GSM_MI_TYPE_TMSI;
-	*tptr = htonl(tmsi);
-
-	return 7;
-}
-
-int gsm48_generate_mid_from_imsi(u_int8_t *buf, const char *imsi)
-{
-	unsigned int length = strlen(imsi), i, off = 0;
-	u_int8_t odd = (length & 0x1) == 1;
-
-	buf[0] = GSM48_IE_MOBILE_ID;
-	buf[2] = char2bcd(imsi[0]) << 4 | GSM_MI_TYPE_IMSI | (odd << 3);
-
-	/* if the length is even we will fill half of the last octet */
-	if (odd)
-		buf[1] = (length + 1) >> 1;
-	else
-		buf[1] = (length + 2) >> 1;
-
-	for (i = 1; i < buf[1]; ++i) {
-		u_int8_t lower, upper;
-
-		lower = char2bcd(imsi[++off]);
-		if (!odd && off + 1 == length)
-			upper = 0x0f;
-		else
-			upper = char2bcd(imsi[++off]) & 0x0f;
-
-		buf[2 + i] = (upper << 4) | lower;
-	}
-
-	return 2 + buf[1];
-}
-
 /* Section 9.1.8 / Table 9.9 */
 struct chreq {
 	u_int8_t val;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/system_information.c b/openbsc/src/system_information.c
index 36dc6b9..a9df0ba 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/system_information.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/system_information.c
@@ -287,9 +287,9 @@
 	si3->header.system_information = GSM48_MT_RR_SYSINFO_3;
 
 	si3->cell_identity = htons(bts->cell_identity);
-	gsm0408_generate_lai(&si3->lai, bts->network->country_code,
-			     bts->network->network_code,
-			     bts->location_area_code);
+	gsm48_generate_lai(&si3->lai, bts->network->country_code,
+			   bts->network->network_code,
+			   bts->location_area_code);
 	si3->control_channel_desc = bts->si_common.chan_desc;
 	si3->cell_options = bts->si_common.cell_options;
 	si3->cell_sel_par = bts->si_common.cell_sel_par;
@@ -319,9 +319,9 @@
 	si4->header.skip_indicator = 0;
 	si4->header.system_information = GSM48_MT_RR_SYSINFO_4;
 
-	gsm0408_generate_lai(&si4->lai, bts->network->country_code,
-			     bts->network->network_code,
-			     bts->location_area_code);
+	gsm48_generate_lai(&si4->lai, bts->network->country_code,
+			   bts->network->network_code,
+			   bts->location_area_code);
 	si4->cell_sel_par = bts->si_common.cell_sel_par;
 	si4->rach_control = bts->si_common.rach_control;
 
@@ -384,9 +384,9 @@
 	si6->skip_indicator = 0;
 	si6->system_information = GSM48_MT_RR_SYSINFO_6;
 	si6->cell_identity = htons(bts->cell_identity);
-	gsm0408_generate_lai(&si6->lai, bts->network->country_code,
-			     bts->network->network_code,
-			     bts->location_area_code);
+	gsm48_generate_lai(&si6->lai, bts->network->country_code,
+			   bts->network->network_code,
+			   bts->location_area_code);
 	si6->cell_options = bts->si_common.cell_options;
 	si6->ncc_permitted = bts->si_common.ncc_permitted;