diff --git a/ggsn/sgsn.h b/ggsn/sgsn.h
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+++ b/ggsn/sgsn.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/timer.h>
+
+#include "../gtp/pdp.h"
+
+struct ggsn_ctx;
+struct pdp_priv_t;
+
+struct sgsn_peer {
+	struct llist_head entry; /* to be included into ggsn_ctx */
+	struct ggsn_ctx *ggsn; /* backpointer to ggsn_ctx */
+	struct in_addr addr;	/* Addr of the sgsn peer */
+	unsigned int gtp_version; /* GTP version */
+	int remote_restart_ctr; /* Last received Restart Ctr from sgsn peer, -1 == unknown */
+	/* list of pdp contexts associated with this sgsn */
+	struct llist_head pdp_list;
+	/* Sends echo request towards SGSN on expiration. Echo Resp is received
+	   through cb_recovery2(), and echo Req timeout through
+	   cb_conf(GTP_ECHO_REQ, EOF, NULL, cbp); */
+	struct osmo_timer_list echo_timer;
+	/* Number of GTP messages in libgtp transmit queue */
+	unsigned int tx_msgs_queued;
+};
+
+struct sgsn_peer *sgsn_peer_allocate(struct ggsn_ctx *ggsn, struct in_addr *ia, unsigned int gtp_version);
+void sgsn_peer_add_pdp_priv(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn, struct pdp_priv_t *pdp_priv);
+void sgsn_peer_remove_pdp_priv(struct pdp_priv_t *pdp_priv);
+
+void sgsn_echo_timer_start(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn);
+void sgsn_echo_timer_stop(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn);
+
+void sgsn_peer_echo_resp(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn, bool timeout);
+unsigned int sgsn_peer_drop_all_pdp(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn);
+int sgsn_peer_handle_recovery(struct sgsn_peer *sgsn, struct pdp_t *pdp, uint8_t recovery);
+
+#define LOGSGSN(level, sgsn, fmt, args...) { \
+	char _buf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN]; \
+	LOGP(DGGSN, level, "SGSN(%s): " fmt, inet_ntop(AF_INET, &sgsn->addr, _buf, sizeof(_buf)), ## args); \
+	} while (0)