diff --git a/include/osmocom/hlr/remote_hlr.h b/include/osmocom/hlr/remote_hlr.h
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+/* Copyright 2019 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH <info@sysmocom.de>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 3 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 Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdbool.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/sockaddr_str.h>
+
+struct osmo_gsup_client;
+struct osmo_gsup_message;
+struct osmo_gsup_req;
+struct msgb;
+
+#define LOG_REMOTE_HLR(remote_hlr, level, fmt, args...) \
+	LOGP(DDGSM, level, "(Proxy HLR-" OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT ") " fmt, \
+	     OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT_ARGS((remote_hlr) ? &(remote_hlr)->addr : NULL), ##args)
+
+#define LOG_REMOTE_HLR_MSG(remote_hlr, gsup_msg, level, fmt, args...) \
+	LOG_REMOTE_HLR(remote_hlr, level, "%s: " fmt, osmo_gsup_message_type_name((gsup_msg)->message_type), ##args)
+
+/* GSUP client link for proxying to a remote HLR. */
+struct remote_hlr {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+	struct osmo_sockaddr_str addr;
+	struct osmo_gsup_client *gsupc;
+};
+
+struct remote_hlr *remote_hlr_get(const struct osmo_sockaddr_str *addr, bool create);
+void remote_hlr_destroy(struct remote_hlr *remote_hlr);
+int remote_hlr_msgb_send(struct remote_hlr *remote_hlr, struct msgb *msg);
+void remote_hlr_gsup_forward_to_remote_hlr(struct remote_hlr *remote_hlr, struct osmo_gsup_req *req);