diff --git a/src/mslookup/Makefile.am b/src/mslookup/Makefile.am
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+# This is _NOT_ the library release version, it's an API version.
+# Please read chapter "Library interface versions" of the libtool documentation
+# before making any modifications: https://www.gnu.org/software/libtool/manual/html_node/Versioning.html
+LIBVERSION=0:0:0
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include -I$(top_builddir)/include
+AM_CFLAGS = -fPIC -Wall $(PCSC_CFLAGS) $(TALLOC_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS)
+AM_LDFLAGS = $(COVERAGE_LDFLAGS)
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libosmo-mslookup.la
+
+libosmo_mslookup_la_SOURCES = \
+	mslookup.c \
+	mslookup_client.c \
+	mslookup_client_fake.c \
+	$(NULL)
+
+libosmo_mslookup_la_LDFLAGS = -version-info $(LIBVERSION)
+libosmo_mslookup_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
+	$(TALLOC_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)
diff --git a/src/mslookup/mslookup.c b/src/mslookup/mslookup.c
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+++ b/src/mslookup/mslookup.c
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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 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <string.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <osmocom/gsm/gsm23003.h>
+#include <osmocom/mslookup/mslookup.h>
+
+/*! \addtogroup mslookup
+ *
+ * Distributed GSM: finding subscribers
+ *
+ * There are various aspects of the D-GSM code base in osmo-hlr.git, here is an overview:
+ *
+ * mslookup is the main enabler of D-GSM, a concept for connecting services between independent core network stacks.
+ *
+ * D-GSM consists of:
+ * (1) mslookup client to find subscribers:
+ *     (a) external clients like ESME, SIP PBX, ... ask osmo-hlr to tell where to send SMS, voice calls, ...
+ *     (b) osmo-hlr's own mslookup client asks remote osmo-hlrs whether they know a given IMSI.
+ * (2) when a subscriber was found at a remote HLR, GSUP gets forwarded there:
+ *     (a) to deliver messages for the GSUP proxy, osmo-hlr manages many GSUP clients to establish links to remote HLRs.
+ *     (b) osmo-hlr has a GSUP proxy layer that caches data of IMSIs that get proxied to a remote HLR.
+ *     (c) decision making to distinguish local IMSIs from ones proxied to a remote HLR.
+ *
+ * (1) mslookup is a method of finding subscribers using (multicast) queries, by MSISDN or by IMSI.
+ * It is open to various lookup methods, the first one being multicast DNS.
+ * An mslookup client sends a request, and an mslookup server responds.
+ * The mslookup server is implemented by osmo-hlr. mslookup clients are arbitrary programs, like an ESME or a SIP PBX.
+ * Hence the mslookup client is public API, while the mslookup server is implemented "privately" in osmo-hlr.
+ *
+ * (1a) Public mslookup client: libosmo-mslookup
+ *   src/mslookup/mslookup.c               Things useful for both client and server.
+ *   src/mslookup/mslookup_client.c        The client API, which can use various lookup methods,
+ *                                         and consolidates results from various responders.
+ *   src/mslookup/mslookup_client_mdns.c   lookup method implementing multicast DNS, client side.
+ *
+ *   src/mslookup/osmo-mslookup-client.c   Utility program to ease invocation for (blocking) mslookup clients.
+ *
+ *   src/mslookup/mslookup_client_fake.c   lookup method generating fake results, for testing client implementations.
+ *
+ *   src/mslookup/mdns*.c                  implementation of DNS to be used by mslookup_client_mdns.c,
+ *                                         and the mslookup_server.c.
+ *
+ *   contrib/dgsm/esme_dgsm.py                 Example implementation for an mslookup enabled SMS handler.
+ *   contrib/dgsm/freeswitch_dialplan_dgsm.py  Example implementation for an mslookup enabled FreeSWITCH dialplan.
+ *   contrib/dgsm/osmo-mslookup-pipe.py        Example for writing a python client using the osmo-mslookup-client
+ *                                             cmdline.
+ *   contrib/dgsm/osmo-mslookup-socket.py      Example for writing a python client using the osmo-mslookup-client
+ *                                             unix domain socket.
+ *
+ * (1b) "Private" mslookup server in osmo-hlr:
+ *   src/mslookup_server.c        Respond to mslookup queries, independent from the particular lookup method.
+ *   src/mslookup_server_mdns.c   mDNS specific implementation for mslookup_server.c.
+ *   src/dgsm_vty.c               Configure services that mslookup server sends to remote requests.
+ *
+ * (2) Proxy and GSUP clients to remote HLR instances:
+ *
+ * (a) Be a GSUP client to forward to a remote HLR:
+ *  src/gsupclient/   The same API that is used by osmo-{msc,sgsn} is also used to forward GSUP to remote osmo-hlrs.
+ *  src/remote_hlr.c  Establish links to remote osmo-hlrs, where this osmo-hlr is a client (proxying e.g. for an MSC).
+ *
+ * (b) Keep track of remotely handled IMSIs:
+ *  src/proxy.c       Keep track of proxied IMSIs and cache important subscriber data.
+ *
+ * (c) Direct GSUP request to the right destination: either the local or a remote HLR:
+ *  src/dgsm.c        The glue that makes osmo-hlr distinguish between local IMSIs and those that are proxied to another
+ *                    osmo-hlr.
+ *  src/dgsm_vty.c    Config.
+ *
+ *  @{
+ * \file mslookup.c
+ */
+
+const struct value_string osmo_mslookup_id_type_names[] = {
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_NONE, "none" },
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_IMSI, "imsi" },
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_MSISDN, "msisdn" },
+	{}
+};
+
+const struct value_string osmo_mslookup_result_code_names[] = {
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NONE, "none" },
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT, "result" },
+	{ OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NOT_FOUND, "not-found" },
+	{}
+};
+
+/*! Compare two struct osmo_mslookup_id.
+ * \returns   0 if a and b are equal,
+ *          < 0 if a (or the ID type / start of ID) is < b,
+ *          > 0 if a (or the ID type / start of ID) is > b.
+ */
+int osmo_mslookup_id_cmp(const struct osmo_mslookup_id *a, const struct osmo_mslookup_id *b)
+{
+	int cmp;
+	if (a == b)
+		return 0;
+	if (!a)
+		return -1;
+	if (!b)
+		return 1;
+
+	cmp = OSMO_CMP(a->type, b->type);
+	if (cmp)
+		return cmp;
+
+	switch (a->type) {
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_IMSI:
+		return strncmp(a->imsi, b->imsi, sizeof(a->imsi));
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_MSISDN:
+		return strncmp(a->msisdn, b->msisdn, sizeof(a->msisdn));
+	default:
+		return 0;
+	}
+}
+
+bool osmo_mslookup_id_valid(const struct osmo_mslookup_id *id)
+{
+	switch (id->type) {
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_IMSI:
+		return osmo_imsi_str_valid(id->imsi);
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_MSISDN:
+		return osmo_msisdn_str_valid(id->msisdn);
+	default:
+		return false;
+	}
+}
+
+bool osmo_mslookup_service_valid(const char *service)
+{
+	return strlen(service) > 0;
+}
+
+/*! Write ID and ID type to a buffer.
+ * \param[out] buf  nul-terminated {id}.{id_type} string (e.g. "1234.msisdn") or
+* 		    "?.none" if the ID type is invalid.
+ * \returns amount of bytes written to buf.
+ */
+size_t osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf(char *buf, size_t buflen, const struct osmo_mslookup_id *id)
+{
+	struct osmo_strbuf sb = { .buf = buf, .len = buflen };
+	switch (id->type) {
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_IMSI:
+		OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, "%s", id->imsi);
+		break;
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_MSISDN:
+		OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, "%s", id->msisdn);
+		break;
+	default:
+		OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, "?");
+		break;
+	}
+	OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, ".%s", osmo_mslookup_id_type_name(id->type));
+	return sb.chars_needed;
+}
+
+/*! Same as osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf(), but return a talloc allocated string of sufficient size. */
+char *osmo_mslookup_id_name_c(void *ctx, const struct osmo_mslookup_id *id)
+{
+	OSMO_NAME_C_IMPL(ctx, 64, "ERROR", osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf, id)
+}
+
+/*! Same as osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf(), but directly return the char* (for printf-like string formats). */
+char *osmo_mslookup_id_name_b(char *buf, size_t buflen, const struct osmo_mslookup_id *id)
+{
+	int rc = osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf(buf, buflen, id);
+	if (rc < 0 && buflen)
+		buf[0] = '\0';
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/*! Write mslookup result string to buffer.
+ * \param[in] query  with the service, ID and ID type to be written to buf like a domain string, or NULL to omit.
+ * \param[in] result with the result code, IPv4/v6 and age to be written to buf or NULL to omit.
+ * \param[out] buf  result as flat string, which looks like the following for a valid query and result with IPv4 and v6
+ *                  answer: "sip.voice.1234.msisdn -> ipv4: 42.42.42.42:1337 -> ipv6: [1234:5678:9ABC::]:1338 (age=1)",
+ *                  the result part can also be " -> timeout" or " -> rc=5" depending on the result code.
+ * \returns amount of bytes written to buf.
+ */
+size_t osmo_mslookup_result_to_str_buf(char *buf, size_t buflen,
+				     const struct osmo_mslookup_query *query,
+				     const struct osmo_mslookup_result *result)
+{
+	struct osmo_strbuf sb = { .buf = buf, .len = buflen };
+	if (query) {
+		OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, "%s.", query->service);
+		OSMO_STRBUF_APPEND(sb, osmo_mslookup_id_name_buf, &query->id);
+	}
+	if (result && result->rc == OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NONE)
+		result = NULL;
+	if (result) {
+		if (result->rc != OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT) {
+			OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, " %s", osmo_mslookup_result_code_name(result->rc));
+		} else {
+			if (result->host_v4.ip[0]) {
+				OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, " -> ipv4: " OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT,
+						   OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT_ARGS(&result->host_v4));
+			}
+			if (result->host_v6.ip[0]) {
+				OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, " -> ipv6: " OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT,
+						   OSMO_SOCKADDR_STR_FMT_ARGS(&result->host_v6));
+			}
+			OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, " (age=%u)", result->age);
+		}
+		OSMO_STRBUF_PRINTF(sb, " %s", result->last ? "(last)" : "(not-last)");
+	}
+	return sb.chars_needed;
+}
+
+/*! Same as osmo_mslookup_result_to_str_buf(), but return a talloc allocated string of sufficient size. */
+char *osmo_mslookup_result_name_c(void *ctx,
+				  const struct osmo_mslookup_query *query,
+				  const struct osmo_mslookup_result *result)
+{
+	OSMO_NAME_C_IMPL(ctx, 64, "ERROR", osmo_mslookup_result_to_str_buf, query, result)
+}
+
+/*! Same as osmo_mslookup_result_to_str_buf(), but directly return the char* (for printf-like string formats). */
+char *osmo_mslookup_result_name_b(char *buf, size_t buflen,
+				  const struct osmo_mslookup_query *query,
+				  const struct osmo_mslookup_result *result)
+{
+	int rc = osmo_mslookup_result_to_str_buf(buf, buflen, query, result);
+	if (rc < 0 && buflen)
+		buf[0] = '\0';
+	return buf;
+}
+
+/*! Copy part of a string to a buffer and nul-terminate it.
+ * \returns 0 on success, negative on error.
+ */
+static int token(char *dest, size_t dest_size, const char *start, const char *end)
+{
+	int len;
+	if (start >= end)
+		return -10;
+	len = end - start;
+	if (len >= dest_size)
+		return -11;
+	strncpy(dest, start, len);
+	dest[len] = '\0';
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/*! Parse a string like "foo.moo.goo.123456789012345.msisdn" into service="foo.moo.goo", id="123456789012345" and
+ * id_type="msisdn", placed in a struct osmo_mslookup_query.
+ * \param q  Write parsed query to this osmo_mslookup_query.
+ * \param domain  Human readable domain string like "sip.voice.12345678.msisdn".
+ * \returns 0 on success, negative on error.
+ */
+int osmo_mslookup_query_init_from_domain_str(struct osmo_mslookup_query *q, const char *domain)
+{
+	const char *last_dot;
+	const char *second_last_dot;
+	const char *id_type;
+	const char *id;
+	int rc;
+
+	*q = (struct osmo_mslookup_query){};
+
+	if (!domain)
+		return -1;
+
+	last_dot = strrchr(domain, '.');
+
+	if (!last_dot)
+		return -2;
+
+	if (last_dot <= domain)
+		return -3;
+
+	for (second_last_dot = last_dot - 1; second_last_dot > domain && *second_last_dot != '.'; second_last_dot--);
+	if (second_last_dot == domain || *second_last_dot != '.')
+		return -3;
+
+	id_type = last_dot + 1;
+	if (!*id_type)
+		return -4;
+
+	q->id.type = get_string_value(osmo_mslookup_id_type_names, id_type);
+
+	id = second_last_dot + 1;
+	switch (q->id.type) {
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_IMSI:
+		rc = token(q->id.imsi, sizeof(q->id.imsi), id, last_dot);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+		if (!osmo_imsi_str_valid(q->id.imsi))
+			return -5;
+		break;
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_ID_MSISDN:
+		rc = token(q->id.msisdn, sizeof(q->id.msisdn), id, last_dot);
+		if (rc)
+			return rc;
+		if (!osmo_msisdn_str_valid(q->id.msisdn))
+			return -6;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -7;
+	}
+
+	return token(q->service, sizeof(q->service), domain, second_last_dot);
+}
+
+/*! @} */
diff --git a/src/mslookup/mslookup_client.c b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client.c
new file mode 100644
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client.c
@@ -0,0 +1,310 @@
+/* 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 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <osmocom/hlr/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/mslookup/mslookup_client.h>
+
+/*! Lookup client's internal data for a query. */
+struct osmo_mslookup_client {
+	struct llist_head lookup_methods;
+	struct llist_head requests;
+	uint32_t next_request_handle;
+};
+
+/*! Lookup client's internal data for a query.
+ * The request methods only get to see the query part, and result handling is done commonly for all request methods. */
+struct osmo_mslookup_client_request {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client *client;
+	uint32_t request_handle;
+
+	struct osmo_mslookup_query query;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_query_handling handling;
+	struct osmo_timer_list timeout;
+	bool waiting_min_delay;
+
+	struct osmo_mslookup_result result;
+};
+
+static struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *get_request(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client, uint32_t request_handle)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r;
+	if (!request_handle)
+		return NULL;
+	llist_for_each_entry(r, &client->requests, entry) {
+		if (r->request_handle == request_handle)
+			return r;
+	}
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+struct osmo_mslookup_client *osmo_mslookup_client_new(void *ctx)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client *client = talloc_zero(ctx, struct osmo_mslookup_client);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(client);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&client->lookup_methods);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&client->requests);
+	return client;
+}
+
+/*! Return whether any lookup methods are available.
+ * \param[in] client  Client to query.
+ * \return true when a client is present that has at least one osmo_mslookup_client_method registered.
+ */
+bool osmo_mslookup_client_active(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client)
+{
+	if (!client)
+		return false;
+	if (llist_empty(&client->lookup_methods))
+		return false;
+	return true;
+}
+
+static void _osmo_mslookup_client_method_del(struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method)
+{
+	if (method->destruct)
+		method->destruct(method);
+	llist_del(&method->entry);
+	talloc_free(method);
+}
+
+/*! Stop and free mslookup client and all registered lookup methods.
+ */
+void osmo_mslookup_client_free(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *m, *n;
+	if (!client)
+		return;
+	llist_for_each_entry_safe(m, n, &client->lookup_methods, entry) {
+		_osmo_mslookup_client_method_del(m);
+	}
+	talloc_free(client);
+}
+
+/*! Add an osmo_mslookup_client_method to service MS Lookup requests.
+ * Note, osmo_mslookup_client_method_del() will talloc_free() the method pointer, so it needs to be dynamically
+ * allocated.
+ * \param client  The osmo_mslookup_client instance to add to.
+ * \param method  A fully initialized method struct, allocated by talloc.
+ */
+void osmo_mslookup_client_method_add(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client,
+				     struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method)
+{
+	method->client = client;
+	llist_add_tail(&method->entry, &client->lookup_methods);
+}
+
+/*! \return false if the method was not listed, true if the method was listed, removed and talloc_free()d.
+ */
+bool osmo_mslookup_client_method_del(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client,
+				     struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *m;
+	llist_for_each_entry(m, &client->lookup_methods, entry) {
+		if (m == method) {
+			_osmo_mslookup_client_method_del(method);
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+	return false;
+}
+
+static void osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r, bool finish)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client *client = r->client;
+	uint32_t request_handle = r->request_handle;
+
+	r->result.last = finish;
+	r->handling.result_cb(r->client, r->request_handle, &r->query, &r->result);
+
+	/* Make sure the request struct is discarded.
+	 * The result_cb() may already have triggered a cleanup, so query by request_handle. */
+	if (finish)
+		osmo_mslookup_client_request_cancel(client, request_handle);
+}
+
+void osmo_mslookup_client_rx_result(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client, uint32_t request_handle,
+				    const struct osmo_mslookup_result *result)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *req = get_request(client, request_handle);
+
+	if (!req) {
+		LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_ERROR,
+		     "Internal error: Got mslookup result for a request that does not exist (handle %u)\n",
+		     req->request_handle);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	/* Ignore incoming results that are not successful */
+	if (result->rc != OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT)
+		return;
+
+	/* If we already stored an earlier successful result, keep that if its age is younger. */
+	if (req->result.rc == OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT
+	    && result->age >= req->result.age)
+		return;
+
+	req->result = *result;
+
+	/* If age == 0, it doesn't get any better, so return the result immediately. */
+	if (req->result.age == 0) {
+		osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(req, true);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (req->waiting_min_delay)
+		return;
+
+	osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(req, false);
+}
+
+static void _osmo_mslookup_client_request_cleanup(struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *m;
+	osmo_timer_del(&r->timeout);
+	llist_for_each_entry(m, &r->client->lookup_methods, entry) {
+		if (!m->request_cleanup)
+			continue;
+		m->request_cleanup(m, r->request_handle);
+	}
+	llist_del(&r->entry);
+	talloc_free(r);
+}
+
+static void timeout_cb(void *data);
+
+static void set_timer(struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r, unsigned long milliseconds)
+{
+	osmo_timer_setup(&r->timeout, timeout_cb, r);
+	osmo_timer_schedule(&r->timeout, milliseconds / 1000, (milliseconds % 1000) * 1000);
+}
+
+static void timeout_cb(void *data)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r = data;
+	if (r->waiting_min_delay) {
+		/* The initial delay has passed. See if it stops here, or whether the overall timeout continues. */
+		r->waiting_min_delay = false;
+
+		if (r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds <= r->handling.min_wait_milliseconds) {
+			/* It ends here. Return a final result. */
+			if (r->result.rc != OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT)
+				r->result.rc = OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NOT_FOUND;
+			osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(r, true);
+			return;
+		}
+
+		/* We continue to listen for results. If one is already on record, send it now. */
+		if (r->result.rc == OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT)
+			osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(r, false);
+
+		set_timer(r, r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds - r->handling.min_wait_milliseconds);
+		return;
+	}
+	/* The final timeout has passed, finish and clean up the request. */
+	switch (r->result.rc) {
+	case OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT:
+		/* If the rc == OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_RESULT, this result has already been sent.
+		 * Don't send it again, instead send an RC_NONE, last=true result. */
+		r->result.rc = OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NONE;
+		break;
+	default:
+		r->result.rc = OSMO_MSLOOKUP_RC_NOT_FOUND;
+		break;
+	}
+	osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(r, true);
+}
+
+/*! Launch a subscriber lookup with the provided query.
+ * A request is cleared implicitly when the handling->result_cb is invoked; if the quer->priv pointer becomes invalid
+ * before that, a request should be canceled by calling osmo_mslookup_client_request_cancel() with the returned
+ * request_handle. A request handle of zero indicates error.
+ * \return a nonzero request_handle that allows ending the request, or 0 on invalid query data. */
+uint32_t osmo_mslookup_client_request(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client,
+				      const struct osmo_mslookup_query *query,
+				      const struct osmo_mslookup_query_handling *handling)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *other;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *m;
+
+	if (!osmo_mslookup_service_valid(query->service)
+	    || !osmo_mslookup_id_valid(&query->id)) {
+		char buf[256];
+		LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_ERROR, "Invalid query: %s\n",
+		     osmo_mslookup_result_name_b(buf, sizeof(buf), query, NULL));
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	r = talloc_zero(client, struct osmo_mslookup_client_request);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(r);
+
+	/* A request_handle of zero means error, so make sure we don't use a zero handle. */
+	if (!client->next_request_handle)
+		client->next_request_handle++;
+	*r = (struct osmo_mslookup_client_request){
+		.client = client,
+		.query = *query,
+		.handling = *handling,
+		.request_handle = client->next_request_handle++,
+	};
+
+	if (!r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds)
+		r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds = r->handling.min_wait_milliseconds;
+	if (!r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds)
+		r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds = 1000;
+
+	/* Paranoia: make sure a request_handle exists only once, by expiring an already existing one. This is unlikely
+	 * to happen in practice: before we get near wrapping a uint32_t range, previous requests should long have
+	 * timed out or ended. */
+	llist_for_each_entry(other, &client->requests, entry) {
+		if (other->request_handle != r->request_handle)
+			continue;
+		osmo_mslookup_request_send_result(other, true);
+		/* we're sure it exists only once. */
+		break;
+	}
+
+	/* Now sure that the new request_handle does not exist a second time. */
+	llist_add_tail(&r->entry, &client->requests);
+
+	if (r->handling.min_wait_milliseconds) {
+		r->waiting_min_delay = true;
+		set_timer(r, r->handling.min_wait_milliseconds);
+	} else {
+		set_timer(r, r->handling.result_timeout_milliseconds);
+	}
+
+	/* Let the lookup implementations know */
+	llist_for_each_entry(m, &client->lookup_methods, entry) {
+		m->request(m, query, r->request_handle);
+	}
+	return r->request_handle;
+}
+
+/*! End or cancel a subscriber lookup. This *must* be invoked exactly once per osmo_mslookup_client_request() invocation,
+ * either after a lookup has concluded or to abort an ongoing lookup.
+ * \param[in] request_handle  The request_handle returned by an osmo_mslookup_client_request() invocation.
+ */
+void osmo_mslookup_client_request_cancel(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client, uint32_t request_handle)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_request *r = get_request(client, request_handle);
+	if (!r)
+		return;
+	_osmo_mslookup_client_request_cleanup(r);
+}
diff --git a/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_fake.c b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_fake.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..cae73f2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/mslookup/mslookup_client_fake.c
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+/* 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 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, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ */
+
+#include <osmocom/hlr/logging.h>
+#include <osmocom/mslookup/mslookup_client.h>
+#include <osmocom/mslookup/mslookup_client_fake.h>
+
+#include <string.h>
+
+/* Fake mslookup method */
+
+struct fake_lookup_state {
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client *client;
+	struct llist_head requests;
+	struct osmo_timer_list async_response_timer;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_fake_response *responses;
+	size_t responses_len;
+};
+
+struct fake_lookup_request {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+	uint32_t request_handle;
+	struct osmo_mslookup_query query;
+	struct timeval received_at;
+};
+
+/*! Args for osmo_timer_schedule: seconds and microseconds. */
+#define ASYNC_RESPONSE_PERIOD 0, (1e6 / 10)
+static void fake_lookup_async_response(void *state);
+
+static void fake_lookup_request(struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method,
+				const struct osmo_mslookup_query *query,
+				uint32_t request_handle)
+{
+	struct fake_lookup_state *state = method->priv;
+	char buf[256];
+	LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_DEBUG, "%s(%s)\n", __func__, osmo_mslookup_result_name_b(buf, sizeof(buf), query, NULL));
+
+	/* A real implementation would send packets to some remote server.
+	 * Here this is simulated: add to the list of requests, which fake_lookup_async_response() will reply upon
+	 * according to the test data listing the replies that the test wants to generate. */
+
+	struct fake_lookup_request *r = talloc_zero(method->client, struct fake_lookup_request);
+	*r = (struct fake_lookup_request){
+		.request_handle = request_handle,
+		.query = *query,
+	};
+	osmo_gettimeofday(&r->received_at, NULL);
+	llist_add_tail(&r->entry, &state->requests);
+}
+
+static void fake_lookup_request_cleanup(struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method,
+					uint32_t request_handle)
+{
+	struct fake_lookup_state *state = method->priv;
+
+	/* Tear down any state associated with this handle. */
+	struct fake_lookup_request *r;
+	llist_for_each_entry(r, &state->requests, entry) {
+		if (r->request_handle != request_handle)
+			continue;
+		llist_del(&r->entry);
+		talloc_free(r);
+		LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_DEBUG, "%s() ok\n", __func__);
+		return;
+	}
+	LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_DEBUG, "%s() FAILED\n", __func__);
+}
+
+static void fake_lookup_async_response(void *data)
+{
+	struct fake_lookup_state *state = data;
+	struct fake_lookup_request *req, *n;
+	struct timeval now;
+	char str[256];
+
+	osmo_gettimeofday(&now, NULL);
+
+	llist_for_each_entry_safe(req, n, &state->requests, entry) {
+		struct osmo_mslookup_fake_response *resp;
+
+		for (resp = state->responses;
+		     (resp - state->responses) < state->responses_len;
+		     resp++) {
+			struct timeval diff;
+
+			if (resp->sent)
+				continue;
+			if (osmo_mslookup_id_cmp(&req->query.id, &resp->for_id) != 0)
+				continue;
+			if (strcmp(req->query.service, resp->for_service) != 0)
+				continue;
+
+			timersub(&now, &req->received_at, &diff);
+			if (timercmp(&diff, &resp->time_to_reply, <))
+				continue;
+
+			/* It's time to reply to this request. */
+			LOGP(DMSLOOKUP, LOGL_DEBUG, "osmo_mslookup_client_rx_result(): %s\n",
+			     osmo_mslookup_result_name_b(str, sizeof(str), &req->query, &resp->result));
+			osmo_mslookup_client_rx_result(state->client, req->request_handle, &resp->result);
+			resp->sent = true;
+
+			/* The req will have been cleaned up now, so we must not iterate over state->responses anymore
+			 * with this req. */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	osmo_timer_schedule(&state->async_response_timer, ASYNC_RESPONSE_PERIOD);
+}
+
+struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *osmo_mslookup_client_add_fake(struct osmo_mslookup_client *client,
+								  struct osmo_mslookup_fake_response *responses,
+								  size_t responses_len)
+{
+	struct osmo_mslookup_client_method *method = talloc_zero(client, struct osmo_mslookup_client_method);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(method);
+
+	struct fake_lookup_state *state = talloc_zero(method, struct fake_lookup_state);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(state);
+	*state = (struct fake_lookup_state){
+		.client = client,
+		.responses = responses,
+		.responses_len = responses_len,
+	};
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&state->requests);
+
+	*method = (struct osmo_mslookup_client_method){
+		.name = "fake",
+		.priv = state,
+		.request = fake_lookup_request,
+		.request_cleanup = fake_lookup_request_cleanup,
+	};
+
+	osmo_timer_setup(&state->async_response_timer, fake_lookup_async_response, state);
+	osmo_mslookup_client_method_add(client, method);
+
+	osmo_timer_schedule(&state->async_response_timer, ASYNC_RESPONSE_PERIOD);
+	return method;
+}