diff --git a/openbsc/src/sgsn_vty.c b/openbsc/src/sgsn_vty.c
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+/*
+ * (C) 2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.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 <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+#include <netinet/in.h>
+#include <arpa/inet.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/sgsn.h>
+#include <openbsc/gprs_ns.h>
+
+#include <vty/command.h>
+#include <vty/vty.h>
+
+static struct sgsn_config *g_cfg = NULL;
+
+static struct cmd_node sgsn_node = {
+	SGSN_NODE,
+	"%s(sgsn)#",
+	1,
+};
+
+static int config_write_sgsn(struct vty *vty)
+{
+	struct in_addr ia;
+
+	vty_out(vty, "sgsn%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	if (g_cfg->nsip_listen_ip) {
+		ia.s_addr = htonl(g_cfg->nsip_listen_ip);
+		vty_out(vty, "  nsip local ip %s%s", inet_ntoa(ia),
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
+	}
+	vty_out(vty, "  nsip local port %u%s", g_cfg->nsip_listen_port,
+		VTY_NEWLINE);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(show_sgsn, show_sgsn_cmd, "show sgsn",
+      SHOW_STR "Display information about the SGSN")
+{
+	/* FIXME: iterate over list of NS-VC's and display their state */
+	struct gprs_ns_inst *nsi = g_cfg->nsi;
+	struct gprs_nsvc *nsvc;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(nsvc, &nsi->gprs_nsvcs, list) {
+		vty_out(vty, "NSEI %5u, NS-VC %5u, %s-mode, %s %s%s",
+			nsvc->nsei, nsvc->nsvci,
+			nsvc->remote_end_is_sgsn ? "BSS" : "SGSN",
+			nsvc->state & NSE_S_ALIVE ? "ALIVE" : "DEAD",
+			nsvc->state & NSE_S_BLOCKED ? "BLOCKED" : "UNBLOCKED",
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
+		if (nsvc->nsi->ll == GPRS_NS_LL_UDP)
+			vty_out(vty, "  remote peer %s:%u%s",
+				inet_ntoa(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_addr),
+				ntohs(nsvc->ip.bts_addr.sin_port), VTY_NEWLINE);
+	}
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_sgsn,
+      cfg_sgsn_cmd,
+      "sgsn",
+      "Configure the SGSN")
+{
+	vty->node = SGSN_NODE;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nsip_local_ip,
+      cfg_nsip_local_ip_cmd,
+      "nsip local ip A.B.C.D",
+      "Set the IP address on which we listen for BSS connects")
+{
+	struct in_addr ia;
+
+	inet_aton(argv[0], &ia);
+	g_cfg->nsip_listen_ip = ntohl(ia.s_addr);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(cfg_nsip_local_port,
+      cfg_nsip_local_port_cmd,
+      "nsip local port <0-65534>",
+      "Set the UDP port on which we listen for BSS connects")
+{
+	unsigned int port = atoi(argv[0]);
+
+	g_cfg->nsip_listen_port = port;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+
+
+
+int sgsn_vty_init(void)
+{
+	install_element(VIEW_NODE, &show_sgsn_cmd);
+
+	install_element(CONFIG_NODE, &cfg_sgsn_cmd);
+	install_node(&sgsn_node, config_write_sgsn);
+	install_default(SGSN_NODE);
+	install_element(SGSN_NODE, &cfg_nsip_local_ip_cmd);
+	install_element(SGSN_NODE, &cfg_nsip_local_port_cmd);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+int sgsn_parse_config(const char *config_file, struct sgsn_config *cfg)
+{
+	int rc;
+
+	g_cfg = cfg;
+	rc = vty_read_config_file(config_file);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Failed to parse the config file: '%s'\n", config_file);
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}