diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
index 4f17e53..c472ec1 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/Makefile.am
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 	mgcp_client_vty.c \
 	mgcp_client_fsm.c \
 	mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.c \
+	mgcp_client_pool.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
 libosmo_mgcp_client_la_LDFLAGS = $(AM_LDFLAGS) -version-info $(MGCP_CLIENT_LIBVERSION)
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
index 9b6c133..2bed90f 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client.c
@@ -875,8 +875,9 @@
 
 /*! Initialize client connection (opens socket)
  *  \param[in,out] mgcp MGCP client descriptor.
+ *  \param[in] retry_n_ports number of consecutive local ports that should be used to retry on failure.
  *  \returns 0 on success, -EINVAL on error. */
-int mgcp_client_connect(struct mgcp_client *mgcp)
+int mgcp_client_connect2(struct mgcp_client *mgcp, unsigned int retry_n_ports)
 {
 	struct osmo_wqueue *wq;
 	int rc;
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@
 
 	osmo_fd_setup(&wq->bfd, -1, OSMO_FD_READ, osmo_wqueue_bfd_cb, mgcp, 0);
 
-	rc = init_socket(mgcp, 99);
+	rc = init_socket(mgcp, retry_n_ports);
 	if (rc < 0) {
 		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_FATAL,
 		     "Failed to initialize socket %s:%u -> %s:%u for MGCP GW: %s\n",
@@ -921,6 +922,35 @@
 	return rc;
 }
 
+/*! Initialize client connection (opens socket)
+ *  \param[in,out] mgcp MGCP client descriptor.
+ *  \returns 0 on success, -EINVAL on error. */
+int mgcp_client_connect(struct mgcp_client *mgcp)
+{
+	return mgcp_client_connect2(mgcp, 99);
+}
+
+/*! Terminate client connection
+ *  \param[in,out] mgcp MGCP client descriptor.
+ *  \returns 0 on success, -EINVAL on error. */
+void mgcp_client_disconnect(struct mgcp_client *mgcp)
+{
+	struct osmo_wqueue *wq;
+
+	if (!mgcp) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_FATAL, "MGCPGW client not initialized properly\n");
+		return;
+	}
+
+	wq = &mgcp->wq;
+	osmo_wqueue_clear(wq);
+	LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_INFO, "MGCP GW connection: %s -- closed!\n", osmo_sock_get_name2(wq->bfd.fd));
+	close(wq->bfd.fd);
+	wq->bfd.fd = -1;
+	if (osmo_fd_is_registered(&wq->bfd))
+		osmo_fd_unregister(&wq->bfd);
+}
+
 /*! Get the IP-Aaddress of the associated MGW as string.
  *  \param[in] mgcp MGCP client descriptor.
  *  \returns a pointer to the address string. */
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.c
index 0613e17..ea4c378 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_endpoint_fsm.c
@@ -216,6 +216,13 @@
 	return ci->mgcp_ci_str;
 }
 
+struct mgcp_client *osmo_mgcpc_ep_client(const struct osmo_mgcpc_ep *ep)
+{
+	if (!ep)
+		return NULL;
+	return ep->mgcp_client;
+}
+
 static struct value_string osmo_mgcpc_ep_fsm_event_names[33] = {};
 
 static char osmo_mgcpc_ep_fsm_event_name_bufs[32][32] = {};
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_fsm.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_fsm.c
index 3f33dc7..1a2b6d8 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_fsm.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_fsm.c
@@ -252,6 +252,18 @@
 	return mgcp_ctx->conn_id;
 }
 
+/* Get the mgcp_client that is used with this mgcp_client_fsm instance */
+struct mgcp_client *mgcp_conn_get_client(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi)
+{
+	struct mgcp_ctx *mgcp_ctx;
+
+	if (!fi)
+		return NULL;
+
+	mgcp_ctx = fi->priv;
+	return mgcp_ctx->mgcp;
+}
+
 static void mgw_crcx_resp_cb(struct mgcp_response *r, void *priv)
 {
 	struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi = priv;
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_pool.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_pool.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9311ac9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_pool.c
@@ -0,0 +1,186 @@
+/* (C) 2021 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH <info@sysmocom.de>
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * Author: Philipp Maier
+ *
+ * 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/mgcp_client/mgcp_client.h>
+#include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_internal.h>
+#include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_pool_internal.h>
+#include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_pool.h>
+#include <stddef.h>
+
+/*! Allocate MGCP client pool. This is called once on startup and before the pool is used with
+ *  mgcp_client_pool_vty_init(). Since the pool is linked with the VTY it must exist througout the entire runtime.
+ *  \param[in] talloc_ctx talloc context. */
+struct mgcp_client_pool *mgcp_client_pool_alloc(void *talloc_ctx)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool *pool;
+
+	pool = talloc_zero(talloc_ctx, struct mgcp_client_pool);
+	if (!pool)
+		return NULL;
+
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&pool->pool);
+
+	return pool;
+}
+
+/*! Initialize and connect an mcgp client pool.
+ *  \param[in,out] mgcp MGCP client pool descriptor.
+ *  \returns number of successfully initialized pool members. */
+unsigned int mgcp_client_pool_connect(struct mgcp_client_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+	unsigned int pool_members_initialized = 0;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member, &pool->pool, list) {
+
+		/* Initialize client */
+		pool_member->client = mgcp_client_init(pool_member, &pool_member->conf);
+		if (!pool_member->client) {
+			LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "MGW %u initialization failed\n", pool_member->nr);
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		/* Set backpointer so that we can detect later that this MGCP client is managed
+		 * by this pool. */
+		pool_member->client->pool = pool;
+
+		/* Connect client */
+		if (mgcp_client_connect2(pool_member->client, 0)) {
+			LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "MGW %u connect failed at (%s:%u)\n",
+			     pool_member->nr, pool_member->conf.remote_addr, pool_member->conf.remote_port);
+			talloc_free(pool_member->client);
+			pool_member->client = NULL;
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		pool_members_initialized++;
+	}
+
+	return pool_members_initialized;
+}
+
+/*! register a single mgcp_client instance to the pool.
+ *  \param[out] pool MGCP client pool descriptor.
+ *  \param[in] mgcp MGCP client descriptor. */
+void mgcp_client_pool_register_single(struct mgcp_client_pool *pool, struct mgcp_client *mgcp_client)
+{
+	/*! Some applications still support the non-pooled MGW VTY configuration variant provided by
+	 *  mgcp_client_vty_init(). If this is the case the mgcp_client instance created by mgcp_client_init()
+	 *  can be registered here so that it will appear as if it were part of the pool. When the user actively
+	 *  configures MGW pool members, the MGCP client registered here will be ignored. (The registration of
+	 *  multiple singe mgcp_client instances is not possible.) */
+	pool->mgcp_client_single = mgcp_client;
+}
+
+/* Not every pool member may have a functional MGCP client, we will run through the pool once until we meet a
+ * pool member that is suitable (has a client, is not blocked, has a low load). */
+static struct mgcp_client_pool_member *mgcp_client_pool_pick(struct mgcp_client_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member_picked = NULL;
+	unsigned int n_pool_members = llist_count(&pool->pool);
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member, &pool->pool, list) {
+		if (pool_member->blocked == false && pool_member->client) {
+			if (!pool_member_picked)
+				pool_member_picked = pool_member;
+			else if (pool_member_picked->refcount > pool_member->refcount)
+				pool_member_picked = pool_member;
+		} else {
+			LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "MGW pool has %u members -- MGW %u is unusable\n", n_pool_members,
+			     pool_member->nr);
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (pool_member_picked) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "MGW pool has %u members -- using MGW %u (active calls: %u)\n",
+		     n_pool_members, pool_member_picked->nr, pool_member_picked->refcount);
+		return pool_member_picked;
+	}
+
+	LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR,
+	     "MGW pool has %u members, but no functional MGW pool member found -- check configuration!\n",
+	     n_pool_members);
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*! get an MGCP client from the pool (increment reference counter).
+ *  \param[in,out] pool MGCP client pool descriptor.
+ *  \returns MGCP client descriptor, NULL if no member was found (empty pool). */
+struct mgcp_client *mgcp_client_pool_get(struct mgcp_client_pool *pool)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+
+	/*! When an MGCP client is taken from the pool it is still available for other calls. In fact only a reference
+	 *  counter is incremented to keep track on how many references to a specific MGCP client are currently used
+	 *  by the application code. */
+
+	/* When the pool is empty, return a single MGCP client if it is registered. */
+	if (llist_empty(&pool->pool) && pool->mgcp_client_single) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_DEBUG, "MGW pool is empty -- using (single) MGW\n");
+		return pool->mgcp_client_single;
+	}
+
+	/* Abort when the pool is empty */
+	if (llist_empty(&pool->pool)) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "MGW pool is empty -- no MGW available!\n");
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	/* Pick a suitable pool member */
+	pool_member = mgcp_client_pool_pick(pool);
+	if (pool_member) {
+		pool_member->refcount++;
+		return pool_member->client;
+	}
+
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+/*! put an MGCP client back into the pool (decrement reference counter).
+ *  \param[in,out] pool MGCP client pool descriptor.
+ *  \param[in] mgcp MGCP client descriptor.
+ *
+ * This function is able to detect automatically to which pool the mgcp_client belongs. If the mgcp_client does
+ * not belong to a pool at all, the function call will have no effect. */
+void mgcp_client_pool_put(struct mgcp_client *mgcp_client)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+	struct mgcp_client_pool *pool;
+
+	if (!mgcp_client)
+		return;
+
+	if (mgcp_client->pool)
+		pool = mgcp_client->pool;
+	else
+		return;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member, &pool->pool, list) {
+		if (pool_member->client == mgcp_client) {
+			if (pool_member->refcount == 0) {
+				LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "MGW %u has invalid refcount\n", pool_member->nr);
+				return;
+			}
+			pool_member->refcount--;
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
index 9b33eeb..68a3208 100644
--- a/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
+++ b/src/libosmo-mgcp-client/mgcp_client_vty.c
@@ -24,17 +24,36 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <talloc.h>
 
+#include <osmocom/vty/vty.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
 #include <osmocom/vty/misc.h>
 #include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
 
 #include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client.h>
 #include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_internal.h>
+#include <osmocom/mgcp_client/mgcp_client_pool_internal.h>
 
 #define MGW_STR MGCP_CLIENT_MGW_STR
 
-void *global_mgcp_client_ctx = NULL;
-struct mgcp_client_conf *global_mgcp_client_conf = NULL;
+/* Only common (non-pooled) VTY connands will use this talloc context. All
+ * pooled VTY commands will use the pool (global_mgcp_client_pool) as
+ * talloc context. */
+static void *global_mgcp_client_ctx = NULL;
+
+/* MGCP Client configuration used with mgcp_client_vty_init(). (This pointer
+ * points to user provided memory, so it cannot be used as talloc context.) */
+static struct mgcp_client_conf *global_mgcp_client_conf = NULL;
+
+/* Pointer to the MGCP pool that is managed by mgcp_client_pool_vty_init() */
+static struct mgcp_client_pool *global_mgcp_client_pool = NULL;
+
+struct mgcp_client_conf *get_mgcp_client_config(struct vty *vty)
+{
+	if (global_mgcp_client_pool && vty->node == global_mgcp_client_pool->vty_node->node)
+		return vty->index;
+	else
+		return global_mgcp_client_conf;
+}
 
 DEFUN(cfg_mgw_local_ip, cfg_mgw_local_ip_cmd,
       "mgw local-ip " VTY_IPV46_CMD,
@@ -42,8 +61,10 @@
       "local bind IPv4 address\n"
       "local bind IPv6 address\n")
 {
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
+
 	osmo_talloc_replace_string(global_mgcp_client_ctx,
-				   (char**)&global_mgcp_client_conf->local_addr,
+				   (char **)&conf->local_addr,
 				   argv[0]);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -57,7 +78,9 @@
       MGW_STR "local port to connect to MGW from\n"
       "local bind port\n")
 {
-	global_mgcp_client_conf->local_port = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
+
+	conf->local_port = atoi(argv[0]);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 ALIAS_DEPRECATED(cfg_mgw_local_port, cfg_mgcpgw_local_port_cmd,
@@ -71,9 +94,10 @@
       "remote IPv4 address\n"
       "remote IPv6 address\n")
 {
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
+
 	osmo_talloc_replace_string(global_mgcp_client_ctx,
-				   (char**)&global_mgcp_client_conf->remote_addr,
-				   argv[0]);
+				   (char **)&conf->remote_addr, argv[0]);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 ALIAS_DEPRECATED(cfg_mgw_remote_ip, cfg_mgcpgw_remote_ip_cmd,
@@ -86,7 +110,9 @@
       MGW_STR "remote port to reach the MGW at\n"
       "remote port\n")
 {
-	global_mgcp_client_conf->remote_port = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
+
+	conf->remote_port = atoi(argv[0]);
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 ALIAS_DEPRECATED(cfg_mgw_remote_port, cfg_mgcpgw_remote_port_cmd,
@@ -136,11 +162,12 @@
       MGW_STR "Set the domain name to send in MGCP messages, e.g. the part 'foo' in 'rtpbridge/*@foo'.\n"
       "Domain name, should be alphanumeric.\n")
 {
-	if (osmo_strlcpy(global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name, argv[0],
-			 sizeof(global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name))
-	    >= sizeof(global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name)) {
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
+
+	if (osmo_strlcpy(conf->endpoint_domain_name, argv[0], sizeof(conf->endpoint_domain_name))
+	    >= sizeof(conf->endpoint_domain_name)) {
 		vty_out(vty, "%% Error: 'mgw endpoint-domain' name too long, max length is %zu: '%s'%s",
-			sizeof(global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name) - 1, argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+			sizeof(conf->endpoint_domain_name) - 1, argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
@@ -155,9 +182,10 @@
 {
 	int rc;
 	struct reset_ep *reset_ep;
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
 
 	/* stop when the address is already in the list */
-	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &global_mgcp_client_conf->reset_epnames, list) {
+	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &conf->reset_epnames, list) {
 		if (strcmp(argv[0], reset_ep->name) == 0) {
 			vty_out(vty, "%% duplicate endpoint name configured ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
 			return CMD_WARNING;
@@ -182,7 +210,7 @@
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 	}
 
-	llist_add_tail(&reset_ep->list, &global_mgcp_client_conf->reset_epnames);
+	llist_add_tail(&reset_ep->list, &conf->reset_epnames);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -194,8 +222,9 @@
       "Endpoint name, e.g. 'rtpbridge/*' or 'ds/e1-0/s-3/su16-4'.\n")
 {
 	struct reset_ep *reset_ep;
+	struct mgcp_client_conf *conf = get_mgcp_client_config(vty);
 
-	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &global_mgcp_client_conf->reset_epnames, list) {
+	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &conf->reset_epnames, list) {
 		if (strcmp(argv[0], reset_ep->name) == 0) {
 			llist_del(&reset_ep->list);
 			talloc_free(reset_ep);
@@ -207,44 +236,48 @@
 	return CMD_WARNING;
 }
 
-int mgcp_client_config_write(struct vty *vty, const char *indent)
+static int config_write(struct vty *vty, const char *indent, struct mgcp_client_conf *conf)
 {
 	const char *addr;
 	int port;
 	struct reset_ep *reset_ep;
 
-	addr = global_mgcp_client_conf->local_addr;
+	addr = conf->local_addr;
 	if (addr)
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw local-ip %s%s", indent, addr,
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
-	port = global_mgcp_client_conf->local_port;
+	port = conf->local_port;
 	if (port >= 0)
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw local-port %u%s", indent,
 			(uint16_t)port, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
-	addr = global_mgcp_client_conf->remote_addr;
+	addr = conf->remote_addr;
 	if (addr)
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw remote-ip %s%s", indent, addr,
 			VTY_NEWLINE);
-	port = global_mgcp_client_conf->remote_port;
+	port = conf->remote_port;
 	if (port >= 0)
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw remote-port %u%s", indent,
 			(uint16_t)port, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
-	if (global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name[0])
+	if (conf->endpoint_domain_name[0])
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw endpoint-domain %s%s", indent,
-			global_mgcp_client_conf->endpoint_domain_name, VTY_NEWLINE);
+			conf->endpoint_domain_name, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
-	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &global_mgcp_client_conf->reset_epnames, list)
+	llist_for_each_entry(reset_ep, &conf->reset_epnames, list)
 		vty_out(vty, "%smgw reset-endpoint %s%s", indent, reset_ep->name, VTY_NEWLINE);
 
 	return CMD_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-void mgcp_client_vty_init(void *talloc_ctx, int node, struct mgcp_client_conf *conf)
+int mgcp_client_config_write(struct vty *vty, const char *indent)
+{
+	return config_write(vty, indent, global_mgcp_client_conf);
+}
+
+static void vty_init_common(void *talloc_ctx, int node)
 {
 	global_mgcp_client_ctx = talloc_ctx;
-	global_mgcp_client_conf = conf;
 
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgw_local_ip_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgw_local_port_cmd);
@@ -256,6 +289,13 @@
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgw_reset_ep_name_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgw_no_reset_ep_name_cmd);
 
+	osmo_fsm_vty_add_cmds();
+}
+
+void mgcp_client_vty_init(void *talloc_ctx, int node, struct mgcp_client_conf *conf)
+{
+	global_mgcp_client_conf = conf;
+
 	/* deprecated 'mgcpgw' commands */
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_local_ip_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_local_port_cmd);
@@ -264,5 +304,233 @@
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_endpoint_range_cmd);
 	install_lib_element(node, &cfg_mgcpgw_rtp_bts_base_port_cmd);
 
-	osmo_fsm_vty_add_cmds();
+	vty_init_common(talloc_ctx, node);
+}
+
+static int config_write_pool(struct vty *vty)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool *pool = global_mgcp_client_pool;
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+	unsigned int indent_buf_len = strlen(pool->vty_indent) + 1 + 1;
+	char *indent = talloc_zero_size(vty, indent_buf_len);
+
+	snprintf(indent, indent_buf_len, "%s ", pool->vty_indent);
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member, &pool->pool, list) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%smgw %u%s", pool->vty_indent, pool_member->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		config_write(vty, indent, &pool_member->conf);
+	}
+
+	talloc_free(indent);
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/* Lookup the selected MGCP client config by its reference number */
+static struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member_by_nr(unsigned int nr)
+{
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member = NULL;
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member_tmp;
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member_tmp, &global_mgcp_client_pool->pool, list) {
+		if (pool_member_tmp->nr == nr) {
+			pool_member = pool_member_tmp;
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return pool_member;
+}
+
+DEFUN_ATTR(cfg_mgw,
+	   cfg_mgw_cmd, "mgw <0-255>", "Select a MGCP client config to setup\n" "reference number", CMD_ATTR_IMMEDIATE)
+{
+	int nr = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+
+	pool_member = pool_member_by_nr(nr);
+	if (!pool_member) {
+		pool_member = talloc_zero(global_mgcp_client_pool, struct mgcp_client_pool_member);
+		OSMO_ASSERT(pool_member);
+		mgcp_client_conf_init(&pool_member->conf);
+		pool_member->nr = nr;
+		llist_add_tail(&pool_member->list, &global_mgcp_client_pool->pool);
+	}
+
+	vty->index = &pool_member->conf;
+	vty->index_sub = NULL;
+	vty->node = global_mgcp_client_pool->vty_node->node;
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN_ATTR(cfg_no_mgw,
+	   cfg_no_mgw_cmd,
+	   "no mgw <0-255>", "Select a MGCP client config to remove\n" "reference number", CMD_ATTR_IMMEDIATE)
+{
+	int nr = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+
+	pool_member = pool_member_by_nr(nr);
+	if (!pool_member) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% no such MGCP client configured ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure that there are no ongoing calls */
+	if (pool_member->refcount > 0) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% MGCP client (MGW %u) is still serving ongoing calls -- can't remove it now!%s",
+			pool_member->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	llist_del(&pool_member->list);
+	if (pool_member->client) {
+		mgcp_client_disconnect(pool_member->client);
+		talloc_free(pool_member->client);
+	}
+	talloc_free(pool_member);
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN_ATTR(mgw_reconnect, mgw_reconnect_cmd,
+	   "mgw <0-255> reconnect",
+	   MGW_STR "reconfigure and reconnect MGCP client\n", CMD_ATTR_IMMEDIATE)
+{
+	int nr = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member = NULL;
+
+	pool_member = pool_member_by_nr(nr);
+	if (!pool_member) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% no such MGCP client configured ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	/* Make sure that there are no ongoing calls */
+	if (pool_member->refcount > 0) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% MGCP client (MGW %u) is still serving ongoing calls -- can't reconnect it now!%s",
+			pool_member->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	/* Get rid of a possibly existing old MGCP client instance first */
+	if (pool_member->client) {
+		mgcp_client_disconnect(pool_member->client);
+		talloc_free(pool_member->client);
+	}
+
+	/* Create a new MGCP client instance with the current config */
+	pool_member->client = mgcp_client_init(pool_member, &pool_member->conf);
+	if (!pool_member->client) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "(manual) MGW %u initalization failed\n", pool_member->nr);
+		vty_out(vty, "%% MGCP client initalization failed ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	/* Set backpointer so that we can detect later that this MGCP client is managed by this pool. */
+	pool_member->client->pool = global_mgcp_client_pool;
+
+	/* Connect client */
+	if (mgcp_client_connect(pool_member->client)) {
+		LOGP(DLMGCP, LOGL_ERROR, "(manual) MGW %u connect failed at (%s:%u)\n",
+		     pool_member->nr, pool_member->conf.remote_addr, pool_member->conf.remote_port);
+		talloc_free(pool_member->client);
+		pool_member->client = NULL;
+		vty_out(vty, "%% MGCP client initalization failed ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN_ATTR(mgw_block, mgw_block_cmd,
+	   "mgw <0-255> block",
+	   MGW_STR "block MGCP client so that it won't be used for new calls\n", CMD_ATTR_IMMEDIATE)
+{
+	int nr = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member = NULL;
+
+	pool_member = pool_member_by_nr(nr);
+	if (!pool_member) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% no such MGCP client configured ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	pool_member->blocked = true;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN_ATTR(mgw_unblock, mgw_unblock_cmd,
+	   "mgw <0-255> unblock",
+	   MGW_STR "unblock MGCP client so that it will be available for new calls\n", CMD_ATTR_IMMEDIATE)
+{
+	int nr = atoi(argv[0]);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member = NULL;
+
+	pool_member = pool_member_by_nr(nr);
+	if (!pool_member) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%% no such MGCP client configured ('%s')%s", argv[0], VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_WARNING;
+	}
+
+	pool_member->blocked = false;
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+DEFUN(mgw_show, mgw_snow_cmd, "show mgw-pool", SHOW_STR "Display information about the MGW-Pool\n")
+{
+	vty_out(vty, "%% MGW-Pool:%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+	struct mgcp_client_pool_member *pool_member;
+
+	if (llist_empty(&global_mgcp_client_pool->pool) && global_mgcp_client_pool->mgcp_client_single) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%%  (pool is empty, single MGCP client will be used)%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_SUCCESS;
+	} else if (llist_empty(&global_mgcp_client_pool->pool)) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%%  (pool is empty)%s", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		return CMD_SUCCESS;
+	}
+
+	llist_for_each_entry(pool_member, &global_mgcp_client_pool->pool, list) {
+		vty_out(vty, "%%  MGW %u%s", pool_member->nr, VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out(vty, "%%   mgcp-client:   %s%s", pool_member->client ? "connected" : "disconnected",
+			VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out(vty, "%%   service:       %s%s", pool_member->blocked ? "blocked" : "unblocked", VTY_NEWLINE);
+		vty_out(vty, "%%   ongoing calls: %u%s", pool_member->refcount, VTY_NEWLINE);
+	}
+	return CMD_SUCCESS;
+}
+
+/*! Set up MGCP client VTY (pooled)
+ *  (called once at startup by the application process).
+ *  \param[in] parent_node identifier of the parent node on which the mgw node appears.
+ *  \param[in] mgw_node identifier that should be used with the newly installed MGW node.
+ *  \param[in] indent indentation string to match the indentation in the VTY config
+ *  \param[in] pool user provided memory to store the configured MGCP client (MGW) pool. */
+void mgcp_client_pool_vty_init(int parent_node, int mgw_node, const char *indent, struct mgcp_client_pool *pool)
+{
+	/* Never allow this function to be called twice on the same pool */
+	OSMO_ASSERT(!pool->vty_indent);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(!pool->vty_node);
+
+	pool->vty_indent = talloc_strdup(pool, indent);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(pool->vty_indent);
+	pool->vty_node = talloc_zero(pool, struct cmd_node);
+	OSMO_ASSERT(pool->vty_node);
+	pool->vty_node->node = mgw_node;
+	pool->vty_node->vtysh = 1;
+	pool->vty_node->prompt = talloc_strdup(pool->vty_node, "%s(config-mgw)# ");
+
+	install_lib_element(parent_node, &cfg_mgw_cmd);
+	install_lib_element(parent_node, &cfg_no_mgw_cmd);
+
+	install_node(pool->vty_node, config_write_pool);
+	vty_init_common(pool, mgw_node);
+
+	install_lib_element(ENABLE_NODE, &mgw_reconnect_cmd);
+	install_lib_element(ENABLE_NODE, &mgw_block_cmd);
+	install_lib_element(ENABLE_NODE, &mgw_unblock_cmd);
+
+	install_lib_element_ve(&mgw_snow_cmd);
+
+	global_mgcp_client_pool = pool;
 }