diff --git a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
index 195fd6a..2794d85 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libbsc/bsc_vty.c
@@ -1614,7 +1614,7 @@
 	struct gsm_bts *bts = vty->index;
 	int rc;
 
-	rc = gsm_set_bts_type(bts, parse_btstype(argv[0]));
+	rc = gsm_set_bts_type(bts, str2btstype(argv[0]));
 	if (rc < 0)
 		return CMD_WARNING;
 
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
index fd34793..8ec0be5 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data.c
@@ -90,16 +90,6 @@
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-const struct value_string bts_type_names[_NUM_GSM_BTS_TYPE+1] = {
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_UNKNOWN,	"unknown" },
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_BS11,	"bs11" },
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS,	"nanobts" },
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_RBS2000,	"rbs2000" },
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_NOKIA_SITE, "nokia_site" },
-	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_OSMOBTS,	"sysmobts" },
-	{ 0,			NULL }
-};
-
 const struct value_string bts_type_descs[_NUM_GSM_BTS_TYPE+1] = {
 	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_UNKNOWN,		"Unknown BTS Type" },
 	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_BS11,		"Siemens BTS (BS-11 or compatible)" },
@@ -110,16 +100,6 @@
 	{ 0,				NULL }
 };
 
-enum gsm_bts_type parse_btstype(const char *arg)
-{
-	return get_string_value(bts_type_names, arg);
-}
-
-const char *btstype2str(enum gsm_bts_type type)
-{
-	return get_value_string(bts_type_names, type);
-}
-
 struct gsm_bts_trx *gsm_bts_trx_by_nr(struct gsm_bts *bts, int nr)
 {
 	struct gsm_bts_trx *trx;
diff --git a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
index 387af70..156167d 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/libcommon/gsm_data_shared.c
@@ -51,6 +51,61 @@
 	gsm_abis_mo_reset(mo);
 }
 
+const struct value_string bts_attribute_names[] = {
+	OSMO_VALUE_STRING(BTS_TYPE_VARIANT),
+	OSMO_VALUE_STRING(BTS_SUB_MODEL),
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+enum bts_attribute str2btsattr(const char *s)
+{
+	return get_string_value(bts_attribute_names, s);
+}
+
+const char *btsatttr2str(enum bts_attribute v)
+{
+	return get_value_string(bts_attribute_names, v);
+}
+
+const struct value_string osmo_bts_variant_names[_NUM_BTS_VARIANT + 1] = {
+	{ BTS_UNKNOWN,		"unknown" },
+	{ BTS_OSMO_LITECELL15,	"osmo-bts-lc15" },
+	{ BTS_OSMO_OCTPHY,	"osmo-bts-octphy" },
+	{ BTS_OSMO_SYSMO,	"osmo-bts-sysmo" },
+	{ BTS_OSMO_TRX,		"omso-bts-trx" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+enum gsm_bts_type_variant str2btsvariant(const char *arg)
+{
+	return get_string_value(osmo_bts_variant_names, arg);
+}
+
+const char *btsvariant2str(enum gsm_bts_type_variant v)
+{
+	return get_value_string(osmo_bts_variant_names, v);
+}
+
+const struct value_string bts_type_names[_NUM_GSM_BTS_TYPE + 1] = {
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_UNKNOWN,		"unknown" },
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_BS11,		"bs11" },
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_NANOBTS,		"nanobts" },
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_RBS2000,		"rbs2000" },
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_NOKIA_SITE,	"nokia_site" },
+	{ GSM_BTS_TYPE_OSMOBTS,		"sysmobts" },
+	{ 0, NULL }
+};
+
+enum gsm_bts_type str2btstype(const char *arg)
+{
+	return get_string_value(bts_type_names, arg);
+}
+
+const char *btstype2str(enum gsm_bts_type type)
+{
+	return get_value_string(bts_type_names, type);
+}
+
 const struct value_string gsm_pchant_names[13] = {
 	{ GSM_PCHAN_NONE,	"NONE" },
 	{ GSM_PCHAN_CCCH,	"CCCH" },