diff --git a/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am b/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3255ecf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/tests/abis/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+INCLUDES = $(all_includes) -I$(top_srcdir)/include
+AM_CFLAGS=-Wall -ggdb3 $(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) $(COVERAGE_CFLAGS)
+
+EXTRA_DIST = abis_test.ok
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS = abis_test
+
+abis_test_SOURCES = abis_test.c
+
+abis_test_LDADD = \
+		$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
+		$(top_builddir)/src/libcommon/libcommon.a \
+		$(top_builddir)/src/libbsc/libbsc.a \
+		$(top_builddir)/src/libtrau/libtrau.a \
+		$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) $(LIBOSMOABIS_LIBS) \
+		$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS)
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.c b/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a2f6a05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.c
@@ -0,0 +1,118 @@
+/*
+ * (C) 2012 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * 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 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/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/utils.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/abis_nm.h>
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
+
+static const uint8_t simple_config[] = {
+	/*0, 13, */
+	66, 18, 0, 3, 1, 2, 3, 19, 0, 3, 3, 4, 5,
+};
+
+static const uint8_t dual_config[] = {
+	/*0, 26, */
+	66, 18, 0, 3, 1, 2, 3, 19, 0, 3, 3, 4, 5,
+	66, 18, 0, 3, 9, 7, 5, 19, 0, 3, 6, 7, 8,
+};
+
+static void test_simple_sw_config(void)
+{
+	struct abis_nm_sw_descr descr[1];
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = abis_nm_parse_sw_config(simple_config, ARRAY_SIZE(simple_config),
+				&descr[0], ARRAY_SIZE(descr));
+	if (rc != 1) {
+		printf("FAILED to parse the File Id/File version\n");
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	if (descr[0].len != 13) {
+		printf("WRONG SIZE: %d\n", descr[0].len);
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	printf("Start: %u len: %zu\n", descr[0].start - simple_config, descr[0].len);
+	printf("file_id:  %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[0].file_id, descr[0].file_id_len));
+	printf("file_ver: %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[0].file_ver, descr[0].file_ver_len));
+}
+
+static void test_simple_sw_short(void)
+{
+	struct abis_nm_sw_descr descr[1];
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 1; i < ARRAY_SIZE(simple_config); ++i) {
+		int rc = abis_nm_parse_sw_config(simple_config,
+				ARRAY_SIZE(simple_config) - i, &descr[0],
+				ARRAY_SIZE(descr));
+		if (rc >= 1) {
+			printf("SHOULD not have parsed: %d\n", rc);
+			abort();
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+static void test_dual_sw_config(void)
+{
+	struct abis_nm_sw_descr descr[2];
+	int rc;
+
+	rc = abis_nm_parse_sw_config(dual_config, ARRAY_SIZE(dual_config),
+				&descr[0], ARRAY_SIZE(descr));
+	if (rc != 2) {
+		printf("FAILED to parse the File Id/File version\n");
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	if (descr[0].len != 13) {
+		printf("WRONG SIZE0: %d\n", descr[0].len);
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	if (descr[1].len != 13) {
+		printf("WRONG SIZE1: %d\n", descr[1].len);
+		abort();
+	}
+
+	printf("Start: %u len: %zu\n", descr[0].start - dual_config, descr[0].len);
+	printf("file_id:  %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[0].file_id, descr[0].file_id_len));
+	printf("file_ver: %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[0].file_ver, descr[0].file_ver_len));
+
+	printf("Start: %u len: %zu\n", descr[1].start - dual_config, descr[1].len);
+	printf("file_id:  %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[1].file_id, descr[1].file_id_len));
+	printf("file_ver: %s\n", osmo_hexdump(descr[1].file_ver, descr[1].file_ver_len));
+}
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
+	test_simple_sw_config();
+	test_simple_sw_short();
+	test_dual_sw_config();
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+}
diff --git a/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.ok b/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.ok
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6401988
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/tests/abis/abis_test.ok
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Start: 0 len: 13
+file_id:  01 02 03
+file_ver: 03 04 05
+Start: 13 len: 26
+file_id:  01 02 03
+file_ver: 03 04 05
+Start: 26 len: 13
+file_id:  09 07 05
+file_ver: 06 07 08