diff --git a/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_ratectr.h b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_ratectr.h
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+++ b/include/osmocom/mgcp/mgcp_ratectr.h
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+#pragma once
+
+/* NOTE: When adding counters, also the dump_ratectr_* routines in vty.c must be updated. */
+
+struct mgcp_ratectr_global {
+	/* Rate counter group which contains stats for generic MGCP events. */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *mgcp_general_ctr_group;
+};
+
+struct mgcp_ratectr_trunk {
+	/* Rate counter group which contains stats for processed CRCX commands. */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *mgcp_crcx_ctr_group;
+	/* Rate counter group which contains stats for processed MDCX commands. */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *mgcp_mdcx_ctr_group;
+	/* Rate counter group which contains stats for processed DLCX commands. */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *mgcp_dlcx_ctr_group;
+	/* Rate counter group which aggregates stats of individual RTP connections. */
+	struct rate_ctr_group *all_rtp_conn_stats;
+};
+
+int mgcp_ratectr_global_alloc(void *ctx, struct mgcp_ratectr_global *ratectr);
+int mgcp_ratectr_trunk_alloc(void *ctx, struct mgcp_ratectr_trunk *ratectr);