diff --git a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm48.h b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm48.h
index e3a1def..a509a09 100644
--- a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm48.h
+++ b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm48.h
@@ -1,9 +1,18 @@
 #ifndef _OSMOCORE_GSM48_H
+#define _OSMOCORE_GSM48_H
 
 #include <osmocore/tlv.h>
 #include <osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h>
 #include <osmocore/gsm48_ie.h>
 
+/* A parsed GPRS routing area */
+struct gprs_ra_id {
+	uint16_t	mnc;
+	uint16_t	mcc;
+	uint16_t	lac;
+	uint8_t		rac;
+};
+
 extern const struct tlv_definition gsm48_att_tlvdef;
 const char *gsm48_cc_state_name(uint8_t state);
 const char *gsm48_cc_msg_name(uint8_t msgtype);
@@ -18,4 +27,7 @@
 int gsm48_mi_to_string(char *string, const int str_len,
 			const uint8_t *mi, const int mi_len);
 
+/* Parse Routeing Area Identifier */
+void gsm48_parse_ra(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, const uint8_t *buf);
+
 #endif
diff --git a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm_utils.h b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm_utils.h
index 195e865..51e9f2e 100644
--- a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm_utils.h
+++ b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/gsm_utils.h
@@ -87,5 +87,17 @@
 /* Convert from GSM time to frame number */
 uint32_t gsm_gsmtime2fn(struct gsm_time *time);
 
+/* GSM TS 03.03 Chapter 2.6 */
+enum gprs_tlli_tyoe {
+	TLLI_LOCAL,
+	TLLI_FOREIGN,
+	TLLI_RANDOM,
+	TLLI_AUXILIARY,
+	TLLI_RESERVED,
+};
+
+/* TS 03.03 Chapter 2.6 */
+int gprs_tlli_type(uint32_t tlli);
+
 void generate_backtrace();
 #endif
diff --git a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/Makefile.am b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/Makefile.am
index 6d8883e..557950e 100644
--- a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/Makefile.am
+++ b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-osmocore_proto_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h gsm_04_11.h gsm_04_80.h gsm_08_58.h gsm_12_21.h
+osmocore_proto_HEADERS = gsm_04_08.h gsm_04_11.h gsm_04_80.h gsm_08_58.h gsm_12_21.h gsm_08_08.h
 
 osmocore_protodir = $(includedir)/osmocore/protocol
diff --git a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h
index 47b98b2..1a112a0 100644
--- a/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h
+++ b/libosmocore/include/osmocore/protocol/gsm_04_08.h
@@ -735,10 +735,17 @@
 	GSM48_BCAP_RRQ_DUAL_FR	= 3,
 };
 
-
 #define GSM48_TMSI_LEN	5
 #define GSM48_MID_TMSI_LEN	(GSM48_TMSI_LEN + 2)
 #define GSM48_MI_SIZE 32
 
+/* Chapter 10.4.4.15 */
+struct gsm48_ra_id {
+	uint8_t digits[3];	/* MCC + MNC BCD digits */
+	uint16_t lac;		/* Location Area Code */
+	uint8_t rac;		/* Routing Area Code */
+} __attribute__ ((packed));
+
+
 
 #endif /* PROTO_GSM_04_08_H */
diff --git a/libosmocore/src/gsm48.c b/libosmocore/src/gsm48.c
index 783ff6a..7e51066 100644
--- a/libosmocore/src/gsm48.c
+++ b/libosmocore/src/gsm48.c
@@ -305,3 +305,24 @@
 
 	return str_cur - string;
 }
+
+void gsm48_parse_ra(struct gprs_ra_id *raid, const uint8_t *buf)
+{
+	raid->mcc = (buf[0] & 0xf) * 100;
+	raid->mcc += (buf[0] >> 4) * 10;
+	raid->mcc += (buf[1] & 0xf) * 1;
+
+	/* I wonder who came up with the stupidity of encoding the MNC
+	 * differently depending on how many digits its decimal number has! */
+	if ((buf[1] >> 4) == 0xf) {
+		raid->mnc = (buf[2] & 0xf) * 10;
+		raid->mnc += (buf[2] >> 4) * 1;
+	} else {
+		raid->mnc = (buf[2] & 0xf) * 100;
+		raid->mnc += (buf[2] >> 4) * 10;
+		raid->mnc += (buf[1] >> 4) * 1;
+	}
+
+	raid->lac = ntohs(*(uint16_t *)(buf + 3));
+	raid->rac = buf[5];
+}
diff --git a/libosmocore/src/gsm_utils.c b/libosmocore/src/gsm_utils.c
index 593dd5c..b392fd3 100644
--- a/libosmocore/src/gsm_utils.c
+++ b/libosmocore/src/gsm_utils.c
@@ -359,3 +359,18 @@
 	/* TS 05.02 Chapter 4.3.3 TDMA frame number */
 	return (51 * ((time->t3 - time->t2 + 26) % 26) + time->t3 + (26 * 51 * time->t1));
 }
+
+/* TS 03.03 Chapter 2.6 */
+int gprs_tlli_type(uint32_t tlli)
+{
+	if ((tlli & 0xc0000000) == 0xc0000000)
+		return TLLI_LOCAL;
+	else if ((tlli & 0xc0000000) == 0x80000000)
+		return TLLI_FOREIGN;
+	else if ((tlli & 0xf8000000) == 0x78000000)
+		return TLLI_RANDOM;
+	else if ((tlli & 0xf8000000) == 0x70000000)
+		return TLLI_AUXILIARY;
+
+	return TLLI_RESERVED;
+}