diff --git a/include/openbsc/chan_alloc.h b/include/openbsc/chan_alloc.h
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+++ b/include/openbsc/chan_alloc.h
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+#ifndef _CHAN_ALLOC_H
+#define _CHAN_ALLOC_H
+
+/* Special allocator for C0 of BTS */
+struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts_c0_alloc(struct gsm_bts *bts,
+				   enum gsm_phys_chan_config pchan);
+
+/* Regular physical channel allocator */
+struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts_alloc(struct gsm_bts *bts,
+				enum gsm_phys_chan_config pchan);
+
+/* Regular physical channel (TS) */
+void ts_free(struct gsm_bts_trx_ts *ts);
+
+
+/* Allocate a logical channel (SDCCH, TCH, ...) */
+struct gsm_lchan *lchan_alloc(struct gsm_bts *bts, enum gsm_chan_t type);
+
+/* Free a logical channel (SDCCH, TCH, ...) */
+void lchan_free(struct gsm_lchan *lchan);
+
+#endif /* _CHAN_ALLOC_H */