diff --git a/include/openbsc/mgcpgw_client.h b/include/openbsc/mgcpgw_client.h
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+++ b/include/openbsc/mgcpgw_client.h
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+#pragma once
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/linuxlist.h>
+
+enum mgcp_connection_mode;
+
+struct msgb;
+struct mgcpgw_client;
+struct vty;
+
+#define MGCPGW_CLIENT_LOCAL_ADDR_DEFAULT "0.0.0.0"
+#define MGCPGW_CLIENT_LOCAL_PORT_DEFAULT 0
+#define MGCPGW_CLIENT_REMOTE_ADDR_DEFAULT "127.0.0.1"
+#define MGCPGW_CLIENT_REMOTE_PORT_DEFAULT 2427
+
+#define MSGB_CB_MGCP_TRANS_ID 0
+
+typedef unsigned int mgcp_trans_id_t;
+
+struct mgcpgw_client_conf {
+	const char *local_addr;
+	int local_port;
+	const char *remote_addr;
+	int remote_port;
+};
+
+struct mgcp_response_head {
+       int response_code;
+       mgcp_trans_id_t trans_id;
+       const char *comment;
+};
+
+struct mgcp_response {
+	char *body;
+	struct mgcp_response_head head;
+	uint16_t audio_port;
+};
+
+/* Invoked when an MGCP response is received or sending failed.  When the
+ * response is passed as NULL, this indicates failure during transmission. */
+typedef void (* mgcp_response_cb_t )(struct mgcp_response *response, void *priv);
+
+struct mgcp_response_pending {
+	struct llist_head entry;
+
+	mgcp_trans_id_t trans_id;
+	mgcp_response_cb_t response_cb;
+	void *priv;
+};
+
+
+void mgcpgw_client_conf_init(struct mgcpgw_client_conf *conf);
+
+struct mgcpgw_client *mgcpgw_client_init(void *ctx,
+					 struct mgcpgw_client_conf *conf);
+int mgcpgw_client_connect(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp);
+
+const char *mgcpgw_client_remote_addr_str(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp);
+uint16_t mgcpgw_client_remote_port(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp);
+uint32_t mgcpgw_client_remote_addr_n(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp);
+
+unsigned int mgcpgw_client_next_endpoint(struct mgcpgw_client *client);
+
+int mgcp_response_parse_params(struct mgcp_response *r);
+
+int mgcpgw_client_tx(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp, struct msgb *msg,
+		     mgcp_response_cb_t response_cb, void *priv);
+
+struct msgb *mgcp_msg_crcx(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp,
+			   uint16_t rtp_endpoint, unsigned int call_id,
+			   enum mgcp_connection_mode mode);
+
+struct msgb *mgcp_msg_mdcx(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp,
+			   uint16_t rtp_endpoint, const char *rtp_conn_addr,
+			   uint16_t rtp_port, enum mgcp_connection_mode mode);
+
+void mgcpgw_client_vty_init(int node, struct mgcpgw_client_conf *conf);
+int mgcpgw_client_config_write(struct vty *vty, const char *indent);
+
+struct mgcp_response_pending * mgcpgw_client_pending_add(
+					struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp,
+					mgcp_trans_id_t trans_id,
+					mgcp_response_cb_t response_cb,
+					void *priv);
+int mgcpgw_client_rx(struct mgcpgw_client *mgcp, struct msgb *msg);