diff --git a/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c b/openbsc/tests/bsc/bsc_test.c
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+/*
+ * BSC Message filtering
+ *
+ * (C) 2013 by sysmocom s.f.m.c. GmbH
+ * Written by Jacob Erlbeck <jerlbeck@sysmocom.de>
+ * (C) 2010-2013 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2010-2013 by On-Waves
+ *
+ * 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 <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc.h>
+#include <openbsc/osmo_msc_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_04_80.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_subscriber.h>
+
+#include <osmocom/core/application.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/backtrace.h>
+#include <osmocom/core/talloc.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <search.h>
+
+enum test {
+	TEST_SCAN_TO_BTS,
+	TEST_SCAN_TO_MSC,
+};
+
+/* GSM 04.08 MM INFORMATION test message */
+static uint8_t gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt[] = {
+	0x05, 0x32, 0x45, 0x08, 0x80, 0x4f, 0x77, 0xeb,
+	0x1a, 0xb6, 0x97, 0xe7, 0x47, 0x31, 0x90, 0x61,
+	0x11, 0x02, 0x73, 0x00,
+};
+
+static uint8_t gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_out[] = {
+	0x05, 0x32, 0x45, 0x08, 0x80, 0x4f, 0x77, 0xeb,
+	0x1a, 0xb6, 0x97, 0xe7, 0x47, 0x31, 0x90, 0x61,
+	0x11, 0x02, 0x73, 0x1a,
+};
+
+static uint8_t gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst[] = {
+	0x05, 0x32, 0x45, 0x08, 0x80, 0x4f, 0x77, 0xeb,
+	0x1a, 0xb6, 0x97, 0xe7, 0x47, 0x31, 0x90, 0x61,
+	0x11, 0x02, 0x73, 0x00, 0x49, 0x01, 0x00,
+};
+
+static uint8_t gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst_out[] = {
+	0x05, 0x32, 0x45, 0x08, 0x80, 0x4f, 0x77, 0xeb,
+	0x1a, 0xb6, 0x97, 0xe7, 0x47, 0x31, 0x90, 0x61,
+	0x11, 0x02, 0x73, 0x1a, 0x49, 0x01, 0x02,
+};
+
+struct test_definition {
+	const uint8_t *data;
+	const uint16_t length;
+	const int dir;
+	const int result;
+	const uint8_t *out_data;
+	const uint16_t out_length;
+	const char* params;
+	const int n_params;
+};
+
+static int get_int(const char *params, size_t nmemb, const char *key, int def, int *is_set)
+{
+	const char *kv = NULL;
+
+	kv = strstr(params, key);
+	if (kv) {
+		kv += strlen(key) + 1;
+		fprintf(stderr, "get_int(%s) -> %d\n", key, atoi(kv));
+		if (is_set)
+			*is_set = 1;
+	}
+
+	return kv ? atoi(kv) : def;
+}
+
+static const struct test_definition test_scan_defs[] = {
+	{
+		.data = gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst,
+		.length = ARRAY_SIZE(gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt),
+		.dir = TEST_SCAN_TO_BTS,
+		.result = 0,
+		.out_data = gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst_out,
+		.out_length = ARRAY_SIZE(gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_out),
+		.params = "tz_hr=-5 tz_mn=15 tz_dst=2",
+		.n_params = 3,
+	},
+	{
+		.data = gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst,
+		.length = ARRAY_SIZE(gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst),
+		.dir = TEST_SCAN_TO_BTS,
+		.result = 0,
+		.out_data = gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst_out,
+		.out_length = ARRAY_SIZE(gsm48_mm_info_nn_tzt_dst_out),
+		.params = "tz_hr=-5 tz_mn=15 tz_dst=2",
+		.n_params = 3,
+	},
+};
+
+static void test_scan(void)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	struct gsm_network *net;
+	struct gsm_bts *bts;
+	struct osmo_bsc_sccp_con *sccp_con;
+	struct osmo_msc_data *msc;
+	struct gsm_subscriber_connection *conn;
+
+	net = talloc_zero(NULL, struct gsm_network);
+	bts = talloc_zero(net, struct gsm_bts);
+	sccp_con = talloc_zero(net, struct osmo_bsc_sccp_con);
+	msc = talloc_zero(net, struct osmo_msc_data);
+	conn = talloc_zero(net, struct gsm_subscriber_connection);
+
+	bts->network = net;
+	sccp_con->msc = msc;
+	conn->bts = bts;
+	conn->sccp_con = sccp_con;
+
+	/* start testinh with proper messages */
+	printf("Testing BTS<->MSC message scan.\n");
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(test_scan_defs); ++i) {
+		const struct test_definition *test_def = &test_scan_defs[i];
+		int result;
+		struct msgb *msg = msgb_alloc(4096, "test-message");
+		int is_set = 0;
+
+		bts->tz.hr = get_int(test_def->params, test_def->n_params, "tz_hr", 0, &is_set);
+		bts->tz.mn = get_int(test_def->params, test_def->n_params, "tz_mn", 0, &is_set);
+		bts->tz.dst = get_int(test_def->params, test_def->n_params, "tz_dst", 0, &is_set);
+		bts->tz.override = get_int(test_def->params, test_def->n_params, "tz_dst", is_set ? 1 : 0, NULL);
+
+		printf("Going to test item: %d\n", i);
+		msg->l3h = msgb_put(msg, test_def->length);
+		memcpy(msg->l3h, test_def->data, test_def->length);
+
+		switch (test_def->dir) {
+		case TEST_SCAN_TO_BTS:
+			result = bsc_scan_msc_msg(conn, msg);
+			break;
+		case TEST_SCAN_TO_MSC:
+			result = bsc_scan_msc_msg(conn, msg);
+			break;
+		default:
+			abort();
+			break;
+		}
+
+		if (result != test_def->result) {
+			printf("FAIL: Not the expected result, got: %d wanted: %d\n",
+				result, test_def->result);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (msgb_l3len(msg) != test_def->out_length) {
+			printf("FAIL: Not the expected message size, got: %d wanted: %d\n",
+				msgb_l3len(msg), test_def->out_length);
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		if (memcmp(msgb_l3(msg), test_def->out_data, test_def->out_length) != 0) {
+			printf("FAIL: Not the expected message\n");
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+out:
+		msgb_free(msg);
+	}
+
+	talloc_free(net);
+}
+
+
+int main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+	osmo_init_logging(&log_info);
+
+	test_scan();
+
+	printf("Testing execution completed.\n");
+	return 0;
+}