diff --git a/include/osmocom/msc/msc_t_remote.h b/include/osmocom/msc/msc_t_remote.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1705054
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+++ b/include/osmocom/msc/msc_t_remote.h
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#define LOG_MSC_T_REMOTE(MSC_T_REMOTE, LEVEL, FMT, ARGS ...) \
+		LOG_MSC_T_REMOTE_CAT(MSC_T_REMOTE, (MSC_T_REMOTE) ? (MSC_T_REMOTE)->c.ran->log_subsys : DMSC, LEVEL, FMT, ## ARGS)
+#define LOG_MSC_T_REMOTE_CAT(MSC_T_REMOTE, SUBSYS, LEVEL, FMT, ARGS ...) \
+		LOGPFSMSL((MSC_T_REMOTE) ? (MSC_T_REMOTE)->c.fi : NULL, SUBSYS, LEVEL, FMT, ## ARGS)
+#define LOG_MSC_T_REMOTE_CAT_SRC(MSC_T_REMOTE, SUBSYS, LEVEL, SRCFILE, LINE, FMT, ARGS ...) \
+		LOGPFSMSLSRC((MSC_T_REMOTE) ? (MSC_T_REMOTE)->c.fi : NULL, SUBSYS, LEVEL, SRCFILE, LINE, FMT, ## ARGS)
+
+struct msub;
+struct ran_infra;
+
+struct msc_t *msc_t_remote_alloc(struct msub *msub, struct ran_infra *ran,
+				 const uint8_t *remote_msc_name, size_t remote_msc_name_len);