diff --git a/include/openbsc/sms_queue.h b/include/openbsc/sms_queue.h
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+++ b/include/openbsc/sms_queue.h
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+#ifndef SMS_QUEUE_H
+#define SMS_QUEUE_H
+
+struct gsm_network;
+struct gsm_sms_queue;
+struct vty;
+
+int sms_queue_start(struct gsm_network *, int in_flight);
+int sms_queue_trigger(struct gsm_sms_queue *);
+
+/* vty helper functions */
+int sms_queue_stats(struct gsm_sms_queue *, struct vty* vty);
+int sms_queue_set_max_pending(struct gsm_sms_queue *, int max);
+int sms_queue_set_max_failure(struct gsm_sms_queue *, int fail);
+int sms_queue_clear(struct gsm_sms_queue *);
+
+#endif