diff --git a/include/openbsc/db.h b/include/openbsc/db.h
index 9ce7181..61a3ac4 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/db.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/db.h
@@ -37,4 +37,8 @@
 int db_subscriber_alloc_tmsi(struct gsm_subscriber* subscriber);
 int db_subscriber_assoc_imei(struct gsm_subscriber* subscriber, char *imei);
 
+/* SMS store-and-forward */
+int db_sms_store(struct gsm_sms *sms);
+struct gsm_sms *db_sms_get_unsent(int min_id);
+int db_sms_mark_sent(struct gsm_sms *sms);
 #endif /* _DB_H */
diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_11.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_11.h
index 71f6c0c..12c607f 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_04_11.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_04_11.h
@@ -38,24 +38,110 @@
 	u_int8_t data[0];
 } __attribute__ ((packed));
 
+/* our own enum, not related to on-air protocol */
+enum sms_alphabet {
+	DCS_NONE,
+	DCS_7BIT_DEFAULT,
+	DCS_UCS2,
+	DCS_8BIT_DATA,
+};
+
 /* SMS submit PDU */
 struct sms_submit {
 	u_int8_t *smsc;
 	u_int8_t mti:2;
-	u_int8_t mms:1;
 	u_int8_t vpf:2;
+	u_int8_t msg_ref;
+	u_int8_t pid;
+	u_int8_t dcs;
+	u_int8_t *vp;
+	u_int8_t ud_len;
+	u_int8_t *user_data;
+
+	/* interpreted */
+	u_int8_t mms:1;
 	u_int8_t sri:1;
 	u_int8_t udhi:1;
 	u_int8_t rp:1;
-	u_int8_t msg_ref;
-	u_int8_t *dest_addr;
-	u_int8_t pid;
-	u_int8_t dcs;
-	u_int8_t vp;
-	u_int8_t ud_len;
-	u_int8_t *user_data;
+	enum sms_alphabet alphabet;
+	char dest_addr[20+1];	/* DA LV is 12 bytes max, i.e. 10 bytes BCD == 20 bytes string */
+	unsigned long validity_mins;
+	char decoded[256];
 };
 
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.1: TP-Message-Type-Indicator */
+#define GSM340_SMS_DELIVER_SC2MS	0x00
+#define GSM340_SMS_DELIVER_REP_MS2SC	0x00
+#define GSM340_SMS_STATUS_REP_SC2MS	0x02
+#define GSM340_SMS_COMMAND_MS2SC	0x02
+#define GSM340_SMS_SUBMIT_MS2SC		0x01
+#define GSM340_SMS_SUBMIT_REP_SC2MS	0x01
+#define GSM340_SMS_RESSERVED		0x03
+
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.2: TP-More-Messages-to-Send */
+#define GSM340_TP_MMS_MORE		0
+#define GSM340_TP_MMS_NO_MORE		1
+
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.3: TP-Validity-Period-Format */
+#define GSM340_TP_VPF_NONE		0
+#define GSM340_TP_VPF_RELATIVE		2
+#define GSM340_TP_VPF_ENHANCED		1
+#define GSM340_TP_VPF_ABSOLUTE		3
+
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.4: TP-Status-Report-Indication */
+#define GSM340_TP_SRI_NONE		0
+#define GSM340_TP_SRI_PRESENT		1
+
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.5: TP-Status-Report-Request */
+#define GSM340_TP_SRR_NONE		0
+#define GSM340_TP_SRR_REQUESTED		1
+
+/* GSM 03.40 / Chapter 9.2.3.9: TP-Protocol-Identifier */
+/* telematic interworking (001 or 111 in bits 7-5) */
+#define GSM340_TP_PID_IMPLICIT		0x00
+#define GSM340_TP_PID_TELEX		0x01
+#define GSM340_TP_PID_FAX_G3		0x02
+#define GSM340_TP_PID_FAX_G4		0x03
+#define GSM340_TP_PID_VOICE		0x04
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_ERMES		0x05
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_NATIONAL_PAGING	0x06
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_VIDEOTEX		0x07
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_UNSPEC	0x08
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_PSPDN	0x09
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_CSPDN	0x0a
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_PSTN	0x0b
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_ISDN	0x0c
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_TELETEX_UCI	0x0d
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_MSG_HANDLING	0x10
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_MSG_X400		0x11
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_EMAIL		0x12
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_GSM_MS		0x1f
+/* if bit 7 = 0 and bit 6 = 1 */
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_0	0
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_1	1
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_2	2
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_3	3
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_4	4
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_5	5
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_6	6
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_SMS_TYPE_7	7
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_RETURN_CALL_MSG	0x1f
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_ME_DATA_DNLOAD	0x3d
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_ME_DE_PERSONAL	0x3e
+#define GSM430_TP_PID_ME_SIM_DNLOAD	0x3f
+
+/* GSM 03.38 Chapter 4: SMS Data Coding Scheme */
+#define GSM338_DCS_00_
+
+#define GSM338_DCS_1110_7BIT		(0 << 2)
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_7BIT		(0 << 2)
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_8BIT_DATA	(1 << 2)
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_CLASS0		0
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_CLASS1_ME	1
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_CLASS2_SIM	2
+#define GSM338_DCS_1111_CLASS3_TE	3	/* See TS 07.05 */
+
+
 /* SMS deliver PDU */
 struct sms_deliver {
 	u_int8_t *smsc;
diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
index 84d33d2..614c63d 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_data.h
@@ -317,6 +317,17 @@
 	struct gsm_bts	bts[GSM_MAX_BTS+1];
 };
 
+#define SMS_HDR_SIZE	128
+#define SMS_TEXT_SIZE	256
+struct gsm_sms {
+	u_int64_t id;
+	struct gsm_subscriber *sender;
+	struct gsm_subscriber *receiver;
+
+	unsigned char header[SMS_HDR_SIZE];
+	char text[SMS_TEXT_SIZE];
+};
+
 struct gsm_network *gsm_network_init(unsigned int num_bts, enum gsm_bts_type bts_type,
 				     u_int16_t country_code, u_int16_t network_code);
 
diff --git a/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h b/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
index b5637c8..c468371 100644
--- a/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
+++ b/include/openbsc/gsm_utils.h
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 /*
  * (C) 2008 by Daniel Willmann <daniel@totalueberwachung.de>
  * (C) 2009 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2009 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
  *
  * All Rights Reserved
  *
@@ -26,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
 
-char *gsm_7bit_decode(u_int8_t *user_data, u_int8_t length);
-u_int8_t *gsm_7bit_encode(const char *data, u_int8_t *length);
+int gsm_7bit_decode(char *decoded, const u_int8_t *user_data, u_int8_t length);
+int gsm_7bit_encode(u_int8_t *result, const char *data);
 
 #endif