diff --git a/src/Makefile.am b/src/Makefile.am
index e4c7544..53b2903 100644
--- a/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/Makefile.am
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@
 		trau_frame.c paging.c
 bsc_hack_LDADD = -ldl -ldbi
 
-bs11_config_SOURCES = bs11_config.c abis_nm.c gsm_data.c msgb.c debug.c select.c timer.c
+bs11_config_SOURCES = bs11_config.c abis_nm.c gsm_data.c msgb.c debug.c select.c timer.c rs232.c
diff --git a/src/bs11_config.c b/src/bs11_config.c
index af73d23..e2916ab 100644
--- a/src/bs11_config.c
+++ b/src/bs11_config.c
@@ -29,7 +29,6 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <getopt.h>
 #include <fcntl.h>
-#include <termios.h>
 #include <signal.h>
 
 #include <sys/types.h>
@@ -68,18 +67,8 @@
 
 static const u_int8_t too_fast[] = { 0x12, 0x80, 0x00, 0x00, 0x02, 0x02 };
 
-struct serial_handle {
-	struct bsc_fd fd;
-	struct llist_head tx_queue;
 
-	struct msgb *rx_msg;
-	unsigned int rxmsg_bytes_missing;
-};
-
-/* FIXME: this needs to go */
-static struct serial_handle _ser_handle, *ser_handle = &_ser_handle;
-
-static int handle_serial_msg(struct msgb *rx_msg);
+int handle_serial_msg(struct msgb *rx_msg);
 
 static int create_trx1_objects(struct gsm_bts *bts)
 {
@@ -133,158 +122,10 @@
 static char *fname_safety = "BTSBMC76.SWI";
 static char *fname_software = "HS011106.SWL";
 static int delay_ms = 0;
-static int serial_fd = -1;
 static int have_trx1 = 0;
 static int win_size = 8;
 static struct gsm_bts *g_bts;
 
-/* adaption layer from GSM 08.59 + 12.21 to RS232 */
-
-#define LAPD_HDR_LEN	10
-
-/* callback from abis_nm */
-int _abis_nm_sendmsg(struct msgb *msg)
-{
-	struct serial_handle *sh = ser_handle;
-	u_int8_t *lapd;
-	unsigned int len;
-
-	msg->l2h = msg->data;
-
-	/* prepend LAPD header */
-	lapd = msgb_push(msg, LAPD_HDR_LEN);
-
-	len = msg->len - 2;
-
-	lapd[0] = (len >> 8) & 0xff;
-	lapd[1] = len & 0xff; /* length of bytes startign at lapd[2] */
-	lapd[2] = 0x00;
-	lapd[3] = 0x07;
-	lapd[4] = 0x01;
-	lapd[5] = 0x3e;
-	lapd[6] = 0x00;
-	lapd[7] = 0x00;
-	lapd[8] = msg->len - 10; /* length of bytes starting at lapd[10] */
-	lapd[9] = lapd[8] ^ 0x38;
-
-	msgb_enqueue(&sh->tx_queue, msg);
-	sh->fd.when |= BSC_FD_WRITE;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-/* select.c callback in case we can write to the RS232 */
-static int handle_ser_write(struct bsc_fd *bfd)
-{
-	struct serial_handle *sh = bfd->data;
-	struct msgb *msg;
-	int written;
-
-	msg = msgb_dequeue(&sh->tx_queue);
-	if (!msg) {
-		bfd->when &= ~BSC_FD_WRITE;
-		return 0;
-	}
-
-	fprintf(stdout, "TX: ");
-	hexdump(msg->data, msg->len);
-
-	/* send over serial line */
-	written = write(serial_fd, msg->data, msg->len);
-	if (written < msg->len) {
-		perror("short write:");
-		msgb_free(msg);
-		return -1;
-	}
-
-	msgb_free(msg);
-	usleep(delay_ms*1000);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-#define SERIAL_ALLOC_SIZE	300
-
-/* select.c callback in case we can read from the RS232 */
-static int handle_ser_read(struct bsc_fd *bfd)
-{
-	struct serial_handle *sh = bfd->data;
-	struct msgb *msg;
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (!sh->rx_msg) {
-		sh->rx_msg = msgb_alloc(SERIAL_ALLOC_SIZE);
-		sh->rx_msg->l2h = NULL;
-	}
-	msg = sh->rx_msg;
-
-	/* first read two byes to obtain length */
-	if (msg->len < 2) {
-		rc = read(sh->fd.fd, msg->tail, 2 - msg->len);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			perror("ERROR reading from serial port");
-			msgb_free(msg);
-			return rc;
-		}
-		msgb_put(msg, rc);
-
-		if (msg->len >= 2) {
-			/* parse LAPD payload length */
-			if (msg->data[0] != 0)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Suspicious header byte 0: 0x%02x\n",
-					msg->data[0]);
-
-			sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing = msg->data[0] << 8;
-			sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing += msg->data[1];
-
-			if (sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing < LAPD_HDR_LEN -2)
-				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid length in hdr: %u\n",
-					sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing);
-		}
-	} else { 
-		/* try to read as many of the missing bytes as are available */
-		rc = read(sh->fd.fd, msg->tail, sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing);
-		if (rc < 0) {
-			perror("ERROR reading from serial port");
-			msgb_free(msg);
-			return rc;
-		}
-		msgb_put(msg, rc);
-		sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing -= rc;
-
-		if (sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing == 0) {
-			/* we have one complete message now */
-			sh->rx_msg = NULL;
-
-			if (msg->len > LAPD_HDR_LEN)
-				msg->l2h = msg->data + LAPD_HDR_LEN;
-
-			fprintf(stdout, "RX: ");
-			hexdump(msg->data, msg->len);
-			rc = handle_serial_msg(msg);
-		}
-	}
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
-/* select.c callback */
-static int serial_fd_cb(struct bsc_fd *bfd, unsigned int what)
-{
-	int rc = 0;
-
-	if (what & BSC_FD_READ)
-		rc = handle_ser_read(bfd);
-
-	if (rc < 0)
-		return rc;
-
-	if (what & BSC_FD_WRITE)
-		rc = handle_ser_write(bfd);
-
-	return rc;
-}
-
 static int file_is_readable(const char *fname)
 {
 	int rc;
@@ -374,12 +215,13 @@
 	enum abis_bs11_phase phase = st->phase;
 
 	printf("T-Link: %-9s Abis-link: %-9s MBCCU0: %-11s MBCCU1: %-11s PHASE: %u SUBPHASE: ",
-		linkstate_name(st->t_link), linkstate_name(st->abis_link),
+		linkstate_name(st->abis_link >> 4), linkstate_name(st->abis_link & 0xf),
 		mbccu_load_name(st->mbccu >> 4), mbccu_load_name(st->mbccu & 0xf),
 		phase & 0xf);
 
 	switch (phase) {
 	case BS11_STATE_WARM_UP:
+	case BS11_STATE_WARM_UP_2:
 		printf("Warm Up...\n");
 		break;
 	case BS11_STATE_LOAD_SMU_SAFETY:
@@ -469,13 +311,14 @@
 }
 
 /* handle a fully-received message/packet from the RS232 port */
-static int handle_serial_msg(struct msgb *rx_msg)
+int handle_serial_msg(struct msgb *rx_msg)
 {
 	struct abis_om_hdr *oh;
 	struct abis_om_fom_hdr *foh;
 	struct abis_nm_bs11_state *st;
 	int rc = -1;
 
+#if 0
 	if (rx_msg->len < LAPD_HDR_LEN
 			  + sizeof(struct abis_om_fom_hdr)
 			  + sizeof(struct abis_om_hdr)) {
@@ -488,6 +331,7 @@
 		} else
 			fprintf(stderr, "unknown BS11 message\n");
 	}
+#endif
 
 	oh = (struct abis_om_hdr *) msgb_l2(rx_msg);
 	foh = (struct abis_om_fom_hdr *) oh->data;
@@ -612,37 +456,10 @@
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct gsm_network *gsmnet;
-	struct termios tio;
 	int rc;
 
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
 
-	serial_fd = open(serial_port, O_RDWR);
-	if (serial_fd < 0) {
-		perror("cannot open serial port:");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
-	/* set baudrate */
-	rc = tcgetattr(serial_fd, &tio);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		perror("tcgetattr()");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-	cfsetispeed(&tio, B19200);
-	cfsetospeed(&tio, B19200);
-	tio.c_cflag |=  (CREAD | CLOCAL | CS8);
-	tio.c_cflag &= ~(PARENB | CSTOPB | CSIZE | CRTSCTS);
-	tio.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
-	tio.c_iflag |=  (INPCK | ISTRIP);
-	tio.c_iflag &= ~(ISTRIP | IXON | IXOFF | IGNBRK | INLCR | ICRNL | IGNCR);
-	tio.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
-	rc = tcsetattr(serial_fd, TCSADRAIN, &tio);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		perror("tcsetattr()");
-		exit(1);
-	}
-
 	gsmnet = gsm_network_init(1, 1, 1);
 	if (!gsmnet) {
 		fprintf(stderr, "Unable to allocate gsm network\n");
@@ -650,17 +467,7 @@
 	}
 	g_bts = &gsmnet->bts[0];
 
-	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&ser_handle->tx_queue);
-	ser_handle->fd.fd = serial_fd;
-	ser_handle->fd.when = BSC_FD_READ;
-	ser_handle->fd.cb = serial_fd_cb;
-	ser_handle->fd.data = ser_handle;
-	rc = bsc_register_fd(&ser_handle->fd);
-	if (rc < 0) {
-		fprintf(stderr, "could not register FD: %s\n",
-			strerror(rc));
-		exit(1);
-	}
+	rs232_setup(serial_port, delay_ms);
 
 	signal(SIGINT, &signal_handler);
 
@@ -673,6 +480,5 @@
 
 	abis_nm_bs11_factory_logon(g_bts, 0);
 
-	close(serial_fd);
 	exit(0);
 }
diff --git a/src/rs232.c b/src/rs232.c
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..90e8818
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/rs232.c
@@ -0,0 +1,245 @@
+/* OpenBSC BS-11 T-Link interface using POSIX serial port */
+
+/* (C) 2008-2009 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 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 General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ *
+ */
+
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <errno.h>
+#include <string.h>
+#include <termios.h>
+#include <fcntl.h>
+
+#include <openbsc/select.h>
+#include <openbsc/msgb.h>
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+
+/* adaption layer from GSM 08.59 + 12.21 to RS232 */
+
+struct serial_handle {
+	struct bsc_fd fd;
+	struct llist_head tx_queue;
+
+	struct msgb *rx_msg;
+	unsigned int rxmsg_bytes_missing;
+
+	unsigned int delay_ms;
+};
+
+/* FIXME: this needs to go */
+static struct serial_handle _ser_handle, *ser_handle = &_ser_handle;
+
+#define LAPD_HDR_LEN	10
+
+/* callback from abis_nm */
+int _abis_nm_sendmsg(struct msgb *msg)
+{
+	struct serial_handle *sh = ser_handle;
+	u_int8_t *lapd;
+	unsigned int len;
+
+	msg->l2h = msg->data;
+
+	/* prepend LAPD header */
+	lapd = msgb_push(msg, LAPD_HDR_LEN);
+
+	len = msg->len - 2;
+
+	lapd[0] = (len >> 8) & 0xff;
+	lapd[1] = len & 0xff; /* length of bytes startign at lapd[2] */
+	lapd[2] = 0x00;
+	lapd[3] = 0x07;
+	lapd[4] = 0x01;
+	lapd[5] = 0x3e;
+	lapd[6] = 0x00;
+	lapd[7] = 0x00;
+	lapd[8] = msg->len - 10; /* length of bytes starting at lapd[10] */
+	lapd[9] = lapd[8] ^ 0x38;
+
+	msgb_enqueue(&sh->tx_queue, msg);
+	sh->fd.when |= BSC_FD_WRITE;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/* select.c callback in case we can write to the RS232 */
+static int handle_ser_write(struct bsc_fd *bfd)
+{
+	struct serial_handle *sh = bfd->data;
+	struct msgb *msg;
+	int written;
+
+	msg = msgb_dequeue(&sh->tx_queue);
+	if (!msg) {
+		bfd->when &= ~BSC_FD_WRITE;
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	if (debug_mask & DMI) {
+		fprintf(stdout, "RS232 TX: ");
+		hexdump(msg->data, msg->len);
+	}
+
+	/* send over serial line */
+	written = write(bfd->fd, msg->data, msg->len);
+	if (written < msg->len) {
+		perror("short write:");
+		msgb_free(msg);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	msgb_free(msg);
+	usleep(sh->delay_ms*1000);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+#define SERIAL_ALLOC_SIZE	300
+
+/* select.c callback in case we can read from the RS232 */
+static int handle_ser_read(struct bsc_fd *bfd)
+{
+	struct serial_handle *sh = bfd->data;
+	struct msgb *msg;
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (!sh->rx_msg) {
+		sh->rx_msg = msgb_alloc(SERIAL_ALLOC_SIZE);
+		sh->rx_msg->l2h = NULL;
+	}
+	msg = sh->rx_msg;
+
+	/* first read two byes to obtain length */
+	if (msg->len < 2) {
+		rc = read(sh->fd.fd, msg->tail, 2 - msg->len);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			perror("ERROR reading from serial port");
+			msgb_free(msg);
+			return rc;
+		}
+		msgb_put(msg, rc);
+
+		if (msg->len >= 2) {
+			/* parse LAPD payload length */
+			if (msg->data[0] != 0)
+				fprintf(stderr, "Suspicious header byte 0: 0x%02x\n",
+					msg->data[0]);
+
+			sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing = msg->data[0] << 8;
+			sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing += msg->data[1];
+
+			if (sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing < LAPD_HDR_LEN -2)
+				fprintf(stderr, "Invalid length in hdr: %u\n",
+					sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing);
+		}
+	} else { 
+		/* try to read as many of the missing bytes as are available */
+		rc = read(sh->fd.fd, msg->tail, sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing);
+		if (rc < 0) {
+			perror("ERROR reading from serial port");
+			msgb_free(msg);
+			return rc;
+		}
+		msgb_put(msg, rc);
+		sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing -= rc;
+
+		if (sh->rxmsg_bytes_missing == 0) {
+			/* we have one complete message now */
+			sh->rx_msg = NULL;
+
+			if (msg->len > LAPD_HDR_LEN)
+				msg->l2h = msg->data + LAPD_HDR_LEN;
+
+			if (debug_mask & DMI) {
+				fprintf(stdout, "RS232 RX: ");
+				hexdump(msg->data, msg->len);
+			}
+			rc = handle_serial_msg(msg);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+/* select.c callback */
+static int serial_fd_cb(struct bsc_fd *bfd, unsigned int what)
+{
+	int rc = 0;
+
+	if (what & BSC_FD_READ)
+		rc = handle_ser_read(bfd);
+
+	if (rc < 0)
+		return rc;
+
+	if (what & BSC_FD_WRITE)
+		rc = handle_ser_write(bfd);
+
+	return rc;
+}
+
+int rs232_setup(const char *serial_port, unsigned int delay_ms)
+{
+	int rc, serial_fd;
+	struct termios tio;
+
+	serial_fd = open(serial_port, O_RDWR);
+	if (serial_fd < 0) {
+		perror("cannot open serial port:");
+		return serial_fd;
+	}
+
+	/* set baudrate */
+	rc = tcgetattr(serial_fd, &tio);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		perror("tcgetattr()");
+		return rc;
+	}
+	cfsetispeed(&tio, B19200);
+	cfsetospeed(&tio, B19200);
+	tio.c_cflag |=  (CREAD | CLOCAL | CS8);
+	tio.c_cflag &= ~(PARENB | CSTOPB | CSIZE | CRTSCTS);
+	tio.c_lflag &= ~(ICANON | ECHO | ECHOE | ISIG);
+	tio.c_iflag |=  (INPCK | ISTRIP);
+	tio.c_iflag &= ~(ISTRIP | IXON | IXOFF | IGNBRK | INLCR | ICRNL | IGNCR);
+	tio.c_oflag &= ~(OPOST);
+	rc = tcsetattr(serial_fd, TCSADRAIN, &tio);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		perror("tcsetattr()");
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&ser_handle->tx_queue);
+	ser_handle->fd.fd = serial_fd;
+	ser_handle->fd.when = BSC_FD_READ;
+	ser_handle->fd.cb = serial_fd_cb;
+	ser_handle->fd.data = ser_handle;
+	ser_handle->delay_ms = delay_ms;
+	rc = bsc_register_fd(&ser_handle->fd);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "could not register FD: %s\n",
+			strerror(rc));
+		return rc;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}