diff --git a/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
index d4c82e3..b1c5001 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/bsc/osmo_bsc_main.c
@@ -19,11 +19,165 @@
  *
  */
 
+#include <openbsc/debug.h>
 #include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+#include <openbsc/osmo_bsc_rf.h>
 
+#include <osmocom/vty/command.h>
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
+#include <getopt.h>
+
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <time.h>
+
+#include "bscconfig.h"
+
+static struct log_target *stderr_target;
 struct gsm_network *bsc_gsmnet = 0;
+static const char *config_file = "openbsc.cfg";
+static const char *rf_ctl = NULL;
+
+extern void bsc_vty_init(void);
+extern int bsc_bootstrap_network(int (*layer4)(struct gsm_network *, int, void *), const char *cfg_file);
+
+static void print_usage()
+{
+	printf("Usage: bsc_msc_ip\n");
+}
+
+static void print_help()
+{
+	printf("  Some useful help...\n");
+	printf("  -h --help this text\n");
+	printf("  -d option --debug=DRLL:DCC:DMM:DRR:DRSL:DNM enable debugging\n");
+	printf("  -s --disable-color\n");
+	printf("  -T --timestamp. Print a timestamp in the debug output.\n");
+	printf("  -c --config-file filename The config file to use.\n");
+	printf("  -l --local=IP. The local address of the MGCP.\n");
+	printf("  -e --log-level number. Set a global loglevel.\n");
+	printf("  -r --rf-ctl NAME. A unix domain socket to listen for cmds.\n");
+	printf("  -t --testmode. A special mode to provoke failures at the MSC.\n");
+}
+
+static void handle_options(int argc, char** argv)
+{
+	while (1) {
+		int option_index = 0, c;
+		static struct option long_options[] = {
+			{"help", 0, 0, 'h'},
+			{"debug", 1, 0, 'd'},
+			{"config-file", 1, 0, 'c'},
+			{"disable-color", 0, 0, 's'},
+			{"timestamp", 0, 0, 'T'},
+			{"msc", 1, 0, 'm'},
+			{"local", 1, 0, 'l'},
+			{"log-level", 1, 0, 'e'},
+			{"rf-ctl", 1, 0, 'r'},
+			{"testmode", 0, 0, 't'},
+			{0, 0, 0, 0}
+		};
+
+		c = getopt_long(argc, argv, "hd:sTc:e:r:t",
+				long_options, &option_index);
+		if (c == -1)
+			break;
+
+		switch (c) {
+		case 'h':
+			print_usage();
+			print_help();
+			exit(0);
+		case 's':
+			log_set_use_color(stderr_target, 0);
+			break;
+		case 'd':
+			log_parse_category_mask(stderr_target, optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'c':
+			config_file = strdup(optarg);
+			break;
+		case 'T':
+			log_set_print_timestamp(stderr_target, 1);
+			break;
+		case 'P':
+			ipacc_rtp_direct = 0;
+			break;
+		case 'e':
+			log_set_log_level(stderr_target, atoi(optarg));
+			break;
+		case 'r':
+			rf_ctl = optarg;
+			break;
+		default:
+			/* ignore */
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+extern int bts_model_unknown_init(void);
+extern int bts_model_bs11_init(void);
+extern int bts_model_nanobts_init(void);
+
+extern enum node_type bsc_vty_go_parent(struct vty *vty);
+
+static struct vty_app_info vty_info = {
+	.name 		= "OpenBSC Osmo BSC",
+	.version	= PACKAGE_VERSION,
+	.go_parent_cb	= bsc_vty_go_parent,
+};
+
 
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
+	char *msc;
+	int rc;
+
+	log_init(&log_info);
+	tall_bsc_ctx = talloc_named_const(NULL, 1, "openbsc");
+	stderr_target = log_target_create_stderr();
+	log_add_target(stderr_target);
+
+	bts_model_unknown_init();
+	bts_model_bs11_init();
+	bts_model_nanobts_init();
+
+	/* enable filters */
+	log_set_all_filter(stderr_target, 1);
+
+	/* This needs to precede handle_options() */
+	vty_init(&vty_info);
+	bsc_vty_init();
+
+	/* parse options */
+	handle_options(argc, argv);
+
+	/* seed the PRNG */
+	srand(time(NULL));
+
+
+	rc = bsc_bootstrap_network(NULL, config_file);
+	if (rc < 0) {
+		fprintf(stderr, "Bootstrapping the network failed. exiting.\n");
+		exit(1);
+	}
+
+	if (rf_ctl) {
+		struct osmo_bsc_rf *rf;
+		rf = osmo_bsc_rf_create(rf_ctl, bsc_gsmnet);
+		if (!rf) {
+			fprintf(stderr, "Failed to create the RF service.\n");
+			exit(1);
+		}
+	}
+
+
+	while (1) {
+		bsc_select_main(0);
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }