diff --git a/bsc/BSSAP_Adapter.ttcn b/bsc/BSSAP_Adapter.ttcn
index 4268b29..98a30d8 100644
--- a/bsc/BSSAP_Adapter.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSSAP_Adapter.ttcn
@@ -24,8 +24,6 @@
 import from BSSMAP_Templates all;
 import from BSSMAP_Emulation all;
 
-import from MSC_ConnectionHandler all;
-
 type component BSSAP_Adapter_CT {
 	/* component references */
 	var M3UA_CT vc_M3UA;
@@ -85,14 +83,14 @@
 }
 
 
-function f_bssap_init(charstring id, boolean handler_mode := false) runs on BSSAP_Adapter_CT
+function f_bssap_init(charstring id, template BssmapOps ops) runs on BSSAP_Adapter_CT
 {
 	init_pars();
 
 	/* create components */
 	vc_M3UA := M3UA_CT.create(id & "-M3UA");
 	vc_SCCP := SCCP_CT.create(id & "-SCCP");
-	if (handler_mode) {
+	if (isvalue(ops)) {
 		vc_BSSMAP := BSSMAP_Emulation_CT.create(id & "-BSSMAP");
 	}
 
@@ -100,7 +98,7 @@
 
 	/* connect MTP3 service provider (M3UA) to lower side of SCCP */
 	connect(vc_M3UA:MTP3_SP_PORT, vc_SCCP:MTP3_SCCP_PORT);
-	if (handler_mode) {
+	if (isvalue(ops)) {
 		connect(vc_BSSMAP:BSSAP, vc_SCCP:SCCP_SP_PORT);
 	} else {
 		/* connect BSSNAP dispatcher to upper side of SCCP */
@@ -109,8 +107,8 @@
 
 	vc_M3UA.start(f_M3UA_Emulation(mp_sctp_addr));
 	vc_SCCP.start(SCCPStart(g_sccp_pars));
-	if (handler_mode) {
-		vc_BSSMAP.start(BSSMAP_Emulation.main(MSC_BssmapOps, ""));
+	if (isvalue(ops)) {
+		vc_BSSMAP.start(BSSMAP_Emulation.main(valueof(ops), ""));
 	}
 }