diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
index 55d54a3..6735459 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests.ttcn
@@ -11,14 +11,22 @@
 import from IPA_Types all;
 import from RSL_Types all;
 
+import from Osmocom_CTRL_Functions all;
+
 import from RSL_Tests all;
 
 const integer NUM_BTS := 1;
 const float T3101_MAX := 12.0;
 
+type record BTS_State {
+	IPA_Client rsl,
+	IPA_Client ctrl
+}
+
 type component test_CT extends BSSAP_Adapter_CT {
-	var IPA_Client bts[NUM_BTS];
+	var BTS_State bts[NUM_BTS];
 	port IPA_RSL_PT IPA_RSL[NUM_BTS];
+	port IPA_CTRL_PT IPA_CTRL[NUM_BTS];
 
 	var boolean g_initialized := false;
 	timer T_guard := 30.0;
@@ -28,6 +36,7 @@
 modulepar {
 	charstring mp_bsc_ip := "127.0.0.1";
 	integer mp_bsc_rsl_port := 3003;
+	integer mp_bsc_ctrl_port := 4249;
 }
 
 type record IPA_Client {
@@ -40,7 +49,7 @@
 runs on test_CT {
 	timer T := 10.0;
 
-	clnt.id := "IPA" & int2str(i);
+	clnt.id := "IPA" & int2str(i) & "-RSL";
 	clnt.vc_IPA := IPA_Emulation_CT.create(clnt.id & "-IPA");
 	clnt.ccm_pars := c_IPA_default_ccm_pars;
 	clnt.ccm_pars.name := "Osmocom TTCN-3 BTS Simulator";
@@ -60,12 +69,36 @@
 		}
 	[] IPA_RSL[i].receive { repeat }
 	[] T.timeout {
-		setverdict(fail, "Timeout waiting for ASP_IPA_EVENT_ID_ACK");
+		setverdict(fail, "Timeout RSL waiting for ASP_IPA_EVENT_ID_ACK");
 		self.stop;
 		}
 	}
 }
 
+function f_ipa_ctrl_start(inout IPA_Client clnt, charstring bsc_host, PortNumber bsc_port, integer i)
+runs on test_CT {
+	timer T := 10.0;
+
+	clnt.id := "IPA" & int2str(i) & "-CTRL";
+	clnt.vc_IPA := IPA_Emulation_CT.create(clnt.id & "-IPA");
+
+	map(clnt.vc_IPA:IPA_PORT, system:IPA_CODEC_PT);
+	connect(clnt.vc_IPA:IPA_CTRL_PORT, self:IPA_CTRL[i]);
+
+	clnt.vc_IPA.start(IPA_Emulation.main_client(bsc_host, bsc_port, "", -1));
+
+	/* wait for IPA CTRL link to connect and send UP */
+	T.start;
+	alt {
+	[] IPA_CTRL[i].receive(ASP_IPA_Event:{up_down := ASP_IPA_EVENT_UP}) { }
+	[] T.timeout {
+		setverdict(fail, "Timeout CTRL waiting for ASP_IPA_EVENT_UP");
+		self.stop;
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+
 function f_sleep(float seconds) {
 	timer T := seconds;
 	T.start;
@@ -91,7 +124,8 @@
 	f_sleep(5.0);
 
 	for (i := 0; i < NUM_BTS; i := i+1) {
-		f_ipa_rsl_start(bts[i], mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_rsl_port, i);
+		f_ipa_rsl_start(bts[i].rsl, mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_rsl_port, i);
+		f_ipa_ctrl_start(bts[i].ctrl, mp_bsc_ip, mp_bsc_ctrl_port, i);
 	}
 	f_sleep(0.5);
 
@@ -201,9 +235,18 @@
 	setverdict(pass);
 }
 
+testcase TC_ctrl() runs on test_CT {
+
+	f_init();
+	f_bssap_reset();
+
+	f_ctrl_get(IPA_CTRL[0], "bts.0.location-area-code");
+}
+
 
 
 control {
+	execute( TC_ctrl() );
 	execute( TC_chan_act_noreply() );
 	execute( TC_chan_act_ack_noest() );
 	execute( TC_chan_act_ack_est_ind_noreply() );