diff --git a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
index 9aa994865..2f2b8c962 100644
--- a/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
+++ b/openbsc/include/openbsc/bsc_nat.h
@@ -135,6 +135,8 @@ struct bsc_nat {
 /* create and init the structures */
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, unsigned int lac);
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_num(struct bsc_nat *nat, int num);
+struct bsc_nat *bsc_nat_alloc(void);
+struct bsc_connection *bsc_connection_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat);
 
 
 /**
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
index 58462324e..7d97086a2 100644
--- a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat.c
@@ -61,44 +61,6 @@ static struct bsc_nat *nat;
 static void bsc_write(struct bsc_connection *bsc, const u_int8_t *data, unsigned int length);
 static void remove_bsc_connection(struct bsc_connection *connection);
 
-static struct bsc_nat *bsc_nat_alloc(void)
-{
-	struct bsc_nat *nat = talloc_zero(tall_bsc_ctx, struct bsc_nat);
-	if (!nat)
-		return NULL;
-
-	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->sccp_connections);
-	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_connections);
-	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_configs);
-	return nat;
-}
-
-static struct bsc_connection *bsc_connection_alloc(void)
-{
-	struct bsc_connection *con = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_connection);
-	if (!con)
-		return NULL;
-
-	return con;
-}
-
-struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, unsigned int lac)
-{
-	struct bsc_config *conf = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_config);
-	if (!conf)
-		return NULL;
-
-	conf->token = talloc_strdup(conf, token);
-	conf->lac = lac;
-	conf->nr = nat->num_bsc;
-	conf->nat = nat;
-
-	llist_add(&conf->entry, &nat->bsc_configs);
-	++nat->num_bsc;
-
-	return conf;
-}
-
 struct bsc_config *bsc_config_num(struct bsc_nat *nat, int num)
 {
 	struct bsc_config *conf;
@@ -574,7 +536,7 @@ static int ipaccess_listen_bsc_cb(struct bsc_fd *bfd, unsigned int what)
 	/*
 	 *
 	 */
-	bsc = bsc_connection_alloc();
+	bsc = bsc_connection_alloc(nat);
 	if (!bsc) {
 		LOGP(DNAT, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to allocate BSC struct.\n");
 		close(ret);
diff --git a/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b420f5e6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/openbsc/src/nat/bsc_nat_utils.c
@@ -0,0 +1,66 @@
+
+/* BSC Multiplexer/NAT Utilities */
+
+/*
+ * (C) 2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther <zecke@selfish.org>
+ * (C) 2010 by On-Waves
+ * 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 <openbsc/bsc_nat.h>
+#include <openbsc/gsm_data.h>
+
+#include <osmocore/talloc.h>
+
+struct bsc_nat *bsc_nat_alloc(void)
+{
+	struct bsc_nat *nat = talloc_zero(tall_bsc_ctx, struct bsc_nat);
+	if (!nat)
+		return NULL;
+
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->sccp_connections);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_connections);
+	INIT_LLIST_HEAD(&nat->bsc_configs);
+	return nat;
+}
+
+struct bsc_connection *bsc_connection_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat)
+{
+	struct bsc_connection *con = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_connection);
+	if (!con)
+		return NULL;
+
+	return con;
+}
+
+struct bsc_config *bsc_config_alloc(struct bsc_nat *nat, const char *token, unsigned int lac)
+{
+	struct bsc_config *conf = talloc_zero(nat, struct bsc_config);
+	if (!conf)
+		return NULL;
+
+	conf->token = talloc_strdup(conf, token);
+	conf->lac = lac;
+	conf->nr = nat->num_bsc;
+	conf->nat = nat;
+
+	llist_add(&conf->entry, &nat->bsc_configs);
+	++nat->num_bsc;
+
+	return conf;
+}