+/** bfd udp echo packet trace capture */
+typedef struct
+{
+ u32 len;
+ u8 data[400];
+} bfd_udp_echo_input_trace_t;
+
+struct bfd_session_s;
+
+/**
+ * @brief add the necessary transport layer by prepending it to existing data
+ *
+ *
+ * @param is_echo 1 if this is echo packet, 0 if control frame
+ *
+ * @return 1 on success, 0 on failure
+ */
+int bfd_add_udp4_transport (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 bi,
+ const struct bfd_session_s *bs, int is_echo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief add the necessary transport layer by prepending it to existing data
+ *
+ * @param is_echo 1 if this is echo packet, 0 if control frame
+ *
+ * @return 1 on success, 0 on failure
+ */
+int bfd_add_udp6_transport (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 bi,
+ const struct bfd_session_s *bs, int is_echo);
+
+/**
+ * @brief transport packet over udpv4
+ *
+ * @param is_echo 1 if this is echo packet, 0 if control frame
+ *
+ * @return 1 on success, 0 on failure
+ */
+int bfd_transport_udp4 (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 bi,
+ const struct bfd_session_s *bs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief transport packet over udpv6
+ *
+ * @param is_echo 1 if this is echo packet, 0 if control frame
+ *
+ * @return 1 on success, 0 on failure
+ */
+int bfd_transport_udp6 (vlib_main_t * vm, u32 bi,
+ const struct bfd_session_s *bs);
+
+/**
+ * @brief check if the bfd udp layer is echo-capable at this time
+ *
+ * @return 1 if available, 0 otherwise
+ */
+int bfd_udp_is_echo_available (bfd_transport_e transport);
+
+/**
+ * @brief get echo source information - used by CLI
+ */
+void bfd_udp_get_echo_source (int *is_set, u32 * sw_if_index,
+ int *have_usable_ip4, ip4_address_t * ip4,
+ int *have_usable_ip6, ip6_address_t * ip6);