#include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
+#include <limits.h>
 
 #include <sys/socket.h>
 #include <sys/types.h>
 {
        fprintf(stderr, "%s add|get|set|del|flush|dump|accept [<args>]\n", argv[0]);
        fprintf(stderr, "\tadd [flags signal|subflow|backup|fullmesh] [id <nr>] [dev <name>] <ip>\n");
+       fprintf(stderr, "\tann <local-ip> id <local-id> token <token> [port <local-port>] [dev <name>]\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tdel <id> [<ip>]\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tget <id>\n");
        fprintf(stderr, "\tset [<ip>] [id <nr>] flags [no]backup|[no]fullmesh [port <nr>]\n");
        return genl_parse_getfamily((void *)data);
 }
 
+int announce_addr(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+       char data[NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlmsghdr)) +
+                 NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct genlmsghdr)) +
+                 1024];
+       u_int32_t flags = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SIGNAL;
+       u_int32_t token = UINT_MAX;
+       struct rtattr *rta, *addr;
+       u_int32_t id = UINT_MAX;
+       struct nlmsghdr *nh;
+       u_int16_t family;
+       int addr_start;
+       int off = 0;
+       int arg;
+
+       memset(data, 0, sizeof(data));
+       nh = (void *)data;
+       off = init_genl_req(data, pm_family, MPTCP_PM_CMD_ANNOUNCE,
+                           MPTCP_PM_VER);
+
+       if (argc < 7)
+               syntax(argv);
+
+       /* local-ip header */
+       addr_start = off;
+       addr = (void *)(data + off);
+       addr->rta_type = NLA_F_NESTED | MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR;
+       addr->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(0);
+       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(addr->rta_len);
+
+       /* local-ip data */
+       /* record addr type */
+       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+       if (inet_pton(AF_INET, argv[2], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
+               family = AF_INET;
+               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR4;
+               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+       } else if (inet_pton(AF_INET6, argv[2], RTA_DATA(rta))) {
+               family = AF_INET6;
+               rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ADDR6;
+               rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(16);
+       } else
+               error(1, errno, "can't parse ip %s", argv[2]);
+       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+
+       /* addr family */
+       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_FAMILY;
+       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(2);
+       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &family, 2);
+       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+
+       for (arg = 3; arg < argc; arg++) {
+               if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "id")) {
+                       /* local-id */
+                       if (++arg >= argc)
+                               error(1, 0, " missing id value");
+
+                       id = atoi(argv[arg]);
+                       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+                       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_ID;
+                       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(1);
+                       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &id, 1);
+                       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+               } else if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "dev")) {
+                       /* for the if_index */
+                       int32_t ifindex;
+
+                       if (++arg >= argc)
+                               error(1, 0, " missing dev name");
+
+                       ifindex = if_nametoindex(argv[arg]);
+                       if (!ifindex)
+                               error(1, errno, "unknown device %s", argv[arg]);
+
+                       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+                       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_IF_IDX;
+                       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+                       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &ifindex, 4);
+                       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+               } else if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "port")) {
+                       /* local-port (optional) */
+                       u_int16_t port;
+
+                       if (++arg >= argc)
+                               error(1, 0, " missing port value");
+
+                       port = atoi(argv[arg]);
+                       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+                       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_PORT;
+                       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(2);
+                       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &port, 2);
+                       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+               } else if (!strcmp(argv[arg], "token")) {
+                       /* MPTCP connection token */
+                       if (++arg >= argc)
+                               error(1, 0, " missing token value");
+
+                       token = atoi(argv[arg]);
+               } else
+                       error(1, 0, "unknown keyword %s", argv[arg]);
+       }
+
+       /* addr flags */
+       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ADDR_ATTR_FLAGS;
+       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &flags, 4);
+       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+
+       addr->rta_len = off - addr_start;
+
+       if (id == UINT_MAX || token == UINT_MAX)
+               error(1, 0, " missing mandatory inputs");
+
+       /* token */
+       rta = (void *)(data + off);
+       rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN;
+       rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+       memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &token, 4);
+       off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+
+       do_nl_req(fd, nh, off, 0);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 int add_addr(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
 {
        char data[NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlmsghdr)) +
 
        if (!strcmp(argv[1], "add"))
                return add_addr(fd, pm_family, argc, argv);
+       else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "ann"))
+               return announce_addr(fd, pm_family, argc, argv);
        else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "del"))
                return del_addr(fd, pm_family, argc, argv);
        else if (!strcmp(argv[1], "flush"))