diff --git a/utils/mctp-astlpc-daemon.c b/utils/mctp-astlpc-daemon.c
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+
+#include <assert.h>
+#include <err.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
+#include <unistd.h>
+#include <sys/poll.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+#include "libmctp.h"
+#include "libmctp-astlpc.h"
+
+static const mctp_eid_t local_eid = 8;
+static const mctp_eid_t remote_eid = 9;
+
+static const uint8_t echo_req = 1;
+static const uint8_t echo_resp = 2;
+
+struct ctx {
+	struct mctp	*mctp;
+};
+
+static void tx_message(struct ctx *ctx, mctp_eid_t eid, void *msg, size_t len)
+{
+	uint8_t type;
+
+	type = len > 0 ? *(uint8_t *)(msg) : 0x00;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "TX: dest EID 0x%02x: %zd bytes, first byte [0x%02x]\n",
+			eid, len, type);
+	mctp_message_tx(ctx->mctp, eid, msg, len);
+}
+
+static void rx_message(uint8_t eid, void *data, void *msg, size_t len)
+{
+	struct ctx *ctx = data;
+	uint8_t type;
+
+	type = len > 0 ? *(uint8_t *)(msg) : 0x00;
+
+	fprintf(stderr, "RX: src EID 0x%02x: %zd bytes, first byte [0x%02x]\n",
+			eid, len, type);
+
+	if (type == echo_req) {
+		*(uint8_t *)(msg) = echo_resp;
+		tx_message(ctx, eid, msg, len);
+	}
+}
+
+int main(void)
+{
+	struct mctp_binding_astlpc *astlpc;
+	struct mctp *mctp;
+	struct ctx *ctx, _ctx;
+	int rc;
+
+	mctp = mctp_init();
+	assert(mctp);
+
+	astlpc = mctp_astlpc_init();
+	assert(astlpc);
+
+	mctp_astlpc_register_bus(astlpc, mctp, local_eid);
+
+	ctx = &_ctx;
+	ctx->mctp = mctp;
+
+	mctp_set_rx_all(mctp, rx_message, ctx);
+
+	for (;;) {
+#if 0
+
+		struct pollfd pollfds[2];
+
+		pollfds[0].fd = STDIN_FILENO;
+		pollfds[0].events = POLLIN;
+
+		pollfds[1].fd = mctp_astlpc_get_fd(astlpc);
+		pollfds[1].events = POLLIN;
+
+		rc = poll(pollfds, 2, -1);
+		if (rc < 0)
+			err(EXIT_FAILURE, "poll");
+
+		if (pollfds[0].revents) {
+			uint8_t buf[1024];
+			rc = read(STDIN_FILENO, buf, sizeof(buf));
+			if (rc == 0)
+				break;
+			if (rc < 0)
+				err(EXIT_FAILURE, "read");
+			tx_message(ctx, remote_eid, buf, rc);
+		}
+
+		if (pollfds[1].revents) {
+			rc = mctp_astlpc_poll(astlpc);
+			if (rc)
+				break;
+		}
+#else
+		(void)remote_eid;
+		rc = mctp_astlpc_poll(astlpc);
+		if (rc)
+			break;
+
+#endif
+
+	}
+
+	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
+
+}