diff --git a/src/cw/cw_process_element.c b/src/cw/cw_process_element.c
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+
+
+#include "cw.h"
+#include "dbg.h"
+
+/**
+ * @brief Process a CAPWAP message element
+ * @param conn
+ * @param msgdata
+ * @param handler
+ * @param elems_ptr
+ * @param elems_len
+ * @return 
+ */
+int cw_process_element(struct cw_ElemHandlerParams *params, int proto, int vendor,int elem_id,
+		uint8_t  * data, int len){
+	
+printf("The process elemnt handler is here \n");
+
+	struct cw_ElemHandler * handler;
+	struct cw_ElemData * elem_data, elem_data_search;
+
+	/*uint8_t * elem_data;*/
+		
+	
+	handler = cw_msgset_get_elemhandler(params->conn->msgset,0, 0, elem_id);
+	if (!handler) {
+		cw_dbg(DBG_ELEM_ERR, "Unknown message element: %d, ignoring", 
+			elem_id);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+
+	elem_data_search.id=elem_id;
+	elem_data_search.proto=0;
+	elem_data_search.vendor=0;
+		
+	elem_data = mavl_find_ptr(params->msgdata->elements_tree,&elem_data_search);
+
+	if (!elem_data){
+		cw_dbg(DBG_ELEM_ERR, "Element %d - %s, not allowed here", 
+			elem_id, handler->name);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
+
+	
+	cw_dbg_elem(DBG_ELEM, params->conn, params->msgdata->type, handler, 
+				data,len);
+				
+	handler->get(handler, params, data, len);
+	
+	
+	
+	
+	return 0;
+}