diff --git a/src/capwap/conn_prepare_configuration_update_request.c b/src/capwap/conn_prepare_configuration_update_request.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..900205ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/conn_prepare_configuration_update_request.c
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+
+
+#include "conn.h"
+#include "capwap.h"
+
+
+void conn_prepare_configuration_update_request(struct conn * conn)
+{
+	struct cwmsg * cwmsg = &conn->req_msg;
+	uint8_t * buffer = conn->req_buffer;
+	cwmsg_init(cwmsg,buffer,CWMSG_CONFIGURATION_UPDATE_REQUEST,conn_get_next_seqnum(conn),0);
+
+}
diff --git a/src/capwap/conn_prepare_request.c b/src/capwap/conn_prepare_request.c
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bb4c955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/capwap/conn_prepare_request.c
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#include "conn.h"
+#include "capwap.h"
+
+void conn_prepare_request(struct conn * conn, int type)
+{
+	struct cwmsg * cwmsg = &conn->req_msg;
+	uint8_t * buffer = conn->req_buffer;
+	cwmsg_init(cwmsg,buffer,type,conn_get_next_seqnum(conn),0);
+}