diff --git a/nest/iface.c b/nest/iface.c
index 2b2af915..a0d4fb3f 100644
--- a/nest/iface.c
+++ b/nest/iface.c
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ neigh_dump(neighbor *n)
     debug("%s ", n->iface->name);
   else
     debug("[] ");
-  debug("%s %p", n->proto->cf->name, n->data);
+  debug("%s %p", n->proto->name, n->data);
   if (n->flags & NEF_STICKY)
     debug(" STICKY");
   debug("\n");
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ if_feed_baby(struct proto *p)
 
   if (!p->if_notify)
     return;
-  debug("Announcing interfaces to new protocol %s\n", p->cf->name);
+  debug("Announcing interfaces to new protocol %s\n", p->name);
   WALK_LIST(i, iface_list)
     p->if_notify(p, IF_CHANGE_CREATE | ((i->flags & IF_UP) ? IF_CHANGE_UP : 0), NULL, i);
 }
diff --git a/nest/protocol.h b/nest/protocol.h
index c9720608..f6facea6 100644
--- a/nest/protocol.h
+++ b/nest/protocol.h
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ struct network;
 struct proto_config;
 struct config;
 struct proto;
+struct event;
 
 /*
  *	Routing Protocol
@@ -75,12 +76,15 @@ struct proto {
   struct protocol *proto;		/* Protocol */
   struct proto_config *cf;		/* Configuration data */
   pool *pool;				/* Pool containing local objects */
+  struct event *attn;			/* "Pay attention" event */
 
+  char *name;				/* Name of this instance (== cf->name) */
   unsigned debug;			/* Debugging flags */
   unsigned preference;			/* Default route preference */
   unsigned disabled;			/* Manually disabled */
   unsigned proto_state;			/* Protocol state machine (see below) */
   unsigned core_state;			/* Core state machine (see below) */
+  unsigned core_goal;			/* State we want to reach (see below) */
 
   void (*if_notify)(struct proto *, unsigned flags, struct iface *new, struct iface *old);
   void (*rt_notify)(struct proto *, struct network *net, struct rte *new, struct rte *old);
@@ -101,7 +105,7 @@ void proto_build(struct proto_config *);
 void *proto_new(struct proto_config *, unsigned size);
 void *proto_config_new(struct protocol *, unsigned size);
 
-extern list proto_list, inactive_proto_list;
+extern list proto_list;
 
 /*
  *  Each protocol instance runs two different state machines:
diff --git a/nest/rt-attr.c b/nest/rt-attr.c
index 129ec0ce..aa4a59ad 100644
--- a/nest/rt-attr.c
+++ b/nest/rt-attr.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ rta_dump(rta *a)
   static char *rtd[] = { "", " DEV", " HOLE", " UNREACH", " PROHIBIT" };
 
   debug("p=%s uc=%d %s %s%s%s TOS=%d",
-	a->proto->cf->name, a->uc, rts[a->source], sco[a->scope], rtc[a->cast],
+	a->proto->name, a->uc, rts[a->source], sco[a->scope], rtc[a->cast],
 	rtd[a->dest], a->tos);
   if (a->flags & RTF_EXTERIOR)
     debug(" EXT");
diff --git a/nest/rt-table.c b/nest/rt-table.c
index 916f887d..0ccb8da6 100644
--- a/nest/rt-table.c
+++ b/nest/rt-table.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ rt_feed_baby(struct proto *p)
 
   if (!p->rt_notify)
     return;
-  debug("Announcing routes to new protocol %s\n", p->cf->name);
+  debug("Announcing routes to new protocol %s\n", p->name);
   while (t)
     {
       FIB_WALK(&t->fib, fn)