+ const struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Controller
+ *controller);
+
+
+/**
+ * Queues the given operation in the queue for parallel overlay connects of the
+ * given host
+ *
+ * @param h the host handle
+ * @param op the operation to queue in the given host's parally overlay connect
+ * queue
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTBED_host_queue_oc_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *h,
+ struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Operation *op);
+
+
+/**
+ * Sends termination signal to the controller's helper process
+ *
+ * @param cproc the handle to the controller's helper process
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_kill_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ControllerProc *cproc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Cleans-up the controller's helper process handle
+ *
+ * @param cproc the handle to the controller's helper process
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTBED_controller_destroy_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_ControllerProc
+ *cproc);
+
+
+/**
+ * Resolves the hostname of the host to an ip address
+ *
+ * @param host the host whose hostname is to be resolved
+ */
+void
+GNUNET_TESTBED_host_resolve_ (struct GNUNET_TESTBED_Host *host);
+