diff --git a/bal_release/src/apps/bal_cli/Makefile b/bal_release/src/apps/bal_cli/Makefile
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+###############################################################################
+#
+#  <:copyright-BRCM:2016:DUAL/GPL:standard
+#  
+#     Copyright (c) 2016 Broadcom
+#     All Rights Reserved
+#  
+#  Unless you and Broadcom execute a separate written software license
+#  agreement governing use of this software, this software is licensed
+#  to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+#  (the "GPL"), available at http://www.broadcom.com/licenses/GPLv2.php,
+#  with the following added to such license:
+#  
+#     As a special exception, the copyright holders of this software give
+#     you permission to link this software with independent modules, and
+#     to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your
+#     choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent
+#     module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module.
+#     An independent module is a module which is not derived from this
+#     software.  The special exception does not apply to any modifications
+#     of the software.
+#  
+#  Not withstanding the above, under no circumstances may you combine
+#  this software in any way with any other Broadcom software provided
+#  under a license other than the GPL, without Broadcom's express prior
+#  written consent.
+#  
+#  :>
+#
+###############################################################################
+#
+# BAL core CLI application
+#
+MOD_NAME = bal_cli
+MOD_DEPS = bal_core dev_log cli os_cli bal_api_cli topology cmdline
+MOD_DEPS_OPT = omcisvc
+MOD_TYPE = app
+
+srcs = bal_cli_app.c
diff --git a/bal_release/src/apps/bal_cli/bal_cli_app.c b/bal_release/src/apps/bal_cli/bal_cli_app.c
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+/******************************************************************************
+ *
+ *  <:copyright-BRCM:2016:DUAL/GPL:standard
+ *
+ *     Copyright (c) 2016 Broadcom
+ *     All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ *  Unless you and Broadcom execute a separate written software license
+ *  agreement governing use of this software, this software is licensed
+ *  to you under the terms of the GNU General Public License version 2
+ *  (the "GPL"), available at http://www.broadcom.com/licenses/GPLv2.php,
+ *  with the following added to such license:
+ *
+ *     As a special exception, the copyright holders of this software give
+ *     you permission to link this software with independent modules, and
+ *     to copy and distribute the resulting executable under terms of your
+ *     choice, provided that you also meet, for each linked independent
+ *     module, the terms and conditions of the license of that module.
+ *     An independent module is a module which is not derived from this
+ *     software.  The special exception does not apply to any modifications
+ *     of the software.
+ *
+ *  Not withstanding the above, under no circumstances may you combine
+ *  this software in any way with any other Broadcom software provided
+ *  under a license other than the GPL, without Broadcom's express prior
+ *  written consent.
+ *
+ *  :>
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+
+/**
+ * @file bal_cli_app.c
+ * @brief BAL CLI application
+ * @addtogroup ctrlr
+ */
+
+/*@{*/
+
+#include <bcmos_system.h>
+#include <bal_core.h>
+#include <bal_cli.h>
+
+#ifdef OMCI_SVC
+#include <omci_svc.h>
+#include <omci_svc_cli.h>
+#endif
+
+
+/*****************************************************************************/
+/**
+ * @brief The main entry point for the Bal Core
+ *
+ *  A function to initialize and start the Bal Core. The user
+ *  supplied command line arguments are processed, the internal CLI is
+ *  initialized, as are all of the components in the Core.  User input to
+ *  the CLI is then processed.  This function does not return until the
+ *  user quits the CLI, at which time the BAL core terminates operation.
+ *
+ *  Errors encountered during the execution of this function are considered
+ *  to be fatal.
+ *
+ * @param argc command line argument count
+ *
+ * @param argv pointer to command line argument list
+ *
+ * @returns 0 on success, or -EINVAL when an error is encountered
+ *
+ *****************************************************************************/
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    bcmos_errno ret;
+
+    do
+    {
+        /* Init BAL components */
+        ret = bcmbal_init_all(argc, argv, NULL);
+        if (BCM_ERR_OK != ret)
+            break;
+
+        /* Execute init script if any */
+        ret = bcmbal_cli_exec_init_script();
+        if (BCM_ERR_OK != ret)
+            break;
+
+        /* Let everything run until CLI terminates */
+        while (!bcmbal_cli_is_terminated())
+            bcmos_usleep(1000000);
+    }
+    while (0);
+
+    /* Cleanup */
+    bcmbal_cli_finish();
+    bcmbal_finish();
+    bcmos_exit();
+
+    return (BCM_ERR_OK == ret) ? 0 : -1;
+}
+
+
+/*@}*/