diff --git a/hb_bridge.py b/hb_bridge.py
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--- a/hb_bridge.py
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-#!/usr/bin/env python
-#
-# This work is licensed under the Creative Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
-# 3.0 Unported License.To view a copy of this license, visit
-# http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to
-# Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View,
-# California, 94041, USA.
-
-from __future__ import print_function
-
-# Twisted is pretty important, so I keep it separate
-from twisted.internet.protocol import DatagramProtocol
-from twisted.internet import reactor
-from twisted.internet import task
-
-# Things we import from the main hblink module
-from hblink import CONFIG, HBMASTER, HBCLIENT, logger
-
-# Does anybody read this stuff? There's a PEP somewhere that says I should do this.
-__author__     = 'Cortney T. Buffington, N0MJS'
-__copyright__  = 'Copyright (c) 2016 Cortney T. Buffington, N0MJS and the K0USY Group'
-__credits__    = 'Colin Durbridge, G4EML, Steve Zingman, N4IRS; Mike Zingman, N4IRR; Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX; Hans Barthen, DL5DI; Torsten Shultze, DG1HT'
-__license__    = 'Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported'
-__maintainer__ = 'Cort Buffington, N0MJS'
-__email__      = 'n0mjs@me.com'
-__status__     = 'pre-alpha'
-
-#************************************************
-#      MAIN PROGRAM LOOP STARTS HERE
-#************************************************
-
-if __name__ == '__main__':
-    logger.info('HBlink \'HBlink.py\' (c) 2016 N0MJS & the K0USY Group - SYSTEM STARTING...')
-    
-    # HBlink Master
-    masters = {}
-    for master in CONFIG['MASTERS']:
-        if CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['ENABLED']:
-            masters[master] = HBMASTER(master)
-            reactor.listenUDP(CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['PORT'], masters[master], interface=CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['IP'])
-            logger.debug('MASTER instance created: %s, %s', master, masters[master])
-        
-    clients = {}
-    for client in CONFIG['CLIENTS']:
-        if CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['ENABLED']:
-            clients[client] = HBCLIENT(client)
-            reactor.listenUDP(CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['PORT'], clients[client], interface=CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['IP'])
-            logger.debug('CLIENT instance created: %s, %s', client, clients[client])
-
-    reactor.run()
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diff --git a/hb_router.py b/hb_router.py
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+++ b/hb_router.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# This work is licensed under the Creative Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
+# 3.0 Unported License.To view a copy of this license, visit
+# http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/ or send a letter to
+# Creative Commons, 444 Castro Street, Suite 900, Mountain View,
+# California, 94041, USA.
+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+# Python modules we need
+import sys
+
+# Debugging functions
+from pprint import pprint
+
+# Twisted is pretty important, so I keep it separate
+from twisted.internet.protocol import DatagramProtocol
+from twisted.internet import reactor
+from twisted.internet import task
+
+# Things we import from the main hblink module
+from hblink import CONFIG, HBMASTER, HBCLIENT, logger, masters, clients, hex_str_3
+
+# Import Bridging rules
+# Note: A stanza *must* exist for any MASTER or CLIENT configured in the main
+# configuration file and listed as "active". It can be empty, 
+# but it has to exist.
+try:
+    from hb_routing_rules import RULES as RULES_FILE
+    logger.info('Routing rules file found and rules imported')
+except ImportError:
+    sys.exit('Routing rules file not found or invalid')
+    
+# Convert integer GROUP ID numbers from the config into hex strings
+# we need to send in the actual data packets.
+for _system in RULES_FILE['MASTERS']:
+    for _rule in RULES_FILE['MASTERS'][_system]['GROUP_VOICE']:
+        _rule['SRC_GROUP'] = hex_str_3(_rule['SRC_GROUP'])
+        _rule['DST_GROUP'] = hex_str_3(_rule['DST_GROUP'])
+        _rule['SRC_TS']    = _rule['SRC_TS']
+        _rule['DST_TS']    = _rule['DST_TS']
+        for i, e in enumerate(_rule['ON']):
+            _rule['ON'][i] = hex_str_3(_rule['ON'][i])
+        for i, e in enumerate(_rule['OFF']):
+            _rule['OFF'][i] = hex_str_3(_rule['OFF'][i])
+    if _system not in CONFIG['MASTERS']:
+        sys.exit('ERROR: Routing rules found for MASTER system not configured in main configuration')
+for _system in CONFIG['MASTERS']:
+    if _system not in RULES_FILE['MASTERS']:
+        print(_system)
+        sys.exit('ERROR: Routing rules not found for all MASTER systems configured')
+        
+for _system in RULES_FILE['CLIENTS']:
+    for _rule in RULES_FILE['CLIENTS'][_system]['GROUP_VOICE']:
+        _rule['SRC_GROUP'] = hex_str_3(_rule['SRC_GROUP'])
+        _rule['DST_GROUP'] = hex_str_3(_rule['DST_GROUP'])
+        _rule['SRC_TS']    = _rule['SRC_TS']
+        _rule['DST_TS']    = _rule['DST_TS']
+        for i, e in enumerate(_rule['ON']):
+            _rule['ON'][i] = hex_str_3(_rule['ON'][i])
+        for i, e in enumerate(_rule['OFF']):
+            _rule['OFF'][i] = hex_str_3(_rule['OFF'][i])
+    if _system not in CONFIG['CLIENTS']:
+        print(_system)
+        sys.exit('ERROR: Routing rules found for CLIENT system not configured in main configuration')
+for _system in CONFIG['CLIENTS']:
+    if _system not in RULES_FILE['CLIENTS']:
+        sys.exit('ERROR: Routing rules not found for all CLIENT systems configured')
+
+RULES = RULES_FILE
+
+# TEMPORARY DEBUGGING LINE -- TO BE REMOVED LATER
+pprint(RULES)
+
+# Does anybody read this stuff? There's a PEP somewhere that says I should do this.
+__author__     = 'Cortney T. Buffington, N0MJS'
+__copyright__  = 'Copyright (c) 2016 Cortney T. Buffington, N0MJS and the K0USY Group'
+__credits__    = 'Colin Durbridge, G4EML, Steve Zingman, N4IRS; Mike Zingman, N4IRR; Jonathan Naylor, G4KLX; Hans Barthen, DL5DI; Torsten Shultze, DG1HT'
+__license__    = 'Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported'
+__maintainer__ = 'Cort Buffington, N0MJS'
+__email__      = 'n0mjs@me.com'
+__status__     = 'pre-alpha'
+
+
+class routerMASTER(HBMASTER):
+        pass
+
+class routerCLIENT(HBCLIENT):
+        pass
+
+#************************************************
+#      MAIN PROGRAM LOOP STARTS HERE
+#************************************************
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    logger.info('HBlink \'hb_router.py\' (c) 2016 N0MJS & the K0USY Group - SYSTEM STARTING...')
+    
+    # HBlink Master
+    for master in CONFIG['MASTERS']:
+        if CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['ENABLED']:
+            masters[master] = HBMASTER(master)
+            reactor.listenUDP(CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['PORT'], masters[master], interface=CONFIG['MASTERS'][master]['IP'])
+            logger.debug('MASTER instance created: %s, %s', master, masters[master])
+
+    for client in CONFIG['CLIENTS']:
+        if CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['ENABLED']:
+            clients[client] = HBCLIENT(client)
+            reactor.listenUDP(CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['PORT'], clients[client], interface=CONFIG['CLIENTS'][client]['IP'])
+            logger.debug('CLIENT instance created: %s, %s', client, clients[client])
+
+    reactor.run()
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