diff --git a/library/common.h b/library/common.h
index bf867ae..413bee2 100644
--- a/library/common.h
+++ b/library/common.h
@@ -67,6 +67,29 @@
 #define BYTE_2( x ) ( (uint8_t) ( ( ( x ) >> 16 ) & 0xff ) )
 #define BYTE_3( x ) ( (uint8_t) ( ( ( x ) >> 24 ) & 0xff ) )
 
+/*
+ * 32-bit integer manipulation macros (big endian)
+ */
+#ifndef GET_UINT32_BE
+#define GET_UINT32_BE(n,b,i)                            \
+{                                                       \
+    (n) = ( (uint32_t) (b)[(i)    ] << 24 )             \
+        | ( (uint32_t) (b)[(i) + 1] << 16 )             \
+        | ( (uint32_t) (b)[(i) + 2] <<  8 )             \
+        | ( (uint32_t) (b)[(i) + 3]       );            \
+}
+#endif
+
+#ifndef PUT_UINT32_BE
+#define PUT_UINT32_BE(n,b,i)                            \
+{                                                       \
+    (b)[(i)    ] = (unsigned char) ( (n) >> 24 );       \
+    (b)[(i) + 1] = (unsigned char) ( (n) >> 16 );       \
+    (b)[(i) + 2] = (unsigned char) ( (n) >>  8 );       \
+    (b)[(i) + 3] = (unsigned char) ( (n)       );       \
+}
+#endif
+
 /** 
  * 
  */