diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
index 99199693..a49e04f3 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.c
@@ -823,22 +823,62 @@ void dlenv_network_port_bsc_init(uint32_t instance)
 #endif
 }
 
-void bsc_register_as_node(uint32_t instance)
+/**
+ * Check if BACnet/SC hub connection is established.
+ *
+ * If no hub URIs (primary or failover) are configured, connection/registration
+ * is not required and this function returns true, consistent with
+ * bsc_register_as_node().
+ */
+bool dlenv_is_bsc_hub_connected(void)
 {
 #if defined(BACDL_BSC)
-    /* if a user has configured BACnet/SC port with primary hub URI,     */
-    /* wait for a establishing of a connection to BACnet/SC hub at first */
-    /* to reduce possibility of packet losses.                           */
-    if (Network_Port_SC_Primary_Hub_URI_char(instance)) {
-        debug_printf_stderr("Waiting for a BACnet/SC connection to hub...\n");
-        while (!dlenv_hub_connection_status_check(instance)) {
-            bsc_wait(1);
-            bsc_maintenance_timer(1);
-        }
-        debug_printf_stderr("Connected to a BACnet/SC hub!\n");
+    const char *primary_uri =
+        Network_Port_SC_Primary_Hub_URI_char(Network_Port_Instance);
+    const char *failover_uri =
+        Network_Port_SC_Failover_Hub_URI_char(Network_Port_Instance);
+    if (!primary_uri && !failover_uri) {
+        /* No hub URIs configured: registration/connection not required. */
+        return true;
     }
+    return dlenv_hub_connection_status_check(Network_Port_Instance);
+#else
+    return true;
+#endif
+}
+
+static bool bsc_register_as_node(uint32_t instance, bool wait_until_connected)
+{
+#if defined(BACDL_BSC)
+    bool is_connected = false;
+    const char *primary_uri =
+        Network_Port_SC_Primary_Hub_URI_char(Network_Port_Instance);
+    const char *failover_uri =
+        Network_Port_SC_Failover_Hub_URI_char(Network_Port_Instance);
+    if (primary_uri || failover_uri) {
+        debug_printf_stderr("Waiting for a BACnet/SC connection to hub...\n");
+        is_connected = dlenv_hub_connection_status_check(instance);
+        if (!is_connected) {
+            do {
+                bsc_wait(1);
+                bsc_maintenance_timer(1);
+                is_connected = dlenv_hub_connection_status_check(instance);
+            } while (wait_until_connected && !is_connected);
+        }
+        if (is_connected) {
+            debug_printf_stderr("Connected to a BACnet/SC hub!\n");
+        }
+    } else {
+        /* No primary/failover hub URI configured: registration/connection
+         * not required.
+         */
+        is_connected = true;
+    }
+    return is_connected;
 #else
     (void)instance;
+    (void)wait_until_connected;
+    return true;
 #endif
 }
 
@@ -900,6 +940,200 @@ void dlenv_maintenance_timer(uint16_t elapsed_seconds)
     }
 }
 
+/** Determine the DataLink port type from Environment variables,
+ * or else to defaults. In BACDL_MULTIPLE builds, this selection
+ * is also used to choose the active Datalink_Transport.
+ *
+ * @return Detected port type based on environment variables and
+ * compile-time configuration, which can be PORT_TYPE_BIP,
+ * PORT_TYPE_BIP6, PORT_TYPE_MSTP, PORT_TYPE_BSC, PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET,
+ * PORT_TYPE_ARCNET, PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE, or PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET.
+ */
+uint8_t dlenv_get_port_type(void)
+{
+    uint8_t port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
+
+    if (getenv("BACNET_DATALINK_DEBUG")) {
+        dlenv_debug_enable();
+    }
+#if defined(BACDL_MULTIPLE)
+    char *pEnv = getenv("BACNET_DATALINK");
+    if (pEnv) {
+        datalink_set(pEnv);
+        if (bacnet_stricmp("none", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bip", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bip6", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("ethernet", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("arcnet", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("mstp", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
+        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bsc", pEnv) == 0) {
+            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
+        }
+    } else {
+#if defined(BACDL_BIP)
+        datalink_set("bip");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
+#elif defined(BACDL_BIP6)
+        datalink_set("bip6");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
+#elif defined(BACDL_MSTP)
+        datalink_set("mstp");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ETHERNET)
+        datalink_set("ethernet");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ARCNET)
+        datalink_set("arcnet");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ZIGBEE)
+        datalink_set("zigbee");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE;
+#elif defined(BACDL_BSC)
+        datalink_set("bsc");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
+#else
+        datalink_set("none");
+        port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
+#endif
+    }
+#else
+    /* if we are not compiling with multiple datalinks,
+       then we are using the only one available */
+#if defined(BACDL_BIP)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
+#elif defined(BACDL_BIP6)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
+#elif defined(BACDL_MSTP)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ETHERNET)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ARCNET)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
+#elif defined(BACDL_ZIGBEE)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE;
+#elif defined(BACDL_BSC)
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
+#else
+    port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
+#endif
+#endif
+    return port_type;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Initialize the Datalink configuration according to the given port type
+ * without registering the devices to the network.  This is useful when the
+ * device registration needs to be delayed or shall be done separately, e.g. in
+ * a different thread.
+ *
+ * @param port_type Port type to initialize, such as PORT_TYPE_BIP,
+ * PORT_TYPE_BIP6, PORT_TYPE_MSTP, PORT_TYPE_BSC, or other supported PORT_TYPE_*
+ * values. It should be determined before by calling dlenv_get_port_type()
+ */
+void dlenv_init_no_device_registration(uint8_t port_type)
+{
+    char *pEnv = NULL;
+
+#if defined(BACFILE)
+    /* initialize the POSIX file objects */
+    bacfile_posix_init();
+    if (Datalink_Debug) {
+        debug_printf_stderr("POSIX file services initialized.\n");
+    }
+#endif
+    /* === Initialize the Network Port Object Here === */
+    Network_Port_Type_Set(Network_Port_Instance, port_type);
+    switch (port_type) {
+        case PORT_TYPE_BIP:
+            dlenv_network_port_bip_init(Network_Port_Instance);
+            break;
+        case PORT_TYPE_MSTP:
+            dlenv_network_port_mstp_init(Network_Port_Instance);
+            break;
+        case PORT_TYPE_BIP6:
+            dlenv_network_port_bip6_init(Network_Port_Instance);
+            break;
+        case PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE:
+            dlenv_network_port_zigbee_init(Network_Port_Instance);
+            break;
+        case PORT_TYPE_BSC:
+            dlenv_network_port_bsc_init(Network_Port_Instance);
+            break;
+        default:
+            break;
+    }
+    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_APDU_TIMEOUT");
+    if (pEnv) {
+        apdu_timeout_set((uint16_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
+    } else {
+        if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_MSTP) {
+            apdu_timeout_set(60000);
+        }
+    }
+    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_APDU_RETRIES");
+    if (pEnv) {
+        apdu_retries_set((uint8_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
+    }
+    /* === INIT - Initialize the Datalink Here === */
+    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_IFACE");
+    if (Datalink_Debug) {
+        debug_fprintf(stderr, "BACNET_IFACE=%s\n", pEnv ? pEnv : "none");
+    }
+    if (!datalink_init(pEnv)) {
+        exit(1);
+    }
+    /* === POST INIT - After the Datalink is Initialized === */
+#if (MAX_TSM_TRANSACTIONS)
+    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_INVOKE_ID");
+    if (pEnv) {
+        tsm_invokeID_set((uint8_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
+    }
+#endif
+}
+
+/**
+ * Registers a device to the network according to the given port type.
+ * As prerequisite, the Datalink configuration should have been initialized by
+ * calling dlenv_init_no_device_registration() with the same port type.
+ *
+ * This function is not thread safe. It must be called only after
+ * dlenv_init_no_device_registration() has completed for the same port type,
+ * and while no other thread is concurrently using or modifying the datalink
+ * or Network Port Object state. The call may be made immediately after init
+ * returns or at a later time (including from a different thread), provided
+ * these conditions are satisfied.
+ *
+ * @param port_type
+ *     The network port type that determines which registration mechanism
+ *     (e.g., BIP, BIP6, BSC) is used. For other port types, no registration
+ *     is performed.
+ * @param wait_until_connected
+ *     Only used for PORT_TYPE_BSC. If true, block until the
+ *     device is connected/registered; otherwise return immediately.
+ * @return
+ *     true if the device was successfully registered or registration is not
+ *     required for the given port type; false if registration was attempted
+ *     but failed.
+ */
+bool dlenv_register_device(uint8_t port_type, bool wait_until_connected)
+{
+    if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BIP) {
+        return (bbmd_register_as_foreign_device() >= 0);
+    } else if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BIP6) {
+        return (bbmd6_register_as_foreign_device() >= 0);
+    } else if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BSC) {
+        return bsc_register_as_node(
+            Network_Port_Instance, wait_until_connected);
+    }
+    return true;
+}
+
 /** Initialize the DataLink configuration from Environment variables,
  * or else to defaults.
  * @ingroup DataLink
@@ -975,139 +1209,11 @@ void dlenv_maintenance_timer(uint16_t elapsed_seconds)
  */
 void dlenv_init(void)
 {
-    char *pEnv = NULL;
-    uint8_t port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
-
-    if (getenv("BACNET_DATALINK_DEBUG")) {
-        dlenv_debug_enable();
-    }
-#if defined(BACDL_MULTIPLE)
-    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_DATALINK");
-    if (pEnv) {
-        datalink_set(pEnv);
-        if (bacnet_stricmp("none", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bip", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bip6", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("ethernet", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("arcnet", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("mstp", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
-        } else if (bacnet_stricmp("bsc", pEnv) == 0) {
-            port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
-        }
-    } else {
-#if defined(BACDL_BIP)
-        datalink_set("bip");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
-#elif defined(BACDL_BIP6)
-        datalink_set("bip6");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
-#elif defined(BACDL_MSTP)
-        datalink_set("mstp");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ETHERNET)
-        datalink_set("ethernet");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ARCNET)
-        datalink_set("arcnet");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ZIGBEE)
-        datalink_set("zigbee");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE;
-#elif defined(BACDL_BSC)
-        datalink_set("bsc");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
-#else
-        datalink_set("none");
-        port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
-#endif
-    }
-#else
-    /* if we are not compiling with multiple datalinks,
-       then we are using the only one available */
-#if defined(BACDL_BIP)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP;
-#elif defined(BACDL_BIP6)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BIP6;
-#elif defined(BACDL_MSTP)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_MSTP;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ETHERNET)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ETHERNET;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ARCNET)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ARCNET;
-#elif defined(BACDL_ZIGBEE)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE;
-#elif defined(BACDL_BSC)
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_BSC;
-#else
-    port_type = PORT_TYPE_NON_BACNET;
-#endif
-#endif
-#if defined(BACFILE)
-    /* initialize the POSIX file objects */
-    bacfile_posix_init();
-    if (Datalink_Debug) {
-        debug_printf_stderr("POSIX file services initialized.\n");
-    }
-#endif
-    /* === Initialize the Network Port Object Here === */
-    Network_Port_Type_Set(Network_Port_Instance, port_type);
-    switch (port_type) {
-        case PORT_TYPE_BIP:
-            dlenv_network_port_bip_init(Network_Port_Instance);
-            break;
-        case PORT_TYPE_MSTP:
-            dlenv_network_port_mstp_init(Network_Port_Instance);
-            break;
-        case PORT_TYPE_BIP6:
-            dlenv_network_port_bip6_init(Network_Port_Instance);
-            break;
-        case PORT_TYPE_ZIGBEE:
-            dlenv_network_port_zigbee_init(Network_Port_Instance);
-            break;
-        case PORT_TYPE_BSC:
-            dlenv_network_port_bsc_init(Network_Port_Instance);
-            break;
-        default:
-            break;
-    }
-    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_APDU_TIMEOUT");
-    if (pEnv) {
-        apdu_timeout_set((uint16_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
-    } else {
-        if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_MSTP) {
-            apdu_timeout_set(60000);
-        }
-    }
-    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_APDU_RETRIES");
-    if (pEnv) {
-        apdu_retries_set((uint8_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
-    }
-    /* === INIT - Initialize the Datalink Here === */
-    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_IFACE");
-    if (Datalink_Debug) {
-        debug_fprintf(stderr, "BACNET_IFACE=%s\n", pEnv ? pEnv : "none");
-    }
-    if (!datalink_init(pEnv)) {
-        exit(1);
-    }
-    /* === POST INIT - After the Datalink is Initialized === */
-#if (MAX_TSM_TRANSACTIONS)
-    pEnv = getenv("BACNET_INVOKE_ID");
-    if (pEnv) {
-        tsm_invokeID_set((uint8_t)strtol(pEnv, NULL, 0));
-    }
-#endif
-    if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BIP) {
-        bbmd_register_as_foreign_device();
-    } else if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BIP6) {
-        bbmd6_register_as_foreign_device();
-    } else if (port_type == PORT_TYPE_BSC) {
-        bsc_register_as_node(Network_Port_Instance);
+    uint8_t port_type = dlenv_get_port_type();
+    dlenv_init_no_device_registration(port_type);
+    if (!dlenv_register_device(port_type, true)) {
+        debug_fprintf(
+            stderr, "dlenv_init: failed to register device for port type %u\n",
+            (unsigned)port_type);
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
index be1fac85..a4ef6d16 100644
--- a/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
+++ b/src/bacnet/datalink/dlenv.h
@@ -20,6 +20,15 @@
 extern "C" {
 #endif /* __cplusplus */
 
+BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+uint8_t dlenv_get_port_type(void);
+
+BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+void dlenv_init_no_device_registration(uint8_t port_type);
+
+BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+bool dlenv_register_device(uint8_t port_type, bool wait_until_connected);
+
 BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
 void dlenv_init(void);
 
@@ -47,6 +56,9 @@ void dlenv_bbmd_ttl_set(uint16_t ttl_secs);
 BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
 int dlenv_bbmd_result(void);
 
+BACNET_STACK_EXPORT
+bool dlenv_is_bsc_hub_connected(void);
+
 #ifdef __cplusplus
 }
 #endif /* __cplusplus */