diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
index 3754fe379fef576b75d2ea026f1a4c35007bd807..fcca18241c36bcc84e076591b551b37b363f5ccc 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
@@ -1831,8 +1831,10 @@ static uint8_t pack_crc_indication_body_value(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppWritePacked
 {
 	nfapi_crc_indication_body_t* value = (nfapi_crc_indication_body_t*)tlv;
 	
-	if(push16(value->number_of_crcs, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0)
+	if(push16(value->number_of_crcs, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0){
+		printf("Panos-D: pack_crc_indication_body_value 0 \n");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	uint16_t i = 0;
 	uint16_t total_number_of_pdus = value->number_of_crcs;
@@ -1841,12 +1843,16 @@ static uint8_t pack_crc_indication_body_value(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppWritePacked
 		nfapi_crc_indication_pdu_t* pdu = &(value->crc_pdu_list[i]);
 		
 		uint8_t* instance_length_p = *ppWritePackedMsg;
-		if(!push16(pdu->instance_length, ppWritePackedMsg, end))
+		if(!push16(pdu->instance_length, ppWritePackedMsg, end)){
+			printf("Panos-D: pack_crc_indication_body_value 1 \n");
 			return 0;
+		}
 		
 		if(!(pack_tlv(NFAPI_RX_UE_INFORMATION_TAG, &pdu->rx_ue_information, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_rx_ue_information_value) &&
-			 pack_tlv(NFAPI_CRC_INDICATION_REL8_TAG, &pdu->crc_indication_rel8, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_crc_indication_rel8_body)))
+			 pack_tlv(NFAPI_CRC_INDICATION_REL8_TAG, &pdu->crc_indication_rel8, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_crc_indication_rel8_body))){
+			printf("Panos-D: pack_crc_indication_body_value 2 \n");
 			return 0;
+		}
 
 		// calculate the instance length subtracting the size of the instance
 		// length feild
@@ -1887,8 +1893,10 @@ static uint8_t pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value(void *tlv, uint8_t **ppWriteP
 
         //printf("RX ULSCH BODY\n");
 
-	if( push16(value->number_of_pdus, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0)
+	if( push16(value->number_of_pdus, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0){
+		//printf("Panos-D: pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value 0 \n");
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	// need to calculate the data offset's. 
 	uint16_t i = 0;
@@ -1939,8 +1947,10 @@ static uint8_t pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value(void *tlv, uint8_t **ppWriteP
 		nfapi_rx_indication_pdu_t* pdu = &(value->rx_pdu_list[i]);
 		if(!(pack_tlv(NFAPI_RX_UE_INFORMATION_TAG, &pdu->rx_ue_information, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_rx_ue_information_value) &&
 			 pack_tlv(NFAPI_RX_INDICATION_REL8_TAG, &pdu->rx_indication_rel8, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_rx_indication_rel8_value) &&
-			 pack_tlv(NFAPI_RX_INDICATION_REL9_TAG, &pdu->rx_indication_rel9, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_rx_indication_rel9_value)))
+			 pack_tlv(NFAPI_RX_INDICATION_REL9_TAG, &pdu->rx_indication_rel9, ppWritePackedMsg, end, pack_rx_indication_rel9_value))) {
+			//printf("Panos-D: pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value() 1 about to return error because of failure in packing tlv tags \n");
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// Write out the pdu data
@@ -1954,8 +1964,10 @@ static uint8_t pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value(void *tlv, uint8_t **ppWriteP
 			length = pdu->rx_indication_rel8.length;
 		}
 
-		if( pusharray8(value->rx_pdu_list[i].data, length, length, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0)
+		if( pusharray8(value->rx_pdu_list[i].data, length, length, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0){
+			printf("Panos-D: pack_rx_ulsch_indication_body_value() 2 about to return error \n");
 			return 0;
+		}
 	}
 	return 1;
 }
@@ -2624,6 +2636,7 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 
 	if (pMessageBuf == NULL || pPackedBuf == NULL)
 	{
+		//printf("Panos-D: P7 Pack supplied pointers are null\n");
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "P7 Pack supplied pointers are null\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2636,6 +2649,7 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 		 push32(0/*pMessageHeader->checksum*/, &pWritePackedMessage, end) &&
 		 push32(pMessageHeader->transmit_timestamp, &pWritePackedMessage, end)))
 	{
+		//printf("Panos-D: P7 Pack header failed\n");
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "P7 Pack header failed\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2734,11 +2748,13 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 					}
 					else
 					{
+						//printf("Panos-D: %s VE NFAPI message ID %d. No ve ecoder provided\n", __FUNCTION__, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 						NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s VE NFAPI message ID %d. No ve ecoder provided\n", __FUNCTION__, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 					}
 				}
 				else
 				{
+					//printf("Panos-D: %s NFAPI Unknown message ID %d\n", __FUNCTION__, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 					NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s NFAPI Unknown message ID %d\n", __FUNCTION__, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 				}
 			}
@@ -2747,6 +2763,7 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 
 	if(result == 0)
 	{
+		//printf( "Panos-D: P7 Pack failed to pack message\n");
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "P7 Pack failed to pack message\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2758,6 +2775,7 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 	uint16_t packedMsgLen16;
 	if (packedMsgLen > 0xFFFF || packedMsgLen > packedBufLen)
 	{
+		//printf("Panos-D: Packed message length error %d, buffer supplied %d\n", packedMsgLen, packedBufLen);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "Packed message length error %d, buffer supplied %d\n", packedMsgLen, packedBufLen);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -2769,14 +2787,17 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
 	// Update the message length in the header
 	pMessageHeader->message_length = packedMsgLen16;
 	
-	if(!push16(packedMsgLen16, &pPackedLengthField, end))
+	if(!push16(packedMsgLen16, &pPackedLengthField, end)){
+		printf("Panos-D: Pack function failed. Returning... \n");
 		return -1;
+	}
 		
 	if(1)
 	{
 		//quick test
 		if(pMessageHeader->message_length != packedMsgLen)
 		{
+			printf("Panos-D: nfapi packedMsgLen(%d) != message_length(%d) id %d\n", packedMsgLen, pMessageHeader->message_length, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 			NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "nfapi packedMsgLen(%d) != message_length(%d) id %d\n", packedMsgLen, pMessageHeader->message_length, pMessageHeader->message_id);
 		}
 	}
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
index 02b828d382bf1a9dfc39cea7fe48544e56ed2000..52412084d38a87085d125fe4696d1ab33bf1d507 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
@@ -416,12 +416,14 @@ int pnf_p7_send_message(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, uint8_t* msg, uint32_t len)
 	int sendto_result;
 	if ((sendto_result = sendto((int)pnf_p7->p7_sock, (const char*)msg, len, 0, (const struct sockaddr*)&remote_addr, remote_addr_len)) < 0)
 	{
+		printf("Panos-D: %s %s:%d sendto(%d, %p, %d) %d failed errno: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, pnf_p7->_public.remote_p7_addr, pnf_p7->_public.remote_p7_port, (int)pnf_p7->p7_sock, (const char*)msg, len, remote_addr_len,  errno);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s %s:%d sendto(%d, %p, %d) %d failed errno: %d\n", __FUNCTION__, pnf_p7->_public.remote_p7_addr, pnf_p7->_public.remote_p7_port, (int)pnf_p7->p7_sock, (const char*)msg, len, remote_addr_len,  errno);
 		return -1;
 	}
 
 	if(sendto_result != len)
 	{
+		printf("Panos-D: %s sendto failed to send the entire message %d %d\n", __FUNCTION__, sendto_result, len);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s sendto failed to send the entire message %d %d\n", __FUNCTION__, sendto_result, len);
 	}
 	return 0;
@@ -434,6 +436,7 @@ int pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_p7_message_header_t*
 	// Need to guard against different threads calling the encode function at the same time
 	if(pthread_mutex_lock(&(pnf_p7->pack_mutex)) != 0)
 	{
+		printf("Panos-D: failed to lock mutex 1\n");
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "failed to lock mutex\n");
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -444,10 +447,12 @@ int pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_p7_message_header_t*
 	{
 		if(pthread_mutex_unlock(&(pnf_p7->pack_mutex)) != 0)
 		{
+			printf("Panos-D: failed to unlock mutex 2\n");
 			NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "failed to unlock mutex\n");
 			return -1;
 		}
 		
+		printf("Panos-D: nfapi_p7_message_pack failed with return %d\n", len);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "nfapi_p7_message_pack failed with return %d\n", len );
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -461,6 +466,7 @@ int pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_p7_message_header_t*
 		int segment = 0;
 		int offset = NFAPI_P7_HEADER_LENGTH;
 		uint8_t buffer[pnf_p7->_public.segment_size];
+		printf("Panos-D: pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message sending through multiple segments \n");
 		for(segment = 0; segment < segment_count; ++segment)
 		{
 			uint8_t last = 0;
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
index 74de5e5d785e5d251dfcc65133fd2154219b7641..389f0357053a920f0e42d2c2b0c98f0dbf8f9a44 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ int nfapi_pnf_p7_crc_ind(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_crc_indication_t*
 {
 	if(config == NULL || ind == NULL)
 	{
+		printf("Panos-D: %s: invalid input params\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s: invalid input params\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return -1;
 	}
@@ -127,6 +128,7 @@ int nfapi_pnf_p7_rx_ind(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_rx_indication_t* in
 {
 	if(config == NULL || ind == NULL)
 	{
+		printf("Panos-D: %s: invalid input params\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s: invalid input params\n", __FUNCTION__);
 		return -1;
 	}
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config_ue.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config_ue.c
index a166c5fdf26f0311c7a5595e41f648f966c52506..a805c7d37900a549de5ee5f0c7d67e370b532d03 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config_ue.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/config_ue.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ rrc_mac_config_req_ue(module_id_t Mod_idP,
 
 
   if (physicalConfigDedicated != NULL) {
+	  if(nfapi_mode!=3)
     phy_config_dedicated_ue(Mod_idP, 0, eNB_index,
 			    physicalConfigDedicated);
     UE_mac_inst[Mod_idP].physicalConfigDedicated = physicalConfigDedicated;	// for SR proc
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler.c
index 1cc9bf594d744173e82379cb32b73d53eecf5a72..8d7bb7483205c6da7bbc9cbae61d01f5815366c7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler.c
@@ -486,6 +486,7 @@ check_ul_failure(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, int UE_id,
 	}
 
 	UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].ul_failure_timer++;
+	//LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: check_ul_failure(), ul_failure_timer: %d \n", UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].ul_failure_timer);
 	// check threshold
 	if (UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].ul_failure_timer > 20000) {
 	    // inform RRC of failure and clear timer
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index 2de2a6729637d1dcd3c48ddb8612dc90cab3e33e..0ee93f0cd6a5915c3a17e596c3bd46643bfc1c77 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -670,6 +670,7 @@ rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
 		      enb_mod_idP, CC_idP, frameP, rx_lengths[i], UE_id,
 		      rx_lcids[i]);
 
+		LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: rx_sdu before mac_rlc_data_ind 1, frame:%d, subframe: %d \n", frameP, subframeP);
 		mac_rlc_data_ind(enb_mod_idP, current_rnti, enb_mod_idP, frameP, ENB_FLAG_YES, MBMS_FLAG_NO, rx_lcids[i], (char *) payload_ptr, rx_lengths[i], 1, NULL);	//(unsigned int*)crc_status);
 		UE_list->eNB_UE_stats[CC_idP][UE_id].
 		    num_pdu_rx[rx_lcids[i]] += 1;
@@ -728,7 +729,8 @@ rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
 			     [rx_lcids[i]]] = 0;
 		    if ((rx_lengths[i] < SCH_PAYLOAD_SIZE_MAX)
 			&& (rx_lengths[i] > 0)) {	// MAX SIZE OF transport block
-			mac_rlc_data_ind(enb_mod_idP, current_rnti, enb_mod_idP, frameP, ENB_FLAG_YES, MBMS_FLAG_NO, rx_lcids[i], (char *) payload_ptr, rx_lengths[i], 1, NULL);	//(unsigned int*)crc_status);
+		    	LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: rx_sdu before mac_rlc_data_ind 2 \n");
+		    	mac_rlc_data_ind(enb_mod_idP, current_rnti, enb_mod_idP, frameP, ENB_FLAG_YES, MBMS_FLAG_NO, rx_lcids[i], (char *) payload_ptr, rx_lengths[i], 1, NULL);	//(unsigned int*)crc_status);
 
 			UE_list->eNB_UE_stats[CC_idP][UE_id].
 			    num_pdu_rx[rx_lcids[i]] += 1;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
index ee6d7a832741de8b74c6701168b5c61460c8d0f7..336c183bd78d51e75e288d83df122d8410fb4d21 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/ue_procedures.c
@@ -480,6 +480,7 @@ ue_send_sdu(module_id_t module_idP,
 			    if(nfapi_mode == 3) { // Panos: phy_stub mode
 			    	// Panos: Modification for phy_stub mode operation here. We only need to make sure that the ue_mode is back to
 			    	// PRACH state.
+			    	LOG_I(MAC, "nfapi_mode3: Setting UE_mode BACK to PRACH 1\n");
 			    	UE_mac_inst[module_idP].UE_mode[eNB_index] = PRACH;
 			    	//ra_failed(module_idP,CC_id,eNB_index);UE_mac_inst[module_idP].RA_contention_resolution_timer_active = 0;
 			    	}
@@ -1624,6 +1625,7 @@ ue_get_sdu(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP,
 	   uint8_t * ulsch_buffer, uint16_t buflen, uint8_t * access_mode)
 {
 
+	LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: In ue_get_sdu() 1 \n");
     uint8_t total_rlc_pdu_header_len = 0, rlc_pdu_header_len_last = 0;
     uint16_t buflen_remain = 0;
     uint8_t bsr_len = 0, bsr_ce_len = 0, bsr_header_len = 0;
@@ -1653,7 +1655,7 @@ ue_get_sdu(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP,
     rlc_buffer_occupancy_t lcid_buffer_occupancy_old =
 	0, lcid_buffer_occupancy_new = 0;
 
-    LOG_D(MAC,
+    LOG_I(MAC,
 	  "[UE %d] MAC PROCESS UL TRANSPORT BLOCK at frame%d subframe %d TBS=%d\n",
 	  module_idP, frameP, subframe, buflen);
 
@@ -1996,7 +1998,15 @@ ue_get_sdu(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP,
     }
     // build PHR and update the timers
     if (phr_ce_len == sizeof(POWER_HEADROOM_CMD)) {
-	phr_p->PH = get_phr_mapping(module_idP, CC_id, eNB_index);
+    	if(nfapi_mode ==3){
+    		//Panos: Substitute with a static value for the MAC layer abstraction (phy_stub mode)
+    		phr_p->PH = 40;
+    	}
+    	else{
+    		phr_p->PH = get_phr_mapping(module_idP, CC_id, eNB_index);
+    	}
+
+
 	phr_p->R = 0;
 	LOG_D(MAC,
 	      "[UE %d] Frame %d report PHR with mapping (%d->%d) for LCID %d\n",
@@ -2196,7 +2206,7 @@ ue_get_sdu(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP,
 					   bsr_s,	// short bsr
 					   bsr_l, post_padding);	// long_bsr
 
-    LOG_D(MAC,
+    LOG_I(MAC,
 	  "[UE %d] Generate header :bufflen %d  sdu_length_total %d, num_sdus %d, sdu_lengths[0] %d, sdu_lcids[0] %d => payload offset %d,  total_rlc_pdu_header_len %d, padding %d,post_padding %d, bsr len %d, phr len %d, reminder %d \n",
 	  module_idP, buflen, sdu_length_total, num_sdus, sdu_lengths[0],
 	  sdu_lcids[0], payload_offset, total_rlc_pdu_header_len,
@@ -2204,6 +2214,7 @@ ue_get_sdu(module_id_t module_idP, int CC_id, frame_t frameP,
 	  buflen - sdu_length_total - payload_offset);
     // cycle through SDUs and place in ulsch_buffer
     if (sdu_length_total) {
+    	LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: ue_get_sdu() 2 before copying to ulsch_buffer");
 	memcpy(&ulsch_buffer[payload_offset], ulsch_buff,
 	       sdu_length_total);
     }
@@ -2460,6 +2471,7 @@ ue_scheduler(const module_id_t module_idP,
 	    if(nfapi_mode == 3) { // Panos: phy_stub mode
 	    	// Panos: Modification for phy_stub mode operation here. We only need to make sure that the ue_mode is back to
 	    	// PRACH state.
+	    	LOG_I(MAC, "nfapi_mode3: Setting UE_mode to PRACH 2 \n");
 	    	UE_mac_inst[module_idP].UE_mode[eNB_indexP] = PRACH;
 	    	//ra_failed(module_idP,CC_id,eNB_index);UE_mac_inst[module_idP].RA_contention_resolution_timer_active = 0;
 	    	}
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
index 6bad322dc45571869f86ddea2449bf77642b24fd..29fa5e8cb1868fb48bec921268db3a48c3fa7dbd 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
@@ -369,6 +369,7 @@ mac_rlc_status_resp_t mac_rlc_status_ind(
     rlc_mode = rlc_union_p->mode;
   } else {
     rlc_mode = RLC_MODE_NONE;
+    //LOG_D(RLC , "Panos-D: mac_rlc_status_ind() In RLC_MODE_NONE \n");
     //LOG_W(RLC , "[%s] RLC not configured lcid %u module %u!\n", __FUNCTION__, channel_idP, module_idP);
     //LOG_D(RLC , "[%s] RLC not configured rb id %u lcid %u module %u!\n", __FUNCTION__, rb_id, channel_idP, ue_module_idP);
   }
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
index a3e362a60322cceee9107d411294d57a86a71ef8..44b7ef6d51f8863ae041a0698a5a58b75a668e56 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
@@ -179,16 +179,17 @@ void handle_ulsch(UL_IND_t *UL_info) {
   else
   {
 
+	  //LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: handle_ulsch() rx_ind # of pdus: %d, crc_ind # of pdus: %d \n", UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus, UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs);
     if (UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus>0 && UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs>0) {
       for (i=0;i<UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus;i++) {
         for (j=0;j<UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs;j++) {
           // find crc_indication j corresponding rx_indication i
-          LOG_D(PHY,"UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[%d].rx_ue_information.rnti:%04x UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[%d].rx_ue_information.rnti:%04x\n", j, UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].rx_ue_information.rnti, i, UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[i].rx_ue_information.rnti);
+          //LOG_I(MAC,"Panos-D: UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[%d].rx_ue_information.rnti:%04x UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[%d].rx_ue_information.rnti:%04x\n", j, UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].rx_ue_information.rnti, i, UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[i].rx_ue_information.rnti);
           if (UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].rx_ue_information.rnti ==
               UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[i].rx_ue_information.rnti) {
-            LOG_D(PHY, "UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[%d].crc_indication_rel8.crc_flag:%d\n", j, UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].crc_indication_rel8.crc_flag);
+            //LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[%d].crc_indication_rel8.crc_flag:%d\n", j, UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].crc_indication_rel8.crc_flag);
             if (UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.crc_pdu_list[j].crc_indication_rel8.crc_flag == 1) { // CRC error indication
-              LOG_D(MAC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d Calling rx_sdu (CRC error) \n",UL_info->frame,UL_info->subframe);
+              LOG_I(MAC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d Calling rx_sdu (CRC error) \n",UL_info->frame,UL_info->subframe);
               rx_sdu(UL_info->module_id,
                   UL_info->CC_id,
                   NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(UL_info->rx_ind.sfn_sf), //UL_info->frame,
@@ -200,7 +201,7 @@ void handle_ulsch(UL_IND_t *UL_info) {
                   UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.rx_pdu_list[i].rx_indication_rel8.ul_cqi);
             }
             else {
-              LOG_D(MAC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d Calling rx_sdu (CRC ok) \n",UL_info->frame,UL_info->subframe);
+              //LOG_I(MAC,"Frame %d, Subframe %d Calling rx_sdu (CRC ok) \n",UL_info->frame,UL_info->subframe);
               rx_sdu(UL_info->module_id,
                   UL_info->CC_id,
                   NFAPI_SFNSF2SFN(UL_info->rx_ind.sfn_sf), //UL_info->frame,
@@ -219,7 +220,9 @@ void handle_ulsch(UL_IND_t *UL_info) {
       UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs=0;
       UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus = 0;
     } // UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus>0 && UL_info->subframe && UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs>0
-    else if (UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus!=0 || UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs!=0) {
+
+
+      else if (UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus!=0 || UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs!=0) {
       LOG_E(PHY,"hoping not to have mis-match between CRC ind and RX ind - hopefully the missing message is coming shortly rx_ind:%d(SFN/SF:%05d) crc_ind:%d(SFN/SF:%05d) UL_info(SFN/SF):%04d%d\n",
           UL_info->rx_ind.rx_indication_body.number_of_pdus, NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(UL_info->rx_ind.sfn_sf),
           UL_info->crc_ind.crc_indication_body.number_of_crcs, NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(UL_info->crc_ind.sfn_sf),
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
index fdec6b5404bb991a2eb81a00b28ccc5e137216e6..77ccc280b6bdeb8fe93576dddc21f49dd530dba5 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/phy_stub_UE.c
@@ -131,6 +131,8 @@ void fill_rx_indication_UE_MAC(module_id_t Mod_id,int frame,int subframe, UL_IND
 
 void fill_sr_indication_UE_MAC(int Mod_id,int frame,int subframe, UL_IND_t *UL_INFO, uint16_t rnti) {
 
+	LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: fill_sr_indication_UE_MAC 1 \n");
+
   pthread_mutex_lock(&UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UL_INFO_mutex);
 
   nfapi_sr_indication_t       *sr_ind = &UL_INFO->sr_ind;
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ void fill_crc_indication_UE_MAC(int Mod_id,int frame,int subframe, UL_IND_t *UL_
 
 void fill_rach_indication_UE_MAC(int Mod_id,int frame,int subframe, UL_IND_t *UL_INFO, uint8_t ra_PreambleIndex, uint16_t ra_RNTI) {
 
-	//LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: fill_rach_indication_UE_MAC 1 \n");
+	LOG_I(MAC, "Panos-D: fill_rach_indication_UE_MAC 1 \n");
 	pthread_mutex_lock(&UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UL_INFO_mutex);
 	UL_INFO = (UL_IND_t*)malloc(sizeof(UL_IND_t));
 
@@ -1152,8 +1154,8 @@ int dl_config_req_UE_MAC(nfapi_dl_config_request_t* req)
     	// Last parameter is 1 if first time synchronization and zero otherwise. Not sure which value to put
     	// for our case.
     	LOG_E(MAC,"dl_config_req_UE_MAC 4 Received MIB: sfn/sf: %d.%d \n", sfn, sf);
-    	dl_phy_sync_success(Mod_id,sfn,0, 0);
     	if(UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UE_mode[0] == NOT_SYNCHED){
+    		dl_phy_sync_success(Mod_id,sfn,0, 0);
     		LOG_E(MAC,"dl_config_req_UE_MAC 5 Received MIB: UE_mode: %d\n", UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UE_mode[0]);
     		UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UE_mode[0]=PRACH;
     	}
@@ -1241,7 +1243,7 @@ int hi_dci0_req_UE_MAC(nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t* req)
 
       // This is meaningful only after ACKnowledging the first ULSCH Txon (i.e. Msg3)
       if(hi_dci0_req_pdu->hi_pdu.hi_pdu_rel8.hi_value == 1 && UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].first_ULSCH_Tx == 1){
-    	  //LOG_I(MAC,"[UE-PHY_STUB] HI_DCI0_REQ 2 sfn_sf:%d PDU[%d] - NFAPI_HI_DCI0_HI_PDU_TYPE\n", NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf), i);
+    	  LOG_I(MAC,"[UE-PHY_STUB] HI_DCI0_REQ 2 sfn_sf:%d PDU[%d] - NFAPI_HI_DCI0_HI_PDU_TYPE\n", NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf), i);
     	  UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].UE_mode[0] = PUSCH;
     	  UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].first_ULSCH_Tx = 0;
       }
@@ -1298,7 +1300,10 @@ int memcpy_dl_config_req (nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_dl_config_request
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdcch_ofdm_symbols = req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdcch_ofdm_symbols;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdsch_rnti = req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdsch_rnti;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdu = req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdu;
-	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.tl = req->dl_config_request_body.tl;
+
+	//UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.tl = req->dl_config_request_body.tl;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.tl.tag = req->dl_config_request_body.tl.tag;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.tl.length = req->dl_config_request_body.tl.length;
 
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.dl_config_pdu_list = (nfapi_dl_config_request_pdu_t*) malloc(req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdu*sizeof(nfapi_dl_config_request_pdu_t));
 	for(int i=0; i<UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].dl_config_req->dl_config_request_body.number_pdu; i++) {
@@ -1329,7 +1334,10 @@ int memcpy_ul_config_req (nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_ul_config_request
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus = req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.rach_prach_frequency_resources = req->ul_config_request_body.rach_prach_frequency_resources;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.srs_present = req->ul_config_request_body.srs_present;
-	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.tl = req->ul_config_request_body.tl;
+
+	//UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.tl = req->ul_config_request_body.tl;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.tl.tag = req->ul_config_request_body.tl.tag;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.tl.length = req->ul_config_request_body.tl.length;
 
 	//LOG_D(MAC, "Panos-D: memcpy_ul_config_req 1 #ofULPDUs: %d \n", UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus); //req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus);
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].ul_config_req->ul_config_request_body.ul_config_pdu_list = (nfapi_ul_config_request_pdu_t*) malloc(req->ul_config_request_body.number_of_pdus*sizeof(nfapi_ul_config_request_pdu_t));
@@ -1401,7 +1409,11 @@ int memcpy_hi_dci0_req (nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* pnf_p7, nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t*
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_dci = req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_dci;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_hi = req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_hi;
 	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.sfnsf = req->hi_dci0_request_body.sfnsf;
-	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl = req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl;
+
+	//UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl = req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl.tag = req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl.tag;
+	UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl.length = req->hi_dci0_request_body.tl.length;
+
 	int total_pdus = UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_dci + UE_mac_inst[Mod_id].hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_hi;
 
 	//LOG_I(MAC, "Original hi_dci0 req. #:%d, Copy #: %d \n",req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_dci + req->hi_dci0_request_body.number_of_hi, total_pdus);
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
index 094e04977cedcbb3c358a2a28b8e86100ea565d3..9a8ec78be5cfdc5fa72d0273eecacd180335f63e 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -722,6 +722,7 @@ void rrc_eNB_emulation_notify_ue_module_id(
   const uint8_t     cell_identity_byte2P,
   const uint8_t     cell_identity_byte3P)
 {
+	LOG_I(RRC, "Panos-D: rrc_eNB_emulation_notify_ue_module_id 1 \n");
   module_id_t                         enb_module_id;
   struct rrc_eNB_ue_context_s*        ue_context_p = NULL;
   int                                 CC_id;
@@ -732,21 +733,21 @@ void rrc_eNB_emulation_notify_ue_module_id(
       return;
     }
     for (CC_id = 0; CC_id < MAX_NUM_CCs; CC_id++) {
-//<<<<<<< HEAD
+/*<<<<<<< HEAD
       if (RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1 != NULL) {
         if (
           (RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[0] == cell_identity_byte0P) &&
           (RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[1] == cell_identity_byte1P) &&
           (RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[2] == cell_identity_byte2P) &&
           (RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[3] == cell_identity_byte3P)
-/*=======
+/*=======*/
       if (&RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1 != NULL) {
         if (
           (&RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[0] == cell_identity_byte0P) &&
           (&RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[1] == cell_identity_byte1P) &&
           (&RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[2] == cell_identity_byte2P) &&
           (&RC.rrc[enb_module_id]->carrier[CC_id].sib1->cellAccessRelatedInfo.cellIdentity.buf[3] == cell_identity_byte3P)
->>>>>>> main/develop*/
+//>>>>>>> main/develop
         ) {
           ue_context_p = rrc_eNB_get_ue_context(
                            RC.rrc[enb_module_id],
@@ -4855,8 +4856,8 @@ rrc_eNB_process_RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete(
     for (i = 0; i < DRB_configList->list.count; i++) {  // num max DRB (11-3-8)
       if (DRB_configList->list.array[i]) {
 	drb_id = (int)DRB_configList->list.array[i]->drb_Identity;
-        LOG_I(RRC,
-              "[eNB %d] Frame  %d : Logical Channel UL-DCCH, Received RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete from UE rnti %x, reconfiguring DRB %d/LCID %d\n",
+        LOG_E(RRC,
+              "[eNB %d] Frame  %d : Logical Channel UL-DCCH, Received RRCConnectionReconfigurationComplete from UE rnti %x, reconfiguring DRB %d/LCID %d\n \n \n",
               ctxt_pP->module_id,
               ctxt_pP->frame,
               ctxt_pP->rnti,
@@ -5667,7 +5668,7 @@ rrc_eNB_decode_ccch(
             }
 #endif
             if ((ue_context_p = rrc_eNB_ue_context_random_exist(ctxt_pP, random_value))) {
-              LOG_W(RRC, "new UE rnti %x (coming with random value) is already there as UE %x, removing %x from MAC/PHY\n",
+              LOG_I(RRC, "new UE rnti %x (coming with random value) is already there as UE %x, removing %x from MAC/PHY\n",
                     ctxt_pP->rnti, ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti, ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti);
               ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer = 20000;
             }
@@ -7037,6 +7038,7 @@ rrc_rx_tx(
       }
       if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer>0) {
 	ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer++;
+	LOG_I(RRC, "Panos-D: rrc_rx_tx(), ul_failure_timer: %d \n", ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer);
 	if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ul_failure_timer >= 20000) {
 	  // remove UE after 20 seconds after MAC has indicated UL failure
 	  LOG_I(RRC,"Removing UE %x instance\n",ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti);
@@ -7046,9 +7048,10 @@ rrc_rx_tx(
       }
       if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer>0) {
 	ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer++;
+	LOG_I(RRC, "Panos-D: rrc_rx_tx(), release timer: %d \n", ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer);
 	if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer >= 
 	    ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer_thres) {
-	  LOG_I(RRC,"Removing UE %x instance\n",ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti);
+	  LOG_I(RRC,"Removing UE %x instance, Release timer: %d, Release timer thres.: %d \n",ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti, ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer, ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer_thres);
 	  ue_to_be_removed = ue_context_p;
 	  break;
 	}
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem-stub.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem-stub.c
index a478c5ff445b6463ba38b64dd9b60d58b254af4c..0c1be84c615fd2e92e4a5ede80bbffd6e6e45b46 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem-stub.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem-stub.c
@@ -106,6 +106,8 @@ unsigned short config_frames[4] = {2,9,11,13};
 
 #include "system.h"
 
+static char *in_ip_xx = in_ip;
+
 #ifdef XFORMS
 #include "PHY/TOOLS/lte_phy_scope.h"
 #include "stats.h"
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index 83f68882927660dbe72dd31a400e02158894412d..ef421ed9a9aa9cd4217dd257059311a1f63a7833 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -101,6 +101,8 @@ unsigned short config_frames[4] = {2,9,11,13};
 #endif
 #include "lte-softmodem.h"
 
+static char *in_ip_xx = in_ip;
+
 #ifdef XFORMS
 // current status is that every UE has a DL scope for a SINGLE eNB (eNB_id=0)
 // at eNB 0, an UL scope for every UE
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
index 69f34e6aa4a31755394a4b2747f700aee8e410e7..62b8f73263d0daedd809388191ec016e8ccbf998 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ extern int16_t dlsch_demod_shift;
 {"U" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_UE, 	PARAMFLAG_BOOL,   i8ptr:&UE_flag,			defintval:0,			   TYPE_INT8,	  0},			   \
 {"m" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_DLMCS,	0,		  uptr:&target_dl_mcs,  		defintval:0,			   TYPE_UINT,	  0},			   \
 {"t" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_ULMCS,	0,		  uptr:&target_ul_mcs,  		defintval:0,			   TYPE_UINT,	  0},			   \
-{"W" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_L2MONW,	0,		  strptr:(char **)&in_ip,		defstrval:"127.0.0.1",  	   TYPE_STRING,   sizeof(in_ip)},	   \
+{"W" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_L2MONW,	0,		  strptr:&in_ip_xx,			defstrval:"127.0.0.1",  	   TYPE_STRING,   sizeof(in_ip)},	   \
 {"P" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_L2MONP,	0,		  strptr:(char **)&in_path,		defstrval:"/tmp/oai_opt.pcap",     TYPE_STRING,   sizeof(in_path)},	   \
 {"V" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_VCD,	PARAMFLAG_BOOL,   iptr:&ouput_vcd,			defintval:0,			   TYPE_INT,	  0},			   \
 {"q" ,  		  	 CONFIG_HLP_STMON,	PARAMFLAG_BOOL,   iptr:&opp_enabled,			defintval:0,			   TYPE_INT,	  0},			   \
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
index 0816bba4510028d72e5734c4e300fc03afb3ae25..cab7b92a1c7aa674dc17904785c0782afe3feff3 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void init_UE_stub(int nb_inst,int eMBMS_active, int uecap_xer_in, char *emul_ifa
 
   LOG_I(PHY,"Starting multicast link on %s\n",emul_iface);
   if(nfapi_mode !=3)
-  multicast_link_start(ue_stub_rx_handler,0,emul_iface);
+     multicast_link_start(ue_stub_rx_handler,0,emul_iface);
 
 
 
@@ -868,7 +868,7 @@ static void *UE_phy_stub_thread_rxn_txnp4(void *arg) {
     while (phy_stub_ticking->ticking_var < 0) {
       // most of the time, the thread is waiting here
       //pthread_cond_wait( &proc->cond_rxtx, &proc->mutex_rxtx )
-      LOG_D(MAC,"Waiting for ticking_var\n",phy_stub_ticking->ticking_var);
+      LOG_D(MAC,"Waiting for ticking_var\n");
       pthread_cond_wait( &phy_stub_ticking->cond_ticking, &phy_stub_ticking->mutex_ticking);
     }
     phy_stub_ticking->ticking_var--;
@@ -966,13 +966,13 @@ static void *UE_phy_stub_thread_rxn_txnp4(void *arg) {
       //stop_meas(&UE->timer_stats);
       //t_diff = get_time_meas_us(&UE->timer_stats);
       //LOG_E(MAC," Panos-D Absolute time: %f\n", t_diff);
+
       if (nfapi_mode != 3)
-      phy_procedures_UE_SL_TX(UE,proc);
+        phy_procedures_UE_SL_TX(UE,proc);
+
       //#endif
     }
 
-//>>>>>>> Stashed changes
-
 #if UE_TIMING_TRACE
     start_meas(&UE->generic_stat);
 #endif
@@ -2021,7 +2021,7 @@ int init_timer_thread(void) {
 	PHY_VARS_UE *UE=PHY_vars_UE_g[0][0];
   phy_stub_ticking = (SF_ticking*)malloc(sizeof(SF_ticking));
   pthread_mutex_init(&UE->timer_mutex,NULL);
-  pthread_mutex_init(&UE->timer_cond,NULL);
+  pthread_cond_init(&UE->timer_cond,NULL);
   UE->instance_cnt_timer = -1;
   pthread_mutex_init(&phy_stub_ticking->mutex_ticking,NULL);
   pthread_cond_init(&phy_stub_ticking->cond_ticking,NULL);
diff --git a/targets/TEST/PACKET_TRACER/pt.c b/targets/TEST/PACKET_TRACER/pt.c
index 9e4077e2748c761688123ffd6a3629a6fa903f1a..ebd99b01c5d40f2501ddeb5bc57eb73dee67f62d 100644
--- a/targets/TEST/PACKET_TRACER/pt.c
+++ b/targets/TEST/PACKET_TRACER/pt.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ u16 attach_ue3(char *dcch_sdu_ue, char dcch_sdu_ue_len, char *dcch_sdu_eNB)
 
   // simulation reception of RRCConnectionSetupComplete
 
+  //LOG_D(RLC, "Panos-D: attach_ue3 before mac_rlc_data_ind 1 \n");
   mac_rlc_data_ind(0,134,1,
                    DCCH,
                    dcch_sdu_ue,
@@ -418,6 +419,7 @@ u16 attach_ue3(char *dcch_sdu_ue, char dcch_sdu_ue_len, char *dcch_sdu_eNB)
                              DCCH,
                              dcch_sdu_eNB);
 
+  //LOG_D(RLC, "Panos-D: attach_ue3 before mac_rlc_data_ind 2 \n");
   mac_rlc_data_ind(1,135,1,
                    DCCH,
                    dcch_sdu_eNB,