diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
index b21f526fcc05851a0253edf585983aafb395e52f..ce8188a3e7c55fd623070fda20549a573f31e765 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_ESTIMATION/lte_sync_time.c
@@ -131,14 +131,6 @@ void lte_sync_time_free(void) {
 }
 
 
-static inline int abs32(int x) {
-  return (((int)((short*)&x)[0])*((int)((short*)&x)[0]) + ((int)((short*)&x)[1])*((int)((short*)&x)[1]));
-}
-
-static inline double absF(struct complexd x) {
-  return x.r*x.r+x.i*x.i;
-}
-
 #define complexNull(c) bzero((void*) &(c), sizeof(c))
 
 #define SHIFT 17
@@ -368,12 +360,6 @@ int lte_sync_time_eNB(int32_t **rxdata, ///rx data in time domain
 }
 
 
-static inline int64_t abs64(int64_t x) {
-  return (((int64_t)((int32_t *)&x)[0])*((int64_t)((int32_t *)&x)[0]) + ((int64_t)
-          ((int32_t *)&x)[1])*((int64_t)((int32_t *)&x)[1]));
-}
-
-
 int ru_sync_time(RU_t *ru,
                  int64_t *lev,
                  int64_t *avg) {
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
index 0dcbbe48f4cad7040f8cefadabcc425b77115299..788675d67c2802ea9f27afb48a04ecfbb52006b8 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_ESTIMATION/nr_dl_channel_estimation.c
@@ -35,16 +35,11 @@
 
 //#define DEBUG_PDSCH
 //#define DEBUG_PDCCH
-//#define DEBUG_CH
-//#define DEBUG_PRS_CHEST
-//#define DEBUG_PRS_PRINTS
+//#define DEBUG_PBCH
+//#define DEBUG_PRS_CHEST   // To enable PRS Matlab dumps
+//#define DEBUG_PRS_PRINTS  // To enable PRS channel estimation debug logs
 extern short nr_qpsk_mod_table[8];
 
-static inline int abs32(int x)
-{
-  return (((int)((short*)&x)[0])*((int)((short*)&x)[0]) + ((int)((short*)&x)[1])*((int)((short*)&x)[1]));
-}
-
 int nr_prs_channel_estimation(uint8_t gNB_id,
                               uint8_t rsc_id,
                               uint8_t rep_num,
@@ -613,7 +608,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
 
   k = nushift;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
   printf("PBCH DMRS Correlation : ThreadId %d, gNB_id %d , OFDM size %d, Ncp=%d, Ns=%d, k=%d symbol %d\n",proc->thread_id, gNB_id,ue->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size,
          ue->frame_parms.Ncp,Ns,k, symbol);
 #endif
@@ -627,7 +622,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     pil   = (int16_t *)&pilot[0];
     rxF   = (int16_t *)&rxdataF[aarx][(symbol_offset+k+re_offset)];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pbch ch est pilot addr %p RB_DL %d\n",&pilot[0], ue->frame_parms.N_RB_DL);
     printf("k %d, first_carrier %d\n",k,ue->frame_parms.first_carrier_offset);
     printf("rxF addr %p\n", rxF);
@@ -641,7 +636,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
     current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("ch 0 %d\n",((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1]));
     printf("pilot 0 : rxF - > (%d,%d) addr %p  ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],&rxF[0],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
@@ -657,7 +652,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
     current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pilot 1 : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
@@ -668,7 +663,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
     current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pilot 2 : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
@@ -693,7 +688,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
       current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
@@ -708,7 +703,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
       current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt+1,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
       pil += 2;
@@ -722,7 +717,7 @@ int nr_pbch_dmrs_correlation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       current_ssb->c_re += ch[0];
       current_ssb->c_im += ch[1];
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt+2,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
@@ -778,7 +773,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
 
   k = nushift;
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
   printf("PBCH Channel Estimation : ThreadId %d, gNB_id %d ch_offset %d, OFDM size %d, Ncp=%d, Ns=%d, k=%d symbol %d\n",proc->thread_id, gNB_id,ch_offset,ue->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size,
          ue->frame_parms.Ncp,Ns,k, symbol);
 #endif
@@ -870,7 +865,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
 
     memset(dl_ch,0,sizeof(struct complex16)*(ue->frame_parms.ofdm_symbol_size));
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pbch ch est pilot addr %p RB_DL %d\n",&pilot[0], ue->frame_parms.N_RB_DL);
     printf("k %d, first_carrier %d\n",k,ue->frame_parms.first_carrier_offset);
     printf("rxF addr %p\n", rxF);
@@ -882,7 +877,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     ch[0] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1])>>15);
     ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("ch 0 %d\n",((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1]));
     printf("pilot 0 : rxF - > (%d,%d) addr %p  ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],&rxF[0],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
@@ -901,7 +896,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pilot 1 : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
     multadd_real_vector_complex_scalar(fm,
@@ -915,7 +910,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
     ch[0] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1])>>15);
     ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
     printf("pilot 2 : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
@@ -943,7 +938,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       ch[0] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1])>>15);
       ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
       multadd_real_vector_complex_scalar(fl,
@@ -962,7 +957,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       ch[0] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1])>>15);
       ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt+1,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
       multadd_real_vector_complex_scalar(fm,
@@ -976,7 +971,7 @@ int nr_pbch_channel_estimation(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *ue,
       ch[0] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[0] - (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[1])>>15);
       ch[1] = (int16_t)(((int32_t)pil[0]*rxF[1] + (int32_t)pil[1]*rxF[0])>>15);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG_CH
+#ifdef DEBUG_PBCH
       printf("pilot %u : rxF - > (%d,%d) ch -> (%d,%d), pil -> (%d,%d) \n",pilot_cnt+2,rxF[0],rxF[1],ch[0],ch[1],pil[0],pil[1]);
 #endif
 
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/pss_nr.c b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/pss_nr.c
index d2034f3abf45d567d1915be0ce40736227bd613f..1236dfbc5155d6a8e69887c1917933b18ae66810 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/pss_nr.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/NR_UE_TRANSPORT/pss_nr.c
@@ -600,24 +600,6 @@ int pss_synchro_nr(PHY_VARS_NR_UE *PHY_vars_UE, int is, int rate_change)
 }
 
 
-static inline int abs32(int x)
-{
-  return (((int)((short*)&x)[0])*((int)((short*)&x)[0]) + ((int)((short*)&x)[1])*((int)((short*)&x)[1]));
-}
-
-static inline int64_t abs64(int64_t x)
-{
-  return (((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[0])*((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[0]) + ((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[1])*((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[1]));
-}
-
-static inline double angle64(int64_t x)
-{
-
-  double re=((int32_t*)&x)[0];
-  double im=((int32_t*)&x)[1];
-  return (atan2(im,re));
-}
-
 
 /*******************************************************************
 *
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/defs_common.h b/openair1/PHY/defs_common.h
index 892fb7c8644344529aadb050d54fc8f569d2970b..b9ecbb700d7591a8c72dccd744e2533af74961ac 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/defs_common.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/defs_common.h
@@ -1113,4 +1113,26 @@ static inline int release_thread(pthread_mutex_t *mutex,
   return(0);
 }
 
+static inline int32_t abs32(int32_t x)
+{
+  return (((int32_t)((int16_t*)&x)[0])*((int32_t)((int16_t*)&x)[0]) + ((int32_t)((int16_t*)&x)[1])*((int32_t)((int16_t*)&x)[1]));
+}
+
+static inline int64_t abs64(int64_t x)
+{
+  return (((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[0])*((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[0]) + ((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[1])*((int64_t)((int32_t*)&x)[1]));
+}
+
+static inline double absF(struct complexd x) {
+  return x.r*x.r+x.i*x.i;
+}
+
+static inline double angle64(int64_t x)
+{
+
+  double re=((int32_t*)&x)[0];
+  double im=((int32_t*)&x)[1];
+  return (atan2(im,re));
+}
+
 #endif //  __PHY_DEFS_COMMON_H__