diff --git a/doc/ORAN_FHI7.2_Tutorial.md b/doc/ORAN_FHI7.2_Tutorial.md
index 77e3ae69f33af9da74539d462cc050684ee0ab99..175123ea62cd463065d7703a33dca826e35033b2 100644
--- a/doc/ORAN_FHI7.2_Tutorial.md
+++ b/doc/ORAN_FHI7.2_Tutorial.md
@@ -601,6 +601,8 @@ Edit the sample OAI gNB configuration file and check following parameters:
that is employed by the xRAN library (`xran_fh_init` and `xran_fh_config`
structs in the code):
* `dpdk_devices`: PCI addresses of NIC VFs binded to the DPDK
+ * `system_core`: absolute CPU core ID for DPDK control threads
+ (`rte_mp_handle`, `eal-intr-thread`, `iavf-event-thread`)
* `io_core`: absolute CPU core ID for XRAN library
* `worker_cores`: array of absolute CPU core IDs for XRAN library
* `du_addr`: DU C- and U-plane MAC-addresses (format `UU:VV:WW:XX:YY:ZZ`,
diff --git a/radio/fhi_72/oran-config.c b/radio/fhi_72/oran-config.c
index 50a44c221c91f8953d216195f4e61e88d49a2cfe..ec7eabc4593a014995115fb04e79c743f867ee2c 100644
--- a/radio/fhi_72/oran-config.c
+++ b/radio/fhi_72/oran-config.c
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static bool set_fh_io_cfg(struct xran_io_cfg *io_cfg, const paramdef_t *fhip, in
io_cfg->dpdkIoVaMode = 0; /* IOVA mode */
io_cfg->dpdkMemorySize = 0; /* DPDK memory size */
io_cfg->core = *gpd(fhip, nump, ORAN_CONFIG_IO_CORE)->iptr;
- io_cfg->system_core = 0; /* TODO how called in sample app? */
+ io_cfg->system_core = *gpd(fhip, nump, ORAN_CONFIG_SYSTEM_CORE)->iptr;
io_cfg->pkt_proc_core = get_u64_mask(gpd(fhip, nump, ORAN_CONFIG_WORKER_CORES));
io_cfg->pkt_proc_core_64_127 = 0x0; // bitmap 0 -> no core
io_cfg->pkt_aux_core = 0; /* sapmle app says 0 = "do not start" */
diff --git a/radio/fhi_72/oran-params.h b/radio/fhi_72/oran-params.h
index 55157ec94e4c29950def30d9c6dc8748ae9e44e5..a3fb22267bceadc1c6131a1e166495acc19f6b9b 100644
--- a/radio/fhi_72/oran-params.h
+++ b/radio/fhi_72/oran-params.h
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
#define CONFIG_STRING_ORAN "fhi_72"
#define ORAN_CONFIG_DPDK_DEVICES "dpdk_devices"
+#define ORAN_CONFIG_SYSTEM_CORE "system_core"
#define ORAN_CONFIG_IO_CORE "io_core"
#define ORAN_CONFIG_WORKER_CORES "worker_cores"
#define ORAN_CONFIG_DU_ADDR "du_addr"
@@ -42,6 +43,7 @@
// TODO: ethernet addr check
#define ORAN_GLOBALPARAMS_DESC { \
{ORAN_CONFIG_DPDK_DEVICES, "PCI addr of devices for DPDK\n", PARAMFLAG_MANDATORY, .strlistptr=NULL, .defstrlistval=NULL, TYPE_STRINGLIST, 0}, \
+ {ORAN_CONFIG_SYSTEM_CORE, "DPDK control threads core\n", PARAMFLAG_MANDATORY, .iptr=NULL, .defintval=0, TYPE_INT, 0}, \
{ORAN_CONFIG_IO_CORE, "DPDK Core used for IO\n", PARAMFLAG_MANDATORY, .iptr=NULL, .defintval=4, TYPE_INT, 0}, \
{ORAN_CONFIG_WORKER_CORES, "CPU Cores to use for workers\n", PARAMFLAG_MANDATORY, .uptr=NULL, .defintarrayval=NULL,TYPE_UINTARRAY, 0}, \
{ORAN_CONFIG_DU_ADDR, "Ether addr of DU\n", PARAMFLAG_MANDATORY, .strlistptr=NULL, .defstrlistval=NULL, TYPE_STRINGLIST, 0}, \
diff --git a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
index 1e377e5664b7ff9c063446de8e97e490b8992402..567637fb17dd649da4823ac65def3e5a1e7827d0 100644
--- a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
+++ b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
@@ -284,6 +284,7 @@ log_config : {
fhi_72 = {
dpdk_devices = ("0000:31:06.0", "0000:31:06.1");
+ system_core = 0;
io_core = 4;
worker_cores = (2);
du_addr = ("76:76:64:6e:00:01", "76:76:64:6e:00:01");
diff --git a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x2-benetel650.conf b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x2-benetel650.conf
index c362f05ac15e2ad0153a8cbcbeeb3b01bceadff3..69625e0c40e30dbf2e47d76c3984f8c7bd722c2e 100644
--- a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x2-benetel650.conf
+++ b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x2-benetel650.conf
@@ -272,6 +272,7 @@ log_config :
fhi_72 = {
dpdk_devices = ("0000:31:06.0", "0000:31:06.1");
+ system_core = 0;
io_core = 4;
worker_cores = (2);
du_addr = ("00:11:22:33:44:66", "00:11:22:33:44:67");
diff --git a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x4-liteon.conf b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x4-liteon.conf
index 5de3d3a4b525003f4eca9271d7da633b3d38d38d..59d85536a7da55ddeaa7e15e9e6675f31f453590 100644
--- a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x4-liteon.conf
+++ b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-NR-5GC/CONF/gnb.sa.band78.273prb.fhi72.4x4-liteon.conf
@@ -275,6 +275,7 @@ log_config :
fhi_72 = {
dpdk_devices = ("0000:31:06.0", "0000:31:06.1");
+ system_core = 0;
io_core = 4;
worker_cores = (2);
du_addr = ("00:11:22:33:44:99", "00:11:22:33:44:99");