diff --git a/openair2/COMMON/rrc_messages_types.h b/openair2/COMMON/rrc_messages_types.h
index 35db0b40a03b9ffdbd6d2a86bea9645efcace5ca..6492a0c4d244454c04d8b5491951043e9bbac561 100755
--- a/openair2/COMMON/rrc_messages_types.h
+++ b/openair2/COMMON/rrc_messages_types.h
@@ -203,14 +203,14 @@ typedef struct RrcConfigurationReq_s {
   int             scheduling_info_br_size   [MAX_NUM_CCs];
 //  end +kogo
 
-  long			  si_WindowLength_BR_r13                    [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  long			  si_RepetitionPattern_r13                  [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  long			  si_WindowLength_BR_r13                       [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  long			  si_RepetitionPattern_r13                     [MAX_NUM_CCs];
   BOOLEAN_t		 * fdd_DownlinkOrTddSubframeBitmapBR_r13     [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  uint64_t		  fdd_DownlinkOrTddSubframeBitmapBR_val_r13 [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  uint16_t		  fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13            [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  long			  startSymbolBR_r13                         [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  long			  si_HoppingConfigCommon_r13                [MAX_NUM_CCs];
-  long*			  si_ValidityTime_r13                       [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  uint64_t		  fdd_DownlinkOrTddSubframeBitmapBR_val_r13  [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  uint16_t		  *fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13            [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  long			  startSymbolBR_r13                            [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  long			  si_HoppingConfigCommon_r13                   [MAX_NUM_CCs];
+  long*			  si_ValidityTime_r13                          [MAX_NUM_CCs];
 
 //  +kogo
   long            systemInfoValueTagSi_r13      [MAX_NUM_CCs][10];
diff --git a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
index afd5ec690e63d7b451921a99ca7eb9f237146a74..fcf444a278391e59da3c3704f3fe67c1b6a5c9d5 100755
--- a/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
+++ b/openair2/ENB_APP/enb_config.c
@@ -3771,7 +3771,6 @@ int RCconfig_RRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, eNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
                   RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13[j] = TRUE;
                   if (!config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_SI_WINDOWLENGTH_BR, &si_WindowLength_BR_r13) ||
                       !config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_SI_REPETITIONPATTERN, &si_RepetitionPattern_r13) ||
-                      !config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_FDD_ULSUBFRAMEBITMAPBR, &fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13) ||
                       !config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_STARTSYMBOLBR, &startSymbolBR_r13) ||
                       !config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_SI_HOPPINGCONFIGCOMMON, &si_HoppingConfigCommon_r13))
                   {
@@ -3800,10 +3799,19 @@ int RCconfig_RRC(MessageDef *msg_p, uint32_t i, eNB_RRC_INST *rrc) {
                   }
 
 
-                    RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).si_WindowLength_BR_r13[j] = si_WindowLength_BR_r13;
+                  bool fdd_uplink_exist = config_setting_lookup_int(setting_br13, ENB_CONFIG_STRING_FDD_ULSUBFRAMEBITMAPBR, &fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13);
+                  if (fdd_uplink_exist) 
+                  {
+                      RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[j] = CALLOC(1, sizeof(BOOLEAN_t)); 
+                      *RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[j] = fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13;
+                  }
+                  else
+                  {
+                      RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[j] = NULL;;
+                  }
+
+                  RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).si_WindowLength_BR_r13[j] = si_WindowLength_BR_r13;
                   RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).si_RepetitionPattern_r13[j] = si_RepetitionPattern_r13;
-                 
-                  RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[j] = fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13;
                   RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).si_HoppingConfigCommon_r13[j] = si_HoppingConfigCommon_r13;
                   RRC_CONFIGURATION_REQ(msg_p).startSymbolBR_r13[j] = startSymbolBR_r13;
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index a8418d2316df446cacfbb1411808851810801931..443222f144013d1c9024719f6a64f02c8e63fd74 100755
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@ int mpdcch_sf_condition(eNB_MAC_INST *eNB,int CC_id, frame_t frameP,sub_frame_t
 
   struct PRACH_ConfigSIB_v1310 *ext4_prach = eNB->common_channels[CC_id].radioResourceConfigCommon_BR->ext4->prach_ConfigCommon_v1310;
 
-  EPDCCH_SetConfig_r11_t *epdcch_setconfig_r11= eNB->UE_list ->UE_template[CC_id][UE_id].physicalConfigDedicated->ext4->epdcch_Config_r11->config_r11.choice.setup.setConfigToAddModList_r11->list.array[0] ;
+//  EPDCCH_SetConfig_r11_t *epdcch_setconfig_r11= eNB->UE_list ->UE_template[CC_id][UE_id].physicalConfigDedicated->ext4->epdcch_Config_r11->config_r11.choice.setup.setConfigToAddModList_r11->list.array[0] ;
 
 
   int T;
@@ -517,13 +517,13 @@ int mpdcch_sf_condition(eNB_MAC_INST *eNB,int CC_id, frame_t frameP,sub_frame_t
     AssertFatal(1==0,"MPDCCH Type 2A not handled yet\n");
     break;
   case TYPEUESPEC:
-      AssertFatal(epdcch_setconfig_r11 != NULL," epdcch_setconfig_r11 is null for UE specific \n");
-      AssertFatal(epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2 != NULL," ext2 doesn't exist in epdcch config ' \n");
+//      AssertFatal(epdcch_setconfig_r11 != NULL," epdcch_setconfig_r11 is null for UE specific \n");
+//      AssertFatal(epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2 != NULL," ext2 doesn't exist in epdcch config ' \n");
 
-      if (eNB->common_channels[CC_id].tdd_Config==NULL) //FDD
-        T = rmax*startSF_fdd_RA_times2[epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2->mpdcch_config_r13->choice.setup.mpdcch_StartSF_UESS_r13.choice.fdd_r13]>>1;
-      else //TDD
-        T = rmax*startSF_tdd_RA[epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2->mpdcch_config_r13->choice.setup.mpdcch_StartSF_UESS_r13.choice.tdd_r13];
+//      if (eNB->common_channels[CC_id].tdd_Config==NULL) //FDD
+//        T = rmax*startSF_fdd_RA_times2[epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2->mpdcch_config_r13->choice.setup.mpdcch_StartSF_UESS_r13.choice.fdd_r13]>>1;
+//      else //TDD
+//        T = rmax*startSF_tdd_RA[epdcch_setconfig_r11->ext2->mpdcch_config_r13->choice.setup.mpdcch_StartSF_UESS_r13.choice.tdd_r13];
 
     break;
   default:
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
index a8d00f921b5a05b98471276be9de6c948d65b665..e7a7b2e88c18f23a6e73911e10a6a068ceace14b 100755
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/MESSAGES/asn1_msg.c
@@ -622,13 +622,20 @@ uint8_t do_SIB1(rrc_eNB_carrier_data_t *carrier,
               sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_DownlinkOrTddSubframeBitmapBR_r13 = NULL;
           }
 
-          sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13 = calloc(1, sizeof(BIT_STRING_t));
-          memset(sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13, 0, sizeof(BIT_STRING_t));
-          sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->buf = calloc(2, sizeof(uint8_t));
-          memmove(sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->buf, &configuration->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[CC_id],
+          if (configuration->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[CC_id])
+          {
+              sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13 = calloc(1, sizeof(BIT_STRING_t));
+              memset(sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13, 0, sizeof(BIT_STRING_t));
+              sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->buf = calloc(2, sizeof(uint8_t));
+              memmove(sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->buf, configuration->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13[CC_id],
                   2 * sizeof(uint8_t));
-          sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->size = 2;
-          sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->bits_unused = 6;
+             sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->size = 2;
+             sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13->bits_unused = 6;
+          }
+          else
+          {
+              sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->fdd_UplinkSubframeBitmapBR_r13 = NULL; 
+          }
 
 
           sib1_1310->bandwidthReducedAccessRelatedInfo_r13->startSymbolBR_r13 = configuration->startSymbolBR_r13[CC_id];