diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
index 024b0cd2acbdb1a9032c2e898d3fb3da813ec400..9a61b7f48ea3f28901412a3106775211e9c30b2b 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
@@ -61,7 +61,12 @@ int avg[4];
 
 // [MCS][i_mod (0,1,2) = (2,4,6)]
 unsigned char offset_mumimo_llr_drange_fix=0;
-uint8_t intefr_unaw_shift;
+uint8_t intefr_unaw_shift0;
+uint8_t intefr_unaw_shift1;
+//inferference-free case
+unsigned char interf_unaw_shift_mcs[29]={5, 3, 4, 3, 3, 2, 1, 1, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 
+					 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 2, 1, 0, 1, 0, 1, 0, 0} ;
+
 /*
 //original values from sebastion + same hand tuning
 unsigned char offset_mumimo_llr_drange[29][3]={{8,8,8},{7,7,7},{7,7,7},{7,7,7},{6,6,6},{6,6,6},{6,6,6},{5,5,5},{4,4,4},{1,2,4}, // QPSK
@@ -434,7 +439,11 @@ int rx_pdsch(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
 	  lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh = log2_approx(avg[0]) - 13 + offset_mumimo_llr_drange[dlsch0_harq->mcs][(get_Qm(dlsch1_harq->mcs)>>1)-1];
 	}
 	else
-	lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh = (log2_approx(avg[0])/2)+intefr_unaw_shift;
+	// to avoid tails in SNR/BLER curves
+	lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh0 = (log2_approx(avg[0])/2)+interf_unaw_shift_mcs[dlsch0_harq->mcs]; 
+	//printf("I-UA shift layer1 = %d\n",interf_unaw_shift_mcs[dlsch0_harq->mcs]); 
+	lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh1 = (log2_approx(avg[0])/2)+interf_unaw_shift_mcs[dlsch1_harq->mcs];
+	//printf("I-UA shift layer2 = %d\n",interf_unaw_shift_mcs[dlsch1_harq->mcs] );
       }
     
       dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(frame_parms, 
@@ -448,7 +457,8 @@ int rx_pdsch(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
                                      dlsch0_harq->round,
                                      dlsch0_harq->mimo_mode,
                                      nb_rb, 
-                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh); 
+                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh0,
+				     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh1); 
    	/*   
        if (symbol == 5) {
    
@@ -467,7 +477,7 @@ int rx_pdsch(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_estimates_ext,
                                     &(lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_estimates_ext[2]),
                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_rho_ext[harq_pid][round],
-			   	    lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh);
+			   	    lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh0);
 
       //to be optimized (just take complex conjugate)
 
@@ -477,7 +487,7 @@ int rx_pdsch(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
                                     &(lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_estimates_ext[2]),
                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_estimates_ext,
                                     lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_ch_rho2_ext,
-				    lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh);
+				    lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh1);
       //printf("TM3 log2_maxh : %d\n",lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->log2_maxh);
 
    }
@@ -1814,7 +1824,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
                                     int round,
                                     MIMO_mode_t mimo_mode,
                                     unsigned short nb_rb,
-                                    unsigned char output_shift) {
+                                    unsigned char output_shift0,
+				    unsigned char output_shift1) {
 
 #if defined(__x86_64__) || defined(__i386__)
 
@@ -1924,10 +1935,10 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
         // get channel amplitude if not QPSK
         
         mmtmpD0 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch0_128[0],dl_ch0_128[0]);  
-        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift0);
                 
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch0_128[1],dl_ch0_128[1]);
-        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift0);
                 
         mmtmpD0 = _mm_packs_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
                 
@@ -1946,7 +1957,7 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
                 
         if (pilots==0) {
           mmtmpD0 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch0_128[2],dl_ch0_128[2]);
-          mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+          mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift0);
                     
           mmtmpD1 = _mm_packs_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD0);
                     
@@ -1975,10 +1986,10 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
         // get channel amplitude if not QPSK
         
         mmtmpD0 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch1_128[0],dl_ch1_128[0]);  
-        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift1);
                 
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch1_128[1],dl_ch1_128[1]);
-        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift1);
                 
         mmtmpD0 = _mm_packs_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
                 
@@ -1996,7 +2007,7 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
                 
         if (pilots==0) {
           mmtmpD0 = _mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch1_128[2],dl_ch1_128[2]);
-          mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+          mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift1);
                     
           mmtmpD1 = _mm_packs_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD0);
                     
@@ -2033,10 +2044,10 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[0]);
            // print_ints("im",&mmtmpD1);
       // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift0);
            // printf("Shift: %d\n",output_shift);
           // print_ints("re(shift)",&mmtmpD0);
-      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift0);
            // print_ints("im(shift)",&mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
@@ -2056,8 +2067,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_sign_epi16(mmtmpD1,*(__m128i*)conjugate);
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[1]);
       // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
-      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift0);
+      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift0);
       mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
 
@@ -2075,8 +2086,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_sign_epi16(mmtmpD1,*(__m128i*)conjugate);
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[2]);
         // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
-        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift0);
+        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift0);
         mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
         mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
                 
@@ -2100,9 +2111,9 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
             //  print_ints("im",&mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[0]);
       // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift1);
              // print_ints("re(shift)",&mmtmpD0);
-      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift1);
              // print_ints("im(shift)",&mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
@@ -2121,8 +2132,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_sign_epi16(mmtmpD1,*(__m128i*)conjugate);
       mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[1]);
       // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
-      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+      mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift1);
+      mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift1);
       mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
       mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
 
@@ -2140,8 +2151,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_sign_epi16(mmtmpD1,*(__m128i*)conjugate);
         mmtmpD1 = _mm_madd_epi16(mmtmpD1,rxdataF128[2]);
         // mmtmpD1 contains imag part of 4 consecutive outputs (32-bit)
-        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift);
-        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift);
+        mmtmpD0 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD0,output_shift1);
+        mmtmpD1 = _mm_srai_epi32(mmtmpD1,output_shift1);
         mmtmpD2 = _mm_unpacklo_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
         mmtmpD3 = _mm_unpackhi_epi32(mmtmpD0,mmtmpD1);
         
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
index 7d0fc356fa68cf475ece7ce5cba3a8704c0b0fc7..25d77b25f7c61b6fe7f996dc567200d1894ad2d6 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
@@ -979,7 +979,8 @@ void dlsch_channel_compensation_TM34(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
 				    int round,
 				    MIMO_mode_t mimo_mode,
 				    unsigned short nb_rb,
-				    unsigned char output_shift);
+				    unsigned char output_shift0,
+				    unsigned char output_shift1);
 
 
 /** \brief This function computes the average channel level over all allocated RBs and antennas (TX/RX) in order to compute output shift for compensated signal
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_lte.h b/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_lte.h
index c1e9229c3286900e7e78645c587a39e5f1d2224d..a4d3b0ea6c1fae282d98168e7e60a78ac5e5bb4c 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_lte.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/impl_defs_lte.h
@@ -841,6 +841,10 @@ typedef struct {
   int16_t *llr[2];
   /// \f$\log_2(\max|H_i|^2)\f$
   int16_t log2_maxh;
+    /// \f$\log_2(\max|H_i|^2)\f$ //this is for TM3-4 layer1 channel compensation
+  int16_t log2_maxh0;
+    /// \f$\log_2(\max|H_i|^2)\f$ //this is for TM3-4 layer2 channel commpensation
+  int16_t log2_maxh1;
   /// \brief LLR shifts for subband scaling.
   /// - first index: ? [0..168*N_RB_DL[
   uint8_t *llr_shifts;
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
index 3545e92b9ac6e5e2bd7063f9f788570754f36fa6..d69b64d82c095e8b1bff8bc768c1117b829d2864 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dlsim.c
@@ -59,7 +59,8 @@
 
 extern unsigned int dlsch_tbs25[27][25],TBStable[27][110];
 extern unsigned char offset_mumimo_llr_drange_fix;
-extern uint8_t intefr_unaw_shift;
+extern uint8_t interf_unaw_shift0=0;
+extern uint8_t interf_unaw_shift1=0;
 #ifdef XFORMS
 #include "PHY/TOOLS/lte_phy_scope.h"
 #endif
@@ -384,7 +385,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   num_layers = 1;
   perfect_ce = 0;
 
-  while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "ahdpZDe:m:n:o:s:f:t:c:g:r:F:x:y:z:AM:N:I:i:O:R:S:C:T:b:u:v:w:B:PLl:YXJ:")) != -1) {
+  while ((c = getopt (argc, argv, "ahdpZDe:m:n:o:s:f:t:c:g:r:F:x:y:z:AM:N:I:i:O:R:S:C:T:b:u:v:w:B:PLl:YXV:W:")) != -1) {
     switch (c) {
     case 'a':
       awgn_flag = 1;
@@ -631,9 +632,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
       case 'Y':
 	perfect_ce=1;
 	break;
-      case 'J':
-	intefr_unaw_shift=atoi(optarg);
-	break;	  
+      case 'V':
+	interf_unaw_shift0=atoi(optarg);
+	break;	 
+      case 'W':
+	interf_unaw_shift1=atoi(optarg);
+	break;
       case 'h':
       default:
 	printf("%s -h(elp) -a(wgn on) -d(ci decoding on) -p(extended prefix on) -m mcs1 -M mcs2 -n n_frames -s snr0 -x transmission mode (1,2,3,5,6) -y TXant -z RXant -I trch_file\n",argv[0]);
@@ -748,8 +752,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
   printf("n_frames = %d\n",n_frames);
   printf("Transmission mode %d with %dx%d antenna configuration, Extended Prefix %d\n",transmission_mode,n_tx,n_rx,extended_prefix_flag);
   printf("Using receiver type %d\n", rx_type);
-   printf("Using I_UA rec shift %d\n", intefr_unaw_shift);
-
+  printf("Using I_UA rec shift layer 1  %d\n", interf_unaw_shift0);
+  printf("Using I_UA rec shift layer 2  %d\n", interf_unaw_shift1);
   snr1 = snr0+snr_int;
   printf("SNR0 %f, SNR1 %f\n",snr0,snr1);
 
@@ -781,14 +785,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_u%d_imod%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1,mcs_i,rx_type,i_mod);
   else if (abstx == 1) 
     if (perfect_ce==1)
-	 sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_ab_perf_ce_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, intefr_unaw_shift );
+	 sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_ab_perf_ce_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, interf_unaw_shift0 );
   	else
-    	sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_ab_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, intefr_unaw_shift);
+    	sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_ab_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, interf_unaw_shift0);
   else //abstx=0
     if (perfect_ce==1)
-	sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_perf_ce_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, intefr_unaw_shift);
+	sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_perf_ce_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2, interf_unaw_shift0);
    else
-        sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2,intefr_unaw_shift);
+        sprintf(bler_fname,"bler_tx%d_rec%d_chan%d_nrx%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_sh%d.csv",transmission_mode,rx_type,channel_model,n_rx,mcs1, mcs2,interf_unaw_shift0);
   
   bler_fd = fopen(bler_fname,"w");
   if (bler_fd==NULL) {
@@ -824,9 +828,9 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
     
     else 
       if (perfect_ce==1)
-		sprintf(csv_fname,"dataout_tx%d_rec%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_chan%d_ns%d_R%d_ab_perf_ce_sh%d.m",transmission_mode,rx_type,mcs1,mcs2,channel_model,n_frames,num_rounds, intefr_unaw_shift);
+		sprintf(csv_fname,"dataout_tx%d_rec%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_chan%d_ns%d_R%d_ab_perf_ce_sh%d.m",transmission_mode,rx_type,mcs1,mcs2,channel_model,n_frames,num_rounds, interf_unaw_shift0);
  	else
-		 sprintf(csv_fname,"dataout_tx%d_rec%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_chan%d_ns%d_R%d_ab_sh%d.m",transmission_mode,rx_type,mcs1,mcs2,channel_model,n_frames,num_rounds, intefr_unaw_shift);
+		 sprintf(csv_fname,"dataout_tx%d_rec%d_mcs%d_mcsi%d_chan%d_ns%d_R%d_ab_sh%d.m",transmission_mode,rx_type,mcs1,mcs2,channel_model,n_frames,num_rounds, interf_unaw_shift0);
 
      // sprintf(csv_fname,"dataout_tx%d_mcs%d_mcs_interf%d_chan%d_nsimus%d_R%d_abstr_old.m",transmission_mode,mcs1,mcs2,channel_model,n_frames,num_rounds);
     csv_fd = fopen(csv_fname,"w");