diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
index b2e8218b371eb2316fa84cb53bebfb3af641990e..e87519225b4a9bcd2d331405a9b8c0a938551e37 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_demodulation.c
@@ -280,8 +280,8 @@ int rx_pdsch(PHY_VARS_UE *phy_vars_ue,
                            avg,
                            symbol,
                            nb_rb);
-    else
-       dlsch_channel_level(lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_bf_ch_estimates_ext,
+    else if (beamforming_mode==7)
+       dlsch_channel_level_TM7(lte_ue_pdsch_vars[eNB_id]->dl_bf_ch_estimates_ext,
                            frame_parms,
                            avg,
                            symbol,
@@ -2972,6 +2972,76 @@ void dlsch_channel_level_TM56(int **dl_ch_estimates_ext,
 #endif
 }
 
+//compute average channel_level for TM7
+void dlsch_channel_level_TM7(int **dl_bf_ch_estimates_ext,
+                         LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
+                         int *avg,
+                         uint8_t symbol,
+                         unsigned short nb_rb)
+{
+
+#if defined(__x86_64__)||defined(__i386__)
+
+  short rb;
+  unsigned char aatx,aarx,nre=12,symbol_mod;
+  __m128i *dl_ch128,avg128D;
+
+  symbol_mod = (symbol>=(7-frame_parms->Ncp)) ? symbol-(7-frame_parms->Ncp) : symbol;
+
+  for (aatx=0; aatx<frame_parms->nb_antennas_tx_eNB; aatx++)
+    for (aarx=0; aarx<frame_parms->nb_antennas_rx; aarx++) {
+      //clear average level
+      avg128D = _mm_setzero_si128();
+      // 5 is always a symbol with no pilots for both normal and extended prefix
+
+      dl_ch128=(__m128i *)&dl_bf_ch_estimates_ext[(aatx<<1)+aarx][symbol*frame_parms->N_RB_DL*12];
+
+      for (rb=0; rb<nb_rb; rb++) {
+        //  printf("rb %d : ",rb);
+        //  print_shorts("ch",&dl_ch128[0]);
+        avg128D = _mm_add_epi32(avg128D,_mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch128[0],dl_ch128[0]));
+        avg128D = _mm_add_epi32(avg128D,_mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch128[1],dl_ch128[1]));
+
+        if (((symbol_mod == 0) || (symbol_mod == (frame_parms->Ncp-1)))&&(frame_parms->mode1_flag==0)) {
+          dl_ch128+=2;
+        } else {
+          avg128D = _mm_add_epi32(avg128D,_mm_madd_epi16(dl_ch128[2],dl_ch128[2]));
+          dl_ch128+=3;
+        }
+
+        /*
+          if (rb==0) {
+          print_shorts("dl_ch128",&dl_ch128[0]);
+          print_shorts("dl_ch128",&dl_ch128[1]);
+          print_shorts("dl_ch128",&dl_ch128[2]);
+          }
+        */
+      }
+
+      if (((symbol_mod == 0) || (symbol_mod == (frame_parms->Ncp-1))))
+        nre=10;
+      else if ((frame_parms->Ncp==0) && (symbol==3 || symbol==6 || symbol==9 || symbol==12))
+        nre=9;
+      else if ((frame_parms->Ncp==1) && (symbol==4 || symbol==7 || symbol==9))
+        nre=8;
+      else
+        nre=12;
+
+      avg[(aatx<<1)+aarx] = (((int*)&avg128D)[0] +
+                             ((int*)&avg128D)[1] +
+                             ((int*)&avg128D)[2] +
+                             ((int*)&avg128D)[3])/(nb_rb*nre);
+
+      //            printf("Channel level : %d\n",avg[(aatx<<1)+aarx]);
+    }
+
+  _mm_empty();
+  _m_empty();
+
+#elif defined(__arm__)
+
+#endif
+}
 
 void dlsch_alamouti(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
                     int **rxdataF_comp,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
index 3879c11db8f0c3a3f5b529550bd8882c8bc4a398..0bb327aa8afa7ea82b6bf6a9024538f32db18024 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/proto.h
@@ -1046,6 +1046,12 @@ void dlsch_channel_level_TM56(int32_t **dl_ch_estimates_ext,
                               uint8_t symbol_mod,
                               uint16_t nb_rb);
 
+void dlsch_channel_level_TM7(int32_t **dl_bf_ch_estimates_ext,
+                         LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
+                         int32_t *avg,
+                         uint8_t pilots_flag,
+                         uint16_t nb_rb);
+
 void dlsch_scale_channel(int32_t **dl_ch_estimates_ext,
                          LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,
                          LTE_UE_DLSCH_t **dlsch_ue,