diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 21c4c8aba84c57cb312e0edb0900955e965db662..d376fcac3b5f3b8387d9d6b7a208e4854381b410
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
@@ -1979,6 +1979,9 @@ uint8_t get_num_pdcch_symbols(uint8_t num_dci,
   uint16_t numCCE = 0;
   uint8_t i;
   uint8_t nCCEmin = 0;
+  uint16_t CCE_max_used_index = 0;
+  uint16_t firstCCE_max = dci_alloc[0].firstCCE;
+  uint8_t  L = dci_alloc[0].L;
 
   // check pdcch duration imposed by PHICH duration (Section 6.9 of 36-211)
   if (frame_parms->Ncp==1) { // extended prefix
@@ -1995,16 +1998,24 @@ uint8_t get_num_pdcch_symbols(uint8_t num_dci,
   for (i=0; i<num_dci; i++) {
     //     printf("dci %d => %d\n",i,dci_alloc[i].L);
     numCCE += (1<<(dci_alloc[i].L));
+
+    if(firstCCE_max < dci_alloc[i].firstCCE) {
+       firstCCE_max      = dci_alloc[i].firstCCE;
+      L                  = dci_alloc[i].L;
+    }
+    if(i == (num_dci - 1)) {
+      CCE_max_used_index = firstCCE_max + (1<<L) - 1;
+    }
   }
 
   //if ((9*numCCE) <= (frame_parms->N_RB_DL*2))
-  if (numCCE <= get_nCCE(1, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
+  if (CCE_max_used_index <= get_nCCE(1, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
     return(cmax(1,nCCEmin));
   //else if ((9*numCCE) <= (frame_parms->N_RB_DL*((frame_parms->nb_antenna_ports_eNB==4) ? 4 : 5)))
-  else if (numCCE <= get_nCCE(2, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
+  else if (CCE_max_used_index <= get_nCCE(2, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
     return(cmax(2,nCCEmin));
   //else if ((9*numCCE) <= (frame_parms->N_RB_DL*((frame_parms->nb_antenna_ports_eNB==4) ? 7 : 8)))
-  else if (numCCE <= get_nCCE(3, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
+  else if (CCE_max_used_index <= get_nCCE(3, frame_parms, get_mi(frame_parms, subframe)))
     return(cmax(3,nCCEmin));
   else if (frame_parms->N_RB_DL<=10) {
     if (frame_parms->Ncp == 0) { // normal CP