diff --git a/common/utils/itti/intertask_interface.c b/common/utils/itti/intertask_interface.c
index 5ffb17c2345c9262341db5ff1a2fa30a101e2192..193b2c13fbf4f784225bbb5d9f5ca9fc56f32c29 100644
--- a/common/utils/itti/intertask_interface.c
+++ b/common/utils/itti/intertask_interface.c
@@ -623,7 +623,6 @@ static inline void itti_receive_msg_internal_event_fd(task_id_t task_id, uint8_t
       read_ret = read (itti_desc.threads[thread_id].task_event_fd, &sem_counter, sizeof(sem_counter));
       AssertFatal (read_ret == sizeof(sem_counter), "Read from task message FD (%d) failed (%d/%d)!\n", thread_id, (int) read_ret, (int) sizeof(sem_counter));
 
-      printf("sem_counter %d task %d\n", (int)sem_counter, task_id);
       if (lfds611_queue_dequeue (itti_desc.tasks[task_id].message_queue, (void **) &message) == 0) {
         /* No element in list -> this should not happen */
         AssertFatal (0, "No message in queue for task %d while there are %d events and some for the messages queue!\n", task_id, epoll_ret);
@@ -632,7 +631,6 @@ static inline void itti_receive_msg_internal_event_fd(task_id_t task_id, uint8_t
       AssertFatal(message != NULL, "Message from message queue is NULL!\n");
       *received_msg = message->msg;
 
-      printf("ITTI: message %s\n", ITTI_MSG_NAME(message->msg));
 
       result = itti_free (ITTI_MSG_ORIGIN_ID(*received_msg), message);
       AssertFatal (result == EXIT_SUCCESS, "Failed to free memory (%d)!\n", result);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
index d720a0729897e367d6e70755895622d1ae551494..fb06608addaf869197c7c659f6d79efbebd4d5fb 100755
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci.c
@@ -2273,13 +2273,13 @@ uint8_t generate_dci_top(uint8_t num_pdcch_symbols,
 
       if (dci_alloc[i].L == (uint8_t)L) {
 
-	//#ifdef DEBUG_DCI_ENCODING
+	#ifdef DEBUG_DCI_ENCODING
 	if (dci_alloc[i].rnti!=0xFFFF)
-	  LOG_I(PHY,"Generating DCI %d/%d (nCCE %d) of length %d, aggregation %d (%x), rnti %x\n",i,num_dci,dci_alloc[i].firstCCE,dci_alloc[i].dci_length,dci_alloc[i].L,
+	  LOG_D(PHY,"Generating DCI %d/%d (nCCE %d) of length %d, aggregation %d (%x), rnti %x\n",i,num_dci,dci_alloc[i].firstCCE,dci_alloc[i].dci_length,dci_alloc[i].L,
 		*(unsigned int*)dci_alloc[i].dci_pdu,
 		dci_alloc[i].rnti);
-        //dump_dci(frame_parms,&dci_alloc[i]);
-	//#endif
+       //dump_dci(frame_parms,&dci_alloc[i]);
+	#endif
 
         if (dci_alloc[i].firstCCE>=0) {
           e_ptr = generate_dci0(dci_alloc[i].dci_pdu,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
index 4e784aed90a3f39549d21f6e89d737cbae920ed2..dc24e0f61637d22c0c68a1653f1ef1dbb41907d3 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dci_tools.c
@@ -2263,7 +2263,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
 
   void *dci_pdu = (void*)dci_alloc->dci_pdu;
 
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Filling DCI0 with cqi %d, mcs %d, hopping %d, rballoc %x (%d,%d) ndi %d TPC %d cshift %d\n",cqi_req,
+  LOG_D(PHY,"Filling DCI0 with cqi %d, mcs %d, hopping %d, rballoc %x (%d,%d) ndi %d TPC %d cshift %d\n",cqi_req,
 	mcs,hopping,rballoc,pdu->dci_pdu_rel8.resource_block_start,pdu->dci_pdu_rel8.number_of_resource_block,
 	ndi,TPC,cshift);
 
@@ -2285,6 +2285,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping = hopping;
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->type    = 0;
+      ((DCI0_1_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->padding = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                       = sizeof_DCI0_1_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t; 
     } else {
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->cqi_req     = cqi_req;
@@ -2295,6 +2296,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc     = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping     = hopping;
       ((DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->type        = 0;
+      ((DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->padding     = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                       = sizeof_DCI0_1_5MHz_FDD_t; 
     }
     
@@ -2311,6 +2313,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping = hopping;
       ((DCI0_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->type    = 0;
+      ((DCI0_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->padding = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                     = sizeof_DCI0_5MHz_TDD_1_6_t; 
     } else {
       ((DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->cqi_req     = cqi_req;
@@ -2321,6 +2324,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc     = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping     = hopping;
       ((DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->type        = 0;
+      ((DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->padding     = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                     = sizeof_DCI0_5MHz_FDD_t; 
     }
     
@@ -2337,6 +2341,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_10MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_10MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping = hopping;
       ((DCI0_10MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->type    = 0;
+      ((DCI0_10MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->padding = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                      = sizeof_DCI0_10MHz_TDD_1_6_t; 
     } else {
       ((DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->cqi_req     = cqi_req;
@@ -2347,6 +2352,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc     = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping     = hopping;
       ((DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->type        = 0;
+      ((DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->padding     = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                      = sizeof_DCI0_10MHz_FDD_t; 
     }
     
@@ -2363,6 +2369,8 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_20MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_20MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping = hopping;
       ((DCI0_20MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->type    = 0;
+      ((DCI0_20MHz_TDD_1_6_t *)dci_pdu)->padding = 0;
+
       dci_alloc->dci_length                      = sizeof_DCI0_20MHz_TDD_1_6_t; 
     } else {
       ((DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->cqi_req     = cqi_req;
@@ -2373,6 +2381,7 @@ void fill_dci0(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,DCI_ALLOC_t *dci_alloc,
       ((DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->rballoc     = rballoc;
       ((DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->hopping     = hopping;
       ((DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->type        = 0;
+      ((DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t *)dci_pdu)->padding     = 0;
       dci_alloc->dci_length                      = sizeof_DCI0_20MHz_FDD_t; 
     }
     
@@ -2466,7 +2475,7 @@ void fill_ulsch(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,nfapi_ul_config_ulsch_pdu *ulsch_pdu,int frame
   else  ulsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->round++;
 
   ulsch->rnti = ulsch_pdu->ulsch_pdu_rel8.rnti;
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Filling ULSCH %x for Frame %d, Subframe %d : harq_pid %d, first_rb %d, nb_rb %d, rvidx %d, Qm %d, TBS %d, round %d \n",
+  LOG_D(PHY,"Filling ULSCH %x for Frame %d, Subframe %d : harq_pid %d, first_rb %d, nb_rb %d, rvidx %d, Qm %d, TBS %d, round %d \n",
 	ulsch->rnti,
 	frame,
 	subframe,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/phich.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/phich.c
index dd04a7d119ae9c9bc4cab88159ed4d46b969ec6e..897034c072edac083e54eb47b3bbfbf3195e2ce4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/phich.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/phich.c
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ void generate_phich_reg_mapping(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
   }
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PHICH
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Ngroup_PHICH %d (phich_config_common.phich_resource %d,phich_config_common.phich_duration %s, NidCell %d,Ncp %d, frame_type %d), smallest pcfich REG %d, n0 %d, n1 %d (first PHICH REG %d)\n",
+  LOG_D(PHY,"Ngroup_PHICH %d (phich_config_common.phich_resource %d,phich_config_common.phich_duration %s, NidCell %d,Ncp %d, frame_type %d), smallest pcfich REG %d, n0 %d, n1 %d (first PHICH REG %d)\n",
     ((frame_parms->Ncp == NORMAL)?Ngroup_PHICH:(Ngroup_PHICH>>1)),
     frame_parms->phich_config_common.phich_resource,
     frame_parms->phich_config_common.phich_duration==normal?"normal":"extended",
@@ -1381,7 +1381,7 @@ void rx_phich(PHY_VARS_UE *ue,
 
   if (HI16>0) {   //NACK
     if (ue->ulsch_Msg3_active[eNB_id] == 1) {
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d][RAPROC] Frame %d subframe %d Msg3 PHICH, received NAK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d][RAPROC] Frame %d subframe %d Msg3 PHICH, received NAK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n",
             ue->Mod_id,harq_pid,
             proc->frame_rx,
             subframe,
@@ -1391,7 +1391,7 @@ void rx_phich(PHY_VARS_UE *ue,
 
       ulsch->f_pusch += delta_PUSCH_acc[ulsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->TPC];
 
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[PUSCH %d] AbsSubframe %d.%d: f_pusch (ACC) %d, adjusting by %d (TPC %d)\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[PUSCH %d] AbsSubframe %d.%d: f_pusch (ACC) %d, adjusting by %d (TPC %d)\n",
                  harq_pid,proc->frame_rx,subframe,ulsch->f_pusch,
                     delta_PUSCH_acc[ulsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->TPC],
                     ulsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->TPC);
@@ -1410,7 +1410,7 @@ void rx_phich(PHY_VARS_UE *ue,
       }
     } else {
 #ifdef UE_DEBUG_TRACE
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d PHICH, received NAK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d round %d (Mlimit %d)\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d PHICH, received NAK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d round %d (Mlimit %d)\n",
             ue->Mod_id,harq_pid,
             proc->frame_rx%1024,
             subframe,
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ void rx_phich(PHY_VARS_UE *ue,
 
   } else {  //ACK
     if (ue->ulsch_Msg3_active[eNB_id] == 1) {
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d][RAPROC] Frame %d subframe %d Msg3 PHICH, received ACK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d][RAPROC] Frame %d subframe %d Msg3 PHICH, received ACK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n\n",
             ue->Mod_id,harq_pid,
             proc->frame_rx,
             subframe,
@@ -1466,7 +1466,7 @@ void rx_phich(PHY_VARS_UE *ue,
             nseq_PHICH,ngroup_PHICH);
     } else {
 #ifdef UE_DEBUG_TRACE
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d PHICH, received ACK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[UE  %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d PHICH, received ACK (%d) nseq %d, ngroup %d\n\n",
             ue->Mod_id,harq_pid,
             proc->frame_rx%1024,
             subframe, HI16,
@@ -1545,7 +1545,7 @@ void generate_phich_top(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
     
     nseq_PHICH = ((phich->first_rb/Ngroup_PHICH) +
 		  phich->n_DMRS)%(2*NSF_PHICH);
-    LOG_I(PHY,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d Generating PHICH, AMP %d  ngroup_PHICH %d/%d, nseq_PHICH %d : HI %d, first_rb %d)\n",
+    LOG_D(PHY,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d Generating PHICH, AMP %d  ngroup_PHICH %d/%d, nseq_PHICH %d : HI %d, first_rb %d)\n",
 	  eNB->Mod_id,harq_pid,proc->frame_tx,
 	  subframe,amp,ngroup_PHICH,Ngroup_PHICH,nseq_PHICH,
 	  phich->hi,
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/pucch.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/pucch.c
index afa15aba0f17d61e3472e258e458c3dad6d5a2bd..ce39ef0e87ce6b8df33a8086dcdf79f418bcef90 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/pucch.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/pucch.c
@@ -2148,7 +2148,7 @@ uint32_t rx_pucch(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
 #endif
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PUCCH_RX
-    LOG_I(PHY,"[eNB] PUCCH fmt1:  stat_max : %d, sigma2_dB %d (%d, %d), phase_max : %d\n",dB_fixed(stat_max),sigma2_dB,eNB->measurements.n0_subband_power_tot_dBm[6],pucch1_thres,phase_max);
+    LOG_D(PHY,"[eNB] PUCCH fmt1:  stat_max : %d, sigma2_dB %d (%d, %d), phase_max : %d\n",dB_fixed(stat_max),sigma2_dB,eNB->measurements.n0_subband_power_tot_dBm[6],pucch1_thres,phase_max);
 #endif
 
     
@@ -2183,7 +2183,7 @@ uint32_t rx_pucch(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
   } else if ((fmt == pucch_format1a)||(fmt == pucch_format1b)) {
     stat_max = 0;
 #ifdef DEBUG_PUCCH_RX
-    LOG_I(PHY,"Doing PUCCH detection for format 1a/1b\n");
+    LOG_D(PHY,"Doing PUCCH detection for format 1a/1b\n");
 #endif
 
     for (phase=0; phase<7; phase++) {
@@ -2261,7 +2261,7 @@ uint32_t rx_pucch(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
       } // aa
 
 #ifdef DEBUG_PUCCH_RX
-      LOG_I(PHY,"Format 1A: phase %d : stat %d\n",phase,stat);
+      LOG_D(PHY,"Format 1A: phase %d : stat %d\n",phase,stat);
 #endif
       if (stat>stat_max) {
         stat_max = stat;
@@ -2404,9 +2404,9 @@ uint32_t rx_pucch(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
       } // aa
 
 
-      LOG_I(PHY,"PUCCH 1a/b: subframe %d : stat %d,%d (pos %d)\n",subframe,stat_re,stat_im,
+      LOG_D(PHY,"PUCCH 1a/b: subframe %d : stat %d,%d (pos %d)\n",subframe,stat_re,stat_im,
 	    (subframe<<10) + (eNB->pucch1ab_stats_cnt[UE_id][subframe]));
-      LOG_I(PHY,"PUCCH 1a/b: subframe %d : sigma2_dB %d, stat_max %d, pucch1_thres %d\n",subframe,sigma2_dB,dB_fixed(stat_max),pucch1_thres);      
+      LOG_D(PHY,"PUCCH 1a/b: subframe %d : sigma2_dB %d, stat_max %d, pucch1_thres %d\n",subframe,sigma2_dB,dB_fixed(stat_max),pucch1_thres);      
       
       eNB->pucch1ab_stats[UE_id][(subframe<<11) + 2*(eNB->pucch1ab_stats_cnt[UE_id][subframe])] = (stat_re);
       eNB->pucch1ab_stats[UE_id][(subframe<<11) + 1+2*(eNB->pucch1ab_stats_cnt[UE_id][subframe])] = (stat_im);
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
index 206eb61fc21be18cbfc47e0dd5dd07b33de5b2c3..10507efe944a84418f1470afd235b27921d681d4 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/ulsch_decoding.c
@@ -910,7 +910,7 @@ unsigned int  ulsch_decoding(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
 
 
   //#ifdef DEBUG_ULSCH_DECODING
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Frame %d, Subframe %d: ulsch_decoding (Nid_cell %d, rnti %x, x2 %x): A %d, round %d, RV %d, O_r1 %d, O_RI %d, O_ACK %d, G %d\n",
+  LOG_D(PHY,"Frame %d, Subframe %d: ulsch_decoding (Nid_cell %d, rnti %x, x2 %x): A %d, round %d, RV %d, O_r1 %d, O_RI %d, O_ACK %d, G %d\n",
 	proc->frame_rx,subframe,
 	frame_parms->Nid_cell,ulsch->rnti,x2,
 	A,
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c b/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
index f73fe381b2b9c6958febd775847b7d40f1b5041d..daac0bca54744295c300b9c9791caacb558a6233 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
@@ -666,7 +666,7 @@ void prach_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
     {
       if (max_preamble_energy[0] > 350) {
 
-	LOG_D(PHY,"[eNB %d/%d][RAPROC] Frame %d, subframe %d Initiating RA procedure with preamble %d, energy %d.%d dB, delay %d\n",
+	LOG_I(PHY,"[eNB %d/%d][RAPROC] Frame %d, subframe %d Initiating RA procedure with preamble %d, energy %d.%d dB, delay %d\n",
 	      eNB->Mod_id,
 	      eNB->CC_id,
 	      frame,
@@ -792,7 +792,7 @@ void uci_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc)
 	(uci->frame == frame) &&
 	(uci->subframe == subframe)) {
 
-      LOG_I(PHY,"Frame %d, subframe %d: Running uci procedures (type %d) for %d \n",frame,subframe,uci->type,i);
+      LOG_D(PHY,"Frame %d, subframe %d: Running uci procedures (type %d) for %d \n",frame,subframe,uci->type,i);
       uci->active=0;
 
       // Null out PUCCH PRBs for noise measurement
@@ -855,7 +855,7 @@ void uci_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc)
 	}
       case HARQ:
 	if (fp->frame_type == FDD) {
-	  LOG_I(PHY,"Frame %d Subframe %d Demodulating PUCCH (UCI %d) for ACK/NAK (uci->pucch_fmt %d,uci->type %d.uci->frame %d, uci->subframe %d): n1_pucch0 %d SR_payload %d\n",
+	  LOG_D(PHY,"Frame %d Subframe %d Demodulating PUCCH (UCI %d) for ACK/NAK (uci->pucch_fmt %d,uci->type %d.uci->frame %d, uci->subframe %d): n1_pucch0 %d SR_payload %d\n",
 		frame,subframe,i,
 		uci->pucch_fmt,uci->type,
 		uci->frame,uci->subframe,uci->n_pucch_1[0][0],
@@ -894,7 +894,7 @@ void uci_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc)
 	  }
 	  
 
-	  LOG_I(PHY,"[eNB %d][PDSCH %x] Frame %d subframe %d pucch1a (FDD) payload %d (metric %d)\n",
+	  LOG_D(PHY,"[eNB %d][PDSCH %x] Frame %d subframe %d pucch1a (FDD) payload %d (metric %d)\n",
 		eNB->Mod_id,
 		uci->rnti,
 		frame,subframe,
@@ -1403,11 +1403,11 @@ void pusch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc) {
 	      ulsch->Mlimit,
 	      ulsch_harq->o_ACK[0],
 	      ulsch_harq->o_ACK[1]);
-	/*
-	if (dB_fixed_times10(eNB->pusch_vars[i]->ulsch_power[0]) > 300) {
+	
+	/*if (dB_fixed_times10(eNB->pusch_vars[i]->ulsch_power[0]) > 300) {
 	  dump_ulsch(eNB,frame,subframe,i); exit(-1);
-	  }*/
-
+	  }
+     */
 #if defined(MESSAGE_CHART_GENERATOR_PHY)
 	MSC_LOG_RX_DISCARDED_MESSAGE(
 				     MSC_PHY_ENB,MSC_PHY_UE,
@@ -1458,7 +1458,7 @@ void pusch_procedures(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,eNB_rxtx_proc_t *proc) {
       if (ulsch_harq->O_ACK>0) fill_ulsch_harq_indication(eNB,ulsch_harq,ulsch->rnti,frame,subframe,ulsch->bundling);
 
 
-      LOG_I(PHY,"[eNB %d] Frame %d subframe %d: received ULSCH harq_pid %d for UE %d, ret = %d, CQI CRC Status %d, ACK %d,%d, ulsch_errors %d/%d\n",
+      LOG_D(PHY,"[eNB %d] Frame %d subframe %d: received ULSCH harq_pid %d for UE %d, ret = %d, CQI CRC Status %d, ACK %d,%d, ulsch_errors %d/%d\n",
             eNB->Mod_id,frame,subframe,
             harq_pid,
             i,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
index b4b35b968cdadf46a6fdd6973ad83fc6cdc3bd80..435a70436bd5e24e7e0e145f7f87e7ceeb8b5e63 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_primitives.c
@@ -3591,7 +3591,7 @@ void SR_indication(module_id_t mod_idP, int cc_idP, frame_t frameP, sub_frame_t
 
   if (UE_id  != -1) {
     if (mac_eNB_get_rrc_status(mod_idP,UE_RNTI(mod_idP,UE_id)) < RRC_CONNECTED)
-      LOG_I(MAC,"[eNB %d][SR %x] Frame %d subframeP %d Signaling SR for UE %d on CC_id %d\n",mod_idP,rntiP,frameP,subframeP, UE_id,cc_idP);
+      LOG_D(MAC,"[eNB %d][SR %x] Frame %d subframeP %d Signaling SR for UE %d on CC_id %d\n",mod_idP,rntiP,frameP,subframeP, UE_id,cc_idP);
 
     UE_sched_ctrl *sched_ctl = &UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id];
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
index b95dbbf1288c008b9c1920057adee43b7819b9b1..d1383431311df1686517cf5352272eb73d6846fb 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/eNB_scheduler_ulsch.c
@@ -106,8 +106,7 @@ void rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
 
   if (UE_id!=-1) {
 
-    LOG_I(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] CC_id %d Received ULSCH sdu round %d from PHY (rnti %x, UE_id %d) ul_cqi %d\n",enb_mod_idP,harq_pid,CC_idP,
-	  UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].round_UL[CC_idP][harq_pid],
+    LOG_D(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] CC_id %d Received ULSCH sdu round %d from PHY (rnti %x, UE_id %d) ul_cqi %d\n",enb_mod_idP,harq_pid,CC_idP, UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].round_UL[CC_idP][harq_pid],
 	  rntiP,UE_id,ul_cqi);
 
     AssertFatal(UE_list->UE_sched_ctrl[UE_id].round_UL[CC_idP][harq_pid] < 8,
@@ -145,6 +144,10 @@ void rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
 		"maxHARQ %d should be greater than 1\n",
 		(int)eNB->common_channels[CC_idP].radioResourceConfigCommon->rach_ConfigCommon.maxHARQ_Msg3Tx);
 
+    LOG_D(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] CC_id %d Received ULSCH sdu round %d from PHY (rnti %x, RA_id %d) ul_cqi %d\n",enb_mod_idP,harq_pid,CC_idP,
+     RA_template[RA_id].msg3_round,
+     rntiP,RA_id,ul_cqi);
+
     first_rb                   = RA_template->msg3_first_rb; 
 
     if (sduP==NULL) { // we've got an error on Msg3
@@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ void rx_sdu(const module_id_t enb_mod_idP,
   }
 
   // Program ACK for PHICH
-  LOG_I(MAC,"Programming PHICH ACK for rnti %x harq_pid %d (first_rb %d)\n",rntiP,harq_pid,first_rb);
+  LOG_D(MAC,"Programming PHICH ACK for rnti %x harq_pid %d (first_rb %d)\n",rntiP,harq_pid,first_rb);
   nfapi_hi_dci0_request_body_t   *hi_dci0_req = &eNB->HI_DCI0_req[CC_idP].hi_dci0_request_body;
   nfapi_hi_dci0_request_pdu_t    *hi_dci0_pdu = &hi_dci0_req->hi_dci0_pdu_list[hi_dci0_req->number_of_dci+hi_dci0_req->number_of_hi]; 	
   memset((void*)hi_dci0_pdu,0,sizeof(nfapi_hi_dci0_request_pdu_t));
@@ -967,7 +970,7 @@ abort();
       if (UE_is_to_be_scheduled(module_idP,CC_id,UE_id) > 0 || round > 0)// || ((frameP%10)==0))
 	// if there is information on bsr of DCCH, DTCH or if there is UL_SR, or if there is a packet to retransmit, or we want to schedule a periodic feedback every 10 frames
         {
-	  LOG_I(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d Scheduling UE %d/%x in round %d(SR %d,UL_inactivity timer %d,UL_failure timer %d,cqi_req_timer %d)\n",
+	  LOG_D(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d] Frame %d subframe %d Scheduling UE %d/%x in round %d(SR %d,UL_inactivity timer %d,UL_failure timer %d,cqi_req_timer %d)\n",
 		module_idP,harq_pid,frameP,subframeP,UE_id,rnti,round,UE_template->ul_SR,
 		UE_sched_ctrl->ul_inactivity_timer,
 
@@ -1057,7 +1060,7 @@ abort();
               T_INT(UE_template->TBS_UL[harq_pid]), T_INT(ndi));
 	    
 	    if (mac_eNB_get_rrc_status(module_idP,rnti) < RRC_CONNECTED)
-	      LOG_I(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d/%x] CC_id %d Frame %d subframeP %d Scheduled UE %d (mcs %d, first rb %d, nb_rb %d, rb_table_index %d, TBS %d, harq_pid %d)\n",
+	      LOG_D(MAC,"[eNB %d][PUSCH %d/%x] CC_id %d Frame %d subframeP %d Scheduled UE %d (mcs %d, first rb %d, nb_rb %d, rb_table_index %d, TBS %d, harq_pid %d)\n",
 		    module_idP,harq_pid,rnti,CC_id,frameP,subframeP,UE_id,UE_template->mcs_UL[harq_pid],
 		    first_rb[CC_id],rb_table[rb_table_index],
 		    rb_table_index,UE_template->TBS_UL[harq_pid],harq_pid);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/rar_tools.c b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/rar_tools.c
index ce8d4f7a23c06e133e2626b1a97a01acbcbe5355..62346603e231b7fda6314dbb9fd253f502ee2fc7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/rar_tools.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/rar_tools.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ unsigned short fill_rar(
   RA_template->timing_offset /= 16; //T_A = N_TA/16, where N_TA should be on a 30.72Msps
   rar[0] = (uint8_t)(RA_template->timing_offset>>(2+4)); // 7 MSBs of timing advance + divide by 4
   rar[1] = (uint8_t)(RA_template->timing_offset<<(4-2))&0xf0; // 4 LSBs of timing advance + divide by 4
-  RA_template->msg3_first_rb=1;
+  RA_template->msg3_first_rb=6;
   RA_template->msg3_nb_rb=1;
   uint16_t rballoc = mac_computeRIV(N_RB_UL,RA_template->msg3_first_rb,RA_template->msg3_nb_rb); // first PRB only for UL Grant
   rar[1] |= (rballoc>>7)&7; // Hopping = 0 (bit 3), 3 MSBs of rballoc
diff --git a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.50PRB.usrpb210.conf b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.50PRB.usrpb210.conf
index b6ef33d61908f4ad632a05e25f35a7aed71b8f84..c782a71c33472bc820ba3ffb2edfba0717736218 100644
--- a/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.50PRB.usrpb210.conf
+++ b/targets/PROJECTS/GENERIC-LTE-EPC/CONF/enb.band7.tm1.50PRB.usrpb210.conf
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ eNBs =
       downlink_frequency      			      = 2685000000L;
       uplink_frequency_offset 			      = -120000000;
       Nid_cell					      = 0;
-      N_RB_DL                 			      = 50;
+      N_RB_DL                 			      = 25;
       Nid_cell_mbsfn          			      = 0;
       nb_antenna_ports                                = 1;
       nb_antennas_tx          			      = 1;
@@ -156,24 +156,6 @@ eNBs =
         ENB_IPV4_ADDRESS_FOR_S1U                 = "192.168.12.19/24";
         ENB_PORT_FOR_S1U                         = 2152; # Spec 2152
     };
-
-    log_config :
-    {
-      global_log_level                      ="info";
-      global_log_verbosity                  ="medium";
-      hw_log_level                          ="info";
-      hw_log_verbosity                      ="medium";
-      phy_log_level                         ="info";
-      phy_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
-      mac_log_level                         ="info";
-      mac_log_verbosity                     ="high";
-      rlc_log_level                         ="info";
-      rlc_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
-      pdcp_log_level                        ="info";
-      pdcp_log_verbosity                    ="medium";
-      rrc_log_level                         ="info";
-      rrc_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
-   };
   }
 );
 
@@ -206,3 +188,22 @@ RUs = (
 
     }
 );  
+
+     log_config :
+     {
+       global_log_level                      ="info";
+       global_log_verbosity                  ="medium";
+       hw_log_level                          ="info";
+       hw_log_verbosity                      ="medium";
+       phy_log_level                         ="info";
+       phy_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
+       mac_log_level                         ="info";
+       mac_log_verbosity                     ="high";
+       rlc_log_level                         ="info";
+       rlc_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
+       pdcp_log_level                        ="info";
+       pdcp_log_verbosity                    ="medium";
+       rrc_log_level                         ="info";
+       rrc_log_verbosity                     ="medium";
+    };
+