diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index 02f8c1757cc626d2e87332fb931239721a6c646d..5182f597e341a12415ff840b37c0f10435123acc 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1236,10 +1236,7 @@ set(PHY_SRC_UE
   # depend on code generation from asn1c
   ${RRC_FULL_DIR}/asn1_constants.h
   # actual source
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/if4_tools.c
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/if5_tools.c
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/MODULATION/ofdm_mod.c
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/MODULATION/slot_fep.c
+  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/INIT/nr_parms.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/TOOLS/file_output.c
   ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/PHY/TOOLS/cadd_vv.c
@@ -2142,20 +2139,12 @@ target_link_libraries (lte-uesoftmodem-nos1 ${T_LIB})
 add_executable(nr-softmodem
   #${rrc_h}
   #${s1ap_h}
-  ${OPENAIR_BIN_DIR}/messages_xml.h
-  ${OPENAIR_TARGETS}/RT/USER/rt_wrapper.c
-  ${OPENAIR_TARGETS}/RT/USER/lte-ru.c
   ${OPENAIR_TARGETS}/RT/USER/nr-softmodem.c
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/TOOLS/taus.c
-  ${OPENAIR_TARGETS}/COMMON/create_tasks.c
-  ${OPENAIR_TARGETS}/ARCH/COMMON/common_lib.c
-  ${OPENAIR1_DIR}/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
-  #${OPENAIR3_DIR}/NAS/UE/nas_ue_task.c
   ${OPENAIR_DIR}/common/utils/utils.c
   ${OPENAIR_DIR}/common/utils/system.c
-  ${GTPU_need_ITTI}
-  ${XFORMS_SOURCE}
-  ${XFORMS_SOURCE_SOFTMODEM}
+  #${GTPU_need_ITTI}
+  #${XFORMS_SOURCE}
+  #${XFORMS_SOURCE_SOFTMODEM}
   ${T_SOURCE}
   ${CONFIG_SOURCES}
   ${SHLIB_LOADER_SOURCES}
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface_nr_extension.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface_nr_extension.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..990ab9c763aafd450d0ca72f6fdda4dbb9b3df1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface_nr_extension.h
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright 2017 Cisco Systems, Inc.
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+
+#ifndef _NFAPI_INTERFACE_NR_EXTENSION_H_
+#define _NFAPI_INTERFACE_H_
+#define _NFAPI_INTERFACE_NR_EXTENSION_H_
+
+#include "stddef.h"
+
+#define NFAPI_MAX_PNF_PHY 5
+
+typedef struct {
+	uint16_t tag;
+	uint16_t length;
+} nfapi_tl_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_tl_t tl;
+	uint16_t value;
+} nfapi_uint16_tlv_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_tl_t tl;
+	int16_t value;
+} nfapi_int16_tlv_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_tl_t tl;
+	uint8_t value;
+} nfapi_uint8_tlv_t;
+
+typedef enum {
+  NFAPI_3GPP_REL_SUPPORTED_9 = 1,
+ 	NFAPI_3GPP_REL_SUPPORTED_10 = 2,
+ 	NFAPI_3GPP_REL_SUPPORTED_11 = 4,
+	NFAPI_3GPP_REL_SUPPORTED_12 = 8,
+  NFAPI_3GPP_REL_SUPPORTED_15 = 64
+} nfapi_3gpp_release_supported_e;
+ 
+ 
+typedef enum {
+ 	NFAPI_RAT_TYPE_LTE = 0,
+ 	NFAPI_RAT_TYPE_UTRAN = 1,
+ 	NFAPI_RAT_TYPE_GERAN = 2,
+	NFAPI_RAT_TYPE_NB_IOT = 3,
+  NFAPI_RAT_TYPE_NR = 4
+} nfapi_rat_type_e;
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t duplex_mode;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t pcfich_power_offset;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t pb;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t dl_cyclic_prefix_type;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ul_cyclic_prefix_type;
+} nfapi_subframe_config_t;
+
+#define NFAPI_SUBFRAME_CONFIG_DUPLEX_MODE_TAG 0x0001
+#define NFAPI_SUBFRAME_CONFIG_PCFICH_POWER_OFFSET_TAG 0x0002
+#define NFAPI_SUBFRAME_CONFIG_PB_TAG 0x0003
+#define NFAPI_SUBFRAME_CONFIG_DL_CYCLIC_PREFIX_TYPE_TAG 0x0004
+#define NFAPI_SUBFRAME_CONFIG_UL_CYCLIC_PREFIX_TYPE_TAG 0x0005
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t dl_channel_bandwidth;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ul_channel_bandwidth;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t reference_signal_power;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t tx_antenna_ports;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t rx_antenna_ports;
+} nfapi_rf_config_t;
+
+#define NFAPI_RF_CONFIG_DL_CHANNEL_BANDWIDTH_TAG 0x000A
+#define NFAPI_RF_CONFIG_UL_CHANNEL_BANDWIDTH_TAG 0x000B
+#define NFAPI_RF_CONFIG_REFERENCE_SIGNAL_POWER_TAG 0x000C
+#define NFAPI_RF_CONFIG_TX_ANTENNA_PORTS_TAG 0x000D
+#define NFAPI_RF_CONFIG_RX_ANTENNA_PORTS_TAG 0x000E
+
+typedef struct {
+  uint16_t phy_config_index;
+  uint8_t mu;
+} nfapi_pnf_phy_rel15_info_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+  nfapi_tl_t tl;
+  uint16_t number_of_phys;
+  nfapi_pnf_phy_rel15_info_t phy[NFAPI_MAX_PNF_PHY];
+} nfapi_pnf_phy_rel15_t;
+#define NFAPI_PNF_PHY_REL15_TAG 0x100H
+
+typedef enum {
+  NFAPI_HALF_FRAME_INDEX_FIRST_HALF = 0,
+  NFAPI_HALF_FRAME_INDEX_SECOND_HALF = 1
+} nfapi_half_frame_index_e;
+
+typedef struct {
+  nfapi_uint16_tlv_t primary_synchronization_signal_epre_eprers;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t secondary_synchronization_signal_epre_eprers;
+	nfapi_uint16_tlv_t physical_cell_id;
+  nfapi_half_frame_index_e half_frame_index;
+  nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ssb_subcarrier_offset;
+  nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ssb_position_in_burst;
+  nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ssb_periodicity;
+  nfapi_uint16_tlv_t ss_pbch_block_power;
+} nfapi_sch_config_t;
+
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_PRIMARY_SYNCHRONIZATION_SIGNAL_EPRE_EPRERS_TAG 0x001E
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_SECONDARY_SYNCHRONIZATION_SIGNAL_EPRE_EPRERS_TAG 0x001F
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_PHYSICAL_CELL_ID_TAG 0x0020
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_HALF_FRAME_INDEX_TAG 0x0021
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_SSB_SUBCARRIER_OFFSET_TAG 0x0022
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_SSB_POSITION_IN_BURST 0x0023
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_SSB_PERIODICITY 0x0024
+#define NFAPI_SCH_CONFIG_SS_PBCH_BLOCK_POWER 0x0025
+
+//temporary
+
+typedef struct {
+  nfapi_subframe_config_t subframe_config;
+  nfapi_rf_config_t rf_config;
+  nfapi_sch_config_t sch_config;
+  nfapi_pnf_phy_rel15_t pnf_phy_rel15;
+} nfapi_param_t;
+
+#endif
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/defs_NR.h b/openair1/PHY/INIT/defs_NR.h
deleted file mode 100644
index 074acf567d7d7286e2c0d97be81ab7a45daf2b27..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/defs_NR.h
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-/*
- * Licensed to the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance under one or more
- * contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file distributed with
- * this work for additional information regarding copyright ownership.
- * The OpenAirInterface Software Alliance licenses this file to You under
- * the OAI Public License, Version 1.1  (the "License"); you may not use this file
- * except in compliance with the License.
- * You may obtain a copy of the License at
- *
- *      http://www.openairinterface.org/?page_id=698
- *
- * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
- * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
- * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
- * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
- * limitations under the License.
- *-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
- * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
- *      contact@openairinterface.org
- */
-
-#ifndef __INIT_DEFS_NR__H__
-#define __INIT_DEFS_NR__H__
-
-#include "PHY/defs.h"
-
-typedef enum {
-  NR_MU_0=0,
-  NR_MU_1,
-  NR_MU_2,
-  NR_MU_3,
-  NR_MU_4,
-} nr_numerology_index_e;
-
-/// Subcarrier spacings in Hz indexed by numerology index
-uint32_t nr_subcarrier_spacing[MAX_NUM_SUBCARRIER_SPACING] = {15e3, 30e3, 60e3, 120e3, 240e3};
-
-#endif
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
index 9a9e7c6b3eea5f2f228ce07d0b69d096d4d893e7..7d85f426df66567bb351be49f83f44ddf8c0eb82 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_init.c
@@ -19,7 +19,17 @@
  *      contact@openairinterface.org
  */
 
-#include "defs.h"
-#include "defs_NR.h"
-#include "assertions.h"
-#include <math.h>
+#include "../defs_NR.h"
+
+int phy_init_nr_gNB(nfapi_param_t* nfapi_params)
+{
+
+  nfapi_params->pnf_phy_rel15.number_of_phys = 1;
+  nfapi_params->pnf_phy_rel15.phy[0].mu =1;
+  nfapi_params->subframe_config.duplex_mode.value = 1; //FDD
+  nfapi_params->subframe_config.dl_cyclic_prefix_type.value = 0; //NORMAL
+  nfapi_params->rf_config.dl_channel_bandwidth.value = 106;
+  nfapi_params->rf_config.ul_channel_bandwidth.value = 106;
+
+  return 0;
+}
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_parms.c b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_parms.c
index 6693efd0b4b08d65f77f33558b5b16dd2ca9676b..3a452e47f9b8b578edb49964580617048e0b53f6 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_parms.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/INIT/nr_parms.c
@@ -19,33 +19,39 @@
  *      contact@openairinterface.org
  */
 
-#include "defs.h"
-#include "defs_NR.h"
+#include "../defs_NR.h"
 #include "log.h"
 
+/// Subcarrier spacings in Hz indexed by numerology index
+uint32_t nr_subcarrier_spacing[MAX_NUM_SUBCARRIER_SPACING] = {15e3, 30e3, 60e3, 120e3, 240e3};
 
-int nr_init_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
+int nr_init_frame_parms(nfapi_param_t nfapi_params,
+                        NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
 {
 
+  int N_RB = nfapi_params.rf_config.dl_channel_bandwidth.value;
+  int Ncp = nfapi_params.subframe_config.dl_cyclic_prefix_type.value;
+  int mu = nfapi_params.pnf_phy_rel15.phy[0].mu;
+
 #if DISABLE_LOG_X
-  printf("Initializing frame parms for mu %d, N_RB_DL %d, Ncp %d, osf %d\n",frame_parms->N_RB_DL,frame_parms->Ncp,osf);
+  printf("Initializing frame parms for mu %d, N_RB %d, Ncp %d\n",mu, N_RB, Ncp);
 #else
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Initializing frame parms for mu %d, N_RB_DL %d, Ncp %d, osf %d\n",frame_parms->N_RB_DL,frame_parms->Ncp,osf);
+  LOG_I(PHY,"Initializing frame parms for mu %d, N_RB %d, Ncp %d\n",mu, N_RB, Ncp);
 #endif
 
-  if (frame_parms->Ncp == EXTENDED)
-    AssertFatal(frame_parms->mu == NR_MU_2,"Invalid cyclic prefix %d for numerology index %d\n", frame_parms->Ncp, frame_parms->mu);
+  if (Ncp == 1) //EXTENDED, to be modified after lte defs are properly linked
+    AssertFatal(mu == NR_MU_2,"Invalid cyclic prefix %d for numerology index %d\n", Ncp, mu);
 
-  switch(frame_parms->mu) {
+  switch(mu) {
 
     case NR_MU_0: //15kHz scs
-      frame_parms->scs = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_0];
+      frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_0];
       break;
 
     case NR_MU_1: //30kHz scs
-      frame_parms->scs = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_1];
+      frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_1];
 
-      switch(frame_parms->N_RB_DL){
+      switch(N_RB){
         case 11:
         case 24:
         case 38:
@@ -85,14 +91,14 @@ int nr_init_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
         case 245:
         case 273:
       default:
-        AssertFatal(1==0,"Number of resource blocks %d undefined for mu %d, frame parms = %p\n", frame_parms->N_RB_DL, frame_parms->mu, frame_parms);
+        AssertFatal(1==0,"Number of resource blocks %d undefined for mu %d, frame parms = %p\n", N_RB, mu, frame_parms);
       }
       break;
 
     case NR_MU_2: //60kHz scs
-      frame_parms->scs = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_2];
+      frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_2];
 
-      switch(frame_parms->N_RB_DL){ //FR1 bands only
+      switch(N_RB){ //FR1 bands only
         case 11:
         case 18:
         case 38:
@@ -106,30 +112,28 @@ int nr_init_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
         case 121:
         case 135:
       default:
-        AssertFatal(1==0,"Number of resource blocks %d undefined for mu %d, frame parms = %p\n", frame_parms->N_RB_DL, frame_parms->mu, frame_parms);
+        AssertFatal(1==0,"Number of resource blocks %d undefined for mu %d, frame parms = %p\n", N_RB, mu, frame_parms);
       }
       break;
 
     case NR_MU_3:
-      frame_parms->scs = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_3];
+      frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_3];
       break;
 
     case NR_MU_4:
-      frame_parms->scs = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_4];
+      frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing = nr_subcarrier_spacing[NR_MU_4];
       break;
 
   default:
-    AssertFatal(1==0,"Invalid numerology index %d", frame_parms->mu);
+    AssertFatal(1==0,"Invalid numerology index %d", mu);
   }
 
   return 0;
 }
 
-void nr_dump_frame_parms(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
+void nr_dump_frame_parms(NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms)
 {
-  LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->mu=%d\n",frame_parms->mu);
-  LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->scs=%d\n",frame_parms->scs);
-  LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->N_RB_DL=%d\n",frame_parms->N_RB_DL);
+  LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->scs=%d\n",frame_parms->subcarrier_spacing);
   LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size=%d\n",frame_parms->ofdm_symbol_size);
   LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->samples_per_tti=%d\n",frame_parms->samples_per_tti);
   LOG_I(PHY,"frame_parms->nb_prefix_samples0=%d\n",frame_parms->nb_prefix_samples0);
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/nr-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/nr-softmodem.c
index 772f8f564199e28dcc2cabff928bef95e066ef57..7a1c4a4d1b53e1b2bf085580cd7a10458f677297 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/nr-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/nr-softmodem.c
@@ -19,4 +19,44 @@
  *      contact@openairinterface.org
  */
 
- #include "nr-softmodem.h"
+#include "nr-softmodem.h"
+#include "PHY/types.h"
+#include "../../nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface_nr_extension.h"
+//#include "PHY/defs.h"
+#include "PHY/defs_NR.h"
+
+//Temporary main function
+
+void exit_fun(const char* s)
+{
+
+  int ru_id;
+
+  if (s != NULL) {
+    printf("%s %s() Exiting OAI softmodem: %s\n",__FILE__, __FUNCTION__, s);
+  }
+
+  /*oai_exit = 1;
+
+
+    if (RC.ru == NULL)
+        exit(-1); // likely init not completed, prevent crash or hang, exit now...
+    for (ru_id=0; ru_id<RC.nb_RU;ru_id++) {
+      if (RC.ru[ru_id] && RC.ru[ru_id]->rfdevice.trx_end_func)
+	RC.ru[ru_id]->rfdevice.trx_end_func(&RC.ru[ru_id]->rfdevice);
+      if (RC.ru[ru_id] && RC.ru[ru_id]->ifdevice.trx_end_func)
+	RC.ru[ru_id]->ifdevice.trx_end_func(&RC.ru[ru_id]->ifdevice);  
+    }*/
+}
+
+int main( int argc, char **argv )
+{
+  nfapi_param_t nfapi_params;
+  NR_DL_FRAME_PARMS frame_parms;
+
+  phy_init_nr_gNB(&nfapi_params);
+  nr_init_frame_parms(nfapi_params, &frame_parms);
+  nr_dump_frame_parms(&frame_parms);
+
+  return 0;
+}