diff --git a/common/utils/ocp_itti/intertask_interface.h b/common/utils/ocp_itti/intertask_interface.h
index df9e2619f4233448e532a77a727b415693517066..9698f7f0bf24d07894c3faccdad1e04bba6188c5 100644
--- a/common/utils/ocp_itti/intertask_interface.h
+++ b/common/utils/ocp_itti/intertask_interface.h
@@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ typedef enum {
 } task_id_t;
 
 extern uint16_t ue_idx_standalone;
+extern uint16_t node_number;
 
 typedef task_id_t thread_id_t;
 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
index 9b4aba46c394f1715b6209bcb802449fddd5c450..6670cf16221bf9d088066d816626fc55f25d4cf0 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/netlink_init.c
@@ -95,11 +95,16 @@ static int tun_alloc(char *dev) {
 }
 
 
-int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifprefix) {
+int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifprefix, int id) {//for UE, id = 1, 2, ...,
   int ret;
   char ifname[64];
 
-    sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s1",ifprefix); // added "1": for historical reasons
+    if ( id > 0 ){
+      sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s%d",ifprefix, id-1); 
+    }
+    else{
+      sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s1",ifprefix); // added "1": for historical reasons
+    }
     nas_sock_mbms_fd = tun_alloc(ifname);
 
     if (nas_sock_mbms_fd == -1) {
@@ -151,11 +156,13 @@ int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifprefix) {
   return 1;
 }
 
-int netlink_init_tun(char *ifprefix, int num_if) {
+int netlink_init_tun(char *ifprefix, int num_if, int id) {//for UE, id = 1, 2, ...,
   int ret;
   char ifname[64];
 
-  for (int i = 0; i < num_if; i++) {
+  int begx = (id == 0) ? 0 : id - 1;
+  int endx = (id == 0) ? num_if : id;
+  for (int i = begx; i < endx; i++) {
     sprintf(ifname, "oaitun_%.3s%d",ifprefix,i+1);
     nas_sock_fd[i] = tun_alloc(ifname);
 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/proto.h b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/proto.h
index e6159199d40898b0d8357a03cac3210a8c0d4426..ab2892f347e3f08fcc89ad7ef9b8fb057916bb7a 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/proto.h
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/ETH_TRANSPORT/proto.h
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int multicast_link_read_data_from_sock(uint8_t eNB_flag);
 void clear_eNB_transport_info(uint8_t);
 void clear_UE_transport_info(uint8_t);
 int netlink_init(void);
-int netlink_init_tun(char *ifsuffix, int num_if);
-int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifsuffix);
+int netlink_init_tun(char *ifsuffix, int num_if, int id);
+int netlink_init_mbms_tun(char *ifsuffix, int id);
 
 #endif /* EMU_PROTO_H_ */
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
index 4241d49d694f2b9608e84d5f40e7a06ecdf70ccb..51de09d968745c405cf52a4f8e2c18cb78e90acc 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.c
@@ -2278,7 +2278,7 @@ void pdcp_set_pdcp_data_ind_func(pdcp_data_ind_func_t pdcp_data_ind) {
   pdcp_params.pdcp_data_ind_func = pdcp_data_ind;
 }
 
-uint64_t pdcp_module_init( uint64_t pdcp_optmask ) {
+uint64_t pdcp_module_init( uint64_t pdcp_optmask, int id) {
   /* temporary enforce netlink when UE_NAS_USE_TUN is set,
      this is while switching from noS1 as build option
      to noS1 as config option                               */
@@ -2296,17 +2296,17 @@ uint64_t pdcp_module_init( uint64_t pdcp_optmask ) {
 
     if(UE_NAS_USE_TUN) {
       int num_if = (NFAPI_MODE == NFAPI_UE_STUB_PNF || IS_SOFTMODEM_SIML1 || NFAPI_MODE == NFAPI_MODE_STANDALONE_PNF)?MAX_NUMBER_NETIF:1;
-      netlink_init_tun("ue",num_if);
+      netlink_init_tun("ue",num_if, id);
       if (IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1)
-    	  nas_config(1, 1, 2, "ue");
-      netlink_init_mbms_tun("uem");
+        nas_config(1, 1, 2, "ue");
+      netlink_init_mbms_tun("uem", id);
       nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 2, "uem");
       LOG_I(PDCP, "UE pdcp will use tun interface\n");
     } else if(ENB_NAS_USE_TUN) {
-      netlink_init_tun("enb",1);
+      netlink_init_tun("enb", 1, 0);
       nas_config(1, 1, 1, "enb");
       if(pdcp_optmask & ENB_NAS_USE_TUN_W_MBMS_BIT){
-        netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm");
+        netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm", 0);
       	nas_config_mbms(1, 2, 1, "enm"); 
       	LOG_I(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will use mbms tun interface\n");
       }
@@ -2318,8 +2318,8 @@ uint64_t pdcp_module_init( uint64_t pdcp_optmask ) {
   }else{
          if(pdcp_optmask & ENB_NAS_USE_TUN_W_MBMS_BIT){
              LOG_W(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will use tun interface for MBMS\n");
-            netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm");
-             nas_config_mbms_s1(1, 2, 1, "enm"); 
+             netlink_init_mbms_tun("enm", 1);
+             nas_config_mbms_s1(1, 2, 1, "enm");
          }else
              LOG_E(PDCP, "ENB pdcp will not use tun interface\n");
    }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.h b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.h
index e9ac85866cec5d73e2b0e7dd7efe658981cf7e5e..7dc904c2f0fc469440fcbac704a7d1e0021c2ae8 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp.h
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void pdcp_mbms_run            (
 */
 void pdcp_run            (
   const protocol_ctxt_t *const  ctxt_pP);
-uint64_t pdcp_module_init     (uint64_t pdcp_optmask);
+uint64_t pdcp_module_init (uint64_t pdcp_optmask, int ue_id);
 void pdcp_module_cleanup (void);
 void nr_ip_over_LTE_DRB_preconfiguration (void);
 void pdcp_layer_init     (void);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp_fifo.c b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp_fifo.c
index f87037a7321894acf579513c3fc9b89b363f4056..f386d93a8c20f96f26d99a1ae2cc3b6c8f8780d5 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp_fifo.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/PDCP_v10.1.0/pdcp_fifo.c
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ extern Packet_OTG_List_t *otg_pdcp_buffer;
 
 
 extern int gtpv1u_new_data_req( uint8_t  enb_module_idP, rnti_t   ue_rntiP, uint8_t  rab_idP, uint8_t *buffer_pP, uint32_t buf_lenP, uint32_t buf_offsetP);
-
+uint16_t ue_id_g;// global variable to identify ue id for each ue. Change happens only in main function of lte-uesoftmodem.c 
 
 void debug_pdcp_pc5s_sdu(sidelink_pc5s_element *sl_pc5s_msg, char *title) {
   LOG_I(PDCP,"%s: \nPC5S message, header traffic_type: %d)\n", title, sl_pc5s_msg->pc5s_header.traffic_type);
@@ -145,7 +145,14 @@ int pdcp_fifo_flush_sdus(const protocol_ctxt_t *const  ctxt_pP) {
     		}
     		printf("\n");
     	#endif
-    	ret = write(nas_sock_fd[ctxt_pP->module_id], &(sdu_p->data[sizeof(pdcp_data_ind_header_t)]),sizeToWrite );
+        if (ue_id_g == 0)
+        {
+          ret = write(nas_sock_fd[ctxt_pP->module_id], &(sdu_p->data[sizeof(pdcp_data_ind_header_t)]),sizeToWrite );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+          ret = write(nas_sock_fd[ue_id_g], &(sdu_p->data[sizeof(pdcp_data_ind_header_t)]),sizeToWrite );
+        }
        //LOG_I(PDCP,"[PDCP_FIFOS] ret %d TRIED TO PUSH DATA TO rb_id %d handle %d sizeToWrite %d\n",ret,rb_id,nas_sock_fd[ctxt_pP->module_id],sizeToWrite);
        }
     } else if (ENB_NAS_USE_TUN) {
@@ -232,8 +239,15 @@ int pdcp_fifo_read_input_sdus_fromtun (const protocol_ctxt_t *const  ctxt_pP) {
   do {
     VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PDCP_FIFO_READ, 1 );
     VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PDCP_FIFO_READ_BUFFER, 1 );
-    len = read(UE_NAS_USE_TUN?nas_sock_fd[ctxt_pP->module_id]:nas_sock_fd[0], &nl_rx_buf, NL_MAX_PAYLOAD);
-    VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PDCP_FIFO_READ_BUFFER, 0 );
+    if (ue_id_g == 0)
+    {
+      len = read(UE_NAS_USE_TUN?nas_sock_fd[ctxt_pP->module_id]:nas_sock_fd[0], &nl_rx_buf, NL_MAX_PAYLOAD);
+    }
+    else
+    {
+      len = read(UE_NAS_USE_TUN?nas_sock_fd[ue_id_g]:nas_sock_fd[0], &nl_rx_buf, NL_MAX_PAYLOAD);
+    }
+    VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PDCP_FIFO_READ_BUFFER, 0 ); 
 
     if (len<=0) continue;
 
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
index 3748a538fd707debd605b82b67f07b00ea6d5f62..929da68d876ff7122d87b4930b5c61790896bf32 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.c
@@ -488,7 +488,7 @@ void init_pdcp(void) {
 
     pdcp_initmask = pdcp_initmask | ENB_NAS_USE_TUN_W_MBMS_BIT;
 
-    pdcp_module_init(pdcp_initmask);
+    pdcp_module_init(pdcp_initmask, 0);
 
     if (NODE_IS_CU(RC.rrc[0]->node_type)) {
       pdcp_set_rlc_data_req_func((send_rlc_data_req_func_t)proto_agent_send_rlc_data_req);
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
index ba019fd4df731fc41e7f0a1fcfd9b4dcdc4ccbf5..0f1ff82b414716e5a4f093d3a3d1f08123ef60ea 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-softmodem.h
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@
     {"T" ,                CONFIG_HLP_TDD,         PARAMFLAG_BOOL,  iptr:&tddflag,                      defintval:0,          TYPE_INT,      0},   \
     {"A",                 CONFIG_HLP_TADV,        0,               iptr:&(timingadv),                  defintval:0,          TYPE_INT,      0},   \
     {"ue-idx-standalone", NULL,                   0,               u16ptr:&ue_idx_standalone,          defuintval:0xFFFF,    TYPE_UINT16,   0},   \
+    {"node-number",       NULL,                   0,               u16ptr:&node_number,                defuintval:2,         TYPE_UINT16,   0},   \
   }
 
 /*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
@@ -207,7 +208,7 @@ extern int stop_L1L2(module_id_t enb_id);
 extern int restart_L1L2(module_id_t enb_id);
 
 extern void init_UE_stub_single_thread(int nb_inst, int eMBMS_active, int uecap_xer_in, char *emul_iface);
-extern void init_UE_standalone_thread(void);
+extern void init_UE_standalone_thread(int ue_idx);
 
 extern PHY_VARS_UE *init_ue_vars(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms, uint8_t UE_id, uint8_t abstraction_flag);
 
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
index 3da11736fde6eb8d78adba3a45c647c718484a6e..5cd7c44ff59ba7fb2409d30bed6a540ef8e86c3c 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-ue.c
@@ -426,11 +426,11 @@ void init_UE_stub_single_thread(int nb_inst,
   }
 }
 
-void init_UE_standalone_thread()
+void init_UE_standalone_thread(int ue_idx)
 {
   const char *standalone_addr = "127.0.0.1"; // these two lines go into init
-  int standalone_tx_port = 3211;
-  int standalone_rx_port = 3212;
+  int standalone_tx_port = 3211 + ue_idx*2;
+  int standalone_rx_port = 3212 + ue_idx*2;
   ue_init_standalone_socket(standalone_addr, standalone_tx_port, standalone_rx_port);
 
   pthread_t thread;
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
index 2e4f9710f35c8f8c7dc8e4b55ffbcb8267d33486..55d14287ef73d088526f71c9c5d99c2e9e6d7f79 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@
 
 #include "lte-softmodem.h"
 
-
+extern int ue_id_g ; 
 /* temporary compilation wokaround (UE/eNB split */
 uint16_t sf_ahead;
 
@@ -280,6 +280,7 @@ void exit_function(const char *file, const char *function, const int line, const
 
 extern int16_t dlsch_demod_shift;
 uint16_t ue_idx_standalone = 0xFFFF;
+uint16_t node_number;
 static void get_options(void) {
   int CC_id=0;
   int tddflag=0;
@@ -526,7 +527,7 @@ int restart_L1L2(module_id_t enb_id) {
   return 0;
 }
 
-void init_pdcp(void) {
+void init_pdcp(int ue_id) {
   uint32_t pdcp_initmask = (!IS_SOFTMODEM_NOS1) ? LINK_ENB_PDCP_TO_GTPV1U_BIT : (LINK_ENB_PDCP_TO_GTPV1U_BIT | PDCP_USE_NETLINK_BIT | LINK_ENB_PDCP_TO_IP_DRIVER_BIT);
   // Do we need to include standalone mode here? - Andrew
   if (IS_SOFTMODEM_BASICSIM || IS_SOFTMODEM_RFSIM || (nfapi_getmode()==NFAPI_UE_STUB_PNF)) {
@@ -536,7 +537,7 @@ void init_pdcp(void) {
   if (IS_SOFTMODEM_NOKRNMOD)
     pdcp_initmask = pdcp_initmask | UE_NAS_USE_TUN_BIT;
 
-  pdcp_module_init(pdcp_initmask);
+  pdcp_module_init(pdcp_initmask, ue_id);
   pdcp_set_rlc_data_req_func((send_rlc_data_req_func_t) rlc_data_req);
   pdcp_set_pdcp_data_ind_func((pdcp_data_ind_func_t) pdcp_data_ind);
 }
@@ -623,7 +624,16 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
 
   MSC_INIT(MSC_E_UTRAN, THREAD_MAX+TASK_MAX);
   init_opt();
-  init_pdcp();
+  ue_id_g = (node_number == 0)? 0 : node_number-2 ;//ue_id_g = 0, 1, ...,
+  if( node_number == 0 )
+  {
+    init_pdcp(0);
+  }
+  else
+  {
+    init_pdcp(node_number-1);
+  }
+  
   //TTN for D2D
   printf ("RRC control socket\n");
   rrc_control_socket_init();
@@ -746,7 +756,7 @@ int main( int argc, char **argv ) {
       abort();
     }
     init_UE_stub_single_thread(NB_UE_INST,eMBMS_active,uecap_xer_in,emul_iface);
-    init_UE_standalone_thread();
+    init_UE_standalone_thread(ue_id_g);
   } else {
     init_UE(NB_UE_INST,eMBMS_active,uecap_xer_in,0,get_softmodem_params()->phy_test,UE_scan,UE_scan_carrier,mode,(int)rx_gain[0][0],tx_max_power[0],
             frame_parms[0]);