diff --git a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_paging.c b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_paging.c
index 08a2b319e7..5351b6bf26 100644
--- a/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_paging.c
+++ b/openair2/F1AP/f1ap_du_paging.c
@@ -87,9 +87,7 @@ int DU_handle_Paging(instance_t instance, sctp_assoc_t assoc_id, uint32_t stream
   F1AP_FIND_PROTOCOLIE_BY_ID(F1AP_PagingIEs_t, ie, paging,
                              F1AP_ProtocolIE_ID_id_PagingCell_List, true);
 
-  for (uint8_t CC_id = 0; CC_id < MAX_NUM_CCs; CC_id++) {
-    rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg((uint32_t)tmsi, pagingdrx, instance, CC_id);
-  }
+  AssertFatal(false, "not implemented\n");
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_proto.h b/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_proto.h
index e5cf454b76..453decc64e 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_proto.h
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/nr_rrc_proto.h
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ void nr_pdcp_add_drbs(eNB_flag_t enb_flag,
                       uint8_t *const kUPenc,
                       uint8_t *const kUPint);
 
-int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx, instance_t instance, uint8_t CC_id);
+int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(sctp_assoc_t assoc_id, const NR_SIB1_t *sib, uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx);
 
 void nr_rrc_transfer_protected_rrc_message(const gNB_RRC_INST *rrc, const gNB_RRC_UE_t *ue_p, uint8_t srb_id, const uint8_t* buffer, int size);
 /** @}*/
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
index 31911f4aa1..2099cbc432 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB.c
@@ -2663,7 +2663,10 @@ void rrc_gNB_trigger_release_bearer(int rnti)
   rrc->mac_rrc.ue_context_modification_request(&ue_context_modif_req);
 }
 
-int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx, instance_t instance, uint8_t CC_id){
+int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(sctp_assoc_t assoc_id, const NR_SIB1_t *sib1, uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx)
+{
+  instance_t instance = 0;
+  uint8_t CC_id = 0;
   const unsigned int Ttab[4] = {32,64,128,256};
   uint8_t Tc;
   uint8_t Tue;
@@ -2674,9 +2677,6 @@ int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx, instance_t inst
   uint32_t T;  /* DRX cycle */
   uint32_t length;
   uint8_t buffer[RRC_BUF_SIZE];
-  const nr_rrc_du_container_t *du = RC.nrrrc[0]->du;
-  DevAssert(du != NULL);
-  struct NR_SIB1 *sib1 = du->sib1;
 
   /* get default DRX cycle from configuration */
   Tc = sib1->servingCellConfigCommon->downlinkConfigCommon.pcch_Config.defaultPagingCycle;
@@ -2784,6 +2784,7 @@ int rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(uint32_t tmsi, uint8_t paging_drx, instance_t inst
     return -1;
   }
   // TODO, send message to pdcp
+  (void) assoc_id;
 
   return 0;
 }
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
index 49d3ccad99..e2f7c8a13f 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/NR/rrc_gNB_NGAP.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,7 @@ int rrc_gNB_process_PAGING_IND(MessageDef *msg_p, instance_t instance)
           && RC.nrrrc[instance]->configuration.mnc[j] == NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).plmn_identity[tai_size].mnc
           && RC.nrrrc[instance]->configuration.tac == NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).tac[tai_size]) {
         for (uint8_t CC_id = 0; CC_id < MAX_NUM_CCs; CC_id++) {
+          AssertFatal(false, "to be implemented properly\n");
           if (NODE_IS_CU(RC.nrrrc[instance]->node_type)) {
             MessageDef *m = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RRC_GNB, 0, F1AP_PAGING_IND);
             F1AP_PAGING_IND(m).plmn.mcc = RC.nrrrc[j]->configuration.mcc[0];
@@ -1368,7 +1369,7 @@ int rrc_gNB_process_PAGING_IND(MessageDef *msg_p, instance_t instance)
             LOG_E(F1AP, "ueidentityindexvalue %u fiveg_s_tmsi %ld paging_drx %u\n", F1AP_PAGING_IND (m).ueidentityindexvalue, F1AP_PAGING_IND (m).fiveg_s_tmsi, F1AP_PAGING_IND (m).paging_drx);
             itti_send_msg_to_task(TASK_CU_F1, instance, m);
           } else {
-            rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).ue_paging_identity.s_tmsi.m_tmsi,(uint8_t)NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).paging_drx, instance, CC_id);
+            //rrc_gNB_generate_pcch_msg(NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).ue_paging_identity.s_tmsi.m_tmsi,(uint8_t)NGAP_PAGING_IND(msg_p).paging_drx, instance, CC_id);
           } // end of nodetype check
         } // end of cc loop
       } // end of mcc mnc check