diff --git a/ci-scripts/reportTestLocally.sh b/ci-scripts/reportTestLocally.sh
index b05ccf39db..5f5f5caa35 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/reportTestLocally.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/reportTestLocally.sh
@@ -765,6 +765,59 @@ function report_test {
                     echo "          <td align = \"center\" colspan = 4 >Test without EPC (aka noS1): ${TMODE} -- ${BW}PRB </td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
                 fi
                 echo "      </tr>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+
+                #RA test (--do-ra option)
+
+                #build log files names
+                RA_ENB_LOG=$ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_${TMODE}_${BW}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_gnb.log
+                RA_UE_LOG=$ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_${TMODE}_${BW}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_ue.log
+                if [ -f $RA_ENB_LOG ] && [ -f $RA_UE_LOG ]
+                then
+                    #get rid of full path
+                    NAME_ENB=`echo $RA_ENB_LOG | sed -e "s#$ARCHIVES_LOC/##"`
+                    NAME_UE=`echo $RA_UE_LOG | sed -e "s#$ARCHIVES_LOC/##"`
+                    echo "      <tr>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    echo "        <td>$NAME_ENB --- $NAME_UE</td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    echo "        <td>Check if RA proc succeeded</td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+
+                    #gNB RA check
+                    GNB_RECEIVED=`egrep -c "received correctly" $RA_ENB_LOG`
+                    GNB_CONNECTED=`egrep -c "now 5G connected" $RA_ENB_LOG`
+                    #UE RA check
+                    UE_RA_PROC_OK=`egrep -c "RA procedure succeeded" $RA_UE_LOG`
+
+
+                    if [ $GNB_RECEIVED -gt 0 ] && [ $GNB_CONNECTED -gt 0 ] && [ $UE_RA_PROC_OK -gt 0 ]
+                    then
+                        echo "        <td bgcolor = \"green\" >OK</td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    else
+                        echo "        <td bgcolor = \"red\" >KO</td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    fi
+
+                    echo "        <td><pre>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    if [ $GNB_RECEIVED -gt 0 ]
+                    then
+                        echo "<font color = \"blue\">- gNB --> RA received</font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    else
+                        echo "<font color = \"red\"><b>- gNB RA NOT RECEIVED</b></font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    fi
+                    if [ $GNB_CONNECTED -gt 0 ]
+                    then
+                        echo "<font color = \"blue\">- gNB --> 5G connected</font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    else
+                        echo "<font color = \"red\"><b>- gNB NOT 5G CONNECTED</b></font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    fi
+                    if [ $UE_RA_PROC_OK -gt 0 ]
+                    then
+                        echo "<font color = \"blue\">- NR UE  --> RA procedure succeded</font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    else
+                        echo "<font color = \"red\"><b>- NR UE RA procedure failed</b></font>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    fi
+                    echo "        </pre></td>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                    echo "      </tr>" >> ./test_simulator_results.html
+                fi
+
+                #SYNC test
                 ENB_LOG=$ARCHIVES_LOC/${TMODE}_${BW}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_gnb.log
                 UE_LOG=`echo $ENB_LOG | sed -e "s#gnb#ue#"`
                 if [ -f $ENB_LOG ] && [ -f $UE_LOG ]
diff --git a/ci-scripts/runTestOnVM.sh b/ci-scripts/runTestOnVM.sh
index b9b9a2bafa..7f2ce6279d 100755
--- a/ci-scripts/runTestOnVM.sh
+++ b/ci-scripts/runTestOnVM.sh
@@ -276,6 +276,22 @@ function check_ping_result {
     fi
 }
 
+
+function check_ra_result {
+    local LOC_GNB_LOG=$1
+    local LOC_UE_LOG=$2
+
+    #gNB RA test
+    echo "Checking gNB Log for RA success"
+    egrep "received correctly" $1 
+    egrep "now 5G connected" $1 
+ 
+    #UE RA test
+    echo 'Checking UE Log for RA success'
+    egrep "RA procedure succeeded" $2
+
+}
+
 # In DL: iperf server should be on UE side
 #                     -B oaitun_ue{j}-IP-Addr
 #        iperf client should be on EPC (S1) or eNB (noS1) side
@@ -1172,6 +1188,8 @@ function start_rf_sim_gnb {
     local LOC_CONF_FILE=$5
     # 1 is with S1 and 0 without S1 aka noS1
     local LOC_S1_CONFIGURATION=$6
+    #LOC_RA_TEST=1 will run the RA test check
+    local LOC_RA_TEST=$7
 
     if [ -e rbconfig.raw ]; then rm -f rbconfig.raw; fi
     if [ -e reconfig.raw ]; then rm -f reconfig.raw; fi
@@ -1192,7 +1210,12 @@ function start_rf_sim_gnb {
     echo "sudo rm -f r*config.raw" >> $1
     if [ $LOC_S1_CONFIGURATION -eq 0 ]
     then
-        echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=server ./nr-softmodem -O /home/ubuntu/tmp/ci-scripts/conf_files/ci-$LOC_CONF_FILE --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --parallel-config PARALLEL_SINGLE_THREAD --noS1 --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --phy-test\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1
+        if [ $LOC_RA_TEST -eq 0 ] #no RA test => use --phy-test option
+        then
+            echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=server ./nr-softmodem -O /home/ubuntu/tmp/ci-scripts/conf_files/ci-$LOC_CONF_FILE --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --parallel-config PARALLEL_SINGLE_THREAD --noS1 --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --phy-test\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1
+        else #RA test => use --do-ra option
+            echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=server ./nr-softmodem -O /home/ubuntu/tmp/ci-scripts/conf_files/ci-$LOC_CONF_FILE --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --parallel-config PARALLEL_SINGLE_THREAD --noS1 --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --do-ra\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1
+        fi
     fi
     echo "chmod 775 ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh" >> $1
     echo "cat ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh" >> $1
@@ -1249,6 +1272,8 @@ function start_rf_sim_gnb {
             echo "RF-SIM gNB oaitun_enb1 is UP and CONFIGURED"
         fi
     fi
+
+
     sleep 10
     echo "echo \"free -m\"" > $1
     echo "free -m" >> $1
@@ -1267,6 +1292,8 @@ function start_rf_sim_nr_ue {
     local LOC_FREQUENCY=$6
     # 1 is with S1 and 0 without S1 aka noS1
     local LOC_S1_CONFIGURATION=$7
+    #LOC_RA_TEST=1 will run the RA test check
+    local LOC_RA_TEST=$8
 
     # Copy the RAW files from the gNB run
     scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no rbconfig.raw ubuntu@$LOC_NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR:/home/ubuntu/tmp
@@ -1281,7 +1308,12 @@ function start_rf_sim_nr_ue {
     echo "cd /home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/" >> $1
     if [ $LOC_S1_CONFIGURATION -eq 0 ]
     then
-        echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=${LOC_GNB_VM_IP_ADDR}  ./nr-uesoftmodem --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --phy-test --rrc_config_path /home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/ --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --noS1\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1
+        if [ $LOC_RA_TEST -eq 0 ] #no RA test => use --phy-test option
+        then
+            echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=${LOC_GNB_VM_IP_ADDR}  ./nr-uesoftmodem --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --phy-test --rrc_config_path /home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/ --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --noS1\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1
+        else #RA test => use --do-ra option
+            echo "echo \"RFSIMULATOR=${LOC_GNB_VM_IP_ADDR}  ./nr-uesoftmodem --nokrnmod 1 --rfsim --do-ra --rrc_config_path /home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/ran_build/build/ --log_config.global_log_options level,nocolor --noS1\" > ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh " >> $1            
+        fi
     fi
     echo "chmod 775 ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh" >> $1
     echo "cat ./my-nr-softmodem-run.sh" >> $1
@@ -1340,6 +1372,8 @@ function start_rf_sim_nr_ue {
         echo "RF-SIM NR-UE oaitun_ue1 is UP and CONFIGURED"
     fi
     sleep 10
+
+
 }
 
 
@@ -2027,30 +2061,6 @@ function run_test_on_vm {
 
         done
 
-        full_l2_sim_destroy
-
-        echo "############################################################"
-        echo "Checking run status"
-        echo "############################################################"
-
-        if [ $PING_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then STATUS=-1; fi
-        if [ $IPERF_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then STATUS=-1; fi
-        if [ $MBMS_STATUS -eq 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "LTE MBMS RFSIM seems OK"
-        else
-            echo "LTE MBMS RFSIM seems to FAIL"
-            STATUS=-1
-        fi
-        if [ $STATUS -eq 0 ]
-        then
-            echo "LTE RFSIM seems OK"
-            echo "LTE: TEST_OK" > $ARCHIVES_LOC/test_final_status.log
-        else
-            echo "LTE RFSIM seems to FAIL"
-            echo "LTE: TEST_KO" > $ARCHIVES_LOC/test_final_status.log
-        fi
-
         ####################
         ## FeMBMS CASE noS1 ##
         ####################
@@ -2123,6 +2133,13 @@ function run_test_on_vm {
 
         if [ $PING_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then STATUS=-1; fi
         if [ $IPERF_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then STATUS=-1; fi
+        if [ $MBMS_STATUS -eq 0 ]
+        then
+            echo "LTE MBMS RFSIM seems OK"
+        else
+            echo "LTE MBMS RFSIM seems to FAIL"
+            STATUS=-1
+        fi
         if [ $FeMBMS_STATUS -eq 0 ]
         then
             echo "LTE FeMBMS RFSIM seems OK"
@@ -2153,8 +2170,10 @@ function run_test_on_vm {
         NR_STATUS=0
 
         ######### start of loop
-        while [ $try_cnt -lt 1 ]
+        while [ $try_cnt -lt 4 ]
         do
+
+            #start RA test
             SYNC_STATUS=0
             PING_STATUS=0
             IPERF_STATUS=0
@@ -2163,13 +2182,69 @@ function run_test_on_vm {
             echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Starting the gNB"
             echo "############################################################"
             CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE=tdd_${PRB}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_gnb.log
-            start_rf_sim_gnb $GNB_VM_CMDS "$GNB_VM_IP_ADDR" $CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $PRB $CONF_FILE $S1_NOS1_CFG
+            #last argument = 1 is to enable --do-ra for RA test
+            start_rf_sim_gnb $GNB_VM_CMDS "$GNB_VM_IP_ADDR" $CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $PRB $CONF_FILE $S1_NOS1_CFG 1
 
             echo "############################################################"
             echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Starting the NR-UE"
             echo "############################################################"
             CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE=tdd_${PRB}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_ue.log
-            start_rf_sim_nr_ue $NR_UE_VM_CMDS $NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR $GNB_VM_IP_ADDR $CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE $PRB $FREQUENCY $S1_NOS1_CFG
+            #last argument = 1 is to enable --do-ra for RA test
+            start_rf_sim_nr_ue $NR_UE_VM_CMDS $NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR $GNB_VM_IP_ADDR $CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE $PRB $FREQUENCY $S1_NOS1_CFG 1
+            if [ $NR_UE_SYNC -eq 0 ]
+            then
+                echo "Problem w/ gNB and NR-UE not syncing"
+                terminate_enb_ue_basic_sim $NR_UE_VM_CMDS $NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR 2
+                terminate_enb_ue_basic_sim $GNB_VM_CMDS $GNB_VM_IP_ADDR 1
+                scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@$GNB_VM_IP_ADDR:/home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/log/$CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC
+                scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@$NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR:/home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/log/$CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC
+                SYNC_STATUS=-1
+                try_cnt=$[$try_cnt+1]
+                continue
+            fi
+
+
+            echo "############################################################"
+            echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Terminate gNB/NR-UE simulators"
+            echo "############################################################"
+            sleep 20
+            terminate_enb_ue_basic_sim $NR_UE_VM_CMDS $NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR 2
+            terminate_enb_ue_basic_sim $GNB_VM_CMDS $GNB_VM_IP_ADDR 1
+            scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@$GNB_VM_IP_ADDR:/home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/log/$CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC
+            scp -o StrictHostKeyChecking=no ubuntu@$NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR:/home/ubuntu/tmp/cmake_targets/log/$CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC
+
+
+
+            #check RA markers in gNB and NR UE log files
+            echo "############################################################"
+            echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Checking RA on gNB / NR-UE"
+            echo "############################################################"
+
+            mv $ARCHIVES_LOC/$CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_$CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE
+            mv $ARCHIVES_LOC/$CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE  $ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_$CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE
+            check_ra_result $ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_$CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $ARCHIVES_LOC/ra_check_$CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE
+
+
+            #end RA test
+
+
+
+
+            SYNC_STATUS=0
+            PING_STATUS=0
+            IPERF_STATUS=0
+
+            echo "############################################################"
+            echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Starting the gNB"
+            echo "############################################################"
+            CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE=tdd_${PRB}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_gnb.log
+            start_rf_sim_gnb $GNB_VM_CMDS "$GNB_VM_IP_ADDR" $CURRENT_GNB_LOG_FILE $PRB $CONF_FILE $S1_NOS1_CFG 0
+
+            echo "############################################################"
+            echo "${CN_CONFIG} : Starting the NR-UE"
+            echo "############################################################"
+            CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE=tdd_${PRB}prb_${CN_CONFIG}_ue.log
+            start_rf_sim_nr_ue $NR_UE_VM_CMDS $NR_UE_VM_IP_ADDR $GNB_VM_IP_ADDR $CURRENT_NR_UE_LOG_FILE $PRB $FREQUENCY $S1_NOS1_CFG 0
             if [ $NR_UE_SYNC -eq 0 ]
             then
                 echo "Problem w/ gNB and NR-UE not syncing"