diff --git a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
index 7494d7d06b..d6d9582336 100644
--- a/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
+++ b/executables/nr-uesoftmodem.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ void init_openair0()
 
 static void init_pdcp(int ue_id)
 {
-  if (get_softmodem_params()->nsa && nr_rlc_module_init(0) != 0) {
+  if (get_softmodem_params()->nsa && nr_rlc_module_init(NR_RLC_OP_MODE_UE) != 0) {
     LOG_I(RLC, "Problem at RLC initiation \n");
   }
   nr_pdcp_layer_init();
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
index 1ca4168b6f..6a6c7633bf 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_UE/main_ue_nr.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ NR_UE_MAC_INST_t *nr_l2_init_ue(int nb_inst)
       ue_init_config_request(mac, get_slots_per_frame_from_scs(get_softmodem_params()->numerology));
   }
 
-  int rc = nr_rlc_module_init(0);
+  int rc = nr_rlc_module_init(NR_RLC_OP_MODE_UE);
   AssertFatal(rc == 0, "Could not initialize RLC layer\n");
 
   for (int j = 0; j < nb_inst; j++) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
index acf0658e4c..2331e25cfd 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/NR_MAC_gNB/main.c
@@ -303,7 +303,9 @@ void mac_top_init_gNB(ngran_node_t node_type,
       mac_rrc_init(RC.nrmac[i], node_type);
     }//END for (i = 0; i < RC.nb_nr_macrlc_inst; i++)
 
-    AssertFatal(nr_rlc_module_init(1) == 0,"Could not initialize RLC layer\n");
+    nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode = NODE_IS_MONOLITHIC(node_type) ? NR_RLC_OP_MODE_MONO_GNB : NR_RLC_OP_MODE_SPLIT_GNB;
+    int success = nr_rlc_module_init(mode);
+    AssertFatal(success == 0,"Could not initialize RLC layer\n");
 
     // These should be out of here later
     if (get_softmodem_params()->usim_test == 0 ) nr_pdcp_layer_init();
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
index b48b03847f..94079dada8 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.c
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ int nr_rlc_get_available_tx_space(const int ue_id, const logical_chan_id_t chann
   return ret;
 }
 
-int nr_rlc_module_init(int gnb_flag)
+int nr_rlc_module_init(nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode)
 {
   static pthread_mutex_t lock = PTHREAD_MUTEX_INITIALIZER;
   static int inited = 0;
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@ int nr_rlc_module_init(int gnb_flag)
 
   if (pthread_mutex_lock(&lock)) abort();
 
+  bool gnb_flag = mode != NR_RLC_OP_MODE_UE;
   if (gnb_flag == 1 && inited) {
     LOG_E(RLC, "%s:%d:%s: fatal, inited already 1\n", __FILE__, __LINE__, __FUNCTION__);
     exit(1);
@@ -343,7 +344,7 @@ int nr_rlc_module_init(int gnb_flag)
   if (gnb_flag == 0)
     inited_ue = 1;
 
-  nr_rlc_ue_manager = new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(gnb_flag);
+  nr_rlc_ue_manager = new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(mode);
 
   if (pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock)) abort();
 
@@ -409,17 +410,14 @@ rb_found:
       T_INT(0 /*ctxt_pP->module_id*/),
       T_INT(ue->ue_id), T_INT(rb_id), T_INT(size));
 
-    const ngran_node_t type = RC.nrrrc[0 /*ctxt_pP->module_id*/]->node_type;
-    AssertFatal(!NODE_IS_CU(type),
-                "Can't be CU, bad node type %d\n", type);
-
     // if (NODE_IS_DU(type) && is_srb == 0) {
     //   LOG_D(RLC, "call proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind() \n");
     //   proto_agent_send_pdcp_data_ind(&ctx, is_srb, 0, rb_id, size, memblock);
     //   return;
     // }
 
-    if (NODE_IS_DU(type)) {
+    bool rlc_split = nr_rlc_manager_rlc_is_split(nr_rlc_ue_manager);
+    if (rlc_split) {
       if(is_srb) {
         MessageDef *msg;
         msg = itti_alloc_new_message(TASK_RLC_ENB, 0, F1AP_UL_RRC_MESSAGE);
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
index 700a29d702..5a56016643 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_oai_api.h
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
 struct NR_RLC_Config;
 struct NR_LogicalChannelConfig;
 
-int nr_rlc_module_init(int gnb_flag);
+int nr_rlc_module_init(nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode);
 void nr_mac_rlc_data_ind(const module_id_t  module_idP,
                          const uint16_t ue_id,
                          const bool gnb_flagP,
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.c b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.c
index 52e0f6a6b8..5b7563135e 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.c
@@ -31,10 +31,10 @@ typedef struct {
   pthread_mutex_t lock;
   nr_rlc_ue_t     **ue_list;
   int             ue_count;
-  int             gnb_flag;
+  nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode;
 } nr_rlc_ue_manager_internal_t;
 
-nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(int gnb_flag)
+nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode)
 {
   nr_rlc_ue_manager_internal_t *ret;
 
@@ -45,15 +45,21 @@ nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(int gnb_flag)
   }
 
   if (pthread_mutex_init(&ret->lock, NULL)) abort();
-  ret->gnb_flag = gnb_flag;
+  ret->mode = mode;
 
   return ret;
 }
 
+bool nr_rlc_manager_rlc_is_split(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *_m)
+{
+  nr_rlc_ue_manager_internal_t *m = _m;
+  return m->mode == NR_RLC_OP_MODE_SPLIT_GNB;
+}
+
 int nr_rlc_manager_get_gnb_flag(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *_m)
 {
   nr_rlc_ue_manager_internal_t *m = _m;
-  return m->gnb_flag;
+  return m->mode != NR_RLC_OP_MODE_UE;
 }
 
 void nr_rlc_manager_lock(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *_m)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.h b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.h
index 799d7afca8..3dec237958 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/nr_rlc/nr_rlc_ue_manager.h
@@ -24,11 +24,18 @@
 #include "common/platform_types.h"
 #include "nr_rlc_entity.h"
 #include "common/platform_constants.h"
+#include "common/ngran_types.h"
 
 typedef void nr_rlc_ue_manager_t;
 
 typedef enum nr_rlc_rb_type { NR_RLC_NONE = 0, NR_RLC_SRB = 1, NR_RLC_DRB = 2 } nr_rlc_rb_type;
 
+typedef enum {
+  NR_RLC_OP_MODE_SPLIT_GNB,
+  NR_RLC_OP_MODE_MONO_GNB,
+  NR_RLC_OP_MODE_UE,
+} nr_rlc_op_mode_t;
+
 typedef struct nr_rlc_rb_t {
   nr_rlc_rb_type type;
   union {
@@ -52,8 +59,9 @@ typedef struct nr_rlc_ue_t {
 /* manager functions                                                   */
 /***********************************************************************/
 
-nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(int gnb_flag);
+nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *new_nr_rlc_ue_manager(nr_rlc_op_mode_t mode);
 
+bool nr_rlc_manager_rlc_is_split(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *_m);
 int nr_rlc_manager_get_gnb_flag(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *m);
 
 void nr_rlc_manager_lock(nr_rlc_ue_manager_t *m);