diff --git a/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf b/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
index d81dd38694..4837e4f775 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
+++ b/ci-scripts/conf_files/gnb.sa.band77.273prb.fhi72.4x4-vvdn.conf
@@ -18,11 +18,12 @@ gNBs =
     ////////// Physical parameters:
 
     pdsch_AntennaPorts_XP = 2;
-    pdsch_AntennaPorts_N1 = 1;
-    maxMIMO_layers        = 2;
+    pdsch_AntennaPorts_N1 = 2;
+    maxMIMO_layers        = 4;
     pusch_AntennaPorts    = 4;
     do_CSIRS              = 1;
     do_SRS                = 0;
+    force_UL256qam_off    = 1;
 
     servingCellConfigCommon = (
     {
@@ -177,10 +178,8 @@ MACRLCs = (
   num_cc                      = 1;
   tr_s_preference             = "local_L1";
   tr_n_preference             = "local_RRC";
-  pusch_TargetSNRx10          = 180;
-  pucch_TargetSNRx10          = 230;
-  ul_bler_target_upper        = .35;
-  ul_bler_target_lower        = .15;
+  pusch_TargetSNRx10          = 200;
+  pucch_TargetSNRx10          = 250;
   pusch_FailureThres          = 100;
 }
 );
@@ -212,7 +211,7 @@ RUs = (
   sf_extension                  = 0;
   eNB_instances  = [0];
   ru_thread_core = 5;
-  sl_ahead       = 5;
+  sl_ahead       = 10;
   tr_preference  = "raw_if4p5"; # important: activate FHI7.2
   do_precoding   = 0; # needs to match O-RU configuration
 }
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/container_sa_fhi72_vvdn_up2.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/container_sa_fhi72_vvdn_up2.xml
index df48634240..3f57f91934 100644
--- a/ci-scripts/xml_files/container_sa_fhi72_vvdn_up2.xml
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/container_sa_fhi72_vvdn_up2.xml
@@ -89,8 +89,8 @@
 
   <testCase id="100010">
     <class>Iperf</class>
-    <desc>iperf (DL/300Mbps/UDP)(30 sec)(multi-ue profile)</desc>
-    <iperf_args>-u -b 300M -t 30 -R</iperf_args>
+    <desc>iperf (DL/600Mbps/UDP)(30 sec)(multi-ue profile)</desc>
+    <iperf_args>-u -b 600M -t 30 -R</iperf_args>
     <id>up2-fhi72</id>
     <iperf_packetloss_threshold>20</iperf_packetloss_threshold>
     <iperf_bitrate_threshold>80</iperf_bitrate_threshold>
@@ -109,8 +109,8 @@
 
   <testCase id="100020">
     <class>Iperf</class>
-    <desc>iperf (UL/70Mbps/UDP)(30 sec)(multi-ue profile)</desc>
-    <iperf_args>-u -b 70M -t 30</iperf_args>
+    <desc>iperf (UL/80Mbps/UDP)(30 sec)(multi-ue profile)</desc>
+    <iperf_args>-u -b 80M -t 30</iperf_args>
     <id>up2-fhi72</id>
     <iperf_packetloss_threshold>20</iperf_packetloss_threshold>
     <iperf_bitrate_threshold>80</iperf_bitrate_threshold>
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@
     <desc>iperf (UL/TCP)(30 sec)(multi-ue profile)</desc>
     <iperf_args>-t 30</iperf_args>
     <id>up2-fhi72</id>
-    <iperf_tcp_rate_target>40</iperf_tcp_rate_target>
+    <iperf_tcp_rate_target>10</iperf_tcp_rate_target>
     <svr_id>oc-cn5g-20897</svr_id>
   </testCase>