diff --git a/executables/nr-ue.c b/executables/nr-ue.c
index 0bb282c943..d448fa3ba4 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ue.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ue.c
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
  * For more information about the OpenAirInterface (OAI) Software Alliance:
  *      contact@openairinterface.org
  */
-
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <openair1/PHY/impl_defs_top.h>
 #include "executables/nr-uesoftmodem.h"
 #include "PHY/phy_extern_nr_ue.h"
@@ -32,7 +32,6 @@
 #include "LAYER2/nr_pdcp/nr_pdcp_entity.h"
 #include "SCHED_NR_UE/pucch_uci_ue_nr.h"
 #include "openair2/NR_UE_PHY_INTERFACE/NR_IF_Module.h"
-#include <pthread.h>
 
 /*
  *  NR SLOT PROCESSING SEQUENCE
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
index fb1a713e56..c44ad2f40d 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
@@ -1530,7 +1530,7 @@ uint8_t is_nr_p7_request_in_window(uint16_t sfn,uint16_t slot, const char* name,
   
 	else
 	{ 	
-		
+		in_window = 1;
 		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_NOTE, "[%d] %s is out of window %d (delta:%d) [max:%d]\n", current_sfn_slot_dec, name, recv_sfn_slot_dec,  (current_sfn_slot_dec - recv_sfn_slot_dec), timing_window);
 		
 	}//Need to add more cases
@@ -1615,25 +1615,15 @@ void pnf_handle_dl_tti_request(void* pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7)
 			return;
 		}
 
-        if(is_nr_p7_request_in_window(req->SFN,req->Slot, "dl_tti_request", pnf_p7))
-            {
-                uint32_t sfn_slot_dec = NFAPI_SFNSLOT2DEC(req->SFN,req->Slot);
-                uint8_t buffer_index = sfn_slot_dec % 20;
+                if (is_nr_p7_request_in_window(req->SFN,req->Slot, "dl_tti_request", pnf_p7))
+                {
+                        uint32_t sfn_slot_dec = NFAPI_SFNSLOT2DEC(req->SFN,req->Slot);
+                        uint8_t buffer_index = sfn_slot_dec % 20;
 
-                struct timespec t;
-                clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
+                        struct timespec t;
+                        clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
 
-                NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,"%s() %ld.%09ld POPULATE DL_TTI_REQ current tx sfn/slot:%d.%d p7 msg sfn/slot: %d.%d buffer_index:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec, pnf_p7->sfn,pnf_p7->slot, req->SFN, req->Slot, buffer_index);
-
-			// if there is already an dl_tti_req make sure we free it.
-			if(pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].dl_tti_req != 0)
-			{
-				NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_NOTE, "%s() is_nr_p7_request_in_window()=TRUE buffer_index occupied - free it first sfn_slot:%d buffer_index:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, NFAPI_SFNSLOT2DEC(req->SFN,req->Slot), buffer_index);
-				//NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_NOTE, "[%d] Freeing dl_config_req at index %d (%d/%d)", 
-				//			pMyPhyInfo->sfnSf, bufferIdx,
-				//			SFNSF2SFN(dreq->sfn_sf), SFNSF2SF(dreq->sfn_sf));
-				deallocate_nfapi_dl_tti_request(pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].dl_tti_req, pnf_p7);
-			}
+                        NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,"%s() %ld.%09ld POPULATE DL_TTI_REQ current tx sfn/slot:%d.%d p7 msg sfn/slot: %d.%d buffer_index:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec, pnf_p7->sfn,pnf_p7->slot, req->SFN, req->Slot, buffer_index);
 
 			// filling dl_tti_request in slot buffer
 			pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].sfn = req->SFN;
@@ -2076,23 +2066,6 @@ void pnf_handle_tx_data_request(void* pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7
                         struct timespec t;
                         clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
 
-                        //NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,"%s() %ld.%09ld POPULATE TX_DATA_REQ sfn_sf:%d buffer_index:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec, sfn_slot_dec, buffer_index);
-#if 0
-                        if (0 && NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf)%100==0) NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "%s() TX_REQ.req sfn_sf:%d pdus:%d - TX_REQ is within window\n",
-                            __FUNCTION__,
-                            NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf),
-                            req->tx_request_body.number_of_pdus);
-#endif
-
-			if(pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].tx_data_req != 0)
-			{
-				//NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_NOTE, "[%d] Freeing tx_req at index %d (%d/%d)", 
-				//			pMyPhyInfo->sfnSf, bufferIdx,
-				//			SFNSF2SFN(dreq->sfn_sf), SFNSF2SF(dreq->sfn_sf));
-
-				deallocate_nfapi_tx_data_request(pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].tx_data_req, pnf_p7);
-			}
-
 			pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].sfn = req->SFN;
 			pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].slot = req->Slot;
 			pnf_p7->slot_buffer[buffer_index].tx_data_req = req;