diff --git a/executables/nr-ru.c b/executables/nr-ru.c
index 48cf6ebe31..e6b6eeac26 100644
--- a/executables/nr-ru.c
+++ b/executables/nr-ru.c
@@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ void *ru_thread( void *param ) {
   ru_thread_status = 0;
   // set default return value
   sprintf(threadname,"ru_thread %u",ru->idx);
-  LOG_I(PHY,"Starting RU %d (%s,%s),\n",ru->idx,NB_functions[ru->function],NB_timing[ru->if_timing]);
+  LOG_I(PHY,"Starting RU %d (%s,%s) on core %d\n",ru->idx,NB_functions[ru->function],NB_timing[ru->if_timing],sched_getcpu());
   memcpy((void *)&ru->config,(void *)&RC.gNB[0]->gNB_config,sizeof(ru->config));
 
   if(emulate_rf) {
@@ -1342,7 +1342,7 @@ void init_RU_proc(RU_t *ru) {
 
   pthread_mutex_init( &proc->mutex_emulateRF,NULL);
   pthread_cond_init( &proc->cond_emulateRF, NULL);
-  threadCreate( &proc->pthread_FH, ru_thread, (void *)ru, "ru_thread", ru->tpcores[0], OAI_PRIORITY_RT_MAX );
+  threadCreate( &proc->pthread_FH, ru_thread, (void *)ru, "ru_thread", -1 /*ru->tpcores[0]*/, OAI_PRIORITY_RT_MAX );
 
   if(emulate_rf)
     threadCreate( &proc->pthread_emulateRF, emulatedRF_thread, (void *)proc, "emulateRF", -1, OAI_PRIORITY_RT );
diff --git a/radio/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp b/radio/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
index 227c2f461c..cb7c9fe3b3 100644
--- a/radio/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
+++ b/radio/USRP/USERSPACE/LIB/usrp_lib.cpp
@@ -556,6 +556,7 @@ void *trx_usrp_write_thread(void * arg){
   signed char        last_packet;
   int                flags_gpio;
 
+  printf("trx_usrp_write_thread started on cpu %d\n",sched_getcpu());
   while(1){
     pthread_mutex_lock(&write_thread->mutex_write);
     while (write_thread->count_write == 0) {
@@ -658,7 +659,35 @@ int trx_usrp_write_init(openair0_device *device){
   printf("end of tx write thread\n");
   pthread_mutex_init(&write_thread->mutex_write, NULL);
   pthread_cond_init(&write_thread->cond_write, NULL);
-  pthread_create(&write_thread->pthread_write,NULL,trx_usrp_write_thread,(void *)device);
+  struct sched_param sparam={0};
+  sparam.sched_priority = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR);
+  pthread_attr_t attr;
+  int ret=pthread_attr_init(&attr);
+  if (ret!=0) { 
+    printf("error initializing USRP tx-thread attribute ret %d, errno: %d\n",ret,errno);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+  else printf("USRP tx-thread attribute initialized\n");
+  ret=pthread_attr_setinheritsched(&attr, PTHREAD_EXPLICIT_SCHED);
+  if (ret!=0) { 
+    printf("error setting USRP tx-thread inheritance ret %d, errno: %d\n",ret,errno);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+  else printf("USRP tx-thread inheritance set\n");
+  ret=pthread_attr_setschedpolicy(&attr, SCHED_RR);
+  if (ret!=0) { 
+    printf("error setting USRP tx-thread scheduling policy ret %d, errno: %d\n",ret,errno);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+  else printf("USRP tx-thread scheduling policy set to SCHED_RR\n");
+  ret = pthread_attr_setschedparam(&attr, &sparam);
+  if (ret!=0) { 
+    printf("error setting USRP tx-thread priority ret %d, errno: %d\n",ret,errno);
+    exit(-1);
+  }
+  else printf("USRP tx-thread priority set to %d\n",sparam.sched_priority);
+
+  pthread_create(&write_thread->pthread_write,&attr,trx_usrp_write_thread,(void *)device);
 
   return(0);
 }