diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_closure.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_closure.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..2fd8031936
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_closure.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+
+
+ epc-closure
+ EPC-Closure
+ log-out
+
+060000 060001 060002
+
+
+
+
+ Terminate_HSS
+ Terminate HSS
+
+
+
+ Terminate_MME
+ Terminate MME
+
+
+
+ Terminate_SPGW
+ Terminate SPGW
+
+
+
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_start.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_start.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5cef2b5a6a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_epc_start.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+
+
+ epc-start-tab
+ EPC-Start
+ log-in
+
+ 000100 000101 000102
+
+
+
+
+
+ Initialize_HSS
+ Initialize HSS
+
+
+
+ Initialize_MME
+ Initialize MME
+
+
+
+ Initialize_SPGW
+ Initialize SPGW
+
+
+
diff --git a/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nodes_start.xml b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nodes_start.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..37413349a6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ci-scripts/xml_files/fr1_nodes_start.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+
+
+ start-nodes
+ Start-Nodes
+ tasks
+ 1
+
+ 030000
+ 040000
+
+
+
+
+
+ Initialize_eNB
+ Initialize eNB
+ -O ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf
+ 0
+ 0
+ lte
+
+
+ Initialize_eNB
+ Initialize eNB
+ -O ci-scripts/conf_files/enb.band13.tm1.50PRB.emtc.conf
+ 1
+ 1
+ nr
+
+
+
+