diff --git a/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_blade_imp.c b/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_blade_imp.c
index 4afe2a2c9..839fd588c 100644
--- a/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_blade_imp.c
+++ b/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_blade_imp.c
@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ int rf_blade_start_tx_stream(void *h)
   int status; 
   rf_blade_handler_t *handler = (rf_blade_handler_t*) h;
   
-  const unsigned int num_buffers    = 16;
+  const unsigned int num_buffers    = 64;
   const unsigned int buffer_size_tx = 1024;  
-  const unsigned int num_transfers  = 8;
+  const unsigned int num_transfers  = 32;
   const unsigned int timeout_ms     = 4000;
   
   status = bladerf_sync_config(handler->dev,
@@ -97,10 +97,10 @@ int rf_blade_start_rx_stream(void *h)
   int status; 
   rf_blade_handler_t *handler = (rf_blade_handler_t*) h;
   
-  const unsigned int num_buffers    = 16;
+  const unsigned int num_buffers    = 128;
   const unsigned int buffer_size_rx = 4*1024; 
   const unsigned int buffer_size_tx = 1024;  
-  const unsigned int num_transfers  = 8;
+  const unsigned int num_transfers  = 32;
   const unsigned int timeout_ms     = 4000;
   
   /* Configure the device's RX module for use with the sync interface.
diff --git a/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_imp.c b/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_imp.c
index 830e1cea3..96269f65f 100644
--- a/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_imp.c
+++ b/srslte/lib/rf/src/rf_imp.c
@@ -94,6 +94,10 @@ int srslte_rf_start_gain_thread(srslte_rf_t *rf, bool tx_gain_same_rx) {
   return 0;
 }
 
+const char* srslte_rf_get_devname(srslte_rf_t *rf) {
+  return ((rf_dev_t*) rf->dev)->name;
+}
+
 int srslte_rf_open_devname(srslte_rf_t *rf, char *devname, char *args) {
   /* Try to open the device if name is provided */
   if (devname) {