diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/common/interfaces_common.h b/lib/include/srsran/common/interfaces_common.h
index 1439b16d1..3c9cb19e6 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/common/interfaces_common.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/common/interfaces_common.h
@@ -56,6 +56,9 @@ struct rf_args_t {
 
   std::array<rf_args_band_t, SRSRAN_MAX_CARRIERS> ch_rx_bands;
   std::array<rf_args_band_t, SRSRAN_MAX_CARRIERS> ch_tx_bands;
+
+  FILE** rx_files;  // Array of pre-opened FILE* for rx instead of a real device
+  FILE** tx_files;  // Array of pre-opened FILE* for tx instead of a real device
 };
 
 class srsran_gw_config_t
diff --git a/lib/include/srsran/radio/radio.h b/lib/include/srsran/radio/radio.h
index defe4c84c..b0cdf01f7 100644
--- a/lib/include/srsran/radio/radio.h
+++ b/lib/include/srsran/radio/radio.h
@@ -158,6 +158,19 @@ private:
    */
   bool open_dev(const uint32_t& device_idx, const std::string& device_name, const std::string& devive_args);
 
+  /**
+   * Helper method for opening a file-based RF device abstraction
+   *
+   * @param device_idx Device index
+   * @param rx_files Array of pre-opened FILE* for rx
+   * @param tx_files Array of pre-opened FILE* for tx
+   * @param nof_channels Number of elements in each array @p rx_files and @p tx_files
+   * @param base_srate Sampling rate in Hz
+   * @return it returns true if the device was opened successful, otherwise it returns false
+   */
+  bool
+  open_dev(const uint32_t& device_idx, FILE** rx_files, FILE** tx_files, uint32_t nof_channels, uint32_t base_srate);
+
   /**
    * Helper method for transmitting over a single RF device. This function maps automatically the logical transmit
    * buffers to the physical RF buffers for the given device.
diff --git a/lib/src/radio/radio.cc b/lib/src/radio/radio.cc
index a8694ca02..25b742117 100644
--- a/lib/src/radio/radio.cc
+++ b/lib/src/radio/radio.cc
@@ -103,11 +103,30 @@ int radio::init(const rf_args_t& args, phy_interface_radio* phy_)
   rx_channel_mapping.set_config(nof_channels_x_dev, nof_antennas);
 
   // Init and start Radios
-  for (uint32_t device_idx = 0; device_idx < (uint32_t)device_args_list.size(); device_idx++) {
-    if (not open_dev(device_idx, args.device_name, device_args_list[device_idx])) {
-      logger.error("Error opening RF device %d", device_idx);
+  if (args.device_name != "file" || device_args_list[0] != "auto") {
+    // regular RF device
+    for (uint32_t device_idx = 0; device_idx < (uint32_t)device_args_list.size(); device_idx++) {
+      if (not open_dev(device_idx, args.device_name, device_args_list[device_idx])) {
+        logger.error("Error opening RF device %d", device_idx);
+        return SRSRAN_ERROR;
+      }
+    }
+  } else {
+    // file-based RF device abstraction using pre-opened FILE* objects
+    if (args.rx_files == nullptr && args.tx_files == nullptr) {
+      logger.error("File-based RF device abstraction requested, but no files provided");
       return SRSRAN_ERROR;
     }
+    for (uint32_t device_idx = 0; device_idx < (uint32_t)device_args_list.size(); device_idx++) {
+      if (not open_dev(device_idx,
+                       &args.rx_files[device_idx * nof_channels_x_dev],
+                       &args.tx_files[device_idx * nof_channels_x_dev],
+                       nof_channels_x_dev,
+                       args.srate_hz)) {
+        logger.error("Error opening RF device %d", device_idx);
+        return SRSRAN_ERROR;
+      }
+    }
   }
 
   is_start_of_burst = true;
@@ -473,6 +492,29 @@ bool radio::open_dev(const uint32_t& device_idx, const std::string& device_name,
   return true;
 }
 
+bool radio::open_dev(const uint32_t &device_idx, FILE** rx_files, FILE** tx_files, uint32_t nof_channels, uint32_t base_srate)
+{
+  srsran_rf_t* rf_device = &rf_devices[device_idx];
+
+  srsran::console("Opening %d channels in RF device abstraction\n");
+
+  if (srsran_rf_open_file(rf_device, rx_files, tx_files, nof_channels, base_srate)) {
+    logger.error("Error opening RF device abstraction");
+    return false;
+  }
+
+  // Suppress radio stdout
+  srsran_rf_suppress_stdout(rf_device);
+
+  // Register handler for processing O/U/L
+  srsran_rf_register_error_handler(rf_device, rf_msg_callback, this);
+
+  // Get device info
+  rf_info[device_idx] = *srsran_rf_get_info(rf_device);
+
+  return true;
+}
+
 bool radio::tx_dev(const uint32_t& device_idx, rf_buffer_interface& buffer, const srsran_timestamp_t& tx_time_)
 {
   uint32_t     nof_samples   = buffer.get_nof_samples();