diff --git a/examples/pbch_enodeb.c b/examples/pbch_enodeb.c
index 21a10b514..4cf26bb68 100644
--- a/examples/pbch_enodeb.c
+++ b/examples/pbch_enodeb.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 #endif
 
 char *output_file_name = NULL;
-int nof_slots=-1;
+int nof_frames=-1;
 int cell_id = 1;
 int nof_prb = 6;
 char *uhd_args = "";
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void usage(char *prog) {
 	printf("\t   UHD is disabled. CUHD library not available\n");
 #endif
 	printf("\t-o output_file [Default USRP]\n");
-	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_slots);
+	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_frames);
 	printf("\t-c cell id [Default %d]\n", cell_id);
 	printf("\t-p nof_prb [Default %d]\n", nof_prb);
 	printf("\t-v [set verbose to debug, default none]\n");
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 			output_file_name = argv[optind];
 			break;
 		case 'n':
-			nof_slots = atoi(argv[optind]);
+			nof_frames = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'p':
 			nof_prb = atoi(argv[optind]);
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 
 	nf = 0;
 
-	while(nf<nof_slots || nof_slots == -1) {
+	while(nf<nof_frames || nof_frames == -1) {
 		for (ns=0;ns<NSLOTS_X_FRAME;ns++) {
 			bzero(slot_buffer, sizeof(cf_t) * slot_n_re);
 
diff --git a/examples/pbch_ue.c b/examples/pbch_ue.c
index c07c769a0..a817dd738 100644
--- a/examples/pbch_ue.c
+++ b/examples/pbch_ue.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 #define NOF_PORTS 2
 
 float find_threshold = 30.0, track_threshold = 10.0;
-int max_track_lost = 20, nof_slots = -1;
+int max_track_lost = 20, nof_frames = -1;
 int track_len=300;
 char *input_file_name = NULL;
 int disable_plots = 0;
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ void usage(char *prog) {
 #else
 	printf("\t   UHD is disabled. CUHD library not available\n");
 #endif
-	printf("\t-n nof_frames [Default %d]\n", nof_slots);
+	printf("\t-n nof_frames [Default %d]\n", nof_frames);
 	printf("\t-p PSS threshold [Default %f]\n", find_threshold);
 #ifndef DISABLE_GRAPHICS
 	printf("\t-d disable plots [Default enabled]\n");
@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 			find_threshold = atof(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'n':
-			nof_slots = atoi(argv[optind]);
+			nof_frames = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'd':
 			disable_plots = 1;
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	sync_set_threshold(&sfind, find_threshold);
 	sync_force_N_id_2(&sfind, -1);
 
-	while(!go_exit && (frame_cnt < nof_slots || nof_slots==-1)) {
+	while(!go_exit && (frame_cnt < nof_frames || nof_frames==-1)) {
 		INFO(" -----   RECEIVING %d SAMPLES ---- \n", FLEN);
 		if (input_file_name) {
 			n = filesource_read(&fsrc, input_buffer, FLEN);
diff --git a/examples/scan_rssi.c b/examples/scan_rssi.c
index 94f2a8699..446f2137a 100644
--- a/examples/scan_rssi.c
+++ b/examples/scan_rssi.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 #include "lte.h"
 #include "cuhd.h"
 
-int nof_slots=1000;
+int nof_frames=1000;
 int band;
 
 cf_t *input_buffer, *fft_buffer;
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ void usage(char *prog) {
 	printf("Usage: %s [nvse] -b band\n", prog);
 	printf("\t-s earfcn_start [Default All]\n");
 	printf("\t-e earfcn_end [Default All]\n");
-	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_slots);
+	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_frames);
 	printf("\t-v [set verbose to debug, default none]\n");
 }
 
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 			earfcn_end = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'n':
-			nof_slots = atoi(argv[optind]);
+			nof_frames = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'v':
 			verbose++;
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		frame_cnt = 0;
 		nsamples=0;
 		rssi[i]=0;
-		while(frame_cnt < nof_slots) {
+		while(frame_cnt < nof_frames) {
 			nsamples += cuhd_recv(uhd, input_buffer, 1920, 1);
 			rssi[i] += vec_avg_power_cf(input_buffer, 1920);
 			frame_cnt++;
diff --git a/examples/synch_file.c b/examples/synch_file.c
index a7157b539..c1859016f 100644
--- a/examples/synch_file.c
+++ b/examples/synch_file.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 
 char *input_file_name;
 char *output_file_name="abs_corr.txt";
-int nof_slots=100, frame_length=9600, symbol_sz=128;
+int nof_frames=100, frame_length=9600, symbol_sz=128;
 float corr_peak_threshold=25.0;
 int out_N_id_2 = 0, force_N_id_2=-1;
 
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ void usage(char *prog) {
 	printf("Usage: %s [olntsNfcv] -i input_file\n", prog);
 	printf("\t-o output_file [Default %s]\n", output_file_name);
 	printf("\t-l frame_length [Default %d]\n", frame_length);
-	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_slots);
+	printf("\t-n number of frames [Default %d]\n", nof_frames);
 	printf("\t-t correlation threshold [Default %g]\n", corr_peak_threshold);
 	printf("\t-s symbol_sz [Default %d]\n", symbol_sz);
 	printf("\t-N out_N_id_2 [Default %d]\n", out_N_id_2);
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 			output_file_name = argv[optind];
 			break;
 		case 'n':
-			nof_slots = atoi(argv[optind]);
+			nof_frames = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'l':
 			frame_length = atoi(argv[optind]);
@@ -143,12 +143,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		perror("malloc");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	cfo = malloc(nof_slots*sizeof(float));
+	cfo = malloc(nof_frames*sizeof(float));
 	if (!cfo) {
 		perror("malloc");
 		exit(-1);
 	}
-	exec_time = malloc(nof_slots*sizeof(int));
+	exec_time = malloc(nof_frames*sizeof(int));
 	if (!exec_time) {
 		perror("malloc");
 		exit(-1);
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	/* read all file or nof_frames */
 	frame_cnt = 0;
 	while (frame_length == filesource_read(&fsrc, input, frame_length)
-			&& frame_cnt < nof_slots) {
+			&& frame_cnt < nof_frames) {
 
 		gettimeofday(&tdata[1], NULL);
 		if (force_cfo != CFO_AUTO) {
diff --git a/lte/include/lte.h b/lte/include/lte.h
index b41d55122..7a9c6a15c 100644
--- a/lte/include/lte.h
+++ b/lte/include/lte.h
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@
 #include "lte/fec/viterbi.h"
 #include "lte/fec/convcoder.h"
 #include "lte/fec/crc.h"
+#include "lte/fec/tc_interl.h"
+#include "lte/fec/turbocoder.h"
+#include "lte/fec/turbodecoder.h"
 
 #include "lte/filter/filter2d.h"
 
diff --git a/lte/include/lte/common/base.h b/lte/include/lte/common/base.h
index a1f011d2b..1d8cc5387 100644
--- a/lte/include/lte/common/base.h
+++ b/lte/include/lte/common/base.h
@@ -91,6 +91,8 @@ int lte_voffset(int symbol_id, int cell_id, int nof_ports);
 
 #define NOF_LTE_BANDS	29
 
+#define NOF_TC_CB_SIZES 188
+
 
 typedef enum {
 	SINGLE_ANTENNA,TX_DIVERSITY, SPATIAL_MULTIPLEX
@@ -109,6 +111,9 @@ enum band_geographical_area {
 	ALL, NAR, APAC, EMEA, JAPAN, CALA, NA
 };
 
+int lte_cb_size(int index);
+int lte_find_cb_index(int long_cb);
+
 float lte_band_fd(int earfcn);
 int lte_band_get_fd_band(int band, lte_earfcn_t *earfcn, int earfcn_start, int earfcn_end, int max_elems);
 int lte_band_get_fd_band_all(int band, lte_earfcn_t *earfcn, int max_nelems);
diff --git a/lte/lib/common/src/lte.c b/lte/lib/common/src/lte.c
index 7163c41da..657f6fdb6 100644
--- a/lte/lib/common/src/lte.c
+++ b/lte/lib/common/src/lte.c
@@ -34,6 +34,43 @@
 
 #include "lte/common/base.h"
 
+const int tc_cb_sizes[NOF_TC_CB_SIZES] = { 40, 48, 56, 64, 72, 80, 88, 96, 104, 112, 120,
+		128, 136, 144, 152, 160, 168, 176, 184, 192, 200, 208, 216, 224, 232,
+		240, 248, 256, 264, 272, 280, 288, 296, 304, 312, 320, 328, 336, 344,
+		352, 360, 368, 376, 384, 392, 400, 408, 416, 424, 432, 440, 448, 456,
+		464, 472, 480, 488, 496, 504, 512, 528, 544, 560, 576, 592, 608, 624,
+		640, 656, 672, 688, 704, 720, 736, 752, 768, 784, 800, 816, 832, 848,
+		864, 880, 896, 912, 928, 944, 960, 976, 992, 1008, 1024, 1056, 1088,
+		1120, 1152, 1184, 1216, 1248, 1280, 1312, 1344, 1376, 1408, 1440, 1472,
+		1504, 1536, 1568, 1600, 1632, 1664, 1696, 1728, 1760, 1792, 1824, 1856,
+		1888, 1920, 1952, 1984, 2016, 2048, 2112, 2176, 2240, 2304, 2368, 2432,
+		2496, 2560, 2624, 2688, 2752, 2816, 2880, 2944, 3008, 3072, 3136, 3200,
+		3264, 3328, 3392, 3456, 3520, 3584, 3648, 3712, 3776, 3840, 3904, 3968,
+		4032, 4096, 4160, 4224, 4288, 4352, 4416, 4480, 4544, 4608, 4672, 4736,
+		4800, 4864, 4928, 4992, 5056, 5120, 5184, 5248, 5312, 5376, 5440, 5504,
+		5568, 5632, 5696, 5760, 5824, 5888, 5952, 6016, 6080, 6144 };
+
+int lte_cb_size(int index) {
+	if (index >= 0 && index < NOF_TC_CB_SIZES) {
+		return tc_cb_sizes[index];
+	} else {
+		return -1;
+	}
+}
+
+int lte_find_cb_index(int long_cb) {
+	int j = 0;
+	while (j < NOF_TC_CB_SIZES && tc_cb_sizes[j] < long_cb) {
+		j++;
+	}
+
+	if (j == NOF_TC_CB_SIZES) {
+		return -1;
+	} else {
+		return j;
+	}
+}
+
 const int lte_symbol_sz(int nof_prb) {
 	if (nof_prb<=0) {
 		return -1;
diff --git a/lte/lib/fec/test/CMakeLists.txt b/lte/lib/fec/test/CMakeLists.txt
index 72768b3b2..2428a2d34 100644
--- a/lte/lib/fec/test/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/lte/lib/fec/test/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -19,6 +19,18 @@
 # and at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/.
 #
 
+
+########################################################################
+# Turbo Coder TEST  
+########################################################################
+ADD_EXECUTABLE(turbocoder_test turbocoder_test.c)
+TARGET_LINK_LIBRARIES(turbocoder_test lte)
+
+ADD_TEST(turbocoder_test_504_1 turbocoder_test -n 100 -s 1 -l 504 -e 1.0 -t) 
+ADD_TEST(turbocoder_test_504_2 turbocoder_test -n 100 -s 1 -l 504 -e 2.0 -t) 
+ADD_TEST(turbocoder_test_6114_1_5 turbocoder_test -n 100 -s 1 -l 6144 -e 1.5 -t)
+ADD_TEST(turbocoder_test_known turbocoder_test -n 1 -s 1 -k -e 0.5)  
+
 ########################################################################
 # Viterbi TEST  
 ########################################################################
diff --git a/lte/lib/fec/test/viterbi_test.c b/lte/lib/fec/test/viterbi_test.c
index e7ee9e92c..76dd14754 100644
--- a/lte/lib/fec/test/viterbi_test.c
+++ b/lte/lib/fec/test/viterbi_test.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
 
 typedef _Complex float cf_t;
 
-int frame_length = 1000, nof_slots = 128;
+int frame_length = 1000, nof_frames = 128;
 float ebno_db = 100.0;
 unsigned int seed = 0;
 bool tail_biting = false;
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ int K = -1;
 
 void usage(char *prog) {
 	printf("Usage: %s [nlestk]\n", prog);
-	printf("\t-n nof_frames [Default %d]\n", nof_slots);
+	printf("\t-n nof_frames [Default %d]\n", nof_frames);
 	printf("\t-l frame_length [Default %d]\n", frame_length);
 	printf("\t-e ebno in dB [Default scan]\n");
 	printf("\t-s seed [Default 0=time]\n");
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ void parse_args(int argc, char **argv) {
 	while ((opt = getopt(argc, argv, "nlstek")) != -1) {
 		switch (opt) {
 		case 'n':
-			nof_slots = atoi(argv[optind]);
+			nof_frames = atoi(argv[optind]);
 			break;
 		case 'l':
 			frame_length = atoi(argv[optind]);
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 		for (j = 0; j < NTYPES; j++) {
 			errors[j] = 0;
 		}
-		while (frame_cnt < nof_slots) {
+		while (frame_cnt < nof_frames) {
 
 			/* generate data_tx */
 			for (j = 0; j < frame_length; j++) {
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 			}
 			frame_cnt++;
 			printf("Eb/No: %3.2f %10d/%d   ",
-					SNR_MIN + i * ebno_inc,frame_cnt,nof_slots);
+					SNR_MIN + i * ebno_inc,frame_cnt,nof_frames);
 			for (n=0;n<1+ncods;n++) {
 				printf("BER: %.2e  ",(float) errors[n] / (frame_cnt * frame_length));
 			}
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
 	}
 
 	if (snr_points == 1) {
-		int expected_errors = get_expected_errors(nof_slots,
+		int expected_errors = get_expected_errors(nof_frames,
 				seed, frame_length, K, tail_biting, ebno_db);
 		if (expected_errors == -1) {
 			fprintf(stderr, "Test parameters not defined in test_results.h\n");