diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/common/log.h b/lib/include/srslte/common/log.h
index 84278f9e6..6520b43da 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/common/log.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/common/log.h
@@ -54,6 +54,12 @@ static const char log_level_text[LOG_LEVEL_N_ITEMS][16] = {"None   ",
                                                            "Info   ",
                                                            "Debug  "};
 
+static const char log_level_text_short[LOG_LEVEL_N_ITEMS][16] = {"[-]",
+                                                                 "[E]",
+                                                                 "[W]",
+                                                                 "[I]",
+                                                                 "[D]"};
+
 class log
 {
 public:
@@ -100,6 +106,12 @@ public:
   int get_hex_limit() {
     return hex_limit;
   }
+  void set_log_level_short(bool enable) {
+    level_text_short = enable;
+  }
+  void show_layer(bool enable) {
+    show_layer_en = enable;
+  }
 
   // Pure virtual methods for logging
   virtual void console(std::string message, ...) = 0;
@@ -121,6 +133,8 @@ protected:
   int             hex_limit;
   std::string     service_name;
 
+  bool        show_layer_en;
+  bool        level_text_short;
   bool        add_string_en;
   std::string add_string_val;
 };
diff --git a/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h b/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
index 24a20e552..79a79c4df 100644
--- a/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
+++ b/lib/include/srslte/phy/phch/dci.h
@@ -137,7 +137,9 @@ SRSLTE_API srslte_dci_format_t srslte_dci_format_from_string(char *str);
 
 SRSLTE_API char* srslte_dci_format_string(srslte_dci_format_t format);
 
-SRSLTE_API int srslte_dci_location_set(srslte_dci_location_t *c, 
+SRSLTE_API char* srslte_dci_format_string_short(srslte_dci_format_t format);
+
+SRSLTE_API int srslte_dci_location_set(srslte_dci_location_t *c,
                                        uint32_t L, 
                                        uint32_t nCCE);
 
diff --git a/lib/src/common/log_filter.cc b/lib/src/common/log_filter.cc
index 4e2debb93..5879f49a8 100644
--- a/lib/src/common/log_filter.cc
+++ b/lib/src/common/log_filter.cc
@@ -67,8 +67,14 @@ void log_filter::all_log(srslte::LOG_LEVEL_ENUM level,
     std::stringstream ss;
 
     ss << now_time() << " ";
-    ss << "[" <<get_service_name() << "] ";
-    ss << log_level_text[level] << " ";
+    if (show_layer_en) {
+      ss << "[" <<get_service_name() << "] ";
+    }
+    if (level_text_short) {
+      ss << log_level_text_short[level] << " ";
+    } else {
+      ss << log_level_text[level] << " ";
+    }
     if(do_tti) {
       ss << "[" << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(5) << tti << "] ";
     }
@@ -92,8 +98,14 @@ void log_filter::all_log(srslte::LOG_LEVEL_ENUM level,
     std::stringstream ss;
 
     ss << now_time() << " ";
-    ss << "[" <<get_service_name() << "] ";
-    ss << log_level_text[level] << " ";
+    if (show_layer_en) {
+      ss << "[" <<get_service_name() << "] ";
+    }
+    if (level_text_short) {
+      ss << log_level_text_short[level] << " ";
+    } else {
+      ss << log_level_text[level] << " ";
+    }
 
     if(do_tti) {
       ss << "[" << std::setfill('0') << std::setw(5) << tti << "] ";
diff --git a/lib/src/phy/phch/dci.c b/lib/src/phy/phch/dci.c
index 5274cc932..106c061d6 100644
--- a/lib/src/phy/phch/dci.c
+++ b/lib/src/phy/phch/dci.c
@@ -366,14 +366,14 @@ uint32_t srslte_dci_dl_info(char *info_str, uint32_t len, srslte_ra_dl_dci_t *dc
 
   switch(dci_msg->alloc_type) {
     case SRSLTE_RA_ALLOC_TYPE0:
-      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "ra_type0={rbg_mask=0x%x}, ", dci_msg->type0_alloc.rbg_bitmask);
+      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "type0={rbg=0x%x}, ", dci_msg->type0_alloc.rbg_bitmask);
       break;
     case SRSLTE_RA_ALLOC_TYPE1:
-      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "ra_type1={vrb_mask=0x%x, rbg_subset=%d, shift=%d}, ",
+      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "type1={vrb=0x%x, rbg_s=%d, sh=%d}, ",
                     dci_msg->type1_alloc.vrb_bitmask, dci_msg->type1_alloc.rbg_subset, dci_msg->type1_alloc.shift);
       break;
     case SRSLTE_RA_ALLOC_TYPE2:
-      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "ra_type2={riv=0x%x, rb=(%d,%d), mode=%s",
+      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "type2={riv=%d, rb=(%d,%d), mode=%s",
                     dci_msg->type2_alloc.riv,
                     dci_msg->type2_alloc.RB_start, dci_msg->type2_alloc.RB_start+dci_msg->type2_alloc.L_crb-1,
                     dci_msg->type2_alloc.mode==SRSLTE_RA_TYPE2_LOC?"local":"dist");
@@ -388,17 +388,17 @@ uint32_t srslte_dci_dl_info(char *info_str, uint32_t len, srslte_ra_dl_dci_t *dc
   n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "pid=%d, ", dci_msg->harq_process);
 
   if (dci_msg->tb_en[0]) {
-    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "CW0={mcs=%d, rv=%d, ndi=%d}, ", dci_msg->mcs_idx, dci_msg->rv_idx, dci_msg->ndi);
+    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "TB0={mcs=%d, rv=%d, ndi=%d}, ", dci_msg->mcs_idx, dci_msg->rv_idx, dci_msg->ndi);
   }
   if (dci_msg->tb_en[1]) {
-    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "CW1={mcs=%d, rv=%d, ndi=%d}, ", dci_msg->mcs_idx_1, dci_msg->rv_idx_1, dci_msg->ndi_1);
+    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "TB1={mcs=%d, rv=%d, ndi=%d}, ", dci_msg->mcs_idx_1, dci_msg->rv_idx_1, dci_msg->ndi_1);
   }
 
   if (format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1 || format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1A || format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1B) {
     n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "tpc_pucch=%d, ", dci_msg->tpc_pucch);
   }
   if (format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2 || format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2A || format == SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2B) {
-    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "tb_swap=%d, pinfo=%d", dci_msg->tb_cw_swap, dci_msg->pinfo);
+    n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "tb_sw=%d, pinfo=%d", dci_msg->tb_cw_swap, dci_msg->pinfo);
   }
   return n;
 }
@@ -407,19 +407,19 @@ uint32_t srslte_dci_ul_info(char *info_str, uint32_t len, srslte_ra_ul_dci_t *dc
 {
   int n = 0;
 
-  n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "riv=0x%x, rb=(%d,%d), ", dci_msg->type2_alloc.riv,
+  n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "riv=%d, rb=(%d,%d), ", dci_msg->type2_alloc.riv,
                 dci_msg->type2_alloc.RB_start, dci_msg->type2_alloc.RB_start+dci_msg->type2_alloc.L_crb-1);
 
   switch(dci_msg->freq_hop_fl) {
     case SRSLTE_RA_PUSCH_HOP_DISABLED:
-      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "freq_hop=n/a, ");
+      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "f_h=n/a, ");
       break;
     default:
-      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "freq_hop=%d, ", dci_msg->freq_hop_fl);
+      n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "f_h=%d, ", dci_msg->freq_hop_fl);
       break;
   }
   n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "mcs=%d, rv=%d, ndi=%d, ", dci_msg->mcs_idx, dci_msg->rv_idx, dci_msg->ndi);
-  n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "tpc_pusch=%d, dmrs_cs=%d, cqi_req=%s",
+  n += snprintf(&info_str[n], len-n, "tpc_pusch=%d, dmrs_cs=%d, cqi=%s",
                 dci_msg->tpc_pusch, dci_msg->n_dmrs, dci_msg->cqi_request?"yes":"no");
 
   return n;
@@ -1367,6 +1367,32 @@ char* srslte_dci_format_string(srslte_dci_format_t format) {
   }
 }
 
+
+char* srslte_dci_format_string_short(srslte_dci_format_t format) {
+  switch (format) {
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT0:
+      return " 0";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1:
+      return " 1";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1A:
+      return "1A";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1B:
+      return "1B";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1C:
+      return "1C";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT1D:
+      return "1D";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2:
+      return " 2";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2A:
+      return "2A";
+    case SRSLTE_DCI_FORMAT2B:
+      return "2B";
+    default:
+      return "N/A"; // fatal error
+  }
+}
+
 void srslte_dci_msg_type_fprint(FILE *f, srslte_dci_msg_type_t type) {
   switch (type.type) {
   case SRSLTE_DCI_MSG_TYPE_PUSCH_SCHED: