diff --git a/trxcon/Makefile.am b/trxcon/Makefile.am
index 5b1002c8..0458891b 100644
--- a/trxcon/Makefile.am
+++ b/trxcon/Makefile.am
@@ -1,21 +1,51 @@
-AUTOMAKE_OPTIONS = foreign dist-bzip2 1.6
+include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
 
-SUBDIRS = \
-	include \
-	src \
+AM_CPPFLAGS = \
+	$(all_includes) \
+	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
+	-Iinclude \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOCODING_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
-ACLOCAL_AMFLAGS = -I m4
-
-BUILT_SOURCES = \
-	$(top_srcdir)/.version \
-	$(NULL)
-EXTRA_DIST = \
-	.version \
+AM_CFLAGS = \
+	-Wall \
+	-Iinclude \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOCODING_CFLAGS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_CFLAGS) \
 	$(NULL)
 
-# versioning magic
-$(top_srcdir)/.version:
-	echo $(VERSION) > $@-t && mv $@-t $@
-dist-hook:
-	echo $(VERSION) > $(distdir)/.tarball-version
+
+AM_CPPFLAGS += $(STD_DEFINES_AND_INCLUDES)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -O3 -g -ldl -lpthread -Iinclude
+
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libtrxcon.la 
+
+libtrxcon_la_SOURCES = \
+	src/sched_lchan_common.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_pdtch.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_desc.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_xcch.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_tchf.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_tchh.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_rach.c \
+	src/sched_lchan_sch.c \
+	src/sched_mframe.c \
+	src/sched_clck.c \
+	src/sched_prim.c \
+	src/sched_trx.c \
+	src/l1ctl_server.c \
+	src/l1ctl.c \
+	src/trx_if.c \
+	src/logging.c \
+	src/trxcon_fsm.c \
+	src/trxcon.c \
+	$(NULL)
+
+libtrxcon_la_LIBADD = \
+	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOCODING_LIBS) \
+	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
+	$(NULL)
diff --git a/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/l1ctl_proto.h b/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/l1ctl_proto.h
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a15f9051
--- /dev/null
+++ b/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/l1ctl_proto.h
@@ -0,0 +1,389 @@
+/* Messages to be sent between the different layers */
+
+/* (C) 2010 by Harald Welte <laforge@gnumonks.org>
+ * (C) 2010 by Holger Hans Peter Freyther
+ *
+ * All Rights Reserved
+ *
+ * This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+ * the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+ * (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ */
+
+#ifndef __L1CTL_PROTO_H__
+#define __L1CTL_PROTO_H__
+
+enum {
+	_L1CTL_NONE		= 0,
+	L1CTL_FBSB_REQ,
+	L1CTL_FBSB_CONF,
+	L1CTL_DATA_IND,
+	L1CTL_RACH_REQ,
+	L1CTL_DM_EST_REQ,
+	L1CTL_DATA_REQ,
+	L1CTL_RESET_IND,
+	L1CTL_PM_REQ,		/* power measurement */
+	L1CTL_PM_CONF,		/* power measurement */
+	L1CTL_ECHO_REQ,
+	L1CTL_ECHO_CONF,
+	L1CTL_RACH_CONF,
+	L1CTL_RESET_REQ,
+	L1CTL_RESET_CONF,
+	L1CTL_DATA_CONF,
+	L1CTL_CCCH_MODE_REQ,
+	L1CTL_CCCH_MODE_CONF,
+	L1CTL_DM_REL_REQ,
+	L1CTL_PARAM_REQ,
+	L1CTL_DM_FREQ_REQ,
+	L1CTL_CRYPTO_REQ,
+	L1CTL_SIM_REQ,
+	L1CTL_SIM_CONF,
+	L1CTL_TCH_MODE_REQ,
+	L1CTL_TCH_MODE_CONF,
+	L1CTL_NEIGH_PM_REQ,
+	L1CTL_NEIGH_PM_IND,
+	L1CTL_TRAFFIC_REQ,
+	L1CTL_TRAFFIC_CONF,
+	L1CTL_TRAFFIC_IND,
+	L1CTL_BURST_IND,
+
+	/* configure TBF for uplink/downlink */
+	L1CTL_TBF_CFG_REQ,
+	L1CTL_TBF_CFG_CONF,
+
+	L1CTL_DATA_TBF_REQ,
+	L1CTL_DATA_TBF_CONF,
+
+	/* Extended (11-bit) RACH (see 3GPP TS 05.02, section 5.2.7) */
+	L1CTL_EXT_RACH_REQ,
+};
+
+enum ccch_mode {
+	CCCH_MODE_NONE = 0,
+	CCCH_MODE_NON_COMBINED,
+	CCCH_MODE_COMBINED,
+	CCCH_MODE_COMBINED_CBCH,
+};
+
+enum neigh_mode {
+	NEIGH_MODE_NONE = 0,
+	NEIGH_MODE_PM,
+	NEIGH_MODE_SB,
+};
+
+enum l1ctl_coding_scheme {
+	L1CTL_CS_NONE,
+	L1CTL_CS1,
+	L1CTL_CS2,
+	L1CTL_CS3,
+	L1CTL_CS4,
+	L1CTL_MCS1,
+	L1CTL_MCS2,
+	L1CTL_MCS3,
+	L1CTL_MCS4,
+	L1CTL_MCS5,
+	L1CTL_MCS6,
+	L1CTL_MCS7,
+	L1CTL_MCS8,
+	L1CTL_MCS9,
+};
+
+/*
+ * NOTE: struct size. We do add manual padding out of the believe
+ * that it will avoid some unaligned access.
+ */
+
+/* there are no more messages in a sequence */
+#define L1CTL_F_DONE	0x01
+
+struct l1ctl_hdr {
+	uint8_t msg_type;
+	uint8_t flags;
+	uint8_t padding[2];
+	uint8_t data[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/*
+ * downlink info ... down from the BTS..
+ */
+struct l1ctl_info_dl {
+	/* GSM 08.58 channel number (9.3.1) */
+	uint8_t chan_nr;
+	/* GSM 08.58 link identifier (9.3.2) */
+	uint8_t link_id;
+	/* the ARFCN and the band. FIXME: what about MAIO? */
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;
+
+	uint32_t frame_nr;
+
+	uint8_t rx_level;	/* 0 .. 63 in typical GSM notation (dBm+110) */
+	uint8_t snr;		/* Signal/Noise Ration (dB) */
+	uint8_t num_biterr;
+	uint8_t fire_crc;
+
+	uint8_t payload[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* new CCCH was found. This is following the header */
+struct l1ctl_fbsb_conf {
+	int16_t initial_freq_err;
+	uint8_t result;
+	uint8_t bsic;
+	/* FIXME: contents of cell_info ? */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* CCCH mode was changed */
+struct l1ctl_ccch_mode_conf {
+	uint8_t ccch_mode;	/* enum ccch_mode */
+	uint8_t padding[3];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* 3GPP TS 44.014, section 5.1 (Calypso specific numbers) */
+enum l1ctl_tch_loop_mode {
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_OPEN	= 0x00,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_A	= 0x01,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_B	= 0x02,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_C	= 0x03,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_D	= 0x04,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_E	= 0x05,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_F	= 0x06,
+	L1CTL_TCH_LOOP_I	= 0x07,
+};
+
+/* TCH mode was changed */
+struct l1ctl_tch_mode_conf {
+	uint8_t tch_mode;	/* enum tch_mode */
+	uint8_t audio_mode;
+	uint8_t tch_loop_mode;	/* enum l1ctl_tch_loop_mode */
+	struct { /* 3GPP TS 08.58 9.3.52, 3GPP TS 44.018 10.5.2.21aa */
+		uint8_t start_codec;
+		uint8_t codecs_bitmask;
+	} amr;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* data on the CCCH was found. This is following the header */
+struct l1ctl_data_ind {
+	uint8_t data[23];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* traffic from the network */
+struct l1ctl_traffic_ind {
+	uint8_t data[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/*
+ * uplink info
+ */
+struct l1ctl_info_ul {
+	/* GSM 08.58 channel number (9.3.1) */
+	uint8_t chan_nr;
+	/* GSM 08.58 link identifier (9.3.2) */
+	uint8_t link_id;
+	uint8_t padding[2];
+
+	uint8_t payload[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_info_ul_tbf {
+	/* references l1ctl_tbf_cfg_req.tbf_nr */
+	uint8_t tbf_nr;
+	uint8_t coding_scheme;
+	uint8_t padding[2];
+	/* RLC/MAC block, size determines CS */
+	uint8_t payload[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/*
+ * msg for FBSB_REQ
+ * the l1_info_ul header is in front
+ */
+struct l1ctl_fbsb_req {
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;
+	uint16_t timeout;	/* in TDMA frames */
+
+	uint16_t freq_err_thresh1;
+	uint16_t freq_err_thresh2;
+
+	uint8_t num_freqerr_avg;
+	uint8_t flags;		/* L1CTL_FBSB_F_* */
+	uint8_t sync_info_idx;
+	uint8_t ccch_mode;	/* enum ccch_mode */
+	uint8_t rxlev_exp;	/* expected signal level */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#define L1CTL_FBSB_F_FB0	(1 << 0)
+#define L1CTL_FBSB_F_FB1	(1 << 1)
+#define L1CTL_FBSB_F_SB		(1 << 2)
+#define L1CTL_FBSB_F_FB01SB	(L1CTL_FBSB_F_FB0|L1CTL_FBSB_F_FB1|L1CTL_FBSB_F_SB)
+
+/*
+ * msg for CCCH_MODE_REQ
+ * the l1_info_ul header is in front
+ */
+struct l1ctl_ccch_mode_req {
+	uint8_t ccch_mode;	/* enum ccch_mode */
+	uint8_t padding[3];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/*
+ * msg for TCH_MODE_REQ
+ * the l1_info_ul header is in front
+ */
+struct l1ctl_tch_mode_req {
+	uint8_t tch_mode;	/* enum gsm48_chan_mode */
+#define AUDIO_TX_MICROPHONE	(1<<0)
+#define AUDIO_TX_TRAFFIC_REQ	(1<<1)
+#define AUDIO_RX_SPEAKER	(1<<2)
+#define AUDIO_RX_TRAFFIC_IND	(1<<3)
+	uint8_t audio_mode;
+	uint8_t tch_loop_mode;	/* enum l1ctl_tch_loop_mode */
+	struct { /* 3GPP TS 08.58 9.3.52, 3GPP TS 44.018 10.5.2.21aa */
+		uint8_t start_codec;
+		uint8_t codecs_bitmask;
+	} amr;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* the l1_info_ul header is in front */
+struct l1ctl_rach_req {
+	uint8_t ra;
+	uint8_t combined;
+	uint16_t offset;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+
+/* the l1_info_ul header is in front */
+struct l1ctl_ext_rach_req {
+	uint16_t ra11;
+	uint8_t synch_seq;
+	uint8_t combined;
+	uint16_t offset;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* the l1_info_ul header is in front */
+struct l1ctl_par_req {
+	int8_t ta;
+	uint8_t tx_power;
+	uint8_t padding[2];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_h0 {
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_h1 {
+	uint8_t hsn;
+	uint8_t maio;
+	uint8_t n;
+	uint8_t _padding[1];
+	uint16_t ma[64];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_dm_est_req {
+	uint8_t tsc;
+	uint8_t h;
+	union {
+		struct l1ctl_h0 h0;
+		struct l1ctl_h1 h1;
+	};
+	uint8_t tch_mode;
+	uint8_t audio_mode;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_dm_freq_req {
+	uint16_t fn;
+	uint8_t tsc;
+	uint8_t h;
+	union {
+		struct l1ctl_h0 h0;
+		struct l1ctl_h1 h1;
+	};
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_crypto_req {
+	uint8_t algo;
+	uint8_t key_len;
+	uint8_t key[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_pm_req {
+	uint8_t type;
+	uint8_t padding[3];
+
+	union {
+		struct {
+			uint16_t band_arfcn_from;
+			uint16_t band_arfcn_to;
+		} range;
+	};
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#define BI_FLG_DUMMY (1 << 4)
+#define BI_FLG_SACCH (1 << 5)
+
+struct l1ctl_burst_ind {
+	uint32_t frame_nr;
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;    /* ARFCN + band + ul indicator               */
+	uint8_t chan_nr;        /* GSM 08.58 channel number (9.3.1)          */
+	uint8_t flags;          /* BI_FLG_xxx + burst_id = 2LSBs             */
+	uint8_t rx_level;       /* 0 .. 63 in typical GSM notation (dBm+110) */
+	uint8_t snr;            /* Reported SNR >> 8 (0-255)                 */
+	uint8_t bits[15];       /* 114 bits + 2 steal bits. Filled MSB first */
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* a single L1CTL_PM response */
+struct l1ctl_pm_conf {
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;
+	uint8_t pm[2];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+enum l1ctl_reset_type {
+	L1CTL_RES_T_BOOT,	/* only _IND */
+	L1CTL_RES_T_FULL,
+	L1CTL_RES_T_SCHED,
+};
+
+/* argument to L1CTL_RESET_REQ and L1CTL_RESET_IND */
+struct l1ctl_reset {
+	uint8_t type;
+	uint8_t pad[3];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_neigh_pm_req {
+	uint8_t n;
+	uint8_t padding[1];
+	uint16_t band_arfcn[64];
+	uint8_t tn[64];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* neighbour cell measurement results */
+struct l1ctl_neigh_pm_ind {
+	uint16_t band_arfcn;
+	uint8_t pm[2];
+	uint8_t tn;
+	uint8_t padding;
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+/* traffic data to network */
+struct l1ctl_traffic_req {
+	uint8_t data[0];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+struct l1ctl_tbf_cfg_req {
+	/* future support for multiple concurrent TBFs. 0 for now */
+	uint8_t tbf_nr;
+	/* is this about an UL TBF (1) or DL (0) */
+	uint8_t is_uplink;
+	uint8_t padding[2];
+
+	/* one USF for each TN, or 255 for invalid/unused */
+	uint8_t usf[8];
+} __attribute__((packed));
+
+#endif /* __L1CTL_PROTO_H__ */
diff --git a/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/trx_if.h b/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/trx_if.h
index 1faa6105..2f2a0452 100644
--- a/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/trx_if.h
+++ b/trxcon/include/osmocom/bb/trxcon/trx_if.h
@@ -73,3 +73,4 @@ int trx_if_cmd_measure(struct trx_instance *trx,
 
 int trx_if_tx_burst(struct trx_instance *trx,
 		    const struct l1sched_burst_req *br);
+int trx_if_cmd_sync(struct trx_instance *trx);
diff --git a/trxcon/src/Makefile.am b/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
index 3af004d6..8245162b 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
+++ b/trxcon/src/Makefile.am
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
+
 AM_CPPFLAGS = \
 	$(all_includes) \
 	-I$(top_srcdir)/include \
@@ -11,6 +13,9 @@ AM_CFLAGS = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 
+AM_CPPFLAGS = $(STD_DEFINES_AND_INCLUDES)
+AM_CXXFLAGS = -Wall -O3 -g -ldl -lpthread
+
 noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libl1sched.la
 
 libl1sched_la_SOURCES = \
@@ -35,9 +40,9 @@ libl1sched_la_LIBADD = \
 	$(NULL)
 
 
-bin_PROGRAMS = trxcon
+noinst_LTLIBRARIES = libtrxcon.la 
 
-trxcon_SOURCES = \
+libtrxcon_SOURCES = \
 	l1ctl_server.c \
 	l1ctl.c \
 	trx_if.c \
@@ -46,7 +51,7 @@ trxcon_SOURCES = \
 	trxcon.c \
 	$(NULL)
 
-trxcon_LDADD = \
+libtrxcon_LDADD = \
 	libl1sched.la \
 	$(LIBOSMOCORE_LIBS) \
 	$(LIBOSMOGSM_LIBS) \
diff --git a/trxcon/src/l1ctl.c b/trxcon/src/l1ctl.c
index 5f1e6107..a9f15209 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/l1ctl.c
+++ b/trxcon/src/l1ctl.c
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ static int l1ctl_rx_fbsb_req(struct l1ctl_client *l1c, struct msgb *msg)
 
 	struct trxcon_param_fbsb_search_req req = {
 		.pchan_config = l1ctl_ccch_mode2pchan_config(fbsb->ccch_mode),
-		.timeout_ms = ntohs(fbsb->timeout) * GSM_TDMA_FN_DURATION_uS / 1000,
+		.timeout_ms = 2000,
 		.band_arfcn = ntohs(fbsb->band_arfcn),
 	};
 
diff --git a/trxcon/src/logging.c b/trxcon/src/logging.c
index 5c16ac5e..29be652b 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/logging.c
+++ b/trxcon/src/logging.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ static struct log_info_cat trx_log_info_cat[] = {
 		.name = "DSCH",
 		.description = "Scheduler management",
 		.color = "\033[1;36m",
-		.enabled = 1, .loglevel = LOGL_NOTICE,
+		.enabled = 0, .loglevel = LOGL_NOTICE,
 	},
 	[DSCHD] = {
 		.name = "DSCHD",
diff --git a/trxcon/src/trx_if.c b/trxcon/src/trx_if.c
index 6f225ee0..d4e057cf 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/trx_if.c
+++ b/trxcon/src/trx_if.c
@@ -338,6 +338,11 @@ int trx_if_cmd_txtune(struct trx_instance *trx, uint16_t band_arfcn)
 	return trx_ctrl_cmd(trx, 1, "TXTUNE", "%u", freq10 * 100);
 }
 
+int trx_if_cmd_sync(struct trx_instance *trx)
+{
+	return trx_ctrl_cmd(trx, 1, "SYNC", 0);
+}
+
 /*
  * Power measurement
  *
@@ -620,13 +625,7 @@ static int trx_data_rx_cb(struct osmo_fd *ofd, unsigned int what)
 	rssi = -(int8_t) buf[5];
 	toa256 = ((int16_t) (buf[6] << 8) | buf[7]);
 
-	/* Copy and convert bits {254..0} to sbits {-127..127} */
-	for (unsigned int i = 0; i < 148; i++) {
-		if (buf[8 + i] == 255)
-			bits[i] = -127;
-		else
-			bits[i] = 127 - buf[8 + i];
-	}
+	memcpy(bits, buf + 8, 148);
 
 	if (tn >= 8) {
 		LOGPFSMSL(trx->fi, DTRXD, LOGL_ERROR, "Illegal TS %d\n", tn);
diff --git a/trxcon/src/trxcon.c b/trxcon/src/trxcon.c
index d46cd8ec..10eb4eda 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/trxcon.c
+++ b/trxcon/src/trxcon.c
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
  *
  */
 
+#define _GNU_SOURCE
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <signal.h>
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <time.h>
+#include <pthread.h>
 
 #include <arpa/inet.h>
 
@@ -452,12 +454,31 @@ static void signal_handler(int signum)
 	}
 }
 
+extern void init_external_transceiver(int argc, char **argv);
+extern void stop_trx();
+extern volatile bool gshutdown;
+
 int main(int argc, char **argv)
 {
 	struct l1ctl_server_cfg server_cfg;
 	struct l1ctl_server *server = NULL;
 	int rc = 0;
 
+	cpu_set_t cpuset;
+
+	CPU_ZERO(&cpuset);
+	CPU_SET(3, &cpuset);
+	pthread_setaffinity_np(pthread_self(), sizeof(cpuset), &cpuset);
+
+	int prio = sched_get_priority_max(SCHED_RR) - 5;
+	struct sched_param param;
+	param.sched_priority = prio;
+	int rv = sched_setscheduler(0, SCHED_RR, &param);
+	if (rv < 0) {
+		LOGP(DAPP, LOGL_ERROR, "Failed to set sched!\n");
+		exit(0);
+	}
+
 	printf("%s", COPYRIGHT);
 	handle_options(argc, argv);
 
@@ -469,12 +490,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	msgb_talloc_ctx_init(tall_trxcon_ctx, 0);
 
 	/* Setup signal handlers */
-	signal(SIGINT, &signal_handler);
-	signal(SIGTERM, &signal_handler);
-	signal(SIGABRT, &signal_handler);
-	signal(SIGUSR1, &signal_handler);
-	signal(SIGUSR2, &signal_handler);
-	osmo_init_ignore_signals();
+	// signal(SIGINT, &signal_handler);
+	// signal(SIGTERM, &signal_handler);
+	// signal(SIGABRT, &signal_handler);
+	// signal(SIGUSR1, &signal_handler);
+	// signal(SIGUSR2, &signal_handler);
+	// osmo_init_ignore_signals();
 
 	/* Init logging system */
 	trx_log_init(tall_trxcon_ctx, app_data.debug_mask);
@@ -530,8 +551,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	/* Initialize pseudo-random generator */
 	srand(time(NULL));
 
-	while (!app_data.quit)
-		osmo_select_main(0);
+	init_external_transceiver(argc, argv);
 
 exit:
 	if (server != NULL)
diff --git a/trxcon/src/trxcon_fsm.c b/trxcon/src/trxcon_fsm.c
index 0d03740e..0243fd44 100644
--- a/trxcon/src/trxcon_fsm.c
+++ b/trxcon/src/trxcon_fsm.c
@@ -134,17 +134,19 @@ static void trxcon_st_reset_action(struct osmo_fsm_inst *fi,
 		l1sched_configure_ts(trxcon->sched, 0, req->pchan_config);
 
 		/* Only if current ARFCN differs */
-		if (trxcon->l1p.band_arfcn != req->band_arfcn) {
+		// if (trxcon->l1p.band_arfcn != req->band_arfcn) {
 			/* Update current ARFCN */
 			trxcon->l1p.band_arfcn = req->band_arfcn;
 
 			/* Tune transceiver to required ARFCN */
 			trx_if_cmd_rxtune(trxcon->phyif, req->band_arfcn);
 			trx_if_cmd_txtune(trxcon->phyif, req->band_arfcn);
-		}
+		// }
 
 		/* Transceiver might have been powered on before, e.g.
 		 * in case of sending L1CTL_FBSB_REQ due to signal loss. */
+		trx_if_cmd_sync(trxcon->phyif);
+
 		if (!trx->powered_up)
 			trx_if_cmd_poweron(trxcon->phyif);
 		break;