Merged features/inband -r4812:5218 into trunk. This group of changes

includes:

 * working stand-alone mblock code
 * work-in-progress on usrp inband signaling

usrp now depends on mblock, and guile is a dependency.



git-svn-id: http://gnuradio.org/svn/gnuradio/trunk@5221 221aa14e-8319-0410-a670-987f0aec2ac5

61 files changed, 2230 insertions, 131 deletions

diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/Makefile.am b/usrp/host/lib/Makefile.am
index 7d17a380a..cd37a9b2b 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/Makefile.am
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/Makefile.am
@@ -20,133 +20,5 @@
 
 include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
 
-INCLUDES = $(USRP_INCLUDES)
+SUBDIRS = legacy inband
 
-lib_LTLIBRARIES = libusrp.la
-
-
-EXTRA_DIST = 				\
-	std_paths.h.in			\
-	usrp_dbid.dat			
-
-
-BUILT_SOURCES = 			\
-	usrp_dbid.h			\
-	usrp_dbid.cc			\
-	usrp_dbid.py			
-
-
-# ----------------------------------------------------------------
-# FUSB_TECH is set at configure time by way of
-#   usrp/config/usrp_fusb_tech.m4.
-#   It indicates which fast usb strategy we should be building.
-#   We currently implement "generic", "darwin", "win32" and "linux"
-
-
-generic_CODE = 				\
-	fusb_generic.cc			\
-	fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc
-
-darwin_CODE =				\
-	fusb_darwin.cc			\
-	fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc 	\
-	README_OSX			\
-	circular_buffer.h		\
-	circular_linked_list.h		\
-	darwin_libusb.h			\
-	mld_threads.h			
-
-win32_CODE =				\
-	fusb_win32.cc			\
-	fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc 	
-
-linux_CODE =				\
-	fusb_linux.cc			\
-	fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc 	
-
-ra_wb_CODE =				\
-	fusb_ra_wb.cc			\
-	fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc
-
-
-#
-# include each <foo>_CODE entry here...
-#
-EXTRA_libusrp_la_SOURCES =		\
-	$(generic_CODE)			\
-	$(darwin_CODE)			\
-	$(win32_CODE)			\
-	$(linux_CODE)			\
-	$(ra_wb_CODE)
-
-
-# work around automake deficiency
-libusrp_la_common_SOURCES = 		\
-	fusb.cc				\
-	md5.c				\
-	usrp_basic.cc			\
-	usrp_config.cc			\
-	usrp_dbid.cc			\
-	usrp_local_sighandler.cc	\
-	usrp_prims.cc			\
-	usrp_standard.cc
-
-
-if FUSB_TECH_generic
-libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(generic_CODE)
-endif
-
-if FUSB_TECH_darwin
-libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(darwin_CODE)
-endif
-
-if FUSB_TECH_win32
-libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(win32_CODE)
-endif
-
-if FUSB_TECH_linux
-libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(linux_CODE)
-endif
-
-if FUSB_TECH_ra_wb
-libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(ra_wb_CODE)
-endif
-
-
-libusrp_la_LDFLAGS = $(NO_UNDEFINED) -version-info 0:0:0
-libusrp_la_LIBADD = $(USB_LIBS) ../misc/libmisc.la
-
-include_HEADERS = 			\
-	usrp_basic.h			\
-	usrp_bytesex.h			\
-	usrp_config.h			\
-	usrp_dbid.h			\
-	usrp_prims.h			\
-	usrp_slots.h			\
-	usrp_standard.h			
-
-noinst_HEADERS =			\
-	ad9862.h			\
-	fusb.h				\
-	fusb_darwin.h			\
-	fusb_win32.h			\
-	fusb_generic.h			\
-	fusb_linux.h			\
-	fusb_ra_wb.h			\
-	md5.h				\
-	rate_to_regval.h		\
-	usrp_local_sighandler.h		
-
-usrppython_PYTHON =			\
-	usrp_dbid.py			
-
-noinst_PYTHON =				\
-	gen_usrp_dbid.py		\
-	check_data.py			\
-	dump_data.py
-
-usrp_dbid.py usrp_dbid.h usrp_dbid.cc: gen_usrp_dbid.py usrp_dbid.dat
-	PYTHONPATH=$(top_srcdir)/usrp/src srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/gen_usrp_dbid.py $(srcdir)/usrp_dbid.dat
-
-MOSTLYCLEANFILES = \
-	$(BUILT_SOURCES) *~ *.pyc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/dxc-io-assignments.gnumeric b/usrp/host/lib/dxc-io-assignments.gnumeric
deleted file mode 100644
index 85e1a8817..000000000
--- a/usrp/host/lib/dxc-io-assignments.gnumeric
+++ /dev/null
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/Makefile.am b/usrp/host/lib/inband/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9f6a7ab62
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,92 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 
+# This file is part of GNU Radio
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
+
+INCLUDES = 	\
+	$(DEFINES) $(OMNITHREAD_INCLUDES) $(PMT_INCLUDES) $(MBLOCK_INCLUDES) \
+	$(USRP_INCLUDES) $(BOOST_CFLAGS) $(CPPUNIT_INCLUDES)
+
+TESTS = test_inband
+
+EXTRA_DIST =				
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = 			\
+	libusrp_inband.la		\
+	libusrp_inband-qa.la			
+
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build the inband library
+
+BUILT_SOURCES =				\
+	usrp_server_mbh.cc
+
+usrp_server_mbh.cc : usrp_server.mbh
+	$(COMPILE_MBH) usrp_server.mbh usrp_server_mbh.cc
+
+libusrp_inband_la_SOURCES =		\
+	$(BUILT_SOURCES)		\
+	usrp_server.cc
+
+libusrp_inband_la_LDFLAGS = $(NO_UNDEFINED) -version-info 0:0:0
+
+libusrp_inband_la_LIBADD =		\
+	$(MBLOCK_LA)			\
+	-lstdc++
+
+
+include_HEADERS =			\
+	usrp_server.h			
+
+noinst_HEADERS =      			\
+	qa_inband.h			\
+	qa_inband_packet_prims.h	\
+	qa_inband_usrp_server.h
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Build the qa code in its own library
+
+libusrp_inband_qa_la_SOURCES =   	\
+	qa_inband.cc			\
+	qa_inband_packet_prims.cc	\
+	qa_inband_usrp_server.cc	
+
+# magic flags
+libusrp_inband_qa_la_LDFLAGS = $(NO_UNDEFINED) -avoid-version
+
+# link against c++ standard library
+libusrp_inband_qa_la_LIBADD =    	\
+	libusrp_inband.la		\
+	$(CPPUNIT_LIBS)			\
+	-lstdc++
+
+# ------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+noinst_PROGRAMS =			\
+	test_inband
+
+test_inband_SOURCES = test_inband.cc
+test_inband_LDADD   = libusrp_inband-qa.la
+
+
+MOSTLYCLEANFILES = \
+	$(BUILT_SOURCES) *~ *.pyc
+
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/dump_packets.py b/usrp/host/lib/inband/dump_packets.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ea27ca515
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/dump_packets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 
+# This file is part of GNU Radio
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+
+import sys
+import struct
+from optparse import OptionParser
+
+from usb_packet import *
+
+def dump_packet(raw_pkt, outfile, dump_payload):
+    pkt = usb_packet(raw_pkt)
+    outfile.write(pkt.decoded_flags())
+    outfile.write(' chan= %2d  len= %3d timestamp= 0x%08x rssi= % 2d  tag= %2d\n' % (
+        pkt.chan(), pkt.payload_len(), pkt.timestamp(), pkt.rssi(), pkt.tag()))
+    if dump_payload:
+        assert pkt.payload_len() % 4 == 0
+        shorts = struct.unpack('<%dh' % (pkt.payload_len() // 2), pkt.payload())
+        for i in range(0, len(shorts), 2):
+            outfile.write('  %6d, %6d\n' % (shorts[i], shorts[i+1]))
+        
+
+def dump_packets(infile, outfile, dump_payload):
+    raw_pkt = infile.read(512)
+    while raw_pkt:
+        if len(raw_pkt) != 512:
+            sys.stderr.write("File length is not a multiple of 512 bytes")
+            raise SystemExit, 1
+
+        dump_packet(raw_pkt, outfile, dump_payload)
+        raw_pkt = infile.read(512)
+
+
+def main():
+    parser = OptionParser()
+    parser.add_option('-p', '--dump-payload', action='store_true', default=False,
+                      help='dump payload in decimal and hex')
+
+    (options, files) = parser.parse_args()
+    if len(files) == 0:
+        dump_packets(sys.stdin, sys.stdout, options.dump_payload)
+    else:
+        for f in files:
+            dump_packets(open(f, "r"), sys.stdout, options.dump_payload)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    main()
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/gen_test_packets.py b/usrp/host/lib/inband/gen_test_packets.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..1e22722d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/gen_test_packets.py
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import random
+import struct
+from pprint import pprint
+from usb_packet import *
+
+MAX_PAYLOAD = 504
+TIME_NOW = 0xffffffff
+
+
+class sequence_generator(object):
+    def __init__(self):
+        self.i = 0
+    
+    def __call__(self):
+        t = self.i
+        self.i += 1
+        return t
+
+def gen_shuffled_lengths():
+    valid_lengths = range(0, MAX_PAYLOAD+1, 4)  # [0, 4, 8, ... 504]
+    random.shuffle(valid_lengths)
+    return valid_lengths
+
+
+class packet_sequence_generator(object):
+    def __init__(self, channel, lengths):
+        self.next = sequence_generator()
+        self.channel = channel
+        self.lengths = lengths
+
+    def __call__(self, output_file):
+        gen_packet(output_file, self.channel, self.next, self.lengths[0])
+        del self.lengths[0]
+
+
+def gen_packet(output_file, channel, content_generator, payload_len):
+    assert (payload_len % 4) == 0
+    payload = []
+    n_iq = payload_len // 4
+    for n in range(n_iq):
+        payload.append(content_generator())  # I
+        payload.append(content_generator())  # Q
+    for n in range(MAX_PAYLOAD // 4 - n_iq):
+        payload.append(0x0000)
+        payload.append(0xffff)
+
+    assert (len(payload) == MAX_PAYLOAD // 2)
+
+    #print "\npayload_len =", payload_len
+    #pprint(payload)
+
+    output_file.write(make_header(FL_START_OF_BURST|FL_END_OF_BURST,
+                                  channel, payload_len, TIME_NOW))
+    output_file.write(struct.pack('<252h', *payload))
+
+
+def gen_all_valid_packet_lengths_1_channel(output_file):
+    lengths = gen_shuffled_lengths()
+    npkts = len(lengths)                # number of packets we'll generator on each stream
+    pkt_gen_0 = packet_sequence_generator(0, lengths)
+    for i in range(npkts):
+        pkt_gen_0(output_file)
+    
+    assert pkt_gen_0.next() == 16002    # 2*sum(1, 2, ..., 126) == 126 * 127
+
+
+def gen_all_valid_packet_lengths_2_channels(output_file):
+    lengths = gen_shuffled_lengths()
+    npkts = len(lengths)                # number of packets we'll generator on each stream
+    pkt_gen_0 = packet_sequence_generator(0, lengths)
+    pkt_gen_1 = packet_sequence_generator(1, gen_shuffled_lengths())
+    pkt_gen = (pkt_gen_0, pkt_gen_1)
+    
+    which_gen = (npkts * [0]) + (npkts * [1])
+    random.shuffle(which_gen)
+    
+    for i in which_gen:
+        pkt_gen[i](output_file)
+    
+    assert pkt_gen_0.next() == 16002    # 2*sum(1, 2, ..., 126) == 126 * 127
+    assert pkt_gen_1.next() == 16002    # 2*sum(1, 2, ..., 126) == 126 * 127
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    gen_all_valid_packet_lengths_1_channel(open("all_valid_packet_lengths_1_channel.dat", "w"))
+    gen_all_valid_packet_lengths_2_channels(open("all_valid_packet_lengths_2_channels.dat", "w"))
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.cc b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..00a821f39
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <qa_inband.h>
+#include <qa_inband_packet_prims.h>
+#include <qa_inband_usrp_server.h>
+
+CppUnit::TestSuite *
+qa_inband::suite()
+{
+  CppUnit::TestSuite	*s = new CppUnit::TestSuite("inband");
+
+  s->addTest (qa_inband_packet_prims::suite());
+  s->addTest (qa_inband_usrp_server::suite());
+
+  return s;
+}
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.h b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..92386f955
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband.h
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_QA_INBAND_H
+#define INCLUDED_QA_INBAND_H
+
+#include <cppunit/TestSuite.h>
+
+//! collect all the tests for the user server
+
+class qa_inband {
+ public:
+  //! return suite of tests for all of usrp server
+  static CppUnit::TestSuite *suite();
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_QA_INBAND_H */
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.cc b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9d9a0c70e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,161 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <qa_inband_packet_prims.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestAssert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <usrp_inband_usb_packet.h>             // will change on gigabit crossover
+
+typedef usrp_inband_usb_packet transport_pkt;
+
+void
+qa_inband_packet_prims::test_flags()
+{
+  transport_pkt pkt;
+
+  // Test each one of the flags while ensuring no other fields become set in the process
+  pkt.set_header(pkt.FL_START_OF_BURST,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(pkt.FL_END_OF_BURST,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(pkt.FL_OVERRUN,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(pkt.FL_UNDERRUN,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(pkt.FL_DROPPED,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  // test of all fields set
+  pkt.set_header(
+    pkt.FL_START_OF_BURST |
+    pkt.FL_END_OF_BURST |
+    pkt.FL_UNDERRUN |
+    pkt.FL_OVERRUN |
+    pkt.FL_DROPPED 
+    ,0,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(1, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
+
+void
+qa_inband_packet_prims::test_fields()
+{
+  transport_pkt pkt;
+  void * payload;
+  
+  // test word0 field exclusiveness
+  //
+  // I want to test max values of each field to ensure field boundaries
+  // but these max values could change based on technology?  The
+  // max payload is returned by a private method so the code is not
+  // technology dependent
+  pkt.set_header(0,16,0,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(16, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(0,0,8,0);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(8, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0,pkt.payload_len());
+
+  pkt.set_header(0,0,0,pkt.max_payload());  
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(pkt.max_payload(), pkt.payload_len());
+
+  // test timestamp, shouldn't have to test other fields since
+  // setting the timestamp only has the ability to affect one word
+  pkt.set_timestamp(54);
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(uint32_t(54), pkt.timestamp());
+
+  // test the payload, ensure no other fields overwritten
+  //
+  // is there a better test for this?
+  pkt.set_header(0,0,0,0);
+  payload = malloc(pkt.payload_len());
+  memset(payload, 'f', pkt.payload_len());
+  memcpy(pkt.payload(), payload, pkt.payload_len());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, memcmp(pkt.payload(), payload, pkt.payload_len()));
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.start_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.end_of_burst());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.overrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.underrun());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.dropped());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.chan());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.tag());
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT_EQUAL(0, pkt.payload_len());
+  free(payload);
+
+}
+//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.h b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5e60c60e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_packet_prims.h
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QA_INBAND_PACKET_PRIMS_H
+#define QA_INBAND_PACKET_PRIMS_H
+
+#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestCase.h>
+
+class qa_inband_packet_prims : public CppUnit::TestCase {
+
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(qa_inband_packet_prims);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(test_flags);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(test_fields);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+ private:
+  void test_flags();
+  void test_fields();
+
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_QA_INBAND_PACKET_PRIMS_H */
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.cc b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2885a4d88
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,455 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+
+#include <qa_inband_usrp_server.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestAssert.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+#include <usrp_server.h>
+#include <mb_mblock.h>
+#include <mb_runtime.h>
+#include <mb_protocol_class.h>
+#include <mb_class_registry.h>
+#include <vector>
+#include <iostream>
+
+static pmt_t s_cmd_allocate_channel = pmt_intern("cmd-allocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_response_allocate_channel = pmt_intern("response-allocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_send_allocate_channel = pmt_intern("send-allocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_deallocate_channel = pmt_intern("cmd-deallocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_response_deallocate_channel = pmt_intern("response-deallocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_send_deallocate_channel = pmt_intern("send-deallocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_max_capacity = pmt_intern("cmd-max-capacity");
+static pmt_t s_response_max_capacity = pmt_intern("response-max-capacity");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_ntx_chan  = pmt_intern("cmd-ntx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_nrx_chan  = pmt_intern("cmd-nrx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_response_ntx_chan = pmt_intern("response-ntx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_response_nrx_chan = pmt_intern("response-nrx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_current_capacity_allocation  = pmt_intern("cmd-current-capacity-allocation");
+static pmt_t s_response_current_capacity_allocation  = pmt_intern("response-current-capacity-allocation");
+
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class qa_alloc_top : public mb_mblock
+{
+  mb_port_sptr d_tx;
+  mb_port_sptr d_rx;
+  mb_port_sptr d_cs;
+
+  long d_nmsgs_to_recv;
+  long d_nrecvd;
+
+  long d_max_capacity;
+  long d_ntx_chan, d_nrx_chan;
+
+  long d_nstatus;
+  long d_nstatus_to_recv;
+
+ public:
+  qa_alloc_top(mb_runtime *runtime, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg);
+  ~qa_alloc_top();
+  void initial_transition();
+  void handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg);
+
+ protected:
+  void check_message(mb_message_sptr msg);
+  void run_tests();
+};
+
+qa_alloc_top::qa_alloc_top(mb_runtime *runtime, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg)
+  : mb_mblock(runtime, instance_name, user_arg)
+{ 
+  d_nrecvd=0;
+  d_nmsgs_to_recv = 7;
+  d_nstatus=0;
+  d_nstatus_to_recv = 3;
+  
+  d_rx = define_port("rx0", "usrp-rx", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+  d_tx = define_port("tx0", "usrp-tx", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+  d_cs = define_port("cs", "usrp-server-cs", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+
+  // Test the TX side
+  define_component("server", "usrp_server", PMT_F);
+  connect("self", "tx0", "server", "tx0");
+  connect("self", "rx0", "server", "rx0");
+  connect("self", "cs", "server", "cs");
+
+}
+
+qa_alloc_top::~qa_alloc_top(){}
+
+void
+qa_alloc_top::initial_transition()
+{
+  // Retrieve information about the USRP, then run tests
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_max_capacity, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_ntx_chan, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_nrx_chan, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+}
+
+void
+qa_alloc_top::run_tests()
+{
+  std::cout << "[qa_alloc_top] Starting tests...\n";
+  // should be able to allocate 1 byte
+  d_tx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+  
+  // should not be able to allocate max capacity after 100 bytes were allocated
+  d_tx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::RQSTD_CAPACITY_UNAVAIL), pmt_from_long(d_max_capacity)));  
+  
+  // keep allocating a little more until all of the channels are used and test the error response
+  // we start at 1 since we've already allocated 1 channel
+  for(int i=1; i < d_ntx_chan; i++) {
+    d_tx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+    d_nmsgs_to_recv++;
+  }
+  d_tx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::CHANNEL_UNAVAIL), pmt_from_long(1)));
+
+  // test out the same on the RX side
+  d_rx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+  d_rx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::RQSTD_CAPACITY_UNAVAIL), pmt_from_long(d_max_capacity)));  
+
+  for(int i=1; i < d_nrx_chan; i++) {
+    d_rx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+    d_nmsgs_to_recv++;
+  }
+  d_rx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::CHANNEL_UNAVAIL), pmt_from_long(1)));
+
+  // when all is said and done, there should be d_ntx_chan+d_ntx_chan bytes allocated
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_current_capacity_allocation, pmt_list1(pmt_from_long(d_ntx_chan+d_nrx_chan)));
+}
+
+void
+qa_alloc_top::handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+
+  if ((pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_tx->port_symbol())
+       || pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_rx->port_symbol()))
+       && pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_allocate_channel))
+    check_message(msg);
+  
+  if (pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_cs->port_symbol())) {
+      
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_max_capacity)) {
+      d_max_capacity = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_alloc_top] USRP has max capacity of " << d_max_capacity << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_ntx_chan)) {
+      d_ntx_chan = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_alloc_top] USRP tx channels: " << d_ntx_chan << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_nrx_chan)) {
+      d_nrx_chan = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_alloc_top] USRP rx channels: " << d_nrx_chan << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_current_capacity_allocation)) {
+      check_message(msg);
+    }
+    
+    d_nstatus++;
+
+    if(d_nstatus==d_nstatus_to_recv)
+      run_tests();
+  }
+}
+
+void
+qa_alloc_top::check_message(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+
+  pmt_t expected_result = pmt_nth(0, data);
+  pmt_t result = pmt_nth(1, data);
+  
+  d_nrecvd++;
+
+
+  if(!pmt_eqv(expected_result, result)) {
+    std::cout << "Got: " << result << " Expected: " << expected_result << "\n";
+    shutdown_all(PMT_F);
+  } else {
+    std::cout << "[qa_alloc_top] Received expected response for message " << d_nrecvd << "\n";
+  }
+
+  if(d_nrecvd == d_nmsgs_to_recv)
+    shutdown_all(PMT_T);
+}
+
+REGISTER_MBLOCK_CLASS(qa_alloc_top);
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+class qa_dealloc_top : public mb_mblock
+{
+  mb_port_sptr d_tx;
+  mb_port_sptr d_rx;
+  mb_port_sptr d_cs;
+  
+  long d_max_capacity;
+  long d_ntx_chan, d_nrx_chan;
+
+  long d_nstatus;
+  long d_nstatus_to_recv;
+
+  long d_nalloc_to_recv;
+  long d_nalloc_recvd;
+
+  long d_ndealloc_to_recv;
+  long d_ndealloc_recvd;
+
+  std::vector<long> d_tx_chans;
+  std::vector<long> d_rx_chans;
+
+ public:
+  qa_dealloc_top(mb_runtime *runtime, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg);
+  ~qa_dealloc_top();
+  void initial_transition();
+  void handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg);
+
+ protected:
+  void check_allocation(mb_message_sptr msg);
+  void check_deallocation(mb_message_sptr msg);
+  void allocate_max();
+  void deallocate_all();
+};
+
+qa_dealloc_top::qa_dealloc_top(mb_runtime *runtime, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg)
+  : mb_mblock(runtime, instance_name, user_arg)
+{ 
+  d_ndealloc_recvd=0;
+  d_ndealloc_to_recv = 0;
+  d_nalloc_recvd=0;
+  d_nalloc_to_recv = 0;
+  d_nstatus=0;
+  d_nstatus_to_recv = 3;
+  
+  d_rx = define_port("rx0", "usrp-rx", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+  d_tx = define_port("tx0", "usrp-tx", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+  d_cs = define_port("cs", "usrp-server-cs", false, mb_port::INTERNAL);
+
+  // Test the TX side
+  define_component("server", "usrp_server", PMT_F);
+  connect("self", "tx0", "server", "tx0");
+  connect("self", "rx0", "server", "rx0");
+  connect("self", "cs", "server", "cs");
+}
+
+qa_dealloc_top::~qa_dealloc_top(){}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::initial_transition()
+{
+  // Retrieve information about the USRP, then run tests
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_max_capacity, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_ntx_chan, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_nrx_chan, pmt_list1(PMT_F));
+}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::allocate_max()
+{
+  std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] Max allocating...\n";
+
+  // Keep allocating until we hit the maximum number of channels
+  for(int i=0; i < d_ntx_chan; i++) {
+    d_tx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+    d_nalloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+  for(int i=0; i < d_nrx_chan; i++) {
+    d_rx->send(s_cmd_allocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(1)));
+    d_nalloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::deallocate_all() {
+  
+  // Deallocate all of the channels that were allocated from allocate_max()
+  for(int i=0; i < (int)d_tx_chans.size(); i++) {
+    d_tx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(d_tx_chans[i])));
+    d_ndealloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+  for(int i=0; i < (int)d_rx_chans.size(); i++) {
+    d_rx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(PMT_T, pmt_from_long(d_rx_chans[i])));
+    d_ndealloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+
+  // Should get permission denied errors trying to re-dealloc the channels, as we no
+  // longer have permission to them after deallocating
+  for(int i=0; i < (int)d_tx_chans.size(); i++) {
+    d_tx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::PERMISSION_DENIED), pmt_from_long(d_tx_chans[i])));
+    d_ndealloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+  for(int i=0; i < (int)d_rx_chans.size(); i++) {
+    d_rx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::PERMISSION_DENIED), pmt_from_long(d_rx_chans[i])));
+    d_ndealloc_to_recv++;
+  }
+
+  // Try to deallocate a channel that doesn't exist on both sides, the last element in the vectors
+  // is the highest channel number, so we take that plus 1
+  d_ndealloc_to_recv+=2;
+  d_tx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::CHANNEL_INVALID), pmt_from_long(d_rx_chans.back()+1)));
+  d_rx->send(s_cmd_deallocate_channel, pmt_list2(pmt_from_long(usrp_server::CHANNEL_INVALID), pmt_from_long(d_rx_chans.back()+1)));
+
+
+  // The used capacity should be back to 0 now that we've deallocated everything
+  d_cs->send(s_cmd_current_capacity_allocation, pmt_list1(pmt_from_long(0)));
+}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+  if (pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_tx->port_symbol())
+       || pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_rx->port_symbol())) {
+    
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_allocate_channel)) {
+      check_allocation(msg);
+    }
+    
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_deallocate_channel)){
+      check_deallocation(msg);
+    }
+  }
+  
+  if (pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_cs->port_symbol())) {
+      
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_max_capacity)) {
+      d_max_capacity = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] USRP has max capacity of " << d_max_capacity << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_ntx_chan)) {
+      d_ntx_chan = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] USRP tx channels: " << d_ntx_chan << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_nrx_chan)) {
+      d_nrx_chan = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+      std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] USRP rx channels: " << d_nrx_chan << "\n";
+    }
+    else if(pmt_eq(msg->signal(), s_response_current_capacity_allocation)) {
+      // the final command is a capacity check which should be 0, then we shutdown
+      pmt_t expected_result = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      pmt_t result = pmt_nth(1, data);
+
+      if(pmt_eqv(expected_result, result))
+        shutdown_all(PMT_T);
+      else
+        shutdown_all(PMT_F);
+    }
+    
+    d_nstatus++;
+
+    if(d_nstatus==d_nstatus_to_recv)
+      allocate_max();
+  }
+}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::check_deallocation(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+
+  pmt_t expected_result = pmt_nth(0, data);
+  pmt_t result = pmt_nth(1, data);
+
+  d_ndealloc_recvd++;
+
+  if(!pmt_eqv(expected_result, result)) {
+    std::cout << "Got: " << result << " Expected: " << expected_result << "\n";
+    shutdown_all(PMT_F);
+  } else {
+    std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] Received expected deallocation response for message " << d_ndealloc_recvd << "\n";
+  }
+}
+
+void
+qa_dealloc_top::check_allocation(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+
+  pmt_t invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+  pmt_t status = pmt_nth(1, data);
+  pmt_t channel = pmt_nth(2, data);
+  
+  d_nalloc_recvd++;
+
+  if(pmt_eqv(status, PMT_F)) {
+    std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] Unexpected error response when allocating channels\n";
+    shutdown_all(PMT_F);
+  } else {
+    // store all of the allocate channel numbers
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_tx->port_symbol()))
+      d_tx_chans.push_back(pmt_to_long(channel));
+    if(pmt_eq(msg->port_id(), d_rx->port_symbol()))
+      d_rx_chans.push_back(pmt_to_long(channel));
+  }
+
+  if(d_nalloc_recvd == d_nalloc_to_recv) {
+    
+    std::cout << "[qa_dealloc_top] Allocated TX channels: ";
+    for(int i=0; i < (int)d_tx_chans.size(); i++)
+      std::cout << d_tx_chans[i] << " ";
+
+    std::cout << "\n[qa_dealloc_top] Allocated RX channels: ";
+    for(int i=0; i < (int)d_rx_chans.size(); i++)
+      std::cout << d_rx_chans[i] << " ";
+    std::cout << "\n";
+
+    deallocate_all();   // once we've allocated all of our channels, try to dealloc them
+  }
+}
+
+REGISTER_MBLOCK_CLASS(qa_dealloc_top);
+
+// ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+void 
+qa_inband_usrp_server::test_chan_allocation()
+{
+  mb_runtime_sptr rt = mb_make_runtime();
+  pmt_t result = PMT_T;
+
+  rt->run("top", "qa_alloc_top", PMT_F, &result);
+  
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(pmt_equal(PMT_T, result));
+}
+
+void
+qa_inband_usrp_server::test_chan_deallocation()
+{
+  mb_runtime_sptr rt = mb_make_runtime();
+  pmt_t result = PMT_T;
+
+  rt->run("top", "qa_dealloc_top", PMT_F, &result);
+  
+  CPPUNIT_ASSERT(pmt_equal(PMT_T, result));
+}
+
+void
+qa_inband_usrp_server::test_fragmentation()
+{
+  
+}
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.h b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eb0f7a3e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/qa_inband_usrp_server.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef QA_INBAND_USRP_SERVER_H
+#define QA_INBAND_USRP_SERVER_H
+
+#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>
+#include <cppunit/TestCase.h>
+
+class qa_inband_usrp_server : public CppUnit::TestCase {
+
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(qa_inband_usrp_server);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(test_chan_allocation);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(test_chan_deallocation);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST(test_fragmentation);
+  CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();
+
+ private:
+  void test_chan_allocation();
+  void test_chan_deallocation();
+  void test_fragmentation();
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_QA_INBAND_USRP_SERVER_H */
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/test_inband.cc b/usrp/host/lib/inband/test_inband.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..49619bef2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/test_inband.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#include <cppunit/TextTestRunner.h>
+#include <qa_inband.h>
+
+int 
+main(int argc, char **argv)
+{
+  
+  CppUnit::TextTestRunner	runner;
+
+  runner.addTest(qa_inband::suite ());
+  
+  bool was_successful = runner.run("", false);
+
+  return was_successful ? 0 : 1;
+}
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/usb_packet.py b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usb_packet.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5ca19b790
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usb_packet.py
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+#
+# Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 
+# This file is part of GNU Radio
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+# any later version.
+# 
+# GNU Radio 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.
+# 
+# You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+# with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+# 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+#
+
+import struct
+
+
+FL_OVERRUN        = 0x80000000
+FL_UNDERRUN       = 0x40000000
+FL_DROPPED        = 0x20000000
+FL_END_OF_BURST   = 0x10000000
+FL_START_OF_BURST = 0x08000000
+
+FL_ALL_FLAGS      = 0xf8000000
+
+FL_OVERRUN_SHIFT = 31
+FL_UNDERRUN_SHIFT = 30
+FL_DROPPED_SHIFT = 29
+FL_END_OF_BURST_SHIFT = 28
+FL_START_OF_BURST_SHIFT = 27
+  
+RSSI_MASK = 0x3f
+RSSI_SHIFT = 21
+
+CHAN_MASK = 0x1f
+CHAN_SHIFT = 16
+
+TAG_MASK = 0xf
+TAG_SHIFT = 9
+
+PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK = 0x1ff
+PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT = 0
+
+def make_header(flags, chan, payload_len, timestamp, rssi=0, tag=0):
+    word0 =  ((flags & FL_ALL_FLAGS)
+              | ((rssi & RSSI_MASK) << RSSI_SHIFT)
+              | ((chan & CHAN_MASK) << CHAN_SHIFT)
+              | ((tag & TAG_MASK) << TAG_SHIFT)
+              | ((payload_len & PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK) << PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT))
+    word1 = timestamp
+    return struct.pack('<2I', word0, word1)
+
+
+def _decode(pred, indicator):
+    if pred:
+        return indicator
+    else:
+        return '-'
+
+
+class usb_packet(object):
+    def __init__(self, raw_pkt):
+        assert isinstance(raw_pkt, str) and len(raw_pkt) == 512
+        self._raw_pkt = raw_pkt;
+        (self._word0, self._word1) = struct.unpack('<2I', self._raw_pkt[0:8])
+
+    def timestamp(self):
+        return self._word1
+
+    def rssi(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> RSSI_SHIFT) & RSSI_MASK
+
+    def chan(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> CHAN_SHIFT) & CHAN_MASK
+
+    def tag(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> TAG_SHIFT) & TAG_MASK
+
+    def payload_len(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT) & PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK
+
+    def flags(self):
+        return self._word0 & FL_ALL_FLAGS
+
+    def overrun(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> FL_OVERRUN_SHIFT) & 0x1
+
+    def underrun(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> FL_UNDERRUN_SHIFT) & 0x1
+
+    def start_of_burst(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> FL_START_OF_BURST_SHIFT) & 0x1
+
+    def end_of_burst(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> FL_END_OF_BURST_SHIFT) & 0x1
+
+    def dropped(self):
+        return (self._word0 >> FL_DROPPED_SHIFT) & 0x1
+
+    def payload(self):
+        return self._raw_pkt[8:8+self.payload_len()]
+
+    def decoded_flags(self):
+        s = (_decode(self.overrun(), 'O')
+             + _decode(self.underrun(), 'U')
+             + _decode(self.dropped(), 'D')
+             + _decode(self.end_of_burst(), 'E')
+             + _decode(self.start_of_burst(), 'S'))
+        return s
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_inband_usb_packet.h b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_inband_usb_packet.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..471bfc666
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_inband_usb_packet.h
@@ -0,0 +1,149 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_USRP_INBAND_USB_PACKET_H_
+#define INCLUDED_USRP_INBAND_USB_PACKET_H_
+
+#include <usrp_bytesex.h>
+#include <mb_mblock.h>
+
+static const int USB_PKT_SIZE = 512;   // bytes
+static const int MAX_PAYLOAD = USB_PKT_SIZE-2*sizeof(uint32_t);
+
+class usrp_inband_usb_packet {
+  //
+  // keep raw packet in USRP-endian order
+  //
+  uint32_t	      d_word0;
+  uint32_t	      d_timestamp;
+  unsigned char	  d_payload[MAX_PAYLOAD];
+
+public:
+
+  enum flags {
+    FL_OVERRUN        = 0x80000000,
+    FL_UNDERRUN       = 0x40000000,
+    FL_DROPPED        = 0x20000000,
+    FL_END_OF_BURST   = 0x10000000,
+    FL_START_OF_BURST = 0x08000000,
+
+    FL_ALL_FLAGS      = 0xf8000000
+  };
+
+  static const int FL_OVERRUN_SHIFT = 31;
+  static const int FL_UNDERRUN_SHIFT = 30;
+  static const int FL_DROPPED_SHIFT = 29;
+  static const int FL_END_OF_BURST_SHIFT = 28;
+  static const int FL_START_OF_BURST_SHIFT = 27;
+  
+  static const int RSSI_MASK = 0x3f;
+  static const int RSSI_SHIFT = 21;
+
+  static const int CHAN_MASK = 0x1f;
+  static const int CHAN_SHIFT = 16;
+
+  static const int TAG_MASK = 0xf;
+  static const int TAG_SHIFT = 9;
+
+  static const int PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK = 0x1ff;
+  static const int PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT = 0;
+
+public:
+  
+  void set_timestamp(uint32_t timestamp){
+    d_timestamp = host_to_usrp_u32(timestamp);
+  }
+
+  void set_end_of_burst() {
+    uint32_t word0 = usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0);
+    word0 |= 1<<FL_END_OF_BURST_SHIFT;
+    d_word0 = host_to_usrp_u32(word0);
+  }
+
+  void set_header(int flags, int chan, int tag, int payload_len){
+    uint32_t word0 =  ((flags & FL_ALL_FLAGS)
+                       | ((chan & CHAN_MASK) << CHAN_SHIFT)
+                       | ((tag & TAG_MASK) << TAG_SHIFT)
+                       | ((payload_len & PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK) << PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT));
+    d_word0 = host_to_usrp_u32(word0);
+  }
+  
+  uint32_t timestamp() const {
+    return usrp_to_host_u32(d_timestamp);
+  }
+
+  int rssi() const {
+    uint32_t word0 = usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0);
+    return (word0 >> RSSI_SHIFT) & RSSI_MASK;
+  }
+
+  int chan() const {
+    uint32_t word0 = usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0);
+    return (word0 >> CHAN_SHIFT) & CHAN_MASK;
+  }
+
+  int tag() const {
+    uint32_t word0 = usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0);
+    return (word0 >> TAG_SHIFT) & TAG_MASK;
+  }
+
+  int payload_len() const {
+    uint32_t word0 = usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0);
+    return (word0 >> PAYLOAD_LEN_SHIFT) & PAYLOAD_LEN_MASK;
+  }
+  
+  int flags() const {
+    return usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_ALL_FLAGS;
+  }
+
+  int overrun() const {
+    return (usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_OVERRUN) >> FL_OVERRUN_SHIFT;
+  }
+  
+
+  int underrun() const {
+    return (usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_UNDERRUN) >> FL_UNDERRUN_SHIFT;
+  }
+
+
+  int start_of_burst() const {
+    return (usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_START_OF_BURST) >> FL_START_OF_BURST_SHIFT;
+  }
+
+  int end_of_burst() const {
+    return (usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_END_OF_BURST) >> FL_END_OF_BURST_SHIFT;
+  }
+
+  int dropped() const {
+    return (usrp_to_host_u32(d_word0) & FL_DROPPED) >> FL_DROPPED_SHIFT;
+  }
+
+  unsigned char *payload() { 
+    return d_payload; 
+  }
+
+  static int max_payload() {
+    return MAX_PAYLOAD;
+  }
+
+};
+
+#endif
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.cc b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.cc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5041a9213
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,394 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+
+#ifdef HAVE_CONFIG_H
+#include <config.h>
+#endif
+#include <usrp_server.h>
+#include <iostream>
+#include <usrp_inband_usb_packet.h>
+#include <mb_class_registry.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+typedef usrp_inband_usb_packet transport_pkt;   // makes conversion to gigabit easy
+
+// FIXME We should machine generate these by a simple preprocessor run over this file
+//
+// These are all the messages that we expect to receive.
+//
+// We "intern" these here (make them into symbols) so that our
+// comparisions below are effectively pointer comparisons.
+
+static pmt_t s_cmd_allocate_channel = pmt_intern("cmd-allocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_close = pmt_intern("cmd-close");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_deallocate_channel = pmt_intern("cmd-deallocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_open = pmt_intern("cmd-open");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_start_recv_raw_samples = pmt_intern("cmd-start-recv-raw-samples");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_stop_recv_raw_samples = pmt_intern("cmd-stop-recv-raw-samples");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_to_control_channel = pmt_intern("cmd-to-control-channel");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_xmit_raw_frame  = pmt_intern("cmd-xmit-raw-frame");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_max_capacity  = pmt_intern("cmd-max-capacity");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_ntx_chan  = pmt_intern("cmd-ntx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_nrx_chan  = pmt_intern("cmd-nrx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_cmd_current_capacity_allocation  = pmt_intern("cmd-current-capacity-allocation");
+static pmt_t s_response_allocate_channel = pmt_intern("response-allocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_response_close = pmt_intern("response-close");
+static pmt_t s_response_deallocate_channel = pmt_intern("response-deallocate-channel");
+static pmt_t s_response_from_control_channel = pmt_intern("response-from-control-channel");
+static pmt_t s_response_open = pmt_intern("response-open");
+static pmt_t s_response_recv_raw_samples = pmt_intern("response-recv-raw-samples");
+static pmt_t s_response_xmit_raw_frame = pmt_intern("response-xmit-raw-frame");
+static pmt_t s_response_max_capacity = pmt_intern("response-max-capacity");
+static pmt_t s_response_ntx_chan = pmt_intern("response-ntx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_response_nrx_chan = pmt_intern("response-nrx-chan");
+static pmt_t s_response_current_capacity_allocation  = pmt_intern("response-current-capacity-allocation");
+
+static std::string
+str(long x)
+{
+  std::ostringstream s;
+  s << x;
+  return s.str();
+}
+
+usrp_server::usrp_server(mb_runtime *rt, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg)
+  : mb_mblock(rt, instance_name, user_arg)
+{
+  // define our ports
+
+  // control & status port
+  d_cs = define_port("cs", "usrp-server-cs", true, mb_port::EXTERNAL);	
+
+  // ports
+  //
+  // (if/when we do replicated ports, these will be replaced by a
+  //  single replicated port)
+  for(int port=0; port < N_PORTS; port++) {
+    d_tx.push_back(define_port("tx"+str(port), "usrp-tx", true, mb_port::EXTERNAL));
+    d_rx.push_back(define_port("rx"+str(port), "usrp-rx", true, mb_port::EXTERNAL));
+  }
+
+  // FIXME ... initializing to 2 channels on each for now, eventually we should
+  // query the FPGA to get these values
+  d_ntx_chan = 2;
+  d_nrx_chan = 2;
+
+  // Initialize capacity on each channel to 0 and to no owner
+  for(int chan=0; chan < d_ntx_chan; chan++) {
+    d_chaninfo_tx[chan].assigned_capacity = 0;
+    d_chaninfo_tx[chan].owner = PMT_NIL;
+  }
+  for(int chan=0; chan < d_nrx_chan; chan++) {
+    d_chaninfo_rx[chan].assigned_capacity = 0;
+    d_chaninfo_rx[chan].owner = PMT_NIL;
+  }
+}
+
+usrp_server::~usrp_server()
+{
+}
+
+
+void
+usrp_server::initial_transition()
+{
+  // the initial transition
+}
+
+void
+usrp_server::handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg)
+{
+  pmt_t event = msg->signal();		// the "name" of the message
+  pmt_t port_id = msg->port_id();	// which port it came in on
+  pmt_t data = msg->data();
+  pmt_t metadata = msg->metadata();
+  pmt_t invocation_handle;
+  pmt_t reply_data;
+  pmt_t status;
+
+  if (1){
+    std::cout << "[USRP_SERVER] event: " << event << std::endl;
+    std::cout << "[USRP_SERVER] port_id: " << port_id << std::endl;
+  }
+
+  // It would be nice if this were all table driven, and we could
+  // compute our state transition as f(current_state, port_id, signal)
+
+  if (pmt_eq(port_id, d_cs->port_symbol())){	// message came in on our control/status port
+
+    if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_open)){
+      // extract args from data
+      invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      long which_usrp = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));	// integer usrp id, usually 0
+      
+      // Do the right thing....
+      // build a reply
+
+      // if everything OK
+      status = PMT_T;
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, status);
+
+      //  ...and send it
+      d_cs->send(s_response_open, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+    else if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_close)){
+      // ...
+    }
+    else if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_max_capacity)) {
+      invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(max_capacity()));
+      d_cs->send(s_response_max_capacity, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+    else if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_ntx_chan)) {
+      invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(d_ntx_chan));
+      d_cs->send(s_response_ntx_chan, reply_data);
+    }
+    else if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_nrx_chan)) {
+      invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(d_nrx_chan));
+      d_cs->send(s_response_nrx_chan, reply_data);
+    }
+    else if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_current_capacity_allocation)) {
+      invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(current_capacity_allocation()));
+      d_cs->send(s_response_current_capacity_allocation, reply_data);
+    }
+    goto unhandled;
+  }
+
+  if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_allocate_channel)){
+    handle_cmd_allocate_channel(port_id, data);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_deallocate_channel)) {
+    handle_cmd_deallocate_channel(port_id, data);
+    return;
+  }
+    
+  if (pmt_eq(event, s_cmd_xmit_raw_frame)){
+    handle_cmd_xmit_raw_frame(data);
+    return;
+  }
+
+ unhandled:
+  std::cout << "[USRP_SERVER] unhandled msg: " << msg << std::endl;
+}
+
+// Return -1 if it is not an RX port, or an index
+int usrp_server::tx_port_index(pmt_t port_id) {
+
+  for(int i=0; i < (int) d_tx.size(); i++) 
+    if(pmt_eq(d_tx[i]->port_symbol(), port_id))
+      return i;
+
+  return -1;
+}
+
+// Return -1 if it is not an RX port, or an index
+int usrp_server::rx_port_index(pmt_t port_id) {
+  
+  for(int i=0; i < (int) d_rx.size(); i++) 
+    if(pmt_eq(d_rx[i]->port_symbol(), port_id))
+      return i;
+
+  return -1;
+}
+
+// Go through all TX and RX channels, sum up the assigned capacity
+// and return it
+long usrp_server::current_capacity_allocation() {
+  long capacity = 0;
+
+  for(int chan=0; chan < d_ntx_chan; chan++) 
+    capacity += d_chaninfo_tx[chan].assigned_capacity;
+
+  for(int chan=0; chan < d_nrx_chan; chan++)
+    capacity += d_chaninfo_rx[chan].assigned_capacity;
+
+  return capacity;
+}
+    
+void usrp_server::handle_cmd_allocate_channel(pmt_t port_id, pmt_t data) {
+
+  pmt_t invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+  long rqstd_capacity = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+  long chan, port;
+  pmt_t reply_data;
+
+  // If it's a TX port, allocate on a free channel, else check if it's a RX port
+  // and allocate.
+  if((port = tx_port_index(port_id)) != -1) {
+
+    // Check capacity exists
+    if((D_USB_CAPACITY - current_capacity_allocation()) < rqstd_capacity) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(RQSTD_CAPACITY_UNAVAIL), PMT_NIL);  // no capacity available
+      d_tx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    // Find a free channel, assign the capacity and respond
+    for(chan=0; chan < d_ntx_chan; chan++) {
+      if(d_chaninfo_tx[chan].owner == PMT_NIL) {
+        d_chaninfo_tx[chan].owner = port_id;
+        d_chaninfo_tx[chan].assigned_capacity = rqstd_capacity;
+        reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, PMT_T, pmt_from_long(chan));
+        d_tx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "[USRP_SERVER] Couldnt find a TX chan\n";
+
+    reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(CHANNEL_UNAVAIL), PMT_NIL);  // no free TX chan found
+    d_tx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+    return;
+  }
+  
+  // Repeat the same process on the RX side if the port was not determined to be TX
+  if((port = rx_port_index(port_id)) != -1) {
+    
+    if((D_USB_CAPACITY - current_capacity_allocation()) < rqstd_capacity) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(RQSTD_CAPACITY_UNAVAIL), PMT_NIL);  // no capacity available
+      d_rx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    for(chan=0; chan < d_nrx_chan; chan++) {
+      if(d_chaninfo_rx[chan].owner == PMT_NIL) {
+        d_chaninfo_rx[chan].owner = port_id;
+        d_chaninfo_rx[chan].assigned_capacity = rqstd_capacity;
+        reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, PMT_T, pmt_from_long(chan));
+        d_rx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+        return;
+      }
+    }
+
+    std::cout << "[USRP_SERVER] Couldnt find a RX chan\n";
+    reply_data = pmt_list3(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(CHANNEL_UNAVAIL), PMT_NIL);  // no free RX chan found
+    d_rx[port]->send(s_response_allocate_channel, reply_data);
+    return;
+  }
+}
+
+// Check the port type and deallocate assigned capacity based on this, ensuring
+// that the owner of the method invocation is the owner of the port and that
+// the channel number is valid.
+void usrp_server::handle_cmd_deallocate_channel(pmt_t port_id, pmt_t data) {
+
+  pmt_t invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data); 
+  long channel = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+  long port;
+  pmt_t reply_data;
+  
+  // Check that the channel number is valid, and that the calling port is the owner
+  // of the channel, and if so remove the assigned capacity.
+  if((port = tx_port_index(port_id)) != -1) {
+  
+    if(channel >= d_ntx_chan) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(CHANNEL_INVALID));   // not a legit channel number
+      d_tx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(d_chaninfo_tx[channel].owner != port_id) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(PERMISSION_DENIED));   // not the owner of the port
+      d_tx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    d_chaninfo_tx[channel].assigned_capacity = 0;
+    d_chaninfo_tx[channel].owner = PMT_NIL;
+
+    reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, PMT_T);
+    d_tx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+    return;
+  }
+
+  // Repeated process on the RX side
+  if((port = rx_port_index(port_id)) != -1) {
+  
+    if(channel >= d_nrx_chan) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(CHANNEL_INVALID));   // not a legit channel number
+      d_rx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if(d_chaninfo_rx[channel].owner != port_id) {
+      reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, pmt_from_long(PERMISSION_DENIED));   // not the owner of the port
+      d_rx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+      return;
+    }
+
+    d_chaninfo_rx[channel].assigned_capacity = 0;
+    d_chaninfo_rx[channel].owner = PMT_NIL;
+
+    reply_data = pmt_list2(invocation_handle, PMT_T);
+    d_rx[port]->send(s_response_deallocate_channel, reply_data);
+    return;
+  }
+
+}
+
+void usrp_server::handle_cmd_xmit_raw_frame(pmt_t data) {
+
+  size_t n_bytes, psize;
+  long max_payload_len = transport_pkt::max_payload();
+
+  pmt_t invocation_handle = pmt_nth(0, data);
+  long channel = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(1, data));
+  const void *samples = pmt_uniform_vector_elements(pmt_nth(2, data), n_bytes);
+  long timestamp = pmt_to_long(pmt_nth(3, data));
+
+  // Determine the number of packets to allocate contiguous memory for bursting over the
+  // USB and get a pointer to the memory to be used in building the packets
+  long n_packets = static_cast<long>(std::ceil(n_bytes / (double)max_payload_len));
+  pmt_t v_packets = pmt_make_u8vector(sizeof(transport_pkt) * n_packets, 0);
+
+  transport_pkt *pkts =
+    (transport_pkt *) pmt_u8vector_writeable_elements(v_packets, psize);
+
+  for(int n=0; n < n_packets; n++) {
+
+    long payload_len = std::min((long)(n_bytes-(n*max_payload_len)), (long)max_payload_len);
+  
+    if(n == 0) { // first packet gets start of burst flag and timestamp
+      pkts[n].set_header(pkts[n].FL_START_OF_BURST, channel, 0, payload_len);
+      pkts[n].set_timestamp(timestamp);
+    } else {
+      pkts[n].set_header(0, channel, 0, payload_len);
+      pkts[n].set_timestamp(0xffffffff);
+    }
+
+    memcpy(pkts[n].payload(), (uint8_t *)samples+(max_payload_len * n), payload_len);
+  }
+
+  pkts[n_packets-1].set_end_of_burst();   // set the last packet's end of burst
+
+  // interface with the USRP to send the USB packet, since the memory is
+  // contiguous, this should be a serious of memory copies to the bus, each being
+  // USB_PKT_SIZE * MAX_PACKET_BURST bytes worth of data (given a full burst)
+}
+
+REGISTER_MBLOCK_CLASS(usrp_server);
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.h b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..87c2768e5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.h
@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+ * 
+ * This file is part of GNU Radio
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ * 
+ * GNU Radio 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.
+ * 
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+ * with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+ * 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+ */
+#ifndef INCLUDED_USRP_SERVER_H
+#define INCLUDED_USRP_SERVER_H
+
+#include <mb_mblock.h>
+#include <vector>
+
+/*!
+ * \brief Implements the lowest-level mblock interface to the USRP
+ */
+class usrp_server : public mb_mblock
+{
+public:
+
+  enum error_codes {
+    RQSTD_CAPACITY_UNAVAIL = 0,
+    CHANNEL_UNAVAIL = 1,
+    CHANNEL_INVALID = 2,
+    PERMISSION_DENIED = 3
+  };
+
+  // our ports
+  enum port_types {
+    RX_PORT = 0,
+    TX_PORT = 1
+  };
+  static const int N_PORTS = 4;
+  std::vector<mb_port_sptr> d_tx, d_rx;
+  mb_port_sptr	d_cs;
+
+  static const int D_USB_CAPACITY = 32 * 1024 * 1024;
+  static const int D_MAX_CHANNELS = 16;
+  long d_ntx_chan;
+  long d_nrx_chan;
+
+  struct channel_info {
+    long assigned_capacity;  // the capacity currently assignedby the channel
+    pmt_t owner;              // port ID of the owner of the channel
+  };
+
+  struct channel_info d_chaninfo_tx[D_MAX_CHANNELS];
+  struct channel_info d_chaninfo_rx[D_MAX_CHANNELS];
+
+public:
+  usrp_server(mb_runtime *rt, const std::string &instance_name, pmt_t user_arg);
+  ~usrp_server();
+
+  void initial_transition();
+  void handle_message(mb_message_sptr msg);
+
+protected:
+  static int max_capacity() { return D_USB_CAPACITY; }
+
+private:
+  void handle_cmd_allocate_channel(pmt_t port_id, pmt_t data);
+  void handle_cmd_deallocate_channel(pmt_t port_id, pmt_t data);
+  void handle_cmd_xmit_raw_frame(pmt_t data);
+  int rx_port_index(pmt_t port_id);
+  int tx_port_index(pmt_t port_id);
+  long current_capacity_allocation();
+};
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_USRP_SERVER_H */
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.mbh b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.mbh
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..97bb0e664
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/inband/usrp_server.mbh
@@ -0,0 +1,256 @@
+;; -*- scheme -*- ; not really, but tells emacs how to format this
+;;
+;; Copyright 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;; 
+;; This file is part of GNU Radio
+;; 
+;; GNU Radio 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, or (at your option)
+;; any later version.
+;; 
+;; GNU Radio 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.
+;; 
+;; You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along
+;; with this program; if not, write to the Free Software Foundation, Inc.,
+;; 51 Franklin Street, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
+;;
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;;              This is an mblock header file
+;;
+;; The format is very much a work-in-progress.
+;; It'll be compiled to C++.
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+
+;; In the outgoing messages described below, invocation-handle is an
+;; identifier provided by the client to tag the method invocation.
+;; The identifier will be returned with the response, to provide the
+;; client with a mechanism to match asynchronous responses with the
+;; commands that generate them.  The value of the invocation-handle is
+;; opaque the the server, and is not required by the server to be
+;; unique.
+;;
+;; In the incoming messages described below, invocation-handle is the
+;; identifier provided by the client in the prompting invocation.  The
+;; identifier is returned with the response, so that the client has a
+;; mechanism to match asynchronous responses with the commands that
+;; generated them.
+;;
+;; status is either #t, indicating success, or a pair containing
+;; (status-code . message), where status-code is a symbol and message
+;; is a string.
+
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;; usrp-channel
+;;
+;; The protocol class is defined from the client's point-of-view.
+;; (The client port is unconjugated, the server port is conjugated.)
+
+(define-protocol-class usrp-channel
+
+  (:outgoing
+
+   (cmd-allocate-channel invocation-handle capacity-reservation)
+
+   ;; The cmd-allocate-channel message requests that the server
+   ;; allocates a logical channel in the FPGA for use.
+   ;; capacity-reservation specifies the number of bytes/s of
+   ;; interconnect capacity (USB or ethernet) to reserve for this
+   ;; channel.  (The reservation is just a sanity check, no OS
+   ;; specific mechanism is used.)
+
+   (cmd-deallocate-channel invocation-handle channel)
+
+   ;; The integer channel specifies the channel to deallocate.
+
+   )
+
+  (:incoming
+
+
+   (response-allocate-channel invocation-handle status channel)
+
+   ;; If successful, a channel the specified capacity was allocated.
+   ;; channel, an integer, indicates which channel was allocated.
+
+   (response-deallocate-channel invocation-handle status)
+
+   ;; If successful, the specified channel and associated interconnect
+   ;; capacity were deallocated.
+
+   )
+  )
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;; usrp-low-level-cs
+;;
+;; The protocol class is defined from the client's point-of-view.
+;; (The client port is unconjugated, the server port is conjugated.)
+;;
+;; This defines a low level control and status interface to the usrp.
+;; This will probably be replaced (or at least augmented) with a
+;; higher level interface.  For now, this will allow us to get on
+;; the air.
+;;
+;; The subpackets are lists containing the relevant parameters.  The
+;; server will marshall them appropriately.  Below is a list of
+;; subpackets.  See inband-signaling-usb for details.  The opcodes are
+;; symbols; unless otherwise indicated the remaining parameters are
+;; integers.  rid values are limited to 3-bits.
+;;
+;;   (op-ping-fixed rid ping-value)
+;;   (op-ping-fixed-reply rid ping-value)
+;;   (op-write-reg reg-number reg-value)
+;;   (op-write-reg-masked reg-number reg-value mask-value)
+;;   (op-read-reg rid reg-number reg-value)
+;;   (op-read-reg-reply rid reg-number reg-value)
+;;   (op-i2c-write i2c-addr u8-vec)
+;;   (op-i2c-read rid i2c-addr nbytes)
+;;   (op-i2c-read-reply rid i2c-addr u8-vec)
+;;   (op-spi-write enables format opt-header-bytes u8-vec)
+;;   (op-spi-read rid enables format opt-header-bytes nbytes)
+;;   (op-spi-read-reply rid u8-vec)
+;;   (op-delay ticks)
+
+
+(define-protocol-class usrp-low-level-cs
+
+  (:outgoing
+
+   (cmd-to-control-channel invocation-handle list-of-subpackets)
+
+   )
+
+  (:incoming
+
+   (response-from-control-channel invocation-handle status list-of-subpackets)
+
+   )
+  )
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;; usrp-tx
+;;
+;; The protocol class is defined from the client's point-of-view.
+;; (The client port is unconjugated, the server port is conjugated.)
+
+(define-protocol-class usrp-tx
+  (:include usrp-channel)
+  (:include usrp-low-level-cs)
+
+  (:outgoing
+
+   (cmd-xmit-raw-frame invocation-handle channel samples timestamp)
+
+   ;; The argument channel must be an integer.  It specifies the
+   ;; channel on which the frame of samples will be be sent.
+   ;;
+   ;; samples must be a uniform numeric vector.  The contents of the
+   ;; sample vector is treated as opaque and is passed on to the FPGA
+   ;; unmodified.  It is the responsibility of the sender to ensure
+   ;; that the binary format is sensible for the current FPGA
+   ;; configuration.
+   ;;
+   ;; timestamp is a 32-bit integer that specifies the time at which
+   ;; the first sample in samples shall be sent to the D/A converter.
+   ;; The format and interpration of time is specified in the file
+   ;; inband-signaling-usb
+   )
+
+  (:incoming
+
+   (response-xmit-raw-frame invocation-handle status)
+
+   ;; If successful, the samples of the associated frame have been
+   ;; transmitted to the USRP.  This message may be used to implement
+   ;; Tx flow control.  The client could for example implement a
+   ;; policy of never having more than 4 unacknowledged
+   ;; cmd-xmit-raw-frame's outstanding.
+
+   )
+  )
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;; usrp-rx
+;;
+;; The protocol class is defined from the client's point-of-view.
+;; (The client port is unconjugated, the server port is conjugated.)
+
+(define-protocol-class usrp-rx
+  (:include usrp-channel)
+  (:include usrp-low-level-cs)
+
+  (:outgoing
+
+   (cmd-start-recv-raw-samples invocation-handle channel)
+
+   ;; The argument channel must be an integer.  It specifies the
+   ;; channel from which frames of samples will be be received.  The
+   ;; server will return response-recv-raw-samples messages until a
+   ;; cmd-stop-recv-raw-samples message is received.
+
+   (cmd-stop-recv-raw-samples invocation-handle channel)
+
+   ;; The argument channel must be an integer.  There is no reply to
+   ;; this message.
+   
+   )
+
+  (:incoming
+
+   (response-recv-raw-samples invocation-handle status samples timestamp properties)
+
+   ;; samples is a uniform numeric vector.  The contents of the sample
+   ;; vector is treated as opaque and is passed from the FPGA
+   ;; unmodified.  It is the responsibility of the receiver to decode
+   ;; the binary format as appropriate for the current FPGA
+   ;; configuration.
+   ;;
+   ;; timestamp is a 32-bit integer that specifies the time at which
+   ;; the first sample in samples was received from the A/D converter.
+   ;; The format and interpretation of time is as specified in the
+   ;; file inband-signaling-usb.
+   ;;
+   ;; properties is a dictionary containing additional (key, value)
+   ;; pairs associated with the reception of these samples.  In
+   ;; particular, the map may contain the Received Signal Strength
+   ;; Indication (RSSI) reported by the front end at the time the
+   ;; first sample was received from the A/D.
+
+   )
+  )
+
+
+;; ----------------------------------------------------------------
+;; usrp-server-cs
+;;
+;; Control and status port for usrp-server
+;;
+;; The protocol class is defined from the client's point-of-view.
+;; (The client port is unconjugated, the server port is conjugated.)
+
+(define-protocol-class usrp-server-cs
+
+  (:outgoing
+   (cmd-open invocation-handle which-usrp)
+   (cmd-close invocation-handle)
+   (cmd-max-capacity invocation-handle)
+   (cmd-ntx-chan invocation-handle)
+   (cmd-nrx-chan invocation-handle)
+   (cmd-current-capacity-allocation invocation-handle)
+   )
+
+  (:incoming
+   (response-open invocation-handle status)
+   (response-close invocation-handle status)
+   (response-max-capacity invocation-handle capacity)
+   (response-ntx-chan invocation-handle ntx-chan)
+   (response-nrx-chan invocation-handle nrx-chan)
+   (response-current-capacity-allocation invocation-handle capacity)
+   )
+  )
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/legacy/Makefile.am b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/Makefile.am
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7303fb4c1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/Makefile.am
@@ -0,0 +1,153 @@
+#
+#  USRP - Universal Software Radio Peripheral
+# 
+#  Copyright (C) 2003,2004,2006,2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+# 
+#  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.
+# 
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street, Boston, MA  02110-1301  USA
+# 
+
+include $(top_srcdir)/Makefile.common
+
+INCLUDES = $(USRP_INCLUDES)
+
+lib_LTLIBRARIES = libusrp.la
+
+libusrp_la_LDFLAGS = $(NO_UNDEFINED) -version-info 0:0:0
+
+libusrp_la_LIBADD = 			\
+	$(USB_LIBS) 			\
+	../../misc/libmisc.la		
+
+EXTRA_DIST = 				\
+	std_paths.h.in			\
+	usrp_dbid.dat			
+
+
+BUILT_SOURCES = 			\
+	usrp_dbid.h			\
+	usrp_dbid.cc			\
+	usrp_dbid.py			
+
+
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------
+# FUSB_TECH is set at configure time by way of
+#   usrp/config/usrp_fusb_tech.m4.
+#   It indicates which fast usb strategy we should be building.
+#   We currently implement "generic", "darwin", "win32" and "linux"
+
+
+generic_CODE = 				\
+	fusb_generic.cc			\
+	fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc
+
+darwin_CODE =				\
+	fusb_darwin.cc			\
+	fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc 	\
+	README_OSX			\
+	circular_buffer.h		\
+	circular_linked_list.h		\
+	darwin_libusb.h			\
+	mld_threads.h			
+
+win32_CODE =				\
+	fusb_win32.cc			\
+	fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc 	
+
+linux_CODE =				\
+	fusb_linux.cc			\
+	fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc 	
+
+ra_wb_CODE =				\
+	fusb_ra_wb.cc			\
+	fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc
+
+
+#
+# include each <foo>_CODE entry here...
+#
+EXTRA_libusrp_la_SOURCES =		\
+	$(generic_CODE)			\
+	$(darwin_CODE)			\
+	$(win32_CODE)			\
+	$(linux_CODE)			\
+	$(ra_wb_CODE)
+
+
+# work around automake deficiency
+libusrp_la_common_SOURCES = 		\
+	fusb.cc				\
+	md5.c				\
+	usrp_basic.cc			\
+	usrp_config.cc			\
+	usrp_dbid.cc			\
+	usrp_local_sighandler.cc	\
+	usrp_prims.cc			\
+	usrp_standard.cc
+
+
+if FUSB_TECH_generic
+libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(generic_CODE)
+endif
+
+if FUSB_TECH_darwin
+libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(darwin_CODE)
+endif
+
+if FUSB_TECH_win32
+libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(win32_CODE)
+endif
+
+if FUSB_TECH_linux
+libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(linux_CODE)
+endif
+
+if FUSB_TECH_ra_wb
+libusrp_la_SOURCES = $(libusrp_la_common_SOURCES) $(ra_wb_CODE)
+endif
+
+include_HEADERS = 			\
+	usrp_basic.h			\
+	usrp_bytesex.h			\
+	usrp_config.h			\
+	usrp_dbid.h			\
+	usrp_prims.h			\
+	usrp_slots.h			\
+	usrp_standard.h			
+
+noinst_HEADERS =			\
+	ad9862.h			\
+	fusb.h				\
+	fusb_darwin.h			\
+	fusb_win32.h			\
+	fusb_generic.h			\
+	fusb_linux.h			\
+	fusb_ra_wb.h			\
+	md5.h				\
+	rate_to_regval.h		\
+	usrp_local_sighandler.h		
+
+usrppython_PYTHON =			\
+	usrp_dbid.py			
+
+noinst_PYTHON =				\
+	gen_usrp_dbid.py		\
+	check_data.py			\
+	dump_data.py
+
+usrp_dbid.py usrp_dbid.h usrp_dbid.cc: gen_usrp_dbid.py usrp_dbid.dat
+	PYTHONPATH=$(top_srcdir)/usrp/src srcdir=$(srcdir) $(PYTHON) $(srcdir)/gen_usrp_dbid.py $(srcdir)/usrp_dbid.dat
+
+MOSTLYCLEANFILES = \
+	$(BUILT_SOURCES) *~ *.pyc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/README_OSX b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/README_OSX
index 20230f121..20230f121 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/README_OSX
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/README_OSX
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/ad9862.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/ad9862.h
index d1895bbe5..d1895bbe5 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/ad9862.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/ad9862.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/check_data.py b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/check_data.py
index 655ca1503..655ca1503 100755
--- a/usrp/host/lib/check_data.py
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/check_data.py
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/circular_buffer.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/circular_buffer.h
index 913360dfb..913360dfb 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/circular_buffer.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/circular_buffer.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/circular_linked_list.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/circular_linked_list.h
index 0e460a26b..0e460a26b 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/circular_linked_list.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/circular_linked_list.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/darwin_libusb.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/darwin_libusb.h
index bdbdd3446..bdbdd3446 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/darwin_libusb.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/darwin_libusb.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/dump_data.py b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/dump_data.py
index 34dde3dcc..34dde3dcc 100755
--- a/usrp/host/lib/dump_data.py
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/dump_data.py
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb.cc
index 01ced9e2a..01ced9e2a 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb.h
index da1b7c0ad..da1b7c0ad 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_darwin.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_darwin.cc
index 8be545372..8be545372 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_darwin.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_darwin.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_darwin.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_darwin.h
index 9254c7f77..9254c7f77 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_darwin.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_darwin.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_generic.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_generic.cc
index f9f3c29d7..f9f3c29d7 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_generic.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_generic.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_generic.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_generic.h
index 8c3a45647..8c3a45647 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_generic.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_generic.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_linux.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_linux.cc
index 1eaba4e50..1eaba4e50 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_linux.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_linux.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_linux.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_linux.h
index b2d46a514..b2d46a514 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_linux.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_linux.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_ra_wb.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_ra_wb.cc
index c95f4afbe..c95f4afbe 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_ra_wb.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_ra_wb.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_ra_wb.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_ra_wb.h
index 09bf8ee65..09bf8ee65 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_ra_wb.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_ra_wb.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc
index f66c298db..f66c298db 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_darwin.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc
index d336cb946..d336cb946 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_generic.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc
index 468fa9f82..468fa9f82 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_linux.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc
index 68eecedc5..68eecedc5 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_ra_wb.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc
index 282e77ac4..282e77ac4 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_sysconfig_win32.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_win32.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_win32.cc
index c6e3c972e..c6e3c972e 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_win32.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_win32.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_win32.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_win32.h
index c796af49f..c796af49f 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/fusb_win32.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/fusb_win32.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/gen_usrp_dbid.py b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/gen_usrp_dbid.py
index 14d3ee550..14d3ee550 100755
--- a/usrp/host/lib/gen_usrp_dbid.py
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/gen_usrp_dbid.py
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/md5.c b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/md5.c
index abee067f3..abee067f3 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/md5.c
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/md5.c
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/md5.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/md5.h
index 709cefb9b..709cefb9b 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/md5.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/md5.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/mld_threads.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/mld_threads.h
index 08b3555ae..08b3555ae 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/mld_threads.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/mld_threads.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/rate_to_regval.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/rate_to_regval.h
index 1ffdc0f69..1ffdc0f69 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/rate_to_regval.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/rate_to_regval.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/std_paths.h.in b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/std_paths.h.in
index 22a8ecbd5..22a8ecbd5 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/std_paths.h.in
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/std_paths.h.in
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_basic.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_basic.cc
index cc9df04e7..2eef14727 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_basic.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_basic.cc
@@ -923,8 +923,6 @@ usrp_basic_tx::usrp_basic_tx (int which_board, int fusb_block_size, int fusb_nbl
   _write_fpga_reg(FR_ATR_MASK_2, 0);
   _write_fpga_reg(FR_ATR_TXVAL_2, 0);
   _write_fpga_reg(FR_ATR_RXVAL_2, 0);
-  _write_fpga_reg(FR_ATR_TX_DELAY, 0);
-  _write_fpga_reg(FR_ATR_RX_DELAY, 0);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_basic.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_basic.h
index 796a0f494..796a0f494 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_basic.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_basic.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_bytesex.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_bytesex.h
index 391d29ccf..6c4e129c9 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_bytesex.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_bytesex.h
@@ -38,11 +38,30 @@ bswap_16 (unsigned short int x)
 {
   return ((((x) >> 8) & 0xff) | (((x) & 0xff) << 8));
 }
+
+static inline unsigned int
+bswap32 (unsigned int x)
+{
+  return ((((x) & 0xff000000) >> 24) | (((x) & 0x00ff0000) >>  8) \
+        | (((x) & 0x0000ff00) <<  8) | (((x) & 0x000000ff) << 24));
+}
 #endif
 
 
 #ifdef WORDS_BIGENDIAN
 
+static inline unsigned int
+host_to_usrp_u32 (unsigned int x)
+{
+  return bswap_32(x);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int
+usrp_to_host_u32 (unsigned int x)
+{
+  return bswap_32(x);
+}
+
 static inline short int
 host_to_usrp_short (short int x)
 {
@@ -57,6 +76,18 @@ usrp_to_host_short (short int x)
 
 #else
 
+static inline unsigned int
+host_to_usrp_u32 (unsigned int x)
+{
+  return x;
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int
+usrp_to_host_u32 (unsigned int x)
+{
+  return x;
+}
+
 static inline short int
 host_to_usrp_short (short int x)
 {
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_config.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_config.cc
index 17bfd48d4..17bfd48d4 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_config.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_config.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_config.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_config.h
index 91b398b9b..91b398b9b 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_config.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_config.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_dbid.dat b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_dbid.dat
index a85d0532c..a85d0532c 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_dbid.dat
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_dbid.dat
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_local_sighandler.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_local_sighandler.cc
index ab6c485fd..ab6c485fd 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_local_sighandler.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_local_sighandler.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_local_sighandler.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_local_sighandler.h
index f1c00cd51..f1c00cd51 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_local_sighandler.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_local_sighandler.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_prims.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_prims.cc
index f666a29fc..f666a29fc 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_prims.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_prims.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_prims.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_prims.h
index 97cfb4a47..97cfb4a47 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_prims.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_prims.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_slots.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_slots.h
index c4971d167..c4971d167 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_slots.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_slots.h
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_standard.cc b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_standard.cc
index 6b4ec9393..6b4ec9393 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_standard.cc
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_standard.cc
diff --git a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_standard.h b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_standard.h
index 6fee4b9c1..6fee4b9c1 100644
--- a/usrp/host/lib/usrp_standard.h
+++ b/usrp/host/lib/legacy/usrp_standard.h