diff --git a/srslte/include/srslte/phch/sch.h b/srslte/include/srslte/phch/sch.h
index d31e63a60..ed24ff3a6 100644
--- a/srslte/include/srslte/phch/sch.h
+++ b/srslte/include/srslte/phch/sch.h
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 /* DL-SCH AND UL-SCH common functions */
 typedef struct SRSLTE_API {
   
+  uint32_t max_iterations; 
   uint32_t nof_iterations; 
   float average_nof_iterations; 
   
@@ -85,6 +86,9 @@ SRSLTE_API int srslte_sch_init(srslte_sch_t *q);
 SRSLTE_API void srslte_sch_free(srslte_sch_t *q);
 
 
+SRSLTE_API void srslte_sch_set_max_noi(srslte_sch_t *q, 
+                                       uint32_t max_iterations); 
+
 SRSLTE_API float srslte_sch_average_noi(srslte_sch_t *q);
 
 SRSLTE_API uint32_t srslte_sch_last_noi(srslte_sch_t *q);