diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/node_sdp_beamformer.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/node_sdp_beamformer.vhd
index 1636d93e870368688e8201051082670e6ef76d9b..4c4bd88c7607440d142fce92ede8fd914e6b301f 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/node_sdp_beamformer.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/node_sdp_beamformer.vhd
@@ -33,6 +33,7 @@ LIBRARY IEEE, common_lib, dp_lib, reorder_lib, st_lib;
 USE IEEE.STD_LOGIC_1164.ALL;
 USE common_lib.common_pkg.ALL;
 USE common_lib.common_mem_pkg.ALL;
+USE common_lib.common_network_layers_pkg.ALL;
 USE dp_lib.dp_stream_pkg.ALL;
 USE work.sdp_pkg.ALL;
 
@@ -58,8 +59,8 @@ ENTITY node_sdp_beamformer IS
     ram_ss_ss_wide_miso : OUT t_mem_miso;
     ram_bf_weights_mosi : IN  t_mem_mosi := c_mem_mosi_rst;
     ram_bf_weights_miso : OUT t_mem_miso;
-    reg_gain_re_mosi    : IN  t_mem_mosi := c_mem_mosi_rst;
-    reg_gain_re_miso    : OUT t_mem_miso;
+    reg_bf_scale_mosi   : IN  t_mem_mosi := c_mem_mosi_rst;
+    reg_bf_scale_miso   : OUT t_mem_miso;
     reg_hdr_dat_mosi    : IN  t_mem_mosi := c_mem_mosi_rst; 
     reg_hdr_dat_miso    : OUT t_mem_miso;
     reg_dp_xonoff_mosi  : IN  t_mem_mosi := c_mem_mosi_rst; 
@@ -68,11 +69,11 @@ ENTITY node_sdp_beamformer IS
     ram_st_sst_miso     : OUT t_mem_miso;
 
     sdp_info : IN t_sdp_info;
-    gn_id    : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(4 DOWNTO 0);
+    gn_id    : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_sdp_W_gn_id-1 DOWNTO 0);
 
-    eth_src_mac  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(47 DOWNTO 0);
-    ip_src_addr  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(31 DOWNTO 0);
-    udp_src_port : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 DOWNTO 0);
+    eth_src_mac  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_eth_mac_addr_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
+    ip_src_addr  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_ip_addr_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
+    udp_src_port : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_udp_port_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
 
     hdr_fields_out : OUT STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(1023 DOWNTO 0)
   );
@@ -80,7 +81,7 @@ END node_sdp_beamformer;
 
 ARCHITECTURE str OF node_sdp_beamformer IS
   
-  CONSTANT c_select_file_prefix : STRING := "UNUSED";
+  CONSTANT c_bf_select_file_prefix : STRING := "UNUSED";
   CONSTANT c_bf_weights_file_name : STRING := "UNUSED";
 
   SIGNAL bsel_sosi_arr                  : t_dp_sosi_arr(c_sdp_P_pfb-1 DOWNTO 0) := (OTHERS => c_dp_sosi_rst);
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ BEGIN
     g_dsp_data_w         => c_sdp_W_subband,
     g_nof_ch_in          => c_sdp_N_sub * c_sdp_Q_fft,
     g_nof_ch_sel         => c_sdp_S_sub_bf * c_sdp_Q_fft,
-    g_select_file_prefix => c_select_file_prefix,
+    g_select_file_prefix => c_bf_select_file_prefix,
     g_use_complex        => TRUE
   )
   PORT MAP(
@@ -169,8 +170,8 @@ BEGIN
       mm_rst         => mm_rst,
       mm_clk         => mm_clk,
   
-      reg_gain_re_mosi => reg_gain_re_mosi,  
-      reg_gain_re_miso => reg_gain_re_miso 
+      reg_gain_re_mosi => reg_bf_scale_mosi,  
+      reg_gain_re_miso => reg_bf_scale_miso 
     );
 
   ---------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_beamformer_output.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_beamformer_output.vhd
index c94d2fc0473fa4bc0d20651897c0f35851eca65e..3ebcd050063a8c918064f19bb45c1cbe14556d19 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_beamformer_output.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_beamformer_output.vhd
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@ USE IEEE.NUMERIC_STD.ALL;
 USE common_lib.common_pkg.ALL;
 USE common_lib.common_field_pkg.ALL;
 USE common_lib.common_mem_pkg.ALL;
+USE common_lib.common_network_layers_pkg.ALL;
 USE dp_lib.dp_stream_pkg.ALL;
 USE work.sdp_pkg.ALL;
 
@@ -60,11 +61,11 @@ ENTITY sdp_beamformer_output IS
     src_in   : IN t_dp_siso;
 
     sdp_info : IN t_sdp_info;
-    gn_id    : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(4 DOWNTO 0);
+    gn_id    : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_sdp_W_gn_id-1 DOWNTO 0);
 
-    eth_src_mac  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(47 DOWNTO 0);
-    ip_src_addr  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(31 DOWNTO 0);
-    udp_src_port : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(15 DOWNTO 0);
+    eth_src_mac  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_eth_mac_addr_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
+    ip_src_addr  : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_ip_addr_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
+    udp_src_port : IN STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(c_network_udp_port_w-1 DOWNTO 0);
 
     hdr_fields_out : OUT STD_LOGIC_VECTOR(1023 DOWNTO 0)
   );
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_pkg.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_pkg.vhd
index 58e7cb7fbe89cc0518809f5466f7070de4f43b7a..3977e21a40a61fb9dd378e2a91ff1eec711e7b61 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_pkg.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_pkg.vhd
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ PACKAGE sdp_pkg is
   CONSTANT c_sdp_W_beamlet_sum   : NATURAL := 18; 
   CONSTANT c_sdp_W_beamlet       : NATURAL := 8; 
   CONSTANT c_sdp_W_beamlet_scale : NATURAL := 16; 
+  CONSTANT c_sdp_W_gn_id         : NATURAL := 5; 
 
   -- AIT constants
   CONSTANT c_sdp_ait_buf_nof_data_jesd : NATURAL := 1024; -- 1024 14 bit samples fit in one M20k BRAM 
diff --git a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_scope.vhd b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_scope.vhd
index 02350a12009e2476d488becfd6c5c0f8d29173dd..0f8c1ae119a929ce54325aa3eddbc6a45d9abf81 100644
--- a/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_scope.vhd
+++ b/applications/lofar2/libraries/sdp/src/vhdl/sdp_scope.vhd
@@ -40,10 +40,10 @@ USE work.sdp_pkg.ALL;
 ENTITY sdp_scope IS
   GENERIC (
     g_sim                 : BOOLEAN := FALSE;
-    g_selection           : NATURAL := 0;
-    g_nof_input           : NATURAL := 2;
-    g_n_deinterleave      : NATURAL := 2;
-    g_dat_w               : NATURAL := 18
+    g_selection           : NATURAL := 0; -- Time index selection (subband/beamlet)
+    g_nof_input           : NATURAL := 2; -- nof input streams
+    g_n_deinterleave      : NATURAL := 2; -- deinterleave factor for each input stream
+    g_dat_w               : NATURAL := 18 -- Data width
   );
   PORT (
     clk : IN STD_LOGIC;