diff --git a/bsc/BSC_Tests_LCLS.ttcn b/bsc/BSC_Tests_LCLS.ttcn
index b99ba58..da9fe94 100644
--- a/bsc/BSC_Tests_LCLS.ttcn
+++ b/bsc/BSC_Tests_LCLS.ttcn
@@ -128,8 +128,12 @@
 private function f_lcls_connhdlr_main(charstring id) runs on LCLS_MSC_ConnHdlr {
 	/* 1) establish the connection between RSL and BSSAP side */
 	var PDU_BSSAP ass_req := f_gen_ass_req();
+
 	var template PDU_BSSAP ass_compl := f_gen_exp_compl();
 	ass_req.pdu.bssmap.assignmentRequest.codecList := g_pars.ass_codec_list;
+	ass_req.pdu.bssmap.assignmentRequest.channelType :=
+				f_BSSMAP_chtype_from_codec(g_pars.ass_codec_list.codecElements[0]);
+
 	f_establish_fully(ass_req, ass_compl);
 
 	/* 2) notify master that assignment has completed */
@@ -251,8 +255,7 @@
 	f_lcls_test_fini();
 }
 
-/* Send an ASSIGNMENT REQ with LCLS GCR+CFG+CSC; expect connect both-way */
-testcase TC_lcls_gcr_bway_connect() runs on lcls_test_CT {
+private function f_tc_lcls_gcr_bway_connect(boolean hr) runs on lcls_test_CT {
 	var TestHdlrParams pars_a := valueof(t_def_TestHdlrPars);
 	var TestHdlrParams pars_b;
 	var MSC_ConnHdlr vc_conn;
@@ -260,7 +263,11 @@
 
 	f_lcls_init();
 
-	pars_a.ass_codec_list := valueof(ts_BSSMAP_IE_CodecList({ts_CodecFR}));
+	if (hr == true) {
+		pars_a.ass_codec_list := valueof(ts_BSSMAP_IE_CodecList({ts_CodecHR}));
+	} else {
+		pars_a.ass_codec_list := valueof(ts_BSSMAP_IE_CodecList({ts_CodecFR}));
+	}
 	pars_a.lcls.gcr := valueof(ts_GCR('010203'O, '0405'O, '060708090a'O));
 	pars_a.lcls.cfg := LCLS_CFG_both_way;
 	pars_a.lcls.csc := LCLS_CSC_connect;
@@ -272,6 +279,7 @@
 	pars_b.lcls.exp_sts := LCLS_STS_locally_switched;
 
 	f_lcls_test_init(pars_a, pars_b);
+
 	CONN_A.receive(LclsCompSync:LCLS_COMP_SYNC_ASS_COMPL);
 	interleave {
 	[] CONN_A.receive(tr_BSSMAP_LclsNotificationSts(LCLS_STS_not_yet_ls));
@@ -285,6 +293,16 @@
 	f_lcls_test_fini();
 }
 
+/* Send an ASSIGNMENT REQ with LCLS GCR+CFG+CSC; expect connect both-way (full rate)*/
+testcase TC_lcls_gcr_bway_connect() runs on lcls_test_CT {
+	 f_tc_lcls_gcr_bway_connect(false)
+}
+
+/* Send an ASSIGNMENT REQ with LCLS GCR+CFG+CSC; expect connect both-way (half rate) */
+testcase TC_lcls_gcr_bway_connect_hr() runs on lcls_test_CT {
+	 f_tc_lcls_gcr_bway_connect(true)
+}
+
 /* Send an ASSIGNMENT REQ with LCLS CFG+CSC enabling LCLS but GCR doesn't match! */
 testcase TC_lcls_gcr_nomatch_bway_connect() runs on lcls_test_CT {
 	var TestHdlrParams pars_a := valueof(t_def_TestHdlrPars);
@@ -581,6 +599,7 @@
 
 	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_only() );
 	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_bway_connect() );
+	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_bway_connect_hr() );
 	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_nomatch_bway_connect() );
 	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_bway_dont_connect() );
 	execute( TC_lcls_gcr_unsuppported_cfg() );