diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
index 948046493..a5aa748e8 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.cpp
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ CircuitModelId ConfigProtocol::bl_memory_model() const {
   return bl_memory_model_;
 }
 
+size_t ConfigProtocol::bl_num_banks() const {
+  return bl_num_banks_;
+}
+
 e_blwl_protocol_type ConfigProtocol::wl_protocol_type() const {
   return wl_protocol_type_;
 }
@@ -57,6 +61,10 @@ CircuitModelId ConfigProtocol::wl_memory_model() const {
   return wl_memory_model_;
 }
 
+size_t ConfigProtocol::wl_num_banks() const {
+  return wl_num_banks_;
+}
+
 /************************************************************************
  * Public Mutators
  ***********************************************************************/
@@ -100,6 +108,15 @@ void ConfigProtocol::set_bl_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model) {
   bl_memory_model_ = memory_model;
 }
 
+void ConfigProtocol::set_bl_num_banks(const size_t& num_banks) {
+  if (BLWL_PROTOCOL_SHIFT_REGISTER != bl_protocol_type_) {
+    VTR_LOG_ERROR("BL protocol memory model is only applicable when '%d' is defined", BLWL_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[bl_protocol_type_]);
+    return;
+  }
+  bl_num_banks_ = num_banks;
+}
+
+
 void ConfigProtocol::set_wl_protocol_type(const e_blwl_protocol_type& type) {
   if (CONFIG_MEM_QL_MEMORY_BANK != type_) {
     VTR_LOG_ERROR("WL protocol type is only applicable for configuration protocol '%d'", CONFIG_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[type_]);
@@ -123,3 +140,12 @@ void ConfigProtocol::set_wl_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model) {
   }
   wl_memory_model_ = memory_model;
 }
+
+void ConfigProtocol::set_wl_num_banks(const size_t& num_banks) {
+  if (BLWL_PROTOCOL_SHIFT_REGISTER != wl_protocol_type_) {
+    VTR_LOG_ERROR("WL protocol memory model is only applicable when '%d' is defined", BLWL_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[wl_protocol_type_]);
+    return;
+  }
+  wl_num_banks_ = num_banks;
+}
+
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
index 24de1ff47..79bda1a46 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/config_protocol.h
@@ -29,9 +29,11 @@ class ConfigProtocol {
     e_blwl_protocol_type bl_protocol_type() const;
     std::string bl_memory_model_name() const;
     CircuitModelId bl_memory_model() const;
+    size_t bl_num_banks() const;
     e_blwl_protocol_type wl_protocol_type() const;
     std::string wl_memory_model_name() const;
     CircuitModelId wl_memory_model() const;
+    size_t wl_num_banks() const;
   public: /* Public Mutators */
     void set_type(const e_config_protocol_type& type);
     void set_memory_model_name(const std::string& memory_model_name);
@@ -41,9 +43,11 @@ class ConfigProtocol {
     void set_bl_protocol_type(const e_blwl_protocol_type& type);
     void set_bl_memory_model_name(const std::string& memory_model_name);
     void set_bl_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model);
+    void set_bl_num_banks(const size_t& num_banks);
     void set_wl_protocol_type(const e_blwl_protocol_type& type);
     void set_wl_memory_model_name(const std::string& memory_model_name);
     void set_wl_memory_model(const CircuitModelId& memory_model);
+    void set_wl_num_banks(const size_t& num_banks);
   private: /* Internal data */
     /* The type of configuration protocol. 
      * In other words, it is about how to organize and access each configurable memory 
@@ -58,17 +62,21 @@ class ConfigProtocol {
     int num_regions_;
 
     /* BL & WL protocol: This is only applicable to memory-bank configuration protocols
-     * - type: defines which protocol to be used. By default, we consider decoders
+     * - type:               defines which protocol to be used. By default, we consider decoders
      * - bl/wl_memory_model: defines the circuit model to be used when building shift register chains for BL/WL configuration. 
      *                       It must be a valid CCFF circuit model. This is only applicable when shift-register protocol is selected
      *                       for BL or WL.
+     * - bl/wl_num_banks:    defines the number of independent shift register chains (with separated head and tail ports)
+     *                       for a given BL protocol per configuration region
      */
     e_blwl_protocol_type bl_protocol_type_ = BLWL_PROTOCOL_DECODER;
     std::string bl_memory_model_name_;
     CircuitModelId bl_memory_model_;
+    size_t bl_num_banks_;
     e_blwl_protocol_type wl_protocol_type_ = BLWL_PROTOCOL_DECODER;
     std::string wl_memory_model_name_;
     CircuitModelId wl_memory_model_;
+    size_t wl_num_banks_;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
index ebfe64782..c84bbe93b 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/read_xml_config_protocol.cpp
@@ -68,9 +68,13 @@ void read_xml_bl_protocol(pugi::xml_node& xml_bl_protocol,
 
   config_protocol.set_bl_protocol_type(blwl_protocol_type);
 
-  /* Find the memory model, only applicable to shift-registor protocol */
+  /* only applicable to shift-registor protocol
+   * - Find the memory model to build shift register chains
+   * - Find the number of shift register chains for each protocol
+   */
   if (BLWL_PROTOCOL_SHIFT_REGISTER == blwl_protocol_type) {
     config_protocol.set_bl_memory_model_name(get_attribute(xml_bl_protocol, "circuit_model_name", loc_data).as_string());
+    config_protocol.set_bl_num_banks(get_attribute(xml_bl_protocol, "num_banks", loc_data).as_int(1));
   }
 }
 
@@ -94,9 +98,13 @@ void read_xml_wl_protocol(pugi::xml_node& xml_wl_protocol,
 
   config_protocol.set_wl_protocol_type(blwl_protocol_type);
 
-  /* Find the memory model, only applicable to shift-registor protocol */
+  /* only applicable to shift-registor protocol
+   * - Find the memory model to build shift register chains
+   * - Find the number of shift register chains for each protocol
+   */
   if (BLWL_PROTOCOL_SHIFT_REGISTER == blwl_protocol_type) {
     config_protocol.set_wl_memory_model_name(get_attribute(xml_wl_protocol, "circuit_model_name", loc_data).as_string());
+    config_protocol.set_wl_num_banks(get_attribute(xml_wl_protocol, "num_banks", loc_data).as_int(1));
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/write_xml_config_protocol.cpp b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/write_xml_config_protocol.cpp
index 0f202bf04..7801049a3 100644
--- a/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/write_xml_config_protocol.cpp
+++ b/libopenfpga/libarchopenfpga/src/write_xml_config_protocol.cpp
@@ -26,11 +26,24 @@ void write_xml_config_organization(std::fstream& fp,
   openfpga::check_file_stream(fname, fp);
 
   fp << "\t\t" << "<organization";
-
   write_xml_attribute(fp, "type", CONFIG_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[config_protocol.type()]);
   write_xml_attribute(fp, "circuit_model_name", circuit_lib.model_name(config_protocol.memory_model()).c_str());
-
   fp << "/>" << "\n";
+
+  /* Output BL/WL protocols */
+  fp << "\t\t\t" << "<bl";
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "protocol", BLWL_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[config_protocol.bl_protocol_type()]);
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "circuit_model_name", circuit_lib.model_name(config_protocol.bl_memory_model()).c_str());
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "num_banks", config_protocol.bl_num_banks());
+  fp << "/>" << "\n";
+
+  fp << "\t\t\t" << "<wl";
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "protocol", BLWL_PROTOCOL_TYPE_STRING[config_protocol.wl_protocol_type()]);
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "circuit_model_name", circuit_lib.model_name(config_protocol.wl_memory_model()).c_str());
+  write_xml_attribute(fp, "num_banks", config_protocol.wl_num_banks());
+  fp << "/>" << "\n";
+
+  fp << "\t" << "</organization>" << "\n";
 }
 
 /********************************************************************