diff --git a/kernels/volk/volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i.h b/kernels/volk/volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i.h
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@@ -0,0 +1,277 @@
+/* -*- c++ -*- */
+/*
+ * Copyright 2015 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 3, or (at your option)
+ * any later version.
+ *
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+ * 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 GNU Radio; see the file COPYING.  If not, write to
+ * the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin Street,
+ * Boston, MA 02110-1301, USA.
+ */
+
+/*!
+ * \page volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i
+ *
+ * \b Overview
+ *
+ * Carry out a saturated addition on a vectors of signed 8-bit integers.
+ *
+ * <b>Dispatcher Prototype</b>
+ * \code
+ * void volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i(int8_t* outVector, const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB, const unsigned int num_vals)
+ * \endcode
+ *
+ * \b Inputs
+ * \li inVectorA: The first input vector of 8-bit integers.
+ * \li inVectorB: The second input vector of 8-bit integers.
+ * \li num_vals: The number of data points.
+ *
+ * \b Outputs
+ * \li outVector: The resulting output of 8-bit integers.
+ *
+ * \b Example
+ *
+ * The follow example adds some vectors such that the result will eventually saturate
+ *
+ * \code
+ *   int N = 100;
+ *   unsigned int alignment = volk_get_alignment();
+ *   int8_t* vecA = (int8_t*)volk_malloc(sizeof(int8_t)*N, alignment);
+ *   int8_t* vecB = (int8_t*)volk_malloc(sizeof(int8_t)*N, alignment);
+ *   int8_t* out = (int8_t*)volk_malloc(sizeof(int8_t)*N, alignment);
+ *
+ *   for(unsigned int ii = 0; ii < N; ++ii){
+ *       vecA[ii] = ii;
+ *       vecB[ii] = 100+ii;
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i(out, vecA, vecB, N);
+ *
+ *   for(unsigned int ii = 0; ii < N; ++ii){
+ *       printf("out[%u] = %d\n", ii, out[ii]);
+ *   }
+ *
+ *   volk_free(vecA);
+ *   volk_free(vecB);
+ *   volk_free(out);
+ * \endcode
+ */
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_u_H
+#define INCLUDED_volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_u_H
+
+#include <stdint.h>
+#include <stdio.h>
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_GENERIC
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_generic(int8_t* outVector,
+                                    const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                    const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++){
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_GENERIC */
+
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_SSE2
+
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_u_sse2(int8_t* outVector,
+                                   const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                   const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  const unsigned int VEC_SIZE = 16;
+  const unsigned int vecNum = num_vals / VEC_SIZE;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < vecNum; i++) {
+    __m128i a = _mm_loadu_si128((const __m128i*)(inVectorA + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m128i b = _mm_loadu_si128((const __m128i*)(inVectorB + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m128i result = _mm_adds_epi8(b, a);
+    _mm_storeu_si128((__m128i*)(outVector + VEC_SIZE*i), result);
+  }
+
+  i = VEC_SIZE*vecNum;
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++) {
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_SSE2 for unaligned */
+
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_AVX2
+
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_u_avx2(int8_t* outVector,
+                                   const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                   const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  const unsigned int VEC_SIZE = 32;
+  const unsigned int vecNum = num_vals / VEC_SIZE;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < vecNum; i++) {
+    __m256i a = _mm256_loadu_si256((const __m256i*)(inVectorA + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m256i b = _mm256_loadu_si256((const __m256i*)(inVectorB + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m256i result = _mm256_adds_epi8(b, a);
+    _mm256_storeu_si256((__m256i*)(outVector + VEC_SIZE*i), result);
+  }
+
+  i = VEC_SIZE*vecNum;
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++) {
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_AVX2 for unaligned */
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_VOLK_8s_SATURATED_SUM_8s_UNALIGNED8_H */
+
+
+#ifndef INCLUDED_volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_a_H
+#define INCLUDED_volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_a_H
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_SSE2
+
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_a_sse2(int8_t* outVector,
+                                   const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                   const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  const unsigned int VEC_SIZE = 16;
+  const unsigned int vecNum = num_vals / VEC_SIZE;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < vecNum; i++) {
+    __m128i a = _mm_load_si128((const __m128i*)(inVectorA + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m128i b = _mm_load_si128((const __m128i*)(inVectorB + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m128i result = _mm_adds_epi8(b, a);
+    _mm_store_si128((__m128i*)(outVector + VEC_SIZE*i), result);
+  }
+
+  i = VEC_SIZE*vecNum;
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++) {
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_SSE2 for aligned */
+
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_AVX2
+
+#include <x86intrin.h>
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_a_avx2(int8_t* outVector,
+                                   const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                   const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  const unsigned int VEC_SIZE = 32;
+  const unsigned int vecNum = num_vals / VEC_SIZE;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < vecNum; i++) {
+    __m256i a = _mm256_load_si256((const __m256i*)(inVectorA + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m256i b = _mm256_load_si256((const __m256i*)(inVectorB + VEC_SIZE*i));
+    __m256i result = _mm256_adds_epi8(b, a);
+    _mm256_store_si256((__m256i*)(outVector + VEC_SIZE*i), result);
+  }
+
+  i = VEC_SIZE*vecNum;
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++) {
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_AVX2 for aligned */
+
+
+#ifdef LV_HAVE_NEON
+
+#include <arm_neon.h>
+
+static inline void
+volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i_a_neon(int8_t* outVector,
+                                   const int8_t* inVectorA, const int8_t* inVectorB,
+                                   const unsigned int num_vals)
+{
+  const unsigned int VEC_SIZE = 16;
+  const unsigned int vecNum = num_vals / VEC_SIZE;
+  unsigned int i = 0;
+  int16_t tmpPlus; // Need to move to more bits to workaround possible overflow
+
+  for(; i < vecNum; i++) {
+		int8x16_t a = vld1q_s8((const int8x16_t*)(inVectorA + VEC_SIZE*i));
+		int8x16_t b = vld1q_s8((const int8x16_t*)(inVectorB + VEC_SIZE*i));
+		vst1q_s8((const int8x16_t*)(outVector + VEC_SIZE*i), vqaddq_s8(b, a));
+  }
+
+  i = VEC_SIZE*vecNum;
+  for(; i < num_vals; i++) {
+    tmpPlus = inVectorB[i] + inVectorA[i];
+    // Saturate to avoid overflow
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus > 127) ? 127 : tmpPlus;
+    tmpPlus = (tmpPlus < -128) ? -128 : tmpPlus;
+
+    outVector[i] = ((int8_t)tmpPlus);
+  }
+}
+
+#endif /* LV_HAVE_NEON for aligned */
+
+#endif /* INCLUDED_VOLK_8s_SATURATED_SUM_8s_ALIGNED8_H */
diff --git a/lib/kernel_tests.h b/lib/kernel_tests.h
index 23c0c45a4..76125dfad 100644
--- a/lib/kernel_tests.h
+++ b/lib/kernel_tests.h
@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@ std::vector<volk_test_case_t> init_test_list(volk_test_params_t test_params)
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_8ic_x2_s32f_multiply_conjugate_32fc,       test_params))
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_8i_convert_16i,                            test_params))
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_8i_s32f_convert_32f,                       test_params))
+        (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_8i_x2_saturated_sum_8i,                    test_params))
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32fc_s32fc_multiply_32fc,                  test_params))
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_s32f_multiply_32f,                     test_params))
         (VOLK_INIT_TEST(volk_32f_binary_slicer_32i,                     test_params))