diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_cswap.c b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_cswap.c
index 2395572d30..4f238feec8 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_cswap.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_cswap.c
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ int mca_atomic_mxm_cswap(void *target,
     /* mxm request init */
     sreq.base.state = MXM_REQ_NEW;
     sreq.base.mq = mca_spml_self->mxm_mq;
-    sreq.base.conn = mca_spml_self->mxm_peers[pe]->mxm_conn;
+    sreq.base.conn = mca_spml_self->mxm_peers[pe]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn;
     sreq.base.completed_cb = NULL;
     sreq.base.data_type = MXM_REQ_DATA_BUFFER;
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_fadd.c b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_fadd.c
index 97dced8b75..9be7418870 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_fadd.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/atomic/mxm/atomic_mxm_fadd.c
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ int mca_atomic_mxm_fadd(void *target,
     /* mxm request init */
     sreq.base.state = MXM_REQ_NEW;
     sreq.base.mq = mca_spml_self->mxm_mq;
-    sreq.base.conn = mca_spml_self->mxm_peers[pe]->mxm_conn;
+    sreq.base.conn = mca_spml_self->mxm_peers[pe]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn;
     sreq.base.completed_cb = NULL;
     sreq.base.data_type = MXM_REQ_DATA_BUFFER;
 
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt
index aacca833bf..6685758b82 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt
@@ -35,9 +35,17 @@ Initialization of MXM library failed.
 
   Error: %s
 
-[mxm tls]
+[mxm shm tls]
 ERROR: MXM shared memory transport can not be used
 bacause it is not fully compliant with OSHMEM spec
 
 MXM transport setting: %s
 
+[mxm tls]
+ERROR: valid mxm transports are:
+"ud" "ud,self" "rc" or "dc"
+
+transport setting is: %s=%s
+
+
+
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
index 8eae93b31a..0ad39f1cb1 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.c
@@ -358,6 +358,9 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_del_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
         if (mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_conn) {
             mxm_ep_disconnect(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_conn);
         }
+        if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel && mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn) {
+            mxm_ep_disconnect(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn);
+        }
         destroy_ptl_idx(i);
         if (mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]) {
             OBJ_RELEASE(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]);
@@ -372,6 +375,7 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_del_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
 int mca_spml_ikrit_add_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
 {
     spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t *ep_info = NULL;
+    spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t *ep_hw_rdma_info = NULL;
     spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t my_ep_info;
 #if MXM_API < MXM_VERSION(2,0)
     mxm_conn_req_t *conn_reqs;
@@ -402,6 +406,15 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_add_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
     }
     memset(ep_info, 0x0, sizeof(spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t));
 
+    if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
+        ep_hw_rdma_info = malloc(nprocs * sizeof(spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t));
+        if (NULL == ep_hw_rdma_info) {
+            rc = OSHMEM_ERR_OUT_OF_RESOURCE;
+            goto bail;
+        }
+        memset(ep_hw_rdma_info, 0x0, sizeof(spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t));
+    }
+
     mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers = (mxm_peer_t **) malloc(nprocs
             * sizeof(*(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers)));
     if (NULL == mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers) {
@@ -419,6 +432,16 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_add_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
         return OSHMEM_ERROR;
     }
 #else
+    if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
+        err = mxm_ep_get_address(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_hw_rdma_ep, &my_ep_info.addr.ep_addr, &mxm_addr_len);
+        if (MXM_OK != err) {
+            orte_show_help("help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt", "unable to get endpoint address", true,
+                    mxm_error_string(err));
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+        oshmem_shmem_allgather(&my_ep_info, ep_hw_rdma_info,
+                sizeof(spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t));
+    }
     err = mxm_ep_get_address(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep, &my_ep_info.addr.ep_addr, &mxm_addr_len);
     if (MXM_OK != err) {
         orte_show_help("help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt", "unable to get endpoint address", true,
@@ -426,12 +449,11 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_add_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
         return OSHMEM_ERROR;
     }
 #endif
-
-    opal_progress_register(spml_ikrit_progress);
-
     oshmem_shmem_allgather(&my_ep_info, ep_info,
                            sizeof(spml_ikrit_mxm_ep_conn_info_t));
 
+    opal_progress_register(spml_ikrit_progress);
+
     /* Get the EP connection requests for all the processes from modex */
     for (i = 0; i < nprocs; ++i) {
 
@@ -457,6 +479,15 @@ int mca_spml_ikrit_add_procs(oshmem_proc_t** procs, size_t nprocs)
         if (OSHMEM_SUCCESS != create_ptl_idx(i))
                 goto bail;
         mxm_conn_ctx_set(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_conn, mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]);
+        if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
+            err = mxm_ep_connect(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_hw_rdma_ep, ep_hw_rdma_info[i].addr.ep_addr, &mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn);
+            if (MXM_OK != err) {
+                SPML_ERROR("MXM returned connect error: %s\n", mxm_error_string(err));
+                goto bail;
+            }
+        } else {
+            mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_hw_rdma_conn = mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_peers[i]->mxm_conn;
+        }
 #endif
     }
 
@@ -579,7 +610,7 @@ sshmem_mkey_t *mca_spml_ikrit_register(void* addr,
 #if MXM_API < MXM_VERSION(2,0)
             mkeys[i].len = 0;
 #else
-            if (mca_spml_ikrit.ud_only) {
+            if (mca_spml_ikrit.ud_only && !mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
                 mkeys[i].len = 0;
                 break;
             }
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
index 878f571ba1..e0ce288065 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit.h
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ BEGIN_C_DECLS
 struct mxm_peer {
     opal_list_item_t    super;
     mxm_conn_h          mxm_conn;
+    mxm_conn_h          mxm_hw_rdma_conn;
     int                 pe;
     int32_t             n_active_puts;
     int                 need_fence;
@@ -68,8 +69,10 @@ struct mca_spml_ikrit_t {
 
     mxm_context_opts_t *mxm_ctx_opts;
     mxm_ep_opts_t *mxm_ep_opts;
+    mxm_ep_opts_t *mxm_ep_hw_rdma_opts;
     mxm_h mxm_context;
     mxm_ep_h mxm_ep;
+    mxm_ep_h mxm_hw_rdma_ep;
     mxm_mq_h mxm_mq;
     mxm_peer_t **mxm_peers;
 
@@ -92,6 +95,8 @@ struct mca_spml_ikrit_t {
     int   ud_only;  /* only ud transport is used. In this case 
                        it is possible to speedup mkey exchange 
                        and not to register memheap */
+    int hw_rdma_channel;  /* true if we provide separate channel that
+                       has true one sided capability */
     int np;
 #if MXM_API >= MXM_VERSION(2,0)
     int unsync_conn_max;
diff --git a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
index 5b479fe0c4..207964008c 100644
--- a/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
+++ b/oshmem/mca/spml/ikrit/spml_ikrit_component.c
@@ -104,6 +104,19 @@ static inline int set_mxm_tls()
     }
     return check_mxm_tls("MXM_TLS");
 }
+
+static inline void set_mxm_rc_tls()
+{
+    char *tls;
+
+    tls = getenv("MXM_OSHMEM_HW_RDMA_TLS");
+    if (NULL != tls) {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    setenv("MXM_OSHMEM_HW_RDMA_TLS", "rc", 1);
+    return;
+}
 #endif
 
 static inline void mca_spml_ikrit_param_register_int(const char* param_name,
@@ -156,7 +169,9 @@ static int mca_spml_ikrit_component_register(void)
     mca_spml_ikrit_param_register_int("priority", 20,
                                       "[integer] ikrit priority",
                                       &mca_spml_ikrit.priority);
-
+    mca_spml_ikrit_param_register_int("hw_rdma_channel", 0,
+                                       "create separate reliable connection channel",
+                                       &mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel);
     mca_spml_ikrit_param_register_string("mxm_tls",
                                          "rc,ud,self",
                                          "[string] TL channels for MXM",
@@ -215,15 +230,21 @@ static int mca_spml_ikrit_component_open(void)
 
     mca_spml_ikrit.ud_only = 0;
 #if MXM_API < MXM_VERSION(2,1)
+    mca_spml_ikrit.rc_channel = 0;
     if ((MXM_OK != mxm_config_read_context_opts(&mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ctx_opts)) ||
         (MXM_OK != mxm_config_read_ep_opts(&mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_opts)))
 #else
     if (OSHMEM_SUCCESS != set_mxm_tls()) {
         return OSHMEM_ERROR;
     }
-    if (MXM_OK != mxm_config_read_opts(&mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ctx_opts,
-                                       &mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_opts,
-                                       "OSHMEM", NULL, 0))
+    set_mxm_rc_tls();
+
+    if ((mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel && MXM_OK != mxm_config_read_opts(&mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ctx_opts,
+                &mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_hw_rdma_opts,
+                "OSHMEM_HW_RDMA", NULL, 0)) ||
+            MXM_OK != mxm_config_read_opts(&mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ctx_opts,
+                &mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_opts,
+                "OSHMEM", NULL, 0))
 #endif
     {
         SPML_ERROR("Failed to parse MXM configuration");
@@ -273,6 +294,8 @@ static int mca_spml_ikrit_component_close(void)
 #else
         mxm_config_free_ep_opts(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_opts);
         mxm_config_free_context_opts(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ctx_opts);
+        if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel)
+            mxm_config_free_ep_opts(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_hw_rdma_opts);
 #endif
     }
     mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_context = NULL;
@@ -302,6 +325,20 @@ static int spml_ikrit_mxm_init(void)
                        mxm_error_string(err));
         return OSHMEM_ERROR;
     }
+    if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
+        err = mxm_ep_create(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_context,
+                mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep_hw_rdma_opts,
+                &mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_hw_rdma_ep);
+        if (MXM_OK != err) {
+            orte_show_help("help-oshmem-spml-ikrit.txt",
+                    "unable to create endpoint",
+                    true,
+                    mxm_error_string(err));
+            return OSHMEM_ERROR;
+        }
+    } else {
+        mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_hw_rdma_ep = mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep;
+    }
 
     return OSHMEM_SUCCESS;
 }
@@ -335,6 +372,9 @@ static int mca_spml_ikrit_component_fini(void)
     if (NULL != mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep) {
         mxm_ep_destroy(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_ep);
     }
+    if (mca_spml_ikrit.hw_rdma_channel) {
+        mxm_ep_destroy(mca_spml_ikrit.mxm_hw_rdma_ep);
+    }
 
     if(!mca_spml_ikrit.enabled)
         return OSHMEM_SUCCESS; /* never selected.. return success.. */