diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/amconfigs/congen_extended.json b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/amconfigs/congen_extended.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..80e3450f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/configs/amconfigs/congen_extended.json
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+{
+	"CONGEN": [{
+			"XOR":[
+				{
+					"FIRST":13,
+					"SECOND":16
+				}
+			],
+			"BYTE_BIT": [
+				0,
+				1,
+				2
+			],
+			"COLUMN_BIT": [
+				3,
+				4,
+				5,
+				6,
+				7,
+				8,
+				9,
+				10,
+				11,
+				12
+			],
+			"BANK_BIT": [
+				13,
+				14,
+				15
+			],
+			"ROW_BIT": [
+				16,
+				17,
+				18,
+				19,
+				20,
+				21,
+				22,
+				23,
+				24,
+				25,
+				26,
+				27,
+				28,
+				29
+			],
+			"ID": 0
+		}
+	]
+}
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml b/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml
index bd1fb7c2..afdc7781 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/resources/simulations/ddr3-example.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     <!-- Memory Device Specification: Which Device is on the DDR3 DIMM -->
     <memspec src="MICRON_1Gb_DDR3-1600_8bit_G.json"></memspec>
     <!-- Addressmapping Configuration of the Memory Controller -->
-    <addressmapping src="congen_extended.xml"></addressmapping>
+    <addressmapping src="congen_extended.json"></addressmapping>
     <!-- Memory Controller Configuration: -->
     <mcconfig src="fifoStrict.json"/>
     <!--
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.cpp b/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.cpp
index 92c6cc4d..82d28092 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.cpp
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.cpp
@@ -1,145 +1,90 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, University of Kaiserslautern
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met:
- *
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *
- * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
- *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- *    this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
- * OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
- * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
- * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
- * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
- * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
- * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * Authors:
- *    Johannes Feldmann
- *    Lukas Steiner
- */
 
 #include <cmath>
 #include <bitset>
-
 #include "AddressDecoder.h"
 #include "utils.h"
+
 #include "../configuration/Configuration.h"
+using json = nlohmann::json;
 
-tinyxml2::XMLElement *AddressDecoder::getXMLNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement
-                                                       *pRoot, std::string strName)
+unsigned int AddressDecoder::getUnsignedAttrFromJson(nlohmann::json obj, std::string strName)
 {
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode = pRoot->FirstChildElement(strName.c_str());
-    if (pNode == nullptr) {
-        reportFatal("AddressDecorder",
-                    "XML File corrupted. Missing node " + strName + ".");
+
+    if (!obj[strName].empty()){
+       if (obj[strName].is_number_unsigned()){
+           return obj[strName];
+        }
+        else {
+           reportFatal("AddressDecoder",
+                       "Attribute " + strName + " is not a number.");
+           return (unsigned)(-1);
+        }
     }
-    return pNode;
-}
-
-unsigned int AddressDecoder::getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot)
-{
-    std::string str = pRoot->GetText();
-    if (str.empty() || std::find_if(str.begin(), str.end(), [](char c) {
-    return !std::isdigit(c);
-    }) != str.end()) {
+    else {
         reportFatal("AddressDecoder",
-                    "Node " + std::string(pRoot->Name()) + " is empty or not a number.");
-        return (unsigned)(-1);
+                     "Attribute " + strName + " is empty or not found");
+         return (unsigned)(-1);
     }
-    return atol(str.c_str());
+
 }
 
-unsigned int AddressDecoder::getUnsignedAttrFromXMLNode(
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot, std::string strName)
+
+
+ std::vector<unsigned> AddressDecoder::getAttrToVectorFromJson(nlohmann::json obj,
+                                                     std::string strName)
 {
-    std::string str = pRoot->Attribute(strName.c_str());
-    if (str.empty() || std::find_if(str.begin(), str.end(), [](char c) {
-    return !std::isdigit(c);
-    }) != str.end()) {
-        reportFatal("AddressDecoder",
-                    "Attribute " + strName + " is empty or not a number.");
-        return (unsigned)(-1);
-    }
-    return atol(str.c_str());
-}
+    std::vector<unsigned> vParameter;
+               if (!obj[strName].empty()){
+                   for ( auto it: obj[strName].items() ){
+                       auto valor = it.value();
+                       if (valor.is_number_unsigned())
+                           vParameter.push_back(it.value());
+                       else {
+                           reportFatal("AddressDecoder",
+                                       "Attribute " + strName + " is not a number.");
+                       }
+                   }
+               }
+               return vParameter;
+
+}  /// TODO:Rewrite with break instead
 
 AddressDecoder::AddressDecoder(std::string pathToAddressMapping)
 {
-    tinyxml2::XMLDocument doc;
-    loadXML(pathToAddressMapping, doc);
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot = doc.RootElement();
-    std::string xmlNodeName(pRoot->Name());
+    json AddrFile = json::parse(std::ifstream(pathToAddressMapping));
 
-    if (xmlNodeName != "CONGEN")
+    if (AddrFile["CONGEN"].empty())
         reportFatal("AddressDecorder",
                     "Root node name differs from \"CONGEN\". File format not supported.");
 
     // Load address mapping
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *pNode;
+     for ( auto it: AddrFile["CONGEN"].items()){
+         json j= it.value();
+         if (getUnsignedAttrFromJson(j, "ID") == 0){
+             ID=true;
+             for ( auto xorItem: j["XOR"].items() ){
+                 auto value = xorItem.value();
+                 if (!value.empty())
+                     vXor.push_back(std::pair<unsigned, unsigned>(getUnsignedAttrFromJson(value, "FIRST"),
+                                                                  getUnsignedAttrFromJson(value, "SECOND")));
+             }
+             vChannelBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"CHANNEL_BIT");
+             vRankBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"RANK_BIT");
+             vBankGroupBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"BANKGROUP_BIT");
+             vBankBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"BANK_BIT");
+             vRowBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"ROW_BIT");
+             vColumnBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"COLUMN_BIT");
+             vByteBits = getAttrToVectorFromJson(j,"BYTE_BIT");
+             //if it doesnt have one of them it returns "not a number :("
+         }
+         //TODO find a way to generate an error if it doesnt find an object with ID==0.
+     }
+     if (ID != true)
+         SC_REPORT_FATAL("AddressDecoder", "No mapping with ID 0 was found.");
 
-    for (pNode = pRoot->FirstChildElement("SOLUTION"); pNode != nullptr;
-            pNode = pNode->NextSiblingElement("SOLUTION"))
-    {
-        if (getUnsignedAttrFromXMLNode(pNode, "ID") == 0)
-            break;
-    }
 
-    if (pNode == nullptr)
-        SC_REPORT_FATAL("AddressDecoder", "No mapping with ID 0 was found.");
+    //Why to have several "SOLUTION" elements if only the one with ID=0 will be used????
 
-    // get XOR connections
-    // An XOR connection needs two parameters: A first bit and a second bit.
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pXor = pNode->FirstChildElement("XOR");
-            pXor != nullptr; pXor = pXor->NextSiblingElement("XOR"))
-    {
-        vXor.push_back(std::pair<unsigned, unsigned>(getUnsignedAttrFromXMLNode(pXor, "FIRST"),
-                                                     getUnsignedAttrFromXMLNode(pXor, "SECOND")));
-    }
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pChannel = pNode->FirstChildElement("CHANNEL_BIT");
-            pChannel != nullptr; pChannel = pChannel->NextSiblingElement("CHANNEL_BIT"))
-        vChannelBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pChannel));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRank = pNode->FirstChildElement("RANK_BIT");
-            pRank != nullptr; pRank = pRank->NextSiblingElement("RANK_BIT"))
-        vRankBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pRank));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pBankGroup = pNode->FirstChildElement("BANKGROUP_BIT");
-            pBankGroup != nullptr; pBankGroup = pBankGroup->NextSiblingElement("BANKGROUP_BIT"))
-        vBankGroupBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pBankGroup));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pBank = pNode->FirstChildElement("BANK_BIT");
-            pBank != nullptr; pBank = pBank->NextSiblingElement("BANK_BIT"))
-        vBankBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pBank));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRow = pNode->FirstChildElement("ROW_BIT");
-            pRow != nullptr; pRow = pRow->NextSiblingElement("ROW_BIT"))
-        vRowBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pRow));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pColumn = pNode->FirstChildElement("COLUMN_BIT");
-            pColumn != nullptr; pColumn = pColumn->NextSiblingElement("COLUMN_BIT"))
-        vColumnBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pColumn));
-
-    for (tinyxml2::XMLElement *pByte = pNode->FirstChildElement("BYTE_BIT");
-            pByte != nullptr; pByte = pByte->NextSiblingElement("BYTE_BIT"))
-        vByteBits.push_back(getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(pByte));
 
     unsigned channels = pow(2.0, vChannelBits.size());
     unsigned ranks = pow(2.0, vRankBits.size());
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.h b/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.h
index 21b2d243..8f07ea55 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/common/AddressDecoder.h
@@ -1,41 +1,5 @@
-/*
- * Copyright (c) 2018, University of Kaiserslautern
- * All rights reserved.
- *
- * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
- * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions are
- * met:
- *
- * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright notice,
- *    this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
- *
- * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
- *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
- *    documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
- *
- * 3. Neither the name of the copyright holder nor the names of its
- *    contributors may be used to endorse or promote products derived from
- *    this software without specific prior written permission.
- *
- * THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND CONTRIBUTORS
- * "AS IS" AND ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED
- * TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR
- * PURPOSE ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER
- * OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL,
- * EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO,
- * PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR
- * PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION) HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF
- * LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING
- * NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY OUT OF THE USE OF THIS
- * SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGE.
- *
- * Authors:
- *    Johannes Feldmann
- *    Lukas Steiner
- */
-
-#ifndef ADDRESSDECODER_H
-#define ADDRESSDECODER_H
+#ifndef ADRESSDECODER_H
+#define ADRESSDECODER_H
 
 #include <iostream>
 #include <sstream>
@@ -43,7 +7,7 @@
 #include <map>
 #include <vector>
 
-#include "third_party/tinyxml2/tinyxml2.h"
+#include "../common/third_party/nlohmann/single_include/nlohmann/json.hpp"
 
 struct DecodedAddress
 {
@@ -74,17 +38,18 @@ public:
     void print();
 
 private:
-    tinyxml2::XMLElement *getXMLNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot,
-                                     std::string strName);
-    unsigned int getUnsignedTextFromXMLNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot);
-    unsigned int getUnsignedAttrFromXMLNode(tinyxml2::XMLElement *pRoot,
-                                            std::string strName);
+
+    std::vector<unsigned> getAttrToVectorFromJson(nlohmann::json obj,
+                                                  std::string strName);
+    unsigned int getUnsignedAttrFromJson(nlohmann::json obj,
+                                        std::string strName);
 
     unsigned banksPerGroup;
     unsigned bankgroupsPerRank;
 
     uint64_t maximumAddress;
 
+    bool ID;
     // This container stores for each used xor gate a pair of address bits, the first bit is overwritten with the result
     std::vector<std::pair<unsigned, unsigned>> vXor;
     std::vector<unsigned> vChannelBits;
diff --git a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
index 4d4be4b0..63d35d86 100644
--- a/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
+++ b/DRAMSys/library/src/configuration/ConfigurationLoader.h
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ class ConfigurationLoader
 public:
 
 
-      static void loadMCConfig(Configuration &config, std::string amconfigUri);
+    static void loadMCConfig(Configuration &config, std::string amconfigUri);
 
 
     static void loadSimConfig(Configuration &config, std::string simconfigUri);