diff --git a/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.h b/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.h
index 7fb968e..0de07fd 100644
--- a/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.h
+++ b/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.h
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZEKERNEL_H__
-#define __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZEKERNEL_H__
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYERKERNEL_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYERKERNEL_H__
 
 #include "arm_compute/core/NEON/INEKernel.h"
 
@@ -52,14 +52,30 @@
     ~NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel() = default;
     /** Set the input and output tensors.
      *
-     * @param[in]  input   Source tensor. Data types supported: F32.
+     * @param[in]  input   Source tensor. Data types supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW.
      * @param[in]  sum     Sum values tensor. Data types supported: same as @p input.
-     * @param[out] output  Destination tensor. Data types supported: same as @p input.
+     *                     Sum will have the same number of dimensions as input.
+     * @param[out] output  Destination tensor. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     *                     Output will have the same number of dimensions as input.
      * @param[in]  axis    Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
      * @param[in]  epsilon Lower bound value for the normalization.
      */
     void configure(const ITensor *input, const ITensor *sum, ITensor *output, unsigned int axis, float epsilon);
 
+    /** Static function to check if given info will lead to a valid configuration of @ref NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.
+     *
+     * @param[in] input   Source tensor info. Data types supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW.
+     * @param[in] sum     Sum values tensor info. Data types supported: same as @p input.
+     *                    Sum will have the same number of dimensions as input.
+     * @param[in] output  Destination tensor info. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     *                    Output will have the same number of dimensions as input.
+     * @param[in] axis    Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
+     * @param[in] epsilon Lower bound value for the normalization.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static Status validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *sum, const ITensorInfo *output, unsigned int axis, float epsilon);
+
     // Inherited methods overridden:
     void run(const Window &window, const ThreadInfo &info) override;
 
@@ -71,4 +87,4 @@
     float          _epsilon;
 };
 } // namespace arm_compute
-#endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZEKERNEL_H__ */
+#endif /*__ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYERKERNEL_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEReductionOperationKernel.h b/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEReductionOperationKernel.h
index a5ddd06..a20cd46 100644
--- a/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEReductionOperationKernel.h
+++ b/arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEReductionOperationKernel.h
@@ -50,14 +50,29 @@
     NEReductionOperationKernel &operator=(NEReductionOperationKernel &&) = default;
     /** Default destructor */
     ~NEReductionOperationKernel() = default;
+
     /** Set the source, destination of the kernel
      *
-     * @param[in]  input  Source tensor. Data type supported: F32.
-     * @param[out] output Destination tensor.Data types supported: same as @p input.
+     * @param[in]  input  Source tensor. Data type supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW.
+     * @param[out] output Destination tensor.Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     *                    Output will have the same number of dimensions as input.
      * @param[in]  axis   Axis along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
      * @param[in]  op     Reduction operation to perform.
      */
     void configure(const ITensor *input, ITensor *output, unsigned int axis, ReductionOperation op);
+
+    /** Static function to check if given info will lead to a valid configuration of @ref NEReductionOperationKernel.
+     *
+     * @param[in] input  Source tensor info. Data type supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW.
+     * @param[in] output Destination tensor info.Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     *                   Output will have the same number of dimensions as input.
+     * @param[in] axis   Axis along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
+     * @param[in] op     Reduction operation to perform.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static Status validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *output, unsigned int axis, ReductionOperation op);
+
     // Inherited methods overridden:
     void run(const Window &window, const ThreadInfo &info) override;
     BorderSize border_size() const override;
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEL2NormalizeLayer.h b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEL2NormalizeLayer.h
index 100e239..3c88bbd 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEL2NormalizeLayer.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEL2NormalizeLayer.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 ARM Limited.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@
  * OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  * SOFTWARE.
  */
-#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZE_H__
-#define __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZE_H__
+#ifndef __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYER_H__
+#define __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYER_H__
 
 #include "arm_compute/core/NEON/kernels/NEL2NormalizeLayerKernel.h"
 #include "arm_compute/runtime/IFunction.h"
@@ -50,13 +50,24 @@
     NEL2NormalizeLayer(std::shared_ptr<IMemoryManager> memory_manager = nullptr);
     /** Set the input and output tensors.
      *
-     * @param[in, out] input   Source tensor. Data types supported: F32. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
-     * @param[out]     output  Destination tensor. Data types supported: same as @p input.
+     * @param[in, out] input   Source tensor. Data types supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
+     * @param[out]     output  Destination tensor. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
      * @param[in]      axis    Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
-     * @param[in]      epsilon Lower bound value for the normalization.
+     * @param[in]      epsilon (Optional) Lower bound value for the normalization.
      */
     void configure(ITensor *input, ITensor *output, unsigned int axis, float epsilon = 1e-12);
 
+    /** Static function to check if given info will lead to a valid configuration of @ref NEL2NormalizeLayer.
+     *
+     * @param[in] input   Source tensor info. Data types supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
+     * @param[in] output  Destination tensor info. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] axis    Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
+     * @param[in] epsilon (Optional) Lower bound value for the normalization.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static Status validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *output, unsigned int axis, float epsilon = 1e-12);
+
     // Inherited methods overridden:
     void run() override;
 
@@ -67,4 +78,4 @@
     Tensor                   _sumsq;
 };
 }
-#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZE_H__ */
+#endif /* __ARM_COMPUTE_NEL2NORMALIZELAYER_H__ */
diff --git a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEReductionOperation.h b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEReductionOperation.h
index 9aa5228..02b29fb 100644
--- a/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEReductionOperation.h
+++ b/arm_compute/runtime/NEON/functions/NEReductionOperation.h
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 /*
- * Copyright (c) 2017 ARM Limited.
+ * Copyright (c) 2017-2018 ARM Limited.
  *
  * SPDX-License-Identifier: MIT
  *
@@ -47,13 +47,24 @@
     NEReductionOperation();
     /** Set the input and output tensors.
      *
-     * @param[in, out] input  Source tensor. Data type supported: F32. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
-     * @param[out]     output Destination tensor. Data types supported: same as @p input.
+     * @param[in, out] input  Source tensor. Data type supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
+     * @param[out]     output Destination tensor. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
      * @param[in]      axis   Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
      * @param[in]      op     Reduction operation to perform.
      */
     void configure(ITensor *input, ITensor *output, unsigned int axis, ReductionOperation op);
 
+    /** Static function to check if given info will lead to a valid configuration of @ref NEReductionOperation.
+     *
+     * @param[in] input  Source tensor info. Data type supported: F32. Data layouts supported: NCHW. (Written to only for border_size != 0)
+     * @param[in] output Destination tensor info. Data types and data layouts supported: same as @p input.
+     * @param[in] axis   Dimension along which to reduce. Supported reduction axis : 0
+     * @param[in] op     Reduction operation to perform.
+     *
+     * @return a status
+     */
+    static Status validate(const ITensorInfo *input, const ITensorInfo *output, unsigned int axis, ReductionOperation op);
+
     // Inherited methods overridden:
     void run() override;