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UE context release request and signal loss

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Hi,

this is the scenario:

  1. UE is attached to an eNodeB
  2. UE performs (or not performs, it's the same) UL/DL data traffic
  3. After a few seconds: on UE I see on display that icon signal it is emptying. There is no signal anymore. UE doesn't send any particular message.
  4. Network side, I see that eNodeB sends to MME a "UE context release request" with cause "radio connection with UE lost" or "user inactivity" (also when UE is downloading/uploading!!!).
  5. As result, UE is no more able to attaches to eNodeB again: it is necessary the airplane mode to initiate the attach procedure again.

I think that UE loses the signal after eNodeB sends the "UE context release request"...

Whose fault is it?
Is device faulty? Because the problem is not present for other devices...
Or is eNodeB faulty? Because the problem is not present under another eNodeB.

I don't understand. Sorry and thank you if you'll answer.

posted Feb 18, 2021 by Jane Austen

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Do you have wireshark log for the analysis ?

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