AN Release Procedure

The AMF supports procedure to release the logical NGAP signalling connection and the associated N3 User Plane connections and RAN RRC signalling and resources.

  • AN-initiated—The AMF supports RAN initiated release because of inactivity, UE initiated connection release, link failure or any other reason.

  • AMF-initiated—The AMF supports AMF-initiated release because of:

    • IE value received as a part of prior procedure.

    • Optional timer expiry

The following feature is related to this use case: