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TS 24.5015GMM cause

5GMM causes #67, #69 and #92: Insufficient resources

TS 24.501 V20.1.0Clause 9.11.3.23 valuesChecked 2026-10-15

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TS 24.501 words these values in parallel, so they share this page. Each has its own section with the spec text and a plain explanation.

5GMM cause #67: Insufficient resources for specific slice and DNN

Clause 9.11.3.2Value 67 (bits 0100 0011)

In plain words

The network sends this cause when it cannot provide the requested service because resources for the specific slice and DNN are insufficient.

Our summary of the spec text quoted below.

Name in the cause table

Insufficient resources for specific slice and DNN

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause 9.11.3.2, table 9.11.3.2.1. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

When it is used

This 5GMM cause is sent by the network to indicate that the requested service cannot be provided due to insufficient resources for specific slice and DNN.

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause A.3. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

5GMM cause #69: Insufficient resources for specific slice

Clause 9.11.3.2Value 69 (bits 0100 0101)

In plain words

The network sends this cause when it cannot provide the requested service because resources for the specific slice are insufficient.

Our summary of the spec text quoted below.

Name in the cause table

Insufficient resources for specific slice

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause 9.11.3.2, table 9.11.3.2.1. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

When it is used

This 5GMM cause is sent by the network to indicate that the requested service cannot be provided due to insufficient resources for specific slice.

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause A.3. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

5GMM cause #92: Insufficient user-plane resources for the PDU session

Clause 9.11.3.2Value 92 (bits 0101 1100)

In plain words

The network sends this cause when insufficient user-plane resources for the PDU session prevent the requested service from being provided.

Our summary of the spec text quoted below.

Name in the cause table

Insufficient user-plane resources for the PDU session

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause 9.11.3.2, table 9.11.3.2.1. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

When it is used

This 5GMM cause is sent by the network to indicate that the requested service cannot be provided due to insufficient user-plane resources for the PDU session.

Source: 3GPP TS 24.501 V20.1.0, clause A.3. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24501-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.

How this page was made

3GPP Scout built this page from TS 24.501 V20.1.0 as indexed on 2026-10-15. The quotes are copied from the spec, and code checks each one against the stored text and the 3GPP archive file before publishing. The plain-words lines were written by an AI model (GPT-6 Sol) and checked against the quotes by a second AI model from another company (Claude Opus 5.5). The official 3GPP text governs.