Name in the cause table
Implicitly detached
Source: 3GPP TS 24.301 V20.1.0, clause 9.9.3.9, table 9.9.3.9.1. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24301-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.
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TS 24.301EMM cause
EMM cause #10: Implicitly detached
In plain words
The network sends this cause to the UE if it has implicitly detached the UE or the subscription’s EMM context data does not exist in the MME.
Our summary of the spec text quoted below.
What the spec says
When it is used
This EMM cause is sent to the UE either if the network has implicitly detached the UE, e.g. after the implicit detach timer has expired, or if the EMM context data related to the subscription does not exist in the MME e.g. because of a MME restart, or because of [...]
Source: 3GPP TS 24.301 V20.1.0, clause A.1. © 3GPP Organizational Partners (ARIB, ATIS, CCSA, ETSI, TSDSI, TTA, TTC). Official text: 24301-k10.zip in the 3GPP archive.
Same cause in 5GS (TS 24.501)
TS 24.501 defines the corresponding cause for 5GS. Its page quotes the 5GS wording.
- 5GMM cause #10 (TS 24.501)
How this page was made
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