TIMER TIMER

STATE
NUM. VALUE
T3402 Default 12 min. EMM DEREGISTERED
NOTE 1 EMM REGISTERED

T3410 15s EMMREGISTEREDINITI

ATED
T3411 10s EMM DEREGISTERED.

ATTEMPTING TO-
ATTACH EMM
REGISTERED.

ATTEMPTING TO-
UPDATE
T3412 Default 54 min. EMM REGISTERED

NOTE 2
NOTE 5

T3416 30s EMM REGISTERED

INITIATED
EMM REGISTERED
EMM DEREGISTERED
INITIATED
EMM-TRACKINGAREA
UPDATING INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE
REQUEST INITIATED

T3417 5s EMM-
SERVICEREQUESTINITI
ATED

T3417ext 10s EMM-

SERVICEREQUESTINITI
ATED
T3418 20s EMM
REGISTEREDINITIATED

EMM REGISTERED

EMM-TRACKINGARE
AUPDATINGINITIATED
EMM
DEREGISTEREDINITIAT
ED
EMM-
SERVICEREQUESTINITI
ATED
T3420 15s EMM REGISTERED
INITIATED
EMM REGISTERED
EMM DEREGISTERED
INITIATED
EMM-TRACKINGAREA
UPDATING INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE
REQUEST INITIATED
T3421 15s EMM DEREGISTERED
INITIATED
T3423 NOTE 3 EMM REGISTERED

T3430 15s EMM-TRACKING AREA

UPDATING INITIATED

T3440 10s EMM REGISTERED

INITIATED
EMM-TRACKING AREA
UPDATING INITIATED

EMM DEREGISTERED
INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE
REQUEST INITIATED

EMM REGISTERED
T3442 NOTE 4 EMM REGISTERED
Note 1 The default value of this timer is used if the network does not indicate another value in an EMM signa

Note 2 The value of this timer is provided by the network operator during the attach and tracking area upda

The value of this timer may be provided by the network in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and TRACK
Note 3
identical to the value of T3412.

The value of this timer is provided by the network operator when a service request for CS fallback is
Note 4
available".

The default value of this timer is used if the network does not indicate a value in the TRACKING ARE
timer.
Note 5
(This Timer value is set in Attach Accept message as well).

Timer  Start  Stop 

Reception of
RRCConnectionSetup or
RRCConnectionReject
T300  Transmission of message, cell re-
RRCConnectionRequest selection and upon
abortion of connection
establishment by upper
layers

Reception of
RRCConnectionReestabl
ishment or
Transmission of
RRCConnectionReestabl
T301 RRCConnectionReestabilsh
ishmentReject message
mentRequest
as well as when the
selected cell becomes
unsuitable

Reception of
Upon entering
RRCConnectionReject
T302  RRC_CONNECTED and
while performing RRC
upon cell re-selection
connection establishment

Access barred while

Upon entering
performing RRC
T303 RRC_CONNECTED and
connection establishment
upon cell re-selection
for mobile originating calls

Reception of
Criterion for successful
RRCConnectionReconfigur
completion of handover
ation message including
to EUTRA or cell change
the MobilityControl Info or
T304 order is met (the
reception of
criterion is specified in
MobilityFromEUTRAComm
the target RAT in case
and message including
of inter-RAT)
CellChangeOrder
 Access barred while
Upon entering
performing RRCconnection
T305 RRC_CONNECTED and
establishment for mobile
upon cell re-selection
originating signalling
consecutive in-sync
Upon detecting physical
indications from lower
layer problems i.e. upon
layers, upon triggering
receiving N310
T310 the handover procedure
consecutive out-of-sync
and upon initiating the
indications from lower
connection re-
layers
Upon initiating the establishment
Selection of a suitable
RRCconnection
T311 E-UTRA cell or a cell
reestablishmentmprocedur
using another RAT.
e

Upon entering
Upon receiving t320 or
RRC_CONNECTED,
upon cell (re)selection to
when PLMN selection is
E-UTRA from another RAT
performed on request
with validity time
T320  by NAS, or upon cell
configured for dedicated
(re)selection to another
priorities (in which case
RAT (in which case the
the remaining validity time
timer is carried on to
is applied).
the other RAT).

Upon acquiring the

Upon receiving
measConfig including a
T321
reportConfig with the
purpose set to reportCGI
information needed to
set all fields of
cellGlobalId for the
requested cell, upon
receiving measConfig
that includes removal
of the reportConfig with
the purpose set to
reportCGI
 CAUSE OF START NORMAL STOP

At attach failure and the attempt ATTACH REQUEST sent

counter is equal to 5. TRACKING AREA UPDATE
REQUEST sent
At tracking area updating failure
and the attempt counter is equal to 5.
ATTACH REQUEST sent ATTACH ACCEPT received
ATTACH REJECT received
At attach failure due to lower layer ATTACH REQUEST sent
failure, T3410 timeout or attach rejected
with other EMM cause values than those
treated in subclause 5.5.1.2.5.

At tracking area updating failure due to TRACKING AREA UPDATE

lower layer failure, T3430 timeout or TAU REQUEST sent
rejected with other EMM cause values
than those treated in subclause 5.5.3.2.5.

In EMM-REGISTERED, when When entering state EMM

DEREGISTERED
EMM-CONNECTED mode is left. or
when entering EMM-
CONNECTED mode.
RAND and RES stored as a result of a SECURITY MODE COMMAND
UMTS authentication challenge received
SERVICE REJECT received
TRACKING AREA UPDATE
ACCEPT received
AUTHENTICATION REJECT
received
AUTHENTICATION FAILURE
sent
EMM DEREGISTERED
or
EMM-NULL entered
SERVICE REQUEST sent EXTENDED Bearers have been set up
SERVICE
REQUEST sent in case f and g in SERVICE REJECT received
subclause 5.6.1.1
EXTENDED SERVICE REQUEST sent in Inter-system change from
case d in S1 mode to A/Gb mode or Iu
mode is completed
subclause 5.6.1.1 Inter-system change from
S1 mode to A/Gb mode or Iu
mode is failed
EXTENDED SERVICE REQUEST sent in SERVICE REJECT received
case e in
subclause 5.6.1.1 and the CSFB response
was set to "CS fallback
accepted by the UE"
AUTHENTICATION FAILURE (EMM cause = AUTHENTICATION REQUEST
#20 "MAC failure" received

or #26 "non-EPS authentication

unacceptable") sent

AUTHENTICATION FAILURE (cause = #21 AUTHENTICATION REQUEST

"synch failure") sent received

DETACH REQUEST sent DETACH ACCEPT received

T3412 expires while the UE is in EMM- When entering state EMM

REGISTERED.NO-CELLAVAILABLE DEREGISTERED
and ISR is activated. or
when entering EMM-
CONNECTED mode.
TRACKING AREA UPDATE TRACKING AREA UPDATE
ACCEPT received
REQUEST sent TRACKING AREA UPDATE
REJECT received
ATTACH REJECT, DETACH REQUEST, Signalling connection
TRACKING AREA released
UPDATE REJECT with any of the EMM Bearers have been set up
cause #11, #12, #13, #14 or #15
SERVICE REJECT received with any of the
EMM cause #11,#12, #13 or #15
TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT
received after the UE
sent TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST
in EMMIDLE mode with no "active" flag

SERVICE REJECT received with EMM TRACKING AREA UPDATE

cause #39 "CS domain temporarily not REQUEST sent
available"
he network does not indicate another value in an EMM signalling procedure.

network operator during the attach and tracking area updating procedures. (This Timer value is set in Attach Accept mess

y the network in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message. The default value of this t

network operator when a service request for CS fallback is rejected by the network with EMM cause #39 "CS domain temp

he network does not indicate a value in the TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message and the UE does not have a stored

message as well).

At expiry

Perform the actions as specified in 5.3.3.6

Go to RRC_IDLE

Inform upper layers about barring

alleviation as specified in 5.3.3.7

Inform upper layers about barring

alleviation as specified in 5.3.3.7

In case of cell change order from E-UTRA

or intra E-UTRA handover, initiate the
RRCconnection re-establishment
procedure; In case of handover to E-
UTRA, perform the actions defined in the
specifications applicable for the source
RAT.
Inform upper layers about barring
alleviation as specified in 5.3.3.7

If security is not activated: go to

RRC_IDLE

else: initiate the connection re-

establishment procedure

Enter RRC_IDLE

Discard the cell reselection priority

information provided by dedicated
signalling.

Initiate the measurement reporting

procedure, stop performing the related
measurements and remove the
corresponding measId
 ON
EXPIRY
Initiation of the attach procedure or TAU procedure

Start T3411 or T3402 as described in subclause

5.5.1.2.6
Retransmission of the ATTACH REQUEST or
TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST

Initiation of the periodic TAU procedure

Delete the stored RAND and RES

Abort the procedure

Abort the procedure

On first expiry, the UE should consider the network
as false

On first expiry, the UE should consider the network

as false

Retransmission of DETACH REQUEST

Set TIN to "P-TMSI"

Start T3411 or T3402 as described in subclause

5.5.3.2.6

Release the signalling connection and

proceed as described in subclause 5.3.1.2

None
e.

s. (This Timer value is set in Attach Accept message as well).

ATE ACCEPT message. The default value of this timer is

e network with EMM cause #39 "CS domain temporarily not

EPT message and the UE does not have a stored value for this
 LTE EPS mobility management timers - EMM timers

Lately many times I had to reach towards the EPS Mobility Management (EMM) timers, because it took me some time to google them here y
In the two tables you can easily find the times name it's default or suggested value, what is triggering it and what happens in case it will fi

EPS mobility management timers – UE side

TIMER NUM.

T3402

T3410

T3411

T3412

T3416

T3417

T3417ext

T3418
T3418

T3420

T3421

T3423

T3430

T3440

T3442

EPS mobility management timers – network side

TIMER NUM.

T3413

T3422
T3450

T3460

T3470

Mobile reachable

Implicit detach timer

NOTE 1: Typically, the procedures are aborted on the fifth expiry of the relevant timer. Exceptions are de
NOTE 2: The value of this timer is network dependent.
NOTE 3: The value of this timer is network dependent. If ISR is activated, the default value of this timer i
timers - EMM timers

Management (EMM) timers, because it took me some time to google them here you go. Hope any one will find them as useful I did. 
fault or suggested value, what is triggering it and what happens in case it will finally expire.

ent timers – UE side

TIMER VALUE

Default 12 min.
NOTE 1

15s

10s

Default 54 min.
NOTE 2
NOTE 5

30s

5s

10s

20s
 20s

15s

15s

NOTE 3

15s

10s

NOTE 4

NOTE 1: The default value of this timer is used if the network does not indicate another value in an EMM
NOTE 2: The value of this timer is provided by the network operator during the attach and tracking area u
NOTE 3: The value of this timer may be provided by the network in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and TRA
NOTE 4: The value of this timer is provided by the network operator when a service request for CS fallbac
NOTE 5: The default value of this timer is used if the network does not indicate a value in the TRACKING

ent timers – network side

NOTE 2

6s
 6s

6s

6s

Default 4 min greater than T3412

NOTE 3
borted on the fifth expiry of the relevant timer. Exceptions are described in the corresponding procedure description.
ork dependent.
ork dependent. If ISR is activated, the default value of this timer is 4 minutes greater than T3423.
m here you go. Hope any one will find them as useful I did. 
it will finally expire.

STATE

EMM-DEREGISTERED
EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-DEREGISTERED. ATTEMPTING-TO-ATTACH

EMM-REGISTERED. ATTEMPTING-TO-UPDATE

EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED
EMM-REGISTERED
EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED
EMM-TRACKING-AREA-UPDATING-INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED
 EMM-TRACKING-AREA-UPDATING-INITIATED

EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-TRACKING-AREA-UPDATING-INITIATED
EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED
EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-TRACKING-AREA-UPDATING-INITIATED

EMM-REGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-TRACKING-AREA-UPDATING-INITIATED

EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED

EMM-SERVICE-REQUEST-INITIATED
EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-REGISTERED

is used if the network does not indicate another value in an EMM signalling procedure.
ded by the network operator during the attach and tracking area updating procedures.
provided by the network in the ATTACH ACCEPT message and TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message. The default value o
ded by the network operator when a service request for CS fallback is rejected by the network with EMM cause #39 "CS doma
is used if the network does not indicate a value in the TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message and the UE does not have a

EMM-REGISTERED

EMM-DEREGISTERED-INITIATED
 EMM-COMMON-PROC-INIT

EMM-COMMON-PROC-INIT

EMM-COMMON-PROC-INIT

All except EMM-DEREGISTERED

All except EMM-DEREGISTERED

are described in the corresponding procedure description.

timer is 4 minutes greater than T3423.

CAUSE OF START

At attach failure and the attempt counter is equal to 5.

At tracking area updating failure and the attempt counter is equal to 5.

ATTACH REQUEST sent

At attach failure due to lower layer failure, T3410 timeout or attach rejected with
other EMM cause values than those treated in subclause 5.5.1.2.5.

At tracking area updating failure due to lower layer failure, T3430 timeout or TAU
rejected with other EMM cause values than those treated in subclause 5.5.3.2.5.

In EMM-REGISTERED, when EMM-CONNECTED mode is left.

RAND and RES stored as a result of a UMTS authentication challenge

SERVICE REQUEST sent

EXTENDED SERVICE REQUEST sent in case f, g, i and j in subclause 5.6.1.1

EXTENDED SERVICE REQUEST sent in case d in subclause 5.6.1.1

EXTENDED SERVICE REQUEST sent in case e in subclause 5.6.1.1 and the CSFB
response was set to "CS fallback accepted by the UE"

AUTHENTICATION FAILURE (EMM cause = #20 "MAC failure" or #26 "non-EPS

authentication unacceptable") sent
 AUTHENTICATION FAILURE (EMM cause = #20 "MAC failure" or #26 "non-EPS
authentication unacceptable") sent

AUTHENTICATION FAILURE (cause = #21 "synch failure") sent

DETACH REQUEST sent

T3412 expires while the UE is in EMM-REGISTERED.NO-CELL-AVAILABLE and ISR is
activated.

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST sent

ATTACH REJECT, DETACH REQUEST, TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT with any of
the EMM cause #11, #12, #13, #14 or #15
SERVICE REJECT received with any of the EMM cause #11, #12, #13 or #15
TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT received after the UE sent TRACKING AREA
UPDATE REQUEST in EMM-IDLE mode with no "active" flag

SERVICE REJECT received with EMM cause #39 "CS domain temporarily not
available"
EMM signalling procedure.
area updating procedures.
nd TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message. The default value of this timer is identical to the value of T3412.
fallback is rejected by the network with EMM cause #39 "CS domain temporarily not available".
CKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT message and the UE does not have a stored value for this timer.

Paging procedure for EPS services initiated

DETACH REQUEST sent

ATTACH ACCEPT sent

TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT sent with GUTI

TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT sent with TMSI

GUTI REALLOCATION COMMAND sent

AUTHENTICATION REQUEST sent

SECURITY MODE COMMAND sent

IDENTITY REQUEST sent

Entering EMM-IDLE mode

The mobile reachable timer expires while the network is in EMM-IDLE mode
NORMAL STOP

ATTACH REQUEST sent

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST sent
ATTACH ACCEPT received
ATTACH REJECT received

ATTACH REQUEST sent

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST sent

When entering state EMM-DEREGISTERED or

when entering EMM-CONNECTED mode.

SECURITY MODE COMMAND received

SERVICE REJECT received
TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT received
AUTHENTICATION REJECT received
AUTHENTICATION FAILURE sent

EMM-DEREGISTERED or EMM-NULL entered

Bearers have been set up

SERVICE REJECT received
Inter-system change from S1 mode to A/Gb
mode or Iu mode is completed
Inter-system change from S1 mode to A/Gb
mode or Iu mode is failed
SERVICE REJECT received

AUTHENTICATION REQUEST received

 AUTHENTICATION REQUEST received

AUTHENTICATION REQUEST received

DETACH ACCEPT received

When entering state EMM-DEREGISTERED or
when entering EMM-CONNECTED mode.
TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT received
TRACKING AREA UPDATE REJECT received

Signalling connection released

Bearers have been set up

TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST sent

he value of T3412.
e".
.

Paging procedure for EPS services completed

DETACH ACCEPT received

ATTACH COMPLETE received

TRACKING AREA UPDATE COMPLETE received

GUTI REALLOCATION COMPLETE received

AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE received

AUTHENTICATION FAILURE received
SECURITY MODE COMPLETE received
SECURITY MODE REJECT received
IDENTITY RESPONSE received

NAS signalling connection established

NAS signalling connection established

ON
EXPIRY

Initiation of the attach procedure or TAU procedure

Start T3411 or T3402 as described in subclause 5.5.1.2.6

Retransmission of the ATTACH REQUEST or TRACKING AREA UPDATE REQUEST

Initiation of the periodic TAU procedure if the UE is not attached for emergency bearer services.

Implicit detach from network if the UE is attached for emergency bearer services.

Delete the stored RAND and RES

Abort the procedure

Abort the procedure

On first expiry, the UE should consider the network as false and follow item f of subclause 5.4.2.7, if the
services.
On first expiry, the UE will follow subclause 5.4.2.7 under “For items c, d, and e:”, if the UE is attached

On first expiry, the UE should consider the network as false and follow item f of subclause 5.4.2.7, if the
services.

On first expiry, the UE will follow subclause 5.4.2.7 under “For items c, d, and e:”, if the UE is attached

Retransmission of DETACH REQUEST

Set TIN to "P‑TMSI"

Start T3411 or T3402 as described in subclause 5.5.3.2.6

Release the signalling connection and proceed as described in subclause 5.3.1.2

None

Network dependent

Retransmission of DETACH REQUEST

Retransmission of the same message type, i.e. ATTACH ACCEPT, TRACKING AREA UPDATE ACCEPT or GUT

Retransmission of the same message type, i.e. AUTHENTICATION REQUEST

or SECURITY MODE COMMAND

Retransmission of IDENTITY REQUEST

Network dependent, but typically paging is halted on 1st expiry if the UE is not attached for emergency b

Implicitly detach the UE which is attached for emergency bearer services.

Implicitly detach the UE on 1st expiry
 Timer Name
T100- RADIO LINK TIMEOUT
T200- DATA LINK TIMER
T301- ALERTING TIMER
T303- MOBILITY MANAGEMENT CONNECTION TIMER
T305- RELEASE TIMER
T306- IN-BAND TONES RELEASE TIMER
T308- RELEASE TIMER
T310- CALL PROCEEDING TIMER
T313- CONNECT ACKNOWLEGE TIMER
T323- MODIFY COMPLETE TIMER
T3101- IMMEDIATE ASSIGNMENT TIMER
T3103- HANDOVER TIMER
T3105- PHYSICAL INFORMATION REPETITION TIMER
T3107- CHANNEL ASSIGNMENT TIMER
T3109- SIGNALING DISCONNECTION TIMER
T3111- CHANNEL DEACTIVATION AFTER DISCONNECTION TIMER
T3113- PAGING TIMER
T3212- LOCATION UPDATE TIMER
T3250- TMSI REALLOCATION TIMER
T3260- AUTHENTICATION RESPONSE TIMER