DETECTING MISSING RRC CONNECTION RELEASE MESSAGE

A method, an apparatus, and a computer program product for wireless communication are provided. The apparatus may be a UE. The UE determines a possibility of failing to receive an RRC connection release message from a network. The UE sends a communication to the network in order to determine whether the UE failed to receive the RRC connection release message. The UE may perform one of maintaining or changing an RRC state based on the communication sent to the network. The UE may maintain an RRC connected state upon determining that the UE did not fail to receive the RRC connection release message from the network. The UE may change from an RRC connected state to an RRC idle state upon determining that the UE failed to receive the RRC connection release message from the network.