diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_pnf.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_pnf.c
index 7ff235a0a4b7c79948e5391931ebb5258fe651df..f07fb1ad23f13aadeeabfe0b2178655bb4c2722e 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_pnf.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_pnf.c
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ nfapi_tx_request_pdu_t *tx_request_pdu[1023][10][10]; // [frame][subframe][max_n
 
 uint8_t tx_pdus[32][8][4096];
 
-
+nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t release_rntis;
 uint16_t phy_antenna_capability_values[] = { 1, 2, 4, 8, 16 };
 
 nfapi_pnf_param_response_t g_pnf_param_resp;
@@ -895,6 +895,15 @@ int pnf_phy_lbt_dl_config_req(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t *config, nfapi_lbt_dl_config
   return 0;
 }
 
+int pnf_phy_ue_release_req(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req) {
+  if (req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs==0)
+    return -1;
+
+  release_rntis.number_of_TLVs = req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs;
+  memcpy(&release_rntis.ue_release_request_TLVs_list, req->ue_release_request_body.ue_release_request_TLVs_list, sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_TLVs_t)*req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs);
+  return 0;
+}
+
 int pnf_phy_vendor_ext(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t *config, nfapi_p7_message_header_t *msg) {
   if(msg->message_id == P7_VENDOR_EXT_REQ) {
     //vendor_ext_p7_req* req = (vendor_ext_p7_req*)msg;
@@ -1023,7 +1032,7 @@ int start_request(nfapi_pnf_config_t *config, nfapi_pnf_phy_config_t *phy, nfapi
   p7_config->hi_dci0_req = &pnf_phy_hi_dci0_req;
   p7_config->tx_req = &pnf_phy_tx_req;
   p7_config->lbt_dl_config_req = &pnf_phy_lbt_dl_config_req;
-
+  p7_config->ue_release_req = &pnf_phy_ue_release_req;
   if (NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_UE_STUB_PNF) {
     p7_config->dl_config_req = &memcpy_dl_config_req;
     p7_config->ul_config_req = &memcpy_ul_config_req;
diff --git a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
index 40226dfe4ee976e9d724dd39e99631e199197b88..3a8d22b531b63b4cae7d7d261fd70f2577f7b21e 100644
--- a/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
+++ b/nfapi/oai_integration/nfapi_vnf.c
@@ -1209,3 +1209,21 @@ int oai_nfapi_ul_config_req(nfapi_ul_config_request_t *ul_config_req) {
 
   return retval;
 }
+
+int oai_nfapi_ue_release_req(nfapi_ue_release_request_t *release_req){
+    if(release_req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs <= 0)
+        return 0;
+    nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t *p7_config = vnf.p7_vnfs[0].config;
+
+    release_req->header.phy_id = 1; // DJP HACK TODO FIXME - need to pass this around!!!!
+    release_req->header.message_id = NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST;
+    release_req->ue_release_request_body.tl.tag = NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_BODY_TAG;
+
+    int retval = nfapi_vnf_p7_ue_release_req(p7_config, release_req);
+    if (retval!=0) {
+      LOG_E(PHY, "%s() Problem sending retval:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, retval);
+    } else {
+        release_req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs = 0;
+    }
+    return retval;
+}
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
index 282739e31597782fd46a1e5e50f154d01c801708..82e6893309977b98e2829bcdefb39d386a151520 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/public_inc/nfapi_interface.h
@@ -146,6 +146,8 @@ typedef enum {
 	NFAPI_LBT_DL_INDICATION,
 	NFAPI_NB_HARQ_INDICATION,
 	NFAPI_NRACH_INDICATION,
+	NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST,
+	NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE,
 
 	NFAPI_PNF_PARAM_REQUEST = 0x0100,
 	NFAPI_PNF_PARAM_RESPONSE,
@@ -2378,6 +2380,19 @@ typedef struct {
 } nfapi_tx_request_body_t;
 #define NFAPI_TX_REQUEST_BODY_TAG 0x2022
 
+#define  NFAPI_RELEASE_MAX_RNTI  256
+typedef struct {
+    uint32_t handle;
+    uint16_t rnti;
+} nfapi_ue_release_request_TLVs_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+    nfapi_tl_t tl;
+    uint16_t number_of_TLVs;
+    nfapi_ue_release_request_TLVs_t ue_release_request_TLVs_list[NFAPI_RELEASE_MAX_RNTI];
+} nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t;
+#define NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_BODY_TAG 0x2068
+
 // P7 Message Structures
 typedef struct {
 	nfapi_p7_message_header_t header;
@@ -3404,6 +3419,19 @@ typedef struct {
 	nfapi_vendor_extension_tlv_t vendor_extension;
 } nfapi_error_indication_t;
 
+typedef struct {
+    nfapi_p7_message_header_t header;
+    uint16_t sfn_sf;
+    nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t ue_release_request_body;
+    nfapi_vendor_extension_tlv_t vendor_extension;
+} nfapi_ue_release_request_t;
+
+typedef struct {
+	nfapi_p7_message_header_t header;
+	uint32_t error_code;
+	nfapi_vendor_extension_tlv_t vendor_extension;
+} nfapi_ue_release_response_t;
+
 // 
 // P4 Messages
 // 
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
index 90b9ec26678df1e85167e8ee86c06fd4ccdc6e8b..c5d84034fed9968e127c75f8a1b02a91fec3e736 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/nfapi/src/nfapi_p7.c
@@ -1586,7 +1586,43 @@ static uint8_t pack_tx_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *e
 
         return x && y && z;
 }
-
+
+static uint8_t pack_release_request_body_value(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end)
+{
+  nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t* value = (nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t*)tlv;
+  if(push16(value->number_of_TLVs, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0){
+    return 0;
+  }
+
+  uint8_t j;
+  uint16_t num = value->number_of_TLVs;
+  for(j = 0; j < num; ++j){
+    if(push16(value->ue_release_request_TLVs_list[j].rnti, ppWritePackedMsg, end) == 0){
+      return 0;
+    }
+  }
+  return 1;
+}
+
+static uint8_t pack_ue_release_request(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p7_codec_config_t* config)
+{
+  nfapi_ue_release_request_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_ue_release_request_t*)msg;
+  int x = push16(pNfapiMsg->sfn_sf, ppWritePackedMsg, end);
+  int y = pack_tlv(NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_BODY_TAG, &pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body, ppWritePackedMsg, end, &pack_release_request_body_value);
+  int z = pack_p7_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config);
+  return x && y && z;
+}
+
+static uint8_t pack_ue_release_response(void *msg, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p7_codec_config_t* config)
+{
+
+	nfapi_ue_release_response_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_ue_release_response_t*)msg;
+
+	int x = push32(pNfapiMsg->error_code, ppWritePackedMsg, end);
+	int z = pack_p7_vendor_extension_tlv(pNfapiMsg->vendor_extension, ppWritePackedMsg, end, config);
+	return x && z;
+}
+
 static uint8_t pack_rx_ue_information_value(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppWritePackedMsg, uint8_t *end)
 {
 	nfapi_rx_ue_information* value = (nfapi_rx_ue_information*)tlv;
@@ -2674,7 +2710,15 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_pack(void *pMessageBuf, void *pPackedBuf, uint32_t packedBu
                         //NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "%s() NFAPI_TX_REQUEST\n", __FUNCTION__);
 			result = pack_tx_request(pMessageHeader, &pWritePackedMessage, end, config);
 			break;
-
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST:
+			result =pack_ue_release_request(pMessageHeader, &pWritePackedMessage, end, config);
+			break;
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE:
+			result =pack_ue_release_response(pMessageHeader, &pWritePackedMessage, end, config);
+			break;
+
 		case NFAPI_HARQ_INDICATION:
 			result = pack_harq_indication(pMessageHeader, &pWritePackedMessage, end, config);
 			break;
@@ -4488,7 +4532,55 @@ static uint8_t unpack_tx_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *
 
 	return 1;
 }
-
+
+static uint8_t unpack_ue_release_request(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p7_codec_config_t* config)
+{
+    uint8_t proceed = 1;
+    nfapi_ue_release_request_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_ue_release_request_t*)msg;
+
+    if(pull16(ppReadPackedMsg, &pNfapiMsg->sfn_sf, end) == 0)
+        return 0;
+
+    while (((uint8_t*)(*ppReadPackedMsg) < end) && proceed)
+    {
+        nfapi_tl_t generic_tl;
+        if(unpack_tl(ppReadPackedMsg, &generic_tl, end) == 0)
+            return 0;
+
+        switch(generic_tl.tag)
+        {
+            case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_BODY_TAG:
+            {
+                pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.tl = generic_tl;
+                if( pull16(ppReadPackedMsg, &pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs, end) == 0)
+                    return 0;
+
+                if(pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs > NFAPI_RELEASE_MAX_RNTI)
+                {
+                    NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s number of relese rnti's exceed maxium (count:%d max:%d)\n", __FUNCTION__, pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs, NFAPI_RELEASE_MAX_RNTI);
+                    return 0;
+                } else {
+                    uint8_t j;
+                    uint16_t num = pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs;
+                    for(j = 0; j < num; ++j){
+                    		if(pull16(ppReadPackedMsg, &pNfapiMsg->ue_release_request_body.ue_release_request_TLVs_list[j].rnti, end) == 0){
+                    				return 0;
+                    		}
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+            break;
+            default:
+            {
+              NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "unpack_ue_release_request FIXME : Invalid type %d \n", generic_tl.tag );
+            }
+            break;
+        };
+    }
+
+    return 1;
+}
+
 static uint8_t unpack_harq_indication_tdd_harq_data_bundling(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end)
 {
 	nfapi_harq_indication_tdd_harq_data_bundling_t* value = (nfapi_harq_indication_tdd_harq_data_bundling_t*)tlv;
@@ -5736,7 +5828,18 @@ static uint8_t unpack_nrach_indication_rel13_value(void *tlv, uint8_t **ppReadPa
 			pull8(ppReadPackedMsg, &value->nrach_ce_level, end));
 }
 
-
+static uint8_t unpack_ue_release_resp(uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, void *msg, nfapi_p7_codec_config_t* config)
+{
+	nfapi_ue_release_response_t *pNfapiMsg = (nfapi_ue_release_response_t*)msg;
+	if(pull32(ppReadPackedMsg, &pNfapiMsg->error_code, end) == 0){
+		return 0;
+	}
+	else{
+		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "ue_release_response:error_code = %d\n", pNfapiMsg->error_code);
+	}
+	return 1;
+}
+
 static uint8_t unpack_nrach_indication_body_value(void* tlv, uint8_t **ppReadPackedMsg, uint8_t *end, nfapi_p7_codec_config_t* config)
 {
 	nfapi_nrach_indication_body_t* value = (nfapi_nrach_indication_body_t*)tlv;
@@ -5949,7 +6052,17 @@ static int check_unpack_length(nfapi_message_id_e msgId, uint32_t unpackedBufLen
 			if (unpackedBufLen >= sizeof(nfapi_timing_info_t))
 				retLen = sizeof(nfapi_timing_info_t);
 			break;
-
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST:
+			if (unpackedBufLen >= sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_t))
+				retLen = sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_t);
+			break;
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE:
+			if (unpackedBufLen >= sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_response_t))
+				retLen = sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_response_t);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "Unknown message ID %d\n", msgId);
 			break;
@@ -6069,7 +6182,14 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_unpack(void *pMessageBuf, uint32_t messageBufLen, void *pUn
 			else
 				return -1;
 			break;
-
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST:
+			if (check_unpack_length(NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST, unpackedBufLen))
+				result = unpack_ue_release_request(&pReadPackedMessage,  end, pMessageHeader, config);
+			else
+				return -1;
+			break;
+
 		case NFAPI_HARQ_INDICATION:
 			if (check_unpack_length(NFAPI_HARQ_INDICATION, unpackedBufLen))
 				result = unpack_harq_indication(&pReadPackedMessage,  end, pMessageHeader, config);
@@ -6167,7 +6287,14 @@ int nfapi_p7_message_unpack(void *pMessageBuf, uint32_t messageBufLen, void *pUn
 			else
 				return -1;
 			break;
-
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE:
+			if (check_unpack_length(NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE, unpackedBufLen))
+				result = unpack_ue_release_resp(&pReadPackedMessage,  end, pMessageHeader, config);
+			else
+				return -1;
+			break;
+
 		default:
 
 			if(pMessageHeader->message_id >= NFAPI_VENDOR_EXT_MSG_MIN && 
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/public_inc/nfapi_pnf_interface.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/public_inc/nfapi_pnf_interface.h
index b25caf28760ff6e06ef4607b2d49f7e1a46e1de5..8d17416a418a98a822494726b1f1261aa1f66e54 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/public_inc/nfapi_pnf_interface.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/public_inc/nfapi_pnf_interface.h
@@ -546,7 +546,7 @@ typedef struct
 	nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t* hi_dci0_req;
 	nfapi_tx_request_t* tx_req;
 	nfapi_lbt_dl_config_request_t* lbt_dl_config_req;
-
+	nfapi_ue_release_request_t* ue_release_req;
 } nfapi_pnf_p7_subframe_buffer_t;
 
 typedef struct nfapi_pnf_p7_config nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t;
@@ -652,6 +652,17 @@ typedef struct nfapi_pnf_p7_config
 	 * \return not currently used
 	 */
 	int (*lbt_dl_config_req)(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_lbt_dl_config_request_t* req);
+
+    /*! A callback for the UE_RELEASE_REQ.request
+     * \param config A poiner to the PNF P7 config
+     * \param req A pointer to the release rnti request message structure
+     * \return not currently used
+     *
+     * The release request contains pointers to the release rnti to be sent. In the case that the FAPI interface
+     * will 'keep' the pointers until they are transmitted the callee should set the pointers in the req to 0
+     * and then use the p7 codec config free function to release the rnti when appropriate.
+     */
+    int (*ue_release_req)(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req);
 	
 	/*! A callback for vendor extension messages
 	 * \param config A poiner to the PNF P7 config
@@ -796,6 +807,7 @@ int nfapi_pnf_p7_nrach_ind(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_nrach_indication
  */
 int nfapi_pnf_p7_vendor_extension(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_p7_message_header_t* msg);
 
+int nfapi_pnf_ue_release_resp(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_response_t* resp);
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
index 5efcf9d7cc73631b2998eb9c548c798ac97d9a07..944673037500c6f8478b3352f0998f28e840cc07 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7.c
@@ -241,6 +241,16 @@ void deallocate_nfapi_lbt_dl_config_request(nfapi_lbt_dl_config_request_t* req,
 	pnf_p7_free(pnf_p7, req);
 }
 
+nfapi_ue_release_request_t* allocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7)
+{
+    return pnf_p7_malloc(pnf_p7, sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_t));
+}
+
+void deallocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req, pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7)
+{
+	pnf_p7_free(pnf_p7, req);
+}
+
 pnf_p7_rx_message_t* pnf_p7_rx_reassembly_queue_add_segment(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, pnf_p7_rx_reassembly_queue_t* queue, uint32_t rx_hr_time, uint16_t sequence_number, uint16_t segment_number, uint8_t m, uint8_t* data, uint16_t data_len)
 {
 	pnf_p7_rx_message_t* msg = 0;
@@ -720,6 +730,21 @@ int pnf_p7_subframe_ind(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, uint16_t phy_id, uint16_t sfn_sf)
 				}
 			}
 
+			if(tx_subframe_buffer->ue_release_req != 0)
+			{
+				if(pnf_p7->_public.ue_release_req)
+					(pnf_p7->_public.ue_release_req)(&(pnf_p7->_public), tx_subframe_buffer->ue_release_req);
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				//send dummy
+				if(pnf_p7->_public.ue_release_req && pnf_p7->_public.dummy_subframe.ue_release_req)
+				{
+					pnf_p7->_public.dummy_subframe.ue_release_req->sfn_sf = sfn_sf_tx;
+					(pnf_p7->_public.ue_release_req)(&(pnf_p7->_public), pnf_p7->_public.dummy_subframe.ue_release_req);
+				}
+			}
+
                         if(tx_subframe_buffer->dl_config_req != 0)
                         {
                           deallocate_nfapi_dl_config_request(tx_subframe_buffer->dl_config_req, pnf_p7);
@@ -735,6 +760,10 @@ int pnf_p7_subframe_ind(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, uint16_t phy_id, uint16_t sfn_sf)
                           deallocate_nfapi_hi_dci0_request(tx_subframe_buffer->hi_dci0_req, pnf_p7);
                           tx_subframe_buffer->hi_dci0_req = 0;
                         }
+                        if(tx_subframe_buffer->ue_release_req != 0){
+                            deallocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(tx_subframe_buffer->ue_release_req, pnf_p7);
+                            tx_subframe_buffer->ue_release_req = 0;
+                        }
                 }
 		else
 		{
@@ -799,7 +828,7 @@ int pnf_p7_subframe_ind(pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7, uint16_t phy_id, uint16_t sfn_sf)
                         }
                 } // sfn_sf match
 
-                if (subframe_buffer->dl_config_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->tx_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->ul_config_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->lbt_dl_config_req == 0)
+                if (subframe_buffer->dl_config_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->tx_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->ul_config_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->lbt_dl_config_req == 0 && subframe_buffer->ue_release_req == 0)
                 {
                   memset(&(pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index]), 0, sizeof(nfapi_pnf_p7_subframe_buffer_t));
                   pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index].sfn_sf = -1;
@@ -1310,6 +1339,80 @@ void pnf_handle_p7_vendor_extension(void* pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, pnf_p7_t* pn
 	
 }
 
+void pnf_handle_ue_release_request(void* pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7)
+{
+    nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req = allocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(pnf_p7);
+    if(req == NULL)
+    {
+        NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s failed to alloced nfapi_ue_release_request structure\n");
+        return;
+    }
+
+    int unpack_result = nfapi_p7_message_unpack(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, req, sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_t), &pnf_p7->_public.codec_config);
+    if(unpack_result == 0)
+    {
+        if(pthread_mutex_lock(&(pnf_p7->mutex)) != 0)
+        {
+            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "failed to lock mutex\n");
+            return;
+        }
+
+        if(is_p7_request_in_window(req->sfn_sf, "ue_release_request", pnf_p7))
+        {
+            uint32_t sfn_sf_dec = NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf);
+            uint8_t buffer_index = sfn_sf_dec % pnf_p7->_public.subframe_buffer_size;
+
+            struct timespec t;
+            clock_gettime(CLOCK_MONOTONIC, &t);
+
+            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,"%s() %ld.%09ld POPULATE UE_RELEASE_REQ sfn_sf:%d buffer_index:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, t.tv_sec, t.tv_nsec, sfn_sf_dec, buffer_index);
+
+            if (0 && NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf)%100==0) NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "%s() UE_RELEASE_REQ.req sfn_sf:%d rntis:%d - UE_RELEASE_REQ is within window\n",
+                            __FUNCTION__,
+                            NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf),
+                            req->ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs);
+
+            if(pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index].ue_release_req != 0)
+            {
+                deallocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index].ue_release_req, pnf_p7);
+            }
+
+            pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index].sfn_sf = req->sfn_sf;
+            pnf_p7->subframe_buffer[buffer_index].ue_release_req = req;
+
+            pnf_p7->stats.tx_ontime++;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO,"%s() UE_RELEASE_REQUEST Request is outside of window REQ:SFN_SF:%d CURR:SFN_SF:%d\n", __FUNCTION__, NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(req->sfn_sf), NFAPI_SFNSF2DEC(pnf_p7->sfn_sf));
+
+            deallocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(req, pnf_p7);
+            if(pnf_p7->_public.timing_info_mode_aperiodic)
+            {
+                pnf_p7->timing_info_aperiodic_send = 1;
+            }
+
+            pnf_p7->stats.tx_late++;
+        }
+        nfapi_ue_release_response_t resp;
+        memset(&resp, 0, sizeof(resp));
+        resp.header.message_id = NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE;
+        resp.header.phy_id = req->header.phy_id;
+        resp.error_code = NFAPI_MSG_OK;
+        nfapi_pnf_ue_release_resp(&(pnf_p7->_public), &resp);
+        NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_INFO, "do ue_release_response\n");
+
+        if(pthread_mutex_unlock(&(pnf_p7->mutex)) != 0)
+        {
+            NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "failed to unlock mutex\n");
+            return;
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        deallocate_nfapi_ue_release_request(req, pnf_p7);
+    }
+}
 
 uint32_t calculate_t2(uint32_t now_time_hr, uint16_t sfn_sf, uint32_t sf_start_time_hr)
 {
@@ -1445,7 +1548,11 @@ void pnf_dispatch_p7_message(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, pnf_p7_t* pnf_p7,
 		case NFAPI_LBT_DL_CONFIG_REQUEST:
 			pnf_handle_lbt_dl_config_request(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, pnf_p7);
 			break;
-		
+
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_REQUEST:
+			pnf_handle_ue_release_request(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, pnf_p7);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			{
 				if(header.message_id >= NFAPI_VENDOR_EXT_MSG_MIN &&
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
index 74de5e5d785e5d251dfcc65133fd2154219b7641..24e73ae9b3c6fb54efd362b6ed855a941b6cb932 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/pnf/src/pnf_p7_interface.c
@@ -223,3 +223,15 @@ int nfapi_pnf_p7_vendor_extension(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_p7_messag
 	return pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message(_this, msg, 0);
 }
 
+int nfapi_pnf_ue_release_resp(nfapi_pnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_response_t* resp)
+{
+	if (config == NULL || resp == NULL)
+	{
+		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s: NULL parameters\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	pnf_p7_t* _this = (pnf_p7_t*)(config);
+
+	return pnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_message(_this, &(resp->header), sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_response_t));
+}
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/public_inc/nfapi_vnf_interface.h b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/public_inc/nfapi_vnf_interface.h
index 462901391a8cd63bfc9b25a239f8600870fdad52..ed8f6ba9688939bf953fc0f52729ba7877a86659 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/public_inc/nfapi_vnf_interface.h
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/public_inc/nfapi_vnf_interface.h
@@ -988,6 +988,15 @@ int nfapi_vnf_p7_lbt_dl_config_req(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_lbt_dl_c
  */
 int nfapi_vnf_p7_vendor_extension(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_p7_message_header_t* msg);
 
+/*! Send the RELEASE_RNTI.request
+ *  \param config A pointer to the vnf p7 configuration
+ *  \param req A data structure for the decoded RELEASE_RNTI.request.
+ *  \return A status value. 0 equal success, -1 indicates failure
+ *
+ *  The caller is responsiable for memory management of any pointers set in the req, which
+ *  may be released after this function call has returned or at a later pointer
+ */
+int nfapi_vnf_p7_ue_release_req(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req);
 #if defined(__cplusplus)
 }
 #endif
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
index 3a201bda37578e7f5c2992494e8c71eb09edb10b..985a6f830a6835db67f38ff587c6e0d86f5a99b4 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7.c
@@ -822,6 +822,28 @@ void vnf_handle_nrach_indication(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, vnf_p7_t* vnf_p
 	}
 }
 
+void vnf_handle_ue_release_resp(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, vnf_p7_t* vnf_p7)
+{
+
+	// ensure it's valid
+	if (pRecvMsg == NULL || vnf_p7 == NULL)
+	{
+		NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s: NULL parameters\n", __FUNCTION__);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		nfapi_ue_release_response_t resp;
+
+		if(nfapi_p7_message_unpack(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, &resp, sizeof(resp), &vnf_p7->_public.codec_config) < 0)
+		{
+			NFAPI_TRACE(NFAPI_TRACE_ERROR, "%s: Failed to unpack message\n", __FUNCTION__);
+		}
+
+
+		vnf_p7_codec_free(vnf_p7, resp.vendor_extension);
+	}
+}
+
 void vnf_handle_p7_vendor_extension(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, vnf_p7_t* vnf_p7, uint16_t message_id)
 {
 	if (pRecvMsg == NULL || vnf_p7 == NULL)
@@ -1334,6 +1356,10 @@ void vnf_dispatch_p7_message(void *pRecvMsg, int recvMsgLen, vnf_p7_t* vnf_p7)
 			vnf_handle_nrach_indication(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, vnf_p7);
 			break;			
 
+		case NFAPI_UE_RELEASE_RESPONSE:
+			vnf_handle_ue_release_resp(pRecvMsg, recvMsgLen, vnf_p7);
+			break;
+
 		default:
 			{
 				if(header.message_id >= NFAPI_VENDOR_EXT_MSG_MIN &&
diff --git a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7_interface.c b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7_interface.c
index 4a85f7e4b3b9b245f5f5660e6c1a3a0dc8ce80eb..0444dca71d0f7d2d5973a123458be8b22df60a20 100644
--- a/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7_interface.c
+++ b/nfapi/open-nFAPI/vnf/src/vnf_p7_interface.c
@@ -523,6 +523,14 @@ int nfapi_vnf_p7_vendor_extension(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_p7_messag
 	return vnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_msg(vnf_p7, header);
 }
 
+int nfapi_vnf_p7_ue_release_req(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_ue_release_request_t* req)
+{
+    if(config == 0 || req == 0)
+        return -1;
+
+    vnf_p7_t* vnf_p7 = (vnf_p7_t*)config;
+    return vnf_p7_pack_and_send_p7_msg(vnf_p7, &req->header);
+}
 
 int nfapi_vnf_p7_release_msg(nfapi_vnf_p7_config_t* config, nfapi_p7_message_header_t* header)
 {
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_coding.c b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_coding.c
index b44a04eb742488b2dc599ba83997619987630d41..a4acfee0f1479973ca13bbcbf74e18512895c6d7 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_coding.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/LTE_TRANSPORT/dlsch_coding.c
@@ -569,7 +569,12 @@ int dlsch_encoding_all(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
                        time_stats_t *i_stats) {
   int encoding_return = 0;
   unsigned int L,C,B;
-  B = dlsch->harq_processes[dlsch->harq_ids[frame%2][subframe]]->B;
+  uint8_t harq_pid = dlsch->harq_ids[frame%2][subframe];
+  if(harq_pid >= dlsch->Mdlharq) {
+    LOG_E(PHY,"dlsch_encoding_all illegal harq_pid %d\n", harq_pid);
+    return(-1);
+  }
+  B = dlsch->harq_processes[harq_pid]->B;
 
   LOG_D(PHY,"B %d, harq_pid %d\n",B,dlsch->harq_ids[frame%2][subframe]);
 
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED/fapi_l1.c b/openair1/SCHED/fapi_l1.c
index f39c5b4f1388fe5dc410d6ce29e9acb8bf83532a..e95405e6d3c534fe4fad743e14f97d417461750e 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED/fapi_l1.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED/fapi_l1.c
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ int oai_nfapi_tx_req(nfapi_tx_request_t *tx_req);
 int oai_nfapi_hi_dci0_req(nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t *hi_dci0_req);
 int oai_nfapi_ul_config_req(nfapi_ul_config_request_t *ul_config_req);
 
-
+int oai_nfapi_ue_release_req(nfapi_ue_release_request_t *release_req);
 void handle_nfapi_dci_dl_pdu(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
                              int frame, int subframe,
                              L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc,
@@ -933,6 +933,8 @@ void schedule_response(Sched_Rsp_t *Sched_INFO) {
     }
     Sched_INFO->DL_req->sfn_sf = frame << 4 | subframe;
     oai_nfapi_dl_config_req(Sched_INFO->DL_req); // DJP - .dl_config_request_body.dl_config_pdu_list[0]); // DJP - FIXME TODO - yuk - only copes with 1 pdu
+    Sched_INFO->UE_release_req->sfn_sf = frame << 4 | subframe;
+    oai_nfapi_ue_release_req(Sched_INFO->UE_release_req);
   }
 
   if ((NFAPI_MODE!=NFAPI_MONOLITHIC) && number_hi_dci0_pdu!=0) {
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c b/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
index 18b917430cbbaaaa387943e59b38d8b262355054..9bf1e6ec3155fdf39d669339eb4bece06a6e35a3 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
+++ b/openair1/SCHED/phy_procedures_lte_eNb.c
@@ -47,8 +47,7 @@
 
 #include "intertask_interface.h"
 
-
-
+nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t release_rntis;
 
 int16_t get_hundred_times_delta_IF_eNB(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,uint16_t UE_id,uint8_t harq_pid, uint8_t bw_factor) {
   uint32_t Nre,sumKr,MPR_x100,Kr,r;
@@ -1522,8 +1521,10 @@ static void do_release_harq(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,
 
     harq_pid = dlsch0->harq_ids[frame_tx%2][subframe_tx];
 
-    AssertFatal((harq_pid >= 0) && (harq_pid < 8),"harq_pid %d not in 0...7\n", harq_pid);
-
+    if(harq_pid >= dlsch0->Mdlharq) {
+        LOG_E(PHY,"frame %d subframe %d harq_pid %d not in 0...7\n", frame_tx, subframe_tx, harq_pid);
+        return;
+    }
     dlsch0_harq = dlsch0->harq_processes[harq_pid];
     dlsch1_harq = dlsch1->harq_processes[harq_pid];
     
@@ -2003,3 +2004,44 @@ void phy_procedures_eNB_uespec_RX(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc) {
 
   VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_DUMP_FUNCTION_BY_NAME( VCD_SIGNAL_DUMPER_FUNCTIONS_PHY_PROCEDURES_ENB_RX_UESPEC, 0 );
 }
+
+void release_rnti_of_phy(module_id_t mod_id){
+    int i,j;
+    int CC_id;
+    rnti_t rnti;
+    PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB_PHY = NULL;
+    LTE_eNB_ULSCH_t *ulsch = NULL;
+    LTE_eNB_DLSCH_t *dlsch = NULL;
+    for(i = 0; i< release_rntis.number_of_TLVs;i++){
+        for (CC_id = 0; CC_id < MAX_NUM_CCs; CC_id++) {
+          eNB_PHY = RC.eNB[mod_id][CC_id];
+          rnti = release_rntis.ue_release_request_TLVs_list[i].rnti;
+          for (j=0; j<NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX; j++) {
+              ulsch = eNB_PHY->ulsch[j];
+              if((ulsch != NULL) && (ulsch->rnti == rnti)){
+                LOG_I(PHY, "clean_eNb_ulsch ulsch[%d] UE %x\n", j, rnti);
+                clean_eNb_ulsch(ulsch);
+              }
+
+              dlsch = eNB_PHY->dlsch[j][0];
+              if((dlsch != NULL) && (dlsch->rnti == rnti)){
+                LOG_I(PHY, "clean_eNb_dlsch dlsch[%d] UE %x \n", j, rnti);
+                clean_eNb_dlsch(dlsch);
+              }
+          }
+          ulsch = eNB_PHY->ulsch[j];
+          if((ulsch != NULL) && (ulsch->rnti == rnti)){
+            LOG_I(PHY, "clean_eNb_ulsch ulsch[%d] UE %x\n", j, rnti);
+            clean_eNb_ulsch(ulsch);
+          }
+          for(j=0; j<NUMBER_OF_UCI_VARS_MAX; j++) {
+              if(eNB_PHY->uci_vars[j].rnti == rnti){
+                LOG_I(PHY, "clean eNb uci_vars[%d] UE %x \n",j, rnti);
+                memset(&eNB_PHY->uci_vars[i],0,sizeof(LTE_eNB_UCI));
+              }
+
+          }
+        }
+    }
+    memset(&release_rntis, 0, sizeof(nfapi_ue_release_request_body_t));
+}
diff --git a/openair1/SCHED/sched_eNB.h b/openair1/SCHED/sched_eNB.h
index dccfbf7c388ac204771e391eaa1044cffea9e4cd..7fcabdc5ddf8163b063edc655cdca442a0f0617c 100644
--- a/openair1/SCHED/sched_eNB.h
+++ b/openair1/SCHED/sched_eNB.h
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ int is_srs_occasion_common(LTE_DL_FRAME_PARMS *frame_parms,int frame_tx,int subf
 
 void compute_srs_pos(lte_frame_type_t frameType,uint16_t isrs,uint16_t *psrsPeriodicity,uint16_t *psrsOffset);
 
+void release_rnti_of_phy(module_id_t mod_id);
 /*@}*/
 
 
diff --git a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dummy_functions.c b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dummy_functions.c
index 586193484dd968d8564ad82c9f710c6a252fc246..43ae6502701e1379a0ac4bf0b571a94136a92f82 100644
--- a/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dummy_functions.c
+++ b/openair1/SIMULATION/LTE_PHY/dummy_functions.c
@@ -88,5 +88,5 @@ int oai_nfapi_hi_dci0_req(nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t *hi_dci0_req) { return(0);}
 int oai_nfapi_tx_req(nfapi_tx_request_t *tx_req) { return(0); }
 
 int oai_nfapi_dl_config_req(nfapi_dl_config_request_t *dl_config_req) { return(0); }
-
+int oai_nfapi_ue_release_req(nfapi_ue_release_request_t *release_req){ return(0); }
 int oai_nfapi_ul_config_req(nfapi_ul_config_request_t *ul_config_req) { return(0); }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/mac.h b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/mac.h
index 0ac3a32fa8b82bee1eba86369121edc97f5f6d65..723e248c7f0016d08143bd9438cd340f378ab885 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/mac.h
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/MAC/mac.h
@@ -1417,6 +1417,8 @@ typedef struct eNB_MAC_INST_s {
   tx_request_pdu[NFAPI_CC_MAX][MAX_NUM_TX_REQUEST_PDU];
   /// NFAPI DL PDU structure
   nfapi_tx_request_t TX_req[NFAPI_CC_MAX];
+  /// NFAPI UE_release_req structure
+  nfapi_ue_release_request_t UE_release_req;
   /// UL handle
   uint32_t ul_handle;
   UE_list_t UE_list;
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
index b58c96cc13b31a1b053228b56b97588160bfc996..f41a733d9afd8badbae3dd226e8783dff1ba4a11 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.c
@@ -762,6 +762,9 @@ void UL_indication(UL_IND_t *UL_info) {
         sched_info->UL_req      = NULL;
 
       sched_info->TX_req      = &mac->TX_req[CC_id];
+      pthread_mutex_lock(&lock_ue_freelist);
+      sched_info->UE_release_req = &mac->UE_release_req;
+      pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock_ue_freelist);
 #ifdef DUMP_FAPI
       dump_dl(sched_info);
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.h b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.h
index 11dea21d284e7d75e9f5ea725dd7936d2a117fdc..9226220c803d324c5f76f6de7c38ae8f2981ab3d 100644
--- a/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.h
+++ b/openair2/PHY_INTERFACE/IF_Module.h
@@ -129,6 +129,8 @@ typedef struct{
   nfapi_hi_dci0_request_t *HI_DCI0_req;
   /// Pointers to DL SDUs
   nfapi_tx_request_t *TX_req;
+  /// Pointers to ue_release
+  nfapi_ue_release_request_t *UE_release_req;
 }Sched_Rsp_t;
 
 typedef struct {
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
index 42a15037327d7385523deb14a1ff182662248f54..52f9a618df0e84544bb3a7dc85a735f2ce4c7ce0 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LTE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -979,6 +979,8 @@ void put_UE_in_freelist(module_id_t mod_id, rnti_t rnti, boolean_t removeFlag) {
   free_list->UE_free_ctrl[free_list->tail_freelist].rnti = rnti;
   free_list->UE_free_ctrl[free_list->tail_freelist].removeContextFlg = removeFlag;
   free_list->num_UEs++;
+  eNB_MAC->UE_release_req.ue_release_request_body.ue_release_request_TLVs_list[eNB_MAC->UE_release_req.ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs].rnti = rnti;
+  eNB_MAC->UE_release_req.ue_release_request_body.number_of_TLVs++;
   free_list->tail_freelist = (free_list->tail_freelist + 1) % (NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX+1);
   pthread_mutex_unlock(&lock_ue_freelist);
 }
diff --git a/targets/RT/USER/lte-enb.c b/targets/RT/USER/lte-enb.c
index 36a9b9e46973c15b831f27800fc1ccd8a2dad2c2..bc2ff7a0811c332322b26c28d952b7cc16d00d60 100644
--- a/targets/RT/USER/lte-enb.c
+++ b/targets/RT/USER/lte-enb.c
@@ -204,8 +204,10 @@ static inline int rxtx(PHY_VARS_eNB *eNB,L1_rxtx_proc_t *proc, char *thread_name
     wakeup_prach_eNB_br(eNB,NULL,proc->frame_rx,proc->subframe_rx);
 #endif
   }
-  if (NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_MODE_VNF) {
-  release_UE_in_freeList(eNB->Mod_id);
+  if (NFAPI_MODE!=NFAPI_MODE_PNF) {
+    release_UE_in_freeList(eNB->Mod_id);
+  } else {
+    release_rnti_of_phy(eNB->Mod_id);
   }
   // UE-specific RX processing for subframe n
   if (NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_MONOLITHIC || NFAPI_MODE==NFAPI_MODE_PNF) {