diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_status_report.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_status_report.c
index 092c7c65f135f05827e36fcf46bc5c56f4d72a86..22c560470849bb1a392bfebfa2c640b9ef6db9e5 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_status_report.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_status_report.c
@@ -611,7 +611,10 @@ rlc_am_send_status_pdu(
 
       /* Now process all Segments of sn_cursor if PDU not fully received */
       if ((!status_report_completed) && (all_segments_received == 0) && (sn_cursor != rlc_pP->vr_ms)) {
-    	  AssertFatal (sn_nack == sn_cursor, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data sn_nack=%d and sn_cursor=%d should be equal LcId=%d\n",sn_nack,sn_cursor, rlc_pP->channel_id);
+    	  //AssertFatal (sn_nack == sn_cursor, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data sn_nack=%d and sn_cursor=%d should be equal LcId=%d\n",sn_nack,sn_cursor, rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      	if(sn_nack != sn_cursor){
+      		LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data sn_nack=%d and sn_cursor=%d should be equal LcId=%d\n",sn_nack,sn_cursor, rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      	}
 
     	  /* First ensure there is enough TBS for at least 1 SOStart/SOEnd, else break */
     	  if ((nb_bits_transmitted + RLC_AM_SN_BITS + (RLC_AM_PDU_E_BITS << 1) + (RLC_AM_STATUS_PDU_SO_LENGTH << 1)) <= nb_bits_to_transmit) {
@@ -757,8 +760,14 @@ rlc_am_send_status_pdu(
     } // End main while NACK_SN
 
     /* Clear E1 of last nack_sn entry */
-	AssertFatal ((control_pdu_info.num_nack) || (all_segments_received == 0), "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data Error no NACK_SN vrR=%d vrMS=%d lastSN_NACK=%d Completed=%d NbBytesAvailable=%d LcId=%d\n",
-	        rlc_pP->vr_r,rlc_pP->vr_ms,sn_nack,status_report_completed,(nb_bits_to_transmit >> 3),rlc_pP->channel_id);
+//	AssertFatal ((control_pdu_info.num_nack) || (all_segments_received == 0), "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data Error no NACK_SN vrR=%d vrMS=%d lastSN_NACK=%d Completed=%d NbBytesAvailable=%d LcId=%d\n",
+//	        rlc_pP->vr_r,rlc_pP->vr_ms,sn_nack,status_report_completed,(nb_bits_to_transmit >> 3),rlc_pP->channel_id);
+  	if (!((control_pdu_info.num_nack) || (all_segments_received == 0))){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data Error no NACK_SN vrR=%d vrMS=%d lastSN_NACK=%d Completed=%d NbBytesAvailable=%d LcId=%d\n",
+		        rlc_pP->vr_r,rlc_pP->vr_ms,sn_nack,status_report_completed,(nb_bits_to_transmit >> 3),rlc_pP->channel_id);
+  		return;
+  	}
+  	
 	if (control_pdu_info.num_nack) {
 	    control_pdu_info.nack_list[control_pdu_info.num_nack - 1].e1  = 0;
 	}
@@ -796,8 +805,13 @@ rlc_am_send_status_pdu(
 
   /* encode the control pdu */
   pdu_size = (nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3;
-  AssertFatal (pdu_size <= rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data size=%d bigger than remaining TBS=%d nb_bits_transmitted=%d LcId=%d\n",
+//  AssertFatal (pdu_size <= rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data size=%d bigger than remaining TBS=%d nb_bits_transmitted=%d LcId=%d\n",
+//		  pdu_size,rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac,nb_bits_transmitted, rlc_pP->channel_id);
+	if(pdu_size > rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data size=%d bigger than remaining TBS=%d nb_bits_transmitted=%d LcId=%d\n",
 		  pdu_size,rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac,nb_bits_transmitted, rlc_pP->channel_id);
+		return;
+	}
 
 
 #if TRACE_RLC_AM_STATUS_CREATION
@@ -825,8 +839,14 @@ rlc_am_send_status_pdu(
         nb_bits_to_transmit >> 3);
 #endif
 
-  AssertFatal (pdu_size == ((nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3), "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data encoding size=%d different than expected=%d LcId=%d\n",
+//  AssertFatal (pdu_size == ((nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3), "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data encoding size=%d different than expected=%d LcId=%d\n",
+//  		  pdu_size,((nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3), rlc_pP->channel_id);
+	if(pdu_size != ((nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3)){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM Tx Status PDU Data encoding size=%d different than expected=%d LcId=%d\n",
   		  pdu_size,((nb_bits_transmitted + 7) >> 3), rlc_pP->channel_id);
+		pdu_size = 0;
+		return;
+	}
 
   // remaining bytes to transmit for RLC (retrans pdus and new data pdus)
   rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac = rlc_pP->nb_bytes_requested_by_mac - pdu_size;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_poll_retransmit.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_poll_retransmit.c
index 0b88e7c650fe4e3d4b9fb23e93eb7fbfb45c9f00..7069e099ebd641624be903c404e8628df1e42a30 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_poll_retransmit.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_poll_retransmit.c
@@ -87,9 +87,16 @@ rlc_am_check_timer_poll_retransmit(
 
           /* Look for the first retransmittable PDU starting from vtS - 1 */
 		  while (sn != sn_end) {
-			tx_data_pdu_buffer_p = &rlc_pP->tx_data_pdu_buffer[sn % RLC_AM_WINDOW_SIZE];
-			AssertFatal (tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->mem_block != NULL, "RLC AM Tpoll Retx expiry sn=%d ack=%d is empty vtA=%d vtS=%d LcId=%d\n",
-					sn, tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.ack,rlc_pP->vt_a,rlc_pP->vt_s,rlc_pP->channel_id);
+				tx_data_pdu_buffer_p = &rlc_pP->tx_data_pdu_buffer[sn % RLC_AM_WINDOW_SIZE];
+			//AssertFatal (tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->mem_block != NULL, "RLC AM Tpoll Retx expiry sn=%d ack=%d is empty vtA=%d vtS=%d LcId=%d\n",
+			//		sn, tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.ack,rlc_pP->vt_a,rlc_pP->vt_s,rlc_pP->channel_id);
+		  	if(tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->mem_block == NULL){
+		  		LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM Tpoll Retx expiry sn=%d ack=%d is empty vtA=%d vtS=%d LcId=%d\n",
+							sn, tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.ack,rlc_pP->vt_a,rlc_pP->vt_s,rlc_pP->channel_id);
+			  	sn = RLC_AM_PREV_SN(sn);
+  				continue;
+		  	}
+		  	
 		    if ((tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.ack == 0) && (tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.max_retransmit == 0)) {
 		    	tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->flags.retransmit = 1;
 		    	tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->retx_payload_size = tx_data_pdu_buffer_p->payload_size;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_reordering.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_reordering.c
index b9383980a4231cd9f84dba7b276bf7c1787dd3be..92bb3d61550fa31c62ddcdbd7fee4fe23a74f4b7 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_reordering.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/AM_v9.3.0/rlc_am_timer_reordering.c
@@ -70,7 +70,12 @@ rlc_am_check_timer_reordering(
                              PROTOCOL_RLC_AM_MSC_ARGS(ctxt_pP,rlc_pP));
 #endif
 
-      AssertFatal (rlc_pP->vr_x != RLC_SN_UNDEFINED, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry vrX not defined LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      //AssertFatal (rlc_pP->vr_x != RLC_SN_UNDEFINED, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry vrX not defined LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      if(rlc_pP->vr_x == RLC_SN_UNDEFINED){
+      	LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry vrX not defined LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      	return;
+      }
+      	
 
       rlc_pP->t_reordering.running   = 0;
       rlc_pP->t_reordering.timed_out = 1;
@@ -81,8 +86,12 @@ rlc_am_check_timer_reordering(
       cursor    =  rlc_pP->receiver_buffer.head;
       rlc_usn_t vr_ms_new = rlc_pP->vr_x;
 
-      AssertFatal (cursor != NULL, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry Rx PDU list empty LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
-
+      //AssertFatal (cursor != NULL, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry Rx PDU list empty LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      if(cursor == NULL){
+      	LOG_E(RLC, "RLC AM TReordering Expiry Rx PDU list empty LcId=%d\n", rlc_pP->channel_id);
+      	return;
+      }
+      	
       /* go to memblock up to vrX*/
       pdu_info =  &((rlc_am_rx_pdu_management_t*)(cursor->data))->pdu_info;
       while ((cursor != NULL) && (RLC_AM_DIFF_SN(pdu_info->sn,rlc_pP->vr_r) < RLC_AM_DIFF_SN(vr_ms_new,rlc_pP->vr_r))) {
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um.c
index 864921ff8850dbe239f524fb5c89eb0850174b32..0718cdd93c2ddc8029da3ae78a154ce06425f450 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um.c
@@ -568,7 +568,11 @@ rlc_um_mac_data_request (const protocol_ctxt_t* const ctxt_pP, void *rlc_pP,cons
       l_rlc_p->stat_tx_data_pdu   += 1;
       l_rlc_p->stat_tx_data_bytes += tb_size_in_bytes;
 
-      AssertFatal( tb_size_in_bytes > 0 , "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", tb_size_in_bytes);
+      //AssertFatal( tb_size_in_bytes > 0 , "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", tb_size_in_bytes);
+      if(tb_size_in_bytes <= 0) {
+        LOG_E(RLC, "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d\n", tb_size_in_bytes);
+      }
+        
 #if TRACE_RLC_UM_PDU || MESSAGE_CHART_GENERATOR
       rlc_um_get_pdu_infos(ctxt_pP, l_rlc_p,(rlc_um_pdu_sn_10_t*) ((struct mac_tb_req*) (tb_p->data))->data_ptr, tb_size_in_bytes, &pdu_info, l_rlc_p->rx_sn_length);
 #endif
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_control_primitives.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_control_primitives.c
index 4e2723a8f476489bb16fe1eb677f6e0ed4550ab2..499cdc70804fc66a0d74cab28db8b8977933dfa9 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_control_primitives.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_control_primitives.c
@@ -106,28 +106,48 @@ void config_req_rlc_um_asn1 (
 #if defined(Rel10) || defined(Rel14)
 
   if (mbms_flagP) {
-    AssertFatal(dl_rlc_pP, "No RLC UM DL config");
-    AssertFatal(ul_rlc_pP == NULL, "RLC UM UL config present");
+    //AssertFatal(dl_rlc_pP, "No RLC UM DL config");
+    if(dl_rlc_pP == NULL) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "No RLC UM DL config\n");
+      return;
+    }
+    //AssertFatal(ul_rlc_pP == NULL, "RLC UM UL config present");
+    if(ul_rlc_pP != NULL) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "RLC UM UL config present\n");
+      return;
+    }
+    
     key = RLC_COLL_KEY_MBMS_VALUE(ctxt_pP->module_id, ctxt_pP->rnti, ctxt_pP->enb_flag, mbms_service_idP, mbms_session_idP);
     h_rc = hashtable_get(rlc_coll_p, key, (void**)&rlc_union_p);
-    AssertFatal (h_rc == HASH_TABLE_OK, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u rnti %i enb flag %u service id %u, session id %u",
-                 ctxt_pP->module_id,
-                 ctxt_pP->rnti,
-                 ctxt_pP->enb_flag,
-                 mbms_service_idP,
-                 mbms_session_idP);
+    //AssertFatal (h_rc == HASH_TABLE_OK, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u rnti %i enb flag %u service id %u, session id %u",
+    //             ctxt_pP->module_id,
+    //             ctxt_pP->rnti,
+    //             ctxt_pP->enb_flag,
+    //             mbms_service_idP,
+    //             mbms_session_idP);
+    if(h_rc != HASH_TABLE_OK) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u rnti %i enb flag %u service id %u, session id %u\n",
+        ctxt_pP->module_id, ctxt_pP->rnti, ctxt_pP->enb_flag, mbms_service_idP, mbms_session_idP);
+      return;
+    }
+    
     rlc_p = &rlc_union_p->rlc.um;
   } else
 #endif
   {
     key  = RLC_COLL_KEY_VALUE(ctxt_pP->module_id, ctxt_pP->rnti, ctxt_pP->enb_flag, rb_idP, srb_flagP);
     h_rc = hashtable_get(rlc_coll_p, key, (void**)&rlc_union_p);
-    AssertFatal (h_rc == HASH_TABLE_OK, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u ue id %i enb flag %u rb id %u, srb flag %u",
-                 ctxt_pP->module_id,
-                 ctxt_pP->rnti,
-                 ctxt_pP->enb_flag,
-                 rb_idP,
-                 srb_flagP);
+    //AssertFatal (h_rc == HASH_TABLE_OK, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u ue id %i enb flag %u rb id %u, srb flag %u",
+    //             ctxt_pP->module_id,
+    //             ctxt_pP->rnti,
+    //             ctxt_pP->enb_flag,
+    //             rb_idP,
+    //             srb_flagP);
+    if(h_rc != HASH_TABLE_OK) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "RLC NOT FOUND enb id %u ue id %i enb flag %u rb id %u, srb flag %u\n",
+        ctxt_pP->module_id, ctxt_pP->rnti, ctxt_pP->enb_flag, rb_idP, srb_flagP);
+      return;
+    }
     rlc_p = &rlc_union_p->rlc.um;
   }
 
@@ -269,7 +289,11 @@ rlc_um_init (
 )
 {
 
-  AssertFatal(rlc_pP, "Bad RLC UM pointer (NULL)");
+  //AssertFatal(rlc_pP, "Bad RLC UM pointer (NULL)");
+  if(rlc_pP == NULL) {
+    LOG_E(RLC, "Bad RLC UM pointer (NULL)\n");
+    return;
+  }
 
   if (rlc_pP->initialized) {
     LOG_D(RLC,PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" [INIT] ALREADY DONE, DOING NOTHING\n",
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_dar.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_dar.c
index fe718392310a8ef4e9c854775cf46d5883a4b41c..cd92cf2c5e877b11aaae42b218e20c1085c9a0a0 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_dar.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_dar.c
@@ -47,7 +47,11 @@ signed int rlc_um_get_pdu_infos(
 
   pdu_info_pP->num_li = 0;
 
-  AssertFatal( total_sizeP > 0 , "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", total_sizeP);
+  //AssertFatal( total_sizeP > 0 , "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", total_sizeP);
+  if(total_sizeP <= 0) {
+    LOG_E(RLC, "RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d\n", total_sizeP);
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   if (sn_lengthP == 10) {
     pdu_info_pP->fi           = (header_pP->b1 >> 3) & 0x03;
@@ -62,7 +66,11 @@ signed int rlc_um_get_pdu_infos(
     pdu_info_pP->header_size  = 1;
     pdu_info_pP->payload      = &header_pP->b2;
   } else {
-    AssertFatal( sn_lengthP == 5 || sn_lengthP == 10, "RLC UM SN LENGTH %d", sn_lengthP);
+    //AssertFatal( sn_lengthP == 5 || sn_lengthP == 10, "RLC UM SN LENGTH %d", sn_lengthP);
+    if(!(sn_lengthP == 5 || sn_lengthP == 10)) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "RLC UM SN LENGTH %d\n", sn_lengthP);
+      return -1;
+    }
   }
 
 
@@ -77,15 +85,23 @@ signed int rlc_um_get_pdu_infos(
       li_length_in_bytes = li_length_in_bytes ^ 3;
 
       if (li_length_in_bytes  == 2) {
-        AssertFatal( total_sizeP >= ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b2) - (uint64_t)header_pP),
-                     "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d", total_sizeP);
+        //AssertFatal( total_sizeP >= ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b2) - (uint64_t)header_pP),
+        //             "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d", total_sizeP);
+        if(total_sizeP < ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b2) - (uint64_t)header_pP)) {
+          LOG_E(RLC, "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d\n", total_sizeP);
+          return -1;
+        }
         pdu_info_pP->li_list[pdu_info_pP->num_li] = ((uint16_t)(e_li_p->b1 << 4)) & 0x07F0;
         pdu_info_pP->li_list[pdu_info_pP->num_li] |= (((uint8_t)(e_li_p->b2 >> 4)) & 0x000F);
         li_to_read = e_li_p->b1 & 0x80;
         pdu_info_pP->header_size  += 2;
       } else {
-        AssertFatal( total_sizeP >= ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b3) - (uint64_t)header_pP),
-                     "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d", total_sizeP);
+        //AssertFatal( total_sizeP >= ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b3) - (uint64_t)header_pP),
+        //             "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d", total_sizeP);
+        if(total_sizeP < ((uint64_t)(&e_li_p->b3) - (uint64_t)header_pP)) {
+          LOG_E(RLC, "DECODING PDU TOO FAR PDU size %d\n", total_sizeP);
+          return -1;
+        }
         pdu_info_pP->li_list[pdu_info_pP->num_li] = ((uint16_t)(e_li_p->b2 << 8)) & 0x0700;
         pdu_info_pP->li_list[pdu_info_pP->num_li] |=  e_li_p->b3;
         li_to_read = e_li_p->b2 & 0x08;
@@ -93,10 +109,16 @@ signed int rlc_um_get_pdu_infos(
         pdu_info_pP->header_size  += 1;
       }
 
-      AssertFatal( pdu_info_pP->num_li <= RLC_UM_SEGMENT_NB_MAX_LI_PER_PDU,
-                   PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT"[GET PDU INFO]  SN %04d TOO MANY LIs ",
+      //AssertFatal( pdu_info_pP->num_li <= RLC_UM_SEGMENT_NB_MAX_LI_PER_PDU,
+      //             PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT"[GET PDU INFO]  SN %04d TOO MANY LIs ",
+      //             PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
+      //             pdu_info_pP->sn);
+      if(pdu_info_pP->num_li > RLC_UM_SEGMENT_NB_MAX_LI_PER_PDU) {
+        LOG_E(RLC, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT"[GET PDU INFO]  SN %04d TOO MANY LIs \n",
                    PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
                    pdu_info_pP->sn);
+        return -1;
+      }
 
       sum_li += pdu_info_pP->li_list[pdu_info_pP->num_li];
       pdu_info_pP->num_li = pdu_info_pP->num_li + 1;
@@ -308,9 +330,17 @@ rlc_um_try_reassembly(
               __LINE__);
 #endif
       }
-      AssertFatal(size >= 0, "invalid size!");
-      AssertFatal((e==0) || (e==1), "invalid e!");
-      AssertFatal((fi >= 0) && (fi <= 3), "invalid fi!");
+      //AssertFatal(size >= 0, "invalid size!");
+      //AssertFatal((e==0) || (e==1), "invalid e!");
+      //AssertFatal((fi >= 0) && (fi <= 3), "invalid fi!");
+      if((size < 0) || ((e!=0) && (e!=1)) || ((fi < 0) || (fi > 3))){
+        LOG_E(RLC, "invalid size %d, e %d, fi %d\n", size, e, fi);
+        sn = (sn + 1) % rlc_pP->rx_sn_modulo;
+        if ((sn == rlc_pP->vr_uh) || (sn == end_snP)) {
+          continue_reassembly = 0;
+        }
+        continue;
+      }
 
       if (e == RLC_E_FIXED_PART_DATA_FIELD_FOLLOW) {
         switch (fi) {
@@ -400,11 +430,14 @@ rlc_um_try_reassembly(
           break;
 
         default:
-          AssertFatal( 0 , PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" fi=%d! TRY REASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
-                       PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
-                       fi,
-                       __FILE__,
-                       __LINE__);
+          //AssertFatal( 0 , PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" fi=%d! TRY REASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
+          //             PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
+          //             fi,
+          //             __FILE__,
+          //             __LINE__);
+          LOG_E(RLC, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" fi=%d! TRY REASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
+                     PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP), fi, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+          
         }
       } else {
         if (rlc_um_read_length_indicators(&data_p, e_li_p, li_array, &num_li, &size ) >= 0) {
@@ -543,11 +576,14 @@ rlc_um_try_reassembly(
               // data_p is already ok, done by last loop above
               rlc_um_reassembly (ctxt_pP, rlc_pP, data_p, size);
             } else {
-              AssertFatal( 0 !=0, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" size=%d! SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
-                           PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
-                           size,
-                           __FILE__,
-                           __LINE__);
+              //AssertFatal( 0 !=0, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" size=%d! SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
+              //             PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
+              //             size,
+              //             __FILE__,
+              //             __LINE__);
+              LOG_E(RLC, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" size=%d! SHOULD NOT GO HERE (%s:%u)\n",
+                PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP), size, __FILE__, __LINE__);
+              
               //rlc_pP->stat_rx_data_pdu_dropped += 1;
               rlc_pP->stat_rx_data_bytes_dropped += size;
             }
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_fsm.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_fsm.c
index 758630b3cce88476ea49df4a253a60d7d36c9879..0a6bf44dda5bdd106fa7bf94dcd163c74ab9cb9d 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_fsm.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_fsm.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ rlc_um_fsm_notify_event (
       LOG_E(RLC, PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_FMT" FSM WARNING PROTOCOL ERROR - EVENT %02X hex NOT EXPECTED FROM NULL_STATE\n",
             PROTOCOL_RLC_UM_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP, rlc_pP),
             eventP);
-      AssertFatal(1==0,"RLC-UM FSM WARNING PROTOCOL ERROR - EVENT NOT EXPECTED FROM NULL_STATE");
+      //AssertFatal(1==0,"RLC-UM FSM WARNING PROTOCOL ERROR - EVENT NOT EXPECTED FROM NULL_STATE");
       return 0;
     }
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_segment.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_segment.c
index f9af7c1cc2b167a3935615aca9b973784ef3cd40..26a68849dd23e68a5258e5fb8fb77ad606014432 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_segment.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/UM_v9.3.0/rlc_um_segment.c
@@ -411,7 +411,11 @@ rlc_um_segment_10 (const protocol_ctxt_t* const ctxt_pP, rlc_um_entity_t *rlc_pP
 #if TRACE_RLC_PAYLOAD
     rlc_util_print_hex_octets(RLC, pdu_mem_p->data, data_pdu_size);
 #endif
-    AssertFatal( pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size > 0 , "SEGMENT10: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+    //AssertFatal( pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size > 0 , "SEGMENT10: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+    if(pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size <= 0) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "SEGMENT10: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d\n", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+      break;
+    }
     pdu_p = NULL;
     pdu_mem_p = NULL;
 
@@ -792,7 +796,11 @@ rlc_um_segment_5 (const protocol_ctxt_t* const ctxt_pP, rlc_um_entity_t *rlc_pP)
 #if TRACE_RLC_PAYLOAD
     rlc_util_print_hex_octets(RLC, (unsigned char*)pdu_mem_p->data, data_pdu_size);
 #endif
-    AssertFatal( pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size > 0 , "SEGMENT5: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+    //AssertFatal( pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size > 0 , "SEGMENT5: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+    if(pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size <= 0) {
+      LOG_E(RLC, "SEGMENT5: FINAL RLC UM PDU LENGTH %d\n", pdu_tb_req_p->tb_size);
+      break;
+    }
 
     pdu_p = NULL;
     pdu_mem_p = NULL;
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc.c
index d25b30e7cc56b3dee8cfff62b736939bbff0c5c5..4353e213dc56ab6326d3da8f9cbea53ad0fe727c 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc.c
@@ -135,7 +135,12 @@ rlc_op_status_t rlc_stat_req     (
   hash_key_t             key             = HASHTABLE_NOT_A_KEY_VALUE;
   hashtable_rc_t         h_rc;
 
-  AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+	}
+	
   key = RLC_COLL_KEY_VALUE(ctxt_pP->module_id, ctxt_pP->rnti, ctxt_pP->enb_flag, rb_idP, srb_flagP);
   h_rc = hashtable_get(rlc_coll_p, key, (void**)&rlc_union_p);
 
@@ -348,13 +353,30 @@ rlc_op_status_t rlc_data_req     (const protocol_ctxt_t* const ctxt_pP,
 #endif
 
   if (MBMS_flagP) {
-    AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MBMS_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MBMS_MAX);
+    //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MBMS_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MBMS_MAX);
+  	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MBMS_MAX){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MBMS_MAX);
+  		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+  	}
   } else {
-    AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+    //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+  	}
   }
 
-  DevAssert(sdu_pP != NULL);
-  DevCheck(sdu_sizeP > 0, sdu_sizeP, 0, 0);
+  //DevAssert(sdu_pP != NULL);
+	if(sdu_pP == NULL){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "sdu_pP == NULL\n");
+		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+	}
+	
+  //DevCheck(sdu_sizeP > 0, sdu_sizeP, 0, 0);
+  if(sdu_sizeP <= 0) {
+    LOG_E(RLC, "sdu_sizeP %d, file %s, line %s\n", sdu_sizeP, __FILE__ ,__LINE__);
+    return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+  }
 
 #if !defined(Rel10) && !defined(Rel14)
   DevCheck(MBMS_flagP == 0, MBMS_flagP, 0, 0);
@@ -386,7 +408,9 @@ rlc_op_status_t rlc_data_req     (const protocol_ctxt_t* const ctxt_pP,
     rlc_mode = rlc_union_p->mode;
   } else {
     rlc_mode = RLC_MODE_NONE;
-    AssertFatal (0 , "RLC not configured key %ju\n", key);
+    //AssertFatal (0 , "RLC not configured key %ju\n", key);
+  	LOG_E("RLC not configured key %ju\n", key);
+  	return RLC_OP_STATUS_OUT_OF_RESSOURCES;
   }
 
   if (MBMS_flagP == 0) {
@@ -608,7 +632,11 @@ rlc_module_init (void)
   rlc_rrc_data_conf = NULL;
 
   rlc_coll_p = hashtable_create ((maxDRB + 2) * 16, NULL, rb_free_rlc_union);
-  AssertFatal(rlc_coll_p != NULL, "UNRECOVERABLE error, RLC hashtable_create failed");
+  //AssertFatal(rlc_coll_p != NULL, "UNRECOVERABLE error, RLC hashtable_create failed");
+  if(rlc_coll_p == NULL) {
+    LOG_E(RLC, "UNRECOVERABLE error, RLC hashtable_create failed\n");
+    return -1;
+  }
 
   for (module_id1=0; module_id1 < NUMBER_OF_UE_MAX; module_id1++) {
 #if defined(Rel10) || defined(Rel14)
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
index da9c29c4dee2dcb747cde6b3806eb103169e45c2..c949702ea3e50ca9eb13a24d7657673d2a4a8320 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_mac.c
@@ -152,9 +152,17 @@ tbs_size_t mac_rlc_data_req(
 #endif // DEBUG_MAC_INTERFACE
 
   if (MBMS_flagP) {
-    AssertFatal (channel_idP < RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC,        "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n",     channel_idP, RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC);
+    //AssertFatal (channel_idP < RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC,        "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n",     channel_idP, RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC);
+  	if(channel_idP >= RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", channel_idP, RLC_MAX_MBMS_LC);
+  		return 0;
+  	}
   } else {
-    AssertFatal (channel_idP < NB_RB_MAX,        "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n",     channel_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+    //AssertFatal (channel_idP < NB_RB_MAX,        "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n",     channel_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  	if(channel_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "channel id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", channel_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  		return 0;
+  	}
   }
 
   if (MBMS_flagP) {
@@ -174,7 +182,8 @@ tbs_size_t mac_rlc_data_req(
     rlc_mode = rlc_union_p->mode;
   } else {
     rlc_mode = RLC_MODE_NONE;
-    AssertFatal (0 , "RLC not configured lcid %u RNTI %x!\n", channel_idP, rntiP);
+    //AssertFatal (0 , "RLC not configured lcid %u RNTI %x!\n", channel_idP, rntiP);
+  	LOG_E(RLC, "RLC not configured lcid %u RNTI %x!\n", channel_idP, rntiP);
   }
 
   switch (rlc_mode) {
@@ -419,8 +428,12 @@ rlc_buffer_occupancy_t mac_rlc_get_buffer_occupancy_ind(
   /* Assumptions : for UE only */
   /* At each TTI, Buffer Occupancy is first computed in mac_rlc_status_ind called by MAC ue_scheduler() function */
   /* Then this function is called during MAC multiplexing ue_get_sdu(), and it may be call several times for the same bearer if it is in AM mode and there are several PDU types to transmit */
-  AssertFatal(enb_flagP == FALSE,"RLC Tx mac_rlc_get_buffer_occupancy_ind function is not implemented for eNB LcId=%d\n", channel_idP);
-
+  //AssertFatal(enb_flagP == FALSE,"RLC Tx mac_rlc_get_buffer_occupancy_ind function is not implemented for eNB LcId=%d\n", channel_idP);
+	if(enb_flagP != FALSE){
+		LOG_E("RLC Tx mac_rlc_get_buffer_occupancy_ind function is not implemented for eNB LcId=%d\n", channel_idP);
+		return 0;
+	}
+	
 
   key = RLC_COLL_KEY_LCID_VALUE(module_idP, rntiP, enb_flagP, channel_idP, srb_flag);
 
diff --git a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_rrc.c b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_rrc.c
index dee6ba700017d6dc48151b32ccac8f7a82eead0c..f4acdb29df8c53aa32065a53e8e1c242f3a04f27 100644
--- a/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_rrc.c
+++ b/openair2/LAYER2/RLC/rlc_rrc.c
@@ -373,7 +373,10 @@ rlc_op_status_t rrc_rlc_config_asn1_req (const protocol_ctxt_t   * const ctxt_pP
                           rb_id,
                           lc_id,
                           RLC_MODE_UM);
-          AssertFatal(rlc_union_p != NULL, "ADD MBMS RLC UM FAILED");
+          //AssertFatal(rlc_union_p != NULL, "ADD MBMS RLC UM FAILED");
+        	if(rlc_union_p == NULL){
+	        	LOG_E(RLC, "ADD MBMS RLC UM FAILED\n");
+        	}
         }
 
         LOG_D(RLC, PROTOCOL_CTXT_FMT" CONFIG REQ MBMS ASN1 LC ID %u RB ID %u SESSION ID %u SERVICE ID %u\n",
@@ -511,7 +514,11 @@ rlc_op_status_t rrc_rlc_remove_rlc   (
   }
 
 
-  AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+	}
 
   h_rc = hashtable_get(rlc_coll_p, key, (void**)&rlc_union_p);
 
@@ -585,8 +592,17 @@ rlc_union_t* rrc_rlc_add_rlc   (
 #endif
 
   if (MBMS_flagP == FALSE) {
-    AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
-    AssertFatal (chan_idP < RLC_MAX_LC, "LC id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", chan_idP, RLC_MAX_LC);
+    //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+    //AssertFatal (chan_idP < RLC_MAX_LC, "LC id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", chan_idP, RLC_MAX_LC);
+  	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  		return NULL;
+  	}
+  	if(chan_idP >= RLC_MAX_LC){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "LC id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", chan_idP, RLC_MAX_LC);
+  		return NULL;
+  	}
+
   }
 
 #if defined(Rel10) || defined(Rel14)
@@ -623,8 +639,12 @@ rlc_union_t* rrc_rlc_add_rlc   (
           (srb_flagP) ? "SRB" : "DRB",
           rb_idP,
           (srb_flagP) ? "SRB" : "DRB");
-    AssertFatal(rlc_union_p->mode == rlc_modeP, "Error rrc_rlc_add_rlc , already exist but RLC mode differ");
-    return rlc_union_p;
+    //AssertFatal(rlc_union_p->mode == rlc_modeP, "Error rrc_rlc_add_rlc , already exist but RLC mode differ");
+  	if(rlc_union_p->mode != rlc_modeP){
+  		LOG_E(RLC, "Error rrc_rlc_add_rlc , already exist but RLC mode differ\n");
+  		return NULL;
+  	}
+  	return rlc_union_p;
   } else if (h_rc == HASH_TABLE_KEY_NOT_EXISTS) {
     rlc_union_p = calloc(1, sizeof(rlc_union_t));
     h_rc = hashtable_insert(rlc_coll_p, key, rlc_union_p);
@@ -687,7 +707,11 @@ rlc_op_status_t rrc_rlc_config_req   (
         PROTOCOL_CTXT_ARGS(ctxt_pP),
         rb_idP);
 
-  AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+  //AssertFatal (rb_idP < NB_RB_MAX, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+	if(rb_idP >= NB_RB_MAX){
+		LOG_E(RLC, "RB id is too high (%u/%d)!\n", rb_idP, NB_RB_MAX);
+		return RLC_OP_STATUS_BAD_PARAMETER;
+	}
 
   switch (actionP) {