diff --git a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
index b50c017a92d873061302d9e18ff94af11da19d6b..611ce31e5423436857851856f5b4693267712d21 100644
--- a/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/cmake_targets/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ else (CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR STREQUAL "armv7l")
       set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -mavx2")
     endif()
     if (CPUINFO MATCHES "sse4_1")
-      set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -msse4.1")
+      set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -msse4.1 -mavx2")
     endif()
     if (CPUINFO MATCHES "ssse3")
       set(C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR "${C_FLAGS_PROCESSOR} -mssse3")
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_sse.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_sse.c
index 50c084d2a8bf5e8b5ca38a616158fc624e5d853b..68069679210a4dce364e7ec9499c62b40184fb44 100755
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_sse.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_sse.c
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
 #define print_bytes2(s,x) printf("%s %x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x,%x\n",s,(x)[0],(x)[1],(x)[2],(x)[3],(x)[4],(x)[5],(x)[6],(x)[7],(x)[8],(x)[9],(x)[10],(x)[11],(x)[12],(x)[13],(x)[14],(x)[15],(x)[16],(x)[17],(x)[18],(x)[19],(x)[20],(x)[21],(x)[22],(x)[23],(x)[24],(x)[25],(x)[26],(x)[27],(x)[28],(x)[29],(x)[30],(x)[31])
 
 //#define DEBUG_TURBO_ENCODER 1
-#define CALLGRIND 1
+//#define CALLGRIND 1
 unsigned short threegpplte_interleaver_output;
 unsigned long long threegpplte_interleaver_tmp;
 
diff --git a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
index b70b1aee9550bef5559418bbfca2c734985124a0..f5be10ae3964fae47bb09ee6b62fdb19830c3ece 100644
--- a/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
+++ b/openair1/PHY/CODING/3gpplte_turbo_decoder_sse_16bit.c
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@
 ///
 ///
 
+#undef __AVX2__
 #include "PHY/sse_intrin.h"
 
 #ifndef TEST_DEBUG
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_common.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_common.c
index bd77c8463a062cb5e46803c82187b074b4e7f3f2..209231764779aca7338b48d56507aa3eefb58061 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_common.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_common.c
@@ -536,8 +536,8 @@ rrc_rx_tx(
       }
       if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer>0) {
 	ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer++;
-	if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer >= 100) {
-	  // remove UE after 10 frames after RRCConnectionRelease is triggered
+	if (ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer >= 
+	    ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer_thres) {
 	  LOG_I(RRC,"Removing UE %x instance\n",ue_context_p->ue_context.rnti);
 	  ue_to_be_removed = ue_context_p;
 	  break;
diff --git a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
index e67f0af0d308753b1f7ee2aabc96cf499cdba1c8..0d7c8f915ea208bda9a0aec3d67087017c035337 100644
--- a/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
+++ b/openair2/RRC/LITE/rrc_eNB.c
@@ -1094,7 +1094,8 @@ rrc_eNB_generate_RRCConnectionRelease(
   size = do_RRCConnectionRelease(ctxt_pP->module_id, buffer,rrc_eNB_get_next_transaction_identifier(ctxt_pP->module_id));
   // set release timer
   ue_context_pP->ue_context.ue_release_timer=1;
-
+  // remove UE after 10 frames after RRCConnectionRelease is triggered
+  ue_context_pP->ue_context.ue_release_timer_thres=100;
   LOG_I(RRC,
         PROTOCOL_RRC_CTXT_UE_FMT" Logical Channel DL-DCCH, Generate RRCConnectionRelease (bytes %d)\n",
         PROTOCOL_RRC_CTXT_UE_ARGS(ctxt_pP),
@@ -3385,6 +3386,10 @@ rrc_eNB_generate_RRCConnectionSetup(
         PROTOCOL_RRC_CTXT_UE_ARGS(ctxt_pP),
         eNB_rrc_inst[ctxt_pP->module_id].carrier[CC_id].Srb0.Tx_buffer.payload_size);
 
+  // activate release timer, if RRCSetupComplete not received after 10 frames, remove UE
+  ue_context_pP->ue_context.ue_release_timer=1;
+  // remove UE after 10 frames after RRCConnectionRelease is triggered
+  ue_context_pP->ue_context.ue_release_timer_thres=100;
 }
 
 #if defined(ENABLE_ITTI)
@@ -4132,6 +4137,7 @@ rrc_eNB_decode_dcch(
         }
       }
 
+      ue_context_p->ue_context.ue_release_timer=0;
       break;
 
     case UL_DCCH_MessageType__c1_PR_securityModeComplete: