18920331. METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM (Nokia Technologies Oy)

METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

Organization Name

Nokia Technologies Oy

Inventor(s)

Vinh Van Phan of Oulu FI

Ling Yu of Kauniainen FI

Faranaz Sabouri-sichani of Aalborg DK

Apostolos Kousaridas of Munich DE

Sayed Ali Marandi of Aalborg DK

METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18920331 titled 'METHOD, APPARATUS AND COMPUTER PROGRAM

Original Abstract Submitted

There is provided an apparatus comprising: means for determining a communication request associated with relay discovery and selection for a user equipment-to-network, U2N, relay connection establishment for a first user equipment, UE, and means for, based on the communication request, providing, to a U2N relay UE via at least one first user equipment-to-user equipment, U2U, relay UE, the communication request using an established relay chain between the U2N relay UE and a second UE via the at least one first U2U relay UE.