Method and apparatus for facilitating device-to-device communication

An apparatus comprising at least one processor and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the processor, cause the apparatus to at least:

• receive information indicative of channel conditions associated with primary communication involving at least one primary mobile communication device and a network communication node;
• and
• determine, at a secondary mobile communication device, primary communication resources to be utilized for secondary communication by the secondary mobile communication device based on the information indicative of the channel conditions.

A method comprising:

• generating, at a network communication node engaged in primary communication with at least one primary communication device, assistance information for enabling a secondary communication device to select primary communication resources for reuse in secondary communication based on the assistance information;
• and
• communicating the assistance information to the secondary communication device.