Proximity service signaling protocol

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• a processor;
• memory in electronic communication with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory, the instructions being executable by the processor to:
• identify a wireless relay requirement for accessing one or more network functions;
• initiate, based at least in part on the identifying, a proximity service (ProSe) protocol on a user plane of a first wireless device and a user plane of a second wireless device, the ProSe protocol initiated prior to an initiation of a communication data exchange between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;
• and
• establish, via the ProSe protocol based at least in part on the wireless relay requirement, a relay link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device on protocols of the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device, wherein the relay link utilizes signaling protocols distinct from protocols on the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device for the communication data exchange.

An apparatus for wireless communication, comprising:

• means for identifying a wireless relay requirement for accessing one or more network functions;
• means for initiating, based at least in part on the identifying, a proximity service (ProSe) protocol on a user plane of a first wireless device and a user plane of a second wireless device, the ProSe protocol initiated prior to an initiation of a communication data exchange between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;
• and
• means for establishing, via the ProSe protocol based at least in part on the wireless relay requirement, a relay link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device on protocols of the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device, wherein the relay link utilizes signaling protocols distinct from protocols on the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device for the communication data exchange.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing computer-executable code for wireless communication, the code executable by a processor to:

• identify a wireless relay requirement for accessing one or more network functions;
• initiate, based at least in part on the identifying, a proximity service (ProSe) protocol on a user plane of a first wireless device and a user plane of a second wireless device, the ProSe protocol initiated prior to an initiation of a communication data exchange between the first wireless device and the second wireless device;
• and
• establish, via the ProSe protocol based at least in part on the wireless relay requirement, a relay link between the first wireless device and the second wireless device on protocols of the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device, wherein the relay link utilizes signaling protocols distinct from protocols on the user plane of the first wireless device and the user plane of the second wireless device for the communication data exchange.