Incentive-based relaying with prioritization

An apparatus for wireless communications at a user equipment (UE), comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• receive, from a base station, an indication of resources for relaying a first data transmission from a source UE to one or more relay UEs;
• receive, from the base station, control signaling comprising a priority scheme for the first data transmission and a second data transmission;
• and
• selectively relay the first data transmission, transmitting the second data transmission, or both according to the priority scheme and the resources.

An apparatus for wireless communications at a base station, comprising:

• a processor,
• memory coupled with the processor;
• and
• instructions stored in the memory and executable by the processor to cause the apparatus to:
• transmit, to a UE of a plurality of UEs, an indication of resources for relaying a first data transmission from a source UE;
• and
• transmit, to the plurality of UEs, control signaling comprising a priority scheme for a plurality of data transmissions comprising the first data transmission and a second data transmission.