Dynamic uplink device aggregation

A relay user equipment, comprising:

• a processor configured to:
• receive, from a first tethered user equipment tethered to the relay user equipment, first access information corresponding to the first tethered user equipment;
• transmit, to a radio access network node, an uplink radio resource connection aggregation request message comprising the first access information, wherein the first access information is to be used to establish a radio resource control connection between the first tethered user equipment and the radio access network node;
• receive, from the radio access network node responsive to the uplink radio resource connection aggregation request message, an uplink aggregation grant message comprising first uplink grant information to be used by the first tethered user equipment to transmit first uplink data traffic from the first tethered user equipment to the radio access network node;
• and
• transmit, to the first tethered user equipment, a first uplink grant message comprising the first uplink grant information.

A non-transitory machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor of a first user equipment, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:

• receiving, from a radio access network node, a group access preamble that corresponds to an aggregation group that comprises the first user equipment, a second user equipment, and a third user equipment;
• transmitting, to a radio access network node, an uplink radio resource connection request message comprising the group access preamble, first access information to be used to establish radio resource control connection between the radio access network node and the second user equipment and second access information to be used to establish radio resource control connection between radio access network node and the third user equipment, respectively;
• receiving, from the radio access network node responsive to the uplink radio resource connection request message, an uplink grant message comprising first uplink grant information, second uplink grant information, and relay grant information;
• transmitting, to the second user equipment, a first uplink grant message comprising the first uplink grant information;
• and
• transmitting, to the third user equipment, a second uplink grant message comprising the second uplink grant information.