Apparatus, method and computer program

An apparatus, at a first user equipment, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• determining, based on a trigger, to select or reselect a further user equipment to act as a relay node between the first user equipment and a second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment and the second user are in communication;
• determining to provide a request from the first user equipment to the second user equipment for at least one of the following:
• selection or reselection of the further user equipment among the user equipment candidates;
• and
• providing the request from the first user equipment to the second user equipment.

An apparatus, at a second user equipment, comprising:

• at least one processor;
• and at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the apparatus at least to perform:
• receiving a request from a first user equipment at the second user equipment for at least one of the following:
• selection or reselection of the further user equipment among the user equipment candidates to act as a relay node between the first user equipment and the second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment and second user equipment are in communication.

A method comprising, at a first user equipment:

• determining, based on a trigger, to select or reselect a further user equipment to act as a relay node between the first user equipment and a second user equipment, wherein the first user equipment and the second user are in communication;
• determining to provide a request from the first user equipment to the second user equipment for at least one of the following:
• selection or reselection of the further user equipment among the user equipment candidates;
• and
• providing the request from the first user equipment to the second user equipment.