US Patent 10212642 Device-to-device based user equipment to network relay

In accordance with an example embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, wherein the at least one memory and the computer program code are configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: generate or receive a message comprising relay capability information, and transmit or forward the message to a device to device group.