A communication apparatus comprising: first communication means for communicating with a first other apparatus connectable to a second other apparatus using a first wireless communication standard; second communication means for communicating with the first other apparatus using a second wireless communication standard that is different from the first wireless communication standard; obtaining means for obtaining, from the first other apparatus via said second communication means, status information indicating whether a relay function execution state of the first other apparatus currently is valid or not; request means for requesting, using the second communication means, the first other apparatus to start a relay function which uses the first wireless communication standard, wherein the request means is adapted to request the first other apparatus to start the relay function in a case where the obtained status information indicates that the relay function execution state is valid; connection means for connecting the first other apparatus via said first communication means, in a case where the status information represents that the relay function between the communication apparatus and the second other apparatus is valid, and not to connect to the first other apparatus via said first communication means in a case where the status information represents that the relay function between the communication apparatus and the second other apparatus is not valid; and wherein power consumption of the wireless communication by the first communication means is larger than that of the wireless communication by the second communication means. first communication means for communicating with a first other apparatus connectable to a second other apparatus using a first wireless communication standard; second communication means for communicating with the first other apparatus using a second wireless communication standard that is different from the first wireless communication standard; obtaining means for obtaining, from the first other apparatus via said second communication means, status information indicating whether a relay function execution state of the first other apparatus currently is valid or not; request means for requesting, using the second communication means, the first other apparatus to start a relay function which uses the first wireless communication standard, wherein the request means is adapted to request the first other apparatus to start the relay function in a case where the obtained status information indicates that the relay function execution state is valid; connection means for connecting the first other apparatus via said first communication means, in a case where the status information represents that the relay function between the communication apparatus and the second other apparatus is valid, and not to connect to the first other apparatus via said first communication means in a case where the status information represents that the relay function between the communication apparatus and the second other apparatus is not valid; and wherein power consumption of the wireless communication by the first communication means is larger than that of the wireless communication by the second communication means.