Method and device for managing information of social type and for opportunistic forwarding

Abstract

The invention concerns a method of communication in a communication network, using a communication device comprising means for exchanging data with at least another communication device, comprising the following steps: receiving, at said device: i. information representing interconnections between users of a social networking application; ii. information concerning at least one contact between said device and at least another device, occurring in said communication network; determining, upon occurrence of a new contact between said device and at least another device, based: on said information representing interconnections between users of a social networking application and on predetermined rules related to data forwarding; to transmit data or not to transmit data from said device using said new contact.

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