Data distribution management in mobile network

A method comprising:

• in a system environment comprising a plurality of computing resources, wherein at least a portion of the computing resources are mobile;
• a given mobile computing resource sending a notification message to at least one other computing resource of the plurality of computing resources, that currently has or can obtain at least a portion of a data set, to retain the portion of the data set when one or more probability values estimate that the given mobile computing resource will be in a vicinity of the other computing resource;
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• the given mobile computing resource receiving the portion of the data set from the other computing resource over a communication link locally established between the given mobile computing resource and the other computing resource when in the vicinity of one another.

A method comprising:

• in a system environment comprising a plurality of computing resources, wherein at least a portion of the computing resources are mobile;
• a given stationary computing resource of the plurality of computing resources receiving a notification message from at least one mobile computing resource of the plurality of computing resources to retain a portion of a data set when one or more probability values estimate that the mobile computing resource will be in a vicinity of the given stationary computing resource;
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• the given stationary computing resource sending the portion of the data set to the mobile computing resource over a communication link locally established between the given stationary computing resource and the mobile computing resource when in the vicinity of one another.