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16.1 Introduction Research on opportunistic mobile networks has become more and more active in recent years, and this is partly motivated by the advent of mobile devices-such as smartphones-in our daily life. These widely used devices offer an ideal framework for deploying opportunistic mobile networks, including in the emerging area of social networks.