Patent ID: 8494567

Claim:
A method for selecting an effective angle of reception of a directional antenna of a receiver node, said receiver node belonging to a wireless communications network comprising a plurality of emitter nodes, the method being implemented by the receiver node, wherein said method comprises steps of: determining at least two possible angles of reception associated with a first emitter node, each possible angle of reception corresponding to a communication path allowing said receiver node to communicate with said first emitter node; and for each of said at least two possible angles of reception, determining an angular difference between that angle and an angle of reception associated with a second emitter node different from said first emitter node, and selecting the effective angle of reception associated with said first emitter node from among said at least two possible angles of reception as a function of the determined angular differences; wherein said step of selecting the effective angle of reception comprises steps of: detecting, among said at least two possible angles of reception, that angle or those angles for which the angular difference with at least one angle of reception associated with said second emitter node is greater than or equal to a predetermined angular threshold; and if at least one possible angle of reception is detected, selecting the effective angle of reception from among said at least one possible angle of reception detected.