Patent ID: 8345578

Claim:
A method for changing an antenna configuration, wherein data is transmitted between a first node and a second node according to either a first mode or a second mode, said method comprising: scanning by the second node for a signal which was sent by the first node according to the first mode, wherein an antenna radiation angle associated with the first mode is greater than an antenna radiation angle associated with the second mode; determining, based on reception of the signal sent by the first node according to the first mode, a receiving configuration of an antenna of the second node which is suitable for receiving data sent by the first node according to the second mode; verifying whether the determined receiving configuration is different from a receiving configuration which was used to receive an earlier signal sent by the first node according to the second mode; and if the determined receiving configuration is different from the receiving configuration which was used to receive the earlier signal, changing the receiving configuration of the antenna of the second node based upon the determined receiving configuration.