A method for reducing interference in a mobile network in which a node A proposes a wireless link with node B. The method includes: (a) determining an angle between an incoming link from a node C to node B and the proposed node A to node B link, wherein the incoming link and the proposed link utilize the same frequency; (b) utilizing a nominal center of a beam of the proposed link, estimate an effective gain at node B to admit interference from the direction of node A into the incoming link from node C; (c) estimating a carrier intensity arriving at node B from node C; (d) determining a ratio of arriving node C to node B carrier to potential interference from the proposed node A to node B link; and (e) conditioning establishment of the proposed node A to node B link upon the determined ratio.