| 摘要 |
The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for determining a distribution of neighbour nodes (21, 22) around a first node (10) in a communication network, where beacon signals, which are respectively transmitted from one or more neighbour nodes (21, 22) located in a beaconing range of a first node (10), are received at the first node (10) and, wherein each beacon signal transmitted from one of the neighbour nodes (21, 22) comprises identification data which identifies the respective neighbour node (21; 22) and position data which indicates the position of the respective neighbour node (21; 22). Furthermore, a scan area (SA) is defined, which is a partial area of a circular area (CA) having the first node (10) in the center, wherein the scan area (SA) has a predetermined scan view shape and extends from the center of the circular area (CA) to at least the circumference of the circular area (CA) in a defined radial direction from the center of the circular area (CA); the scan area (SA) is rotated about the center of the circular area; and an angular distribution of neighbour nodes (21, 22) located in the beaconing range of the first node (10) is determined by counting the number of neighbour nodes (21, 22) located within the scan area (SA) while rotating the scan area (SA), based on the position data of the neighbour nodes (21, 22), as a function N(¸) of a radial direction (¸1) of the scan area (SA) from the center of the circular area (CA). |
