wave frequency having a second aar which is higher than said first aar thereby adjusting the path loss from the first path loss to a second path loss that is higher than said first path loss thereby making use of said surplus system gain in a first alternative embodiment to the embodiment of a method for optimizing inter link interferences by exploiting atmospheric absorption of millimeter waves the adjusting of path loss reduces interference with other near by millimeter wave communication systems in a second alternative embodiment to the embodiment of a method for optimizing inter link interferences by exploiting atmospheric absorption of millimeter waves the conclusion of a surplus system gain is made by measuring a signal to noise ratio at a receiver belonging to the first 111 or second 112 millimeter wave communication systems and determining that this signal to noise ratio is higher than a minimum signal to noise ratio needed to support a predetermined rate of communication in a third alternative embodiment to the embodiment of a method for optimizing inter link interferences by exploiting atmospheric absorption of millimeter waves the conclusion of a surplus system gain is made by measuring a packet or bit error rate at a receiver belonging to the first 111 or second 112 millimeter wave communication systems and determining that said packet or bit error rate is lower than a maximum bit error rate allowed for a predetermined quality of communication in a third alternative embodiment to the embodiment of a method.