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In this paper, we propose a new solution to improve the performance of mesh networks. This is achieved by solving the CCI problem by coupling the MAC protocol with distributed beamforming. As a result, the relaying mesh station that was blocked, i.e., because of the interference link, is now allowed to transmit. We show that significant spatial-reuse gains can be achieved depending on the scenario and the beamforming technique used. For the beamforming, a new scheme is proposed that outperforms the standard ZF beamformer and the basic access scheme.