1. A directional link management system comprising: a network manager, wherein the network manager is capable of providing a set of performance parameters for a wireless network in which directional links are used by a plurality of nodes in the wireless network; a router, wherein the router is capable of routing information to neighbor nodes within the plurality of nodes and is capable of providing information about links between the plurality of nodes in the wireless network environment; a situational awareness database, wherein the situational awareness database stores information about nodes; a neighbor discovery module capable of detecting a presence of a new node in addition to the plurality of nodes; a topology manager, wherein the topology manager is capable of identifying a set of links for a node with a set of nodes using the set of performance parameters, information about the links, and information about the nodes to form a set of identified links; and a data link manager, wherein the data link manager is capable of managing the set of identified links.