Surface-wave communications and methods thereof
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1. A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions; and
a processor, coupled to the memory, to execute the executable instructions to facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising;
generating a first electromagnetic wave based on a first wireless signal received by an antenna, wherein the first electromagnetic wave conveys first data; and
sending, via a coupling device, the first electromagnetic wave to propagate along a transmission medium, wherein the coupling device has a first longitudinal axis that is not coaxially aligned with a second longitudinal axis of the transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including a frequency mixer that combines a signal and a carrier wave to form a combined signal, and a transmitter that generates a transmission based on the combined signal. The system can also include a coupling device that emits the transmission as an electromagnetic wave guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can propagate longitudinally along the surface of the transmission medium and at least partially around the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A system, comprising:
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a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, to execute the executable instructions to facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; generating a first electromagnetic wave based on a first wireless signal received by an antenna, wherein the first electromagnetic wave conveys first data; and sending, via a coupling device, the first electromagnetic wave to propagate along a transmission medium, wherein the coupling device has a first longitudinal axis that is not coaxially aligned with a second longitudinal axis of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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generating, by a system including a processor, a first electromagnetic wave based on a first wireless signal conveying first data, wherein the first electromagnetic wave conveys the first data; and coupling, via a coupling device, the first electromagnetic wave to a transmission medium, wherein the first electromagnetic wave propagates along the transmission medium, and wherein the coupling device has a first longitudinal axis that is not coaxially aligned with a second longitudinal axis of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An apparatus, comprising:
a coupling device in operative communication with an antenna, wherein the antenna is configured to receive a wireless signal, wherein the coupling device is configured to send a guided electromagnetic wave, according to the wireless signal, along a transmission medium, and wherein the coupling device has a first longitudinal axis that is not coaxially aligned with a second longitudinal axis of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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