Apparatus and methods for communicating with ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first waveguide system, a first communication signal;
generating, by the first waveguide system, a first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves according to the first communication signal, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the first communication signal; and
guiding, by the first waveguide system, the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the surface is located on a first span of the transmission medium, wherein the first span is supported by a first supporting device and a second supporting device, wherein the first waveguide system and a second waveguide system are coupled to the first span, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to the second waveguide system, and wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves propagates along the first span of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and without traversing the first supporting device or the second supporting device.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a modulated signal in a spectral segment for communicating with a communication device, wherein the modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol, generating a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the modulated signal without modifying the signaling protocol, and transmitting the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to another system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a first waveguide system, a first communication signal; generating, by the first waveguide system, a first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves according to the first communication signal, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the first communication signal; and guiding, by the first waveguide system, the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the surface is located on a first span of the transmission medium, wherein the first span is supported by a first supporting device and a second supporting device, wherein the first waveguide system and a second waveguide system are coupled to the first span, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to the second waveguide system, and wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves propagates along the first span of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and without traversing the first supporting device or the second supporting device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A first system, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving a modulated signal in a spectral segment for communicating with a communication device in the spectral segment, wherein the modulated signal conforms to a signaling protocol; generating a first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the modulated signal in another spectral segment without modifying the signaling protocol; and transmitting the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves via a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to a second system, wherein the surface is located on a span of the transmission medium, wherein the span is supported by a first supporting structure and a second supporting structure, wherein the first system and the second system are coupled to the span, and wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves propagates along the span of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and without traversing the first supporting structure or the second supporting structure. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A first waveguide system, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving a first plurality of communication signals; generating a first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves according to the first plurality of communication signals, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys the first plurality of communication signals; and guiding the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves to a surface of a transmission medium, wherein the surface is located on a first span of the transmission medium, wherein the first span is supported by a first supporting device and a second supporting device, wherein the first waveguide system and a second waveguide system are coupled to the first span, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves is directed to the second waveguide system, and wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves propagates along the surface of the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and without traversing the first supporting device or the second supporting device. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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