Method and apparatus for communications management in a neighborhood network
First Claim
1. A first waveguide system comprising:
- 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;
facilitating transmission, to a second waveguide system, of electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium,wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path,wherein the electromagnetic waves convey data obtained from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, andwherein the second waveguide system is selected according to a routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to one or more recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, receiving data from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, wherein the first waveguide system is a first network node of the neighborhood network. Electromagnetic waves are sent to a second waveguide system via a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the data. The second waveguide system is determined according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to a group of recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network and the second waveguide system is a second network node of the neighborhood network. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. 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; facilitating transmission, to a second waveguide system, of electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey data obtained from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, and wherein the second waveguide system is selected according to a routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to one or more recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A machine-readable storage medium comprising instructions which, when executed by a processing system, including a processor, of a first waveguide system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:
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facilitating transmission of electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey data obtained from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, wherein the electromagnetic waves are directed to a second waveguide system, and wherein the second waveguide system is identified according to a routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to one or more recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method, comprising:
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facilitating, by a first waveguide system including a processor, transmission to a second waveguide system, of electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey data obtained from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, and wherein the second waveguide system is selected according to a routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to one or more recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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