TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH MODE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A transmission device comprising:
- at least one transceiver that facilitates modulation of data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and
a plurality of couplers that facilitates coupling at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission device that includes at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves. A plurality of couplers are configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generate a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A transmission device comprising:
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at least one transceiver that facilitates modulation of data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and a plurality of couplers that facilitates coupling at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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modulating data, by at least one transceiver, to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and coupling, by a plurality of couplers, at least a portion of each of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves onto an outer surface of a transmission medium to induce a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the plurality of second electromagnetic waves propagate via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transmission device comprising:
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at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and a plurality of couplers configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A transmission device comprising:
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at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and a plurality of couplers configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium at spatially diverse points along a longitudinal axis of the transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers contemporaneously generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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