HOST NODE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. A host node device comprising:
- at least one access point repeater configured to communicate via a guided wave communication system and to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of client devices via a first antenna;
a terminal interface configured to receive first channel from a communication network; and
a first channel duplexer configured to transfer the first channel signals to the at least one access point repeater; and
wherein the at least one access point repeater launches the first channel signals on a physical structure of a transmission medium of the guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and send upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A host node device comprising:
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at least one access point repeater configured to communicate via a guided wave communication system and to wirelessly communicate with a plurality of client devices via a first antenna; a terminal interface configured to receive first channel from a communication network; and a first channel duplexer configured to transfer the first channel signals to the at least one access point repeater; and wherein the at least one access point repeater launches the first channel signals on a physical structure of a transmission medium of the guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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receiving first channel signals from a communication network; launching the first channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves for propagation along a dielectric transmission medium; and wirelessly transmitting he first channel signals to at least one client node device via a first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A host node device comprising:
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a terminal interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network and send second channel signals to the communication network, wherein the first channel signals and the second channel signals are formatted in accordance with a fifth generation (5G) cellular protocol; at least one access point repeater configured to launch the first channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the second channel signals from the guided wave communication system; and a radio configured to wirelessly transmit the first channel signals to at least one client node device via a first antenna and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the second channel signals from the at least one client node device via the first antenna. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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