CLIENT NODE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A client node device comprising:
- a communication interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network; and
an access point repeater (APR) configured to launch the first channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies that are bound to a physical structure of a transmission medium and to wirelessly transmit the first channel signals to at least one client device via an antenna.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a client node device having a radio configured to wirelessly receive downstream channel signals from a communication network. An access point repeater (APR) launches the downstream channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium and to wirelessly transmit the downstream channel signals to at least one client device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A client node device comprising:
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a communication interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network; and an access point repeater (APR) configured to launch the first channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies that are bound to a physical structure of a transmission medium and to wirelessly transmit the first channel signals to at least one client device via an antenna. - 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 that are bound to a transmission medium; and wirelessly transmitting the first channel signals to at least one client device via an antenna. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A client node device comprising:
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a radio configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network and to transmit second channel signals and third channel signals to the communication network; and an access point repeater (APR) configured to launch the first channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a dielectric transmission medium, to extract the second channel signals from the guided wave communication system, to wirelessly transmit the first channel signals to at least one client device via an antenna and to receive the third channel signals from the communication network. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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