REPEATER AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. A repeater device, comprising:
- a first coupler configured to extract first channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate without a separate electrical return path along a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system;
an amplifier configured to amplify the first channel signals to generate amplified first channel signals;
a channel selection filter configured to select one or more of the amplified first channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one device;
a second coupler configured to guide the amplified first channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves; and
a channel duplexer configured to transfer the amplified first channel signals to the second coupler and to the channel selection filter.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a repeater device having a first coupler to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system. An amplifier amplifies the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals. A channel selection filter selects one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to the at least one client device via an antenna. A second coupler guides the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A repeater device, comprising:
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a first coupler configured to extract first channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate without a separate electrical return path along a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system; an amplifier configured to amplify the first channel signals to generate amplified first channel signals; a channel selection filter configured to select one or more of the amplified first channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one device; a second coupler configured to guide the amplified first channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves; and a channel duplexer configured to transfer the amplified first channel signals to the second coupler and to the channel selection filter. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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extracting downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate without a separate electrical return path along a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system; amplifying the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals; selecting one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one client device via an antenna; and guiding the amplified downstream channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A repeater device comprising:
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a first coupler configured to extract downstream channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate without a separate electrical return path along at least one transmission medium of a guided wave communication system; an amplifier configured to amplify the downstream channel signals to generate amplified downstream channel signals; a channel selection filter configured to select one or more of the amplified downstream channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one device; and a second coupler configured to guide the amplified downstream channel signals to the at least one transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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