TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH MODE DIVISION MULTIPLEXING AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. An antenna system comprising:
- at least one transceiver that facilitates modulation of signals conveying 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 first electromagnetic waves facilitates wireless network connectivity via at least one antenna, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates on the transmission medium via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes in accordance with a mode division multiplexing of the data.
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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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21 Claims
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1. An antenna system comprising:
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at least one transceiver that facilitates modulation of signals conveying 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 first electromagnetic waves facilitates wireless network connectivity via at least one antenna, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates on the transmission medium via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes in accordance with a mode division multiplexing of the data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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modulating signals to convey 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 a transmission medium that is coupled to an antenna, wherein the plurality of couplers induces a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates along the transmission medium, wherein the plurality of second electromagnetic waves propagates via differing ones of a plurality of guided wave modes in accordance with a mode division multiplexing of the data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transmission device comprising:
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transceiver means for modulating signals in accordance with data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves; and coupling means for coupling at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a transmission medium that facilitates wireless network connectivity via a distributed antenna system, wherein the coupling means generates a plurality of mode division multiplexed second electromagnetic waves that propagates along the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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