COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, GUIDED WAVE SWITCH AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
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1. A communication system comprising:
- a first guided wave cable having a first dielectric core without an electrical return path configured to communicate first guided waves that are bound to the first dielectric core, wherein the first guided waves are within a non-optical frequency band;
at least one second guided wave cable without an electrical return path having a plurality of second dielectric cores coupled to a corresponding plurality of antennas; and
a guided wave switch configured to couple the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores to communicate the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a corresponding one of the plurality of antennas.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave switch that selectively aligns an end of the first dielectric core of a first conductorless guided wave cable with an end of a selected one of a plurality of second dielectric cores of at least one second conductorless guided wave cable to facilitate coupling of the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A communication system comprising:
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a first guided wave cable having a first dielectric core without an electrical return path configured to communicate first guided waves that are bound to the first dielectric core, wherein the first guided waves are within a non-optical frequency band; at least one second guided wave cable without an electrical return path having a plurality of second dielectric cores coupled to a corresponding plurality of antennas; and a guided wave switch configured to couple the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores to communicate the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a corresponding one of the plurality of antennas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method comprising:
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communicating first guided waves that are bound to a first dielectric core of a first conductorless guided wave cable; and selectively aligning, via a guided wave switch, an end of the first dielectric core with an end of a selected one of a plurality of second dielectric cores of at least one second conductorless guided wave cable to facilitate coupling of the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to the selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A guided wave switch comprising:
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a first component configured to hold an end of a first dielectric transmission medium; a second component configured to hold ends of a plurality of second dielectric transmission media; and a selector configured to align the first component with the second component to couple guided waves bound to the first dielectric transmission medium through a gap from the end of the first dielectric transmission medium to the end of a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric transmission media. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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