TRANSMISSION DEVICE WITH IMPAIRMENT COMPENSATION AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH
First Claim
1. A waveguide system, comprising:
- a coupler that is positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium; and
a training controller configured to detect an impairment on at least a portion of the transmission medium that is adverse to the propagation of the electromagnetic waves, the impairment having a location corresponding to at least one of;
a position on the at least the portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium or an azimuthal orientation on the at least the portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the training controller is further configured to adjust an electromagnetic field pattern of the electromagnetic waves to reduce adverse effects of the impairment by reducing a field strength of the electromagnetic waves at the location of the impairment.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system that includes a transmission device having a coupler positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that transport communications data. The electromagnetic waves propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium. A training controller detects an impairment on the transmission medium adverse to the transmission or reception of the electromagnetic waves and adjusts the electromagnetic waves to reduce the effects of the impairment on the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a coupler that is positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium; and a training controller configured to detect an impairment on at least a portion of the transmission medium that is adverse to the propagation of the electromagnetic waves, the impairment having a location corresponding to at least one of;
a position on the at least the portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium or an azimuthal orientation on the at least the portion of the outer surface of the transmission medium, wherein the training controller is further configured to adjust an electromagnetic field pattern of the electromagnetic waves to reduce adverse effects of the impairment by reducing a field strength of the electromagnetic waves at the location of the impairment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method comprising:
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facilitating, via a transmission device, transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of a transmission medium; detecting an impairment on the transmission medium that is adverse to the transmission of the electromagnetic waves; and adjusting, via the transmission device, an electromagnetic field pattern of the electromagnetic waves to reduce adverse effects of the impairment, wherein the adjusting the electromagnetic field pattern of the electromagnetic waves includes adjusting at least one carrier frequency of the electromagnetic waves based on feedback data received from at least one remote transmission device coupled to receive the electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A waveguide system, comprising:
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a transmission device including a coupler, wherein the coupler is positioned with respect to a transmission medium to facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate along an outer surface of the transmission medium; and a training controller, coupled to the transmission device, configured to detect an impairment on the transmission medium adverse to the transmission or reception of the electromagnetic waves and further configured to adjust an electromagnetic field pattern of the electromagnetic waves to have a first field strength at a location corresponding to the impairment on the transmission medium, wherein the first field strength is lower compared to at least one second field strength of the electromagnetic waves occurring at a distance along the transmission medium further from the coupler than the location corresponding to the impairment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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