APPARATUS AND METHODS FOR PROCESSING ULTRA-WIDEBAND ELECTROMAGNETIC WAVES
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1. A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a first waveguide device, first electromagnetic waves that propagate along a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and
transmitting, by the first waveguide device, at least a portion of a first communication signal obtained from the first electromagnetic waves to a second waveguide device communicatively coupled via a communications medium, wherein the communications medium differs from the physical transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates receiving a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves that propagates along a surface of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys a plurality of communication signals, obtaining, from the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves, at least one communication signal from the plurality of communication signals, and distributing the at least one communication signal to at least one communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a first waveguide device, first electromagnetic waves that propagate along a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and transmitting, by the first waveguide device, at least a portion of a first communication signal obtained from the first electromagnetic waves to a second waveguide device communicatively coupled via a communications medium, wherein the communications medium differs from the physical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A first device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving electromagnetic waves via a physical transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are generated according to a modulated signal in a first spectral segment without modifying a signaling protocol of the modulated signal, and wherein the electromagnetic waves operate in a second spectral segment that differs from the first spectral segment and wherein a first portion of the modulated signal is formatted to communicate with a wireless communication device in the first spectral segment, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and transmitting a second portion of the modulated signal obtained from the electromagnetic waves to a second device communicatively coupled via a communications medium, wherein the communications medium differs from the physical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A first waveguide device, comprising:
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a processing system including a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising; receiving first electromagnetic waves that propagate along a physical transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first electromagnetic waves convey a plurality of communication signals; obtaining from the first electromagnetic waves at least one communication signal of the plurality of communication signals; and transmitting the at least one communication signal to a second waveguide device via a communications medium, wherein the communications medium differs from the physical transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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