Transmission device with channel equalization and control and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A transmission device comprising:
- at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies in accordance with channel control parameters;
a plurality of couplers configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a non-conductive transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates along the non-conductive transmission medium to communicate the data, wherein the at least one transceiver, when configured by the channel control parameters, mitigates a channel dispersion of the plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates longitudinally along the non-conductive transmission medium; and
a training controller configured to generate the channel control parameters based on channel state information received via a plurality of third electromagnetic waves that propagates along the non-conductive transmission medium from at least one other transmission device that is remote from the transmission device, and wherein the at least one other transmission device is further configured to adapt the at least one transceiver based on the channel state information.
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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 in accordance with channel control parameters. 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 second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the outer surface of the transmission medium. A training controller is configured to generate the channel control parameters based on channel state information received from at least one remote transmission device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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20 Claims
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1. A transmission device comprising:
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at least one transceiver configured to modulate data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies in accordance with channel control parameters; a plurality of couplers configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to a non-conductive transmission medium, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates along the non-conductive transmission medium to communicate the data, wherein the at least one transceiver, when configured by the channel control parameters, mitigates a channel dispersion of the plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates longitudinally along the non-conductive transmission medium; and a training controller configured to generate the channel control parameters based on channel state information received via a plurality of third electromagnetic waves that propagates along the non-conductive transmission medium from at least one other transmission device that is remote from the transmission device, and wherein the at least one other transmission device is further configured to adapt the at least one transceiver based on the channel state information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method, comprising:
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generating surface wave channel dispersion equalization parameters based on channel state information; modulating data, by at least one transceiver, to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves in accordance with the surface wave channel dispersion equalization parameters in a microwave frequency band; and coupling, by a plurality of couplers, at least a portion of each of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves onto a dielectric member of a non-conductive transmission medium to generate a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that longitudinally propagate along the dielectric member of the non-conductive transmission medium to at least one remote transmission device, wherein the at least one remote transmission device is configured to receive the plurality of second electromagnetic waves from the non-conductive transmission medium, and wherein the at least one transceiver, when configured by the surface wave channel dispersion equalization parameters, mitigates a channel dispersion of the plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagate longitudinally along the dielectric member of the non-conductive transmission medium; wherein the channel state information is received from the at least one remote transmission device via third electromagnetic waves that propagate longitudinally along the dielectric member of the non-conductive transmission medium from the at least one remote transmission device. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A transmission device comprising:
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at least one transceiver that facilitates modulation of data to generate a plurality of first electromagnetic waves in accordance with surface wave channel dispersion equalization parameters; a plurality of couplers configured to couple at least a portion of the plurality of first electromagnetic waves to an outer surface of a transmission medium of a distributed antenna system that facilitates wireless communications with at least one client device, wherein the plurality of couplers generates a plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates along the outer surface of the transmission medium to at least one other transmission device that is remote from the transmission device and wherein the at least one other transmission device is configured to receive the plurality of the second electromagnetic waves from the outer surface of the transmission medium; and a training controller that facilitates generation of the surface wave channel dispersion equalization parameters based on channel state information received from the at least one other transmission device to mitigate a channel dispersion of the plurality of second electromagnetic waves that propagates longitudinally along the outer surface of the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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