Method and apparatus for transmitting or receiving signals in a transportation system
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1. A method, comprising:
- transmitting, by a first waveguide system, first electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium via a communications interface of the first waveguide system, wherein the transmission medium comprises a component of a passenger transportation system that enables transport of a vehicle of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are bound to a surface of the component of the passenger transportation system; and
receiving, by the first waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves propagating on the surface of the transmission medium, wherein a second waveguide system transmits the second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves transmitted by the first waveguide system operate at a first operating frequency, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the second electromagnetic waves transmitted by the second waveguide system operate at a second operating frequency, and wherein the first operating frequency differs from the second operating frequency to reduce a signal interference between the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for transmitting first electromagnetic waves that propagate on a surface of a component of a transit system, and receiving second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the transit system. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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transmitting, by a first waveguide system, first electromagnetic waves along a transmission medium via a communications interface of the first waveguide system, wherein the transmission medium comprises a component of a passenger transportation system that enables transport of a vehicle of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are bound to a surface of the component of the passenger transportation system; and receiving, by the first waveguide system, second electromagnetic waves propagating on the surface of the transmission medium, wherein a second waveguide system transmits the second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves transmitted by the first waveguide system operate at a first operating frequency, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the second electromagnetic waves transmitted by the second waveguide system operate at a second operating frequency, and wherein the first operating frequency differs from the second operating frequency to reduce a signal interference between the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A first waveguide system, comprising:
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a waveguide that facilitates transmission of first electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a component of a passenger transportation system that enables transport of a vehicle of the passenger transportation system; a memory that stores instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising; transmitting, via the waveguide, the first electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein a second waveguide system transmits second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the passenger transportation system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves transmitted by the first waveguide system operate at a first operating frequency, wherein the second electromagnetic waves transmitted by the second waveguide system operate at a second operating frequency, and wherein the first operating frequency differs from the second operating frequency to reduce a signal interference between the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A machine-readable device, comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a first waveguide system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
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transmitting first electromagnetic waves that propagate on a surface of a component of a transit system that enables transport of a vehicle of the transit system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the transit system; and receiving second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the transit system, wherein a second waveguide system transmits the second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the surface of the component of the transit system, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are bound to the surface of the component of the transit system, wherein the first electromagnetic waves transmitted by the first waveguide system operate at a first operating frequency, wherein the second electromagnetic waves transmitted by the second waveguide system operate at a second operating frequency, and wherein the first operating frequency differs from the second operating frequency to reduce a signal interference between the first electromagnetic waves and the second electromagnetic waves. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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