Apparatus for controlling operations of a communication device and methods thereof
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1. A method, comprising:
- detecting, by a waveguide system comprising a processing circuit, a fault in operations of the waveguide system, wherein the detecting comprises determining a timer has expired before receiving a signal from the processing circuit of the waveguide system; and
enabling, by the waveguide system, a bypass mode of a bypass circuit responsive to the detecting the fault, wherein subsequent to the bypass mode being enabled, electromagnetic waves propagating along a surface of a transmission medium bypass the waveguide system, wherein during the bypass mode the waveguide system is disabled from processing the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the bypass mode is enabled upon expiration of the timer.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a transmission system having a coupling device, a bypass circuit, a memory and a processor. The coupling device can facilitate transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium. The memory can store instructions, which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform operations including restarting a timer to prevent the bypass circuit from disabling the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves by the coupling device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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detecting, by a waveguide system comprising a processing circuit, a fault in operations of the waveguide system, wherein the detecting comprises determining a timer has expired before receiving a signal from the processing circuit of the waveguide system; and enabling, by the waveguide system, a bypass mode of a bypass circuit responsive to the detecting the fault, wherein subsequent to the bypass mode being enabled, electromagnetic waves propagating along a surface of a transmission medium bypass the waveguide system, wherein during the bypass mode the waveguide system is disabled from processing the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the bypass mode is enabled upon expiration of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a waveguide system, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising A method, comprising:
detecting a fault in operations of the waveguide system, wherein the detecting comprises determining a timer has expired before receiving a signal from the processing system of the waveguide system; and enabling a bypass mode of a bypass circuit responsive to the detecting the fault, wherein subsequent to the bypass mode being enabled, electromagnetic waves propagating along a surface of a transmission medium bypass the waveguide system, wherein during the bypass mode the waveguide system is disabled from processing the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the bypass mode is enabled upon expiration of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A transmission system, comprising:
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a coupling device that facilitates transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate along a surface of a transmission medium; a bypass circuit for disabling the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves by the coupling device; a memory that stores instructions; and a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising restarting a timer to prevent the bypass circuit from disabling the transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves by the coupling device, wherein when the processor fails to restart the timer the bypass circuit enables a bypass mode that disables the transmission or reception of the electromagnetic waves by the coupling device, wherein during the bypass mode the processor is disabled from processing the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the transmission medium, and wherein the bypass mode is enabled upon expiration of the timer. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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