Apparatus for providing communication services and methods thereof
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1. A method, comprising:
- generating, by an apparatus, first modulated electromagnetic waves; and
transmitting, by the apparatus, the first modulated electromagnetic waves via a waveguide coupler located in proximity to a transmission medium, wherein the first modulated electromagnetic waves generate second electromagnetic waves that are guided by the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic waves have a first spectral range, wherein the first spectral range includes a first control channel and a first plurality of bands, and wherein a first antenna coupled to the transmission medium transmits a first wireless signal based on the second electromagnetic waves received from the transmission medium.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for modulating a first electrical signal to generate first modulated electromagnetic waves, and transmitting the first modulated electromagnetic waves on a waveguide located in proximity to a transmission medium. In one embodiment, the first electromagnetic waves can induce second electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of the transmission medium. The second electromagnetic waves can have a first spectral range that is divided into, contains or otherwise includes a first control channel and a first plurality of bands. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A method, comprising:
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generating, by an apparatus, first modulated electromagnetic waves; and transmitting, by the apparatus, the first modulated electromagnetic waves via a waveguide coupler located in proximity to a transmission medium, wherein the first modulated electromagnetic waves generate second electromagnetic waves that are guided by the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic waves have a first spectral range, wherein the first spectral range includes a first control channel and a first plurality of bands, and wherein a first antenna coupled to the transmission medium transmits a first wireless signal based on the second electromagnetic waves received from the transmission medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system, comprising:
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a first coupler coupled to a first transmission medium to facilitate reception of second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the first coupler, the second electromagnetic waves generated from first electromagnetic waves propagating along the first transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic waves have a spectral range that includes a control channel and a plurality of bands, and wherein a first antenna receives a first wireless signal and facilitates generation of the first electromagnetic waves based on the first wireless signal; and a receiver that facilitates receiving the second electromagnetic waves via the first coupler, wherein the receiver further facilitates generating a signal from at least one of the plurality of bands, and sending the signal to a transmitter coupled to a second antenna to generate a second wireless signal directed to a communication device. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. A system, 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 an electromagnetic wave propagating on a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic wave has a spectral range that includes a control channel and a plurality of bands, and wherein the electromagnetic wave conveys a signal associated with a wireless signal received by an antenna, wherein the electromagnetic wave conveys the signal in one or more of the plurality of bands; and obtaining the signal conveyed from the electromagnetic wave according to information in the control channel. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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