Surface wave repeater and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A repeater comprising:
- a first surface wave repeater section having a first launcher configured to launch transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and to receive first received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first transmission medium has a first type of a plurality of types of transmission media, wherein the first surface wave repeater section is further configured to;
convert the received first guided electromagnetic waves to a first signal; and
wherein the first launcher launches the transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves based on a second signal; and
a second surface wave repeater section having a second launcher configured to launch transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and to receive second received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the second transmission medium has a second type of the plurality of types of transmission media that differs from the first type;
wherein the first surface wave repeater section is further configured to receive the second signal from the second surface wave repeater section; and
wherein the second surface wave repeater section is further configured to;
convert the received second guided electromagnetic waves to the second signal;
couple the second signal to the first surface wave repeater section;
receive the first signal from the first surface wave repeater section; and
wherein the second launcher launches the transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves based on the first signal.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a receiver that operates by: receiving via a first launcher first received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first transmission medium has a first type of a plurality of types of transmission media; converting the received first guided electromagnetic waves to a first signal; launching, via a second launcher and based on the first signal, transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the second transmission medium has a second type of the plurality of types of transmission media that differs from the first type.
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20 Claims
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1. A repeater comprising:
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a first surface wave repeater section having a first launcher configured to launch transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and to receive first received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first transmission medium has a first type of a plurality of types of transmission media, wherein the first surface wave repeater section is further configured to; convert the received first guided electromagnetic waves to a first signal; and wherein the first launcher launches the transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves based on a second signal; and a second surface wave repeater section having a second launcher configured to launch transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and to receive second received guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the second transmission medium has a second type of the plurality of types of transmission media that differs from the first type; wherein the first surface wave repeater section is further configured to receive the second signal from the second surface wave repeater section; and wherein the second surface wave repeater section is further configured to; convert the received second guided electromagnetic waves to the second signal; couple the second signal to the first surface wave repeater section; receive the first signal from the first surface wave repeater section; and wherein the second launcher launches the transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves based on the first signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A method comprising:
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receiving via a first launcher received first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first transmission medium has a first type of a plurality of types of transmission media; converting the received first guided electromagnetic waves to a first signal; launching, via a second launcher and based on the first signal, transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the second transmission medium has a second type of the plurality of types of transmission media that differs from the first type; receiving, via the second launcher, received second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; converting the received second guided electromagnetic waves to a second signal; and launching, via the first launcher and based on the second signal, transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path.
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20. A repeater comprising:
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means for receiving received first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first transmission medium has a first type of a plurality of types of transmission media; means for converting the received first guided electromagnetic waves to a first signal; means for launching, based on the first signal, transmitted second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on an outer surface of a second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the second transmission medium has a second type of the plurality of types of transmission media that differs from the first type; means for receiving received second guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the second transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; means for converting the received second guided electromagnetic waves to a second signal; and means for launching, based on the second signal, transmitted first guided electromagnetic waves that propagate on the outer surface of the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path.
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