Host node device and methods for use therewith
First Claim
1. A host node device comprising:
- at least one access point repeater configured to communicate via a guided wave communication system;
a terminal interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network; and
a first channel duplexer configured to transfer the first channel signals to the at least one access point repeater; and
wherein the at least one access point repeater includes a coupler without conducting materials that launches the first channel signals on a physical structure of a transmission medium of the guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate at non-optical frequencies without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the transmission medium includes one of;
a wire and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the wire;
or a dielectric cable comprising a cylindrical dielectric core, a dielectric cladding and a jacket and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the dielectric core.
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and send upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
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1. A host node device comprising:
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at least one access point repeater configured to communicate via a guided wave communication system; a terminal interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network; and a first channel duplexer configured to transfer the first channel signals to the at least one access point repeater; and wherein the at least one access point repeater includes a coupler without conducting materials that launches the first channel signals on a physical structure of a transmission medium of the guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate at non-optical frequencies without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the transmission medium includes one of;
a wire and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the wire;
or a dielectric cable comprising a cylindrical dielectric core, a dielectric cladding and a jacket and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the dielectric core. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method comprising:
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receiving downstream channel signals from a communication network; launching via a coupler without conducting materials, the downstream channel signals on a guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path; and wirelessly transmitting the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device, wherein the transmission medium includes one of;
a wire and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the wire;
or a dielectric cable comprising a cylindrical dielectric core, a dielectric cladding and a jacket and wherein the guided electromagnetic wave is bound to an outer surface of the dielectric core. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A host node device comprising:
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a terminal interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network and send second channel signals to the communication network; at least one access point repeater includes a coupler without conducting materials that is configured to launch the first channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system that propagate along a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path and to extract a first subset of the second channel signals from the guided wave communication system that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring the electrical return path, wherein the transmission medium includes one of;
a wire and wherein the guided electromagnetic waves are bound to an outer surface of the wire;
or a dielectric cable comprising a cylindrical dielectric core, a dielectric cladding and a jacket and wherein the guided electromagnetic waves are bound to an outer surface of the dielectric core; anda radio configured to wirelessly transmit the first channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the second channel signals from the at least one client node device. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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