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Method and apparatus for adjusting a mode of communication in a communication network

  • US 9,973,299 B2
  • Filed: 10/14/2014
  • Issued: 05/15/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, comprising:

  • detecting, by a first waveguide system comprising a processor, an impairment, wherein the impairment is a physical discontinuity present on a surface of a first wire that adversely affects a propagation of electromagnetic waves along the first wire;

    adjusting, by the first waveguide system, a mode of communication for transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves guided by the wire to mitigate an adverse effect of the impairment; and

    notifying, by the first waveguide system, a second waveguide system of the adjustment of the mode of communication for transmitting or receiving the electromagnetic waves.

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