Methods and apparatus for measuring a signal to switch between modes of transmission
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsFarhad Barzegar, Giovanni Vannucci, Paul Shala Henry, Thomas M. Willis, III, Irwin Gerszberg, Robert Bennett, Donald J. Barnickel
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system for receiving electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium, responsive to a signal quality of the electromagnetic waves satisfying a threshold: generating updated electromagnetic waves by conditioning the electromagnetic waves without modifying digital signals conveyed by the electromagnetic waves and inducing propagation of the updated electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a waveguide system, electromagnetic waves that propagate along a first transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves convey digital data;
- determining, by the waveguide system, a signal-to-noise ratio of the electromagnetic waves;
- and
- responsive to the signal-to-noise ratio of the electromagnetic waves satisfying a threshold:
- generating first updated electromagnetic waves by conditioning the electromagnetic waves without extracting the digital data conveyed by the electromagnetic waves;
- and
- inducing propagation of the first updated electromagnetic waves along a second transmission medium.
A waveguide system, comprising:
- 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 electromagnetic waves that propagate along a first transmission medium;
- measuring a signal quality of the electromagnetic waves;
- and
- responsive to the signal quality of the electromagnetic waves satisfying a threshold:
- generating first updated electromagnetic waves by conditioning the electromagnetic waves without extracting digital data conveyed by the electromagnetic waves;
- and
- inducing propagation of the first updated electromagnetic waves along a second transmission medium.
A machine-readable medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system of a waveguide system, wherein the processing system includes a processor, and wherein the processing system facilitates performance of operations, the operations comprising:
- receiving electromagnetic waves that propagate along a first transmission medium;
- responsive to a signal quality of the electromagnetic waves satisfying a threshold:
- generating first updated electromagnetic waves by conditioning the electromagnetic waves without modifying digital signals conveyed by the electromagnetic waves;
- and
- inducing propagation of the first updated electromagnetic waves along a second transmission medium.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.