Guided wave coupling system for telephony cable wrap wire and methods for use therewith
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPeter Wolniansky, Harold Lee Rappaport, Irwin Gerszberg
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, a coupling system includes a transmitter configured to generate a first signal conveying first data. A coupler is configured to transmit the first signal as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is guided by at least a portion of a surface of a wrap wire that secures an overhead telephony cable to a messenger wire, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the at least the portion of the surface of the messenger wire without requiring an electrical return path.
Claims20
A coupling system comprising:
- a transmitter configured to generate a first signal conveying first data;
- and
- a coupler configured to transmit the first signal as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is guided by at least a portion of a surface of a wrap wire that secures an overhead telephony cable to a messenger wire, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the at least the portion of the surface of the wrap wire without requiring an electrical return path;
- wherein the coupler includes a clip that surrounds a portion of the wrap wire, an outer waveguide that forms a space between a conductive surface of the outer waveguide and the surface of the wrap wire, and a feed point that receives the first signal via a cable, the feed point having a first conductor electrically coupled to the clip and a second conductor electrically coupled to the outer waveguide.
A method comprising:
- generating, via a transmitter, a first signal conveying first data;
- and
- transmitting, via a coupler, the first signal as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is guided by at least a portion of a surface of a wrap wire that secures an overhead telephony cable to a messenger wire, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the at least the portion of the surface of the wrap wire without requiring an electrical return path;
- wherein the coupler includes a clip that surrounds a portion of the wrap wire, an outer waveguide that forms a space between a conductive surface of the outer waveguide and the surface of the wrap wire, and a feed point that receives the first signal via a cable, the feed point having a first conductor electrically coupled to the clip and a second conductor electrically coupled to the outer waveguide.
A coupling system comprising:
- a transmitter configured to generate a first signal conveying first data;
- and
- a coupler configured to transmit the first signal as a first guided electromagnetic wave that is guided by at least a portion of a surface of a wrap wire that secures an overhead telephony cable to a messenger wire, wherein the first guided electromagnetic wave propagates along the at least the portion of the surface of the wrap wire without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the coupler includes a clip that surrounds a portion of the wrap wire, a conductive rod spaced apart from the surface of the wrap wire, and a feed point that receives the first signal via a cable, the feed point having a first conductor electrically coupled to the clip and a second conductor electrically coupled to the conductive rod.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.