Method and apparatus for responding to events affecting communications in a communication network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Donald J. Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a waveguide system for determining an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium, identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium, and transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims24
A method, comprising:
- transmitting, by a waveguide system, electromagnetic test waves on a power line of the power grid, wherein the electromagnetic test waves propagate at least in part on an outer surface of the power line and are directed to another waveguide system coupled to the power line;
- and
- determining, by the waveguide system, an updated mode of communication between the waveguide system and the another waveguide system according to an analysis associated with the transmitting.
A waveguide system, comprising:
- a waveguide that facilitates transmission or reception of electromagnetic waves that propagate at least in part along a surface of a wire, wherein the electromagnetic waves enable communication services with another waveguide system coupled to the wire via a mode of communication;
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising:
- transmitting electromagnetic test waves on the surface of the wire;
- and
- determining an updated mode of communication for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of the wire based on the transmitting.
A machine-readable device, comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a waveguide system, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
- detecting an event associated with a mode of transmitting or receiving electromagnetic waves on a surface of a transmission medium;
- identifying according to the event an updated mode for transmitting or receiving adjusted electromagnetic waves on the surface of a transmission medium;
- and
- transmitting or receiving the adjusted electromagnetic waves based on the updated mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.