Bus architecture and access method for plastic waveguide

A system, comprising:

• a switch comprising a token generation element configured to generate a token that grants communications rights, and further comprising an antenna configured to transmit the token as a first wireless signal;
• a plurality of electronic devices respectively comprising a transceiver element configured to receive the first wireless signal, wherein one of the plurality of electronic devices that is granted communication rights by the token is further configured to generate a second wireless signal that transmits a first data packet comprising a destination ID, data content, and a response token that indicates to the switch that the one of the plurality of electronic devices has finished transmitting data;
• a plurality of dielectric waveguides comprising a dielectric material disposed at locations between the plurality of electronic devices and the switch;
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• wherein the switch is configured to receive the second wireless signal from a first one of the plurality of electronic devices and to forward at least a part of the first data packet to one or more of the plurality of electronic devices as a third wireless signal.

A system, comprising:

• a first plurality of electronic devices respectively configured to generate a first wireless signal that transmits a first data packet;
• a first switch configured to receive the first wireless signal from one of the first plurality of electronic devices and to re-transmit the first data packet to one or more of the first plurality of electronic devices by way of one or more first dielectric waveguides disposed at locations between the first plurality of electronic devices and the first switch;
• a second plurality of electronic devices respectively configured to generate a second wireless signal that transmits a second data packet;
• a second switch configured to receive the second wireless signal from one of the second plurality of electronic devices and to re-transmit the second data packet to:
• one or more of the second plurality of electronic devices by way of one or more second dielectric waveguides disposed at locations between the second switch and the second plurality of electronic devices;
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• one or more of the first plurality of electronic devices by way of a shared dielectric waveguide disposed between the first switch and the second switch;
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• wherein the second switch is configured to more frequently send data packets to one or more of the second plurality of electronic devices than to the one or more of the first plurality of electronic devices.