Apparatus and methods for measuring signals
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsGiovanni Vannucci, Peter Wolniansky, Paul Shala Henry, Robert Bennett, Farhad Barzegar, Irwin Gerszberg, Donald J. Barnickel, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that obtains a group of signals that are each representative of a corresponding one of a group of electromagnetic waves, analyzes the group of signals to determine signal characteristics, and determines, according to the signal characteristics, predicted characteristics for a communication signal that is to be transmitted by a circuit. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a probe configured to generate a wireless signal according to a light signal, wherein the wireless signal induces an electromagnetic wave at a physical interface of a transmission medium;
- a circuit coupled with a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic wave propagates and is guided by the transmission medium to the circuit;
- a processing system including a processor;
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- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processing system, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- obtaining, from the circuit, a first signal representative of the electromagnetic wave;
- analyzing the first signal to determine a first signal characteristic associated with a communication signal that is to be transmitted by the circuit;
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- determining, according to the first signal characteristic, a first predicted characteristic for a communication signal that is to be transmitted by the circuit.
A method comprising:
- obtaining, by a processing system including a processor, a group of signals that are each representative of a corresponding one of a group of electromagnetic waves, wherein each of the group of electromagnetic waves is induced at a physical interface of a transmission medium by a corresponding one of a group of wireless signals transmitted from a probe, wherein the group of electromagnetic waves is induced at different positions of the probe with respect to the transmission medium, and wherein each of the group of electromagnetic waves propagates and is guided by the transmission medium to a circuit;
- analyzing, by the processing system, the group of signals to determine signal characteristics;
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- determining, by the processing system according to the signal characteristics, predicted characteristics for a communication signal that is to be transmitted by the circuit.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage device, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor of a waveguide performs operations comprising:
- obtaining a group of signals that are each representative of a corresponding one of a group of electromagnetic waves, wherein each of the group of electromagnetic waves is induced at a physical interface of a transmission medium by a corresponding one of a group of wireless signals transmitted from a probe, and wherein each of the group of electromagnetic waves propagates and is guided by the transmission medium to a circuit;
- analyzing the group of signals to determine signal characteristics;
- and
- determining, according to the signal characteristics, predicted characteristics for a communication signal that is to be transmitted by the circuit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.