Methods, devices, and systems for load balancing between a plurality of waveguides

A first 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, comprising:
• transmitting electromagnetic waves to a second waveguide device, wherein the second waveguide device receives the electromagnetic waves at a physical interface of a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium;
• and
• receiving a first notification to redirect at least a portion of the electromagnetic waves to a third waveguide device to mitigate an overload event at the second waveguide device, wherein a load analysis is performed according to load information received from each of a plurality of waveguide devices including the second waveguide device and the third waveguide device, and wherein the third waveguide device is selected from the plurality of waveguide devices based on the load analysis.

A machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a network server including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

• receiving first performance metrics from a first waveguide device and second performance metrics from a second waveguide device;
• determining from the first performance metrics that the first waveguide device is affected by an overload event;
• determining from the second performance metrics that the second waveguide device is able to mitigate the overload event;
• and
• sending a first notification to a third waveguide device in communication with the first waveguide device to redirect to the second waveguide device at least a portion of electromagnetic waves transmitted to the first waveguide device via a transmission medium to mitigate the overload event at the first waveguide device, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, and wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium.