Guided wave communication system with interference mitigation and methods for use therewith

A method comprising:

• generating, by a waveguide system, electromagnetic waves that convey data, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium having an outer surface without requiring an electrical return path;
• receiving, via an antenna of the waveguide system, a wireless signal generated by a communication device;
• determining, by the waveguide system, that the wireless signal is transmitted during a first resource block used for transport of the electromagnetic waves that convey the data;
• responsive to the determining, detecting, by the waveguide system, an interference condition;
• and
• adjusting, by the waveguide system, the electromagnetic waves to generate adjusted electromagnetic waves to mitigate the interference condition, wherein the adjusted electromagnetic waves convey the data in a second resource block that does not overlap in time and frequency with the first resource block.

A transmission device, comprising:

• means for generating electromagnetic waves that convey signals, wherein the electromagnetic waves propagate along a transmission medium having an outer surface without requiring an electrical return path;
• means for receiving a wireless signal generated by a communication device;
• means for detecting an interference condition based on determining that the wireless signal is transmitted during a first resource block used for transport of the electromagnetic waves that convey the signals;
• and
• means for adjusting the electromagnetic waves to generate adjusted electromagnetic waves that convey the signals in a second resource block, wherein the second resource block does not overlap with the first resource block.