Method and apparatus for arranging communication sessions in a communication system
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsPaul Shala Henry, Donald J Barnickel, Robert Bennett, Irwin Gerszberg, Farhad Barzegar, Thomas M. Willis, III
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for determining a usage pattern, and sending instructions to a plurality of waveguide systems to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along a surface of each of a plurality of wires according to the usage pattern. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims26
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a system comprising a processor, a channel reuse pattern for adjusting characteristics of electromagnetic waves transmitted or received along a surface of each of a plurality of wires by instances of a plurality of waveguide systems, wherein the plurality of wires are physically spaced apart by a series of spacers, and wherein the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems are separated by spacers in the series of spacers;
- and
- providing, by the system, instructions to the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems to utilize the channel reuse pattern to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along the surface of each of the plurality of wires, wherein each channel of the channel reuse pattern is used for transporting data via the electromagnetic waves transmitted or received between the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems, and wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern of the electromagnetic waves transmitted or received by the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems.
A system, comprising:
- a memory that stores instructions;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, the processor performs operations comprising:
- determining a channel reuse pattern for facilitating communication sessions along a surface of each of a plurality of wires between instances of a plurality of waveguide systems coupled to the plurality of wires;
- and
- sending instructions to the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along the surface of each of the plurality of wires according to the channel reuse pattern, wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern of the electromagnetic waves transmitted or received by the instances of the plurality of waveguide systems.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage device, comprising instructions, wherein responsive to executing the instructions, a processor performs operations comprising:
- determining a channel reuse pattern for reducing electromagnetic interference between communication sessions taking place along a surface of each of a plurality of wires initiated by a plurality of waveguide systems coupled to the plurality of wires;
- and
- sending instructions to the plurality of waveguide systems to transmit or receive electromagnetic waves along the surface of each of the plurality of wires according to the channel reuse pattern, wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern of the electromagnetic waves transmitted or received by the plurality of waveguide systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.