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US 9,866,276 B2Granted
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.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- determining, by a processing system comprising a processor, a channel reuse pattern for adjusting characteristics of electromagnetic waves transmitted along a surface of a plurality of cables, wherein the plurality of cables is spaced apart;
- and
- providing, by the processing system, instructions to a plurality of waveguide systems coupled to the plurality of cables to utilize the channel reuse pattern to transmit the electromagnetic waves along the surface of each of the plurality of cables, wherein each channel of the channel reuse pattern is used for transporting data via the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the plurality of waveguide systems, and wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern applied to the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the plurality of waveguide systems.
A system, comprising:
- a memory to store 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 a plurality of cables between instances of a plurality of waveguide systems coupled to the plurality of cables;
- and
- sending instructions to the plurality of waveguide systems to transmit electromagnetic waves along the surface of each cable of the plurality of cables according to the channel reuse pattern, wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern of the electromagnetic waves after being transmitted by the plurality of waveguide systems.
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A device, comprising:
- means for determining a channel reuse pattern for reducing electromagnetic interference between electromagnetic waves propagating along a plurality of cables;
- and
- means for sending instructions to a plurality of waveguide systems coupled to the plurality of cables to transmit the electromagnetic waves along the plurality of cables according to the channel reuse pattern, wherein the channel reuse pattern corresponds to a frequency reuse pattern of the electromagnetic waves transmitted by the plurality of waveguide systems.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.