Monitoring and mitigating conditions in a communication network
AssigneeAT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
InventorsMitchell Harvey Fuchs, Irwin Gerszberg
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Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving telemetry information from an apparatus that induces electromagnetic waves on a wire surface of a wire of a power grid for delivery of communication signals to a recipient communication device coupled to the power grid, and detecting a condition from the telemetry information that is adverse to a delivery of the communication signals to the recipient communication device. Other embodiments are disclosed.
Claims20
An apparatus, comprising:
- a processor;
- and
- a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving telemetry information from a waveguide system, the waveguide system comprising a dielectric coupler positioned with respect to a transmission medium, the dielectric coupler facilitating transmission of first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler without requiring an electrical circuit, the first electromagnetic waves coupling to the transmission medium, thereby forming second electromagnetic waves, and the second electromagnetic waves being directed to an antenna to transmit first wireless signals;
- detecting from the telemetry information a condition adverse to the propagation of the second electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium,
- wherein the condition adversely affects the transmission of the first wireless signals by the antenna.
A method, comprising:
- receiving, by a network element comprising a processor, telemetry data generated by a waveguide system, the waveguide system comprising a dielectric coupler and an antenna, the dielectric coupler positioned with respect to a transmission medium, the dielectric coupler facilitating reception of first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler without requiring an electrical circuit, the first electromagnetic waves generated from second electromagnetic waves propagating on the transmission medium, and the antenna facilitating generation of the second electromagnetic waves responsive to the antenna receiving first free space wireless signals;
- determining, by the network element, from the telemetry data a condition adverse to an operation of the waveguide system;
- and
- transmitting, by the network element, instructions to the waveguide system to adjust a route of the second electromagnetic waves to mitigate the condition.
A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
- receiving telemetry information from an apparatus comprising a dielectric coupler that transmits first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler without requiring an electrical circuit, wherein the first electromagnetic waves couple to a transmission medium, thereby forming second electromagnetic waves that propagate on the transmission medium, wherein the second electromagnetic waves are directed to an antenna to transmit first wireless signals to a recipient device, wherein the first wireless signals are formatted according to a fifth generation (5G) communications protocol, and wherein the second electromagnetic waves convey data directed to the recipient device;
- and
- detecting, according to the telemetry information, a condition that is adverse to the transmission of the second electromagnetic waves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.