SURFACE-WAVE COMMUNICATIONS AND METHODS THEREOF

摘要

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system including a frequency mixer that combines a signal and a carrier wave to form a combined signal, and a transmitter that generates a transmission based on the combined signal. The system can also include a coupling device that emits the transmission as an electromagnetic wave guided by an outer surface of a transmission medium. The electromagnetic wave can propagate longitudinally along the surface of the transmission medium and at least partially around the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A base station device, comprising:
an antenna; a memory that stores executable instructions; and a processor, coupled to the memory, to facilitate execution of the executable instructions to perform operations, comprising: receiving a first modulated signal including data; generating, via a coupling device, a first electromagnetic wave that propagates on an outer surface of a transmission medium, the first electromagnetic wave including the first modulated signal, a portion of the coupling device being tangential to the outer surface of the transmission medium; and generating, by the antenna, a first wireless signal based on the first electromagnetic wave received from the transmission medium.