HOST NODE DEVICE AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITH

摘要

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a host node device having a terminal interface that receives downstream channel signals from a communication network and send upstream channel signals to the communication network. An access point repeater launches the downstream channel signals as guided electromagnetic waves on a guided wave communication system and to extract a first subset of the upstream channel signals from the guided wave communication system. A radio wirelessly transmits the downstream channel signals to at least one client node device and to wirelessly receive a second subset of the upstream channel signals from the at least one client node device. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A host node device comprising:
at least one access point repeater configured to communicate via a guided wave communication system; a terminal interface configured to receive first channel signals from a communication network; and a first channel duplexer configured to transfer the first channel signals to the at least one access point repeater; and wherein the at least one access point repeater launches the first channel signals on a physical structure of a transmission medium of the guided wave communication system as guided electromagnetic waves at non-optical frequencies.