METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT IN A NEIGHBORHOOD NETWORK

摘要

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a network device of a neighborhood network that determines that data is directed to a group of recipient devices positioned in a service area of the neighborhood network, determines a second network device according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to recipient devices within the service area, and transmits the data. Other embodiments are disclosed.

主权项

1. A waveguide system comprising:
a processor; and a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving data from an external network device positioned outside of a neighborhood network, wherein the waveguide system is a first network node of the neighborhood network; andtransmitting, to a second waveguide system, electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium, wherein the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, wherein the electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range, wherein the electromagnetic waves convey the data,wherein the second waveguide system is selected according to a neighborhood routing scheme that limits delivery of the data to a group of recipient devices within a service area of the neighborhood network,wherein the second waveguide system is a second network node of the neighborhood network.