Method and repeater for broadband distribution
US9893795B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2016 |
| Grant date | Feb 13, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 7, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04B7/155
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a method that includes extracting first channel signals from first guided electromagnetic waves bound to an outer surface of a transmission medium of a guided wave communication system; amplifying the first channel signals to generate amplified first channel signals in accordance with a phase correction; selecting one or more of the amplified first channel signals to wirelessly transmit to at least one client device via an antenna; and guiding the amplified first channel signals to the transmission medium of the guided wave communication system to propagate as second guided electromagnetic waves, wherein the phase correction aligns a phase of the second guided electromagnetic waves to add in-phase with a residual portion of the first guided electromagnetic waves that continues propagation along the transmission medium.
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