Method and apparatus for sensing a condition in a transmission medium of electromagnetic waves
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국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
H04B-003/54
H01Q-001/46
H04Q-009/00
G08C-023/06
H04B-003/56
H01P-003/16
H01P-005/12
H04B-003/58
출원번호
US-0860256
(2018-01-02)
등록번호
US-10224980
(2019-03-05)
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/ 주소
Fuchs, Mitchell Harvey
Gerszberg, Irwin
출원인 / 주소
AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P.
대리인 / 주소
Guntin & Gust, PLC
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93
초록▼
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that facilitates transmitting electromagnetic waves along a surface of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path that facilitates delivery of electric energy to devices, and sensing a condition that is adver
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a device that facilitates transmitting electromagnetic waves along a surface of a transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path that facilitates delivery of electric energy to devices, and sensing a condition that is adverse to the electromagnetic waves propagating along the surface of the transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.
대표청구항▼
1. An apparatus, comprising: a waveguide system comprising a dielectric coupler, wherein the waveguide system is coupled to an antenna,wherein the dielectric coupler is positioned with respect to a surface of a transmission medium and responds to source electromagnetic waves that propagate along the
1. An apparatus, comprising: a waveguide system comprising a dielectric coupler, wherein the waveguide system is coupled to an antenna,wherein the dielectric coupler is positioned with respect to a surface of a transmission medium and responds to source electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler by facilitating a transmission of first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path,wherein the antenna facilitates conversion of the first electromagnetic waves to first wireless signals; anda sensor that facilitates sensing a condition that is adverse to propagation of the first electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium. 2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor further facilitates a transmission of a test signal on the transmission medium to detect the condition. 3. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the sensor further facilitates identifying a location of a source causing the condition based on reflections of the test signal originating from the source. 4. The apparatus of claim 2, wherein the sensor further facilitates identifying a source of the condition by comparing electromagnetic wave reflections of the test signal to profiles, each profile including a model of a different type of source of disturbance that affects propagation of the first electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium. 5. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor further facilitates collecting images in a vicinity of the transmission medium to detect the condition. 6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor further facilitates predicting an event that causes the condition. 7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the sensor further facilitates transmission to a network element sensing data associated with the condition. 8. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the antenna further facilitates receiving second wireless signals. 9. The apparatus of claim 8, wherein the first wireless signals and the second wireless signal are in a millimeter-wave frequency band, and wherein the second wireless signals are converted by the antenna to second electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium and are received by the dielectric coupler for processing by the waveguide system. 10. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the transmission medium comprises a dielectric transmission medium, and wherein the antenna and the dielectric transmission medium are components of a distributed antenna system. 11. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising an energy management system that facilitates managing power supplied to the sensor, the waveguide system, or both. 12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the energy management system comprises a backup battery that provides backup energy to the sensor, the waveguide system or both. 13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the energy management system facilitates obtaining energy from the transmission medium by electrical coupling to a conductive portion of the transmission medium, by inductive coupling to the transmission medium, by solar energy, or kinetic energy. 14. The apparatus of claim 1, further comprising a processing system including a processor coupled to the waveguide system and the sensor, wherein the processing system facilitates processing of sensing data from the sensor and control of the transmission of the first electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium. 15. A method, comprising: inducing, by a dielectric coupler positioned with respect to a surface of a transmission medium, electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical circuit, responsive to source electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler;transmitting, by an antenna coupled to the transmission medium, wireless signals generated from the electromagnetic waves propagating along the transmission medium; anddetermining, by a sensor coupled to the transmission medium, an adverse condition affecting the propagation of the electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium. 16. The method of claim 15, wherein the determining the adverse condition further comprises sensing, by the sensor, reflections of the electromagnetic waves to detect the adverse condition. 17. The method of claim 15, wherein the transmission medium comprises a dielectric transmission medium. 18. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions that, when executed by a processing system including a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising: inducing, by a dielectric coupler of a waveguide system, electromagnetic waves onto a transmission medium,wherein the dielectric coupler is positioned with respect to a surface of the transmission medium and responds to source electromagnetic waves that propagate along the dielectric coupler by facilitating transmission of electromagnetic waves that propagate along the transmission medium without requiring an electrical circuit,wherein the electromagnetic waves are converted by an antenna to wireless signals; andcollecting sensing data from a sensor, wherein the sensing data indicates an adverse condition affecting propagation of the electromagnetic waves along the transmission medium. 19. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 18, wherein the operations further comprise facilitating transmission of the sensing data to a network element, and wherein the processor comprises a plurality of processors operating in a distributed processing environment. 20. The non-transitory machine-readable storage medium of claim 19, wherein the transmission medium comprises a dielectric transmission medium.
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