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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 08, 2019
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2016
At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);
Shikik Johnson, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
Pamela A. M. Bogdan, Neptune, NJ (US);
Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Robert Bennett, Southold, NY (US);
Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);
Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, NJ (US);
Donald J. Barnickel, Flemington, NJ (US);
Thomas M. Willis, III, Tinton Falls, NJ (US);
AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P., Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave repeater system operable to receive via a guided wave transceiver a first plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a first communication signal. A second plurality of electromagnetic waves that includes a second communication signal is transmitted via the guided wave transceiver. The first plurality of electromagnetic waves and the second plurality of electromagnetic waves are guided by a power line of a utility pole. A third communication signal is received from a smart grid device. A fourth communication signal is transmitted to the smart grid device. Other embodiments are disclosed.