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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 07, 2019
Applicant:

At&t Intellectual Property I, L.p., Atlanta, GA (US);

Inventors:

Farhad Barzegar, Branchburg, NJ (US);

Irwin Gerszberg, Kendall Park, NJ (US);

Giovanni Vannucci, Middletown, NJ (US);

Peter Wolniansky, Ocean Grove, NJ (US);

Paul Shala Henry, Holmdel, NJ (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04J 3/08 (2006.01); H04L 41/0668 (2022.01); H04B 3/54 (2006.01); H04B 17/17 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 41/0668 (2013.01); H04B 3/542 (2013.01); H04B 17/17 (2015.01); H04B 2203/5441 (2013.01); H04B 2203/5479 (2013.01);
Abstract

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, a system that facilitates transmitting a plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves that propagates along a surface of a first transmission medium without requiring an electrical return path, wherein the first plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves conveys a plurality of communication signals, detecting an attenuation in the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves that affects a propagation of the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves along the first surface of the first transmission medium, and responsive to the detecting, redirecting at least a portion of the plurality of ultra-wideband electromagnetic waves to an interface of a second transmission medium. Other embodiments are disclosed.


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