CN109792100A

CN109792100A - Magnetic coupling device with reflector and method of using the same

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Publication number: CN109792100A
Application number: CN201780058431.5A
Authority: CN
Inventors: R·贝奈特; I·吉尔斯伯格; P·S·亨利; F·巴泽加尔; D·J·巴尼克尔; T·M·威利斯三世
Original assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
Current assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP
Priority date: 2016-09-22
Filing date: 2017-09-11
Publication date: 2019-05-21
Anticipated expiration: 2037-09-11
Also published as: CA3033252A1; MX2019003202A; BR112019005601A2; KR20190056397A; WO2018057326A1; CN109792100B; MX391828B; EP3516732A1; JP2019535172A; AU2017332624A1

Abstract

Aspects of the present disclosure may include, for example, a coupling device including a receiving portion that receives a radio frequency signal conveying data from a transmitting device. The magnetic coupler magnetically couples the radio frequency signal to the transmission medium as a guided electromagnetic wave confined by the outer surface of the transmission medium. The cap includes a dielectric portion that secures the transmission medium adjacent the magnetic coupler and a reflective plate that reduces electromagnetic emissions from the magnetic coupler. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Description

Magnetic coupling device and its application method with reflecting plate

Cross reference to related applications

This application claims the priority for the U.S. Patent Application Serial Number 15/273,348 submitted for 22nd in September in 2016, The U.S. Patent application is the part continuation application for the U.S. Application No. 14/697,723 submitted on April 28th, 2015 and requires Its priority.The content of above-mentioned application is incorporated into the application by reference, as being fully explained the same in this article.

Technical field

This theme disclosure content is related to a kind of method and apparatus utilized for managing to radio resource.

Background technique

As smart phone and other portable devices increasingly become generally existing, and data use increase, macrocell Base station equipment and existing radio infrastructure need higher bandwidth ability in turn, to solve increased demand.In order to mention For additional mobile bandwidth, seeking small cell deployment, wherein Microcell and picocell are provided for than traditional macrocell The covering in much smaller region.

In addition, most of families and enterprise have developed into dependence for the clothes such as voice, video and internet browsing The wideband data of business accesses.Broadband access network includes satellite network, 4G or 5G wireless network, power line communications network, light Fibre web network, Transforming of Wire TV Cable and telephone network.

Detailed description of the invention

Now with reference to the attached drawing being not drawn necessarily to scale, and in the accompanying drawings:

Fig. 1 is the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the guided wave communication system according to various aspects described herein Block diagram.

Fig. 2 is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the transmission device according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Fig. 3 is the figure for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the magnetic distribution according to various aspects described herein Shape schematic diagram.

Fig. 4 is the figure for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the magnetic distribution according to various aspects described herein Shape schematic diagram.

Fig. 5 A is the figure for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the frequency response according to various aspects described herein Shape schematic diagram.

Fig. 5 B be illustrate the longitudinal cross-section of the insulated conductor according to various aspects described herein example it is unrestricted The figure schematic diagram of property embodiment, is depicted at the guided electromagnetic wave field of multiple and different operating frequencies.

Fig. 6 is the figure for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the magnetic distribution according to various aspects described herein Shape schematic diagram.

Fig. 7 is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the arc coupler according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Fig. 8 is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the arc coupler according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Fig. 9 A is the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the branched-guide coupler according to various aspects described herein Block diagram.

Fig. 9 B is the figure for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment according to the distribution of the electromagnetism of various aspects described herein.

Figure 10 A and Figure 10 B are illustrated according to the coupler of various aspects described herein and the non-limit of the example of transceiver The block diagram of property embodiment processed.

Figure 11 is the example, non-limiting implementation for illustrating double branched-guide couplers according to various aspects described herein The block diagram of example.

Figure 12 is the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the repeater system according to various aspects described herein Block diagram.

Figure 13 illustrates block diagram, illustrates according to the example, non-limiting of the both-way trunks of various aspects described herein Embodiment.

Figure 14 is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the Wave guide system according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 15 is the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the guided wave communication system according to various aspects described herein Block diagram.

Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B are illustrated according to various aspects described herein for being managed to communication system The block diagram of the example, non-limiting embodiment of system.

Figure 17 A is illustrated for detecting and mitigating the disturbance occurred in the communication network of the system of Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B The flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of method.

Figure 17 B is illustrated for detecting and mitigating the disturbance occurred in the communication network of the system of Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B The flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of method.

Figure 18 A is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the communication system according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 18 B is the non-limit of example for illustrating a part of Figure 18 A communication system according to various aspects described herein The block diagram of property embodiment processed.

Figure 18 C to Figure 18 D is the communication node for illustrating the communication system of Figure 18 A according to various aspects described herein Example, non-limiting embodiment block diagram.

Figure 19 A is illustrated according to various aspects described herein for enabling base station to be led to communication node The figure schematic diagram of the example, non-limiting embodiment of the downlink and uplink communication technology of letter.

Figure 19 B is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the communication node according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 C is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the communication node according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 D is the figure letter for the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the frequency spectrum according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 E is the figure letter for the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the frequency spectrum according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 F is the figure letter for the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the frequency spectrum according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 G is the figure letter for the example, non-limiting embodiment for illustrating the frequency spectrum according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 H is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the transmitter according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 19 I is the frame for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of the receiver according to various aspects described herein Figure.

Figure 20 A is the block diagram according to the example, non-limiting embodiment of the Coupling device of various aspects described herein.

Figure 20 B is the figure letter according to the example, non-limiting embodiment of the magnetic distribution of various aspects described herein Figure

Figure 20 C, Figure 20 D, Figure 20 E and Figure 20 F are the examples according to the Coupling device component of various aspects described herein The drawing of non-limiting embodiment.

Figure 20 G illustrates the flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of method.

Figure 21 is the block diagram according to the example, non-limiting embodiment of the calculating environment of various aspects described herein.

Figure 22 is the block diagram according to the example, non-limiting embodiment of the mobile network platform of various aspects described herein.

Figure 23 is the block diagram according to the example, non-limiting embodiment of the communication equipment of various aspects described herein.

Specific embodiment

One or more embodiments are described referring now to the drawings, wherein similar appended drawing reference is throughout used to refer to phase As element.In the following description, for purposes of explanation, numerous details are elaborated, in order to provide to the saturating of each embodiment Thorough understanding.It may be evident, however, that each embodiment can without these details (and do not apply to any ad-hoc networked environment or Standard) in the case where practiced.

In embodiment, present it is a kind of for via guided electromagnetic wave send and receive signal of communication such as data or its The guided wave communication system of his signaling.The guided electromagnetic wave includes for example being limited to transmission medium or being drawn by the transmission medium The surface wave led or other electromagnetic waves.It will be appreciated that can be by various transmission in the case where not departing from example embodiment Medium is communicated with guided wave and is used together.The example of this transmission medium may include that one or more of the following items are (independent Ground is perhaps with one or more combinations): it is conducting wire insulation or on-insulated and be sub-thread or multiply；Other shapes The conductor of shape or construction, including bundle conductor, cable, bar, track, pipeline；Non-conductor, such as dielectric pipeline, bar, track or its His dielectric component；The combination of conductor and dielectric substance；Or other guided wave transmission mediums.

Guided electromagnetic wave inducting over a transmission medium can be independently of the transmission medium by a part as circuit And any potential, charge or the electric current for being injected or otherwise being transmitted.For example, in the case where transmission medium is conducting wire, Although this can be it is to be appreciated that the low current in conducting wire can be formed in response to guided wave along the propagation of conducting wire Since electromagnetic wave is along the propagation of conductive line surfaces, and not the electricity in response to being injected into the conducting wire as a part of circuit Gesture, charge or electric current and formed.Therefore, the electromagnetic wave advanced on conducting wire does not need circuit to propagate along conductive line surfaces.Cause This, conducting wire is single-wire line road, rather than a part of circuit.Moreover, in some embodiments, conducting wire is not required , and electromagnetic wave can be propagated along the single line transmission medium for not being conducting wire.

More generally, " guided electromagnetic wave " or " guided wave " as described in this theme disclosure content are situated between by transmission is at least The physical object of a part of matter is (for example, bare conductor or other conductors, dielectric, insulated conductor, conduit or other hollow members Part is coated, the bundled insulated conductors or another form of solid of covering or encirclement by dielectric or insulator or other bundle conductors Body, liquid or other non-pneumatic transmission mediums) existing influence, at least partly be restricted to physical object or by physics Object guidance, and to be propagated along the transmission path of physical object.Such physical object can be used as transmission medium extremely Lack a part to operate, the transmission medium is by the interface of transmission medium (for example, outer surface, inner surface, outer surface and interior table Interior section between face or other boundaries between the element of transmission medium) guide electromagnetic waves " guided electromagnetic wave " propagation, The guided electromagnetic wave so can along the transmission path from sending device to receiving device carry energy, data and/or its His signal.

(such as different from square wireless signal that inversely reduces of its intensity at a distance from the traveling of non-guided electromagnetic wave Non- leading (or unbounded) electromagnetic wave) free-space propagation, guided electromagnetic wave can propagate along transmission medium, have and lead than non- Few per unit that row electromagnetic wave is subjected to is lost apart from magnitude.

Different from electric signal, guided electromagnetic wave can travel to receiving device from sending device, without sending device with Independent electric return flow path between receiving device.Therefore, guided electromagnetic wave can be along the transmission medium for not having conductive component (for example, dielectric bars) or via have not more than single conductor transmission medium (for example, single bare conductor or insulation lead Line) it is propagated from sending device to receiving device.Even if transmission medium includes one or more conductive components and is situated between along transmission The guided electromagnetic wave that matter is propagated generates the electricity flowed in one or more of conductive components on the direction of guided electromagnetic wave Stream, such guided electromagnetic wave can also along transmission medium from sending device to receiving device propagate, without sending device with The flowing of the inverse current on electric return flow path between receiving device.

In non-limitative illustration, consider to emit and receive electricity between sending device and receiving device by conducting medium The electrical system of signal.Such system usually relies on the forward path and return path of electrical separation.For example, it is contemplated that having by exhausted The center conductor and earth-shielded coaxial cable that edge body separates.In general, in electrical system, the of (or reception) equipment is sent One terminal may be coupled to center conductor, and the Second terminal for sending (or reception) equipment may be coupled to earth shield.Such as Fruit sending device injects electric signal via first terminal in center conductor, then the electric signal will be passed along center conductor It broadcasts, so as to cause the forward current in center conductor, and leads to the return current in earth shield.Identical situation is suitable for two Terminal receiving device.

In comparison, consider such as guided wave communication system described in this theme disclosure content, can use transmission The different embodiments (among other things, including coaxial cable) of medium emit and receive guided electromagnetic wave, flow back without electricity Path.In one embodiment, for example, the guided wave communication system of this theme disclosure content can be configured for inducting along same The guided electromagnetic wave that the outer surface of shaft cable is propagated.Although guided electromagnetic wave will cause forward current in earth shield, Guided electromagnetic wave, which does not need return current, to be come so that guided electromagnetic wave is propagated along the outer surface of coaxial cable.It may be said that by guided wave Other transmission mediums that communication system makes to be configured for emitting and receive guided electromagnetic wave are also such.For example, being communicated by guided wave The guided electromagnetic wave that system is inducted on the outer surface of bare conductor or insulated conductor can be along the bare conductor without electric return flow path Or insulation bare conductor is propagated.

Therefore, it is necessary to two or more conductors for carrying forward current and reverse current on independent conductor so that It obtains the electrical system that the electric signal injected by sending device can be propagated and is different from leading of inducting on the interface of transmission medium The guided wave system that electromagnetic wave to enable guided electromagnetic wave to be propagated along the interface of transmission medium without electric return flow path System.

It is also noted that guided electromagnetic wave described in this theme disclosure content can have primarily or essentially position Field structure in the outside of transmission medium, to be limited to transmission medium or to be guided by transmission medium, and so as to Non- inappreciable distance is propagated on the outer surface of transmission medium or along the outer surface of transmission medium.In other embodiments, Guided electromagnetic wave can have the primarily or essentially field structure inside transmission medium, to be limited to transmission medium Or it is guided by transmission medium, and to propagate non-inappreciable distance in transmission medium.In other embodiments, leading Electromagnetic wave, which can have, to be positioned partially inside transmission medium and is positioned partially at the field structure outside transmission medium, so as to It is limited to transmission medium or is guided by transmission medium, and to propagate non-inappreciable distance along transmission medium.? In embodiment, desired electric field structure can be changed based on various factors, comprising: expectation transmission range, transmission medium itself Characteristic and transmission medium outside environmental aspect/characteristic (for example, there are rain, mist, atmospheric conditions etc.).

It should further be noted that the guided wave system as described in this theme disclosure content also with fibre system not Together.The guided wave system of this theme disclosure content can induct guided electromagnetic wave on the interface of transmission medium, the transmission medium Opaque material (for example, dielectric cable made of polyethylene) or otherwise anti-light wave transmissions material (for example, Bare conductor or insulated conductor) it constitutes, enable guided electromagnetic wave along the interface of transmission medium in non-inappreciable distance On propagated.On the contrary, fibre system cannot be together with other transmission mediums of opaque transmission medium or anti-light wave transmissions Work.

Each embodiment described herein be related to being referred to as with millimeter-wave frequency (for example, 30GHz is extremely 300GHz) to emit and/or extract " the waveguide Coupling device " of guided electromagnetic wave, " waveguide coupler " or more from transmission medium It is simply referred as the Coupling device of " coupler ", " Coupling device " or " transmitting station ", wherein wavelength and Coupling device and/or biography One or more dimensions (perimeter of such as conducting wire or other cross-sectional dimensions) of defeated medium or lower microwave frequency are (all As 300MHz to 30GHz) in comparison can be smaller.Transmission can be generated to be passed as the wave guided by Coupling device It broadcasts, such as: length, arc length or other length of dielectric substance；Horn-like antenna, unipole antenna, telescopic antenna, slot Antenna or other antennas；Aerial array；Magnetic resonance chamber or other resonance couplers；Coil, strip line, waveguide or other couplings Equipment.In operation, the Coupling device receives electromagnetic wave from transmitter or transmission medium.The field structure of the electromagnetic wave It can be carried on inside Coupling device, outside Coupling device or its certain combination.When Coupling device is very close to transmission medium, At least part of electromagnetic wave is coupled to or is restricted to the transmission medium, and continues to be propagated as guided electromagnetic wave. With reciprocal manner, Coupling device can extract guided wave from transmission medium and these electromagnetic waves are delivered to receiver.

According to example embodiment, surface wave is a type of guided wave guided by the surface of transmission medium, the transmission The outer surface of the surface of medium such as conducting wire or outer surface or the conducting wire neighbouring is exposed to heterogeneity Another surface of the another type of medium of (for example, dielectric property).In fact, in the exemplary embodiment, lead schedule The surface of the conducting wire of surface wave can indicate the transitional surface between two kinds of different type media.For example, exposed or do not insulate and lead In the case where line, the surface of conducting wire can be exposed to air or the exposed or uninsulated conductor outer or external of free space is led Ammeter face.As another example, property (example in the case where insulated conductor, depending on insulator, air and/or conductor Such as, dielectric property) relative different and additionally depend on the frequency and one or more communication modes of guided wave, the surface of conducting wire Can be the current-carrying part of the conducting wire to meet with the insulator portion of conducting wire, or can otherwise be exposed to air or The insulator surface of the conducting wire of free space, or can be otherwise in the insulator surface of conducting wire and exhausted with conducting wire Any material region between the current-carrying part for the conducting wire that edge body portion meets.

According to example embodiment, term the conducting wire being used in combination with guided wave or other transmission mediums " around " may include Based waveguides wave propagation mode, guided wave, SYMMETRIC ELECTROMAGNETIC field distribution (example such as with round or substantially circular field distribution Such as, electric field, magnetic field, electromagnetic field etc.) or at least partly other fundamental mode figures around conducting wire or other transmission mediums. In addition, when guided wave conducting wire or other transmission mediums " around " propagate when, can be propagated according to guided waves propagation mode, institute Stating guided waves propagation mode can include not only fundamental wave communication mode (for example, Oth order mode), but also additionally or alternatively wrap It includes non-fundamental wave communication mode, high-order guided wave mode (for example, 1 rank mode, 2 rank modes etc.), asymmetric mode and/or has Other guided waves (for example, surface wave) of non-circular field distribution around conducting wire or other transmission mediums.As used herein, art Language " guided wave mode " refers to the guided waves propagation mode of the transmission medium of guided wave communication system, Coupling device or other systems component.

For example, this non-circular field distribution can be it is unilateral or polygon, have be characterized in that relatively high field intensity The axial lobes of one or more and/or be characterized in that one of opposite low field strength, null field intensity or substantially null field intensity Or multiple null values or air explosion loading.Further, according to example embodiment, field distribution can the otherwise root around conducting wire Change according to orientation so that one or more angular regions around conducting wire have than one of orientation or Multiple higher electric or magnetic field intensity (or combinations thereof)s in other angles region.It is to be appreciated that the higher order of modes of guided wave Asymmetric mode relative orientation or position can with guided wave along conducting wire advance and change.

It is fallen in " the millimeter wave frequency band " of 30GHz to 300GHz as it is used herein, term " millimeter wave " can refer to Electromagnetic wave/signal.Term " microwave " can refer to the electromagnetic wave/signal fallen in " microwave band " of 300MHz to 300GHz.Art Language " radio frequency (radiofrequency) " or " RF " can refer to the electromagnetic wave/letter fallen in " radio frequency band " in 10kHz to 1THz Number.It is to be appreciated that the wireless signal as described in this theme disclosure content, electric signal and guided electromagnetic wave can be matched It sets for being operated in any expected frequency range, such as in millimeter wave frequency band and/or microwave band, Zhi Shanghuo Under frequency on.Specifically, when Coupling device or transmission medium include conducting element, by Coupling device carrying and/or The frequency for the guided electromagnetic wave propagated along transmission medium can be below the mean collisional frequency of the electronics in conducting element.Into One step, non-optical frequency can be by the frequency of guided electromagnetic wave that is Coupling device carrying and/or propagating along transmission medium Rate, for example, in the optical frequency range radio frequency below started with 1THz.

As it is used herein, term " antenna " can refer to as the transmitting for emitting/radiating or receiving wireless signal The equipment of a part of system or reception system.

According to one or more embodiments, a kind of Coupling device includes the radiofrequency signal that transmission data are received from transmitting equipment Receiving portion.The radiofrequency signal is magnetically coupled to transmission medium as by the appearance of the transmission medium by magnetic coupler The guided electromagnetic wave of face limitation.Cap includes that the transmission medium is fixed into the dielectric portion adjacent with the magnetic coupler, And reflecting plate reduces the Electromagnetic Launching from the magnetic coupler.

According to one or more embodiments, a kind of Coupling device includes the receiving unit for receiving the radiofrequency signal of transmission data Point.Radiofrequency signal is magnetically coupled to conducting wire as the guided electromagnetic wave limited by conducting wire by cavity resonator.Cap includes that electricity is situated between The conducting wire is fixed into adjacent with the cavity resonator and described anti-by matter part and reflecting plate, the dielectric portion It penetrates plate and reduces the Electromagnetic Launching from the cavity resonator.

According to one or more embodiments, a kind of method includes: to receive signal via receiving portion；And via cavity Resonator emits guided electromagnetic wave of the signal as the outer surface limitation by the transmission medium over a transmission medium, In, dielectric portion the conducting wire is fixed into it is adjacent with cavity resonator, and reflecting plate reduce from cavity resonator Electromagnetic Launching.

Referring now to fig. 1, the block diagram 100 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram guided wave communication system is shown.It is grasping In work, transmission device 101 receives one or more signals of communication 110 including data from communication network or other communication equipments, And generate guided wave 120, with via transmission medium 125 by the data transmission to transmission device 102.The reception of transmission device 102 is led Wave 120 is simultaneously converted into signal of communication 112, and the signal of communication includes for being transmitted to communication network or other communication equipments Data.It can be (such as orthogonal via such as phase-shift keying (PSK), frequency shift keying, quadrature amplitude modulation, amplitude modulation, multi-carrier modulation Frequency division multiplexing) etc. modulation techniques and via such as frequency division multiplexing, time division multiplexing, code division multiplexing, via different wave propagation modes Guided wave 120 is modulated with carrying out the multiple access technique such as being multiplexed via other modulation and access strategy to transmit data.

One or more of communication networks may include cordless communication network, such as mobile data network, cellular voice With data network, WLAN (for example, WiFi or 802.xx network), satellite communication network, personal area network or other wireless networks Network.One or more of communication networks can also include wireline communication network, such as telephone network, Ethernet, local area network, wide Domain net (such as internet), broadband access network, cable television network, fiber optic network or other cable networks.Communication equipment can To include network edge device, bridging device or home gateway, set-top box, broadband modem, telephone adapter, access Point, base station or other fixed communication apparatus, mobile communication equipment (such as automobile gateway or automobile), laptop computer, plate Computer, smart phone, cellular phone or other communication equipments.

In the exemplary embodiment, guided wave communication system 100 can be operated in a bi-directional way, wherein transmission device 102 Received from communication network or equipment and include one or more signals of communication 112 of other data and generate guided wave 122, with via Transmission medium 125 transmits other described data to transmission device 101.In this mode of operation, transmission device 101 receives guided wave 122 and they are transformed into the signal of communication 110 including other data, for transmitting to communication network or equipment.It can be via Phase-shift keying (PSK), frequency shift keying, quadrature amplitude modulation, amplitude modulation, multi-carrier modulation (orthogonal frequency division multiplexing) etc. are adjusted Technology processed and via such as frequency division multiplexing, time division multiplexing, code division multiplexing, via different wave propagation modes and via other modulation It carries out the multiple access technique such as being multiplexed with access strategy to modulate guided wave 122 to transmit data.

Transmission medium 125 may include cable, and the cable has by dielectric substance (such as insulator or other electricity Jie Matter covering, coating or other dielectric substances) surround at least one interior section, the dielectric substance have outer surface With corresponding perimeter.In the exemplary embodiment, transmission medium 125 is operated as single-wire line road, with guide electromagnetic waves Transmission.It may include conducting wire when transmission medium 125 is implemented as single conductor Transmission system.The conducting wire can be absolutely Edge is uninsulated, and can be (for example, the braiding) of sub-thread or multiply.In other embodiments, transmission medium 125 can be with Conductor comprising other shapes or construction, including harness, cable, bar, track, pipeline.In addition, transmission medium 125 may include Non-conductor, such as dielectric tube, bar, track or other dielectric components；Conductor and dielectric substance, conductor but does not have electricity and be situated between The combination of material or other guided waves propagation media.It should be noted that transmission medium 125 can otherwise include previous Any one of transmission medium of discussion.

Further, as discussed previously, guided wave 120 and 122 can be with the radio transmission on free space/air The defeated or electric power of the conductor by conducting wire or the conventional propagation of signal via circuit is contrasted.In addition to guided wave 120 and 122 Except propagation, transmission medium 125 can also be optionally comprising propagating in a usual manner as a part of one or more circuits One or more of electric power or other signals of communication conducting wire.

Referring now to Fig. 2, the block diagram 200 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram transmission device is shown.Transmission device 101 or 102 include communication interface (I/F) 205, transceiver 210 and coupler 220.

In the example of operation, communication interface 205 receives the signal of communication 110 or 112 including data.In each embodiment In, communication interface 205 may include for according to wireless standard protocol (such as LTE or other cellular voices and data protocol, WiFi or 802.11 agreements, WIMAX agreement, ultra wide band protocols, Bluetooth protocol, Zigbee protocol, direct broadcast satellite (DBS) or Other satellite communication protocols or other wireless protocols) receive wireless communication signals wireless interface.Additionally or alternatively, it communicates Interface 205 includes according to Ethernet protocol, universal serial bus (USB) agreement, cable of cable TV service data interface specification (DOCSIS) agreement, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) agreement, Firewire (IEEE 1394) agreement or other wire line protocols operate Wireline interface.Other than measured agreement, communication interface 205 can be combined with other wired or wireless agreements and grasp together Make.In addition, communication interface 205 can be operated together optionally in combination with the protocol stack for including multiple protocol layers, it is the multiple Protocol layer includes MAC protocol, transportation protocol, application protocol etc..

In the example of operation, transceiver 210 is based on signal of communication 110 or 112 and generates electromagnetic wave, to transmit data.Institute Electromagnetic wave is stated at least one carrier frequency and at least one respective wavelength.Carrier frequency can be in 30GHz to 300GHz Millimeter wave frequency band in (such as 60GHz), or within the scope of 30GHz to 40GHz or be in microwave frequency range 300MHz to 30GHz more low band frequency range (carrier frequency in such as 26GHz to 30GHz, 11GHz, 6GHz or 3GHz), but It is that will be appreciated that, other carrier frequencies are possible in other embodiments.In one operative mode, transceiver 210 Up-conversion only is carried out to one or more of signals of communication 110 or 112, for believing the electromagnetism in microwave or millimeter wave frequency band It number is transmitted as the guided electromagnetic wave for guiding or being restricted to the transmission medium by transmission medium 125.It is operated in another kind Under mode, communication interface 205 or signal of communication 110 or 112 is transformed into baseband signal or nearly baseband signal or from communication Extract data in signal 110 or 112, and transceiver 210 using the data, base band or nearly baseband signal to high frequency carrier into Row modulation is to be transmitted.It is to be appreciated that transceiver 210 can be modulated and be received via signal of communication 110 or 112 Data, with will pass through in the payload for be encapsulated in different agreement or kept by simple frequency displacement signal of communication 110 or 112 one or more data communication protocols.In alternative solution, transceiver 210 will otherwise can be believed via communication Number 110 or 112 data received are converted to one or more of data communication protocols of signal of communication 110 or 112 not Same agreement.

In operation example, coupler 220 is coupled to transmission medium 125 using electromagnetic wave as guided electromagnetic wave to transmit One or more of signals of communication 110 or 112.Although previous description concentrates on operation of the transceiver 210 as transmitter, But transceiver 210 can also be operated to receive the electromagnetism for transmitting other data from single conductor transmission medium via coupler 220 Wave, and the signal of communication 110 or 112 including other data is generated via communication interface 205.In view of additional guided electromagnetic wave passes Return the embodiment for other data propagated along transmission medium 125.Coupler 220 can also will be from transmission medium 125 This additional electrical magnetic wave is coupled to transceiver 210 for receiving.

Transmission device 101 or 102 includes optional Training Control device 230.In the exemplary embodiment, Training Control device 230 Implemented by independent processor or the processor shared with one or more other components of transmission device 101 or 102.It is based on By transceiver 210 from the feedback data for receiving at least one remote transmission device of guided electromagnetic wave and receiving is coupled into, train The selection of controller 230 is used for carrier frequency, modulation scheme and/or the guided wave mode of guided electromagnetic wave.

In the exemplary embodiment, the guided electromagnetic wave transmitted by remote transmission device 101 or 102 transmits equally along transmission The data that medium 125 is propagated.Data from remote transmission device 101 or 102 can be generated as to include feedback data. In operation, coupler 220 also couples the guided electromagnetic wave from transmission medium 125, and transceiver receives electromagnetic wave and locates The electromagnetic wave is managed to extract feedback data.

In the exemplary embodiment, Training Control device 230 is operated based on feedback data to assess multiple Candidate Frequencies, tune Scheme and/or transmission mode processed, so that carrier frequency, modulation scheme and/or transmission mode be selected (such as to handle up to enhance performance Amount, signal strength), reduce propagation loss etc..

Consider following example: by being used as in the multiple Candidate Frequencies of correspondence using multiple guided waves and/or being directed to coupling To the test signal (such as pilot wave) of the candidate pattern of the remote transmission device 102 of transmission medium 125 or other test signals It is sent to the remote transmission device, transmission device 101 starts to operate under the control of Training Control device 230.The guided wave can Additionally or alternatively to include test data.The test data can indicate the signal particular candidate frequency and/or Guided wave mode.In embodiment, the Training Control device 230 at remote transmission device 102 is received from appropriate received any Test signal and/or test data in guided wave, and determine optimal candidate frequency and/or guided wave mode, one group it is acceptable The sequence of the ranking of Candidate Frequency and/or guided wave mode or Candidate Frequency and/or guided wave mode.To (multiple) Candidate Frequency or/and By Training Control device 230, (such as reception signal is strong for optimisation criteria based on one or more for this selection of (a variety of) leading mode Degree, bit error rate, packet error probability, signal-to-noise ratio, propagation loss etc.) it generates.Training Control device 230 generates instruction and waits to (multiple) The feedback data of the selection of selected frequency or/and (a variety of) guided wave mode, and by the feedback data be sent to transceiver 210 with It is transmitted to transmission device 101.Transmission device 101 and 102 may then based on to (multiple) Candidate Frequency or/and (a variety of) guided wave The selection of mode and convey data each other.

In other embodiments, the guided electromagnetic wave comprising test signal and/or test data is by remote transmission device 102 It is reflected back, relays back or otherwise loops back to transmission device 101, for the transmission device 101 by initiating these waves Training Control device 230 carries out reception and analysis.For example, transmission device 101 can be sent to remote transmission device 102 for initiating The signal of test pattern, under the test pattern, physical reflection device connects route, terminates impedance and changes to cause instead It penetrates, opens loopback mode so that electromagnetic wave coupling is back to source transmission device 102, and/or enable Repeater-mode to amplify It is simultaneously transmitted again and is back to source transmission device 102 by electromagnetic wave.The reception of Training Control device 230 at source transmission device 102 comes from Test signal and/or test data in appropriate received any guided wave, and it is determining to (multiple) Candidate Frequency or/and (more Kind) selection of guided wave mode.

Although describing the above process in starting or initialization operation mode, each transmission device 101 or 102 can also send test signal in other times or continuously, wait via the non-test transmission such as normal transmission to assess Selected frequency or guided wave mode otherwise assess Candidate Frequency or guided wave mode.In the exemplary embodiment, transmission device Communication protocol between 101 and transmission device 102 may include that should ask or periodical test pattern, wherein to Candidate Frequency and leading The Complete test of wave mode subset or more limit test are tested and assess.Under other operation modes, reenter this Test pattern can trigger and the performance as caused by disturbance, weather conditions etc. declines.In the exemplary embodiment, transceiver 210 receiver bandwidth is sufficiently wide or be swept to receive all Candidate Frequencies or can be by Training Control device 230 It is selectively adjusted training mode, under the training mode, the receiver bandwidth of transceiver 210 is sufficiently wide or is swept To receive all Candidate Frequencies.

Referring now to Fig. 3, the figure schematic diagram 300 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram magnetic distribution is shown.? In the present embodiment, the transmission medium 125 in air includes the insulating sheath 302 of inner conductor 301 and dielectric substance, such as with cross Shown in section.Schematic diagram 300 includes the difference for indicating to be generated by the propagation of the guided wave with asymmetric and non-fundamental wave guided wave mode The different grey-scale of electromagnetic field intensity.

Specifically, magnetic distribution corresponds to mode " most effective point (sweet spot) ", and the most effective point of mode increases It is strong to be propagated along the guided electromagnetic wave of dielectric transmission medium and reduce end-to-end transmission loss.Under this AD HOC, Electromagnetic wave is guided by transmission medium 125 so as to along the outer surface of transmission medium --- and it is in this case insulating sheath 302 Outer surface propagated.Electromagnetic wave is partly embedded in insulator and partly on the outer surface of insulator and radiates. By this method, electromagnetic wave " light " is coupled to insulator to enable to carry out Electromagnetic Wave Propagation in distant location with low propagation loss.

As shown, guided wave, which has, is primarily or essentially located at outside the transmission medium 125 for guide electromagnetic waves Field structure.Region inside conductor 301 has seldom field or does not have field.Equally, the region inside insulating sheath 302 has low field By force.The major part of electromagnetic field intensity is distributed over the outer surface of insulating sheath 302 and the lobe 304 very close with it In.The presence of asymmetric guided wave mode by insulating sheath 302 outer surface top and bottom high electromagnetic field intensity other show Out (in the orientation of schematic diagram) --- it is opposite with the very small field strength on other sides of insulating sheath 302.

Shown in example correspond to by diameter be 1.1cm conducting wire and with a thickness of 0.36cm dielectric guide The electromagnetic wave of 38GHz.Because electromagnetic wave is guided by transmission medium 125, and most of field strength is concentrated in the limited of outer surface In the air of the outside of insulating sheath 302 in distance, so guided wave can be vertical along transmission medium 125 with low-down loss It is propagated to downward.In shown example, this " limited distance " with and outer surface be apart less than the maximum cross of transmission medium 125 The distance of the half of cross-sectional dimension is corresponding.In this case, the maximum cross section dimension of conducting wire is corresponding to the whole of 1.82cm Body diameter, however, this value can change with the size and shape of transmission medium 125.For example, if transmission medium 125 is adopted With a height of 0.3cm and rectangular shape that width is 0.4cm, then the diagonal line of maximum cross section dimension will be 0.5cm, and corresponding Limited distance will be 0.25cm.The dimension in the region comprising most of field strength changes also as frequency, and usually with load The reduction of wave frequency rate and increase.

It should also be noted that the component (such as coupler and transmission medium) of guided wave communication system is directed to every kind of guided wave mould Formula can have the cutoff frequency of their own.Cutoff frequency generally illustrates specific guided wave mode and is designed to by that particular portion The low-limit frequency that part is supported.In the exemplary embodiment, specific non-shown by being generated on transmission medium 125 by electromagnetic wave Symmetric propagation mode, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave fall in the limited range of the lower-cut-off frequency Fc of this specific asymmetric mode (in such as Fc to 2Fc).Characteristic of the lower-cut-off frequency Fc specific to transmission medium 125.For it is shown include being insulated The embodiment for the inner conductor 301 that sheath 302 surrounds, this cutoff frequency can dimension based on insulating sheath 302 and property with And potentially the dimension and property of inner conductor 301 and change, and can be determined experimentally as that there is desired mode Pattern.It should be noted, however, that similar effect can be found by being directed to hollow dielectric or insulator without inner conductor Fruit.In this case, cutoff frequency can dimension based on hollow dielectric or insulator and characteristic and change.

In the frequency lower than lower-cut-off frequency, asymmetric mode is difficult to induct in transmission medium 125, and can only Propagate inappreciable distance.As frequency increases on the limited frequency range about cutoff frequency, asymmetric mode is got over To be displaced to the inside of insulating sheath 302 more.In the frequency much larger than cutoff frequency, field strength no longer concentrates on insulation shield Set is external, but mainly in the inside of insulating sheath 302.Although transmission medium 125 for electromagnetic wave provide it is stronger guidance and Propagation be still it is possible, but range due to the propagation in insulating sheath 302 it is increased loss and be more restricted --- with The air of surrounding is opposite.

Referring now to Fig. 4, the figure schematic diagram 400 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram magnetic distribution is shown.Tool Body, diagrammatic cross-sectional view 400 similar with Fig. 3 is shown with the common reference numerals for referring to similar components.What is shown shows Example corresponds to the wave of the 60GHz guided by conducting wire of the diameter for 1.1cm and the dielectric with a thickness of 0.36cm.Because leading The frequency of wave is higher than the limited range of the cutoff frequency of this specific asymmetric mode, so the major part of field strength is protected to insulation Cover 302 internal blases.Specifically, field strength is concentrated mainly on the inside of insulating sheath 302.Although transmission medium 125 is to electromagnetic wave It provides stronger guidance and to propagate is still possible, but when compared with the embodiment with Fig. 3, range is due to insulating sheath Propagation in 302 and increased loss and be more restricted.

Referring now to Fig. 5 A, the figure schematic diagram of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram frequency response is shown.Specifically, Schematic diagram 500 presents the curve graph of the end-to-end loss (as unit of dB) of the function as frequency, is covered in 200cm insulation Press the magnetic distribution 510,520 and 530 at three points of conducting wire.In each magnetic distribution, insulator and surrounding air Between boundary indicated by appended drawing reference 525.

As discussed in association with figure 3, the shown asymmetric biography of expectation is generated on transmission medium 125 by electromagnetic wave The example of mode is broadcast, the frequency of the electromagnetic wave falls in the lower-cut-off frequency of the transmission medium for this specific asymmetric mode The limited range of Fc is (in such as Fc to 2Fc).Specifically, it is " most effective to fall in this mode for the magnetic distribution 520 at 6GHz In point ", the most effective point of mode enhances the Electromagnetic Wave Propagation along dielectric transmission medium and reduces end-to-end transmission Loss.Under this AD HOC, waveguiding portion it is embedded in and is radiated on the outer surface of insulator in the insulator and partly. By this method, electromagnetic wave " light " is coupled to insulator to enable to carry out guided electromagnetic wave biography in distant location with low propagation loss It broadcasts.

Under the more low frequency that the magnetic distribution 510 under by 3GHz indicates, asymmetric mode radiation is more, to generate Higher propagation loss.Under the higher frequency that the magnetic distribution 530 under by 9GHz indicates, asymmetric mode is more and more To insulating sheath internal blas, to provide excessive absorption, higher propagation loss is produced again.

Referring now to Fig. 5 B, the example for showing the longitudinal cross-section of diagram transmission medium 125 (such as insulated conductor) is non- The figure schematic diagram 550 of restricted embodiment is depicted at the guided electromagnetic wave field under multiple and different operating frequencies.Such as schematic diagram Shown in 556, when guided electromagnetic wave is generally in cutoff frequency (f corresponding with mode " most effective point "_c) under when, lead Row electromagnetic wave is loosely coupled to insulated conductor, reduces so that absorbing, and the field of guided electromagnetic wave is fully limited To reduce the amount being radiated in environment (for example, air).Due to the absorption and lower, the propagation loss of radiation of guided electromagnetic wave field Therefore lower, so that guided electromagnetic wave field energy enough propagates longer distance.

As shown in schematic diagram 554, when the operating frequency of guided electromagnetic wave field increases to approximately twice as cutoff frequency (f_c) more than --- or when being referred to as the range of " most effective point " or more, propagation loss increases.More field strength of electromagnetic wave exist It is driven in insulating layer, increases propagation loss.Than cutoff frequency (f_c) under much higher frequency, due to by guided electromagnetic wave The field of transmitting concentrates in the insulating layer of conducting wire, therefore guided electromagnetic wave is restricted to by force insulated conductor, as shown in schematic diagram 552 Out.This absorbs guided electromagnetic wave further as insulating layer in turn and produces propagation loss.Similarly, work as guided electromagnetic wave Operating frequency be substantially less than cutoff frequency (f_c) when, propagation loss increases, as shown in schematic diagram 558.Than cut-off Frequency (f_c) under much lower frequency, guided electromagnetic wave is restricted to insulated conductor by weak (or minimally (nominally)), And thus tend to be radiated in environment (for example, air), this produces propagation damage due to the radiation of guided electromagnetic wave in turn Consumption.

Referring now to Fig. 6, the figure schematic diagram 600 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram magnetic distribution is shown.? In the present embodiment, transmission medium 602 is bare conductor, as being illustrated in cross-section.Schematic diagram 300 includes indicating by having symmetrical and base The guided wave of waveguide wave mode propagates the different grey-scale of different electromagnetic field intensity generated under single carrier frequency.

Under this AD HOC, electromagnetic wave is guided by transmission medium 602 so as to along the outer surface of transmission medium --- It is propagated in this case for the outer surface of bare conductor.Electromagnetic wave " light " be coupled to conducting wire so as to enable distant location with Low propagation loss carries out Electromagnetic Wave Propagation.As shown, guided wave has transmission Jie being located substantially on for guide electromagnetic waves Field structure outside matter 602.Region inside conductor 602 has seldom field or does not have field.

Referring now to Fig. 7, the block diagram 700 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram arc coupler is shown.Specifically, Present Coupling device used in the equal transmission devices of transmission device 101 or 102 for being presented in conjunction with Fig. 1.Coupling Equipment includes the arc coupler 704 for being coupled to transmitter circuit 712 and termination or damper 714.Arc coupler 704 can be with It is made of dielectric substance or other low-loss and insulating bodies (for example, Teflon, polyethylene etc.) or by conductive (for example, gold Belong to, be nonmetallic etc.) material is made or is made of any combination of previous materials.As shown, arc coupler 704 is made It is operated for waveguide, and there is the wave 706 propagated around the waveguide surface of arc coupler 704 as guided wave. In the embodiment illustrated, at least part of arc coupler 704 can be placed on conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums Near (such as transmission medium 125), to promote the coupling between arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums, As described herein so as to the transmitting guided wave 708 on conducting wire.Arc coupler 704 may be positioned so that curved arc coupling A part of clutch 704 is tangent and parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702.Arc coupler 704 it is parallel with conducting wire The part can be the vertex of curve or be the curve near tangent any point parallel with conducting wire 702.When arc coupler 704 when being so positioned or placing, and the wave 706 that arcuately coupler 704 is advanced at least partly is coupled to conducting wire 702, and As guided wave 708 around the conductive line surfaces of conducting wire 702 or nearby and longitudinally propagated along conducting wire 702.Guided wave 708 can be by Be characterized as surface wave or guided or be restricted to by conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums the conducting wire or other transmission mediums other Electromagnetic wave.

A part that wave 706 is not coupled to conducting wire 702 is propagated as the wave 710 of arcuately coupler 704.It should It is appreciated that arc coupler 704 can be configured and arranged in various positions about conducting wire 702, to realize Wave 706 arrives the coupling or non-coupled of the aspiration level of conducting wire 702.For example, the arc coupling parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702 (in embodiment, this may include zero interval for the curvature and/or length of clutch 704 and its spacing distance for arriving the conducting wire Distance) it can change without departing substantially from example embodiment.Equally, arc coupler 704 can about the arrangement of conducting wire 702 With based on to conducting wire 702 and arc coupler 704 correspondence inherent characteristic (for example, thickness, form, electromagnetic property etc.) and The considerations of characteristic (for example, frequency, energy water equality) of wave 706 and 708 and change.

Even in the bending of conducting wire 702 and buckling, guided wave 708 still keeps parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702.Conducting wire Bending in 702 can increase transmission loss, and transmission loss additionally depends on diameter of wire, frequency and material.If in order to efficient Power conveying and select the dimension of arc coupler 704, then most of power in wave 706 is transported to conducting wire 702, in wave Remaining power is seldom in 710.It is to be appreciated that guided wave 708 substantially still can be the (described herein of multi-mode ), including advance with non-fundamental wave or asymmetrical mode, while along the path parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702, With or without fundamental wave transmission mode.In embodiment, non-fundamental mode or asymmetric mode can be used for minimizing transmission It is lost and/or obtains increased propagation distance.

It should be noted that term " parallel " is usually geometrical construction, it in systems in practice often can not be accurately real Existing.Correspondingly, when being used to describe the embodiment disclosed in this disclosure, such as the term used in this disclosure " parallel " expression is approximate rather than accurately configures.In embodiment, substantially parallel may include in all dimensions real Approximation in parallel 30 degree.

In embodiment, wave 706 can show one or more wave propagation modes.The arc coupler patterns can be with Shape and/or design depending on coupler 704.One or more arc coupler patterns of wave 706 can be generated, shadow Ring or impact the one or more wave propagation modes for the guided wave 708 propagated along conducting wire 702.However, it should be noted that leading Guided wave mode present in wave 706 can be identical or different with the guided wave mode of guided wave 708.By this method, one kind of guided wave 706 Or a variety of guided wave modes can not be transported to guided wave 708, and further, one or more guided wave modes of guided wave 708 May not yet exist in guided wave 706.It should also be noted that the cut-off of the arc coupler 704 for specific guided wave mode Frequency may be different from the cutoff frequency that conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums are directed to same mode.For example, conducting wire 702 or its His transmission medium can be with when slightly above it is operated for the cutoff frequency of specific guided wave mode, arc coupler 704 can To be directed to this same mould to be slightly below it to be operable to reduce loss for the cutoff frequency of same mode much higher than it The cutoff frequency of formula is operable to for example induct bigger coupling and power Transmission, or to be directed to this with arc coupler Some related other point of the cutoff frequency of mode are operated.

In embodiment, the wave propagation mode on conducting wire 702 can be similar to arc coupler patterns, because of 706 He of wave Both 708 are propagated in the exterior circumferential of arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702 respectively.In some embodiments, when wave 706 When being coupled to conducting wire 702, due to the coupling between arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702, the mode can change form, or The new mode of person can be created or generate.For example, the size of arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702, material and/or impedance Difference can create the additional modes being not present in arc coupler patterns and/or can inhibit some arc coupler patterns. Wave propagation mode may include fundamental wave transversal electromagnetic mode (quasi- TEM₀₀), wherein only lesser electric field and/or magnetic field are in propagation side It upwardly extends, and electric and magnetic fields extend radially outwardly while guided wave is along wire spread.This guided wave mode can be Annular, wherein seldom it is present in arc coupler 704 or conducting wire 702 in these electromagnetic fields.

Wave 706 and 708 may include the fundamental wave TEM mode that field extends radially outwardly, and further include other non-fundamental wave (examples Such as, asymmetrical, more advanced etc.) mode.Although specific wave propagation mode is discussed above, it is based on used frequency Rate, the design of arc coupler 704, the dimension of conducting wire 702 and composition and its surface characteristic, its insulation (if there is Words), the electromagnetic property of ambient enviroment etc., other wave propagation modes are equally possible, other described wave propagation modes are such as horizontal To electric (TE) mode and transverse magnetic (TM) mode.It should be noted that special depending on frequency, the electrical characteristics of conducting wire 702 and physics Property and specific wave propagation mode generated, guided wave 708 can be led along the uninsulated conductor of oxidation, unoxidized do not insulate Line, the conductive surface of insulated conductor and/or the insulating surface traveling along insulated conductor.

In embodiment, the diameter of arc coupler 704 is less than the diameter of conducting wire 702.For used millimeter wave frequency Bandgap wavelength, arc coupler 704 are supported to constitute the unicast waveguide mode of wave 706.This unicast waveguide mode can be at it as guided wave 708 changes when being coupled to conducting wire 702.If arc coupler 704 is bigger, more than one waveguide mode can be supported, still These additional waveguide modes possibly equally can not efficiently be coupled to conducting wire 702, and may cause higher coupling loss. But in some alternative embodiments, the diameter of arc coupler 704 can be equal to or more than the diameter of conducting wire 702, for example, In the place of the higher coupling loss of expectation or when being combined to otherwise reduce coupling loss with other technologies (for example, carrying out impedance matching, etc. by being tapered).

In embodiment, the wavelength of wave 706 and 708 is dimensionally suitable, or is less than arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702 perimeter.In this example, if the corresponding perimeter of diameter and about 1.5cm of the conducting wire 702 with 0.5cm, is transmitted Wavelength is about 1.5cm or smaller, corresponding to 70GHz or bigger frequency.In another embodiment, it transmits and carrier signal Suitable frequency is in the range of 30GHz to 100GHz, it may be possible to about 30GHz to 60GHz, and be about in one example 38GHz.In embodiment, when the perimeter of arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702 is dimensionally equivalent to or greater than transmission wavelength When, wave 706 and 708 can show the more waves for supporting various communication systems described herein apart from upper propagation enough Communication mode, including fundamental wave and/or non-fundamental wave (symmetrical and/or asymmetric) mode.Therefore, wave 706 and 708 may include being more than A type of electrically and magnetically field configuration.In embodiment, when guided wave 708 is propagated along conducting wire 702, electrically and magnetically field configuration will be from leading One end of line 702 keeps identical to the other end.In other embodiments, when guided wave 708 encounter interference (distortion or obstacle) or Due to transmission loss or scattering when loss of energy, electric field configuration and magnetic field configuration can be when guided wave 708 be propagated along conducting wire 702 Change.

In embodiment, arc coupler 704 can be by nylon, Teflon, polyethylene, polyamide or other plastics structures At.In other embodiments, other dielectric substances are possible.The conductive line surfaces of conducting wire 702 can be with exposed gold The metal of metal surface, or plastics can be used, dielectric, insulator or other coatings, sheath or shell insulate.Implementing In example, dielectric or other non-conductive/insulation waveguides can be matched with naked/plain conductor or insulated conductor.In other embodiments In, metal and/or conductive wave-guide can be matched with naked/plain conductor or insulated conductor.In embodiment, in the naked of conducting wire 702 Oxide layer (for example, generating since bare metallic surface is exposed to oxygen/air) on dew metal surface can also provide similar In insulation or dielectric property by some insulators or sheath offer.

It should be noted that the graphical representation of wave 706,708 and 710 is merely to illustrate that wave 706 for example as list Induct on the conducting wire 702 of wire transmission line loop operation or otherwise emits the principle of guided wave 708.The expression of wave 710 is generating The part of the wave 706 on arc coupler 704 is retained in after guided wave 708.The reality generated as the result that this wave is propagated Electrically and magnetically field can depend on used frequency, one or more specific wave propagation modes, arc coupler 704 and set on border Meter, the dimension of conducting wire 702 and composition and its surface characteristic, its optional insulation, ambient enviroment electromagnetic property etc. and change.

It should be noted that arc coupler 704 can include absorbable from wave in the end of arc coupler 704 710 residual radiation or the termination circuit of energy or damper 714.Termination circuit or damper 714 can prevent and/or minimum Change the residual radiation being reflected back towards transmitter circuit 712 or energy from wave 710.In embodiment, termination circuit or damping Device 714 may include termination resistor and/or execute impedance matching with the other component of reflection attenuation.In some embodiments, If coupling efficiency is sufficiently high and/or wave 710 is sufficiently small, it would be possible that termination circuit or damper 714 need not be used.In order to For the sake of simplicity, these transmitter circuits 712 and termination circuit or damper 714 may not depicted in the other drawings, but It is that may use transmitter circuit and termination circuit or damper in those embodiments.

In addition, though presenting the single arc coupler 704 for generating single guided wave 708, but can be led using on edge The multiple arcs coupler 704 that the difference of line 702 and/or the different direction orientation around conducting wire are placed, to generate and connect Receive in identical or different frequency, in identical or different phase, in multiple guided waves of identical or different wave propagation mode 708。

Fig. 8 shows the block diagram 800 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram arc coupler.In shown implementation In example, at least part of coupler 704 can be placed on conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums (such as transmission medium 125) are attached Closely, to promote the coupling between arc coupler 704 and conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums, to extract the one of guided wave 806 Part is used as guided wave 808 as described herein.Arc coupler 704 may be positioned so that curved arc coupler 704 A part it is tangent and parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702.The portion parallel with conducting wire of arc coupler 704 It point can be the vertex of curve or be the curve near tangent any point parallel with conducting wire 702.When arc coupler 704 is by such as When this positioning or placement, the wave 806 advanced along conducting wire 702 is at least partly coupled to arc coupler 704, and as guided wave 808 arcuately coupler 704 propagate to receiving device (being not explicitly shown).Wave 806 is not coupled to one of arc coupler It is allocated as to be propagated along the wave 810 of conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums.

In embodiment, wave 806 can show one or more wave propagation modes.The arc coupler patterns can be with Shape and/or design depending on coupler 704.One or more modes of guided wave 806 can be generated, influence or impact along arc The one or more guided wave modes for the guided wave 808 that shape coupler 704 is propagated.However, it should be noted that in guided wave 806 Existing guided wave mode can be identical or different with the guided wave mode of guided wave 808.By this method, guided wave 806 is one or more Guided wave mode can not be transported to guided wave 808, and further, and one or more guided wave modes of guided wave 808 may be still Do not exist in guided wave 806.

Referring now to Fig. 9 A, the block diagram 900 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram branched-guide coupler is shown.Specifically Ground, presenting for waiting in the transmission device 101 or 102 presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 includes cutting back used in transmission devices The Coupling device of line coupler 904.Branched-guide coupler 904 can by dielectric substance or other low-loss and insulating bodies (for example, Teflon, polyethylene etc.) it is made or is made or of conductive (for example, metal, nonmetallic etc.) material by previous materials Any combination is made.As shown, branched-guide coupler 904 is operated as waveguide, and is had as guided wave short The wave 906 propagated around the waveguide surface of transversal coupler 904.In the embodiment illustrated, branched-guide coupler 904 At least part can be placed near conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums (such as transmission medium 125), to promote cutting back Coupling between line coupler 904 and conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums, as described herein to emit guided wave on conducting wire 908。

In embodiment, branched-guide coupler 904 is curved, and the end of branched-guide coupler 904 may be tied to, It is fastened to or is otherwise mechanically coupled to conducting wire 702.It is short when the end of branched-guide coupler 904 is fastened to conducting wire 702 The end of transversal coupler 904 is parallel or substantially parallel with conducting wire 702.Alternatively, more than the dielectric waveguide of end Another part can fasten or be coupled to conducting wire 702, so that fastening or coupling unit are parallel with conducting wire 702 or substantially flat Row.Fastener 910 can be the integrated component for separating or being configured to branched-guide coupler 904 with branched-guide coupler 904 Nylon cable band or other kinds of non-conductive/dielectric substance.Branched-guide coupler 904 can be neighbouring with conducting wire 702 Without surrounding conducting wire 702.

Just as arc coupler 704 described in conjunction with Figure 7, when branched-guide coupler 904 is placed with its end and leads When line 702 is parallel, the guided wave 906 advanced along branched-guide coupler 904 is coupled to conducting wire 702, and as guided wave 908 in conducting wire It is propagated around 702 conductive line surfaces.In the exemplary embodiment, guided wave 908 can be characterized as surface wave or other electricity Magnetic wave.

It should be noted that the graphical representation that wave 906 and 908 is presented is solely to show that wave 906 for example as list Induct on the conducting wire 702 of wire transmission line loop operation or otherwise emits the principle of guided wave 908.It is propagated as this wave As a result electrically and magnetically field can depend on the shape of coupler and/or the phase of design, dielectric waveguide and conducting wire to the reality generated To position, used frequency, the design of branched-guide coupler 904, the dimension of conducting wire 702 and composition and its surface characteristic, It optionally insulate, one or more in the electromagnetic property of ambient enviroment etc. and change.

In embodiment, the end of branched-guide coupler 904 can be tapered towards conducting wire 702, to increase coupling effect Rate.In fact, according to the example embodiment of this theme disclosure content, being tapered for the end of branched-guide coupler 904 can be with Impedance matching is provided for conducting wire 702 and reduces reflection.For example, the end of branched-guide coupler 904 can be tapered, to obtain Obtain the coupling such as the aspiration level in Fig. 9 A between illustrated wave 906 and wave 908.

In embodiment, fastener 910 may be positioned so that at the end of fastener 910 and branched-guide coupler 904 There are the branched-guide couplers of short length 904 between portion.When the end for the branched-guide coupler 904 for being more than fastener 910 When length is that at least several wavelength of any frequency for just being transmitted are long, maximum coupling efficiency is in the present embodiment by reality It is existing.

Turning now to Fig. 9 B, show diagram be distributed according to the electromagnetism of various aspects described herein it is example, non-limiting The schematic diagram 950 of embodiment.Specifically, electromagnetism distribution is presented in two dimensions of transmission device for including coupler 952, It is shown in the example branched-guide coupler being made of dielectric substance.952 pairs of coupler as guided waves along conducting wire 702 or other The electromagnetic wave that the outer surface of transmission medium is propagated is coupled.

Coupler 952 guides electromagnetic wave to x via Guided mode₀The contact at place.Although along coupler 952 into The some energy for the electromagnetic wave that row is propagated are in the outside of coupler 952, but most of energy of this electromagnetic wave is included in coupling In device 952.x₀The contact at place couples conducting wire 702 or other biographies for electromagnetic wave with azimuth corresponding with transmission medium bottom Defeated medium.This coupling inducted be channeled on direction 956 via at least one guided wave mode along conducting wire 702 or other The electromagnetic wave that the outer surface of transmission medium is propagated.Most of energy of guided electromagnetic wave is situated between in conducting wire 702 or other transmission Outside the outer surface of the matter but very close outer surface.In shown example, x₀The contact at place is formed via symmetric mode The electromagnetic wave that both formula and at least one asymmetric surface mode (the single order mode such as presented in conjunction with Fig. 3) are propagated, At least one asymmetric surface mode skips over conducting wire 702 or the surface of other transmission mediums.

It will be noted that the example that the figure of guided wave guided wave coupling just for the sake of diagram and propagated is presented.As this Result that kind of wave is propagated and the practical electric and magnetic fields generated can depend on used frequency, the design of coupler 952 and/ Or configuration, the dimension and composition of conducting wire 702 or other transmission mediums and its surface characteristic, its insulate (if present), Electromagnetic property of ambient enviroment etc. and change.

Turning now to Figure 10 A, diagram is according to the coupler of various aspects described herein and showing for transceiver system The block diagram 1000 of example non-limiting embodiment.The system is the example of transmission device 101 or 102.Specifically, communication interface 1008 be the example of communication interface 205, and branched-guide coupler 1002 is the example of coupler 220, and emitter/receiver is set Standby 1006, double letter devices 1016, power amplifier 1014, low-noise amplifier 1018, frequency mixer 1010 and 1020 and local vibration Swing the example that transceiver 210 is collectively formed in device 1012.

In operation, the transmitting of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 and received wave are (for example, on branched-guide coupler 1002 Guided wave 1004).Guided wave 1004 can be used for transmitting by communication interface 1008 from host equipment, base station, mobile device, building Signal that object or other equipment receive and the signal for being sent to it.Communication interface 1008 can be whole group of system 1000 At part.Alternatively, communication interface 1008 can be tethered at (tethered) to system 1000.Communication interface 1008 may include Host equipment, base station, mobile device, building are connected to for interface or are utilized including association, such as Infrared Data Association (IrDA) Various wireless signaling protocols including the infrared protocols such as view or other sight optical protocols are (for example, LTE, WiFi, WiMAX, IEEE 802.xx etc.) any one of other equipment wireless interface.Communication interface 1008 can also include wireline interface, such as Fibre circuit, coaxial cable, twisted pair, the 5th class (CAT-5) cable are used for via agreement and host equipment, base station, movement Other suitable wired or optical mediums that equipment, building or other equipment are communicated, the agreement such as Ethernet are assisted View, universal serial bus (USB) agreement, cable of cable TV service data interface specification (DOCSIS) agreement, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) agreement, firewire (IEEE 1394) agreement or other wired or optical protocols.Repeater is used as wherein system 1000 Embodiment, communication interface 1008 can be unnecessary.

The output signal (for example, Tx) of communication interface 1008 can give birth at frequency mixer 1010 with by local oscillator 1012 At carrier wave (millimeter wave carrier) be combined.Heterodyne (heterodyning) technology or other frequencies can be used in frequency mixer 1010 Shifting technology carries out frequency displacement to the output signal from communication interface 1008.For example, being sent to communication interface 1008 and being connect from communication Mouthful signal sent can be modulated signal, such as according to long term evolution (LTE) wireless protocols or other wireless 3G, 4G, 5G or The orthogonal frequency that higher voice-and-data agreement, Zigbee, WIMAX, ultra wide band or 802.11 wireless protocols of IEEE format It is multiplexed (OFDM) signal；Wire line protocols, such as Ethernet protocol, universal serial bus (USB) agreement, cable of cable TV service Data-interface specification (DOCSIS) agreement, Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) agreement, firewire (IEEE 1394) agreement or other it is wired or Wireless protocols.In the exemplary embodiment, this frequency conversion can carry out in analog domain, and therefore, can not consider base station, Frequency displacement is carried out in the case where the type for the communication protocol that equipment uses in mobile device or building.As new communication technologies are opened Hair, communication interface 1008 can be upgraded (for example, being upgraded using software, firmware and/or hardware) or replace, and frequency displacement and Transmitting device can retain, to simplify upgrading.Carrier wave can be then sent to power amplifier (" PA ") 1014 and can To be transmitted via double letter devices 1016 via transmitter receiver equipment 1006.

The signal guided towards communication interface 1008 received from emitter/receiver equipment 1006 can be via double letter devices 1016 with other Signal separators.The signal received can be then sent to low-noise amplifier (" LNA ") 1018 to be used for Amplification.By means of local oscillator 1012, frequency mixer 1020 can be by the signal received (in some embodiments in millimeter wave In frequency band or about 38GHz) mix down to intrinsic (native) frequency.Communication interface 1008 can be then at input port (Rx) Receive transmission.

In embodiment, emitter/receiver equipment 1006 may include cylindrical or non-cylindrical metal (for example, its Can be in embodiment it is hollow, but be not drawn necessarily to scale) or other conductive or non-conductive waveguides, and stub coupling The end of clutch 1002 can be placed on it is in waveguide or emitter/receiver equipment 1006 or proximate to it so that when transmitter/connect When receiving the generation transmission of device equipment 1006, guided wave is coupled to branched-guide coupler 1002 and as guided wave 1004 in branched-guide coupler It is propagated around 1002 waveguide surface.In some embodiments, guided wave 1004 can be partly in branched-guide coupler It is propagated on 1002 outer surface and partly inside branched-guide coupler 1002.In other embodiments, guided wave 1004 can substantially or entirely be propagated on the outer surface of branched-guide coupler 1002.In also other embodiments, Guided wave 1004 can be propagated substantially or entirely inside branched-guide coupler 1002.In this later embodiment, lead Wave 1004 can be radiated in the end (all ends being tapered as shown in Figure 4) of branched-guide coupler 1002, with For being coupled to transmission medium (conducting wire 702 of such as Fig. 7).Similarly, if guided wave 1004 is being passed to (from 702 coupling of conducting wire It is bonded to branched-guide coupler 1002), then guided wave 1004 subsequently enters emitter/receiver equipment 1006 and is coupled to cylindrical wave It leads or conductive wave-guide.Although emitter/receiver equipment 1006 is shown as including individual waveguide --- day can be used Line, cavity resonator, klystron, magnetron, travelling-wave tubes or other radiating elements need come guided wave of inducting on coupler 1002 Or individual waveguide is not needed.

In embodiment, branched-guide coupler 1002 can be completely by dielectric substance (or other suitable insulating materials) It constitutes, without any metal or other conductive materials.Branched-guide coupler 1002 can by nylon, Teflon, polyethylene, Polyamide, other plastics or other are non-conductive and be suitable for convenient for electromagnetic wave at least partly on the outer surface of these materials The material of transmission is constituted.In another embodiment, branched-guide coupler 1002 may include conduction/metal core, and have Exterior dielectrics surface.Similarly, be coupled to branched-guide coupler 1002 for propagate generated by branched-guide coupler 1002 Electromagnetic wave or for branched-guide coupler 1002 supply electromagnetic wave transmission medium can completely by remove bare conductor or insulation Dielectric substance (or other suitable insulating materials) except conducting wire is constituted, without any metal or other conduction materials Material.

It should be noted that although Figure 10 A shows the aperture efficiency branched-guide coupler of transmitter receiver equipment 1006 1002 is much broader, but this is not in proportion, and in other embodiments, the width of branched-guide coupler 1002 and hollow wave The opening led is suitable or smaller.But the coupling being inserted into emitter/receiver equipment 1006 is also not shown in embodiment The ends taper of device 1002, to reduce reflection and to increase coupling efficiency.

Before being coupled to branched-guide coupler 1002, by the one kind for the guided wave that emitter/receiver equipment 1006 generates Or a variety of waveguide modes are coupled to branched-guide coupler 1002, with the one or more wave propagating modes for guided wave 1004 of inducting Formula.Due to the different characteristics of hollow metal waveguide and Medium Wave Guide, the wave propagation mode of guided wave 1004 can be different from hollow gold Belong to waveguide mode.For example, the wave propagation mode of guided wave 1004 may include fundamental wave transversal electromagnetic mode (quasi- TEM₀₀), wherein only having Small electric field and/or magnetic field extends in the propagation direction, and electric and magnetic fields are radially outward prolonged from branched-guide coupler 1002 It stretches, and guided wave is propagated along branched-guide coupler 1002.There may or may not be fundamental wave transverse direction inside hollow waveguide Electromagnetic mode wave propagation mode.Therefore, the hollow metal waveguide mode used by emitter/receiver equipment 1006 is that can have Imitate and be efficiently coupled to the waveguide mode of the wave propagation mode of branched-guide coupler 1002.

It is to be appreciated that other of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 and branched-guide coupler 1002 construction or group Conjunction is possible.For example, branched-guide coupler 1002 ' can be relative to (the related circuit system of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 ' System is not shown) the outer surface of hollow metal waveguide tangentially or (be with or without gap) in parallel and be placed, it is attached such as Figure 10 B Icon note 1000 ' is discribed.In another embodiment not shown by appended drawing reference 1000 ', branched-guide coupler 1002 ' can To be placed on the inside of the hollow metal waveguide of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 ', without branched-guide coupler 1002 ' The axis coaxial alignment of the hollow metal waveguide of axis and emitter/receiver equipment 1006 '.Work as either one or two of in these embodiments In, it is coupled to the surface of branched-guide coupler 1002 ', by the guided wave that emitter/receiver equipment 1006 ' generates to induct One or more wave propagation modes of guided wave 1004 ' on branched-guide coupler 1002 ', including fundamental mode is (for example, symmetric mode Formula) and/or non-fundamental mode (for example, asymmetric mode).

In one embodiment, guided wave 1004 ' can be partly on the outer surface of branched-guide coupler 1002 ' and portion Ground is divided to be propagated in 1002 ' inside of branched-guide coupler.In another embodiment, guided wave 1004 ' can be substantially or entirely It is propagated on the outer surface of branched-guide coupler 1002 '.There are also in other embodiments, guided wave 1004 ' can be substantially Or it is propagated completely in 1002 ' inside of branched-guide coupler.In this later embodiment, guided wave 1004 ' can be in cutting back The end (all ends being tapered as shown in Figure 9) of line coupler 1002 ' is radiated, for being coupled to transmission medium (conducting wire 702 of such as Fig. 9).

, it will also be appreciated that other constructions of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 are possible.For example, emitter/receiver The hollow metal waveguide of equipment 1006 " (related circuit system is not shown) (as being depicted as appended drawing reference 1000 " in fig. 1 ob) Can relative to transmission medium (conducting wire 702 of such as Fig. 4) outer surface it is tangential or be arranged in parallel in and (be with or without gap), and Without using branched-guide coupler 1002.It in the present embodiment, can be with coupling by the guided wave that emitter/receiver equipment 1006 " generates It is bonded to the surface of conducting wire 702, with one or more wave propagation modes of guided wave 908 on conducting wire 702 of inducting, including fundamental mode (for example, symmetric pattern) and/or non-fundamental mode (for example, asymmetric mode).In another embodiment, conducting wire 702 can be determined Position is inside the hollow metal waveguide of emitter/receiver equipment 1006 " ' (related circuit system is not shown), so that leading The axis of line 702 is aligned with the axis of hollow metal waveguide coaxial (or not coaxial), without the use of branched-guide coupler 1002 --- Referring to the appended drawing reference 1000 " of Figure 10 B '.It in the present embodiment, can by the guided wave that emitter/receiver equipment 1006 " ' generates To be coupled to the surface of conducting wire 702, with one or more wave propagation modes of guided wave 908 on conducting wire of inducting, including fundamental mode (for example, symmetric pattern) and/or non-fundamental mode (for example, asymmetric mode).

1000 " and 1000 " ' embodiment in, for the conducting wire 702 with insulated outer surface, guided wave 908 can part It on the outer surface of insulator and is partly propagated inside insulator on ground.In embodiment, guided wave 908 can be basic It is upper or completely on the outer surface of insulator or substantially or entirely propagated inside insulator.1000 " and 1000 " ' in embodiment, for the conducting wire 702 as bare conductor, guided wave 908 can partly on the outer surface of conductor simultaneously And it is partly propagated in conductor.In another embodiment, guided wave 908 can be substantially or entirely in the appearance of conductor It is propagated on face.

Referring now to fig. 11, show the block diagram 1100 for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of double branched-guide couplers. Specifically, it presents for double couplings used in the equal transmission devices of transmission device 101 or 102 presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 Clutch design.In embodiment, two or more couplers (such as branched-guide coupler 1104 and 1106) can be positioned at To receive guided wave 1108 around conducting wire 1102.In embodiment, a coupler is enough to receive guided wave 1108.In that situation Under, guided wave 1108 is coupled to coupler 1104 and is propagated as guided wave 1110.If the field structure of guided wave 1108 is due to (more Kind) specific guided wave mode or various external factor and vibrate or fluctuate around conducting wire 1102, then coupler 1106 can be put It is set to so that guided wave 1108 is coupled to coupler 1106.In some embodiments, four or more couplers can be placed in Around a part of conducting wire 1102, for example, it is in 90 degree or other spacing relative to each other, it can be in conducting wire 1102 to receive Around vibrate or the guided wave of rotation, wherein guided wave has been generated in different orientations or with for example taking with dependence To lobe and/or null value or other asymmetry non-fundamental wave or higher order mode.It will be understood, however, that not In the case where example embodiment, it can be placed around a part of conducting wire 1102 and be fewer of more than four couplers.

Although can equally make it should be noted that coupler 1106 and 1104 is illustrated as branched-guide coupler With any other coupling described herein including arc coupler, antenna or horn-like coupler, magnetic coupler etc. Device design.Although, it will also be appreciated that some example embodiments have been presented for it is more around at least part of conducting wire 1102 A coupler, but this multiple coupler is also considered the single coupler system with multiple coupler subconstiuents A part.For example, two or more couplers can be manufactured to individual system, the system can pacify in single installation Around conducting wire, so that coupler is according to the individual system relative to each other (manually or automatically using controllable Mechanism, such as motor or other actuators) pre-determined bit or adjustable.

Diversity combining can be used to combine from 1106 He of coupler in the receiver for being coupled to coupler 1106 and 1104 Both 1104 signals received, to maximize signal quality.In other embodiments, if in coupler 1104 and 1106 One or the other receive the transmission higher than predetermined threshold, then receiver can use choosing when determining using which signal Select diversity.Further, although illustrate by multiple couplers 1106 and 1104 carry out reception, can equally occur by The transmission carried out using the coupler 1106 and 1104 of same configuration.It specifically, can be how defeated using miscellaneous multi input (MIMO) transmission is transmitted with reception technique out, wherein the transmission device (transmission device 101 such as presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 It or 102) include multiple transceivers and multiple couplers.

It should be noted that the graphical representation of wave 1108 and 1110 is presented just for the sake of diagram guided wave 1108 in coupler Induct on 1104 or the otherwise principle of transmitted wave 1110.As the result that this wave is propagated the practical electric field that generates and Magnetic field can depend on used frequency, the design of coupler 1104, the dimension of conducting wire 1102 and composition and its surface is special Property, its insulate (if yes), the electromagnetic property etc. of ambient enviroment and change.

Referring now to fig. 12, show the block diagram 1200 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram repeater system.Specifically Ground is presented and is set for the repeater used in the equal transmission devices of transmission device 101 or 102 presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 Standby 1210.In such a system, two couplers 1204 and 1214 can be placed near conducting wire 1202 or other transmission mediums, from And make the guided wave 1205 propagated along conducting wire 1202 as wave 1206 (for example, as guided wave) and extracted by coupler 1204, And it is then promoted or is relayed by relay equipment 1210 and be launched into coupler as wave 1216 (for example, as guided wave) On 1214.Wave 1216 can then be launched on conducting wire 1202 and continue to be propagated as guided wave 1217 along conducting wire 1202. In embodiment, relay equipment 1210 can receive the power for being promoted or being relayed by the magnetic coupling with conducting wire 1202 At least part, for example, when conducting wire 1202 be power circuit or otherwise comprising power carrying conductor when.It should be noted that Although coupler 1204 and 1214 is illustrated as branched-guide coupler, packet described herein can also use Any other coupler design such as bracket coupler, antenna or horn-like coupler, magnetic coupler.

In some embodiments, relay equipment 1210 can relay transmission associated with wave 1206, and at other In embodiment, relay equipment 1210 may include communication interface 205, the communication interface extracted from wave 1206 data or its His signal so as to using this data or signal as signal of communication 110 or 112 supplied to another network and/or it is one or more its His equipment and/or signal of communication 110 or 112, and the relaying are received from another network and/or one or more other equipment Which is embedded the guided waves 1216 of received signal of communication 110 or 112 for the transmitting of device equipment.In repeater configurations, receiver wave Leading 1208 can be from 1204 received wave 1206 of coupler, and transmitter waveguide 1212 can regard guided wave 1216 as guided wave 1217 It is emitted on coupler 1214.Between receiver waveguide 1208 and transmitter waveguide 1212, the letter that is embedded in guided wave 1206 Number and/or guided wave 1216 itself can be amplified, with correction signal loss and it is associated with guided wave communication other poor efficiency, Or signal can be received and processed to extract data wherein included and regenerate for transmission.In embodiment, it receives Device waveguide 1208 can be configured for extracting data from signal, handle the data with using such as error correcting code come correction data Mistake, and more new signal is regenerated using corrected data.Transmitter waveguide 1212 then can emit which is embedded The guided wave 1216 of more new signal.In embodiment, the signal being embedded in guided wave 1206 can extract and processed from transmission Using for as signal of communication 110 or 112 via communication interface 205 and another network and/or one or more other equipment into Row communication.Similarly, it is inserted by the signal of communication 110 or 112 that communication interface 205 receives by transmitter waveguide 1212 It generates and is emitted in the transmission of the guided wave 1216 on coupler 1214.

It should be noted that although Figure 12 respectively illustrates guided wave 1206 Hes of transmission for entering from the left side and leaving from the right 1216, but this is only to simplify and be not intended to limitation.In other embodiments, receiver waveguide 1208 and transmitter waveguide 1212 can also be respectively served as transmitter and receiver, so that relay equipment 1210 be allowed to be two-way.

In embodiment, relay equipment 1210 can be placed on conducting wire 1202 or other transmission mediums and exist discontinuously Or at the position of barrier.In the case where conducting wire 1202 is power circuit, these barriers may include transformer, connection, Electric pole and other such power circuit equipment.Relay equipment 1210 can help guided wave (for example, surface wave) to skip route On these barriers and at the same time promoted transimission power.In other embodiments, coupler can be used to skip barrier Without using relay equipment.In this embodiment, the both ends of coupler can tie or be fastened on conducting wire, to be Guided wave provides the path advanced without being obscured by an obstacle.

Turning now to Figure 13, diagram is according to the example, non-limiting of the both-way trunks of various aspects described herein The block diagram 1300 of embodiment.Specifically, it presents for being transmitted in transmission device 101 presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 or 102 etc. Both-way trunk equipment 1306 used in equipment.It should be noted that although coupler is illustrated as branched-guide coupler, It can also use described herein including arc coupler, antenna or horn-like coupler, magnetic coupler etc. Any other coupler design.There are two or more conducting wires or other transmission mediums, both-way trunk 1306 can use diversity paths.For different types of transmission medium, (such as insulated conductor does not insulate and leads for this guided wave transmission Line or other kinds of transmission medium) there is different efficiency of transmission and coupling efficiency, and further, if be exposed to Under each element, the influence of weather He other atmospheric conditions may be subjected to, it can be advantageous that in specific time in different transmission Selective transmission is carried out on medium.In various embodiments, various transmission mediums can be designated as prevailing transmission medium, secondary Transmission mediums such as transmission medium or third etc. designate whether that indicating that a kind of transmission medium is transmitted better than another kind is situated between but regardless of this Matter.

In an illustrated embodiment, transmission medium includes insulation or uninsulated conductor 1302 and insulation or uninsulated conductor 1304 (being known respectively as conducting wire 1302 and conducting wire 1304 herein).Relay equipment 1306 is connect using receiver coupler 1308 The guided wave advanced along conducting wire 1302 is received, and uses 1310 relay transmission of transmitter waveguide as the guided wave along conducting wire 1304.? In other embodiments, relay equipment 1306 can be switched to conducting wire 1302 from conducting wire 1304, or can be along identical path Relay transmission.Relay equipment 1306 may include sensor, or with instruction can influence transmission situation sensor (or figure Discribed Network Management System 1601 in 16A) it is communicated.Based on from the received feedback of sensor, relay equipment 1306 It can be determined that and keep transmission along same conducting wire or transmission is transported to another conducting wire.

Turning now to Figure 14, diagram is the block diagram for illustrating the example, non-limiting embodiment of both-way trunk system 1400.Specifically, it presents for being waited used in transmission devices in the transmission device 101 or 102 presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 Both-way trunk system.The both-way trunk system includes receiving and emitting from positioned at distributing antenna system or backhaul system The waveguide Coupling device 1402 and 1404 of the transmission of other Coupling devices in system.

In various embodiments, waveguide Coupling device 1402 can receive the transmission from another waveguide Coupling device, Described in transmission have multiple subcarriers.Double letter devices 1406 can separate with other transmission the transmission, and by the biography It is defeated to be directed to low-noise amplifier (" LNA ") 1408.With the help of local oscillator 1412, frequency mixer 1428 can will be transmitted Lower frequency is arrived in frequency reducing (its in some embodiments in millimeter wave frequency band or about 38GHz), such as spaced antenna Cellular band (about 1.9GHz), intrinsic frequency or other frequencies for back haul system of system.Extractor (or demultiplexing Device) 1432 it can extract the signal on subcarrier and signal is directed to output block 1422 to be used for by power amplifier 1424 Optional amplification, buffering or isolation are carried out to be coupled to communication interface 205.Communication interface 205 can be further processed from power This signal is otherwise transmitted to other by wirelessly or non-wirelessly interface and sets by signal that amplifier 1424 receives It is standby, base station, mobile device, building etc..For the signal not extracted in this position, extractor 1432 can be by it again It is directed to another frequency mixer 1436, wherein these signals are for modulating the carrier wave generated by local oscillator 1414.The carrier wave Power amplifier (" PA ") 1416 is directed to and by waveguide Coupling device 1404 via double letter devices 1420 together with its subcarrier Again it is transmitted to another system.

LNA 1426 can be used to the signal that amplification, buffering or isolation are received by communication interface 205, then will be described Signal is sent to multiplexer 1434, the multiplexer by the signal with received from waveguide Coupling device 1404 To signal merge.The signal received from Coupling device 1404 is separated by double letter devices 1420, is then passed through LNA1418, and frequency reducing is carried out by frequency mixer 1438.When signal is combined by multiplexer 1434, the signal is by mixing Frequency device 1430 carry out raising frequency, then promoted by PA 1410, and by waveguide Coupling device 1402 continue to be transmitted to another be System.In embodiment, both-way trunk system can be only without the repeater of output equipment 1422.In the present embodiment, Multiplexer 1434 will not be used, and the signal from LNA 1418 will be directed to frequency mixer as described earlier 1430.It is to be appreciated that in some embodiments, both-way trunk system can also use two differences and isolated list Implement to repeater.In alternative embodiments, both-way trunk system can also be lifter (booster) or with its other party Formula execution is transmitted again without frequency reducing and raising frequency.In fact, in the exemplary embodiment, again transmission can based in signal or Signal or guided wave are received before the transmission again of guided wave and execute certain signal or guided wave processing or again shaping, filtering and/or Amplification.

Referring now to fig. 15, show the block diagram 1500 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram guided wave communication system.This Schematic diagram depicts the exemplary implementation that can be used in conjunction with guided waves communication systems such as Fig. 1 guided wave communication systems presented Example.

In order to provide the network connection of addition of base station equipment, communication cell (for example, Microcell and macrocell) is linked Backhaul network to the network equipment of core network correspondingly extends.Similarly, in order to provide the net of distributing antenna system Network connection, it is expected that linking the spread communication system of base station equipment and its spaced antenna.It can provide shown in such as Figure 15 Guided wave communication system 1500 can provide waveguide coupled system to enable substituting, increased or additional network connection To emit and/or receive guided wave (for example, surface wave) communication over a transmission medium, the transmission medium is such as passed as single conductor Defeated route (for example, utility lines) is operated and be can be used as waveguide and/or otherwise operated to guide The conducting wire of the transmission of electromagnetic wave.

Guided wave communication system 1500 may include the first example 1550 of distribution system, and the distribution system includes that can communicate Ground is coupled to one or more base station equipments (for example, base station equipment 1504) of central office 1501 and/or macrocell website 1502. Base station equipment 1504 can be connected by wired (for example, optical fiber and/or cable) or by wireless (for example, microwave wireless) It is connected to macrocell website 1502 and central office 1501.Second example 1560 of distribution system can be used for mobile device 1522 And wireless speech and data service are provided to house and/or commercial undertaking 1542 (herein referred to as mechanism 1542).System 1500 can have for providing voice and/or data clothes to mobile device 1522 to 1524 and mechanism 1542 as shown in Figure 15 The additional example 1550 and 1560 of the distribution system of business.

Macrocell (such as macrocell website 1502) can have the dedicated connection of mobile network and base station equipment 1504, Or it can share and/or otherwise use another connection.Central office 1501 can be used for mobile device 1522 to 1524 and 1542 allocation medium content of mechanism and/or provide Internet Service Provider (ISP) service.Central office 1501 can connect The media content from satellite constellation 1530 (one of them is shown in Figure 15) or other content source are received, and via distribution First and second examples 1550 and 1560 of system are by this content assignment to mobile device 1522 to 1524 and mechanism 1542.In Heart office 1501 can also be communicatively coupled to internet 1503 for providing to mobile device 1522 to 1524 and mechanism 1542 Internet data service.

Base station equipment 1504 be may be mounted at or be attached on electric pole 1516.In other embodiments, base station equipment 1504 can be near transformer and/or near the other positions being located near power circuit.Base station equipment 1504 can be with Equipment 1522 and 1524 easy to remove arrives the connection of mobile network.It is installed on electric pole 1518 and 1520 or near them respectively If antenna 1512 and 1514 can from base station equipment 1504 receive signal and by those signals than 1512 He of antenna Mobile device 1522 and 1524 is transmitted on 1514 regions much broader when being located at or near base station equipment 1504.

It should be noted that for simplicity, Figure 15 is shown in each example 1550 and 1560 of distribution system Three electric poles have a base station equipment.In other embodiments, electric pole 1516 can have more base station equipments, And more electric poles with spaced antenna and/or captive connection to mechanism 1542.

Transmission device 1506 (transmission device 101 or 102 such as presented in conjunction with Fig. 1) can be via connection electric pole 1516, signal is transmitted to antenna from base station equipment 1504 by 1518 and 1520 (a plurality of) utility lines or power circuit 1512 and 1514.In order to transmit signal, wireless power source and/or transmission device 1506 for the signal (example from base station equipment 1504 Such as, via mixing) up-conversion or otherwise by the signal frequency conversion from base station equipment 1504 to microwave band signal, and Transmission device 1506 emits microwave band wave, and the microwave band wave is as public along as described in the previous embodiment The guided wave that utility lines or other conducting wires are advanced is propagated.At electric pole 1518, the reception of another transmission device 1508 is led Wave (and optionally can according to need or it is expected to amplify it or be operated as repeater to be led described in reception Wave simultaneously regenerates the guided wave) and it is preceding to transmission on utility lines or other conducting wires as guided wave.Transmission Equipment 1508 can also extract signal from microwave band guided wave and move down its frequency or otherwise by its frequency conversion To its original cellular frequency band (for example, 1.9GHz or honeycomb frequency of other definition) or another honeycomb (or non-cellular) frequency Band frequency.Antenna 1512 can be wirelessly transferred the signal after frequency reducing to mobile device 1522.As needed or it is expected, the process It can be repeated by transmission device 1510, antenna 1514 and mobile device 1524.

The transmitting from mobile device 1522 and 1524 can also be received by antenna 1512 and 1514 respectively.Transmission device 1508 and 1510 can be converted to microwave band by cellular band signals raising frequency or otherwise, and using the signal as Guided wave (for example, surface wave or other electromagnetic waves) transmission is transmitted to base station equipment 1504 on (a plurality of) power circuit.

The media content received by central office 1501 can be supplied to the second of distribution system via base station equipment 1504 Example 1560 is for distributing to mobile device 1522 and mechanism 1542.Transmission device 1510 can be by one or more wired Connection or wireless interface are tethered at mechanism 1542.One or more of wired connections can include but is not limited to: power circuit, Coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair cable, guided wave transmission medium or for allocation medium content and/or for providing interconnection Net other suitable wired mediums of service.In the exemplary embodiment, the wired connection from transmission device 1510 can communicate It is extra-high that ground is coupled to the one or more being located at one or more respective service Area Interfaces (SAI --- be not shown) or pedestal Digital subscriber line (VDSL) modem of bit rate, a part of offer service of each SAI or pedestal to mechanism 1542. VDSL modem can be used for selectively to be located at mechanism 1542 in gateway (not shown) allocation medium content and/or Internet service is provided.SAI or pedestal can also by such as power circuit, coaxial cable, fiber optic cables, twisted-pair cable, The wired mediums such as guided wave transmission medium or other suitable wired mediums are communicatively coupled to mechanism 1542.Implement in other examples In example, transmission device 1510 can directly communicatively be coupled to mechanism 1542, without intermediary interface, such as SAI or pedestal.

In another example embodiment, system 1500 can use diversity paths, two of them or more public utility Route or other conducting wires are serially connected between electric pole 1516,1518 and 1520 (for example, for example in electric pole 1516 and electric pole Two or more conducting wires between 1520), and from base station/macrocell website 1502 redundant transmission as guided wave in public affairs It is transmitted with utility lines or the lower face of other conducting wires.Utility lines or other conducting wires can be insulation or not exhausted Edge, and depend on causing the environmental aspect of transmission loss, it does not insulate from insulation or public the Coupling device property of can choose Utility lines or other conducting wires receive signal.The selection can be based on the measurement of the signal-to-noise ratio of conducting wire or based on determined by Weather/environmental aspect (for example, moisture detector, weather forecast etc.).Being used together diversity paths with system 1500 can enable Substitute routing capabilities, load balancing, increased load processing, concurrent two-way or synchronous communication, spread spectrum communication etc..

It should be noted that the use of the transmission device 1506,1508 and 1510 in Figure 15 is only exemplary, and In other embodiments, other uses are possible.For example, transmission device can be used in backhaul communication system, thus to Base station equipment provides network connection.Transmission device 1506,1508 and 1510 can be used in expectation, and in conducting wire, (what is either insulated is gone back It is on-insulated) in many situations of upload transporting wave communication.Due to not contacted with the conducting wire that can carry high voltage or With it with limited physics and/or electrical contact, therefore transmission device 1506,1508 and 1510 is changed to other Coupling devices Into.The transmission device can be located remotely from conducting wire (for example, being separated with conducting wire) and/or be located at conducting wire on, as long as it not with lead Line electrical contact, because dielectric serves as insulator, thus allows cheap, easy and/or less complex installation.However, As previously mentioned, electric-conductive coupler or non-dielectric coupler can be used, e.g. correspond to telephone network, You Xian electricity in conducting wire View network, broadband data services, optical fiber telecommunications system or using in the configuration of low pressure or other networks with dielectric transmission line.

Although it should also be noted that show base station equipment 1504 and macrocell website 1502 in embodiment, Other network configurations are equally possible.For example, can be in a similar way using such as access point or other radio network gateways Equipment extends other networks (such as WLAN, wireless personal-area network or according to such as 802.11 agreements, WIMAX Agreement, UltraWideband agreement, Bluetooth protocol, Zigbee protocol or other wireless protocols communication protocol operations other Wireless network) range.

6A and Figure 16 B referring now to fig. 1 shows and illustrates a kind of system for being managed to communication system of power grids system The block diagram of example, non-limiting embodiment.Consider Figure 16 A, presents in guided waves such as the systems presented in conjunction with Figure 15 Wave guide system 1602 used in communication system.Wave guide system 1602 may include sensor 1604, power-supply management system 1605, Transmission device 101 or 102, the transmission device include at least one communication interface 205, transceiver 210 and coupler 220.

Wave guide system 1602 is coupled to power circuit 1610 for promoting according to described by this theme disclosure content The guided wave of embodiment communicates.In the exemplary embodiment, transmission device 101 or 102 includes coupler 220, and the coupler is used for Induct on the surface of power circuit 1610 as described in this theme disclosure content vertical along the surface of power circuit 1610 To the electromagnetic wave of propagation.Transmission device 101 or 102 can function as such as the repeater shown in Figure 12 to Figure 13, described Repeater for transmitting electromagnetic wave or for the routing electromagnet between power circuit 1610 again on same power circuit 1610 Wave.

Transmission device 101 or 102 includes transceiver 210, and the transceiver is configured for for example will be in original frequency model The signal for placing operation up-converts to carrier frequency operation, shows carrier frequency or electromagnetic wave associated with carrier frequency, The electromagnetic wave is propagated along the coupler for corresponding guided electromagnetic wave of inducting, and the corresponding guided electromagnetic wave is along electricity It is propagated on the surface on line of force road 1610.Carrier frequency can be by having the upper cut-off frequency and lower limit that define electromagnetic wave bandwidth The centre frequency of cutoff frequency indicates.Power circuit 1610 can be with conductive surface or insulating surface conducting wire (for example, Sub-thread or multiply).Transceiver 210 can also receive signal from coupler 220, and will be under the electromagnetic wave that operated with carrier frequency Frequency conversion is the signal on its original frequency.

May include by the signal for up-conversion that the communication interface 205 of transmission device 101 or 102 receives but unlimited In: by central office 1611 in the wired of communication interface 205 on the wired or wireless interface of communication interface 205, by base station 1614 Or the signal supplied on wireless interface；Base station 1614 is transmitted in the wired of communication interface 205 by mobile device 1620 Or the wireless signal transmitted on wireless interface；It is connect by communication equipment 1618 in building in the wired or wireless of communication interface 205 The signal supplied on mouth；And/or the mobile device 1612 by roaming in the range for wireless communication of communication interface 205 is supplied to and leads to Believe the wireless signal of interface 205.In the embodiment that Wave guide system 1602 is used as repeater shown in such as Figure 12 to Figure 13, Communication interface 205 may or may not be included in Wave guide system 1602.

The electromagnetic wave propagated along the surface of power circuit 1610 can be modulated and be formatted as including data point Group or data frame, the data grouping or data frame include data payload and further comprise networked information (such as with In the header information for identifying one or more destinations Wave guide system 1602).The networked information can be by Wave guide system 1602 Or the originating equipments such as equipment 1618 or combinations thereof in central office 1611, base station 1614, mobile device 1620 or building To provide.In addition, modulated electromagnetic wave may include the error correction data for mitigating signal disturbance.It the networked information and entangles Wrong data can be used to detect the transmission for being directed to it and for utilizing error correction data to biography by destination Wave guide system 1602 Be input into row down coversion and processing, the transmission include be directed to be communicatively coupled to destination Wave guide system 1602 reception it is logical Believe the voice signal and/or data-signal of equipment.

Referring now to the sensor 1604 of Wave guide system 1602, sensor 1604 may include one in the following terms or It is multinomial: temperature sensor 1604a, Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b, energy loss sensor 1604c, noise transducer 1604d, Vibrating sensor 1604e, environment (for example, weather) sensor 1604f, and/or imaging sensor 1604g.Temperature sensor 1604a can be used for measuring environment temperature, the temperature of transmission device 101 or 102, the temperature of power circuit 1610, temperature difference (for example, compared with set point or baseline, between transmission device 101 or 102 and 1610 etc.), or any combination thereof.One In a embodiment, temperature measurement can periodically be acquired by base station 1614 and be reported to Network Management System 1601.

Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b can execute measurement to power circuit 1610 and disturb to detect signal reflex etc. Dynamic, the disturbance can be indicated in the presence of the downstream disturbances that electromagnetic wave may be hindered to propagate on power circuit 1610.Signal reflex It can indicate the distortion due to caused by the electromagnetic wave for example transmitted on power circuit 1610 as transmission device 101 or 102, it is described Electromagnetic wave is entirely or partly reflected back into biography from the disturbance in the power circuit 1610 for being located at transmission device 101 or 102 downstreams Transfer device 101 or 102.

Signal reflex can be caused by the barrier on power circuit 1610.For example, when branch is located on power circuit 1610 Or when very close to power circuit 1610 (this may cause corona discharge), branch may cause reflection of electromagnetic wave.It may draw Rise reflection of electromagnetic wave other barriers can include but is not limited to: be wrapped around on power circuit 1610 object (for example, Clothes is wrapped in shoes on power circuit 1610 etc. using shoestring), the corrosion accumulation on power circuit 1610 or ice accumulation Object.Power grid component may also interfere or electromagnetic wave is hindered to propagate on 1610 surface of power circuit.It may cause signal reflex The diagram of power grid component includes but is not limited to transformer and the connector for connecting splicing power circuit.On power circuit 1610 Acute angle may also cause reflection of electromagnetic wave.

Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b may include the circuit for performing the following operation: by the amplitude of reflection of electromagnetic wave It is compared with the amplitude of the original electromagnetic wave transmitted by transmission device 101 or 102 to determine the downstream in power circuit 1610 How many transmission that decayed disturbed.Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b may further include for carrying out spectrum analysis to back wave Frequency spectrum analyser circuit.It can be via pattern-recognition, expert system, curve by the frequency spectrum data of frequency spectrum analyser circuit evolving Fitting, matched filtering or other artificial intelligence, classification or comparison techniques are compared to based on example with spectral distribution curve The type of disturbance is such as identified with the spectral distribution curve of frequency spectrum data closest match.Spectral distribution curve, which can store, is disturbing In the memory of dynamic detection sensor 1604b, or it can be remotely accessed by Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b.The distribution is bent Line may include frequency spectrum data, and the frequency spectrum data models the different disturbances being likely encountered on power circuit 1610, To enable Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b locally to identify disturbance.The mark (if if it is known that) of disturbance can lead to It crosses base station 1614 and is reported to Network Management System 1601.Disturbance Detection sensor 1604b can also using transmission device 101 or 102 determine the two-way time of reflection of electromagnetic wave to transmit as the electromagnetic wave for testing signal.By Disturbance Detection sensor The two-way time of 1604b measurement, which can be used for calculating, is advanced by electromagnetic wave until reflecting the distance of the point occurred, this to disturb Detection sensor 1604b can calculate the distance of the downstream disturbances on from transmission device 101 or 102 to power circuit 1610.

Distance calculated can be reported to Network Management System 1601 by base station 1614.In one embodiment, wave Position of the guiding systems 1602 on power circuit 1610 can be Network Management System 1601 known, the network management The position can be used determine based on the known topology of power grid the position of the disturbance on power circuit 1610 in system 1601.? In another embodiment, Wave guide system 1602 can provide its position to Network Management System 1601 to assist determining power circuit The position of disturbance on 1610.It the position of Wave guide system 1602 can be by Wave guide system 1602 according to being stored in Wave guide system 1602 Memory in Wave guide system 1602 preprogrammed position come obtain or Wave guide system 1602 can be used be included in waveguide system GPS receiver (not shown) in system 1602 determines its position.

Power-supply management system 1605 provides energy to the above-mentioned parts of Wave guide system 1602.Power-supply management system 1605 can be with From solar battery or from the transformer (not shown) for being coupled to power circuit 1610 or by being inductively coupled to electric power Route 1610 or another power circuit nearby receive energy.Power-supply management system 1605 can also include reserve battery and/or For providing the supercapacitor or other capacitor circuits of temporary electrical power to Wave guide system 1602.Energy loss sensor 1604c can be used for detecting when Wave guide system 1602 has power loss situation and/or the generation of certain other failure.Example Such as, when energy loss sensor 1604c exists due to bringing it about on defect solar battery, solar battery if can detecte Caused by power loss on the barrier power circuit 1610 of failure power loss and/or standby power system when by Detectable defect in the failure of reserve battery, supercapacitor and break down.When breaking down and/or power loss When, energy loss sensor 1604c can notify Network Management System 1601 by base station 1614.

Noise transducer 1604d, which can be used for measuring, may negatively affect electromagnetic wave in power line on power circuit 1610 The noise of transmission on road 1610.Noise transducer 1604d can sense undesirable electromagnetic interference, burst of noise or can Other disturbing sources that modulated electromagnetic wave is received on the surface of power circuit 1610 can be interrupted.Burst of noise can be put by such as corona Electricity or other noise sources cause.Noise transducer 1604d can be via pattern-recognition, expert system, curve matching, matched filtering Or other artificial intelligence, classification or comparison techniques will measure noise with by Wave guide system 1602 from internal noise profile data Library is compared from the noise curve that the long range positioning database of storage noise profile curve obtains.By comparing, noise passes Sensor 1604d can based on for example to measurement noise provide closest match noise profile curve come identify noise source (for example, Corona discharge or other).Noise transducer 1604d can also be by measuring such as bit error rate, packet loss rate, shake, dividing The transmission metrics such as group retransmission request come how detection noise influences to transmit.Noise transducer 1604d can by base station 1614 to Network Management System 1601 reports identity, its time of origin and transmission metric of noise source etc..

Vibrating sensor 1604e may include for detecting the 2D on power circuit 1610 or the accelerometer of 3D vibration And/or gyroscope.Can via pattern-recognition, expert system, curve matching, matched filtering or other artificial intelligence, classification or Comparison techniques by the vibration with can be locally stored in Wave guide system 1602 or by Wave guide system 1602 from teledata The vibration distribution curve that library obtains is compared.Vibration distribution curve can for example be used to be based on for example to provide most to measurement vibration The tree to fall down is distinguished with fitful wind close to matched vibration distribution curve.The result of this analysis can be by vibrating sensor 1604e is reported to Network Management System 1601 by base station 1614.

Environmental sensor 1604f may include for measuring atmospheric pressure, (it can be by temperature sensor for environment temperature 1604a is provided), wind speed, humidity, wind direction and rainfall etc. barometer.Environmental sensor 1604f can acquire raw information, And by being modeled via pattern-recognition, expert system, KBS Knowledge Based System or other artificial intelligence, classification or other weather The raw information is distributed with the environment that can be obtained from the memory or remote data base of Wave guide system 1602 with Predicting Technique Curve is compared to handle this information, so as to the situation that predicts the weather before its generation.Environmental sensor 1604f can will be former Beginning data and its analysis are reported to Network Management System 1601.

Imaging sensor 1604g can be the digital camera for capturing the image near Wave guide system 1602 (for example, electricity Lotus coupled apparatus or CCD imager, infrared camera etc.).Imaging sensor 1604g may include electromechanical mechanism, is used for control Movement (the example of the camera of power circuit 1610 is checked from multiple visual angles (for example, top surface, bottom surface, left surface, right surface etc.) Such as, physical location or focus/zoom).Alternatively, imaging sensor 1604g may be designed such that without electromechanical mechanism To obtain the multiple visual angle.Acquisition and retrieval to the imaging data generated by imaging sensor 1604g can be by network pipes Reason system 1601 controls, or can independently be acquired by imaging sensor 1604g and be reported to Network Management System 1601.

It is related to Wave guide system 1602 and/or power circuit 1610 that acquisition can be applicable to by 1602 use of Wave guide system The telemetry intelligence (TELINT) of connection with for detect, predict and/or mitigate may hinder electromagnetic transmission power circuit 1610 (or it is any its The electromagnetic transmission medium of his form) on the other sensors of disturbance propagated.

6B referring now to fig. 1, block diagram 1650, which is illustrated, to be used for according to one kind of various aspects described herein to power grid It 1653 and is embedded in or the example, non-limiting embodiment of system that communication system associated there 1655 is managed. Communication system 1655 includes the multiple Wave guide systems 1602 for being coupled to the power circuit 1610 of power grid 1653.In communication system 1655 Used at least part of Wave guide system 1602 can be with 1601 direct communication of base station 1614 and/or Network Management System. Be not directly connected to base station 1614 or Network Management System 1601 Wave guide system 1602 can by be connected to base station 1614 or Other downstream Wave guide systems 1602 of Network Management System 1601 are communicated with base station 1614 or Network Management System 1601 Session.

Network Management System 1601 can be communicatively coupled to the equipment of utility company 1652 and communication service provides The equipment of quotient 1654, to provide status information associated with power grid 1653 and communication system 1655 to each entity respectively. Network Management System 1601, the equipment of utility company 1652 and communication service provider 1654 can be accessed by public The communication equipment that utility company personnel 1656 use and/or the communication equipment used by communication service provider personnel 1658, with For providing status information and/or for guiding this kind of personnel when managing power grid 1653 and/or communication system 1655.

Figure 17 A illustrates a kind of for detecting and mitigating disturbing of occurring in the communication network of the system of Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B The flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of dynamic method 1700.Method 1700 can be started with step 1702, in the step In rapid, the transmitting of Wave guide system 1602 and reception message, the message are embedded in the tune of the surface traveling along power circuit 1610 In electromagnetic wave processed or another type of electromagnetic wave, or form the one of the modulated electromagnetic wave or another type of electromagnetic wave Part.The message can be speech message, stream-type video, and/or set in the communication for being communicatively coupled to communication system 1655 Other data/informations exchanged between standby.At step 1704, the sensor 1604 of Wave guide system 1602 can acquire sensing number According to.In embodiment, it can emit in step 1702 and/or be adopted in step 1704 before, during or after receiving message Collection sensing data.At step 1706, Wave guide system 1602 (or sensor 1604 itself) can be determined according to sensing data The reality of disturbance in communication system 1655 or prediction occur, the disturbance can influence to be originated from Wave guide system 1602 (for example, by Wave guide system transmission) or by the received communication of the Wave guide system.Wave guide system 1602 (or sensor 1604) can handle temperature Degree evidence, signal reflex data, energy loss data, noise data, vibration data, environmental data, or any combination thereof so as to Make this judgement.Wave guide system 1602 (or sensor 1604) can also detect, identify, estimate or predict disturbing source and/or its Position in communication system 1655.It/identifies but also does not predict/if not only do not detected in step 1708 and estimate to disturb, waveguide System 1602 can advance to step 1702, in the step, continue to emit and receive message, message insertion along A part that is in the modulated electromagnetic wave that the surface of power circuit 1610 is advanced or forming the modulated electromagnetic wave.

If the detection at step 1708 ,/mark or prediction/estimates and disturbs that Wave guide system 1602 advances to step Rapid 1710 (or can to determine whether disturbance brings adverse effect to transmission of the message in communication system 1655 or reception Instead, it is possible to adverse effect or its degree that may be adversely affected).It in one embodiment, can be at step 1710 Determine when disturbance negatively affects the communication in communication system 1655 using duration threshold and occurrence frequency threshold value.Only For purposes of illustration, it is assumed that duration threshold is set to 500ms, and occurrence frequency threshold value is set to the sight at 10 seconds It examines and 5 disturbances occurs in the period.Therefore, there is the disturbance of the duration greater than 500ms will trigger duration threshold.Separately Outside, any disturbance more than 5 times occurs in 10 seconds time intervals will trigger occurrence frequency threshold value.

In one embodiment, when having exceeded only duration threshold, disturbance can be considered negatively affecting communication system Signal integrity in system 1655.In another embodiment, when being more than both duration threshold and occurrence frequency threshold value, Disturbance can be considered adversely affecting the signal integrity in communication system 1655.Therefore, for negatively affect communication For the disturbance of signal integrity in system 1655 is classified, latter embodiment is more conservative than previous embodiment.It will recognize that To according to example embodiment, many other algorithms and associated parameter and threshold value can be used for step 1710.

Referring back to method 1700, if at step 1710, the disturbance detected at step 1708 be unsatisfactory for by The condition (for example, be both no more than duration threshold or be no more than occurrence frequency threshold value) of the communication of adverse effect, then waveguide system System 1602 can advance to step 1702 and continue with message.For example, if the disturbance tool detected in step 1708 There is 1 millisecond of duration, there is single within 10 second period, then any one will be no more than in the two threshold values It is a.Therefore, this disturbance may be considered that the signal integrity in communication system 1655 have very little influence and Therefore the disturbance for needing to mitigate will be marked as.Although not being labeled, can will disturbance generation, its time of origin, its Occurrence frequency, frequency spectrum data, and/or other useful informations are reported to Network Management System 1601 for supervising as telemetry Survey purpose.

Referring back to step 1710, if on the other hand disturbance meets the condition for the communication being adversely affected (for example, super Cross any one of the two threshold values or both), then Wave guide system 1602 can advance to step 1712 and by the event It is reported to Network Management System 1601.The report may include the original sensing data acquired by sensor 1604, waveguide system Unite 1602 pairs of descriptions disturbed (if if it is known that), disturbance time of origin, disturbance occurrence frequency, position associated with disturbance It sets, parameter readings (bit error rate, packet loss rate, retransmission request, shake, delay time etc.).If disturbance based on by The prediction that the one or more sensors of Wave guide system 1602 are made, then the report may include expectation disturbance type, and It is described when prediction is based on the sense of history measured data acquired by the sensor 1604 of Wave guide system 1602 if it is predictable Report may include the expectation time of origin of disturbance and the expectation occurrence frequency of prediction disturbance.

At step 1714, Network Management System 1601 can determine mitigation, evade or alignment technique, and this technology can To include that Wave guide system 1602 is guided to re-route the traffic to evade disturbance in the case where that can determine disturbance location.One In a embodiment, the waveguide Coupling device 1402 for detecting disturbance can guide repeater (such as shown in Figure 13 to Figure 14 One repeater) by Wave guide system 1602 from the main electric power connection by disturbing influence to secondary power circuit, to make Different transmission mediums can be re-routed to the traffic and avoid disturbing by obtaining Wave guide system 1602.In 1602 quilt of Wave guide system It is configured in the embodiment of repeater, the traffic oneself can be re-routed to secondary by Wave guide system 1602 from main electric power route Want power circuit.It should further be noted that it is directed to two-way communication (for example, full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation), relaying Device can be configured for the traffic being back to main electric power route from the rerouting of secondary power circuit for Wave guide system 1602 are handled.

In another embodiment, Wave guide system 1602 can guide the traffic again in the following manner: instruction is located at Disturb upstream the first repeater and positioned at disturbance downstream the second repeater to avoid disturbance mode by the traffic from main Power circuit, which is temporarily directed to secondary power circuit again and guides again, is back to main electric power route.It should be further noted that It is that, for two-way communication (for example, full-duplex communication or half-duplex operation), repeater can be configured for the traffic from secondary Power circuit rerouting is wanted to be back to main electric power route.

In order to avoid interrupting the existing communication session occurred on secondary power circuit, Network Management System 1601 can refer to Draw Wave guide system 1602 and indicates (multiple) unused slots and/or (multiple) frequency of (multiple) repeater using secondary power circuit It brings and data and/or voice communication amount is directed away from main electric power route again to evade disturbance.

At step 1716, when the traffic is just being re-routed to avoid disturbance, Network Management System 1601 can lead to Know the equipment of utility company 1652 and/or the equipment of communication service provider 1654, and then can be to public utilities public affairs The personnel 1656 of department and/or the personnel 1658 of communication service provider notify detected disturbance and its position (if it is known that If).Field Force from either one can be dedicated to solving the disturbance at identified disturbance location.Once by public The personnel of utility company and/or the personnel of communication service provider remove or otherwise alleviate disturbance, then these personnel Can be used be communicatively coupled to Network Management System 1601 field mounted device (for example, laptop computer, smart phone etc.), And/or the equipment of utility company and/or communication service provider notifies its corresponding company and/or Network Management System 1601.The notice may include that the description for how mitigating disturbance and can change communication system to power circuit 1610 Any variation of the topology of system 1655.

Once having solved disturbance (as determined in decision 1718), then Network Management System 1601 can be in step Wave guide system 1602 is guided to restore the previous routing configuration used by Wave guide system 1602 at rapid 1720, or if for mitigating Road is carried out to the traffic according to new routing configuration when the recovery policy of disturbance causes the new network topology of communication system 1655 By.In another embodiment, Wave guide system 1602 can be configured to the transmitting test signal on power circuit 1610 The mitigation of disturbance is monitored, so that it is determined that when removed disturbance is.Once Wave guide system 1602 is detected there is no disturbance, If it is determined that the network topology of communication system 1655 not yet changes, it can automatically restore its routing configuration without net The auxiliary of network management system 1601 or its new routing configuration that the new network topology detected by adapting to can be used.

Figure 17 B illustrates a kind of for detecting and mitigating disturbing of occurring in the communication network of the system of Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B The flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of dynamic method 1750.In one embodiment, method 1750 can be with step 1752 start, and in the step, Network Management System 1601 is provided from the equipment of utility company 1652 or communication service The equipment of quotient 1654 receives maintenance information associated with maintenance arrangement.Network Management System 1601 can at step 1754 root The maintenance activity for staying in and executing during maintenance arranges is identified with according to maintenance information.Pass through these activities, Network Management System 1601 can detecte since maintenance is (for example, the waveguide system in the displacement of power circuit 1610 prearranged, power circuit 1610 The displacement prearranged of system 1602, power circuit 1610 in power grid 1653 prearrange reconfigure) and generate Disturbance.

In another embodiment, Network Management System 1601 can be received at step 1755 from one or more waveguides The telemetry intelligence (TELINT) of system 1602.Among other things, the telemetry intelligence (TELINT) may include: to submit each Wave guide system of telemetry intelligence (TELINT) 1602 identity；The measurement carried out by the sensor 1604 of each Wave guide system 1602；With the biography by each Wave guide system 1602 Prediction disturbance, estimation disturbance or the relevant information of practical disturbance that sensor 1604 detects；It is related to each Wave guide system 1602 The location information of connection；Detect estimated location, the mark of disturbance etc. of disturbance.Network Management System 1601 can be believed according to telemetering Cease determine may be unfavorable for waveguide operation, along conductive line surfaces electromagnetic transmission or the two disturbance type.Network pipe Reason system 1601 can also use the telemetry intelligence (TELINT) from multiple Wave guide systems 1602 to be isolated and identify disturbance.In addition, net Network management system 1601 can request the telemetry intelligence (TELINT) from the Wave guide system 1602 near impacted Wave guide system 1602 with Just triangulation is carried out to the position of disturbance and/or is tested by receiving the similar telemetry intelligence (TELINT) from other Wave guide systems 1602 Demonstrate,prove the mark of disturbance.

In still another embodiment, Network Management System 1601 can be received at step 1756 from maintenance Field Force The activity reports that does not arrange in advance.The maintenance not arranged in advance may be called due to planless scene and be occurred, Huo Zheyou The undesirable site problems that are found during the maintenance activity called or prearranged at the scene and occur.Activity reports can be with Identify the power grid 1653 caused by solving the problems, such as found in communication system 1655 and/or power grid 1653 due to Field Force The variation of topological arrangement, the variation of one or more Wave guide systems 1602 (such as its displacement or reparation), performed disturbance subtract Gently (if yes) etc..

At step 1758, Network Management System 1601 can by the report that is received according to step 1752 to 1756 come Determine whether disturbance will arrange to occur or determine whether disturbance has occurred and that or predict disturbance based on telemetering number based on maintenance Disturbance is had occurred that according to occurring or determining whether the non-schedule maintenance due to identifying in activity reports at the scene.Pass through Any of these reports, Network Management System 1601 can be determined that whether the disturbance for detecting or predicting needs by communication system 1655 impacted Wave guide system 1602 or other Wave guide systems 1602 re-route the traffic.

When detecting at step 1758 or predicting disturbance, then Network Management System 1601 can advance to step 1760, in the step, the Network Management System can guide one or more Wave guide systems 1602 to carry out the traffic It re-routes to evade disturbance.When disturbance due to power grid 1653 permanent change in topology but it is permanent when, Network Management System 1601 can advance to step 1770 and cross step 1762,1764,1766 and 1772.At step 1770, network management System 1601 can guide one or more Wave guide systems 1602 to use the new routing configuration for adapting to new topology.However, ought be When detecting disturbance through the telemetry intelligence (TELINT) by being supplied by one or more Wave guide systems 1602, Network Management System 1601 can be with The maintenance personnel 1658 of maintenance personnel 1656 or communication service provider to utility company notify the position of disturbance, disturbance Type (if if it is known that) and potentially contribute to the relevant information that this personnel mitigate disturbance.When expected disturbance be by When maintenance activity causes, Network Management System 1601 can guide one or more Wave guide systems 1602 with it is given arrange (with Maintenance arranges consistent) traffic routing is reconfigured, it is disturbed as caused by maintenance activity to avoid during maintenance arranges It is dynamic.

Be back to step 1760 and its completion when, process can continue step 1762.At step 1762, network pipe Reason system 1601 can monitor when (multiple) disturbances have been mitigated by Field Force.Can at step 1762 by analysis by Field Force passes through communication network (for example, bee using field mounted device (for example, laptop computer or handheld computer/equipment) Nest communication system) account on the spot of Network Management System 1601 is submitted to detect the mitigation of disturbance.If Field Force is Disturbance is reported to mitigate, then Network Management System 1601 can advance to step 1764 to determine to be according to account on the spot It is no to need change in topology to mitigate disturbance.Change in topology may include: to re-route power circuit 1610, reconfigure waveguide system System 1602 so as to bypassed using different power circuits 1610, otherwise using alternate link disturbance etc..If Change in topology occurs, then Network Management System 1601 can guide one or more Wave guide systems 1602 to use at step 1770 Adapt to the new routing configuration of new topology.

However, Network Management System 1601 can advance to step if Field Force not yet reports change in topology 1766, in the step, the Network Management System can guide one or more Wave guide systems 1602 to send test signal To test the routing configuration used before (multiple) detection disturbance.Test signal can be sent near disturbance Impacted Wave guide system 1602.Test signal can be used for determining whether signal disturbance (for example, reflection of electromagnetic wave) is any A Wave guide system 1602 detects.If the routing configuration before test signal confirmation is not subjected to be previously detected (more It is secondary) disturbance, then Network Management System 1601 can guide impacted Wave guide system 1602 to restore previous road at step 1772 By configuring.However, if being analyzed by one or more waveguide Coupling devices 1402 and being reported to Network Management System 1601 It tests signal designation and there is (multiple) disturbance disturbed or (multiple) is new, then Network Management System 1601 will advance to step 1768 And this information reporting is further solved into site problems to Field Force.In the case, Network Management System 1601 The mitigation of (multiple) disturbance can be continued to monitor at step 1762.

In the aforementioned embodiment, Wave guide system 1602 can be configured for being adaptive to the variation of power grid 1653 and/or The mitigation of disturbance.That is, one or more impacted Wave guide systems 1602 can be configured for subtracting from monitoring disturbance Gently and traffic routing is reconfigured, without being sent to it instruction by Network Management System 1601.In the present embodiment, may be used One or more of Wave guide systems 1602 of self-configuring can inform its Route Selection to Network Management System 1601, to make The macroscopic view of communication topology of communication system 1655 can be maintained by obtaining Network Management System 1601.

Although purpose to simplify the explanation, the corresponding method is shown and described as mono- system of Figure 17 A and Figure 17 B respectively Column box it should be appreciated that and recognize, theme claimed is not limited by the sequence of box, because some boxes can To occur from other boxes with different sequences depicted and described herein and/or occur simultaneously.Furthermore, it is possible to and be not required to Will the boxes of all diagrams implement approach described herein.

Turning now to Figure 18 A, the communication system 1800 for illustrating the various aspects according to this theme disclosure content is shown The block diagram of example, non-limiting embodiment.Communication system 1800 may include macro base station 1802, such as with covering one or more The base station of the antenna of a sector (for example, 6 or more sectors) or access point.Macro base station 1802 can be communicatively coupled to lead to Believe that node 1804A, the communication node are served as inside or outside the overlay area for being distributed in macro base station 1802 differently Manage the host node or distribution node of other communication nodes 1804B-E at position.Communication node 1804 is used as spaced antenna system System is operated, and the distributing antenna system is configured for processing and such as mobile device (for example, mobile phone) and/or fixes / static equipment (for example, communication equipment in house or commercial undertaking) etc. is wirelessly coupled to any communication node 1804 The associated communication traffic of client device.It specifically, can be by allowing and/or guide certain movements and/or quiet The radio resource of communication node 1804 of the equipment utilization only in the communication range of the mobile device or static equipment makes The radio resource of macro base station 1802 can be used for mobile device.

Communication node 1804A-E can be communicatively coupled to each other by interface 1810.In one embodiment, interface 1810 may include wireline interface or captive interface (for example, fiber optic cables).In other embodiments, interface 1810 can wrap Include the wireless RF interface to form radio distributing antenna system.In various embodiments, communication node 1804A-E can be matched It sets for providing communication service to mobile device and static equipment according to the instruction provided by macro base station 1802.However, at it In his operation example, communication node 1804A-E is only used as analog repeater to be operable to the covering model of macro base station 1802 Enclose the entire scope that extension spreads each communication node 1804A-E.

Micro-base station (being portrayed as communication node 1804) can be different from macro base station at several aspects.For example, micro-base station is logical Believe that range can be less than the communication range of macro base station.It therefore, can be less than being consumed by macro base station by the electric power of micro-base station consumption Electric power.Macro base station optionally indicates that micro-base station will lead to about these micro-base stations with which mobile device and/or static equipment Letter and which carrier frequency, (more will be used by these micro-base stations when being communicated with certain mobile devices or static equipment It is a) timeslot scheduling of spectral slice and/or this kind of (multiple) spectral slices.In these cases, can using MS master-slave configuration or Other suitable control configurations are to execute the control by macro base station to micro-base station.It either independently carries out operating or in macro base Stand 1802 control under operated, the resource of micro-base station can it is simpler than the resource utilized by macro base station 1802 and at This is lower.

Turning now to Figure 18 B, the example for showing the communication node 1804B-E of the communication system 1800 of pictorial image 18A is non- The block diagram of restricted embodiment.In this diagram, communication node 1804B-E is placed on the fixed dress of the public utilities such as lamppost It sets.In other embodiments, some in communication node 1804B-E can be placed on for distributing electric power and/or communication On the building or wire column or electric pole of route.Communication node 1804B-E in these diagrams can be configured to Interface 1810 communicates with each other, and the interface is shown as wireless interface in this diagram.Communication node 1804B-E can be with It is configured to follow one or more communication protocols (for example, the forth generations such as LTE signal or other 4G signals (4G) Wireless signal, the 5th generation (5G) wireless signal, WiMAX, 802.11 signals, ultra-broadband signal etc.) wireless interface 1811 with Mobile device or static equipment 1806A-C are communicated.Communication node 1804 can be configured to interface 1810 with can Behaviour more higher than operating frequency (for example, 1.9GHz) for being communicated by interface 1811 with mobile device or static equipment Working frequency (for example, 28GHz, 38GHz, 60GHz, 80GHz or higher) exchanges signal.Higher carrier frequency and wider band It is wide to can be used between communication node 1804 being communicated, so that communication node 1804 can be via one or more different Frequency band (for example, 900MHz frequency band, 1.9GHz frequency band, 2.4GHz frequency band, and/or 5.8GHz frequency band etc.) and/or a kind of or more The different agreement of kind provides communication service to multiple mobile devices or static equipment, such as will be by the frequency spectrum of Figure 19 A described below Downlink schematic diagram and frequency spectrum uplink schematic diagram are illustrated.In other embodiments, especially via guided wave communication system System on conducting wire implement interface 1810 in the case where, can using lower frequency ranges (for example, 2GHz to 6GHz, 4GHz extremely In the range of 10GHz etc.) in broader frequency spectrum.

Turning now to Figure 18 C to 18D, the example of the communication node 1804 of the communication system 1800 of pictorial image 18A is shown The block diagram of non-limiting embodiment.Communication node 1804 can be attached to wire column shown in Figure 18 C or electric pole etc. The support construction 1818 of the fixed device of public utility.Communication node 1804 can use by plastics or other suitable materials construction The arm 1820 of the end for being attached to communication node 1804 be attached to support construction 1818.Communication node 1804 can be further Plastic casing component 1816 including covering each component of communication node 1804.Communication node 1804 can be by power circuit 1821 (for example, 110/220VAC) powers.Power circuit 1821 can be originated from lamp stand or be coupled to the power line of electric pole Road.

In communication node 1804 and the embodiment that other communication nodes 1804 carry out wireless communication as shown in Figure 18 B In, the top side 1812 (also illustrating in Figure 18 D) of communication node 1804 may include that be coupled to one or more transceivers (all Such as, such as in Figure 14 all or part of the transceiver 1400 illustrated) mutiple antennas 1822 (for example, not metal surface 16 dielectric antennas).Each antenna in the multiple antenna 1822 of top side 1812 can be used as communication node 1804 Sector is operated, each sector be configured for at least one communication node 1804 in the communication range of the sector into Row communication.Alternatively or in combination, the interface 1810 between communication node 1804 can be captive interface (example Such as, fiber optic cables or the power circuit for transmitting guided electromagnetic wave as described earlier).In other embodiments, interface 1810 can be different between communication node 1804.That is, some communication nodes 1804 can be led to by wireless interface Letter, and other communication nodes are communicated by captive interface.In other embodiments, some communication nodes 1804 can be with again Utilize the wireless and captive interface of combination.

The bottom side 1814 of communication node 1804 can also include for be suitable for mobile device or static equipment 1806 The mutiple antennas 1824 that carrier frequency and one or more mobile devices or static equipment 1806 carry out wireless communication.Such as more early institute Point out, as communication node 1804 be used for by wireless interface 1811 shown in Figure 18 B and mobile device or static equipment into Row communicate used in carrier frequency can be different from for being communicated between communication node 1804 by interface 1810 Carrier frequency.The multiple antenna 1824 of the bottom part 1814 of communication node 1804 can also utilize transceiver, such as, example The all or part of transceiver 1400 as illustrated in Figure 14.

Turning now to Figure 19 A, diagram is shown for enabling base station to be communicated with the communication node 1804 of Figure 18 A Downlink and uplink communication technology example, non-limiting embodiment block diagram.In the diagram of Figure 19 A, downlink chain Road signal (that is, by the signal of communication node 1804 is directed to from macro base station 1802) can be divided by frequency spectrum: control channel 1902；Downlink spectrum segment 1906, these spectral slices respectively include modulated signal, and the modulated signal can be by frequency conversion To its original/intrinsic frequency band so that communication node 1804 can be carried out with one or more mobile devices or static equipment 1906 Communication；And pilot signal 1904, these pilot signals can be supplied with some or all of spectral slice 1906, so as to Mitigate the distortion generated between communication node 1904.Pilot signal 1904 can be by the top side 1816 of downlink communication node 1804 (captive or wireless) transceiver is handled, so as to the removal distortion (for example, phase distortion) from reception signal.Each downlink Link spectral segment 1906 can be assigned the bandwidth 1905 of sufficiently wide (for example, 50MHz), to include corresponding pilot signal 1904 and the frequency channels (or frequency band) in spectral slice 1906 in one or more downlink modulated signals.This A little modulated signals can indicate be used to carry out with one or more mobile devices or static equipment 1806 by communication node 1804 Honeycomb channel signal, WLAN channel signal or other modulation communication signals of communication are (for example, 10MHz to 20MHz).

Uplink modulated signal (in its intrinsic/original frequency band) by moving or static communication equipment generates is carried out It frequency conversion and is thus positioned in the frequency channels in uplink spectrum segment 1910 (or frequency band).Uplink modulated signals It can indicate honeycomb channel signal, WLAN channel signal or other modulation communication signals.Each uplink spectrum segment 1910 Similar or identical bandwidth 1905 can be assigned so that including pilot signal 1908, the pilot signal can be provided with Or each spectral slice 1910 is so that uplink communication node 1804 and/or macro base station 1802 can remove distortion (for example, phase Error).

In the embodiment illustrated, downlink spectrum segment 1906 and uplink spectrum segment 1910 respectively include Multiple frequency channels (or frequency band), wherein can use from any amount of intrinsic/original frequency band (for example, 900MHz frequency Band, 1.9GHz frequency band, 2.4GHz frequency band, and/or 5.8GHz frequency band etc.) modulated signal of frequency conversion is carried out to occupy the multiple frequency Rate channel.Modulated signal can be up-converted to the phase in downlink spectrum segment 1906 and uplink spectrum segment 1910 Adjacent frequency channels.By this method, although originally some adjacent frequency channels in downlink spectrum segment 1906 may include Modulated signal in same intrinsic/original frequency band, but other adjacent frequency channels in downlink spectrum segment 1906 It can also include originally in different intrinsic/original frequency bands but by frequency conversion at positioned at the adjacent of downlink spectrum segment 1906 Modulated signal in frequency channels.For example, to the first modulated signal in 1.9GHz frequency band and identical frequency band can be in The second modulated signal in (that is, 1.9GHz) carries out frequency conversion, and is thus located at the phase of downlink spectrum segment 1906 In adjacent frequency channels.In another diagram, to the first modulated signal in 1.9GHz frequency band and different frequencies can be in The second signal of communication in band (that is, 2.4GHz) carries out frequency conversion, and is thus located at downlink spectrum segment 1906 In adjacent frequency channels.Therefore, it can use with identical or different signaling protocol and identical or different intrinsic/original frequency band Any combination of modulated signal occupies the frequency channels of downlink spectrum segment 1906.

Similarly, although some adjacent frequency channels in uplink spectrum segment 1910 may include originally same Modulated signal in frequency band, but the adjacent frequency channels in uplink spectrum segment 1910 can also include originally in difference At the modulated signal in the adjacent frequency channels for being located at uplink segment 1910 in inherently/original frequency band but by frequency conversion.Example Such as, the first signal of communication in 2.4GHz frequency band and second in identical frequency band (that is, 2.4GHz) can be communicated Signal carries out frequency conversion, and is thus located in the adjacent frequency channels of uplink spectrum segment 1910.In another figure It, can be logical to the first signal of communication in 1.9GHz frequency band and second in different frequency bands (that is, 2.4GHz) in showing Believe that signal carries out frequency conversion, and is thus located in the adjacent frequency channels of uplink spectrum segment 1906.It therefore, can be with It is occupied using any combination with identical or different signaling protocol and the modulated signal of identical or different intrinsic/original frequency band The frequency channels of uplink spectrum segment 1910.It should be noted that the frequency spectrum depending on appropriate position distributes, downlink chain Road spectral slice 1906 and uplink spectrum segment 1910 itself can be separated by protection band or with other adjacent to each other and only Mode is separated by bigger frequency interval.

Turning now to Figure 19 B, the block diagram 1920 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram communication node is shown.Specifically Ground, the communicating node devices such as communication node 1804A of radio distributing antenna system include base-station interface 1922, duplex Device/bis- letters device assembly 1924 and two transceivers 1930 and 1932.It is noted, however, that working as communication node 1804A When base stations co-located equal with macro base station 1802, it is convenient to omit duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 and transceiver 1930, and And transceiver 1932 can couple directly to base-station interface 1922.

In various embodiments, base-station interface 1922 receives the one or more downlinks having in the first spectral slice First modulated signal of channel, for transmission to client device, such as one or more mobile communication equipments.First frequency spectrum piece Segment table shows original/intrinsic frequency band of the first modulated signal.First modulated signal may include following such as LTE or other 4G are wireless Agreement, 5G wireless communication protocol, ultra wide band protocols, WiMAX agreement, 802.11 or other protocol of wireless local area network and/or other One or more downlink communication channels of the signaling protocols such as communication protocol.Duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 will be in the The first modulated signal in one spectral slice is delivered to transceiver 1930, so as to as free space radio signal and in communication section One or more mobile communication equipments within the scope of point 1804A carry out direct communication.In various embodiments, transceiver 1930 is Implement via the analog circuitry system of the following terms is only provided: filtering, for making the original/intrinsic in its of modulated signal The frequency spectrum of downlink channel and uplink channel in frequency band passes through while out of band signal of decaying；Power amplification；Emit/connects Receive exchange；Duplex；Double letters；And impedance matching, one for driving that the wireless signal to interface 1810 sent and received A or mutiple antennas.

In other embodiments, transceiver 1932 is configured in various embodiments to the first modulated signal Analog signal processing is executed in the case where not modifying the signaling protocol of the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice Frequency conversion of first modulated signal to the first modulated signal under first carrier frequency.First under first carrier frequency Modulated signal can occupy one or more frequency channels of downlink spectrum segment 1906.First carrier frequency can be located at In millimeter wave or microwave band.As it is used herein, analog signal processing includes filtering, exchange, duplex, double letters, amplification, frequency It rate lifter change and does not need to include but is not limited at the digital signals such as analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analogue conversion or digital frequency conversion Other simulation process of reason.In other embodiments, transceiver 1932 can be configured to do not utilizing any form Analog signal processing in the case where apply to the first modulated signal and Digital Signal Processing and do not modifying the first modulated signal The frequency conversion to the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice to first carrier frequency is executed in the case where signaling protocol.? Again in other embodiments, transceiver 1932 can be configured to apply Digital Signal Processing and mould to the first modulated signal Quasi- processing combining and executing in the case where not modifying the signaling protocol of the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice The first modulated signal to first carrier frequency frequency conversion.

Transceiver 1932 can be further configured for by one or more control channels, such as pilot signal or other One or more corresponding reference signals such as reference signal, and/or one or more clock signals are together under first carrier frequency First modulated signal is transmitted to the network element of distributing antenna system together, such as one or more downlink communication nodes 1904B-E, so as to once the first modulated signal is converted to the first spectral slice by the network element by the first modulated signal It wirelessly distributes to other one or more mobile communication equipments.Specifically, reference signal enables network element to reduce To the first modulated signal from first carrier frequency to phase error (and/or the other forms during the processing of the first spectral slice Distorted signals).Control channel may include a plurality of instruction, these instruct the communication node for guiding distributing antenna system The first modulated signal under first carrier frequency is transformed into the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice, so as to It controls frequency selection and reuses mode, switching and/or other control signalings.It is being via control channel transmitting and received instruction In the embodiment of digital signal, transceiver 1932 may include providing analog-to-digital conversion, digital-to-analogue conversion and handling via control letter Road is sent and/or the digital signal processing section part of received numerical data.It can use and use downlink spectrum segment 1906 The clock signal of supply come synchronize by downlink communication node 1904B-E in order to from control channel restore instruction and/or it is provided His clock signal and the timing of digital control channel processing carried out.

In various embodiments, transceiver 1932 can be received from network elements such as communication node 1804B-E and is in The second modulated signal under second carrier frequency.Second modulated signal may include being abided by by what one or more modulated signals occupied Follow such as LTE or other 4G wireless protocols, 5G wireless communication protocol, ultra wide band protocols, 802.11 or other WLANs association One or more uplink frequency channels of the signaling protocols such as view and/or other communication protocols.Specifically, mobile or static logical Believe that equipment generates the second modulated signal in the second spectral slice (such as original/intrinsic frequency band), and network element will The second modulated signal frequency conversion in the second spectral slice at the second modulated signal under the second carrier frequency and is worked as The second modulated signal under the second carrier frequency emits it when being received by communication node 1804A.Transceiver 1932 Operated the second tune being transformed into the second spectral slice with the second modulated signal that will be under the second carrier frequency Signal processed, and second will be in the second spectral slice via duplexer/bis- letter device assemblies 1924 and base-station interface 1922 Modulated signal is sent to the base stations such as macro base station 1802 to be handled.

Consider the following example for implementing communication node 1804A in distributing antenna system.It can use according to DOCSIS The 4G such as 2.0 or more advanced standard agreement, WiMAX standard agreement, ultra wide band protocols, 802.11 standard agreements, LTE protocol Or 5G voice-and-data agreement and/or other standards communication protocol modulate the signal with otherwise formatting to occupy The downlink tone in uplink frequency channel and downlink spectrum segment 1906 in line link spectral slice 1910 Rate channel.Other than the agreement for following Current standards, any agreement in these agreements can be modified for combining The system of Figure 18 A is operated together.For example, can modify 802.11 agreements or other agreements to include additional guide And/or individual data channel, to provide collision detection/multiple access access over a wider area (for example, allowing via downlink The network element or communication that the certain frequency channel of link spectral segment 1906 or uplink spectrum segment 1910 is communicated The communication equipment that ground is coupled to the network element is heard each other).In various embodiments, uplink spectrum segment 1910 All downlink frequency channels of all uplink frequency channels and downlink spectrum segment 1906 can whole roots It is formatted according to same communication protocol.However, in alternative solution, it can be in uplink spectrum segment 1910 and downlink chain In 1906 the two of road spectral slice using two or more different agreements come for example with various client devices it is simultaneous Hold and/or is operated in different bands.

It, can be according to the first standard agreement come to downlink tone spectral slice when using two or more different agreements First subset of the downlink frequency channel of section 1906 is modulated；And it can be according to different from first standard agreement The second standard agreement be modulated come the second subset of the downlink frequency channel to downlink spectrum segment 1906.Together Sample can be received the first subset of the uplink frequency channel of uplink spectrum segment 1910 by the system so as to basis First standard agreement is demodulated；And the upper of uplink spectrum segment 1910 can be received according to the second standard agreement The second subset of downlink frequency channel is so as to according to second standard agreement progress for being different from first standard agreement Demodulation.

According to these examples, base-station interface 1922 can be configured for from base stations such as macro base stations 1802 or other are logical Modulated signal, such as one or more downlink channel in its original/intrinsic frequency band are received at communication network element.Class As, base-station interface 1922 can be configured for supplying received modulated signal, institute from another network element to base station It states modulated signal and is believed by frequency conversion at the modulation with one or one uplink channel in its original/intrinsic frequency band Number.Base-station interface 1922 can bidirectionally convey such as uplink channel and downlink via with macro base station or other network elements The signals of communication such as link channel (in its original/intrinsic frequency band), communications control signal and other network signals it is wired Or wireless interface is implemented.Duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 is configured for the downlink chain in its original/intrinsic frequency band Path channels are delivered to transceiver 1932, and the frequency of downlink channel is converted to by the transceiver from its original/intrinsic frequency band The frequency spectrum of interface 1810 --- in this case, for for signal of communication downlink to be sent to leading to for distributing antenna system Believe the wireless communication link of one or more other communication nodes 1804B-E within the scope of equipment 1804A.

In various embodiments, transceiver 1932 include simulation radio, the simulation radio by be mixed or other Heterodyne movement carries out frequency conversion to downlink channel signal (in its original/intrinsic frequency band), occupies downlink chain to generate The downlink frequency channel of road spectral slice 1906 through frequency conversion downlink channel signal.In this diagram, downlink Spectral slice 1906 is within the downlink band of interface 1810.In embodiment, downlink channel signal is by former from it Beginning/intrinsic frequency band up-conversion to downlink spectrum segment 1906 28GHz, 38GHz, 60GHz, 70GHz or 80GHz frequency band, To carry out sighting distance wireless communication with one or more other communication nodes 1804B-E.It is noted, however, that being directed to down Line link spectral slice 1906 equally can be using other frequency bands (for example, 3GHz to 5GHz).For example, transceiver 1932 can be by Be configured to: the frequency band of interface 1810 drop to one or more downlink channel signals original/eigenfrequency spectrum band it In the case where lower, lower change is carried out to one or more of downlink channel signals in its original/eigenfrequency spectrum band Frequently.

Transceiver 1932 can be coupled to: multiple separate antennas for being communicated with communicating node device 1804B, The antenna 1822 such as presented in conjunction with Figure 18 D；Or the phased array for being communicated with the multiple equipment at different location Column can turn to wave beam or multibeam antenna system.Duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 may include duplexer, triplexer, separation Device, switch, router and/or as " channel duplexer " operated with provide on a plurality of communication path via uplink The other assemblies of the two-way communication of one or more original/eigenfrequency spectrum segments of channel and downlink channel.

In addition to by the modulated signal through frequency conversion be different from its original/eigenfrequency spectrum frequency band carrier frequency down forward to Except other communication nodes 1804B-E, Gu communication node 1804A can also via wireless interface 1811 will not from its is original/ The whole or selected part for the modulated signal for having spectrum bands to modify are conveyed in the range for wireless communication of communication node 1804A Client device.Modulated signal in its original/eigenfrequency spectrum band is delivered to receipts by duplexer/bis- letter device assemblies 1924 Send out device 1930.Transceiver 1930 may include channel selection filter and power amplifier, and the channel selection filter is used for One or more downlink channel are selected, and the power amplifier is coupled to the antenna such as presented in conjunction with Figure 18 D 1824 equal one or more antennas, to emit the downlink channel to mobile or fixed nothing via wireless interface 1811 Line equipment.

Other than destination is the downlink communication of client device, communication node 1804A can also be with reciprocal Mode is operated to handle the uplink communication for being originated from client device.In operation, transceiver 1932 is via interface 1810 uplink spectrum receives the uplink channel in uplink spectrum segment 1910 from communication node 1804B-E. Uplink frequency channel in uplink spectrum segment 1910 includes modulated signal, and the modulated signal is by communication node 1804B-E is converted to the uplink frequency channel of uplink spectrum segment 1910 from its original/eigenfrequency spectrum frequency band.It is connecing The feelings that mouth 1810 is operated in intrinsic/high frequency band of original signal spectrum segment of the modulated signal than being supplied by client device Under shape, the modulated signal through up-conversion is downconverted to its original frequency band by transceiver 1932.However, in interface 1810 than by visitor In the case of being operated in intrinsic/low frequency band of original signal spectrum segment of the modulated signal of family end equipment supply, transceiver 1932 by downconverted modulated signal up-conversion to its original frequency band.In addition, transceiver 1930 is operable to via nothing Line interface 1811 receives all or selected modulation letter of modulated signal (in its original/intrinsic frequency band) from client device Number.Duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 will be via the received modulated signal of transceiver 1930 (in its original/intrinsic frequency band) It is delivered to base-station interface 1922, to be sent to other network elements of macro base station 1802 or communication network.Similarly, in occupancy The tune that its original/intrinsic frequency band is converted to by transceiver 1932 of uplink frequency channel in line link spectral slice 1910 Signal processed is provided to duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924, to be delivered to base-station interface 1922 to be sent to macro base station 1802 or communication network other network elements.

Turning now to Figure 19 C, the block diagram 1935 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram communication node is shown.Specifically Ground, the communicating node devices packet such as communication node 1804B, 1804C, 1804D or 1804E of radio distributing antenna system Include transceiver 1933, duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924, amplifier 1938 and two transceivers 1936A and 1936B.

In various embodiments, transceiver 1936A receives the from communication node 1804A or uplink communication node 1804B-E In the transformed frequency spectrum of the first modulated signal under one carrier frequency, the first carrier frequency and distributing antenna system The layout of the channel (for example, frequency channels of one or more downlink spectrum segments 1906) of one modulated signal is corresponding. First modulated signal includes the first communication data for being provided by base station and being directed to mobile communication equipment.Transceiver 1936A into One step is configured for receiving one or more control channels and one or more accordingly reference letters from communication node 1804A It is number (such as pilot signal or other reference signals), and/or associated with the first modulated signal under first carrier frequency One or more clock signals.First modulated signal may include following such as LTE or other 4G wireless protocols, 5G channel radio Letter agreement, ultra wide band protocols, WiMAX agreement, 802.11 or the signalings such as other protocol of wireless local area network and/or other communication protocols One or more downlink communication channels of agreement.

As discussed previously, reference signal enable network element reduce to the first modulated signal from first carrier Frequency to the first spectral slice (that is, original/eigenfrequency spectrum) processing during phase error (and/or the signal of other forms Distortion).Control channel includes a plurality of instruction, and the communication node that described instruction is used to indicate distributing antenna system will be in first The first modulated signal under carrier frequency is transformed into the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice, to control frequency choosing Select and reuse mode, switching and/or other control signalings.Clock signal can synchronize by downlink communication node 1804B-E in order to From the control channel restore instruction and/or other clock signals are provided and carry out digital control channel processing timing.

Amplifier 1938 can be two-way amplifier, be believed together with reference the first modulated signal under first carrier frequency Number, control channel and/or clock signal amplify together to be coupled to transceiver via duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 1936B, the transceiver serve as repeater in this diagram, and the repeater is used for will be enlarged under first carrier frequency First modulated signal is transmitted in communication node 1804B-E again together with reference signal, control channel and/or clock signal Other the one or more communication sections operated positioned at the shown downstream communication node 1804B-E and in a similar manner Point.

Amplified the first modulated signal together with reference signal, control channel and/or clock under first carrier frequency Signal is also coupled to transceiver 1933 via duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 together.Transceiver 1933 holds control channel Row Digital Signal Processing, to restore instruction from the control channel, such as using the instruction of digital data form.Clock letter Number for synchronous digital control channel processing timing.Then, transceiver 1933 is according to described instruction and based on to the first modulation Simulation (and/or number) signal processing of signal is executed to the first modulated signal under first carrier frequency to being in the The frequency conversion of the first modulated signal in one spectral slice, and during reducing the conversion process using the reference signal Distortion.Transceiver 1933 is wirelessly transmitted the first modulated signal in the first spectral slice, to believe as free space radio Number within the scope of communication node 1804B-E one or more mobile communication equipments carry out direct communication.

In various embodiments, transceiver 1936B is from such as positioned at one of the shown downstream communication node 1804B-E Or second load of other network elements reception such as multiple other communication node 1804B-E in uplink spectrum segment 1910 The second modulated signal under wave frequency rate.Second modulated signal may include following that such as LTE or other 4G wireless protocols, 5G is wireless Communication protocol, ultra wide band protocols, 802.11 or the signaling protocols such as other protocol of wireless local area network and/or other communication protocols one A or multiple uplink communication channels.Specifically, one or more mobile communication equipments are generated in such as original/intrinsic frequency band Deng the second modulated signal in the second spectral slice, and downlink network element is executed to the second modulation in the second spectral slice The frequency conversion of the second modulated signal under signal to the second carrier frequency and when in uplink spectrum segment 1,910 second carry The second modulated signal under wave frequency rate carries out transmission number to it when being received by shown communication node 1804B-E.Transceiver 1936B is operable to send the second modulated signal under the second carrier frequency via duplexer/bis- letter device assemblies 1924 To amplifier 1938 to amplify, and is transmitted again via transceiver 1936A and be back to communication node 1804A or uplink communication Node 1804B-E, so that further transmission is back to the base stations such as macro base station 1802 to be handled again.

Transceiver 1933 can also be received from one or more mobile communication equipments within the scope of communication node 1804B-E The second modulated signal in the second spectral slice.Transceiver 1933: it is operable to for example connect via control channel It is executed under the control of the instruction of receipts to the second modulated signal in the second spectral slice to being under the second carrier frequency The frequency conversion of second modulated signal；Reference signal, control channel and/or clock signal are inserted into be used for by communication node 1804A Second modulated signal is remapped and is back to original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment；And it via duplexer/bis- letters device assembly 1924 and puts The second modulated signal under the second carrier frequency is sent to transceiver 1936A to amplify and again by big device 1938 Transmission is back to communication node 1804A or uplink communication node 1804B-E, is back to macro base station 1802 etc. further to emit Base station is to be handled.

Turning now to Figure 19 D, the figure schematic diagram 1940 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of graphical spectrum is shown.Specifically Ground shows frequency spectrum 1942 for the distributing antenna system of transmission modulated signal, and the modulated signal is at it from one Or multiple original/eigenfrequency spectrum segments occupy downlink at frequency spectrum 1942 by frequency conversion (for example, via up-conversion or down coversion) later The frequency channels of link segment 1906 or uplink spectrum segment 1910.

In the example presented, downlink (downlink) channel band 1944 includes by individual downlink tone spectral slice Multiple downlink frequency channels that section 1906 indicates.Equally, uplink (uplink) channel band 1946 includes by individual uplink Multiple uplink frequency channels that link spectral segment 1910 indicates.The spectral shape of independent spectral slice means for each modulation The placeholder of the frequency of signal and associated reference signal, control channel and clock signal distribution.Downlink tone spectral slice Section 1906 or the response of the actual spectrum of each frequency channels in uplink spectrum segment 1910 will be based on used agreement With modulate and further changed according to the time.

According to asymmetric communication system, the quantity of uplink spectrum segment 1910 can be less than or greater than downlink tone The quantity of spectral slice section 1906.In this case, up channel frequency band 1946 can be narrower than or be wider than down channel frequency band 1944. In alternative solution, in the case where implementing symmetrical communication systems, under the quantity of uplink spectrum segment 1910 can be equal to The quantity of line link spectral slice 1906.In this case, the width of up channel frequency band 1946 can be equal to down channel The width of frequency band 1944, and bit padding or other data filling techniques can be used to compensate the variation of upstream traffic.To the greatest extent Pipe down channel frequency band 1944 is shown at the frequency lower than up channel frequency band 1946, but in other embodiments, Down channel frequency band 1844 can be located at the frequency higher than up channel frequency band 1946.In addition, the quantity of spectral slice and these Respective frequencies position of the spectral slice in frequency spectrum 1942 can over time and dynamic changes.For example, can be in frequency spectrum Common control channel is provided in 1942 (not shown), the common control channel can indicate each downlink to communication node 1804 The frequency location of link spectral segment 1906 and each uplink spectrum segment 1910.Depending on traffic conditions or need The network demand of bandwidth is redistributed, downlink spectrum segment 1906 can be changed by means of the common control channel With the quantity of uplink spectrum segment 1910.In addition, downlink spectrum segment 1906 and uplink spectrum segment 1910 It need not separate and be grouped.For example, common control channel can be in an alternating fashion or symmetrical any can be or can not be Other combinations are to identify the downlink spectrum segment 1906 for being followed by uplink spectrum segment 1910.It should be further noted that It is that, instead of utilizing common control channel, multiple control channels can be used, each control channel identifies one or more frequency spectrum pieces The frequency location of section and the type (that is, uplink or downlink) of spectral slice.

In addition, although down channel frequency band 1944 and up channel frequency band 1946 are all shown as occupying single continuous frequency Band, but in other embodiments depends on available frequency spectrum and/or used communication standard, can using two or more Multiple up channel frequency bands and/or two or more down channel frequency bands.Uplink spectrum segment 1910 and downlink The frequency channels of spectral slice 1906 can be by according to DOCSIS 2.0 or more advanced standard agreement, WiMAX standard agreement, super 4G the or 5G voice-and-data agreements such as wideband protocol, 802.11 standard agreements, LTE protocol and/or other standards communication protocols View modulates, occupying through frequency variation signal of formatting.It, can be in these agreements other than the agreement for following Current standards Any agreement is modified for that shown system is combined to be operated together.For example, can to 802.11 agreements or other Agreement is modified to include additional guide and/or individual data channel, thus provide over a wider area collision detection/ Multiple access access (for example, allowing to hear each other via the equipment that certain frequency channel is communicated).In various embodiments, uplink All uplink frequency channels of link spectral segment 1910 and all downlinks of downlink spectrum segment 1906 Frequency channels are formatted all according to same communication protocol.However, in alternative solution, it can be in one or more uplinks The downlink chain of the uplink frequency channel of link spectral segment 1910 and one or more downlink spectrum segments 1906 In the frequency channels the two of road using two or more different agreements come it is for example compatible with various client devices and/ Or it is operated in different bands.

It should be noted that modulated signal can be collected from different original/eigenfrequency spectrum segments, to gather frequency In spectrum 1942.By this method, the first part of the uplink frequency channel of uplink spectrum segment 1910 can be with uplink The uplink frequency channel of link spectral segment 1910 by from one or a different original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment into The second part of row frequency conversion is adjacent.Similarly, the first part of the downlink frequency channel of downlink spectrum segment 1906 It can be from the downlink frequency channel of downlink spectrum segment 1906 by from one or a different original/intrinsic The second part that spectral slice carries out frequency conversion is adjacent.For example, can by 802.11 channel of one or more 2.4GHz of frequency conversion By adjacent with 802.11 channel of one or more 5.8GHz of frequency spectrum 1942 being also converted to centered on 80GHz.It answers When it is noted that each spectral slice, which can have pilot signal etc., can be used for generation under some frequency and phase Local oscillator signals associated reference signal, the local oscillator signals provide one or more to this spectral slice A frequency channels are from its drop point in frequency spectrum 1942 to the frequency conversion for being back to its original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment.

Turning now to Figure 19 E, the figure schematic diagram 1950 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of graphical spectrum is shown.Specifically Ground is presented as combined by the transceiver 1930 of communication node 1840A or the transceiver 1932 of communication node 1804B-E to selected The spectral slice selection that the signal processing that spectral slice executes is discussed.As shown, selection includes uplink channel frequency Specific uplink frequency-portions 1958 with 1946 one of uplink spectrum segment 1910 and believe including downlink The particular downlink frequency-portions 1956 of one of the downlink spectrum segment 1906 of road frequency band 1944 are filtered by channel selection Wave passes through, wherein the rest part of uplink channel band 1946 and downlink channel frequency band 1944 is filtered out --- i.e. It is attenuated, to mitigate the adverse effect of the processing to the expected frequency channel passed through by transceiver.Although should be noted that The single specific uplink spectral slice 1910 of selection and particular downlink spectral slice 1906 are shown, but in other realities It applies in example, two or more uplink spectral slices and/or downlink spectrum segment can be made to pass through.

Although transceiver 1930 and 1932 can based on static channel filter uplink frequency part 1958 and under It is operated in the case that uplink frequency part 1956 is fixed, but it is as discussed previously, it can be used and believe via control Transceiver 1930 and 1932 is dynamically configured to specific frequency selection by the instruction that road is sent to transceiver 1930 and 1932.With This mode, can by other network elements of macro base station 1802 or communication network by the uplink frequency channels of corresponding spectral slice and Downlink frequency channels are dynamically assigned to each communication node, so as to the performance of Optimum distribution formula antenna system.

Turning now to Figure 19 F, the figure schematic diagram 1960 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of graphical spectrum is shown.Specifically Ground shows frequency spectrum 1962 for the distributing antenna system of transmission modulated signal, and the modulated signal is at it from one Or multiple original/eigenfrequency spectrum segments occupy uplink at frequency spectrum 1962 by frequency conversion (for example, via up-conversion or down coversion) later The frequency channels of link spectral segment or downlink spectrum segment.

Uplink and downlink data can be conveyed using two or more different communication protocols as discussed previously. When using two or more different agreements, the first son of the downlink frequency channel of downlink spectrum segment 1906 Collection can be by occupying through Frequency-variable Modulation signal according to the first standard agreement；And identical or different downlink spectrum segment The second subset of 1910 downlink frequency channel can be by assisting according to the second standard for being different from first standard agreement View is occupied through Frequency-variable Modulation signal.It is also possible to receive the uplink of uplink spectrum segment 1910 by the system First subset of frequency channels according to first standard agreement to be demodulated；And it can be connect according to the second standard agreement The second subset of the uplink frequency channel of identical or different uplink spectrum segment 1910 is received so as to according to different from institute Second standard agreement for stating the first standard agreement is demodulated.

In shown example, down channel frequency band 1944 includes by indicating the first kind using the first communication protocol Independent spectral shape come more than first a downstream spectrum segments for indicating.Down channel frequency band 1944 ' includes by indicating to use the The independent spectral shape of the Second Type of two communication protocols is come more than second a downstream spectrum segments for indicating.Equally, up channel Frequency band 1946 includes by indicating indicate using the independent spectral shape of the first kind of first communication protocol A uplink spectrum segment more than one.Up channel frequency band 1946 ' includes by indicating described second using second communication protocol The independent spectral shape of type is come more than second a uplink spectrum segments for indicating.These individual spectral shapes mean for each The placeholder of the frequency distribution of independent spectral slice and associated reference signal, control channel and/or clock signal.Although Individually channel width is shown as roughly the same for the channel of the first kind and Second Type, but it should be appreciated that It is that uplink and downlink channel frequency band 1944,1944 ', 1946 and 1946 ' can have different bandwidth.In addition, depending on available Frequency spectrum and/or used communication standard, spectral slice in the channel band of these first kind and Second Type can be with With different bandwidth.

Turning now to Figure 19 G, the figure schematic diagram 1970 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of graphical spectrum is shown.Specifically Ground, for from one or more original/eigenfrequency spectrum segments by the letter of frequency conversion (for example, via up-conversion or down coversion) The form of road signal shows the frequency spectrum 1942 or 1962 of Figure 19 D to Figure 19 F to transmit the distributing antenna system of modulated signal A part.

Part 1972 includes a part of downlink spectrum segment 1906 or uplink spectrum segment 1910, the portion Divide a part reserved for control channel, reference signal and/or clock signal for being indicated by spectral shape and being indicated bandwidth. For example, spectral shape 1974 indicates the control channel separated with reference signal 1979 and clock signal 1978.It should be noted that Clock signal 1978 is shown as to need to be adjusted to the frequency of the sinusoidal signal of the form of more conventional clock signal with expression Spectral shape.However, in other embodiments, conventional clock signal can be used as modulation carrier wave to send, such as, by via width Value modulation keeps carrier phase to be modulated for use as other modulation techniques of phase reference to reference signal 1979.At it In his embodiment, by being modulated to another carrier wave or clock signal can be emitted as another signal.In addition, It should be noted that clock signal 1978 and reference signal 1979 be both shown as control channel 1974 frequency band it Outside.

In another example, part 1975 includes downlink spectrum segment 1906 or uplink spectrum segment 1910 A part, a part that the part is reserved by expression bandwidth for control channel, reference signal and/or clock signal Spectral shape a part indicate.Spectral shape 1976 indicates the control channel with instruction, and described instruction includes via width Value modulation, amplitude shift keying keep carrier phase to be modulated for use as other modulation techniques of phase reference to reference signal Numerical data.Clock signal 1978 is shown as except the frequency band of spectral shape 1976.By control channel vector modulation Reference signal is actually the subcarrier of control channel, and in the band of control channel.Again, clock signal 1978 is shown For with indicate sinusoidal signal spectral shape, however, in other embodiments, conventional clock signal can be used as modulation carrier wave Or other signals are sent.In this case, the instruction of control channel can be used for clock signal 1978 and non-reference letter It number is modulated.

Consider following example, wherein control channel 1976 is via to the reference signal using continuous wave (CW) form Modulate to carry, Gu downlink spectrum segment 1906 or 1910 frequency conversion of uplink spectrum segment are back to that its is original/ During having spectral slice, the phase distortion in receiver is corrected according to the reference signal.It can use such as pulse amplitude The robust modulations such as modulation, binary phase shift keying, amplitude shift keying or other modulation schemes are modulated control channel 1976, The instruction between network element to carry distributing antenna system, such as network operation, the operation and management traffic and Other control data.In various embodiments, control data can include but is not limited to:

Indicate the status information of the presence of each network element, off-line state and network performance parameter.

Module title and the network equipment informations such as address, hardware version and software version, capacity of equipment.

Such as frequency conversion factor, channel spacing, protection band, uplink/downlink distribution, uplink and downlink chain The spectrum informations such as path channels selection.

The environment measurements such as weather conditions, image data, power cut-off information, sighting distance blocking.

In a further example, control channel data can be sent via ultra wide band (UWB) signaling.It can be by with spy Fix time interval generate radio energy and occupied via pulse position modulation or time-modulation bigger bandwidth, by pair The polarity or amplitude of UWB pulse encode and/or carry out emission control channel data by using orthogonal pulses.Specifically, UWB Pulse can sporadically be sent with relatively low pulse rate to support time-modulation or position modulation, but can also be with It is sent with being up to the rate of UWB pulse bandwidth inverse.By this method, control channel can be with relatively low power in UWB Extended on frequency spectrum, and will not interfere to the reference signal of the band inner portion for the UWB spectrum that may occupy control channel and/or when The CW of clock signal emits.

Turning now to Figure 19 H, the block diagram 1980 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram transmitter is shown.Specifically, Transmitter 1982 is shown as making together with the digital control channel processor 1995 in such as receiver 1981 and transceiver With the transceiver 1933 that the transceiver is such as presented in conjunction with Figure 19 C.As shown, transmitter 1982 includes AFE(analog front end) 1986, clock-signal generator 1989, local oscillator 1992, frequency mixer 1996 and transmitter front-end 1984.

Amplified the first modulated signal together with reference signal, control channel and/or clock under first carrier frequency Signal is coupled to AFE(analog front end) 1986 from amplifier 1938 together.AFE(analog front end) 1986 include one or more filters or its His frequency selection, so as to by control channel signal 1987, clock reference signal 1978, pilot signal 1991 and one or more Selected channel signal 1994 separates.

Digital control channel processor 1995 executes Digital Signal Processing to control channel, such as to control via to number The demodulation of channel data processed restores instruction from control channel signal 1987.Clock-signal generator 1989 is according to clock reference Signal 1978 generates clock signal 1990, so as to the synchronous digital control channel carried out by digital control channel processor 1995 The timing of reason.It is in sinusoidal embodiment in clock reference signal 1978, clock-signal generator 1989 can be provided and be put Big and limitation is so as to according to sine curve generation conventional clock signal or other clock signals.In clock reference signal 1978 In embodiment for modulation carrier signal (such as, to reference signal or pilot signal or other load wave modulations), clock signal Generator 1989 can provide demodulation to generate conventional clock signal or other clock signals.

In various embodiments, control channel signal 1987 can be divides with pilot signal 1991 and clock reference 1988 In the frequency range opened through digital modulation signals, or as the modulation of pilot signal 1991.In operation, digital control letter Road processor 1995 provides the demodulation to control channel signal 1987 to extract instruction wherein included, to generate control signal 1993.Specifically, it can be used by digital control channel processor 1995 in response to being given birth to via the received instruction of control channel At control signal 1993 select particular channel signal 1994 and corresponding pilot signal 1991 and/or clock reference 1988, the pilot signal and/or clock reference are used to carry out transformation to the frequency of channel signal 1994 thus via wirelessly connecing Mouth 1811 is emitted.It should be noted that being transmitted in control channel signal 1987 via the modulation to pilot signal 1991 In the case where instruction, can be via digital control channel processor 1995 rather than AFE(analog front end) 1986 extracts as shown Pilot signal 1991.

Digital control channel processor 1995 can be via such as microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor, micro- Computer, central processing unit, field programmable gate array, programmable logic device, state machine, logic circuitry, number It circuit system, analog-digital converter, digital analog converter and/or is manipulated based on the hard coded to circuit system and/or operational order The processing modules such as any equipment of signal (simulation and/or digital) are implemented.The processing module can be or further Including memory and/or integral memory element, the integral memory element can be single memory equipment, multiple storages Device equipment, and/or another processing module, module, the flush type circuit system of processing circuit and/or processing unit.It is such to deposit Storage device can be read-only memory, random access memory, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, static storage Device, dynamic memory, flash memory, cache memory and/or any equipment for storing digital information.It should be noted that such as Fruit processing module includes more than one processing equipment, then these processing equipments can be positioned at center (for example, via it is wired and/ Or wireless bus structure is directly coupled together) or can position in a distributed manner (for example, via by local area network and/or extensively The cloud computing of the INDIRECT COUPLING of domain net).It further notes that, the memory of storage corresponding operating instruction and/or storage Device element can be embedded in microprocessor, microcontroller, digital signal processor, microcomputer, central processing unit, scene can Gate array, programmable logic device, state machine, logic circuitry, digital circuitry, analog-digital converter, digital-to-analogue is programmed to turn Within parallel operation or other equipment or positioned at these device externals.Still it further notes that, memory component can be deposited Storage, and processing module executes hard coded instruction corresponding at least some of steps described herein and/or function And/or operational order, and such memory devices or memory component may be implemented as product.

Local oscillator 1992 generates local oscillator signals 1997 using pilot signal 1991, to reduce conversion process The distortion of period.In various embodiments, pilot signal 1991 is in the correct frequency and phase of local oscillator signals 1997, To generate the local oscillator signals 1997 under the appropriate frequency and phase, thus by channel signal 1994 (be in and its Under the associated carrier frequency of drop point in the frequency spectrum of distributing antenna system) it is converted into its original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment, so as to Emit to fixed or mobile communication equipment.In this case, local oscillator 1992 can using bandpass filtering and/or other Signal Regulation come generate keep pilot signal 1991 frequency and phase sinusoidal local oscillator signal 1997.In other implementations In example, pilot signal 1991 has the frequency and phase that can be used for exporting local oscillator signals 1997.In this case, Local oscillator 1992 generated based on pilot signal 1991 using frequency dividing, frequency multiplication or other frequency synthesis in appropriate frequency and Local oscillator signals 1997 under phase, thus by channel signal 1994 (be in and its distributing antenna system frequency spectrum In the associated carrier frequency of drop point) be converted into its original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment, set for transmission to fixed or mobile communication It is standby.

Frequency mixer 1996 is based on local oscillator signals 1997 and is operable to carry out frequency displacement to channel signal 1994, from And it generates in its corresponding original/eigenfrequency spectrum segment through frequency conversion channel signal 1998.Although showing single mixer stage, It is that channel signal can be moved on into base band and/or one or more intermediate frequencies as the one of total frequency conversion using multiple mixer stages Part.Front end transmitter (Xmtr) 1984 includes power amplifier and impedance matching, to wait one via antenna 1824 Or the channel signal 1998 through frequency conversion is transferred to as free space radio signal in communication node 1804B-E model by mutiple antennas One or more movements or fixed communication apparatus in enclosing.

Turning now to Figure 19 I, the block diagram 1985 of the example, non-limiting embodiment of diagram receiver is shown.Specifically, Receiver 1981 is shown as making together with the digital control channel processor 1995 in such as transmitter 1982 and transceiver With the transceiver 1933 that the transceiver is such as presented in conjunction with Figure 19 C.As shown, receiver 1981 includes that simulation receives Front end device (RCVR) 1983, local oscillator 1992 and frequency mixer 1996.Digital control channel processor 1995 is from control It is operated under the control of the instruction of channel, to generate pilot signal 1991, control channel signal 1987 and clock reference letter Numbers 1978.

It can also use by digital control channel processor 1995 in response to being generated via the received instruction of control channel Control signal 1993 come the phase that selects particular channel signal 1994 and converted for the frequency to channel signal 1994 Pilot signal 1991 and/or clock reference 1988 are answered, to be received via wireless interface 1811.Analog receiver front end 1983 include low-noise amplifier and one or more filters or the selection of other frequencies, so as in the control of control signal 1993 System is lower to receive one or more selected channel signals 1994.

Local oscillator 1992 generates local oscillator signals 1997 using pilot signal 1991, to reduce conversion process The distortion of period.In various embodiments, local oscillator using bandpass filtering and/or other Signal Regulations, frequency dividing, frequency multiplication or Other frequency synthesis generate the local oscillator signals 1997 in appropriate frequency and phase based on pilot signal 1991, thus Channel signal 1994, pilot signal 1991, control channel signal 1987 and clock reference signal 1978 are converted to distributed day The frequency spectrum of linear system system, for transmission to other communication nodes 1804A-E.Specifically, frequency mixer 1996 is believed based on local oscillator Numbers 1997 are operable to carry out frequency displacement to channel signal 1994, to generate the spectral shaping for being in distributing antenna system In segment expectation drop point through frequency conversion channel signal 1998, to be coupled to amplifier 1938, to transceiver 1936A to carry out Amplify and transmitted again via transceiver 1936A and be back to communication node 1804A or uplink communication node 1804B-E, thus into one Again transmission is back to the base station of such as macro base station 1802 to be handled to step.It again, can although showing single mixer stage Channel signal is moved on to base band and/or one or more intermediate frequencies as one of total frequency conversion using multiple mixer stages Point.

Turning now to Figure 20 A, the example, non-limiting reality of the Coupling device according to various aspects described herein is shown Apply the block diagram 2000 of example.Specifically, Coupling device is shown comprising the RF signal of the first data of transmission is received from transmitting equipment 2012 receiving portion 2010.RF signal 2012 is magnetically coupled to the conduct of transmission medium 2006 and is transmitted by magnetic coupler 2002 The outer surface of medium 2006 is limited along the guided electromagnetic wave 2008 of 2006 longitudinal propagation of transmission medium.Although transmission medium 2006 are shown as only on the side of magnetic coupler 2002, it should be noted that, transmission medium 2006 can cross magnetic coupler 2002 two sides.It, in this case, can be from magnetic similar to the guided wave of guided electromagnetic wave 2008 although not specifically illustrated The other side of coupler 2002 emits on transmission medium 2006 in opposite direction.

In embodiment, transmission medium 2006 is conducting wire, such as insulated conductor or cable or uninsulated conductor.However, passing Defeated medium 2006 may include previously described any transmission medium 125.

In an illustrated embodiment, magnetic coupler 2002 includes rectangular cavity, the rectangular cavity hair It penetrates via HE₁₁Mode, TM₀₀Mode or other TM_0mWhat mode and/or other one or more modes were propagated along transmission medium Guided electromagnetic wave 2008.Cavity resonator resonance and can be generated according to such as TE at different frequencies₁₀The electric field of mode And magnetic field, however, the frequency of the specific configuration based on cavity resonator and RF signal 2012, also can be generated different modes. Specifically, receiving portion 2010 may include the antenna (not specifically illustrated) in coaxial connector and cavity resonator, the day Line transmission RF signal 2012 in cavity resonator.In alternative solution, receiving portion may include that will be used as guided electromagnetic wave RF signal 2012 be directed to the waveguide in the inside of cavity resonator, (for example electricity is situated between for such as hollow waveguide or dielectric waveguide Matter stub).Although receiving portion is shown as with cylindrical shape, other shapes are equally possible, especially connecing In the case that receiving portions 2010 are implemented as waveguide.

After examples presented above, cavity resonator passes through raw via the standing wave for example at or near resonance frequency At the field H (magnetic field) for guided electromagnetic wave 2008 of inducting on transmission medium 2006 via magnetic coupling come to 2012 sound of RF signal It answers.In a particular embodiment, cavity resonator is made of a part of rectangular waveguide, and the cutoff frequency of the part is slightly above RF The carrier frequency of signal 2012 or otherwise be higher than be present in some or all of radiofrequency signal 2012 frequency range. The carrier frequency for considering RF signal 2012 is the example of 3GHz.It is corresponding with the TE10 mode of cavity resonator or other modes Cutoff frequency can be in the range of 3.01GHz to 3.5GHz --- so that cavity resonator is to be slightly below the electromagnet mode of resonator The cut-off of formula is operated.It should be noted that in other embodiments, it can also be using the frequency higher than cutoff frequency.

Although content disclosed above is concentrated on as the transmitter for emitting guided wave 2008 on transmission medium 2006 The operation of magnetic coupling device, but identical coupler design may be used as extracting from transmission medium 2006 for example by long-range Emit the receiver for the guided wave that equipment is sent.In this mode of operation, the magnetically spontaneous jet device in the future of magnetic coupler 2002 The first data of transmission by transmission medium 2006 outer surface limitation and along the leading electromagnetism of 2006 longitudinal propagation of transmission medium A part decoupling synthesis electromagnetic wave of wave 2008.Receiving portion 2010 receives the electromagnetic wave and provides it to such as receiver Or the equipment such as transceiver.

Further, although foregoing description concentrates on magnetic coupling of its cutoff frequency higher than the carrier frequency of RF signal 2012 The operation of device, but in other designs, magnetic coupler can be with the carrier frequency of RF signal 2012 or lower than the carrier frequency Cutoff frequency operated, this depend on used one or more guided wave modes, magnetic coupler 2002 and transmission medium 2006 characteristic, Coupling device are for emitting or receiving or both, and/or other factors.

Although it have been described that magnetic coupler and being illustrated as rectangular cavity, but cavity resonance can also be used The cavity resonator of the other configurations of device, such as circular-cylindrical cavity resonator or other shapes.In addition, alternatively, magnetic coupling Clutch may include inductance resonator (such as helical coil resonator or other inductance resonators), capacitance resonance machine or other Magnetic coupling device.

In an illustrated embodiment, Coupling device includes the cap with dielectric portion 2004, for example, lid, cover piece or its A part of transmission medium 2006 is simultaneously fixed to magnetic coupler by his shell, the dielectric portion covering magnetic coupler 2002 2002.In addition, cap further includes reflecting plate 2014, the reflecting plate it is individually operated or with 2004 combination operation of dielectric portion to subtract Few transmitting from magnetic coupler 2002.Reflecting plate 2014 can be made of metal or other conductive materials, or with its other party Formula has metal or conductive surface.Although reflecting plate 2014 is shown as with rectangular shape, other shapes are also possible , especially there is different shape in magnetic coupler 2002 or including mounting flange of different shapes and/or dielectric portion In the case that 2004 have different shape.

As shown, dielectric portion 2004 includes for transmission medium 2006 to be fixed to magnetic coupler 2002 Slot.Dielectric portion 2004 can be made of dielectric substance (the honeycomb dielectric of such as honeycomb with alignment), with Field is promoted to be orientated the transmission for being upward through dielectric portion 2004 from magnetic coupler 2002 shown in --- for by reflecting The reflection of plate 2014 returns downwards across dielectric portion 2004 towards magnetic coupler 2002.In an illustrated embodiment, reflecting plate 2014 are spaced apart and substantially one half-phase of wavelength of the RF signal 2012 when crossing dielectric portion 2004 with magnetic coupler 2002 Corresponding distance.As it is used herein, the value in +/- 10% range corresponding to λ/2 of the substantially half of wavelength.With this Mode, the phase that the magnetic field of the top surface of magnetic coupling 2002 is reflected back by reflecting plate 2014 substantially with are at this time given birth to by magnetic coupling At magnetic field phase at a distance of a wavelength.In this way, magnetic field generated and the magnetic field reflected constructively increase, with Realization is bigger to be coupled to transmission medium 2006 as the guided electromagnetic wave via desired pattern for RF signal.

It should be noted that such as Teflon or other dielectrics other dielectric substances can be equally used for dielectric portion Divide in 2004 construction.However, it should be appreciated that this point.For given resonance frequency, it is contemplated that propagate speed in different materials The difference of degree, the selection of dielectric substance may influence the size of coupler, the especially thickness of dielectric portion 2004.Although Cap is shown as with rectangular shape, but other shapes be also it is possible, especially there is not similar shape in magnetic coupler 2002 Shape or including mounting flange of different shapes in the case where.

In addition, though it is shown that specific coupler configuration, but other configurations are equally possible.For example, it is contemplated that in this way Embodiment, wherein the distance between the distance between magnetic coupler 2002 and reflecting plate 2014 are all-wave lengths, and dielectric Part 2004 supports transmission medium 2006 in midpoint, so that from the center of conducting wire to reflecting plate 2014 and 2002 liang of magnetic coupler The distance of person is all substantially the half of wavelength.In this type of design, energy " null value " be placed in electrolyte blocks along conducting wire Longitudinal axis center.Its effect is that more energy are placed in energy by the conducting wire propagated and/or its insulating sheath (if any) on surface, without being placed in the conductor center that energy can dissipate.The energy of wire top will be with conducting wire The energy out-phase of bottom --- to support HE₁₁Mode, TM₀₀Mode or other TM_0mMode and/or along transmission medium 2006 Other the one or more guided wave modes propagated.In this case, the diameter of conducting wire must be sufficiently large, so as in coupler Beneficial Energy distribution is generated under operating frequency --- for example, to generate in the top area of conducting wire and bottom section enough Energy to support desired communication mode.It should be noted that this design can support 5GHz and frequency below so as to With diameter it is that 1 centimetre or bigger of conducting wire (such as insulated conductor) is used together, but other frequencies and/or conductor size and matches Set be it is also possible that.

Turning now to Figure 20 B, show according to the example, non-limiting of the magnetic distributions of various aspects described herein The figure schematic diagram 2020 of embodiment.Specifically, for the transmission device including Coupling device 2022, electricity is presented in two dimensions Magnetic distribution, the Coupling device includes magnetic coupler 2002 or other magnetic coupling devices.Coupling device 2022 couples electromagnetic wave To transmission medium 2006, to be propagated as guided wave along the outer surface of transmission medium 2006.

Coupling device 2022, which is formed, is limited to transmission via what symmetric pattern and/or at least one asymmetric mode were propagated The surface of medium 2006 and/or the guided electromagnetic wave otherwise guided by the surface of the transmission medium.It will be noted that It is the example that the figure of guided wave is presented and guided wave coupling just for the sake of diagram and propagates.It is given birth to as the result that this wave is propagated At practical electric and magnetic fields can depend on used frequency, the design of Coupling device 2022 and/or configuration, transmission medium 2006 dimension and composition and its surface characteristic and the electromagnetic property of ambient enviroment etc. and change.

Turning now to Figure 20 C, Figure 20 D, Figure 20 E and Figure 20 F, drawing schematic diagram 2030,2040,2050 and 2060 is shown, Corresponding to the exemplary, non-limitative embodiment according to the Coupling device component of aspects described herein.

Consider Figure 20 C, shows rectangular cavity 2032 comprising the cutting back for radiation field in the cavities Wire antenna 2036.Cavity resonator further includes rectangle mounting flange 2034, and the rectangle mounting flange includes including for being attached Ten mounting holes of the cap of dielectric portion and reflecting plate.

Consider Figure 20 D, shows Coupling device comprising rectangular cavity 2042 and teflon cap dielectric portion 2044, the teflon cap dielectric portion includes extending through cap dielectric portion 2044 to keep transmission medium always The slot of (such as insulated conductor or bare conductor) 125.As shown, cap has removed reflecting plate.2044 He of dielectric portion Reflecting plate can be fixed to rectangular cavity 2042 via installation bolt.

Consider Figure 20 E, show for example be used in combination with rectangular cavity 2042 and dielectric portion 2044 it is anti- Penetrate plate 2052.Reflecting plate 2052 is made of metal (such as aluminium alloy or other conductive metals), to reduce from magnetic coupler It is undesired to emit and improve the coupling with transmission medium 1806.As shown, reflecting plate 2052 includes humorous with rectangular enclosure Ten mounting holes of vibration device 1922 and the similar mounting hole cooperation in teflon cap 1924.

Consider Figure 20 F, shows the Coupling device including rectangular cavity 2062, the rectangular cavity tool There is coaxial interface port for receiving and emitting and for being coupled to cylindrical dielectric part 2064 and top reflective plate 2066 circular mounting flange.Cylindrical dielectric part 2064 include always through cylindrical dielectric part 2064 extend with Just the slot of transmission medium 125 (such as insulated conductor or bare conductor) is kept.As shown, cylindrical dielectric part 2064 passes through Rectangular cavity 2062 is fixed to by installation bolt.

Turning now to Figure 20 G, the flow chart of the example, non-limiting embodiment of method is shown.Specifically, one is presented Side of the kind for being used together with the one or more functions presented in conjunction with Fig. 1 to Figure 19 and Figure 20 A to Figure 20 F with feature Method.Step 2072 includes: the first electromagnetic wave for receiving the first data of transmission.Step 2074 includes: to lead via cavity resonator Emit the first electromagnetic wave on line as the guided electromagnetic wave limited by the outer surface of conducting wire, wherein dielectric portion consolidates conducting wire It is fixed to reduce the Electromagnetic Launching from cavity resonator at and reflecting plate adjacent with cavity resonator.

In various embodiments, cavity resonator is operated lower than the cutoff frequency of cavity resonator, and is further led to It crosses and generates the magnetic field of guided electromagnetic wave of inducting over a transmission medium via magnetic coupling radiofrequency signal is responded.The signal It may include the electric signal for being supplied to the antenna of cavity resonator, the antenna magnetically radiation signal in cavity resonator With guided electromagnetic wave of inducting on the outer surface of transmission medium.

Although purpose to simplify the explanation, the corresponding process is shown and described as a series of sides in Figure 20 G Frame it should be appreciated that and recognize, theme claimed is not limited by the sequence of box, because some boxes can be with Other boxes from different sequences depicted and described herein to occur and/or occur simultaneously.Furthermore, it is possible to not need institute There is the box of diagram to implement approach described herein.

Referring now to Figure 21, which illustrates the block diagrams for calculating environment according to various aspects described herein.In order to mention For the additional context of each embodiment for embodiment described herein, Figure 21 and following discussion are intended to provide to can be real Apply the brief, general description of the suitable computing environment 2100 of each embodiment of this theme disclosure content.Although above can To describe embodiment in the general context of the computer executable instructions run on one or more computers, but originally Field is it will be recognized that the embodiment can also combine and/or as hardware and software with other program modules Combination is to implement.

In general, program module includes routine, the program, portion for executing particular task or implementing particular abstract data type Part, data structure etc..Moreover, it would be recognized by those skilled in the art that the inventive method can use other computer systems Configuration is to practice, including uniprocessor or multiprocessor computer system, minicomputer, mainframe computer and personal meter Calculation machine, Handheld computing device, based on microprocessor or programmable consumption electronic product etc., it is therein it is each operationally It is coupled to one or more associated equipment.

As used herein, processing circuit includes processor and other special circuits, such as specific integrated circuit, Digital Logical Circuits, state machine, programmable gate array handle input signal or data and generate output letter in response to it Number or data other circuits.Although should be noted that any function of description associated with the operation of processor herein It can equally be executed by processing circuit with feature.

It is clear unless the context otherwise, otherwise term " first ", " second ", " third " etc. as used in the claims Just for the sake of clear, rather than in addition indication or suggestion any time order.For example, " first determine ", " second determines " and " third determines " indication or suggestion first do not determine is carried out before second determines, or vice versa, etc..

The illustrated embodiment of embodiment hereof can also be practiced in a distributed computing environment, and some of them task is by passing through The remote processing devices of communication network links execute.In a distributed computing environment, program module can be located locally and remotely In memory storage device the two.

It calculates equipment and generally includes various media, may include computer readable storage medium and/or communication Medium, the two terms are using differently from one another herein below.Computer readable storage medium, which can be, to be visited by computer Any usable storage medium asked, and including volatile and non-volatile media, removable and irremovable medium.As showing Example rather than limit, computer readable storage medium can in conjunction with for store such as computer-readable instruction, program module, structure Change any method or technique of the information of data or unstructured data to implement.

Computer readable storage medium can include but is not limited to random access memory (RAM), read-only memory (ROM), electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), flash memory or other memory technologies, compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), digital versatile disc (DVD) or other disc memories, cassette, tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storages Equipment or other tangible and/or non-state mediums that can be used to store expectation information.In this respect, when in this paper quilt When being applied to storage device, memory or computer-readable medium, term " tangible " or " non-transient " should be interpreted as making It excludes itself only to propagate transient signal for modifier (modifier) and does not abandon itself not only propagating transient state letter to all Number standard memory devices, the right of memory or computer-readable medium.

Computer readable storage medium can be calculated equipment access by one or more Local or Remotes, such as via access Request, inquiry or other data retrieval agreements, for the various operations about the information by the media storage.

Communication media is usually with the data-signal body for the data-signal (for example, carrier wave or other transfer mechanisms) such as modulated Existing computer readable instructions, data structure, program module or other structures or unstructured data, and including any information Transmitting or transmission medium.Term " data-signal of modulation " or signal refer to one or more characteristic to believe in one or more The signal that this mode of encoded information is set or changed in number.As an example, not a limit, communication media includes wired Jie Matter (such as cable network or the connection of direct line) and wireless medium (such as acoustics, RF, infrared and other wireless mediums).

Referring again to Figure 21, example context 2100 is used for via base station (for example, base station equipment 1504, macrocell website 1502 or base station 1614) or central office (for example, central office 1501 or 1611) emit and receive signal, or be used to form At least part of the base station or central office.At least part of example context 2100 can be also used for transmission device 101 or 102.The example context may include computer 2102, and the computer 2102 includes processing unit 2104, system storage 2106 and system bus 2108.System bus 2108 extremely locates the couple system components of including but not limited to system storage 2106 Manage unit 2104.Processing unit 2104 can be any one of various commercially available processors.Dual micro processor is more with other Processor architecture is also used as processing unit 2104.

System bus 2108 can be any one in the bus structures of several types, can be further using various Any one in the commercially available bus architecture framework of various kinds be interconnected to memory bus (with or without Memory Controller), Peripheral bus and local bus.System storage 2106 includes ROM 2110 and RAM 2112.Basic input/output (BIOS) it can store in nonvolatile memories such as ROM, Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory EPROM (EPROM), EEPROM In, wherein BIOS include help it is all as during start-up between the element in computer 2102 transport information basic routine. RAM 2112 can also include high-speed RAM, such as the static RAM of cached data.

Computer 2102 further includes internal hard disk drive (HDD) 2114 (for example, EIDE, SATA), the internal hard drive Driver 2114 can be configured to use for external in suitable cabinet (not shown), and the computer further includes magnetic Property floppy disk drive (FDD) 2116 (for example, in order to be read from moveable magnetic disc 2118 or it be written) and CD drive 2120 (for example, reading CD-ROM disk 2122, or read from other high capacity optical mediums of such as DVD or it are written). Hard disk drive 2114, disc driver 2116 and CD drive 2120 can pass through respectively hard disk drive interface 2124, Disk drive interface 2126 and CD-ROM drive interface 2128 are connected to system bus 2108.Implement for peripheral driver Interface 2124 include in universal serial bus (USB) and 1394 interfacing of Institute of Electrical and Electric Engineers (IEEE) extremely Few one or both.Other peripheral driver interconnection techniques are in the expection of embodiment described herein.

Driver and its associated computer readable storage medium provide data, data structure, computer executable finger The non-volatile memories of order etc..For computer 2102, driver and storage medium accommodate any number in a suitable digital format According to storage.Although the description of computer readable storage medium above is related to hard disk drive (HDD), moveable magnetic disc and all Such as the removable optical medium of CD or DVD, but skilled artisan recognize that, other kinds of computer can The storage medium (zip drive, cassette, flash card, cassette tape etc.) of reading can also make in Example Operating Environment With in addition, any such storage medium can include the computer executable instructions for executing approach described herein.

Multiple program modules can store in driver and RAM 2112, including operating system 2130, one or more Application program 2132, other program modules 2134 and program data 2136.Operating system, application, module and/or data whole Or part can also be cached in RAM 2112.Systems and methods described herein can use various commercially available behaviour Make the combination of system or operating system to implement.The application program that can be implemented by processing unit 2104 and otherwise be executed 2132 example includes that the diversity selection executed by transmission device 101 or 102 determines.

User can be by one or more wire/wireless input equipments (for example, keyboard 2138 and such as mouse 2140 Pointer device) it will order with information input into computer 2102.Other input equipment (not shown) may include microphone, red (IR) remote controler, control stick, cribbage-board, stylus, touch screen etc. outside.These and other input equipments are often through can couple Input equipment interface 2142 to system bus 2108 is connected to processing unit 2104, but can be connected by other interfaces, These other interfaces such as parallel port, 1394 serial port of IEEE, game port, the port universal serial bus (USB), IR Interface etc..

Monitor 2144 or other kinds of display equipment can also be connected via the interface of such as video adapter 2146 To system bus 2108., it will also be appreciated that in alternative embodiments, monitor 2144 can also be any display equipment (for example, Another computer, smart phone, tablet computer with display etc.), for via any means of communication (including via mutual Networking and network based on cloud) receive display information associated with computer 2102.Other than monitor 2144, computer Also typically include other peripheral output devices (not shown), loudspeaker, printer etc..

Computer 2102 can use via to one or more remote computer (such as (multiple) remote computers 2148) logical connection of wired and or wireless communications operates in networked environment.(multiple) remote computers 2148 can To be that work station, server computer, router, personal computer, portable computer, the amusement based on microprocessor are set Standby, peer device or other common network nodes, and generally include many or all members described relative to computer 2102 Part, but for sake of simplicity, illustrate only memory/storage 2150.Discribed logical connection includes to local area network (LAN) 2152 and/or bigger network (for example, wide area network (WAN) 2154) wire/wireless connection.This LAN and WAN networked environment Common in office and company, and be convenient for enterprise-wide computer network (such as Intranet), it is all these all It may be coupled to global communications network (for example, internet).

When in LAN networked environment in use, computer 2102 can by wired and or wireless communications network interface or Adapter 2156 is connected to local network 2152.Adapter 2156 can promote the wired or wireless communication to LAN 2152, It can also include the wireless aps for being communicated with wireless adapter 2156 of deployment on it.

When in WAN networked environment in use, computer 2102 may include modem 2158 or can connect The communication server to WAN 2154, or (such as pass through with other devices for establishing communication on WAN 2154 Internet).The modem 2158 that can be internal or external equipment and wired or wireless equipment can be set via input Standby interface 2142 is connected to system bus 2108.In networked environment, depicted about computer 2102 or its each section Program module can store in remote memory/storage device 2150.It is to be appreciated that shown network connection is Example and other means for establishing communication link between the computers can be used.

Computer 2102 is operable to and is operatively disposed in any wireless device or entity communication in wireless communication, These wireless devices or entity such as printer, scanner, desktop and/or portable computer, portable data assistant, communication Satellite, any equipment associated with wireless detectable label or position (for example, information station, news-stand, toilet) and phone. This may include Wireless Fidelity (Wi-Fi) andWireless technology.Therefore, communication can be and routine Self-organizing (ad hoc) communication between the same predefined structure of network or simply at least two equipment.

Wi-Fi can permit on the bed from the sofa of family, hotel room or working conference room is connected to internet, Without electric wire.Wi-Fi is analogous to the wireless technology used in mobile phone, it makes this equipment (such as computer) indoors The outdoor and；From anywhere in base station range, data are sent and received.Wi-Fi network uses referred to as IEEE 802.11 The radio technology of (a, b, g, n, ac, ag etc.) provides safe and reliable, quick wireless connection.Wi-Fi network can by with Come connect a computer to each other, be connected to internet and to be connected to (can be used IEEE 802.3 or Ethernet) wired Network.Wi-Fi network operates in for example unofficial 2.4GHz and 5GHz radio bands, or has and include the two frequency bands The product of (double frequency-band) allows network to provide the basic 10BaseT wired ethernet for being similar to and using in many offices The real-world performance of network.

Figure 22 presents the movement for the one or more aspects that can be implemented and using disclosed theme described herein The example embodiment 2200 of the network platform 2210.In one or more embodiments, mobile network platform 2210 can be generated and Receive by base station associated with disclosed theme (for example, base station equipment 1504, macrocell website 1502 or base station 1614), Central office (for example, central office 1501 or 1611) or the transmitting of transmission device 101 or 102 and received signal.In general, wireless The network platform 2210 may include convenient for packet switch (PS) (for example, Internet protocol (IP), frame relay, asynchronous transport model (ATM)) and both circuit switching (CS) traffics (for example, voice-and-data) and control are for aerogram of networking The component of generation, such as node, gateway, interface, server or entirely different platform.As non-limiting example, wireless network Network platform 2210 may include that may be considered that in telecommunication carrier networks, and as discussed elsewhere herein It is the component of carrier side.Mobile network platform 2210 includes (multiple) CS gateway node 2222, and the CS gateway node can be with Interface connection is from as (multiple) telephone network 2240 is (for example, public switch telephone network (PSTN) or public land mobile network (PLMN)) the CS traffic that traditional network or signaling system #7 (SS7) network 2270 receives.(multiple) Circuit Switching Network Artis 2222 can authorize and authenticate the traffic (for example, voice) generated from this network.In addition, (multiple) CS gateway section Accessible data, roaming or the mobility generated by SS7 network 2270 of point 2222；It is posted for example, being stored in accessed position Mobility data in storage (VLR), may reside in memory 2230.Moreover, (multiple) CS gateway node 2222 connects The traffic and signaling and (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 of the mouth connection based on CS.As an example, in 3GPP UMTS network In, (multiple) CS gateway node 2222 can be realized at least partly in (multiple) Gateway GPRS Support Node (GGSN).It answers When it is appreciated that (multiple) CS gateway node 2222, (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 and (multiple) service node 2216 Function and concrete operations (a variety of) radio technology used in the mobile network platform 2210 for telecommunications is provided and is advised It is fixed.

Other than receiving and handling the CS exchange traffic and signaling, (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 can also be authorized simultaneously The data session based on PS of certification and the mobile device serviced.Data session may include with outside wireless network platform 2210 The traffic of the network exchange in portion or (multiple) content, wherein network such as (multiple) wide area network (WAN) 2250, (multiple) enterprise Net 2270 and (multiple) service network 2280, wherein service network can embody in (multiple) local area network (LAN), can also be with Pass through (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 and 2210 interfaces of mobile network platform.It should be noted that WAN 2250 and (more It is a) enterprise network 2260 can at least partly embody as IP multimedia subsystem (IP multimedia subsystem, IMS) (multiple) service network.Based on (multiple) radio technology layers available in (multiple) technical resource 2217, (multiple) points Group exchange gateway node 2218 can generate block data protocol context when data session is established；Promote to packetizing number It can also be generated according to other data structures routed.For this purpose, on the one hand, (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 can wrap Tunnel interface (for example, Tunnel Termination Gateway (TTG) (not shown) in (multiple) 3GPP UMTS network) is included, the tunnel connects Mouth can promote the packetized communication of the wireless network different from (multiple) (such as Wi-Fi network).

In embodiment 2200, wireless network platform 2210 further includes (multiple) service node 2216, is based on (multiple) skill Available (multiple) radio technology layers, the service node transport through (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 in art resource 2217 Each stream of packets of received data flow.It should be noted that for (multiple) technical resource for depending primarily on CS communication 2217, (multiple) server node can not depend on the just conveying traffic of (multiple) PS gateway node 2218；For example, (multiple) clothes Business device node can at least partly embody mobile switching centre.As an example, in 3GPP UMTS network, (multiple) services Node 2216 can embody in (multiple) Serving GPRS Support Node (SGSN).

For the radio technology using packetized communication, (multiple) server 2214 in wireless network platform 2210 can To execute numerous applications, these applications be can be generated multiple and different packetized data streams (streams or flows), and Management (for example, scheduling, queuing, format ...) this stream.(multiple) this application may include to by wireless network platform The supplementary features of 2210 standards services (for example, supply, charging, customer support ...) provided.Data flow is (for example, as language (multiple) content of a part of sound calling or data session) it can be sent to (multiple) PS gateway node 2218, for counting According to the authorization/certification and starting of session, and it is sent to (multiple) service node 2216, for communication thereafter.In addition to answering Except server, (multiple) server 2214 can also include (multiple) utility services device (utility server), practical Server may include provisioning server, operation and maintenance server, can at least partly implement certificate authority and firewall And security server of other security mechanisms, etc..On the one hand, the protection of (multiple) security server is flat by wireless network The communication that platform 2210 services, so as to what can be formulated as (multiple) CS gateway node 2222 and (multiple) PS gateway node 2218 Authorization is additional with authentication procedure, also assures the operation and data integrity of network.Moreover, (multiple) provisioning server can be for It should be from the service of (multiple) external network (network such as runed by different ISPs)；For example, WAN 2250 or (more It is a) global positioning system (GPS) network (not shown).(multiple) provisioning server can also be by being associated with wireless network platform 2210 network (for example, by same ISP's Disposition & Operation) covers to supply, and network is all to be passed through as shown in Figure 1 More networks covering is provided to enhance the spaced antenna network of wireless service covering.Relay equipment (such as Fig. 7, Fig. 8 and figure Shown in 9 those) also improve the network coverage, experienced to enhance by the subscriber services of UE 2275.

It should be noted that (multiple) server 2214 may include being configured at least partly giving (confer) Multiple processors of the function of macro network platform 2210.For this purpose, for example, the one or more processor can execute is stored in Code command in reservoir 2230.It is to be appreciated that (multiple) server 2214 may include content manager 2215, institute State content manager by substantially with it is described above it is identical in a manner of operated.

In example embodiment 2200, memory 2230 can store letter relevant to the operation of wireless network platform 2210 Breath.Other operation informations may include the information provision of the mobile device serviced by wireless network platform 2210, subscriber's number According to library；Using intelligence, pricing scheme, such as the activity of promotional price, flat rate scheme, discount coupon；From for different wireless Consistent (multiple) technical specifications of telecom agreement of the operation of electricity or wireless technology layer；Etc..Memory 2230 can also store At least one of in (multiple) telephone network 2240, WAN 2250, (multiple) enterprise network 2270 or SS7 network 2260 Information.On the one hand, memory 2230 can be for example as data storage part or as the memory storage remotely connected A part it is accessed.

In order to provide the context of the various aspects for disclosed theme, Figure 22 and following discussion are intended to provide to wherein may be used To implement the brief general description of the proper environment of disclosed theme.Although above can be at one and/or multiple Describe this theme in the general context of the computer executable instructions of the computer program run on computer, but ability Field technique personnel are it will be recognized that disclosed theme can also be implemented in conjunction with other program modules.In general, program module Routine, program, component, data structure including execution particular task and/or implementation particular abstract data type etc..

Figure 23 depicts the illustrative embodiments of communication equipment 2300.Communication equipment 2300 can be served as and be disclosed by this theme The explanation of the equipment such as equipment in the mobile device and building of content (for example, in Figure 15, Figure 16 A and Figure 16 B) reference Property embodiment.

Communication equipment 2300 may include wiredly and/or wirelessly transceiver 2302 (herein for transceiver 2302), user Interface (UI) 2304, power supply 2314, position receiver 2316, motion sensor 2318, orientation sensors 2320 and controller 2306 for managing its operation.Transceiver 2302 can support short distance or remote-wireless access technology, such asWiFi, DECT or cellular telecommunication art, only refer to it is several (WithBe respectively byTechnology-based Alliance andAlliance's registered trademark).Cellular technology can wrap Include such as CDMA-1X, UMTS/HSDPA, GSM/GPRS, TDMA/EDGE, EV/DO, WiMAX, SDR, LTE and in its appearance When other next generation wireless communication technologies.Transceiver 2302 may be adapted to support circuit-switched wire access technology (PSTN), packet switch wire access technology (TCP/IP, VoIP etc.), and combinations thereof.

UI 2304 may include with navigation sector (such as spin, control stick, mouse or for manipulating communication equipment The navigation disk of 2300 operation) pressable or touch-sensitive keypad 2308.Keyboard 2308 can be the shell of communication equipment 2300 The integral part of component or be by captive wireline interface (such as USB cable) or support for example's Wireless interface is operably coupled to its autonomous device.Keyboard 2308 can indicate the small key of number usually used by phone Disk, and/or qwerty keyboard with alphanumeric key.UI 2304 may further include display 2310, it is such as monochromatic or Color LCD (liquid crystal display), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode) or for image to be transmitted to the final of communication equipment 2300 Other suitable display technologies of user.In the embodiment that display 2310 is touch sensitive, a part of keyboard 2308 or complete Portion can be presented by the display 2310 with navigation characteristic.

Touch screen technology can be used to also act as the user interface for detecting user's input in display 2310.As touching Panel type display, communication equipment 2300 can be adapted to that the user interface with graphic user interface (GUI) element is presented, described Graphical user-interface element can be touched by user using finger to select.Touch screen displays 2310 can equipped with condenser type, The detection technology of resistance-type or other forms has been placed in touch screen displays to detect how much surface regions of user's finger A part on.This sensitive information can be used for controlling the manipulation to the GUI element or other function of user interface.Display 2310 can be the integral part of the housing unit of communication equipment 2300 or be by captive wireline interface (such as cable) Or radio interface communication be coupled to its autonomous device.

UI 2304 can also transmit amount of bass audio (such as close to the audible sound of human ear including the use of Audiotechnica Frequently) and the audio system 2312 of louder volume audio (such as the speakerphone of hands-free operation).Audio system 2312 can be with It further comprise the microphone for receiving the earcon of end user.Audio system 2312 can be also used for speech recognition and answer With.UI 2304 may further include for capturing still image or the imaging sensor of mobile image 2313, such as charge coupling Clutch part (CCD) camera.

Power supply 2314 can use such as replaceable and rechargeable battery, power supply regulation technology and/or charging system skill The multiple power source administrative skill of art is portable to promote remote or short distance to the component supplying energy of communication equipment 2300 Communication.Alternatively or in combination, the charging system can use external power supply, such as pass through physical interface (such as end USB Mouthful) or other suitable captive technology supply DC power supply.

Position receiver 2316 can use location technology, and (global positioning system (GPS) for such as capableing of assistant GPS receives Device) with the position for identifying communication equipment 2300 based on the signal generated by GPS satellite constellation, it is fixed to can be used for promoting Position service, such as navigates.Motion sensor 2318 can use motion sensing technology (such as accelerometer, gyroscope or other Suitable motion sensing technology) detect the movement of communication equipment 2300 in three dimensions.Orientation sensors 2320 can benefit With orientation detection technology (such as magnetometer) come detect communication equipment 2300 orientation (north, south, Xi Hedong, Yi Jidu, divide or its The combination orientation of his proper orientation measurement).

Transceiver 2302 can be used in communication equipment 2300 also (can such as be referred to using received signal strength by detection technology Show (RSSI) and/or time of arrival (toa) (TOA) or the flight time (TOF) measurement) come determine with honeycomb, WiFi,Or the degree of approach of other wireless access point.Controller 2306 can by computing technique (such as microprocessor, Digital signal processor (DSP), programmable gate array, specific integrated circuit, and/or video processor) it is deposited with associated storage (such as flash memory, ROM, RAM, SRAM, DRAM are used for computer instructions, control and handle by communication equipment 2300 reservoir Above-mentioned parts supply data other memory technologies) be used together.

The other component not being shown in FIG. 23 can be used in one or more embodiments of this theme disclosure content. For example, communication equipment 2300 may include for add or remove identity module (such as subscriber identity module (SIM) card or it is general Integrated circuit card (UICC)) slot.SIM card or UICC card can be used for identifying user service, execute program, storage user data Deng.

In this specification, such as " repository (store) ", " storage device (storage) ", " data store (data Store) ", " data storage device (data storage) ", " database (database) " term and it is substantially any its He refers to " memory member " by information storage part relevant to the operations and functions of component, or be embodied in " memory " or Entity in component including the memory.It is to be appreciated that memory member described herein can be it is volatile Property memory either nonvolatile memory, or may include both volatile memory and nonvolatile memory, make To be illustrative and not limiting, volatile memory, nonvolatile memory, disc memory device and memory storage apparatus.In addition, non- Volatile memory may include can in read-only memory (ROM), programming ROM (PROM), electrically programmable ROM (EPROM), electricity It wipes in ROM (EEPROM) or flash memory.Volatile memory may include random access memory (RAM), it serves as external height Fast buffer memory.As illustrative and not limiting, RAM is available in many forms, such as synchronous random access memory (SRAM), dynamic ram (DRAM), synchronous dram (SDRAM), double data rate SDRAM (DDR SDRAM), enhanced SDRAM (ESDRAM), synchronous chain Road DRAM (SLDRAM) and direct high frequency dynamic ram (DRRAM).In addition, the memory portion of system or method described herein Part is intended to memory including but not limited to including these and any other suitable type.

Moreover, it should be noted that disclosed theme can use other computer system configurations to practice, including list Processor or multiprocessor computer system, microcomputer, mainframe computer and personal computer, hand-held calculate Equipment (for example, PDA, phone, smart phone, wrist-watch, tablet computer, netbook computer, etc.), based on microprocessor Or programmable consumer or industrial electronics, etc..Illustrated various aspects can also be real in a distributed computing environment It tramples, wherein task is executed by the remote processing devices being linked through a communication network；But even if the various aspects of present disclosure are not complete Portion also at least some can practice on stand-alone computers.In a distributed computing environment, program module can be located at this In ground and remote memory storage device the two.

Certain embodiments described herein can also be convenient for making using artificial intelligence (AI) one described herein or Multiple feature automations.For example, candidate frequency can be assessed and selected using artificial intelligence in optional Training Control device 230 Rate, modulation scheme, MIMO mode and/or guided wave mode, to maximize transfer efficiency.Embodiment is (for example, with being added to now Have and provide that maximize value/interests cell site related after communication network acquired in automatic identification) it can be using each The scheme based on AI is planted to execute its each embodiment.Moreover, classifier can be used to determine acquired each of network The ranking or priority of cell site.Classifier is will to input attribute vector x=(x1, x2, x3, x4 ... ..., xn) to be mapped to institute State the function that input belongs to the confidence level (confidence) of a kind of (class), i.e. f (x)=confidence (class).This Kind of classification can using predicting based on probability and/or based on the analysis (for example, resolving into analysis utilities and cost) of statistics or Infer that user it is expected the movement being performed automatically.Support vector machines (SVM) is can be with the example of adopted classifier.SVM is logical Cross find out may the hypersurface in the space of input operate, wherein hypersurface attempts to separate trigger criteria and non-trigger events. Intuitively, this to classify for close to training data but the test data not exactly the same with training data is correct.Its His oriented and undirected category of model method includes such as naive Bayesian, Bayesian network, decision tree, neural network, obscures and patrol It collects model and the probabilistic classification models for the Bu Tong independent sexual norm that may be utilized is provided.As used herein classification further include by with To develop the statistical regression of models of priority.

As will readily appreciate that, one or more embodiments can be trained using by explicit (for example, via general instruction Practice data) and implicit point for training (for example, via observation UE behavior, network operator's preference, historical information, receiving external information) Class device.For example, SVM can via in classifier constructor and feature selection module study or the training stage configure.Therefore, (multiple) classifier can be used to learn and execute multiple functions automatically, including but not limited to be obtained according to preassigned determination In the cell site taken which which is beneficial in the subscriber and/or acquired cell site of maximum quantity will be to existing Communication network covering addition minimum value, etc..

As in this application it is some up and down it is as used herein, in some embodiments, term " component ", " system " etc. It is intended to refer to or includes to computer-related entity or relevant with having one or more operating devices of concrete function Entity, wherein entity can be hardware, the combination of hardware and software, software or software in execution.As an example, component can It can be held with being but not limited to the process run on a processor, processor, object, executable program, execution thread, computer Capable instruction, program and/or computer.As illustrative and not limiting, the application and the server run on the server is ok It is component.One or more components may reside in the process and/or thread of execution, and component can be in a computer It is upper to localize and/or be distributed between two or more computers.In addition, these components can be from being stored thereon with various numbers It is executed according to the various computer-readable mediums of structure.These components can be communicated via locally and/or remotely process, such as root According to have one or more data groupings (for example, from via signal in local system, distributed system and/or across all As internet network and other systems in another component interaction a component data) signal.As another Example, component can be the dress of the concrete function provided with the machine components operated by circuit system or electronic circuit system It sets, circuit system or the electronic circuit system software as performed by processor or firmware application operate, and wherein processor can be At least part that is internal or external and executing software or firmware application of device.As also another example, component can To be to provide the device of concrete function by the electronic component of not machine components, the electronic component can include place wherein Device is managed, to execute the software or firmware of at least partly giving electronic component function.Although various parts are illustrated as individual portion Part, it will be appreciated that, without departing substantially from example embodiment, multiple components may be implemented as single portion Part or single component may be implemented as multiple components.

In addition, each embodiment can use the programming of standard and/or engineering technology is implemented as method, apparatus or system Product control computer-implemented disclosed theme to generate software, firmware, hardware or any combination thereof.As used herein , term " product " is to cover the meter that can be accessed from any computer readable device or computer-readable storage/communication media Calculation machine program.For example, computer readable storage medium can include but is not limited to magnetic storage apparatus (for example, hard disk, floppy disk, magnetic Item), CD (for example, compact disk (CD), digital versatile disc (DVD)), smart card and flash memory device be (for example, card, stick, key Driver).It certainly, can it would be recognized by those skilled in the art that without departing substantially from the range or spirit of each embodiment To make many modifications to this configuration.

In addition, word " example " and " exemplary " be used to mean to serve as example or explanation herein.It is described herein For " example " or " exemplary " any embodiment or design be not necessarily to be construed as advantageous over or surpass other embodiments or Design.On the contrary, word sample or illustrative use are intended to that concept is presented in a concrete fashion.As used in this application , term " or (or) " is intended to mean that open "or" rather than exclusive "or".That is, unless otherwise specified or from upper Hereafter it will be apparent that otherwise " X uses A or B " is intended to refer to any natural inclusive arrangement.That is, if X uses A；X uses B； Or X uses A and B both, then all meets in " X uses A or B " how upper situation in office.In addition, such as in the application and appended power Used in sharp claim, be apparent from unless otherwise specified or from context be for singular, otherwise " one (a) " and " one (an) " should generally be interpreted to refer to " one or more ".

Moreover, such as " user equipment ", " movement station ", cellular phone, " subscriber station ", " access terminal ", " terminal ", " hand-held set ", " mobile device " (and/or the term for indicating similar terms) can refer to by the subscriber or user of radio communication service It is set for receiving or transmitting data, control, voice, video, sound, game or substantially any data flow or the wireless of signaling flow It is standby.Preceding terms are used interchangeably herein and with reference to relevant attached drawing.

In addition, term " user ", " subscriber ", " client ", " consumer " etc. can throughout be used by exchanging, unless up and down Text guarantees the specific differentiation between these terms.It is to be appreciated that this term can refer to human entity or pass through people The automation component that work intelligence (for example, ability that inference is at least made based on complicated mathematic(al) formalism) is supported, it is described from Dynamicization component can provide analog vision, voice recognition etc..

Such as employed herein, term " processor " can refer to substantially any calculation processing unit or equipment, including But it is not limited to include single core processor；Uniprocessor with software multithread executive capability；Multi-core processor；It is more with software The multi-core processor of thread executive capability；Multi-core processor with hardware multithread technology；Parallel tables；And there is distribution The parallel tables of formula shared memory.In addition, processor can refer to be designed to execute function described herein integrated circuit, Specific integrated circuit (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA), Programmable logical controller Device (PLC), Complex Programmable Logic Devices (CPLD), discrete gate or transistor logic, discrete hardware components or its any group It closes.Processor can use nanoscale architectural framework, transistor such as, but not limited to based on molecule and quantum dot, switch and Door, to optimize the use in space or the performance of enhancing user equipment.Processor can also be implemented as calculation processing unit Combination.

As it is used herein, such as " data storage device (data storage) ", " data storage device (data Storage) ", the term of " database (database) " and substantially any other are relevant to the operations and functions of component The entity that information storage part all refers to " memory member " or embodies in " memory " or component including memory.It answers When it is appreciated that memory member described herein or computer readable storage medium can be volatile memory or non- Volatile memory, or may include both volatile and non-volatile memories.

Described above only includes the example of each embodiment.It is, of course, not possible in order to describe these embodiments and The combination that each of component or method are contemplated that, but those skilled in the art will realize that the embodiment presented are described Many further combinations and permutations be all possible.Therefore, described herein and/or claimed embodiment is to contain Cover all such changes belonged within spirit and scope of the claims, modifications and variations.In addition, with regard to term " including (includes) " for the range used in specific descriptions or claim, this term is will be to be similar to term " packet Include (comprising) " mode as inclusive, just as when " including (comprising) " is in the claims as turning As being explained when variable is used.

In addition, flow chart may include " beginning " and/or " continuation " instruction." beginning " and " continuation " instruction, which reflects, is in Existing step can be optionally incorporated into other routines or otherwise with other routines and be used together.In this context Under, " beginning " indicates the beginning of the presented first step and front can have other not specifically illustrated activities.Further, The step of " continuation " instruction reflection is presented can be performed a plurality of times and/or can have below other not specifically illustrated activities.Separately Outside, although flow chart instruction step particular sorted, other sequence be also it is possible, as long as causal principle is protected It holds.

As also can be used herein, (multiple) term " being operably coupled to ", " being coupled to " and/or " coupling " includes Via the INDIRECT COUPLING of one or more middle entries between direct-coupling and/or item between.These and middle entry include But it is not limited to contact, communication path, component, circuit element, circuit, functional block and/or equipment.As the example of INDIRECT COUPLING, From first item be transmitted to Section 2 signal being modified in signal by way of information by one or more middle entries, property Or format and modified, and in signal one or more elements of information still with can by Section 2 know transmit otherwise. Movement in another example of INDIRECT COUPLING, due to the movement and/or reaction in one or more middle entries, in first item It can cause the reaction in Section 2.

Although having illustrated and having described specific embodiment herein, but it would be recognized that realizing same or similar Any arrangement of purpose can replace the embodiment that this theme disclosure content is described or shows.This subject disclosure content is intended to cover Any and all adaptation or variant of each embodiment.The combination of above embodiments can be used in this theme disclosure content And other embodiments not specifically disclosed herein.For example, the one or more features from one or more embodiments can It is combined with the one or more features with one or more other embodiments.In one or more embodiments, actively draw Feature can also be quoted and from needing or do not need the reality replaced by another structure and/or functional character with being denied It applies in example and excludes.Step or function described in the embodiment about this theme disclosure content can be executed in any order. Step described in embodiment about this theme disclosure content or function can be individually performed or with this theme disclosure content Other steps or function and from other embodiments or other step groups not yet described in this theme disclosure content Ground is closed to execute.Further, it can also utilize described in embodiment more or less than whole features.

Claims

1. a kind of Coupling device, comprising:

Receiving portion receives the radiofrequency signal of transmission data from transmitting equipment；

The radiofrequency signal is magnetically coupled to transmission medium as the appearance for being limited to the transmission medium by magnetic coupler The guided electromagnetic wave in face, wherein the magnetic coupler includes cavity resonator, and the cavity resonator passes through humorous in the cavity The TE with the magnetic field for the guided electromagnetic wave of inducting on the transmission medium via magnetic coupling is generated in vibration device₁₀Mode is come pair The radiofrequency signal is responded, and wherein, and the guided electromagnetic wave is via HE11 mode along the institute of the transmission medium Outer surface is stated to be propagated；And

The transmission medium is fixed into and the magnetic coupling by shell, including dielectric portion and reflecting plate, the dielectric portion Clutch is adjacent, and the reflecting plate reduces the Electromagnetic Launching from the magnetic coupler.

2. Coupling device as described in claim 1, wherein the transmission medium includes conducting wire.

3. Coupling device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the conducting wire is insulation.

4. Coupling device as described in claim 1, wherein the dielectric portion includes honeycomb dielectric substance.

5. Coupling device as described in claim 1, wherein the reflecting plate is spaced apart and the radio frequency with the magnetic coupler The corresponding distance of the half of the wavelength of signal.

6. Coupling device as described in claim 1, wherein the reflecting plate includes reflective metal surfaces.

7. Coupling device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the receiving portion includes coaxial connector, and the coupling Equipment further comprises the antenna that the radiofrequency signal is radiated in the cavity resonator.

8. Coupling device as claimed in claim 3, wherein the cavity resonator is lower than the cutoff frequency of desired guided wave mode To operate.

9. Coupling device as described in claim 1, wherein the receiving portion include the radiofrequency signal is directed to it is described The waveguide of magnetic coupler.

10. a kind of method, comprising:

The radiofrequency signal of transmission data is received from transmitting equipment；

The radiofrequency signal is magnetically coupled to transmission medium as being limited to the transmission medium via magnetic coupler The guided electromagnetic wave of outer surface, wherein the magnetic coupler includes cavity resonator, and the cavity resonator passes through in the sky The TE with the magnetic field for the guided electromagnetic wave of inducting on the transmission medium via magnetic coupling is generated in chamber resonator₁₀Mode The radiofrequency signal is responded, and wherein, the guided electromagnetic wave is via HE11 mode along the transmission medium The outer surface propagated；

The transmission medium is fixed into via the shell for including dielectric portion adjacent with the magnetic coupler；And

The electromagnetic radiation from the magnetic coupler is reduced via reflecting plate.

11. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the transmission medium includes conducting wire.

12. method as claimed in claim 11, wherein the conducting wire is insulation.

13. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the dielectric portion includes honeycomb dielectric substance.

14. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the reflecting plate is spaced apart with the magnetic coupler to be believed with the radio frequency Number wavelength the corresponding distance of half.

15. method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the reflecting plate includes reflective metal surfaces.