公开(公告)号：US10110274B2

公开(公告)日：2018-10-23

申请号：US15418175

申请日：2017-01-27

Applicant: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.

Inventor： David M. Britz ,  John W. MacNeill ,  David Devincentis ,  Robert Bennett ,  Paul Shala Henry ,  Irwin Gerszberg ,  Farhad Barzegar ,  Thomas M. Willis, III ,  Donald J. Barnickel

IPC: H04B3/52 ,  H04B3/36 ,  H01Q13/08 ,  H01Q13/24 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H01Q7/08 ,  H01Q1/46 ,  H01Q1/36 ,  H01Q3/08

Abstract: Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example a communication device that includes first and second waveguide devices that provide communications via electromagnetic waves that propagate along a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, where the electromagnetic waves are guided by the transmission medium. The communication device can include a housing supporting a first plurality of antennas and a second plurality of antennas. The communication device can include a support structure physically connecting the first and second waveguide devices with the housing. Other embodiments are disclosed.