Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a system for receiving first electromagnetic waves via a transmission medium without utilizing an electrical return path, and inducing second electromagnetic waves at an interface of the transmission medium without the electrical return path. In an embodiment, the first and second electromagnetic waves have a non-optical frequency range. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Systems and methods for remote control of an electronic device using a power cord are disclosed. A power cord that provides electric power to the device includes a module configured to receive wireless control signals originating from and/or transmit wireless signals to a remote device. The power cord includes one or more control wires for communicating signals between the module and the device. The module may be configured to translate information or signals received from the communications protocol of the remote device to the communications protocol of the device, and vice versa. The control wire(s) may extend along or within the power cord. Methods for wirelessly controlling a device comprise transmitting a command from a remote device to a module connected to the device's power cord, the module wirelessly receiving the command and transmitting the command to the appliance via control wires extending from the module to the device.

Systems and methods for remote control of an electronic device using a power cord are disclosed. A power cord that provides electric power to the device includes a module configured to receive wireless control signals originating from and/or transmit wireless signals to a remote device. The power cord includes one or more control wires for communicating signals between the module and the device. The module may be configured to translate information or signals received from the communications protocol of the remote device to the communications protocol of the device, and vice versa. The control wire(s) may extend along or within the power cord. Methods for wirelessly controlling a device comprise transmitting a command from a remote device to a module connected to the device's power cord, the module wirelessly receiving the command and transmitting the command to the appliance via control wires extending from the module to the device.

The generation of OFDM signals for DOCSIS 3.1 specification having a required number of subcarriers and subcarrier spacing can be based on a sampling rate that is modified from that defined by the DOCSIS 3.1 specification. In embodiments, the base sampling rate is defined as Fs=204.8*A MHz (A>1), with a respective increase of basic IFFT size by factor A. In embodiments, the OFDM signal is sampled at a sampling rate of 204.8 MHz*A for an IFFT size of 8192*A (4096*A), where A>1.

Aspects of the subject disclosure may include, for example, a guided wave switch that selectively aligns an end of the first dielectric core of a first conductorless guided wave cable with an end of a selected one of a plurality of second dielectric cores of at least one second conductorless guided wave cable to facilitate coupling of the first guided waves from the first dielectric core to a selected one of the plurality of second dielectric cores. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Systems and methods for remote control of an electronic device using a power cord are disclosed. A power cord that provides electric power to the device includes a module configured to receive wireless control signals originating from and/or transmit wireless signals to a remote device. The power cord includes one or more control wires for communicating signals between the module and the device. The module may be configured to translate information or signals received from the communications protocol of the remote device to the communications protocol of the device, and vice versa. The control wire(s) may extend along or within the power cord. Methods for wirelessly controlling a device comprise transmitting a command from a remote device to a module connected to the device's power cord, the module wirelessly receiving the command and transmitting the command to the appliance via control wires extending from the module to the device.

Systems and methods for remote control of an electronic device using a power cord are disclosed. A power cord that provides electric power to the device includes a module configured to receive wireless control signals originating from and/or transmit wireless signals to a remote device. The power cord includes one or more control wires for communicating signals between the module and the device. The module may be configured to translate information or signals received from the communications protocol of the remote device to the communications protocol of the device, and vice versa. The control wire(s) may extend along or within the power cord. Methods for wirelessly controlling a device comprise transmitting a command from a remote device to a module connected to the device's power cord, the module wirelessly receiving the command and transmitting the command to the appliance via control wires extending from the module to the device.

The invention provides an impedance conversion device for a vehicle-mounted gigabit Ethernet chip adaptive to a coaxial cable transmission, and relates to the technical field of Ethernet communication. The impedance conversion device has a first impedance loop, a cable wiring end of the first impedance loop is connected with the coaxial cable, and a chip wiring end of the first impedance loop is connected with a first signal output end of the vehicle-mounted Ethernet chip; a first chip resistor is connected between a first signal input end and the first signal output end of the vehicle-mounted Ethernet chip, and the sum of an impedance value of the first impedance loop and a resistance value of the first chip resistor is equal to an equivalent resistance value of the coaxial cable.

The invention provides an impedance conversion device for a vehicle-mounted gigabit Ethernet chip adaptive to a coaxial cable transmission, and relates to the technical field of Ethernet communication. The impedance conversion device has a first impedance loop, a cable wiring end of the first impedance loop is connected with the coaxial cable, and a chip wiring end of the first impedance loop is connected with a first signal output end of the vehicle-mounted Ethernet chip; a first chip resistor is connected between a first signal input end and the first signal output end of the vehicle-mounted Ethernet chip, and the sum of an impedance value of the first impedance loop and a resistance value of the first chip resistor is equal to an equivalent resistance value of the coaxial cable.

The present disclosure relates to multi-MAC controller and single PHY systems and methods. An example method may include transmitting, via a first device in a Data Over Cable Service Interface Specification (DOCSIS) network, a first block of data within a first time slot and at a first power level. The example method may also include transmitting, via a second device in the DOCSIS network, a second block of data within the first time slot and at a second power level, the second power level being based on an attenuation of the first network tap device associated with the first device, wherein the first power level is different from the second power level.