| CPC H04B 10/25759 (2013.01) [H04B 7/18506 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
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1. A network equipment, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory that stores executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising:
receiving, via a receiver, a wireless signal that originated from a device located above a ground surface, wherein the network equipment is located below the ground surface;
transforming, via a converter, the wireless signal into an optical signal that is transmitted via a fiber optic cable below the ground surface, wherein the receiver and the converter are located on a first side of the fiber optic cable, wherein the network equipment is first network equipment located at a first portion of the fiber optic cable, and wherein respective second network equipment, other than the first network equipment are located at respective second portions of the fiber optic cable, the respective second portions being different than the first portion;
using a reflector to transmit light, corresponding to the optical signal, along the fiber optic cable at a defined angle toward a core server, wherein the reflector is located at a second side of the fiber optic cable opposite the first side of the fiber optic cable and transmits the light from the second side of the fiber optic cable toward the core server, and wherein the first side is closer to the ground surface as compared to the second side; and
detecting, using an interrupt detector, respective light from the respective second network equipment, resulting in respective detected light, wherein the reflector temporarily halts a transmission of the light, by the reflector, along the first portion of the fiber optic cable for a defined interval based on the respective detected light.
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