CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Normative references
 3     Optical transmission system specifications
        3.1     Transmitter and receiver units physical packaging and connectors
        3.2     Transmitter unit
        3.3     Receiver unit
        3.4     Optical fibre circuit and connector specifications
                  3.4.1     Optical fibre type options
        3.5     Optical connector specifications (excerpted from ANSI/EIA/TIA-586-A)
                  3.5.1     Type (see Appendix A for definition of terms)
                  3.5.2     Return loss
Appendix  A  Definition of optical domain transmission media and connector terms
        A.1     Optical fibre and cables assemblies
        A.2     Type SC/PC optical connection components
Appendix  B  Optical transmission circuit design and performance options
        B.1     Tx and Rx unit selection criteria
        B.2     Multimode and single-mode fibre transmission characteristics
        B.3     E/O transducer digital signal processing limitation
Appendix  C  Laser safety information