CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
        2.1     Normative references         
        2.2     Informative references        
 3     Terms and definitions       
 4     Abbreviations   
 5     Fibre attributes 
        5.1     Mode field diameter           
        5.2     Cladding diameter  
        5.3     Core concentricity error     
        5.4     Non-circularity      
        5.5     Cut-off wavelength
        5.6     Macrobending loss
        5.7     Material properties of the fibre       
        5.8     Refractive index profile      
        5.9     Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic dispersion       
       5.10     Chromatic dispersion coefficient    
 6     Cable attributes
        6.1     Attenuation coefficient        
        6.2     Polarization mode dispersion coefficient      
 7     Tables of recommended values    
Appendix I – Information for link attributes and system design    
        I.1        Attenuation          
        I.2        Chromatic dispersion       
        I.3        Differential group delay (DGD)     
        I.4        Non-linear coefficient       
        I.5        Tables of common typical values  
BIBLIOGRAPHY    
ITU-T Rec. G.654 REVISION HISTORY