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 (PMD) coefficient
 7     Table 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 history