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     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           
        I.6        Examples of implementation      
        I.7        Chromatic dispersion coefficient limits for Tables D and E      
BIBLIOGRAPHY