Table of Contents

 1     Scope            
 2     References   
 3     Definitions   
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation     
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms  
 5     General architecture  
        5.1     Reference points              
 6     Characteristics of monitoring equipment              
        6.1     Passive monitoring          
        6.2     Active monitoring            
        6.3     Monitoring impact           
 7     Recommended parameters for monitoring           
        7.1     Parameters for passive monitoring               
        7.2     Parameters for active monitoring 
Appendix I – Examples of parameters of monitoring systems for optical submarine cable systems