CONTENTS

 1     General
        1.1     Scope
        1.2     Objectives
        1.3     Definitions
        1.4     Applications and configurations
 2     Functions
 3     Optical transmission
        3.1     Duplex method
        3.2     Transmission medium
        3.3     Definition of margins
        3.4     Transmitter
        3.5     Receiver
        3.6     Optical characteristics of one-fibre line terminations
        3.7     Optical path
 4     System performance
        4.1     Error performance
        4.2     Jitter
 5     Operation and maintenance
 6     Power feeding
 7     Environmental conditions
 8     Safety considerations