CONTENTS

 1     Scope        
 2     References             
 3     Definitions
        3.1     Terms defined elsewhere      
        3.2     Terms defined in this Recommendation          
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms           
 5     Conventions           
 6     Functional requirements of ODFs and ODCFs            
        6.1     General requirements           
        6.2     Access and maintenance       
        6.3     Termination of cables            
        6.4     Storage and protection of splices and optical devices  
        6.5     Connectors and cross-connection of circuits   
        6.6     Pigtail storage and routing    
        6.7     Optical fibre duct      
 7     Performance evaluation test programme    
Appendix I – Performance evaluation criteria (example)    
        I.1               Mechanical evaluation  
        I.2               Optical evaluation         
Appendix II – Performance test programme for ODF (example)    
       II.1     Mechanical and optical evaluation      
Appendix III – Product characterization checklist    
Appendix IV – Example of the performance evaluation method for optical duct components    
       IV.1     Performance test of optical fibre duct            
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