CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References 
 3     Terms and definitions       
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms        
 5     Fibre attributes 
        5.1     Cladding diameter  
        5.2     Core diameter       
        5.3     Core concentricity error     
        5.4    Non-circularity      
        5.5     Numerical aperture
        5.6     Macrobending loss
        5.7     Material properties of the fibre       
        5.8     Refractive index profile      
        5.9     Modal bandwidth  
       5.10     Chromatic dispersion coefficient    
 6     Cable attributes
        6.1     Attenuation coefficient        
        6.2     Modal bandwidth  
 7     Tables of recommended values    
Bibliography