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
                  5.4.1     Mode field non-circularity
                  5.4.2     Cladding non-circularity
        5.5     Cut-off wavelength
        5.6     Macrobending loss
        5.7     Material properties of the fibre
                  5.7.1     Fibre materials
                  5.7.2     Protective materials
                  5.7.3     Proofstress level
        5.8     Refractive index profile
        5.9     Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic dispersion
       5.10     Chromatic dispersion coefficient
       5.11     Examples of G.654.A fibre design guideline
 6     Cable attributes
        6.1     Attenuation coefficient
        6.2     Polarization mode dispersion 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
Appendix II –Examples of G.654.A fibre design guideline
Appendix III –Information on polarization mode dispersion statistics
      III.1     Introduction
      III.2     Data collection
      III.3     Calculation of PMD_Q (Monte Carlo)
      III.4     Calculation for DGD_max (Monte Carlo)
Appendix IV –Bibliography