CONTENTS

 1     Scope        
 2     References             
 3     Terms and definitions         
 4     Abbreviations and acronyms           
 5     Fibre attributes      
        5.1     Mode field diameter
        5.2     Cladding diameter    
        5.3     Core concentricity error        
        5.4     Non-circularity          
        5.5     Cut-off wavelength   
        5.6     Macrobending loss   
        5.7     Material properties of the fibre         
        5.8     Refractive index profile         
        5.9     Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic dispersion          
       5.10     Chromatic dispersion coefficient for category A fibres            
 6     Cable attributes     
        6.1     Attenuation coefficient          
        6.2     Polarization mode dispersion coefficient for category A fibres 
 7     Tables of recommended values       
Appendix I – Lifetime expectation in case of small radius storage of single-mode fibre    
        I.1               Introduction      
        I.2               Network and network failure     
        I.3               Fibre lifetime considerations      
        I.4               Conclusions       
Bibliography