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 Fibre attributes
6.1 Mode field diameter
6.2 Cladding diameter
6.3 Core concentricity error
6.4 Non-circularity
6.5 Cut-off wavelength
6.6 Macrobending loss
6.7 Material properties of the fibre
6.8 Refractive index profile
6.9 Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic dispersion
6.10 Chromatic dispersion
7 Cable
attributes
7.1 Attenuation coefficient
7.2 Polarization mode dispersion coefficient
8 Recommended value tables
Appendix I – Lifetime expectation in the case of small radius bending of
single-mode fibre
Bibliography