CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     References
 3     Abbreviations
 4     Definitions
        4.1     Digital connections
        4.2     Error performance events and parameters
                  4.2.1     Events
                  4.2.2     Parameters
        4.3     Functions of error performance objectives
 5     Performance objectives
 6     Apportionment of overall objectives
        6.1     Basic apportionment principles
        6.2     Apportionment strategy for the errored seconds requirement
        6.3     Apportionment strategy for the severely errored seconds requirement
Annex A – Criteria for entry and exit for the unavailable state
        A.1     Criteria for a single direction
        A.2     Criterion for a bidirectional connection
        A.3     Criterion for a unidirectional connection
        A.4     Consequences on error performance measurements