Rec. ITU-T G.971 (10/2020) General features of optical fibre submarine cable systems
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FOREWORD
Table of Contents
1 Scope
2 References
3 Definitions
     3.1 Terms defined elsewhere
4 Abbreviations and acronyms
5 Conventions
6 Features of optical fibre submarine cable systems
7 Relationship among Recommendations relevant to optical fibre submarine cable systems
Annex A  Common implementation aspects of optical submarine cable systems for manufacturing, installing and maintenance
     A.1 Introduction
     A.2 Manufacturing
          A.2.1 Quality in optical fibre submarine cable systems
               A.2.1.1 Qualification of the designs and technologies
               A.2.1.2 Certification of components and sub-assemblies
               A.2.1.3 Manufacturing inspection
               A.2.1.4 Factory acceptance tests
          A.2.2 Assembly and loading procedure
     A.3 System installation
          A.3.1 Submarine route survey
          A.3.2 Submarine cable installation
          A.3.3 Land cable installation and testing
          A.3.4 Terminal station equipment installation and testing
     A.4 System commissioning
     A.5 Maintenance
          A.5.1 Routine maintenance
          A.5.2 Maintenance at sea
               A.5.2.1 Fault localization
               A.5.2.2 Cable recovery
               A.5.2.3 Sea repair
Appendix I  Data on cable ships and submersible equipment of various countries
     I.1 Cable ships
     I.2 Submersible equipment
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