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 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     General architecture            

        6.1     Reference points        

 7     Characteristics of monitoring equipment    

        7.1     Passive monitoring    

        7.2     Active monitoring       

        7.3     Monitoring impact     

 8     Recommended parameters for monitoring 

        8.1     Parameters for passive monitoring     

        8.2     Parameters for active monitoring        

Appendix I – Examples of parameters of monitoring systems for optical submarine cable systems