Table of Contents - G Suppl. 41 (07/2024) - Design guidelines for optical fibre submarine cable systems

1	Scope
2	References
3	Definitions
4	Abbreviations and acronyms
5	Conventions
6	Parameters of system elements
	6.1	Transmitter parameters
	6.2	Submarine cable parameters
	6.3	Submarine repeater parameters
	6.4	Cable joint parameters
	6.5	Receivers parameters
7	Optical network topology
	7.1	Point-to-point
	7.2	Star
	7.3	Branched star
	7.4	Trunk and branch
	7.5	Festoon
	7.6	Ring
	7.7	Branched ring
8	System design considerations
	8.1	Optical power budget
	8.2	Dispersion considerations
	8.3	Power feeding subsystem design
9	Forward error correction
10	Reliability consideration
	10.1	Reliability requirement
	10.2	Internal fault
	10.3	External fault
	10.4	Fault localization
11	Upgradeability considerations
	11.1	Upgrade definitions
	11.2	Standard upgrades
	11.3	Challenging upgrades
	11.4	Conclusion
12	Physical layer compatibility
	12.1	Single-span longitudinal compatibility
	12.2	Single-span black-box transverse compatibility
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	12.3	Multi-span black-box full transverse compatibility
	12.4	Multi-span black-box single-link transverse compatibility
	12.5	Multi-span black-box multiple-link transverse compatibility
	12.6	Single-span black-link transverse compatibility
	12.7	Multi-span black-link transverse compatibility
13	Fibre identification for submarine networks
Bibliography