CONTENTS

 1     Scope
 2     Fundamental requirements
        2.1     Functions
        2.2     Interface
 3     Testing and maintaining principle
        3.1     Methods
        3.2     Wavelength
 4     Fundamental architecture
        4.1     General system architecture
        4.2     Optical testing module (OTM)
Appendix I - United States experience regarding remote fibre monitoring and testing
        I.1     Introduction
        I.2     Remote fibre testing and monitoring architectures
                  I.2.1     Basic dark fibre remote test systems (RFTSs)
                  I.2.2     Remote fibre test systems with active fibre monitoring and testing
                  I.2.3     RFTS manager
                  I.2.4     Alarms
        I.3     Conclusions
        I.4     References
Appendix II - Optical fibre outside plant maintenance support and testing system
       II.1     Abstract
                 II.1.1     Fundamental requirements
                 II.1.2     Testing and maintaining principle
                 II.1.3     Fundamental architecture
       II.2     Detail of the system
                 II.2.1     Purposes
                 II.2.2     System functions
                 II.2.3     System configuration
                 II.2.4     Control system overview
                 II.2.5     Testing and measurement principles
       II.3     Mandatory conditions
                 II.3.1     Network topologies
                 II.3.2     Capacities
                 II.3.3     Test wavelength
                 II.3.4     System data management
                 II.3.5     Interface
Appendix III - Optical fibre outside plant maintenance support and testing system
      III.1     Introduction
      III.2     Scenario
      III.3     Benefits of attenuation continuous monitoring
      III.4     Basic principles of the optical cable supervisory system
      III.5     Requirements of the optical cable supervisory system
      III.6     Conclusions
Appendix IV - The Indonesian experience on optical fibre cable operation  and maintenance support system
       IV.1     Introduction
       IV.2     Fundamental requirements
       IV.3     System's basic configuration
       IV.4     Functions of main units
       IV.5     System's hardware configuration
       IV.6     General specification of optical fibre cable O&M support system
                 IV.6.1     Test scope
                 IV.6.2     Capacities
                 IV.6.3     Test wavelength
                 IV.6.4     Test distance restrictions
                 IV.6.5     System data management
                 IV.6.6     Coupling loss and reflection measurement
                 IV.6.7     Transmission conditions
                 IV.6.8     System use conditions
       IV.7     Application software
Appendix V - Spain's experience of an optical fibre monitoring system (OFMS)
        V.1     Introduction
        V.2     General
        V.3     Optical fibre monitoring system (OFMS) – General description
        V.4     System performance
        V.5     System
        V.6     Incorporation of the system in the centralized monitoring structure