With the fast growth of FTTx, rapid deployment and effective maintenance of a new passive fibre cable network (i.e. Optical Distribution Network, ODN) have become major challenges for telecommunications network operators. Global communications industry has been developing passive node elements with automated ID tag detection to enable automated information collection on optical fibre connectivity for more efficient installation, operation and maintenance of optical fibre networks. Recommendation ITU-T L.207 focuses on hardware aspects on this type of passive node elements and to describe the general features, characterization and performance specifications for node elements with automated ID tag detection, including the environmental conditions, functional requirements, performance requirements, and mechanical and electrical/optical interface requirements. A product characterization checklist is included in the Appendix III.