1 Scope
2 References
2.1 Normative reference
2.2 Informative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5
Fibre attributes
5.1 Mode field diameter
5.2 Cladding diameter
5.3 Core concentricity error
5.4 Non-circularity
5.4.1 Mode field
non-circularity
5.4.2 Cladding
non-circularity
5.5 Cut-off wavelength
5.6 Macrobending loss
5.7 Material properties of the fibre
5.7.1 Fibre materials
5.7.2 Protective
materials
5.7.3 Proofstress level
5.8 Refractive index profile
5.9 Longitudinal uniformity of chromatic
dispersion
5.10 Chromatic
dispersion coefficient
6
Cable attributes
6.1 Attenuation coefficient
6.2 Polarization mode dispersion coefficient (PMD)
7 Table of recommended values
Appendix I – Information for link attribute and system design
I.1 Attenuation
I.2 Chromatic dispersion
I.3 Differential group delay (DGD)
I.4 Nonlinear coefficient
I.5 Table of common typical values
Appendix II – Information on
polarization mode dispersion statistics
II.1 Introduction
II.2 Data collection
II.3 Calculation of PMDQ (Monte Carlo)
II.4 Calculation for DGDmax (Monte Carlo)
Appendix III – Bibliography