1
Scope
2 References
3 Terms and definitions
4 Abbreviations
5 Characteristics and performance of
the system
5.1 Characteristics and performance of
the digital line sections
5.2 Characteristics and performance of
the optical sections
5.3 System reliability performance
6 Characteristics and performance of
the terminal equipment
6.1 General
6.2 Transmission performance
6.3 Actions consequent to an alarm
6.4 Automatic switching
7 Characteristics and performance of
the repeater
7.1 Characteristics of the signal at
the optical interface
7.2 Jitter performance
8 Characteristics and performance of
the cable
8.1 Transmission characteristics
8.2 Mechanical characteristics and
resistance to the environment
8.3 Electrical characteristics
Annex A –
Implementation of regenerative optical fibre submarine cable systems
A.1 Introduction
A.2 System configuration
A.3 Characteristics of the line signal
A.4 System operation
A.5 Repeater and branching unit
characteristics