CONTENTS

 1     Scope 
 2     References
 3     Terms and definitions     
        3.1     Terms defined in this Recommendation   
        3.2     Terms defined in other Recommendations
 4     Abbreviations 
 5     Characteristics of optical fibre submarine cable
        5.1     General 
        5.2     Transmission characteristics of the cable
        5.3     Mechanical characteristics and resistance to the environment     
 6     Characteristics of optical fibre submarine spare cable  
        6.1     General 
        6.2     Submarine application system type          
        6.3     Optical fibre submarine spare cable protection   
        6.4     Transmission characteristics        
 7     Electrical characteristics
 8     Characteristics of fibre in a submarine cable     
        8.1     General 
        8.2     Optical fibre         
        8.3     Transmission characteristics of the fibre 
        8.4     Recommended parameters for specification        
 9     Transmission characteristics of elementary cable section          
        9.1     General 
        9.2     Transmission characteristics of the single-fibre type elementary cable section   
        9.3     Transmission characteristics of the hybrid-fibre type elementary cable section  
        9.4     Recommended parameters for specification        
Appendix I – Optical fibre submarine cable structures and related information