1
Scope
2
References
3
Terms
and definitions
4
Abbreviations
and acronyms
5
Parameters
of system elements
5.1
Transmitter
parameters
5.2
Submarine
cable parameters
5.3
Submarine
repeater parameters
5.4
Cable
joint parameters
5.5
Receivers
parameters
6
Optical
network topology
6.1
Point-to-point
6.2
Star
6.3
Branched
star
6.4
Trunk
and Branch
6.5
Festoon
6.6
Ring
6.7
Branched
ring
7
System
design considerations
7.1
Optical
power budget
7.2
Dispersion
considerations
8
Forward
error correction
9
Reliability
consideration
9.1
Reliability
requirement
9.2
Internal
fault
9.3
External
fault
9.4
Fault
localization
10 Upgradeability considerations
10.1
Upgrade
definitions
10.2
Standard
upgrades
10.3
Challenging
upgrades
10.4
Conclusion
11 Physical layer compatibility
11.1
Single-span
longitudinal compatibility
11.2
Single-span
black-box transverse compatibility
11.3
Multi-span black-box full
transverse compatibility
11.4
Multi-span
black-box single-link transverse compatibility
11.5
Multi-span
black-box multiple-link transverse compatibility
11.6
Single-span
black-link transverse compatibility
11.7
Multi-span
black-link transverse compatibility
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