Recommendation ITU-T G.808 provides terms, definitions and abbreviations used in Recommendations that describe network protection and restoration. It contains a list of the definitions and abbreviations introduced in Recommendations associated with network protection and restoration. It can be considered to be a companion to Recommendations ITU-T G.870/Y.1352, G.8001/Y.1354, G.8081/Y.1353, and G.8101/Y.1355. The goal of this Recommendation is to be a single normative source for terms in this subject area