1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Symbols
4 Terminology
5 General information
5.1 General cable description
5.2 Optical fibre splice-ability
5.3 Testing
6 Requirements for cabled single-mode
optical fibres
6.1 Fibre materials
6.2 Optical requirements
7 Requirements for cable elements
7.1 Element design
7.2 Element characteristics
8 Requirements for optical cables
8.1 Cable construction
8.2 Sheath marking
8.3 Cable Core Materials
8.4 Cable sheath
8.5 Mechanical requirements
8.6 Environmental requirements
8.7 Electrical protection
9 Quality Assurance
Annex A (informative)
A.1 Guidance for ITU-T and IEC cabled
fibre and fibre references
Annex B (informative)
B.1 Fibre Materials
B.2 List of Fibre attributes
Annex C (Informative)