Preface
Bellcore's Interactive GR Process
FA-TA-TR to GR
Transition Phase
Comments and Issues List Report Mechanism
GR-1209 Current Maturity Level, Status and Plans
Formatting Comments
Where and When to Submit Comments
1 Introduction
1.1 Purpose and Scope of Document
1.2 Requirements Terminology
1.3 Requirement Labeling Conventions
1.3.1 Numbering of Requirement and Related Objects
1.3.2 Requirement, Conditional Requirement, and
Objective Object Identification
1.4 Changes from TA-NWT-001209, Issue 2
1.5 Organization
2 General Information
2.1 General Product Description
2.1.1 Branching Component Classes
2.2 Branching Component Technology
2.3 Branching Component Applications
2.3.1 Fiber in the Loop Systems
2.3.1.1 Environmental Conditions
2.3.2 Interoffice and Loop Feeder Systems
2.3.2.1 Bidirectional Transmission
2.3.2.2 Steps for Converting to Bidirectional
Interoffice Transmission
2.3.2.3 Wavelength-Division Multiplexing
2.3.3 HFC Architecture for Video Distribution and
Telephony
3 General and Design Criteria
3.1 Documentation
3.1.1 General Documentation
3.1.2 Workcenter Information Package
3.2 Marking, Packaging and Shipping
3.3 Physical Design Criteria
3.3.1 Optical Fiber
3.3.2 Optical Connectors
3.3.3 Materials
3.3.3.1 Toxicity
3.3.3.2 Corrosion Resistance
3.3.3.3 Dissimilar Metals
3.3.3.4 Fungus Resistance
3.3.3.5 Flammability
3.3.4 Safety
3.3.5 Mounting
3.3.5.1 Central Office Location
3.3.5.2 Outside Plant Location
3.3.6 1x8 Splitter Closure Construction for FITL
3.4 Quality and Reliability Criteria
3.4.1 Reliability Assurance
3.4.2 Quality Technology Program
4 Performance Criteria
4.1 Environmental and Mechanical Criteria
4.1.1 Temperature-Humidity Aging
4.1.2 Temperature-Humidity Cycling
4.1.3 Water Immersion
4.1.4 Vibration
4.1.5 Flex Test
4.1.6 Twist Test
4.1.7 Side Pull
4.1.8 Cable Retention
4.1.9 Impact Test
4.2 Optical Criteria
4.2.1 Optical Bandpass
4.2.2 Insertion Loss
4.2.3 Uniformity
4.2.4 WDM Wavelength Isolation or Far-End
Crosstalk (FEXT)
4.2.5 Directivity
4.2.6 Reflectance
4.2.7 Polarization-Dependent Loss (PDL)
5 Performance Verification/Test Procedures
5.1 Environmental and Mechanical Testing
5.1.1 Temperature-Humidity Aging
5.1.2 Temperature-Humidity Cycling
5.1.3 Water Immersion
5.1.4 Vibration Test
5.1.5 Flex Test
5.1.6 Twist Test
5.1.7 Side Pull
5.1.8 Cable Retention
5.1.9 Impact Test
5.2 Optical Testing
5.2.1 Optical Bandpass
5.2.2 Insertion Loss
5.2.3 Uniformity
5.2.4 WDM Wavelength Isolation or Far-End
Crosstalk (FEXT)
5.2.5 Directivity
5.2.6 Reflectance
5.2.7 Polarization-Dependent Loss (PDL)
6 Passive Optical Component Code (POCC)
6.1 Structure and Format
6.2 Component Type Character
6.3 Fiber Type and Operating Wavelength
Region Character
6.4 Cable Type Character
6.5 Coupling Ratio and Wavelength Isolation
Characters
6.6 Application Character
6.7 Configuration Characters
6.8 Example
Appendix A: The Transfer Matrix
A.1 Definition of Terms
A.2 Example
References
Bellcore Documents
Other Related Document
External References
Ordering Information
Appendix B: Acronyms
Glossary