Table of Contents
1Scope
2References
3Termsanddefinitions
4Abbreviations
5Definitionofspectralbands
5.1Generalconsiderations
5.2Allocationofspectralbandsforsingle-mode
fibresystems
5.3Bandsformultimodefibresystems
6Parametersofsystemelements
6.1Linecoding
6.2Transmitters
6.3Opticalamplifiers
6.4Opticalpath
6.5Receivers
7Linecodingconsiderations
7.1Return-to-zero(RZ)implementation
7.2Systemimpairmentconsiderations
8Opticalnetworktopology
8.1Topologicalstructures
9"Worst-case"systemdesign
9.1Powerbudgetconcatenation
9.2Chromaticdispersion
9.3Polarization-modedispersion
9.4BERandQfactor
9.5Noiseconcatenation
9.6Opticalcrosstalk
9.7Concatenationofnon-lineareffects-Computational
approach
10Statisticalsystemdesign
10.1Genericmethodology
10.2Statisticaldesignofloss
10.3Statisticaldesignofchromaticdispersion
10.4Statisticaldesignofpolarization-modedispersion
11ForwardErrorCorrection(FEC)
11.1In-bandFECinSDHsystems
11.2Out-of-bandFECinopticaltransportnetworks(OTNs)
11.3Codinggainandnetcodinggain(NCG)
11.4TheoreticalNCGboundsforsomenon-standard
out-of-bandFECs
11.5StatisticalassumptionforcodinggainandNCG
11.6Candidatesforparameterrelaxation
11.7Candidatesforimprovementofsystemcharacteristics
12Physicallayertransverseandlongitudinalcompatibility
12.1Physicallayertransversecompatibility
12.2Physicallayerlongitudinalcompatibility
12.3Jointengineering
13Switchedopticalnetworkdesignconsiderations
14Bestpracticesforopticalpowersafety
14.1Viewing
14.2Fibreends
14.3Ribbonfibres
14.4Testcords
14.5Fibrebends
14.6Boardextenders
14.7Maintenance
14.8Testequipment
14.9Modification
14.10Keycontrol
14.11Labels
14.12Signs
14.13Alarms
14.14Ramanamplifiedsystems
AppendixI-Pulsebroadeningduetochromaticdispersion
I.1Purpose
I.2Generalpublishedresult
I.3Changeofnotation
I.4Simplificationforaparticularcase
I.5Pulsebroadeningrelatedtobitrate
I.6Valueoftheshapefactor
I.7Generalresultandpracticalunits
BIBLIOGRAPHY Abstract
Provides information on the background and methodologies used in the development of optical interface Recommendations such as ITU-T Recs G.957, G.691, and G.959.1.
