CONTENTS

�1���� Scope
�2���� References
�3���� Terms and definitions
������� 3.1���� Definitions
������� 3.2���� Terms defined in other Recommendations
������� 3.3���� Terms defined in other standards
�4���� Abbreviations
�5���� General considerations
������� 5.1���� Safety considerations for avoiding damage to the human eye and skin
������� 5.2���� Considerations to keep fibres damage-free
�6���� Procedures and guidelines
������� 6.1���� General
������� 6.2���� APR procedures for systems employing discrete optical amplification
������� 6.3���� APR procedures for systems based upon distributed Raman amplification
Appendix I � Examples of APR architectures for systems (including those based upon Raman amplification) deploying an OAC
������� I.1���� �� Considerations on using an OAC instead of a restart pulse for automatic restart
������� I.2���� �� Description of APR procedure using co-propagating OSC
������� I.3���� �� Description of APR procedure using counter-propagating OSC
Appendix II � Description of ALS/APSD procedures for single-channel point-to-point SDH systems
������ II.1���� Introduction
������ II.2���� Single-channel point-to-point SDH without line amplifiers
������ II.3���� Single-channel point-to-point SDH with line amplifiers
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