�1���� Scope
�2���� References
�3���� Definitions
������� 3.1���� Terms defined elsewhere
������� 3.2���� Terms defined in this Recommendation
�4���� Abbreviations and acronyms
�5���� Conventions
�6���� Characteristics and performance of the system
������� 6.1���� Characteristics and performance of the digital line sections
(DLS)
������� 6.2���� Characteristics and performance of the optical sections
������� 6.3���� System reliability performance
������� 6.4���� System capacity upgradeability
�7���� Characteristics and performance of the TTE
������� 7.1���� General
������� 7.2���� Transmission performance
������� 7.3���� Actions consequent to an alarm
������� 7.4���� Automatic switching
�8���� Characteristics and performance of the submarine cable
������� 8.1���� Dispersion mapping
������� 8.2���� Dispersion management implementation
Annex A � Implementation of repeaterless optical fibre submarine cable systems
������� A.1���� Introduction
������� A.2�� ��System configuration
������� A.3���� Characteristics of the line signal
������� A.4���� System operation
������� A.5���� Passive branching unit characteristics�
Annex B � Repeaterless optical fibre submarine cable systems using ROPA:
Optical power budget between optical reference points S� and R and line
monitoring
������� B.1���� Remote optically pumped amplifiers (ROPAs)
������� B.2���� Optical power budget for systems using ROPA
������� B.3���� Line monitoring for pumping portion
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