ITU-T recommendations:
- ITU-T G.650.1 and G.650.2 – definitions and test methods for linear, deterministic attributes of single-mode fibers and cables,
- ITU-T G.651.1 – characteristics of a 50/125 µm multimode graded index optical fiber cable,
- ITU-T G.652 – characteristics of a single-mode optical fiber and cable (9/125um, four versions: A, B, C, D),
- ITU-T G.653 – characteristics of a dispersion shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (DS-SMF),
- ITU-T G.654 – characteristics of cut-off shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (CS-SMF),
- ITU-T G.655 – characteristics of non-zero dispersion shifted single-mode optical fiber and cable (NZDS-SMF),
- ITU-T G.656 – characteristics of a fiber and cable with Non-Zero Dispersion for Wideband Optical Transport,
- ITU-T G.657 – characteristics of a bending loss insensitive single mode optical fiber and cable for the access network.
ISO/IEC standards:
- IEC 60793 parameters of optical fibers and cables:
- IEC 60793-2-10 – applicable to multimode optical fiber types A1a, A1b, and A1d,
- IEC 60793-2-50 – applicable to single-mode 9/125 optical fiber types B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, B2, B4, B5,
- IEC 60794-2 – requirements for indoor cables,
- IEC 60794-3 – requirements for outdoor cables
- ISO/IEC 11801 – specifies general-purpose telecommunication cabling systems (structured cabling), including several classes of optical fiber interconnections (OM1 – OM4, with specified minimum modal bandwidth at 850 nm, and OS1, with attenuation max 1 dB/km),
- TIA/EIA-568, the Telecommunications Industry Association standard for telecommunications cabling in commercial premises.
