scope:

This part of IEC 60793-2 is applicable to optical fibre types B1.1, B1.2, B1.3, and categories B2, B4, B5 and B6. A map from IEC designations to ITU-T designations is shown in Annex I.
These fibres are used or can be incorporated in information transmission equipment and optical fibre cables.
Three types of requirements apply to these fibres:
- general requirements, as defined in IEC 60793-2;
- specific requirements common to the class B single-mode fibres covered in this standard and which are given in Clause 3;
- particular requirements applicable to individual fibre types or specific applications, which are defined in Annexes A to G.
- For some Family Specifications, there are sub-categories that are distinguished on the basis of difference in transmission attribute specifications. The designations for these sub-categories are documented in the individual Family Specifications.