scope:

This part of IEC 61292 is a technical report on distributed Raman amplification (DRA). Its main purpose is to provide background material for future standards related to DRA, such as specifications, test methods and operating procedures. The report covers the following aspects: - general overview of Raman amplification; - applications of DRA; - performance characteristics and test methods related to DRA; - operational issues relating to the deployment of DRA. As DRA is a relatively new technology, and still rapidly evolving, some of the material in this report may become obsolete or irrelevant in a fairly short period of time. This technical report will be updated frequently to minimize this possibility.