This part of IEC 60793-2 is applicable to sub-categories A3a, A3b, A3c, A3d and A3e. These fibres are used or can be incorporated in different information transmission equipments, other applications employing similar light transmitting techniques, and finally fibre optic cables. Three types of requirements apply to these fibres: • general requirements, as defined in IEC 60793-2; • specific requirements common to the category A3 multimode fibres covered in this standard and which are given in Clause 3; • particular requirements applicable to the individual sub-categories or specific applications (e.g. automotive or industrial applications), which are defined in the normative subcategory annexes.