This Recommendation:
– gives general information on fundamental types of fibre optic connectors, their field of
application and the main requirements about their characteristics in terms of optical,
mechanical and environmental behaviour;
– makes a classification of these components in terms of the configurations used into fibre
optic plants;
– gives a general description of the basic principles of operation and of technologies of
fabrication of fibre optic connectors;
– describes all the most important optical parameters and gives general specifications on the
optical, mechanical and environmental performances of fibre optic connectors;
– describes the main test methods of fibre optic connectors;
– is limited to factory installed connectors; these are connectors that have been applied to the
fibre and/or cable in a controlled factory environment, as opposed to so called "field
installable" connectors, that are applied to the fibre by an installer in field conditions.