This Technical Report provides guidelines and procedures for determining the overall performance of
optical transmissions systems used in cable networks for television signals, sound signals and
interactive services. It is based on the requirements for optical equipment defined in the standard
EN 60728-6 (Cable networks for television signals, sound signals and interactive services – Part 6:
Optical equipment) and should be used together with this standard. The information provided is meant
to help field engineers and network planners (system designers) in planning and designing optical
systems. Though this content is less dense than in a standard, basic knowledge about system
parameters of cable networks is needed.