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FIFTH PLENARY ASSEMBLY GENEVA, 4-15 DECEMBER 1972 GREEN BOOK o VOLUME IV. 2 Maintenance Supplements to Series M, N and O Recommendations Published by THE INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION 1973 CONTENTS OF THE C.C.I.T.T. BOOKS APPLICABLE AFTER THE FIFTH PLENARY ASSEMBLY (1972) GREEN BOOK Volume I — Minutes and reports of the Vth Plenary Assembly of the C.C.I.T.T. — Resolutions and Opinions issued by the C.C.I.T.T. — General table of Study Groups and Working Parties for the period 1973-1976. — Summary table of Questions under Study in the period 1973-1976. — Recommendations (Series A) on the organization of the work of the C.C.I.T.T. — Recommendations (Series B) relating to means of expression. — Recommendations (Series C) relating to general telecommunication statistics. Volume II-A — Recommendations (Series D) and Questions (Study Group III) relating to the lease of circuits. — Recommendations (Series E) and Questions (Study Group II) relating to telephone operation and tariffs. Volume 1I-B — Recommendations (Series F) and Questions (Study Group I) relating to telegraph operation and tariffs. Volume III — Recommendations (Series G, H and J) and Questions (Study Groups XV, XVI, Special Study Groups C and D) relating to line transmission. Volume IV — Recommendations (Series M, N and O) and Questions (Study Group IV) relating to the mainte nance of international lines, circuits and chains of circuits. Volume V — Recommendations (Series P) and Questions (Study Group XII) relating to telephone transmission quality, local networks and telephone sets equipment. Volume VI — Recommendations (Series Q) and Questions (Study Groups XI and XIII) relating to telephone signalling and switching. Volume VII — Recommendations (Series R, S, T and U) and Questions (Study Groups VIII, IX, X and XIV) relating to telegraph technique. Volume VIII — Recommendations (Series V and X) and Questions (Study Group VII and Special Study Group A) relating to data transmission. Volume IX — Recommendations (Series K) and Questions (Study Group V) relating to protection against interference. — Recommendations (Series L) and Questions (Study Group VI) relating to the protection of cable sheaths and poles. Each volume also contains, where appropriate: — Definitions of specific terms used in the field of this volume. — Supplements for information and documentary purposes. CONTENTS OF VOLUME IV.2 OF THE C.C.I.T.T. GREEN BOOK MAINTENANCE PART V — Supplements to Series M, N and O Recommendations Page 1. Technical information Supplement N o. 1.1 — Prefixes used in the decimal system ........................................................................................409 Supplement N o. 1.2 — Transmission measurement conversion tables ......................................................................409 Supplement N o. 1.3 — The normal (or Laplace-Gauss) distribution ......................................................................416 Supplement N o. 1.4 — Methods of quality control ..................................................................................................... 422 Supplement No. 1.5 — Mathematical processing of the measurement results of the variations of the overall loss of telephone circu its ........................................................................................... 451 Supplement No. 1.6 — Statistical theory requirements................................................................................................459 2. Measuring techniques Supplement N o. 2.1 — Some general observations concerning measuring instruments and measuring tec h n iq u e s........................................................................................................................................ 463 Supplement N o. 2.2 — Measurements of lo s s ...................................................................................................................471 Supplement N o. 2.3 — Level measurements.......................................................................................................................475 Supplement N o. 2.4 — Measurement of crosstalk ..........................................................................................................480 Supplement No. 2.5 — Measuring errors and differences due to impedance inaccuracies of instruments and apparatus. Use of decoupled measuring p o in ts ....................................................... 482 Supplement N o. 2.6 — Errors in the indications given by level-measuring instruments due to interfering signals .............................................................................................................................................489 Supplement N o. 2.7 — Measurement of group delay and group delay distortion ...........................................492 Supplement N o. 2.8 — Measurements of sudden phase changes on circuits .........................................................508 Supplement N o. 2.9 — Vibration t e s t in g ................................................................................................... 511 Supplement N o. 2.10 — Method for measuring the frequency shift introduced by a carrier channel. 522 Supplement N o. 2.11 — Rapid verification test for echo control................................................................................... 524 Supplement N o. 2.12 — An automatic data acquisition and effective processing procedure for group and supergroup pilot levels ............................................................................................................. 524 3. Measuring equipment specifications Supplement N o. 3.1 — Measuring instrument requirements. Sinusoidal signal generators and level- measuring instruments ............................................................................................................. 530 VOLUME IV.2 — Contents CONTENTS Page Supplement No. 3.2 — Noise-measuring instruments for telecommunication circuits .....................................534 Supplement No. 3.3 — Principal characteristics of volume indicators .....................................................................548 4. Transmission performance of the international network Supplement N o. 4.1 — Results of measurements and observations on the stability of the overall loss of circuits in the international n e tw o rk ............................................................................. 550 Supplement N o. 4.2 — Results and analysis of the 9th series of tests of short breaks in transmission . 556 Supplement No. 4.3 — Characteristics of leased international telephone-type circuits .....................................564 Supplement N o. 4.5 — Instructions for making future measurements of the transmission quality of complete connections and for recording the results of the measurements . 569 Supplement No. 4.6 — Instructions for making future measurements of the transmission quality of national extensions (excluding subscribers’ local lines) and for recording the results of the m easurem ents ....................................................................................................580 Supplement No. 4.7 — Instructions for making future measurements of the transmission quality of international circuits, chains of circuits and international centres and for re cording the results of the m easurem ents ............................................................................. 587 Supplement N o. 4.8 — Results and analysis of tests of impulsive n o ise ................................................................593 5. Maintenance of television circuits Supplement N o. 5.1 — Requirements for the transmission of television signals over long distances . 598 Supplement N o. 5.2 — Test sequence used by members of the E.B.U. during the line-up period . 619 6. Miscellaneous Supplement N o. 6.1 — Effect on maintenance of the introduction of new components and of modern equipment design ......................................................................................................................620