This document specifies the product model, structural parameters, manufacturing length and performance requirements of butterfly optical cables (hereinafter referred to as optical cables), and describes the corresponding test methods, inspection rules, packaging, marking and. This document specifies the product model, structural parameters, manufacturing length and performance requirements of butterfly optical cables (hereinafter referred to as optical cables), and describes the corresponding test methods, inspection rules, packaging, marking and. IEC 60793-1-40:2024 establishes uniform requirements for measuring the attenuation of optical fibre, thereby assisting in the inspection of fibres and cables for commercial purposes. Four methods are described for measuring attenuation, one being that for modelling spectral attenuation: -method D:. stacles regarding interoperability and compatibility between manufacturers. This work materialized through the development of good practices, procedures and specifications documents, reflecting a certain state of the art at a given time, and the result of a consensus of all stakeholders (op lable. ITU-T and IEC have implemented multiple changes to their respective documents regarding Single Mode Fiber (SMF) since the last IEEE document was published. aThe fiber dispersion values are normative, all other values in the table are informative.