The CCITT, considering that insufficient experience has been acquired in the use of regenerative repeaters; that it nevertheless seems desirable to lay down a provisional rule governing the siting of regenerative repeaters, with a view to the preparation of plans for international telegraph communications by switching; that it would also appear desirable that the signals transmitted by an international terminal exchange should not be affected by a higher degree of distortion than those recommended in Recommendations R.57 and R.58.
ITU-T R.62 FRENCH-1988 history
1988ITU-T R.62 FRENCH-1988 SITING OF REGENERATIVE REPEATERS IN INTERNATIONAL TELEX CIRCUITS