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ANSI INCITS 27 : 1987

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INFORMATION SYSTEMS - FILE STRUCTURE AND LABELING OF MAGNETIC TAPES FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

01-01-2003

1 Scope and Field of Application
2 Conformance
   2.1 Conformance of a Magnetic Tape Volume Set
   2.2 Conformance of an Information Processing System
3 Referenced and Related Standards
   3.1 Referenced Standards
   3.2 Related Standards
4 Definitions
5 Notation
6 Arrangement of Labels and Files
   6.1 Arrangement of Data on a Volume
   6.2 Arrangement of Label Groups
   6.3 Arrangement of File Sections
   6.4 Relationship of File Sections to a Volume
   6.5 Arrangement of Files and File Sets
   6.6 Structure of a Volume Set
7 File Structure for Data Interchange
   7.1 Blocks
   7.2 Records
   7.3 Files
8 Format and Contents of the Labels and Label Sets
   8.1 Character Set and Coding
   8.2 Justification of Characters
   8.3 Volume Header Label Set (VOL1 to VOL9)
   8.4 Installation Volume Label Set (UVL1 to UVL9)
   8.5 File Header Label Set (HDR1 to HDR9)
   8.6 User File Header Label Set (UHL)
   8.7 End of Volume Label Set (EOV1 to EOV9)
   8.8 End of File Label Set (EOF1 to EOF9)
   8.9 User File Trailer Label Set (UTL)
9 Levels of Interchange
   9.1 Level 1
   9.2 Level 2
   9.3 Level 3
   9.4 Level 4
10 Requirement for the Description of Systems
11 Requirements for an Originating System
   11.1 General
   11.2 Files
   11.3 Labels
   11.4 Restrictions
12 Requirements for a Receiving System
   12.1 General
   12.2 Files
   12.3 Labels
   12.4 Restrictions
Appendixes
Appendix A Initialized Volumes
  A1 Purpose
  A2 Specification
Appendix B Main Differences between ANSI X3.27-1978 and
            ANSI X3.27-1987

Defines file structure and labeling of magnetic tapes for the interchange of information between users of information processing systems.

Committee
X3L5
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
30
PublisherName
Information Technology Industry Council
Status
Current

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ANSI INCITS 328 : 2000 : R2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19 MM DD-2 HELICAL SCAN DIGITAL COMPUTER TAPE CASSETTE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANSI INCITS 180 : 1990 : R2006 MAGNETIC TAPE AND CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 18-TRACK, PARALLEL, 1/2 INCH (12.65 MM), 37871 CPI (1491 CPMM), GROUP-CODED - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 261 : 1996 : R2001 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - EXTENDED MAGNETIC TAPE FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (36-TRACK, PARALLEL SERPENTINE, 12.65 MM (0.05 IN), 1491 CPMM (37 871 CPI) GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
ANSI INCITS 312 : 1998 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 128-TRACK, 81 600 BPI (3212 BPMM) DLT4 FORMAT
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ANSI INCITS 266 : 1996 : R2001 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 112-TRACK, 42 500 BPI (1 673 BPMM), DLT2 FORMAT
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ANSI INCITS 267 : 1996 : R2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HELICAL-SCAN DIGITAL COMPUTER TAPE CARTRIDGE, 12.65 MM (0.498 IN), FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANSI INCITS 4 : 1986 : R2002 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - CODED CHARACTER SETS - 7-BIT AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (7-BIT ASCII)
ANSI INCITS 329 : 2000 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 208-TRACK, 85 940 BPI (3383 BPMM), DLT 5 FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 180 : 1990 : R2001 MAGNETIC TAPE AND CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 18-TRACK, PARALLEL, 1/2 INCH (12.65 MM), 37871 CPI (1491 CPMM), GROUP-CODED - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 224 : 1994 : R1999 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - EXTENDED MAGNETIC TAPE FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (18-TRACK, PARALLEL, 12.65 MM (0.50 IN), 1491 CPMM (37 871 CPI), GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
NBS ICST 1 : 1986 FINGERPRINT IDENTIFICATION - DATA FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
NEMA PS 1 : 1991 STANDARD FOR MAGNETIC TAPE
MIL-STD-1821 Base Document:1993 STANDARD SIMULATOR DATA BASE (SSDB) INTERCHANGE FORMAT (SIF)
ANSI INCITS 4 : 1986 : R2007 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - CODED CHARACTER SETS - 7-BIT AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (7-BIT ASCII)
ANSI INCITS 242 : 1994 : R1999 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 48-TRACK, 42 500 BPI (1673 BPMM)
ANSI INCITS 181 : 1990 : R2001 RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE AND CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 112 INCH (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 22-TRACK, 6667 BPI (262 BPMM), AND 48-TRACK, 10000 BPI (394 BPMM), MFM-ENCODED - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 329 : 2000 : R2015 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 208-TRACK, 85 940 BPI (3383 BPMM), DLT 5 FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 39 : 1986 : R2017 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (1600 CPI, PE)
ANSI INCITS 54 : 1986 : R2002 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - (6250 CPI, GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
ANSI INCITS 174 : 1989 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE & CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 20-TRACK, SERIAL, 1/2 INCH (12.65mm), 12000 bpi (472 bpmm), MFM-ENCODED - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 250 : 1996 : R2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE MINI-CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 12/24-TRACK, SERIAL, 0.250 IN (6.35 MM) 10,000 BPI (394 BPMM) GROUP-CODED RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 345 : 2001 : R2006 MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 208-TRACK, 98214 BPI (3866 BPMM) DLT6 FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 39 : 1986 : R2002 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (1600 CPI, PE)
ANSI INCITS 311 : 1998 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE 128-TRACK, PARALLEL SERPENTINE 12.65 MM (1/2 IN), 3400 BPMM (86 360 BPI) RUN LENGTH LIMITED RECORDING
MIL-STD-1820 Base Document:1992 GENERIC TRANSFORMED DATA BASE (GTDB)
ANSI INCITS 334 : 2000 MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM) SERIAL SERPENTINE 128-TRACK, 62500 BPI (2460 BPMM) DLT3XT FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 328 : 2000 : R2005 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - 19 MM DD-2 HELICAL SCAN DIGITAL COMPUTER TAPE CASSETTE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANSI INCITS 54 : 1986 : R2017 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - (6250 CPI, GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
MIL D 89020 : A DIGITAL TERRAIN ELEVATION DATA (DTED)
ANSI INCITS 181 : 1990 : R2006 RECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE AND CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 112 INCH (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 22-TRACK, 6667 BPI (262 BPMM), AND 48-TRACK, 10000 BPI (394 BPMM), MFM-ENCODED - REQUIREMENTS FOR RECORDING
ANSI INCITS 267 : 1996 : R2001 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - HELICAL-SCAN DIGITAL COMPUTER TAPE CARTRIDGE, 12.65 MM (0.498 IN), FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE
ANSI INCITS 334 : 2000 : R2005 MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM) SERIAL SERPENTINE 128-TRACK, 62500 BPI (2460 BPMM) DLT3XT FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 26 : 80(R1991) HOLLERITH PUNCHED CARD CODE
ANSI INCITS 329 : 2000 : R2005 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 208-TRACK, 85 940 BPI (3383 BPMM), DLT 5 FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 334 : 2000 : R2015 MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE, 0.50 IN (12.65 MM) SERIAL SERPENTINE 128-TRACK, 62500 BPI (2460 BPMM) DLT3XT FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 242 : 1994 : R2004 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE - 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 48-TRACK, 42 500 BPI (1673 BPMM)
NISO Z39.2 : 0 INFORMATION INTERCHANGE FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 282 : 1996 : R2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - MAGNETIC TAPE CARTRIDGE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE 0.50 IN (12.65 MM), SERIAL SERPENTINE, 128 TRACK, 62 500 BPI (2460 BPMM) DLT3 FORMAT
ANSI INCITS 261 : 1996 : R2006 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY - EXTENDED MAGNETIC TAPE FORMAT FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (36-TRACK, PARALLEL SERPENTINE, 12.65 MM (0.05 IN), 1491 CPMM (37 871 CPI) GROUP-CODED RECORDING)
DOD STD 1838 : 1986 COMMON ADA PROGRAMMING SUPPORT ENVIRONMENT (ASPE) INTERFACE SET (CAAIS)
ANSI Z39.2 : 1985 BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION INTERCHANGE,

ANSI INCITS 40 : 1993 INFORMATION SYSTEMS - UNRECORDED MAGNETIC TAPE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (9-TRACK 800 CPI, NRZI; 1600 CPI, PE; AND 6250 CPI, GCR)
ANSI INCITS 41 : 1990 CODE EXTENSION TECHNIQUES FOR USE WITH THE 7 BIT CODED CHARACTER SET OF AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD CODE FOR INFORMATION INTERCHANGE (ASCII), X3.4-1968,

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