ANSI INCITS 311 : 1998
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01-01-2003
Foreword
1 Scope, purpose, and application
1.1 Scope
1.2 Purpose
1.3 Application
2 Normative references
3 Definitions
4 Tape characteristics
5 Recording
5.1 Physical recording density
5.2 Bit-cell length
5.3 Average bit-cell length
5.4 Bit rate of change
5.5 Bit shift
5.6 Total character skew
5.7 Missing zero-crossing zones
5.8 Coincident missing zero-crossing zones
6 Data track format
6.1 Number of data tracks
6.2 Track positions
6.3 Track width
6.4 Azimuth
6.5 Track identification
7 Tape format
7.1 General
7.2 Recording area
7.3 Tach count
7.4 Physical blocks
7.5 Servo acquisition region
7.6 Volume control region
7.7 Data region
7.8 Data entities
8 Packet format
8.1 Packet header
8.2 Packet data
8.3 Packet trailer
9 Device blocks
9.1 Data device blocks
9.2 Mark device blocks
9.3 Filemark mark
9.4 Void mark
9.5 Beginning of half-wrap mark
9.6 End of half-wrap mark
9.7 BOP mark
9.8 EOD mark
9.9 SDM mark
9.10 FID mark
9.11 DBM mark
9.12 SARS mark
9.13 DBM checked out mark
9.14 DBM valid mark
10 Device block format
10.1 Device block header
10.2 Device block data
10.3 Device block trailer
11 ECC
11.1 CRC
11.2 Code block
11.3 ECC-encoded code block
11.4 Codeword correction code generation
11.5 MIE pointer code generation
11.6 ECC-encoded interleave unit
11.7 Short error correction code generation
12 Recording of bytes on tape
12.1 Synchronization format
12.2 Interblock gap formatting
12.3 RLL byte translation
12.4 Write equalization bit translation
12.5 Writing bits on tape
Annexes
A Measurement of bit shift
A.1 Read equipment
A.2 Measurement
A.3 Data analysis
B Vendor code lists
C Bibliography
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