CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 18810-04 (R2012)

Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Definitions
5 Conventions and Notations
6 Acronyms
7 Environment and safety
Section 2 - Requirements for the case
8 Dimensional and mechanical characteristics of the case
Section 3 - Requirements for the unrecorded tape
9 Mechanical, physical and dimensional characteristics
   of the tape
10 Magnetic recording characteristics
Section 4 - Requirements for an interchanged tape
11 Format
12 Method of recording
13 Track geometry
14 Recorded patterns
15 Format of a track
16 Layout of the tape
17 Housekeeping Frames
18 Content of the MIC
Annexes
A - Measurement of light transmittance
B - Measurement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio
C - Method for determining the nominal and the maximum
    allowable recorded levels (pre-recording condition)
D - Representation of 16-bit words by 20-Channel bits patterns
E - Measurement of bit shift
F - Method of measuring the straightness of track edges
G - ECC calculation
H - Recommendations for transportation
J - Read-After-Write
K - Example of the content of a Basic Group No. 0
L - Examples of chip

Scope This International Standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of an 8 mm wide magnetic tape cartridge containing a memory chip to enable physical interchange of such cartridges between drives. It also specifies the quality of the recorded signals, the recording method and the recorded format - called Advanced Intelligent Tape No.2 with Memory In Cartridge (AIT-2 with MIC) - thereby allowing data interchange between drives by means of such magnetic tape cartridges. The System Log are recorded in the MIC. This International Standard specifies two types of cartridge depending on the thickness of the magnetic tape contained in the case. Information interchange between systems also requires, at a minimum, agreement between the interchange parties upon the interchange code(s) and the specifications of the structure and labelling of the information on the interchanged cartridge.

Scope This International Standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of an 8 mm wide magnetic tape cartridge containing a memory chip to enable physical interchange of such cartridges between drives. It also specifies the quality of the recorded signals, the recording method and the recorded format - called Advanced Intelligent Tape No.2 with Memory In Cartridge (AIT-2 with MIC) - thereby allowing data interchange between drives by means of such magnetic tape cartridges. The System Log are recorded in the MIC. This International Standard specifies two types of cartridge depending on the thickness of the magnetic tape contained in the case. Information interchange between systems also requires, at a minimum, agreement between the interchange parties upon the interchange code(s) and the specifications of the structure and labelling of the information on the interchanged cartridge.