CAN/CSA-ISO/IEC 23651-04 (R2014)

Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Conformance
3 Normative references
4 Terms and 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 tracks
16 Layout of the tape
17 Housekeeping Frames
18 AIT Remote Memory In Cartridge (AIT RMIC)
Annexes
A (normative) - Measurement of light transmittance
B (normative) - Measurement of Signal-to-Noise Ratio
C (normative) - Method for determining the nominal and the
  maximum allowable recorded levels (pre-recording condition)
D (normative) - Representation of the 16-bit words by
  18-Channel bits patterns
E (normative) - Measurement of bit shift
F (normative) - Method of measuring the straightness of track
  edges
G (normative) - ECC calculation
H (informative) - Recommendations for transportation
J (informative) - Read-After-Write
K (informative) - Basic Group No. 0
L (informative) - Chip for the AIT-3 format
M (informative) - Generation of EDC bytes for the Error
  Detecting Code for G2 Sub-Groups

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. 3 (AIT-3 format) - thereby allowing data interchange between drives by means of such magnetic tape cartridges. 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. 3 (AIT-3 format) - thereby allowing data interchange between drives by means of such magnetic tape cartridges. 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.