ECMA 353 : 1ED 2004

Section 1 - General
1 Scope
2 Conformance
   2.1 Optical disk Cartridge (ODC)
   2.2 Generating system
   2.3 Receiving system
   2.4 Compatibility statement
3 Normative references
4 Definitions
   4.1 band
   4.2 case
   4.3 Channel bit
   4.4 clamping zone
   4.5 control track
   4.6 Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC)
   4.7 defect management
   4.8 disk reference plane
   4.9 embossed mark
   4.10 entrance surface
   4.11 Error Correction Code (ECC)
   4.12 field
   4.13 format
   4.14 fully rewritable disk
   4.15 groove
   4.16 hub
   4.17 interleaving
   4.18 Kerr rotation
   4.19 land and groove
   4.20 logical track
   4.21 logical ZCAV
   4.22 mark
   4.23 optical disk
   4.24 optical disk cartridge (ODC)
   4.25 physical track
   4.26 physical track group
   4.27 pitch
   4.28 polarization
   4.29 read power
   4.30 recording layer
   4.31 Reed-Solomon code
   4.32 sector
   4.33 space
   4.34 spindle
   4.35 substrate
   4.36 zone
5 Conventions and notations
   5.1 Representation of numbers
   5.2 Names
6 Abbreviations and acronyms
7 General description of the optical disk cartridge
8 General requirements
   8.1 Environments
   8.2 Temperature shock
   8.3 Safety requirements
   8.4 Flammability
9 Reference Drive
   9.1 Optical system
   9.2 Optical beam
   9.3 Read channels
   9.4 Tracking
   9.5 Rotation of the disk
Section 2 - Mechanical and physical characteristics
10 Dimensional and physical characteristics of the case
   10.1 General description of the case
   10.2 Reference planes of the case
   10.3 Dimensions of the case
   10.4 Mechanical characteristics
11 Dimensional, mechanical and physical characteristics of the
   disk
   11.1 General description of the disk
   11.2 Reference axis and plane of the disk
   11.3 Dimensions of the disk
   11.4 Mechanical characteristics
   11.5 Optical Characteristics
12 Interface between cartridge and drive
   12.1 Clamping method
   12.2 Clamping force
   12.3 Capture cylinder
   12.4 Disk position in operating condition
Section 3 - Format of information
13 Geometry of physical tracks
   13.1 Physical track shape
   13.2 Direction of track spiral
   13.3 Physical track pitch
14 Track format
   14.1 Logical Track number
   14.2 Logical Track layout
   14.3 Clock frequencies and periods
   14.4 Radial alignment
   14.5 Sector number
15 Sector format
   15.1 Sector layout
   15.2 Sector Mark (SM)
   15.3 VFO fields
   15.4 Address Mark (AM)
   15.5 ID fields
   15.6 Postambles (PA)
   15.7 Gap
   15.8 Sync
   15.9 Data field
   15.10 VCO lock pattern field (VLP)
   15.11 Buffer field
16 Recording code
17 Format of the Information Zone
   17.1 General description of the Information Zone
   17.2 Division of the Information Zone
18 Format of the Data Zone
   18.1 Buffer tracks and Test tracks in the Data Zone
   18.2 Defect Management Areas (DMAs)
   18.3 Disk Definition Structure (DDS)
   18.4 Partitioning
   18.5 Logical block address
19 Defect management
   19.1 Initialization of the disk
   19.2 Certification
   19.3 Disks not certified
   19.4 Write procedure
   19.5 Primary Defect List (PDL)
   19.6 Secondary Defect List (SDL)
Section 4 - Characteristics of embossed information
20 Method of testing
   20.1 Environment
   20.2 Use of the Reference Drive
   20.3 Definition of signals
21 Signals from grooves
   21.1 Divided push-pull signal
   21.2 Phase depth
   21.3 Track location
22 Signals from Headers
   22.1 Sector Mark
   22.2 VFO1 and VFO2
   22.3 Address Mark, ID field and Postamble
   22.4 Timing jitter
   22.5 Asymmetry
23 Signals from embossed Recording fields
   23.1 Signal amplitude
   23.2 Timing jitter
Section 5 - Characteristics of the recording layer and user
            data
24 Method of testing
   24.1 Environment
   24.2 Reference Drive
   24.3 Write conditions
   24.4 Erase conditions
   24.5 Definition of signals
25 Magneto-optical characteristics
   25.1 Figure of merit
   25.2 Imbalance of the magneto-optical signal
26 Write characteristics
   26.1 Resolution
   26.2 Narrow-band signal-to-noise ratio (NBSNR)
   26.3 Cross-talk ratio
   26.4 Timing jitter
   26.5 Media thermal interaction
27 Erase power determination
Section 6 - Characteristics of user data
28 Method of testing
   28.1 Environment
   28.2 Reference Drive
29 Minimum quality of a sector
   29.1 Headers
   29.2 User-written data
30 Data interchange requirements
   30.1 Tracking
   30.2 User-written data
   30.3 Quality of disk
Annex A (normative) - Edge distortion test
Annex B (normative) - Compliance test
Annex C (normative) - CRC for ID fields
Annex D (normative) - Interleave, CRC, ECC, Resync for the
                        data field
Annex E (normative) - Contents of the Control Zone
Annex F (normative) - Determination of the Resync patterns
Annex G (normative) - Measurement of the figure of merit
Annex H (normative) - Read Channel for measuring NBSNR and
                        jitter
Annex I (normative) - Implementation Independent Mark
                        Quality Determination (IIMQD) for the
                        interchange of recorded media
Annex J (normative) - Air cleanliness class 100 000
Annex K (normative) - Position of the cartridge relative to
                        the reference planes
Annex L (normative) - Relaxation by zones of the requirements
                        for signals
Annex M (normative) - Test method for measuring the adsorbent
                        force of the hub
Annex N (informative) - Track deviation measurement
Annex O (informative) - Derivation of the operating climatic
                        environment
Annex P (informative) - Transportation
Annex Q (informative) - Office environment
Annex R (informative) - Values to be implemented in existing
                        and future standards
Annex S (informative) - Measurement of the vertical
                        birefringence of the substrate
Annex T (informative) - Sector retirement guidelines
Annex U (informative) - Laser power calibration for evaluation
                        of media power sensitivity

Defines the characteristics of 90 mm Optical Disk Cartridges (ODC) with a capacity of 2,3 Gbytes per Cartridge. Specifies only Type R/W for 2 048-byte sectors of such cartridge.