PUBLIC

DELIVERABLE

AC-018

SMASH

Deliverable #15
a0018/td/r&d/ds/p/015/b1
August 1998

Project number: AC018
Project title: SMASH
Deliverable Type: Public

CEC Deliverable Number: a0018/td/r&d/ds/p/015/b1
Internal Project Number: SMS-TD-834-2
Contractual Deliverable Date: 31st  August 1998
Actual Date of Deliverable: 30th August 1998
Title of Deliverable: Report on Ongoing Standardization Efforts
Contributing Workpackages: WP500
Nature of Deliverable: Report
Authors:
Ivar Miljeteig (Tandberg Data)
Ronald M Tol  (Philips Research Eindhoven)

Abstract

This report describes some of the most important aspects of the different standards relevant for Tape Devices.
The most important Tape Device technologies are described.
The relevant standards are listed together.
Also a report on the standardization work in DAVIC is included.

Keyword List

SMASH, Multimedia, Linear Tape Drive, Storage, SCSI, ANSI, QIC, NCITS, DAT, LTO, DDS, AIT, Travan, DAVIC

Contents

1. About This Report
2. Tape Technology and Standardization
3. QIC and MLR
        3.1 QIC 5010 (MLR1)
        3.2 QIC 5210 (MLR3)
        3.3 Other QIC standards
4. Travan
5. DLT
6. AIT
7. MAMMOTH
8. LTO
        8.1 Ultrium: High Capacity
        8.2 Accelis: Short access time
9. DDS
10. Trends and new functionality
        10.1 Self Diagnostics - Tape Alert
        10.2 Host Interface
        10.3 Access Time
11. DAVIC Standardization
        11.1  Example #1 - "Pause" of Broadcast Content
        11.2  Example #2 - Dynamic Advert Insertion
        11.3  Example #3 - Caching Data for EPGs
        11.4  Example #4 - Caching Data for Other Applications
        11.5  Example #5 - Caching Linear TV Applications
        11.6  Example #6 - Caching Interactive Applications
        11.7  Security Requirements
        11.8  Management of Local Storage Devices
        11.9  Caching of Data
        11.10Recording and Access to Non Real-Time Data
        11.11Recording and Playback of Real-Time Data
        11.12Peliminary conclusions
12. Background information on DSM-CC
13. Naming objects stored locally
        13.1 Naming DSM-CC UU objects
        13.2 Naming other content
        13.3 Metadata
14. Storage capacity management
        14.1 Quotas
        14.2 Ownership/Security
15. Media capture API
16. Filters
17. Example interoperable application
        17.1 Application scenario
        17.2 Object properties
        17.3 Subscribing
        17.4 Filtering
        17.5 Provisional API proposal
        17.6 Service provider controlled cache priorities