1 Scope
This International Standard specifies the characteristics of 356 mm optical disk cartridges of the type providing for information to be written once and read many times.
ISO 10885 specifies
- definitions of essential concepts,
- the environment in which the characteristics shall be tested,
- the environments in which the cartridge shall be operated and stored,
- the mechanical, physical and dimensional characteristics of the case and of the optical disk ,
- the optical characteristics and the recording characteristics for recording the information once and for reading it many times, so as to provide physical interchangeability between data processing systems.
- the format for the physical disposition of the tracks and sectors, the error correction codes , the modulation methods used for recording and the quality of the recorded signals.
Together with a standard for volume and file structure, ISO/IEC 10885 provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.