This standard defines multimedia command set extensions for Device Type 5 devices.The commandsspecified within this standard define standard access and control to those Features of the device that areused in multimedia applications.
The SPC and these extensions are transport independent and may be implemented across a wide varietyof environments for which a SCSI transport protocol has been defined. To date these include FibreChannel, SCSI Parallel Interface, High Performance Serial Bus (IEEE 1394), Serial Storage Architecture,and ATA/ATAPI.
The objective of this command set is to provide for the following:
A definition of the command formats and functions independent of delivery, protocol/signaling ortransport mechanism. Architectural constraints regarding command functions, over the varioustransports, are addressed in the document specific to the physical transport.
Standardized access to common Features of SCSI devices employed in multimedia applications.
System software/firmware independence across device classes and physical interfaces. Thus,different tape drives, optical media drives, and other devices can be added to the system withoutrequiring modifications to generic system hardware and software. Provision is made for the additionof special Features and functions through the use of vendor-specific options. Reserved Op-codes areprovided for future standardization.
To provide compatibility such that properly conforming SCSI devices may inter-operate withsubsequent devices given that the system engineering is correctly done. SCSI protocol extensionsare designed to be permissive of rejections by conforming SCSI devices and thus allow the SCSIdevice to continue operation without requiring the use of the extension.
- Published:
- 05/21/2002
- ANSI:
- ANSI Approved
- Number of Pages:
- 472
- File Size:
- 1 file , 2 MB
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