SIST EN 61937-8:2007

Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 -- Part 8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format

This part of IEC 61937 specifies the method for the digital audio interface specified in IEC 60958 to convey non-linear PCM bitstreams encoded in accordance with the WMA Professional format.

Digitalton - Schnittstelle für nichtlinear PCM-codierte Audio-Bitströme unter Verwendung von IEC 60958 -- Teil 8: Nichtlineare PCM-Bitströme nach dem Windows-Media-Audio(WMA)-Professional-Format

Audionumérique - Interface pour les flux de bits audio à codage MIC non linéaire, conformément à la CEI 60958 -- Partie 8: Flux de bits MIC non linéaire selon le format Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional

Digitalni avdio – Vmesnik za nelinearne s PCM-kodirane zvokovne bitne tokove po standardu IEC 60958 – 8. del: Nelinearni PCM bitni tokovi v skladu s profesionalnim formatom WMA (IEC 61937-8:2006)

General Information

• Status: Published
• Publication Date: 27-Sep-2007
• ICS: 33.160.30 - Audio systems
• ICS: 35.200 - Interface and interconnection equipment
• Technical Committee: AVM - Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment
• Current Stage: 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
• Start Date: 19-Sep-2007
• Due Date: 24-Nov-2007
• Completion Date: 28-Sep-2007
• Mandate: 3 - 3
• Ref Project: EN 61937-8:2007 - Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 - Part 8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format

Standards Content (Sample)

SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61937-8:2007
01-november-2007
Digitalni avdio – Vmesnik za nelinearne s PCM-kodirane zvokovne bitne tokove po
standardu IEC 60958 – 8. del: Nelinearni PCM bitni tokovi v skladu s
profesionalnim formatom WMA (IEC 61937-8:2006)
Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC
60958 -- Part 8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the Windows Media Audio
(WMA) Professional format
Digitalton - Schnittstelle für nichtlinear PCM-codierte Audio-Bitströme unter Verwendung
von IEC 60958 -- Teil 8: Nichtlineare PCM-Bitströme nach dem Windows-Media-Audio
(WMA)-Professional-Format
Audionumérique - Interface pour les flux de bits audio à codage MIC non linéaire,
conformément à la CEI 60958 -- Partie 8: Flux de bits MIC non linéaire selon le format
Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61937-8:2007
ICS:
33.160.30 Avdio sistemi Audio systems
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
SIST EN 61937-8:2007 en,de
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.

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SIST EN 61937-8:2007


EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61937-8

NORME EUROPÉENNE
March 2007
EUROPÄISCHE NORM

ICS 35.040


English version


Digital audio -
Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams
applying IEC 60958 -
Part 8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according
to the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format
(IEC 61937-8:2006)


Audionumérique -  Digitalton -
Interface pour les flux de bits audio Schnittstelle für nichtlinear PCM-codierte
à codage MIC non linéaire, Audio-Bitströme unter Verwendung
conformément à la CEI 60958 - von IEC 60958 -
Partie 8: Flux de bits MIC non linéaire Teil 8: Nichtlineare PCM-Bitströme
selon le format "Windows Media Audio nach dem Windows-Media-Audio(WMA)-
(WMA) Professional" Professional-Format
(CEI 61937-8:2006) (IEC 61937-8:2006)


This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2007-02-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.

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EN 61937-8:2007 - 2 -
Foreword
The text of the International Standard IEC IEC 61937-8:2006, prepared by Technical Area 4, Digital
system interfaces, of IEC TC 100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and equipment, was submitted to
the formal vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 61937-8 on 2007-02-01 without any modification.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2008-02-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2010-02-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
__________
Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC IEC 61937-8:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
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Annex ZA
(normative)

Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications

The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.

NOTE  When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.

Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
IEC 60958 Series Digital audio interface EN 60958 Series


1) 2)
IEC 61937-1 - Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM EN 61937-1 2007
encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 -
Part 1: General


1) 2)
IEC 61937-2 - Digital audio - Interface for non-linear PCM EN 61937-2 2003
encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 -
Part 2: Burst-info




1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.

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INTERNATIONAL IEC


STANDARD 61937-8





First edition
2006-10


Digital Audio –
Interface for non-linear PCM encoded
audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958 –
Part 8:
Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to the
Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.3

1 Scope.5
2 Normative references .5
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations .5
3.1 Terms and definitions .5
3.2 Abbreviations .5
3.3 Presentation convention .5
4 Mapping of the audio bitstream on to IEC 61937 .6
4.1 General .6
4.2 Windows Media Audio Professional burst-info .6
5 Format of WMA Professional data-burst .6
5.1 General .6
5.2 Pause data-burst.7
5.3 Audio data-bursts .7

Bibliography.13

Figure 1 – Windows Media Audio Professional type I data-burst .7
Figure 2 – Latency of WMA Professional type I decoding .8
Figure 3 – Windows Media Audio Professional type II data-burst .8
Figure 4 – Latency of WMA Professional type II decoding.9
Figure 5 – Windows Media Audio Professional type III data-burst .10
Figure 6 – Latency of WMA Professional type III decoding.10
Figure 7 – Windows Media Audio Professional type IV data-burst .11
Figure 8 – Latency of WMA Professional type IV decoding.11

Table 1 – Fields of burst-info .6
Table 2 – Repetition period of Pause data-bursts.7
Table 3 – Data-type-dependent when data-type = 18 and sub-type = 0 .7
Table 4 – Data-type-dependent when data-type = 18 and sub-type = 1 .9
Table 5 – Data-type-dependent when data-type = 18 and sub-type = 2 .10
Table 6 – Data-type-dependent when data-type = 18 and sub-type = 3 .11

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61937-8 © IEC:2006(E) – 3 –
INTERNATIONAL ELECTROTECHNICAL COMMISSION
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DIGITAL AUDIO –
INTERFACE FOR NON-LINEAR PCM ENCODED
AUDIO BITSTREAMS APPLYING IEC 60958

Part-8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to
the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format


FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61937-8 has been prepared by Technical Area 4: Digital system
interfaces, of IEC technical committee 100: Audio, video and multimedia systems and
equipment.
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CDV Report on voting
100/1018A/CDV 100/1095/RVC

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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.

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The list of all the parts of the IEC 61937 series, under the general title Digital audio –
Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying IEC 60958, can be found on
the IEC website.
The committee has decided that the contents of this publication will remain unchanged until
the maintenance result date indicated on the IEC web site under "http://webstore.iec.ch" in
the data related to the specific publication. At this date, the publication will be
• reconfirmed,
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• amended.
A bilingual version of this publication may be issued at a later date.

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SIST EN 61937-8:2007
61937-8 © IEC:2006(E) – 5 –
DIGITAL AUDIO –
INTERFACE FOR NON-LINEAR PCM ENCODED
AUDIO BITSTREAMS APPLYING IEC 60958

Part-8: Non-linear PCM bitstreams according to
the Windows Media Audio (WMA) Professional format



1 Scope
This part of IEC 61937 specifies the method for the digital audio interface specified in
IEC 60958 to convey non-linear PCM bitstreams encoded in accordance with the WMA
Professional format.
2 Normative references
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document.
For dated references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition
of the referenced document (including any amendments) applies.
IEC 60958 (all parts), Digital audio interface
IEC 61937-1, Digital audio – Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 – Part 1: General
IEC 61937-2, Digital audio – Interface for non-linear PCM encoded audio bitstreams applying
IEC 60958 – Part 2: Burst-info
3 Terms, definitions and abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the following terms, definitions, abbreviations and
presentation convention apply.
3.1 Terms and definitions
3.1.1
latency
delay time of an external audio decoder to decode a WMA Professional data burst, defined as
the sum of t
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