SIST EN 61883-8:2009
Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital interface - Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital interface - Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data (IEC 61883-8:2008)
This part of IEC 61883 specifies a protocol for the transport of uncompressed or compressed video data in the 4:2:2 format of recommendation ITU-R BT.601 (including compatible extensions to this format for the higher and lower resolutions of other commonly used video resolutions) over high performance serial bus, as specified by IEEE Std 1394-1995 as amended by IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and IEEE Std 1394b-2002 (collectively IEEE 1394). The data formats for the encapsulation of video data are compatible with those specified by IEC 61883-1. Associated audio data, if any, should be formatted as specified by IEC 61883-6. There are many commonly used video formats unsupported by IEC 61883, such as MPEG-4, Windows Media Format (WMF) and the format used by automotive navigation applications.
Support for all or most of these formats in rendering devices would require implementation of multiple video codecs. This is an undue burden that may be avoided if the source device converts to ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format and, if necessary, compresses the data with a codec supported by all destination devices. An additional advantage is that on-screen display (OSD) information may be mixed with video data prior to transmission to the rendering device. Because ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format is widely used internally in contemporary AV equipment, this specification permits straight-forward integration of IEEE 1394 into these devices and
enables markets whose usage scenarios include single video sources transmitting to one or more video displays, such as: - consumer electronic STB or DVD video rendered by multiple displays in the home; - automotive navigation and entertainment; and - aeronautical in-flight entertainment. For the sake of interoperability and bounded implementation complexity, it is essential that the specification provide the following: - a 1394 TA controlled list of compression codecs; and - at a minimum, a reference to one video compression codec.
Audio/Video-Geräte der Unterhaltungselektronik - Digitale Schnittstelle - Teil 8: Übertragung von digitalen Videodaten im Format ITU-R BT.601 (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Matériel audio/vidéo grand public - Interface numérique - Partie 8: Transmission de données vidéo numériques selon le modèle de l'UIT-R BT.601 (CEI 61883-8:2008)
L'IEC 91883-8:2008 spécifie un protocole pour le transport de données vidéo compressées ou non compressées au format 4:2:2 de la recommandation UIT-R BT.601 (y compris les extensions compatibles de ce format pour les résolutions supérieures et inférieures des autres résolutions vidéo couramment utilisées) sur le bus série à haute performance, comme cela est spécifié par l'IEEE Std 1394-1995, amendée par l'IEEE Std 1394a-2000 et l'IEEE Std 1394b-2002 (collectivement l'IEEE 1394). Les formats de données pour l'encapsulation des données vidéo sont compatibles avec ceux spécifiés par l'IEC 61883-1. Il convient, le cas échéant, de formater les données audio associées comme cela est spécifié dans l'IEC 61883-6.
De nombreux formats vidéo couramment utilisés ne sont pas pris en charge par l'IEC 61883, par exemple MPEG-4, le format Windows Media (WMF) et le format utilisé dans les applications de navigation automobile. La prise en charge de la totalité ou de la majeure partie de ces formats dans les dispositifs de rendu nécessite la mise en œuvre de plusieurs codecs vidéo. Il s'agit d'une tâche superflue qui peut être évitée si le dispositif source effectue une conversion au format 4:2:2 de l'UIT-R BT.601 et, si nécessaire, une compression des données avec un codec pris en charge par tous les dispositifs de destination. Un autre avantage est que les informations d'affichage à l'écran (OSD, On-Screen Display) peuvent être mélangées avec des données vidéo avant transmission au dispositif de rendu.
Etant donné que le format 4:2:2 de l'UIT-R BT.601 est largement utilisé en interne dans le matériel AV actuel, la présente spécification permet une intégration directe de l'IEEE 1394 dans ces dispositifs et ouvre des marchés dont les scénarios d'utilisation incluent des sources vidéo uniques qui transmettent vers un ou plusieurs écrans vidéo, par exemple:
– la vidéo électronique STB ou DVD grand public rendue sur plusieurs affichages domestiques;
– la navigation et le divertissement automobiles; et
– le divertissement aéronautique en vol.
Par souci d'interopérabilité et pour limiter la complexité de mise en œuvre, il est essentiel que la spécification fournisse les éléments suivants:
– une liste contrôlée par la 1394 Trade Association de codecs de compression; et
– au moins une référence à un codec de compression vidéo.
Porabniška avdio/video oprema - Digitalni vmesnik - 8. del: Prenos digitalnih video podatkov v obliki ITU-R BT.601 (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Ta del standarda IEC 61883 določa protokol za prenos nestisnjenih ali stisnjenih video podatkov v formatu 4:2:2 v priporočeni obliki ITU-R BT.601 (vključno s končnicami, združljivimi s to obliko zapisa, za višje in nižje ločljivosti drugih običajnih ločljivosti videa) preko visoko zmogljivega serijskega vodila, kot je določeno s standardom IEEE Std 1394-1995 in spremenjeno s standardoma IEEE Std 1394a-2000 in IEEE Std 1394b-2002 (skupaj IEEE 1394). Oblike zapisa podatkov za ovijanje video podatkov so združljive s tistimi, ki so določene s standardom IEC 61883-1. Povezani zvočni podatki, če obstajajo, naj bi bili v zapisu, določenem s standardom IEC 61883-6. Standard IEC 61883 ne podpira mnogih običajnih oblik video zapisa, kot so npr. MPEG-4, Windows Media Format (WMF) in oblika, ki jo uporabljajo aplikacije avtomobilskih navigacijskih sistemov. Podpora za vse ali večino teh oblik zapisa v napravah za upodabljanje bi zahtevala uporabo več video kodekov. To je nepotrebno breme, ki se mu je mogoče izogniti, če izvorna naprava pretvarja v obliko ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2, in če je potrebno, podatke stisne s kodekom, ki ga podpirajo vse ciljne naprave. Dodatna prednost je združevanje informacij, prikazanih na zaslonu, z video podatki pred prenosom v napravo za upodabljanje. Ker se oblika ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 pogosto uporablja kot notranja oblika sodobne AV-opreme, ta specifikacija dovoljuje neposredno integracijo standarda IEEE 1394 v te naprave in omogoča trgom, katerih uporabniški scenariji zajemajo posamezne video vire, da oddajo enemu ali več video zaslonom, kot so:
– Video komunikatorji za zabavno elektroniko ali DVD-video, ki ga upodablja več domačih zaslonov;
– avtomobilska navigacija in zabava; in
– zabava na letalih med letom.
Zaradi medobratovalnosti in povezane zapletenosti izvedbe je nujno, da specifikacije zagotavljajo naslednje:
– seznam kodekov za stiskanje, ki ga nadzira panožno združenje 1394 TA; in
– najmanj sklic na en kodek za stiskanje videa.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
SIST EN 61883-8:2009
01-april-2009
Porabniška avdio/video oprema - Digitalni vmesnik - 8. del: Prenos digitalnih video
podatkov v obliki ITU-R BT.601 (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital interface - Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R
BT.601 style digital video data (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Audio/Video-Geräte der Unterhaltungselektronik - Digitale Schnittstelle - Teil 8:
Übertragung von digitalen Videodaten im Format ITU-R BT.601 (IEC 61883-8:2008)
Matériel audio/vidéo grand public - Interface numérique - Partie 8: Transmission de
données vidéo numériques selon le modèle de l'UIT-R BT.601 (CEI 61883-8:2008)
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: EN 61883-8:2009
ICS:
33.160.40 Video sistemi Video systems
35.200 Vmesniška in povezovalna Interface and interconnection
oprema equipment
SIST EN 61883-8:2009 en
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
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EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 61883-8
NORME EUROPÉENNE
January 2009
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 33.160.40
English version
Consumer audio/video equipment -
Digital interface -
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
(IEC 61883-8:2008)
Matériel audio/vidéo grand public - Audio/Video-Geräte
Interface numérique - der Unterhaltungselektronik -
Partie 8: Transmission de données vidéo Digitale Schnittstelle -
numériques selon le modèle Teil 8: Übertragung von digitalen
de l'UIT-R BT.601 Videodaten im Format ITU-R BT.601
(CEI 61883-8:2008) (IEC 61883-8:2008)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2008-12-01. 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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Foreword
The text of document 100/1446/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 61883-8, prepared by technical area 4,
Digital system interfaces and protocols, of IEC TC 100, Audio, video and multimedia systems and
equipment, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel vote and was approved by CENELEC as
EN 61883-8 on 2008-12-01.
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) 2009-09-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2011-12-01
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 61883-8:2008 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 61883 Series Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital EN 61883 Series
interface
1)
IEC 61883-1 - Consumer audio/video equipment - Digital - -
interface -
Part 1: General
ISO/IEC 11172-2 1993 Information technology - Coding of moving - -
pictures and associated audio for digital
storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s -
Part 2: Video
EIA/CEA-861-B 2002 A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High - -
Speed Digital Interfaces
IEEE Std 1394 1995 Standard for a High Performance Serial - -
Bus - Firewire
IEEE Std 1394a 2000 Standard for a High Performance Serial - -
Bus - Amendment 1
IEEE Std 1394b 2002 Standard for a High Performance Serial - -
Bus - Amendment 2
IEEE 1394 2003 IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera - -
Trade Association Specification - Version 1.31
2003017
IEEE 1394 2004 AV/C Digital Interface Command Set - -
Trade Association General Specification - Version 4.2
2004006
IEEE Std 1394-1 2004 Standard for High Performance Serial Bus - -
Bridges
ITU-R BT.601-5 1995 Studio encoding parameters of digital - -
television for standard 4:3 and wide-screen
16:9 aspect ratios
ITU-R BT.656-4 1998 Interfaces for digital component video - -
signals in 525-line and 625-line television
systems operating at the 4:2:2 level of
recommendation ITU-R BT.601
ITU-R BT.709-4 2000 Parameter values for the HDTV standards - -
for production and international programme
exchange
ITU-R BT.1358 1998 Studio parameters of 625 and 525 line - -
progressive scan television systems
1)
Undated reference.
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Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
ITU-T H.263 1998 Video coding for low bit rate - -
communication
SMPTE 267M 1995 Television - Bit-Parallel Digital Interface - - -
Component Video Signal 4:2:2 16x9 Aspect
Ratio
SMPTE 274M 1998 Television - 1920 × 1080 Scanning and - -
Analog and Parallel Digital Interfaces for
Multiple Picture Rates
SMPTE 293M 1996 Television - 720 × 483 Active Line at - -
59.94-Hz Progressive Scan Production -
Digital Representation
SMPTE 296M 2001 Television - 1280 × 720 Progressive Image - -
Sample Structure - Analog and Digital
Representation and Analog Interface
1)
VESA Monitor - VESA and Industry Standards and - -
Timing Guidelines for Computer Display Monitor
Specifications Timing, Version 1.0, Revision 0.8
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IEC 61883-8
Edition 1.0 2008-11
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface –
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
INTERNATIONAL
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
1 Scope.6
2 Normative references .6
3 Abbreviations and conventions .7
3.1 Abbreviations .7
3.2 Notation .8
3.2.1 Numeric values.8
3.2.2 Bit, byte and quadlet ordering.8
4 Reference model for data transmission.9
4.1 Model overview .9
4.2 Compression .10
4.3 Isochronous packet header .10
4.4 CIP header.10
4.5 Stream definition .11
4.6 Packetization.15
4.6.1 Source packet format .15
4.6.2 Type 0 source packet – Video data source packet .16
16
4.6.3 Type 1 source packet – Stream information and metadata (SIM)
16
source packet4 .20
4.6.4 Type 2 source packet – Audio source packet.27
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4.7 Packet transmission method.27
4.7.1 Packet transmission for compression mode 0 .27
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4.7.2 Packet transmission for compression mode 1 .30
16
4.7.3 Packet transmission for compression mode 2 .30
16
4.7.4 Packet transmission for compression mode FF .30
16
Annex A (informative) Audio/video synchronization.31
Annex B (normative) Additional video mode parameters .32
Annex C (informative) Using IEC 61883-1 plug control registers beyond S400 .36
Annex D (normative) Compliance annex .37
Annex E (informative) Typical SIM source packet .38
Annex F (informative) Derivation of TRANSFER_DELAY .39
Annex G (normative) 1394 trade association CCI descriptor block .40
Bibliography.42
Figure 1 – Bit ordering within a byte.8
Figure 2 – Byte ordering within a quadlet .9
Figure 3 – Quadlet ordering within an octlet.9
Figure 4 – Isochronous packet header .10
Figure 5 – CIP header.10
Figure 6 – FDF field .11
Figure 7 – General format of a source packet .15
Figure 8 – Video data source packet.16
Figure 9 – Compression mode 0 specific information .17
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Figure 10 – Color space 0 video data packetization .19
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Figure 11 – Color space 1 video data packetization .19
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Figure 12 – Color space 2 video data packetization .20
16
Figure 13 – Stream information and metadata source packet .21
Figure 14 – Stream information field definitions .22
Figure 15 – Auxiliary data field definitions.24
Figure E.1 – Typical SIM source packet .38
Figure G.1 – CCl descriptor block .40
Table 1 – Video mode.12
Table 2 – Compression mode .15
Table 3 – Color space.15
Table 4 – Source packet type encoding .16
Table 5 – References for video data definition .17
Table 6 – Frame rate .22
Table 7 – Aspect ratio.23
Table 8 – Progressive/interlace mode .23
Table B.1 – Additional video mode parameters, 1 of 2 .32
Table B.2 – Additional video mode parameters, 2 of 2 .34
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CONSUMER AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT –
DIGITAL INTERFACE –
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
FOREWORD
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International Standard IEC 61883-8 has been prepared by technical area 4: Digital system
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systems and equipment.
The text of this standard is based on the following documents:
FDIS Report on voting
100/1446/FDIS 100/1476/RVD
Full information on the voting for the approval of this standard can be found in the report on
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This publication has been drafted in accordance with the ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2.
A list of all parts of the IEC 61883 series, under the general title Consumer audio/video
equipment – Digital interface, can be found on the IEC website.
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CONSUMER AUDIO/VIDEO EQUIPMENT –
DIGITAL INTERFACE –
Part 8: Transmission of ITU-R BT.601 style digital video data
1 Scope
This part of IEC 61883 specifies a protocol for the transport of uncompressed or compressed
video data in the 4:2:2 format of recommendation ITU-R BT.601 (including compatible
extensions to this format for the higher and lower resolutions of other commonly used video
resolutions) over high performance serial bus, as specified by IEEE Std 1394-1995 as
amended by IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and IEEE Std 1394b-2002 (collectively IEEE 1394). The
data formats for the encapsulation of video data are compatible with those specified by
IEC 61883-1. Associated audio data, if any, should be formatted as specified by IEC 61883-6.
There are many commonly used video formats unsupported by IEC 61883, such as MPEG-4,
Windows Media Format (WMF) and the format used by automotive navigation applications.
Support for all or most of these formats in rendering devices would require implementation of
multiple video codecs. This is an undue burden that may be avoided if the source device
converts to ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format and, if necessary, compresses the data with a codec
supported by all destination devices. An additional advantage is that on-screen display (OSD)
information may be mixed with video data prior to transmission to the rendering device.
Because ITU-R BT.601 4:2:2 format is widely used internally in contemporary AV equipment,
this specification permits straight-forward integration of IEEE 1394 into these devices and
enables markets whose usage scenarios include single video sources transmitting to one or
more video displays, such as:
– consumer electronic STB or DVD video rendered by multiple displays in the home;
– automotive navigation and entertainment; and
– aeronautical in-flight entertainment.
For the sake of interoperability and bounded implementation complexity, it is essential that
the specification provide the following:
– a 1394 TA controlled list of compression codecs; and
– at a minimum, a reference to one video compression codec.
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 61883 (all parts), Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface
IEC 61883-1, Consumer audio/video equipment – Digital interface – Part 1: General
ISO/IEC 11172-2:1993, Information technology – Coding of moving pictures and associated
audio for digital storage media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s – Part 2: Video
IEEE Std 1394-1995, Standard for a high performance serial bus
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IEEE Std 1394a-2000, Standard for a high performance serial bus
Amendment 1
IEEE Std 1394b-2002, Standard for a high performance serial bus
Amendment 2
Throughout this document, the term IEEE 1394 refers to IEEE Std 1394-1995 as amended by
IEEE Std 1394a-2000 and IEEE Std 1394b-2002.
1394 Trade Association 2004006, AV/C Digital Interface Command Set General Specification
Version 4.2
1394 Trade Association 2003017, IIDC 1394-based Digital Camera SpecificationVer.1.31
EIA/CEA-861-B 2002, A DTV Profile for Uncompressed High Speed Digital Interfaces
IEEE Std 1394.1-2004, Standard for High Performance Serial Bus Bridges
ITU-R BT.601-5 1995, Studio encoding parameters of digital television for standard 4:3 and
wide-screen 16:9 aspect ratios
ITU-R BT.656-4 1998, Interfaces for digital component video signals in 525-line and 625-line
television systems operating at the 4:2:2 level of recommendation ITU-R BT.601
ITU-R BT.709-4 2000, Parameter values for the HDTV standards for production and
international programme exchange
ITU-R BT.1358 1998, Studio parameters of 625 and 525 line progressive scan television
systems
ITU-T H.263 1998, Video coding for low bit rate communication
SMPTE 267M-1995, Television – Bit-Parallel Digital Interface – Component Video Signal 4:2:2
16x9 Aspect Ratio
SMPTE 274M-1998, Television – 1920 × 1080 Scanning and Analog and Parallel Digital
Interfaces for Multiple Picture Rates
SMPTE 293M-1996, Television – 720 × 483 Active Line at 59.94-Hz Progressive Scan
Production – Digital Representation
SMPTE 296M-2001, Television – 1280 × 720 Progressive Image Sample Structure – Analog
and Digital Representation and Analog Interface
VESA Monitor Timing Specifications, VESA and Industry Standards and Guidelines for
Computer Display Monitor Timing, Version 1.0, Revision 0.8
3 Abbreviations and conventions
3.1 Abbreviations
For the purposes of this document, the abbreviations given in IEC 61883-1, as well as the
following, apply.
AV/C Audio Video Control
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BCD Binary Coded Decimal
BT.601 ITU-R BT.601-5 1995
CIP Common Isochronous Packet
CSR Control and status register
DAC Digital Analog Converter
DCT Discrete Cosine Transform
DV Digital Video
ND No Data
OSD Onscreen Display
OUI Organizationally Unique Identifier
r Reserved
MPEG Moving Picture Experts Group
SIM Stream Information & Metadata
VDSP Video Data Source Packet
WMF Windows Media Format
3.2 Notation
3.2.1 Numeric values
Decimal and hexadecimal are used within this standard. By editorial convention, decimal
numbers are most frequently used to represent quantities or counts. Addresses are uniformly
represented by hexadecimal numbers. Hexadecimal numbers are also used when the value
represented has an underlying structure that is more apparent in a hexadecimal format than in
a decimal format.
Decimal numbers are represented by Arabic numerals without subscripts or by their English
names. Hexadecimal numbers are represented by digits from the character set 0 – 9 and A - F
followed by the subscript 16. When the subscript is unnecessary to disambiguate the base of
the number it may be omitted. For the sake of legibility hexadecimal numbers are separated
into groups of four digits separated by spaces.
As an example, 42 and 2A both represent the same numeric value.
16
3.2.2 Bit, byte and quadlet ordering
This specification uses the facilities of Serial Bus, IEEE 1394, and therefore uses the ordering
conventions of Serial Bus in the representation of data structures. In order to promote
interoperability with memory buses that may have different ordering conventions, this
specification defines the order and significance of bits within bytes, bytes within quadlets and
quadlets within octlets in terms of their relative position and not their physically addressed
position.
Within a byte, the most significant bit, msb, is that which is transmitted first and the least
significant bit, lsb, is that which is transmitted last on serial bus, as illustrated below. The
significance of the interior bits uniformly decreases in progression from msb to lsb.
msb interior bits (decreasing significance left to right)
lsb
IEC 2117/08
Figure 1 – Bit ordering within a byte
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Within a quadlet, the most significant byte is that which is transmitted first and the least
significant byte is that which is transmitted last on serial bus, as shown below.
least significant
most significant
second next to
least significant byte
most significant byte
most significant byte least significant byte
IEC 2118/08
Figure 2 – Byte ordering within a quadlet
Within an octlet, which is frequently used to contain 64-bit serial bus addresses, the most
significant quadlet is that which is transmitted first and the least significant quadlet is that
which is transmitted last on serial bus, as the figure below indicates.
most significant
most significant quadlet
least significant quadlet
least significant
IEC 2119/08
Figure 3 – Quadlet ordering within an octlet
When block transfers take place that are not quadlet aligned or not an integral number of
quadlets, no assumptions can be made about the ordering (significance within a quadlet) of
bytes at the unaligned beginning or fractional quadlet end of such a block transfer, unless an
application has knowledge (outside of the scope of this specification) of the ordering
conventions of the other bus.
4 Reference model for data transmission
4.1 Model overview
The presently defined compression standards for IEEE 1394 transport, DV and MPEG2, have
difficulties at the system level in a practical consumer AV network. Both offer excessive
compression for simple transport over a wide bandwidth network and carry the associated
complexity of coding and decoding signals. Each are fine for their intended purpose, but have
excessive cost for simple video transport. Conventional video equipment is interfaced with
analog cables carrying a number of signal formats, and it is this low cost and universal
connection capability which digital interfaces need to emulate. Thus the analog output from
any DVD player will connect to any TV, and this is seen as adequate by equipment
manufacturers. Digital interfaces would allow many additional features, but providing every
input with the capability of decoding both DV and MPEG2 in all available standards and
resolutions is unnecessarily expensive. Inside equipment variations on the broadcast
equipment ITU-R BT.601-5/BT.656-4 interface are common and provide a universal interface
standard for digital video transport. The coding system in ITU-R BT.601-5 sends YUV data
across an 8 bit interface between integrated circuits, for example an MPEG decoder and DAC.
If the decoder and DAC are separated by 1394 in their separate boxes there will be a
reduction in cost at the source device and the sink device will be independent from the video
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