SCSI Multimedia Commands (MMC) defines a
SCSI
Small Computer System Interface (SCSI, ) is a set of standards for physically connecting and transferring data between computers and peripheral devices. The SCSI standards define commands, protocols, electrical, optical and logical interface ...
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ATAPI
ATA Packet Interface (ATAPI) is a protocol that has been added to Parallel ATA and Serial ATA so that a greater variety of devices can be connected to a computer than with the ATA command set alone. It carries SCSI commands and responses through ...
based command set for accessing and controlling
devices of type 05h. Such devices read or write optical media:
CD,
DVD,
BD.
T10 subcommittee
The InterNational Committee for Information Technology Standards (INCITS), (pronounced "insights"), is an ANSI-accredited standards development organization composed of Information technology developers. It was formerly known as the X3 and NCITS. ...
is responsible for developing MMC as well as other
SCSI command
In SCSI computer storage, computers and storage devices use a client-server model of communication. The computer is a client which requests the storage device to perform a service, e.g., to read or write data. The SCSI command architecture was or ...
set standards. It was approved in December 1997 by ANSI.
[http://www.13thmonkey.org/documentation/SCSI/x3_304_1997.pdf (MMC-3)]
See also
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Mount Rainier
Mount Rainier (), indigenously known as Tahoma, Tacoma, Tacobet, or təqʷubəʔ, is a large active stratovolcano in the Cascade Range of the Pacific Northwest, located in Mount Rainier National Park about south-southeast of Seattle. With a ...
(MRW)
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Layer Jump Recording
Layer Jump Recording (LJR) is a writing method used for DVD-R DL (Dual Layer).
Overview
LJR permits recording the disc per increments called session (see Optical disc authoring), a.k.a. multi-session. It also permits a faster closing of the di ...
(LJR)
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Optical disc recording modes
In optical disc authoring, there are multiple modes for recording, including Disc-At-Once, Track-At-Once, and Session-At-Once.
CD Disc-At-Once
Disc-At-Once (DAO) for CD-R media is a mode that masters the disc contents in one pass, rather than ...
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Small Form Factor committee
The Small Form Factor Committee (SFF) is an ''ad hoc'' electronics industry group formed to quickly develop interoperability specifications (as a complement to the traditional standards process).
The SFF Committee was formed in 1990 to define the ...
(SFF)
References
SCSI
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