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data_type
The 5-bit data_type field indicates what type of data, (DTS, time stamp, etc.) will be found in the
burst.
Three values of data_type are defined in this specification.
See Table 3.
Table 3 Values of data_type
Value
Meaning
0
Null data
1
DTS data
2
Time Stamp
3-31
Reserved
Reserved bits
Bits 5 and 6 are reserved.
These bits shall be set to a value of ‘00’.
Receivers of this data
stream may ignore the contents of these bits.
error_flag
The error_flag bit is available to indicate if the contents of the burst contains data errors.
If a
data burst is thought to be error free, or if the data source does not know if the data contains
errors, then the value of this bit shall be set to a ‘0’.
If the data source does know that a
particular data burst contains some errors this bit may be set to a ‘1’.
The use of this bit by
receivers is optional.
data_type_dependent
The data_type_dependent field contains 5 bits whose meaning is intended to be dependent on
the value of data_type.
data_stream_number
The 3-bit data_stream_number indicates to which virtual data stream the burst belongs. Eight
codes (0-7) are available so that up to eight independent data streams (each of any assigned
data type) may be carried in the IEC958 data stream in a time multiplex. Each independent data
stream shall use a unique value for data_stream_type.
In the consumer application the following constraints shall apply.
If a single data stream is
carried, the value of data_stream_number shall be 0.
If a set of data streams are carried, one of
the streams shall have a data_stream_number of 0.
If a receiver is only capable of selecting
and processing a single data stream, it shall receive and process data_stream_number 0.
Stream 0 thus has the highest priority, and should carry the most important data.
The MSB of
the 3-bit stream number is placed in bit number 15.
length_code
The length_code indicates the length of the data payload in bits, from 0 to 65535.
The size of
the preamble is not counted in the value of length_code.
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