.
+
+## FOREWORD
+
+The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of ITU. ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T study groups which, in turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of ITU-T Recommendations is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSA Resolution 1.
+
+In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-T's purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.
+
+## NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+Compliance with this Recommendation is voluntary. However, the Recommendation may contain certain mandatory provisions (to ensure, e.g., interoperability or applicability) and compliance with the Recommendation is achieved when all of these mandatory provisions are met. The words "shall" or some other obligatory language such as "must" and the negative equivalents are used to express requirements. The use of such words does not suggest that compliance with the Recommendation is required of any party.
+
+## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
+
+ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside of the Recommendation development process.
+
+As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, ITU had not received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database at .
+
+© ITU 2019
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+###### Page
+
+| | | |
+|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| 1 | Scope..... | 1 |
+| 2 | References..... | 1 |
+| 3 | Definitions ..... | 3 |
+| 4 | Abbreviations and acronyms ..... | 3 |
+| 5 | Conventions ..... | 3 |
+| 6 | Architecture of the optical access network..... | 3 |
+| 6.1 | Physical grouping of logical functions ..... | 4 |
+| 6.2 | ODN optical path loss (OPL) classes ..... | 4 |
+| 6.3 | Fibre distance classes ..... | 5 |
+| 7 | Services..... | 5 |
+| 8 | User network interface and service node interface..... | 5 |
+| 9 | Common optical network requirements..... | 5 |
+| 9.1 | Layered structure of optical network..... | 5 |
+| 9.2 | Wavelength plans for NG-PON2..... | 5 |
+| 9.3 | Physical media dependent layer requirements ..... | 6 |
+| 10 | Crosstalk-to-signal ratio tolerance for NG-PON2 ..... | 9 |
+| 10.1 | Wideband X/S tolerance mask definition..... | 10 |
+| 10.2 | Narrowband TWDM PON X/S tolerance mask ..... | 11 |
+| 11 | TWDM PON PMD layer requirements ..... | 14 |
+| 11.1 | PMD layer requirements..... | 14 |
+| 11.2 | Upstream physical layer overhead..... | 34 |
+| Annex A | – Tunable PtP WDM PON PMD layer requirements..... | 35 |
+| A.1 | PMD layer requirements..... | 36 |
+| Annex B | – Auxiliary management and control channel ..... | 54 |
+| B.1 | Introduction ..... | 54 |
+| B.2 | Transparent AMCC ..... | 54 |
+| Annex C | – Low loss (LL) PtP WDM PON PMD layer requirements..... | 56 |
+| C.1 | PMD layer requirements..... | 56 |
+| Annex D | – ONU power levelling ..... | 74 |
+| D.1 | Interaction between NG-PON2 PMD layer and TC layer..... | 74 |
+| D.2 | Power levelling (PL) mechanism at ONU transmitter ..... | 74 |
+| D.3 | ONU autonomous power levelling..... | 74 |
+| D.4 | OOC and OOB PSD relaxation ..... | 76 |
+| D.5 | OLT directed ONU power levelling..... | 76 |
+| D.6 | ONU troubleshooting considerations ..... | 76 |
+| Appendix I | – Wavelength considerations for NG-PON2, XG-PON1, G-PON and RF video overlay distribution services ..... | 77 |
+
+###### **Page**
+
+| | |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
+| Appendix II – Physical layer measurements required to support optical layer supervision .... | 78 |
+| Appendix III – Allocation of the physical layer overhead time..... | 81 |
+| Appendix IV – Jitter budget specifications for TWDM PON ..... | 84 |
+| Appendix V – Measurement of TWDM PON burst mode acquisition time and burst node eye opening at OLT ..... | 85 |
+| Appendix VI – Nonlinear Raman interactions in optical fibres and mitigation technologies for coexistence of multiple PONs..... | 86 |
+| Appendix VII – Cyclic AWG channel grid design examples ..... | 91 |
+| Appendix VIII – Wavelength multiplexer, upstream inter-channel crosstalk, ONU transmitter tuning time considerations and upstream channel grid example..... | 92 |
+| VIII.1 Wavelength multiplexer ..... | 92 |
+| VIII.2 Upstream inter-channel crosstalk ..... | 94 |
+| VIII.3 ONU transmitter tuning time..... | 98 |
+| VIII.4 TWDM PON upstream channel grid examples..... | 100 |
+| VIII.5 Detail of OOC near the channel band edge ..... | 101 |
+| Appendix IX – Alternative line code for Raman mitigation..... | 103 |
+| IX.1 8B10B scheme..... | 103 |
+| IX.2 Miller and Miller squared scheme ..... | 105 |
+| IX.3 Raman mitigation suppression levels ..... | 109 |
+| Appendix X – Upstream PMD examples for TWDM PON ..... | 111 |
+| Appendix XI – Optical parameter specification for the S/R-CP reference point..... | 113 |
+| Bibliography..... | 115 |
+
+## Recommendation ITU-T G.989.2
+
+# 40-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks 2 (NG-PON2): Physical media dependent (PMD) layer specification
+
+## 1 Scope
+
+This Recommendation pertains to flexible access networks using optical fibre technology. It describes a network supporting multiple services with bandwidth requirements ranging from that of voice to data and video, running at an aggregate reference downstream rate of 40 Gbit/s.
+
+This Recommendation specifies characteristics of the physical media dependent (PMD) layer of a passive optical network (PON) system based on time and wavelength division multiplexing (TWDM) and an optional point-to-point wavelength division multiplexing (PtP WDM) system that can be used in an overlay to TWDM with the capability of bidirectional data transmission between optical line termination (OLT) and optical network unit (ONU).
+
+The optical access network (OAN) addressed by this Recommendation enables the network operator to provide a flexible upgrade to meet future customer requirements, in particular, in the area of the optical distribution network (ODN). The legacy ODN infrastructure is based on a point-to-multipoint tree and branch option using power splitter based technology (see [ITU-T G.989.1] for additional details). However, the use of wavelength splitters in the ODN is also allowed.
+
+This edition includes updates from Amendment 1, Amendment 2 and relaxes certain parameter values related to OOB/OOC/IBXT.
+
+## 2 References
+
+The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published. The reference to a document within this Recommendation does not give it, as a stand-alone document, the status of a Recommendation.
+
+- [ITU-T G.652] Recommendation ITU-T G.652 (2016), *Characteristics of a single-mode optical fibre and cable*.
+- [ITU-T G.657] Recommendation ITU-T G.657 (2016), *Characteristics of a bending-loss insensitive single-mode optical fibre and cable*.
+- [ITU-T G.671] Recommendation ITU-T G.671 (2012), *Transmission characteristics of optical components and subsystems*.
+- [ITU-T G.694.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.694.1 (2012), *Spectral grids for WDM applications: DWDM frequency grid*.
+- [ITU-T G.698.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.698.1 (2009), *Multichannel DWDM applications with single-channel optical interfaces*.
+- [ITU-T G.698.3] Recommendation ITU-T G.698.3 (2012), *Multichannel seeded DWDM applications with single-channel optical interfaces*.
+- [ITU-T G.707] Recommendation ITU-T G.707/Y.1322 (2007), *Network node interface for the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH)*.
+
+- [ITU-T G.709] Recommendation ITU-T G.709/Y.1331 (2016), *Interfaces for the optical transport network.*
+- [ITU-T G.783] Recommendation ITU-T G.783 (2006), *Characteristics of synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) equipment functional blocks.*
+- [ITU-T G.825] Recommendation ITU-T G.825 (2000), *The control of jitter and wander within digital networks which are based on the synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH).*
+- [ITU-T G.957] Recommendation ITU-T G.957 (2006), *Optical interfaces for equipments and systems relating to the synchronous digital hierarchy.*
+- [ITU-T G.959.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.959.1 (2018), *Optical transport network physical layer interfaces.*
+- [ITU-T G.982] Recommendation ITU-T G.982 (1996), *Optical access networks to support services up to the ISDN primary rate or equivalent bit rates.*
+- [ITU-T G.983.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.983.1 (2005), *Broadband optical access systems based on Passive Optical Networks (PON).*
+- [ITU-T G.984.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.984.1 (2008), *Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (GPON): General characteristics.*
+- [ITU-T G.984.2] Recommendation ITU-T G.984.2 (2003), *Gigabit-capable Passive Optical Networks (G-PON): Physical Media Dependent (PMD) layer specification.*
+- [ITU-T G.984.5] Recommendation ITU-T G.984.5 (2014), *Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (G-PON): Enhancement band.*
+- [ITU-T G.987] Recommendation ITU-T G.987 (2012), *10-Gigabit-capable passive optical network (XG-PON) systems: Definitions, abbreviations and acronyms.*
+- [ITU-T G.987.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.987.1 (2016), *10 Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (XG-PON): General requirements.*
+- [ITU-T G.987.2] Recommendation ITU-T G.987.2 (2016), *10-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (XG-PON): Physical media dependent (PMD) layer specification.*
+- [ITU-T G.987.3] Recommendation ITU-T G.987.3 (2014), *10-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (XG-PON): Transmission convergence (TC) layer specification.*
+- [ITU-T G.988] Recommendation ITU-T G.988 (2017), *ONU management and control interface (OMCI) specification.*
+- [ITU-T G.989] Recommendation ITU-T G.989 (2015), *40-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (NG-PON2): Definitions, abbreviations and acronyms.*
+- [ITU-T G.989.1] Recommendation ITU-T G.989.1 (2013), *40-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (NG-PON2): General requirements.*
+- [ITU-T G.989.3] Recommendation ITU-T G.989.3 (2015), *40-Gigabit-capable passive optical networks (NG-PON2): Transmission convergence layer specification.*
+- [ITU-T J.185] Recommendation ITU-T J.185 (2012), *Transmission equipment for transferring multi-channel television signals over optical access networks by frequency modulation conversion.*
+- [ITU-T J.186] Recommendation ITU-T J.186 (2008), *Transmission equipment for multi-channel television signals over optical access networks by sub-carrier multiplexing (SCM).*
+- [ITU-T L.313] Recommendation ITU-T L.313/L.66 (2007), *Optical fibre cable maintenance criteria for in-service fibre testing in access networks.*
+
+## 3 Definitions
+
+See clause 3 of [ITU-T G.989] for definitions.
+
+## 4 Abbreviations and acronyms
+
+See clause 4 of [ITU-T G.989] for abbreviations and acronyms.
+
+## 5 Conventions
+
+See clause 5 of [ITU-T G.989] for conventions.
+
+# 6 Architecture of the optical access network
+
+Figure 6-1 represents the reference logical architecture for the multi-wavelength NG-PON2 system. A multi-system OAN architecture for NG-PON2 coexistence with legacy systems is represented in Figure 5-1 of [ITU-T G.989.1]. During coexistence, mitigation techniques may be necessary to avoid inter-system impairments, e.g., see Appendix VI and Appendix IX for Raman crosstalk considerations. This architecture allows both point-to-multipoint connectivity (i.e., TWDM PON) and virtual point-to-point connectivity (i.e., PtP WDM PON).
+
+
+
+CG – channel group
+CT – channel termination
+CP – channel pair
+WM – wavelength mux
+
+G.989.2(14)\_F6-1
+
+Figure 6-1: NG-PON2 reference logical architecture diagram. The diagram shows multiple NG-PON2 OLTs (CT 1 to CT n) connected to a central Wavelength Mux (WM) via channel pairs (S/R-CP1 to S/R-CPn). The WM is connected to an Optical Distribution Network (ODN) via an interface (IF\_NG-PON2). The ODN is connected to multiple NG-PON2 ONUs via interfaces (IF\_NG-PON2). Reference points SNI, S/R-CP, S/R-CG, R/S, and UNI are indicated by vertical dashed lines. A legend at the bottom defines CG as channel group, CT as channel termination, CP as channel pair, and WM as wavelength mux. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F6-1.
+
+**Figure 6-1 – NG-PON2 reference logical architecture**
+
+The following reference points from Figure 6-1 are defined below:
+
+- S: The sending interface to the network.
+- R: The receiving interface from the network.
+- S/R, R/S: Combination of points S and R existing simultaneously in a single fibre, when operating in bidirectional mode. The S/R point is referenced to the OLT side, the R/S point is referenced to the ONU side.
+
+The two directions for optical transmission in the ODN are identified as follows:
+
+- downstream direction for signals travelling from the OLT to the ONU(s); and
+- upstream direction for signals travelling from the ONU(s) to the OLT.
+
+Transmission in downstream and upstream directions takes place in the ODN through the same fibre and components (duplex/diplex configuration).
+
+The primary method of optical parameter specification is in reference to the S/R point for channel group (S/R-CG reference point of Figure 6-1 for the individual wavelength channels). This method is used in the PMD tables appearing in clause 11. An alternative informative optical parameter specification method is in reference to the S/R point for channel pair (S/R-CP reference point of Figure 6-1). The alternative method is applicable in the situations when the primary reference point, S/R-CG, is not practical or not accessible for performing measurements or it is desirable to provide a simple sensitivity specification to an OLT transceiver vendor. The informative optical parameters specification referenced to S/R-CP point (which are consistent with the primary method and are based on industry best practices with respect to the WM loss parameters) are given in Appendix XI.
+
+Each ONU in Figure 6-1 is equipped with a tunable transmitter and a tunable receiver. The tunable ONU transmitter must be able to adjust to the allocated upstream TWDM or PtP WDM wavelength channels within the bands specified in Table 9-1. The tunable ONU receiver must be able to adjust to the allocated downstream TWDM or PtP WDM wavelength channels within the bands specified in Table 9-1.
+
+This Recommendation specifies a minimum of four, with extension up to eight, TWDM channels. A minimum of four PtP WDM channels is supported with a maximum not specified. The number of wavelength channels supported by a given equipment implementation or network instance is not specified; however the optical parameter tables should be consulted for the specific assumptions made for the parameters given.
+
+The architecture can be extended to support multiple OLTs on a common ODN for other purposes such as pay-as-you-grow deployment and spectral flexibility.
+
+## 6.1 Physical grouping of logical functions
+
+The logical functions identified in Figure 6-1 for NG-PON2 could be considered to be individual physical items, or fully integrated into a single device.
+
+## 6.2 ODN optical path loss (OPL) classes
+
+ODN optical path loss classes (ODN classes) are specified in Table 6-1.
+
+The optical path loss for each class is specified between the S/R-CG and R/S reference points. It takes into account a 15 dB differential optical path loss.
+
+**Table 6-1 – ODN optical path loss classes (ODN classes)**
+
+| | Class N1 | Class N2 | Class E1 | Class E2 |
+|----------------------------------------|----------|----------|----------|----------|
+| Minimum optical path loss | 14 dB | 16 dB | 18 dB | 20 dB |
+| Maximum optical path loss | 29 dB | 31 dB | 33 dB | 35 dB |
+| Maximum differential optical path loss | 15 dB | | | |
+
+ODNs including gain elements, wavelength couplers or low split ratio power splitters may have optical path losses less than stated minimum loss values above. In such a case, the ODN must contain measures (e.g., optical attenuators) to guarantee the minimum optical path loss for the given class to prevent bit error ratio (BER) degradation and/or potential damage to receivers
+
+## 6.3 Fibre distance classes
+
+Fibre distance classes are specified in Table 6-2.
+
+**Table 6-2 – ODN fibre distance classes**
+
+| Fibre distance class | Minimum fibre distance (km) | Maximum fibre distance (km) |
+|----------------------|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| DD20 | 0 | 20 |
+| DD40 | 0 | 40 |
+
+The following power spectral density (PSD) values in the PMD tables in clause 11 have been optimized for TWDM 4-channel and 20 km. Investigations for TWDM 8 channel and/or DD40 (40 km) are for further study.
+
+## 7 Services
+
+See clause 7 of [ITU-T G.989.1] for services to be carried by NG-PON2.
+
+## 8 User network interface and service node interface
+
+See clause 7 of [ITU-T G.989.1].
+
+# 9 Common optical network requirements
+
+## 9.1 Layered structure of optical network
+
+The layered structure of the NG-PON2 optical network can generally be represented by a structure in which the data plane and the auxiliary management and control plane are mounted on top of the common physical medium, represented by the NG-PON2 ODN.
+
+## 9.2 Wavelength plans for NG-PON2
+
+Table 9-1 specifies the wavelength plans for both TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON. The NG-PON2 wavelength plan is specified to enable the coexistence through wavelength overlay with legacy PON systems, see [ITU-T G.989.1].
+
+Shared spectrum allows full coexistence with G-PON, XG-PON1, radio frequency (RF) video overlay and TWDM. The expanded spectrum option of PtP WDM PON supports spectral flexibility as described in clause 9.2 of [ITU-T G.989.1]. Expanded spectrum can be used in the absence of any one of these coexistence systems.
+
+**Table 9-1 – NG-PON2 wavelength bands**
+
+| Wavelength compatible systems | TWDM PON | | PtP WDM PON |
+|-------------------------------|--------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| | Downstream | Upstream | Upstream/downstream |
+| GPON, RF video, XG-PON1 | 1596-1603 nm | Wideband option
1524-1544 nm
Reduced band option
1528-1540 nm
Narrow band option
1532-1540 nm | Expanded spectrum
1524-1625 nm
(Note 1)
Shared spectrum
1603-1625 nm
(Note 2) |
+
+**Table 9-1 – NG-PON2 wavelength bands**
+
+| Wavelength
compatible systems | TWDM PON | | PtP WDM PON |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|-----------------|----------------------------|
+| | Downstream | Upstream | Upstream/downstream |
+| NOTE 1 – This Recommendation specifies PtP WDM PON anywhere in the spectrum identified in Table 9-1, subject to spectrum otherwise being used. Whenever a particular subset of the spectrum in either band is unused by TWDM PON and/or legacy systems, PtP WDM PON is permitted to make use of that particular sub-band in upstream and/or downstream direction. However, the isolation requirements to the TWDM PON and/or legacy systems must be considered when determining the expanded spectrum wavelengths to be occupied by PtP WDM PON.
NOTE 2 – When TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON are both present, wavelength channels of both technologies may occupy adjacent wavelength bands; however, TWDM and PtP WDM channels must not be interleaved. The required guard band between TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON is a minimum of 3 nm when using separate mux/demux devices. In the shared spectrum case, the PtP WDM PON upstream channels use the shorter wavelengths in the shared spectrum. When a single device is used to multiplex PtP WDM PON and TWDM PON, the required guard band is a minimum of 100 GHz.
| | | |
+
+The selection of the operating band option in the PtP WDM PON sub-bands depends on the coexistence requirements. In the expanded spectrum case, DWDM grids as specified in [ITU-T G.694.1] or [ITU-T G.698.3] can be used.
+
+## **9.3 Physical media dependent layer requirements**
+
+This clause contains the PMD layer specifications that are common to both TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON. Unique specifications for TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON are contained in respective clauses and annexes of this Recommendation.
+
+#### **9.3.1 Physical media and transmission method**
+
+##### **9.3.1.1 Transmission medium**
+
+This Recommendation is based on the fibre described in [ITU-T G.652]. Other fibre types compatible with this Recommendation, e.g., [ITU-T G.657], may be used for indoor cabling and/or drop section.
+
+##### **9.3.1.2 Transmission direction**
+
+Signals are transmitted both upstream and downstream through the optical transmission medium of the ODN.
+
+##### **9.3.1.3 Transmission method**
+
+Bidirectional transmission is accomplished by use of a wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) technique on a single fibre.
+
+#### **9.3.2 Minimum extinction ratio**
+
+The minimum extinction ratio (ER) is specified in logarithmic form and is expressed in decibels as a positive number. To satisfy the requirement, a component or device must meet or exceed the specified ratio.
+
+To measure signal ER at a single-channel reference point (S/R-CP or R/S) the configuration shown in Figure B.1 of [ITU-T G.957] can be used directly. In the case of measurements at the multichannel reference point (S/R-CG), channel isolation is performed with a reference optical bandpass filter (as described in [ITU-T G.959.1], Annex B) before applying this filter output to the configuration shown in Figure B.1 of [ITU-T G.957].
+
+#### **9.3.3 Maximum reflectance of equipment, measured at the transmitter wavelength**
+
+The maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG or R/S reference point, measured at the transmitter wavelength, specified as a ratio less than one and is expressed in decibels. To satisfy the requirement, a component/device must not exceed the specified ratio.
+
+#### **9.3.4 Tolerance to reflected optical power**
+
+The tolerance to reflected optical power is specified as a ratio less than one and is expressed in decibels. To satisfy the requirement, the transmitter must operate without performance degradation in the presence of the optical reflections at or below the specified tolerance level.
+
+This parameter is shown in [ITU-T G.984.2] as "Tolerance to the transmitter incident light power".
+
+#### **9.3.5 Optical path between S/R and R/S**
+
+##### **9.3.5.1 Attenuation range**
+
+The optical power parameters are specified for four distinct ODN optical path loss classes in clause 6.2. Each class is specified by its respective minimum and maximum optical path loss between the S/R-CG and R/S reference points. The attenuation range is the difference between the maximum and minimum optical path loss in each class.
+
+##### **9.3.5.2 Minimum optical return loss**
+
+The minimum optical return loss (ORL) is specified as a ratio greater than one and is expressed in decibels. To satisfy the requirement, a component/device must meet or exceed the specified ratio.
+
+##### **9.3.5.3 Maximum discrete reflectance between points S and R**
+
+The maximum discrete reflectance is the maximum value of reflectance of any single discrete element in the ODN. The value specified in this Recommendation is lower than $-35$ dB, also see [ITU-T G.982].
+
+##### **9.3.5.4 Dispersion**
+
+Maximum values of dispersion (ps/nm) are specified in Tables 11-4 to 11-7 for TWDM PON and Tables A.2 to A.7 for PtP WDM PON. These values are consistent with the maximum optical path penalties (OPPs) specified. They take into account the worst-case fibre dispersion coefficient over the operating wavelength band.
+
+#### **9.3.6 Receiver at reference point R**
+
+All parameters are specified as follows, in accordance with Tables 11-4 to 11-7 for TWDM PON and Tables A.2 to A.7 for PtP WDM PON.
+
+##### **9.3.6.1 Receiver sensitivity**
+
+The receiver sensitivity is specified as a power level and is expressed in decibels relative to 1 mW. To satisfy the requirement, a component or device must be qualified at or below the specified power level.
+
+##### **9.3.6.2 Receiver overload**
+
+The receiver overload is specified as a power level and is expressed in decibels relative to 1 mW. To satisfy the requirement, a component/device must be qualified at or above the specified power level.
+
+##### **9.3.6.3 Maximum optical path penalty**
+
+The optical path penalty is specified as a ratio greater than one and is expressed in decibels. The optical link budget for a particular ODN optical loss class is satisfied, only if the difference between the minimum transmitter mean launch optical power (in decibels relative to 1 mW) and the receiver
+
+sensitivity (in decibels relative to 1 mW) is equal to or exceeds the sum of the maximum OPP (in decibels) and the maximum optical path loss (in decibels) specified for the given ODN optical loss class.
+
+##### **9.3.6.4 Maximum reflectance measured at the receiver wavelength**
+
+The maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG or R/S reference point, measured at the receiver wavelength, is specified as a ratio less than one and is expressed in decibels. To satisfy the requirement, a component/device must not exceed the specified ratio.
+
+##### **9.3.6.5 Clock extraction capability**
+
+Conventional clock extraction applies for continuous data transmission, i.e., as used for TWDM PON downstream and PtP WDM PON in both directions.
+
+For TDMA burst mode transmission, the clock of the upstream transmission signal is extracted rapidly from several alternating bits in the preamble. The clock extracted from the preamble is maintained at least during reception of the signal from the delimiter through the end of the upstream assigned burst, or is continuously extracted from the signal after the preamble during reception of the assigned burst.
+
+##### **9.3.6.6 Consecutive identical digit immunity**
+
+The consecutive identical digit (CID) immunity is specified as a bit pattern length. To satisfy the requirement, the system must meet or exceed the specified length.
+
+##### **9.3.6.7 Transmission quality and error performance**
+
+The bit error ratio reference level describes the quality of the transmission system. The BER reference level is specified for performing measurements of the receiver sensitivity and overload. A compliant system provides BER equal to or better than the specified value.
+
+#### **9.3.7 Tunable characteristics for transmitter and receiver**
+
+A key feature of NG-PON2 is the ability to tune the ONU transmitter and receiver. In the OLT to ONU downstream direction, a tunable ONU receiver is required to select the proper wavelength channel. In the ONU to OLT upstream direction, the ONU transmitter is tuned to emit at the desired wavelength channel. There are two characteristics of tunable transmitter/receiver; channel control and wavelength control. For wavelength control, two types of mechanisms are allowed; one requires OLT and ONU interaction to manage the wavelength, the other requires the ONU to be in complete control of the wavelength.
+
+The mechanisms of the tuning process are outside the scope of this Recommendation. Note that the specifications in the optical interface parameter tables in clause 11 and Annex A must be met throughout the tuning process to avoid any rogue behaviour.
+
+The central frequency, spectral excursion, channel spacing (CS) and tuning characteristics are specified in the respective clauses and annexes of this Recommendation. This Recommendation classifies the wavelength channel tuning time of a receiver or transmitter into three classes. These classes may enable different use cases, but the definition of the use cases are outside the scope of this Recommendation.
+
+**Table 9-2 – Classes of transmitter/receiver wavelength channel tuning times**
+
+| | |
+|-----------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Class 1 | < 10 $\mu\text{s}$ , any channel to any channel |
+| Class 2 | 10 $\mu\text{s}$ to 25 ms, any channel to any channel |
+| Class 2R1 | 10 $\mu\text{s}$ to 25 ms, any channel to a channel not more than 100 GHz away |
+| Class 2R2 | 10 $\mu\text{s}$ to 25 ms, any channel to a channel not more than 200 GHz away |
+| Class 3 | 25 ms to 1 s, any channel to any channel |
+
+#### 9.3.8 Minimum side mode suppression ratio
+
+The minimum side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) is specified in logarithmic form and is expressed in decibels as a positive number. To satisfy the requirement, the component/device must meet or exceed the specified ratio.
+
+SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on out-of-band (OOB)/out-of-channel (OOC) power still apply to the equipment interface.
+
+#### 9.3.9 Out-of-channel power spectral density mask
+
+The OOC-PSD must not exceed certain levels that depend on the optical frequency offset from the nominal channel central frequency ( $f_0$ ). These limits are depicted in Figure 9-1, in terms of the specified CS and the specified maximum spectral excursion (MSE). OOC2 is the limit within the $\pm \text{MSE}$ interval of each channel, and OOC1 is the limit in between those intervals. A transmitter must comply with the mask when it is tuned anywhere within its MSE. The details of the mask near the band edges are further discussed in App. VIII.5.
+
+
+
+Figure 9-1: OOC-PSD mask definition diagram. The diagram shows a power spectral density mask with a central peak at f0. The peak has a width of ± MSE and a maximum power level of Pmax - 15 dB (0.01 nm resolution). The mask is defined by two levels, OOC1 and OOC2, which are constant within the ± MSE intervals of each channel. The horizontal axis is frequency, with markers for f2, f1, f0, f1, and f2. The vertical axis represents power spectral density. The mask is symmetric around f0. The distance between the centers of adjacent channels is CS. The distance from the center of a channel to the edge of its ± MSE interval is MSE. The distance from the edge of one channel's ± MSE interval to the center of the next channel is CS/2. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F9-1.
+
+**Figure 9-1 – OOC-PSD mask definition**
+
+# 10 Crosstalk-to-signal ratio tolerance for NG-PON2
+
+In the previously specified PON systems, the crosstalk-to-signal ratio (X/S) tolerance characteristics have applied only to the ONU. However, NG-PON2 is a multi-wavelength architecture and as such, the NG-PON2 wavelength channels not intended for a particular receiver (either at the ONU or at the OLT) can be considered interfering signals. This clause specifies X/S characteristics for both the ONU and the OLT. It is anticipated that the ONU will provide X/S filtering directly at the ONU's receiver; whereas X/S filtering at the OLT will likely be external to the OLT receiver, or
+
+in combination with the receiver. In any case, this Recommendation specifies only the X/S filtering needed and leaves the method of obtaining that X/S to the implementers of this Recommendation.
+
+As NG-PON2 is a multi-wavelength system, interfering signals may derive from other NG-PON2 wavelength channels. In the case of the ONU, interfering signals may also derive from coexisting legacy systems such as G-PON, XG-PON1, RF video overlay and maintenance wavelengths from optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR). To minimize the effect of interfering signals, NG-PON2 receivers need to reject them using an appropriate wavelength filtering. This Recommendation does not specify the isolation characteristics of the wavelength filtering directly, but specifies the X/S tolerance of the NG-PON2 receiver1. Here, S is the optical power of an individual wavelength channel within an aggregate NG-PON2 signal, and X is that of the aggregated interfering signals, consisting of legacy signals and other NG-PON2 wavelength channels. Both are measured at the receiver reference point R, corresponding to the IF reference points specified in Figure 6-1.
+
+The interfering signal format for measuring X/S tolerance is a non-return to zero (NRZ) pseudo-random code with the same line rate as the target NG-PON2 signal. In the case of both TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON, eight channels are considered the worst-case configuration.
+
+The wavelength filtering is divided into two parts: a wideband X/S, based on legacy system considerations and a narrowband X/S based on the NG-PON2 wavelength channels.
+
+### 10.1 Wideband X/S tolerance mask definition
+
+This clause describes the generic X/S tolerance of NG-PON2 devices. It makes no assumption about additional services using the wavelength band specified in this Recommendation.
+
+#### 10.1.1 Wideband ONU X/S tolerance
+
+Figure 10-1 shows the generic PON X/S tolerance mask that allows the NG-PON2 ONU receiver to meet its sensitivity requirements in the presence of legacy systems. Implementers need to specify the isolation characteristics of the wavelength filters to obtain enough isolation of the interfering signal(s). The wavelengths and total optical power of all additional services must fall beneath the mask of Figure 10-1 to allow coexistence with NG-PON2 ONUs.
+
+
+
+| Class | Y (dB) |
+|----------------|--------|
+| N1, E1, N2, E2 | 21.5 |
+
+G.989.2(14)\_F10-1
+
+Figure 10-1: X/S tolerance mask for TWDM PON ONU. The graph shows the X/S (dB) tolerance mask across a wavelength range from 1260 nm to 1675 nm. The mask consists of two shaded regions (hatched) representing the allowed interference levels, separated by a central 'TWDM band' (1596 nm to 1603 nm). The vertical axis is labeled X/S (dB) and Y. The horizontal axis is labeled with wavelengths: 1260, 1581, 1596, 1603, 1625, 1675. A table below the graph defines the mask parameters.
+
+Figure 10-1 – X/S tolerance mask for TWDM PON ONU
+
+1 The X/S definition is intended to capture the worst-case difference in interfering signal levels (X) relative to the intended data signal (S). In order to derive the actual isolation value, the X/S value is added to the required level of isolation from the interfering signal to obtain a stated degradation of "x" dB to the data signal.
+
+S: Received optical power for target channel in TWDM PON downstream band.
+
+X: Maximum total power of other optical signals received in the blocking wavelength band.
+
+X/S: The value in the mask (hatched area) allows the NG-PON2 receiver to meet its sensitivity requirements
+
+The wideband ONU X/S tolerance mask of PtP WDM PON can be derived by analogy with the TWDM PON X/S tolerance mask above. The specific values are for further study (FFS).
+
+#### 10.1.2 Wideband OLT X/S tolerance
+
+The separation of legacy system wavelengths from the NG-PON2 wavelengths is accomplished by the coexistence element (CE), as defined in [ITU-T G.984.5]. This device must have sufficient isolation to allow the OLT to operate within specifications. As the CE is not part of the OLT equipment, there are no requirements on the OLT equipment for wideband X/S tolerance.
+
+## 10.2 Narrowband TWDM PON X/S tolerance mask
+
+The narrowband TWDM PON X/S mask is shown in Figure 10-2, using the particular value tables as given below. The TWDM-PON self-interference configuration is common to both the ONU and OLT. This configuration of one desired wavelength and 14 potentially interfering wavelengths is devised to approximate the worst-case crosstalk situation. Of the 14 interference locations, only seven contiguous points will be populated at any one time. That is to say, if the central frequency is on channel C (C being of the value one through eight), the shortest wavelength interferer would be at channel one and the longest wavelength interferer would be on channel eight. The receiver is required to have its specified sensitivity for the desired signal over the wavelength band $\lambda_{S-}$ to $\lambda_{S+}$ , despite the fact that the seven interferers are present with power level X and modulated with a TWDM PON signal format of the same rate as the signal channel.
+
+#### 10.2.1 Narrowband ONU X/S tolerance mask
+
+In addition to the TWDM interferers, there are an assumed eight PtP WDM interferers, both downstream and upstream. The upstream interference channels (which result from the potential for a 32 dB ORL in the ODN) have a power level Y and modulated with an NRZ signal at a similar data rate as the signal channel. The downstream interference channels have a power level Z and are modulated with an NRZ signal at the similar data rate as the signal channel.
+
+The parameters of the downstream mask are given in Table 10-1.
+
+
+
+Figure 10-2 – X/S tolerance mask for TWDM PON. The diagram shows a wavelength spectrum with various signal types and their power levels. From left to right: TWDM interference signals (power level X) at wavelengths λ\_{X-6}, λ\_{X-5}, λ\_{X-4}, λ\_{X-3}, λ\_{X-2}, λ\_{X-1}, λ\_{X+1}, λ\_{X+2}, λ\_{X+3}, λ\_{X+4}, λ\_{X+5}, λ\_{X+6}, λ\_{X+7}; a desired signal (power level S) at wavelength λ\_C; P2P upstream (reflected) interference signals (power level Y) at wavelengths λ\_{Y1}, λ\_{Y2}, λ\_{Y3}, λ\_{Y4}, λ\_{Y5}, λ\_{Y6}, λ\_{Y7}, λ\_{Y8}; and P2P downstream interference signals (power level Z) at wavelengths λ\_{Z1}, λ\_{Z2}, λ\_{Z3}, λ\_{Z4}, λ\_{Z5}, λ\_{Z6}, λ\_{Z7}, λ\_{Z8}. The spectrum is divided into three main regions by break symbols (//). The desired signal is located at λ\_C, which is between the TWDM interference signals and the P2P interference signals. The TWDM interference signals are located at wavelengths λ\_{X-6} through λ\_{X+7}, with a break between λ\_{X-1} and λ\_{X+1}. The P2P upstream interference signals are located at wavelengths λ\_{Y1} through λ\_{Y8}, with a break between λ\_{Y4} and λ\_{Y5}. The P2P downstream interference signals are located at wavelengths λ\_{Z1} through λ\_{Z8}, with a break between λ\_{Z4} and λ\_{Z5}. The power levels X, Y, and Z are indicated by horizontal dashed lines with arrows pointing to the corresponding signal groups. The wavelength axis is labeled λ at the far right. The figure is identified by the text G.989.2(14)\_F10-2 in the bottom right corner.
+
+Figure 10-2 – X/S tolerance mask for TWDM PON
+
+**Table 10-1 – TWDM PON downstream (ONU receive)
+X/S parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Value |
+|-----------------|---------------------------------------------|
+| $\lambda_{X-7}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 7 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-6}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 6 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-5}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 5 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-4}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 4 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-3}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 3 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-2}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 2 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-1}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{S-}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE}$ |
+| $\lambda_C$ | Central frequency of ONU filter |
+| $\lambda_{S+}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+1}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+2}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 2 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+3}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 3 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+4}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 4 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+5}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 5 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+6}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 6 * \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+7}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 7 * \text{CS}$ |
+| S | Receiver sensitivity + optical path penalty |
+| X | S + 4 dB (Note 1) |
+| $\lambda_{Y1}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y2}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y3}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y4}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y5}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y6}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y7}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Y8}$ | |
+| Y | S + 6 dB (Note 2) |
+| $\lambda_{Z1}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z2}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z3}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z4}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z5}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z6}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z7}$ | |
+| $\lambda_{Z8}$ | |
+
+**Table 10-1 – TWDM PON downstream (ONU receive)
+X/S parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Value |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Z | 2.48832 Gbit/s: S + 7 dB (Note 3)
9.95328 Gbit/s: S + 8 dB |
+| NOTE 1 – 4 dB is the worst-case OLT transmitter power differential.
NOTE 2 – 7 dB is the maximum PtP WDM ONU transmitter power (+9 dBm) less the ORL (32 dB) less the TWDM OLT receiver sensitivity (–30 dBm).
NOTE 3 – The 2.48832 Gbit/s value (7 dB) is the maximum PtP WDM to TWDM OLT transmitter power differential for a 2.5G TWDM downstream link. The 9.95328 Gbit/s value (8 dB) is the maximum PtP WDM to TWDM OLT transmitter power differential for a 10G TWDM downstream link. | |
+
+#### 10.2.2 Narrowband OLT X/S tolerance mask
+
+The parameters of the OLT X/S mask are given in Table 10-2. Note that for the TWDM PON upstream, the PtP WDM channels are located so far away in wavelength that they are assumed to be filtered effectively by the TWDM PON diplexer.
+
+**Table 10-2 – TWDM PON upstream (OLT receive) X/S parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Value |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
+| $\lambda_{X-7}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 7 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-6}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 6 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-5}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 5 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-4}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 4 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-3}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 3 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-2}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - 2 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X-1}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE} - \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{S-}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE}$ |
+| $\lambda_C$ | Central frequency of OLT filter |
+| $\lambda_{S+}$ | $\lambda_C + \text{MSE}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+1}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+2}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 2 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+3}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 3 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+4}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 4 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+5}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 5 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+6}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 6 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| $\lambda_{X+7}$ | $\lambda_C - \text{MSE} + 7 \cdot \text{CS}$ |
+| S | Receiver sensitivity + optical path penalty |
+| X | S + 20 dB (Note) |
+| NOTE – 20 dB is the worst-case TWDM ONU transmitter power differential (5 dB) plus the differential optical path loss (15 dB). | |
+
+The narrowband X/S tolerance of PtP WDM PON can be derived by analogy with the TWDM PON X/S tolerance above.
+
+# 11 TWDM PON PMD layer requirements
+
+### 11.1 PMD layer requirements
+
+The TWDM PON system must support a minimum of four TWDM channels. It may also support an optional extension up to eight TWDM channels.
+
+All parameters are specified as follows, and are in accordance with Tables 11-4 to 11-7.
+
+All parameter values specified are met under the worst-case operating conditions such as temperature and humidity, and include ageing effects, as specified in [ITU-T G.989.1]. The parameters are specified relative to a BER Reference level not worse than the values specified in Tables 11-4 to 11-7, for the worst-case optical path loss (see Table 6-1) and fibre chromatic dispersion.
+
+#### 11.1.1 Nominal Line rate and clock accuracy
+
+The transmission line rate is a multiple of 8 kHz.
+
+Parameters to be specified are categorized by downstream and upstream nominal line rates and downstream/upstream rate combinations as shown in Table 11-1. Each TWDM channel in the channel group on a TWDM PON can use any of the line rate options specified in Table 11-1.
+
+**Table 11-1 – Relation between TWDM PON line rate options and optical parameter tables**
+
+| | Nominal line rate,
downstream/upstream (Gbit/s) | Reference table,
downstream/upstream |
+|---------------|----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| Basic rate | 9.95328/2.48832 | Table 11-5/Table 11-6 |
+| Rate option 1 | 9.95328/9.95328 | Table 11-5/Table 11-7 |
+| Rate option 2 | 2.48832/2.48832 | Table 11-4/Table 11-6 |
+
+##### 11.1.1.1 Downstream clock accuracy
+
+When the OLT and the end office (the facility of the OLT and synchronization source) are in their normal operating state, the OLT is typically traceable to a Stratum-1 reference (accuracy of $1 \times 10^{-11}$ ). When the OLT is in its free running mode, the accuracy of the downstream signal is at least that of a Stratum-4 clock ( $3.2 \times 10^{-5}$ ). OLTs intended for timing-critical applications such as mobile backhaul may require Stratum-3 quality in free-running mode.
+
+NOTE – The OLT may derive its timing from either a dedicated timing signal source or from a synchronous data interface (line timing). A packet-based timing source may also be used.
+
+##### 11.1.1.2 Upstream clock accuracy
+
+When in one of its operating states and granted an allocation, the ONU transmits its signal with frequency accuracy equal to that of the received downstream signal.
+
+#### 11.1.2 Line code
+
+The convention used for optical logic levels is:
+
+- high level of light emission for a binary ONE;
+- low level of light emission for a binary ZERO.
+
+##### 11.1.2.1 Downstream
+
+Downstream line coding for 9.95328 Gbit/s: scrambled NRZ.
+
+Downstream line coding for 2.48832 Gbit/s: scrambled NRZ.
+
+In addition to the schemes described in Appendix VI, two line code schemes are described in Appendix IX that are intended to offer mitigation of Raman crosstalk impairments on RF video overlay.
+
+##### 11.1.2.2 Upstream
+
+Upstream line coding for 2.48832 Gbit/s: scrambled NRZ.
+
+Upstream line coding for 9.95328 Gbit/s: scrambled NRZ for 20 km reach.
+
+Upstream line coding for 9.95328 Gbit/s: scrambled NRZ for 40 km reach. Other coding schemes for 40 km may be considered and could result in lower OPPs with alternative transmitter technologies. These other coding schemes are for further study.
+
+##### 11.1.2.3 Electronic dispersion compensation
+
+Electronic dispersion compensation (EDC) may be used in the OLT (ONU) transmitter to achieve the OPP specified in the optical interface parameter tables. At the ONU (OLT) receiver, EDC may also be used. The use of EDC is outside the scope of this Recommendation.
+
+#### 11.1.3 Operating wavelength
+
+The operating wavelength bands for TWDM PON are specified in clause 9.2.
+
+The downstream frequency is described in Table 11-2.
+
+**Table 11-2 – TWDM channel downstream frequency plan**
+
+| Channel | Central frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) |
+|---------|-------------------------|-----------------|
+| 1 | 187.8 | 1596.34 |
+| 2 | 187.7 | 1597.19 |
+| 3 | 187.6 | 1598.04 |
+| 4 | 187.5 | 1598.89 |
+| 5 | 187.4 | 1599.75 |
+| 6 | 187.3 | 1600.60 |
+| 7 | 187.2 | 1601.46 |
+| 8 | 187.1 | 1602.31 |
+
+NOTE – Channels 1-4 are assigned to TWDM with four downstream wavelengths. Channels 5-8 are optionally assigned to TWDM and may be used by PtP WDM or other systems if not reserved for TWDM expansion.
+
+The frequency values in this table are normative, while the wavelength values are for information only.
+
+#### 11.1.4 PMD parameters
+
+##### 11.1.4.1 Compatible optical distribution network
+
+TWDM PON operates over an ODN whose parameters are described by Table 11-3.
+
+**Table 11-3 – Physical parameters of a simple ODN**
+
+| Item | Unit | Specification |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|------------------------------|
+| Fibre type (Note 1) | – | [ITU-T G.652], or compatible |
+| Attenuation range (as defined in clause 9.3.5.1) | dB | See Table 6-1 |
+| Maximum fibre distance between S/R-CG and R/S points (as specified in Table 6-2) (Note 2) | km | DD20: 20
DD40: 40 |
+| Minimum fibre distance between S/R-CG and R/S points (as specified in Table 6-2) | km | 0 |
+| Maximum differential optical path loss | dB | 15 |
+| Bidirectional transmission | – | 1-fibre WDM |
+| Maintenance wavelength | nm | See [ITU-T L.313] |
+| NOTE 1 – See clause 9.3.1.1. | | |
+| NOTE 2 – Support of 60 km fibre distance may require reach extenders (REs). | | |
+
+##### **11.1.4.2 Optical interface parameters of downstream direction**
+
+The following downstream optical interface tables are applicable for 20 km and 40 km fibre length and 1 to 8 TWDM channels.
+
+**Table 11-4 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|------|------|------|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.48832 (Note 1) | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1596-1603 | | | |
+| Operating central frequency | THz | Table 11-2 | | | |
+| Operating channel spacing | GHz | 100 (Note 2) | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-20 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Scrambled NRZ (Note 1) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause 11.1.5.3 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | NA | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) | dBm | +0.0 | +2.0 | +4.0 | +6.0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) | dBm | +4.0 | +6.0 | +8.0 | +10 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | -63.5 | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 3) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range | ps/nm | 0-420 (DD20)
0-840 (DD40) | | | |
+
+**Table 11-4 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | | | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-----------------------|-------|-------|-------|--|--|--|--|
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (at S/R-CP) | dB | 30 | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Note 4) | dBm (15 GHz) | -44.9 (4 channels) | | | | | | | |
+| | | -52.1 (8 channels) | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Note 5) | dBm (15 GHz) | -34.5 (4 channels) | | | | | | | |
+| | | -42.4 (8 channels) | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.3 | | | | | | | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 6) | dB | 1.0 | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | -20 | | | | | | | |
+| Bit error ratio reference level | – | $10^{-4}$ (Note 7) | | | | | | | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | 5 | | | | | | | |
+| ODN class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 | | | | |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) | dBm | -30.0 | -30.0 | -30.0 | -30.0 | | | | |
+| Overload (at R/S) | dBm | -10.0 | -10.0 | -10.0 | -10.0 | | | | |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB (15 GHz) | 32.3 | | | | | | | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.2 | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 1 – Two additional line codes that have been developed to facilitate support of the RF Video Overlay are covered in Appendix IX. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 2 – Minor deviations from the nominal 100 GHz spacing are allowed in order to accommodate a combined wavelength mux/demux device, see Table 11-2. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 3 – A lower extinction ratio is allowed but must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. However, the impact of reduced ER on OOB/OOC power must be considered. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 4 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOB impact from TWDM PON on PtP WDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and 4 or 8 interfering TWDM channels, respectively. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 5 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and 4 or 8 TWDM channels (three or seven interferers), respectively. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 6 – The specified OPP is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the Mean launch power maximum. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 7 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989]. | | | | | | | | | |
+
+**Table 11-5 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 9.95328 (Note 1) | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1596-1603 | | | |
+| Operating central frequency | THz | Table 11-2 | | | |
+| Operating channel spacing | GHz | 100 (Note 2) | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-20 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Scrambled NRZ (Note 1) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause 11.1.5.3 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | NA | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) | dBm | +3.0 | +5.0 | +7.0 | +9.0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) | dBm | +7.0 | +9.0 | +11.0 | +11.0 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | -63.7 | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 3) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range | ps/nm | 0-420 (DD20)
0-840 (DD40) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (at S/R-CP) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -44.9 (4 channels) | | | |
+| | | -52.1 (8 channels) | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Note 5) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -34.5 (4 channels) | | | |
+| | | -42.4 (8 channels) | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.3 | | | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 6) | dB | 2.0 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | -20 | | | |
+| Bit error ratio reference level | – | $10^{-3}$ (Note 7) | | | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | 5 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) | dBm | -28.0 | -28.0 | -28.0 | -28.0 |
+| Overload (at R/S) | dBm | -7.0 | -7.0 | -7.0 | -9.0 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB | 35.3 | | | |
+
+**Table 11-5 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------|
+| | (15 GHz) | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.2 |
+
+NOTE 1 – Two additional line codes that have been developed to facilitate support of the RF video overlay are covered in Appendix IX.
+
+NOTE 2 – Minor deviations from the nominal 100 GHz spacing are allowed in order to accommodate a combined wavelength mux/demux, see Table 11-2.
+
+NOTE 3 – A lower extinction ratio is allowed but must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. However, the impact of reduced ER on OOB/OOC power must be considered.
+
+NOTE 4 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOB impact from TWDM PON on PtP WDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and 4 or 8 interfering TWDM channels, respectively.
+
+NOTE 5 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and 4 or 8 TWDM channels (three or seven interferers), respectively.
+
+NOTE 6 – The specified OPP is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the Mean launch power maximum.
+
+NOTE 7 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39], for additional details.
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+##### 11.1.4.3 Optical interface parameters of upstream direction
+
+The following upstream optical interface parameter tables are applicable to 20 and 40 km fibre length, and 1 to 8 TWDM channels.
+
+**Table 11-6 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.48832 |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1524-1544 (wide band option),
1528-1540 (reduced band option)
1532-1540 (narrow band option) |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 |
+| Maximum spectral excursion
(over 1 OLT-ONU tuning cycle) (Note 1) | GHz | +/-12.5 (for 50 GHz CS)
+/-20 (for 100 GHz CS)
+/-25 (for 200 GHz CS) |
+| Transmitter power wavelength dependency
(Note 13) | dB | +/-0.05 dB/GHz |
+| Minimum tuning window (Note 2)
When using cyclic channel grid
When not using cyclic channel grid | GHz | (N+1)*CS
(N-1)*CS+2*MSE |
+
+**Table 11-6 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|----|
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Scrambled NRZ | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause 11.1.5.3.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at transmitter wavelength (Note 19) | dB | –32 | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | +4 | +4 | +4 | +4 |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at R/S) (Note 14) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | +9 | +9 | +9 | +9 |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
+| Maximum Tx enable transient time | bits | 320
(128.6) | | | |
+| Maximum Tx disable transient time | bits | 320
(128.6) | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 5) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range | ps/nm | 0 to 355 (DD20)
0 to 710 (DD40) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 6) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD (Note 7) | dBm
(15GHz) | –57.4 (4 channels) | | | |
+| | | –64.6 (8 channels) | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC1 (Note 8) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –36.7 for 50GHz CS
–40.5 for 100 GHz CS
–44.4 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC2 (Note 8) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –41.6 (4 channels) | | | |
+| | | –48.8 (8 channels) | | | |
+| Maximum upstream WNE-PSD (Note 9) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –62.6 | | | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.1 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.3 | | | |
+
+**Table 11-6 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|-----------------------|------|-------|-------|
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| ODN class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 10) | dB | | | | |
+| – with Raman effects (DD20, 4 channel) (Note 15) | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD40, 4 channel) | | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD20, 8 channel) | | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD40, 8 channel) | | 1.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
+| Maximum OPP excluding Raman (Note 17) | dB | | | | |
+| – DD20 | | 0.5 | | | |
+| – DD40 | | 1.0 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | | | |
+| Bit error ratio reference level | – | $10^{-4}$ (Note 11) | | | |
+| ODN class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG, based on DD20, 4 channel) (Note 12) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | –26 | –28 | –30.5 | –32.5 |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | –30 | –32 | –34.5 | –36.5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | –5 | –7 | –9 | –11 |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | –9 | –11 | –13 | –15 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance (Type A) (Note 18) | dB | 26.0 | 26.0 | 25.1 | 24.1 |
+| (Type B) | (15 GHz) | 22.0 | 22.0 | 21.1 | 20.1 |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.2 | | | |
+
+NOTE 1 – MSE values of other CS can be interpolated from the three given values.
+NOTE 2 – N is the channel count. When using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 100 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 500 GHz and 900 GHz for four and eight channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 50 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 250 GHz and 450 GHz for four and eight channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When not using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 100 GHz, its minimum tuning windows are 340 GHz and 740 GHz for four and eight channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When not using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 50 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 175 GHz and 375 GHz for 4 and 8 channel TWDM PONs, respectively.
+NOTE 3 – Type A link values assume an unamplified OLT receiver. However, an amplified OLT receiver is not precluded.
+NOTE 4 – Type B link values assume an amplified OLT receiver with the amplifier at the S/R-CG reference point. However, other amplifier approaches, including an unamplified OLT receiver are not precluded.
+NOTE 5 – A lower extinction ratio is allowed but must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. However, the impact of reduced ER on OOB/OOC power must be considered.
+NOTE 6 – SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on OOB and OOC PSD still apply to the R/S reference point.
+
+**Table 11-6 – Optical interface parameters of 2.48832 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
+| NOTE 7 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOB impact from TWDM PON on PtP WDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and four or eight interfering TWDM channels, respectively.
NOTE 8 – See OOC-PSD mask in clause 9.3.9. These values are based on the following assumptions: 1 dB US OOC penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and four or eight TWDM channels (three or seven interferers), respectively. In some implementations, this requirement may be achieved by more tightly regulating the Tx output power (lowering the maximum level while maintaining the minimum level).
NOTE 9 – This value is based on the following assumptions: 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and 64 TWDM PON ONUs in one channel (63 interferers).
NOTE 10 – The specified penalty takes into account the class-specific Tx power, distance, and number of wavelengths. The maximum OPP values assume no SR-/CG located splitters and low optical fibre loss, resulting in the worst case Raman effect. ODNs that include high loss elements near the OLT or higher loss optical cable will exhibit lower penalties.
NOTE 11 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
NOTE 12 – See clause 11.1.4.3.1 for an approach to accommodate the case of 40 km and 8 wavelengths.
NOTE 13 – This parameter is applicable for ONU transmitters that require OLT interaction to tune the transmitting wavelength.
NOTE 14 – An optical power levelling mechanism can be applied to the ONU in order to help meet the OOB/OOC PSD and OLT Rx overload parameters. The concept of optical power levelling is described in Annex D.
NOTE 15 – The 4 channel, DD20 values are rounded up from those actually calculated.
NOTE 16 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
NOTE 17 – If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by increasing the transmitter mean launch power minimum specification by X dB for each X dB of extra OPP allowance, where $X < 1.5$ dB, while meeting all other Tx specifications. High penalty operation poses some risks, and PMD interoperability testing should be employed to measure the actual OPP with a receiver subject to in-band crosstalk as specified elsewhere in this table. To avoid system operation in very high penalty regimes, this note is only applicable to the DD20 fibre distance class.
NOTE 18 – These values vary for each budget class based on the worst case combination of PtP WDM PON OOB, TWDM PON OOC, TWDM PON WNE-PSD and TWDM PON upstream ONU echoes (accounting for the maximum ODN split that can be obtained in each optical path loss class).
NOTE 19 – This value is based on the following assumptions: consideration of multiple upstream ONU echoes and penalties of 0.4 dB (for N1) up to 0.8 dB (for E2). | | |
+
+**Table 11-7 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|----------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 9.95328 |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1524-1544 (wide band option),
1528-1540 (reduced band option)
1532-1540 (narrow band option) |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 |
+
+**Table 11-7 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|
+| Maximum spectral excursion (Note 1)
(over 1 OLT-ONU tuning cycle) | GHz | +/-12.5 (for 50 GHz CS)
+/-20 (for 100 GHz CS)
+/-25 (for 200 GHz CS) | | | |
+| Transmitter power wavelength dependency
(Note 13) | dB | +/-0.02 dB/GHz | | | |
+| Minimum tuning window (Note 2)
When using cyclic channel grid
When not using cyclic channel grid | GHz | (N+1)*CS
(N-1)*CS+2*MSE | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Scrambled NRZ (20 km)
Scrambled NRZ (40 km) (Note 15) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause 11.1.5.3.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S,
measured at transmitter wavelength
(Note 20) | dB | -32 | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | +4.0 | +4.0 | +4.0 | NA |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | +2.0 | +2.0 | +2.0 | +4.0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at R/S) (Note 14) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | +9.0 | +9.0 | +9.0 | NA |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | +7.0 | +7.0 | +7.0 | +9.0 |
+| Maximum Tx enable transient time | Bits
(ns) | 1280
(128.6) | | | |
+| Maximum Tx disable transient time | Bits
(ns) | 1280
(128.6) | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 5) | dB | 6.0 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range | ps/nm | 0 to 355 (DD20) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio
(Note 6) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD
(Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -57.4 (4 channels)
-64.6 (8 channels) | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC1 (Note 8) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -36.7 for 50GHz CS
-40.5 for 100 GHz CS
-44.4 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC2 (Note 8) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -41.6 (4 channels)
-48.5 (8 channels) | | | |
+
+**Table 11-7 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
+| Maximum upstream WNE-PSD (Note 9) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -62.6 | | | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.1 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.3 | | | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 10, 15) | dB | | | | |
+| – with Raman effects (DD20, 4 channel) (Note 16) | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD40, 4 channel) | | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD20, 8 channel) | | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
+| – with Raman effects (DD40, 8 channel) | | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
+| Maximum OPP excluding Raman (Note 18) | dB | | | | |
+| – DD20 | | 0.5 | | | |
+| – DD40 | | 1.5 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | Less than -20 | | | |
+| Bit error ratio reference level | – | $10^{-3}$ (Note 11) | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) , based on DD20, 4 channel) (Note 5 and Note 12) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | -26.0 | -28.0 | -30.5 | NA |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | -28.0 | -30.0 | -32.5 | -32.5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) | | | | | |
+| – Type A link (Note 3) | dBm | -5.0 | -7.0 | -9.0 | NA |
+| – Type B link (Note 4) | dBm | -7.0 | -9.0 | -11.0 | -11.0 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance (Type A) (Note 19) (Type B) | dB
(15 GHz) | 26.0
24.0 | 26.0
24.0 | 25.1
23.1 | 24.1
22.1 |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause 11.1.5.4.2 | | | |
+
+NOTE 1 – MSE values of other CS can be interpolated from the three given values.
+NOTE 2 – N is the channel count. When using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 100 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 500 GHz and 900 GHz for 4 and 8 channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 50 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 250 GHz and 450 GHz for four and eight channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When not using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 100 GHz, its minimum tuning windows are 340 GHz and 740 GHz for four and eight channel TWDM PONs, respectively. When not using cyclic channel grid, if CS is 50 GHz, the minimum tuning windows are 175 GHz and 375 GHz for 4 and 8 channel TWDM PONs, respectively.
+NOTE 3 – Type A link values assume an unamplified OLT receiver. However, an amplified OLT receiver is not precluded.
+NOTE 4 – Type B link values assume an amplified OLT receiver with the amplifier at the S/R-CG reference point. However, other amplifier approaches, including an unamplified OLT receiver are not
+
+**Table 11-7 – Optical interface parameters of 9.95328 Gbit/s upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
+| precluded.
NOTE 5 – A lower extinction ratio is allowed but must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. However the impact of reduced ER on OOB/OOC power must be considered. A lower "Mean launch power minimum" is allowed but must be compensated by higher extinction ratio. For quantitative treatment of these tradeoffs, see clause 11.1.4.3.2.
NOTE 6 – SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on OOB and OOC PSD still apply to the R/S reference point.
NOTE 7 – This value is based on the following assumptions: OOB impact from TWDM PON on PtP WDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and four or eight interfering TWDM channels, respectively.
NOTE 8 – See OOC-PSD mask in clause 9.3.9. These values are based on the following assumptions: 1 dB US OOC penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and four or eight TWDM channels (three or seven interferers), respectively. In some implementations, this requirement may be achieved by more tightly regulating the Tx output power (lowering the maximum level while maintaining the minimum level).
NOTE 9 – This value is based on the following assumptions: 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and 64 TWDM PON ONUs in one channel (63 interferers).
NOTE 10 – The specified penalty takes into account the class-specific Tx power, distance, and number of wavelengths. The maximum OPP values assume no SR-/CG located based splitters and low optical fibre loss, resulting in the worst case Raman effect. ODNs that include high loss elements near the OLT or higher loss optical cable will exhibit lower penalties.
NOTE 11 – See clause 9.4.1 [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
NOTE 12 – See clause 11.1.4.3.1 for an approach to accommodate the case of 40 km and eight wavelengths.
NOTE 13 – This parameter is applicable for ONU transmitters that require OLT interaction to tune the transmitting wavelength.
NOTE 14 – An optical power levelling mechanism can be applied to the ONU in order to help meet the OOB/OOC PSD and OLT Rx overload parameters. The concept of optical power levelling is described in Annex D.
NOTE 15 – Scrambled NRZ is assumed for the OPP parameter values. Other coding schemes for 40 km may result in lower OPPs with alternative transmitter technologies. These other coding schemes are for further study.
NOTE 16 – The 4 channel, DD20 values are rounded up from those actually calculated.
NOTE 17 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
NOTE 18 – If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by increasing the transmitter mean launch power minimum specification by X dB for each X dB of extra OPP allowance, where dB, while meeting all other Tx specifications. High penalty operation poses some risks, and PMD interoperability testing should be employed to measure the actual OPP with a receiver subject to in-band crosstalk as specified elsewhere in this table. To avoid system operation in very high penalty regimes, this note is only applicable to the DD20 fibre distance class.
NOTE 19 – These values vary for each budget class based on the worst case combination of PtP WDM PON OOB, TWDM PON OOC, TWDM PON WNE-PSD and TWDM PON upstream ONU echoes (accounting for the maximum ODN split that can be obtained in each optical path loss class).
NOTE 20 – This value is based on the following assumptions: consideration of multiple upstream ONU echoes and penalties of 0.4 dB (for N1) up to 0.8 dB (for E2).
| | |
+
+##### 11.1.4.3.1 Example of upstream OPP and receiver substitution
+
+The upstream tables specify the OLT receiver sensitivity for the base case of 20 km and four TWDM channels. As noted in the tables above, if a different application is used, then the OPPs will be different and potentially impact the optical link budget. The case of the 40 km and eight wavelengths can be accommodated by selecting the OLT receiver specified for the next available ODN class. For example, in Table 11-6, N2 class with 40 km and eight wavelengths needs an additional 1.5 dB of optical link budget. Selecting the E1 class OLT provides a 2.0 dB improvement and thereby meets the budget requirement.
+
+##### 11.1.4.3.2 Extinction ratio and minimum mean launch optical power trade off
+
+This clause is applicable to transmitters subject to the requirement of Table 11-7.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-0: ONU transmitter power and ER admissible region. The graph plots Extinction ratio (ER) on the y-axis against Mean launch optical power (P-bar) on the x-axis. The y-axis has labels ER1, ER2, ER3, ER4.5. The x-axis has labels P-bar1, P-bar2, P-bar3, P-bar4, P-bar5. A piece-wise linear curve connects (P-bar1, ER1) to (P-bar2, ER2) to (P-bar3, ER3) to (P-bar4, ER4.5) to (P-bar5, ER4.5). The region above this curve and between P-bar1 and P-bar5 is shaded with horizontal lines. The region above the curve and to the right of P-bar5 is shaded with vertical lines. The region below the curve is unshaded.
+
+G.989.2(14)-Amd.2(17)\_F11-0
+
+**Figure 11-0 – ONU transmitter power and ER admissible region, subject to Table 11-7 requirements**
+
+The parameters of the ONU transmitter jointly specified by its mean optical launch power $\bar{P}$ and extinction ratio $ER$ shall lie within an admissible region (shown as an overall shaded area in Figure 11-0) which is bounded in the mean launch power by the lines $\bar{P} \geq \bar{P} \min = \bar{P}_1$ and $\bar{P} \leq \bar{P} \max = \bar{P}_5$ , and in the extinction ratio, from below, by a piece-wise linear segment specified in Table 11-7bis for Type A transmitters and Table 11-7ter for Type B transmitters.
+
+**Table 11-7bis – The lower boundary ER and mean launch power pairs of the Type A ONU transmitter admissible region**
+
+| | $(\bar{P}_1, ER_1)$ | $(\bar{P}_2, ER_2)$ | $(\bar{P}_3, ER_3)$ | $(\bar{P}_4, ER_4)$ | $(\bar{P}_5, ER_5)$ |
+|--------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+| Mean launch optical power, dBm | 3.0 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 9.0 |
+| Extinction ratio, dB | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
+
+**Table 11-7ter – The lower boundary ER and mean launch power pairs of the Type B ONU transmitter admissible region**
+
+| | $(\bar{P}_1, ER_1)$ | $(\bar{P}_2, ER_2)$ | $(\bar{P}_3, ER_3)$ | $(\bar{P}_4, ER_4)$ | $(\bar{P}_5, ER_5)$ |
+|--------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+| Mean launch optical power, dBm | 1.0 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
+| Extinction ratio, dB | 8.0 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
+
+This admissible region represents a relaxation of the transmitter parameters as compared with the requirements of Table 11-7, where the mean launch optical power and extinction ratio were specified independently from each other (thus limiting the admissible region to a densely shaded rectangular area in Figure 11-0). The boundaries shown by the square with the thin black lines represent the allowable transmit power and extinction ratio defined in Table 11-7.
+
+#### **11.1.5 Transmitter at reference point S**
+
+All parameters are defined as follows, and are in accordance with Table 11-4 to Table 11-7.
+
+#### **11.1.5.1 Source type**
+
+Considering the attenuation/dispersion characteristics of the target fibre channel, suitable transmitter devices include only single longitudinal mode (SLM) lasers. The indication of a nominal source type in this Recommendation is not a requirement though it is also expected that only SLM lasers meet all the distance and line rate requirements of both the downstream and upstream links.
+
+##### **11.1.5.2 Spectral characteristics**
+
+For SLM lasers, the laser is specified by its fibre dispersion range, the range over which the laser characteristics and fibre dispersion result in a defined penalty at a specified fibre distance, under standard operating conditions. Additionally, for control of mode partition noise in SLM systems, a minimum value for the laser SMSR is specified. The actual spectral characteristics are limited by the maximum amount of OPP produced with the worst-case optical dispersion in the data signal.
+
+##### **11.1.5.2.1 Operating wavelength band**
+
+Operating wavelength band specification options are summarized in Table 9-1.
+
+##### **11.1.5.2.2 Nominal central frequency**
+
+The central frequencies are based on the frequency grid given in [ITU-T G.694.1]. The downstream central frequencies are specified in Table 11-2. Examples of TWDM upstream channel grid are in Clause VIII.4.
+
+Note that the value of "c" (speed of light in a vacuum) that is used for converting between frequency and wavelength is $2.99792458 \times 10^8$ m/s.
+
+##### **11.1.5.2.3 Operating channel spacing**
+
+The specified value of the operating CS is used to parameterize the spectral properties of a laser.
+
+##### **11.1.5.2.4 Maximum spectral excursion**
+
+The maximum spectral excursion is specified as a one-sided deviation from the nominal central wavelength and is expressed in gigahertz. The maximum spectral excursion requirement applies to fixed wavelength transmitters as well as tunable wavelength transmitters. For tunable wavelength transmitters, it only applies while they are in a stationary wavelength channel state.
+
+Among the tunable transmitters, the maximum spectral excursion requirement applies to both tunable transmitters, which are under fine wavelength control of the OLT, and tunable transmitters, which are not under fine wavelength control of the OLT.
+
+In the application to NG-PON2, MSE is the total allowable excursion due to:
+
+- spectral width, tuning granularity, short-term wavelength drift (over one OLT-ONU tuning cycle) and tuning control errors, when tunable ONU transmitters under fine OLT control are used;
+- spectral width, tuning granularity and tuning accuracy, when tunable ONU transmitters not under fine OLT control are used.
+
+
+
+G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_F11-1
+
+Figure 11-1 – Spectral excursion illustration. A graph showing Power relative to peak (dB) on the y-axis (from -30 to 0) versus Offset from nominal central frequency (GHz) on the x-axis. The x-axis has a central point at 0. Three vertical lines are marked: 'Nominal central frequency minus maximum spectral excursion' on the left, 'Nominal central frequency' at 0, and 'Nominal central frequency plus maximum spectral excursion' on the right. The spectral curve peaks at 0 dB at the nominal frequency and has a 'Spectral excursion' indicated by a double-headed arrow between the minus and plus excursion points. The area outside the excursion points is shaded grey.
+
+**Figure 11-1 – Spectral excursion illustration**
+
+The NRZ 'zero' power is allowed outside of the MSE but impact on OOC power must be considered.
+
+##### 11.1.5.2.5 Minimum tuning window
+
+The minimum tuning window is specified as a positive number in gigahertz. To satisfy the requirement, a component or device must meet or exceed the specified value.
+
+###### 11.1.5.2.6 Tuning granularity
+
+The tuning granularity is specified as a positive number in gigahertz. To satisfy the requirement, a component or device must not exceed the specified value.
+
+##### 11.1.5.2.7 ONU transmitter power wavelength dependency
+
+The ONU transmitter power wavelength dependency is specified as a ratio greater than one and is expressed in decibels. To satisfy the requirement a component or device must not exceed the specified value.
+
+###### 11.1.5.2.8 Mean launch optical power
+
+The mean launch optical power is specified as a range to allow for some cost optimization and to cover all allowances for operation under standard operating conditions, transmitter connector degradation, measurement tolerances and ageing effects.
+
+In the operating state, the lower figure is the minimum power to be provided and the higher one is the power never to be exceeded.
+
+NOTE – Measurement of the launch power at the ONU reference point S optical interface must take into account the bursty nature of the upstream traffic transmitted by the ONUs.
+
+##### 11.1.5.2.9 Upstream optical PSD when not enabled (WNE-PSD)
+
+In the upstream direction, the ONU transmitter ideally launches no power into the fibre in all bursts which are not assigned to that ONU. However, an optical power level less than or equal to the upstream WNE-PSD is allowed during bursts which are not assigned to that ONU. During the transmitter enable transient time immediately preceding the assigned burst, which may be used for laser pre-bias, and during the transmitter disable transient time immediately following the assigned
+
+burst, the maximum launch power level allowed is the zero level corresponding to the minimum ER and the maximum channel launch power specified in Tables 11-6 and 11-7.
+
+The specification of the maximum transmitter enable and transmitter disable transient times is provided in Tables 11-6 and 11-7.
+
+The relationship between ONU power levels and burst times is shown in Figure 11-2.
+
+
+
+The figure is a timing diagram illustrating the relationship between ONU power levels and burst times. The vertical axis represents 'Transmitter optical power' with three marked levels: 'One bit level', 'Zero bit level', and 'Power level when not enabled'. The horizontal axis represents 'Time'. The burst is divided into several temporal segments: 'Transmitter enable', 'Preamble', 'Delimiter', 'Rest of the burst', and 'Transmitter disable'. During the 'Transmitter enable' and 'Transmitter disable' phases, the power level transitions between the 'Zero bit level' and the 'Power level when not enabled' level, indicated by hatched regions. The 'Preamble' and 'Delimiter' consist of a series of pulses between the 'One bit level' and 'Zero bit level'. The 'Rest of the burst' is shown as a shaded region, indicating the main data payload. The diagram is identified by the label 'G.989.2(14)\_F11-2' in the bottom right corner.
+
+Figure 11-2: Relationship between ONU power levels and burst times. The graph shows Transmitter optical power on the y-axis and Time on the x-axis. The y-axis has labels for 'One bit level', 'Zero bit level', and 'Power level when not enabled'. The x-axis is divided into segments: 'Transmitter enable', 'Preamble', 'Delimiter', 'Rest of the burst', and 'Transmitter disable'. The 'Rest of the burst' segment shows a shaded area representing the data burst. The 'Transmitter enable' and 'Transmitter disable' segments show hatched areas representing transient power levels. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F11-2 at the bottom right.
+
+Figure 11-2 – Relationship between ONU power levels and burst times
+
+#### 11.1.5.3 Mask of transmitter eye diagram
+
+This clause specifies the pulse shape characteristics for the OLT and ONU transmitters. For the purpose of assessing the transmit signal, it is important to consider not only the eye opening, but also the overshoot and undershoot limitations.
+
+##### 11.1.5.3.1 OLT transmitter
+
+The parameters specifying the mask of the eye diagram (see Figure 11-3) for the OLT transmitter are shown in Table 11-8. The test set-up for the measurement of the mask of the eye diagram is shown in Figure 11-4.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-3: Mask of the eye diagram for OLT transmitter. The diagram shows an eye diagram with a rectangular mask overlaid. The vertical axis represents amplitude, with markers at -y4, 0, y1, 0.5, y2, 1, and 1+y3. The horizontal axis represents time, with markers at 0, x2, x3, and 1. The mask is a rectangle defined by x2, x3, y1, and y2. The mean level of the center of logical '1' is indicated at level 1, and the mean level of the center of logical '0' is indicated at level 0. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F11-3.
+
+Figure 11-3 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT transmitter
+
+Table 11-8 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT transmitter – numeric values
+
+| | 2.48832 Gbit/s | 9.95328 Gbit/s |
+|----------------------|----------------|----------------|
+| $x_3 - x_2$ (Note 1) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
+| $y_1, y_3, y_4$ | 0.25 | 0.25 |
+| $y_2$ | 0.75 | 0.75 |
+
+NOTE 1 – $x_2$ and $x_3$ of the rectangular eye mask need not be equidistant with respect to the vertical axes at 0 unit interval (UI) and 1 UI.
+
+NOTE 2 – The values are taken from [ITU-T G.959.1], clause 7.2.2.14.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-4: Test set-up for measuring the mask of the eye diagram for OLT transmitter. The block diagram shows a sequence of four components: Optical transmitter, Attenuator (a), O/E converter fourth-order Thomson filter (b), and Waveform monitor. The signal flows from left to right. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F11-4.
+
+a) Attenuator is used if necessary.
+
+b) Cut-off frequency (3 dB attenuation frequency) of the filter is 0.75 times output nominal bit rate.
+
+Figure 11-4 – Test set-up for measuring the mask of the eye diagram for OLT transmitter
+
+##### 11.1.5.3.2 ONU transmitter
+
+###### 11.1.5.3.2.1 ONU transmitter eye diagram
+
+The parameters specifying the mask of the eye diagram (see Figure 11-5) for the ONU transmitter are shown in Table 11-9. The test set-up for the measurement of the mask of the eye diagram is shown in Figure 11-6.
+
+The mask of the eye diagram for the upstream direction burst mode signal is applied from the first bit of the preamble to the last bit of the burst signal, inclusive.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-5: Mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter. The diagram shows an eye diagram with a rectangular mask overlaid. The vertical axis represents voltage levels from -1 to 1, with markers at -1+y3, 1, y2, 0.5, y1, 0, and -y4. The horizontal axis represents time from 0 to 1. The mask is defined by x2 and x3 on the horizontal axis and y1, y2, y3, and y4 on the vertical axis. Annotations indicate the mean level of the center of logical '1' and the mean level of the center of logical '0'. The figure is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F11-5.
+
+**Figure 11-5 – Mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter**
+
+**Table 11-9 – Mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter – numeric values**
+
+| | 2.48832 Gbit/s | 9.95328 Gbit/s |
+|----------------------|----------------|----------------|
+| $x_3 - x_2$ (Note 1) | 0.2 | 0.2 |
+| $y_1, y_3, y_4$ | 0.25 | 0.25 |
+| $y_2$ | 0.75 | 0.75 |
+
+NOTE 1 – $x_2$ and $x_3$ of the rectangular eye mask need not be equidistant with respect to the vertical axes at 0 UI and 1 UI.
+
+NOTE 2 – The values are taken from [ITU-T G.957], clause 6.2.5.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-6: Test set-up for measuring the mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter. The block diagram shows an Optical transmitter connected to an Attenuator (a), which is connected to an O/E converter fourth-order Thomson filter (b), which is connected to a Waveform monitor. The figure is labeled G.989.2(14)\_F11-6.
+
+a) Attenuator is used if necessary.
+
+b) Cut-off frequency (3 dB attenuation frequency) of the filter is 0.75 times output nominal bit rate.
+
+**Figure 11-6 – Test set-up for measuring the mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter**
+
+#### 11.1.5.4 Jitter performance
+
+This clause describes jitter requirements for optical interfaces of TWDM PON.
+
+###### 11.1.5.4.1 Jitter transfer
+
+The jitter transfer specification applies only to the ONU.
+
+The jitter transfer function is defined as:
+
+$$jitter\ transfer = 20 \log_{10} \left[ \frac{jitter\ on\ upstream\ signal\ UI}{jitter\ on\ downstream\ signal\ UI} \times \frac{down\ stream\ bit\ rate}{upstream\ bit\ rate} \right]$$
+
+The jitter transfer function of an ONU shall be under the curve given in Figure 11-7, when input sinusoidal jitter up to the mask level in Figure 11-8 is applied, with the parameters specified in this figure for each line rate.
+
+
+
+Figure 11-7 shows the jitter gain for an ONU. The y-axis represents Jitter gain (P) and the x-axis represents Frequency. The graph shows a flat response from $f_L$ to $f_C$ , followed by a $-20$ dB/dec slope down to $f_H$ . The reference is G.989.2(14)\_F11-7.
+
+Graph of Jitter gain vs Frequency for ONU. The y-axis is Jitter gain (P) and the x-axis is Frequency. The graph shows a flat response from f\_L to f\_C, followed by a -20 dB/dec slope down to f\_H. Reference G.989.2(14)\_F11-7.
+
+| Upstream line rate (Gbit/s) | $f_L$ (kHz) | $f_C$ (kHz) | $f_H$ (kHz) | P (dB) |
+|---------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
+| 2.48832 | 20 | 2000 | 20 000 | 0.1 |
+| 9.95328 | 10 | 1000 | 80 000 | 0.1 |
+| NOTE – These values are taken from [ITU-T G.783]. | | | | |
+
+Figure 11-7 – Jitter transfer for ONU
+
+
+
+Figure 11-8 shows the high-band portion of the sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer. The y-axis represents Input jitter amplitude ( $A_3$ , $A_4$ ) and the x-axis represents Frequency. The graph shows a flat response at $A_3$ from low frequency to $f_2$ , a $-20$ dB/dec slope from $f_2$ to $f_3$ , and a flat response at $A_4$ from $f_3$ to high frequency. The reference is G.989.2(14)\_F11-8.
+
+Graph of Input jitter amplitude vs Frequency for jitter transfer. The y-axis is Input jitter amplitude (A3, A4) and the x-axis is Frequency. The graph shows a flat response at A3 from low frequency to f2, a -20 dB/dec slope from f2 to f3, and a flat response at A4 from f3 to high frequency. Reference G.989.2(14)\_F11-8.
+
+| Downstream line rate (Gbit/s) | $A_3$ (UI) | $A_4$ (UI) | $f_2$ (kHz) | $f_3$ (kHz) |
+|---------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
+| 2.48832 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 100 | 1000 |
+| 9.95328 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 400 | 4000 |
+| NOTE – These values are taken from [ITU-T G.783]. | | | | |
+
+Figure 11-8 – High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer
+
+
+
+Figure 11-9: Jitter tolerance mask graph. The y-axis is 'Input jitter amplitude' with levels A1 and A2. The x-axis is 'Frequency' with markers f0 and ft. The mask shows a constant level A2 from 0 to f0, a downward slope of -20 dB/dec from f0 to ft, and a constant level A1 from ft onwards. The text 'G.989.2(14)\_F11-9' is at the bottom right.
+
+| Line rate (Gbit/s) | $f_t$ (kHz) | $f_0$ (kHz) | A1 (UIp-p) | A2 (UIp-p) |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
+| 2.48832 | 1000 | 100 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| 9.95328 | 4000 | 400 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| NOTE – These values are scaled to 9.95328 Gbit/s from the values in [ITU-T G.984.2]. | | | | |
+
+Figure 11-9 – Jitter tolerance mask
+
+##### 11.1.5.4.2 Jitter tolerance
+
+Jitter tolerance is defined as the peak-to-peak amplitude of sinusoidal jitter applied on the input TWDM PON signal that causes a 1-dB optical power penalty at the optical receiver. Note that it is a stress test to ensure that no additional penalty is incurred under operating conditions.
+
+The ONU must tolerate, as a minimum, the input jitter applied according to the mask in Figure 11-9, with the parameters specified in that figure for the downstream line rate. The OLT must tolerate, as a minimum, the input jitter applied according to the mask in Figure 11-9, with the parameters specified in that figure for the upstream line rate. The jitter tolerance specification for the OLT is informative as it can only be measured in a setting that permits continuous operation of the upstream.
+
+##### 11.1.5.4.3 Jitter generation
+
+An ONU must not generate a peak-to-peak jitter amplitude more than shown in Table 11-10 with no jitter applied to the downstream input and with a measurement bandwidth as specified in Table 11-10. An OLT must not generate a peak-to-peak jitter amplitude more than shown in Table 11-10 with no jitter applied to its timing reference input and with a measurement band as specified in Table 11-10.
+
+Table 11-10 – Jitter generation requirements for TWDM PON
+
+| Line rate (Gbit/s) | Measurement band
(-3 dB frequencies)
(Note 1) | | Peak-peak amplitude
(UI)
(Note 2) |
+|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| | high-pass
(kHz) | low-pass (MHz)
-60 dB/dec | |
+| 2.48832 | 5 | 20 | 0.30 |
+| | 1000 | 20 | 0.10 |
+| 9.95328 | 20 | 80 | 0.30 |
+| | 4000 | 80 | 0.10 |
+
+| Line rate (Gbit/s) | Measurement band
(-3 dB frequencies)
(Note 1) | | Peak-peak amplitude
(UI)
(Note 2) |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| | high-pass
(kHz) | low-pass (MHz)
-60 dB/dec | |
+| NOTE 1 – The high-pass and low-pass measurement filter transfer functions are defined in clause 5 of [ITU-T G.825].
NOTE 2 – The measurement time and pass/fail criteria are defined in clause 5 of [ITU-T G.825].
NOTE 3 – This table comes from [ITU-T G.783]. | | | |
+
+## 11.2 Upstream physical layer overhead
+
+Table 11-11 shows the length of the physical layer overhead bits for the upstream line rate specified in this Recommendation.
+
+**Table 11-11 – TWDM PON upstream physical layer overhead**
+
+| Upstream line rate | Overhead bits |
+|--------------------|---------------|
+| 2.48832 Gbit/s | 512 |
+| 9.95328 Gbit/s | 2048 |
+
+Moreover, Appendix III provides information on the physical processes that have to be performed during the physical layer overhead time (Tplo) and some guidelines optimum use of Tplo.
+
+# Annex A
+
+## Tunable PtP WDM PON PMD layer requirements
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This annex describes a PtP WDM PON system with wavelength tunability.
+
+The characteristic of a PtP WDM PON is that each ONU is served by one pair of upstream and downstream wavelengths dedicated to this ONU. On the OLT side, downstream wavelengths are multiplexed onto a shared, bidirectional fibre connecting the wavelength multiplexer (WM) to a branching node (BN). Figure A.1 shows a logical view of a PtP WDM PON.
+
+
+
+CG – channel group
+CP – channel pair
+WM – wavelength mux
+
+G.989.2(14)\_FA.1
+
+Figure A.1 – Logical architecture of a generic PtP WDM PON. The diagram shows multiple PtP WDM OLTs connected to a Wavelength Multiplexer (WM) via channel pairs S/R-CP1, S/R-CP2, S/R-CP3, and S/R-CPn. The WM is connected to a Branching node (BN). The BN is connected to four PtP WDM ONUs. A 'λ selection function' is shown above the BN, with arrows pointing to each of the four ONUs, indicating that the selection function is applied at each ONU to select the appropriate wavelength pair.
+
+Figure A.1 – Logical architecture of a generic PtP WDM PON
+
+Examples of PtP WDM PON clients include GbE, 10GbE and common public radio interface (CPRI) [b-CPRI]. The OLT channel pair may also exist in multiple instances, particularly to support different client types.
+
+At a BN, the ODN branches out to drop fibres, one for each ONU. The feeder and BN may be further divided into sub-trees, and part or all of the feeder-BN tree, and even the drop fibres, may be duplicated for redundancy. The BN may include any combination of power splitters, bandpass or bandstop filters, or wavelength filters (e.g., arrayed waveguide gratings (AWGs)). Logically, a wavelength selection function is required between each port of the BN and the corresponding colourless ONU transceiver.
+
+This wavelength selector can be located physically either within the ONU (wavelength selected case) or at a BN (wavelength routed case), giving rise to two classes of PtP WDM PON architecture:
+
+**Wavelength-selected:** The $\lambda$ selection function is built into the ONU. Part or all of the spectrum is available to the ONU (power split with or without bandpass filter) such that it is possible for the ONU and OLT to communicate on part or all of the spectrum. The ONU determines its wavelength in an activation process that involves the OLT. The upstream wavelength is typically established as a fixed function of the assigned downstream wavelength. This class of PtP WDM PON supports power splitter ODN.
+
+This annex focuses on the wavelength-selected class of PtP WDM PON as an overlay to TWDM PON.
+
+**Wavelength-routed:** The $\lambda$ selection function is part of the BN. The ONU's wavelength is determined by its physical connectivity to the ODN, for example by a port on an AWG. Upstream and downstream wavelengths may be the same, or may differ by a multiple of the free spectral range (FSR) of the AWG. This class of PtP WDM PON supports filtered ODN.
+
+ONUs that have no wavelength selective capability, i.e., that can only support a fully wavelength routed architecture, are out of scope of this annex.
+
+### A.1 PMD layer requirements
+
+The PtP WDM PON system must support minimum four PtP WDM channels.
+
+All parameters are specified as follows, and are in accordance with Table A.2 to Table A.7.
+
+All parameter values specified are worst-case values, to be met over the range of operating conditions such as temperature and humidity, and include ageing effects, as specified in [ITU-T G.989.1]. The parameters are specified relative to a BER not worse than the values specified in Table A.2 to Table A.7, for the worst-case optical path loss (see Table 6-1) and fibre chromatic dispersion.
+
+#### A.1.1 Line rate
+
+This clause specifies the line rates required to support various PtP WDM PON clients.
+
+Parameters to be specified are categorized by downstream and upstream, and the nominal line rates as shown in Table A.1.
+
+The PtP WDM PON supports three classes of line rates. Each line rate applies for a symmetric service protocol, i.e., the downstream and the upstream line rates are identical for the respective service protocol. The downstream and upstream PMD parameters are specified in Table A.2 to Table A.7.
+
+**Table A.1 – Relation between PtP WDM PON line rate classes and optical parameter tables**
+
+| Line rate class | Nominal line rate (Gbit/s) – Symmetric DS and US | Supported UNI | Reference table downstream/upstream |
+|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| 1 | 1.24416,
1.25,
1.2288 | STM-8
1G Ethernet
CPRI option 2 | Table A.2/Table A.3 |
+| 2 | 2.48832,
2.4576,
2.666 | OC-48, STM-16
CPRI option 3
OTU1 | Table A.4/Table A.5 |
+| 3 | 6.144
9.95328,
9.8304,
10.709, 11.09
10.3125
10.1376 | CPRI option 6, OBSAI
OC-192, STM-64
CPRI option 7
OTU2, OTU2e
10G Ethernet
CPRI option 8 | Table A.6/Table A.7 |
+
+#### A.1.2 FEC code selection
+
+The choice of FEC depends on the service protocol.
+
+For CPRI, no FEC is used.
+
+For 1 Gbit/s Ethernet services with 8b/10b coding, no FEC is used.
+
+For 10GBASE-ER Ethernet with 64b/66b coding, no FEC is used.
+
+For OC-48, OC-192, STM-8, STM-16 and STM-64, the inbuilt FEC according to [ITU-T G.707] and [ITU-T G.709] may be used. No extra FEC overhead is applied.
+
+For OTU1, OTU2, and OTU2e the inbuilt FEC as of [ITU-T G.709] may be applied. No extra FEC overhead is applied.
+
+#### A.1.3 Line code
+
+Line coding for PtP WDM PON is determined by the specific application.
+
+#### A.1.4 Operating wavelength
+
+The PtP WDM PON spectrum is specified according to Table 9-1, subject to spectrum otherwise assigned or in use.
+
+Two wavelength bands for PtP WDM PON are specified:
+
+- 1) Shared spectrum band: 1603-1625 nm
+
+Details of the sharing between TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON bands are specified in clause 9.2.
+
+- 2) Expanded spectrum band: 1524-1625 nm
+
+Spectral flexibility is required to allow reuse of unoccupied bands in other coexistence scenarios where legacy bands and TWDM PON bands are available.
+
+For the purpose of coexistence with G-PON, XG-PON1, RF video and four TWDM channels, a minimum of four PtP WDM channels is supported.
+
+Upstream and downstream can be in separate spectral regions or share the same spectral band.
+
+#### A.1.5 PMD parameters
+
+##### A.1.5.1 Compatible ODN
+
+PtP WDM PON operates over the same ODN as TWDM PON, see clause 11.1.4.1.
+
+##### A.1.5.2 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length and a minimum of 4 PtP WDM channels.
+
+**Table A.2 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|----------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 1.2288 to 1.25 |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50GHz CS
+/-20 for 100GHz CS
+/-25 for 200GHz CS |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 |
+
+**Table A.2 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | NA | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | -1 | +1 | +3 | +5 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | 0 | +2 | +4 | +6 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | +3 | +5 | +7 | +9 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | +4 | +6 | +8 | +10 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | -63.7 | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20 \quad (\text{DD20}),$
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40 \quad (\text{DD40})$ | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (at S/R-CP) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Assuming eight Ch PtP WDM PON) (Note 3) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -46.5 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Assuming eight Ch PtP WDM PON) (Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -52.1 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 5) | dB | 1.5 (without FEC) | | | |
+| – with Raman effects | | 1.0 (with FEC ON) | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | -20 | | | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | -31.5 | -31.5 | -31.5 | -31.5 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 6) | dBm | -30 | -30 | -30 | -30 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | -11 | -11 | -11 | -11 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 6) | dBm | -10 | -10 | -10 | -10 |
+
+**Table A.2 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 39.3 |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power maximum value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
+
+NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 8 PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
+
+NOTE 5 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 6 – See clause 9.4.1of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 7 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+**Table A.3 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|----------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 1.2288 to 1.25 |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) |
+| Minimum tuning window | nm | Based on operating wavelength band |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) |
+
+**Table A.3 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------|-------|-------|
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | –6 | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) with FEC | dBm | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) with FEC | dBm | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD (Note 4) | dBm (15 GHz) | –58.6 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC1 (Note 5) | dBm (15 GHz) | –33.7 for 50 GHz CS
–37.5 for 100 GHz CS
–41.4 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC2 (Note 5) | dBm (15 GHz) | –54.5 | | | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 6)
– with Raman effects | dB | 1.5 (without FEC) | | | |
+| | | 1.0 (with FEC on) | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –27.5 | –29.5 | –31.5 | –33.5 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 7) | dBm | –30.0 | –32.0 | –34.0 | –36.0 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –6 | –8 | –10 | –12 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 7) | dBm | –9 | –11 | –13 | –15 |
+
+**Table A.3 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------|---------------|--------------------|
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15GHz) | 34.8 |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For upstream, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on OOB and OOC PSD still apply to the R/S reference point.
+
+NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC, and 8 PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
+
+NOTE 5 – This value is based the following assumptions: 1.0 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers). In some implementations, this requirement may be achieved by more tightly regulating the Tx output power (lowering the maximum level while maintaining the minimum level).
+
+NOTE 6 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 7 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+##### A.1.5.3 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length and a minimum of 4 PtP WDM channels.
+
+**Table A.4 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|-----|-----|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.4576 to 2.666 | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | | | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | | | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment
at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter
wavelength | dB | NA | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | +3 | +5 | FFS | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | | 0 | +2 | +4 | +6 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | +7 | +9 | FFS | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | | +4 | +6 | +8 | +10 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | FFS | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | | | |
+| Dispersion Range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20 \quad (\text{DD20}),$
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40 \quad (\text{DD40})$ | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio
(at S/R-CP) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-
band optical PSD (Note 3) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –46.5 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-
channel optical PSD (Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –52.1 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+
+**Table A.4 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | | | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----|-----|-----|--|--|--|--|
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 5)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.0 (without FEC) | | | | | | | |
+| | | 1.0 (with FEC) | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | | | | | | | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | | | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | | | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 | | | | |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | –28 | –28 | FFS | FFS | | | | |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 6) | dBm | –30 | –30 | –30 | –30 | | | | |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | –7 | –7 | FFS | FFS | | | | |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 6) | dBm | –10 | –10 | –10 | –10 | | | | |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 43.3 | | | | | | | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 3 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 8 PtP WDM channels (seven interferers). | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers). | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 5 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 6 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 7 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989]. | | | | | | | | | |
+
+**Table A.5 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|----|----|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.4576 to 2.666 | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | | | |
+| Minimum tuning window | nm | Based on operating wavelength band | | | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | | | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S,
measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | -6 | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +3 | +3 | +3 | +3 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | +0 | +0 | +0 | +0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +8 | +8 | +8 | +8 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | +5 | +5 | +5 | +5 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio
(Note 3) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical
PSD (Assuming eight Ch PtP WDM PON)
(Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -58.6 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC1 (Note 5) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -33.7 for 50 GHz CS
-37.5 for 100 GHz CS
-41.4 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+
+**Table A.5 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-----|-------|-------|
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC2 (Note 5) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –54.5 | | | |
+| Jitter transfer | | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Maximum OPP – without FEC | dB | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 |
+| Maximum OPP – with FEC ON (Note 6) | | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –28 | –30 | –32 | –34 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 7) | dBm | –30 | –32 | –34.5 | –36.5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –6 | –8 | –10 | –12 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 7) | dBm | –9 | –11 | –13 | –15 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 34.8 | | | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value.
NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
NOTE 3 – For upstream, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on OOB and OOC PSD still apply to the R/S reference point.
NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
NOTE 5 – This value is based the following assumptions: 1.0 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and eight PtP WDM channels (7 interferers). In some implementations, this requirement may be achieved by more tightly regulating the Tx output power (lowering the maximum level while maintaining the minimum level).
NOTE 6 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the Mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
NOTE 7 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989]. | | | | | |
+
+##### A.1.5.4 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length and a minimum of 4 PtP WDM channels.
+
+**Table A.6 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|-------|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 6.144 to 11.09 | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | | | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | | | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/–12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/–20 for 100 GHz CS
+/–25 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment
at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter
wavelength | dB | NA | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | +8 | FFS | FFS | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | +3.0 | +5.0 | +7.0 | +9.0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | +11 | FFS | FFS | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | +7.0 | +9.0 | +11.0 | +11.0 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | FFS | | | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20 \quad \text{(DD20),}$ $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40 \quad \text{(DD40)}$ | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio
(at S/R-CP) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-
band optical PSD (Assuming eight Ch PtP
WDM PON) (Note 3) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –46.5 | | | |
+
+**Table A.6 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|------|------|------|
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Assuming eight Ch PtP WDM PON) (Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –52.1 | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 5) | dB | 2.5 (without FEC) | | | |
+| – with Raman effects | | 2.0 (with FEC) | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | | | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –23.5 | FFS | FFS | FFS |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 –3 (Note 6) | dBm | –28 | –28 | –28 | –28 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –2 | FFS | FFS | FFS |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 –3 (Note 6) | dBm | –7.0 | –7.0 | –7.0 | –9.0 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 47.8 | | | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
+
+NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers).
+
+NOTE 5 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the Mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 6 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 7 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+**Table A.7 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|------|------|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 6.144 to 11.09 | | | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | | | |
+| Minimum tuning window | nm | Based on operating wavelength band | | | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | | | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | | | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | | | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 | | | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | | | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause A.1.6.2 | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | -6 | | | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +3 | +3 | +3 | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S) with FEC | dBm | +4.0 | +4.0 | +4.0 | +4.0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at R/S) without FEC | dBm | +8 | +8 | +8 | FFS |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at R/S) with FEC | dBm | +9.0 | +9.0 | +9.0 | +9.0 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | | | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | | | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | | | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD (Note 4) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -58.6 | | | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC1 (Note 5) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -33.7 for 50GHz CS
-37.5 for 100 GHz CS
-41.4 for 200 GHz CS | | | |
+
+**Table A.7 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | | | | | | | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|--------------------|-------|-------|-----|--|--|--|--|
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical PSD – OOC2 (Note 5) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -54.5 | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter transfer | | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | | | | | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | | | | | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP – without FEC | dB | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.5 | | | | |
+| Maximum OPP – with FEC ON (Note 6) | | 1.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 2.0 | | | | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | -20 | | | | | | | |
+| ODN Class | | N1 | N2 | E1 | E2 | | | | |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | -28.5 | -30.5 | -32.5 | FFS | | | | |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -3 (Note 7) | dBm | -26.5 | -28.5 | -31.0 | NA | | | | |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | -6 | -8 | -10 | FFS | | | | |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -3 (Note 7) | dBm | -5.0 | -7.0 | -9.0 | NA | | | | |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 34.8 | | | | | | | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | | | | | | | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause A.1.6.3 | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the "Mean launch power maximum" value. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 3 – For upstream at the ONU, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty. Other limitations on OOB and OOC power still apply to the R/S reference point. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 4 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers). | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 5 – This value is based the following assumptions: 1.0 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, and eight PtP WDM channels (seven interferers). In some implementations, this requirement may be achieved by more tightly regulating the Tx output power (lowering the maximum level while maintaining the minimum level). | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 6 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 7 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details. | | | | | | | | | |
+| NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is | | | | | | | | | |
+
+**Table A.7 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|----------------------------------------------|------|-------|
+| defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989]. | | |
+
+#### A.1.6 Transmitter at reference point S
+
+This clause follows clause 11.1.5 unless otherwise specified below.
+
+##### A.1.6.1 Nominal central frequency
+
+The nominal single channel frequencies on which the digital coded information of the particular optical wavelength channels are modulated.
+
+The central frequencies depend on the specific WM used.
+
+##### A.1.6.2 Mask of transmitter eye diagram
+
+The parameters specifying the mask of the eye diagram, illustrated in Figure A.2, for both the OLT and ONU transmitters are shown in Table A.8.
+
+
+
+Figure A.2: Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitter. The diagram shows a normalized eye diagram with a rectangular mask. The vertical axis represents signal level from -y4 to 1+y3, with markers at 1+y3, 1, y2, 0.5, y1, 0, and -y4. The horizontal axis represents time from 0 to 1. The mask is defined by vertical lines at x2 and x3, and horizontal lines at y1 and y2. The mean level of the center of logical '1' is indicated at level 1, and the mean level of the center of logical '0' is indicated at level 0. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FA.2.
+
+**Figure A.2 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitter**
+
+**Table A.8 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitters – numeric values**
+
+| Line rate class | 1.25 Gbit/s | 2.5 Gbit/s | 10 Gbit/s |
+|----------------------|-------------|------------|-----------|
+| $x_3 - x_2$ (Note 1) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
+| $y_1, y_3, y_4$ | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
+| $y_2$ | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
+
+NOTE 1 – $x_2$ and $x_3$ of the rectangular eye mask need not be equidistant with respect to the vertical axes at 0 UI and 1 UI.
+
+NOTE 2 – The values for the 2.5 Gbit/s and the 10 Gbit/s class are taken from [ITU-T G.959.1], clause 7.2.2.14.
+
+NOTE 3 – The values for the 1.25 Gbit/s are derived from [ITU-T G.959.1], clause 7.2.2.14.
+
+##### A.1.6.3 Jitter performance
+
+Jitter performance of PtP WDM PON follows the definitions in clause 11.1.5.4 with the following modifications. Descriptions in clause 11.1.5.4 are repeated for completeness.
+
+Jitter transfer for ONU is shown in Figure A.3.
+
+
+
+Figure A.3: Jitter transfer for ONU. A graph showing Jitter gain on the y-axis versus Frequency on the x-axis. The gain is constant at P from f\_L to f\_C, then decreases with a slope of -20 dB/dec until f\_H. The graph is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FA.3.
+
+| Line rate class | $f_L$ (kHz) | $f_C$ (kHz) | $f_H$ (kHz) | P (dB) |
+|-----------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
+| 1 | 20 | 2000 | 20 000 | 0.1 |
+| 2 | 20 | 2000 | 20 000 | 0.1 |
+| 3 | 10 | 1000 | 80 000 | 0.1 |
+
+NOTE – These values are taken or derived from [ITU-T G.783].
+
+Figure A.3 – Jitter transfer for ONU
+
+High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer is shown in Figure A.4.
+
+
+
+Figure A.4: High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer. A graph showing Input jitter amplitude on the y-axis versus Frequency on the x-axis. The amplitude is constant at A3 from 0 to f2, then decreases with a slope of -20 dB/dec until f3, where it becomes constant at A4. The graph is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FA.4.
+
+| Line rate class | $A_3$ (UI) | $A_4$ (UI) | $f_2$ (kHz) | $f_3$ (kHz) |
+|-----------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
+| 1 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 50 | 500 |
+| 2 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 100 | 1000 |
+| 3 | 1.5 | 0.15 | 400 | 4000 |
+
+NOTE – These values are taken from [ITU-T G.783].
+
+Figure A.4 – High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer
+
+The Jitter tolerance mask is shown in Figure A.5.
+
+
+
+The graph shows the jitter tolerance mask. The y-axis is 'Input jitter amplitude' with levels A1 and A2. The x-axis is 'Frequency' with markers f0 and ft. The mask is a shaded region bounded by A2 at low frequencies, a -20 dB/dec slope between f0 and ft, and A1 at high frequencies. The label 'G.989.2(14)\_FA.5' is present.
+
+| Line rate class | $f_t$ (kHz) | $f_0$ (kHz) | $A_1$ (UIp-p) | $A_2$ (UIp-p) |
+|-----------------|-------------|-------------|---------------|---------------|
+| 1 | 500 | 50 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| 2 | 1000 | 100 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| 3 | 4000 | 400 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+
+NOTE – These values are scaled to 9.95328 Gbit/s from the values in [ITU-T G.984.2].
+
+Figure A.5: Jitter tolerance mask graph and table. The graph shows input jitter amplitude (A1, A2) vs frequency (f0, ft) with a -20 dB/dec slope. The table provides line rate class parameters.
+
+Figure A.5 – Jitter tolerance mask
+
+Jitter generation requirements are shown in Table A.9.
+
+Table A.9 – Jitter generation requirements
+
+| Line rate class | Measurement band
(-3 dB frequencies)
(Note 1) | | Peak-peak amplitude
(UI)
(Note 2) |
+|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| | high-pass
(kHz) | low-pass (MHz)
-60 dB/dec | |
+| 1 | 2.5 | 10 | 0.30 |
+| | 500 | 10 | 0.10 |
+| 2 | 5 | 20 | 0.30 |
+| | 1000 | 20 | 0.10 |
+| 3 | 20 | 80 | 0.30 |
+| | 4000 | 80 | 0.10 |
+
+NOTE 1 – The high-pass and low-pass measurement filter transfer functions are defined in clause 5 of [ITU-T G.825].
+NOTE 2 – The measurement time and pass/fail criteria are defined in clause 5 of [ITU-T G.825].
+NOTE 3 – This table comes from [ITU-T G.783]
+
+# Annex B
+
+## Auxiliary management and control channel
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This annex describes the physical layer of the auxiliary management and control channel (AMCC) function for NG-PON2, which is mandatory to be implemented in the PtP WDM PON overlay channels. The AMCC must be compatible with the TWDM PON and PtP WDM PON specifications in this Recommendation's main body and Annex A.
+
+## B.1 Introduction
+
+In the PtP WDM PON part of NG-PON2, a so-called auxiliary management and control channel is needed in order to convey wavelength assignment and allocation information and OAM data. The AMCC is added to each individual wavelength in both, downstream and upstream direction. Two different physical-layer implementations of the AMCC exist. These determine the way the AMCC content is transported over the physical channel. The content of the AMCC is independent of the way it is transmitted and is described in clause 6 and Annex G of [ITU-T G.989.3].
+
+For the case that the PtP WDM PON system has to transparently transport a payload bitstream, without terminating any part of its frame structure, the AMCC has to be added to the payload at the same wavelength with only minor interference of the AMCC and the payload data. This case is called *transparent AMCC*. The framed AMCC data is added to the payload with low-modulation-index baseband over-modulation (i.e., a low-frequency amplitude modulation which is superimposed to the (amplitude) modulation of the payload bitstream). Alternatively, electrical-addition of amplitude-modulated signal with low-frequency carrier to the payload, called RF-pilot-tone-style, can be employed for accommodating the framed AMCC data. The detection of the baseband-overmodulation-based AMCC can (for example) be done by low-pass filtering of the detected payload signal and passing the amplified resulting signal into a simple threshold detector. The RF-pilot-tone-style AMCC can (for example) be detected by simple digital signal processing offering the functions of band-pass filtering, down-conversion and symbol decision.
+
+In the case that the PtP WDN PON system converts the payload data encoding from one to another, the AMCC data can be transmitted by means of code transformation. This case is called *transcoding AMCC* and is described in Annex G of [ITU-T G.989.3].
+
+## B.2 Transparent AMCC
+
+### B.2.1 Baseband overmodulation
+
+The physical transport layer for the overmodulation-based AMCC is realized as a low-bitrate, low-modulation-index baseband amplitude over-modulation over the optical PtP payload signal. The modulation index $M$ is calculated (in percent) as $M = 100 * \frac{P_{\max} - P_{\min}}{P_{\text{average}}}$ with $P_{\max}$ , $P_{\min}$ and $P_{\text{average}}$
+
+referring to the maximum, minimum and average power values of the envelope of the over-modulated PtP signal. The optical interface parameters for the AMCC are given in Table B.1.
+
+**Table B.1 – Optical interface parameters of transparent AMCC**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|-------------------|------|-------------|
+| Nominal line rate | kb/s | 115 |
+| Modulation index | % | 10 |
+| Pulse shape | – | Rectangular |
+
+### **B.2.2 RF-pilot-tone**
+
+The physical transport layer for the RF-pilot-tone-based AMCC is realized as a low-bitrate, low-carrier-frequency, low-modulation-index amplitude modulation signal which is added to the PtP payload signal in the electrical domain. The modulation index $M$ is defined (in percent) as
+
+$$M = 100 * \frac{V_{pp,AMCC}}{V_{pp,payload}}, \text{ with } V_{pp,AMCC} \text{ and } V_{pp,payload} \text{ referring to the peak to peak voltage values of the}$$
+
+AMCC and the PtP signal in the electrical domain. The interface parameters for the RF-pilot-tone-style AMCC are given in Table B.2.
+
+**Table B.2 – Electrical interface parameters of transparent AMCC**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|-------------------|------|-------|
+| Nominal line rate | kb/s | 128 |
+| Modulation index | % | 10 |
+| carrier-frequency | kHz | 500 |
+
+# Annex C
+
+## Low loss (LL) PtP WDM PON PMD layer requirements
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This annex describes a low loss PtP WDM PON system that caters to the wavelength routed (WR) use cases within NG-PON2.
+
+The characteristic of a PtP WDM PON is that each ONU is served by one pair of upstream and downstream wavelengths dedicated to this ONU. On the OLT side, downstream wavelengths are multiplexed onto a shared, bidirectional fibre connecting the wavelength multiplexer (WM) to a branching node. Figure C.1 shows a logical view of a PtP WDM PON based on wavelength routed ODN, which is one of the optional use cases of NG-PON2. The wavelength-routed PtP WDM PON (WR PtP WDM PON) has the $\lambda$ selection function as part of the branching node. The ONU's wavelength is determined by its physical connectivity to the ODN, for example by a port on an AWG.
+
+Examples of PtP WDM PON clients include GbE, 10GbE and CPRI. The OLT channel pair may also exist in multiple instances, particularly to support different client types.
+
+At a branching node (BN), the ODN branches out to drop fibres, one for each ONU. The BN may include any combination of power splitters, bandpass or bandstop filters, or wavelength filters (e.g., AWGs). In the specific case of wavelength-routed PtP WDM PON, a wavelength selection function is required in the branching node, one wavelength per direction for each drop fibre.
+
+
+
+Figure C.1: Logical architecture of wavelength routed PtP WDM PON. The diagram shows multiple PtP WDM OLT CTs (CT1, CT2, ..., CTn) connected to a Wavelength Multiplexer (WM) via S/R-CP interfaces. The WM is connected to an Optical Distribution Network (ODN) via an S/R-CG interface. The ODN connects to a Branching node via an R/S interface. The Branching node has a 'λ selection function' and is connected to multiple PtP WDM ONUs (ONU1, ONU2, ..., ONUn) via drop fibres labeled λ1, λ2, ..., λn. Vertical dashed lines separate the OLT side, the S/R-CG interface, the ODN, and the R/S interface.
+
+G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_FC.1
+
+**Figure C.1 – Logical architecture of wavelength routed PtP WDM PON**
+(one use case in the NG-PON2 system)
+
+## C.1 PMD layer requirements
+
+All parameters are specified as follows, and are in accordance with Table C.3 to Table C.8.
+
+All parameter values specified are worst-case values, to be met over the range of operating conditions such as temperature and humidity, and include ageing effects, as specified in clause 9.9 of [ITU-T G.989.1]. The parameters are specified relative to a bit error ratio (BER) not worse than the values specified in Table C.3 to Table C.8.
+
+#### C.1.1 ODN optical path loss classes
+
+ODN optical path loss classes (ODN classes) are specified in Table C.1.
+
+The optical path loss for each class is specified between S/R-CG at the OLT and R/S at the ONU side in each direction. OLT side WM is not included in ODN, but it will impact OLT launch power and sensitivity.
+
+**Table C.1 – ODN optical path loss classes (ODN classes)**
+
+| | Class L1 | Class L2 |
+|----------------------------------------|----------|----------|
+| Minimum optical path loss | 8 dB | 16 dB |
+| Maximum optical path loss | 17 dB | 25 dB |
+| Maximum differential optical path loss | 9 dB | |
+
+#### C.1.2 Fibre distance classes
+
+Fibre distance classes are specified in Table 6-2.
+
+#### C.1.3 Line rate
+
+This clause specifies the line rates required to support various LL PtP WDM PON clients.
+
+Parameters to be defined are categorized by downstream and upstream, and the nominal line rates as shown in Line rate class.
+
+The LL PtP WDM PON supports three classes of line rates. Each line rate applies for a symmetric service protocol, i.e., the downstream and the upstream line rates are identical for the respective service protocol. The downstream and upstream PMD parameters are specified in Table C.3 to Table C.8.
+
+**Table C.2 – Relation between LL PtP WDM PON line rate classes and optical parameter tables**
+
+| Line rate class | Nominal line rate [Gbit/s] – Symmetric DS and US | Supported UNI | Reference table downstream/upstream |
+|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| 1 | 1.24416,
1.25,
1.2288 | STM-8
1G Ethernet
CPRI option 2 | Table C.3/Table C.4 |
+| 2 | 2.48832,
2.4576,
2.666 | OC-48, STM-16
CPRI option 3
OTU1 | Table C.5/Table C.6 |
+| 3 | 6.144
9.95328,
9.8304,
10.709, 11.09
10.3125
10.1376 | CPRI option 6, OBSAI
OC-192, STM-64
CPRI option 7
OTU2, OTU2e
10G Ethernet
CPRI option 8 | Table C.7/Table C.8 |
+
+#### C.1.4 FEC code selection
+
+The choice of FEC depends on the service protocol.
+
+Both FEC ON and FEC OFF (or no FEC) can be supported.
+
+#### C.1.5 Line code
+
+Line coding for PtP WDM PON is determined by the specific application.
+
+#### C.1.6 Operating wavelength
+
+LL PtP WDM PON spectrum is specified according to Table 9-1, subject to spectrum otherwise assigned or in use.
+
+Two wavelength bands for LL PtP WDM PON are specified:
+
+- 1) Shared spectrum band: 1603-1625 nm;
+- 2) Expanded spectrum band: 1524-1625 nm.
+
+Spectral flexibility is required to allow re-use of unoccupied bands in other coexistence scenarios where legacy bands and TWDM PON bands are available.
+
+Upstream and downstream can be in separate spectral regions or share the same spectral band.
+
+#### C.1.7 PMD parameters
+
+The assumptions for the physical media dependent (PMD) parameters for the low loss PtP WDM PON in the following tables are different than those used for Annex A. This is due to the fact that one aspect of the low loss approach is to allow wavelength routed ODNs which facilitate a larger number of PtP channels. This affects the calculations of OOB, OOC and inter-channel cross talk, as is noted in the particular tables.
+
+##### C.1.7.1 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length.
+
+**Table C.3 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 1.2288 to 1.25 | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.8.2 | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment
at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter
wavelength | dB | NA | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | -5 | +3 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | -8 | 0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum | dBm | -1 | +7 |
+
+**Table C.3 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
+| (at S/R-CG) without FEC | | | |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | –4 | +4 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | FFS | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (at S/R-CG)
(Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio
(Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –49.2 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –61.2 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.0 (without FEC) | |
+| | | 1.0 (with FEC ON) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S,
measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –24 | –24 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 5) | dBm | –26 | –26 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 –12 | dBm | –2 | –2 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER=10 –4 (Note 5) | dBm | –5 | –5 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | 37.2 | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+**Table C.3 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|-------|
+| NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
NOTE 3 – For downstream, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989]. | | |
+
+**Table C.4 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 1.2288 to 1.25 |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.823 |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | -6 |
+
+**Table C.4 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | -1 | -1 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | -4 | -4 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | 4 | 4 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | 1 | 1 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD
(Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -55.7 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC1 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -31.7 for 50GHz CS
-35.5 for 100 GHz CS
-39.4 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC2 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -58.2 | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4) | dB | 2.0 (without FEC) | |
+| – with Raman effects | | 1.0 (with FEC on) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-
CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | -20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | -20 | -28 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 5) | dBm | -22 | -30 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -12 | dBm | 3 | -5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER=10 -4 (Note 5) | dBm | 1 | -7 |
+
+**Table C.4 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 1
+(from 1.2288 Gbit/s to 1.25 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value |
+|--------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | –37.4 |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For upstream at the ONU, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
+
+NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the Expanded Spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOC in upstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+##### C.1.7.2 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length.
+
+**Table C.5 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.4576 to 2.666 | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.8.2 | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | NA | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | -5 | +3 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | -8 | -0 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | -1 | +5 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | -4 | +4 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | FFS | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (at S/R-CG) (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -49.2 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -61.2 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+
+**Table C.5 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----|
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.0 (without FEC) | |
+| | | 1.0 (with FEC ON) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –24 | –24 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-4}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –26 | –26 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –2 | –2 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-4}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –5 | –5 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | –37.2 | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For downstream, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
+
+NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+**Table C.6 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| | | ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 2.4576 to 2.666 | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.8.2 | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S,
measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | –6 | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S)
without FEC | dBm | –1 | –1 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S)
with FEC | dBm | –4 | –4 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at
R/S) without FEC | dBm | 4 | 4 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at R/S)
with FEC | dBm | 1 | 1 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 8.2 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | 0 to $\frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
0 to $\frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD
(Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –55.7 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC1 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –31.7 for 50 GHz CS
–35.5 for 100 GHz CS
–39.4 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC2 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –58.2 | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+
+**Table C.6 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 2
+(from 2.4576 Gbit/s to 2.666 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----|
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.0 (without FEC) | |
+| | | 1.0 (with FEC on) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment
at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –20 | –28 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-4}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –22 | –30 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | 3 | –5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-4}$ (Note 5) | dBm | 1 | –7 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | –37.4 | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For upstream at the ONU, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
+
+NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOC in upstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+##### C.1.7.3 Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+
+The following optical interface parameter tables are applicable for up to 40 km fibre length.
+
+**Table C.7 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| OLT transmitter (optical interface S) | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 6.144 to 11.09 | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | |
+| Maximum spectral excursion | GHz | +/-12.5 for 50 GHz CS
+/-20 for 100 GHz CS
+/-25 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed for parameter values) | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.8.2 | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at S/R-CG, measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | NA | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at S/R-CG | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | -4 | 4 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | -6 | 2 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) without FEC | dBm | 0 | 8 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CG) with FEC | dBm | -2 | 6 |
+| Maximum downstream WNE-PSD | dBm
(15 GHz) | FFS | |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 6 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | -15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20 \quad (\text{DD20}),$
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40 \quad (\text{DD40})$ | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (at S/R-CP) (Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-band optical PSD (Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -49.2 | |
+| Maximum downstream per channel out-of-channel optical PSD (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | -61.2 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+**Table C.7 – Optical interface parameters for line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) downstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------|
+| ONU receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.5 (without FEC) | |
+| | | 2.5 (with FEC ON) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | |
+| Rx wavelength channel tuning time | | See Table 9-2 | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –23.5 | –23.5 |
+| Sensitivity (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-3}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –25.5 | –25.5 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –1 | –1 |
+| Overload (at R/S) @ BER= $10^{-3}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –3 | –3 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | –38.2 | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For downstream, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
+
+NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through appropriate filtering, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: OOC in downstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+**Table C.8 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----|
+| ONU transmitter (optical interface S) | | | |
+| Nominal line rate | Gbit/s | 6.144 to 11.09 | |
+| Operating wavelength band | nm | 1603-1625 (shared spectrum)
1524-1625 (expanded spectrum) | |
+| Minimum operating channel spacing | GHz | 50 | |
+| Maximum operating channel spacing | GHz | 200 | |
+| Maximum tuning granularity | GHz | CS/20 | |
+| Tx wavelength channel tuning time | ms | See Table 9-2 | |
+| Line code | – | Determined by application
(scrambled NRZ assumed
for parameter values) | |
+| Mask of the transmitter eye diagram | – | See clause C.1.8.2 | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment at R/S,
measured at transmitter wavelength | dB | –6 | |
+| Minimum ORL of ODN at R/S | dB | 32 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | –1 | –1 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | –2 | –2 |
+| Mean channel launch power maximum
(at R/S) without FEC | dBm | 4 | 4 |
+| Mean channel launch power minimum
(at R/S) with FEC | dBm | 3 | 3 |
+| Minimum extinction ratio (Note 1) | dB | 6 | |
+| Tolerance to reflected optical power | dB | –15 | |
+| Dispersion range (Note 2) | ps/nm | $0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 20$ (DD20),
$0 \text{ to } \frac{0.092 \times \lambda}{4} \left[ 1 - \left( \frac{1300}{\lambda} \right)^2 \right] \times 40$ (DD40) | |
+| Minimum side mode suppression ratio (Note 3) | dB | 30 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-band optical PSD
(Note 6) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –55.7 | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC1 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –31.7 for 50 GHz CS
–35.5 for 100 GHz CS
–39.4 for 200 GHz CS | |
+| Maximum upstream out-of-channel optical
PSD – OOC2 (Note 7) | dBm
(15 GHz) | –58.2 | |
+| Jitter transfer | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+| Jitter generation | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+**Table C.8 – Optical interface parameters of line rate class 3
+(from 6.144 Gbit/s to 11.09 Gbit/s) upstream direction**
+
+| Item | Unit | Value | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------|
+| OLT receiver (optical interface R) | | | |
+| Maximum OPP (Note 4)
– with Raman effects | dB | 2.5 (without FEC) | |
+| | | 2.5 (with FEC on) | |
+| Maximum reflectance of equipment
at S/R-CG, measured at receiver wavelength | dB | –20 | |
+| ODN Class | | L1 | L2 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | –20.5 | –28.5 |
+| Sensitivity (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-3}$ (Note 5) | dBm | –21.5 | –29.5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-12}$ | dBm | 3 | –5 |
+| Overload (at S/R-CG) @ BER= $10^{-3}$ (Note 5) | dBm | 2 | –6 |
+| In-band crosstalk tolerance | dB
(15 GHz) | –37.4 | |
+| Consecutive identical digit immunity | bit | 72 | |
+| Jitter tolerance | – | See clause C.1.8.3 | |
+
+NOTE 1 – A lower extinction ratio must be compensated by a larger transmitter launch power within the limits of the mean launch power MAX value.
+
+NOTE 2 – This formula (see clause 6.10 of [ITU-T G.652]) is used instead of the worst case value due to the large variation of dispersion within the LL PtP WDM PON wavelength band. This allows implementers to build devices only to the desired dispersion specification. $\lambda$ is the longest possible wavelength in each channel, in nanometre units, considering the spectral excursion.
+
+NOTE 3 – For upstream at the ONU, SMSR is measured on the laser output, before any filtering. This prevents a significant mode partition noise penalty.
+
+NOTE 4 – The specified penalty is valid up to a 40 km optical link distance. If the actual OPP is worse than the specified value, it must be compensated by the transmitter launch power increase up to the limits of the mean launch power maximum. Maximum OPP value assumes the use of the shared spectrum band, OPP related to Raman impacts for the expanded spectrum are determined by application.
+
+NOTE 5 – See clause 9.4.1 of [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] for additional details.
+
+NOTE 6 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOB impact from PtP WDM PON on TWDM PON can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, TWDM PON operates with FEC and 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 7 – This value is based the following assumptions: remote node is 1:16 splitter limited by the 9 dB differential loss, OOC in upstream can be controlled through filtering from WM, 0.1 dB penalty, PtP WDM PON operates without FEC, 16 PtP WDM channels (15 interferers).
+
+NOTE 8 – The definition of In-band crosstalk tolerance and its implication on receiver sensitivity is defined in clause 3.2.2.10 of [ITU-T G.989].
+
+#### C.1.8 Transmitter at reference point S
+
+This clause is in accordance with clause 11.1.5, except where indicated otherwise.
+
+##### C.1.8.1 Nominal central frequency
+
+The nominal single channel frequencies on which the digital coded information of the particular optical wavelength channels are modulated.
+
+The central frequencies depend on the specific WM used.
+
+##### C.1.8.2 Mask of transmitter eye diagram
+
+The parameters specifying the mask of the eye diagram, illustrated in Figure C.2, for both the OLT and ONU transmitters are shown in Table C.9.
+
+
+
+Figure C.2: Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitter. The diagram shows an eye diagram with a rectangular mask overlaid. The vertical axis represents voltage levels from -y4 to 1+y3, with markers at 0, 0.5, 1, y1, y2, and y3. The horizontal axis represents time from 0 to 1. The mask is defined by x2 and x3 on the horizontal axis and y1, y2, y3, and y4 on the vertical axis. The mean level of the center of logical '1' is indicated at level 1, and the mean level of the center of logical '0' is indicated at level 0. The source code G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_FC.2 is shown at the bottom right.
+
+Figure C.2 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitter
+
+Table C.9 – Mask of the eye diagram for OLT and ONU transmitters – Numeric values
+
+| Line rate class | 1.2288 to 1.25 Gbit/s | 2.4576 to 2.666 Gbit/s | 6.144 to 11.09 Gbit/s |
+|-----------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
+| x3-x2 (Note 1) | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
+| y1, y3, y4 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 |
+| y2 | 0.75 | 0.75 | 0.75 |
+
+NOTE 1 – x2 and x3 of the rectangular eye mask need not be equidistant with respect to the vertical axes at 0 UI and 1 UI.
+
+NOTE 2 – The values for the classes 2 (~2.5Gbit/s) and 3 (~ 10 Gbit/s) are taken from clause 7.2.2.14 of [ITU-T G.959.1].
+
+NOTE 3 – The values for the class 1 (~1.25 Gbit/s) are derived from clause 7.2.2.14 of [ITU-T G.959.1].
+
+##### C.1.8.3 Jitter performance
+
+Jitter performance of PtP WDM PON is in accordance with the definitions in clause 11.1.5.4 with the following modifications. Descriptions in clause 11.1.5.4 are repeated for completeness.
+
+Jitter transfer for ONU:
+
+
+
+Figure C.3: Jitter transfer for ONU. A graph showing Jitter gain (P) versus Frequency. The gain is constant at P from f\_L to f\_C, then decreases with a slope of -20 dB/dec until f\_H. The graph is labeled G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_FC.3.
+
+**Figure C.3 – Jitter transfer for ONU**
+
+**Table C.10 – Jitter transfer parameters for ONU**
+
+| Line rate class | $f_L$ (kHz) | $f_C$ (kHz) | $f_H$ (kHz) | P (dB) |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------|
+| 1.2288 to 1.25 Gbit/s | 10 | 1000 | 10 000 | 0.1 |
+| 2.4576 to 2.666 Gbit/s | 20 | 2000 | 20 000 | 0.1 |
+| 6.144 to 11.09 Gbit/s | 10 | 1000 | 80 000 | 0.1 |
+| NOTE – These values are taken or derived from clause 15 of [ITU-T G.783] | | | | |
+
+High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer:
+
+
+
+Figure C.4: High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer. A graph showing Input jitter amplitude (A3, A4) versus Frequency. The amplitude is constant at A3 until frequency f2, then decreases with a slope of -20 dB/dec until f3, where it becomes constant at A4. The graph is labeled G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_FC.4.
+
+**Figure C.4 – High-band portion of sinusoidal jitter mask for jitter transfer**
+
+**Table C.11 – High-band portions of sinusoidal jitter mask parameters**
+
+| Line rate class | $A_3$ (UI) | $A_4$ (UI) | $f_2$ (kHz) | $f_3$ (kHz) |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
+| 1.2288 to 1.25 Gbit/s | 1.5 | 0.15 | 50 | 500 |
+| 2.4576 to 2.666 Gbit/s | 1.5 | 0.15 | 100 | 1000 |
+| 6.144 to 11.09 Gbit/s | 1.5 | 0.15 | 400 | 4000 |
+| NOTE – These values are taken or derived from clause 15 of [ITU-T G.783]. | | | | |
+
+Jitter tolerance mask:
+
+
+
+Figure C.5 – Jitter tolerance mask. A graph showing Input jitter amplitude on the y-axis and Frequency on the x-axis. The mask is defined by two horizontal levels, A1 and A2, and a sloped region between them. The horizontal part at A2 extends from 0 to f0. The sloped part has a slope of -20 dB/dec and connects A2 at f0 to A1 at ft. The horizontal part at A1 extends from ft to infinity. The area under the mask is shaded gray. A small note at the bottom right of the graph reads 'G.989.2(14)-Amd.1(16)\_FC.5'.
+
+Figure C.5 – Jitter tolerance mask
+
+Table C.12 – Jitter tolerance mask parameters
+
+| Line rate class | $f_t$ [kHz] | $f_0$ [kHz] | A1 [UIp-p] | A2 [UIp-p] |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|-------------|------------|------------|
+| 1.2288 to 1.25 Gbit/s | 500 | 50 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| 2.4576 to 2.666 Gbit/s | 1000 | 100 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| 6.144 to 11.09 Gbit/s | 4000 | 400 | 0.075 | 0.75 |
+| NOTE – These values are scaled to 10 Gbit/s from the values in clause 8.2.8.9 of [ITU-T G.984.2]. | | | | |
+
+# Annex D
+
+## ONU power levelling
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+## D.1 Interaction between NG-PON2 PMD layer and TC layer
+
+Power levelling is defined to allow the ONU's mean launch power level to be attenuated in order to meet certain criteria. This levelling can be initiated by the OLT, or managed completely by the ONU. The ONU can activate at its highest attenuation level, gradually adjusting its attenuation level to achieve steps of higher mean launch power, until the ONU initially ranges on the PON. In this annex, the focus is on ONU autonomous optical power levelling, providing an example of how it can be used.
+
+## D.2 Power levelling (PL) mechanism at ONU transmitter
+
+The introduction of multi-wavelengths in PON, in combination with the large differential optical path loss of the ODN, results in several difficult to meet optical parameters, namely:
+
+- 1) Out of band PSD
+- 2) Out of channel PSD
+- 3) Wavelength multiplexer isolation
+- 4) OLT receiver overload
+
+While a number of potential mechanisms exist to meet the various parameters, the use of PL is able to mitigate all of these effects with a single mechanism. However, to obtain the latter two benefits of WM isolation and OLT receiver overload relaxation all ONUs on the ODN must employ the same PL mechanism. Described in this Annex are the details of the mechanism which shall be used if PL is applied.
+
+PL can be realized in at least two different ways. First, the laser current can be adjusted to achieve a modest reduction in optical out, but only in the main mode of the laser (i.e., broadband side mode and amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) power are not impacted). As a result, this mechanism is only useful in addressing WM isolation and OLT Rx overload. A second approach is the use of a variable optic attenuator (VOA) function that attenuates all of the light from the ONU transmitter which then addresses all four of the optical parameters listed above. This annex focuses on using the VOA method to control PL.
+
+Further, the PL mechanism can also be realized via autonomous and/or directed command mechanisms.
+
+## D.3 ONU autonomous power levelling
+
+It is possible for the ONU to autonomously control its output power based on the received signal strength indication (RSSI) value, which is an approximation of the actual received downstream power from the OLT via the ODN. Therefore the RSSI is an approximate indication of the ODN loss. Note that the RSSI includes the variability of the OLT laser power which is 4 dB. However autonomous PL can still be effective in reducing the impact of the ODN dynamic range as long as it does not have to eliminate the entire dynamic range but rather reduce it. The following mechanism for autonomous PL will take advantage of the ITU-T G.989.2 PMD requirements that define the highest allowed optical power expected at the ONU. When the highest optical power is received the ODN should be at minimum allowed attenuation (for a given ODN class) and the OLT Tx power should be at the maximum allowed transmit power (for a given ODN class). If the downstream is at the minimum allowed attenuation then the upstream must also be at the minimum allowed attenuation, except for the difference in the optical attenuation for the upstream vs. downstream
+
+wavelengths. The differential attenuation due to wavelength difference is well under 1 dB even for a 40 km ODN and is not considered in this annex.
+
+The following example will examine the relationship between the downstream RSSI and the appropriate PL setting as well as the magnitude of mitigation of the ODN dynamic range that may be obtained autonomously by the ONU using PL.
+
+Example:
+
+Tables 11-5 and 11-7 for 10G downstream and upstream type A links contain the following relevant parameters:
+
+- OOC2 PSD = -45.7 dBm/15 GHz;
+- ONU Rx Sensitivity = -28 dBm;
+- ONU Rx Overload = -7 dBm;
+- ONU Tx Maximum Power = +9 dBm.
+
+Additionally, Appendix II and Table 6-1, contain, respectively, the following parameters:
+
+- ONU RSSI accuracy = +/-3 dB;
+- ODN maximum differential optical path loss = 15 dB.
+
+If the ONU RSSI reading were considered absolutely accurate and the reading was -7 dBm this would indicate that the ODN is at the minimum loss with the OLT Tx at maximum power. This would allow the transmitter power to be reduced by 15 dB using PL. However due to the +/-3 dB accuracy error of the RSSI, the allowed PL is reduced by 3 dB to only 12 dB. It is assumed in this analysis that the inaccuracy of the PL attenuation is negligible. As the downstream RSSI decreases, the PL must eventually be reduced until the PL = 0 and the laser reaches full power to ensure minimum upstream optical power is obtained over the entire ODN attenuation range.
+
+While it is possible to determine the approximate laser power using optical line supervision parameters at the ONU, the tolerance of that reading is no better than the RSSI. So the only useful information available to the ONU is the downstream RSSI and it must be assumed that the ODN loss is increasing rather than the OLT Tx power is decreasing as RSSI falls.
+
+To avoid falling below the OLT minimum receive power level, the ONU must begin to reduce the PL from 12 dB when the RSSI falls below -7 dBm.
+
+Assuming the minimum step size is 3 dB the following rules would apply (other steps, for example 1 dB, are also possible):
+
+- 1) If the ONU RSSI is greater than or equal to -7 dBm, then PL of 12 dB is applied.
+- 2) If the ONU RSSI is less than -7 and greater than or equal to -10 dBm, then PL of 9 dB is applied.
+- 3) If the ONU RSSI is less than -10 and greater than or equal to -13 dBm, then PL of 6 dB is applied.
+- 4) If the ONU RSSI is less than -13 and greater than or equal to -16 dBm, then PL of 3 dB is applied.
+- 5) If the ONU RSSI is less than -16 then PL of 0 dB is applied.
+
+The PL procedure reduces the apparent differential optical path loss of the ODN and, hence, the optical dynamic range at the OLT, at least for ONUs with PL. If all ONUs implement PL then all of the four optical parameters (OOC, OOB, isolation, overload) could be relaxed. However if there is a mix of ONUs with and without PL, then only the PSD requirements (OOC and OOB) will be able to be relaxed for the ONUs employing PL.
+
+## **D.4 OOC and OOB PSD relaxation**
+
+The PSD requirements in Tables 11-6 and 11-7 are based on the worst case dynamic range of upstream bursts as received at the S/R-CG point. If the apparent differential optical path loss of the ODN can be reduced, then the PSD levels may be relaxed, for ONUs with PL.
+
+In this example, it is possible to effectively reduce the apparent differential optical path loss of the ODN by up to 12 dB (15 dB ideal, minus 3 dB accuracy).
+
+Considering the maximum OOC2 PSD requirement of $-45.7$ dBm/15 GHz and considering that the maximum ONU Tx power is $+9$ dBm then the out of channel side mode suppression ratio (SMSR) requirement without PL is $+9$ dBm $- (-45.7$ dBm) $= 54.7$ dB. Therefore the 12 dB PL allows a relaxation of SMSR to 42.7 dB. Note that OOB PSD benefits in the same way from this technique.
+
+Upon completion of autonomous PL, the ONU should send a message to the OLT after ranging to indicate it is operating PL mode and the level of PL it is using.
+
+## **D.5 OLT directed ONU power levelling**
+
+The directed mode applies only to ONUs that are capable of PL in excess of 12 dB, or if more precise control of PL is needed. If the PL values possible with the ONU autonomous method are insufficient for the laser being used, then an additional 6-9 dB of mitigation is possible via control by the OLT using the mechanisms provided in [ITU-T G.989.3].
+
+The directed PL mechanism requires functionalities belonging to the TC layer, such as the ONU capability to increase/reduce the transmitted power on the basis of downstream messages sent by the OLT. Such functionalities, as well as the capability to perform PL during initialization or as well as during operation, are for further study.
+
+## **D.6 ONU troubleshooting considerations**
+
+Without power levelling it is possible to determine whether an ONU is transmitting outside of PMD launch power requirements by locally measuring the optical power from the ONU using a PON power meter. For ONUs with PL this becomes somewhat more complicated. Conceivably, one might troubleshoot by measuring both the downstream and upstream powers at the ONU to determine if the ONU is transmitting outside of the range of the PMD tables for ONUs without PL. The downstream optical power measurement could be used to check if it is compliant with the PL rules described above. However, due to the limitations on accuracy of the RSSI reading at the ONU, there is scope for a significant difference in what the PON power meter will be detecting and what the ONU determines is being received. Furthermore, it is possible that, near the cross-over points of the ranges defined in clause D.3, that the insertion loss of the power meter could cause the ONU's RSSI signal to drop to the next range and result in the ONU Tx level being driven 3 dB higher. The above factors should be taken into account by network operators and system designers when designing troubleshooting procedures.
+
+# Appendix I
+
+## Wavelength considerations for NG-PON2, XG-PON1, G-PON and RF video overlay distribution services
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+When considering coexistence for NG-PON2, the following legacy PON systems were considered:
+
+- G-PON;
+- RF video overlay;
+- XG-PON1;
+- OTDR.
+
+The mapping of these wavelength bands for each system is graphically shown in Figure I.1 to provide an understanding of the considerations when coexisting with NG-PON2.
+
+
+
+Figure I.1 illustrates the wavelength plan for NG-PON2 coexistence. It is divided into two main horizontal spectral bars.
+
+The top bar covers the O-Band and E-Band:
+
+- O-Band (1260-1360 nm): Contains SMF cut-off (pink), XG-PON1 U/S (blue), a GUARD BAND (hatched), GPON U/S (green), and another GUARD BAND (hatched).
+- E-Band (1360-1430 nm): Features a large hatched area labeled "Water peak for 2000 and later fibres <0.3 dB/KM limit".
+
+
+The bottom bar covers the S-Band, C-Band, L-Band, and U-Band:
+
+- S-Band (1430-1530 nm): Contains GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 (Info) (hatched), GPON D/S (green), and GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 (Reqd) (hatched).
+- C-Band (1530-1565 nm): Contains TWDM U/S (orange), GUARD BAND (hatched), and RF video (light orange).
+- L-Band (1565-1625 nm): Contains GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 and ITU-T G.987.2 (hatched), XG-PON1 D/S (light blue), GUARD BAND ITU-T G.987.2 (hatched), TWDM D/S (dark orange), and PtP WDM SHARED SPECTRUM (incl. guard band) (blue). Above this section is a blue bar labeled "PtP WDM EXPANDED SPECTRUM".
+- U-Band (1625-1650 nm): Contains OTDR (light purple).
+
+
+Wavelength markers (in nm) are provided along the bottom of each bar: 1260, 1280, 1290, 1310, 1330, 1340, 1360, 1430 (top bar); 1430, 1460, 1480, 1500, 1530, 1540, 1550, 1560, 1565, 1575, 1580, 1600, 1625, 1650 (bottom bar).
+
+Figure I.1 – NG-PON2 wavelength plan – Coexistence representation. The figure consists of two horizontal wavelength maps. The top map shows the O-Band (1260-1360 nm) and E-Band (1360-1430 nm). It includes blocks for SMF cut-off, XG-PON1 U/S, GUARD BAND, GPON U/S, GUARD BAND, and a hatched area for 'Water peak for 2000 and later fibres <0.3 dB/KM limit'. The bottom map shows the S-Band (1430-1530 nm), C-Band (1530-1565 nm), L-Band (1565-1625 nm), and U-Band (1625-1650 nm). It includes blocks for GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 (Info), GPON D/S, GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 (Reqd), TWDM U/S, GUARD BAND, RF video, GUARD BAND ITU-T G.984.5 and ITU-T G.987.2, XG-PON1 D/S, GUARD BAND ITU-T G.987.2, TWDM D/S, PtP WDM SHARED SPECTRUM (incl. guard band), and OTDR. A blue bar at the top of the bottom map is labeled 'PtP WDM EXPANDED SPECTRUM'. The bottom right corner has the text 'G.989.2(14)\_FI.1'.
+
+Figure I.1 – NG-PON2 wavelength plan – Coexistence representation
+
+For legacy PONs, see Appendix I of [ITU-T G.984.5] for a generic consideration of wavelength allocation for XG-PON1, G-PON and RF video overlay distribution services.
+
+# Appendix II
+
+## Physical layer measurements required to support optical layer supervision
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+The following information was taken from Appendix IV in Amendment 2 of [ITU-T G.984.2]. Note that in addition to some changed ranges, the method of calculating the values has also changed for some parameters. These changes are indicated in this appendix. These functions also apply to PtP WDM PON and further study is needed to tailor the requirements for PtP WDM PON.
+
+**Table II.1 – NG-PON2 optical digital diagnostic monitoring parameters**
+
+| | Typical range
(Note 1) | Resolution | Accuracy | Repeatability | Typical
response
time |
+|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| Temperature – OLT and ONT | –45 to +90 C | 0.25 C | ±3 C | ±1 C | 1 s |
+| Voltage – OLT and ONT
(Note 4) | 0 to 6.55 V | 0.5% of nominal | ±3% of nominal | ±1% of nominal | 1 s |
+| Bias current – OLT and ONT
(Note 4) | 0 to 819 mA | 1% of nominal | ±10% of nominal | ±5% of nominal | 1 s |
+| ONT transmit power | –28 to +20 dBm | 0.1 dB | ±3 dB | ±0.5 dB
(Note 2) | 300 ns |
+| ONT receive power | –53 to –4.9 dBm | 0.1 dB | ±3 dB
(Note 5) | ±0.5 dB
(Note 2, 6) | 300 ns |
+| OLT transmit power | –28 to +20 dBm | 0.1 dB | ±2 dB | ±0.5 dB
(Note 2) | 300 ns |
+| OLT receive power
(Note 3) | –53 to –4.9 dBm | 0.1 dB | ±2 dB
(Note 5) | ±0.5 dB
(Note 2, 6) | 300 ns |
+
+NOTE 1 – The typical range attempts to capture the most common range of parameters of an operational optical module. If a module has a different operational range, then the measurement range follows that range, augmented by the measurement inaccuracy on either end.
+
+NOTE 2 – ONT and OLT optical repeatability refers to multiple measurements taken when the true values of the ONT or OLT temperature and voltage are the same at the time of measurement. However, the normal range of those parameters is exercised in between tests as a means to gauge their aging effects.
+
+NOTE 3 – The OLT's measurement reflects the average power received during a burst. This requires the OLT to perform the measurement at the proper time with respect to the incoming burst, and that the burst is long enough to support the response time of the detector. The deviation due to non-50% duty cycle in the upstream data pattern is not to be charged against the measurement accuracy or repeatability specifications.
+
+NOTE 4 – Nominal refers to the design value of the quantity being measured (i.e., voltage or bias current) for the particular device implementation.
+
+NOTE 5 – Absolute accuracy is ±3 dB down to –35 dBm received optical power, and ±5 dB beyond –35 dBm.
+
+NOTE 6 – Repeatability < 0.5 dB down to –35 dBm optical power over 1-10 second measurement time.
+
+### Transmitter bias current modifications
+
+Originally, this parameter only covered laser "health" by monitoring the bias current to the laser. However, for NG-PON2 the parameters by which transmitter "health" is monitored has to be expanded. Currently the expectation is that some NG-PON2 solutions will encompass both EMLs and SOAs, which need to be monitored as well. Rather than adding more registers, this standard changes the single existing register into a multi-parameter register, by using the two most significant bits to code 3 types of information, as shown in Table II.2.
+
+**Table II.2 – Transmitter current monitor coding**
+
+| Bit 16 | Bit 15 | Description |
+|--------|--------|-------------|
+| 0 | 0 | Undefined |
+| 0 | 1 | Laser bias |
+| 1 | 0 | SOA current |
+| 1 | 1 | Undefined |
+
+The remaining 14 bits allow for 16384 values to be defined, using 50 $\mu\text{A}$ (0.050 mA) steps.
+
+### Transmitter power modifications
+
+The modifications to this parameter are to extend the upper and lower measurement range by adjusting the step size. By changing the step size to 1.5 $\mu\text{W}$ , the ranges indicated in Table II.3 are supported.
+
+**Table II.3 – NG-PON2 optical digital diagnostic monitoring parameters**
+
+| dBm | | | | Value |
+|------------|---|---------------------------------|--|--------------|
+| -28.24 | = | 1.5 | | 0x00 0x01 |
+| -25.23 | = | 3.0 | | 0x00 0x02 |
+| $\vee$ | | | | $\vee$ |
+| 0 | = | 1e3 | | 0x02 0x9A |
+| 0.0065 | = | 1.0015e3 | | 0x02 0x9B |
+| $\vee$ | | | | $\vee$ |
+| +20 | = | 100e3 | | 0xFF 0xFF |
+
+### Receiver power modifications
+
+The modifications to this parameter are also to extend the upper and lower measurement range by adjusting step size. Much lower values are indicated on the lower end of the range to facilitate tuning of the ONU tunable transmitter. The parameters are specified in two ranges to allow for reasonable implementations, as indicated in Table II.1. By selecting a 0.005 $\mu\text{W}$ resolution, the ranges indicated in Table II.4 are supported.
+
+**Table II.4 – NG-PON2 optical digital diagnostic monitoring parameters
+with 0.005 $\mu\text{W}$ resolution**
+
+| dBm | | | | Value |
+|------------|---|---------------------------------|---|--------------|
+| -53 | = | 0.005 | = | 0x00 0x01 |
+| -50 | = | 0.010 | = | 0x00 0x02 |
+| -48.2 | = | 0.015 | = | 0x00 0x03 |
+| V | | | | V |
+| -27.972 | = | 1.595 | = | 0x01 0x3F |
+| -27.959 | = | 1.600 | = | 0x01 0x40 |
+| -27.945 | = | 1.605 | = | 0x01 0x41 |
+| V | | | | V |
+| -4.84 | = | 327.7 | = | 0xFF 0xFF |
+
+# Appendix III
+
+## Allocation of the physical layer overhead time
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+(This appendix reference is only applicable for TWDM PON.)
+
+The physical layer overhead time ( $T_{plo}$ ) is used to accommodate five physical processes in the PON. These are: laser on/off time, timing drift tolerance, level recovery, clock recovery and start of burst delimitation. The exact division of the physical layer time to all these functions is determined partly by constraint equations and partly by implementation choices. This appendix reviews the constraints that the OLT must comply with, and suggests values for the discretionary values.
+
+The $T_{plo}$ can be divided into three sections with respect to what ONU data pattern is desired. For simplicity, these times can be referred to as the guard time ( $T_g$ ), the preamble time ( $T_p$ ) and the delimiter time ( $T_d$ ). During $T_g$ , the ONU will transmit no more power than the nominal zero level. During $T_p$ , the ONU will transmit a preamble pattern that provides the desired transition density and signal pattern for fast level and clock recovery functions. Lastly, during $T_d$ , the ONU will transmit a special data pattern with optimal autocorrelation properties that enable the OLT to find the beginning of the burst. An additional parameter of the control logic on the PON is the total peak-to-peak timing uncertainty ( $T_u$ ). This uncertainty arises from variations of the time of flight caused by the fibre and component variations with temperature and other environmental factors. Figure III.1 shows the timing relationship between the various physical layer overhead times. Table III.2 gives recommended values for $T_g$ , $T_p$ , $T_d$ and $T_{plo}$ .
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing sequence for a burst transmission. It starts with the 'End of previous burst, ONU i' and ends at the 'Beginning of body, next burst, ONU j'. The total physical layer overhead time is $T_{plo}$ . This is divided into three main sections: guard time ( $T_g$ ), preamble time ( $T_p$ ), and delimiter time ( $T_d$ ). The guard time $T_g$ is the sum of the laser off time ( $T_{off}$ ) and the timing uncertainty ( $T_u$ ). The preamble time $T_p$ is the sum of the laser on time ( $T_{on}$ ) and the timing uncertainty ( $T_u$ ). The delimiter time $T_d$ is the time required for the ONU to find the beginning of the burst. The timing uncertainty $T_u$ is the peak-to-peak timing uncertainty. The diagram also shows the relationship between the end of the previous burst and the start of the next burst, with the laser off time $T_{off}$ and the timing uncertainty $T_u$ being the key components.
+
+Timing diagram showing the relationship between various physical layer overhead times (T\_plo, T\_u, T\_on, T\_off, T\_g, T\_p, T\_d) between the end of one burst (ONU i) and the beginning of the next (ONU j).
+
+**Figure III.1 – Timing relationship between the various physical layer overhead times**
+
+The constraint equations with which the OLT must comply are then:
+
+$$T_g > T_{on} + T_u, \text{ and}$$
+
+$$T_g > T_{off} + T_u$$
+
+These equations can be explained as follows. The first equation makes sure that the following burst's laser on ramp-up does not fall on top of the last burst's data. The second equation makes sure that the last burst's laser off tail-off does not fall on top of the following burst's preamble.
+
+$T_p$ must be sufficient for the physical layer to recover the signal level (essentially, setting the decision threshold) and the signal clock phase. There are many diverse design approaches to these two problems, each with its own benefits and costs. Some designs are very fast, but require an external trigger signal and produce sub-optimal error performance. Other designs are slower, but do not require a reset signal and produce bit errors that are normally distributed. In addition, each of these designs may have special requirements on the data pattern used for the preamble. Some designs prefer a maximum transition density pattern, while others prefer a pattern with a balance of transitions and controlled runs of identical digits.
+
+Since the design is up to the OLT implementer, the OLT configures the details of the preamble that is transmitted by the ONU. This is part of the burst profile discussion below.
+
+Td must be long enough to provide a robust delimiter function in the face of bit errors. The error resistance of the delimiter depends on the exact implementation of the pattern correlator, but a simple approximate relationship between the number of bits in the delimiter (N) and the number of bit errors tolerated (E) is:
+
+$$E = \text{int}(N/4) - 1 \quad (\text{III-1})$$
+
+Equation III-1 has been empirically verified by a numerical search of all delimiters of sizes ranging from 8 to 32 bits. This search was performed under the assumption that the preamble pattern was a "1010" repeating pattern, and that the delimiter had an equal number of zeroes and ones. The Hamming distance, D, of the best delimiter from all shifted patterns of itself and the preamble was found to be $D = \text{int}(N/2) - 1$ ; yielding the error tolerance shown.
+
+Given a certain BER, the probability of a severely errored burst (Pseb) is given by:
+
+$$Pseb = \binom{N}{E+1} BER^{E+1} \quad (\text{III-2})$$
+
+Substituting equation III-1 into equation III-2, the resultant Pseb is given by:
+
+$$Pseb = \binom{N}{\text{int}(N/4)} BER^{\text{int}(N/4)} \quad (\text{III-3})$$
+
+If the BER equals $10^{-4}$ , the resultant Pseb for various delimiter lengths, N, is given in Table III.1. Inspection of this table shows that, in order to effectively suppress this kind of error, the delimiter length must be at least 16 bits long. The choice of delimiter length and pattern is made by the OLT as part of the burst profile.
+
+**Table III.1 – Probability of a severely errored burst as a function of delimiter length**
+
+| N | Pseb |
+|----|-----------------------|
+| 8 | $2.8 \times 10^{-7}$ |
+| 12 | $2.2 \times 10^{-10}$ |
+| 16 | $1.8 \times 10^{-13}$ |
+| 20 | $1.5 \times 10^{-16}$ |
+| 24 | $1.3 \times 10^{-19}$ |
+| 32 | $1.1 \times 10^{-25}$ |
+| 64 | $4.9 \times 10^{-50}$ |
+
+With these considerations taken into account, the worst case and objective allocations of the physical layer overhead are given in Table III.2. This table also lists the values for the ONU transmitter enable time and transmitter disable time, and the total physical layer overhead time for reference. The worst-case values are intended to provide a reasonable bound for easy implementation, and the objective values are intended to be the design target for more efficient implementation with optimized components. These values are for a simple ODN without reach extenders. Reach extenders may require their own guard and preamble time allowances, making the total overhead larger.
+
+**Table III.2 – Recommended allocation of burst mode overhead time for TWDM PON OLT functions**
+
+| | Transmitter enable | Transmitter disable | Total time, $T_{plo}$ | Guard time, $T_g$ | Preamble time, $T_p$ | Delimiter time, $T_d$ |
+|-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
+| 2.48832 Gb/s
Worst case in bit times (ns) | 320
(128.6) | 320
(128.6) | 2048
(823.1) | 512
(205.8) | 1472
(610.9) | 64
(25.7) |
+| 2.48832 Gb/s
Objective in bit time (ns) | 64
(25.7) | 64
(25.7) | 512
(205.8) | 128
(51.4) | 320
(128.6) | 32
(12.8) |
+| 9.95328 Gb/s
Worst case in bit times (ns) | 1280
(128.6) | 1280
(128.6) | 8192
(823.1) | 2048
(205.8) | 6080
(610.9) | 64
(6.4) |
+| 9.95328 Gb/s
Objective in bit times (ns) | 256
(25.7) | 256
(25.7) | 2048
(205.8) | 512
(51.4) | 1280
(128.6) | 32
(3.2) |
+
+In addition to the design dependent aspects of the burst overhead, there can be operationally dependent factors. For example, detecting an ONU's ranging burst is a more difficult problem than receiving an ONU's regular transmission. For another example, some ONUs may have higher power and are easier to detect, and therefore do not need FEC. For these reasons, the OLT may request different burst parameters depending on the context.
+
+The concept of a burst profile captures all the aspects of burst overhead control. A burst profile specifies the preamble pattern and length, the delimiter pattern and length, and whether FEC parity is sent. The OLT establishes one or more burst profiles, and then requests a particular burst profile for each burst transmission.
+
+The OLT has considerable latitude in setting up the profiles, because the OLT's burst receiver is sensitive to the profile parameters. Therefore, the OLT uses profiles that ensure adequate response in its burst mode receiver. However, some basic requirements from the ONU side must be met. Namely, the preamble and delimiter patterns are balanced and they have a reasonable transition density. If not, the ONU transmitter driver circuitry may be adversely affected. Also note that the preamble and delimiter patterns could differ in each profile, and this difference could be used by the OLT receiver as an in-band indication of the format of each burst (e.g., FEC active or not).
+
+The details of distributing the burst profiles and signalling their use will be described in the transmission convergence layer specification of the ITU-T G.989 series of Recommendations.
+
+# Appendix IV
+
+## **Jitter budget specifications for TWDM PON**
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+See Appendix IV in [ITU-T G.987.2].
+
+# Appendix V
+
+## **Measurement of TWDM PON burst mode acquisition time and burst node eye opening at OLT**
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+See Appendix V in [ITU-T G.987.2] for an example using 2.48832 Gbit/s in the upstream and 9.95328 Gbit/s in the downstream. The jitter budgets for 9.95328 Gbit/s in the upstream and 2.48832 Gbit/s in the downstream are for further study. This appendix reference is only applicable for TWDM PON.
+
+# Appendix VI
+
+## Nonlinear Raman interactions in optical fibres and mitigation technologies for coexistence of multiple PONs
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This appendix provides background information on the issues related to operating multiple PON systems on the same fibre, specifically analysis of non-linearities and optical safety. Consideration is given to G-PON (as defined in [ITU-T G.984.2]), XG-PON1 (as defined in [ITU-T G.987.2]) and the NG-PON2 systems defined in this Recommendation. Additionally consideration is also given to RF video overlay.
+
+Nonlinear Raman interaction, i.e., stimulated Raman scattering (SRS), between optical waves propagating in a fibre is a well-known physical phenomenon that can give rise to two major undesirable effects: modulation crosstalk between the signals and power depletion of the signals at shorter wavelengths. The Raman gain spectrum in silica fibre extends to about 50 THz and the effects may be detectable between signals separated by as little as 1 THz or as much as 40 THz, as indicated in the Raman gain curve of Figure VI.1 for [ITU-T G.652] type of fibre.
+
+
+
+For co-propagating, co-polarized signals
+
+Raman gain (1/W\*km)
+
+Frequency (THz)
+
+G.989.2(14)\_FVI.1
+
+Figure VI.1: Raman gain curve example for ITU-T G.652 type of fibre. The graph shows Raman gain (1/W\*km) on the y-axis (0.0 to 0.8) versus Frequency (THz) on the x-axis (0 to 30). The curve starts at 0, rises to a peak of approximately 0.75 at 14 THz, then drops sharply to about 0.1 at 20 THz, and remains relatively flat around 0.1 until 30 THz. The title of the graph is 'For co-propagating, co-polarized signals'. A small label 'G.989.2(14)\_FVI.1' is present in the bottom right corner of the plot area.
+
+**Figure VI.1 – Raman gain curve example for ITU-T G.652 type of fibre**
+
+When modulation crosstalk occurs, modulation components of one optical signal are superimposed on another optical signal at a different wavelength, which can substantially impact the information being transmitted. Modulation crosstalk due to Raman interactions only occur between co-propagating optical signals.
+
+When optical power depletion occurs, signals at shorter wavelengths act as pump sources, i.e., experience power depletion, that amplify signals at longer wavelengths. If the optical power depletion is substantial, the quality of the transmitted information may suffer or the optical link reach may be impacted. Optical power depletion can occur in either co-propagating or counter-propagating waves in the fibre.
+
+### Mitigation techniques for nonlinear Raman interactions in optical fibres
+
+Although SRS is an unavoidable natural phenomenon, steps can be taken to minimize its negative impacts on a multi-wavelength optical communication system. Most obvious amongst these is the prudent selection of system wavelengths, optical launch powers and modulation formats. However, the choice of these parameters must be balanced so that other system performance requirements can be achieved as well. A number of SRS mitigation schemes have been proposed to alleviate performance impairments due to design constraints that would result in significant SRS impacts.
+
+The suggested SRS mitigation schemes include: high pass RF filtering, zero composite degree of polarization (DoP) interferer launch, dedicated transmitter and PSD shaping.
+
+**High pass RF filtering** of data signals prior to transmission (HighPassRF). The Raman crosstalk on a video RF optical carrier is primarily concerned with the lower frequency band of the RF spectrum of the TV channels. It has been proposed that the high pass filtering of the data modulation will greatly reduce the impairment caused by the SRS crosstalk while maintaining the data integrity (e.g., for a 9.95328 Gbit/s signal, attenuating the modulation spectrum below 200 MHz) With this technique, the significant attenuation of the low frequency components from the offending interferers' modulation spectra, prior to optical transmission, will reduce the RF modulation crosstalk problem and up to a 12 dB reduction in Raman crosstalk might be achievable. Figure VI.2 illustrates the HighPassRF scheme.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the HighPassRF scheme. On the left, under the heading 'Electrical modulators', there is a 'Video Mod.' block and three 'Data Mod.' blocks labeled 'Data Mod. 1', 'Data Mod. 2', and 'Data Mod. 3'. The 'Video Mod.' block has an arrow pointing to a 'Video' block under the heading 'Optical transmitters'. The 'Data Mod.' blocks have arrows pointing to green 'High pass filters'. From each 'High pass filter', an arrow points to a 'Data' block under the 'Optical transmitters' heading, labeled 'Data 1', 'Data 2', and 'Data 3' respectively, with vertical ellipsis between 'Data 2' and 'Data 3'. All 'Optical transmitters' (Video, Data 1, Data 2, Data 3) have arrows pointing to a large trapezoidal 'Optical MUX' block. The output of the 'Optical MUX' is a yellow arrow pointing right, labeled 'Combined optical signals to ODN'. The diagram is labeled 'G.989.2(14)\_FVI.2' at the bottom right.
+
+Figure VI.2: HighPassRF – Raman crosstalk suppression scheme utilizing RF high-pass filtering of the data modulation. The diagram shows a Video Modulator connected to a Video Optical Transmitter, which then connects to an Optical MUX. Three Data Modulators (Data Mod. 1, Data Mod. 2, Data Mod. 3) are each connected to a High pass filter, which then connects to a Data Optical Transmitter (Data 1, Data 2, Data 3). All Optical Transmitters (Video, Data 1, Data 2, Data 3) are connected to the Optical MUX. The output of the Optical MUX is labeled 'Combined optical signals to ODN'. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVI.2.
+
+**Figure VI.2 – HighPassRF – Raman crosstalk suppression scheme utilizing RF high-pass filtering of the data modulation**
+
+**Zero composite DoP interferer launch (DoP0):** By arranging the polarization states of the SRS interferer signals so that their weighted Stokes vectors add to zero, one creates a statistical mixture of states (signals) whose composite DoP is also zero. This statistical mixture as a whole appears to any other signal that interacts with it to be un-polarized. The zero composite DoP state also happens to be the state of maximum entropy insofar as polarization is concerned. Therefore, except for some incidental variations due to the optical fibre's polarization mode dispersion, the composite DoP of the mixture will remain very close to zero as the mixture of interferer signals propagates through any span of optical fibre. Hence, the length averaged polarization overlap probability between the mixture of interferers with any other signal, such as the RF video overlay carrier, will remain very close to 0.5 for any fibre span. This implies that, as compared to the highly unlikely case of all the interferer signals being launched in parallel to one another (DoP = 1) and also to the RF video overlay signal (so that the polarization overlap probability is 1.0), the level of SRS crosstalk is 6 dB lower. Then, because of the 2:1 electrical to optical dB relationship, 3 dB more optical power could potentially be launched into the fibre for the zero composite DoP case as compared to the parallel launch 1.0 DoP case. Alternating the polarization states between two orthogonal states is one way of achieving a net weighted Stokes vector of zero. Another way is to arrange the polarization states so that the angle between consecutive Stokes vectors is $360/n$ , where $n$ is the number of interferers in the mixture (this assumes equal weights for the interferers). Figure VI.3 shows the DoP0 scheme.
+
+
+
+Figure VI.3: DoP0 – Raman crosstalk suppression scheme utilizing alternating orthogonal polarization states to create a mixed state with a composite degree of polarization equal to zero. The diagram shows four input paths on the left: 'Video Mod.' (blue box), 'Data Mod. 1' (orange box), 'Data Mod. 2' (orange box), and 'Data Mod. 3' (orange box). Each modulator connects to an 'Optical transmitter' (blue box for Video, orange boxes for Data 1, 2, 3). The 'Video' transmitter outputs a blue line. The 'Data 1', 'Data 2', and 'Data 3' transmitters output orange lines that pass through 'Polarization controllers' (green boxes with diagonal lines). The 'Video' line and the orange lines from the polarization controllers enter an 'Optical MUX' (blue trapezoid). The output of the MUX is a yellow line labeled 'Combined optical signals to ODN'. A label 'G.989.2(14)\_FVI.3' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure VI.3 – DoP0 – Raman crosstalk suppression scheme utilizing alternating orthogonal polarization states to create a mixed state with a composite degree of polarization equal to zero**
+
+The DoP0 scheme is useful for mitigating downstream coexisting system impacts (GPON, XG-PON1, RF video overlay, etc.). When utilized, the OLT laser and WM devices are polarization controlled. In the non-integrated case, the laser is 0 degree aligned to the connector alignment pin and the WM inputs are orthogonally aligned such that channel one is 0 degrees, channel two and channel three are 90 degrees and then alternating thereafter every two channels. Additionally, polarization maintaining fibres must be used between the OLT transmitter and WM.
+
+**Dedicated Raman crosstalk mitigation optical transmitter (DedicatedTx):** The basic scheme includes the addition to the existing system of a dedicated optical transmitter along with some passive elements at the OLT. The modulation on this dedicated Raman crosstalk suppression transmitter is appropriately prepared by the selection of its wavelength and launch power, and is also electrically modulated with properly polarized composite, yet bandwidth limited (e.g., 100 MHz for a 9.95328 Gbit/s data modulation) reproductions of the offending baseband digital modulation signals. This greatly simplifies the design of the composite modulation conditioning circuitry and also reduces the cost of the equalizer laser transmitter. The system utilizes destructive interference between the individual interferer transmitters' modulations and the terms of the composite modulation imparted upon the equalizer laser transmitter. This will effectively cancel the deleterious Raman crosstalk noise and restore the integrity of the transmitted video information. The proposed solution thereby allows for the coexistence of an optical carrier transporting television channels with co-propagating optical signals that are modulated with baseband digital traffic on the same optical distribution network. Utilizing the Raman crosstalk mitigation technology described here, the video carrier-to-Raman crosstalk ratio (CCR) can potentially be improved by 12 up to 14 dB at the low end of the RF frequency spectrum where the impact of this effect is most damaging. This system is equally effective at cancelling out the Raman crosstalk noise of incoherent or coherently related interferers. Figure VI.4 shows the DedicatedTx scheme.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates a Raman crosstalk cancellation scheme. On the left, there are several input signals: 'Video Mod.' (Electrical modulator) leading to 'Video' (Optical transmitter), 'Data Mod. 1' leading to 'λ Data 1', 'Data Mod. 2' leading to 'λ Data 2', and 'Data Mod. n' leading to 'λ Data n'. These signals are combined in an 'Optical MUX'. A portion of the combined signal is tapped off via an 'Optical tap'. This tap signal is received by a 'Photo receiver' within a 'Dedicated raman crosstalk equalization transmitter' (DRCET) block. The signal then passes through a 'Low pass filter' and 'Equalization conditioning' block. The output of this block is sent to a 'Raman equalization laser λEq'. The output of the laser is then combined back into the main signal path by another 'Optical MUX'. The final output is labeled 'Combined optical signals to ODN'. The diagram is labeled 'G.989.2(14)\_FVI.4'.
+
+Figure VI.4: DedicatedTx – Raman crosstalk cancellation scheme utilizing a dedicated crosstalk mitigation transmitter. The diagram shows multiple optical transmitters (Video, Data 1, Data 2, ..., Data n) connected to an Optical MUX. A Dedicated Raman Crosstalk Equalization Transmitter (DRCET) is shown, which includes a Photo receiver, Low pass filter, Equalization conditioning, Bandwidth limited composite equalization modulation, and a Raman equalization laser (λEq). The DRCET is connected to the Optical MUX via an Optical tap. The output of the Optical MUX is labeled 'Combined optical signals to ODN'. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVI.4.
+
+**Figure VI.4 – DedicatedTx – Raman crosstalk cancellation scheme utilizing a dedicated crosstalk mitigation transmitter**
+
+**Power spectral density shaping (PSD-S):** The principle of this technique is to mitigate or avoid PSD overlapping between legacy binary PON signal (scrambled NRZ coding) and RF video overlay signal, by means of implementing flexible digital signalling processing (DSP) functions. DSP here is understood as a general purpose mechanism for information and symbol processing designated to perform spectrum shaping by appropriate pulse shaping, data rate [b-Kim], line code [b-Al-Qazwini], or modulation schemes. Figure VI.5 shows the impact of these factors on the SRS crosstalk. Figure VI.5 assumes 0 dBm at the receiver. Frequencies up to 300 MHz are the ones more directly affecting the crosstalk in systems with 10 to 20 km reach.
+
+The pulse repetition rate, related to the data rate, affects the PSD directly influencing the average power and introducing a set of dips in the power spectrum. The first frequency dips usually appear at frequencies related to the data rate. For NRZ, the dips appear at the baud rate frequency, for example, 2.5 Gbaud/s has the first dip at 2.5 GHz. Higher data rates for the same pulse shaping will result in lower PSDs at the lower frequencies and the appearance of the first dip at higher frequencies.
+
+Line coding can be also used to reshape the spectrum and further change the operational margins as what relates RF video overlay crosstalk. However, this solution usually requires an overhead which will result in bandwidth efficiency loss.
+
+When designing a system where RF video overlay coexistence is required, the potential impacts of all the above mentioned parameters need to be considered and the required margins may need to be recalculated. With tighter spectral control (done by a window function) and up-conversion (done by shifting the digital baseband signal to an upper spectrum location), the use of spectrum shaping therefore would enable a clearly separated and isolated signal spectrum that does not overlap with
+
+the spectral interference region of the RF signal, thus mitigating co-propagation Raman crosstalk effects in coexistence scenarios.
+
+In best practice, the DSP functions used for spectrum shaping can be integrated into current TWDM PON architecture by merging DSP logic into the transmission convergence adaptation sublayer (as shown in Figure VI.6). The DSP logic can be programmable and can be enabled or disabled for backward compatibility with NRZ coding. Moreover, the optics for TWDM PON can also be reused with proper optimization to accommodate such spectrum shaping. Since DSP functions can be flexibly selected and software-defined, many other non-NRZ coding schemes and digital filtering functions can also be supported in this architecture, leading to different levels of performance for particular applications.
+
+
+
+Figure VI.5: Measured RF spectrum of several data rates, modulation formats and codings. The graph plots Power (dBm) from -75 to -25 against Frequency (MHz) from 50 to 600. Five curves are shown: 1.25 Gbps NRZ PRBS (solid black), 2.5 Gbps NRZ PRBS (solid red), 10 Gbps NRZ PRBS (solid blue), 1.25 Gbps QPSK PRBS (dotted black), and 10 Gbps NRZ 8B/10B (dashed blue). The 1.25 Gbps NRZ PRBS curve is the highest, starting around -37 dBm at 50 MHz and slightly decreasing. The 2.5 Gbps NRZ PRBS curve is around -40 dBm. The 10 Gbps NRZ PRBS curve is around -45 dBm. The 1.25 Gbps QPSK PRBS curve starts at -50 dBm and decreases to -63 dBm. The 10 Gbps NRZ 8B/10B curve starts at -70 dBm and increases to -50 dBm.
+
+**Figure VI.5 – Measured RF spectrum of several data rates, modulation formats and codings**
+
+
+
+Figure VI.6: PDS shaping scheme utilizing integrated DSP logic architecture. The diagram shows a transmission path from left to right: Video Mod. (Electrical modulator) to video (Optical transmitter) to Optical MUX; Data Mod. 1 to DSP logic to Data 1 (Optical transmitter) to Optical MUX; Data Mod. 2 to DSP logic to Data 2 (Optical transmitter) to Optical MUX; ...; Data Mod. n to DSP logic to Data n (Optical transmitter) to Optical MUX. The Optical MUX outputs Combined optical signals to ODN. The reception path from right to left: Combined optical signals to ODN to Optical tunable filter to Data m (Optical receiver) to Data DeMod. m (Electrical demodulator) to DSP logic. A label 'Integrate DSP logics' is placed above the Data Mod. blocks.
+
+**Figure VI.6 – PDS shaping scheme utilizing integrated DSP logic architecture**
+
+# **Appendix VII**
+
+## **Cyclic AWG channel grid design examples**
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This appendix has been deprecated.
+
+# Appendix VIII
+
+## Wavelength multiplexer, upstream inter-channel crosstalk, ONU transmitter tuning time considerations and upstream channel grid example
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This appendix provides example information on the WM characteristics, upstream inter-channel crosstalk and its penalty related to the isolation specification of the WM device, along with ONU transmitter tuning time.
+
+### VIII.1 Wavelength multiplexer
+
+Table VIII.1 provides example values for the WM device. Isolation values may vary depending on the number of wavelength channels considered, the example given in Table VIII.1 is for an eight channel case. Critical to the proper definition of WM passband, consideration must be given to the maximum tuning error (MTE) of the associated laser. MTE is the maximum spectral error allowed due to tuning. MTE is the maximum differential spectral distance of the actual wavelength to the nominal centre of the wavelength channel. Specifically the relationship between MTE and MSE is shown in Figure VIII.1 and can be represented as a formula:
+
+$$\text{MTE} = \text{MSE} - (\text{minimum single-sided spectral width at } -15 \text{ dB}) \approx \text{MSE} - (\text{data rate in Hz})$$
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.1 is a graph showing the relationship between Maximum Spectral Excursion (MSE) and Maximum Tuning Error (MTE) for a transmitter spectrum. The y-axis is 'Power relative to peak (dB)' ranging from 0 to -30. The x-axis is 'Offset from nominal central frequency (GHz)' with a central point at 0. Two transmitter spectra are shown, centered at the nominal central frequency. The distance from the nominal central frequency to the edge of the passband is labeled MSE. The distance from the nominal central frequency to the edge of the spectral width at -15 dB is labeled MTE. The minimum single-sided spectral width at -15 dB is indicated. The graph also shows the nominal central frequency minus maximum spectral excursion and the nominal central frequency plus maximum spectral excursion. A note indicates that the two examples of transmitter spectra are at their maximum frequency offset.
+
+Figure VIII.1: Relationship between MTE and MSE. The graph shows Power relative to peak (dB) on the y-axis (0 to -30) versus Offset from nominal central frequency (GHz) on the x-axis. Two transmitter spectra are shown, centered at the nominal central frequency. The distance from the nominal central frequency to the edge of the passband is labeled MSE. The distance from the nominal central frequency to the edge of the spectral width at -15 dB is labeled MTE. The minimum single-sided spectral width at -15 dB is indicated. The graph also shows the nominal central frequency minus maximum spectral excursion and the nominal central frequency plus maximum spectral excursion. A note indicates that the two examples of transmitter spectra are at their maximum frequency offset.
+
+Figure VIII.1 – Relationship between MTE and MSE
+
+**Table VIII.1 – WM characteristics**
+
+| Specification | Condition | Value |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| Loss without connectors (Note) | S/R-CPn to S/R-CG | < 2.0 dB (Low)
< 4.0 dB (High) |
+| Isolation | S/R-CG to any S/R-CPn
(only applies to upstream ports) | FFS |
+| Maximum optical power | Any individual port | +23 dBm |
+| Return loss | Any port | > 50 dB |
+| Directivity | Any S/R-CPn to any S/R-CPn | > 50 dB |
+| NOTE – This is the loss without connectors when an ONU tunes to the peak wavelength $\pm$ MTE. When an ONU tunes around to maintain lock, it requires an amount of loss budget for the tuning process (which depends on the RSSI). | | |
+
+NOTE – The optical parameter tables are specified at the S/R-CG & R/S points, as illustrated by Figure 6-1. In order to determine optical level at the S/R-CP point, the loss of WM must be taken into account. Table VIII.1 specifies two classes of loss for the WM, resulting in two different values. OLT transceivers indicate the compatible WM loss class (low or high). WM loss classes are likely to be technology based (e.g., AWG versus thin film filter).
+
+The following requirements apply to each operating channel of the OLT receive filter (WM):
+
+- 1) The $(1+X)$ dB filter bandwidth2 must be smaller than $2 \cdot \text{MTE}$ , where $X$ is the transmitter power wavelength dependency.
+- 2) The shape of the filter characteristic must be monotonically decreasing (apart from a limited ripple as specified below), on each side with respect to the filter minimum loss point, in the region delimited by the intersections with the adjacent channel filter responses extended by twice the MTE3, as shown in Figure VIII.3.
+- 3) The value of any residual ripple in the monotonic region specified above must be less than the OLT receive power measurement resolution.
+
+Requirement 1 guarantees that any unacceptable (i.e., exceeding the MTE) deviation of the ONU transmitter wavelength, with respect to the filter minimum loss point (nominally the channel centre), can always be revealed at the OLT receiver.
+
+Requirement 2 guarantees that the wavelength locking and tracking mechanism operation makes the ONU transmitter wavelength always move towards the filter minimum loss point (nominally the channel centre).
+
+Requirement 3 guarantees that any residual ripple on the receive filter shape causes power variations which are practically unmeasurable at the OLT receiver, hence that it cannot adversely affect the operation of the wavelength locking and tracking mechanism.
+
+Note that the maximum loss due to imperfect tuning (i.e., when the ONU locks at a distance equal to MTE away from the channel centre) coincides with the OLT receiver power measurements repeatability (total of 1 dB, according to Table VIII.2). In practice, however, the tuning error and tuning loss could be reduced by averaging the OLT receive power measurements.
+
+2 Or, equivalently, the incremental loss caused by any wavelength deviation from the nominal channel wavelength greater than MTE must be greater than the OLT receive power measurement repeatability, which equals $\pm 0.5$ dB (see Table VIII.2), plus the ONU power variation, which equals the transmitter power wavelength dependency.
+
+3 This would require the additional specification of the ONU laser $-15$ dB spectral width; alternatively, MTE could be conservatively replaced here by MSE.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.2: Requirement on filter bandwidth. A graph showing the OLT Rx filter characteristic (a bell-shaped curve) versus wavelength λ. The bandwidth is defined by the width at a power level below the peak, labeled as < 2 MTE. The peak power level is marked as OLT Rx power meas. Repeatability + max ONU Tx power variation. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.2. A legend at the bottom left indicates Tx- transmitter and Rx-receiver.
+
+**Figure VIII.2 – Requirement on filter bandwidth**
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.3: Requirement on filter monotonicity. A graph showing the OLT Rx filter characteristic (a bell-shaped curve) versus wavelength λ. The filter is centered at λ\_ch, with adjacent channels at λ\_ch-1 and λ\_ch+1. The region of monotonicity is highlighted in orange, centered around λ\_ch. The distance from the center to the edges of this region is labeled MTE. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.3. A legend at the bottom left indicates Rx-receiver.
+
+**Figure VIII.3 – Requirement on filter monotonicity**
+
+### **VIII.2 Upstream inter-channel crosstalk**
+
+Figure VIII.4 shows a simplified TWDM PON reference diagram excluding coexistence (i.e., no coexistence element Type x (CEx) device) which is used as the baseline to calculate the upstream inter-channel crosstalk and its penalty.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.4: Reference diagram for inter-channel crosstalk calculation. A schematic diagram of a TWDM PON. On the left, multiple NG-PON2 OLTs (OLT1, OLT2, OLT3, ..., OLTn) are connected to a Wavelength Multiplexer (WM) via their respective channels (λ1, λ2, λ3, ..., λn). The WM output is connected to a Power splitter. The Power splitter has multiple outputs, each connected to an ONU (ONU-1, ONU-2, ..., ONU-n) via a Repeater/Splitter (R/S). The distances from the Power splitter to the ONUs are labeled d2, dn, and d1. The differential path loss (dMAX) is indicated between the Power splitter and the ONUs. The diagram is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.4.
+
+**Figure VIII.4 – Reference diagram for inter-channel crosstalk calculation**
+
+Because of architectural asymmetry, ONUs can be located at different remote locations to have large differential optical path loss in the upstream direction, whereas NG-PON2 OLT ports are located near to each other to have no differential optical path loss in the downstream direction. The maximum differential optical path loss ( $d_{MAX}$ ) is specified as 15 dB as in Table 11-4.
+
+In this situation, the multichannel signal power spectrum at the S/R-CG point in front of WM device in the central office and the multichannel signal power spectrum at R/S point in front of each ONU can have quite different channel power differences as illustrated in Figure VIII.5.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.5 shows two signal power spectra. (a) Received signal power spectrum @ S/R-CG shows multiple peaks with a maximum differential optical path loss (d\_MAX) of 15 dB and a power difference (ΔP\_ONU) of 5 dB. (b) Received signal power spectrum @ R/S shows multiple peaks with a power difference (ΔP\_OLT + Uniformity\_WM) of 4 dB + 1.5 dB = 5.5 dB. The figure is labeled G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.5.
+
+**Figure VIII.5 – Signal power spectrum (a) at S/R-CG point and (b) at R/S point**
+
+According to Table 11-4, the difference between the mean launch power maximum and the mean launch power minimum of the OLT transmitter for the downstream direction ( $\Delta P_{OLT}$ ) is 4 dB. Considering typical 1.5 dB uniformity specification of the WM device ( $Uniformity_{WM}$ ), the maximum power difference among the downstream signals at the R/S point in front of ONU can be as high as 5.5 dB. However, in the upstream direction, the maximum differential optical path loss ( $d_{MAX}$ ) 15 dB can be added to the difference between the mean launch power maximum and the mean launch power minimum of the ONU transmitter ( $\Delta P_{ONU}$ ) 5 dB (per Table 11-5). And the maximum power difference among the upstream signals at the S/R-CG point in front of WM device can be as high as 20 dB.
+
+Since the upstream signal power difference at S/R-CG point in front of WM device can be much higher (14.5 dB higher) than the downstream signal power difference at R/S point in front of ONU, care must be taken when designing the WM device regarding the isolation specification in order to reduce the inter-channel crosstalk and its penalty.
+
+#### VIII.2.1 Worst-case design approach
+
+The upstream inter-channel crosstalk ( $C_c$ ) in worst-case design approach can be calculated using the following equation [b-ITU-T G.Sup39]:
+
+$$C_c = \Delta P_{ONU} + d_{MAX} + 10 \log_{10} \left( 2 \times 10^{-I_A/10} + (N-3) \times 10^{-I_{NA}/10} \right) \text{ dB}, \quad (\text{VIII-1})$$
+
+where $I_A$ and $I_{NA}$ are the adjacent channel isolation and the non-adjacent channel isolation of the WM device, respectively, $N$ is total number of channels. And with Gaussian approximation the inter-channel crosstalk penalty ( $P_c$ ) can be calculated using the following equation [b-ITU-T G.Sup39]:
+
+$$P_c = -5 \log_{10} \left( \frac{10^{2C_c/10}}{N-1} \frac{Q^2}{Q^2 + 2 \cdot BER} \right) \text{ dB} \quad (\text{VIII-2})$$
+
+where $Q = \sqrt{2} \operatorname{erfc}^{-1}(2 \times BER)$ .
+
+For an upstream BER of $10^{-4}$ as specified in Table 11-6, $Q = 3.72$ . The induced optical penalty at a linear extinction ratio of 0.16 (8 dB) is plotted against inter-channel crosstalk for the cases of total number of channel $N = 4$ and $N = 8$ in Figure VIII.6.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.6: Optical penalty against inter-channel crosstalk for N = 4 and N = 8. The graph plots Penalty (dB) on the y-axis (0 to 5) against Inter-channel crosstalk (dB) on the x-axis (-16 to 0). Two curves are shown: a solid black line for '4 ch. at Q = 3.72' and a dashed red line for '8 ch. at Q = 3.72'. Both curves show a sharp increase in penalty as crosstalk increases. Horizontal lines at 0.5 dB and 0.6 dB indicate the penalty levels for N=4 and N=8 respectively, at their respective crosstalk limits. Vertical lines at -8 dB and -6 dB indicate the crosstalk limits for N=4 and N=8 respectively. A legend box in the top left contains the curve descriptions. Below the x-axis, text specifies: N = 4, I\_A = 32 dB, I\_NA = 36 dB (in blue) and N = 8, I\_A = 32 dB, I\_NA = 36 dB (in red). The source code G.989.2(14)-Amd.2(17)\_FVIII.6 is noted at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure VIII.6 – Optical penalty against inter-channel crosstalk for N = 4 and N = 8**
+
+The calculated inter-channel crosstalk values and its penalties are summarized in Table VIII.2 for four channel systems and eight channel systems, with WM device examples of commercially available typical AWG, filter having tight isolation specification, and cascaded filter.
+
+**Table VIII.2 – Calculated inter-channel crosstalk and its penalty in worst-case design approach**
+
+| Worst-case design approach | | Typical AWG | Filter with tight spec. | Cascaded filter |
+|----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
+| | | $I_A = 23 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 30 \text{ dB}$ | $I_A = 26 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 33 \text{ dB}$ | $I_A = 32 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 36 \text{ dB}$ |
+| 4 channel system | Cc (dB) | 0.4 | -2.6 | -8.2 |
+| | Pc (dB) | Infinite | Infinite | 0.5 |
+| 8 channel system | Cc (dB) | 1.8 | -1.2 | -6 |
+| | Pc (dB) | Infinite | Infinite | 0.6 |
+
+In a worst-case design approach, a WM device with very high isolation specifications ( $I_A = 32 \text{ dB}$ and $I_{NA} = 36 \text{ dB}$ ) is required for the TWDM PON to be reasonably bounded with optical penalty 0.6 dB added by the inter-channel crosstalk.
+
+#### VIII.2.2 Statistical design approach
+
+For the statistical design approach, the Monte Carlo simulation method is used to calculate the inter-channel crosstalk. The mean launch power of the ONU transmitter is assumed to have uniform random distribution with values varying from 4 dBm to 9 dBm (as per Table 11-6). The differential optical path loss is also assumed to have a uniform random distribution with values varying from 0 dB to 15 dB (as per Table 6-1). The inter-channel crosstalk probabilities calculated using a Monte
+
+Carlo simulation for the same WM device examples as in clause VIII.2.1 are illustrated in Figure VIII.7.
+
+
+
+| System Type | Device / Isolation Case | Crosstalk at 0.3% (dB) |
+|----------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
+| (a) 4 channel system | I A = 23 dB, I NA = 30 dB (Black) | -5 |
+| | I A = 26 dB, I NA = 33 dB (Red) | -8 |
+| | I A = 32 dB, I NA = 36 dB (Blue) | -13.5 |
+| (b) 8 channel system | I A = 23 dB, I NA = 30 dB (Black) | -4 |
+| | I A = 26 dB, I NA = 33 dB (Red) | -7 |
+| | I A = 32 dB, I NA = 36 dB (Blue) | -12 |
+
+Figure VIII.7: Monte Carlo simulation for the probability of inter-channel crosstalk for (a) four channel system and (b) eight channel system. Both plots show Log (Cumulative probability) on the y-axis from 0.0 to -4.0 and Inter-channel crosstalk (dB) on the x-axis from -30 to 0. A horizontal green line at -2.52 (Log 0.3%) indicates the acceptance criteria. In (a), the curves for I\_A = 23 dB, I\_NA = 30 dB (black), I\_A = 26 dB, I\_NA = 33 dB (red), and I\_A = 32 dB, I\_NA = 36 dB (blue) intersect the acceptance line at -5, -8, and -13.5 dB respectively. In (b), the curves for I\_A = 23 dB, I\_NA = 30 dB (black), I\_A = 26 dB, I\_NA = 33 dB (red), and I\_A = 32 dB, I\_NA = 36 dB (blue) intersect the acceptance line at -4, -7, and -12 dB respectively.
+
+**Figure VIII.7 – Monte Carlo simulation for the probability of inter-channel crosstalk
+for the cases (a) four channel system and (b) eight channel system**
+
+The calculated inter-channel crosstalk values and its penalties in case of statistical design approach are summarized in Table VIII.3 for four channel systems and eight channel systems, with WM device examples of commercially available typical AWG, filter having tight isolation specification, and cascaded filter. Here, a probability threshold for system acceptance of 0.3% is used to calculate the inter-channel crosstalk values and equation VIII-2 is used to calculate the penalties.
+
+**Table VIII.3 – Calculated inter-channel crosstalk and its penalty in
+statistical design approach**
+
+| Statistical design approach | | Typical AWG | Filter with tight spec. | Cascaded filter |
+|-----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
+| | | $I_A = 23 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 30 \text{ dB}$ | $I_A = 26 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 33 \text{ dB}$ | $I_A = 32 \text{ dB}$ ,
$I_{NA} = 36 \text{ dB}$ |
+| 4 channel system | Cc (dB) | −5 | −8 | −13.5 |
+| | Pc (dB) | 4.1 | 0.5 | 0 |
+| 8 channel system | Cc (dB) | −4 | −7 | −12 |
+| | Pc (dB) | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0 |
+
+Even in statistical design approach, a typical arrayed waveguide grating (AWG) cannot be used because of excessive inter-channel crosstalk. The WM device needs to be implemented using a filter with high isolation specifications in order for the TWDM PON to have reasonably bounded optical penalty 0.5 dB.
+
+#### VIII.2.3 Method to limit the inter-channel crosstalk impairment
+
+There could be two approaches to limit the inter-channel crosstalk impairment. One is to make the WM isolations high enough with given received signal power dynamic range in front of the WM device, either with worst-case design or with statistical design. The other is additionally to reduce
+
+the received signal power dynamic range ( $\Delta P_{CG}$ ) in front of the WM device by controlling ONU transmitter signal power depending on ODN insertion loss.
+
+There are also two different specification methods to limit the inter-channel crosstalk impairment. One is to specify the adjacent channel isolation ( $I_A$ ) and the non-adjacent channel isolation ( $I_{NA}$ ) of the WM device between S/R-CG point and S/R-CPn point. The other is to specify the inter-channel crosstalk ( $C_c$ ) at S/R-CPn point.
+
+Based on the calculation results in the previous clause, Table VIII.4 shows example methods and specifications to limit the inter-channel crosstalk penalty as 0.5 dB or below.
+
+**Table VIII.4 – Example methods and specifications to give 0.5 dB inter-channel crosstalk penalty**
+
+| Specification method | Specifying the WM isolations only | | Specifying the WM isolations and received signal power dynamic range | Specifying inter-channel crosstalk |
+|---------------------------|-----------------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
+| | Worst-case design | Statistical design | Worst-case design | |
+| Parameter | | | | |
+| $I_A$ , minimum | 32 | 26 | 23 | NA |
+| $I_{NA}$ , minimum | 36 | 33 | 30 | NA |
+| $\Delta P_{CG}$ , maximum | NA | NA | 11 | NA |
+| $C_c$ , maximum | NA | NA | NA | -8 |
+
+## VIII.3 ONU transmitter tuning time
+
+The ONU transmitter wavelength channel tuning time may be measured using the procedure and test set-up below. The purpose of the test set-up is to measure the tuning time unambiguously. The tuning of the laser is illustrated below in Figure VIII.8.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.8 – Illustration of laser tuning across the operating band. The graph shows power versus wavelength. A blue curve represents the laser's power during tuning, starting from a peak at the 'Tuning time measurement start' and ending at a peak at the 'Tuning time measurement stop'. A horizontal blue arrow labeled 'Wavelength change' spans between these two points. Vertical dashed lines mark the start and stop points. Horizontal dashed lines indicate a 0.5 dB drop from the initial peak power at the start and a 0.5 dB rise to the final peak power at the stop. The x-axis is labeled 'Wavelength' and the figure code 'G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.8' is shown in the bottom right.
+
+**Figure VIII.8 – Illustration of laser tuning across the operating band**
+
+The tuning time as shown in the illustration does not begin when the laser begins to tune but when the laser exits the passband of the origin wavelength channel, i.e., when the optical power drops of 0.5 dB compared to the initial value, after a channel change signal in the form required by the tunable device. The tuning time ends when the laser enters the passband of the destination wavelength channel, i.e., when the optical power, in the destination wavelength channel, reaches and stays within 0.5 dB of the initial (origin channel) value. The transmitter wavelength channel
+
+tuning time is computed over all possible channel changes in the tuning range. A reference channel demultiplexer is used in the test set-up. It is required that the laser power variation during the channel change and the attenuation uniformity between channels of the reference channel demultiplexer are each below 0.25 dB.
+
+The test set-up is shown in Figure VIII.9, while Figure VIII.10 illustrates how the tuning time parameter is measured.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.9: Test set-up for tuning time of ONU transmitter. The diagram shows a block diagram of the test setup. A 'Tunable optical transmitter' is connected to an 'Attenuator', which is connected to a 'Splitter'. The output of the splitter is divided into two parallel paths. Each path contains an 'Optical filter' (labeled 'Optical filter - λ1' and 'Optical filter - λ2'), an 'O/E converter', and a 'Waveform monitor' (labeled 'Waveform monitor λ1' and 'Waveform monitor λ2'). The outputs of the two waveform monitors are summed in a summation box labeled 'Σ'. The text 'G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.9' is present at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+**Figure VIII.9 – Test set-up for tuning time of ONU transmitter**
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.10: Optical power vs. time from summation of waveform monitors. The figure consists of two vertically stacked plots sharing a common horizontal 'Time' axis. The top plot shows 'Central wavelength' on the vertical axis. A blue curve represents the wavelength over time, showing a sharp transition from one central wavelength to another. The bottom plot shows 'Power sum' on the vertical axis. A blue curve represents the power sum over time, showing a dip during the wavelength transition. Vertical dashed lines indicate the start and end of the tuning process. The start is marked by a 'Wavelength tuning command' arrow, and the end is marked by 'Stable/maximum measured power'. The text 'G.989.2(14)\_FVIII.10' is present at the bottom right of the figure.
+
+**Figure VIII.10 – Optical power vs. time from summation of waveform monitors**
+
+The test set up attenuator is set such that the optical received power at the optical-to-electrical (O/E) converters is in range that is not close to receiver overload and the signal is high enough to be accurately measured. The laser is initially tuned to within 0.1 dB of the minimum loss point of the filter. A threshold is set at 0.5 dB below the resulting initial power measurement. The crossing of this threshold will be used to determine the points where the tuning time begins and when the tuning time ends, i.e., the signal stays above the threshold.
+
+The optical power levels are converted and measured at the output of the summation box in the electrical domain.
+
+Note that the same test procedure can be applied even when the transmitter module is integrated in a system and the channel change command is issued via higher layers, e.g., common layer interface (CLI) or element management system (EMS). However it must be understood that other effects may influence the measurement in this case, for example, the transmitter may be switched off before tuning initiates and switched on again when tuning finishes. Hence the test procedure can be applied, e.g., to compare the tuning time of different ONUs, excluding command transmission and processing delays, but the tuning time of the optical module itself is measured when the optical
+
+module is not part of a system and the channel change is commanded via the specific signal required by the optical module.
+
+The reference test demultiplexer is Gaussian in shape and have a relative loss of 0.5 dB at 8 GHz from the minimum loss point.
+
+## VIII.4 TWDM PON upstream channel grid examples
+
+Two upstream channel grid examples are provided: an on-grid example an off-grid example. The off-grid example supports a single bi-directional AWG at the wavelength mux, a potentially desirable feature.
+
+Table VIII.5 shows examples of the TWDM PON on-grid upstream channel assignments which contain eight channels with 50 GHz, 100 GHz and 200 GHz channel spacing. The examples are sub-wavelength bands from the ITU-T grid, which is described in clause 6 of [ITU-T G.694.1].
+
+**Table VIII.5 – TWDM PON upstream channel on-grid example**
+
+| Channel | 50 GHz CS | | 100 GHz CS | | 200 GHz CS | |
+|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) |
+| 1 | 195.25 | 1535.43 | 195.6 | 1532.68 | 196.1 | 1528.77 |
+| 2 | 195.20 | 1535.82 | 195.5 | 1533.47 | 195.9 | 1530.33 |
+| 3 | 195.15 | 1536.22 | 195.4 | 1534.25 | 195.7 | 1531.90 |
+| 4 | 195.10 | 1536.61 | 195.3 | 1535.04 | 195.5 | 1533.47 |
+| 5 | 195.05 | 1537.00 | 195.2 | 1535.82 | 195.3 | 1535.04 |
+| 6 | 195.00 | 1537.40 | 195.1 | 1536.61 | 195.1 | 1536.61 |
+| 7 | 194.95 | 1537.79 | 195.0 | 1537.40 | 194.9 | 1538.19 |
+| 8 | 194.90 | 1538.19 | 194.9 | 1538.19 | 194.7 | 1538.77 |
+
+Table VIII.6 shows examples of the TWDM PON off-grid upstream channel assignments which contain 8 channels with 50 GHz, 100 GHz and 200 GHz channel spacing. The examples are off grid of the sub-wavelength bands from the ITU-T grid. Note that the frequencies are exact, wavelengths are approximate.
+
+**Table VIII.6 – TWDM PON upstream channel off-grid example**
+
+| Channel | 51.2 GHz CS | | 104.2 GHz CS | | 208.4 GHz CS | |
+|---------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
+| | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) | Frequency (THz) | Wavelength (nm) |
+| 1 | 195.226 | 1535.619 | 195.591 | 1532.756 | 196.112 | 1528.684 |
+| 2 | 195.174 | 1536.029 | 195.486 | 1533.573 | 195.903 | 1530.310 |
+| 3 | 195.122 | 1536.439 | 195.382 | 1534.391 | 195.695 | 1531.940 |
+| 4 | 195.069 | 1536.849 | 195.278 | 1535.210 | 195.486 | 1533.574 |
+| 5 | 195.017 | 1537.260 | 195.174 | 1536.030 | 195.278 | 1535.211 |
+| 6 | 194.965 | 1537.671 | 195.069 | 1536.851 | 195.069 | 1536.852 |
+| 7 | 194.913 | 1538.082 | 194.965 | 1537.672 | 194.861 | 1538.496 |
+| 8 | 194.861 | 1538.494 | 194.861 | 1538.495 | 194.652 | 1540.143 |
+
+### VIII.5 Detail of OOC near the channel band edge
+
+In NG-PON2, the ONU transmitter is subject to the out of channel (OOC) requirement. Namely, there are two levels of OOC: OOC1 is determined by the incoherent crosstalk that will occur when the interfering light is outside the victim channel bandwidth, and OOC2 is determined by the coherent crosstalk that will occur when the interfering light is within the victim channel bandwidth. This is shown in Figure 9-1, which is reproduced below as Figure VIII.11.
+
+
+
+Figure VIII.11 – OOC-PSD mask definition. The diagram shows a Power Spectral Density (PSD) mask with a central peak at f0. The peak has a width of ± MSE and a height of Pmax - 15 dB (0.01 nm resolution). The mask is divided into two levels: OOC1 (incoherent crosstalk) and OOC2 (coherent crosstalk). The OOC1 level is the higher power level outside the channel, and the OOC2 level is the lower power level inside the channel. The frequency axis is marked with f2, f1, f0, f1, f2. The distance from f0 to f1 is CS/2, and from f1 to f2 is CS. The mask is defined by G.989.2(19)\_FVIII.11.
+
+Figure VIII.11 – OOC-PSD mask definition
+
+One will note that the edges between the OOC1 and OOC2 are perfectly sharp. The transition from coherent to incoherent crosstalk would be sharp only with a perfectly monochromatic signal; however, our signals are modulated which leads to their spectrum being broadened. This will have the effect of softening the edges between the two cases.
+
+The signal that is being interfered with is a NRZ waveform intensity modulated on an optical carrier. The NRZ waveform classically is a $\text{sinc}(f)$ function. However, to make the calculation simpler, we can model the spectrum as a $\text{rect}(f)$ function that is 15 GHz wide (for a 7.5 GHz electrical bandwidth). Assuming a close to perfect extinction ratio, half the power goes into modulation, and the other half is the optical carrier, which is represented by a $\delta(f)$ function. This can be written:
+
+$$\text{PSD}(f) = 1/2 \delta(f-f_0) + 1/2 \text{sinc}((f-f_0)/15 \text{ GHz})$$
+
+The worst case carrier placement is when the $f_0$ is 7.5 GHz (or more) from the band edge. Then, the allowed interference power at any frequency can be calculated by integrating over every part of the PSD that is within 7.5 GHz of the interference frequency. Also keep in mind that the incoherent crosstalk is always present also, and so much be added (linearly) to the result.
+
+The figure below gives a representative calculation of the allowable out of channel PSD as a function of frequency difference from the band edge. In this case, we are looking at a left edge of a channel. This assumes that the OOC1 is $-40.4 \text{ dBm}$ and the OOC2 is $-41.6 \text{ dBm}$ . The OOC requirement starts at the OOC1 value, and starting at 7.5 GHz from outside the band edge, the OOC declines linearly to one quarter of the difference between the levels. Then there is a step down to three quarters of the difference – this is due to the optical carrier coming into range. Then the crosstalk continues its decline until it reaches the OOC2 value at 7.5 GHz inside the band. One can see that just inside the band, the allowed power is about 0.3 dB higher (easier) than the OOC2 level. However, just outside the band, the crosstalk is about 0.3 dB lower (harder) than the OOC1 level. This means that the OOC1 must be tightened by that amount.
+
+
+
+The graph illustrates the modulation effect on OOC1 and OOC2 edges. The y-axis represents 'Interpolated OOC values (dB)' ranging from -41.8 to -40.4 in 0.2 dB increments. The x-axis represents 'Offset from band edge (GHz)' ranging from -10 to 10 in 2 GHz increments. The curve starts at approximately -40.5 dB at -10 GHz (labeled OOC1), remains relatively flat until about -8 GHz, then gradually decreases to -40.75 dB at 0 GHz. At 0 GHz, there is a sharp vertical drop to -41.3 dB. From -41.3 dB, the curve gradually decreases further to -41.6 dB at 8 GHz (labeled OOC2) and remains flat until 10 GHz. A small text label 'G.989.2(19)\_FVIII.12' is located in the bottom right corner of the plot area.
+
+| Offset from band edge (GHz) | Interpolated OOC values (dB) |
+|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
+| -10 | -40.5 |
+| -8 | -40.5 |
+| -6 | -40.6 |
+| -4 | -40.65 |
+| -2 | -40.7 |
+| 0 | -40.75 |
+| 0 | -41.3 |
+| 2 | -41.35 |
+| 4 | -41.4 |
+| 6 | -41.5 |
+| 8 | -41.6 |
+| 10 | -41.6 |
+
+Line graph titled 'Modulation effect on OOC1 - OOC2 edges' showing interpolated OOC values (dB) vs. offset from band edge (GHz). The graph shows a sharp drop at 0 GHz offset between OOC1 and OOC2 levels.
+
+**Figure VIII.12 – The modulation effect on OOC band edges**
+
+As a practical matter, the difference between the two OOC values is not as high as first calculated. Therefore, the impact of this interpolation between the two values is not big, and most likely could be ignored to first order in any testing.
+
+# Appendix IX
+
+## Alternative line code for Raman mitigation
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This appendix provides examples of NG-PON2 Raman mitigation coding schemes when using RF video overlay. Two example schemes are provided, an 8B10B scheme and a Miller code scheme, both defined in this appendix. These codes will have to be compatible with the optical devices conforming to the NRZ based values shown in Table 11-4 and Table 11-5.
+
+As described in their respective sections, each scheme uses a different approach to effect the mitigation. The advantage of 8B10B code is that it adds functionality into the media access control (MAC) layer, that is able to be turned on or off per the application. The advantage of Miller code is that it is contained inside the optical modules, thereby providing a standard NRZ based signal to the MAC. Each code provides different mitigation levels and potentially optical budget performance, so selection of either code can be application dependent.
+
+### IX.1 8B10B scheme
+
+For Raman mitigation, the 8B10B sublayer is introduced between the downstream NG-PON2 physical interface (PHY) adaption interface and the optical interfaces.
+
+8B10B is a DC balanced encoding scheme introduced by Widmer-Franaszek in 1984. The transmission codes are further specified in [b-IEEE 802.3], clause 36.2.4 and are identical to ANSI [b-ANSI 230-1994] (FC-PH), clause 11. The NG-PON2 8B10B sublayer uses all the code-groups of Table 36-1 of [b-IEEE 802.3] and uses only the K28.5 code-group specified in Table 36-2 of [b-IEEE 802.3].
+
+The 8B10B sublayer is independent of all other NG-PON2 MAC functions.
+
+#### IX.1.1 Power spectral density of 8B10B code
+
+Figure IX.1 presents simulated results of the PSD of traditional NRZ at 10 Gbit/s and the ANSI 8B10B code at 12.5 Gbit/s.
+
+
+
+The figure is a line graph titled "PSD plot". The y-axis is labeled "Power spectral density in dB/Hz" and ranges from -140 to -105 in increments of 5. The x-axis is labeled "Frequency (Hz)" and ranges from 0 to 15, with a multiplier of $\times 10^9$ at the bottom right. There are two curves: a blue line representing "NRZ @ ~10 G" and a green line representing "8B10B @ ~12.5 G". The blue curve starts at approximately -106 dB/Hz at 0 Hz, remains relatively flat until about 2.5 GHz, then gradually decreases, reaching a sharp minimum of about -135 dB/Hz at 10 GHz, before rising to about -120 dB/Hz at 15 GHz. The green curve starts at approximately -114 dB/Hz at 0 Hz, rises to a peak of about -108 dB/Hz at 2.5 GHz, then gradually decreases, reaching a sharp minimum of about -140 dB/Hz at 12.5 GHz, before rising to about -125 dB/Hz at 15 GHz. A small label "G.989.2(14)\_FIX.1" is present in the bottom right corner of the plot area.
+
+PSD plot showing Power spectral density in dB/Hz versus Frequency (Hz) for NRZ and 8B10B codes.
+
+Figure IX.1 – Power spectral density of NRZ and 8B10B codes
+
+#### IX.1.2 Encode and decode operations
+
+##### IX.1.2.1 OLT encode
+
+For the OLT, the 8B10B sublayer is responsible for encoding and performs the following encoding operations
+
+For the first octet of the downstream physical synchronization block (PSBd) physical synchronization sequence (PSync) field (0xC5) the special code-group K28.5 is chosen from Table 36-2 of [b-IEEE 802.3]. Once the code-group is selected, the current value of the transmitter's running disparity is used to select the code-group from its corresponding column. For each code-group transmitted, a new value of the running disparity is calculated. This new value is used as the transmitter's current running disparity for the next octet to be encoded and transmitted.
+
+With the exception of the first octet of the PSBd PSync field (0xC5), valid code-groups are selected using the NG-PON2 PMD octets as indexes into Table 36-1 of [b-IEEE 802.3]. Once the code-group is selected, the current value of the transmitter's running disparity is used to select the code-group from its corresponding column. For each code-group transmitted, a new value of the running disparity is calculated. This new value is used as the transmitter's current running disparity for the next octet to be encoded and transmitted.
+
+##### IX.1.2.2 ONU decode
+
+For the ONU, the 8B10B sublayer is responsible for decoding and performs the following operations
+
+Syncs to the K28.5 character code-group: Synchronization is performed using the receiver state description of [b-ANSI 230-1994] (FC-PH), clause 12.1.
+
+Replace the octet associated with the K28.5 group with the original PSync PSBd value of 0xC5,
+
+Replace the octet associated with received the data code-group with the associated octet.
+
+##### IX.1.2.3 Running disparity rules
+
+After powering on or exiting a test mode, the transmitter assumes the negative value for its initial running disparity. Upon transmission of any code-group, the transmitter calculates a new value for its running disparity based on the contents of the transmitted code-group.
+
+After powering on or exiting a test mode, the receiver assumes either the positive or negative value for its initial running disparity. Upon the reception of any code-group, the receiver determines whether the code-group is valid or invalid and calculates a new value for its running disparity based on the contents of the received code-group.
+
+The following rules for running disparity are used to calculate the new running disparity value for code-groups that have been transmitted (transmitter's running disparity) and that have been received (receiver's running disparity).
+
+Running disparity for a code-group is calculated on the basis of sub-blocks, where the first six bits (abcdei) form one sub-block (six-bit sub-block) and the second four bits (fghj) form the other sub-block (four-bit sub-block). Running disparity at the beginning of the six-bit sub-block is the running disparity at the end of the last code-group. Running disparity at the beginning of the four-bit sub-block is the running disparity at the end of the six-bit sub-block. Running disparity at the end of the code-group is the running disparity at the end of the four-bit sub-block.
+
+Running disparity for the sub-blocks is calculated as follows:
+
+- Running disparity at the end of any sub-block is positive if the sub-block contains more ones than zeros. It is also positive at the end of the six-bit sub-block if the six-bit sub-block is 000111, and it is positive at the end of the four-bit sub-block if the four-bit sub-block is 0011.
+
+- Running disparity at the end of any sub-block is negative if the sub-block contains more zeros than ones. It is also negative at the end of the six-bit sub-block if the six-bit sub-block is 111000, and it is negative at the end of the four-bit sub-block if the four-bit sub-block is 1100.
+
+Otherwise, running disparity at the end of the sub-block is the same as at the beginning of the sub-block.
+
+NOTE – All sub-blocks with equal numbers of zeros and ones are disparity neutral. In order to limit the run length of 0's or 1's between sub-blocks, the 8B/10B transmission code rules specify that sub-blocks encoded as 000111 or 0011 are generated only when the running disparity at the beginning of the sub-block is positive; thus, running disparity at the end of these sub-blocks is also positive. Likewise, sub-blocks containing 111000 or 1100 are generated only when the running disparity at the beginning of the sub-block is negative; thus, running disparity at the end of these sub-blocks is also negative.
+
+##### IX.1.2.4 Checking the validity of received code-groups
+
+The following rules are used to determine the validity of received code-groups:
+
+The column in Tables 36-1 and 36-2 of [b-IEEE 802.3] corresponding to the current value of the receiver's running disparity is searched for the received code-group.
+
+If the received code-group is found in the proper column, according to the current running disparity, then the code-group is considered valid and, for data code-groups, the associated data octet determined (decoded).
+
+If the received code-group is not found in that column, then the code-group is considered invalid.
+
+Independent of the code-group's validity, the received code-group is used to calculate a new value of running disparity. The new value is used as the receiver's current running disparity for the next received code-group.
+
+Detection of an invalid code-group does not necessarily indicate that the code-group in which the invalid code-group was detected is in error. Invalid code-groups may result from a prior error which altered the running disparity of the PHY bit stream but which did not result in a detectable error at the code-group in which the error occurred.
+
+The number of invalid code-groups detected is proportional to the BER of the link. Optical link error monitoring may be performed by counting invalid code-groups.
+
+#### IX.1.3 Eye mask and PMD
+
+The eye mask of the OLT transmitter when encoded with the 8B10B code is the same as shown in Figure 11-3. However, there are potential direct impacts to the PMD parameters of ER and receiver sensitivity when using 8B10B at 12.5 Gbit/s with 10 Gbit/s compliant transceiver components. In addition to direct impacts of the reduction in ER, there are indirect impacts on other parameters that are ER dependent, e.g., in-band crosstalk penalty.
+
+The impact on effective ONU receiver sensitivity is not specified, but must be accounted for in equipment applying the 8B10B technique. As allowed by Note 3 in the downstream PMD Tables 11-4 and 11-5, this impact can be compensated for with an appropriate increase in minimum mean channel launch power of the OLT transmitter.
+
+### IX.2 Miller and Miller squared scheme
+
+Miller code (also called delay modulation, or modified frequency modulation) is a run length limited code where at least two and at most four consecutive like symbols may occur in the transmitted sequence. More specifically, in Miller code, a bit 1 is represented by a transition at the middle of the bit period and there is no transition for bit 0 unless it is followed by another bit 0, in which case there is a transition at the end of the first bit 0. Based on Miller code, Miller squared code (also called Miller-Miller code, or $M^2$ code) was developed to provide DC balance. Miller
+
+squared code adopts all the Miller code rules and adds one addition rule that when an even number of bit 0's occurs between bit 0's, the transition for the last bit 1 is suppressed. Encoding and decoding of Miller and Miller squared codes can be easily implemented with synchronous logic circuit. Figure IX.2 shows an example of coding binary data into Miller code. These codes (Miller and Miller squared) provide good timing content and reduced bandwidth compared to NRZ code. In addition, the PSD at low frequencies is relatively low with the potential for Raman crosstalk mitigation.
+
+
+
+Figure IX.2: Miller code waveform for the bit sequence 0 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0. The waveform shows transitions between high and low levels. Red vertical lines indicate bit intervals. The label G.989.2(14)\_FIX.2 is present at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure IX.2 – Miller code**
+
+#### IX.2.1 Modified definitions for Miller code
+
+##### IX.2.1.1 Minimum extinction ratio
+
+With respect to a Miller code signal generated by an optical transmitter, the ER is defined as the average optical power level at the centre of the high level (*A*) to the average optical power level at the centre of the low level (*B*):
+
+$$ER = 10 \log_{10} (A/B)$$
+
+Note that the high and low levels in Miller code are simply the corresponding optical signal levels, and the Miller code specifies how to map the optical signal into its data signal.
+
+##### IX.2.1.2 Launch optical power without input to the transmitter
+
+In the upstream direction, the ONU transmitter ideally launches no power into the fibre in all bursts which are not assigned to that ONU. However, an optical power level less than or equal to the WNE-PSD is allowed during bursts which are not assigned to that ONU. During the transmitter Enable bit period immediately preceding the assigned burst, which may be used for laser pre-bias, and during the bit period immediately following the disable of the TxEnable signal, the maximum launch power level allowed is the low level.
+
+
+
+Figure IX.3: Test set-up for mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter. The block diagram shows: Optical transmitter -> Attenuator a) -> O/E converter fourth-order Thomson filter b) -> Waveform monitor. The label G.989.2(14)\_FIX.3 is present at the bottom right.
+
+a) Attenuator is used if necessary.
+
+b) Cut-off frequency (3 dB attenuation frequency) of the filter is 0.75 times output nominal bit rate.
+
+**Figure IX.3 – Test set-up for mask of the eye diagram for ONU transmitter**
+
+#### IX.2.2 Power spectral density of Miller code
+
+Miller coding scheme can be modelled as a Markov source with four states with equal stationary state probability. Based on the state transition matrix and the autocorrelation for the Miller code, its PSD can be found as:
+
+$$S(\omega) = \frac{2}{\omega^2 T [17 + 8 \cos 4\omega T]} \cdot [23 - 2 \cos \omega T/2 - 22 \cos \omega T - 12 \cos 3\omega T/2 + 5 \cos 2\omega T + 12 \cos 5\omega T/2 + 2 \cos 3\omega T - 8 \cos 7\omega T/2 + 2 \cos 4\omega T],$$
+
+where $\omega$ is the angular frequency and $T$ is the bit period. Figure IX.4 shows the PSDs of the NRZ and Miller line codes. Compared to NRZ modulation, Miller code has a narrower bandwidth and reduced energy content at low frequencies. These are the desired properties for TWDM PONs. With reduced energy at low frequencies, Miller code can mitigate the Raman crosstalk of the TWDM PON signals onto the RF video overlay. With narrower bandwidth, Miller code can also reduce the fibre dispersion penalty. Hence, a DML, instead of an EML (electro-absorption modulated laser), can be used at 9.95328 Gbit/s for TWDM PON downstream transmission in the L-band or upstream transmission in the C band.
+
+
+
+Figure IX.4: Power spectral density of NRZ and Miller codes. The graph plots Power spectral density (dB) on the y-axis (from -40 to 0) against Normalized frequency (f·T) on the x-axis (from 0 to 2). The NRZ curve (blue) starts at -5 dB at f·T=0, drops to -40 dB at f·T=1, and returns to -5 dB at f·T=2. The Miller curve (red) starts at -15 dB at f·T=0, peaks at 0 dB at f·T=0.25, drops to -18 dB at f·T=1, peaks at -12 dB at f·T=1.75, and drops to -40 dB at f·T=2.
+
+**Figure IX.4 – Power spectral density of NRZ and Miller codes**
+
+#### IX.2.3 Encode and decode operations
+
+Even though encoding and decoding of Miller and Miller squared codes can be easily implemented with synchronous logic circuit, there exists a potential time/phase ambiguity in the reception and decoding of Miller coded waveform. For example, as shown in Figure IX.2, with a clock phase shift of 180 degree, consecutive 1 bits will be decoded as consecutive 0 bits, or vice versa. The only unambiguous pattern is the 101 bit combination. Under the wrong phase shift of 180 degree, the waveform appears to be two consecutive 0 bits without a transition between them. This is a code violation, and it can be used to correct 180-degree phase alignment error.
+
+Alternatively, phase alignment error can be detected by counting the number of transition edges or using parity check. According to the coding rule, there is always a transition in the middle of 1 bit, while at the bit boundaries, transition only happens between two consecutive 0 bits. Hence, for random data, the transition density in the middle of the bits is twice the transition density at the bit boundaries. In addition to looking for transition density, the parity between 0 and 1 can also be used for phase alignment. As a transition in the middle of the bit period is decoded as 1 bit, while no transition in the middle of the bit period is decoded as 0 bit. If the alignment is out of phase by 180 degree, the transition density in the middle of the bit period, for random data, is reduced to a half of that with correct phase alignment. In other words, the number of decoded 1 bits will be half of the decoded 0 bits.
+
+In addition to look at bit pattern and transition density, fixed data pattern in the PON protocol, such as the PSync in the downstream and the preamble in upstream, can be used for phase alignment. For example, the downstream PSync pattern is 0xC5E5 1840 FD59 BB49 in XG-PON1. With 180-degree phase alignment error at the receiver, the 101 patterns in the PSync appear to be coding violations, and the decoded PSync field becomes a wrong pattern. With 180 degree phase alignment
+
+error at the receiver for upstream, code violations appear for the commonly used 1010... pattern. To maximize the number of transitions in Miller code waveform, 0000 or 1111 preamble in upstream is preferred. In this case, the OLT receiver with 180 degree phase alignment error will decode the 0000 preamble as 1111, and the 1111 preamble as 0000.
+
+
+
+Block diagram of an optical transceiver for NRZ and Miller codes. The transmitter path starts with 'NRZ data to be transmitted' entering a 'Miller encoder'. A 'Line code select' signal (indicated by a dashed line) controls the encoder. The output of the encoder goes to a 'DML or EML driver', which then connects to a 'DML or EML' block, resulting in the 'Transmitted signal'. The receiver path starts with the 'Received signal' entering a 'Photodiode', followed by a 'TIA' (Transimpedance Amplifier) and an 'LA' (Limiting Amplifier). The output of the LA is split: one path goes to a 'Miller decoder' and the other to a 'CDR for NRZ data'. Both are controlled by a 'Line code detection' block. The outputs of the Miller decoder and CDR for NRZ data are combined to produce the 'Recovered NRZ data'.
+
+**Figure IX.5 – Optical transceiver for NRZ and Miller codes**
+
+Since the Miller code is a binary code and its bandwidth is narrower than the NRZ code, conventional transmitter and receiver front end circuits commonly used in NRZ transceivers can be reused for Miller code. Therefore, it is possible to design a transceiver that can transmit and receive both NRZ and Miller coded signals, as shown in Figure IX.5. The transceiver will use the same analogue front end (i.e., laser driver at the transmitter side, transimpedance amplifier and limiting amplifier at the receiver side) for both NRZ and delay modulation signals. At the transmitter side, a line code select signal will switch the Miller encoder in and out of the signal path. The line code select signal comes from the line card to set the line code to be used in the system. At the receiver side, a line code detection signal will switch the received signal either to the clock and data recovery (CDR) circuit for NRZ code or decoder for Miller code. The line code detection circuit can be implemented in a number of approaches with the same logic function. It is up to the implementer to choose it.
+
+The line code detection circuit could have two filters; one lowpass filter passes frequencies from DC to $0.2/T$ , and the other bandpass filter passes frequencies from $0.4/T$ to $0.6/T$ , where $T$ is the bit period. A comparator will compare the power measured after these two filters. If the power after the bandpass filter is much larger than the power after the lowpass filter, Miller code is selected.
+
+The line code detection circuit will count the maximum number of identical and consecutive symbols. If the maximum number of identical and consecutive symbols is significantly larger than four, the line code is determined to be NRZ.
+
+The line code detection circuit will look at the duration between two transitions. If there exists a large number of occurrences that the duration between two transitions is one and a half bit period, the line code is determined to be Miller code.
+
+The transceiver will decode the received signal as NRZ and Miller code, and then the line code detection circuit will select the correct line code based on which code leads to correct data in the protocol specific pattern (e.g., PSync in the downstream or the preamble in the upstream).
+
+The transceiver will decode the received signal as NRZ and Miller code, and then send both decoded data to FEC (feedforward correction). The line code selection circuit will select the line code that produces the least number of error bits from FEC. This approach requires FEC block before the line code can be selection. However, implementing a FEC circuit inside optical
+
+transceiver is not a common practice, so this approach is less suitable for dual line code transceivers.
+
+Using such a transceiver with NRZ and Miller line codes, the interface between the transceiver and TWDM PON MAC remains the conventional NRZ code. Hence, MAC layer can remain untouched regardless of the line code used in the system, but TWDM PON system becomes adaptive to the deployment scenarios. If the TWDM PON system coexists with RF video overlay service, Miller code can be used to mitigate the Raman crosstalk. If there is no RF video overlay service, either NRZ or Miller code can be used.
+
+With Miller code, any violation in the received line code could indicate an error bit. As the locations of the error bits are known based on line code violation, this information can be used for error detection or correction. For example, it can improve the performance of FEC. In this case, the transceiver can be designed to detect code violation and report the error bits to the FEC.
+
+#### IX.2.4 Eye mask
+
+Figure IX.6 presents the eye mask of the OLT transmitter when encoded with the Miller code. The values are $X = 0.15$ , $Y = 0.25$ .
+
+
+
+Figure IX.6 – Miller encoded eye mask. The graph shows multiple overlapping blue waveforms representing the eye mask. The vertical axis is labeled with 1+Y, 1, 1-Y, Y, 0, and -Y. The horizontal axis is labeled with 0, X, 0.5-X, 0.5+X, 1-X, and 1. Two solid blue rectangular blocks are positioned symmetrically in the center, representing the eye opening. Dashed horizontal lines are drawn at Y=0 and Y=1. A small label 'G.989.2(14)\_FIX.6' is at the bottom right of the plot area.
+
+Figure IX.6 – Miller encoded eye mask
+
+### IX.3 Raman mitigation suppression levels
+
+Table IX.1 provides an example of required Raman mitigation for class N2 and the specified number of wavelengths. The numbers are based on a typical operator RF video overlay scheme, with the following assumptions:
+
+- a polarization overlap factor of 0.6;
+- 256-quadrature amplitude modulation (QAM) RF video.
+
+**Table IX.1 – Required mitigation**
+
+| Class | Budget | Required mitigation | |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------|--------------|
+| | | 4 Wavelength | 8 Wavelength |
+| N2 | 31 dB | 6 dB | FFS |
+| NOTE – Required mitigation is to allow 1 dB penalty in overall CNR due to Raman cross talk | | | |
+
+# Appendix X
+
+## Upstream PMD examples for TWDM PON
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+This appendix provides examples of the single-rate PMD sublayer and the single data path dual-rate coexistence PMD sublayer of NG-PON2. Note that dual rate is not explicitly mentioned in the requirements of [ITU-T G.989.1] and are shown below as examples only.
+
+The topology for single-rate PMD sublayer is shown in Figure X.1. Optical signals transmitted to PMD sublayer are received by the single rate receiver, then transmitted through a single rate transimpedance amplifier (TIA) to a single rate limiting amplifier. The output of the limiting amplifier is then sent on to the PMA interface.
+
+
+
+Acronyms:
+
+Figure X.1: Example of single-rate PMD data path. The diagram shows a signal flow from left to right. An input line labeled 'From upstream PON channel' enters a dashed box labeled 'PMD'. Inside the box, the signal passes through a 'Single rate receiver' (represented by a D-shaped symbol), then a 'Single rate TIA' (represented by a triangle), and finally a 'Single rate LA' (represented by a triangle). The output of the LA exits the dashed box and is labeled 'To single rate PMA interface'. Below the dashed box, the text 'G.989.2(14)-Amd.2(17)\_FX.1' is present.
+
+TIA - Transimpedance amplifier
+LA - Limiting amplifier
+MUX - Multiplexer
+
+**Figure X.1 – Example of single-rate PMD data path**
+
+There are two types of topologies for the reference design of dual-rate transceivers in the OLT upstream direction. As shown in Figure X.2, from a topological point of view, optical signals transmitted to the PMD layer are received by a dual rate receiver, then transmitted through a dual rate TIA. For the signals which are the output of the dual rate TIA, there exist two different processing methods as described below:
+
+
+
+Acronyms:
+TIA - Transimpedance amplifier
+LA - Limiting amplifier
+MUX - Multiplexer
+
+Figure X.2 shows two diagrams (a and b) illustrating dual-rate coexistence PMD implementation with a single data path. Diagram (a) shows a 'Dual rate receiver' connected to a 'Dual rate TIA', which then branches into a '10G LA' and a '2.5G LA'. These outputs are combined in a 'High speed MUX' (2:1) controlled by 'RATE\_SELECT', leading to a 'To dual\_rate PMA interface'. Diagram (b) shows a 'Dual rate receiver' connected to a 'Dual rate TIA', which then connects to a 'Dual rate LA' controlled by 'RATE\_SELECT', leading to a 'To dual\_rate PMA interface'. Both diagrams are labeled 'PMD' and 'From upstream PON channel'. A reference 'G.989.2(14)-Amd.2(17)\_FX.2' is present. Below the diagrams is an acronym list: TIA - Transimpedance amplifier, LA - Limiting amplifier, MUX - Multiplexer.
+
+**Figure X.2 – Example of dual-rate coexistence PMD implementation with single data path**
+
+One processing method is shown in Figure X.2-a. The output signal from the TIA is transmitted to the 10G LA and 2.5G LA separately, then through two different limiting amplifiers. The outputs of the limiting amplifiers are transmitted to a high speed MUX which selects the 2.5G LA or the 10G LA input signal by means of the RATE\_SELECT signal. An additional time parameter, Multiplexer switch time $T(sm)$ , is introduced here – it is the switching time from one input channel to the other. This switching process could cause an additional overhead to the data transmission. However, with an appropriate design of dynamic bandwidth assignment (DBA) grant, it would have only a slight impact on the upstream bandwidth.
+
+The RATE\_SELECT signal could be generated by the TWDM TC sublayer. In the upstream direction, the dual-rate OLT CT supports the coexistence of 10G ONU and 2.5G ONUs via TDMA. OLT CT arbitrates 10G ONU and 2.5G ONU data according to the DBA grant window. It can be known which time slice is allocated to the 2.5G or the 10G stream by the calculation of DBA on the TWDM TC sublayer. As a result, the switching process of the MUX can start at the laser off time in the guard time of the DBA grant window.
+
+Another processing method is shown in Figure X.2-b. The dual rate LA device is used for generating the output signal. The dual rate LA adapts the dual path amplification for the input signals at the different frequencies as follows:
+
+The dual-rate LA features a low data rate path and a high data rate path, allowing for overall transmission optimization. Data path selection is controlled by the RATE\_SELECT signal. The processing of the RATE\_SELECT signal is the same as for the design in the first example. The low data rate path further features a low pass filter that provides optimization for high frequency noise suppression, which could increase the optical signal receive sensitivity for the 10G stream.
+
+# Appendix XI
+
+## Optical parameter specification for the S/R-CP reference point
+
+(This appendix does not form an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+The primary method of optical parameter specification is in reference to the S/R point for channel group (S/R-CG reference point of the Figure 6-1 for the individual wavelength channels). This method is used in the PMD tables appearing in the Clause 11 of this Recommendation. An alternative informative optical parameter specification method is in reference to the S/R point for channel pair (S/R-CP reference point of the Figure 6-1). The alternative method is applicable in the situations when the primary reference point, S/R-CG, is not practical or not accessible for performing measurements or it is desirable to provide a simple sensitivity specification to an OLT transceiver vendor. The alternative method is given in this appendix.
+
+This appendix provides informative optical parameter specification of the OLT and ONU in reference to the S/R-CP point of the NG-PON2 reference logical architecture (see Figure 6-1) for the symmetric nominal line rate option (9.95328/9.95328 Gb/s in downstream/upstream), Type A optical link and N1/N2 ODN classes. For the N2 ODN class, an optical split ratio of 1:64 or higher is assumed. The optical parameter specifications in reference to the S/R-CP point for the other nominal line rate options, Type B optical link and/or other ODN classes remain for further study.
+
+The recommended values of optical power parameters consistent with the primary specifications of clause 11 and based on the industry best practices with respect to the WM loss and penalty parameters (see Table XI.1) are given in Table XI.2
+
+**Table XI.1 – WM loss and penalty parameters based on the industry best practices**
+
+| Parameter | Notation | Unit | Value | |
+|-------------------------------------|------------------------|------|-------|-----|
+| | | | N1 | N2 |
+| ODN Class | | | | |
+| Minimum insertion loss | $WM_{\min}$ | dB | 1.2 | 1.2 |
+| Maximum insertion loss | $WM_{\max}$ | dB | 2.2 | 2.2 |
+| IBXT penalty | $\delta_{\text{IBXT}}$ | dB | 0.5 | 0.3 |
+| WM inter-channel cross-talk penalty | $\delta_{\text{ICXT}}$ | dB | 0.5 | 0.1 |
+| Downstream WM penalty | $\delta_{\text{DS}}$ | dB | 0.0 | 0.0 |
+
+Let $P_{\min}$ , $P_{\max}$ , $S$ and $L$ denote, respectively, the mean launch optical power minimum, the mean launch optical power maximum, sensitivity and overload at a respective point identified by the subscript. The optical parameters referenced to the S/R-CP point can be established using the following equations (assuming logarithmic units):
+
+$$P_{\min\text{-CP}} = P_{\min\text{-CG}} + WM_{\max} + \delta_{\text{DS}};$$
+
+$$P_{\max\text{-CP}} = P_{\max\text{-CG}} + WM_{\min};$$
+
+$$S_{\text{CP}} = S_{\text{CG}} - WM_{\max} - (\delta_{\text{IBXT}} + \delta_{\text{ICXT}});$$
+
+$$L_{\text{CP}} = L_{\text{CG}} - WM_{\min}.$$
+
+The parameters listed in Table XI.2 modify the respective optical power parameter rows in Table 11-5 and Table 11-7. The rest of the parameters of those tables remain applicable.
+
+**Table XI.2 – Optical power parameters at the S/R-CP reference point**
+
+| Source | Item | Notation | Unit | Value | |
+|------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|------|-------|-------|
+| | | | | N1 | N2 |
+| Table 11-5 | ODN class | | | | |
+| | Mean channel launch power minimum (at S/R-CP) | $P_{\min\text{-CP}}$ | dBm | +5.2 | +7.2 |
+| Table 11-7 | Mean channel launch power maximum (at S/R-CP) | $P_{\max\text{-CP}}$ | dBm | +8.2 | +10.2 |
+| | Sensitivity (at S/R-CP), based on DD20, four wavelength, Type A link (Note 1) | $S_{\text{CP}}$ | dBm | -29.2 | -30.6 |
+| | Overload (at S/R-CP), Type A link | $L_{\text{CP}}$ | dBm | -6.2 | -8.2 |
+
+NOTE 1 – The sensitivity values specified at the S/R-CG point (e.g., Table 11-7) are to be measured with all 4 channels operating to produce crosstalk, but with no fiber. The sensitivity values specified here at the S/R-CP point are to be measured with no other channels operating and with no fiber.
+
+# Bibliography
+
+- [b-ITU-T G.810] Recommendation ITU-T G.810 (1996), *Definitions and terminology for synchronization networks*.
+- [b-ITU-T G.902] Recommendation ITU-T G.902 (1995), *Framework Recommendation on functional access networks (AN) – Architecture and functions, access types, management and service node aspects*.
+- [b-ITU-T G.Sup39] ITU-T G-series Recommendations – Supplement 39 (2016), *Optical system design and engineering considerations*.
+- [b-ITU-T I.112] Recommendation ITU-T I.112 (1993), *Vocabulary of terms for ISDNs*.
+- [b-MEF 6.1] Metro Ethernet Forum Technical Specification 6.1 (2008), *Ethernet Services Definitions – Phase 2*.
+- [b-IEEE 802.3] IEEE Std. 802.3-2012, *IEEE Standard for Ethernet*.
+- [b-ANSI 230-1994] ANSI INCITS 230-1994 (R1999), *Information Technology – Fibre Channel – Physical and Signaling Interface (FC-PH)*. (formerly ANSI X3.230-1994 (R1999)) (includes supplements).
+- [b-Al-Qazwini] Al-Qazwini Z., and Kim H. (2010), *Line coding to enhance the performance of 10-Gb/s CPFSK-ASK directly modulated signals*, Opt Express 18, 8360-8366.
+- [b-BBF TR-101] Broadband Forum, Technical Report TR-101 (2011), *Migration to Ethernet-Based Broadband Aggregation*, issue 2, July.
+- [b-CPRI] CPRI Specification V6.1 (2014-07-01) Common Public Radio Interface (CPRI), *Interface Specification*.
+- [b-Kim] Kim H., Han K.H., Chung Y.C. (2001), *Performance limitation of hybrid WDM systems due to stimulated Raman scattering*, Photonics Technology Letters, IEEE, vol. 13, no. 10, pp. 1118,1120, Oct. 2001.
+
+
+
+## **SERIES OF ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS**
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of ITU-T |
+| Series D | Tariff and accounting principles and international telecommunication/ICT economic and policy issues |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Cable networks and transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Environment and ICTs, climate change, e-waste, energy efficiency; construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | Telecommunication management, including TMN and network maintenance |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling, and associated measurements and tests |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
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+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
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+**ITU-T**
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+**G.9972**
+
+(06/2010)
+
+SERIES G: TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND MEDIA,
+DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS
+
+Access networks – In premises networks
+
+# --- **Coexistence mechanism for wireline home networking transceivers**
+
+Recommendation ITU-T G.9972
+
+## ITU-T G-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS AND MEDIA, DIGITAL SYSTEMS AND NETWORKS**
+
+| | |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|
+| INTERNATIONAL TELEPHONE CONNECTIONS AND CIRCUITS | G.100–G.199 |
+| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS COMMON TO ALL ANALOGUE CARRIER-TRANSMISSION SYSTEMS | G.200–G.299 |
+| INDIVIDUAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL CARRIER TELEPHONE SYSTEMS ON METALLIC LINES | G.300–G.399 |
+| GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERNATIONAL CARRIER TELEPHONE SYSTEMS ON RADIO-RELAY OR SATELLITE LINKS AND INTERCONNECTION WITH METALLIC LINES | G.400–G.449 |
+| COORDINATION OF RADIOTELEPHONY AND LINE TELEPHONY | G.450–G.499 |
+| TRANSMISSION MEDIA AND OPTICAL SYSTEMS CHARACTERISTICS | G.600–G.699 |
+| DIGITAL TERMINAL EQUIPMENTS | G.700–G.799 |
+| DIGITAL NETWORKS | G.800–G.899 |
+| DIGITAL SECTIONS AND DIGITAL LINE SYSTEM | G.900–G.999 |
+| MULTIMEDIA QUALITY OF SERVICE AND PERFORMANCE – GENERIC AND USER-RELATED ASPECTS | G.1000–G.1999 |
+| TRANSMISSION MEDIA CHARACTERISTICS | G.6000–G.6999 |
+| DATA OVER TRANSPORT – GENERIC ASPECTS | G.7000–G.7999 |
+| PACKET OVER TRANSPORT ASPECTS | G.8000–G.8999 |
+| ACCESS NETWORKS | G.9000–G.9999 |
+| In premises networks | G.9950–G.9999 |
+
+*For further details, please refer to the list of ITU-T Recommendations.*
+
+## **Recommendation ITU-T G.9972**
+
+# **Coexistence mechanism for wireline home networking transceivers**
+
+## **Summary**
+
+Recommendation ITU-T G.9972 specifies a coexistence mechanism for home networking transceivers capable of operating over powerline wiring. The coexistence mechanism allows ITU-T G.996x devices to coexist with other coexisting systems, as defined in this Recommendation, operating on the same powerline wiring.
+
+## **History**
+
+| Edition | Recommendation | Approval | Study Group |
+|---------|----------------|------------|-------------|
+| 1.0 | ITU-T G.9972 | 2010-06-11 | 15 |
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is the United Nations specialized agency in the field of telecommunications, information and communication technologies (ICTs). The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of ITU. ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Assembly (WTSA), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T study groups which, in turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of ITU-T Recommendations is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSA Resolution 1.
+
+In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-T's purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.
+
+## NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+Compliance with this Recommendation is voluntary. However, the Recommendation may contain certain mandatory provisions (to ensure, e.g., interoperability or applicability) and compliance with the Recommendation is achieved when all of these mandatory provisions are met. The words "shall" or some other obligatory language such as "must" and the negative equivalents are used to express requirements. The use of such words does not suggest that compliance with the Recommendation is required of any party.
+
+## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
+
+ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside of the Recommendation development process.
+
+As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, ITU had received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementers are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database at .
+
+© ITU 2011
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, by any means whatsoever, without the prior written permission of ITU.
+
+## Table of Contents
+
+###### Page
+
+| | | |
+|------|--------------------------------------------------|----|
+| 1 | Scope ..... | 1 |
+| 2 | References..... | 1 |
+| 3 | Definitions ..... | 1 |
+| 4 | Abbreviations..... | 2 |
+| 5 | Overview ..... | 3 |
+| 5.1 | Inter-system protocol..... | 3 |
+| 5.2 | Network status ..... | 3 |
+| 5.3 | Resource allocation ..... | 3 |
+| 5.4 | Start-up and re-synchronization procedures..... | 4 |
+| 6 | Coexistence signal definition..... | 4 |
+| 6.1 | Signal generation ..... | 5 |
+| 6.2 | Phase vectors ..... | 8 |
+| 6.3 | Sync point..... | 9 |
+| 7 | Coexistence signalling scheme ..... | 10 |
+| 7.1 | ISP window ..... | 10 |
+| 7.2 | ISP fields ..... | 11 |
+| 7.3 | Network status ..... | 13 |
+| 8 | Coexistence resources..... | 14 |
+| 8.1 | Frequency domain multiplex (FDM)..... | 14 |
+| 8.2 | Time domain multiplex (TDM)..... | 15 |
+| 8.3 | FDM/TDM modes ..... | 16 |
+| 8.4 | Parameters ..... | 17 |
+| 9 | Resource allocation..... | 18 |
+| 9.1 | TDM resource allocation for access systems ..... | 18 |
+| 9.2 | TDM resource allocation ..... | 19 |
+| 10 | Start-up and resynchronization procedures ..... | 19 |
+| 10.1 | Start-up procedure ..... | 20 |
+| 10.2 | Resynchronization procedure ..... | 22 |
+| 11 | Power control procedures ..... | 25 |
+| 12 | Time slot reuse..... | 25 |
+| 13 | Generic management message..... | 25 |
+| 13.1 | State indication messages ..... | 25 |
+| 13.2 | Resynchronization messages ..... | 26 |
+| 14 | Signal transmission and detection ..... | 28 |
+| 14.1 | Transmit PSD ..... | 28 |
+| 14.2 | Signal detection ..... | 29 |
+| 14.3 | Zero-crossing detection ..... | 29 |
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| Annex A – ITU-T G.996x coexistence management messages..... | 30 |
+| A.1 ITU-T G.996x coexistence management message parameters..... | 30 |
+| Bibliography..... | 35 |
+
+## Recommendation ITU-T G.9972
+
+# Coexistence mechanism for wireline home networking transceivers
+
+# 1 Scope
+
+This Recommendation specifies a coexistence mechanism for home networking transceivers capable of operating over powerline wiring. The coexistence mechanism allows ITU-T G.996x devices to coexist with other coexisting systems, as defined in this Recommendation, operating on the same powerline wiring.
+
+Specifically, this Recommendation defines:
+
+- the coexistence signal structure and characteristics;
+- the coexistence signalling scheme and timing requirements;
+- the allocation of resources to each coexisting system;
+- the start-up, synchronization and resynchronization procedures;
+- the generic messages required to be supported by each coexisting system;
+- the time slot reuse requirements;
+- the signal transmission and detection requirements.
+
+# 2 References
+
+The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published. The reference to a document within this Recommendation does not give it, as a stand-alone document, the status of a Recommendation.
+
+[ITU-T G.996x] Recommendations ITU-T G.996x (in force), *Test procedures for digital subscriber line (DSL) transceivers*.
+
+[ITU-T G.9960] Recommendation ITU-T G.9960 (2010), *Unified high-speed wire-line based home networking transceivers – System architecture and physical layer specification*.
+
+# 3 Definitions
+
+This Recommendation defines the following terms:
+
+**3.1 access system:** A powerline communications system carrying high-speed digital communications on frequencies above 2 MHz over medium and low voltage electric powerlines that distribute electricity to end-user premises enabling a communication link between the power utility infrastructure and the home. The electric powerlines may be both outside and within buildings.
+
+**3.2 coexistence:** The capability that allows two or more non-interoperable systems to share the same medium, while minimizing mutual interference to each other.
+
+**3.3 coexisting system:** A powerline communications system that belongs to one of the coexisting system categories and uses ISP to coexist with other non-interoperable systems.
+
+**3.4 coexisting systems categories:** ITU-T G.996x, IHC1, IHC2 and ACC. IHC1, IHC2 and ACC are reserved by ITU-T. [ITU-T G.996x] is the family of home networking Recommendations including [ITU-T G.9960].
+
+NOTE – IHC1 and IHC2 are to be allocated to [b-IEEE 1901].
+
+**3.5 ISP field:** The region in frequency and time within which an ISP signal is transmitted.
+
+**3.6 ISP phase vector:** The sub-carriers of the ISP signal, each of which may be transmitted with either phase 0 or phase $\pi$ . The phase vector defines which sub-carriers are transmitted with which phase. Five phase vectors are defined.
+
+**3.7 ISP sequence:** A series of consecutive ISP windows to which one or more coexisting systems are synchronized.
+
+**3.8 ISP signal:** An OFDM-based signal used by coexisting systems to indicate their status or requests to other coexisting systems. ISP signals are transmitted within ISP fields.
+
+**3.9 ISP window:** A group of two ISP fields that is contiguous in time. Consecutive ISP windows are separated by the period $T_{\text{ISP}}$ .
+
+**3.10 master node:** A node in a coexisting system that determines the overall ISP timing, resource allocation, and start-up/resynchronization behaviour with other coexisting systems.
+
+**3.11 slave node:** Any node in a coexisting system other than the master node.
+
+**3.12 synchronization period ( $T_{\text{H}}$ ):** The period between consecutive ISP windows of the same type. Consists of several $T_{\text{ISP}}$ periods and forms the period for an entire cycle of ISP signalling.
+
+**3.13 synchronization point (sync point):** A point in time located at multiples of 60 degrees from a zero-crossing point on an AC mains. The first ISP field begins at a set offset (ISP\_OFFSET) from a sync point.
+
+**3.14 TDM unit (TDMU):** A sub-division of the time between consecutive ISP windows. A TDMU is further divided into TDM slots.
+
+**3.15 TDM slot (TDMs):** The smallest amount of time that may be allocated to a coexisting system in TDM mode. Particular TDMs are allocated to particular systems depending upon the current network status.
+
+# 4 Abbreviations
+
+This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations:
+
+| | |
+|------|--------------------------------|
+| ACC | Access |
+| AWGN | Additive White Gaussian Noise |
+| EMI | Electromagnetic Interference |
+| FB | Full Bandwidth |
+| FDM | Frequency Domain Multiplex |
+| IFFT | Inverse Fast Fourier Transform |
+| IH | In-Home |
+| IHC1 | In-Home Category 1 |
+| IHC2 | In-Home Category 2 |
+| IH-G | ITU-T G.996x |
+| ISP | Inter-System Protocol |
+
+| | |
+|------|--------------------------------------------|
+| OFDM | Orthogonal Frequency Division Multiplexing |
+| PB | Partial Bandwidth |
+| TDM | Time Domain Multiplex |
+| TDMA | Time Division Multiple Access |
+
+# 5 Overview
+
+Inter-system protocol (ISP) allows for the powerline medium to be shared between coexisting systems in the time domain, called time domain multiplex (TDM), the frequency domain, called frequency domain multiplex (FDM), or both. ISP supports coexistence between up to four non-interoperable coexisting systems. This Recommendation assumes that there is only one access system operating over the distribution lines that provide power to a given customer premises.
+
+The frequency range used by ISP signalling ranges from 2 MHz to 50 MHz.
+
+Sharing of the powerline medium between coexisting systems is determined by the following:
+
+- number of coexisting systems on the powerline;
+- type of coexisting system;
+- access system capacity request.
+
+An overview of the ISP is provided in the next clause, followed by clauses describing the details of each component of the protocol.
+
+## 5.1 Inter-system protocol
+
+### 5.1.1 Coexistence signalling
+
+Coexistence signalling is carried out by the use of periodically repeating ISP windows that are used to convey information on coexisting system presence, resource requirements and resynchronization request. Each coexisting system category is allocated a particular ISP window in a round robin fashion.
+
+## 5.2 Network status
+
+By monitoring the signals transmitted within the ISP windows allocated to other coexisting systems, a coexisting system is able to detect the number and type of other coexisting systems present on the line and the resource requirements of the access system (i.e., partial/full bandwidth).
+
+By monitoring the signals within its own ISP window, a coexisting system is able to detect a resynchronization request from one of the other coexisting systems.
+
+This set of instantaneous information is termed the network status. Network status is used to determine the allocation of resources to each coexisting system.
+
+## 5.3 Resource allocation
+
+### 5.3.1 Frequency domain multiplex (FDM)
+
+Within ISP, FDM may only be invoked by an access system. The overall FDM scheme consists of two frequency bands. The upper band is shared using TDM by in-home systems, the lower band reserved for access systems. One of two FDM band separation frequencies (10 MHz or 14 MHz) is chosen by the access system.
+
+### 5.3.2 Time domain multiplex (TDM)
+
+ISP allows TDM to be implemented between coexisting in-home systems or between coexisting in-home systems and an access system. The allocation of resources in the time domain is described in clause 9.
+
+The period between each ISP window is divided into smaller units and sub-units that are used as the basis for TDM resource allocation.
+
+## 5.4 Start-up and re-synchronization procedures
+
+In order to allow coexisting systems to synchronize to the appropriate ISP sequence and hence to effectively coexist, the ISP defines:
+
+- procedures for system start-up;
+- triggers and procedures for re-synchronizing to a different ISP sequence.
+
+# 6 Coexistence signal definition
+
+The structure of the ISP signal shall be as follows:
+
+- The ISP signal consists of 16 consecutive OFDM symbols.
+- Each OFDM symbol is formed using a 512-point inverse fast fourier transform (IFFT) with each sub-carrier having a phase shift defined in clause 6.2.
+- The ISP time domain signal is then multiplied by a window function $W(n)$ to reduce the out-of-band energy in order to be compliant with the transmit spectrum mask. The window function $W(n)$ is vendor proprietary.
+
+The ISP signal is depicted in Figure 6-1.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of the ISP signal. It shows a signal envelope with a windowing duration $T_w$ at the beginning and end. The central part contains 16 consecutive OFDM symbols, with a duration $T_{ss}$ . The total duration is $T_{total}$ . The duration of a single OFDM symbol is $T_s$ . The diagram is labeled G.9972(10)\_F6-1.
+
+Figure 6-1: Timing of the ISP signal. The diagram shows a signal envelope with a windowing duration Tw at the beginning and end. The central part contains 16 consecutive OFDM symbols, with a duration Tss. The total duration is Ttotal. The duration of a single OFDM symbol is Ts. The diagram is labeled G.9972(10)\_F6-1.
+
+Figure 6-1 – Timing of the ISP signal
+
+The parameters that define the signal are shown in Table 6-1.
+
+Table 6-1 – ISP signal parameters
+
+| Symbol | Description | Time samples (assuming a 100 MHz sampling rate) | Time ( $\mu\text{s}$ ) |
+|-------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| $T_s$ | OFDM symbol duration | 512 | 5.12 |
+| $T_{ss}$ | OFDM signals duration | $T_{total} - 2 * T_w$ | $T_{total} - 2 * T_w$ |
+| $T_w$ | Windowing duration | Less than or equal to 1024 | Less than or equal to 10.24 |
+| $T_{total}$ | ISP signal duration | 8192 | 81.92 |
+
+## 6.1 Signal generation
+
+The ISP signal, $S_I(n)$ , is defined as time-domain samples assuming a 100 MHz sampling rate:
+
+$$S_I(n) = N_c \cdot W(n) \cdot \sum_{C_a} \cos\left(\frac{2 \cdot \pi \cdot C_a \cdot n}{512} + \phi(C_a)\right)$$
+
+where:
+
+$$0 \leq n < 8192$$
+
+$N_c$ is a normalization factor
+
+$W(n)$ is a windowing function
+
+$C_a$ is the sub-carrier index
+
+$\phi(C_a)$ is the phase vector
+
+The choice of windowing function, $W(n)$ , is implementation dependent. $W(n)$ shall be chosen to meet the following requirements:
+
+$$W(n) = 1 \text{ for } 1024 \leq n \leq 7167$$
+
+$$0 \leq W(n) \leq 1 \text{ for } 0 \leq n \leq 1023 \text{ and } 7168 \leq n \leq 8191$$
+
+$W(n)$ shall enable the ISP signals to comply with the transmit spectrum mask.
+
+The ISP signal is composed by cascading 16 identical OFDM symbols with windowing applied at the beginning and at the end. A single OFDM symbol, $S_S(n)$ within an ISP signal is defined below as time-domain samples assuming a 100 MHz sampling rate:
+
+$$S_S(n) = N_c \sum_{C_a} \cos\left(\frac{2 \cdot \pi \cdot C_a \cdot n}{512} + \phi(C_a)\right)$$
+
+where:
+
+$$0 \leq n < 512.$$
+
+The sub-carrier frequencies used in the above equation are shown in Table 6-3. The sub-carrier frequency values given in Table 6-3 are normative, according to the clock tolerance specified in clause 14, signal detection and transmission. The transmit PSD requirements are specified in clause 14.
+
+The lower limit of the frequency range of the ISP signal shall be fixed at 2.1484375 MHz (i.e., sub-carrier #11).
+
+The maximum value of the upper limit of the frequency range of the ISP signal shall be 49.8046875 MHz (i.e., sub-carrier #255).
+
+For those coexisting systems with maximum operating frequency at 30 MHz and above, the value of the upper limit of the frequency range of the ISP signal shall be at least 29.8828125 MHz (i.e., sub-carrier #153).
+
+For those coexisting systems with maximum operating frequency below 30 MHz, the value of the upper limit of the frequency range of the ISP signal shall be the closest value that is equal to or lower than the maximum operating frequency of the coexisting system.
+
+**Table 6-2 – Upper limit of the ISP signal frequency range as a function of maximum operating frequency**
+
+| Upper value of operating frequency range ( f )/MHz | Lower value of ISP signal sub-carrier index (Note) | Upper value of ISP signal sub-carrier index | Limit of upper value of ISP signal sub-carrier index |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
+| > 50 | 11 | $\geq 153$ and $\leq 255$ | 255 |
+| $30 \leq f \leq 50$ | 11 | $\geq 153$ and $\leq 255$ | 255 |
+| $2.1484375 \leq f < 30$ | 11 | Ca value closest and less than upper value of operating frequency range | 255 |
+
+NOTE – IH systems operating in FDM mode may set the lower value of ISP signal sub-carrier index to the *Ca* value closest and greater than the lower value of the operating frequency range. In this case, ACC may not be able to detect the "interference threshold exceeded" signal transmitted by the IH system.
+
+It must be noted that the frequency of each sub-carrier corresponds to the following expression:
+
+$$f_{C_a} = C_a \frac{f_s}{N_{IFFT}} = C_a \frac{100}{512} \text{ MHz} = C_a \cdot 195.3125 \text{ kHz}$$
+
+**Table 6-3 – ISP signal sub-carrier frequencies**
+
+| Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] |
+|----------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|----------------------|------------|
+| 0 | 0.0000 | 64 | 12500.0000 | 128 | 25000.0000 | 192 | 37500.0000 |
+| 1 | 195.3125 | 65 | 12695.3125 | 129 | 25195.3125 | 193 | 37695.3125 |
+| 2 | 390.6250 | 66 | 12890.6250 | 130 | 25390.6250 | 194 | 37890.6250 |
+| 3 | 585.9375 | 67 | 13085.9375 | 131 | 25585.9375 | 195 | 38085.9375 |
+| 4 | 781.2500 | 68 | 13281.2500 | 132 | 25781.2500 | 196 | 38281.2500 |
+| 5 | 976.5625 | 69 | 13476.5625 | 133 | 25976.5625 | 197 | 38476.5625 |
+| 6 | 1171.8750 | 70 | 13671.8750 | 134 | 26171.8750 | 198 | 38671.8750 |
+| 7 | 1367.1875 | 71 | 13867.1875 | 135 | 26367.1875 | 199 | 38867.1875 |
+| 8 | 1562.5000 | 72 | 14062.5000 | 136 | 26562.5000 | 200 | 39062.5000 |
+| 9 | 1757.8125 | 73 | 14257.8125 | 137 | 26757.8125 | 201 | 39257.8125 |
+| 10 | 1953.1250 | 74 | 14453.1250 | 138 | 26953.1250 | 202 | 39453.1250 |
+| 11 | 2148.4375 | 75 | 14648.4375 | 139 | 27148.4375 | 203 | 39648.4375 |
+| 12 | 2343.7500 | 76 | 14843.7500 | 140 | 27343.7500 | 204 | 39843.7500 |
+| 13 | 2539.0625 | 77 | 15039.0625 | 141 | 27539.0625 | 205 | 40039.0625 |
+| 14 | 2734.3750 | 78 | 15234.3750 | 142 | 27734.3750 | 206 | 40234.3750 |
+| 15 | 2929.6875 | 79 | 15429.6875 | 143 | 27929.6875 | 207 | 40429.6875 |
+| 16 | 3125.0000 | 80 | 15625.0000 | 144 | 28125.0000 | 208 | 40625.0000 |
+| 17 | 3320.3125 | 81 | 15820.3125 | 145 | 28320.3125 | 209 | 40820.3125 |
+| 18 | 3515.6250 | 82 | 16015.6250 | 146 | 28515.6250 | 210 | 41015.6250 |
+| 19 | 3710.9375 | 83 | 16210.9375 | 147 | 28710.9375 | 211 | 41210.9375 |
+| 20 | 3906.2500 | 84 | 16406.2500 | 148 | 28906.2500 | 212 | 41406.2500 |
+
+**Table 6-3 – ISP signal sub-carrier frequencies**
+
+| Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] | Ca | Freq [kHz] |
+|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
+| 21 | 4101.5625 | 85 | 16601.5625 | 149 | 29101.5625 | 213 | 41601.5625 |
+| 22 | 4296.8750 | 86 | 16796.8750 | 150 | 29296.8750 | 214 | 41796.8750 |
+| 23 | 4492.1875 | 87 | 16992.1875 | 151 | 29492.1875 | 215 | 41992.1875 |
+| 24 | 4687.5000 | 88 | 17187.5000 | 152 | 29687.5000 | 216 | 42187.5000 |
+| 25 | 4882.8125 | 89 | 17382.8125 | 153 | 29882.8125 | 217 | 42382.8125 |
+| 26 | 5078.1250 | 90 | 17578.1250 | 154 | 30078.1250 | 218 | 42578.1250 |
+| 27 | 5273.4375 | 91 | 17773.4375 | 155 | 30273.4375 | 219 | 42773.4375 |
+| 28 | 5468.7500 | 92 | 17968.7500 | 156 | 30468.7500 | 220 | 42968.7500 |
+| 29 | 5664.0625 | 93 | 18164.0625 | 157 | 30664.0625 | 221 | 43164.0625 |
+| 30 | 5859.3750 | 94 | 18359.3750 | 158 | 30859.3750 | 222 | 43359.3750 |
+| 31 | 6054.6875 | 95 | 18554.6875 | 159 | 31054.6875 | 223 | 43554.6875 |
+| 32 | 6250.0000 | 96 | 18750.0000 | 160 | 31250.0000 | 224 | 43750.0000 |
+| 33 | 6445.3125 | 97 | 18945.3125 | 161 | 31445.3125 | 225 | 43945.3125 |
+| 34 | 6640.6250 | 98 | 19140.6250 | 162 | 31640.6250 | 226 | 44140.6250 |
+| 35 | 6835.9375 | 99 | 19335.9375 | 163 | 31835.9375 | 227 | 44335.9375 |
+| 36 | 7031.2500 | 100 | 19531.2500 | 164 | 32031.2500 | 228 | 44531.2500 |
+| 37 | 7226.5625 | 101 | 19726.5625 | 165 | 32226.5625 | 229 | 44726.5625 |
+| 38 | 7421.8750 | 102 | 19921.8750 | 166 | 32421.8750 | 230 | 44921.8750 |
+| 39 | 7617.1875 | 103 | 20117.1875 | 167 | 32617.1875 | 231 | 45117.1875 |
+| 40 | 7812.5000 | 104 | 20312.5000 | 168 | 32812.5000 | 232 | 45312.5000 |
+| 41 | 8007.8125 | 105 | 20507.8125 | 169 | 33007.8125 | 233 | 45507.8125 |
+| 42 | 8203.1250 | 106 | 20703.1250 | 170 | 33203.1250 | 234 | 45703.1250 |
+| 43 | 8398.4375 | 107 | 20898.4375 | 171 | 33398.4375 | 235 | 45898.4375 |
+| 44 | 8593.7500 | 108 | 21093.7500 | 172 | 33593.7500 | 236 | 46093.7500 |
+| 45 | 8789.0625 | 109 | 21289.0625 | 173 | 33789.0625 | 237 | 46289.0625 |
+| 46 | 8984.3750 | 110 | 21484.3750 | 174 | 33984.3750 | 238 | 46484.3750 |
+| 47 | 9179.6875 | 111 | 21679.6875 | 175 | 34179.6875 | 239 | 46679.6875 |
+| 48 | 9375.0000 | 112 | 21875.0000 | 176 | 34375.0000 | 240 | 46875.0000 |
+| 49 | 9570.3125 | 113 | 22070.3125 | 177 | 34570.3125 | 241 | 47070.3125 |
+| 50 | 9765.6250 | 114 | 22265.6250 | 178 | 34765.6250 | 242 | 47265.6250 |
+| 51 | 9960.9375 | 115 | 22460.9375 | 179 | 34960.9375 | 243 | 47460.9375 |
+| 52 | 10156.2500 | 116 | 22656.2500 | 180 | 35156.2500 | 244 | 47656.2500 |
+| 53 | 10351.5625 | 117 | 22851.5625 | 181 | 35351.5625 | 245 | 47851.5625 |
+| 54 | 10546.8750 | 118 | 23046.8750 | 182 | 35546.8750 | 246 | 48046.8750 |
+| 55 | 10742.1875 | 119 | 23242.1875 | 183 | 35742.1875 | 247 | 48242.1875 |
+| 56 | 10937.5000 | 120 | 23437.5000 | 184 | 35937.5000 | 248 | 48437.5000 |
+| 57 | 11132.8125 | 121 | 23632.8125 | 185 | 36132.8125 | 249 | 48632.8125 |
+| 58 | 11328.1250 | 122 | 23828.1250 | 186 | 36328.1250 | 250 | 48828.1250 |
+
+**Table 6-3 – ISP signal sub-carrier frequencies**
+
+| $C_a$ | Freq [kHz] | $C_a$ | Freq [kHz] | $C_a$ | Freq [kHz] | $C_a$ | Freq [kHz] |
+|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|-------|------------|
+| 59 | 11523.4375 | 123 | 24023.4375 | 187 | 36523.4375 | 251 | 49023.4375 |
+| 60 | 11718.7500 | 124 | 24218.7500 | 188 | 36718.7500 | 252 | 49218.7500 |
+| 61 | 11914.0625 | 125 | 24414.0625 | 189 | 36914.0625 | 253 | 49414.0625 |
+| 62 | 12109.3750 | 126 | 24609.3750 | 190 | 37109.3750 | 254 | 49609.3750 |
+| 63 | 12304.6875 | 127 | 24804.6875 | 191 | 37304.6875 | 255 | 49804.6875 |
+
+## 6.2 Phase vectors
+
+The ISP protocol establishes the necessity for five different signal phases, all of them based on the previously defined OFDM symbol but using different phases at each sub-carrier.
+
+Detailed definitions of each phase vector are shown in Tables 6-4 and 6-5. "Start No." in Table 6-5 shows how the original phase vector shown in the reference Table 6-4 is shifted for the corresponding phase vector. Namely, if the "Start No." is $m$ , the phase of $i$ th sub-carrier is equal to the phase reference whose sub-carrier index is $(i+m) \bmod 256$ .
+
+**Table 6-4 – Phase vector reference**
+
+| $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\phi(C_a)$ |
+|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|-------|-------------|
+| 0 | $\pi$ | 32 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 96 | 0 | 128 | 0 | 160 | 0 | 192 | 0 | 224 | $\pi$ |
+| 1 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 65 | 0 | 97 | $\pi$ | 129 | 0 | 161 | 0 | 193 | 0 | 225 | $\pi$ |
+| 2 | 0 | 34 | 0 | 66 | 0 | 98 | $\pi$ | 130 | 0 | 162 | 0 | 194 | $\pi$ | 226 | $\pi$ |
+| 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 67 | $\pi$ | 99 | $\pi$ | 131 | 0 | 163 | 0 | 195 | 0 | 227 | $\pi$ |
+| 4 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 68 | 0 | 100 | $\pi$ | 132 | 0 | 164 | $\pi$ | 196 | $\pi$ | 228 | $\pi$ |
+| 5 | 0 | 37 | $\pi$ | 69 | $\pi$ | 101 | $\pi$ | 133 | 0 | 165 | $\pi$ | 197 | 0 | 229 | $\pi$ |
+| 6 | 0 | 38 | $\pi$ | 70 | 0 | 102 | $\pi$ | 134 | $\pi$ | 166 | 0 | 198 | $\pi$ | 230 | $\pi$ |
+| 7 | $\pi$ | 39 | 0 | 71 | $\pi$ | 103 | $\pi$ | 135 | 0 | 167 | 0 | 199 | 0 | 231 | 0 |
+| 8 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 104 | 0 | 136 | 0 | 168 | $\pi$ | 200 | $\pi$ | 232 | 0 |
+| 9 | 0 | 41 | $\pi$ | 73 | $\pi$ | 105 | 0 | 137 | 0 | 169 | $\pi$ | 201 | $\pi$ | 233 | 0 |
+| 10 | 0 | 42 | $\pi$ | 74 | $\pi$ | 106 | 0 | 138 | $\pi$ | 170 | 0 | 202 | $\pi$ | 234 | 0 |
+| 11 | $\pi$ | 43 | 0 | 75 | $\pi$ | 107 | 0 | 139 | 0 | 171 | $\pi$ | 203 | $\pi$ | 235 | $\pi$ |
+| 12 | 0 | 44 | $\pi$ | 76 | $\pi$ | 108 | $\pi$ | 140 | 0 | 172 | 0 | 204 | $\pi$ | 236 | $\pi$ |
+| 13 | 0 | 45 | 0 | 77 | $\pi$ | 109 | $\pi$ | 141 | $\pi$ | 173 | $\pi$ | 205 | 0 | 237 | $\pi$ |
+| 14 | $\pi$ | 46 | $\pi$ | 78 | 0 | 110 | $\pi$ | 142 | $\pi$ | 174 | 0 | 206 | $\pi$ | 238 | 0 |
+| 15 | $\pi$ | 47 | 0 | 79 | $\pi$ | 111 | 0 | 143 | 0 | 175 | 0 | 207 | 0 | 239 | $\pi$ |
+| 16 | 0 | 48 | 0 | 80 | 0 | 112 | $\pi$ | 144 | 0 | 176 | $\pi$ | 208 | 0 | 240 | $\pi$ |
+| 17 | 0 | 49 | $\pi$ | 81 | 0 | 113 | $\pi$ | 145 | 0 | 177 | $\pi$ | 209 | $\pi$ | 241 | $\pi$ |
+| 18 | 0 | 50 | $\pi$ | 82 | $\pi$ | 114 | $\pi$ | 146 | $\pi$ | 178 | $\pi$ | 210 | 0 | 242 | $\pi$ |
+| 19 | $\pi$ | 51 | $\pi$ | 83 | 0 | 115 | $\pi$ | 147 | 0 | 179 | 0 | 211 | $\pi$ | 243 | 0 |
+| 20 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 84 | $\pi$ | 116 | 0 | 148 | $\pi$ | 180 | 0 | 212 | 0 | 244 | 0 |
+| 21 | $\pi$ | 53 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 117 | 0 | 149 | $\pi$ | 181 | $\pi$ | 213 | 0 | 245 | $\pi$ |
+
+**Table 6-4 – Phase vector reference**
+
+| $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ | $C_a$ | $\emptyset(C_a)$ |
+|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|-------|------------------|
+| 22 | $\pi$ | 54 | $\pi$ | 86 | 0 | 118 | $\pi$ | 150 | $\pi$ | 182 | $\pi$ | 214 | 0 | 246 | 0 |
+| 23 | $\pi$ | 55 | $\pi$ | 87 | 0 | 119 | 0 | 151 | 0 | 183 | $\pi$ | 215 | $\pi$ | 247 | $\pi$ |
+| 24 | 0 | 56 | $\pi$ | 88 | $\pi$ | 120 | $\pi$ | 152 | $\pi$ | 184 | $\pi$ | 216 | $\pi$ | 248 | $\pi$ |
+| 25 | $\pi$ | 57 | $\pi$ | 89 | $\pi$ | 121 | $\pi$ | 153 | 0 | 185 | 0 | 217 | 0 | 249 | 0 |
+| 26 | 0 | 58 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 122 | 0 | 154 | $\pi$ | 186 | $\pi$ | 218 | $\pi$ | 250 | 0 |
+| 27 | $\pi$ | 59 | $\pi$ | 91 | $\pi$ | 123 | 0 | 155 | $\pi$ | 187 | $\pi$ | 219 | $\pi$ | 251 | $\pi$ |
+| 28 | $\pi$ | 60 | $\pi$ | 92 | $\pi$ | 124 | $\pi$ | 156 | 0 | 188 | 0 | 220 | $\pi$ | 252 | 0 |
+| 29 | 0 | 61 | 0 | 93 | $\pi$ | 125 | 0 | 157 | $\pi$ | 189 | $\pi$ | 221 | 0 | 253 | 0 |
+| 30 | $\pi$ | 62 | $\pi$ | 94 | 0 | 126 | 0 | 158 | $\pi$ | 190 | 0 | 222 | 0 | 254 | 0 |
+| 31 | $\pi$ | 63 | 0 | 95 | 0 | 127 | $\pi$ | 159 | 0 | 191 | 0 | 223 | 0 | 255 | 0 |
+
+**Table 6-5 – Phase vector start numbers**
+
+| Phase vector | Start No. | Use |
+|--------------|-----------|-----------------------|
+| Phase 1 | 1 | ACC |
+| Phase 2 | 2 | IHC1, resync |
+| Phase 3 | 14 | IHC2, resync |
+| Phase 4 | 42 | ACC, FDM interference |
+| Phase 5 | 58 | IH-G, resync |
+
+## 6.3 Sync point
+
+A sync point is defined as a time located at 0 degree, 60 degrees, 120 degrees, 180 degrees, 240 degrees or 300 degrees relative to a zero-cross point of the AC mains. Requirements for zero-crossing detection are specified in clause 14.3. Sync points for single-phase AC mains and three-phase AC mains are shown in Figures 6-2 and 6-3, respectively. The interval between consecutive sync points is given by $T_0$ . The first ISP field begins at ISP\_OFFSET time after a sync point.
+
+
+
+Figure 6-2: A sinusoidal AC waveform plotted against time. The horizontal axis is labeled 'time' and has tick marks at 0, 60, 120, 180, 240, and 300 degrees. Blue triangles, labeled 'Sync points', are positioned at the zero-crossings of the waveform, corresponding to the specified angles. The label 'G.9972(10)\_F6-2' is in the bottom right corner.
+
+**Figure 6-2 – Sync points (single-phase AC mains)**
+
+
+
+Figure 6-3: Sync points (three-phase AC mains). The diagram shows three overlapping sine waves representing the first, second, and third phases of AC mains. The horizontal axis is labeled 'time'. Vertical dashed lines indicate 'Sync points' marked by blue triangles at the bottom. A legend at the bottom left identifies the phases: First phase (orange), Second phase (green), and Third phase (blue). The diagram is labeled G.9972(10)\_F6-3.
+
+**Figure 6-3 – Sync points (three-phase AC mains)**
+
+# 7 Coexistence signalling scheme
+
+Each ISP window consists of two ISP fields. A coexisting system may transmit ISP signals within both fields of its allocated window, may transmit ISP signals within the second field of other coexisting systems' allocated windows, monitors the signals within the second field of its allocated window, and monitors the signals within the first field of other coexisting systems' allocated windows. Additionally, an access system monitors the signals within the second field of other coexisting systems' allocated windows. Per each ISP field, a node may be either transmitting ISP signals or monitoring ISP signals transmitted but not both.
+
+The ISP signal may be transmitted using one of a range of designated phase vectors. This allows information to be conveyed by a given ISP field.
+
+## 7.1 ISP window
+
+The ISP window is a region of time used by coexisting systems exclusively for transmitting/detecting ISP signals. The ISP window shall be allotted periodically every $T_{ISP}$ , a multiple of AC\_CYCLE at a fixed offset, $ISP\_OFFSET$ , from a sync point. The period formed by four consecutive $T_{ISP}$ is given by $T_H$ . Synchronization of the coexisting systems to a common sync point is described in clause 10. Each ISP window consists of two ISP fields. The ISP window and ISP fields are shown in Figure 7-1.
+
+
+
+Figure 7-1: ISP time window and ISP fields concept. The diagram shows a periodic signal with a blue sine wave and red rectangular pulses. The period between pulses is labeled T\_ISP. The first pulse is offset from a reference point by ISP\_OFFSET. A callout box shows a single pulse divided into 'ISP field 1' and 'ISP field 2', with a double-headed arrow below it labeled 'ISP window'. The diagram is labeled G.9972(10)\_F7-1.
+
+**Figure 7-1 – ISP time window and ISP fields concept**
+
+Each coexisting system is allocated a particular ISP window. ACC shall use an ISP window, IHC1 shall use the following ISP window, IHC2 shall use the next ISP window, and ITU-T G.996x shall use the next ISP window, as shown in Figure 7-2.
+
+
+
+Figure 7-2 illustrates the periodic allocation of ISP windows. The sequence repeats every 4 $T_{ISP}$ intervals. The allocation is as follows:
+
+| Time Index (multiples of $T_{ISP}$ ) | System Category | Color Code |
+|--------------------------------------|-----------------|------------|
+| 0 | ACC | Blue |
+| 1 | IHC1 | Black |
+| 2 | IHC2 | Orange/Red |
+| 3 | IH-G | Green |
+| 4 | ACC | Blue |
+| 5 | IHC1 | Black |
+| 6 | IHC2 | Orange/Red |
+| 7 | IH-G | Green |
+
+Figure 7-2: Periodicity of ISP windows. A timeline showing eight periodic windows labeled ACC (blue), IHC1 (black), IHC2 (red), and IH-G (green) at time intervals 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. The x-axis is labeled 'Time' and 'G.9972(10)\_F7-2 (multiples of T\_ISP)'.
+
+**Figure 7-2 – Periodicity of ISP windows**
+
+All devices that belong to the same system shall transmit ISP signals in the ISP window allocated to their system with a periodicity of $4 \cdot T_{ISP}$ , with the exceptions specified in clause 11.
+
+Every device shall monitor the remaining ISP windows in order to assess the network status, with the exceptions specified in clause 11.
+
+NOTE – It is recommended that devices occasionally scan for ISP signals in sync points outside the known ISP windows, in order to detect the presence of other, unsynchronized, systems. The frequency of this scan is vendor discretionary.
+
+## 7.2 ISP fields
+
+The ISP window contains two ISP fields. The devices of a coexisting system transmit ISP signals within these fields. The signals within each field are transmitted with a defined phase in order to convey a particular status or request. The combination of system category, field, and signal phase contributes to the network status.
+
+The ISP can be applied to the case of an access system coexisting with an ITU-T G.996x system and two mutually non-interoperable IHC1 and IHC2 systems. This most comprehensive case is described here.
+
+The ISP window occurs at the beginning of TDMU #0, TDMU#3, TDMU#6 and TDMU#9, with a periodicity $T_{ISP}$ equal to three TDMUs, as shown in Figure 7-3.
+
+
+
+Figure 7-3 details the specific fields within each ISP window. Solid boxes indicate mandatory fields, while dashed boxes indicate optional fields.
+
+| System Category | Field 1 (Solid) | Field 2 (Dashed) | Phases |
+|-----------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|--------------|
+| ACC | Access presence/mode (ACCF1) | Access resource requirement (ACCF2) | P1 or P4 |
+| IHC1 | In-home category 1 presence (Field I1F1) | In-home category 1 resynch (Field I1F2) | P2, P5 or P4 |
+| IHC2 | In-home category 2 presence (Field I2F1) | In-home category 2 resynch (Field I2F2) | P3, P2 or P4 |
+| IH-G | ITU-T G.996x presence (Field IGF1) | ITU-T G.996x resynch (Field IGF2) | P5, P3 or P4 |
+
+Figure 7-3: ISP fields. A detailed diagram showing the structure of ISP windows for ACC, IHC1, IHC2, and IH-G systems. It labels fields like ACCF1, ACCF2, IIF1, IIF2, IGF1, IGF2, I2F1, and I2F2. It also shows periodicity markers for T\_ISP = 3 \* TDMU and 4 \* 3 \* TDMU. The x-axis is labeled 'G.9972(10)\_F7-3'.
+
+**Figure 7-3 – ISP fields**
+
+Figure 7-3 shows the ISP fields. Solid lines denote fields where ISP signals are always transmitted if coexisting systems belonging to the appropriate system category are present. Dashed lines denote fields where ISP signals may or may not be present.
+
+### 7.2.1 Access system
+
+The ISP fields allocated to an access system are denoted ACCF1 and ACCF2. The valid combinations of the presence and phase of signals within these fields and their meaning are as shown in Table 7-1, where "Ph1" indicates ISP signal phase 1 and "Ph4" indicates ISP signal phase 4.
+
+**Table 7-1 – Meaning of the access ISP fields**
+
+| ACC ISP window | | Meaning for network status |
+|----------------|-------|--------------------------------------|
+| ACCF1 | ACCF2 | |
+| Ph1 | Ph1 | Access TDM request partial bandwidth |
+| Ph1 | Ph4 | Access TDM request full bandwidth |
+| Ph4 | Ph1 | Access FDM below 10 MHz on all TDMSS |
+| Ph4 | Ph4 | Access FDM below 14 MHz on all TDMSS |
+
+From Table 7-1, it may be seen that an access system is able to use:
+
+- ACCF1 to indicate its presence and whether it is using TDM or FDM.
+- ACCF2 to indicate whether it is using all its allocated resources (TDM full bandwidth, FDM below 14 MHz) or partial allocated resources (TDM partial bandwidth, FDM below 10 MHz).
+
+### 7.2.2 In-home systems
+
+The ISP fields allocated to the in-home systems are denoted I1F1, I1F2, I2F1, I2F2, IGF1 and IGF2. The valid combinations of the presence and phase of signals within these fields and their meaning are as shown in Tables 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4.
+
+**Table 7-2 – Meaning of the IHC1 ISP fields**
+
+| IHC1 ISP window | | Meaning for network status |
+|-----------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| I1F1 | I1F2 | |
+| Ph2 | | IHC1 system present |
+| Ph2 | Ph5 | IHC1 system must start resynchronization procedure |
+| Ph2 | Ph4 | Interference threshold exceeded |
+
+**Table 7-3 – Meaning of the IHC2 ISP fields**
+
+| IHC2 ISP window | | Meaning for network status |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| I2F1 | I2F2 | |
+| Ph3 | | IHC2 system present |
+| Ph3 | Ph2 | IHC2 system must start resynchronization procedure |
+| Ph3 | Ph4 | Interference threshold exceeded |
+| NOTE – A coexisting system may ignore undefined signals detected in ISP window. | | |
+
+**Table 7-4 – Meaning of ITU-T G.996x ISP fields**
+
+| IH-G ISP window | | Meaning for network status |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| IGF1 | IGF2 | |
+| Ph5 | | ITU-T G.996x in-home system present |
+| Ph5 | Ph3 | ITU-T G.996x in-home system must start resynchronization procedure |
+| Ph5 | Ph4 | Interference threshold exceeded |
+| NOTE – A coexisting system may ignore undefined signals detected in ISP window. | | |
+
+From Tables 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4, it may be seen that in-home systems are able to use:
+
+- I1F1/I2F1/IGF1 to indicate presence.
+- I1F2/I2F2/IGF2 to indicate whether or not the device supports FDM.
+
+An ITU-T G.996x system enters the resynchronization procedure whenever it detects a signal with Phase 3 in IGF2. Similarly, an IHC1 system enters the resynchronization procedure whenever it detects a signal with Phase 5 in I1F2, and an IHC2 system enters the resynchronization procedure whenever it detects a signal with Phase 2 in I2F2.
+
+### 7.2.3 ISP signal placement
+
+In order to compensate for variations in synchronization, zero-crossing detection, load induced phase shifts, etc., the duration of the ISP signal is less than that of the ISP window. When transmitting an ISP signal, it should be placed in the centre of the ISP field. The structure of the ISP field is shown in Figure 7-4. Requirements for zero-crossing detection are specified in clause 14.3.
+
+
+
+Figure 7-4: Composition of an ISP field. The diagram shows a horizontal line representing the timeline of an ISP field. The total length is labeled 'ISP\_FIELD\_LEN'. Within this field, there is a central 'ISP Signal' represented by a trapezoidal shape (a pulse that ramps up, stays high, ramps down, and stays low). The signal is centered within the field. The field is divided into three segments: 'ISP\_MARGIN' on the left, 'ISP\_SIGNAL\_LEN' in the center (containing the signal), and 'ISP\_MARGIN' on the right. The segments outside the signal are labeled 'Silence'. The diagram is labeled 'G.9972(10)\_F7-4' at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 7-4 – Composition of an ISP field: ISP signal and two ISP margins (silence periods)**
+
+## 7.3 Network status
+
+By monitoring the signals transmitted within the ISP windows allocated to other coexisting systems, a coexisting system is able to detect the number and type of other coexisting systems present on the line and the resource requirements of the access system (i.e., partial/full bandwidth).
+
+By monitoring the signals within its own ISP window, a coexisting system is able to detect a resynchronization request from any of the other coexisting systems.
+
+Signals are valid if they occur in *VALID\_SIGNAL\_COUNT* consecutive ISP windows for a given system. Any node shall decide that a system is present if the node detects at least *VALID\_SIGNAL\_COUNT* consecutive ISP signals of the appropriate phase in the appropriate ISP field and shall update its network status accordingly. Any node shall recognize that a system is no
+
+longer present if it does not detect such signals for SYSTEM\_NOT\_DETECTED consecutive synchronization periods and shall update the network status accordingly.
+
+Information about the systems on the powerline includes:
+
+- In-home systems
+ - Presence
+ - Resynchronization request from other system
+ - "Interference threshold exceeded" to access system
+- Access system
+ - Presence
+ - TDM or FDM
+ - Full or partial resource allocation requirement
+
+This set of instantaneous information is termed the network status. Network status is used to determine the allocation of resources to each coexisting system.
+
+Coexisting devices are able to determine the network status every $4 \cdot T_{\text{ISP}}$ and update the network status every $T_{\text{ISP}}$ . The network status of a coexisting system is determined by the systems that are present and detected by that device on the shared medium.
+
+In the example shown in Figure 7-5, ISP signals are not transmitted in the ISP window assigned to IHC1, hence ACC, IH-G and IHC2 do not detect signals in the IHC1 ISP window and infer that IHC1 is not present. The network status = {ACC, IHC2, IH-G}. In this case, ACC, IH-G and IHC2 are able to share the resources that would be allocated to IHC1, according to a policy defined in clause 9.
+
+
+
+Figure 7-5: Example ISP window sequence when no IHC1 is present. The diagram shows a timeline with 8 time slots (0-7), each representing a multiple of T\_ISP. The sequence of active systems is: 0: ACC (blue bar), 1: (empty dashed box), 2: IHC2 (orange bar), 3: IH-G (green bar), 4: ACC (blue bar), 5: (empty dashed box), 6: IHC2 (orange bar), 7: IH-G (green bar). The x-axis is labeled 'Time' and '(multiples of T\_ISP)'. The diagram is labeled G.9972(10)\_F7-5.
+
+Figure 7-5 – Example ISP window sequence when no IHC1 is present
+
+# 8 Coexistence resources
+
+The ISP allows coexisting systems to coexist in the time domain (TDM) and/or the frequency domain (FDM). This clause defines the resource allocation.
+
+## 8.1 Frequency domain multiplex (FDM)
+
+Within ISP, FDM may only be invoked by an access system. The overall FDM scheme consists of two frequency bands. The upper band is shared by in-home systems, the lower band reserved for access systems.
+
+One of two FDM band separation frequencies (10 MHz or 14 MHz) are signalled by the access system, denoting "Full Bandwidth" and "Partial Bandwidth" FDM modes. The "Full Bandwidth" FDM band separation frequency is 14 MHz, the "Partial Bandwidth" FDM band separation frequency is 10 MHz. Whichever mode is chosen by the access system is dependent upon its overall bandwidth requirements.
+
+## 8.2 Time domain multiplex (TDM)
+
+The ISP allows TDM to be implemented between coexisting in-home systems and between coexisting in-home systems and an access system.
+
+The access system may indicate its TDM resource requirements as either "Full Bandwidth" or "Partial Bandwidth". This request impacts the TDM resource allocation between the coexisting systems.
+
+The period between each ISP window is divided equally into three "TDM Units" (TDMU). In a period of $T_H$ , there are 12 TDMUs numbered from 0 to 11. Each TDMU, in turn, is divided equally into eight "TDM Slots" (TDMS), numbered 0 to 7. The duration of a TDMU is given by $TDM\_UNIT\_LEN$ and that of a TDMS by $TDM\_SLOT\_LEN$ . The overall ISP TDMA structure is shown in Figure 8-1 with the TDMU structure shown in Figure 8-2.
+
+If two adjacent TDMSs are assigned to different coexisting system categories, then a silence period is included. Figure 8-3 shows the general TDMA structure with an example of silence periods in a certain TDM allocation. The TDMS silence period is the duration of the $ISP\_MARGIN$ (see clause 7) and shall be inserted at the beginning of the TDMS. In the case that the TDMS starts with an ISP window, the silence period is already part of the ISP window.
+
+Depending on the network status, each TDMS within a TDMU is allocated to a particular system category. The same TDMS is allocated to the same system category in each TDMU (e.g., ACC could be allocated "TDMS#3" and "TDMS#4" in each TDMU).
+
+The network status sensed by one node of a coexisting system may be different to the network status sensed by another node of the same coexisting system.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the general TDMA structure of the ISP. It is divided into three horizontal levels of time resolution:
+
+- Top Level:** A timeline showing the sequence of ISP Windows (green) and TDM periods for various system categories: ACC (yellow), IHC1 (light blue), IHC2 (purple), and IH-G (dark green). The duration of an ISP window is labeled $T_{ISP}$ .
+- Middle Level:** A zoomed-in view of the TDM period, showing a sequence of TDMUs (TDMU #0, #1, #2, #3, #4) separated by ISP Windows. Each TDMU is further divided into TDMSs (TDMS0 to TDMS7).
+- Bottom Level:** A detailed view of the TDMS allocation within a TDMU. It shows the sequence of TDMSs (TDMS0, TDMS1, TDMS2, ..., TDMS7) and their corresponding system categories: IH-G, IH-G, IH-G, ACC, IH-G, IH-G, IH-G, ACC, IH-G. A sine wave at the bottom represents the AC power cycle, with labels indicating that 1 TDMU corresponds to 2 AC cycles.
+
+A legend at the bottom left shows a red vertical bar labeled **ISP\_MARGIN**.
+
+Figure 8-1 – General TDMA structure of the ISP. The diagram illustrates the hierarchical time structure of the ISP. At the top, a timeline shows alternating ISP Windows (green) and TDM periods for ACC (yellow), IHC1 (light blue), IHC2 (purple), and IH-G (dark green). The duration of an ISP window is labeled T\_ISP. Below this, a zoomed-in view shows a sequence of TDMUs (TDMU #0 to #4) separated by ISP Windows. Each TDMU is further divided into TDMSs (TDMS0 to TDMS7). The diagram shows the allocation of these TDMSs to different system categories: IH-G, ACC, and IH-G. A sine wave at the bottom represents the AC power cycle, with labels indicating that 1 TDMU corresponds to 2 AC cycles. A legend at the bottom left shows a red vertical bar labeled ISP\_MARGIN.
+
+Figure 8-1 – General TDMA structure of the ISP
+
+
+
+Figure 8-2: Structure of TDMU. A horizontal timeline shows a sequence of eight blocks labeled TDMS #0 through TDMS #7. Above the sequence, a double-headed arrow indicates a duration of 'TDMU = 2 AC cycles'. Below the sequence, an arrow labeled 'Time' points to the right. Another arrow labeled 'TDMS boundaries' points to the vertical lines between the blocks. The text 'G.9972(10)\_F8-2' is in the bottom right corner.
+
+NOTE – Each TDMS is used exclusively by a coexisting system category.
+
+**Figure 8-2 – Structure of TDMU**
+
+
+
+Figure 8-3: General TDMA structure and an example of silence margins in a certain TDMA allocation. The diagram consists of three horizontal layers. The top layer shows a sequence of colored blocks: green (ISP), yellow (ACC), cyan (IHC1), purple (IHC2), and green (IH-G). A double-headed arrow labeled 'T\_isp' spans one yellow block. The middle layer shows a sequence of green blocks labeled TDMU #0, TDMU #1, TDMU #2, TDMU #3, TDMU #4, with ellipses at the ends. Red blocks are shown at the boundaries of TDMU #0, #2, and #3. A double-headed arrow labeled 'T\_isp' spans from the start of TDMU #0 to the start of TDMU #2. The bottom layer shows a sequence of blocks: red (ISP\_MARGIN), cyan (IH-G), cyan (IH-G), cyan (IH-G), yellow (ACC), cyan (IH-G), red (ISP\_MARGIN), cyan (IH-G), cyan (IH-G), cyan (IH-G), yellow (ACC), cyan (IH-G). A double-headed arrow labeled 'TDM slot (TDMS)' spans the first three cyan blocks. Below this, a sine wave is shown. Two double-headed arrows labeled '1 TDMU = 2 AC cycles' span the first and second sets of three cyan blocks. The text 'G.9972(10)\_F8-3' is in the bottom right corner. A legend at the bottom left shows a red block labeled 'ISP\_MARGIN'.
+
+**Figure 8-3 – General TDMA structure and an example of silence margins in a certain TDMA allocation**
+
+## 8.3 FDM/TDM modes
+
+Access and in-home systems shall be capable of operating in TDM mode and may be capable of operating in FDM mode.
+
+An FDM access system shall monitor all fields in other ISP windows in order to:
+
+- detect the presence of in-home systems; and
+- detect the interference level value caused to them in the access FDM band ("interference threshold exceeded" or "interference threshold not exceeded").
+
+An FDM access system shall detect the FDM interference level value at an in-home device and act accordingly within 5 seconds of the in-home device beginning to indicate the interference level by transmitting in the appropriate ISP window.
+
+When an in-home system detects the presence of an FDM access system, then the in-home system may indicate "interference threshold exceeded" by signalling in the appropriate field of its own ISP window. The in-home system may signal in two different ways:
+
+- Transmitting a burst of `VALID_SIGNAL_COUNT` signals to indicate to access that it is requesting it to reduce the interference level. In this case, access will attempt to reduce the interference level in the in-home band. After 5 seconds, the in-home system may re-evaluate the interference level caused by access.
+- Transmitting the signals continuously to indicate to access that it has to switch to TDM mode. In this case, the access system shall enter the TDM mode and signal such in the access fields. The access system may continue to utilize only the frequency region used in the FDM mode rather than the whole bandwidth. The in-home system shall synchronize to the access system.
+
+The criteria on how to transmit the "interference threshold exceeded" signal by the in-home system is vendor discretionary.
+
+Transmission of "interference threshold exceeded" signal by in-home system shall only be allowed when access is signalling FDM mode.
+
+## 8.4 Parameters
+
+This clause specifies values for parameters used in this Recommendation. These parameters are referenced in various clauses.
+
+Tables 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 indicate timing parameters in terms of nominal line cycle frequencies. Since the line cycle frequencies vary around these nominal values, the actual parameter values shall be interpreted in terms of the number of AC line cycles.
+
+**Table 8-1 – Synchronization parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Definition | Value |
+|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+| AC_CYCLE | AC mains cycle | |
+| $T_0$ | Sync point interval | $(1/6) \times AC\_CYCLE$ |
+| TDM_UNIT_LEN | Time length of TDM unit | $2 \times AC\_CYCLE$ |
+| TDM_SLOT_LEN | Time length of TDM slot | $(1/8) \times TDM\_UNIT\_LEN$ |
+| $T_{ISP}$ | Period of ISP windows | $3 \times TDM\_UNIT\_LEN$ |
+| $T_H$ | Synchronization period for in-home systems and for access systems | $4 \times T_{ISP}$
$(24 \times AC\_CYCLE)$ |
+| VALID_SIGNAL_COUNT | Number of consecutive ISP windows required to judge that the detected ISP signal is valid. | 2 |
+| VALID_SIGNAL_COUNT_SEARCH | Number of consecutive ISP windows required to judge that the detected ISP signal is valid when it searches for ISP signals for ISP_STARTUP_TIME or ISP_RESYNC_WAIT . | 1 |
+| SYSTEM_NOT_DETECTED | Number of consecutive ISP windows required to judge that a system is no longer present. | 5 |
+
+**Table 8-2 – ISP window parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Definition | Value |
+|----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------|
+| ISP_FIELD_LEN | Time length of an ISP field | 245.76 $\mu$ s |
+| ISP_SIGNAL_LEN | Time length of an ISP signal | 81.92 $\mu$ s |
+| ISP_MARGIN | Margins within an ISP field which are located on both sides of the ISP signal | 81.92 $\mu$ s |
+| ISP_OFFSET | Offset length from the sync point to the beginning of the ISP window | 200 $\mu$ s |
+
+**Table 8-3 – Start-up and resynchronization parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Definition | Value |
+|-----------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|
+| ISP_STARTUP_TIME | Duration for access and in-home systems to search for ISP signals from other coexisting systems (the coexisting system shall not transmit any signals during this time) | $2T_H$ |
+| ACCESS_ENTER_TIME | Duration for an access system master node to consecutively transmit resynchronization signals to unsynchronized systems | $10T_H$ |
+| RESYNC_SIG | The randomly selected number of resynchronization signal transmissions by the current system to those systems with which it is attempting to resynchronize.
Minimum value = RESYNC_SIG_MIN (5)
Maximum value = RESYNC_SIG_MAX (10) | 5~10 |
+| ISP_RESYNC_WAIT | Duration for an in-home system to stop all ISP signal/data transmission in the network and search for ISP signals from other coexisting systems, after receiving resynchronization request signals | $T_H$ |
+| RESOURCE_RE-ALLOCATION_TIME | Duration for access and in-home systems to re-allocate their resource allocation after detecting a new network status | $T_H$ |
+
+# 9 Resource allocation
+
+## 9.1 TDM resource allocation for access systems
+
+The policy for resource sharing between access and a group of in-home systems shall be based on the following rule:
+
+When the access system requires 50% or more of the available resources, and the group of in-home systems requires 50% or more of the available resource, the access system shall receive 50% of the resources and the group of in-home systems shall receive the remaining 50% of the resources.
+
+The access system or the group of in-home systems may use additional resources above 50% if not required by the other coexisting system. A system shall change its use of resources within a duration given by RESOURCE\_RE-ALLOCATION\_TIME.
+
+## 9.2 TDM resource allocation
+
+The general procedure for TDMS allocation is to start allocating TDMS for the case of a full network status {ACC, IH-G, IHC1, IHC2}, and then to create other allocations by assigning the TDMS of the absent system to the present systems.
+
+The TDM resource allocation is shown in Figure 9-1. The right hand side of this table indicates which systems are allocated to which TDMS within the TDMU. The left hand side indicates which systems are present on the powerline – i.e., the network status.
+
+Each system shall determine the network status and adjust its use of resources accordingly.
+
+Each node may use TDMSs specified in Figure 9-1, according to the network status, and shall not use TDMSs allocated to other systems. As the network status changes, a system shall change its use of resources within a duration given by RESOURCE\_RE-ALLOCATION\_TIME.
+
+| Index | ISP Field | | | | | TDM Slot number | | | | | | | |
+|-------|-----------|------|------|------|--|-----------------|------|------|------|------|------|------|------|
+| | ACC | IHC1 | IHC2 | IH-G | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| 1 | - | - | - | IH-G | | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 2 | - | IHC1 | - | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 |
+| 3 | - | - | IHC2 | - | | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 |
+| 4 | - | IHC1 | - | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IH-G | IHC1 | IHC1 | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 5 | - | IHC1 | IHC2 | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 |
+| 6 | - | - | IHC2 | IH-G | | IH-G | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 7 | - | IHC1 | IHC2 | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 8 | ACC (FB) | - | - | - | | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC |
+| 9 | ACC (PB) | - | - | IH-G | | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | ACC | ACC | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 10 | ACC (FB) | - | - | IH-G | | IH-G | IH-G | IH-G | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IH-G |
+| 11 | ACC (PB) | IHC1 | - | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | ACC | ACC | IHC1 | IHC1 |
+| 12 | ACC (FB) | IHC1 | - | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC1 | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IHC1 |
+| 13 | ACC (PB) | - | IHC2 | - | | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | IHC2 | IHC2 |
+| 14 | ACC (FB) | - | IHC2 | - | | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IHC2 |
+| 15 | ACC (PB) | IHC1 | - | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IH-G | IHC1 | ACC | ACC | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 16 | ACC (FB) | IHC1 | - | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IH-G | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IH-G |
+| 17 | ACC (PB) | IHC1 | IHC2 | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | IHC1 | IHC2 |
+| 18 | ACC (FB) | IHC1 | IHC2 | - | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IHC2 |
+| 19 | ACC (PB) | - | IHC2 | IH-G | | IH-G | IHC2 | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 20 | ACC (FB) | - | IHC2 | IH-G | | IH-G | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IH-G |
+| 21 | ACC (PB) | IHC1 | IHC2 | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | IH-G | IH-G |
+| 22 | ACC (FB) | IHC1 | IHC2 | IH-G | | IHC1 | IHC1 | IHC2 | ACC | ACC | ACC | ACC | IH-G |
+
+Figure 9-1 – Resource allocation
+
+It must be noted that the ISP window occurs in TDMS#0 of every TDMU#0, TDMU#3, TDMU#6 and TDMU#9. Therefore, the system category that occupies TDMS#0 will be very slightly penalized as no data can be transmitted during the ISP window.
+
+# 10 Start-up and resynchronization procedures
+
+In order to allow coexisting systems to synchronize to the appropriate ISP window, and hence to effectively coexist, the ISP defines:
+
+- procedures for system start-up;
+- triggers and procedures for re-synchronizing to a different set of ISP windows.
+
+## 10.1 Start-up procedure
+
+This clause is concerned with the case when a new node joins a system and when global start-up is required, for example, after a power outage. The start-up procedure ensures that the new station is able to detect the presence of other networks already transmitting ISP signals, and to coordinate with the existing networks.
+
+### 10.1.1 Start-up procedure for an access system
+
+This Recommendation assumes the presence of, at most, one access system; therefore, if a new access station joins the network, it will never detect two unsynchronized access networks. The access system is likely to span a relatively large geographic area, and thus may occupy the same powerline medium with any number of in-home systems.
+
+If an access system is deployed for the first time in the area or when a new access node joins an existing access network, then the access station(s) shall follow the start-up procedure defined in this Recommendation for access networks.
+
+- The access station(s) shall search for ISP signals from other coexisting systems at every sync point for a period given by `ISP_STARTUP_TIME`. Any node shall decide that a system is present if the node detects at least `VALID_SIGNAL_COUNT_SEARCH` consecutive ISP signals of the appropriate phase in the appropriate ISP field and shall update its network status accordingly.
+- Once an access station successfully joins an access network and the `ISP_STARTUP_TIME` duration has expired, it shall send a message to the ACC master node notifying the presence and status of any in-home systems.
+- Additionally, the ACC master node shall send a message to the new station indicating the mode of the access network and timing of the ISP signal which it shall begin transmitting in the ISP access fields.
+- If any in-home coexisting systems are detected that are not synchronized with the access system, then a resynchronization signal shall be transmitted in the resynchronization field of the out of sync in-home systems for `ACCESS_ENTER_TIME`.
+- The new access stations shall be restricted to transmission and reception of management messages for joining the access network and ISP management only until the procedure described herein is complete, including resynchronization of any out of sync in-home networks.
+
+Access systems should have the possibility of initiating a resynchronization (similar to a global start-up after power outage).
+
+### 10.1.2 Start-up procedure for an in-home system
+
+When a new in-home node is powered up or joins an existing in-home network, then the in-home station(s) shall follow the start-up procedure defined in this Recommendation for in-home networks.
+
+- The in-home station(s) shall search for ISP signals from other coexisting systems at every sync point for a period given by `ISP_STARTUP_TIME`. The detection information from each slave node shall be sent to the master node using the `ISP_DetectionReport` management message. Any node shall decide that a system is present if the node detects at least `VALID_SIGNAL_COUNT_SEARCH` consecutive ISP signals of the appropriate phase in the appropriate ISP field and shall update its network status accordingly.
+
+- The master node shall determine the ISP sequence with which to synchronize, based on the detection information received from the slave nodes and according to the following rules:
+ - If no ISP sequence is detected during the search period given by `ISP_STARTUP_TIME`, then the network manager of the in-home system shall determine the timing of the ISP windows itself and shall start transmitting ISP signals in its designated ISP window.
+ - If only one ISP sequence is detected during the search period, then:
+ - If the detected sequence does not include any resynchronization requests, then the network manager of the in-home system shall lock onto the detected sequence and shall start transmitting ISP signals in its designated ISP window.
+ - If the detected sequence includes a re-synchronization request, then the network manager of the in-home system shall re-enter the start-up procedure and shall begin to search for ISP signals once again.
+ - If two or more ISP sequences are detected during the search period, then:
+ - If one of the ISP sequences includes an access system, the network manager of the in-home system shall lock onto this sequence and shall start transmitting an ISP signal in its designated ISP window.
+ - If none of the ISP sequences includes an access sequence, then:
+ - If there is only one ISP sequence that does not include a re-synchronization request, the network manager of the in-home system shall select and lock onto this sequence and shall start transmitting an ISP signal in its designated ISP window.
+ - If there are two or more ISP sequences that do not include a resynchronization request, the network manager of the in-home system shall select one from these sequences, lock onto it and shall start transmitting an ISP signal in its designated ISP window.
+ - If there is no in-home ISP sequence that does not include a resynchronization request, the network manager of the in-home system shall re-enter the start-up procedure and shall begin to search for ISP signals once again.
+- If the master node determines, based on the detection information, that there are more than one ISP sequence, it shall transmit the `ISP_DirectResyncTransmission` message to the slave nodes instructing them to transmit resynchronization signals with phase vector `Ph5` or `Ph2` or `Ph3` (as appropriate) to the ISP sequences with which the master node has not synchronized. The number of re-sync transmissions (`RESYNC_SIG`) is randomly selected between `RESYNC_SIG_MIN` and `RESYNC_SIG_MAX`.
+- Once an in-home node successfully joins an in-home network and the `ISP_STARTUP_TIME` duration has expired, if it is not the master node of the in-home network, it shall send a system specific management message to the master node notifying the presence and status of any access and/or in-home systems. The new node shall follow any instructions indicated in any system specific management messages transmitted to it.
+- If the master node detects the presence of an access system either directly or indirectly, from receiving a system specific management message, it shall immediately execute the resynchronization procedure defined in clause 10.2, in order to synchronize with the access system.
+- If the master node detects the presence of an out of sync in-home coexisting system either directly or indirectly, from receiving a system specific management message, it shall immediately execute the resynchronization procedure defined in clause 10.2.
+
+- Any new in-home station shall be restricted to transmission and reception of management messages for joining the in-home network and ISP management only until the procedure described herein is complete, including resynchronization of any out of sync in-home networks. When the new station detects no ISP signals of its category, it shall not transmit any frames until it starts to transmit ISP signals.
+
+## 10.2 Resynchronization procedure
+
+- Note that an access system cannot be resynchronized.
+- An in-home system that is synchronized with an access system shall not resynchronize and shall ignore any resynchronization signal transmitted in its resynchronization field. Resynchronization is always handled by the master node.
+
+### 10.2.1 Access requests resynchronization
+
+- If an out of synchronization in-home system is detected by a station belonging to an access system, the station should immediately send a message to the ACC master notifying that an out of sync in-home coexisting system was detected.
+- The access station that detected the out of sync in-home coexisting system shall transmit in the re-sync field of the in-home system an ISP signal of Ph5 if the in-home system is IHC1, Ph2 if the in-home system is IHC2 or Ph3 if the in-home system is ITU-T G.996x for RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX times.
+- At the same time, the access station shall continue to transmit its own ISP sequence (i.e., ISP signals in its access ISP window) in order to provide the reference to which the in-home system shall synchronize.
+
+### 10.2.2 In-home detects re-sync signal in its window
+
+Whether an in-home system resynchronizes to a different ISP sequence or not is decided by the master node according to the following procedure:
+
+- If the in-home system is already synchronized with an access system, then it shall ignore the re-sync request.
+- An in-home slave node that detects an ISP resynchronization signal (Ph5 or Ph2 or Ph3) in the resynchronization field of its ISP window shall immediately send an ISP\_ResyncDetected message to the master node indicating a resynchronization signal was detected.
+- A master node that:
+ - either detects a resynchronization signal in its ISP window or receives an ISP\_ResyncDetected message; and
+ - is not synchronized with an access system; and
+ - is not currently transmitting resynchronization signals;
+ - shall immediately start the resynchronization procedure.
+
+The master node shall comply with the following:
+
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_StartResync message to all slave nodes in the system. The master node and slave nodes suspend transmission of ISP signals and search for ISP signals at all sync points for ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT. Any node shall decide that a system is present if the node detects at least VALID\_SIGNAL\_COUNT\_SEARCH consecutive ISP signals of the appropriate phase in the appropriate ISP field and shall update its network status accordingly.
+
+- After ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT and an access system is detected, the master node synchronizes to the access system, resumes transmission of ISP signals and data, and transmits the ISP\_ResyncFinished management message to all slave nodes. In this case, the resynchronization procedure is finished at this step.
+- If the master node does not detect an access system during ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT, the master node resumes transmission of data and ISP signals (at the same sync points as before the resynchronization procedure started). The master node then begins a second ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT period.
+- After the second ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT, the master node decides the sync point to lock onto from both what it detected during the first ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT and what it is informed by its slave nodes (using the ISP\_DetectionReport message) during the second ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT. If any slave node detected an access ISP sequence, then the master node selects the access sequence. Otherwise, a sync point that does not include a re-sync signal and is not the same as the sync point before this state is selected. The master node resumes transmission of data and transmits the ISP\_ResyncFinished management message to all slave nodes.
+- If the master node neither detects nor is informed of any ISP sequences that satisfy the above conditions, then the master node continues synchronizing with the current sync point.
+
+Slave nodes shall comply with the following during resynchronization:
+
+- Immediately after it receives the ISP\_StartResync message from its master node, an in-home slave node stops all ISP signals and frame transmissions, and searches for ISP signals at all sync points for ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT. Any node shall decide that a system is present if the node detects at least VALID\_SIGNAL\_COUNT\_SEARCH consecutive ISP signals of the appropriate phase in the appropriate ISP field and shall update its network status accordingly.
+- After ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT, the slave node resumes transmission of ISP signals and transmits an ISP\_DetectionReport message to its master node if any ISP sequence was detected during the search period.
+- The slave node updates the location of the ISP window starting from the next ISP window after receiving the ISP\_ResyncFinished management message from its master node. The sync point that the slave node synchronizes to is informed by the ISP\_ResyncFinished management message.
+
+Just after the resynchronization procedure, the master node and all slave nodes shall transmit re-sync request signals to both those sync points that were detected but not selected and the sync point to which the system synchronized before the resynchronization procedure started. The number of re-sync signal transmissions (RESYNC\_SIG) is decided by the master node. If the master node's system is synchronized to an access system, RESYNC\_SIG is always equal to RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX. Otherwise, the master node decides the value of RESYNC\_SIG randomly between RESYNC\_SIG\_MIN and RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX and shall transmit this to all slave nodes using the ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message.
+
+### 10.2.3 In-home detects an unsynchronized access system
+
+If an in-home coexisting system detects the presence of an unsynchronized ISP sequence that includes an access system, then the in-home system shall comply with the following procedure:
+
+- The in-home system synchronizes its ISP signal transmission with the access system and transmits ISP signals in its corresponding ISP window.
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_IndicateState message to all its slave nodes in the same system to inform them of the coexistence state and the location of the next ISP window corresponding to the timing of the access system.
+
+- The master node transmits ISP signals with phase vector Ph5 or Ph2 or Ph3 in the re-sync field of any ISP sequence with which the in-home system had synchronized before it detected the access system. The re-sync signals are transmitted for each unsynchronized ISP sequence for RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX times.
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message to command the slave nodes to transmit re-sync signals in the ISP sequence to which the in-home system had synchronized before it detected the access system. The number of re-sync signal transmissions shall be RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX, and it is contained within the ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message.
+
+A node that also detected unsynchronized in-home coexisting systems that were not synchronized to the detected access system shall transmit re-sync signals to the sync points corresponding to the detected in-home systems. The number of re-sync signal transmissions shall be RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX.
+
+### 10.2.4 In-home system detects unsynchronized in-home systems
+
+If an in-home system detects the presence of one or more unsynchronized in-home ISP sequences and does not detect an unsynchronized access system, the in-home master node shall select whether it enters the resynchronization procedure itself or requests the unsynchronized systems to do so.
+
+When the master node selects the former, then the in-home system shall comply with the following procedure:
+
+- The master node selects one of the detected ISP sequences to synchronize with and transmits ISP signals in the corresponding ISP window of that detected ISP sequence.
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_IndicateState message to all its slave nodes in order to inform them of the coexistence state and the location of the next ISP window (corresponding to the timing of the new system). All slave nodes that receive this message shall cease to transmit any signals in the presence field of the previous ISP sequence and start transmitting in the new ISP sequence.
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message in order to command slave nodes to transmit re-sync signals, with phase vector Ph5 or Ph2 or Ph3 (as appropriate), within the ISP sequence to unselected ISP sequences and to which the in-home system had previously synchronized. The value of RESYNC\_SIG is randomly selected between RESYNC\_SIG\_MIN and RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX by the master node, and is informed by the ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message.
+
+When the master node decides to keep its sync point and requests other systems to synchronize to it, the in-home system shall comply with the following procedure:
+
+- The master node transmits an ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message to all its slave nodes in order to command them to transmit re-sync signals in the ISP sequences of any unsynchronized systems they detected. The number of re-sync transmissions (RESYNC\_SIG) is randomly selected by the master node between RESYNC\_SIG\_MIN and RESYNC\_SIG\_MAX and is communicated to the slave nodes within the ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission message.
+- The master node also transmits re-sync signals in the ISP sequences of the unsynchronized systems that the master node detected. The re-sync signals are transmitted RESYNC\_SIG times.
+
+# 11 Power control procedures
+
+Nodes within a system may reduce the frequency or cease transmission of the ISP signals under certain circumstances, providing they continue to monitor the network status. If the network status contains only one system category, then the node may stop transmitting the ISP signals while still scanning for unsynchronized systems or for a new network status. Each node can make this decision autonomously based on the network status.
+
+If the sensed network status changes and other systems appear, then the node shall resume transmitting the ISP signals.
+
+Nodes shall transmit the ISP signals continuously for at least 60 s after the start-up and resynchronization procedure is completed.
+
+# 12 Time slot reuse
+
+For further study.
+
+# 13 Generic management message
+
+## 13.1 State indication messages
+
+Management messages in this clause are used to transfer ISP signal detection status information between the master node and slave nodes.
+
+**Table 13-1 – ISP state indication messages**
+
+| Message | Direction |
+|---------------------|---------------------------|
+| ISP_IndicateState | Master node → Slave nodes |
+| ISP_DetectionReport | Slave nodes → Master node |
+
+### 13.1.1 ISP\_IndicateState
+
+#### 13.1.1.1 Function
+
+ISP\_IndicateState management message is used by the master node to inform slave nodes of the current coexistence state and the location of the next ISP window for its own system.
+
+This message has some parameters.
+
+- Information that is sufficient for slave nodes to decide the utilizable frequency band and TDMS.
+- The location of the next ISP window.
+
+#### 13.1.1.2 Generation of ISP\_IndicateState
+
+A master node generates this message and sends to all slave nodes in the same system periodically. This message shall be sent to new slave nodes, all slave nodes every time the coexistence state changes, and all slave nodes antecedent to the change of the sync point to which the system is synchronized.
+
+#### 13.1.1.3 Effect of receipt
+
+A slave node that receives this message updates its coexistence state according to both the received message and ISP signals that the slave node has detected itself. The slave node shall also update the location of ISP windows according to the information contained within the message and should start signalling according to the new position.
+
+### 13.1.2 ISP\_DetectionReport
+
+#### 13.1.2.1 Function
+
+The ISP\_DetectionReport management message is used by a slave node to inform its master node of information relating to detected ISP signals.
+
+Parameters for this message are classified into two categories. An ISP\_DetectionReport message may contain information relating to one or both of these categories.
+
+The first category consists of information about detected ISP signals synchronized to the same sync points as the slave node itself. Parameters of the first category are as follows. A state parameter indicating the system's own technology is not necessary.
+
+- Access system state (TDMFull, TDMPartial, FDMFull, FDMPartial, not detected).
+- In-home system state for each technology (Detected, not detected).
+
+The second category consists of information about detected ISP signals synchronized to different sync points as the slave node itself. Parameters of the second category are as follows. The second category information may be a list of sets of the following parameters.
+
+- Access system state (TDMFull, TDMPartial, FDMFull, FDMPartial, not detected).
+- In-home system state for each technology (detected, not detected).
+- Resynchronization flag (Resynchronization signal detected, not detected).
+- Offset of the sync point to the current sync point.
+
+#### 13.1.2.2 Generation of ISP\_DetectionReport
+
+A slave node shall generate and send this message to its master node when:
+
+- the coexistence state communicated from the master node is different from the coexistence state determined by the slave node according to locally detected ISP signals;
+- the slave node detects one or more out-of-sync coexisting systems;
+- the slave node finishes the ISP\_RESYNC\_WAIT search period on the RE-SYNC state.
+
+#### 13.1.2.3 Effect of receipt
+
+When a master node receives this message from a slave node, it shall either update the coexistence state or start the re-synchronization procedure according to the information contained within the message.
+
+## 13.2 Resynchronization messages
+
+Management messages defined in this clause are used for the resynchronization procedure.
+
+**Table 13-2 – ISP resynchronization messages**
+
+| Message | Direction |
+|------------------------------|---------------------------|
+| ISP_StartResync | Master node → Slave node |
+| ISP_ResyncFinished | Master node → Slave nodes |
+| ISP_ResyncDetected | Slave node → Master node |
+| ISP_DirectResyncTransmission | Master node → Slave nodes |
+
+### **13.2.1 ISP\_StartResync**
+
+#### **13.2.1.1 Function**
+
+The ISP\_StartResync management message is used to inform slave nodes that the master node has started the resynchronization procedure.
+
+#### **13.2.1.2 Generation of ISP\_StartResync**
+
+A master node shall generate and send this message to all slave nodes in the same system when the master node starts the resynchronization procedure.
+
+#### **13.2.1.3 Effect of receipt**
+
+A slave node that received this message shall enter the RE-SYNC state.
+
+### **13.2.2 ISP\_ResyncFinished**
+
+#### **13.2.2.1 Function**
+
+The ISP\_ResyncFinished management message is used to inform slave nodes that the resynchronization procedure is finished by the master node.
+
+This message shall contain parameters that show a new sync point to which the system shall synchronize and the number of transmissions of the re-sync signal.
+
+#### **13.2.2.2 Generation of ISP\_ResyncFinished**
+
+A master node shall generate and send this message to all slave nodes in the same system when the master node finishes the resynchronization procedure.
+
+#### **13.2.2.3 Effect of receipt**
+
+A slave node that receives this message shall immediately lock onto the specified sync point. The slave node shall also start to transmit re-sync signals at the sync points that are detected during the search period. The sync point with which the system had synchronized before the resynchronization procedure is also the target of re-sync signal transmission. The re-sync field of the sync point that is specified by this message shall not be signalled.
+
+### **13.2.3 ISP\_ResyncDetected**
+
+#### **13.2.3.1 Function**
+
+The ISP\_ResyncDetected management message is used by a slave node to inform the master node that it has detected re-sync signals in its own ISP window.
+
+#### **13.2.3.2 Generation of ISP\_ResyncDetected**
+
+A slave node shall generate and send this message to the master node when the slave node detects re-sync signals in its own ISP window.
+
+#### **13.2.3.3 Effect of receipt**
+
+A master node that receives this message may start the resynchronization procedure.
+
+### **13.2.4 ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission**
+
+#### **13.2.4.1 Function**
+
+The ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission management message is used to command slave nodes to transmit re-sync signals to out-of sync ISP windows.
+
+This message has a parameter to inform slave nodes of the number of transmissions of the re-sync signal.
+
+#### 13.2.4.2 Generation of ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission
+
+A master node shall generate and send this message to all slave nodes in the same system when the master node decides to make out-of-sync coexisting systems synchronize with itself.
+
+#### 13.2.4.3 Effect of receipt
+
+A slave node that received this message shall start to transmit re-sync signals to out-of-sync coexisting systems, according to the contents of the message.
+
+# 14 Signal transmission and detection
+
+## 14.1 Transmit PSD
+
+The PSD of ISP signals transmitted by a node shall be 8 dB lower than the PSD of the signals transmitted by the node when communicating with other nodes in the same coexisting system, except for the notches and the out-of-band PSD where the maximum PSD level could be the same as the signals transmitted by the node when communicating with other nodes in the same coexisting system.
+
+NOTE 1 – All devices send the ISP signal simultaneously, so the transmitted power is reduced in order to avoid non-compliance with radiated emissions regulations.
+
+NOTE 2 – The purpose of ISP is to allow sharing of the medium between coexisting systems when there could be interference. If the energy from one system reaches the other system below the noise level, then there is no real interference and so both systems could use the channel simultaneously without the need for ISP (avoiding the loss of up to 50% of the bandwidth). Sometimes there could be some interference causing some decrease in bandwidth, but this is better than directly losing 50% of the channel.
+
+The PSD shall be compliant with regulations in effect in the country where the system is used.
+
+The leakage signal level that may be output to the unused frequency band (#x or #y) when using FDM mode is shown in Figure 14-1, where $f_s$ is the FDM band separation frequencies (10 MHz or 14 MHz) between access and in-home networks, and $w$ is 6 MHz. The measurement for the limit is made using equipment with a resolution bandwidth of 10 kHz (dBm/10 kHz) or 9 kHz (dBm/9 kHz) and an RMS detector. The continuous line shall be met with the average measurement. The dashed line shall be met with Max hold measurement.
+
+
+
+Figure 14-1: Leakage signal level graph showing Power (P) vs. frequency. The graph is divided into two channels, Channel #x and Channel #y, separated by a boundary at f\_s. Channel #x is to the left of f\_s, and Channel #y is to the right. The power level in Channel #x is shown by a solid orange line that is flat at -95 dBm/Hz until f\_s - w, then rises to -90 dBm/Hz at f\_s. The power level in Channel #y is shown by a solid blue line that is flat at -95 dBm/Hz until f\_s + w, then rises to -90 dBm/Hz at f\_s. The out-of-band power level for Channel #y is indicated by a dashed orange line at -90 dBm/Hz, and for Channel #x by a dashed blue line at -90 dBm/Hz. The text 'Channel #y out-of-band power level below bold threshold' is placed below the dashed orange line, and 'Channel #x out-of-band power level below light threshold' is placed below the dashed blue line. The x-axis is labeled 'frequency' and has markers for f\_s - w, f\_s, and f\_s + w. The y-axis is labeled 'P' and has markers for -90 dBm/Hz and -95 dBm/Hz. The figure code G.9972(10)\_F14-1 is shown in the bottom right corner.
+
+NOTE – The leakage signal level assumes that two nodes are not co-located and that there is some minimum attenuation between them. If this is not the case, lower leakage signal is recommended or additional filters should be added.
+
+Figure 14-1 – Leakage signal level
+
+### 14.1.1 Clock frequency tolerance
+
+Clock frequency tolerance shall be $\pm 100$ ppm maximum.
+
+## 14.2 Signal detection
+
+The minimum ISP signal detection requirements are:
+
+- ISP signal shall be detected with 99% success in an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) with SNR higher or equal to 5 dB.
+- Probability of detecting an ISP signal with a wrong phase shall be lower than 1% in an AWGN with the SNR higher or equal to 0 dB.
+- Probability of falsely detecting an ISP signal when no signal is present (just noise) in an AWGN shall be lower than 1 detection every 5 seconds.
+
+For signal levels of $-124$ dBm/Hz and above in $-140$ dBm/Hz AWGN, the ISP signal detection error rate shall not exceed 1%. The measurement for the limit is made using a peak-hold detector with a resolution bandwidth 10 kHz (dBm/10 kHz) or 9 kHz (dBm/9 kHz).
+
+## 14.3 Zero-crossing detection
+
+The master node in each coexisting system shall have a zero-cross detector. Other nodes in the coexisting system may also have a zero-cross detector. The master node distributes information that can be used to determine the location of the ISP window to other nodes via the ISP\_IndicateState message. For slave nodes with zero-cross detector, vendors may decide whether to use the zero-cross detector or the information distributed by the master node or a combination of both.
+
+The zero-cross detector of the node shall detect the AC zero-cross with a tolerance lower than $\pm 25$ $\mu\text{s}$ in 95% of the cases.
+
+NOTE – Additional filtering of the zero-cross point detected by the circuit is recommended.
+
+# Annex A
+
+## ITU-T G.996x coexistence management messages
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation.)
+
+## A.1 ITU-T G.996x coexistence management message parameters
+
+A description of the generic management messages required for coexistence is provided in clause 13. Each coexisting system maps these generic messages to its own messaging scheme. ITU-T G.996x implements these messages as ITU-T G.9961 management messages, with OPCODES listed in clause 8.10.1 of [ITU-T G.9961]. The OPCODE and ITU-T G.9961 management message name corresponding to each generic ISP management message are summarized in Table A.1.
+
+This clause provides the management message parameter lists (MMPLs) corresponding to each of these management messages. The messages described in this clause shall be used only by those systems that operate as specified in [ITU-T G.996x].
+
+**Table A.1 – Mapping of ISP generic messages to ITU-T G.9961 specific messages**
+
+| ISP generic message | | ITU-T G.9961 management message | |
+|------------------------------|-----------|----------------------------------|--------------|
+| Name | Reference | Name | OPCODE (hex) |
+| ISP_IndicateState | 13.1.1 | ISP_IndicateState.ind | 040 |
+| ISP_DetectionReport | 13.1.2 | ISP_DetectionReport.ind | 041 |
+| ISP_StartResync | 13.2.1 | ISP_StartResync.req | 042 |
+| ISP_ResyncFinished | 13.2.2 | ISP_ResyncFinished.ind | 043 |
+| ISP_ResyncDetected | 13.2.3 | ISP_ResyncDetected.ind | 044 |
+| ISP_DirectResyncTransmission | 13.2.4 | ISP_DirectResyncTransmission.req | 045 |
+
+### A.1.1 Format of ISP\_IndicateState.ind
+
+Message ISP\_IndicateState.ind is a management message that is transmitted by the domain master and provides coexistence network status, ISP operation mode and ISP sequence timing information.
+
+This message contains at least the elements as shown in Table A.2. The criteria used by the domain master for determining the value of the "ISP\_Suspend" sub-field are for further study.
+
+**Table A.2 – Format of the ISP\_IndicateState.ind message**
+
+| Field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|--------------|-------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Access state | 0 | [3:0] | Described in Table A.3 |
+| IHC1 state | | [4] | Shall be set to 1 when an IHC1 domain is present in the current ISP sequence.
Shall be set to 0 when an IHC1 domain is not present in the current ISP sequence. |
+| IHC2 state | | [5] | Shall be set to 1 when an IHC2 domain is present in the current ISP sequence.
Shall be set to 0 when an IHC2 domain is not present in the current ISP sequence. |
+
+**Table A.2 – Format of the ISP\_IndicateState.ind message**
+
+| Field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|--------------------|-------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ISP_Suspend | | [7:6] | This field shall be set to "00" to indicate that the node shall continue to perform all ISP operations as required.
This field shall be set to "01" to indicate that the node shall suspend transmission of ISP signals and shall periodically monitor for ISP signals.
This field shall be set to "10" to indicate that the node shall suspend all ISP signal transmission and detection.
The value "11" is reserved by ITU-T. |
+| Next SP counter | 1 | [1:0] | The value of the internal sync point counter of the domain master at the next ISP window occurrence for [ITU-T G.9961] |
+| Reserved | | [7:2] | Reserved by ITU-T |
+| Next ZeroX counter | 2-5 | [31:0] | This is a 32-bit unsigned integer that indicates the zero-crossing point immediately before the next ISP window occurrence for ITU-T G.996x. It shall be based on the domain master's transmit clock with a resolution of 10 ns.
The start of the next ISP window = Next ZeroX Counter + (Next SP Counter * 2 * $T_o$ ) + $T_{off}$ . |
+
+**Table A.3 – Values for the access state sub-field**
+
+| Value | Description |
+|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 0000 2 | No access system detected |
+| 0001 2 – 0011 2 | Reserved by ITU-T |
+| 0100 2 | Access system detected indicating TDM, partial bandwidth |
+| 0110 2 | Access system detected indicating TDM, full bandwidth |
+| 0101 2 | Access system detected indicating FDM, partial bandwidth |
+| 0111 2 | Access system detected indicating FDM, full bandwidth |
+| 1000 2 | Detect access system indicating FDM, partial bandwidth, but cannot support it |
+| 1001 2 | Detect access system indicating FDM, full bandwidth, but cannot support it |
+| 1010 2 | Detect access system indicating FDM, partial bandwidth. Request interference level reduction |
+| 1011 2 | Detect access system indicating FDM, full bandwidth. Request interference level reduction |
+| 1100 2 – 1111 2 | Reserved by ITU-T |
+
+### A.1.2 Format of ISP\_DetectionReport.ind
+
+The ISP\_DetectionReport.ind message is a unicast management message sourced by the node and is used for indicating the network status of the node. This message shall be sent by the node whenever there is a change in its network status. Other triggers of this message are for further study.
+
+ISP\_DetectionReport.ind message contains at least the elements shown in Table A.4.
+
+**Table A.4 – Format of the MMPL field of the ISP\_DetectionReport.ind message**
+
+| Field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|---------------------------------|-------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Access state | 0 | [2:0] | Described in Table A.5 |
+| IHC1 state | | 3 | 1, when an IHC1 domain has been detected.
0, when no IHC1 domain has been detected. |
+| IHC2 state | | 4 | 1, when an IHC2 domain has been detected.
0, when no IHC2 domain has been detected. |
+| Reserved | | [7:5] | Reserved by ITU-T |
+| Number of out-of-sync sequences | 1 | [7:0] | Number of detected out-of-sync ISP sequences (Also shows the number of elements of the out-of-sync sequence list field) |
+| Out-of-sync sequence list | 2-3 | [15:0] | List of detected out-of-sync ISP sequences
Described in Table A.6 |
+
+**Table A.5 – Values for the access state field**
+
+| Value | Description |
+|------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
+| 000 2 | No access system detected |
+| 100 2 | Access system detected indicating TDM, partial bandwidth |
+| 110 2 | Access system detected indicating TDM, full bandwidth |
+| 101 2 | Access system detected indicating FDM, partial bandwidth |
+| 111 2 | Access system detected indicating FDM, full bandwidth |
+| Others | Reserved by ITU-T |
+
+**Table A.6 – Format of an element of the out-of-sync sequence list sub-field**
+
+| Sub-field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|--------------|-------|-------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ISP offset | 0 | [7:0] | Offset of the out-of-sync ISP sequence from the current sync point in units of the number of sync points |
+| Access state | 1 | [2:0] | Described in Table A.5 |
+| IHC1 state | | 3 | 1, when an IHC1 domain has been detected.
0, when no IHC1 domain has been detected. |
+| IHC2 state | | 4 | 1, when an IHC2 domain has been detected.
0, when no IHC2 domain has been detected. |
+| IH-G state | | 5 | 1, when an ITU-T G.996x domain has been detected.
0, when no ITU-T G.996x domain has been detected. |
+| Resync flag | | 6 | 1, when resync ISP signals have been detected in this ISP sequence.
0, when no resync ISP signals have been detected. |
+| Reserved | | 7 | Reserved by ITU-T |
+
+### A.1.3 Format of ISP\_StartResync.req
+
+The ISP\_StartResync.req message is a unicast/broadcast management message sourced by the domain master and shall be used to request the node to start the coexistence resynchronization process. The ISP\_StartResync.req message does not require a MMPL.
+
+### A.1.4 Format of ISP\_ResyncFinished.ind
+
+The ISP\_ResyncFinished.ind message is a unicast/broadcast management message sourced by the domain master and shall be used to indicate that the coexistence resynchronization sequence has been finished.
+
+The ISP\_ResyncFinished.ind message contains at least the elements shown in Table A.7.
+
+**Table A.7 – Format of the MMPL field of the ISP\_ResyncFinished.ind message**
+
+| Field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|---------------------------|-------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Number of re-sync signals | 0 | [7:0] | Number of transmissions of resynchronization ISP signals to the sync points that were not selected. |
+| Access state | 1 | [2:0] | Described in Table A.5 |
+| IHC1 state | | 3 | 1, when an IHC1 domain is working at the new sync point.
0, when no IHC1 domain is working at the new sync point. |
+| IHC2 state | | 4 | 1, when an IHC2 domain is working at the new sync point.
0, when no IHC2 domain is working at the new sync point. |
+| Reserved | | 5 | Reserved by ITU-T |
+| Next SP counter | | [7:6] | Value of the internal sync point counter of the domain master at the next ISP window for ITU-T G.996x. |
+| Next ZeroX counter | 2-5 | [31:0] | Value of the internal zero-cross counter of the domain master at the next ISP window for ITU-T G.996x. |
+
+### A.1.5 Format of ISP\_ResyncDetected.ind
+
+The ISP\_ResyncDetected.ind message is a unicast management message sourced by the node to the domain master and shall be used to indicate that the node has detected a coexistence resynchronization request. The ISP\_ResyncDetected.ind message does not require an MMPL.
+
+### A.1.6 Format of ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission.req
+
+The ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission.req message is a unicast/broadcast management message sourced by the domain master and shall be used to request the node to transmit coexistence resynchronization request ISP signals to out-of-sync domains.
+
+The ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission.req message contains at least the elements shown in Table A.8.
+
+**Table A.8 – Format of the MMPL field of the ISP\_DirectResyncTransmission.req message**
+
+| Field | Octet | Bits | Description |
+|----------------------------------|-------|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Number of re-sync signals | 0 | [7:0] | Number of transmissions of resynchronization ISP signals. |
+| Number of sync points | 1 | [7:0] | Number of sync points (N) at which it is required to transmit resynchronization ISP signals (this also shows the number of elements of the ISP offset list field).
Valid values of this field are 1, 2, ..., 143. |
+| ISP offset list for sync point 1 | 2 | [7:0] | List of sync points at which the node transmits resynchronization ISP signals.
The number N is equal to the value of the number of sync points field. |
+| ... | ... | ... | ... |
+| ISP offset list for sync point N | N+1 | [7:0] | |
+
+# Bibliography
+
+- [b-IEEE 1901] IEEE 1901-2010, *IEEE Standard for Broadband over Power Line Networks: Medium Access Control and Physical Layer Specifications*.
+
+
+
+
+
+## SERIES OF ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of ITU-T |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Cable networks and transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | Telecommunication management, including TMN and network maintenance |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Terminals and subjective and objective assessment methods |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminals for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks, open system communications and security |
+| Series Y | Global information infrastructure, Internet protocol aspects and next-generation networks |
+| Series Z | Languages and general software aspects for telecommunication systems |
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+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU and a lightning bolt symbol.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+**ITU-T**
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+**T.0**
+
+(07/96)
+
+**TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+---
+
+**CLASSIFICATION OF FACSIMILE TERMINALS
+FOR DOCUMENT TRANSMISSION OVER
+THE PUBLIC NETWORKS**
+
+**ITU-T Recommendation T.0**
+
+(Previously "CCITT Recommendation")
+
+---
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+The ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1 (Helsinki, March 1-12, 1993).
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.0, was revised by ITU-T Study Group 8 (1993-1996) and was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 3rd of July 1996.
+
+# --- NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+© ITU 1996
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# **SUMMARY**
+
+Recommendations T.2 and T.3 define Group 1 and Group 2 facsimile terminals respectively; such stand-alone terminals have not been manufactured for many years and Group 3 facsimile terminals are the only type being used on the GSTN.
+
+In recognition of this market situation, Study Group 8 has agreed to delete references to Groups 1 and 2 in Recommendations T.4 and T.30.
+
+In order to be consistent and to minimize the possibility of any confusion, it is proposed that this Recommendation be amended to delete references to Group 1 and Group 2 terminals and also to use consistent terminology.
+
+
+
+# CLASSIFICATION OF FACSIMILE TERMINALS FOR DOCUMENT TRANSMISSION OVER THE PUBLIC NETWORKS
+
+*(Geneva, 1976; amended at Geneva, 1980;
+Malaga-Torremolinos, 1984, Melbourne, 1988 and in 1996)*
+
+**1** For document facsimile transmission by international communications carried on the public networks there is a need for providing sufficient operating speeds to meet users' requirements.
+
+**2** Users' requirements may best be served at the present time by classifying the following four basic categories of document facsimile terminal.
+
+## 2.1 Terminals for use over the public telephone network
+
+Group 3 (see Note)
+
+A terminal which incorporates means for reducing the redundant information in the document signal prior to the modulation process and which can achieve a transmission time less than 1 minute for a typical typescript document of ISO A4 size via a telephone-type circuit. The terminal may incorporate bandwidth compression of the line signal.
+
+NOTE – This terminal has been standardized in Recommendation T.4.
+
+## 2.2 Terminals for use over the public data networks
+
+Group 4 (see Note)
+
+A terminal which incorporates means for reducing the redundant information in the document signal prior to transmission mainly via Public Data Networks (PDNs). The apparatus will utilize procedures applicable to the PDN and will assure an essentially error-free reception of the document.
+
+NOTE – This terminal has been standardized in Recommendations T.6, T.503, T.521 and T.563.
+
+**3** The users will choose among these terminals, in accordance with their needs and the facilities afforded by the connection and the network.
+
+**4** Procedures for Group 3 document facsimile transmission in the public switched telephone network should be in accordance with Recommendation T.30.
+
+**5** Procedures for Group 4 document facsimile transmission should be in accordance with Recommendations T.62, T.62 *bis*, T.70 and T.90.
+
+**6** Annex A contains definitions for terms used in the T-Series Recommendations applicable to facsimile terminals.
+
+# Annex A
+
+## Definitions for terms used in the T-Series Recommendations applicable to facsimile terminals
+
+(This annex forms an integral part of this Recommendation)
+
+The following definitions apply to Recommendations T.1 and T.4:
+
+**A.1 dead sector** (Recommendation T.1): In drum terminals, that portion of the drum surface the scanning time of which cannot be used for picture signal transmission.
+
+**A.2 drum factor** (Recommendation T.1): In drum terminals, the ratio of the usable scanning length of the drum to its diameter.
+
+**A.3 facsimile** (Series T): The process of scanning a document (page), converting the image scanned into electrical signals for transmission to a remote receiver and the conversion of the received signals to produce a copy of the image originally scanned.
+
+**A.4 factor of cooperation** (Recommendation T.1): The product of the total scanning line length and the scanning density.
+
+**A.5 flat-bed transmitter** (Recommendation T.1): A terminal in which the original document is placed flat and scanned line by line.
+
+**A.6 index of cooperation** (Recommendation T.1): Quotient of the factor of cooperation divided by the quantity $\pi$ . In the case of a drum terminal, the index of cooperation is also equal to the product of the drum diameter and the scanning density.
+
+**A.7 judder, longitudinal** (Recommendation T.1): Effect due to the irregular rotation of the drum or helix causing, on the reproduced picture, slight waviness or breaks in lines that are regular on the original document.
+
+**A.8 judder, transverse** (Recommendation T.1): Effect due to irregularity of the scanning pitch resulting in concurrent overlapping and underlapping in the reproduced picture.
+
+**A.9 nominal black (white)** (Recommendation T.1): Level or frequency of the signal corresponding to a pure black (white).
+
+**A.10 pel** (Series T): A contraction of “picture element”.
+
+**A.11 phasing** (Recommendation T.1): At the receiver, ensuring the exact coincidence of the midpoint of the scanning field, with the corresponding point at the transmitter so as to ensure the correct positioning of the picture on the recording medium.
+
+**A.12 phasing signal** (Recommendation T.1): A signal sent by the transmitter for phasing purposes.
+
+NOTE – Phasing is known as “phase white (black)” if the phasing signal is a black (white) signal of which a short interruption corresponding to the white (black) is sent during the lost time.
+
+**A.13 phototelegraphy** (Recommendation T.1): Method of reception of facsimile telegraphy which is chiefly intended for the reproduction of graded tonal densities and in which a photographic process is used at the receiver.
+
+**A.14 picture element** (Recommendation T.4):
+
+a) *at transmission:*
+
+The part of the area of the original document which coincides with the scanning spot at a given instant and which is of one intensity only, with no distinction of the details that may be included.
+
+b) *at reception:*
+
+The area of the finest detail that can be effectively reproduced on the recording medium.
+
+**A.15 reproduction ratio** (Recommendation T.1): The ratio of the linear dimensions of the reproduced document to the corresponding dimensions of the original document.
+
+**A.16 resolution** (Series T): A measure of the capability for delineating picture detail. In Group 3 and Group 4 facsimile transmission resolution is expressed as picture elements or pels per mm (horizontal resolution) and lines per mm (vertical resolution).
+
+**A.17 scanning density** (Recommendation T.1): Number of scanning pitches per unit length.
+
+**A.18 scanning line** (Recommendation T.1): The area explored by the scanning spot in one sweep from one side to the other of the scanning field.
+
+**A.19 scanning pitch** (Recommendation T.1): The distance between the corresponding edges of two consecutive scanning lines.
+
+**A.20 skew** (Recommendation T.4): A defect in reproduction in which lines that should be at right-angles to the scanning direction are inclined to it, owing to a difference between the scanning speeds at transmission and reception.
+
+**A.21 synchronization** (Recommendation T.1): The establishment of equal scanning line frequencies at the transmitter and receiver.
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+The logo of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is located in the top left corner. It consists of a stylized globe with the letters 'ITU' superimposed on it. A lightning bolt is depicted striking the globe from the top left.
+
+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU and a lightning bolt.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+**ITU-T**
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+**T.100**
+
+**TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND PROTOCOLS FOR
+TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+---
+
+**INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE
+FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEOTEX**
+
+**ITU-T Recommendation T.100**
+
+(Extract from the *Blue Book*)
+
+---
+
+# NOTES
+
+1 ITU-T Recommendation T.100 was published in Fascicle VII.5 of the *Blue Book*. This file is an extract from the *Blue Book*. While the presentation and layout of the text might be slightly different from the *Blue Book* version, the contents of the file are identical to the *Blue Book* version and copyright conditions remain unchanged (see below).
+
+2 In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+# Recommendation T.100
+
+# INTERNATIONAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE FOR INTERACTIVE VIDEOTEX
+
+(Geneva, 1980; amended at Malaga-Torremolinos, 1984)
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+# Preamble
+
+- 1 Purpose and scope of this Recommendation
+- 2 General Videotex coding structure
+- 3 Common features
+- 4 Representation of alphanumeric characters in a Videotex system
+- 5 Alphamosaic option
+- 6 Alphageometric option
+- 7 Dynamically redefinable character sets (DRCS) option
+- 8 Alphaphotographic option
+- 9 Service enhancements
+- 10 Line and end-to-end protocols
+- 11 Interworking with other services
+
+*Annex A* – The extension scheme of ISO 2022
+
+*Annex B* – Repertoire of graphic characters
+
+# **Preamble**
+
+The CCITT,
+
+*considering*
+
+(a) that there is increasing interest in public network-based new interactive information retrieval services using domestic television receivers suitably supplemented, or other apparatus, as terminal equipment;
+
+(b) that the CCIR is studying standards for broadcast *Teletext* services for general reception and has expressed a view that it is desirable that terminal equipment compatibility should exist between broadcast Teletext systems for general reception and public network-based data bank systems;
+
+(c) that such services should be provided over public networks in accordance with CCITT Recommendations and may be required to operate as an international service;
+
+(d) that such services may interwork with terminals provided for text communication services (Teletex for example);
+
+(e) that some Administrations intend to have an early introduction of, or have already introduced, public interactive *Videotex* services;
+
+*unanimously recommends*
+
+that the following technical provisions be applied for international information exchange for interactive Videotex service.
+
+# **1 Purpose and scope of the Recommendation**
+
+## *1.1 Purpose*
+
+### 1.1.1 The purpose of this Recommendation is:
+
+- a) to facilitate an orderly introduction of early Videotex services (including the continuation of existing services, with a clear identification of potential enhancements) that need to be considered in future developments;
+- b) to identify parameters needed to design Videotex terminals; and
+- c) to provide technical recommendations desirable for potential interworking of other services with Videotex services.
+
+## *1.2 Scope*
+
+1.2.1 This Recommendation describes the characteristics of coded information that is exchanged between countries participating in the international interactive Videotex service (as described in Recommendation F.300) and defines the display features corresponding to its various elements.
+
+1.2.2 Videotex systems are text communication systems having in addition the capability of a given level of pictorial representation and a repertoire of display attributes. The text and the pictures obtained are intended to be displayed using the current television (TV) raster standards of the different countries.
+
+1.2.3 Different options are offered as a choice for the Administrations to implement their national services. Substantial degrees of compatibility exist between these options, but some transcoding may be necessary to facilitate interworking.
+
+### 1.2.4 For the international service, four different options for representing pictorial information have been recognized:
+
+- a) mosaic character sets;
+- b) geometric system;
+- c) dynamically redefinable character sets;
+- d) photographic representation.
+
+These options are not mutually exclusive and it is possible that systems may develop using two or more options.
+
+### 1.2.5 For international interworking, two categories of TV systems have to be considered:
+
+- a) systems having a vertical resolution of 525 lines per TV frame at 30 TV frames per second;
+- b) systems having a vertical resolution of 625 lines per TV frame at 25 TV frames per second.
+
+1.2.6 Interworking problems at the pictorial level between countries having different recognized pictorial systems and/or television standards require further study.
+
+### 1.2.7 This Recommendation is structured as follows:
+
+§§ 1, 2 and 3 deal with the features common to all the options;
+
+§ 4 deals with the coding of characters of the Videotex alphanumeric repertoire defined in Annex B;
+
+§ 5 deals with the alphamosaic option;
+
+§ 6 deals with the alphageometric option;
+
+§ 7 deals with the dynamically redefinable character sets (DRCS) option;
+
+§ 8 deals with the alphaphotographic option;
+
+- § 9 deals with future enhancements and identifies features requiring further study such as: audio, downloaded software, motion, etc.;
+- § 10 deals with line and end-to-end protocols;
+- § 11 deals with interworking with other services.
+
+Some of these parts have not been completed, and therefore contain guidelines towards future extensions rather than a complete technical specification.
+
+# **2 General Videotex coding structure**
+
+## *2.1 General*
+
+2.1.1 The basis of the coding structure for the Videotex service is Recommendation T.50 and the international standards ISO 2022, ISO 6937 for the 7-bit environment. Specifically, the shift-in code SI (0/15) invokes the G0 set for alphanumeric text mode of operation, and the shift-out code SO (0/14) invokes the G1 set, for all the models (see Annex A). The use of the 8-bit coding scheme is for further study.
+
+2.1.2 In addition to the provisions made by ISO 2022, the transmission of alphabetic characters having diacritical signs is effected by transmitting the code representing the diacritical mark together with the code of the basic alphabetic character.
+
+2.1.3 The different options are designated (and invoked) by specific escape sequences.
+
+## *2.2 Designation and invocation in the context of the alphamosaic option*
+
+2.2.1 Two different modes for the alphamosaic option have been identified. They differ in their display control sets. These control sets are designated as the C1 set by the following control sequences: ESC 2/2 4/0 for the serial mode and ESC 2/2 4/1 for the parallel mode, as assigned by ISO. Individual controls are represented by: ESC F, sequences.
+
+2.2.2 The mosaic graphics set is designated (in the parallel mode) as the G1 set by an escape sequence ESC 2/9 6/3 as allocated by ISO.
+
+## *2.3 Designation and invocation in the context of the alphageometric option*
+
+2.3.1 The alphageometric coding scheme is to be designated and invoked by the escape sequence ESC 2/5 (5/x) in accordance with § 5.3.8 of ISO 2022 standard. This designates and invokes a complete code with interpretation as follows.
+
+2.3.2 All the meanings and interpretation of Recommendation T.50 and ISO 2022 remain the same, including C0, G0 and G2 with the exception of SI and SO. The codes of the G1 set and their meanings and interpretations are as described in § 6.
+
+2.3.3 The designation and invocation of the complete code by the sequence ESC 2/5 (5/x) is to be terminated only by ESC 2/9 (F) or ESC 2/13 (F), designating a normal G1 set.
+
+## *2.4 Designation and invocation in the context of DRCS*
+
+2.4.1 A DRCS is a set of characters whose shapes are sent from the service and down-loaded via the line. It may be used to represent alphabetic characters, special symbols, or picture element symbols for constructing fine graphics. Once loaded, the DRCS are regarded as members of a library that can be designated by appropriate ESC sequences as G0, G1, G2, G3 sets. One scheme is described in § 7 in the context of a general architecture.
+
+## *2.5 Designation and invocation in the context of the alphaphotographic option*
+
+(For further study.)
+
+# 3 Common features
+
+## 3.1 General
+
+3.1.1 The features pertaining to individual systems will be described in the corresponding paragraphs. The common features comprise common display features and common control functions.
+
+## 3.2 Common display features
+
+3.2.1 The *defined display area* is that rectangular position of the display in which all text and pictorial images may be presented (see Figure 1/T.100).
+
+3.2.2 The *border area* is that part of the visible display of a terminal that is outside the defined display area (see Figure 1/T.100).
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the layout of a terminal display. It features a large rounded rectangle labeled 'Visible display' with an arrow pointing to it from the left. Inside this rectangle is a smaller rectangle labeled 'Defined display area' with an arrow pointing to it from the right. The space between the outer and inner rectangles is labeled 'Border area' with an arrow pointing to it from the right. Below the diagram, the text 'CCITT-44080' is printed.
+
+Diagram of a terminal display showing the visible display area, defined display area, and border area.
+
+FIGURE 1/T.100
+Common display features
+
+## 3.3 Common format effector and code extension control functions
+
+### 3.3.1 General
+
+3.3.1.1 The format effector control functions described for the Videotex system permit the active drawing position to be moved on the visible display area. These are taken from the C0 set (see Figure 2/T.100) together with the *Space* character 2/0. In order to permit interworking between Videotex and other text communications services, these control functions have functional compatibility to the extent possible with the basic C0 control set utilized by these other services.
+
+### 3.3.2 Format effector controls
+
+3.3.2.1 Some of the format effector control functions may be used from terminal to computer with different meanings.
+
+#### 3.3.2.2 Active position backward (APB)
+
+This control function causes the active position to be moved one character position backwards on the same row. APB on the first character position on the row moves the active position to the last character position of the preceding row. APB on the first character position on the first row moves the active position to the last character position of the last row.
+
+#### 3.3.2.3 *Active position forward (APF)*
+
+This function causes the active position to be moved to the next character position forward on the same row. At the last position on the row, this control moves the active position to the first character position on the following row. APF on the last character position of the last row moves the active position to the first character position of the first row.
+
+#### 3.3.2.4 *Active position down (APD)*
+
+This function causes the active position to be moved to the equivalent character position on the following row. APD on the last row moves the active position of the equivalent character position of the first row of the display frame or causes a roll-up to be made.
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|-----|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | NUL | ② | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ② | ③ | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ② | ③ | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ② | ③ | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ② | ③ | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ENQ | ② | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | ② | ② | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | ① | ② | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | APB | CAN | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | APF | SS2 | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | APD | ① | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | APU | ESC | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | CS | ① | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | APR | SS3 | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | SO | ③ | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | SI | ③ | | | | | | | |
+
+CCITT-44090
+
+*Note 1* — Reserved for future study.
+
+*Note 2* — Reserved for transmission control characters. Their use in Videotex is for further study.
+
+*Note 3* — The definitions of these control functions are given in the relevant options.
+
+*Note 4* — As in all the code tables in this Recommendation, the shaded positions do not belong to the character set described.
+
+FIGURE 2/T.100
+
+**The primary set of control functions for international interactive Videotex**
+
+#### 3.3.2.5 *Active position up (APU)*
+
+This function causes the active position to be moved to the equivalent character position on the preceding row. APU on the first row moves the active position to the equivalent character position on the last row of the same display frame.
+
+#### 3.3.2.6 *Clear screen (CS)*
+
+This function causes the screen to be cleared and causes the active position to be moved to the first character position on the first row.
+
+#### 3.3.2.7 *Active position return (APR)*
+
+This function causes the active position to be moved to the first character position of the same row.
+
+#### 3.3.2.8 *Space (SP)*
+
+A control function that causes the active position to be moved one character width forward on the same row. It is also regarded as a graphic character with no foreground. In those systems that define an explicit background, the space copies the background colour into the active position and moves the active position one character width forward. If used in conjunction with the inversion attribute it copies the foreground colour into the active position and moves the active position one character width forward.
+
+#### 3.3.2.9 *Cancel (CAN)*
+
+A control function that fills all the character positions of the row, after the active position, with spaces and returns the active position to its original value.
+
+### 3.3.3 *Code extension control functions*
+
+3.3.3.1 Code extension control functions are used to expand the capability of the 7-bit code beyond 128 different characters or functions. Code extension functions alter the meaning of a number of characters following them.
+
+#### 3.3.3.2 *Escape (ESC)*
+
+A control character that is used to provide additional control functions other than transmission control functions and that alters the meaning of a limited number of contiguously following bit combinations in the manner specified in Recommendation T.51.
+
+#### 3.3.3.3 *Control sequence introducer (CSI)*
+
+A code extension control function that is used to provide coded representations for additional control functions, in particular for control functions with parameters such as presentation control functions.
+
+#### 3.3.3.4 *Shift-out (SO)*
+
+A control character that is used in conjunction with the *Shift-in* character to extend the graphic character set of the code and that alters the meaning of the bit combinations of columns 2-7 of the code table, until the occurrence of the *shift-in* character, except that the meaning of the bit combinations corresponding to the *space* character and the *delete* character (positions 2/0 and 7/15) are unaffected.
+
+#### 3.3.3.5 *Shift-in (SI)*
+
+A control character, used in conjunction with the *shift-out* character, that reinstates the former meanings of the bit combinations of columns 2-7 of the code table.
+
+#### 3.3.3.6 *Single shift (SS2)*
+
+This character alters the meaning of the single-bit combination following it. That bit combination must be one of those from columns 2-7 except 2/0 and 7/15. The meaning of the bit combination concerned is derived from an appropriately designated G2 graphic set.
+
+#### 3.3.3.7 *Single shift (SS3)*
+
+This character alters the meaning of the single-bit combination following it. That bit combination must be one of those from columns 2-7 except 2/0 and 7/15. The meaning of the bit combination concerned is derived from an appropriately designated G3 graphic set.
+
+## 3.4 *Miscellaneous*
+
+### 3.4.1 *Null (NUL)*
+
+This function may occur in non-transparent modes in the received bit stream at the terminal. It shall be regarded as a time filler and discarded.
+
+### 3.4.2 *Enquiry (ENQ)*
+
+A control character used as a request for a response from a remote station, which response may include station identification and/or station status.
+
+## 3.5 *Coding of control functions*
+
+3.5.1 A proposed coding of the control functions described is shown in Figure 2/T.100 as a C0 set, except for CSI which is coded in the C1 set.
+
+# 4 **Representation of alphanumeric characters in a Videotex system**
+
+## 4.1 *General*
+
+4.1.1 The repertoire for the Latin alphabet is shown in Annex B. The repertoire is derived from ISO 6937. Terminals capable of displaying a subset of the Videotex repertoire shall be permitted.
+
+4.1.2 Character repertoires for non-latin based languages can be accommodated in a similar manner to the latin alphabet. (For further study.)
+
+## 4.2 *Coding*
+
+4.2.1 Section 4.2 describes the coding of characters the shape of which are stored in the terminal. Some languages require that consecutive letters or diacritical marks will be joined and that no space appear between the characters. When an intersymbol space is required, it will be part of the character description.
+
+4.2.2 The code tables are shown in Figures 3/T.100 and 4/T.100. The code combinations representing characters not included in the Videotex repertoire shall not be transmitted.
+
+4.2.3 All the permitted combinations may be expected in the international exchange of information between two national services. It is the responsibility of Administrations to decide whether this exchange is a direct terminal to database operation or has to be performed through a gateway. See Recommendation F.300.
+
+4.2.4 The graphic characters from columns 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the supplementary set are invoked one at a time by SS2.
+
+4.2.5 A character with a diacritical mark is transmitted by the sequence SS2, a character from column 4 from the supplementary set, and the appropriate character from the primary set. The diacritical marks are non-spacing.
+
+4.2.6 The ISO registration of graphics character sets will indicate any special features such as their use in conjunction with other graphic character sets or non-spacing characters, etc.
+
+4.2.7 For languages based on other than the Latin alphabet further study is required.
+
+# 5 **Alphamosaic option**
+
+## 5.1 *General*
+
+5.1.1 In the alphamosaic option, the display frame is composed of defined character positions which may be occupied by any of the characters of the repertoire. The repertoire is composed of the alphanumeric repertoire and a mosaic repertoire. The mosaic repertoire is formed by dividing the character space into a matrix of $2 \times 3$ elements. There are 63 different combinations of these elements.
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | 0 | à | P | | p |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | ! | 1 | A | Q | a | q |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | " | 2 | B | R | b | r |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | 3 | C | S | c | s |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | 4 | D | T | d | t |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | % | 5 | E | U | e | u |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | & | 6 | F | V | f | v |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | ' | 7 | G | W | g | w |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | ( | 8 | H | X | h | x |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | ) | 9 | I | Y | i | y |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | * | : | J | Z | j | z |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | + | ; | K | | k | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | , | < | L | | l | l |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | - | = | M | | m | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | · | > | N | | n | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | / | ? | O | ⓪ | o | |
+
+CCITT-44100
+
+- ① Position 5/15 can be displayed as "low line", —, or as "number sign" #, to represent the terminator function required for some existing Videotex services.
+
+FIGURE 3/T.100
+
+The primary set of graphic characters for international interactive Videotex
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|----|----|---|---|----|----|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | 0 | | | | ° | | - | Ω | κ |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | | | i | ± | ` | | Æ | æ |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | ¢ | ² | ´ | | Ð | ð |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | £ | ³ | ^ | | ǎ | ǎ |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | \$ | x | ~ | | Ĥ | ĥ |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | ¥ | μ | - | | | ı |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | # | ¶ | ˘ | | IJ | ij |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | § | • | • | | Ł | ł |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | ¤ | ÷ | ¨ | | Ł | Ł |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | ‘ | ’ | | | Ø | ø |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | “ | ” | ° | | Œ | œ |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | << | >> | ¸ | | ◊ | β |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | ← | ¼ | | | þ | þ |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | ↑ | ½ | " | | ƒ | £ |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | → | ¾ | ¸ | | ŋ | ŋ |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | ↓ | ¿ | ˘ | | ’n | |
+
+CCITT-44111
+
+FIGURE 4/T.100
+
+The supplementary set of graphic characters for international interactive Videotex
+
+5.1.2 Two modes have been identified, which are known as *serial* and *parallel* modes respectively. The two modes are distinguished by their display control sets which are coded in C1 sets, designated and represented by ESC Fe sequences as described in § 2.2.1.
+
+5.1.3 The two modes have common features and specific features described in §§ 5.2 to 5.4 below.
+
+## 5.2 Common control functions
+
+### 5.2.1 General functions
+
+The *active position home (APH)*
+
+This function causes the active position to be moved to the first position of the first row. Its coded representation is 1/14 in Figure 2/T.100.
+
+### 5.2.2 Device control functions
+
+The following device control functions have been defined.
+
+#### 5.2.2.1 Definitions
+
+##### **cursor on (CON)**
+
+*F: curseur en marche (CON)*
+
+*S: cursor activo (CON)*
+
+The cursor on (CON) causes the active position to be visualized as a marker.
+
+##### **cursor off (COF)**
+
+*F: curseur arrêté (COF)*
+
+*S: cursor inactivo (COF)*
+
+The cursor off (COF) causes the active position to be displayed in the same way as other character positions.
+
+##### **device stop (DSP)**
+
+*F: arrêt dispositif (DSP)*
+
+*S: detención de dispositivo (DSP)*
+
+The device stop (DSP) causes a designated terminal device to stop.
+
+##### **device start (DST)**
+
+*F: mise en marche dispositif (DST)*
+
+*S: arranque de dispositivo (DST)*
+
+The device start (DST) causes a designated terminal device to start.
+
+##### **device wait (DW)**
+
+*F: dispositif en attente (DW)*
+
+*S: espera de dispositivo (DW)*
+
+The device wait (DW) causes a designated terminal device to pause.
+
+#### 5.2.2.2 Coding
+
+CON is coded 1/1, COF is coded 1/4 in the C0 set. DSP, DST and DW functions are coded as 3-character sequences of the Form ESC 3/x (P), where x = 7, 6 and 5 respectively, and P is a parameter that designates a particular device.
+
+## 5.3 Serial mode
+
+### 5.3.1 General
+
+5.3.1.1 The serial mode is based on the assumption that changes in character attributes normally occur in interword spacings. This results in control characters being serially stored in the page memory and normally results in their display on the screen as a rectangle in the prevailing background colour.
+
+5.3.1.2 The C1 set for the serial mode is given in Figure 5/T.100. Display controls of the serial set causes the active position to be moved one character position forward. In that case, the position thus vacated is to be generally displayed as a space. The display control *hold mosaics* ESC 5/14 may modify this situation.
+
+### 5.3.2 Display control functions
+
+5.3.2.1 The (Fe) codes are listed as follows:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 5.3.2.2 Alpha red | } | Controls functions that cause the currently designated and invoked alphanumeric set to be displayed in the indicated colour until the occurrence of an explicit colour control or the end of a row. |
+| Alpha green | | |
+| Alpha yellow | | |
+| Alpha blue | | |
+| Alpha magenta | | |
+| Alpha cyan | | |
+| Alpha white | | |
+
+#### 5.3.2.3 Flashing
+
+A control function that causes the characters following it in the same row to be displayed alternately as they would normally be displayed, and as spaces, in the prevailing background colour, under the control of a timing device in the receiver
+
+#### 5.3.2.4 Steady
+
+A control function that causes the action of *flashing* to be stopped.
+
+#### 5.3.2.5 Start box
+
+Reserved for starting the action of defining a picture area in a page of text. (For further study.)
+
+#### 5.3.2.6 End box
+
+Reserved for terminating the action of boxing. (For further study.)
+
+#### 5.3.2.7 Normal height
+
+A control function that causes the graphic characters following it to occupy one character position each.
+
+#### 5.3.2.8 Double height
+
+A control function that causes the characters following it to occupy each its active positive and the corresponding position on the following row.
+
+#### 5.3.2.9 Mosaics red
+
+Mosaics green
+Mosaics yellow
+Mosaics blue
+Mosaics magenta
+Mosaics cyan
+Mosaics white
+
+} Control functions that cause the mosaic graphic set to be displayed in the indicated colour until the occurrence of an explicit colour or the end of the row. Unallocated code table positions (4 / 0 - 5 / 15) cause the characters of the currently designated and invoked alphanumeric set to be displayed. This is defined as *blast – through* operation.
+
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|---|---|----------------|--------------------|---|---|
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | ① | ① | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Alpha red | Mosaics red | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Alpha green | Mosaics green | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Alpha yellow | Mosaics yellow | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | Alpha blue | Mosaics blue | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Alpha magenta | Mosaics magenta | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | Alpha cyan | Mosaics cyan | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | Alpha white | Mosaics white | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | Flashing | Conceal display | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | Steady | Contiguous mosaics | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | | | End box
① | Separated mosaics | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | Start Box
① | ① | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | | | Normal height | Black background | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | Double height | New background | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | ① | Hold mosaics | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | ① | Release mosaics | | |
+
+CCITT-44120
+
+① Reserved for further study.
+
+*Note* — This coding represents the final bit combination of ESC Fc sequences in a 7-bit code.
+
+FIGURE 5/T.100
+The supplementary set of control functions-serial mode
+
+#### 5.3.2.10 *Conceal display*
+
+A control function that causes all characters following it, although stored in the receiver, to be displayed as spaces until the user chooses to reveal them.
+
+#### 5.3.2.11 *Contiguous mosaics*
+
+A control function that causes the mosaic set to be displayed as represented in Figure 6/T.100 with all cells being contiguous.
+
+#### 5.3.2.12 *Separated mosaics*
+
+A control function that causes the mosaics set to be displayed as represented in Figure 6/T.100 with all cells being separated by the prevailing background colour.
+
+#### 5.3.2.13 *Black background*
+
+A control function that causes the background colour to be black.
+
+#### 5.3.2.14 *New background*
+
+A control function that causes the current colour as defined by previous colour control functions to become the new background colour. The foreground colour is unchanged.
+
+#### 5.3.2.15 *Hold mosaics*
+
+A control function that causes the character positions occupied by display controls to be displayed by repetition of the last displayable mosaic character.
+
+#### 5.3.2.16 *Release mosaics*
+
+A control function that causes the action of *hold mosaics* to be stopped.
+
+### 5.3.3 *Mosaic graphics*
+
+5.3.3.1 The *serial mosaic* graphic set is given in Figure 6/T.100 and the default conditions of the mode are shown in Table 1/T.100.
+
+## 5.4 *Parallel mode*
+
+### 5.4.1 *General*
+
+5.4.1.1 The *parallel* mode is based on an explicit description of the display frame. This means that the active position is moved only by action of the format effectors or at the reception of spacing display characters. All other functions, including display functions, are non-spacing, not depending on whether or not the terminal needs a space on the screen to process them. It is the responsibility of the information provider to limit the display of pages to pages to fit the capability assumed to receive, without any modification, pages designed for lower grade terminals.
+
+5.4.1.2 In addition to functions described in § 3.3, the following functions are defined.
+
+#### **active position addressing (APA, coded 1/15)**
+
+*F: adressage de position active (APA)*
+
+*S: direccionamiento de posición activa (APA)*
+
+This code is followed by two characters. If these both range from 3/0 to 3/9, they represent in decimal form respectively the tens and units of the row address of the first character to be displayed. This first character will be displayed on the first character position of the addressed row. If they both range from 4/0 to 7/14, they represent respectively the row address and the column address. in binary form with 6 useful bits, of the first characters to be displayed.
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
+
+CCITT-44130
+
+
+
+Separated mosaics representation icon showing a 2x2 grid of squares with different patterns.
+
+Separated mosaics representation
+
+FIGURE 6/T.100
+
+The mosaic set for the serial mode with blast-through characters in columns 4 and 5
+
+TABLE 1/T.100
+
+#### Display modes and control characters-serial mode
+
+| Display mode | | Set at | Set after
(see Note) | Complementary display mode | | Set at | Set after
(see Note) |
+|----------------------------|----------------|----------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|----------------|--------|--------------------------------|
+| Alphanumerics | | Row start | 4/1 4/2 4/3
4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7 | Block mosaics | | – | 5/1 5/2 5/3
5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 |
+| Contiguous | | Row start 5/9 | 5/9 | Separated | | 5/10 | 5/10 |
+| Fore-ground display colour | includes red | Row start | 4/1 4/3 4/5 4/7
5/1 5/3 5/5 5/7 | Fore-ground display colour | excludes red | – | 4/2 4/4 4/6
5/2 5/4 5/6 |
+| | includes green | Row start | 4/2 4/3 4/6 4/7
5/2 5/3 5/6 5/7 | | excludes green | – | 4/1 4/4 4/5
5/1 5/4 5/5 |
+| | includes blue | Row start | 4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7
5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 | | excludes blue | – | 4/1 4/2 4/3
5/1 5/2 5/3 |
+| Black background | | Row start 5/12 | – | New background colour | | 5/13 | – |
+| Stop conceal | | Row start | 4/1 4/2 4/3
4/4 4/5 4/6 4/7
5/1 5/2 5/3
5/4 5/5 5/6 5/7 | Conceal | | 5/8 | – |
+| Steady | | Row start 4/9 | – | Flash | | – | 4/8 |
+| Unboxed | | Row start 4/10 | 4/10 | Boxed | | 4/11 | 4/11 |
+| Normal height | | Row start 4/12 | – | Double height | | – | 4/13 |
+| Release | | Row start | 5/15 | Hold | | 5/14 | – |
+
+Note – All attribute control characters are preceded by Escape ESC.
+
+#### repeat (RPT, coded 1/2)
+
+*F: répétition (RPT)*
+
+*S: repetición (RPT)*
+
+This code indicates that the preceding graphics character is to be repeated. The number of repetitions is indicated in binary form by the six least significant bits of the subsequent character chosen from columns 4 to 7. The character itself is not included in the count. This function does not apply to control characters.
+
+5.4.1.3 A supplementary set of 32 controls, of which 31 have been allocated, are coded as a C1 set (see Figure 7/T.100). The attributes defined by such controls become a property of the active position and move with it under the action of format effectors or spacing display characters.
+
+5.4.1.4 The mosaic repertoire is coded as a G1 set, of which several representations may be defined (see Figure 8/T.100).
+
+### 5.4.2 Display control functions
+
+5.4.2.1 The display control functions are of two kinds depending on the range of their action:
+
+- *Defined display area attributes* apply to individual character locations. Their action is limited to zones separated by APA functions.
+- *Full screen attributes* apply to the full screen area and are taken as default values for defined display area attributes.
+
+The defined display area attributes are coded as functions from the supplementary set of control functions (see Figure 7/T.100), with two character escape sequences.
+
+The full screen attribute is coded as a function from the supplementary set of control functions with four character escape sequences (see § 5.4.2.3).
+
+5.4.2.2 Attributes for use in the defined display area are as follows.
+
+| | | |
+|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 5.4.2.2.1 | Black foreground | } Causes the following characters to be written in the colour indicated. |
+| | Red foreground | |
+| | Green foreground | |
+| | Yellow foreground | |
+| | Blue foreground | |
+| | Magenta foreground | |
+| | Cyan foreground | |
+| | White foreground | |
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.2 Flashing
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to be displayed alternatively as they would otherwise be displayed, and as spaces, under the control of a timing device in the receiver.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.3 Steady
+
+This control function causes the action of *flashing* to be stopped.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.4 Start box
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to be inset or added to a television picture, when the receiver is in the user's control. (For further study.)
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.5 *End box*
+
+This control function causes the action of *start box* to be stopped. (For further study.)
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.6 *Normal size*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to occupy one character position each.
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|---|---|-------------------|--------------------------|---|---|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Black fore-ground | Black back-ground | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Red F.... | Red B.... | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Green F.... | Green B.... | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Yellow F.... | Yellow B.... | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | Blue F.... | Blue B.... | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Magenta F.... | Magenta B.... | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | Cyan F.... | Cyan B.... | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | White F.... | White B.... | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | Flash | Conceal display | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | Steady | Stop lining | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | | | End box ① | Start lining | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | Start box ① | ② | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | | | Normal size | Normal polarity | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | Double height | Inverted polarity | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | Double width | Trans-parent back-ground | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | Double size | Stop conceal | | |
+
+1 For further study
+
+CCITT-44140
+
+2 Reserved for CSI
+
+Note — This coding represents the final bit combination of ESC Fc sequences in a 7-bit code
+
+FIGURE 7/T.100
+Supplementary set of control functions — parallel mode
+
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|---|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | Image: stippled pattern column 0
| Image: stippled pattern column 1
| Image: lined mosaic 000001
| Image: lined mosaic 000011
| | | Image: lined mosaic 000001
| Image: lined mosaic 000011
|
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 000010
| Image: lined mosaic 000110
| | | Image: lined mosaic 000010
| Image: lined mosaic 000110
|
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 000100
| Image: lined mosaic 001100
| | | Image: lined mosaic 000100
| Image: lined mosaic 001100
|
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 001000
| Image: lined mosaic 011000
| | | Image: lined mosaic 001000
| Image: lined mosaic 011000
|
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 010000
| Image: lined mosaic 110000
| | | Image: lined mosaic 010000
| Image: lined mosaic 110000
|
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 100000
| Image: lined mosaic 100001
| | | Image: lined mosaic 100000
| Image: lined mosaic 100001
|
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 000101
| Image: lined mosaic 000111
| | | Image: lined mosaic 000101
| Image: lined mosaic 000111
|
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 001010
| Image: lined mosaic 001110
| | | Image: lined mosaic 001010
| Image: lined mosaic 001110
|
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 010100
| Image: lined mosaic 110100
| | | Image: lined mosaic 010100
| Image: lined mosaic 110100
|
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 101000
| Image: lined mosaic 101001
| | | Image: lined mosaic 101000
| Image: lined mosaic 101001
|
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 011001
| Image: lined mosaic 111001
| | | Image: lined mosaic 011001
| Image: lined mosaic 111001
|
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 110010
| Image: lined mosaic 110110
| | | Image: lined mosaic 110010
| Image: lined mosaic 110110
|
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 101100
| Image: lined mosaic 101101
| | | Image: lined mosaic 101100
| Image: lined mosaic 101101
|
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 011110
| Image: lined mosaic 111110
| | | Image: lined mosaic 011110
| Image: lined mosaic 111110
|
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 111011
| Image: lined mosaic 111111
| | | Image: lined mosaic 111011
| Image: lined mosaic 111111
|
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | Image: lined mosaic 111101
| Image: lined mosaic 111111 full block
| | Image: solid black block
| Image: lined mosaic 111101
| Image: stippled pattern
|
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
+
+CCITT-44150
+
+
+
+Diagram of a lined mosaic character showing a 2x3 grid with internal separation lines.
+
+« Lined » mosaic character
+
+FIGURE 8/T.100
+The mosaic character set — parallel mode
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.7 *Double height*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to occupy each its active position and the corresponding position on the previous row. (The origin of a character is the bottom left corner of the character position.)
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.8 *Double width*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to occupy two consecutive character positions on the same row, and the active position to be moved two positions forward with every character.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.9 *Double size*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to occupy the active position, the next on the row and the two corresponding character positions on the previous row. The active position is moved two character positions forward with every character.
+
+| | | |
+|------------|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 5.4.2.2.10 | Black background | } Causes the following characters to be displayed in their foreground colour on a background of the colour indicated. |
+| | Red background | |
+| | Green background | |
+| | Yellow background | |
+| | Blue background | |
+| | Magenta background | |
+| | Cyan background | |
+| | White background | |
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.11 *Transparent background*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it to be displayed with a transparent background. This means the area not occupied by the foreground colour takes the underlying background colour. This may be one of the eight colours or the video picture as defined by the off screen attributes.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.12 *Conceal display*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it, in the same unit although stored in the receiver, to be displayed as spaces until the user chooses to reveal them.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.13 *Stop conceal*
+
+This control function causes the action of *conceal display* to be stopped.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.14 *Start lining*
+
+This control function causes the characters following in the same unit to be lined. The shape of lining may be different depending on the character set used. In the case of the mosaic set, the lining causes the six cells to be separated with a background boundary.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.15 *Stop lining*
+
+This control function causes the action of *start lining* to be stopped.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.16 *Normal polarity*
+
+This control function causes the action of *inverted polarity* to be stopped.
+
+##### 5.4.2.2.17 *Inverted polarity*
+
+This control function causes the characters following it, in the same unit, to be displayed as if the background and the foreground colour have been exchanged. In the flashing attribute, the polarity of the flashing clock is also inverted.
+
+#### 5.4.2.3 *Full-screen attributes*
+
+5.4.2.3.1 Full-screen attributes apply for the total display period and include the border area. In addition, provisions are made for full-row attributes, applying for the entire row including the border area related to that row.
+
+Full-screen attributes display controls are represented by four character *Escape* sequences of the form ESC 2/3 2/0 Fe where Fe is taken from Figure 7/T.100.
+
+Full-row attributes display controls are represented by four-character *Escape* sequences of the form ESC 2/3 2/1 Fe.
+
+5.4.2.3.2 The following full-screen attributes need precise definition:
+
+- *Transparent background*: The full-screen area is occupied by a picture, which may not be part of the Videotex service (e.g. a television picture). Non-concealed characters appear on this picture. If they are also displayed with defined display area transparent background, only the foreground appears over the picture. Concealed characters are displayed as transparent spaces.
+- *Conceal*: The defined display area is in the full-screen background colour until the user chooses to reveal it or until this attribute is stopped by full-screen stop conceal.
+- *Full-screen stop conceal*: This has the same action as the action of the user on the reveal key.
+
+5.4.2.3.3 For row-defined full-screen attributes, the following may also apply:
+
+- lined;
+- double width;
+- double height.
+
+### 5.4.3 *Coding of the mosaic repertoire*
+
+5.4.3.1 The mosaic repertoire is designated as a G1 set invoked by the SO function. Two alternative fonts (contiguous and separated) are proposed. The separated font is obtained by applying the lining attribute applied to the mosaic set. The mosaic set code table is given in Figure 8/T.100 together with examples of the fonts.
+
+### 5.4.4 *Default conditions*
+
+#### 5.4.4.1 *Default full-screen attributes*
+
+At the beginning of a display frame (initiated by function CS) the default conditions for full-screen attributes are set at white foreground, black background, single size, unboxed, revealed, steady, non-lined.
+
+#### 5.4.4.2 *Default defined display area attributes*
+
+After functions directly addressing a character location on the screen (APH or APA function) the defined display area attributes are reset to the value of the current full-screen attributes.
+
+#### 5.4.4.3 *Default full-row attributes*
+
+The default condition of full-row attributes is the current value of full-screen attributes.
+
+# 6 **Alphageometric option**
+
+## 6.1 *General*
+
+### 6.1.1 *Description*
+
+6.1.1.1 In the alphageometric option, the display is composed of alphanumeric texts and pictorial drawings that are defined in terms of geometric primitives transmitted to the terminal as drawing commands,
+
+6.1.1.2 One coding scheme for the alphageometric option for Videotex is described in § 6.
+
+### 6.1.2 *Designation and invocation of geometric codes*
+
+6.1.2.1 The designation and invocation of the alpheageometric code is specified in § 2.3.
+
+The occurrence of the control function SO invokes the geometric primitives in code table positions 2/0 to 7/15 inclusive. The occurrence of the code function SI re-establishes the G0 set and the *space* (2/0) and *delete* (7/15) functions.
+
+### 6.1.3 *Geometric primitives*
+
+6.1.3.1 The coding scheme for the G1 set together with the code positions 2/0 and 7/15 for the geometric model is based on geometric primitives. Each drawing primitive is specified in terms of Cartesian coordinates to describe the positions, end-points, or vertices of each drawing operation.
+
+6.1.3.2 Geometric drawings are defined in terms of the drawing primitives: *point*, *line*, *arc*, *rectangle*, and *polygon*.
+
+### 6.1.4 *Drawing position*
+
+6.1.4.1 Drawings are positionally independent; therefore drawing primitives may overlay each other redefining the drawing at the position.
+
+### 6.1.5 *Drawing space*
+
+6.1.5.1 Space for geometric drawing operations consists of a rectangular area entirely visible on the display screen. Any area of the display screen outside of the valid drawing area is termed a *border area* and it is not possible to specify a coordinate position in a border area.
+
+### 6.1.6 *Picture element*
+
+6.1.6.1 The Cartesian coordinate grid is made up of square picture elements (pixels).
+
+### 6.1.7 *Picture resolution*
+
+6.1.7.1 Any number of picture elements may be implemented. Hence, picture resolution is at the discretion of terminal manufacturers.
+
+### 6.1.8 *Coordinate system*
+
+6.1.8.1 The coordinate specifications are defined based on a Cartesian 0 to 1 numbering scheme.
+
+6.1.8.2 The numbering system is referenced to the visible valid drawing area and consists of coordinates ranging from 0 to 1 on both the X and Y axes, with coordinate values being specified as fractions of this range.
+
+6.1.8.3 The coordinates are encoded in 2's complement notation and specified as signed numbers to a minimum accuracy of 9 bits, including the sign bit. Increased accuracy is obtained by additional increments of 3 bits. Unused least significant bits are truncated when the coordinates are defined to a greater accuracy than can be handled by the terminal.
+
+6.1.8.4 Display screens with non-square visible areas map into the square drawing area number system so that the origin (0,0) remains in the lower left-hand corner. On a television-like display with a 4 : 3 aspect ratio, this corresponds to a range of 0 to 0.999 ... in the X axis and 0 to approximately 0.75 in the Y axis. Drawing commands addressing the entire square 0 to 1 grid are permissible, but only the circumscribed 4 : 3 area is visible.
+
+## 6.2 *Drawing command*
+
+### 6.2.1 *General*
+
+6.2.1.1 Drawing commands consist of *operational codes* (opcodes) and their associated data parameters.
+
+6.2.1.2 Opcodes describe the types of drawing operation.
+
+6.2.1.3 Following the opcode byte are one or more blocks of additional bytes of data to describe one or more (X, Y) coordinate positions. Each block of data for the (X, Y) coordinates may contain 3 bytes (9 bits accuracy), 4 bytes (12 bits accuracy), etc., depending on the degree of resolution desired.
+
+6.2.1.4 Figure 9/T.100 is the code table for the opcodes and data bytes or status sub-commands.
+
+### 6.2.2 *Opcode byte*
+
+6.2.2.1 The structure of the opcode byte is as shown in Figure 10/T.100.
+
+### 6.2.3. *Opcode definitions*
+
+#### 6.2.3.1 *Point*
+
+Sets the drawing beam to any position in the display space and optionally draws a point.
+
+#### 6.2.3.2 *Line*
+
+Draws a line based on the two given end points.
+
+#### 6.2.3.3 *Arc*
+
+Draws a circular arc based on three points, which are the start point, a point on the arc and the end point of the arc. A circle results when the start and end points are coincidental and the point on the arc defines the opposite end of the diameter. The arc may be either in outline or the area enclosed by the arc and the chord may be filled.
+
+#### 6.2.3.4 *Rectangle*
+
+Draws a rectangle based on specified width and height. The rectangle may be in outline or a filled-in area.
+
+#### 6.2.3.5 *Polygon*
+
+Draws a closed polygon of arbitrary shape specified by the vertices. The polygon may be in outline or a filled-in area. The maximum number of vertices is limited to 256.
+
+#### 6.2.3.6 *Spare*
+
+An opcode available for future definition.
+
+#### 6.2.3.7 *Reserved*
+
+An opcode reserved for a specific future application.
+
+#### 6.2.3.8 *Control*
+
+Provides control over the modes or attributes of the drawing commands.
+
+### 6.2.4 *Opcode facilities*
+
+6.2.4.1 Each opcode has four variants; these are defined by the facility bits (b2 and b1) as shown in Figure 11/T.100. Facility field interpretations are as given below.
+
+| b 7 | | | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|---|---|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---|--|--|
+| b 6 | | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | |
+| b 5 | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
+| | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | | |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | S
p
a
c
e | R
e
c
t
4 | Numeric data
(for opcodes)
or
status
commands | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | P
o
i
n
t
1 | P
o
l
y
5 | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | L
i
n
e
2 | R
e
s
e
r
v
e
d
6 | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | A
r
c
3 | C
o
n
t
r
o
l
7 | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
+
+CCITT-44160
+
+FIGURE 9/T.100
+Operation code and data field assignments
+
+Fascicle VII.5 - Rec. T.100 27
+
+
+
+b8 b7 b6 b5 b4 b3 b2 b1
+
+| | | | | | | | |
+|---|---|---|--|--|--|--|--|
+| P | 0 | 1 | | | | | |
+|---|---|---|--|--|--|--|--|
+
+Parity
+Flag
+Facilities field
+Description field
+
+CCITT-44170
+
+Diagram of the 8-bit opcode byte structure. The byte is divided into four fields: Parity (b8), Flag (b7, b6), Descriptor field (b5, b4, b3), and Facilities field (b2, b1). The Parity field contains 'P'. The Flag field contains '0' and '1'. The Descriptor field contains three bits. The Facilities field contains two bits. The diagram is labeled CCITT-44170.
+
+**FIGURE 10/T.100**
+**8-bit opcode byte**
+
+| Opcode | Parity | Flag | | Descriptor
field | Facility field | | | |
+|-----------|--------|------|----|---------------------|----------------|-----|---------|------|
+| | | | | | b2 | | b1 | |
+| | | | | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | b8 | b7 | b6 | b5 b4 b3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| Spare | P | 0 | 1 | 0 0 0 | – | – | – | – |
+| Point | P | 0 | 1 | 0 0 1 | INVS | VIS | ABS | REL |
+| Line | P | 0 | 1 | 0 1 0 | JOIN | SET | ABS | REL |
+| Arc | P | 0 | 1 | 0 1 1 | JOIN | SET | OUTLINE | FILL |
+| Rectangle | P | 0 | 1 | 1 0 0 | JOIN | SET | OUTLINE | FILL |
+| Polygon | P | 0 | 1 | 1 0 1 | JOIN | SET | OUTLINE | FILL |
+| Reserved | P | 0 | 1 | 1 1 0 | – | – | – | – |
+| Control | P | 0 | 1 | 1 1 1 | | | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|-------|-----------|-----|----------|
+| INVIS | Invisible | ABS | Absolute |
+| VIS | Visible | REL | Relative |
+
+**FIGURE 11/T.100**
+**Opcode facilities**
+
+#### 6.2.4.2 *b2 is binary 1*
+
+- a) *Point* – A visible point is drawn on the display screen.
+- b) *Line, arc, rectangle, polygon* – The initial drawing position is specified within the data bytes as absolute (X, Y) coordinates, i.e. the initial point is *set*.
+
+#### 6.2.4.3 *b2 is binary 0*
+
+- a) *Point* – An invisible point is located on the display screen.
+- b) *Line, arc, rectangle, polygon* – The initial drawing position is the same point as the final drawing position of the previous opcode, i.e., the current drawing is joined to the previous drawing.
+
+#### 6.2.4.4 *b1 is binary 1*
+
+- a) *Point* – The (X, Y) coordinates are relative displacements to the preceding coordinate specifications.
+- b) *Line* – The (X, Y) coordinates for the final drawing position of a line segment are relative displacements from initial drawing position of that line segment.
+- c) *Arc, rectangle, polygon* – The areas established are filled or crosshatched.
+
+#### 6.2.4.5 *b1 is binary 0*
+
+- a) *Point* – The (X, Y) coordinates of the point are absolute values.
+- b) *Line* – The (X, Y) coordinates of the final drawing position of the line segment are absolute values.
+- c) *Arc, rectangle, polygon* – The drawings are outlined.
+
+## 6.3 *Opcode numeric data*
+
+6.3.1 The numerical data bytes associated with an opcode immediately follow the opcode byte and are recognized when the flag bit (b7) is binary 1. Any number of blocks of data bytes defining pairs of coordinates or drawing displacements may follow the drawing opcode until one of the following conditions occurs:
+
+- a) when another opcode is encountered;
+- b) when the *shift-in* code (SI) is encountered;
+- c) when the *shift-out* code (SO) is encountered;
+- d) when the *single-shift* codes (SS2 or SS3) are encountered;
+- e) when an *escape* (ESC) code is encountered.
+
+6.3.2 The minimum number of data bytes that forms a block that defines a pair of X, Y coordinates is three. The structure of the data block is shown in Figure 12/T.100.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the structure of a block of 3 data bytes for X and Y coordinates. It shows three bytes, each represented as a horizontal rectangle divided into four sections: Parity (P), Flag (1), and two data bits. The first byte is labeled with X and Y coordinates. The second and third bytes are labeled with numeric specification in decreasing bit significance. The diagram is labeled CCITT-44180.
+
+Diagram showing the structure of a block of 3 data bytes for X and Y coordinates. It illustrates three bytes, each with a Parity bit (P), a Flag bit (1), and two data bits. The first byte is labeled with X and Y coordinates. The second and third bytes are labeled with numeric specification in decreasing bit significance.
+
+FIGURE 12/T.100
+Structure of a block of 3 data bytes
+
+## 6.4 Repeated opcode operation
+
+6.4.1 For each of the *point*, *line* and *rectangle* opcodes, repeated drawing operations will automatically be effected if the numerical data field following the opcode byte contains more than one complete set of coordinate specifications. A complete set of coordinate specifications is defined as all the coordinates needed to define a *point*, *line* or *rectangle* drawing as a single drawing. That is, the repeated drawing feature allows concatenated drawings to be effected without having to repeat the opcode itself.
+
+## 6.5 Geometric control opcode
+
+### 6.5.1 General
+
+6.5.1.1 The *control* opcodes control the drawing states of the terminal and the interpretation of the drawing opcode attributes. The sequence of *control* opcodes and their *status* sub-commands always precedes the opcodes for the geometric drawing primitives of *point*, *line*, *arc*, *rectangle*, or *polygon*. The controls also apply to text in *shift-in* (SI) mode. The four *control* opcodes, distinguished by the opcode facilities bits, (b2 and b1), are given in Figure 13/T.100.
+
+
+
+| | | | | | | | | | |
+|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| Control (value) | | P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
+| P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | | |
+| Control (status) | | P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | |
+| Control (reserved) | | P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
+| P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | |
+| Control (private) | | P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| P | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | |
+
+Figure 13/T.100 Control codes diagram showing bit patterns for value, status, reserved, and private control opcodes.
+
+CCITT-44190
+
+FIGURE 13/T.100
+Control codes
+
+#### 6.5.1.2 Control (value)
+
+This control opcode defines the colour or grey scale accessed by subsequent drawing opcodes.
+
+#### 6.5.1.3 Control (status)
+
+This control opcode provides extension to a field of sub-commands.
+
+#### 6.5.1.4 Control (reserved)
+
+This control opcode is reserved for future control commands.
+
+#### 6.5.1.5 Control (private)
+
+This control opcode is reserved for use by terminal manufacturers to implement proprietary non-standard functions.
+
+### 6.5.2 Attributes
+
+6.5.2.1 A number of drawing attributes may be applied to the drawing commands. Attributes are defined by appropriate coded sequences as described below. Once an attribute is defined, it remains valid until the attribute is redefined.
+
+6.5.2.2 In the implementation of attributes, the level of sophistication and complexity is left to the discretion of the implementer.
+
+6.5.2.3 For the different drawing attributes and their feature levels see Recommendation F.300.
+
+### 6.5.3 Control (value)
+
+6.5.3.1 This opcode specifies the colour attribute or grey scale value of the drawings (or text) that follow. Whether the *control (value)* opcode and its associated data bytes contain colour or grey scale information, is predetermined by the *tonal* status sub-command (see § 6.5.4). The number of data bytes is variable and the sequence is terminated on the appearance of another opcode. Less significant bits for colour or grey scale information are truncated where they are not used. The bit assignments of the data bytes are shown in Figure 14/T.100 (only the 6-bit data portion of the 8-bit byte is shown).
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the bit assignments for grey scale or colour attributes across two data bytes. The top section, labeled 'n levels of grey scale', shows the 'First data byte' and 'Second data byte' with bits in order of decreasing significance. The bottom section, labeled 'Colour values in order of decreasing significance', shows the 'First data byte' and 'Second data byte' with bits for Green, Red, and Blue specified in order of decreasing levels of intensity, two triplets per byte. The standard CCITT-44200 is referenced.
+
+Figure 14/T.100: Bit assignments for grey scale or colour attributes. The diagram shows two data bytes, 'First data byte' and 'Second data byte', each with 6 bits. The top part shows 'n levels of grey scale' with bits in order of decreasing significance. The bottom part shows 'Colour values in order of decreasing significance' with bits for Green, Red, and Blue specified in order of decreasing levels of intensity, two triplets per byte. The standard CCITT-44200 is referenced.
+
+FIGURE 14/T.100
+Bit assignments for grey scale or colour attributes
+
+### 6.5.4 Control (status) and status sub-commands
+
+6.5.4.1 The *control (status)* opcode accesses a field of *status sub-commands* (columns 4, 5, 6 and 7) which define in detail all the modes of drawing operation or attributes. The sequence is always *control (status)* followed by a *status sub-command*, which in turn may or may not be further followed by parameter data bytes. Figure 15/T.100 gives the codings of the *status sub-commands*. Detailed definitions of the *status sub-commands* are given below.
+
+#### 6.5.4.2 (4/0) Clear-to-black
+
+This sub-command clears the entire display to black.
+
+#### 6.5.4.3 (4/1) Clear-to-transparent
+
+This sub-command clears the entire display of the screen to transparent. By transparent is meant that conventional television pictures can be mixed with Videotex images or text.
+
+#### 6.5.4.4 (4/2) *Clear-to-black and initialize*
+
+This sub-command clears the entire display to black and resets the terminal to the default mode.
+
+#### 6.5.4.5 (4/3) *Clear-to-current colour*
+
+This sub-command clears the entire display to the colour currently specified by the *control (value)* opcode sequence.
+
+#### 6.5.4.6 (4/4) *Domain (3 bytes)*
+
+The block of numerical data that follows an opcode contains 3 bytes. This is also the default condition.
+
+#### 6.5.4.7 (4/5) *Domain (4 bytes)*
+
+The block of numerical data that follows an opcode contains 4 bytes.
+
+#### 6.5.4.8 (4/6) *Domain (5 bytes)*
+
+The block of numerical data that follows an opcode contains 5 bytes.
+
+#### 6.5.4.9 (4/7) *Domain (6 bytes)*
+
+The block of numerical data that follows an opcode contains 6 bytes.
+
+#### 6.5.4.10 (4/8) *Drawing (blink-off)*
+
+Terminates the drawing (blink-on) status sub-command.
+
+##### 6.5.4.11(4/9) *Reserved*
+
+##### 6.5.4.12(4/10) *Drawing (blink-on) (or flashing)*
+
+This sub-command causes the drawing (or text) that follows to flash in a repetitive manner for the purpose of drawing attention. In general, an object of any colour or grey scale may be blinked, but in some implementations, blinking may be restricted.
+
+##### 6.5.4.13(4/11) *Reserved*
+
+##### 6.5.4.14(4/12) *Tonal (colour)*
+
+This sub-command designates that the *Control (value)* sequence carries colour information (see § 6.5.3).
+
+#### 6.5.4.15 (4/13) *Tonal (grey scale)*
+
+This sub-command designates that the *Control (value)* sequence carries grey scale information (see § 6.5.3).
+
+##### 6.5.4.16(4/14) *Reserved*
+
+##### 6.5.4.17(4/15) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.18(5/0) *Line (solid)* (See Note)
+
+This sub-command indicates that the drawing lines will be solid. This is also the default condition.
+
+#### 6.5.4.19 (5/1) *Line (dotted)* (See Note)
+
+This sub-command indicates that the drawing lines will be dotted in texture.
+
+| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
+|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|----|----------------|---|---|---|----------------|---------------------------------|------------------------|-------------|---|
+| | | | | | b 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
+| | | | | | b 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
+| | | | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 |
+| b 4 | b 3 | b 2 | b 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | | | | | Clear (to black) | Line (solid) | Text format | |
+| 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | | | | | Clear (to transparent) | Line (dotted) | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | | | | | | Clear (to black and initialize) | Line (dashed) | | |
+| 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | Clear (to current colour) | Line (dot-dashed) | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | | | | | | Domain (3 bytes) | Fill | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | | | | | | Domain (4 bytes) | | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | | | | | | Domain (5 bytes) | Fill (black highlight) | | |
+| 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | | | | | | Domain (6 bytes) | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | | | | | | Drawing (blink-off) | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | | | | | | Drawing (blink-on) | | | |
+| 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | | | | | | Tonal control (colour) | Wait (timed) | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | | | | | Control status | Tonal control (grey) | Wait (indefinite) | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
+| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | | | | | | | | | |
+
+CCITT-44210
+
+FIGURE 15/T.100
+Control (status) and Status sub-commands assignment
+
+#### 6.5.4.20 (5/2) *Line (dashed)* (See Note)
+
+This sub-command indicates that the drawing lines will be dashed in texture.
+
+##### 6.5.4.21(5/3) *Line (dot-dashed)* (See Note)
+
+This sub-command indicates that the drawing lines will be dot-dashed in texture.
+
+*Note* – The line texture pattern is referenced to the absolute coordinate grid of the display screen so that the texture pattern aligns between drawing commands.
+
+##### 6.5.4.22(5/4) *Fill*
+
+This sub-command fills the enclosed area drawn in the colour specified by the current *Control (value)* sequence.
+
+##### 6.5.4.23(5/5) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.24(5/6) *Fill (border highlight black)*
+
+This sub-command fills enclosed area drawn as 6.5.4.22 above and the circumscribing border is highlighted in black.
+
+##### 6.5.4.25(5/7) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.26 (5/8) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.27 (5/9) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.28 (5/10) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.29 (5/11) *Reserved*
+
+#### 6.5.4.30 (5/12) *Wait (timed)*
+
+This sub-command causes a delay of a specific time in processing and display. The length of wait is specified in tenths of a second, either by one associated parameter byte (6 bits for up to 6.3 s) or two parameter bites (12 bits for up to 6.8 m).
+
+#### 6.5.4.31(5/13) *Wait (indefinite)*
+
+This sub-command causes an indefinite wait. This may be achieved by the terminal responding with a *pause flow* control character (DC3 in C0 set) towards the computer. The wait is then terminated when the terminal sends a *resume data flow* character (DC 1 in C0 set).
+
+##### 6.5.4.32(5/14) *Reserved*
+
+##### 6.5.4.33(5/15) *Reserved*
+
+##### 6.5.4.34(6/O) *Text format*
+
+This sub-command has an associated data byte, which defines the text formats as follows:
+
+Bit b6 = 0: Free format, i.e. character strings are wrapped around on the right margin.
+
+Bit b6 = 1: Annotation format, i.e. character strings are in fixed positions on the screen.
+
+Bit b5 = 0: In free format, character strings are broken on a character boundary.
+
+Bit b5 = 1: In free format, character strings are broken on a word boundary.
+
+b4, b3: Defines character rotation as shown in Figure 16/T.100. Rotated strings of characters proceed in the direction of rotation. However, all other format controls on characters such as APB, APF, APD, APU and APR have their (unrotated) orientation meanings.
+
+b2, b1 = 0.0: Vertical spacing = 1.0
+
+b2, b1 = 0.1: Vertical spacing = 1.5
+
+b2, b1 = 1.0: Vertical spacing = 2.0
+
+b2, b1 = 1.1: Vertical spacing = 2.5
+
+
+
+Diagram showing character rotation. A vertical line has '01' at the top and '11' at the bottom. A horizontal line has '10' on the left and '00' on the right. Four 'R' characters are positioned at the intersections: top-left, top-right, bottom-left, and bottom-right. Below the diagram is the text 'CCITT-44220'.
+
+FIGURE 16/T.100
+Character rotation
+
+## 6.6 Default conditions
+
+6.6.1 The default conditions of the attributes for the alphageometric coding scheme are summarized below:
+
+| | | Reference |
+|---------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
+| 1) Control (value): | White | § 6.5.3 |
+| 2) Tonal control: | Tonal (colour) | § 6.5.4.14 |
+| 3) Domain: | 3 bytes (9 bits) | § 6.5.4.6 |
+| 4) Drawing: | Blink-off | § 6.5.4.10 |
+| 5) Line control: | Solid line | § 6.5.4.18 |
+| 6) Fill: | Solid fill
(no highlight) | § 6.5.4.22 |
+| 7) Text format: | a) Free format | § 6.5.4.34 |
+| | b) Break on character boundary | |
+| | c) No rotation | |
+| | d) Vertical spacing = 1.0 | |
+| | }
with bits 1
to 6 set to "0"
| |
+
+# 7 Alpha-dynamically redefinable character sets (DRCS) option
+
+## 7.1 General
+
+7.1.1 A DRCS is a set of characters whose shapes are sent from the data-base and down-loaded via the line. It may be used to represent alphabetic characters, special symbols, or picture element symbols for constructing fine graphics. Once loaded, the DRCS are regarded as members of a library that can be designated by appropriate ESC sequences as G0, G1, G2, G3 sets. Several schemes for the DRCS option are possible. One scheme is described in § 7 in the context of a general architecture. When used in its alphanumeric mode DRCS may be employed as a part of the alphabetic representations of any other Videotex option and in that case, the attributes associated with that option are to be used.
+
+## 7.2 General architecture for down-loading DRCS
+
+### 7.2.1 Initiation
+
+The down-loading process is initiated by a designation and invocation sequence. This sequence is followed by one or more of the following functions.
+
+### 7.2.2 *Identification of character set (ICS)*
+
+This function must immediately follow the initiating sequence. It identifies the *escape* sequence used for the designation of the character set.
+
+### 7.2.3 *Select coding method (SCM)*
+
+This function defines the type of coding used to describe the DRCS character.
+
+### 7.2.4 *Select dot composition (SDC)*
+
+This function defines the number of bits horizontally and vertically in a character matrix, the number of bits per pixel, the number of grey scale levels and the number of colours accessible within a character position.
+
+### 7.2.5 *Pattern transfer (PT)*
+
+This is the active part of the down-loading process. It defines the code location of the first character and provides instructions and data to draw characters. It may also incorporate an error checking procedure.
+
+### 7.2.6 *Down-loading termination procedure (DLT)*
+
+The down-loading process is terminated by a specific procedure, which may include acknowledgement.
+
+## 7.3 *A possible coding scheme for the DRCS option*
+
+### 7.3.1 *Initiating sequence*
+
+The initiating sequence is ESC $F_s$ followed by $x$ bytes indicating the length of the loading data block, where $x$ is for further study.
+
+### 7.3.2 *Termination procedure*
+
+The down-loading process is terminated by means of counting the length of the loading data block. See §7.3.1.
+
+### 7.3.3 *Designation and invocation of loaded DRCS*
+
+7.3.3.1 Once loaded into the terminal, the DRCS is placed into a library. This library is used in the context of ISO 2022 in the 7-bit environment as implemented in earlier sections. Before invoking the designated DRCS, it is required to designate a C1 set to be associated with it. For the scheme described herein any of the C1 sets (to be registered) that are defined in §§ 2.2 and 2.3 may be used.
+
+7.3.3.2 The designation sequence will be of the form ESC $I_1$ , 2/0, ( $I_3 \dots I_n$ ) F. $I_1$ will be 2/8, 2/9, . . . or 2/15. $I_3 \dots I_n$ are optional, and if present together with F, will identify the set. Means for associating the designating sequence with the process of defining the character shapes will be for further study.
+
+# 8 **Alphaphotographic option**
+
+8.1 The alphaphotographic option is used to render an image by the transmission and display of individual picture elements.
+
+8.2 This option may include both continuous-tone images such as pictures of faces, etc., as well as pattern-oriented techniques for the display of pictures, including graphics, Latin and non-Latin characters for text, etc. The system features and attributes include colour and monochrome.
+
+8.3 The detailed system proposals are for further study.
+
+# 9 Service enhancements
+
+## 9.1 Introduction
+
+9.1.1 Many Administrations are offering or considering the introduction of a Videotex service, and it is recognized that this Recommendation may influence some of their decisions. While the other sections of this Recommendation contain details of those aspects of an international Videotex service that could be agreed upon, this § 9 identifies certain potential enhancements (features or attributes) that some Administrations believe need to be considered in future developments.
+
+9.1.2 It is recognized that some of these potential enhancements may only exist on national Videotex services, while others may have international application. However, an enhancement that begins on a national service only could become international in the future. Therefore, it is considered desirable to have international coordination of future enhancements.
+
+## 9.2 General
+
+9.2.1 The growth of international Videotex services during the years following the publication of this Recommendation will be greatly affected by the specific specifications contained in the other parts of this Recommendation. However, some Administrations believe that experiments with and/or implementation of certain enhancements will allow the development of an international service that provides a range of capabilities that will maximize the desirability and utilization of Videotex service.
+
+9.2.2 Some of the potential enhancements to Videotex service, national or international, are presented in the following. This is for the purpose of identifying to interested Administrations those enhancements that warrant serious consideration in the view of the CCITT, but which presently lack enough details to obtain the full agreement of all Administrations.
+
+9.2.3 The enhancements have been grouped into three categories in order to assist the reader in understanding the application of each individual enhancement (which may be referred to by some Administrations as attributes or features or some other descriptive phrase) and to prompt an orderly investigation of them:
+
+- a) display-related enhancements;
+- b) transmission-oriented enhancements;
+- c) system level enhancements.
+
+## 9.3 Display related enhancements
+
+9.3.1 Most of the currently planned and/or offered services utilize images created with only eight colours, which are formed by the various combinations (on or off) of three primary colours – red, green and blue. Limiting Videotex to eight colours is an unnecessary restriction, since the electronic emission devices controlling the red, green and blue colours can be caused to have more than just the two states of on or off. For example, with just eight different states or levels, a potential of 512 colours exist. Additionally, for those services that use a matrix-oriented screen (e.g. a mosaic graphic mode), different colours could be identified for foreground symbols to those for background areas.
+
+9.3.2 The ability to simulate motion (i.e. animation) is a potential enhancement that can be achieved by several means. These include:
+
+- a) alternating between slightly different display frames stored in the terminal;
+- b) dynamically altering the colour of portions of the display image, making them appear or disappear by redefining the colour table (an image disappears when its colour is set to the same colour as the surrounding area);
+- c) execution of a resident program to redefine the image at a controlled rate.
+
+9.3.3 The flashing of symbols or areas of the display has typically been limited to changing the foreground symbol (in the case of a matrix-oriented screen) to the background colour, momentarily, or some other single-state change. An enhanced flashing capability could allow for different rates of change and for various conditions associated with each change (e.g. colour X to colour Y, rather than foreground colour to background colour or foreground colour to black).
+
+9.3.4 Different pictorial (text and graphic) symbols may be developed that extend the repertoire of a Videotex service. This may be a fixed extension defined in the terminal memory, or can be a modification to the existing memory by downloading from the data base. The range of extended symbols includes different fonts of existing symbols, smoothed mosaic graphics, or other unique symbols.
+
+## 9.4 *Transmission oriented enhancements*
+
+9.4.1 The exchange of information directly between terminals, without communicating with a Videotex service may be permitted by some Administrations as an enhanced capability, and could be of value to the users of Videotex terminals. Such a capability would require the existence of control functions that might not, otherwise, be available in some terminals that utilize certain existing or planned national Videotex services, but this should not cause any incompatibilities with such services.
+
+9.4.2 The optimization of the coded character stream for maximum data rate is a valuable enhancement. This might be accomplished by utilizing an 8-bit per word coding format rather than the 7-bit per word format currently planned by most Administrations, coupled with a related decision on the line or link level protocol selected. The selection of an 8-bit per word format could permit a more efficient transmission of data.
+
+In addition, such techniques as run-length-encoding might be specified in the Recommendation to reduce the transmission of unnecessary or redundant data. The choice of higher speed modems/circuits is also considered by some Administrations as a way to optimize the transfer of data within or between Videotex services.
+
+9.4.3 For some applications of a Videotex service, sophisticated error detection and correction schemes may be required and should be considered with other transmission-oriented enhancements on future Videotex services.
+
+## 9.5 *System level enhancements*
+
+9.5.1 An enhancement seriously considered by some Administrations is the provision of a Videotex service that provides visual information, augmented by audio information. This capability could permit access by a terminal to visual-only information in a data base, and to visual/audio information in the same or other data base. The audio information might be associated with the visual information, or treated separately, or even alternately, depending upon the implementation. The audio information might be analogue or digitally encoded or handled as a composite signal.
+
+9.5.2 The provisioning of peripheral input/output devices associated with the Videotex terminal is an important enhancement for future services. These could include magnetic storage devices for recording visual/audio information as received by the terminal, or recorded locally by the terminal for subsequent transmission to a data base or other terminal. Various hard copy printing devices could also be provided, with their design based upon the specific visual capabilities of the terminal, e.g. degree of resolution and colour of the image on the display screen.
+
+# 10 **Line and end-to-end protocols**
+
+10.1 The purpose of § 10 is to describe the protocols needed for international Videotex transactions. Section 10 contains an introduction only. Detailed consideration is left for further study.
+
+10.2 The transfer of information from a data base of one service to a user of another service may be split up into two parts:
+
+- a) the information transfer from one service to another;
+- b) the information transfer from the service to the user.
+
+## 10.3 *Line protocols*
+
+### 10.3.1 *Line protocols between services*
+
+10.3.1.1 The international line between national data base computers must be able to transmit transparent coding schemes identified in this Recommendation and accept the protocols of § 10.4.
+
+### 10.3.2 *Line protocols between service and user*
+
+#### 10.3.2.1 The following protocol functions should be studied:
+
+PF1: Start of coded data starts a sequence of data to be understood as textual information (could be coded as STX).
+
+PF2: Start of prefix causes the following bytes to be understood as a prefix containing framing information including codes for error check and/or correction (could be coded as SOH).
+
+PF3: End of coded data ends a sequence of data to be understood as textual information (could be coded as ETX).
+
+PF4: End of frame. Ends a frame of data and requests for reverse transmission and give an answer (could be coded as ETB).
+
+PF5: Answer given in case of error free reception or when error correction is possible (could be coded as ACK).
+
+PF6: Answer given in case of errors when no error correction is possible (could be coded as NAK).
+
+10.3.2.2 It is noted that TC1 to TC10 (SOH to ETB of Recommendation T.50) are intended to control the transmission of information over transmission networks. The use of these functions may therefore not be used as part of the information stream from one service to another.
+
+10.3.2.3 The use of protocol functions is for further study.
+
+## 10.4 *Protocols for communication between services on the application level*
+
+### 10.4.1 *General*
+
+10.4.1.1 International exchange of information between national Videotex services may be sent in blocks, here called messages. For efficient use of networks and communication equipment it is important to design the messages to minimize the capacity needed for applications that are frequently used in Videotex services.
+
+### 10.4.2 *Types of message elements*
+
+10.4.2.1 A complete message is composed of message elements. Each element contains an element identifier, a data field and an indication of element length (explicit or implicit).
+
+#### 10.4.2.2 *Transmit a standardized function*
+
+Codes for functions may be different from the character sequences, sent by the user.
+
+#### 10.4.2.3 *Transmit a service message*
+
+A service message is a frame that is transmitted to the subscriber, without erasing the screen, moving the active position of the cursor, or changing the contents of the previous display.
+
+#### 10.4.2.4 *Transmit a service message code*
+
+The proper service message is generated by the receiving system and transmitted to the subscriber.
+
+#### 10.4.2.5 *Transmit a frame*
+
+Billing and other additional information is to be transmitted together with the frame.
+
+#### 10.4.2.6 *Transmit data block*
+
+By data is meant all types of data that are not listed under separate items, e.g. software. It is necessary to transmit block length when transmitting transparent data.
+
+#### 10.4.2.7 *Transmit field description*
+
+A field description is a list of positions on the screen, where an application program expects additional information to be filled in, either by the user or by the application program itself. It includes also format and type of information which allows simple syntax control in the host computer.
+
+Three formats are recognized; strings, which means any combination of graphical characters including space, integers (0-9), and free format.
+
+A field may be of input and/or output type. An input field is a field where the information is user originated. An output field is a field in which the information is filled in by the application program.
+
+#### 10.4.2.8 *Transmit a user message to an application*
+
+A user message is the data that is filled in by the user according to a field description. It is sent to the external computer. The transmission is initiated either by a send-function if it is available, or when all input fields are filled. The use of a delimiter causes the rest of the field to be filled with spaces. If a delimiter is used in the first position of a combined input and output field, the contents remain unchanged.
+
+#### 10.4.2.9 *Transmit an application message*
+
+An application message is a block of data to be filled into the output fields, defined by a field description. It may be sent either in the same message as the field description, or after.
+
+#### 10.4.2.10 *Request information on terminal capability*
+
+(For further study.)
+
+#### 10.4.2.11 *Transmit information on terminal capability*
+
+(For further study.)
+
+#### 10.4.2.12 *Error condition element*
+
+The detection of contradicting information in a system will result in an error condition message to the other system, e.g. data with a format different to the corresponding field description. The entire message causing the error will be ignored, and it is the responsibility of its transmitting system to handle the error properly.
+
+## 10.5 *User to data base protocol*
+
+10.5.1 In order to use Videotex service, a user must be able to generate a set of functions which enables him to access and use different applications. A set of user functions is listed in Recommendation F.300.
+
+10.5.2 The minimum set of characters to code these functions contains the digits 0-9 and two other symbols. For some applications however, the generation of alphanumeric as well as pictorial and attribute information and other control characters may be needed.
+
+10.5.3 Although it is desirable that all Videotex services employ the same keying sequences and visual identifiers for these functions, there are historical reasons why there will be different manners of coding the same user functions.
+
+10.5.4 Accessing the national service of another country using an international connection between services is possible, if the user obeys the function coding rules of the service of the other country. It is, however, possible that the local data bank may be able to translate the local keying sequence into the appropriate command in a national service level (see § 10.4.2.4). This subject is left for further study.
+
+# 11 Interworking with other services
+
+## 11.1 *Telex-Videotex*
+
+11.1.1 Telex is a message transfer service and therefore, interworking between telex and Videotex should be limited to the exchange of alphanumeric text between terminal equipments.
+
+11.1.2 Only the graphic characters of the Videotex graphic character repertoire corresponding to International Telegraph Alphabet No. 2 should be used to compose messages.
+
+11.1.3 The message format will be limited by the Videotex page format.
+
+11.1.4 Telex can only display alphanumeric information without the capability of displaying the other attributes of Videotex.
+
+## 11.2 *Teletex- Videotex*
+
+### 11.2.1 *Graphic character repertoire*
+
+11.2.1.1 The Teletex and Videotex graphic repertoires are largely identical. The following fallback representations of Videotex characters (see Table 2/T.100), may be transcoded at a Videotex-Teletex interworking facility.
+
+TABLE 2/T.100
+
+| Identifier | Videotex character | Fallback representation | |
+|--------------|--------------------|-------------------------|------|
+| SM30 | ← | < | SA03 |
+| SM31 | → | > | SA05 |
+| SM32 | ↑ | ! | SP03 |
+| SM33 | ↓ | ! | SP02 |
+| SP19 | ‘ | ’ | SP05 |
+| SP20 | ’ | ’ | SP05 |
+| SP21 | “ | ” | SP04 |
+| SP22 | ” | ” | SP04 |
+| SM12 | — | — | SP10 |
+| MG01 to MG63 | Block graphics | / | SP12 |
+
+11.2.1.2 For Teletex terminals having the ability to present the Videotex character repertoire in its entirety, the need for this transcoding disappears. Therefore, on initial call establishment, a determination of the terminal display/printing capabilities must be made by handshaking.
+
+### 11.2.2 *Control functions*
+
+11.2.2.1 Transcoding of the Videotex attribute control functions is for further study.
+
+### 11.2.3 *Format*
+
+11.2.3.1 Interworking between Videotex and Teletex will be limited to the Videotex display frame format.
+
+## 11.3 *Videotex-facsimile*
+
+(For further study.)
+
+## 11.4 *Videotex-Teletex*
+
+(For further study.)
+
+(to Recommendation T.100)
+
+## Part of the code extension scheme of ISO 2022
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the code extension scheme of ISO 2022, showing the flow from various repertoires through specific escape sequences to control and graphic sets.
+
+**Control Repertoire and Extension:**
+
+- Control repertoire** (stack of rectangles) is linked via **ESC 2/1 (F)** to a **7-bit set in use** (dashed box containing **C0** and **C1**).
+- Extended control repertoire** (stack of rectangles) is linked via **ESC 2/2 (F)** to the **7-bit set in use**.
+- A box indicates: **Single additional control functions represented by ESC (Fs) or ESC 2/3 (F)**.
+- A box indicates: **Specific control functions within C1 set are represented by ESC (Fo) sequence**.
+
+**Graphic Sets and Repertoires:**
+
+- Invocation of graphic sets** (SS1, SS2, SS3) points to **G0**, **G1**, **G2**, and **G3** (stacks of rectangles).
+- Designation of graphic sets** (ESC 2/6 (F) to ESC 2/14 (F)) points to the graphic sets.
+- Multiple byte graphic repertoire** (stack of rectangles) is linked to the graphic sets.
+- Graphic repertoire** (stack of rectangles) is linked to the graphic sets.
+
+**7-bit set in use details:**
+
+- C0** and **C1** are shown as specific control sets.
+- SS1**, **SS2**, and **SS3** are shown as specific graphic sets.
+
+**ESC Sequences:**
+
+- ESC 2/1 (F)**: Control repertoire to 7-bit set in use.
+- ESC 2/2 (F)**: Extended control repertoire to 7-bit set in use.
+- ESC 2/3 (F)**: Single additional control functions.
+- ESC 2/6 (F)** to **ESC 2/14 (F)**: Designation of graphic sets.
+
+CCITT-35951
+
+Diagram of the code extension scheme of ISO 2022 showing the flow from control and graphic repertoires through various ESC sequences to specific control and graphic sets.
+
+# ANNEX B
+
+(to Recommendation T.100)
+
+## Repertoire of graphic characters
+
+## B.1 *General*
+
+B.1.1 This annex defines the basic graphic repertoire of the international Videotex service. This repertoire consists of the total range of non-pictorial symbols, which may be communicated between Videotex services and terminals by means of coded character sets for Latin-alphabet based languages.
+
+B.1.2 The repertoire of graphic characters defined in this part of the Recommendation consists of:
+
+- a) Latin alphabetic characters, listed in § B.2, which comprise:
+ - the 52 small and capital letters of the basic Latin alphabet,
+ - combinations of basic Latin letters and diacritical marks,
+ - special alphabetic characters, which are neither basic Latin letters nor combinations of basic Latin letters and diacritical marks,
+- b) non-alphabetic characters, listed in § B.3, which comprise decimal digits, currency signs, punctuation marks, arithmetic signs and miscellaneous symbols that have individual special meanings.
+
+B.1.3 A diacritical mark has no meaning as an individual character but is used only in combination with a basic Latin letter to form an accented letter or an umlaut.
+
+B.1.4 The repertoire of graphic characters defined in this part of the Recommendation contains a limited set of accented letters and umlauts.
+
+## B.2 *Latin alphabetic characters*
+
+B.2.1 The repertoire of Latin alphabetic characters is identical to that specified in § 3.2.2 of Recommendation T.61 (for the Teletex basic repertoire of graphic characters).
+
+## B.3 *Non-alphabetic characters*
+
+B.3.1 Decimal digits (0 to 9), currency signs, arithmetic signs, subscripts and superscripts and fractions are as specified in §§ 3.2.3.1, 3.2.3.2, 3.2.3.4, 3.2.3.5 and 3.2.3.6 of Recommendation T.61.
+
+B.3.2 Punctuation marks are as specified in § 3.2.3.3 of Recommendation T.61, with the exclusion of SP09 (low line) and the addition of SP19 to SP22, which are as shown in Table B-1/T.100.
+
+B.3.3 Miscellaneous symbols are as shown in Table B-2/T.100.
+
+B.3.4 The lists in Tables B-1/T.100 and B-2/T.100 are composed as described in the following.
+
+The first column contains the identifier of each character, assigned in accordance with the identification system explained in Annex C of Recommendation T.61.
+
+The second column presents the graphical representation of the character.
+
+The third column specifies the name or the description of the character.
+
+TABLE B-1/T.100
+
+## **Punctuation marks**
+
+| Identifier | Graphic | Name or description |
+|------------|---------|-----------------------------|
+| SP19 | ‘ | Single quotation mark left |
+| SP20 | ’ | Single quotation mark right |
+| SP21 | “ | Double quotation mark left |
+| SP22 | ” | Double quotation mark right |
+
+*Note* – In Videotex (and Teletex), *quotation mark*, *apostrophe* and *comma* are independent characters that cannot have the meaning of diacritical marks.
+
+TABLE B-2/T.100
+
+## **Miscellaneous symbols**
+
+| Identifier | Graphic | Name or description |
+|------------|---------|------------------------------|
+| SM01 | # | Number sign |
+| SM02 | % | Percent sign |
+| SM03 | & | Ampersand |
+| SM04 | * | Asterisk |
+| SM05 | @ | Commercial at |
+| SM12 | — | Horizontal bar |
+| SM13 | | Vertical line |
+| SM17 | μ | Micro sign |
+| SM18 | Ω | Ohm sign |
+| SM19 | ° | Degree sign |
+| SM20 | ♂ | Ordinal indicator, masculine |
+| SM21 | ♀ | Ordinal indicator, feminine |
+| SM24 | § | Section sign |
+| SM25 | ¶ | Paragraph sign, pilcrow |
+| SM26 | • | Middle dot |
+| SM30 | ← | Leftward arrow |
+| SM31 | → | Rightward arrow |
+| SM32 | ↑ | Upward arrow |
+| SM33 | ↓ | Downward arrow |
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+
+
+
+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU and a lightning bolt symbol.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+**ITU-T**
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+**T.10 *bis***
+
+**TERMINAL EQUIPMENT AND PROTOCOLS FOR
+TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+---
+
+**DOCUMENT FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS
+IN THE GENERAL SWITCHED TELEPHONE
+NETWORK**
+
+**ITU-T Recommendation T.10 *bis***
+
+(Extract from the *Blue Book*)
+
+---
+
+# NOTES
+
+1 ITU-T Recommendation T.10 *bis* was published in Fascicle VII.3 of the *Blue Book*. This file is an extract from the *Blue Book*. While the presentation and layout of the text might be slightly different from the *Blue Book* version, the contents of the file are identical to the *Blue Book* version and copyright conditions remain unchanged (see below).
+
+2 In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+# **DOCUMENT FACSIMILE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE GENERAL SWITCHED TELEPHONE NETWORK**
+
+*(Mar del Plata, 1968; amended at Geneva, 1972, 1976 and 1980)*
+
+## **1 Type of circuits to be used**
+
+Since circuits of the general telephone network and the station lines of telephone subscribers should be capable of being used for document facsimile transmissions on the general network, the circuits to be used are those of the general switched network which have 2-wire terminals at both ends of the facsimile station.
+
+*Note* – For the actual document transmission, which is one-way, there is no need to cater for the disabling of echo suppressors. Compandors do not seem detrimental to document facsimile transmission.
+
+## **2 Overall loss**
+
+The conditions for overall transmission loss are the same as those for circuits of the general switched telephone network.
+
+## **3 Modulation**
+
+Equipment conforming to Recommendation T.2 or Recommendation T.3 may be used. In the case of Recommendation T.2 equipment, frequency modulation shall be used.
+
+## **4 Power**
+
+In order to avoid the risk that facsimile signals be disturbed, e.g. by dial pulses transmitted over adjacent channels or by noise, it is important that the sending level should be as high as possible, provided, however, that it shall not exceed $-13$ dBm0 on the trunk circuit for frequency-modulation equipment conforming to Recommendation T.2 or that the mean power in any hour, in one direction of transmission, shall not exceed 32 microwatts ( $-15$ dBm0) at the zero relative level point of the trunk circuit for equipment conforming to Recommendation T.3.
+
+The maximum power output of the transmitting apparatus into the line shall not exceed 1 mW whatever the frequency.
+
+## **5 Amplitude and phase distortion**
+
+Equipment conforming to Recommendation T.2 should not require any special treatment. However, equipment conforming to Recommendation T.3 may require both amplitude and phase distortion correction on certain connections.
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+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU inside, and a lightning bolt striking the globe.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.121
+
+(07/96)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINAL EQUIPMENTS AND PROTOCOLS
+FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+# **Generic application template**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.121
+
+(Previously "CCITT Recommendation")
+
+---
+
+# **ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS** **TERMINAL EQUIPMENTS AND PROTOCOLS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+The ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1 (Helsinki, March 1-12, 1993).
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.121 was prepared by ITU-T Study Group 8 (1993-1996) and was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 3rd of July 1996.
+
+# --- NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+© ITU 1996
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | Page |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 1 Scope ..... | 1 |
+| 2 Normative References ..... | 1 |
+| 3 Definitions ..... | 2 |
+| 4 Abbreviations ..... | 2 |
+| 5 Overview ..... | 2 |
+| 5.1 User application ..... | 7 |
+| 5.2 Application Protocol Entity ..... | 8 |
+| 5.3 Application Resource Manager ..... | 8 |
+| 5.4 Application Service Element ..... | 9 |
+| 6 Generic Application Template ..... | 10 |
+| 6.1 Initialization ..... | 11 |
+| 6.2 Enrollment ..... | 11 |
+| 6.2.1 Registration session ..... | 14 |
+| 6.2.2 Standard base session ..... | 15 |
+| 6.2.3 Non-standard base session ..... | 15 |
+| 6.2.4 Public session ..... | 21 |
+| 6.2.5 Private session ..... | 24 |
+| 6.3 Forming registry keys ..... | 26 |
+| 6.4 Capability negotiation ..... | 26 |
+| 6.5 Leaving a session ..... | 26 |
+| 7 Review of MCS resources and GCC services ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1 Channels ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.1 Static channel ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.2 Dynamic channel ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.3 User ID channel ..... | 28 |
+| 7.1.4 Assigned Channel ..... | 28 |
+| 7.1.5 Private channel ..... | 30 |
+| 7.1.6 Potential problems with the use of MCS channels ..... | 30 |
+| 7.1.7 Summary ..... | 31 |
+| 7.2 Data transfer ..... | 32 |
+| 7.3 Tokens ..... | 32 |
+| 7.3.1 Static tokens ..... | 33 |
+| 7.3.2 Dynamic tokens ..... | 33 |
+| 7.4 Application roster ..... | 34 |
+| 7.5 Application Registry ..... | 35 |
+| 7.6 Conductorship ..... | 35 |
+| 7.7 Remote invoking ..... | 36 |
+| 8 User application guidelines ..... | 36 |
+| 8.1 Identification of user applications ..... | 36 |
+| 8.2 Use of collapsing and non-collapsing capabilities ..... | 36 |
+| 8.3 Session context ..... | 37 |
+| 8.4 Selecting a session to participate in ..... | 37 |
+| 8.5 Controlling the use of a session ..... | 37 |
+| 8.6 Adding new participants to a session ..... | 37 |
+| 8.7 Extension, modification and reuse of application protocols ..... | 38 |
+
+# **SUMMARY**
+
+This Recommendation provides guidance for application developers and application protocol developers on the correct and effective use of the T.120 infrastructure. It provides a generic model for an application that communicates using T.120 services and defines a Generic Application Template specifying the use of T.122 (MCS) and T.124 (GCC) services that are commonly required by application protocols making use of T.120 services. This Recommendation provides a common structure to application protocol entities, ensuring that separate application protocol entities can coexist in the same conference. Application protocol entities that do not follow the operations defined in this Recommendation risk interfering with other application protocols.
+
+# GENERIC APPLICATION TEMPLATE
+
+(Geneva, 1996)
+
+# 1 Scope
+
+Whilst user applications themselves are not the subject of standardization, the protocols employed by a user application need to be standardized in order to guarantee interworking. This Recommendation provides a generic model for a T.120 application with a view to defining a common framework (the Generic Application Template) to form the basis of standardized application protocols. It also provides guidance to user application developers on how to exploit the T.120 infrastructure to achieve the desired application behaviour. The templates defined in this Recommendation are derived from terminal based application protocols; application protocols which incorporate an MCU component may require different provisions.
+
+A T.120 user application employs one or more Application Protocol Entities to communicate with user applications of similar functionality at other nodes in a conference. It is important to observe that, whilst it is not necessary to have identical implementations at each node in order to achieve interoperability, groups of communicating user applications must employ the same application protocols for the same general purpose. Differences in capabilities are resolved through a capability exchange mechanism.
+
+Each Application Protocol Entity (APE) consists of two components:
+
+- A generic portion which includes elements common to most or all application protocols, for example initialization and resource management. Such operations need only be specified once (in this Recommendation) and then referenced by each protocol specification.
+- A function specific portion which enables user applications of like functionality to interwork. This part may be standardized in which case it is specified in a T.120 application protocol Recommendation, or non-standard.
+
+This Recommendation describes the components identified above and defines a Generic Application Template (GAT) containing those operations that are expected to be common to most T.120 application protocols. The Generic Application Template eases the task of the application protocol developer and provides a common structure for application protocol entities. This modular approach allows the function specific elements of a protocol specification to be clearly identified, and thus enables it to be reused more readily in other protocol specifications. This Recommendation defines a rigorous protocol which is expressed through a sequence of primitive operations. Furthermore, this Recommendation can be made normative by reference from standardized application protocol Recommendations. Use of the Generic Application Template in the definition of T.120 application protocols is encouraged.
+
+# 2 Normative References
+
+The following Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision: all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.120 (1996), *Data protocols for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.122 (1993), *Multipoint communication service for audiographics and audio-visual conferencing service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.124 (1995), *Generic conference control*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.125 (1994), *Multipoint communication service protocol specification*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.50 (1992), *International Reference Alphabet (IRA) (Formerly International Alphabet No. 5 or IA5) – Information Technology – 7-bit coded character set for information interchange*.
+
+# 3 Definitions
+
+For the purposes of this Recommendation, the following definitions apply:
+
+- 3.1 application resource manager:** The part of an Application Protocol Entity that provides generic functionality for managing GCC and MCS resources.
+- 3.2 application service element:** The part of an Application Protocol Entity that provides Application Protocol specific functionality, e.g. message formats and sequences.
+- 3.3 non-standard base session:** An Application Protocol Session that can be located by non-standard APEs without requiring user intervention. As such it is similar to a standard base session used by standard APEs.
+- 3.4 private session:** An Application Protocol Session with restricted membership controlled by the creator of that session.
+- 3.5 public session:** An Application Protocol Session with unrestricted membership that is typically used if the relevant base session for the protocol is already in use and a user wishes to establish further independent sessions.
+- 3.6 registration session:** An Application Protocol Session used by applications to advertise their presence to the conference. A Registration Session makes use of the T.124 default session in which there is no Session ID.
+- 3.7 session creator:** The Application Protocol Entity that enrolls in a new Application Protocol Session. The concept of a session creator only applies to public and private sessions.
+- 3.8 session member:** An Application Protocol Entity that enrolls in an existing Application Protocol Session. The concept of a session member only applies to public and private sessions.
+- 3.9 standard base session:** An Application Protocol Session that can be located by standard APEs without requiring user intervention. Standard base session identifiers are specified in Recommendation T.120.
+
+# 4 Abbreviations
+
+For the purposes of this Recommendation, the following abbreviations are used:
+
+| | |
+|---------|----------------------------------|
+| ARM | Application Resource Manager |
+| APE | Application Protocol Entity |
+| ASE | Application Service Element |
+| GAT | Generic Application Template |
+| GCC | Generic Conference Control |
+| GCC SAP | GCC Service Access Point |
+| MCS | Multipoint Communication Service |
+| MCSAP | MCS Service Access Point |
+| MCU | Multipoint Control Unit |
+| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
+| SAP | Service Access Point |
+
+# 5 Overview
+
+Figure 1 illustrates the T.120 system model in which user applications employ both standard and non-standard application protocols in order to communicate with their peers at other nodes within the same conference. The scope of a user application is restricted to local functions (e.g. user interface) that do not affect communication between peer user applications. Each user application makes use of one or more Application Protocol Entities (APEs) that implement interworking protocols as shown in Figure 2. In the model described here, an APE can be further subdivided into two
+
+elements: an Application Resource Manager (ARM) and an Application Service Element (ASE). The ARM is responsible for the generic management of GCC and MCS resources whilst the ASE provides interworking of specific functionality; for example, an ASE may provide general purpose file transfer functionality as specified in Recommendation T.127, or still image exchange functionality as specified in Recommendation T.126.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the T.120 system model architecture, organized into several layers and components:
+
+- User Application(s) (Using both standard and non-standard Application Protocols)**: The top-level layer.
+- User Application(s) (Using std. Appl. Protocols)**: A sub-layer for standard protocols.
+- Node Controller**: A central control component.
+- User Application(s) (Using non-std Protocols)**: A sub-layer for non-standard protocols.
+- T.120 Application Protocol Recommendations**: A shaded box containing:
+ - T.126 Still Image (SI)**
+ - T.127 File Transfer (MBFT)**
+ - ...**
+- Non-standard Application Protocol Entities**: A stack of entities for non-standard protocols.
+- Generic Conference Control (GCC) Rec. T.124**: A central control component within the infrastructure.
+- Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) Rec. T.122/125**: A service layer within the infrastructure.
+- Network Specific Transport Protocols Rec. T.123**: The bottom layer of the infrastructure.
+- T.120 Infrastructure Recommendations**: A shaded box encompassing the GCC, MCS, and Network Specific Transport Protocols layers.
+
+Arrows indicate bidirectional communication between the User Applications and the Node Controller, and between the various protocol layers and the GCC component.
+
+T.120 system model diagram showing the hierarchy from User Applications to Network Specific Transport Protocols.
+
+T0825000-95/d01
+
+FIGURE 1/T.121
+T.120 system model
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the Model of Generic T.120 Application Protocol Entity. It shows a hierarchical structure of components and their interactions:
+
+- User Application**: The top-level component, represented by a white rectangle.
+- Application Protocol Entity (APE)**: A large gray rectangle containing nested components:
+ - Application Resource Manager (ARM)**: A white rectangle nested within the APE.
+ - Application Service Element (ASE)**: A gray rectangle nested within the ARM.
+- Node Controller**: A white rectangle to the left of the APE, connected to the ARM by a double-headed arrow.
+- Generic Conference Control (GCC) Rec. T.124**: A white rounded rectangle below the APE, connected to the APE and the Node Controller by double-headed arrows.
+- Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) Rec. T.122/T.125**: A white rounded rectangle at the bottom, connected to the GCC and the APE by double-headed arrows.
+
+Interactions are shown with solid double-headed arrows for direct connections and dotted lines for indirect or multiple connections. Dotted lines show a path from the User Application through the APE to the Node Controller, and another path from the User Application through the APE to the GCC and MCS.
+
+Model of Generic T.120 Application Protocol Entity diagram showing the hierarchy from User Application down to Multipoint Communication Service (MCS).
+
+T0825010-95/d02
+
+FIGURE 2/T.121
+Model of Generic T.120 Application Protocol Entity
+
+Peer Application Protocol Elements communicating with each other are said to be participating in the same application protocol *session*. Note that more than one user application at a given site may participate in the same session. This entails multiple instances of the application protocol, i.e. multiple APEs, one per user application. It is also possible to have multiple concurrent sessions using the same application protocol. Again, each participating user application requires its own APE. An example scenario is illustrated in Figure 3.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates a network topology where multiple user applications at different sites participate in the same protocol sessions. At the top, Site B contains User Application 3 and User Application 4. Below it, Site A contains User Application 1 and User Application 2. To the right, Site C contains User Application 3 and User Application 1. Each user application is connected to a T.126 APE (Application Protocol Entity). These APEs are organized into two sessions: 'Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session A' and 'Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session B'. Session A includes APEs for User Applications 1, 2, 3, and 4. Session B includes APEs for User Applications 1 and 2. The sessions are represented by shaded ovals, and the connections between applications and APEs are shown with arrows.
+
+Diagram illustrating multiple applications at a site using the same protocol. It shows three sites (A, B, and C) connected to a central network. Site A has User Applications 1 and 2, Site B has User Applications 3 and 4, and Site C has User Applications 3 and 1. Each user application is connected to a T.126 APE. These APEs are grouped into two sessions: Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session A (containing APEs for User Applications 1, 2, 3, and 4) and Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session B (containing APEs for User Applications 1 and 2).
+
+T0825340-96/d03
+
+FIGURE 3/T.121
+Example of multiple applications at a site using the same protocol
+
+A session comprises a group of peer Application Protocol Entities that employ a common application protocol to communicate with each other. Each Session has a Session Identifier whose value is equal to that of an MCS Channel ID, typically one that is used to transfer data within the group of APEs. In the models presented here, the channel associated with the Session Identifier is the first channel joined, although this is not required to be the case. It is known as the *Session Identifier Channel*. A user application that employs multiple APEs may participate in multiple application protocol sessions. Each session could have a unique Session Identifier, but this is not required. Different types of application protocol entity participate in different sessions, even if they have the same Session ID. An example scenario is illustrated in Figure 4. For each application protocol, it is possible to have a single application protocol session without a Session Identifier; this is referred to as the *registration session*.
+
+The following session types exist:
+
+**Registration Session:** may be used by both standard and non-standard application protocols. The purpose of a registration session is to enable applications to advertise their presence to the conference, without having to become active. This enables applications to determine which nodes in the conference have similar functionality, whilst at the same time consuming minimal resources. The registration session also allows applications to advertise application protocol specific functionality to the conference as non-collapsing capabilities. Applications would typically remain enrolled in the registration session for the duration of the conference in order to receive notification of any changes in functionality advertised by other nodes. An application enrolled in the registration session for a specific application protocol receives information on all sessions in the conference using that particular application protocol.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows three sites (A, B, and C) connected to three different sessions. Site A has a computer icon and 'User Application 1'. Site B has two computer icons and 'User Application 2' and 'User Application 3'. Site C has a computer icon and 'User Application 1'. Arrows indicate connections from user applications to specific APEs (Application Protocol Elements) within sessions. Site A's User Application 1 connects to T.127 APE, NonStd APE, and T.126 APE. Site B's User Application 2 and User Application 3 both connect to T.127 APE. Site C's User Application 1 connects to T.127 APE and T.126 APE. The T.127 APEs are grouped in a 'Multipoint Binary File Transfer Session'. The NonStd APEs are grouped in a 'Proprietary Application Protocol Session'. The T.126 APEs are grouped in a 'Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session'.
+
+Diagram illustrating applications using multiple protocols across three sites (A, B, and C). Site A has User Application 1, which connects to T.127 APE, NonStd APE, and T.126 APE. Site B has User Application 2 and User Application 3, both connecting to T.127 APE. Site C has User Application 1, which connects to T.127 APE and T.126 APE. The T.127 APEs are part of a Multipoint Binary File Transfer Session. The NonStd APEs are part of a Proprietary Application Protocol Session. The T.126 APEs are part of a Multipoint Still Image and Annotation Protocol Session.
+
+T0825350-96/d04
+
+FIGURE 4/T.121
+Example of applications using multiple protocols
+
+Use of a registration session for actual application activity is not part of these models and is discouraged. This ensures a clean segregation of active and dormant applications. This segregation is important because:
+
+- Any collapsing capabilities advertised by inactive applications may have an adverse impact on the capability set of the session.
+- Defunct registry entries in a registration session resulting from application activity are likely to persist until the end of the conference.
+
+For each application protocol within a conference there can be at most one registration session. It is characterized by having a Session Key comprised of the appropriate Application Protocol Key and no Session ID.
+
+**Standard Base Session:** reserved for use by standardized application protocols. Access to a standard base session is unrestricted and all participants within the session have equal status, that of session member; they may join and leave the session at will. As the Session Identifier for a standard base session of a standardized application protocol is predefined (in Recommendation T.120), an application may join the session without any user intervention. A standard base session uses a static channel as the Session ID channel. The set of resources that need to be identified during the enrollment process for a standard base session may include further static or dynamic channels and tokens, as specified by the application protocol. Dynamic channels and tokens may be employed if additional resources are required beyond this basic set.
+
+Typically, the standard base session would be the preferred choice for an application using a standard application protocol that wishes to communicate with all peer applications within a conference. For each standardized application protocol within a conference, there is at most one standard base session.
+
+**Non-Standard Base Session:** reserved for use by non-standard application protocols. The non-standard base session allows applications which employ a common non-standard protocol to independently locate the same session, without requiring user intervention to select a specific session. Typically, the non-standard base session would be the preferred choice for an application using a non-standard application protocol that wishes to communicate with all peer applications within a conference. The non-standard base session uses an assigned (i.e. dynamic multicast) channel as Session ID, the identity of which is discovered using the GCC Application Registry. A consequence of participating in the non-standard base session is that the corresponding registration session is joined. For each non-standard application protocol within a conference there can be not more than one non-standard base session. Once all participants have left a non-standard base session it ceases to exist and must be recreated if required subsequently.
+
+**Public Session:** may be used by either standard or non-standard application protocols. A public session is typically used if the relevant base session for the protocol is already in use and a user wishes to establish further independent sessions to communicate with all peer applications within a conference. Access to a public session is uncontrolled. A public session has a designated creator. This is the APE which assigns the multicast Session Identifier channel and is responsible for registering the resources for the session; all other participants are members of the session. Any participant may join and leave a public session at will; they may optionally choose to invite other nodes to participate in the session using the GCC-Application-Invoke mechanism. A public session may persist after the creator of the session has left it or even detached. Once all participants have left a public session, no one can rejoin as the session ceases to exist.
+
+**Private Session:** may be used by either standard or non-standard application protocols. A private session is typically employed when a user wishes to restrict membership of an application protocol session to a selected subset of conference participants. A private session has a designated creator. This is the APE which convenes the private session and is responsible for registering the resources for the session. Participation in the private session is controlled by the session creator who must explicitly invite other applications to become members of the session. A private session ceases to exist after the creator of the session has disbanded it or detached.
+
+## 5.1 User application
+
+A user application addresses those tasks which have no direct effect on interworking (e.g. user interface) and which may thus be product and platform specific. The influence of the user application is felt at other sites through the application protocols it employs.
+
+A user application relies on the services of one or more Application Protocol Entities (APEs) to communicate with peer user applications at other nodes. It does not communicate with MCS or GCC; this is done by the APE(s). The interface between a user application and its APE(s) is a local matter and is outside the scope of this Recommendation.
+
+For each APE the user application employs, the user application defines the subset of that APE's capabilities to be advertised. It also selects the type of session (standard base, non-standard base, public, private or registration) when creating a new instance of that APE.
+
+The user application communicates with the appropriate APE to initiate an application session specifying the application capabilities and mode of operation for the session. Once a session has been established, all application protocol specific transactions are performed by the APE on behalf of the user application.
+
+## 5.2 Application Protocol Entity
+
+An Application Protocol Entity (APE) is employed by a user application to enable it to communicate with other user applications of like functionality, i.e. user applications which employ the same application protocol for the same purpose. For example, user applications which require general purpose file transfer functionality must employ an application protocol entity which uses the protocol defined in Recommendation T.127 and the application protocol key specified in Recommendation T.127 to guarantee interoperability. APEs may use either standard or non-standard application protocols.
+
+An APE has two conceptual components as shown in Figure 2: an Application Resource Manager (ARM) and an Application Service Element (ASE). The ARM provides generic functionality, common to many standardized application protocols, whilst the ASE provides functionality specific to its respective application protocol.
+
+In the general model, an Application Protocol Entity is characterized by the following attributes:
+
+- A single Application Resource Manager (ARM).
+- A single Application Service Element (ASE).
+- A single GCC SAP.
+- Interaction with a Node Controller (outside the scope of T.120 Recommendations).
+- One or more MCSAPs.
+- A single enrolled MCS User ID.
+- A capability list (including collapsing and non-collapsing capabilities).
+- A single Session ID. (Peer APEs communicating with each other share the same Session ID. The absence of a Session ID indicates that the APE is enrolled in the registration session for the application protocol.)
+- An Application Protocol Key.
+
+## 5.3 Application Resource Manager
+
+The Application Resource Manager (ARM) is responsible for managing GCC and MCS resources on behalf of the ASE within its APE. The ARM provides the following services:
+
+- Responding to indications from GCC (e.g. permission to enroll).
+- Enrolling its APE with GCC.
+- Obtaining handles from GCC.
+- Attaching to an MCS domain to obtain a unique MCS User ID for its APE.
+- Joining static channels.
+- Identifying and joining assigned channels using the GCC Registry and MCS.
+- Convening private channels and admitting peer APEs to such channels.
+- Joining any private channels to which its APE has been admitted.
+- Identifying and obtaining tokens from the GCC Registry.
+- Identifying and assigning parameters using the GCC Registry.
+- Deleting any redundant Registry entries for which the APE is responsible.
+- Invoking peer APEs at other nodes.
+- Processing Application Roster reports to determine the current negotiated Application Capability list and identity of peer nodes.
+- Receiving GCC-Conductor-Assign and Release indications.
+- Notifying its ASE of changes in conductorship status.
+
+## 5.4 Application Service Element
+
+The Application Service Element (ASE) provides application protocol specific functionality to the user application with resources obtained by the ARM. For example, in Recommendation T.127 the ASE provides general purpose file transfer functionality. Its operation is independent of the type (i.e. static or dynamic) and identity of tokens and channels passed to it. The ASE obtains the identity of resources to use from its ARM. In the case of transactions on private channels, the user application must specify the GCC Node IDs of those nodes with which communication is required.
+
+The ASE provides the following services:
+
+- Sending and receiving application protocol specific PDUs.
+- Grabbing and releasing tokens and determining token status using MCS.
+- Joining and leaving channels via the ARM.
+
+Table 1 defines the partitioning of primitives used by an APE between its ARM and ASE components. GCC primitives not referenced in this table are processed by the Node Controller.
+
+TABLE 1/T.121
+Primitives used by ARM/ASE
+
+| Primitive | ARM | ASE | Node Controller |
+|--------------------------------------|------------|-----|-----------------|
+| GCC-Registry-Register-Channel | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Assign-Token | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Delete-Entry | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Monitor | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Conference-Roster-Inquire | ✓ | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Assign | Indication | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Release | Indication | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Please | | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Give | | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Inquire | ✓ | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Permission-Ask | Indication | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Conductor-Permission-Grant | Indication | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Application-Enroll | ✓ | | |
+| GCC-Application-Roster-Report | ✓ | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Application-Roster-Inquire | ✓ | | ✓ |
+| GCC-Application-Invoke | Request | | ✓ |
+| MCS-Attach-User | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Detach-User | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Join | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Leave | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Convene | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Disband | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Admit | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Channel-Expel | ✓ | | |
+| MCS-Send-Data | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Uniform-Send-Data | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Token-Grab | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Token-Inhibit | | ✓ | |
+
+TABLE 1/T.121 (concluded)
+
+### **Primitives used by ARM/ASE**
+
+| Primitive | ARM | ASE | Node Controller |
+|-------------------|-----|-----|-----------------|
+| MCS-Token-Give | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Token-Please | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Token-Release | | ✓ | |
+| MCS-Token-Test | | ✓ | |
+
+# 6 Generic Application Template
+
+The Generic Application Template (GAT) is designed to provide generic resource management functionality to both standard and non-standard application protocols. As such, it has an Application Resource Manager (the Generic ARM), but does not have an Application Service Element (ASE) – see Figure 5. Separate application protocol specifications detail the operation of their respective ASEs and identify which services offered by the Generic ARM are required by the ASEs. They do not need to describe the operation of the ARM, but should instead reference this Recommendation. The Generic ARM provides all the services described in 5.3.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ UA[User Application] <--> GAT
+ subgraph GAT [Generic Application Template]
+ GARMA[Generic Application Resource Manager
+(Generic ARM)]
+ end
+ NC[Node Controller] <--> GAT
+ subgraph Services [ ]
+ GCC[Generic Conference Control (GCC)
+Rec. T.124] <--> MCS[Multipoint Communication Service (MCS)
+Rec. T.122/T.125]
+ end
+ NC --> GCC
+ NC --> MCS
+ GARMA --> GCC
+ GARMA --> MCS
+
+```
+
+Figure 5/T.121: Generic Application Template architecture diagram. The diagram shows a User Application at the top, connected via a bidirectional arrow to the Generic Application Template. The Generic Application Template is a large container with a rounded rectangle inside labeled 'Generic Application Resource Manager (Generic ARM)'. To the left of the template is a Node Controller, connected to the template by a bidirectional arrow. Below the template is a large shaded area containing two rounded rectangles: 'Generic Conference Control (GCC) Rec. T.124' on top and 'Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) Rec. T.122/T.125' on the bottom. They are connected by a bidirectional arrow. Arrows also connect the Node Controller to both the GCC and MCS blocks, and the Generic ARM to both the GCC and MCS blocks.
+
+T0825040-95/d05
+
+FIGURE 5/T.121
+**Generic Application Template**
+
+A description of functionality provided by a Generic ARM is described below.
+
+## 6.1 Initialization
+
+An ARM is responsible for enrolling its Application Protocol Entity on behalf of the user application, and for obtaining the necessary resources required by the ASE. For each application protocol employed, the user application must specify the following parameters to the corresponding ARM:
+
+- Whether it wishes to enroll or not (no further parameters are required if user application does not wish to enroll).
+- Application protocol key.
+- Session type (registration, standard base, non-standard base, public or private).
+- Session ID (omitted if declaring support of a protocol through the registration session, enrolling in a non-standard base session or creating a new public or private session).
+- List of dynamic tokens required.
+- List of assigned channels required.
+- List of private channels required (and optionally, nodes to be invited to those channels).
+- Whether it is able to act as the application session conductor (if there is more than one application at a site participating in the same session, the local GCC provider shall determine which shall become conductor).
+- List of application capabilities supported (as defined in the application protocol specification). Collapsing capabilities should be omitted for the registration session, but should be included for all other sessions.
+
+Table 2 specifies the parameters that are passed to the ARM for each application protocol employed by the user application.
+
+## 6.2 Enrollment
+
+In order to participate in a conference, a user application requires an APE (consisting of an ARM and an ASE) for each protocol it employs. The method of creating APEs is a local matter, outside the scope of this Recommendation. Each APE must then, in turn, establish a GCC SAP to allow it to communicate with the GCC provider at that node; again, how this is achieved is a local matter. Similarly, each APE must establish an MCSAP to allow it to communicate with its local MCS Provider.
+
+When the node joins a conference, or an APE establishes a GCC SAP subsequent to joining one or more conferences, the local GCC provider notifies all APEs at that node by issuing a GCC-Application-Permission-to-Enroll indication with the Grant/Revoke flag set to Grant. For each protocol employed by the user application, the respective ARM shall then issue a GCC-Application-Enroll request, regardless of whether the user application wishes to enroll at that time. If the user application does not wish to enroll an APE, the corresponding ARM shall specify the conference ID and set the Enroll/Un-enroll flag in the GCC-Application-Enroll request to Un-enroll. No other parameters are required. The user application may instruct its ARM(s) to enroll at any time subsequently, unless permission is revoked by receipt of a GCC-Application-Permission-to-Enroll indication with the Grant/Revoke flag set to Revoke.
+
+A user application may wish to receive information on all sessions in progress before deciding whether to participate in an existing session or to create a new session. It may do this by instructing its ARM(s) to enroll Inactive in the registration session as described in 6.2.1.
+
+If the user application wishes to alert peer applications at other nodes to its presence but does not wish to participate in a session immediately, it may instruct its ARM to enroll inactive in the registration session without an MCS User ID. This enables the user application to declare support of one or more protocols without consuming MCS resources.
+
+TABLE 2/T.121
+
+### **APE parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+|--------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Enroll/Un-enroll | This parameter is set to ENROLL if the user application wishes to enroll immediately and to UN-ENROLL if the user application wishes to withdraw enrolment. If set to UN-ENROLL, no further parameters are required. |
+| Application-protocol-key | The Application Protocol Key identifies the Application Protocol used in an Application Protocol Session. Multiple Application Protocol Sessions with the same purpose are identified using the same Application Protocol Key (but different Session IDs). An Application Protocol Key is either an ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER belonging to a Recommendation, Standard, or non-standard protocol, or, alternatively, it is a non-standard identifier using the encoding conventions of Recommendation T.124 (which uses T.35 country codes like Recommendation H.221). |
+| SessionType | This parameter can have one of the following five values:
registration: The registration session allows a user application to advertise its presence to the conference and also provides a means of locating the non-standard base session. No sessionID is required
standard base: This value indicates that the ARM should enroll using a Session Key composed of the application protocol key and the sessionID parameter. It shall use the static predefined channel(s) and static token(s) as defined in the application protocol specification and assigned in Recommendation T.120 as the basic set of resources. This session type is only valid for standardized application protocols
non-standard base: This value indicates that the ARM should first enroll in the registration session to determine the sessionID assigned to the non-standard base session by consulting the GCC Registry. If a sessionID does not already exist, one is assigned by the ARM. The ARM shall then enroll in the non-standard base session using a Session Key composed of the application protocol key and the sessionID parameter. Members of a non-standard base session may determine Token and Channel IDs via the GCC Registry. This session type is only valid for non-standard application protocols
public: This value indicates that the ARM should enroll using a Session Key composed of the application protocol key and the sessionID parameter. If the sessionID parameter is omitted, one is assigned by the ARM. All channel and token resources are dynamic and are allocated by the creator of the public session using the MCS-Channel-Join and GCC-Registry-Assign-Token mechanisms respectively. Members of a public session may determine Token and Channel IDs via the GCC Registry
private: This value indicates that the ARM should enroll using a Session Key composed of the application protocol key and the sessionID parameter. If the sessionID is omitted, one is assigned by the ARM. All channel and token resources are dynamic and are allocated by the Private Convenor ARM using the MCS-Channel-Convene and GCC-Registry-Assign-Token mechanisms respectively. The ARM creating the session may then admit to the channel(s) peer APEs at the nodes whose GCC Node Ids are present in the admitList protocol parameter.
A Private Member ARM must wait for its APE to be admitted by the convenor of the private MCS channels before attempting to join them
|
+| SessionID | This parameter is used to differentiate the resources used by multiple sessions of the protocol that may be in existence simultaneously within the same MCS domain.
The sessionID must be specified if the user application wishes to participate in a standard base session or in an existing public or private session. It is omitted if the user application wishes to create a new public or private session, participate in a non-standard base session, or if the user application wishes to enroll in the registration session without consuming MCS resources. With the exception of the registration session, the MCS Channel ID assigned as a start-up channel is used as the sessionID, since this is guaranteed to be unique within the conference domain.
|
+
+TABLE 2/T.121 (concluded)
+
+### **APE parameters**
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+|----------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| AdmitList | SessionType = private and sessionID omitted
List of GCC NodeIDs corresponding to the Nodes at which peer APEs are to be admitted to the privately convened channels.
Else
Omitted
|
+| ResourceList | This is a list of resources (channels, tokens, registry parameters and handles) required by the user application.
SessionType = standard base:
Resource List comprises the MCS IDs of static channels to be joined by the APE and static tokens to be used by the APE. It may optionally contain a list of Resource Ids for determining the MCS IDs of dynamic channels and tokens via the GCC Registry. It may also specify the number of Registry handles required and include a list of Resource Ids for Registry parameters and value of those parameters (where appropriate).
SessionType = public, private, or non-standard base:
Resource List comprises a list of Resource Ids for determining the MCS IDs of dynamic channels and tokens via the GCC Registry. It may also specify the number of Registry handles required and include a list of Resource Ids for Registry parameters and value of those parameters (where appropriate). If the Session ID is omitted (i.e. the APE is the session convenor), the ARM is responsible for assigning and registering all channels and tokens specified in the Resource List. If the Session ID is present (i.e. the APE is a session member), the ARM is responsible for retrieving all channels and tokens. In both cases, the Resource ID and associated MCS Channel ID or Token ID are passed by the ARM to its ASE.
SessionType = registration
Omitted
|
+| Conducting Operation Capable | Set if the APE is capable of becoming the session Conductor in conducted mode |
+| Non-Collapsing Capabilities List | Any non-collapsing capabilities specified by the application protocol and supported by the ASE |
+| Application Capability List | Any collapsing capabilities specified by the application protocol and supported by the ASE |
+| Expected Capability List | SessionType = private and sessionID omitted:
Indicates any application capabilities that must be supported by invoked APEs, allowing the creator of a private session to specify a minimum capability set for that session.
Else
Omitted
|
+
+When the application decides to become active, each ARM must adopt an MCS User ID. A new MCS User ID is acquired by the ARM issuing an MCS-Attach-User request to the MCS provider, using the Conference ID contained in the GCC-Application-Permission-to-Enroll indication as the Domain Selector. On receipt of a successful MCS-Attach-User confirm in response, an ARM shall join the User ID channel indicated by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request and supply the User ID to the corresponding ASE.
+
+Subsequent operations are dependent on the session type. Note that the processes described need to be repeated for each APE employed by a user application. Observe that a common feature of the model templates (with the exception of the registration session template) is that the Session ID channel is the start-up channel, its type determines the session type, and it is always joined during the initiation sequence of an APE.
+
+The procedures defined for session enrollment and joining the start-up channel must be followed in the order specified for each of the session types described. If an application protocol does not require the use of any further resources (channels, tokens or registry parameters), an ARM may omit the inactive enrollment operation. Where an application protocol makes use of tokens, registry parameters or additional dynamic channels, this Recommendation imposes no requirement on the order of assigning or identifying those resources. If an application protocol makes use of GCC handles, these may be allocated during the application enrollment process and at any time subsequently during the lifetime of a session.
+
+To minimize the initialization period it is permissible to identify multiple channels in parallel by interleaving the operations required for each channel. For example, a session creator may choose to convene all required channels and then register all those channels, rather than convening and registering each channel separately. For any given channel, however, the sequence of operations defined in this Recommendation must be followed.
+
+An APE can only be considered to be part of a session when its ARM receives a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication in which its Entity ID is present. An APE shall not submit data to a session until it receives such a roster report indication. However, APEs should be prepared to buffer all data received for a session between enrolling active in a session and receiving a roster report in which the APE Entity ID is present. This is because another APE may have received a roster report indication containing the new participant and submit data to the session which reaches the new participant before the corresponding roster report. Application protocols may specify how this buffered data is to be processed.
+
+### 6.2.1 Registration session
+
+If the user application wishes to alert peer applications at other nodes to its presence, but does not wish to participate in a session immediately, it may instruct its ARM to enroll in the registration session without an MCS User ID. This enables the user application to declare support of one or more application protocols without consuming MCS resources. It also receives information on all sessions in progress for each of the application protocols advertised. Each ARM issues a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Enroll/Un-enroll flag set to Enroll and the Active/Inactive flag set to Inactive, specifying the Session Key of its respective protocol without a Session ID. See Figure 6.
+
+![Sequence diagram showing the process of enrolling in a registration session. The diagram involves five lifelines: Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), and Remote GCC Provider(s). The Local APE sends a GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends a GCC-Application-Enroll.req [Inactive, without Session ID] to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends a GCC-Application-Enroll.con to the Local APE. The Local APE sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Remote GCC Provider(s). The Remote GCC Provider(s) sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Remote APE(s). The Remote APE(s) performs the operation 'Enroll inactive in registration session'.](3da1a07cb87051bf616c9876db958cf0_img.jpg)
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant LA as Local APE
+ participant LGP as Local GCC Provider
+ participant LMP as Local MCS Provider
+ participant RMP as Remote MCS Provider(s)
+ participant RGP as Remote GCC Provider(s)
+ participant RAP as Remote APE(s)
+
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind
+ LGP->>LMP: GCC-Application-Enroll.req [Inactive, without Session ID]
+ LMP->>LA: GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ LGP->>RGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ RGP->>RAP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ RAP->>RAP: Enroll inactive in registration session
+
+```
+
+T0825360-96/d06
+
+Sequence diagram showing the process of enrolling in a registration session. The diagram involves five lifelines: Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), and Remote GCC Provider(s). The Local APE sends a GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends a GCC-Application-Enroll.req [Inactive, without Session ID] to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends a GCC-Application-Enroll.con to the Local APE. The Local APE sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Remote GCC Provider(s). The Remote GCC Provider(s) sends a GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind to the Remote APE(s). The Remote APE(s) performs the operation 'Enroll inactive in registration session'.
+
+FIGURE 6/T.121
+Enrolling in the registration session to declare support of a protocol
+
+### 6.2.2 Standard base session
+
+After joining its User ID Channel, the ARM shall join static channels as specified in the corresponding application protocol specification. Once positive confirmation of joining these channels has been received, the ARM shall enroll the APE Inactive by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request to the GCC provider, with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+After receiving a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication with an entry corresponding to its APE, the ARM shall assign any dynamic assigned channels mandated by the protocol specification. The ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry request primitive for each such channel to determine whether it has already been registered. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry confirm is “successful”, then the ARM shall attempt to join the channel indicated in the Registry Item parameter by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry is “entry not found”, the ARM shall attempt to assign a new channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request with Channel ID = 0. The returned MCS-Channel-Join confirm, if successful, contains the assigned Channel ID which the ARM will attempt to register in the standard base session by issuing a GCC-Registry-Register-Channel request. On receipt of the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm, the ARM shall examine the result parameter. If the result is “successful”, the ARM shall take no further action. If the result is “index already exists”, then the channel has already been registered by another APE; its Channel ID is provided in the Registry Item parameter. In this case, the ARM shall first leave the channel it had previously assigned by issuing an MCS-Channel-Leave request specifying the Channel ID returned in the MCS-Channel-Join confirm. It shall then join the channel indicated in the Registry Item parameter by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request.
+
+If the application protocol mandates that an APE must identify any dynamic tokens before interacting with its peers, the ARM may determine their identity via the GCC Registry. For each Token Resource ID specified by the application protocol, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Assign-Token request to the GCC provider using the parameters specified in Table 7. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Assign-Token confirm is “successful” or “index already exists” the Token ID contained in the Registry Item of the returned confirm primitive is used as the Token ID for the token corresponding to the Resource ID used in the Registry Key. The ARM shall pass the Resource ID and associated Token ID to its ASE.
+
+If the application protocol requires an APE to assign or identify registry parameters before interacting with its peers, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter request to the GCC Provider.
+
+Once all resources required for the session have been identified, the ARM shall then enroll Active by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request. The Active/Inactive flag shall be set to Active, the Session ID shall be specified as part of the Session Key, the Start-Up Channel shall be specified as Static and the capability lists shall be provided. See Figures 7 and 8.
+
+### 6.2.3 Non-standard base session
+
+The registration session may be used to provide access to a non-standard base session. After joining its User ID Channel, the ARM shall enroll in the registration session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Active/Inactive flag set to Inactive and specifying the Session Key with no Session ID.
+
+After receiving a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication with an entry corresponding to its APE, the ARM shall attempt to create the non-standard base session by first issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request with Channel ID = 0. The returned MCS-Channel-Join confirm, if successful, contains the assigned Channel ID which the ARM will attempt to register in the registration session as the start-up channel for the non-standard base session. The ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Register-Channel request using a Registry Key comprised of the Session Key (with no Session ID) and the Resource ID “BASE” encoded as a four consecutive octets according to Recommendation T.50. On receipt of the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm, the ARM shall examine the result parameter.
+
+If the result is “index already exists”, then the non-standard base session has already been registered by another APE; its Session ID is provided in the Registry Item parameter. In this case, the ARM shall first leave the channel it had previously assigned by issuing an MCS-Channel-Leave request specifying the Channel ID returned in the MCS-Channel-Join confirm. The ARM shall then assume the role of session member and enroll in the existing base session by following the process described for a public session member in 6.2.4. This process is illustrated in Figure 9. An attempt to join the start-up channel identified in the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm may fail if the Registry Item parameter points to a defunct non-standard session (i.e. the session’s start-up channel no longer exists); in such circumstances the ARM may attempt to reuse this defunct session by issuing a GCC-Registry-Delete-Entry request, using the same Registry Key as before. On receipt of the corresponding GCC-Registry-Delete-Entry confirm, the ARM shall then examine the result parameter and if it is “successful”, the ARM may repeat the non-standard base session creation process.
+
+If the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm result parameter is “successful”, the ARM shall assume the responsibility of creator for the non-standard base session as illustrated in Figure 10. It shall enroll Inactive in the new base session as specified in Table 3.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant LA as Local APE
+ participant LGP as Local GCC Provider
+ participant LMP as Local MCS Provider
+ participant RMP as Remote MCS Provider(s)
+ participant RGP as Remote GCC Provider(s)
+ participant RAP as Remote APE(s)
+
+ LGP->>LA: GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-ATTACH-USER.req
+ LMP->>LA: MCS-ATTACH-USER.con
+ Note over LA,LMP: [APE User ID = unique new]
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ Note over LA,LMP: [Channel ID = APE User ID]
+ LMP->>LA: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ Note left of LA: 1
+ LMP->>LA: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ Note left of LA: 2
+ LMP-->>RMP: Conditional
+ Note over LA,LMP: (Execute steps 1-2 as necessary for each channel required)
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+ Note over LA,LGP: [Active, with Session ID]
+ LGP->>LA: GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+ LGP->>LA: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ RGP->>RAP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+```
+
+**Operation**
+
+---
+
+Obtain User ID for APE
+
+---
+
+Join channel(s) specified by protocol
+
+---
+
+Enroll active in chosen session
+
+T0825370-96/d07
+
+Sequence diagram showing the example standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 1: using only static resources. The diagram involves Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s).
+
+FIGURE 7/T.121
+
+**Example standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 1: using only static resources**
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of operations for a standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 2, involving static and dynamic resources. The participants are Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The operations are as follows:
+
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **MCS-ATTACH-USER.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **MCS-ATTACH-USER.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **[APE User ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = APE User ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Enroll.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **[Inactive, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con Registry Item] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = 0] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **[Assigned Channel ID = unique new] GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Multicast Channel ID] MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con Registry Item] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Enroll.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **[Active, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Remote GCC Provider(s)**.
+- Remote GCC Provider(s)** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Remote APE(s)**.
+
+Conditional operations and notes:
+
+- Conditional**: Steps 1-2 are executed as necessary for each channel required.
+- Conditional**: Steps 3-4 are executed if channel registered (Step 4 succeeds).
+- Conditional**: Steps 5-6 are executed if channel not registered (Step 4 fails).
+- Conditional**: Steps 7-8 are executed if channel registered (Step 10 fails).
+- Conditional**: Steps 9-10 are executed if channel not registered (Step 10 fails).
+- Conditional**: Steps 11-12 are executed if channel registered (Step 10 fails).
+- Conditional**: Steps 13-14 are executed if channel not registered (Step 10 fails).
+- Conditional**: Steps 15-16 are executed as necessary for each additional token required.
+- Conditional**: Steps 17-18 are executed as necessary for each additional parameter required.
+- Conditional**: Steps 19-20 are executed as necessary if handles required.
+
+Operations performed by Remote APE(s):
+
+- Obtain user ID for APE
+- Join channel(s) specified by protocol
+- Enroll inactive in chosen session
+- Determine if additional channel required by the protocol has been registered
+- Join additional channel if channel already registered
+- Create new channel if channel not already registered
+- Attempt to register new channel if channel not already registered
+- Leave channel if registration fails
+- Join channel identified if registration fails
+- Identify dynamic token required by the protocol
+- Assign/identify any parameter specified by protocol
+- Allocate handle(s) if required by protocol
+- Enroll active in chosen session
+
+Sequence diagram for Example standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 2: using static and dynamic resources. The diagram shows interactions between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The sequence includes steps for user attachment, channel joining, enrollment, registry retrieval, channel registration, token assignment, parameter setting, handle allocation, and final enrollment.
+
+FIGURE 8/T.121
+
+Example standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 2: using static and dynamic resources
+
+TABLE 3/T.121
+
+#### **Parameters for GCC-Application-Enroll Request**
+
+| Parameter | Contents | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Conference ID | Provided by GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll indication | |
+| Session Key | Comprised of the Application Protocol key and the Session ID | |
+| Application User ID | Provided by MCS-Attach-User confirm | |
+| Active/Inactive | Active when indicating that the ARM has identified the set of resources that need to be identified as part of the enrollment process and joined all channels required by the protocol.
Inactive for the registration session and in the case of standard base, non-standard base, public or private sessions when enrolling prior to identifying the set of resources that need to be identified as part of the enrollment process
| |
+| Conducting Operation Capable Flag | Set if the APE is capable of becoming the session Conductor in conducted mode. This flag must not be set if the Active/Inactive flag is set to Inactive | |
+| Start-Up Channel | Optional parameter specifying the type of session as follows: | |
+| | Session Type: Registration Standard Base Non-Standard Base Public Private | Start-Up Channel: Omitted Static Dynamic Multicast Dynamic Multicast Dynamic Private |
| Session Type:
Registration
Standard Base
Non-Standard Base
Public
Private |
+| Session Type:
Registration
Standard Base
Non-Standard Base
Public
Private | Start-Up Channel:
Omitted
Static
Dynamic Multicast
Dynamic Multicast
Dynamic Private | |
+| Non-Collapsing Capabilities List | Any non-collapsing capabilities specified by the application protocol and supported by the ASE | |
+| Application Capability List | Any collapsing capabilities specified by the application protocol and supported by the ASE.
Omitted if Active/Inactive flag is set to Inactive
| |
+| Enroll/Un-enroll | ENROLL | |
+
+If any additional channels are mandated by the protocol specification, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry request primitive for each such channel to determine whether it has already been registered. The Registry Key used to register these resources shall include the Session ID of the non-standard base session as part of the Session Key. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry confirm is “successful”, then the ARM shall attempt to join the channel indicated in the Registry Item parameter by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry is “entry not found”, the ARM shall attempt to assign a new channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request with Channel ID = 0. The returned MCS-Channel-Join confirm, if successful, contains the assigned Channel ID which the ARM will attempt to register in the non-standard base session by issuing a GCC-Registry-Register-Channel request. On receipt of the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm, the ARM shall examine the result parameter. If the result is “successful”, the ARM shall take no further action. If the result is “index already exists”, then the channel has already been registered by another APE; its Channel ID is provided in the Registry Item parameter. In this case, the ARM shall first leave the channel it had previously assigned by issuing an MCS-Channel-Leave request specifying the Channel ID returned in the MCS-Channel-Join confirm. It shall then join the channel indicated in the Registry Item parameter by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request.
+
+
+
+
+
+**Local APE** **Local GCC Provider** **Local MCS Provider** **Remote MCS Provider(s)** **Remote GCC Provider(s)** **Remote APE(s)** **Operation**
+
+1. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind
+
+2. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: MCS-ATTACH-USER.req
+
+3. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: MCS-ATTACH-USER.con
+
+4. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: [APE User ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+
+5. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: [Channel ID = APE User ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+6. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+
+7. Local GCC Provider → Local APE: [Inactive, no Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+
+8. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+9. Local GCC Provider → Remote GCC Provider(s): GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+10. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+11. Remote APE(s) → Remote GCC Provider(s): Report.ind
+
+12. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+13. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req[BASE ]
+
+14. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req[BASE ]
+
+15. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con [Result=successful]
+
+16. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+
+17. Local GCC Provider → Local APE: [Inactive, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+
+18. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+19. Local GCC Provider → Remote GCC Provider(s): GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+20. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+21. Remote APE(s) → Remote GCC Provider(s): Report.ind
+
+22. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+23. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req
+
+24. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req
+
+25. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con
+
+26. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+
+27. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: [Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con Registry Item] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+28. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+
+29. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: [Channel ID = 0] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+30. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: [Assigned Channel ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+
+31. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: [Assigned Channel ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+32. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req
+
+33. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req
+
+34. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con
+
+35. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.req
+
+36. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: [Assigned Channel ID] MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.con
+
+37. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.con
+
+38. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+
+39. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: [Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con Registry Item] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+40. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+
+41. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: (Execute steps 1-12 as necessary for each additional channel required)
+
+42. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: (Execute steps 1-12 as necessary for each additional channel required)
+
+43. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: (Execute steps 1-12 as necessary for each additional channel required)
+
+44. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req
+
+45. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req
+
+46. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con
+
+47. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con
+
+48. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.req
+
+49. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.req
+
+50. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.con
+
+51. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.con
+
+52. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.req
+
+53. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.req
+
+54. Local MCS Provider → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.con
+
+55. Local GCC Provider → Local MCS Provider: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.con
+
+56. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+
+57. Local GCC Provider → Local APE: [Active, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+
+58. Local APE → Local GCC Provider: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+59. Local GCC Provider → Remote GCC Provider(s): GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+60. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+61. Remote APE(s) → Remote GCC Provider(s): Report.ind
+
+62. Remote GCC Provider(s) → Remote APE(s): Report.ind
+
+**Operations:**
+
+- Obtain User ID for the APE
+- Enroll inactive in registration session
+- Assign session identifier channel
+- Attempt to register session identifier channel as non-standard base session
+- Registration succeeds so enroll inactive in new non-standard base session
+- Determine if additional channel required by the protocol has been registered
+- Join additional channel if channel already registered
+- Create new channel if channel not already registered
+- Attempt to register new channel if channel not already registered
+- Leave channel if registration fails
+- Join channel identified if registration fails
+- Identify any token required by the protocol
+- Assign/identify any parameter specified by protocol
+- Allocate handle(s) if required by protocol
+- Enroll active in new non-standard base session
+
+T0825400-96/d10
+
+Sequence diagram for Example non-standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 2: base session not already registered. The diagram shows interactions between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The sequence includes steps for user enrollment, channel registration, token assignment, and parameter setting, with conditional paths for channel registration success or failure.
+
+FIGURE 10/T.121
+
+#### **Example non-standard base session protocol initiation sequence case 2: base session not already registered**
+
+If the application protocol mandates that an APE must know the identity of tokens before interacting with its peers, the ARM may determine their identity via the GCC Registry. For each Token Resource ID specified by the application protocol, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Assign-Token request to the GCC provider using the parameters specified in Table 7. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Assign-Token confirm is “successful” or “index already exists” the Token ID contained in the Registry Item of the returned confirm primitive is used as the Token ID for the token corresponding to the Resource ID used in the Registry Key. The ARM shall pass the Resource ID and associated Token ID to its ASE.
+
+If the application protocol requires an APE to assign or identify registry parameters before interacting with its peers, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter request to the GCC Provider.
+
+Once all resources required for the session have been identified, the ARM shall then enroll Active by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+### **6.2.4 Public session**
+
+After joining its User ID Channel, the ARM shall examine the session ID parameter to determine, if it is present, to participate in an existing public session (as a public member) or, if it is omitted, to create a new one (as a public creator). See Figures 11 and 12.
+
+If the sessionID parameter is present, the ARM shall enroll in the session indicated by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Active/Inactive flag set to Inactive and specifying the Session Key with the requisite Session ID. It shall then issue an MCS-Channel-Join request, specifying the Session ID of the chosen session as the Channel ID parameter.
+
+If the application protocol requires multiple channels to be joined before an APE can be considered to be an active participant in a session, then the ARM shall attempt to identify and join these channels using the services of the GCC Registry and MCS respectively. Further channels may be joined as required when the application session is in progress. Likewise, if an application protocol mandates that an APE must know the identity of tokens or registry parameters before interacting with its peers, the ARM may determine their identity via the GCC Registry.
+
+Once all resources required for the session have been identified, the ARM shall then enroll Active in the chosen session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+If the sessionID parameter is omitted, the ARM shall enroll in a new public session. The ARM shall first allocate an assigned channel for the session by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request with Channel ID = 0. The returned MCS-Channel-Join confirm, if successful, contains the assigned Channel ID. This Channel ID is also used as the Session ID for the APE. The ARM shall then enroll Inactive in this session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+The onus of acquiring the set of resources that need to be identified as part of the enrollment process for a public session rests with the ARM that created the session. If any additional channels, registry parameters or tokens are mandated by the protocol specification, the ARM should assign these and register them with GCC as necessary. The Registry Key used to register these resources shall include the Session ID as part of the Session Key. Note that the ARM must not attempt to use the GCC-Registry until it has received a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication containing an entry corresponding to its own APE.
+
+Once all resources have been successfully assigned, the ARM shall enroll Active by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant LA as Local APE
+ participant LGP as Local GCC Provider
+ participant LMP as Local MCS Provider
+ participant RMP as Remote MCS Provider(s)
+ participant RGP as Remote GCC Provider(s)
+ participant RAP as Remote APE(s)
+
+ LGP->>LA: GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-ATTACH-USER.req
+ LMP->>LA: MCS-ATTACH-USER.con
+ LA->>LMP: [APE User ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ LMP->>LA: [Channel ID = APE User ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ Note right of LA: Obtain User ID for the APE
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+ LGP->>LA: [Inactive, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+ Note right of LA: Enroll inactive in chosen session
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ LGP->>RGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ LMP->>LA: [Session Identifier Channel ID = Chosen Session ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ Note right of LA: Join session identifier channel of chosen public session
+ LA->>LGP: 1 GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req
+ LGP->>LA: 2 GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con
+ Note right of LA: Identify any additional Channel using the GCC Registry
+ LA->>LMP: 3 MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ LMP->>LA: 4 MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ Note right of LA: Join additional channel
+ Note over LA, LMP: (Execute steps 1-4 as necessary for each additional channel required)
+ LA->>LGP: 5 GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req
+ LGP->>LA: 6 GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con
+ Note right of LA: Identify any token required by the protocol
+ Note over LA, LGP: (Execute steps 5-6 as necessary for each token required)
+ LA->>LGP: 7 GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.req
+ LGP->>LA: 8 GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.con
+ Note right of LA: Assign/identify any parameter specified by protocol
+ Note over LA, LGP: (Execute steps 7-8 as necessary for each parameter required)
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.req
+ LGP->>LA: GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.con
+ Note right of LA: Allocate handle(s) if required by protocol
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Enroll.req
+ LGP->>LA: [Active, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con
+ Note right of LA: Enroll active in chosen session
+ LA->>LGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ LGP->>RGP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+ RGP->>RAP: GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind
+
+```
+
+Local APE
+
+Local GCC Provider
+
+Local MCS Provider
+
+Remote MCS Provider(s)
+
+Remote GCC Provider(s)
+
+Remote APE(s)
+
+Operation
+
+Obtain User ID for the APE
+
+Enroll inactive in chosen session
+
+Join session identifier channel of chosen public session
+
+Identify any additional Channel using the GCC Registry
+
+Join additional channel
+
+Identify any token required by the protocol
+
+Assign/identify any parameter specified by protocol
+
+Allocate handle(s) if required by protocol
+
+Enroll active in chosen session
+
+T0825410-96/d11
+
+Sequence diagram for Example public session protocol initiation sequence case 1: session member. The diagram shows interactions between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The sequence includes steps for user attachment, channel joining, enrollment (inactive and active), and token/parameter assignment, with conditional paths for additional channels and tokens.
+
+FIGURE 11/T.121
+
+Example public session protocol initiation sequence case 1: session member
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of operations for a public session protocol initiation sequence case 2: session creator. The participants involved are Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The operations are as follows:
+
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **MCS-ATTACH-USER.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **MCS-ATTACH-USER.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **[APE User ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = APE User ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **[Channel ID = 0] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Session Identifier Channel ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Enroll.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **[Inactive, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Remote APE(s)**.
+- Local APE** sends **1 MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **[Channel ID = 0] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **2 [Channel ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req** to **Local MCS Provider**.
+- Local MCS Provider** sends **3 GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **4 GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **5 GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **6 GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **7 GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **8 GCC-Registry-Set-Parameter.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Allocate-Handle.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Enroll.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **[Active, with Session ID] GCC-Application-Enroll.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Application-Roster-Report.ind** to **Remote APE(s)**.
+
+Conditional paths are indicated by arrows pointing to the text "Conditional" from the MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req/con and GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req/con messages.
+
+Operations are grouped by horizontal lines on the right side of the diagram:
+
+- Obtain User ID for the APE
+- Assign and join session identifier channel
+- Enroll Inactive in New Session
+- Assign, join and register any additional channel required by the protocol
+- Assign any token required by the protocol
+- Assign/identify any parameter specified by protocol
+- Allocate handle(s) if required by protocol
+- Enroll active in new session
+
+T0825420-96/d12
+
+Sequence diagram for Example public session protocol initiation sequence case 2: session creator. The diagram shows interactions between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The sequence includes steps for user ID assignment, channel assignment, enrollment, and registration, with conditional paths for additional channels, tokens, and parameters.
+
+FIGURE 12/T.121
+
+Example public session protocol initiation sequence case 2: session creator
+
+### 6.2.5 Private session
+
+After joining its User ID Channel, the ARM shall examine the sessionID parameter to determine, if it is present, to participate in an existing private session (as a private member) or, if it is omitted, to create a new session (as a private convenor). See Figure 13.
+
+If the sessionID parameter is present, the ARM shall enroll Inactive in the session indicated by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Active/Inactive flag set to Inactive and specifying the Session Key with the requisite Session ID. The ARM shall then wait until it has received an MCS-Channel-Admit indication from the peer ARM at the node convening the private session. It then attempts to join the channel indicated in this primitive by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request and notifies the corresponding ASE if the channel join succeeded. The Channel ID is used as the session ID.
+
+If the application protocol requires multiple channels to be joined before an APE can be considered to be an active participant in a session, then the ARM shall wait to be admitted to those channels and then join them accordingly. Further channels may be joined as required when the application session is in progress. Likewise, if an application protocol mandates that an APE must know the identity of tokens or registry parameters before interacting with its peers, the ARM may determine their identity via the GCC Registry.
+
+The ARM shall then enroll Active by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+If the sessionID parameter is omitted, the ARM shall attempt to create a new private session. The private convenor ARM shall first convene a private channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Convene request. If successful, the returned MCS-Channel-Convene confirm contains the ID of the channel allocated. The channel ID also becomes the Session ID. The ARM shall then join this channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request. The ARM shall then enroll Inactive in the session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+The onus of acquiring the set of resources that needs to be identified as part of the enrollment process for a private session rests with the ARM that created the session. If any additional channels, registry parameters or tokens are mandated by the protocol specification, the ARM should create these and register them with GCC as necessary. The Registry Key used to register these resources shall include the Session ID as part of the Session Key. Observe that it may not be necessary to register private channels to allow members of a private session to determine the function of each channel. This information may be conveyed more efficiently if an application protocol mandates the order in which the convenor issues MCS-Channel-Admit request primitives to session members. Registering of private channels is not precluded, however.
+
+Once all resources have been successfully assigned, the ARM shall enroll Active in the session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the parameters specified in Table 3.
+
+The ARM shall then attempt to invite other nodes to participate in the private session by issuing a GCC-Application-Invoke request, specifying a list of GCC Node IDs to be invited or NULL (indicating that all nodes in the conference are to be invited) as the destination Nodes parameter. It shall also specify Dynamic Private as the Start-Up Channel in the Application Protocol entry.
+
+The convening ARM must then wait until it has received a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication containing the MCS User IDs of the APEs to be invited to the private session. It should be anticipated that an APE may not be activated at one or more of the invited nodes. The ARM shall then issue an MCS-Channel-Admit request for the start-up channel, specifying the MCS-User IDs of the APEs to be invited as the list of MCS User IDs. The list of invitees is provided by the user application. This process is then repeated for any additional channels specified by the protocol.
+
+
+
+**FIGURE 13/T.121**
+
+**Example private session protocol initiation sequence**
+
+Convenor
+APE
+
+Local
+GCC
+Provider
+
+Local
+MCS
+Provider
+
+Remote
+MCS
+Provider(s)
+
+Remote
+GCC
+Provider(s)
+
+Member
+APE(s)
+
+Operation
+
+a) GCC-Application-Invoke.ind is sent to the Node Controller.
+
+**Recommendation T.121 (07/96)**
+
+**25**
+
+T0825430-96/d13
+
+Sequence diagram showing the initiation of a private session protocol. It involves message exchanges like GCC-Application-Permission, MCS-ATTACH-USER, MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE, MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN, GCC-Application-Enroll, and GCC-Application-Roster-Report between a Convenor APE and Member APEs through Local and Remote GCC/MCS Providers. Steps include obtaining User IDs, convening and joining session identifier channels, enrolling in sessions, and assigning tokens/parameters. The diagram includes conditional branches and loops for additional channels, tokens, and parameters.
+
+## 6.3 Forming registry keys
+
+To determine the identity of a dynamic token or channel via the GCC Registry, an ARM must form a registry key which consists of the Session Key for the current session and a Resource ID. A Resource ID is an ASN.1 OCTET STRING which describes the specific channel or token whose ID is required. The construction of Resource IDs for channels and tokens shall be defined in the application protocol specification.
+
+## 6.4 Capability negotiation
+
+APEs use the application enrollment mechanism for capabilities negotiation. The Application Capabilities List parameter of the GCC-Application-Enroll request primitive is used to specify the list of capabilities supported by the local APE.
+
+The Application Capabilities List included in the GCC-Application-Enroll request is composed of a list of capabilities to be advertised as supported by the APE. The result of the capabilities negotiation procedure is made apparent to the ARM by the receipt of a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication from the GCC provider. The application roster report includes the Application Roster for peer APEs within the indicated conference – that is, APEs which have designated the same Session Key. The Application Roster includes a list of nodes for which a peer APE has enrolled. For each node, the list contains the GCC User ID of that node, and the Application User ID of the peer APE at that node. The Application Roster also includes an instance number, a flag indicating whether new nodes have been added since the last instance, a flag indicating whether nodes have been removed since the last instance, a flag indicating whether the Application Capabilities List has been updated since the last instance, and if so, the new Application Capabilities List. In the case of a newly enrolling APE, the Application Capabilities List is always updated since previous instances of the list are not available to this APE.
+
+When first enrolling, an ARM shall ignore received GCC-Application-Roster-Report indications in which the APE is not included (i.e. there is no entry in the Application Roster which has the GCC User ID of the local node and the Application Protocol Entity ID of the local APE as indicated in the GCC-Application-Enroll confirm). Once a roster is received which includes the local APE, that APE is now considered part of the conference and may proceed examining the roster to determine how to proceed.
+
+The Application Capabilities List received as part of the GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication corresponds to the collapsed Application Capabilities Lists of all enrolled peer APEs. That is, the list includes an entry for each capability which has been issued by any peer APE. For each entry, it includes the Capability ID, the number of peer APEs (including the local one) which had advertised this capability as part of their enroll procedure, and, in the case of capabilities of the MIN or MAX class, the minimum or maximum value of the parameter among all peer APEs which advertised this capability. For each capability, the rules used to determine the result of the capability exchange are specified by the application protocol.
+
+At any time whilst an APE is enrolled in a conference, the APE may receive additional GCC-Application-Roster-Report indications from the GCC provider indicating that the contents of the roster have changed. This may be due to new peer APEs enrolling in the conference, peer APEs leaving the conference, or peer APEs having modified their enrollment information.
+
+If, at any time, the local APE desires to indicate a change in its Application Capabilities List, it may re-enroll. This is done by re-issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request to the GCC provider with the Enroll/Un-enroll flag set to Enroll and the updated Application Capabilities List, as well as the other parameters normally included in the enroll request. The result of this is potentially a change to the Application Roster, resulting in receipt of a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication by the local APE as well as all other peer APEs in the conference.
+
+## 6.5 Leaving a session
+
+A user application wishing to leave a session shall signal this to the ARM. Before un-enrolling from the session, the ARM is responsible for deleting any GCC Registry entries it may have created, subject to them being no longer required by the rest of the participants in the session. The method of determining this is specified by the application protocol. The ARM leaves the session by issuing a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Enroll/Un-enroll flag set to Un-enroll. No other parameters are required.
+
+If, at any time, the ARM receives a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication in which it is no longer included (i.e. its Entity ID is absent), the ARM shall issue an MCS-Detach-User request immediately to detach from the specified conference. The APE is no longer considered to be enrolled in the conference at this time but may attempt to re-enroll in the conference by repeating the steps of its initialization.
+
+If, at any time, the ARM receives a GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll indication with the Grant/Revoke flag set to Revoke, it shall issue an MCS-Detach-User request immediately to detach from the specified conference. The APE is no longer considered to be enrolled in the conference at this time and shall not attempt to re-enroll.
+
+If the ARM is a member of a private session and it receives a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication for that session in which the session creator is no longer included (i.e. its entity id is absent), the session is considered to have ceased to exist. The ARM shall immediately issue a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Enroll/Un-enroll flag set to Un-enroll to detach from the specified session. No other parameters are required.
+
+# **7 Review of MCS resources and GCC services**
+
+This clause provides a review of the use of MCS resources (channels and tokens) and the GCC Registry. A fuller treatment of these topics is given in Recommendations T.122, T.125 and T.124. Note that whilst the onus of obtaining the initial set of resources for a session rests with the session creator, any session member may acquire additional resources at any time, if so permitted in the protocol specification.
+
+Application Service Elements (ASEs) should be designed such that, as far as possible, their operation is independent of the type of resource (i.e. static or dynamic) available to the session.
+
+## **7.1 Channels**
+
+MCS channels are used for the distribution of data within a conference. MCS Channels are divided into two types *static* and *dynamic*, the latter type having three variants, viz User ID Channel, Assigned Channel and Private Channel (see 8.4/T.122). An ARM subscribes to and leaves channels required by its user application by using the *channel join* and *channel leave* services respectively.
+
+### **7.1.1 Static channel**
+
+A channel with MCS Channel ID in the range 1-1000. Static channels are reserved for use by standardized application protocols such as T.126 and T.127. Static channels are assigned to their respective protocols in Recommendation T.120; each static channel has a specified purpose as described in the corresponding application protocol Recommendation. A standardized application protocol may use one or more static channels. For each standardized application protocol, one of the channels shall be designated as the *start-up* channel; this is the channel whose MCS Channel ID is used as the Session ID for the standard base session of that protocol.
+
+Static channels may only be used in the standard base session of the corresponding standardized application protocol. They are typically joined by all APEs participating in such a session and are thus used for broadcasting data to the session.
+
+The ARM shall examine the Resource List parameter to determine whether it needs to join any static channels. For each static channel identified in the Resource List the ARM shall issue an MCS-Channel-Join request, specifying the appropriate Channel ID. If this is successful, the ARM shall pass the Channel ID to its ASE.
+
+### **7.1.2 Dynamic channel**
+
+A channel with MCS Channel ID in the range 1001-65535. Dynamic channels form a pool of channel resources available to all sessions within a conference. The function of a dynamic channel is not predefined, but is determined by an APE when it issues a request for a dynamic channel. There are three variants of dynamic channel: User ID Channel, Assigned Channel and Private Channel.
+
+### 7.1.3 User ID channel
+
+An MCS Channel joined by a single APE. An MCS User ID Channel uniquely identifies an APE and may be used for sending data exclusively to that APE. A User ID is required when an APE undertakes to enroll Active. To acquire a unique User ID, the ARM shall issue an MCS-Attach-User request to the MCS provider, using the Conference ID contained in the GCC-Application-Permission-to-Enroll indication as the Domain Selector. On receipt of a successful MCS-Attach-User confirm in response, the ARM shall join the User ID channel indicated by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request. See Figure 14.
+
+![Sequence diagram showing the process of obtaining an MCS User ID channel. The diagram involves Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The Local APE sends MCS-ATTACH-USER.req to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends MCS-ATTACH-USER.con back to the Local APE. The Local APE then sends MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con back to the Local APE. The Local APE also sends [APE User ID = unique new] to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends [Channel ID = APE User ID] to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider then sends the request to the Remote MCS Provider(s). The Remote MCS Provider(s) sends the response to the Remote GCC Provider(s). The Remote GCC Provider(s) sends the response to the Remote APE(s). The Remote APE(s) then performs the operation 'Obtain User ID for APE' and 'Join User ID Channel'.](cfb98c691c1af5befe32ff9442eea511_img.jpg)
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant LA as Local APE
+ participant LGP as Local GCC Provider
+ participant LMP as Local MCS Provider
+ participant RMP as Remote MCS Provider(s)
+ participant RGP as Remote GCC Provider(s)
+ participant RAP as Remote APE(s)
+
+ LA->>LMP: MCS-ATTACH-USER.req
+ LMP-->>LA: MCS-ATTACH-USER.con
+ LA->>LGP: [APE User ID = unique new]
+ LGP->>LMP: [Channel ID = APE User ID]
+ LMP->>RMP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ RMP-->>RGP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ RGP-->>RAP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ RAP->>RAP: Obtain User ID for APE
+ RAP->>RAP: Join User ID Channel
+
+```
+
+T0825440-96/d14
+
+Sequence diagram showing the process of obtaining an MCS User ID channel. The diagram involves Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The Local APE sends MCS-ATTACH-USER.req to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends MCS-ATTACH-USER.con back to the Local APE. The Local APE then sends MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider sends MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con back to the Local APE. The Local APE also sends [APE User ID = unique new] to the Local GCC Provider. The Local GCC Provider sends [Channel ID = APE User ID] to the Local MCS Provider. The Local MCS Provider then sends the request to the Remote MCS Provider(s). The Remote MCS Provider(s) sends the response to the Remote GCC Provider(s). The Remote GCC Provider(s) sends the response to the Remote APE(s). The Remote APE(s) then performs the operation 'Obtain User ID for APE' and 'Join User ID Channel'.
+
+FIGURE 14/T.121
+
+#### Obtaining an MCS User ID channel
+
+### 7.1.4 Assigned Channel
+
+An MCS Channel which may be used for broadcasting of data to all participants within a session. Access to these channels is unregulated, i.e. any APE may join or leave an assigned channel at any time. If all APEs leave an assigned channel, it ceases to exist and its Channel ID may be re-assigned to a different use; this is a potential pitfall. See Figure 15.
+
+Assigned channels may be used in either standard base, non-standard base or public sessions. Use in private sessions is not recommended since any APE can join an assigned channel if it is aware of the channel's existence.
+
+The start-up channel of a public or non-standard base session is an assigned channel.
+
+If additional assigned channels are required after a session has been established, then the ARM shall first attempt to create a new assigned channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request primitive with Channel ID = 0. The returned MCS-Channel-Join confirm, if successful, contains the assigned Channel ID which is to be used as the assigned channel. The ARM may then attempt to register assigned this channel by issuing a GCC-Registry-Register-Channel request with the parameters given in Table 4. On receipt of the corresponding GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm, the ARM shall examine the Result parameter. If this is "successful" the ARM shall notify its ASE of the Channel ID assigned to the assigned channel. A Result of "index already exists" indicates that another ARM has already registered an assigned channel with the same Registry Key. In this case the ARM shall leave the channel it had previously created by issuing an MCS-Channel-Leave request. It shall then attempt to join the assigned channel registered by the other ARM by issuing an MCS-Channel-Join request, specifying the Channel ID returned in the Registry Item parameter of the GCC-Registry-Register-Channel confirm as Channel ID. If this succeeds, the ARM shall pass the Resource ID and corresponding Channel ID to its ASE. If the attempt fails, and the result is "no such channel", the ARM may re-attempt the channel creation process. In all other cases, the ARM should indicate to the ASE that it was unable to assign a channel. See also Table 5.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of operations for creating and registering an assigned channel across six entities: Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The process is divided into two main phases: initial channel creation and a fallback registration process.
+
+**Initial Channel Creation (Steps 1-4):**
+
+- Step 1:** Local APE sends `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req` to Local MCS Provider with `[Channel ID = 0]`.
+- Step 2:** Local MCS Provider responds with `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con`. Local APE creates an assigned channel.
+- Step 3:** Local APE sends `GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req` to Local GCC Provider.
+- Step 4:** Local GCC Provider responds with `GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con`. Local APE attempts to register the assigned channel.
+
+**Fallback Registration Process (Steps 5-8):**
+
+- Step 5:** Local APE sends `MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.req` to Local MCS Provider with `[Assigned Channel ID]`. Local APE leaves the assigned channel if registration fails.
+- Step 6:** Local MCS Provider responds with `MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE.con`.
+- Step 7:** Local APE sends `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req` to Local MCS Provider with `[Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con Registry Item]`. Local APE joins the previously registered assigned channel if registration fails.
+- Step 8:** Local MCS Provider responds with `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con`.
+
+**Remote Process (Steps 9-12):**
+
+- Step 9:** Remote APE(s) sends `GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req` to Remote GCC Provider(s).
+- Step 10:** Remote GCC Provider(s) responds with `GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con`. Remote APE identifies the assigned channel ID.
+- Step 11:** Remote APE(s) sends `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req` to Remote MCS Provider(s) with `[Channel ID = GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con Registry Item]`. Remote APE joins the assigned channel.
+- Step 12:** Remote MCS Provider(s) responds with `MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con`.
+
+**Annotations:**
+
+- A bracket groups steps 5-8, with a note: "Execute if channel registered (Step 4 fails)".
+- Another bracket groups steps 9-12, with a note: "Execute if channel registered (Step 4 fails)".
+
+T0825450-96/d15
+
+Sequence diagram showing the process of creating and registering an assigned channel between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s).
+
+FIGURE 15/T.121
+Creating and registering an assigned channel
+
+TABLE 4/T.121
+Parameters for GCC-Registry-Register-Channel Request
+
+| Parameter | Contents |
+|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Conference ID | Provided by GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll indication |
+| Registry Key | Registry Key formed as described in 6.3 |
+| Channel ID | Channel ID returned in MCS-Channel-Join confirm |
+
+TABLE 5/T.121
+Parameters for GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry Request
+
+| Parameter | Contents |
+|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Conference ID | Provided by GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll indication |
+| Registry Key | Registry Key formed as described in 6.3 |
+
+### 7.1.5 Private channel
+
+A private channel is an MCS Channel with an authorized group of users. It may be used for distribution of data to a selected subset of participants within a session. Access to a private channel is controlled by the APE that convened the channel. This APE is termed the Channel Manager and has the following privileges:
+
+- Privilege to admit other APEs to the private channel.
+- Privilege to expel other APEs from the private channel.
+- Privilege to disband the private channel.
+
+Private channels may be used in standard base, non-standard base, public or private sessions.
+
+The start-up channel of a private session is a private channel.
+
+If the convening user application wishes to remove one or more APEs from membership of the private channel, the Convenor ARM shall issue an MCS-Channel-Expel request, specifying the MCS-User IDs of the ASEs to be expelled as the list of MCS User IDs.
+
+Once the user application at the convening node indicates that it has no further use for the private channel, the Convenor ARM shall disband the channel by issuing an MCS-Channel-Disband request, specifying the private channel as Channel ID. All ARMs currently joined to the private channel then receive an MCS-Channel-Expel indication notifying them that the private channel is no longer available for use.
+
+If additional private channels are required after a session has been established, then the ARM shall follow the procedure described for the convenor or member as appropriate. See Figure 16.
+
+### 7.1.6 Potential problems with the use of MCS channels
+
+- i) MCS does not provide any indication to the members of a channel when an APE joins or leaves a channel. This is a particular problem in the use of private channels, since the private channel manager has no confirmation of whether the invited APEs have joined the private channel. A possible workaround (as implemented in Recommendation T.127) is for APEs to confirm that they have joined the private channel by sending a PDU to the Channel Manager's User ID Channel.
+- ii) Caution is recommended in the use of assigned channels, since such channels cease to exist when all joined users leave. No indication is provided when this occurs. Since MCS can reuse dynamic channels, an APE should not attempt to use an assigned channel unless it is certain of its existence and current use. The presence of an entry in the GCC Application Registry for an assigned channel does not guarantee that the channel exists or that the use indicated by the Registry is still valid.
+- iii) Data in transit on a private channel when the channel manager leaves, disbands or expels members from the channel may not reach its intended destinations since MCS may expel channel members before such data is delivered. Use of the MCS token inhibit service allows channel members to signal completion of a transaction to the channel manager, thus enabling the channel manager to avoid inadvertent data loss through premature expulsion of channel members. Each channel member is required to inhibit a designated token before the transaction may begin and must release that token on completion of the transaction. Application protocols must ensure that all channel members have inhibited the relevant token before the transaction starts. Alternatively, application protocols may define a PDU exchange between channel manager and channel members which ensures that all data is delivered before a private channel is disbanded.
+- iv) Data in transit on any channel may not reach its intended destinations if the sending APE detaches before such data is delivered. The sending APE may avoid this by using the remedy described in iii).
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant LocalAPE as Local APE
+ participant LocalGCC as Local GCC Provider
+ participant LocalMCS as Local MCS Provider
+ participant RemoteMCS as Remote MCS Provider(s)
+ participant RemoteGCC as Remote GCC Provider(s)
+ participant RemoteAPE as Remote APE(s)
+
+ LocalAPE->>LocalMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE.req
+ LocalMCS->>LocalAPE: MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE.con
+ LocalAPE->>LocalMCS: [Private Channel ID = unique new] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ LocalMCS->>LocalAPE: [Channel ID = Private Channel ID] MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ LocalAPE->>LocalGCC: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.req
+ LocalGCC->>LocalAPE: GCC-Registry-Register-Channel.con
+ LocalAPE->>LocalMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-ADMITreq [MCS User ID(s)]
+ LocalMCS->>RemoteMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-ADMITind [Channel ID]
+ RemoteMCS->>RemoteAPE: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.req
+ RemoteAPE->>RemoteMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN.con
+ RemoteMCS->>RemoteGCC: GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.req
+ RemoteGCC->>RemoteMCS: GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry.con
+ LocalAPE->>LocalMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL.req [MCS User ID(s)]
+ LocalMCS->>RemoteMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL.ind [Channel ID]
+ RemoteMCS->>RemoteAPE: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL.ind [Channel ID]
+ LocalAPE->>LocalMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND.req [Channel ID = Private Channel ID]
+ LocalMCS->>RemoteMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL.ind [Channel ID]
+ RemoteMCS->>RemoteAPE: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL.ind [Channel ID]
+
+```
+
+Operations:
+
+- Local APE convenes private channel
+- Convenor joins private channel (optional)
+- Convenor registers private channel (optional)
+- Convenor admits other APEs to private channel
+- Members join private channel
+- Members identify private channel (optional)
+- Convenor expels APEs from private channel (optional)
+- Convenor disbands private channel
+
+T0825460-96/d16
+
+Sequence diagram showing the management of a private channel between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The diagram includes messages for channel convening, joining, registering, admitting, expelling, and disbanding, with corresponding operations on the right.
+
+FIGURE 16/T.121
+Management of private channel
+
+### 7.1.7 Summary
+
+Static channels are used by the standard base session of standardized application protocols for broadcasting data.
+
+A User ID Channel is required by each active APE. It may be used for sending data exclusively to that APE.
+
+Assigned Channels are used within any session for broadcasting of data.
+
+Private Channels are used within a private session for broadcasting of data. They may also be used within any session for selective distribution of data.
+
+The choice of channels available to non-standard application protocols for general use is between assigned and private. This subclause compares the merits of each in order to assist the application protocol developer to make the appropriate choice. See Table 6.
+
+#### *Private*
+
+- Known lifetime, determined by channel manager.
+- Regulated access.
+- Ceases to exist if channel manager leaves session.
+
+#### Assigned
+
+- Unknown lifetime.
+- Unregulated access.
+- Can persist after the creator has left the session.
+
+TABLE 6/T.121
+
+#### Use of MCS channels
+
+| Channel type | Session Type | | | |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|-------------------|--------|-----------------|
+| | Standard base | Non-standard base | Public | Private |
+| Static | ✓ | 7 | 7 | 7 |
+| User ID | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
+| Assigned | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ● ns |
+| Private | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
+| ✓ Permitted
7 Not Permitted
●ns Not Recommended
| | | | |
+
+## 7.2 Data transfer
+
+There are two mechanisms available for distributing data, viz *Send Data* and *Uniform Send Data*. Both techniques transfer data to all APEs joined to an MCS channel.
+
+Send Data provides delivery of data to each APE joined to an MCS Channel by the shortest possible route, thus minimizing network traffic and latency. The ordering of data received at each APE may differ and the sender of the data does not receive a copy of the data.
+
+Uniform Send Data provides sequenced delivery of data, i.e. it guarantees that each APE joined to an MCS Channel receives data in the same order. The sender of the data receives a copy of the data if the sender is joined to that channel.
+
+An APE must join an MCS Channel in order to *receive* data on that channel. An APE may *send* data to any MCS channel, irrespective of whether it is joined to that channel, with the exception of Private Channels where an APE must be admitted to the channel before it attempts to send data to the channel.
+
+## 7.3 Tokens
+
+Tokens provide a means to implement exclusive access to resources within a conference. For example, to prevent conflicting commands being issued to a device (such as a camera) by different users, it is desirable to restrict access to that device to a single user at any given instance. This can be achieved by associating a token with the device and mandating in the corresponding application protocol that only the current token holder is permitted to issue control commands to that device.
+
+Manipulation of tokens is supported by a number of MCS services:
+
+The *token grab* service allows one user to exclusively hold a specified token. Users may use the *token test* service to determine the status of a token at any time and may request the token from the holder with the *token please* service. The token holder may transfer control of a token to another specified user with the *token give* service or return a token to a generally available status with the *token release* service. The token please and token give services allow a token to be transferred between two users without the possibility of it being grabbed by a third user.
+
+Tokens may also be used for event coordination between multiple users via the *token inhibit* service. Users can independently inhibit and release the same token. For example, if it was desired to know when all users have completed reception and processing of a bulk file transfer, all users would inhibit the same token at the start of the operation and each individual user would release the token when it had completed the process. To avoid race conditions, it is necessary to ensure that all users have inhibited the token before testing whether the token has become uninhibited. Any user could test the token at will to determine if the token is free which means all users have completed processing.
+
+Tokens may be either static or dynamic. MCS treats all tokens identically; the distinction between static and dynamic tokens is made within GCC which uses the Registry to assign dynamic tokens. All operations on tokens are performed by the ASE using the MCS token services.
+
+### 7.3.1 Static tokens
+
+A token with MCS Token ID in the range 1-16383. Static tokens are reserved for use by standardized application protocols such as T.126 and T.127. Static tokens are assigned to their respective protocols in Recommendation T.120; each static token has a specified purpose as described in the corresponding application protocol Recommendation. A standardized application protocol may use zero or more static tokens.
+
+Static tokens may only be used in the standard base session of the corresponding standardized application protocol.
+
+The ARM has no involvement in the use of static tokens.
+
+### 7.3.2 Dynamic tokens
+
+A token with MCS Token ID in the range 16384-65535. Dynamic tokens form a pool of token resources available to all sessions within a conference. The function of a dynamic token is not predefined, but is determined when it is assigned by GCC. Dynamic tokens may be used in any type of session. See Figure 17.
+
+The ARM shall examine the Resource List parameter to determine whether it needs to identify Token IDs for any dynamic tokens. The same method may be used regardless of whether the ARM is the session convenor or a session member. For each Token Resource ID specified in the Resource List, the ARM shall issue a GCC-Registry-Assign-Token request to the GCC provider using the parameters specified in Table 7. If the Result parameter returned in the GCC-Registry-Assign-Token confirm is “successful” or “index already exists” the Token ID contained in the Registry Item of the returned confirm primitive is used as the Token ID for the token corresponding to the Resource ID used in the Registry Key. The ARM shall pass the Resource ID and associated Token ID to its ASE.
+
+Observe that it is not necessary to use the GCC-Registry-Retrieve-Entry to identify tokens since GCC-Registry-Assign-Token returns the Token ID irrespective of whether the token existed before the request was made.
+
+Additional dynamic tokens required during a session may be assigned by any participant in that session, subject to any constraints defined by the relevant application protocol specification.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of operations for assigning and identifying dynamic tokens. It involves six participants: Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s). The operations are as follows:
+
+- Local APE** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req** to **Local GCC Provider**.
+- Local GCC Provider** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con** to **Local APE**.
+- Local APE** assigns token (Local APE assigns token).
+- Remote APE(s)** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.req** to **Remote GCC Provider(s)**.
+- Remote GCC Provider(s)** sends **GCC-Registry-Assign-Token.con** to **Remote APE(s)**.
+- Remote APE(s)** identifies token (Remote APE identifies token).
+
+T0825470-96/d17
+
+Sequence diagram showing the process of assigning and identifying dynamic tokens between Local APE, Local GCC Provider, Local MCS Provider, Remote MCS Provider(s), Remote GCC Provider(s), and Remote APE(s).
+
+FIGURE 17/T.121
+Assigning and identifying dynamic tokens
+
+TABLE 7/T.121
+Parameters for GCC-Registry-Assign-Token Request
+
+| Parameter | Contents |
+|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Conference ID | Provided by GCC-Application-Permission-To-Enroll indication |
+| Registry Key | Registry Key formed as described in 6.3 |
+
+## 7.4 Application roster
+
+The ARM is responsible for monitoring GCC-Application-Roster report indications and notifying its ASE of any changes. The Application Roster Entry Report contains that portion of the roster corresponding to the application protocol session in which the APE is enrolled. In the case of an APE that has enrolled inactively without a Session ID, the Application Roster Report will contain that portion of the roster corresponding to all application sessions with the same application protocol key.
+
+At any time while an APE is enrolled in a conference, it may receive additional GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication, notifying it of a change in the roster contents. This may be due to new peer APEs enrolling in the conference, peer APEs leaving the conference, or peer APEs having modified their enrollment information.
+
+A user application may change its Application Capabilities List at any time by instructing the appropriate ARM to re-enroll. The ARM then issues a GCC-Application-Enroll request with the Enroll/Un-enroll flag set to Enroll, including the revised Application Capabilities List, and providing all other parameters as included in the initial active enrollment. This may result in a change to the collapsed capability set, in which case all APEs in the session will receive a GCC-Application-Roster-Report indication.
+
+The effect of any change in the collapsed capability set on any transactions occurring at the time of the change shall be specified by the respective application protocol.
+
+## 7.5 Application Registry
+
+The Application Registry is a centralized database maintained at the Top GCC Provider that may be used to allow APEs to independently determine the resources (such as dynamic channels and tokens) to be used for a specific application protocol session. The significance of the Registry contents is specified by individual application protocols.
+
+The Application Registry provides mechanisms to:
+
+- Register channels.
+- Assign tokens.
+- Assign globally unique handles, either individually or as a block of handles.
+- Establish common parameters for the session.
+- Change and delete registry entries.
+- Retrieve registry entries.
+- Monitor changes made to registry entries (including the deletion of entries).
+
+Each registry entry is identified by a unique key which identifies the application protocol session with which the entry is associated. The key also comprises a Resource ID, defined by the application protocol, to describe the use of the registry entry within that session.
+
+Each registry entry has a designated owner – the APE that created the entry. If the owner of an entry leaves the conference that entry becomes unowned. Owned entries may only be deleted by their respective owners; unowned entries may be deleted by any APE. Channel and token entries may not be modified. Owned parameter entries may be modified by their respective owners. Unowned parameter entries may be modified by any APE; this APE becomes the new owner of the entry. Registry entries persist for the lifetime of the session and care must be exercised by registry entry owners to ensure that registry entries are deleted when no longer required. This is particularly true in the case of the registration session where redundant entries are likely to persist indefinitely, unless explicitly deleted by the owner. Observe that in some cases it may be inappropriate or impossible for departing APEs to delete the entries they created.
+
+All communication between an APE and the Application Registry is performed by the ARM.
+
+## 7.6 Conductorship
+
+The ARM is responsible for notifying its ASE and user application when the conference enters or leaves conducted mode, and of any change in the conducting node. Other operations in conducted mode are performed directly by the user application or ASE.
+
+A user application shall issue requests for its local node to become the GCC conductor, transfer conductorship, or relinquish conductorship via its local Node Controller.
+
+The *session conductor* is an APE at the conducting node which has the Conducting Operation Flag set in the Application Roster for that session. The Node Controller at the conducting node proxies as session conductor in the absence of such an APE.
+
+If an APE adopts the role of session conductor, its ASE shall arbitrate requests from peer ASEs to act. Such requests and the associated responses shall be issued using PDUs specified by the application protocol. These may be used to assign different privileges to each ASE in the session.
+
+If a Node Controller becomes session conductor, it may only grant or refuse permission to act on a node by node basis. This gives much coarser control of ASEs. An ASE may request permission to act via its local Node Controller, which in turn issues a GCC-Conductor-Permission-Ask. If the conducting Node Controller issues a GCC-Conductor-Permission-Grant which includes the requesting node in the “List of Nodes Granted Permission” then all ASEs at that node may act.
+
+The detailed effect of conductorship is specified by each application protocol specification.
+
+## 7.7 Remote invoking
+
+A user application wishing to dynamically invoke a peer application at another node and invite it to join the application session shall do this via the ARM. The user application must provide the following information for each application protocol it wishes to use:
+
+- Session Key.
+- Start-up channel type (static, dynamic multicast, dynamic private or dynamic userid).
+- Minimum capability set.
+- List of nodes to be invited to the application session.
+
+The ARM then issues a GCC-Application-Invoke request, specifying a list of GCC Node Ids of the nodes to be invited, the start-up channel type, a list of application protocol sessions to enroll in and, for each application protocol, the expected (i.e. minimum) capability set.
+
+GCC-Application-Invoke indications are delivered to the Node Controller which is responsible for determining which APEs to activate.
+
+# 8 User application guidelines
+
+This clause provides guidelines on use of the T.120 infrastructure to ensure consistent and predictable application behaviour.
+
+## 8.1 Identification of user applications
+
+In certain circumstances it may be useful to be able to determine which nodes host a specific user application or the range of user applications available at a remote node. This may be required for both local and remote invocation of user applications. An APE may optionally choose to identify its user application by inclusion of a non-standard non-collapsing capability parameter in the GCC-Application-Enroll request. By consulting the Application Roster via its APE, a user application can thus detect the presence of a particular user application at other nodes. A Node Controller receiving a GCC-Application-Invoke indication may choose to consult the user application capability entries in the Application Roster for the appropriate session(s) to determine which user applications are active at other nodes before activating a user application locally. Note that a Node Controller will only be able to detect the presence of a given user application if it is aware of the non-collapsing capability parameter advertised by that application.
+
+Non-standard application protocol keys may only be used to advertise support of a non-standard application protocol. Enrolling with a non-standard application protocol key to advertise the presence of a specific user application is strongly discouraged as it would prevent interoperability with other user applications that employ the same application protocol for the same purpose.
+
+## 8.2 Use of collapsing and non-collapsing capabilities
+
+An APE may use the non-collapsing capabilities field in the GCC-Application-Enroll request to identify its user application and advertise its application protocol specific capabilities.
+
+Use of a non-collapsing capability parameter in the GCC-Application-Enroll request is appropriate if there is a need to identify *which particular* peer APEs support a given capability in order to guarantee interoperability. Alternatively, it may be used to advertise the availability of a resource to the conference (e.g. a camera available for remote control). If the APE only needs to determine the *number* of peer APEs that support a specific capability, then it should use a collapsing capability. In order to avoid making the Application Roster unnecessarily large, it is strongly recommended that the number of non-collapsing capabilities be kept to an absolute minimum.
+
+## 8.3 Session context
+
+If a conference has multiple concurrent sessions of a specific application protocol then there may be a need to distinguish those sessions so that users can select the most appropriate session in which to participate. Typically, a session would be used in a specific context which is determined by the participants of the session. For example, one T.126 whiteboard session may be used to present one topic, another could be used to present a second topic. The different contexts of these sessions allow them to be distinguished.
+
+A GCC Application Registry Parameter may optionally be used to describe the context of a specific application protocol session. A Resource ID (constructed by encoding the 7 characters of the word “CONTEXT” into successive octets according to Recommendation T.50) is reserved for this purpose. The content of the Registry Parameter is a user readable string which shall be encoded as an unrestricted BMPString using Packed Encoding Rules (Basic Aligned variant). The resulting encoded bit string is placed into the OCTET STRING in the order such that for each octet, the leading bit is placed in the most significant bit position, and the trailing bit is placed in the least significant bit position.
+
+## 8.4 Selecting a session to participate in
+
+If a user simply wishes to communicate with *any* node that supports *the same application protocol(s) for the same purpose* then the most appropriate session to use is the:
+
+- standard base session for standardized application protocols (see 8.3);
+- non-standard base session for non-standardized application protocols.
+
+The base sessions are intended for general purpose communication between all terminals that support a specific protocol (e.g. the T.127 standard base session would be used for general purpose file transfer).
+
+Note that an APE may be configured to enroll in a base session without user intervention, thus allowing user applications based on standard or non-standard protocols to be started automatically upon joining a conference.
+
+If there are multiple active sessions of a given application protocol present in a conference, a user may need to intervene. The user requires sufficient information to choose the most appropriate session(s) in which to participate, or to determine whether it is necessary to establish a new session.
+
+This decision may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
+
+- the session context (e.g. topic of discussion).
+- which nodes are participating in the session.
+- the negotiated capability set of the session.
+
+## 8.5 Controlling the use of a session
+
+The creator of a session may wish to impose constraints on a session to ensure that less capable APEs do not inadvertently enroll in the session and potentially degrade the capabilities of the session to a level which is considered unacceptable by the session creator. If a user wishes to impose a *minimum capability set* on a session, then a dynamic private session shall be used. The session creator specifies the requisite capability criteria in the GCC-Application-Invoke request.
+
+If a user wishes to indicate that a session is to be used in a *specific context*, then a dynamic session should be used and a session context (user readable text string) shall be provided in the GCC Application Registry for that session.
+
+## 8.6 Adding new participants to a session
+
+The GCC-Application-Invoke request primitive may be used by the convenor of a private session to invite additional nodes (e.g. late joiners) to that session at any time. Any participant in a standard base, non-standard base or public session may invite new nodes to that session at any time using GCC-Application-Invoke request. A Node Controller receiving a GCC-Application-Invoke indication may choose to ignore it if there is already an active APE at that node in the session identified.
+
+## 8.7 Extension, modification and reuse of application protocols
+
+Application protocols are tools which can be extended, modified or tailored to a specific use. In order to determine whether such changes result in a new distinct protocol or are merely an extension of the existing protocol, it is necessary to decide whether APEs conforming to the changed application protocol are intended to interwork with APEs conforming to the original application protocol. If interworking is intended, then the revised protocol can be considered to be an extension of the existing protocol, otherwise it is a new application protocol and must be assigned a unique application protocol key and resources.
+
+If an APE offers proprietary extensions to an application protocol, such *that it is intended to be able to interwork with APEs conforming to the original protocol*, then it shall enroll with the application protocol key of the original protocol and advertise its enhanced functionality using collapsing or non-collapsing capabilities, according to the guidelines specified in 8.2.
+
+Where an application protocol is to be used for a distinct purpose or is modified in such a way that *APEs conforming to the revised protocol are not intended to be able to interwork with APEs conforming to the original protocol*, then the revised protocol is considered to be a new application protocol and it must be assigned a unique application protocol key to differentiate it from the original protocol. Any static channels and tokens used by the original application protocol cannot be used by the revised protocol. These rules also apply if use of an application protocol is constrained in any manner. For example, APEs employing the methods (PDUs and procedures) of Recommendation T.127 exclusively for transfer of documents between word processor applications shall not enroll with the T.127 application key if they are not intended to be able to interwork with a general purpose file transfer APE, nor shall they use the static channels and tokens reserved for Recommendation T.127.
+
+Similarly, if a number of application protocols are required to collaborate to achieve certain functionality (e.g. a business card application protocol reusing the methods of Recommendations T.126 and T.127), then new application key(s) are required if the component APEs are only intended to interwork with other APEs collaborating for the same purpose.
+
+Where application protocols are being combined to achieve a specific function, the preferred approach is to define a single new application protocol which is an aggregation of the component protocols. This, in effect, creates a new APE by the merger of pre-existing APEs. It may be necessary to resolve conflicts in capability IDs and GCC Registry Resource IDs between the application protocols for the new APE.
+
+An alternative approach is to retain the pre-existing APEs as distinct components, each with a new application protocol key to distinguish it from the protocol from which it was derived. Observe, however, that in this case it is necessary to define a means to associate application protocol sessions which are cooperating to achieve a common purpose so that user applications can determine the correct combination of sessions for their APEs to enroll in. To avoid duplication of information, it is suggested that the list of associated sessions is maintained in the Application Registry for one of the sessions, to be termed the *root session*. It is up to the application protocol developer to determine which application protocol should serve as the root session; a suitable choice would be the application protocol whose functionality most closely matches the intended common purpose.
+
+# ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of the ITU-T |
+| Series B | Means of expression |
+| Series C | General telecommunication statistics |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Telephone network and ISDN |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media |
+| Series H | Transmission of non-telephone signals |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Transmission of sound-programme and television signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | Maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound-programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminal equipments and protocols for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks and open system communication |
+| Series Z | Programming languages |
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+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.122
+
+(02/98)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+# **Multipoint communication service – Service definition**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.122
+
+(Previously CCITT Recommendation)
+
+---
+
+## ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+
+
+A large empty rectangular box with a double border.
+
+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+## **ITU-T RECOMMENDATION T.122**
+
+# **MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATION SERVICE – SERVICE DEFINITION**
+
+## **Summary**
+
+This Recommendation defines a multipoint data delivery service for use in the audiographics and audiovisual conferencing service. It provides the mechanism for multipoint aware applications to send data to all or a subset of the group with a single send primitive and to force, if desired, a uniformly sequenced reception of data at all users. It also provides a token mechanism to allow applications to control scarce resources or do multi-application signalling and synchronization. These services are provided in a manner that is independent of the underlying network connections.
+
+The following changes have been incorporated into this Recommendation:
+
+- Support for unreliable data transfer was added.
+- Under certain conditions, MCS protocol version is allowed to differ between providers within a domain.
+- The MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS service primitive was added.
+- Parameters were added to MCS-SEND-DATA and MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA service primitives to facilitate data reassembly by the user application.
+- Minor changes have been made to the Recommendation format.
+
+## **Source**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.122 was revised by ITU-T Study Group 16 (1997-2000) and was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 6th of February 1998.
+
+## FOREWORD
+
+ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations Specialized Agency in the field of telecommunications. The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of the ITU. The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1.
+
+In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-T's purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.
+
+## NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
+
+The ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. The ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside of the Recommendation development process.
+
+As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, the ITU had not received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementors are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database.
+
+© ITU 1998
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | Page |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 1 Scope..... | 1 |
+| 2 References..... | 1 |
+| 3 Definitions ..... | 2 |
+| 4 Abbreviations..... | 3 |
+| 5 Conventions ..... | 3 |
+| 5.1 Primitive parameters conventions..... | 3 |
+| 5.2 Primitive notations..... | 3 |
+| 6 Model of MCS ..... | 3 |
+| 7 MCS connections and building the domain..... | 4 |
+| 7.1 Establishing connections and binding them to the domain..... | 4 |
+| 7.2 Attaching application users to a domain..... | 6 |
+| 7.3 MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS..... | 6 |
+| 8 MCS channels ..... | 7 |
+| 8.1 Multicast channels ..... | 7 |
+| 8.2 Single-member channels..... | 7 |
+| 8.3 Private channels ..... | 8 |
+| 8.4 Channel Id numbering..... | 8 |
+| 9 MCS data transfer ..... | 8 |
+| 9.1 Simple Send..... | 8 |
+| 9.2 Uniformly sequenced data transfer ..... | 9 |
+| 9.3 Send data with responses (For further study)..... | 9 |
+| 9.4 Unreliable data transfer..... | 10 |
+| 10 Token management..... | 10 |
+| 10.1 Exclusive event control and transfer..... | 10 |
+| 10.2 Event coordination..... | 11 |
+| 10.3 Token Id Numbering..... | 11 |
+| 11 Introduction to MCS service primitives..... | 11 |
+| 11.1 MCS domain management primitives ..... | 11 |
+| 11.2 MCS Channel Management primitives..... | 11 |
+| 11.3 MCS data transfer primitives..... | 11 |
+| 11.4 MCS token management primitives ..... | 11 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 12 MCS domain management primitives ..... | 12 |
+| 12.1 MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER..... | 12 |
+| 12.1.1 Function ..... | 12 |
+| 12.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 12 |
+| 12.1.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 13 |
+| 12.2 MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER ..... | 14 |
+| 12.2.1 Function ..... | 14 |
+| 12.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 14 |
+| 12.2.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 14 |
+| 12.3 MCS-ATTACH-USER..... | 15 |
+| 12.3.1 Function ..... | 15 |
+| 12.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 15 |
+| 12.3.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 15 |
+| 12.4 MCS-DETACH-USER..... | 15 |
+| 12.4.1 Function ..... | 15 |
+| 12.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 16 |
+| 12.4.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 16 |
+| 12.5 MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS..... | 16 |
+| 12.5.1 Function ..... | 16 |
+| 12.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 17 |
+| 12.5.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 17 |
+| 13 MCS channel management primitives ..... | 18 |
+| 13.1 MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN..... | 18 |
+| 13.1.1 Function ..... | 18 |
+| 13.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 18 |
+| 13.1.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 18 |
+| 13.2 MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE ..... | 18 |
+| 13.2.1 Function ..... | 18 |
+| 13.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 19 |
+| 13.2.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 19 |
+| 13.3 MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE ..... | 19 |
+| 13.3.1 Function ..... | 19 |
+| 13.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 20 |
+| 13.3.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 20 |
+| 13.4 MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND..... | 20 |
+| 13.4.1 Function ..... | 20 |
+| 13.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 20 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 13.4.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 21 |
+| 13.5 MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT ..... | 21 |
+| 13.5.1 Function ..... | 21 |
+| 13.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 21 |
+| 13.5.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 22 |
+| 13.6 MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL ..... | 22 |
+| 13.6.1 Function ..... | 22 |
+| 13.6.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 22 |
+| 13.6.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 22 |
+| 14 MCS data transfer primitives ..... | 23 |
+| 14.1 MCS-SEND-DATA ..... | 23 |
+| 14.1.1 Function ..... | 23 |
+| 14.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 23 |
+| 14.1.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 24 |
+| 14.2 MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA ..... | 24 |
+| 14.2.1 Function ..... | 24 |
+| 14.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 24 |
+| 14.2.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 25 |
+| 15 MCS token management primitives ..... | 25 |
+| 15.1 MCS-TOKEN-GRAB ..... | 25 |
+| 15.1.1 Function ..... | 25 |
+| 15.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 26 |
+| 15.1.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 26 |
+| 15.2 MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT ..... | 26 |
+| 15.2.1 Function ..... | 26 |
+| 15.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 26 |
+| 15.2.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 27 |
+| 15.3 MCS-TOKEN-GIVE ..... | 27 |
+| 15.3.1 Function ..... | 27 |
+| 15.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 27 |
+| 15.3.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 28 |
+| 15.4 MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE ..... | 28 |
+| 15.4.1 Function ..... | 28 |
+| 15.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 28 |
+| 15.4.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 29 |
+| 15.5 MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE ..... | 29 |
+| 15.5.1 Function ..... | 29 |
+
+| | Page |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 15.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 29 |
+| 15.5.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 29 |
+| 15.6 MCS-TOKEN-TEST ..... | 30 |
+| 15.6.1 Function ..... | 30 |
+| 15.6.2 Types of primitives and their parameters ..... | 30 |
+| 15.6.3 Sequence of primitives ..... | 30 |
+| Annex A – Domain establishment, data transfer and release phases examples ..... | 30 |
+| A.1 MCS domain establishment phase ..... | 30 |
+| A.2 MCS data transfer phase ..... | 35 |
+| A.3 MCS connection release phase ..... | 37 |
+| Appendix I – Distributed token control ..... | 38 |
+
+## **Recommendation T.122**
+
+# **MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATION SERVICE – SERVICE DEFINITION**
+
+*(revised in 1998)*
+
+## **1 Scope**
+
+The Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) is a generic service designed to support highly interactive multimedia conferencing applications. It supports full-duplex multipoint communication among an arbitrary number of connected application entities over a variety of networks as specified in Recommendation T.123. This version of MCS utilizes only the basic mode of Recommendation T.123. MCS provides efficient multicast message sequencing and token management features by means of an MCS provider, to which users are connected either directly or through other MCS providers.
+
+MCS offers the following features:
+
+- a) Flexible modes of data transfer:
+ - Broadcast, with flow control;
+ - Request/Response.
+- b) Multipoint addressing:
+ - One to all;
+ - One to sub-group;
+ - One to one.
+- c) Multipoint routing of data:
+ - Shortest path to each receiver;
+ - Uniform sequencing of data, where all users receive the same data in the same sequence.
+- d) Tokens are provided for resource contention resolution.
+- e) Network independent:
+ - For fully reliable data transmission, MCS assumes the use of error-free transport connections that provide flow control (see Recommendation T.123).
+
+MCS provides information to conference participants about other participants only in cases where this information cannot be provided by the participants themselves. For example, members of a domain are not informed when a new member joins (the new member can do so if it wishes), whereas they are informed by MCS when a member detaches, since the departing member may have no opportunity to inform the others.
+
+## **2 References**
+
+The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation F.710 (1991), *General principles for audiographic conference service*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.123 (1996), *Network specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing*.
+
+## 3 Definitions
+
+This Recommendation defines the following terms:
+
+**3.1 MCS provider:** An entity (i.e. active element) of an MCS subsystem, interacting directly with application entities above and transport entities below. The services it provides and the services it uses are modelled in terms of abstract primitives. An MCS provider communicates with peer MCS providers.
+
+**3.2 MCS domain:** A tree of MCS connections among MCS providers or, in the degenerate case, part of a single MCS provider. The MCS providers involved are said to *host* the domain. A domain sets the boundary for data transfer among attached MCS users.
+
+**3.3 MCS domain selector:** An octet string that distinguishes multiple domains hosted by the same MCS provider. The creation of MCS providers, their configuration to host one or more domains, and the internal structure of domain selectors are all local matters.
+
+**3.4 top MCS provider:** In every domain a single MCS provider will become the Top MCS Provider and will be the exclusive manager of all the domain's channel, user Ids and token resources.
+
+**3.5 MCS connection:** A specified set of transport connections, managed as one unit, between a pair of MCS providers. Each end of an MCS Connection is bound to a respective MCS domain selector. One end of each MCS Connection is designated to be hierarchically superior to the other.
+
+**3.6 MCS user:** An application entity obtaining services from an MCS provider. Once they have been attached to the same domain, MCS users can transfer data in point-to-point or multicast fashion.
+
+**3.7 MCS Service Access Point (MCSAP):** A point through which an MCS user accesses an MCS provider.
+
+**3.8 MCS attachment:** A multi-connection end point within an MCSAP. Each MCS attachment is bound to an MCS domain selector. An MCS user may attach through an MCSAP to domains hosted by the MCS provider.
+
+**3.9 MCS user Id:** A short identifier, unique within an MCS domain, that distinguishes between MCS attachments. A user with multiple attachments to the same domain, through the same or different SAPs, has equally many user Ids.
+
+**3.10 control-MCSAP:** A unique MCSAP per MCS provider (distinguished by some local means) to which the MCS Connect and MCS Disconnect primitives are restricted. The MCS user of a Control-MCSAP does not have direct access to data transfer through the MCS Connection end points it contains; this is limited to the MCS provider. It is a local option whether a Control-MCSAP may also contain MCS attachments like ordinary MCSAPs and allow the MCS user to invoke other MCS primitives.
+
+**3.11 MCS channel:** A channel is a domain-wide address. Channels are used for MCS data unit distribution lists. All users who are members of the same channel will receive data sent to that channel.
+
+**3.12 MCS private channel:** A channel with an authorized group of users. Only they may send and receive data over the channel. Attempts by unauthorized users to invoke an MCS primitive involving a private channel as parameter will fail.
+
+**3.13 MCS private channel manager:** An MCS user who convenes a private channel and regulates its authorized user group. If the manager detaches, the private channel is disbanded.
+
+**3.14 version 3 or V3 summit:** The nodes in a domain hierarchy which use MCS protocol version 3 or greater and are either:
+
+- a Top Provider; or
+- have an upward connection path to a version 3 Top Provider that flows only through other version 3 nodes.
+
+## **4 Abbreviations**
+
+This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations:
+
+MCS Multipoint Communication Service
+
+MCSAP MCS Service Access Point
+
+MCSPDU MCS Protocol Data Unit
+
+MCU Multipoint Control Unit (see Recommendation F.710)
+
+SAP Service Access Point
+
+## **5 Conventions**
+
+### **5.1 Primitive parameters conventions**
+
+The primitive parameters defined in this Recommendation will use the following key:
+
+M Parameter is mandatory
+
+C Parameter is conditional
+
+U Parameter is a user option
+
+Blank Parameter is absent
+
+(=) Value of the parameter is identical to the value of the corresponding parameter of the preceding primitive.
+
+### **5.2 Primitive notations**
+
+The primitive services referred to in the text will be in italics.
+
+## **6 Model of MCS**
+
+MCS establishes a multipoint domain over point-to-point MCS connections. Within that multipoint domain, an application client can send data to different members of the domain and have access to tokens for resource contention resolution.
+
+
+
+MCU
+
+MCS user MCS user MCS user
+
+MCS MCS MCS
+
+MCS connection MCS connection MCS connection
+
+MCS connection MCS connection
+
+MCS domain
+
+MCS user MCS user
+
+T0818720-94
+
+Diagram of the MCS model showing a hierarchical structure within an MCU. At the top is the MCU. Below it are three MCS user boxes. Each MCS user box contains an MCS box, which in turn contains a dashed box representing multiple channels. These channels are connected via 'MCS connection' lines to a central 'MCS domain' box. The MCS domain box contains two MCS boxes, each with a dashed box above it. Below the MCS domain box are two more MCS user boxes. The entire structure is enclosed in a large rounded rectangle.
+
+**Figure 1/T.122 – MCS model**
+
+The MCS user first establishes an MCS connection between its MCS provider and a remote MCS provider. This connection is bound to a domain to which users can attach. Users at other sites can set up MCS connections to sites already part of the domain and bind them to the same domain.
+
+NOTE – If all communication is to be among applications at one site, connections are not necessary, since only one MCS provider is involved.
+
+Once the domain is established, the MCS user then joins the appropriate channels it requires for receiving data. The use of these channels is application dependent. Tokens are provided for managing the resources available to the client.
+
+## 7 MCS connections and building the domain
+
+For multipoint communication between remote sites to occur, their MCS providers must first be connected and bound to the same domain. A multipoint domain is a hierarchical structure composed of MCS connections that connect MCS providers together. A domain is constructed by binding connections to it.
+
+### 7.1 Establishing connections and binding them to the domain
+
+A Controller sets up an MCS connection through its local MCS provider to a remote site using the *connect provider* service. An MCS connection is a set of transport connections managed as one unit between two MCS providers. The application client communicates with its MCS agent through a Multipoint Communication Service Access Point (MCSAP).
+
+An MCS connection is responsible for delivering MCS data units between MCS providers. An MCS provider can have multiple MCS connections.
+
+
+
+MCS Connection
+
+T0818730-94
+
+Diagram of the MCS connection phase showing two sites connected via a network. Each site contains an MCS provider and a Controller. The Controller is connected to the MCS provider via a Control-MCSAP interface. The two MCS providers are connected to each other via a network connection.
+
+**Figure 2/T.122 – MCS connection phase**
+
+A controller expecting to receive *connect provider* indications should request a Control-MCSAP. MCS will then know how to direct such indications when they arrive.
+
+
+
+T0818740-94
+
+Diagram of a five-site network with multiple MCS connections. The network is hierarchical, with MCS providers at different levels. Some providers are connected to MCUs, some to controllers, and some to application clients. The connections are shown as solid lines between the providers.
+
+NOTE – Some MCS providers have multiple MCS connections and some have multiple attached users. Some MCS providers reside on MCUs, while others reside on terminals.
+
+**Figure 3/T.122 – Five-site network with multiple MCS connections**
+
+The optional user data field of the *connect provider* messages can be used to exchange security information, for example passwords or any other data required by the multipoint application. The *connect provider* request is initiated at one site and approved or rejected by another site. *Connect provider* indications are locally directed to the Control-SAP of the destination provider.
+
+A multipoint domain is organized in a hierarchical structure. The MCS provider at the top of the hierarchy is the Top MCS provider. It is during the domain setup stage that the network hierarchy is defined. Within the *connect provider* request is a field defining whether this connection to be attached is going up to a higher level, or down to a lower one.
+
+NOTE – The domain hierarchical structure is necessary for the allocation of user Ids, for the use of tokens, and for uniformly sequenced data.
+
+The *disconnect provider* service is used to leave a domain and to disconnect transport connections.
+
+### 7.2 Attaching application users to a domain
+
+Application clients become attached to a domain using the *attach user* service. It differs from connecting providers in that it does not require the up/down field for defining domain hierarchy. A SAP is attached to no more than one provider, and is used by no more than one application client at any given time.
+
+An application client automatically receives from MCS in the *attach-user* confirm its own unique user identifier for the domain duration. There is some structural limit to the number of application clients in a domain or channel.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the architecture of multiple domains and their connections to application clients. It is divided into three main sections, each enclosed in a dashed box:
+
+- Top Left:** A dashed box containing an 'MCU controller' connected to an 'MCS provider'. The 'MCS provider' contains two domains: 'Domain B' and 'Domain A'.
+- Top Right:** A dashed box containing an 'MCS provider' with 'Domain A' inside. It is connected to a 'Controller' and an 'Application client'.
+- Bottom Left:** A dashed box containing an 'MCS provider' with 'Domain B' and 'Domain A' inside. It is connected to three 'Application client' boxes and a 'Controller' box.
+- Bottom Right:** A dashed box containing an 'MCS provider' with 'Domain A' inside. It is connected to a 'Controller' and two 'Application client' boxes.
+
+Connections between the sections are as follows:
+
+- A line connects 'Domain A' in the Top Left MCS provider to 'Domain A' in the Top Right MCS provider.
+- A line connects 'Domain B' in the Top Left MCS provider to 'Domain B' in the Bottom Left MCS provider.
+- A line connects 'Domain A' in the Top Left MCS provider to 'Domain A' in the Bottom Left MCS provider.
+- A line connects 'Domain A' in the Bottom Left MCS provider to 'Domain A' in the Bottom Right MCS provider.
+
+T0818750-94
+
+Diagram illustrating multiple domains and their connections to application clients.
+
+NOTE – Application clients can be attached through multiple SAPs to more than one domain.
+
+**Figure 4/T.122 – Multiple domains**
+
+The *detach user* primitive is used by an application client to leave a domain.
+
+### 7.3 MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS
+
+With the exception of protocol version, domain parameters are identical throughout a domain. They are negotiated in the first *connect provider* primitive which sets up the domain. MCS providers joining a domain after the initial two have no say in determining domain parameters. An application client can determine domain parameters by examining the response of a *connect provider* primitive. The domain parameters are defined as follows:
+
+- Maximum number of MCS channels that may be in use simultaneously* – This includes channels that are joined by any user, user Ids that have been assigned, and private channels that have been created.
+- Maximum number of user Ids that may be assigned simultaneously* – This is a sublimit within the constraint of the previous parameter.
+- Maximum number of token Ids that may be grabbed or inhibited simultaneously.*
+
+- d) *Number of data transfer priorities implemented* – An MCS user may still send and receive data with priorities outside the limit. However, such priorities may be treated the same as the lowest priority that is implemented.
+- e) *Enforced throughput* – This parameter instructs MCS providers to enforce a minimum receiving rate at each MCS attachment and over each downward MCS connection. Violators run the risk of being involuntarily detached or disconnected, respectively.
+- f) *Maximum height* – This constrains the height of all MCS providers, in particular the Top MCS Provider.
+- g) *Maximum size of domain MCSPDUs* – Global flow control is based on buffering within an MCS provider. For simplicity, fixed-size buffers are assumed. An MCS provider shall not generate larger MCSPDUs. This constrains the number of parameters that can be packed into a single control operation and suggests where unlimited user data should be segmented.
+- h) *Protocol version* – This is defined in the MCS protocol specification.
+
+## 8 MCS channels
+
+Once the domain setup and user attachment is completed, the last step to be performed before data can be exchanged between all the sites in a multipoint fashion is to join the right combination of interaction channels.
+
+Channels in MCS are domain-wide addresses. When a multipoint domain is established, distribution lists can be declared in the form of multicast channels. Every user of a domain can join a channel to receive MCS data units sent to it, and by joining an appropriate combination of channels, a user can choose to receive messages sent to these channels and ignore messages sent to other channels. Application clients subscribe to and leave the desired channels with the *channel join* and *leave* services.
+
+A mechanism for Quality of Service negotiation on a per channel basis is left for further study.
+
+### 8.1 Multicast channels
+
+Multicast channels are multi-member channels, i.e. channels that can be used to send data to all or a subset of clients of a domain. A multicast channel may represent all active participants in a conference, while another may specify members of a sub-conference. By joining an appropriate combination of channels, a client can elect to receive messages sent to these channels and ignore messages sent to the other channels. For example, all users of a multipoint application may decide to use channel 5 when they wish to receive broadcast data from every member of the domain. Thus every domain member will join channel 5 and send data on this channel when it is to be received by everyone. Another channel may be joined by a subset of domain clients, who will then be able to exchange data on that channel transparent to the rest of domain members.
+
+NOTE – An application client does not have to be joined to a channel in order to send to it, but must be part of it in order to receive data sent to it.
+
+Channel membership is maintained in a distributed fashion, with partial membership information recorded at each level of the hierarchy in a multiple provider domain.
+
+### 8.2 Single-member channels
+
+Single-member channels are normally used as user identifiers (user Ids) which provide user identification and serve as addresses for point-to-point communication within the multipoint domain. Having such a user Id allows other users to be notified when the user detaches. In order for one
+
+member of a domain to send to another transparent to other sites participating in the same domain, he can send data on channel set to the destination user's Id.
+
+### 8.3 Private channels
+
+Both send and receive access to individual multicast channels can be controlled by a private channel mechanism. Any user may convene a private channel with *channel convene* which results in him becoming the private channel manager of an available empty multicast channel. The private channel manager can invite users to join the channel using the *channel admit* service or force a user to leave with the *channel expel* service. Users join and leave private channels using the regular *channel join* and *channel leave* services. The private channel manager discontinues a private channel with the *channel disband* service.
+
+### 8.4 Channel Id numbering
+
+Channel Ids are classified into four types:
+
+- *Static channel Id* – Permanently available, can be joined at will.
+- *User Id* – Can be joined only by the MCS attachment that is assigned the MCS user Id.
+- *Private channel Id* – Can be joined only by the private channel manager and other authorized user Ids that it explicitly admits.
+- *Assigned channel Id* – Created as the result of a *channel join* request for channel Id zero, can be joined at will thereafter, until all joined users leave, at which point it is deleted.
+
+Static channel Ids are numbered 1..1000. All numbers in the static range represent valid channels. Dynamic channel Ids (user Ids, private channel Ids, and assigned channel Ids) are numbered 1001..65535. At any given time, most numbers in the dynamic range will represent non-existent channels (because they were never created or already deleted).
+
+The number of channel Ids in use at once is limited by an MCS domain parameter. Static channel Ids are in use when they are joined by some user. Dynamic channel Ids are in use if they have been created and not yet deleted. MCS primitives (*channel join*, *attach user*, *channel convene*) will fail if they threaten to exceed the limit on number of channel Ids in use.
+
+## 9 MCS data transfer
+
+Once the participating providers have connected and bound to the common domain and users have attached to the common domain and joined the right combination of channels, users are ready to exchange data in a multipoint fashion.
+
+The *send data* and *uniformly sequenced send data* services provide the actual transfer of data. Each send data unit can be delivered (multicast) to multiple sites. Uniform data sequencing, or delivery at each site of identical sequences of data units, is provided with the *uniformly sequenced send data* service.
+
+### 9.1 Simple Send
+
+The *send data* service provides the "one-to-many" communication, which includes point-to-point as a particular case. Sending to a channel set to a remote user Id will provide the actual point-to-point message transmission. Since any sender can send a service data unit to any channel, the many-to-one and many-to-many operations are also supported. Simple send service data units from different senders may arrive in a different sequence at each site, since they are delivered using the most direct route, up and down the tree of MCS providers. Some sequencing occurs even without using the
+
+*uniformly sequenced send data*: The sequencing of service data units sent from one sender on one channel at one priority is maintained identically at all receivers. The sender of a simple send request will NOT receive a send indication if it is a member of the destination channel.
+
+MCS service data units are allowed an unlimited size, however, MCS interface data units within a given system may have a maximum size. It is not desirable to split and reassemble long messages transparently within MCS for two reasons. First, the information may be of near real-time nature and may have to be acted upon immediately. Second, since data units from multiple sources are interleaved at different levels in the network, it would not be possible to reconstruct a message from one source without blocking data units from all the other sources. In the application, however, it is possible to analyse incoming data units to process data units that contain real-time information (such as annotations or pen movements) immediately, while reconstructing a long message received from one source (such as an image or a file).
+
+
+
+T0818760-94
+
+Diagram illustrating the process of sending data to all members of a multicast channel. A 'Send data request' arrow points to a central 'MCS' node. From this node, three dashed arrows point to three separate 'MCS' nodes, which are collectively labeled 'Members of multicast channel'. Each of these three 'MCS' nodes has a solid arrow pointing right, labeled 'Send data indication'.
+
+**Figure 5/T.122 – Send data to all the members of a multicast channel**
+
+MCS provides sequenced messaging to multiple destinations, as specified by the membership of the destination channel. To adapt the sending rate to the receiving rate, MCS must combine flow control on the individual connections into a global domain-wide flow control. The throughput of a domain may be limited by its slowest receiver.
+
+### 9.2 Uniformly sequenced data transfer
+
+Uniform sequencing is necessary when data is being sent simultaneously from several sites, but must be received in the same sequence by all receivers. The *uniformly sequenced send data* offers this service. All the *uniformly sequenced send data* requests are routed to the Top MCS provider and from there dispatched in the same order to all the receiving sites, including the sender if it is a member of the destination channel.
+
+### 9.3 Send data with responses (For further study)
+
+This is a simple form of "many-to-one" communication that occurs as an atomic response to a send. When requested by the sender, each receiver must generate a short response. Responses from all receivers are gathered at each level and travel back along the distribution path of the original message. The aggregate response is then delivered to the sender. This form of response can be used either for feedback on delivery of data or as atomic feedback to a simple query. If a more detailed response is needed, any receiver can send a message to the originator, using the source user Id of the received message.
+
+
+
+T0818770-94
+
+Diagram showing a multicast Send operation. A central MCS node sends a 'Send data confirm' message to the left. Three other MCS nodes on the right send 'Send data response' messages back to the central MCS node. Dashed lines connect the central MCS to each of the three right-side MCS nodes.
+
+NOTE – A mechanism must be defined to handle receivers that do not generate the requested response within a reasonable time.
+
+**Figure 6/T.122 – Responses requested by a multicast Send**
+
+### 9.4 Unreliable data transfer
+
+By default, all MCS data transfer is fully reliable (i.e. guaranteed delivery). However, there are classes of applications where the occasional loss of data is acceptable and even preferable to the performance loss incurred by recovering lost data with a guaranteed delivery scheme. These applications may choose to use unreliable (i.e. non-guaranteed delivery) data transfer. In this case, received data will be delivered by MCS in the order it was originally sent, but gaps may occur in the application's data stream.
+
+## 10 Token management
+
+Tokens provide a means to implement exclusive access. For example, to ensure in a multipoint application using resources that one and only one site holds a given resource at a given time, a token can be associated with every resource. When a site wishes to use a specific resource, it must ask for its corresponding token, which will be granted only if no one else is holding it.
+
+
+
+T0818780-94
+
+Diagram showing token contention resolution. Two sites on the left send 'Token-Grab Request' messages to a central MCS node. The MCS node sends a 'Token-Grab Confirm (accept)' message to the left site and a 'Token-Grab Confirm (reject)' message to the right site.
+
+**Figure 7/T.122 – Contention resolution: Two sites simultaneously asked for a token, only one site grabbed it**
+
+### 10.1 Exclusive event control and transfer
+
+The *token grab* service allows one user to exclusively hold a given token. The user defines the significance of this token to his application. Other users may use the *token test* service to determine the status of a token at any time and may request the token from the holder with the *token please* service. The token holder may transfer control of a token to another specified user with the *token give* service or return a token to a generally available status with the *token release* service.
+
+### 10.2 Event coordination
+
+A single token may be used to coordinate a multiple user event by using the *token inhibit* service. Users can independently inhibit and release the same token. For example, if it was desired to know when all users have completed reception and processing of a bulk file transfer, all receiving users would inhibit the same token and each individual user would release the token when it had completed the proscribed process. Any user could test the token at will to determine if the token is free which means all users have completed processing.
+
+### 10.3 Token Id Numbering
+
+Token Ids are numbered 1..65535. All numbers in the range are valid token Ids. The number of token Ids in use at once is limited by an MCS domain parameter. Token Ids are in use when they are grabbed or inhibited by some user. MCS primitives (*token grab*, *token inhibit*) will fail if they threaten to exceed the limit on number of token Ids in use.
+
+## 11 Introduction to MCS service primitives
+
+The MCS offers the following service primitives to the application client:
+
+### 11.1 MCS domain management primitives
+
+- MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request, indication, response, confirm
+- MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request, indication
+- MCS-ATTACH-USER request, confirm
+- MCS-DETACH-USER request, indication
+- MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS request, indication, confirm
+
+### 11.2 MCS Channel Management primitives
+
+- MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request, confirm
+- MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request, indication
+- MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE request, confirm
+- MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND request, indication
+- MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request, indication
+- MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL request, indication
+
+### 11.3 MCS data transfer primitives
+
+- MCS-SEND-DATA request, indication
+- MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request, indication
+
+### 11.4 MCS token management primitives
+
+- MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request, confirm
+- MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT request, confirm
+- MCS-TOKEN-GIVE request, indication, response, confirm
+- MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE request, indication
+- MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request, confirm
+- MCS-TOKEN-TEST request, confirm
+
+## 12 MCS domain management primitives
+
+### 12.1 MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER
+
+#### 12.1.1 Function
+
+This primitive establishes an MCS connection through the Control-MCSAP of an MCS provider. It is a local matter how a specific MCS connection end point is identified within the Control-MCSAP. This primitive is confirmed and depends on a response by the MCS user at the Control-MCSAP of the called MCS provider.
+
+The remote site usually passes the indication through a Control-SAP to an application controller. If no control application has attached to the Control-SAP at the remote MCS provider, it is a site configuration decision whether or not all incoming connection requests are to be accepted or rejected.
+
+At the establishment of an MCS connection, two domains that were previously separate are joined into one. Conflicts will arise if the same MCS user Ids are assigned in both. This is resolved by delivering MCS-DETACH-USER indications to selected MCS attachments in the subordinate domain before concluding the MCS Connection. Channel and token Id conflicts are resolved by delivering MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE and MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND indications and MCS-DETACH-USER indications to selected MCS attachments in the subordinate domain before concluding the MCS connection.
+
+#### 12.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+Table 1/T.122 – MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication | Response | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
+| Calling address | M | M(=) | | |
+| Calling domain selector | M | M(=) | | |
+| Called address | M | M | | |
+| Called domain selector | M | M | | |
+| Upward/Downward flag | M | M(=) | | |
+| Domain parameters | M | M | M | M(=) |
+| Quality of Service | M | M | M | M(=) |
+| Result | | | M | M(=) |
+| User data | U | C(=) | U | C(=) |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | | | |
+
+- *Calling address, Called address* – Used to establish transport connections between MCS providers.
+- *Calling domain selector, Called domain selector* – Identifies a domain hosted by the respective MCS provider. An MCS connection binds to the calling and called selectors, joining them into the same domain.
+- *Upward/Downward flag* – Designates the called MCS provider as hierarchically superior/subordinate to the calling MCS provider.
+
+- *Domain parameters* – The number of data transfer priorities implemented and, for each, the throughput and transit delay in each direction; also, the number of user Ids, channels and tokens available to MCS users. Data transfer priorities are numbered 0..3 respectively for top, high, medium, and low. If fewer than four priorities are implemented in an MCS domain, lower priority data is transferred at the lowest priority implemented. However, the priority value specified in a data request is indicated unchanged to subsequent receivers. As well, the protocol version, the minimum throughput enforced, the maximum height of all MCS providers, and the maximum size of domain MCSPDUs are all specified as domain parameters.
+These domain parameters are negotiated between the first two MCS providers that connect to a domain. With the exception of protocol version, MCS providers joining a domain after the initial two have no say in determining domain parameters. See 7.3.
+- *Quality of Service* – Transport layer Quality of Service. Quality of Service can vary from one MCS connection to another.
+- *Result* – Successful, or unsuccessful because of: congested, domain not hierarchical, no such domain, domain parameters unacceptable, unspecified failure, or user-rejected.
+- *User Data* – Of unlimited size. MCS users at the Control-MCSAPs of the MCS providers may use this data to align presentation contexts, to authenticate each other, or for some other purpose.
+
+#### 12.1.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram shows the sequence of primitives for MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (User accept/reject). It features two vertical lines labeled "Control MCSAP". An arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request" points from the left towards the first Control MCSAP. A dashed horizontal line connects the two Control MCSAPs. From the second Control MCSAP, an arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication" points to the right. Below that, an arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response" points from the right back to the second Control MCSAP. Another dashed horizontal line connects the two MCSAPs lower down. Finally, an arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm" points from the first Control MCSAP back to the left. The area between the two vertical lines is labeled "MCS" at the bottom. A reference number "T0818790-94" is also present.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (User accept/reject)
+
+**Figure 8/T.122 – MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (User accept/reject)**
+
+
+
+The diagram shows the sequence of primitives for MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (Provider reject). It features two vertical lines labeled "Control MCSAP". An arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request" points from the left towards the first Control MCSAP. A dashed horizontal line connects the two Control MCSAPs. Below this, another dashed horizontal line connects the two MCSAPs. An arrow labeled "MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm" points from the first Control MCSAP back to the left. The area between the vertical lines is labeled "MCS" at the bottom. A reference number "T0818800-94" is present.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (Provider reject)
+
+**Figure 9/T.122 – MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER (Provider reject)**
+
+### 12.2 MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER
+
+#### 12.2.1 Function
+
+This primitive releases an MCS connection that was established previously by invocation of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. It is a local matter how a specific MCS connection end point is identified within the Control-MCSAP of an MCS provider. If user-requested, an indication is delivered through the Control-MCSAP of the MCS provider at the other end of the MCS connection. If provider-initiated, an indication is delivered at both ends.
+
+At the release of an MCS connection, the domain that contained it is split into two. MCS users attached to the Top MCS Provider portion will receive MCS-DETACH-USER indications for those in the opposite portion. If a more severe response is called for, it is the duty of MCS users at the affected Control-MCSAPs to decide. They may inform and direct other MCS users via MCS data transfer or by local means. It is for future study whether the users in the disconnecting bottom portion establish their own domain or not.
+
+#### 12.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 2/T.122 – MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Reason | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Reason* – Domain disconnected, domain not hierarchical, domain parameters unacceptable, provider-initiated, unspecified, user-requested.
+
+#### 12.2.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates a user-initiated MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER sequence. It features two vertical lines representing the Control MCSAPs of two entities. A dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects these two entities. An arrow labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request' points from the left Control MCSAP to the right Control MCSAP. From the right Control MCSAP, an arrow labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication' points to the right. The reference 'T0818810-94' is located at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for user-initiated MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER
+
+**Figure 10/T.122 – MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER (User-initiated)**
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates a provider-initiated MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER sequence. It features two vertical lines representing the Control MCSAPs of two entities. A wavy line labeled 'MCS' connects these two entities. From the left Control MCSAP, an arrow labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication' points to the left. From the right Control MCSAP, an arrow labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication' points to the right. The reference 'T0818820-94' is located at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for provider-initiated MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER
+
+**Figure 11/T.122 – MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER (Provider-initiated)**
+
+### 12.3 MCS-ATTACH-USER
+
+#### 12.3.1 Function
+
+This primitive creates an MCS attachment through an MCS SAP to a domain hosted by the MCS provider. A result is confirmed to the requester. If the request is accepted, a user Id is assigned.
+
+All subsequent MCS primitives are invoked in the context of some MCS attachment. It is a local matter how a specific MCS attachment is identified within an MCS SAP. Note that domain selector and user Id suffice, but other means may be preferred.
+
+#### 12.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 3/T.122 – MCS-ATTACH-USER**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Domain selector | M | |
+| Result | | M |
+| User Id | | C |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Domain selector* – Identifies a domain hosted by the MCS provider.
+- *Result* – Successful, or unsuccessful because: congested, domain disconnected, no such domain, too many channels, too many users, unspecified failure.
+- *User Id* – Guaranteed unique within the MCS domain. Its value is drawn from the space of MCS channel numbers. To communicate in point-to-point fashion, an MCS user must join the assigned channel as a receiver and must instruct other MCS users to send to it. Channel numbers assigned as user Ids are disjoint from channel numbers representing multicast distribution lists.
+
+#### 12.3.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for the MCS-ATTACH-USER operation. It shows two vertical lifelines: 'MCSAP' on the left and 'Top MCS provider' on the right. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' points from the MCSAP lifeline to the Top MCS provider lifeline. A dashed arrow labeled 'MCS-ATTACH-USER confirm' points from the Top MCS provider lifeline back to the MCSAP lifeline. Below the Top MCS provider lifeline, the label 'MCS' is present. The reference 'T0818830-94' is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Sequence diagram showing the MCS-ATTACH-USER primitive exchange between an MCS user and a Top MCS provider.
+
+**Figure 12/T.122 – MCS-ATTACH-USER**
+
+### 12.4 MCS-DETACH-USER
+
+#### 12.4.1 Function
+
+This primitive deletes an MCS attachment that was created previously by invocation of MCS-ATTACH-USER. It is a local matter how a specific MCS attachment is identified within an MCS SAP. This primitive may be requested by a user or initiated by a provider. It delivers an indication at
+
+every other MCS attachment to the same domain. If provider-initiated, an indication is also delivered at the deleted attachment.
+
+#### 12.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 4/T.122 – MCS-DETACH-USER**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Reason | | M |
+| User Id | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table | | |
+
+- *Reason* – Channel purged, domain disconnected, provider-initiated, token purged (Until there is a TOKEN-RELEASE indication, issuing an MCS-DETACH-USER indication is the only way for the MCS provider to cause a token to be purged. This may be necessary during domain merging.), unspecified, user-requested.
+- *User Id* – Assigned by MCS-ATTACH-USER.
+
+#### 12.4.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram shows three vertical lifelines: MCSAP, Top MCS Provider, and Other MCSAPs attached to the domain. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER request' originates from the left and points to the MCSAP lifeline. A dashed line connects the MCSAP lifeline to the Top MCS Provider lifeline, with 'MCS' written below it. Another dashed line connects the Top MCS Provider lifeline to the Other MCSAPs lifeline, also with 'MCS' written below it. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER indication' originates from the Other MCSAPs lifeline and points to the right. The reference 'T0818840-94' is located at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-DETACH-USER (User-initiated).
+
+**Figure 13/T.122 – MCS-DETACH-USER (User-initiated)**
+
+
+
+The diagram shows three vertical lifelines: MCSAP, Top MCS Provider, and Other MCSAPs attached to the domain. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER indication' originates from the left and points to the MCSAP lifeline. A wavy line connects the MCSAP lifeline to the Top MCS Provider lifeline. A dashed line connects the Top MCS Provider lifeline to the Other MCSAPs lifeline, with 'MCS' written below it. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER indication' originates from the Other MCSAPs lifeline and points to the right. The reference 'T0818850-94' is located at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-DETACH-USER (MCS provider-initiated).
+
+**Figure 14/T.122 – MCS-DETACH-USER (MCS provider-initiated)**
+
+### 12.5 MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS
+
+#### 12.5.1 Function
+
+This primitive provides an MCS user with the parameter values associated with a specified domain. A confirm is received in response to a user-initiated request. An indication is provider-initiated, and is received immediately after successfully attaching to a domain.
+
+#### 12.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 5/T.122 – MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|---------|
+| Domain parameters | | M | M |
+| Unreliable data is supported | | M | M |
+| Maximum user data length | | M | M |
+| Maximum admit/expel user Ids | | M | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | | |
+
+- *Domain parameters* – The domain parameter constraints used by a domain.
+- *Unreliable data is supported* – A Boolean value that indicates if unreliable data transfer is supported by this MCS provider for this domain.
+- *Maximum user data length* – The length, in bytes, of the greatest user data field which *MCS-SEND-DATA* request or *MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA* request can send. Fully reliable data larger than this value will be segmented by MCS. Unreliable data larger than this value is not permitted.
+- *Maximum admit/expel user Ids* – The number of user IDs which can be listed in an *MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT* request or *MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL* request.
+
+#### 12.5.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant Left
+ participant MCSAP
+ Left->>MCSAP: MCS-Domain-Parameters request
+ MCSAP-->>Left: MCS-Domain-Parameters confirm
+
+```
+
+T1602380-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the request-confirm sequence for MCS-Domain-Parameters. A vertical line represents the MCSAP entity. An arrow labeled 'MCS-Domain-Parameters request' points from the left to the MCSAP line. A second arrow labeled 'MCS-Domain-Parameters confirm' points from the MCSAP line back to the left. The reference T1602380-97 is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 15/T.122 – MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS request-confirm**
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant Left
+ participant MCSAP
+ MCSAP->>Left: MCS-Domain-Parameters indication
+
+```
+
+T1602390-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the indication sequence for MCS-Domain-Parameters. A vertical line represents the MCSAP entity. An arrow labeled 'MCS-Domain-Parameters indication' points from the MCSAP line to the left. The reference T1602390-97 is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 16/T.122 – MCS-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS indication**
+
+## 13 MCS channel management primitives
+
+### 13.1 MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN
+
+#### 13.1.1 Function
+
+The MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN service is used by an application client to join an appropriate channel whose use is defined by the application. This is a prerequisite for receiving data sent to the channel.
+
+#### 13.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+Table 6/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Channel to join | M | C |
+| Result | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Channel to join* – Identifies the channel to join in the request, and the actual channel joined in the confirm. If channel = 0, then a currently empty multicast channel is to be joined. An empty channel is one to which no user is joined.
+- *Result* – Indicates whether or not joining the channel was allowed. Its value is one of: successful, or unsuccessful because of: other user Id (this channel is a user Id channel already assigned to another user), no such channel, not admitted to the channel, too many channels.
+
+#### 13.1.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant MCSAP
+ participant TopMCSprovider as Top MCS provider
+ MCSAP->>TopMCSprovider: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request
+ TopMCSprovider-->>MCSAP: MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for the MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN service. It shows two vertical lifelines: 'MCSAP' on the left and 'Top MCS provider' on the right. A solid arrow points from MCSAP to Top MCS provider, labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request'. A dashed arrow points from Top MCS provider back to MCSAP, labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm'. Below the lifelines, the text 'MCS' is centered, and 'T0818860-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN showing a request from MCSAP to Top MCS provider and a confirm response back to MCSAP.
+
+NOTE – A Join indication primitive issued to the channel manager is for further study.
+
+Figure 17/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN
+
+### 13.2 MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE
+
+#### 13.2.1 Function
+
+The MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE service is used by an application client to leave a previously joined channel and thus stop receiving data sent to that channel. The primitive may be user-initiated (request only) or provider-initiated (indication to affected user only).
+
+#### 13.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 7/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Channel to leave | M | M |
+| Reason | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Channel to leave* – Identifies the channel to leave.
+- *Reason* – Provider-initiated because channel purged.
+
+#### 13.2.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a sequence of events between two entities: MCSAP and Top MCS provider. A vertical line represents the MCSAP entity, and another vertical line represents the Top MCS provider entity. A dashed horizontal line connects them, representing the communication channel. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request' points from the MCSAP entity to the Top MCS provider entity. Below the dashed line, the text 'MCS' and 'T0818870-94' are present.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE (User-initiated)
+
+**Figure 18/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE (User-initiated)**
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a sequence of events between two entities: MCSAP and Top MCS provider. A vertical line represents the MCSAP entity, and another vertical line represents the Top MCS provider entity. A dashed horizontal line connects them, representing the communication channel. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE indication' points from the Top MCS provider entity to the MCSAP entity. Below the dashed line, the text 'MCS' and 'T0818880-94' are present.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE (MCS provider-initiated)
+
+**Figure 19/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE (MCS provider-initiated)**
+
+### 13.3 MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE
+
+#### 13.3.1 Function
+
+This primitive allocates a new private channel with the requesting user as manager. A result is confirmed; if the request is accepted, a channel number is assigned. The authorized user group initially consists of the manager alone. It is guaranteed that no users are joined to the channel.
+
+#### 13.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 8/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Result | | M |
+| Channel | | C |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Result* – Successful, or unsuccessful because of: too many channels.
+- *Channel* – A private channel number, protected from unauthorized users.
+
+#### 13.3.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE. It shows two vertical lifelines: 'Manager MCSAP' and 'Top MCS provider'. A message arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE request' points from the Manager MCSAP lifeline to the Top MCS provider lifeline. A return message arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE confirm' points from the Top MCS provider lifeline back to the Manager MCSAP lifeline. The diagram is identified by the number T0818890-94.
+
+Sequence diagram showing the interaction between Manager MCSAP and Top MCS provider for MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE.
+
+**Figure 20/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE**
+
+### 13.4 MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND
+
+#### 13.4.1 Function
+
+This primitive deallocates a private channel that was allocated previously by invocation of MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE. This primitive may be requested by or indicated to the channel's manager. It causes an MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication to be delivered to all members remaining in the authorized user group. Thereafter, the channel number may be recycled for private or public use.
+
+#### 13.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 9/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Channel | M | M |
+| Reason | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Channel* – A private channel number.
+- *Reason* – Provider-initiated because channel purged.
+
+#### 13.4.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND (Channel manager-initiated). The diagram shows three lifelines: Manager MCSAP, Top MCS provider, and Other MCSAPs admitted to the Channel. A dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects the Manager MCSAP and Top MCS provider. Another dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects the Top MCS provider and Other MCSAPs. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND request' points from the Manager MCSAP to the Top MCS provider. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication' points from the Other MCSAPs to the Top MCS provider. The reference 'T0818900-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 21/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND (Channel manager-initiated)**
+
+
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND (MCS provider-initiated). The diagram shows three lifelines: Manager MCSAP, Top MCS provider, and Other MCSAPs admitted to the Channel. A dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects the Manager MCSAP and Top MCS provider. Another dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects the Top MCS provider and Other MCSAPs. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND indication' points from the Top MCS provider to the Manager MCSAP. An arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication' points from the Other MCSAPs to the Top MCS provider. The reference 'T0818910-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 22/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND (MCS provider-initiated)**
+
+### 13.5 MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT
+
+#### 13.5.1 Function
+
+This primitive enlarges the authorized user group of a private channel at the request of its manager. An indication is delivered to the MCS user added. That user may thereafter send data on the channel or join it as a receiver or invoke other MCS primitives.
+
+#### 13.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 10/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Channel | M | M(=) |
+| Manager user Id | | M |
+| List of user Ids | M | |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Channel* – A private channel number.
+- *Manager User Id* – The user Id of the channel manager.
+- *List of User Ids* – The list of users to be added to the authorized group.
+
+#### 13.5.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant Manager as Manager MCSAP
+ participant TopMCS as Top MCS provider
+ participant MCSAP as MCSAP
+ Manager->>TopMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request
+ TopMCS->>MCSAP: MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication
+
+```
+
+The diagram shows three vertical lifelines: Manager MCSAP, Top MCS provider, and MCSAP. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request' points from Manager MCSAP to Top MCS provider. A dashed line connects Top MCS provider to MCSAP. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication' points from Top MCS provider to MCSAP. The text 'T0818920-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT showing a request from Manager MCSAP to Top MCS provider and an indication from Top MCS provider to MCSAP.
+
+**Figure 23/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT**
+
+### 13.6 MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL
+
+#### 13.6.1 Function
+
+This primitive shrinks the authorized user group of a private channel. It may be requested by the channel manager or initiated by the MCS provider. An indication is delivered to the MCS user deleted. If the deleted user is joined to the channel as a receiver the expel also has the effect of a channel leave indication.
+
+#### 13.6.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 11/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Channel | M | M (=) |
+| List of user Ids | M | |
+| Reason | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Channel* – A private channel number.
+- *List of user Ids* – The list of users to be expelled from the authorized group.
+- *Reason* – Channel disbanded, channel purged, user-requested.
+
+#### 13.6.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant Manager as Manager MCSAP
+ participant TopMCS as Top MCS provider
+ participant MCSAP as MCSAP
+ Manager->>TopMCS: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL request
+ TopMCS->>MCSAP: MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication
+
+```
+
+The diagram shows three vertical lifelines: Manager MCSAP, Top MCS provider, and MCSAP. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL request' points from Manager MCSAP to Top MCS provider. A dashed line connects Top MCS provider to MCSAP. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication' points from Top MCS provider to MCSAP. The text 'T0818930-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL showing a request from Manager MCSAP to Top MCS provider and an indication from Top MCS provider to MCSAP.
+
+**Figure 24/T.122 – MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL**
+
+## 14 MCS data transfer primitives
+
+### 14.1 MCS-SEND-DATA
+
+#### 14.1.1 Function
+
+The MCS-SEND-DATA service is used to transmit data to other members of a domain.
+
+If the sender is a member of the destination channel, it will not receive its own data indications. However, it will receive data indications from other sources addressed to that channel.
+
+If multiple clients send data to the same channel, different receivers may receive data from different senders in a different order. If uniform sequencing is needed for some data, all senders should send that data using the MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA services described later.
+
+Fully reliable data from each sender sent at the same priority on the same channel arrive at a given receiver in the same order as it was sent but may have other sender data interleaved differently. Unreliable data will be similarly ordered at the receiver, but there may be data packets missing from a sender's data stream.
+
+#### 14.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 12/T.122 – MCS-SEND-DATA**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Reliability | M | M(=) |
+| Priority | M | M(=) |
+| Channel Id | M | M(=) |
+| Sender user Id | | M |
+| Segmentation | | M |
+| Total data size | | C |
+| Data | M | M(=) |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Reliability* – Indicates whether the data should be sent, or was received, via fully reliable or unreliable transport.
+- *Priority* – The number of priority levels implemented is a Quality of Service parameter of the domain.
+- *Channel Id* – Indicates which channel to use to send the data.
+- *Sender user Id* – Is set by the sender's MCS provider.
+- *Segmentation* – The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* permit fully reliable data units to be reassembled by the user. These flags shall be interpreted in the context of MCS-SEND-DATA indications arriving from the same user over the same channel and at the same priority. A stream of fragments to be reassembled may be interleaved with other MCS primitives and data from other users over other channels at other priorities. Unreliable data units will not be segmented by MCS and will not require reassembly by the user.
+- *Total data size* – For a given MCS-SEND-DATA indication, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the total size of the segmented user data will be provided.
+
+This parameter will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 summit.
+
+- *Data* – If *Reliability* is fully reliable, the data can be of unlimited size. If *Reliability* is unreliable, the data size may not exceed the *Maximum User Data Length* returned by the MCS-Get-Domain-Parameters primitive. See 12.5.
+
+#### 14.1.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant Request as MCS-SEND-DATA request
+ participant MCSAP as MCSAP
+ participant MCS as MCS
+ participant OtherMCSAPs as Other MCSAPs joined to the channel
+ participant Indication as MCS-SEND-DATA indication
+
+ Request->>MCSAP
+ MCSAP-->>OtherMCSAPs: MCS
+ OtherMCSAPs->>Indication
+
+```
+
+T0818940-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing the flow of MCS-SEND-DATA. An arrow labeled 'MCS-SEND-DATA request' points to a vertical line labeled 'MCSAP'. A dashed line labeled 'MCS' connects this line to another vertical line labeled 'Other MCSAPs joined to the channel'. An arrow labeled 'MCS-SEND-DATA indication' points from the second line to the right. The reference 'T0818940-94' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 25/T.122 – MCS-SEND-DATA**
+
+### 14.2 MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA
+
+#### 14.2.1 Function
+
+The MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA service is used to transmit data to other members of a domain in a uniformly sequenced manner, i.e. the data will be received in the same sequence by all members of the destination channel. The different data units from the domain clients will be forwarded to the Top MCS Provider, which will send them back to all clients in the same sequence. Note that if unreliable transmission is selected, data packets may be missing from the uniform data stream, and that these missing packets may differ from node to node.
+
+Uniform sequencing of data is guaranteed only for data of the same priority on the same channel.
+
+If the sender is a member of the destination channel, it will receive its own data, in the proper sequence. Therefore, it is provided with the same ordered data stream as other members of the channel.
+
+#### 14.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 13/T.122 – MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Reliability | M | M(=) |
+| Priority | M | M(=) |
+| Channel Id | M | M(=) |
+| Sender user Id | | M |
+| Segmentation | | M |
+| Total Data Size | | C |
+| Data | M | M(=) |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Reliability* – Indicates whether the data should be sent, or was received, via fully reliable or unreliable transport.
+- *Priority* – The number of priority levels implemented is a Quality of Service parameter of the domain.
+- *Channel Id* – Indicates which channel to use to send the data.
+- *Sender user Id* – Is set by the sender's MCS provider.
+- *Segmentation* – The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* permit fully reliable data units to be reassembled by the user. These flags shall be interpreted in the context of MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indications arriving from the same user over the same channel and at the same priority. A stream of fragments to be reassembled may be interleaved with other MCS primitives and data from other users over other channels at other priorities. Unreliable data units will not be segmented by MCS and will not require reassembly by the user.
+- *Total data size* – For a given MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the total size of the segmented user data will be provided. This parameter will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 summit.
+- *Data* – If *Reliability* is fully reliable, the data can be of unlimited size. If *Reliability* is unreliable, the data size may not exceed the *Maximum User Data Length* returned by the *MCS-GET-DOMAIN-PARAMETERS* primitive. See 12.5.
+
+#### 14.2.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA. It shows a horizontal timeline with four vertical lines representing different components: MCSAP, Top MCS provider, Other MCSAPs joined to the Channel, and MCS. The sequence of events is as follows:
+
+
+- An arrow labeled "MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request" points from the left to the MCSAP line.
+- An arrow labeled "MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication" points from the MCSAP line to the left.
+- A dashed arrow points from the MCSAP line to the Top MCS provider line.
+- A dashed arrow points from the Top MCS provider line to the Other MCSAPs joined to the Channel line.
+- A solid arrow labeled "MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication" points from the Other MCSAPs joined to the Channel line to the right.
+
+ The label "T0818950-94" is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Sequence diagram showing the flow of MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request and indication through various components.
+
+**Figure 26/T.122 – MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA**
+
+## 15 MCS token management primitives
+
+### 15.1 MCS-TOKEN-GRAB
+
+#### 15.1.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-GRAB service is used to take exclusive control of a specific token.
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GRAB will succeed if the requester is the sole inhibitor of the token.
+
+#### 15.1.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+Table 14/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-GRAB
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Token identifier | M | M(=) |
+| Result | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Token Id* – Identifies the token the client wishes to grab.
+- *Result* – Indicates whether or not the token grab was allowed. Its value is one of: successful, or unsuccessful because: token not available, too many tokens.
+
+#### 15.1.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant MCSAP
+ participant TopMCSprovider as Top MCS provider
+ MCSAP->>TopMCSprovider: MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request
+ TopMCSprovider-->>MCSAP: MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for the MCS-TOKEN-GRAB service. It shows two entities: MCSAP and Top MCS provider. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request' points from MCSAP to Top MCS provider. A dashed arrow labeled 'MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm' points from Top MCS provider back to MCSAP. The diagram is identified by the number T0818960-94.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-GRAB showing a request from MCSAP to Top MCS provider and a confirm response.
+
+Figure 27/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-GRAB
+
+### 15.2 MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT
+
+#### 15.2.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT service is used to take non-exclusive control of a specific token. It is used to prevent someone else from exclusively grabbing the token. Several users could inhibit a token at the same time.
+
+MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT will succeed if the requester has grabbed the token. The result will be that the token is no longer grabbed and is inhibited instead. Thereafter it may be inhibited by other users too.
+
+#### 15.2.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+Table 15/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Token identifier | M | M(=) |
+| Result | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Token Id* – Identifies the token the client wishes to inhibit.
+
+- *Result* – Indicates whether or not the token inhibit was allowed. Its value is one of: successful, or unsuccessful because: token not available, too many tokens.
+
+#### 15.2.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant MCSAP
+ participant TopMCSProvider as Top MCS provider
+ MCSAP->>TopMCSProvider: MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT request
+ TopMCSProvider-->>MCSAP: MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm
+ Note over MCSAP, TopMCSProvider: MCS T0818970-94
+
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT. It shows two entities: MCSAP and Top MCS provider. MCSAP sends an 'MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT request' to the Top MCS provider. The Top MCS provider then sends an 'MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm' back to MCSAP. A dashed line connects the two entities, and the text 'MCS T0818970-94' is located below the dashed line.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT showing the interaction between MCSAP and Top MCS provider.
+
+**Figure 28/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT**
+
+### 15.3 MCS-TOKEN-GIVE
+
+#### 15.3.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-GIVE service is used by an application client to surrender a token to another application client.
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GIVE will fail if the requester has not grabbed the specified token.
+
+A token being passed between two users and whose possession is not yet resolved will appear to any user requesting MCS-TOKEN-TEST to be grabbed by some other user and not held by the requester. MCS-TOKEN-GRAB and MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT will fail during the interval, even if requested by one of the two users involved. MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE requested by the giver will succeed, with the result that the token is released if the offer to the recipient is ultimately rejected. MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE by the recipient will have no effect, just like the attempted release of any other token that the requester does not yet possess. During the interval that a token is being passed, any MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indications that are generated will be delivered to both users involved.
+
+It is possible for the ownership of a passed token to be resolved before an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response or confirm is issued, i.e. deletion of either the giver or recipient will leave the survivor in sole possession as grabber of the token. At this point, the special effects explained above cease to apply.
+
+#### 15.3.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 16/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-GIVE**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication | Response | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|----------|---------|
+| User Id giving token | | M | | |
+| User Id to receive token | M | | | |
+| Token Id | M | M(=) | | M(=) |
+| Result | | | M | M(=) |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | | | |
+
+- *User Id giving token* – The user Id giving the token. It is set by the user's MCS provider.
+- *User Id to receive token* – The user Id to be receiving the token.
+- *Token identifier* – Is the token to be given.
+- *Result* – Indicates whether or not the token give was successful. Its value is one of: successful, or unsuccessful because: domain merging, no such user, token not possessed, user rejected.
+
+#### 15.3.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant MCSAP1 as MCSAP
+ participant TopMCS as Top MCS provider
+ participant MCS1 as MCS
+ participant MCS2 as MCS
+ participant MCSAP2 as MCSAP
+
+ MCSAP1->>MCS1: MCS-TOKEN-GIVE request
+ MCS1-->>TopMCS:
+ TopMCS-->>MCS2:
+ MCS2-->>MCSAP2: MCS-TOKEN-GIVE indication
+ MCSAP2->>MCS1: MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response
+ MCS1-->>MCSAP1: MCS-TOKEN-GIVE confirm
+
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for the MCS-TOKEN-GIVE service. It involves three main entities: MCSAP (Application Client), Top MCS provider, and MCS (MCS Provider). The sequence starts with an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE request from MCSAP to MCS. This request is then forwarded to the Top MCS provider. The Top MCS provider then sends an indication back to MCS. MCS then sends a response back to MCSAP. Finally, MCSAP sends a confirm message back to MCS. The diagram also includes a reference to T0818980-94.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-GIVE showing interactions between MCSAP, Top MCS provider, and MCS.
+
+Figure 29/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-GIVE
+
+### 15.4 MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE
+
+#### 15.4.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE service is used by an application client to request a token from the current possessor(s) of the token. A token may be inhibited by several users, or it may be grabbed by one user. In any case, MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indications are delivered to each user possessing the token.
+
+#### 15.4.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+Table 17/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Indication |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|------------|
+| User Id
requesting token | | M |
+| Token Id | M | M(=) |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *User Id requesting token* – Is the user Id requesting the token. It is set by the user's MCS provider.
+- *Token Id* – Is the token being requested.
+
+#### 15.4.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+Sequence diagram illustrating the MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE sequence:
+
+- MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE request** is sent from the **MCSAP** to the **Top MCS provider**.
+- The **Top MCS provider** is the **MCSAP of current possessor/inhibitor(s) of the token**.
+- The **Top MCS provider** sends an **MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indication** to the **MCS**.
+
+Diagram labels: MCSAP, Top MCS provider, MCSAP of current possessor/inhibitor(s) of the token, MCS, MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE request, MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indication, T0818990-94.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE
+
+**Figure 30/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE**
+
+Response and Confirm primitives are left out for further study.
+
+### 15.5 MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE
+
+#### 15.5.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE service is used to free up a previously grabbed/inhibited token.
+
+#### 15.5.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 18/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Token Identifier | M | M(=) |
+| Result | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Token Id* – The token to release.
+- *Result* – Successful, or unsuccessful because: token not possessed.
+
+#### 15.5.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+Sequence diagram illustrating the MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE (MCS user-initiated) sequence:
+
+- MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request** is sent from the **MCSAP** to the **Top MCS provider**.
+- The **Top MCS provider** sends an **MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE confirm** to the **MCS**.
+
+Diagram labels: MCSAP, Top MCS provider, MCS, MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request, MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE confirm, T0819000-94.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE (MCS user-initiated)
+
+**Figure 31/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE (MCS user-initiated)**
+
+### 15.6 MCS-TOKEN-TEST
+
+#### 15.6.1 Function
+
+The MCS-TOKEN-TEST service is used to check whether a token is available.
+
+#### 15.6.2 Types of primitives and their parameters
+
+**Table 19/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-TEST**
+
+| Primitive/
Parameter | Request | Confirm |
+|-------------------------------------------|---------|---------|
+| Token identifier | M | M(=) |
+| Token status | | M |
+| NOTE – See 5.1 for the key to this table. | | |
+
+- *Token Id* – Is the token to be tested for its status.
+- *Token status* – Is one of free, grabbed, grabbed and held by the testing user, inhibited, inhibited and inhibited by the testing user, token does not exist.
+
+#### 15.6.3 Sequence of primitives
+
+
+
+```
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant MCSAP
+ participant TopMCSprovider as Top MCS provider
+ MCSAP->>TopMCSprovider: MCS-TOKEN-TEST request
+ TopMCSprovider-->>MCSAP: MCS-TOKEN-TEST confirm
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of primitives for the MCS-TOKEN-TEST service. It shows two vertical lifelines: 'MCSAP' and 'Top MCS provider'. A solid arrow labeled 'MCS-TOKEN-TEST request' points from MCSAP to Top MCS provider. A dashed arrow labeled 'MCS-TOKEN-TEST confirm' points from Top MCS provider back to MCSAP. Below the lifelines, the text 'MCS' and the reference 'T0819010-94' are present.
+
+Sequence diagram for MCS-TOKEN-TEST showing a request from MCSAP to Top MCS provider and a confirm response back to MCSAP.
+
+**Figure 32/T.122 – MCS-TOKEN-TEST**
+
+# ANNEX A
+
+## Domain establishment, data transfer and release phases examples
+
+### A.1 MCS domain establishment phase
+
+In the domain establishment phase, the application using the MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER asks the MCS provider to establish an MCS connection to a specific MCS provider and bind that connection to a specific domain. User applications then attach themselves to this domain using the MCS-ATTACH-USER primitive. Then, the proper channels are joined to be able to receive the appropriate data (using the MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN, MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE, MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT primitives).
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant T1 as Terminal 1 (Control MCSAP)
+ participant T2 as Terminal 2 (Control MCSAP)
+ participant T3 as Terminal 3 (Control MCSAP)
+ participant MCU as MCU (Control MCSAP)
+
+ Note over T1, MCU: MCS provider layer
+
+ T1->>MCU: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request / indication
+ MCU->>T1: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response / confirm
+
+ T2->>MCU: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request / indication
+ MCU->>T2: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response / confirm
+
+ T3->>MCU: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request / indication
+ MCU->>T3: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response / confirm
+
+```
+
+T0819020-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing the establishment of MCS connections between three terminals and an MCU. The diagram illustrates three parallel connection attempts, each involving a request from a terminal, an indication to the MCU, a response from the MCU, and a confirm back to the terminal.
+
+**Figure A.1/T.122 – Establishing MCS connections**
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the MCS domain establishment process across four entities: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU. Each entity has a vertical timeline with markers for 'MCSAP' (Mobile Core Service Application Provider) and 'MCS' (Mobile Core Service). The process involves sending 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' and receiving 'MCS-ATTACH\_USER confirm' messages.
+
+- Terminal 1:** Initiates the process by sending an 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' to the 'MCS provider' (MCSAP).
+- Terminal 2:** Initiates the process by sending an 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' to the 'MCS provider' (MCSAP).
+- Terminal 3:** Initiates the process by sending an 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' to the 'MCS provider' (MCSAP).
+- MCU:** Initiates the process by sending an 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' to the 'Top MCS provider' (MCSAP).
+
+The 'MCS-ATTACH\_USER confirm' messages are received by the respective terminals from their respective providers. The diagram shows that the 'MCS-ATTACH-USER request' is sent from the terminal to the provider, and the 'MCS-ATTACH\_USER confirm' is received by the terminal from the provider.
+
+Sequence diagram showing MCS domain establishment between Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU. The diagram illustrates the flow of MCS-ATTACH-USER request and MCS-ATTACH\_USER confirm messages across different providers (MCS provider and Top MCS provider).
+
+T0819030-94
+
+**Figure A.2/T.122 – MCS domain establishment**
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of events for three terminals joining a multicast public channel. The participants are Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the MCU (Top MCS provider). Each terminal has an associated MCSAP (MCS provider) and a Top MCS provider.
+
+The sequence of events is as follows:
+
+- Terminal 1:** Sends an MCS-JOIN-CHANNEL request to its MCS provider and receives an MCS-JOIN\_CHANNEL confirm message.
+- Terminal 2:** Sends an MCS-JOIN-CHANNEL request to its MCS provider and receives an MCS-JOIN\_CHANNEL confirm message.
+- Terminal 3:** Sends an MCS-JOIN-CHANNEL request to its MCS provider and receives an MCS-JOIN\_CHANNEL confirm message.
+
+The Top MCS provider is shown as a participant in the sequence, but no messages are explicitly shown between it and the terminals in this specific sequence.
+
+T0819040-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing three terminals (Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3) sending MCS-JOIN-CHANNEL request messages to their respective MCS providers (MCS provider, MCS provider, MCS provider) and receiving MCS-JOIN\_CHANNEL confirm messages. The Top MCS provider is also shown.
+
+**Figure A.3/T.122 – Users joining a multicast public channel:
+All request the same channel number**
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the sequence of events for establishing a private channel and allowing users to join it. The participants involved are Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and the MCU MCSAP, all interacting through three MCS providers and a Top MCS provider.
+
+**Sequence of Events:**
+
+- Channel Establishment:**
+ - Terminal 1 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE request** to the first MCS provider.
+ - The first MCS provider sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE confirm** back to Terminal 1.
+ - Terminal 1 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request** to the first MCS provider.
+ - The first MCS provider sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication** to Terminal 2.
+ - Terminal 2 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication** to Terminal 3.
+- User Joins:**
+ - Terminal 1 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request** to the first MCS provider.
+ - The first MCS provider sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm** back to Terminal 1.
+ - Terminal 2 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request** to the second MCS provider.
+ - The second MCS provider sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm** back to Terminal 2.
+ - Terminal 3 sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request** to the third MCS provider.
+ - The third MCS provider sends an **MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm** back to Terminal 3.
+
+The diagram uses vertical lines to represent the lifelines of the participants and horizontal arrows to show the direction of the messages. The first MCS provider is associated with Terminal 1, the second with Terminal 2, and the third with Terminal 3. The Top MCS provider is associated with the MCU MCSAP.
+
+T0819050-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing the establishment of a private channel and subsequent user joins between Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU MCSAP, mediated by three MCS providers and a Top MCS provider.
+
+**Figure A.4/T.122 – Manager establishes a private channel and then the users join it**
+
+### A.2 MCS data transfer phase
+
+The data transfer phase comprises use of the MCS-SEND-DATA and the MCS-UNIFORMLY-SEQUENCED-SEND-DATA primitives. Token operations can be performed using MCS-TOKEN-OPERATIONS primitives.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the MCS data transfer phase across four entities: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU. Each entity is represented by a vertical line with a 'MCSAP' (Media Control Sublayer Access Point) at the top and an 'MCS provider' at the bottom. The sequence of events is as follows:
+
+- Terminal 1** sends an **MCS-SEND-DATA request** to **Terminal 2**.
+- Terminal 2** sends an **MCS-SEND-DATA indication** to **Terminal 1**.
+- Terminal 3** sends an **MCS-SEND-DATA indication** to **Terminal 2**.
+- MCU** sends an **MCS-SEND-DATA indication** to **Terminal 1**.
+
+The diagram uses dashed lines to represent the flow of data and solid lines for control signals. The sequence of events is indicated by arrows pointing to the corresponding lines on the vertical timelines.
+
+T0819060-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing the MCS data transfer phase between Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU.
+
+Figure A.5/T.122 – Sending data on a channel
+
+
+
+Terminal 1 MCSAP
+
+Terminal 2 MCSAP
+
+Terminal 3 MCSAP
+
+MCU MCSAP
+
+MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request
+
+MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication
+
+MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication
+
+MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication
+
+MCS provider
+
+MCS provider
+
+MCS provider
+
+Top MCS provider
+
+T0819070-94
+
+Sequence diagram for Figure A.6/T.122 showing uniformly sequenced send data. The diagram involves four lifelines: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU, each with an associated MCSAP layer. Below these are three MCS provider lifelines and a Top MCS provider lifeline. The sequence of events is: 1. Terminal 1 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request to Terminal 2. 2. Terminal 2 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to Terminal 1. 3. Terminal 1 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to the first MCS provider. 4. The first MCS provider sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to Terminal 2. 5. Terminal 3 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to the second MCS provider. 6. The second MCS provider sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to Terminal 3. 7. Terminal 3 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to the third MCS provider. 8. The third MCS provider sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to Terminal 3. 9. Terminal 3 sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to the Top MCS provider. 10. The Top MCS provider sends MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication to Terminal 3.
+
+Figure A.6/T.122 – Uniformly sequenced send data
+
+
+
+Terminal 1 MCSAP
+
+Terminal 2 MCSAP
+
+Terminal 3 MCSAP
+
+MCU MCSAP
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (success)
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request
+
+MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (fail)
+
+MCS provider
+
+MCS provider
+
+MCS provider
+
+Top MCS provider
+
+T0819080-94
+
+Sequence diagram for Figure A.7/T.122 showing two users trying to grab the same token. The diagram involves four lifelines: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU, each with an associated MCSAP layer. Below these are three MCS provider lifelines and a Top MCS provider lifeline. The sequence of events is: 1. Terminal 1 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request to Terminal 2. 2. Terminal 2 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (success) to Terminal 1. 3. Terminal 3 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request to Terminal 2. 4. Terminal 2 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (fail) to Terminal 3. 5. Terminal 3 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request to the first MCS provider. 6. The first MCS provider sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (fail) to Terminal 3. 7. Terminal 3 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request to the second MCS provider. 8. The second MCS provider sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (fail) to Terminal 3. 9. Terminal 3 sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request to the Top MCS provider. 10. The Top MCS provider sends MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm (fail) to Terminal 3.
+
+Figure A.7/T.122 – Two users trying to grab the same token
+
+### A.3 MCS connection release phase
+
+In the connection release phase, the user leaves the channels it belongs to (MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE, MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND primitives), detaches (MCS-DETACH-USER primitive), and disconnect (MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER primitive). If any of the above primitives are not executed, they will be automatically generated when the next in the series of connection release primitives is executed.
+
+
+
+Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3 MCU
+MCSAP MCSAP MCSAP MCSAP
+
+MCS-DETACH-USER request
+
+MCS-DETACH-USER indication
+
+MCS-DETACH-USER indication
+
+MCS provider MCS provider MCS provider Top MCS provider
+
+T0819090-94
+
+Sequence diagram for Figure A.8/T.122 showing the user detaching from a domain. The diagram involves four entities: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU, each with an MCSAP layer and an MCS provider layer. A dashed line labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER request' originates from Terminal 1's MCSAP and points to Terminal 2's MCSAP. Another dashed line labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER indication' originates from Terminal 2's MCSAP and points to Terminal 3's MCSAP. A third dashed line labeled 'MCS-DETACH-USER indication' originates from Terminal 3's MCSAP and points to the MCU's MCSAP. The MCU's MCSAP is connected to the Top MCS provider. The diagram is labeled T0819090-94.
+
+Figure A.8/T.122 – User detaching from a domain
+
+
+
+Terminal 1 Terminal 2 Terminal 3 MCU
+Control MCSAP MCSAP MCSAP Control MCSAP
+
+MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request
+
+MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication
+
+MCS provider MCS provider MCS provider Top MCS provider
+
+T0819100-94
+
+Sequence diagram for Figure A.9/T.122 showing the user disconnecting after detaching. The diagram involves four entities: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU, each with a Control MCSAP layer and an MCS provider layer. A dashed line labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request' originates from Terminal 1's Control MCSAP and points to Terminal 2's Control MCSAP. Another dashed line labeled 'MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication' originates from Terminal 2's Control MCSAP and points to the MCU's Control MCSAP. The MCU's Control MCSAP is connected to the Top MCS provider. The diagram is labeled T0819100-94.
+
+Figure A.9/T.122 – User disconnecting after detaching
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant T1 as Terminal 1
+Control MCSAP
+ participant T2 as Terminal 2
+MCSAP
+ participant T3 as Terminal 3
+MCSAP
+ participant MCU as MCU
+Control MCSAP
+
+ T1->>MCU: MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request
+ MCU-->>T1: MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication
+ T2->>T1: MCS-DETACH-USER indication
+ T3->>T1: MCS-DETACH-USER indication
+
+```
+
+T0819110-94
+
+Sequence diagram showing the process of a user disconnecting without detaching. The diagram involves four entities: Terminal 1, Terminal 2, Terminal 3, and MCU. Terminal 1 is a Control MCSAP, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3 are MCSAPs, and the MCU is a Control MCSAP. The sequence of events is: 1. MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request from Terminal 1 to MCU. 2. MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication from MCU to Terminal 1. 3. MCS-DETACH-USER indication from Terminal 2 to Terminal 1. 4. MCS-DETACH-USER indication from Terminal 3 to Terminal 1. The diagram is labeled T0819110-94.
+
+**Figure A.10/T.122 – User disconnecting without detaching**
+
+# APPENDIX I
+
+## Distributed token control
+
+The definition of the token services in this Recommendation offers a centralized approach for controlling tokens. The realization of distributed control using the defined services is left for further study.
+
+## ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of the ITU-T |
+| Series B | Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification |
+| Series C | General telecommunication statistics |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminals for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks and open system communications |
+| Series Y | Global information infrastructure |
+| Series Z | Programming languages |
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+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU inside, crossed by a lightning bolt.
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+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.125
+
+(02/98)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+# **Multipoint communication service protocol specification**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.125
+
+(Previously CCITT Recommendation)
+
+---
+
+## ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+
+
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+A large empty rectangular box with a double border.
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+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+## ITU-T RECOMMENDATION T.125
+
+# MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION
+
+# Summary
+
+This Recommendation defines a protocol operating through the hierarchy of a multipoint communication domain. It specifies the format of protocol messages and procedures governing their exchange over a set of transport connections. The purpose of the protocol is to implement the Multipoint Communication Service defined by Recommendation T.122.
+
+Annex A defines a protocol allowing the use of multicast network services in a T.120 conference. It does this by performing data routing as part of T.125. Once it assumes responsibility for routing, it will use multicast whenever possible. This Annex handles sub-optimal networks by testing multicast pathways before depending on them. In the event that multicast does not work at some point within the conference, unicast is used in its place. This Annex is independent of the networks on which it is used. All issues that are specific to a given network are handled by the protocol stacks that lie beneath this protocol.
+
+The following changes have been incorporated into this version of the Recommendation:
+
+- the MAP protocol has been incorporated as Annex A;
+- MCS Protocol version 3 is specified;
+- *Extended-Parameter* MCSPDUs have been added;
+- *Capabilities-Notification* MCSPDUs have been added;
+- fields were added to the Send-Data and Uniform-Send-Data MCSPDUs to support changes to Recommendation T.122;
+- minor changes have been made to the document format.
+
+## Source
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.125 was revised by ITU-T Study Group 16 (1997-2000) and was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 6th of February 1998.
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations Specialized Agency in the field of telecommunications. The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of the ITU. The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1.
+
+In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-T's purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.
+
+## NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
+
+The ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. The ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside of the Recommendation development process.
+
+As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, the ITU had not received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementors are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database.
+
+© ITU 1998
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | Page |
+|-----------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 1 Scope..... | 1 |
+| 2 References..... | 1 |
+| 3 Definitions ..... | 2 |
+| 4 Abbreviations..... | 4 |
+| 5 Overview of the MCS protocol..... | 4 |
+| 5.1 Model of the MCS layer ..... | 4 |
+| 5.2 Services provided by the MCS layer..... | 5 |
+| 5.2.1 MAP layer services..... | 5 |
+| 5.3 Services assumed from the transport layer ..... | 5 |
+| 5.4 Functions of the MCS layer ..... | 5 |
+| 5.4.1 Domain management..... | 6 |
+| 5.4.2 Channel management..... | 8 |
+| 5.4.3 Data transfer..... | 8 |
+| 5.4.4 Token management..... | 9 |
+| 5.4.5 Capabilities notification..... | 9 |
+| 5.5 Hierarchical processing..... | 9 |
+| 5.6 Domain parameters ..... | 11 |
+| 5.7 Extended parameters..... | 12 |
+| 6 Use of the transport service..... | 12 |
+| 6.1 Model of the transport service ..... | 12 |
+| 6.2 Use of multiple connections ..... | 13 |
+| 6.3 Transport connection release ..... | 14 |
+| 7 Structure of Version 2 MCSPDUs..... | 14 |
+| 8 Structure of Version 3 MCSPDUs..... | 24 |
+| 9 Encoding of MCSPDUs..... | 37 |
+| 10 Routing of MCSPDUs ..... | 37 |
+| 10.1 Connect and extended parameters MCSPDUs ..... | 37 |
+| 10.2 Domain MCSPDUs..... | 39 |
+| 11 Meaning of MCSPDUs..... | 42 |
+| 11.1 Connect-Initial ..... | 42 |
+| 11.2 Connect-Response ..... | 43 |
+| 11.3 Connect-Additional..... | 44 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-----------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 11.4 Connect-Result..... | 44 |
+| 11.5 Extended-Parameters-Propose ..... | 45 |
+| 11.6 Extended-Parameters-Accept..... | 45 |
+| 11.7 PlumbDomainIndication ..... | 45 |
+| 11.8 ErectDomainRequest ..... | 46 |
+| 11.9 MergeChannelsRequest ..... | 47 |
+| 11.10 MergeChannelsConfirm..... | 48 |
+| 11.11 PurgeChannelsIndication ..... | 48 |
+| 11.12 MergeTokensRequest ..... | 49 |
+| 11.13 MergeTokensConfirm..... | 50 |
+| 11.14 PurgeTokensIndication ..... | 51 |
+| 11.15 DisconnectProviderUltimatum ..... | 51 |
+| 11.16 RejectMCSPDUUltimatum ..... | 51 |
+| 11.17 AttachUserRequest ..... | 52 |
+| 11.18 AttachUserConfirm..... | 52 |
+| 11.19 DetachUserRequest..... | 52 |
+| 11.20 DetachUserIndication..... | 53 |
+| 11.21 ChannelJoinRequest..... | 54 |
+| 11.22 ChannelJoinConfirm..... | 55 |
+| 11.23 ChannelLeaveRequest..... | 55 |
+| 11.24 ChannelConveneRequest ..... | 56 |
+| 11.25 ChannelConveneConfirm ..... | 56 |
+| 11.26 ChannelDisbandRequest..... | 56 |
+| 11.27 ChannelDisbandIndication..... | 57 |
+| 11.28 ChannelAdmitRequest ..... | 57 |
+| 11.29 ChannelAdmitIndication..... | 58 |
+| 11.30 ChannelExpelRequest..... | 58 |
+| 11.31 ChannelExpelIndication..... | 58 |
+| 11.32 SendDataRequest ..... | 59 |
+| 11.33 SendDataIndication..... | 60 |
+| 11.34 UniformSendDataRequest ..... | 61 |
+| 11.35 UniformSendDataIndication ..... | 62 |
+| 11.36 TokenGrabRequest ..... | 62 |
+| 11.37 TokenGrabConfirm..... | 63 |
+| 11.38 TokenInhibitRequest..... | 63 |
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 11.39 TokenInhibitConfirm ..... | 64 |
+| 11.40 TokenGiveRequest..... | 64 |
+| 11.41 TokenGiveIndication ..... | 64 |
+| 11.42 TokenGiveResponse ..... | 65 |
+| 11.43 TokenGiveConfirm..... | 66 |
+| 11.44 TokenPleaseRequest ..... | 66 |
+| 11.45 TokenPleaseIndication ..... | 66 |
+| 11.46 TokenReleaseRequest..... | 67 |
+| 11.47 TokenReleaseConfirm ..... | 67 |
+| 11.48 TokenTestRequest ..... | 67 |
+| 11.49 TokenTestConfirm..... | 68 |
+| 11.50 CapabilitiesNotificationRequest ..... | 68 |
+| 11.50.1 Request Capability..... | 69 |
+| 11.51 CapabilitiesNotificationIndication..... | 69 |
+| 11.51.1 Indication Capability..... | 69 |
+| 12 MCS provider information base ..... | 70 |
+| 12.1 Hierarchical replication..... | 70 |
+| 12.2 Channel information ..... | 71 |
+| 12.3 Token information ..... | 72 |
+| 13 Elements of procedure ..... | 74 |
+| 13.1 MCSPDU sequencing..... | 74 |
+| 13.2 Input flow control ..... | 75 |
+| 13.3 Throughput enforcement..... | 75 |
+| 13.4 Domain configuration ..... | 77 |
+| 13.5 Domain merger ..... | 77 |
+| 13.6 Domain disconnection ..... | 79 |
+| 13.7 Channel id allocation ..... | 80 |
+| 13.8 Token status ..... | 80 |
+| 13.9 Capabilities Notification ..... | 81 |
+| 13.9.1 Capability IDs..... | 81 |
+| 13.9.2 Version 3 Summits ..... | 81 |
+| 13.9.3 Rules of capability selection..... | 82 |
+| 13.9.4 Establishing the V3 summit provider ..... | 83 |
+| 13.9.5 Expanding the V3 summit ..... | 83 |
+| 13.9.6 Processing PDU's at a leaf node ..... | 83 |
+
+| | Page |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 13.9.7 Processing PDUs at an intermediate node ..... | 84 |
+| 13.10 Protocol version arbitration ..... | 88 |
+| 13.11 Protocol version interoperability..... | 88 |
+| Annex A – Multicast adaptation protocol ..... | 89 |
+| A.1 Scope..... | 89 |
+| A.2 Normative references ..... | 90 |
+| A.3 Definitions ..... | 91 |
+| A.4 Abbreviations..... | 92 |
+| A.5 Overview..... | 92 |
+| A.5.1 The use of multicast..... | 93 |
+| A.5.2 Multicast islands ..... | 93 |
+| A.5.3 Multicast group providers..... | 95 |
+| A.5.4 Data ordering ..... | 95 |
+| A.5.5 Use of multicast and unreliable unicast..... | 96 |
+| A.6 Use of MAP ..... | 96 |
+| A.6.1 Domain management..... | 96 |
+| A.6.2 Channel management..... | 97 |
+| A.6.3 Data transfer..... | 97 |
+| A.6.4 Token management..... | 99 |
+| A.7 Use of transport protocols..... | 99 |
+| A.7.1 Unicast transport protocols..... | 100 |
+| A.7.2 Multicast transport protocols ..... | 102 |
+| A.7.3 Local information ..... | 103 |
+| A.8 Protocol specification ..... | 104 |
+| A.8.1 Establishing the initial reliable unicast connection ..... | 104 |
+| A.8.2 Arbitrating transport protocols ..... | 105 |
+| A.8.3 Allocating and distributing multicast groups..... | 108 |
+| A.8.4 Managing multicast data traffic (self-tuning) ..... | 109 |
+| A.8.5 Giving up on multicast ..... | 111 |
+| A.8.6 Removing multicast groups ..... | 111 |
+| A.9 MAP PDU descriptions ..... | 113 |
+| A.9.1 MAPConnectRequest ..... | 113 |
+| A.9.2 MAPConnectConfirm..... | 114 |
+| A.9.3 MAPDisconnectRequest..... | 115 |
+| A.9.4 MAPDisconnectConfirm ..... | 115 |
+| A.9.5 MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest ..... | 115 |
+
+| | Page |
+|------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| A.9.6 MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm ..... | 118 |
+| A.9.7 MAPData ..... | 120 |
+| A.9.8 MAPAddGroupRequest..... | 122 |
+| A.9.9 MAPRemoveGroupRequest ..... | 124 |
+| A.9.10 MAPDisableUnicastRequest ..... | 124 |
+| A.9.11 MAPEnableUnicastRequest ..... | 125 |
+| A.9.12 MAPEnableUnicastConfirm..... | 125 |
+| A.9.13 MAPDisableMulticastRequest ..... | 126 |
+| A.9.14 MAPDisableMulticastConfirm..... | 126 |
+| A.9.15 MAPEnableMulticastRequest ..... | 126 |
+| A.9.16 MAPSequenceNumber ..... | 127 |
+| A.10 MAPPPDU ASN.1 Definition ..... | 127 |
+
+
+
+# **Recommendation T.125**
+
+# **MULTIPOINT COMMUNICATION SERVICE PROTOCOL SPECIFICATION**
+
+(revised in 1998)
+
+# **1 Scope**
+
+This Recommendation specifies:
+
+- a) procedures for a single protocol for the transfer of data and control information from one MCS provider to a peer MCS provider;
+- b) the structure and encoding of the MCS protocol data units used for the transfer of data and control information.
+
+The procedures are defined in terms of:
+
+- a) the interactions between peer MCS providers through the exchange of MCS protocol data units;
+- b) the interactions between an MCS provider and MCS users through the exchange of MCS primitives;
+- c) the interactions between an MCS provider and a transport service provider through the exchange of transport service primitives.
+
+These procedures are applicable to instances of multipeer communication among systems that support MCS and wish to interconnect in an open systems environment.
+
+# **2 References**
+
+The following Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision: all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.122 (1998), *Multipoint Communication Service – Service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.123 (1996), *Network specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.200 (1994) | ISO/IEC 7498-1:1994, *Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Basic reference model: The basic model*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.214 (1995) | ISO/IEC 8072:1996, *Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Transport service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:1998, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) – Specification of basic notation*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.690 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8825-1:1998, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of Basic Encoding Rules (BER), Canonical Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER)*.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.691 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8825-2:1998, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules – Specification of Packed Encoding Rules (PER)*.
+
+# 3 Definitions
+
+NOTE – These definitions make use of the abbreviations defined in clause 4.
+
+This Recommendation is based on the concepts developed in Recommendation X.200 and makes use of the following terms defined therein:
+
+- a) flow control;
+- b) reassembling;
+- c) recombining;
+- d) segmenting;
+- e) sequencing;
+- f) splitting;
+- g) transfer syntax;
+- h) transport connection;
+- i) transport connection endpoint identifier;
+- j) transport service;
+- k) transport service access point;
+- l) transport service access point address;
+- m) transport service data unit.
+
+This Recommendation is also based on the concepts developed in Recommendation T.122 and makes use of the following terms defined therein:
+
+- a) control MCSAP;
+- b) MCS attachment;
+- c) MCS channel;
+- d) MCS connection;
+- e) MCS domain;
+- f) MCS domain selector;
+- g) MCS private channel;
+- h) MCS private channel manager;
+- i) MCS provider;
+- j) MCS service access point;
+- k) MCS user;
+- l) MCS user id;
+- m) top MCS provider.
+
+For the purposes of this Recommendation, the following definitions apply.
+
+**3.1 MCS service data unit:** An amount of MCS user data whose identity is preserved during the transfer from transmitter to receivers. Specifically, the content of one MCS-SEND-DATA request or one MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request.
+
+- 3.2 MCS interface data unit:** The unit of information transferred across an MCSAP between an MCS user and an MCS provider in a single interaction. Each MCS interface data unit contains interface control information and may also contain all or part of an MCS service data unit.
+- 3.3 MCS protocol data unit:** A unit of information exchanged in the MCS protocol, consisting of control information transferred between MCS providers to coordinate their joint operation and possibly data transferred on behalf of MCS users to whom they are providing service.
+- 3.4 MCS data transfer priority:** One of four levels: top, high, medium, low. The value is communicated unchanged from transmitter to receivers. Depending on an MCS domain parameter for the number of distinct data transfer priorities implemented, two or more lowest priorities may receive the same quality of service.
+- 3.5 valid MCSPDU:** An MCSPDU whose structure and encoding complies with this Recommendation.
+- 3.6 invalid MCSPDU:** An MCSPDU that is not a valid MCSPDU.
+- 3.7 protocol error:** Use of an MCSPDU in a manner inconsistent with the procedures of this Recommendation.
+- 3.8 connect MCSPDU:** Any one of **Connect-Initial**, **Connect-Response**, **Connect-Additional**, **Connect-Result**.
+- 3.9 extended parameters MCSPDU:** Either **Extended-Parameter-Propose** or **Extended-Parameter-Accept**.
+- 3.10 domain MCSPDU:** Any MCSPDU that is not a connect MCSPDU or an extended parameter MCSPDU.
+- 3.11 data MCSPDU:** Any one of **SendDataRequest**, **SendDataIndication**, **UniformSendDataRequest**, **UniformSendDataIndication**.
+- 3.12 control MCSPDU:** Any domain MCSPDU that is not a data MCSPDU.
+- 3.13 initial TC:** The first transport connection of an MCS connection, used to exchange control MCSPDUs and data MCSPDUs of top priority.
+- 3.14 additional TC:** A subsequent transport connection belonging to an MCS connection, used to exchange data MCSPDUs of lesser priority.
+- 3.15 subtree of an MCS provider:** In the context of an MCS domain, this consists of the MCS provider itself and its MCS attachments plus all MCS providers hierarchically subordinate to it and their MCS attachments.
+- 3.16 height of an MCS provider:** In the context of an MCS domain, this is the maximum height of all hierarchically subordinate MCS providers. An MCS provider without subordinates has height zero.
+- 3.17 version 3 or V3 summit:** The MCS providers in a Domain Hierarchy which use MCS protocol version 3 or greater and are either:
+- a Top Provider; or
+ - have an upward connection path to a version 3 Top Provider that flows only through other version 3 providers.
+- 3.18 leaf node:** A node with one upward connection and no downward connections.
+- 3.19 intermediate node:** A node with one upward connection and at least one downward connection.
+
+- 3.20 superior node:** Any node with an upward connection is connected to its superior node.
+- 3.21 intervening node:** With respect to a specific node, any node in the path from the specific node to the summit provider is an intervening node.
+- 3.22 capability:** A high level behavior of the system, most likely requiring the cooperation between two or more nodes.
+- 3.23 capability ID:** An identification assigned to a capability. If standardized, this ID will be documented in T.125.
+- 3.24 participation indicator:** A characteristic of a capability which indicates the level of participation expected of V3 nodes in a V3 summit in order for the capability to be exercised. The value of a participation indicator is either partial (two or more nodes must participate) or global (all nodes must participate).
+- 3.25 partial capability:** A capability with a participation indicator of "partial".
+- 3.26 global capability:** A capability with a participation indicator of "global".
+- 3.27 summit capabilities list:** A list of capabilities available to the V3 summit.
+- 3.28 V3 summit provider:** Any top provider which is a V3 node.
+
+# 4 Abbreviations
+
+This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations.
+
+| | |
+|--------|-------------------------------------------------------|
+| MAP | Multicast Adaptation Protocol as described in Annex A |
+| MAPSAP | MAP Service Access Point |
+| MC | MAP Connection |
+| MCS | Multipoint Communication Service |
+| MCSAP | MCS Service Access Point |
+| MCSPDU | MCS Protocol Data Unit |
+| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
+| TC | Transport Connection |
+| TS | Transport Service |
+| TSAP | Transport Service Access Point |
+| TSDU | Transport Service Data Unit |
+| V2 | Version 2 |
+| V3 | Version 3 |
+
+# 5 Overview of the MCS protocol
+
+## 5.1 Model of the MCS layer
+
+An MCS provider communicates with MCS users through an MCSAP by means of the MCS primitives defined in Recommendation T.122. These primitives can be the cause or result of MCSPDU exchanges between peer MCS providers using an MCS connection, or they can be the
+
+cause or result of actions taken within a single MCS provider. MCSPDU exchanges occur between MCS providers that host the same MCS domain.
+
+An MCS provider can have multiple peers, each reached directly by a different MCS connection or indirectly through a peer MCS provider. An MCS connection is composed of either one MAP connection or one or more transport connections. MAP based connections will operate as described in Annex A. For transport based connections, the number of connections will depend on the number of data transfer priorities implemented in an MCS domain. Protocol exchanges are effected using the services of the transport layer through a pair of TSAPs.
+
+This model of the MCS layer is illustrated in Figure 5-1.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ subgraph Top_Layer
+ MCSAP1((MCSAP))
+ MCSAP2((MCSAP))
+ MCSAP3((MCSAP))
+ MCSAP4((MCSAP))
+ MCSAP1 -.- MCSAP2 -.- MCSAP3 -.- MCSAP4
+ end
+
+ subgraph Provider_Layer
+ P1[MCS Provider]
+ P2[MCS Provider]
+ P3[MCS Provider]
+ end
+
+ subgraph Bottom_Layer
+ MAPSAP1((MAPSAP))
+ TSAP1((TSAP))
+ TSAP2((TSAP))
+ TSAP3((TSAP))
+ TSAP4((TSAP))
+ MAPSAP2((MAPSAP))
+ MAPSAP1 -.- TSAP1 -.- TSAP2 -.- TSAP3 -.- TSAP4 -.- MAPSAP2
+ end
+
+ MCSAP1 --- P1
+ MCSAP2 --- P1
+ MCSAP3 --- P2
+ MCSAP4 --- P3
+
+ P1 --- MAPSAP1
+ P1 --- TSAP1
+ P2 --- TSAP2
+ P3 --- TSAP3
+ P3 --- TSAP4
+ P3 --- MAPSAP2
+
+ TSAP1 === BUS
+ TSAP2 === BUS
+ TSAP3 === BUS
+ TSAP4 === BUS
+
+```
+
+Detailed description: The diagram shows three MCS Providers. The first provider on the left is connected to two MCSAPs above it and a MAPSAP and a TSAP below it. The middle provider is connected to one MCSAP above and one TSAP below. The third provider on the right is connected to one MCSAP above and two TSAPs and one MAPSAP below. All TSAPs are interconnected via a set of parallel lines representing transport connections at the bottom. Dashed horizontal lines connect the MCSAPs at the top and the SAPs at the bottom, indicating a logical layer boundary.
+
+Figure 5-1/T.125 – Model of the MCS layer
+
+T1602400-97
+
+**Figure 5-1/T.125 – Model of the MCS layer**
+
+## 5.2 Services provided by the MCS layer
+
+The MCS protocol supports the services defined in Recommendation T.122. Information is transferred to and from an MCS user using the MCS primitives listed in Table 5-1.
+
+### 5.2.1 MAP layer services
+
+When using MAP connections, MCS will function as described in Annex A.
+
+## 5.3 Services assumed from the transport layer
+
+For transport connections, the MCS protocol assumes the use of a subset of the connection-oriented transport service defined in Recommendation X.214. Information is transferred to and from a TS provider by the primitives listed in Table 5-2.
+
+## 5.4 Functions of the MCS layer
+
+Table 5-1 identifies the functional units of MCS and the MCSPDUs associated with each MCS primitive. MCSPDUs are defined in clause 7. The relationship between primitives and MCSPDUs can be as simple as cause and effect, in either direction. For example, MCS-ATTACH-USER request generates **AttachUserRequest**, and **AttachUserConfirm** generates MCS-ATTACH-USER confirm. Other cases may be more complicated. The completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER, for example, requires the exchange of additional MCSPDUs as side effects of the four-phase primitive.
+
+And any one of five MCSPDUs can cause an MCS-DETACH-USER indication, any of four an MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication.
+
+### 5.4.1 Domain management
+
+The MCS layer maintains the integrity of the MCS connections comprising an MCS domain. An MCS connection is oriented, with one end hierarchically superior to the other. There is a single MCS provider at the top of each domain.
+
+Establishing an MCS connection merges two domains into one. The MCS layer ensures that one top provider remains. It resolves any conflicts of unique identity or exclusive ownership that may arise.
+
+Disconnecting an MCS connection splits a domain into two portions. The portion containing the top provider survives. The bottom portion eradicates itself.
+
+The MCS layer uniquely identifies users attached to a domain. Users may become aware of each other through their interactions via MCS primitives. The MCS layer notifies all users of a domain when one of them detaches. The MCS layer recovers any resources of a detached user.
+
+**Table 5-1/T.125 – MCS primitives**
+
+| Functional unit | Primitives | Associated MCSPDUs |
+|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Domain Management | MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request
MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication
MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response
MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm
(side effects) | Connect-Initial
Connect-Initial
Connect-Response
Connect-Response
Extended-Parameters-Propose
Extended-Parameters-Accept
Connect-Additional
Connect-Result
PlumbDomainIndication
ErectDomainRequest
MergeChannelsRequest
MergeChannelsConfirm
PurgeChannelsIndication
MergeTokensRequest
MergeTokensConfirm
PurgeTokensIndication |
+| | MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request
MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication | DisconnectProviderUltimatum
DisconnectProviderUltimatum
RejectMCSPDUUltimatum |
+| | MCS-ATTACH-USER request
MCS-ATTACH-USER confirm | AttachUserRequest
AttachUserConfirm |
+| | MCS-DETACH-USER request
MCS-DETACH-USER indication | DetachUserRequest
DetachUserIndication
MergeChannelsConfirm
PurgeChannelsIndication
MergeTokensConfirm
PurgeTokensIndication |
+
+**Table 5-1/T.125 – MCS primitives (concluded)**
+
+| Functional unit | Primitives | Associated MCSPDUs |
+|---------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Channel Management | MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request
MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm | ChannelJoinRequest
ChannelJoinConfirm |
+| | MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request
MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE indication | ChannelLeaveRequest
MergeChannelsConfirm
PurgeChannelsIndication |
+| | MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE request
MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE confirm | ChannelConveneRequest
ChannelConveneConfirm |
+| | MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND request
MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND indication | ChannelDisbandRequest
MergeChannelsConfirm
PurgeChannelsIndication |
+| | MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request
MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication | ChannelAdmitRequest
ChannelAdmitIndication |
+| | MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL request
MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication | ChannelExpelRequest
ChannelExpelIndication
ChannelDisbandIndication
MergeChannelsConfirm
PurgeChannelsIndication |
+| Data Transfer | MCS-SEND-DATA request
MCS-SEND-DATA indication | SendDataRequest
SendDataIndication |
+| | MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request
MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indication | UniformSendDataRequest
UniformSendDataIndication |
+| Token Management | MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request
MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm | TokenGrabRequest
TokenGrabConfirm |
+| | MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT request
MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm | TokenInhibitRequest
TokenInhibitConfirm |
+| | MCS-TOKEN-GIVE request
MCS-TOKEN-GIVE indication
MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response
MCS-TOKEN-GIVE confirm | TokenGiveRequest
TokenGiveIndication
TokenGiveResponse
TokenGiveConfirm |
+| | MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE request
MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indication | TokenPleaseRequest
TokenPleaseIndication |
+| | MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request
MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE confirm | TokenReleaseRequest
TokenReleaseConfirm |
+| | MCS-TOKEN-TEST request
MCS-TOKEN-TEST confirm | TokenTestRequest
TokenTestConfirm |
+| Capabilities Notification | | CapabilitiesNotificationRequest
CapabilitiesNotificationIndication |
+
+**Table 5-2/T.125 – Transport service primitives**
+
+| Primitives | Use | Parameters | Use |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-----|-----------------------|-----|
+| T-CONNECT request | X | Called address | X |
+| T-CONNECT indication | X | Calling address | X |
+| | | Expedited data option | – |
+| | | Quality of service | X |
+| | | TS user-data | – |
+| T-CONNECT response | X | Responding address | – |
+| T-CONNECT confirm | X | Expedited data option | – |
+| | | Quality of service | X |
+| | | TS user-data | – |
+| T-DATA request | X | TS user-data | X |
+| T-DATA indication | X | | |
+| T-EXPEDITED-DATA request | – | TS user-data | – |
+| T-EXPEDITED-DATA indication | – | | |
+| T-DISCONNECT request | X | TS user-data | – |
+| T-DISCONNECT indication | X | Reason | – |
+| | | TS user-data | – |
+| X The MCS protocol assumes that this feature is always available. | | | |
+| – The MCS protocol does not use this feature. | | | |
+
+### 5.4.2 Channel management
+
+The MCS layer records which parts of an MCS domain contain one or more users joined to a given channel, so that it can optimize the transfer of data to destinations that wish to receive it.
+
+The MCS layer treats user ids as single-member channels, which only the designated user is allowed to join. On request, it can create private channels to which only admitted users are allowed access or assign public channels to which no other users are currently joined.
+
+### 5.4.3 Data transfer
+
+The MCS layer maintains a sequenced flow of data to the users who have joined a channel. A channel becomes, in effect, a multicast distribution list, with a range somewhere between zero destinations and a complete broadcast.
+
+By default, the MCS layer routes data to each receiver over the shortest path of MCS connections. Optionally, it routes specified MCS service data units through the top MCS provider, thereby guaranteeing their uniform receipt at all receivers, which may include the transmitter too.
+
+The MCS layer recognizes one or more priorities of data transfer and extends them preferential processing. For fully-reliable data, the MCS layer allows MCS service data units of unlimited size through segmentation. However, for unreliable data, the size of MCS service data units may not exceed the maximum MCSPDU size minus PDU header overhead as determined by the domain parameters.
+
+The MCS layer regulates the global flow of data within a domain. The inability of a receiver to accept data at the rate it is offered eventually creates back-pressure that causes transmitters to be blocked. A user may be detached involuntarily if it fails to maintain a minimum receiving rate.
+
+The MCS layer provides both fully-reliable (i.e. guaranteed delivery) and unreliable (i.e. non-guaranteed delivery) data transfer. For fully-reliable data transfer, the MCS layer guarantees error-free receipt of transmitted data, as long as the source and destination users remain attached and
+
+the destination user remains joined to the channel. For unreliable data transfers, MCS provides ordered receipt of transmitted data, although gaps in the data stream may occur. Also, for both fully-reliable and unreliable data transfers, higher priority data takes precedence, and a surfeit of it may indefinitely delay the delivery of lower priority data.
+
+### 5.4.4 Token management
+
+The MCS layer implements token operations at the top MCS provider, thereby ensuring consistency and exclusion.
+
+### 5.4.5 Capabilities notification
+
+The MCS layer provides a mechanism for the exchange of information regarding capabilities. Via this mechanism, nodes are able to determine the state of the domain with respect to a certain capability. This allows a node to make the decision whether to exercise that capability.
+
+## 5.5 Hierarchical processing
+
+Hierarchical processing in an MCS domain is illustrated in Figure 5-2.
+
+The nodes in the figure represent MCS providers, and the labelled arrows represent MCSPDUs. This example focuses on a period of time after the domain has been established through connections between MCS providers and the use of data transfer is beginning to expand. At step 1 provider D requests on behalf of a user to join a channel over which data will be distributed, and at step 2 the request is confirmed as successful. At step 3 a user attached to provider A sends data, and the corresponding **SendDataRequest** begins to flow upward. Assuming that only attachments at providers A, C, and D are joined to the channel over which the data is being sent, the request MCSPDU is reflected downward at steps 6 and 7 as **SendDataIndication**. Provider E, aware that no other subordinate needs to receive the data, simply forwards **SendDataRequest** upward at step 4. Provider F forwards **SendDataRequest** upward at step 5 but also reflects it downward at step 6, knowing that provider C has expressed interest in the channel.
+
+MCS providers are not especially concerned with their height in the hierarchy, except for their role in maintaining an overall limit on the height of the domain and in the broad sense that they are either the top provider or they are not. The top MCS provider has no upward connection. All others have exactly one.
+
+An MCS provider records information about channels and tokens used in its subtree of an MCS domain.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ TopMCS[Top MCS Provider]
+ ProviderF[Provider F]
+ ProviderE[Provider E]
+ ProviderA[Provider A]
+ ProviderB[Provider B]
+ ProviderC[Provider C]
+ ProviderD[Provider D]
+
+ TopMCS --- ProviderF
+ TopMCS --- ProviderD
+ ProviderF --- ProviderE
+ ProviderF --- ProviderC
+ ProviderE --- ProviderA
+ ProviderE --- ProviderB
+
+ ProviderD -- "1 ChannelJoinRequest" --> TopMCS
+ TopMCS -- "2 ChannelJoinConfirm" --> ProviderD
+ ProviderA -- "3 SendDataRequest" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderB -- "4 SendDataRequest" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderE -- "5 SendDataRequest" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "6 SendDataIndication" --> TopMCS
+ TopMCS -- "7 SendDataIndication" --> ProviderF
+
+```
+
+T1602410-97
+
+Diagram illustrating hierarchical processing in an MCS domain. The hierarchy starts with the Top MCS Provider at the top. It connects to Provider F, which in turn connects to Provider E, Provider C, and Provider D. Provider E connects to Provider A and Provider B. Arrows indicate the flow of messages: 1. ChannelJoinRequest from Provider D to Top MCS Provider; 2. ChannelJoinConfirm from Top MCS Provider to Provider D; 3. SendDataRequest from Provider A to Provider E; 4. SendDataRequest from Provider B to Provider E; 5. SendDataRequest from Provider E to Provider F; 6. SendDataIndication from Provider F to Top MCS Provider; 7. SendDataIndication from Top MCS Provider to Provider F.
+
+**Figure 5-2/T.125 – Hierarchical processing in an MCS domain**
+
+An MCS provider records channels that are joined by users within the subtree and, for each such channel, where the joins originate, that is, from which attachments and from which downward MCS connections. It records user ids that are assigned in the subtree and where they originate. It records private channels that have either a manager or an admitted user in the subtree, and it records the associated user ids.
+
+An MCS provider records tokens that are grabbed or inhibited by users within the subtree, and it records the associated user ids.
+
+An MCS provider inspects requests arising from its subtree to verify that the initiating user id is legitimately assigned to the originating attachment or downward MCS connection. This creates rings of protection around the top MCS provider and limits how much disruption a malicious participant can cause in an otherwise cooperative domain.
+
+In general terms, to which there are several exceptions, the operation of the MCS layer can be described as follows:
+
+- a) An MCS primitive request invoked at an MCS attachment generates an MCSPDU at the corresponding MCS provider and dispatches it upward towards the top MCS provider. There, where full information about the MCS domain is held, the MCSPDU is acted on.
+- b) A confirm MCSPDU may be generated at the top MCS provider to return results to the requesting attachment. MCS providers that pass it along update their records according to the impact of the operation on their subtree. A confirm is routed to the initiating user id by consulting local records at each successive downward hop.
+- c) An indication MCSPDU may be generated instead to inform other attachments about the action taken. Indications may be replicated and sent downward on several connections that lead to affected users. MCS providers may also update their records with the impact of an operation as part of processing an indication.
+
+The preceding description is an overview intended to create a conceptual framework. Full details are specified in later clauses concerning the information recorded in an MCS provider and how specific MCSPDUs are processed.
+
+Among exceptions are the following: Some requests, notably **ChannelJoinRequest** and **ChannelLeaveRequest**, may stop rising at a level short of the top provider, and some indications, notably **SendDataIndication**, may be generated at a level below the top provider. One MCSPDU, **TokenGiveResponse**, belongs to the response category. And some MCSPDUs may be generated by an MCS provider as a continuation of processing unlike MCSPDUs, such as **ChannelLeaveRequest** following **DetachUserIndication**.
+
+## 5.6 Domain parameters
+
+The MCS providers hosting a single MCS domain allocate resources and execute procedures according to the following parameters. The values of these parameters are identical throughout a domain with the exception of Protocol Version.
+
+- a) Maximum number of MCS channels that may be in use simultaneously. This includes channels that are joined by any user, user ids that have been assigned, and private channels that have been created.
+- b) Maximum number of user ids that may be assigned simultaneously. This is a sublimit within the constraint of the preceding parameter.
+- c) Maximum number of token ids that may be grabbed or inhibited simultaneously.
+- d) Number of data transfer priorities implemented. This equals the number of TCs in an MCS connection. An MCS user may still send and receive data with priorities outside the limit. However, such priorities may be treated the same as the lowest priority that is implemented.
+- e) Enforced throughput. Although global flow control limits data transfer within a domain to the rate of the slowest receiver, receivers must not be allowed to run arbitrarily slowly. Otherwise, one party in a conference may obstruct all others. This parameter instructs MCS providers to enforce a minimum receiving rate at each MCS attachment and over each downward MCS connection. Violators run the risk of being involuntarily detached or disconnected, respectively.
+- f) Maximum height. This constrains the height of all MCS providers, in particular the top provider.
+- g) Maximum size of domain MCSPDUs. Global flow control is based on buffering domain MCSPDUs within an MCS provider (but not connect MCSPDUs). For simplicity, fixed-size buffers are assumed. An MCS provider shall not generate larger MCSPDUs. This constrains the amount of information that can be packed into a single control MCSPDU and suggests where unlimited user data should be segmented in data MCSPDUs.
+- h) Protocol version. This takes one of three values defining different encodings for domain MCSPDUs. In version three of the MCS Protocol this value is on a per connection basis. This allows version two MCS providers to exist downstream in a version three enabled conference.
+
+NOTE – A given instance of an MCS provider may operate with local resource constraints that are also parameterized. These may include the amount of memory available for buffering MCSPDUs awaiting transport, the maximum number of MCS attachments, and the maximum number of MCS connections to other providers. Such parameters are local matters and are not communicated across an MCS domain.
+
+## 5.7 Extended parameters
+
+The MCS providers who are members of the V3 summit of a single MCS domain will allocate resources and execute procedures according to the following parameters.
+
+- a) Unreliable data is supported. If unreliable data is supported in the V3 summit, this Boolean value will be True. The value of this parameter is identical throughout the V3 summit of a domain.
+- b) Domain Reference Identifier. This is not a negotiated value, but will be generated by an MCS provider to uniquely identify a specific domain. Although the same value may be used to identify different domains for different providers, it must uniquely represent one specific domain to the provider that generated the value.
+
+# 6 Use of the transport service
+
+## 6.1 Model of the transport service
+
+This description paraphrases relevant parts of Recommendation X.214 assuming that no use is made of expedited data.
+
+The transport service offers these features to a TS user:
+
+- a) Means to establish a TC with another TS user for the purpose of exchanging TSDUs. More than one TC may exist between the same pair of TS users.
+- b) Associated with each TC at its time of establishment, the opportunity to request, negotiate, and have agreed by the TS provider a certain Quality of Service as specified by parameters representing characteristics such as throughput, transit delay, residual error rate, and priority.
+- c) Means of transferring TSDUs on a TC. The transfer of TSDUs, which consist of an integral number of octets, is transparent, in that the boundaries of TSDUs and the contents of TSDUs are preserved unchanged by the TS provider.
+- d) Means by which a receiving TS user may control the rate at which the sending TS user may send data.
+- e) The unconditional and therefore possibly destructive release of a TC.
+
+The operation of a TC is modelled in an abstract way by a pair of queues linking two TSAPs. There is one queue for each direction of information flow. Each TC is modelled by a separate pair of queues.
+
+The queue model is used to express the flow control feature. A queue has a limited capacity, but this capacity is not necessarily either fixed or determinable. Connect, TSDU, and disconnect objects are entered and removed from a queue as the result of interactions at the two TSAPs. The ability of a TS user to add objects to a queue is determined by the behavior of the TS user removing objects from that queue and the state of the queue. The only objects that can be placed in a queue by the TS provider are disconnect objects. Objects are added to a queue subject to control by the TS provider. Objects are normally removed from the queue subject to control by the receiving TS user. Objects are normally removed in the same order that they were added. The only exception to normal removal is that an object may be deleted by the TS provider if, and only if, the following one is a disconnect object.
+
+A TC endpoint identification mechanism must be provided locally if the TS user and the TS provider need to distinguish between several TCs at a TSAP. All primitives must then make use of this identification mechanism to identify the TC to which they apply. This implicit identification is not
+
+shown as a parameter of the TS primitives and must not be confused with the address parameters of T-CONNECT.
+
+## 6.2 Use of multiple connections
+
+An MCS connection consists of one or more TCs between the same pair of MCS providers. The first TC established is called the initial TC; those established subsequently are called additional TCs. All the TCs that belong to one MCS connection are established by the same MCS provider, in reaction to an MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request. This request contains address parameters that are the calling and called TSAP addresses. These are used unmodified in the T-CONNECT requests that result.
+
+The number of TCs per MCS connection is uniform throughout an MCS domain. This domain parameter equals the number of data transfer priority levels implemented. Separate TCs are required because each is a vehicle for flow control. Blockages in lower priority data should not result in back pressure against higher priority data. To be fully implemented, lower and higher priority data must be carried on different TCs.
+
+The quality of service requested for a TC may vary depending on the data priority for which it is established. These quality of service targets need not be uniform across an MCS domain.
+
+Aspects of quality of service that are of interest include maximum or average throughput and transit delay. High priority data may favour low transit delay for real-time response but may not require high throughput. Low priority data, on the other hand, may favour high throughput for bulk transfers but may not require low transit delay.
+
+TC priority is another aspect of quality of service, although it does not align precisely with the concept of MCS data transfer priority. It specifies the relative order in which TCs are to have their quality of service degraded, if necessary. High TC priority may be requested along with other characteristics, like low transit delay, to ensure that MCS priority data receives the preferential treatment it deserves.
+
+Connect MCSPDUs occur only as the first TSDU carried in either direction of a TC. **Connect-Initial** and **Connect-Response** traverse the initial TC of an MCS connection. **Connect-Additional** and **Connect-Result** traverse additional TCs, if any.
+
+A calling MCS provider, issuing T-CONNECT requests, controls through its own actions which TCs are part of the same MCS connection and what data transfer priorities they represent.
+
+A called MCS provider, receiving T-CONNECT indications, must in general accept a TC and read its first TSDU before learning its significance. **Connect-Initial** identifies an incoming TC as the beginning of a new MCS connection. **Connect-Additional** identifies an incoming TC as part of an MCS connection in progress.
+
+**Connect-Additional** contains a value assigned by the called MCS provider and conveyed to the calling MCS provider in a **Connect-Response** over the initial TC that designates the additional TC as belonging to the same MCS connection. **Connect-Additional** also states explicitly the data priority that the TC represents.
+
+Connect MCSPDUs are exchanged immediately following TC establishment. Once an MCS connection has been confirmed, it becomes part of a hierarchical MCS domain. Thereafter the MCS connection conveys domain MCSPDUs.
+
+With the exception of data MCSPDUs, domain MCSPDUs traverse the initial TC of an MCS connection. Data MCSPDUs traverse the TC that corresponds to their data priority. If the priority specified is beyond the number implemented in an MCS domain, a data MCSPDU traverses the TC of the lowest priority that is implemented.
+
+If only one priority is implemented in an MCS domain, its MCS connections each consist of a single TC, no use is made of **Connect-Additional** or **Connect-Result**, and all MCSPDUs travel in sequence between providers.
+
+## 6.3 Transport connection release
+
+A TS provider adds reliability to end-to-end connections by executing enough protocol to compensate for any weakness in underlying network services. An MCS provider does not duplicate this functionality. It does not attempt further automatic recovery in the event of a transport failure.
+
+Unrecoverable errors are announced through a T-DISCONNECT indication. If any of the TCs belonging to an MCS connection is disconnected, the others are immediately disconnected too. Unless this was requested by the user, an MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication is generated, and the reason is given as provider-initiated.
+
+An MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request, on the other hand, should appear as an indication at the other side with the reason given as user-requested. Despite assurances in X.214, the simplest class of transport protocol does not allow passing user data in T-DISCONNECT. Hence, the disconnect reason code is transferred in an explicit MCSPDU. This MCSPDU compels an MCS provider, upon receipt, to disconnect the MCS connection that conveyed it.
+
+# 7 Structure of Version 2 MCSPDUs
+
+The structure of version 2 MCSPDUs is specified using the notation ASN.1 of Recommendation X.208. The use and significance of these MCSPDUs is further described in clauses 9 and 10.
+
+**MCS-PROTOCOL DEFINITIONS ::=**
+
+**BEGIN**
+
+*-- Part 1: Fundamental MCS types*
+
+**ChannelId ::= INTEGER (0..65535)** *-- range is 16 bits*
+
+**StaticChannelId ::= ChannelId (1..1000)** *-- those known permanently*
+
+**DynamicChannelId ::= ChannelId (1001..65535)** *-- those created and deleted*
+
+**UserId ::= DynamicChannelId** *-- created by Attach-User*
+*-- deleted by Detach-User*
+
+**PrivateChannelId ::= DynamicChannelId** *-- created by Channel-Convene*
+*-- deleted by Channel-Disband*
+
+**AssignedChannelId ::= DynamicChannelId** *-- created by Channel-Join zero*
+*-- deleted by last Channel-Leave*
+
+**TokenId ::= INTEGER (1..65535)** *-- all are known permanently*
+
+**TokenStatus ::= ENUMERATED**
+
+{
+
+| | |
+|-----------------------|-------------|
+| notInUse | (0), |
+| selfGrabbed | (1), |
+| otherGrabbed | (2), |
+| selfInhibited | (3), |
+| otherInhibited | (4), |
+| selfRecipient | (5), |
+
+}
+
+```
+
+ selfGiving (6),
+ otherGiving (7)
+ }
+
+DataPriority ::= ENUMERATED
+{
+ top (0),
+ high (1),
+ medium (2),
+ low (3)
+}
+
+Segmentation ::= BIT STRING
+{
+ begin (0),
+ end (1)
+} (SIZE (2))
+
+DomainParameters ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ maxChannelIds INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- a limit on channel ids in use,
+ -- static + user id + private + assigned
+ maxUserIds INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- a sublimit on user id channels alone
+ maxTokenIds INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- a limit on token ids in use
+ -- grabbed + inhibited + giving + ungivable + given
+ numPriorities INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- the number of TCs in an MCS connection
+ minThroughput INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- the enforced number of octets per second
+ maxHeight INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- a limit on the height of a provider
+ maxMCSPDUsize INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- an octet limit on domain MCSPDUs
+ protocolVersion INTEGER (0..MAX)
+}
+
+```
+
+-- Part 2: Connect provider
+
+```
+
+Connect-Initial ::= [APPLICATION 101] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ callingDomainSelector OCTET STRING,
+ calledDomainSelector OCTET STRING,
+ upwardFlag BOOLEAN,
+ -- TRUE if called provider is higher
+ targetParameters DomainParameters,
+ minimumParameters DomainParameters,
+ maximumParameters DomainParameters,
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Connect-Response ::= [APPLICATION 102] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ calledConnectId INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- assigned by the called provider
+ -- to identify additional TCs of
+ -- the same MCS connection
+ domainParameters DomainParameters,
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+Connect-Additional ::= [APPLICATION 103] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ calledConnectId INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ dataPriority DataPriority
+}
+
+Connect-Result ::= [APPLICATION 104] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result
+}
+
+-- Part 3: Merge domain
+
+PlumbDomainIndication ::= [APPLICATION 0] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ heightLimit INTEGER (0..MAX)
+ -- a restriction on the MCSPDU receiver
+}
+
+ErectDomainRequest ::= [APPLICATION 1] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ subHeight INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- height in domain of the MCSPDU transmitter
+ subInterval INTEGER (0..MAX)
+ -- its throughput enforcement interval in milliseconds
+}
+
+ChannelAttributes ::= CHOICE
+{
+ static [0] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ channelId StaticChannelId
+ -- joined is implicitly TRUE
+ },
+
+ userId [1] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ joined BOOLEAN,
+ -- TRUE if user is joined to its user id
+ userId UserId
+ },
+
+ private [2] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ joined BOOLEAN,
+ -- TRUE if channel id is joined below
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ manager UserId,
+ admitted SET OF UserId
+ -- may span multiple MergeChannelsRequest
+ },
+
+ assigned [3] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ channelId AssignedChannelId
+ -- joined is implicitly TRUE
+ }
+}
+
+```
+
+**MergeChannelsRequest ::= [APPLICATION 2] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ mergeChannels SET OF ChannelAttributes,
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId
+}
+```
+
+**MergeChannelsConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 3] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ mergeChannels SET OF ChannelAttributes,
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId
+}
+```
+
+**PurgeChannelsIndication ::= [APPLICATION 4] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ detachUserIds SET OF UserId,
+ -- purge user id channels
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId
+ -- purge other channels
+}
+```
+
+**TokenAttributes ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ grabbed [0] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId
+ },
+ inhibited [1] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ inhibitors SET OF UserId
+ -- may span multiple MergeTokensRequest
+ },
+ giving [2] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId,
+ recipient UserId
+ },
+ ungivable [3] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId
+ -- recipient has since detached
+ },
+ given [4] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId
+ -- grabber released or detached
+ }
+}
+```
+
+**MergeTokensRequest ::= [APPLICATION 5] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ mergeTokens SET OF TokenAttributes,
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+}
+
+MergeTokensConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 6] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ mergeTokens SET OF TokenAttributes,
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId
+}
+
+PurgeTokensIndication ::= [APPLICATION 7] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId
+}
+-- Part 4: Disconnect provider
+
+DisconnectProviderUltimatum ::= [APPLICATION 8] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason
+}
+
+RejectMCSPDUUltimatum ::= [APPLICATION 9] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ diagnostic Diagnostic,
+ initialOctets OCTET STRING
+}
+-- Part 5: Attach/Detach user
+
+AttachUserRequest ::= [APPLICATION 10] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+}
+
+AttachUserConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 11] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId OPTIONAL
+}
+
+DetachUserRequest ::= [APPLICATION 12] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+
+DetachUserIndication ::= [APPLICATION 13] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+-- Part 6: Channel management
+
+ChannelJoinRequest ::= [APPLICATION 14] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId
+ -- may be zero
+}
+
+```
+
+**ChannelJoinConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 15] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ requested ChannelId,
+ -- may be zero
+ channelId ChannelId OPTIONAL
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelLeaveRequest ::= [APPLICATION 16] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ channelIds SET OF ChannelId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelConveneRequest ::= [APPLICATION 17] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelConveneConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 18] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId OPTIONAL
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelDisbandRequest ::= [APPLICATION 19] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelDisbandIndication ::= [APPLICATION 20] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ channelId PrivateChannelId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelAdmitRequest ::= [APPLICATION 21] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelAdmitIndication ::= [APPLICATION 22] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelExpelRequest ::= [APPLICATION 23] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelExpelIndication ::= [APPLICATION 24] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId
+}
+
+```
+
+-- Part 7: Data transfer
+
+```
+
+SendDataRequest ::= [APPLICATION 25] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+SendDataIndication ::= [APPLICATION 26] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+UniformSendDataRequest ::= [APPLICATION 27] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+UniformSendDataIndication ::= [APPLICATION 28] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING
+}
+
+```
+
+-- Part 8: Token management
+
+```
+
+TokenGrabRequest ::= [APPLICATION 29] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGrabConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 30] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenInhibitRequest ::= [APPLICATION 31] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+TokenInhibitConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 32] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus
+}
+
+TokenGiveRequest ::= [APPLICATION 33] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId
+}
+
+TokenGiveIndication ::= [APPLICATION 34] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId
+}
+
+TokenGiveResponse ::= [APPLICATION 35] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ recipient UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+TokenGiveConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 36] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus
+}
+
+TokenPleaseRequest ::= [APPLICATION 37] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+TokenPleaseIndication ::= [APPLICATION 38] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+TokenReleaseRequest ::= [APPLICATION 39] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenReleaseConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 40] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus
+}
+```
+
+**TokenTestRequest ::= [APPLICATION 41] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId
+}
+```
+
+**TokenTestConfirm ::= [APPLICATION 42] IMPLICIT SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus
+}
+```
+
+*-- Part 9: Status codes*
+
+**Reason ::= ENUMERATED** *-- in DisconnectProviderUltimatum, DetachUserRequest, DetachUserIndication*
+
+```
+{
+ rn-domain-disconnected (0),
+ rn-provider-initiated (1),
+ rn-token-purged (2),
+ rn-user-requested (3),
+ rn-channel-purged (4)
+}
+```
+
+**Result ::= ENUMERATED** *-- in Connect, response, confirm*
+
+```
+{
+ rt-successful (0),
+ rt-domain-merging (1),
+ rt-domain-not-hierarchical (2),
+ rt-no-such-channel (3),
+ rt-no-such-domain (4),
+ rt-no-such-user (5),
+ rt-not-admitted (6),
+ rt-other-user-id (7),
+ rt-parameters-unacceptable (8),
+ rt-token-not-available (9),
+ rt-token-not-possessioned (10),
+ rt-too-many-channels (11),
+ rt-too-many-tokens (12),
+ rt-too-many-users (13),
+ rt-unspecified-failure (14),
+ rt-user-rejected (15)
+}
+```
+
+**Diagnostic ::= ENUMERATED** *-- in RejectMCSPDUUltimatum*
+
+```
+{
+ dc-inconsistent-merge (0),
+ dc-forbidden-PDU-downward (1),
+ dc-forbidden-PDU-upward (2),
+ dc-invalid-BER-encoding (3),
+ dc-invalid-PER-encoding (4),
+ dc-misrouted-user (5),
+ dc-unrequested-confirm (6),
+}
+```
+
+| | |
+|-----------------------------|-------|
+| dc-wrong-transport-priority | (7), |
+| dc-channel-id-conflict | (8), |
+| dc-token-id-conflict | (9), |
+| dc-not-user-id-channel | (10), |
+| dc-too-many-channels | (11), |
+| dc-too-many-tokens | (12), |
+| dc-too-many-users | (13) |
+
+}
+
+-- Part 10: MCSPDU repertoire
+
+**ConnectMCSPDU ::= CHOICE**
+
+| | |
+|---------------------------|----------------------------|
+| connect-initial | Connect-Initial, |
+| connect-response | Connect-Response, |
+| connect-additional | Connect-Additional, |
+| connect-result | Connect-Result |
+
+}
+
+**DomainMCSPDU ::= CHOICE**
+
+| | |
+|------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| plumbDomainIndication | PlumbDomainIndication, |
+| erectDomainRequest | ErectDomainRequest, |
+| mergeChannelsRequest | MergeChannelsRequest, |
+| mergeChannelsConfirm | MergeChannelsConfirm, |
+| purgeChannelsIndication | PurgeChannelsIndication, |
+| mergeTokensRequest | MergeTokensRequest, |
+| mergeTokensConfirm | MergeTokensConfirm, |
+| purgeTokensIndication | PurgeTokensIndication, |
+| disconnectProviderUltimatum | DisconnectProviderUltimatum, |
+| rejectMCSPDUUltimatum | RejectMCSPDUUltimatum, |
+| attachUserRequest | AttachUserRequest, |
+| attachUserConfirm | AttachUserConfirm, |
+| detachUserRequest | DetachUserRequest, |
+| detachUserIndication | DetachUserIndication, |
+| channelJoinRequest | ChannelJoinRequest, |
+| channelJoinConfirm | ChannelJoinConfirm, |
+| channelLeaveRequest | ChannelLeaveRequest, |
+| channelConveneRequest | ChannelConveneRequest, |
+| channelConveneConfirm | ChannelConveneConfirm, |
+| channelDisbandRequest | ChannelDisbandRequest, |
+| channelDisbandIndication | ChannelDisbandIndication, |
+| channelAdmitRequest | ChannelAdmitRequest, |
+| channelAdmitIndication | ChannelAdmitIndication, |
+| channelExpelRequest | ChannelExpelRequest, |
+| channelExpelIndication | ChannelExpelIndication, |
+| sendDataRequest | SendDataRequest, |
+| sendDataIndication | SendDataIndication, |
+| uniformSendDataRequest | UniformSendDataRequest, |
+| uniformSendDataIndication | UniformSendDataIndication, |
+| tokenGrabRequest | TokenGrabRequest, |
+| tokenGrabConfirm | TokenGrabConfirm, |
+| tokenInhibitRequest | TokenInhibitRequest, |
+| tokenInhibitConfirm | TokenInhibitConfirm, |
+| tokenGiveRequest | TokenGiveRequest, |
+| tokenGiveIndication | TokenGiveIndication, |
+| tokenGiveResponse | TokenGiveResponse, |
+| tokenGiveConfirm | TokenGiveConfirm, |
+| tokenPleaseRequest | TokenPleaseRequest, |
+| tokenPleaseIndication | TokenPleaseIndication, |
+| tokenReleaseRequest | TokenReleaseRequest, |
+
+| | |
+|---------------------|----------------------|
+| tokenReleaseConfirm | TokenReleaseConfirm, |
+| tokenTestRequest | TokenTestRequest, |
+| tokenTestConfirm | TokenTestConfirm |
+
+}
+
+END
+
+# 8 Structure of Version 3 MCSPDUs
+
+The structure of version 3 MCSPDUs is specified using the notation ASN.1 of Recommendation X.208. The use and significance of these MCSPDUs is further described in clauses 9 and 10.
+
+**MCS-PROTOCOL-3 DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS::=**
+
+**BEGIN**
+
+*-- Part 1: Fundamental MCS types*
+
+**H221NonStandardIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..255))**
+
+*-- First four octets shall be country
+-- code and Manufacturer code, assigned
+-- as specified in Annex A/H.221 for
+-- NS-cap and NS-comm*
+
+**Key ::= CHOICE**
+
+*-- Identifier of a standard or non-standard object*
+
+| | | |
+|---|------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| { | object | OBJECT IDENTIFIER, |
+| | h221NonStandard | H221NonStandardIdentifier |
+| } | | |
+
+**NonStandardParameter ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+| | | |
+|---|-------------|---------------------|
+| { | key | Key, |
+| | data | OCTET STRING |
+| } | | |
+
+**ChannelId ::= INTEGER (0..65535)** *-- range is 16 bits*
+
+**StaticChannelId ::= ChannelId (1..1000)** *-- those known permanently*
+
+**DynamicChannelId ::= ChannelId (1001..65535)** *-- those created and deleted*
+
+**UserId ::= DynamicChannelId** *-- created by Attach-User*
+
+*-- deleted by Detach-User*
+
+**PrivateChannelId ::= DynamicChannelId**
+
+*-- created by Channel-Convene*
+
+*-- deleted by Channel-Disband*
+
+**AssignedChannelId ::= DynamicChannelId**
+
+*-- created by Channel-Join zero*
+
+*-- deleted by last Channel-Leave*
+
+**TokenId ::= INTEGER (1..65535)**
+
+*-- all are known permanently*
+
+**TokenStatus ::= CHOICE**
+
+| | | |
+|---|-----------------------|--------------|
+| { | notInUse | NULL, |
+| | selfGrabbed | NULL, |
+| | otherGrabbed | NULL, |
+| | selfInhibited | NULL, |
+| | otherInhibited | NULL, |
+
+```
+
+ selfRecipient NULL,
+ selfGiving NULL,
+ otherGiving NULL,
+ ...
+ }
+
+DataPriority ::= CHOICE
+{
+ top NULL,
+ high NULL,
+ medium NULL,
+ low NULL,
+ ...
+}
+
+Segmentation ::= BIT STRING
+{
+ begin (0),
+ end (1)
+} (SIZE (2))
+
+-- Part 2: Extended parameter
+
+ExtendedParameters ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ unreliableDataSupported BOOLEAN,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+ExtendedParameterPropose ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ targetExtendedParameters ExtendedParameters,
+ minimumExtendedParameters ExtendedParameters,
+ maximumExtendedParameters ExtendedParameters,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+ExtendedParameterAccept ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ extendedParameters ExtendedParameters,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+-- Part 3: Merge domain
+
+PlumbDomainIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ heightLimit INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- a restriction on the MCSPDU receiver
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**ErectDomainRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ subHeight INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- height in domain of the MCSPDU transmitter
+ subInterval INTEGER (0..MAX),
+ -- its throughput enforcement interval in milliseconds
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**ChannelAttributes ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ static SEQUENCE
+ {
+ channelId StaticChannelId,
+ -- joined is implicitly TRUE
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ userId SEQUENCE
+ {
+ joined BOOLEAN,
+ -- TRUE if user is joined to its user id
+ userId UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ private SEQUENCE
+ {
+ joined BOOLEAN,
+ -- TRUE if channel id is joined below
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ manager UserId,
+ admitted SET OF UserId,
+ -- may span multiple MergeChannelsRequest
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ assigned SEQUENCE
+ {
+ channelId AssignedChannelId,
+ -- joined is implicitly TRUE
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MergeChannelsRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ mergeChannels SET OF ChannelAttributes,
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+MergeChannelsConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ mergeChannels SET OF ChannelAttributes,
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+PurgeChannelsIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ detachChannelIds SET OF ChannelId,
+ -- purge user id channels
+ purgeChannelIds SET OF ChannelId,
+ -- purge other channels
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+TokenAttributes ::= CHOICE
+{
+ grabbed SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ inhibited SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ inhibitors SET OF UserId,
+ -- may span multiple MergeTokensRequest
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ giving SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId,
+ recipient UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ ungivable SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ grabber UserId,
+ -- recipient has since detached
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ },
+
+ given SEQUENCE
+ {
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId,
+ -- grabber released or detached
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ }
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ },
+ ...
+}
+
+MergeTokensRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ mergeTokens SET OF TokenAttributes,
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MergeTokensConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ mergeTokens SET OF TokenAttributes,
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+PurgeTokensIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ purgeTokenIds SET OF TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+-- Part 4: Disconnect provider
+
+DisconnectProviderUltimatum ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+RejectMCSPDUUltimatum ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ diagnostic Diagnostic,
+ initialOctets OCTET STRING,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+-- Part 5: Attach/Detach user
+
+AttachUserRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+AttachUserConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+DetachUserRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+DetachUserIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+*-- Part 6: Channel management*
+
+```
+
+ChannelJoinRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId, -- may be zero
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelJoinConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ requested ChannelId, -- may be zero
+ channelId ChannelId OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelLeaveRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ channelIds SET OF ChannelId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelConveneRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelConveneConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelDisbandRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelDisbandIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelAdmitRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelAdmitIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelExpelRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelExpelIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ channelId PrivateChannelId,
+ userIds SET OF UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+-- Part 7: Data transfer
+
+```
+
+SendDataRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ reliability BOOLEAN,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING,
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ totalDataSize INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ }
+
+```
+
+**SendDataIndication ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ reliability BOOLEAN,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING,
+ totalDataSize INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**UniformSendDataRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ reliability BOOLEAN,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING,
+ totalDataSize INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**UniformSendDataIndication ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ channelId ChannelId,
+ reliability BOOLEAN,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ dataPriority DataPriority,
+ segmentation Segmentation,
+ userData OCTET STRING,
+ totalDataSize INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+*-- Part 8: Token management*
+
+**TokenGrabRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGrabConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenInhibitRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenInhibitConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGiveRequest ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGiveIndication ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ recipient UserId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGiveResponse ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ recipient UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TokenGiveConfirm ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus,
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ }
+
+```
+
+**TokenPleaseRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenPleaseIndication ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenReleaseRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenReleaseConfirm ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ result Result,
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenTestRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**TokenTestConfirm ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ initiator UserId,
+ tokenId TokenId,
+ tokenStatus TokenStatus,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+*-- Part 9: Capabilities notification*
+
+**CapabilityID ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+
+{
+ standardID INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ nonstandardID Key
+}
+
+```
+
+**CapabilityClass ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ null NULL,
+ unsignedMin INTEGER (0 .. MAX),
+ unsignedMax INTEGER (0 .. MAX)
+}
+```
+
+**ParticipationIndicator ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ global NULL,
+ partial INTEGER (1 .. 2)
+}
+```
+
+**RequestCapability ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ capabilityID CapabilityID,
+ capabilityClass CapabilityClass,
+ participationIndicator ParticipationIndicator,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**SeqOfRequestCapabilities ::= SEQUENCE OF RequestCapability**
+
+**IndicationCapability ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ capabilityID CapabilityID,
+ capabilityClass CapabilityClass,
+ summitProviderSupported BOOLEAN,
+ intermediateNodeSupported BOOLEAN,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**SeqOfIndicationCapabilities ::= SEQUENCE OF IndicationCapability**
+
+**CapabilitiesNotificationRequest ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ v2NodePresent BOOLEAN,
+ addList SeqOfRequestCapabilities OPTIONAL,
+ removeList SeqOfRequestCapabilities OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**CapabilitiesNotificationIndication ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ v2NodePresent BOOLEAN,
+ addList SeqOfIndicationCapabilities OPTIONAL,
+ removeList SeqOfIndicationCapabilities OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandard SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+-- Part 10: Status codes
+
+**Reason ::= CHOICE** -- in *DisconnectProviderUltimatum, DetachUserRequest, DetachUserIndication*
+
+```
+{
+ rn-domain-disconnected NULL,
+ rn-provider-initiated NULL,
+ rn-token-purged NULL,
+ rn-user-requested NULL,
+ rn-channel-purged NULL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**Result ::= CHOICE** -- in *Connect, response, confirm*
+
+```
+{
+ rt-successful NULL,
+ rt-domain-merging NULL,
+ rt-domain-not-hierarchical NULL,
+ rt-no-such-channel NULL,
+ rt-no-such-domain NULL,
+ rt-no-such-user NULL,
+ rt-not-admitted NULL,
+ rt-other-user-id NULL,
+ rt-parameters-unacceptable NULL,
+ rt-token-not-available NULL,
+ rt-token-not-possessed NULL,
+ rt-too-many-channels NULL,
+ rt-too-many-tokens NULL,
+ rt-too-many-users NULL,
+ rt-unspecified-failure NULL,
+ rt-user-rejected NULL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**Diagnostic ::= CHOICE** -- in *RejectMCSPDUUltimatum*
+
+```
+{
+ dc-inconsistent-merge NULL,
+ dc-forbidden-PDU-downward NULL,
+ dc-forbidden-PDU-upward NULL,
+ dc-invalid-BER-encoding NULL,
+ dc-invalid-PER-encoding NULL,
+ dc-misrouted-user NULL,
+ dc-unrequested-confirm NULL,
+ dc-wrong-transport-priority NULL,
+ dc-channel-id-conflict NULL,
+ dc-token-id-conflict NULL,
+ dc-not-user-id-channel NULL,
+ dc-too-many-channels NULL,
+ dc-too-many-tokens NULL,
+ dc-too-many-users NULL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+-- Part 11: MCSPDU repertoire
+
+**NonStandardPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ data NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**ExtendedParameterMCSPDU ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ extendedParameterPropose ExtendedParameterPropose,
+ extendedParameterAcceptExtendedParameterAccept,
+ nonStandard NonStandardPDU,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**DomainMCSPDU ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ plumbDomainIndication PlumbDomainIndication,
+ erectDomainRequest ErectDomainRequest,
+ mergeChannelsRequest MergeChannelsRequest,
+ mergeChannelsConfirm MergeChannelsConfirm,
+ purgeChannelsIndication PurgeChannelsIndication,
+ mergeTokensRequest MergeTokensRequest,
+ mergeTokensConfirm MergeTokensConfirm,
+ purgeTokensIndication PurgeTokensIndication,
+ disconnectProviderUltimatum DisconnectProviderUltimatum,
+ rejectMCSPDUUltimatum RejectMCSPDUUltimatum,
+ attachUserRequest AttachUserRequest,
+ attachUserConfirm AttachUserConfirm,
+ detachUserRequest DetachUserRequest,
+ detachUserIndication DetachUserIndication,
+ channelJoinRequest ChannelJoinRequest,
+ channelJoinConfirm ChannelJoinConfirm,
+ channelLeaveRequest ChannelLeaveRequest,
+ channelConveneRequest ChannelConveneRequest,
+ channelConveneConfirm ChannelConveneConfirm,
+ channelDisbandRequest ChannelDisbandRequest,
+ channelDisbandIndication ChannelDisbandIndication,
+ channelAdmitRequest ChannelAdmitRequest,
+ channelAdmitIndication ChannelAdmitIndication,
+ channelExpelRequest ChannelExpelRequest,
+ channelExpelIndication ChannelExpelIndication,
+ sendDataRequest SendDataRequest,
+ sendDataIndication SendDataIndication,
+ uniformSendDataRequest UniformSendDataRequest,
+ uniformSendDataIndication UniformSendDataIndication,
+ tokenGrabRequest TokenGrabRequest,
+ tokenGrabConfirm TokenGrabConfirm,
+ tokenInhibitRequest TokenInhibitRequest,
+ tokenInhibitConfirm TokenInhibitConfirm,
+ tokenGiveRequest TokenGiveRequest,
+ tokenGiveIndication TokenGiveIndication,
+ tokenGiveResponse TokenGiveResponse,
+ tokenGiveConfirm TokenGiveConfirm,
+ tokenPleaseRequest TokenPleaseRequest,
+ tokenPleaseIndication TokenPleaseIndication,
+ tokenReleaseRequest TokenReleaseRequest,
+ tokenReleaseConfirm TokenReleaseConfirm,
+ tokenTestRequest TokenTestRequest,
+ tokenTestConfirm TokenTestConfirm,
+ nonStandard NonStandardPDU,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**END**
+
+# 9 Encoding of MCSPDUs
+
+Each MCSPDU is transported as one TSDU across a TC belonging to an MCS connection. Connect MCSPDUs are unlimited in size. Domain MCSPDUs are limited in size by a parameter of the MCS domain.
+
+A standard ASN.1 data value encoding is used to transfer MCSPDUs between peer MCS providers. Encoding rules are selected as part of protocol version negotiation. This negotiation involves the exchange of a **Connect-Initial** and a **Connect-Response** MCSPDU over the initial TC. Three versions of this protocol are defined:
+
+- *Version 1* – All MCSPDUs are described in clause 7 and use the Basic Encoding Rules of Recommendation X.690.
+- *Version 2* – All MCSPDUs are described in clause 7. This version uses Basic Encoding Rules for connect MCSPDUs and the Packed Encoding Rules of Recommendation X.691 for all subsequent domain MCSPDUs. Specifically, the ALIGNED variant of BASIC-PER shall be applied to the ASN.1 type **DomainMCSPDU**. The bit string produced shall be conveyed as an integral number of octets. The leading bit of this string shall coincide with the most significant bit of the first octet.
+- *Version 3* – Connect MCSPDUs are described in clause 7 and use Basic Encoding Rules for backward compatibility with Version 2. Extended Parameters and Domain MCSPDUs are described in clause 8 and use Packed Encoding Rules as specified for Version 2, above. Version 3 enabled nodes must be able to translate version 3 protocol into version 2 protocol for transmission over a connection to a node which has specified version 2 protocol in the domain parameters. This translation is described in 13.11.
+
+NOTE 1 – The Packed Encoding Rules yield more compact MCSPDU headers.
+
+NOTE 2 – Both BER and PER are self-delimiting, in the sense that they contain enough information to locate the end of each encoded MCSPDU. It might be argued that this makes the use of TSDUs unnecessary and that this protocol could be implemented over non-standard transport services that convey octet streams without preserving TSDU boundaries. However, such an approach is more vulnerable to implementation errors. If the boundary between MCSPDUs were ever lost, recovery would be difficult.
+
+# 10 Routing of MCSPDUs
+
+## 10.1 Connect and extended parameters MCSPDUs
+
+Figures 10-1 and 10-2 specify the exchange of connect and extended parameters MCSPDUs (the number and relative order of additional TCs may vary).
+
+With the receipt of a **Connect-Response**, the calling MCS provider will determine if the new connection is between two members of the V3 summit by examining the negotiated version number. If so, it will initiate the exchange of the **Extended-Parameters** MCSPDUs. If either node is not a member of the V3 summit, the calling provider will not issue an **Extended-Parameters-Propose**, but will proceed with **Connect-Additional** MCSPDUs.
+
+After receiving the **Connect-Response**, the calling MCS provider also learns the negotiated value for the number of data transfer priorities implemented in the domain. For illustration, connect MCSPDUs on additional TCs are shown obeying the strict sequence 2, 3, 4 at the called MCS provider. In reality, transport connections may not be established in the same order that they are requested. Indeed, a **Connect-Additional** may arrive in a different order than it was sent, causing a **Connect-Result** to be returned out of sequence too. Or the latter, even if sent in sequence, may still be reordered in transit. A calling MCS provider need not wait for all additional TCs to be established
+
+before sending the first **Connect-Additional**. The called MCS provider need not wait for a full set of **Connect-Additional** MCSPDUs to arrive before returning the first **Connect-Result**. Receipt of a full set of successful results at the calling MCS provider, in whatever order, generates a successful MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm.
+
+An unsuccessful **Connect-Response** or **Connect-Result** or a T-DISCONNECT indication at some intermediate point shall cause all TCs belonging to the MCS connection so far to be disconnected and shall generate an unsuccessful MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm.
+
+An MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request specifies which of two MCS providers is higher than the other. This hierarchical relationship determines the subsequent routing of domain MCSPDUs, and the distinction between calling and called MCS provider is thereafter irrelevant. For example, a next step is for the MCS layer to merge the resources of two previously independent domains. **MergeChannelsRequest** and **MergeTokensRequest** are generated by the lower MCS provider and are transmitted across the new MCS connection to the higher MCS provider. The direction in which these MCSPDUs are sent could be either calling-to-called or called-to-calling, depending on how the upward flag was set.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant CP as Calling Provider
+ participant CDP as Called Provider
+ Note left of CP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Initial
+ Note right of CDP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Response
+ Note left of CP: TC 1
+ CP->>CDP: Extended-Parameters-Propose
+ Note right of CDP: TC 1
+ CDP->>CP: Extended-Parameters-Accept
+ Note left of CP: TC 1
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ Note right of CDP: TC 2
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ Note right of CDP: TC 3
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ Note right of CDP: TC 4
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ Note left of CP: TC 2
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ Note left of CP: TC 3
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ Note left of CP: TC 4
+ Note left of CP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm
+
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the message flow between a Calling Provider and a Called Provider. The sequence begins with an external 'MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request' to the Calling Provider, which sends a 'Connect-Initial' message to the Called Provider. The Called Provider then sends an 'MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication' and a 'Connect-Response' back to the Calling Provider. This is followed by an 'Extended-Parameters-Propose' message from the Calling Provider to the Called Provider, which responds with 'Extended-Parameters-Accept'. The Calling Provider then sends multiple 'Connect-Additional' messages (labeled TC 1, TC 2, TC 3, TC 4) to the Called Provider. The Called Provider responds with 'Connect-Result' messages (labeled TC 2, TC 3, TC 4) back to the Calling Provider. Finally, the Calling Provider receives an 'MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm' message.
+
+Sequence diagram showing message flow between Calling Provider and Called Provider for MCS connection establishment and extended parameters.
+
+T1602430-97
+
+**Figure 10-1/T.125 – Message flow of connect and extended parameters MCSPDUs between member nodes of the V3 Summit**
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant CP as Calling Provider
+ participant CDP as Called Provider
+ Note left of CP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request
+ CP->>CP: TC 1
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Initial
+ Note right of CDP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication
+ CDP->>CDP: TC 1
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Response
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ CP->>CDP: Connect-Additional
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ CDP->>CP: Connect-Result
+ Note left of CP: MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm
+ Note right of CDP: TC 2, TC 3, TC 4
+
+```
+
+Sequence diagram showing message flow of connect MCSPDUs between Calling Provider and Called Provider. The flow includes Connect-Initial, Connect-Response, Connect-Additional, and Connect-Result messages, with TC 1 through TC 4 labels indicating specific transaction contexts. External messages include MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request, indication, response, and confirm.
+
+T1602440-97
+
+**Figure 10-2/T.125 – Message flow of connect MCSPDUs between nodes that are not both members of the V3 Summit**
+
+## 10.2 Domain MCSPDUs
+
+Table 10-1 specifies the routing of domain MCSPDUs.
+
+If an MCS provider generates or forwards an MCSPDU of category *request*, it travels over the unique MCS connection upward. **ErectDomainRequest**, **ChannelJoinRequest**, **ChannelLeaveRequest**, and **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** may be consumed at some intermediate MCS provider. Other requests rise to be acted on by the top MCS provider, unless the content of a request is determined to be invalid, in which case its MCSPDU may be ignored, without confirmation.
+
+Table 10-1/T.125 – Routing of domain MCSPDUs
+
+| Category | MCSPDUs | TC | Direction |
+|------------|-------------------------------------------|----|-----------|
+| Request | ErectDomainRequest | I | Up |
+| | MergeChannelsRequest | | |
+| | MergeTokensRequest | | |
+| | AttachUserRequest | | |
+| | DetachUserRequest | | |
+| | ChannelJoinRequest | | |
+| | ChannelLeaveRequest | | |
+| | ChannelConveneRequest | | |
+| | ChannelDisbandRequest | | |
+| | ChannelAdmitRequest | | |
+| | ChannelExpelRequest | | |
+| | TokenGrabRequest | | |
+| | TokenInhibitRequest | | |
+| | TokenGiveRequest | | |
+| | TokenPleaseRequest | | |
+| | TokenReleaseRequest | | |
+| | TokenTestRequest | | |
+| | CapabilitiesNotificationRequest | | |
+| | SendDataRequest | A | |
+| | UniformSendDataRequest | | |
+| Indication | PlumbDomainIndication | I | Down |
+| | PurgeChannelsIndication | | |
+| | PurgeTokensIndication | | |
+| | DetachUserIndication | | |
+| | ChannelDisbandIndication | | |
+| | ChannelAdmitIndication | | |
+| | ChannelExpelIndication | | |
+| | TokenGiveIndication | | |
+| | TokenPleaseIndication | | |
+| | CapabilitiesNotificationIndication | | |
+| | SendDataIndication | A | |
+| | UniformSendDataIndication | | |
+
+If an MCS provider generates or forwards an MCSPDU of category *indication*, copies of it, possibly amended in content, travel over zero or more MCS connections downward, according to the following rules:
+
+- a) **PlumbDomainIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward. The height limit it contains is decremented by one. An MCS provider receiving this MCSPDU with a height limit of zero shall disconnect.
+
+- b) **PurgeChannelsIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward. The set of user ids forwarded is unchanged, so that all detached users will be announced to those that remain. The set of other channel ids forwarded may be restricted to those in use in a subtree. At a former top provider that is still merging into an upper domain, both user ids and other channel ids are restricted to those whose acceptance into the upper domain has been confirmed.
+- c) **PurgeTokensIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward. The set of token ids forwarded may be restricted to those in use in a subtree. At a former top provider that is still merging into an upper domain, token ids are restricted to those whose acceptance into the upper domain has been confirmed.
+- d) **DetachUserIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward. The set of user ids forwarded is unchanged, so that all detached users will be announced to those that remain. At a former top provider that is still merging into an upper domain, user ids are restricted to those whose acceptance into the upper domain has been confirmed.
+- e) **ChannelDisbandIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward that contain in their subtree the manager of the private channel or any admitted user.
+- f) **ChannelAdmitIndication** and **ChannelExpelIndication** are sent on all MCS connections downward that contain one or more of the affected users in their subtree. The set of user ids forwarded may be restricted to those residing in a subtree.
+- g) **TokenGiveIndication** is sent on a single MCS connection downward that contains the designated recipient in its subtree.
+- h) **TokenPleaseIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward that contain in their subtree a user who has grabbed, inhibited, or is being given the token.
+- i) **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** is sent on all MCS connections downward in the V3 summit. Each node receiving this MCSPDU alters its local copy of the V3 summit capabilities list based on the contents of the Add List and Remove List.
+- j) **SendDataIndication** and **UniformSendDataIndication** are sent on all MCS connections downward by which the specified channel is joined, except that when **SendDataIndication** is generated, it is not sent back on the connection by which **SendDataRequest** arrived.
+
+Indications **PurgeChannelsIndication**, **PurgeTokensIndication**, **DetachUserIndication**, **ChannelAdmitIndication**, and **ChannelExpelIndication** need not be forwarded if the sets of ids they contain are empty.
+
+If an MCS provider generates or forwards an MCSPDU of category *response*, it travels over the unique MCS connection upward. It rises to be acted on by the top MCS provider, unless its content is determined to be invalid.
+
+If an MCS provider generates or forwards an MCSPDU of category *confirm*, it travels over a single MCS connection downward, according to the following rules.
+
+- a) **MergeChannelsConfirm** retraces, in the opposite direction, the path of the earliest **MergeChannelsRequest** that has not yet been answered by a confirm. This requires each MCS provider to maintain a first-in first-out queue of pending requests.
+- b) **MergeTokensConfirm** retraces, in the opposite direction, the path of the earliest **MergeTokensRequest** that has not yet been answered by a confirm. This requires each MCS provider to maintain a first-in first-out queue of pending requests.
+
+- c) **AttachUserConfirm** retraces, in the opposite direction, the path of an earlier **AttachUserRequest** that has not yet been answered by a confirm. It is not critical which **AttachUserRequest**, if more than one is pending, but to be fair each MCS provider should maintain a first-in first-out queue. Upon sending **AttachUserConfirm**, an MCS provider shall record to which subtree the user id it contains is thereby being assigned.
+- d) Other MCSPDUs of category confirm contain an initiator user id that was previously assigned through the action of **AttachUserConfirm** as just explained. These MCSPDUs are sent on the MCS connection downward that leads to the subtree where the user id was assigned. Continuing in this way, they eventually return to the provider that hosts the requesting MCS attachment.
+
+Confirms are generated in the course of processing like requests. All but **ChannelJoinConfirm** are generated by the top MCS provider.
+
+If an MCS provider generates an MCSPDU of category *ultimatum*, it travels over a single MCS connection, either upward or downward. **DisconnectProviderUltimatum** commands the receiving MCS provider to disconnect the MCS connection that conveys it. **RejectMCSPDUUltimatum** rejects an erroneous MCSPDU with a diagnostic code and invites the MCS provider that transmitted it to disconnect. Ultimatums are not forwarded.
+
+# 11 Meaning of MCSPDUs
+
+Tables 11-1 through 11-51 reiterate the contents of individual MCSPDUs as defined in clause 8.
+
+## 11.1 Connect-Initial
+
+**Connect-Initial** is generated by an MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request. It is sent as the first TSDU over the initial TC of a new MCS connection. At the receiver, it generates an MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER indication.
+
+**Table 11-1/T.125 – Connect-Initial MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------------|---------|------------|
+| Calling Domain Selector | Request | Indication |
+| Called Domain Selector | Request | Indication |
+| Upward Flag | Request | Indication |
+| Target Domain Parameters | Request | Indication |
+| Minimum Domain Parameters | Request | Indication |
+| Maximum Domain Parameters | Request | Indication |
+| User Data | Request | Indication |
+
+Calling transport address and called transport address are additional parameters of the MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request and indication. They become parameters of T-CONNECT and are not passed explicitly in any MCSPDU. The same pair of transport addresses shall be used to request all TCs belonging to the same MCS connection.
+
+Transport quality of service is an additional parameter of the MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER request but not of the indication. Quality of service can vary from one TC to another, and the quality available is only disclosed in the process of establishing a given TC. Since the number of additional
+
+TCs needed is not known until MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER has negotiated the domain parameter for number of data priorities implemented, this primitive cannot at the same time fully negotiate their transport quality of service. A called MCS provider shall therefore accept incoming TCs automatically at the offered quality of service, so long as this meets any minimum optionally specified by the calling MCS provider and indicated through each individual T-CONNECT.
+
+The interpretation of domain selector values is a local matter for each MCS provider. These are octet strings that have the characteristics of an address. Acceptable values may be determined through the process of configuring an MCS provider. More than one value may select the same domain. An unspecified domain selector is an octet string of length zero. This may be resolved, through local convention, to some explicit value.
+
+The upward flag specifies the direction of a new MCS connection: true if the called provider is to be considered higher than the calling provider and false otherwise. An MCS provider plays a role in the hierarchy of a domain based on the direction of MCS connections in which it participates. No provider shall allow two connections to higher providers. A provider without a connection to a higher provider shall act as top MCS provider.
+
+The target domain parameters of **Connect-Initial** individually shall lie between the minimum and maximum values specified. An MCS provider shall revise the requested domain parameters to reflect limits of its implementation or to impose values already agreed among the existing members of a domain. It may increase the minimums and decrease the maximums. It shall change targets only to keep them within the interval. An MCS provider should be prepared to honour any response that falls within the range of values it proposes.
+
+User data is an arbitrary octet string. It may have length zero.
+
+An MCS provider automatically accepts each incoming TC to the limit of its capacity. User data in T-CONNECT is unused. The first TSDU received in data transfer, being either a **Connect-Initial** or a **Connect-Additional** MCSPDU, determines the nature of the TC. If the content is unacceptable, a called MCS provider may disconnect the TC immediately. The preferred reaction is to return a **Connect-Response** or **Connect-Result**, as the case may be, explaining why the MCS connection failed. The calling MCS provider shall then disconnect.
+
+## 11.2 Connect-Response
+
+**Connect-Response** is generated by an MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER response. It is the first TSDU sent in reverse over the initial TC of a new MCS connection. It conveys the acceptance of an MCS connection to the calling MCS provider, which then proceeds to establish any additional TCs required.
+
+**Table 11-2/T.125 – Connect-Response MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|
+| Result | Response | Confirm |
+| Domain Parameters | Response | Confirm |
+| Called Connect Id | Called provider | Calling provider |
+| User Data | Response | Confirm |
+
+If the result is successful, this MCSPDU fixes the domain parameters in effect. Among these is the number of MCS data transfer priorities implemented, equal to the number of TCs in an MCS
+
+connection. If this exceeds one, additional TCs shall be created and bound to the MCS connection through the exchange of **Connect-Additional** and **Connect-Result** MCSPDUs.
+
+The called connect id serves as the means for associating additional incoming TCs at the called MCS provider with this initial TC. Its value is chosen for this purpose alone. It shall uniquely identify one MCS connection in progress at the called provider. This id has no lasting significance following the completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER.
+
+Most of the parameters of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm are conveyed in **Connect-Response**. If the result is unsuccessful or no additional TCs are needed, confirm is generated immediately. Otherwise, it is deferred until the results are known for binding additional TCs to the MCS connection.
+
+## 11.3 Connect-Additional
+
+If the calling MCS provider determines that both providers are members of the V3 summit, **Connect-Additional** is generated following receipt of **Extended-Parameters-Accept**, otherwise it will be generated following receipt of **Connect-Response**. It is sent as the first TSDU over an additional TC of a new MCS connection.
+
+Data priority takes on the values *high*, *medium*, and *low* in sequence, up to the number of additional TCs required.
+
+**Table 11-3/T.125 – Connect-Additional MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------------|------------------|-----------------|
+| Called Connect Id | Calling provider | Called provider |
+| Data Priority | Calling provider | Called provider |
+
+## 11.4 Connect-Result
+
+**Connect-Result** is generated following receipt of **Connect-Additional**. It is the first TSDU sent in reverse over an additional TC of a new MCS connection.
+
+**Table 11-4/T.125 – Connect-Result MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------|-----------------|---------|
+| Result | Called provider | Confirm |
+
+If any result is unsuccessful, MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm shall be generated immediately. All TCs associated with the MCS connection shall be disconnected and any MCSPDUs they convey shall be ignored.
+
+Otherwise, successful results shall be awaited for each additional TC. These may return out-of-sequence. When all have been collected, a successful MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm shall be generated.
+
+After MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER confirm, domain MCSPDUs may flow across an MCS connection. Each MCS connection belongs to a single domain. In configurations where an MCS provider hosts more than one domain, the MCS connection that carries MCSPDUs determines which domain they apply to. The descriptions of domain MCSPDUs that occupy the remainder of this subclause are set in the context of a single domain.
+
+## 11.5 Extended-Parameters-Propose
+
+Following the receipt of **Connect-Response**, if the calling MCS provider determines that both providers are members of the V3 summit, **Extended-Parameters-Propose** is generated. It is sent over the initial TC of a new MCS connection.
+
+**Table 11-5/T.125 – Extended-Parameters-Propose MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------------------|------------------|-----------------|
+| Target Extended Parameters | Calling provider | Called provider |
+| Minimum Extended Parameters | Calling provider | Called provider |
+| Maximum Extended Parameters | Calling provider | Called provider |
+
+For extended parameters with a range of possible values, the target parameters of **Extended-Parameters-Propose** individually shall lie between the minimum and maximum values specified. An MCS provider shall revise the requested extended parameters to reflect limits of its implementation or to impose values already agreed among the existing members of a domain. It may increase the minimums and decrease the maximums. It shall change targets only to keep them within the interval. An MCS provider should be prepared to honour any accepted target that falls within the range of values it proposes. If the extended parameters are unacceptable, a called MCS provider will disconnect the TC immediately.
+
+For the *Unreliable data is supported* value, if the calling provider wishes to allow the value to be negotiated, the Minimum value will be False, the Maximum value will be True and the target value will indicate the caller's preference. If support of unreliable data is nonnegotiable, Target, Minimum and Maximum will be set to the callers preference.
+
+The value for *Domain Reference Identifier* will be identical for Target, Minimum and Maximum and will uniquely identify this domain to the calling provider. The called provider may use this value to refer to this domain to the calling provider.
+
+## 11.6 Extended-Parameters-Accept
+
+**Extended-Parameters-Accept** is generated following receipt of **Extended-Parameters-Propose**. It conveys the acceptance of the extended parameter values to the calling MCS provider, which then proceeds to establish any additional TCs required.
+
+**Table 11-6/T.125 – Extended-Parameters-Accept MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------|-----------------|------------------|
+| Extended Parameters | Called provider | Calling provider |
+
+The value for *Domain Reference Identifier* will be identical for Target, Minimum and Maximum and will uniquely identify this domain to the called provider. The calling provider may use this value to refer to this domain to the called provider.
+
+## 11.7 PlumbDomainIndication
+
+**PlumbDomainIndication** is generated following the successful completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. It plumbs the hierarchy of MCS providers below a new MCS connection to ensure that
+
+no cycle has been created. **PlumbDomainIndication** is also generated by the top MCS provider to enforce the maximum height of a domain.
+
+**Table 11-7/T.125 – PlumbDomainIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|-------------------|--------------|
+| Height Limit | Former top or top | Subordinates |
+
+**PlumbDomainIndication** is generated at the lower end of a new MCS connection, by the provider that has ceased to be top of a domain. Its content is initialized to the domain parameter for the maximum height of the domain. **PlumbDomainIndication** is transmitted over all MCS connections downward.
+
+As needed, **PlumbDomainIndication** is generated in the same way at the top MCS provider.
+
+Wherever **PlumbDomainIndication** is received, the height limit it contains is inspected. If greater than zero, the limit is decremented by one and **PlumbDomainIndication** is forwarded over all MCS connections downward. A value of zero, on the other hand, means that the receiver lies too far from the top provider. It shall react by disconnecting the MCS connection upward. This deletes an entire subtree and helps to repair the height of the domain.
+
+In the presence of a cycle, the height limit of **PlumbDomainIndication** must decrease until it reaches zero. The provider that detects this will break the cycle, at the expense of deleting all providers in the cycle and their subordinates from the domain.
+
+NOTE – An MCS provider, with purely local knowledge of MCS connections, cannot prevent the creation of cycles. It can ensure that there is at most one connection upward at all times, but it cannot ensure that the upward connection does not loop back to some provider below. When a cycle is created, the immediate cause is a faulty upward connection from the top MCS provider. Controller applications, which specify the MCS connections to be created, must strive to avoid such errors.
+
+## 11.8 ErectDomainRequest
+
+**ErectDomainRequest** is generated following the successful completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. It communicates upward changes in the height of providers and their throughput enforcement intervals. **ErectDomainRequest** is generated by an MCS provider whenever its height or interval changes.
+
+The height of an MCS provider may change when an MCS connection is added or dropped or when a subordinate provider reports a change through **ErectDomainRequest**. Its monitoring interval to enforce the minimum throughput specified as a domain parameter may change by adapting to the intervals reported by subordinates or for other reasons. If either value changes, an MCS provider shall transmit **ErectDomainRequest** to its immediate superior.
+
+**Table 11-8/T.125 – ErectDomainRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------------------|-------------|-----------------|
+| Height in Domain | Subordinate | Higher provider |
+| Throughput Enforcement Interval | Subordinate | Higher provider |
+
+## 11.9 MergeChannelsRequest
+
+**MergeChannelsRequest** is generated following the successful completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. It communicates upward the attributes of channels held by a former top provider so that they may be incorporated into the merged domain.
+
+**Table 11-9/T.125 – MergeChannelsRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------------|---------------|--------------|
+| Merge Channels | Former top | Top provider |
+| Purge Channel Ids | Intermediates | Top provider |
+
+**MergeChannelsRequest** may be filled with the attributes of multiple channels, up to the domain limit on MCSPDU size. As detailed in the ASN.1 definitions of clause 7, each of the four kinds of channel in use (static, user id, private, assigned) has its relevant set of attributes. These are held in the information base of the top MCS provider and are partially replicated into the subtrees where a channel is used. When two domains are merged, through the action of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER, channels that are in use in the lower domain must either be incorporated into the information base of the upper domain or be purged from the lower domain. This decision rests with the top provider of the merged domain.
+
+Each channel shall be considered individually. If the domain limits on channels in use allow it and the channel id has not already been put to some conflicting use, the upper domain shall expand to include it. The use of a static channel id is never a conflict. The use of a private channel id in the lower domain is not a conflict if it is also used as a private channel id in the upper domain and has the same user id as manager. All other combinations of simultaneous use are disallowed, requiring the channel id to be purged from the lower domain.
+
+If a private channel has a large set of admitted users, its attributes may not fit into a single **MergeChannelsRequest** and shall be sent upward in multiple MCSPDUs. However, the second and succeeding requests to merge the same private channel shall be delayed until a **MergeChannelsConfirm** has been received in reply to the first. Only then is it known if domain limits have allowed the channel to be put into use in the upper domain. If the first request fails, it shall not be repeated with a remaining subset of admitted users.
+
+Each **MergeChannelsRequest** elicits a **MergeChannelsConfirm** reply from the top MCS provider, in the same sequence. A **MergeChannelsConfirm** contains nothing that explicitly identifies the preceding **MergeChannelsRequest**. Replies shall be routed solely by the order in which these MCSPDUs are received. MCS providers above the former top shall make a record of each unanswered **MergeChannelsRequest** and whence it arrived, so that the corresponding **MergeChannelsConfirm** may be returned via the same MCS connection.
+
+Intermediate MCS providers shall validate the user ids proclaimed in private channel attributes, to ensure that they are legitimately assigned to the subtree where the **MergeChannelsRequest** originates. Invalid user ids shall be deleted. If the manager of a private channel is deleted, all of the channel attributes shall be deleted from the merge request and the channel id alone shall be included in the set to be purged. Except for this validation of user ids, intermediate MCS providers shall not modify the contents of a **MergeChannelsRequest**.
+
+A former top provider shall await individual confirmation that all user ids and all token ids have been incorporated into a merged domain or purged before it begins to submit static, assigned, or private channel attributes for merger.
+
+## 11.10 MergeChannelsConfirm
+
+**MergeChannelsConfirm** replies to a preceding **MergeChannelsRequest**. It reflects the same set of channel ids and a subset of the attributes. Channel attributes not incorporated into the merged domain are reported as channel ids to be purged.
+
+Accepted channel ids are reflected with the attributes that were entered into the information base of the top MCS provider. Intermediate providers shall update their information base to conform.
+
+**Table 11-10/T.125 – MergeChannelsConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------------|--------------|---------------|
+| Merge Channels | Top provider | Intermediates |
+| Purge Channel Ids | Top provider | Former top |
+
+Channels to be purged from the lower domain are listed by id only. If the same channel ids are used in the upper domain, they are left undisturbed. Intermediate providers shall forward purged channel ids without acting on them.
+
+MCS providers shall route **MergeChannelsConfirm** to the source of the antecedent **MergeChannelsRequest**, using the knowledge that there is a one-to-one reply. **MergeChannelsConfirm** returns to the former top provider that generated **MergeChannelsRequest**. There the merged channels may be ignored, as they have remained in the information base pending a reply. Purged channel ids shall be deleted as they are for **PurgeChannelsIndication**.
+
+Intermediate MCS providers shall confirm that user ids proclaimed in private channel attributes are assigned to the subtree to which **MergeChannelsConfirm** is routed. If a private channel manager has been detached and reassigned elsewhere in the time since the antecedent **MergeChannelsRequest** was validated, an intermediate provider shall generate a **ChannelDisbandRequest** making the private channel a casualty of domain merger and shall move the channel id into the purged set. If any admitted users have been reassigned elsewhere, it shall exclude them from the channel.
+
+## 11.11 PurgeChannelsIndication
+
+**PurgeChannelsIndication** is generated at a former top provider following receipt of **MergeChannelsConfirm**. It is broadcast downward and purges the use of specified channel ids from subordinate providers.
+
+**Table 11-11/T.125 – PurgeChannelsIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------------|------------|--------------|
+| Detach User Ids | Former top | Subordinates |
+| Purge channel Ids | Former top | Subordinates |
+
+Depending on the current use of a channel id, the effect of purging it is: MCS-DETACH-USER indication to all users if a user id channel; MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE indication to the joined users if a static or assigned channel id; MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND indication to the manager and MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication to the admitted users if a private channel id.
+
+A former top provider, knowing the use of all channels in its lower domain, can generate the proper indications from channel ids alone. Its subordinates, however, may have only partial knowledge. They must be told which channel ids represent detached users, for which an indication is always generated, and which represent other kinds of channels, for which an indication is generated only if the channel is in use at the subordinate provider. Therefore, **PurgeChannelsIndication** divides the channel ids to be purged into these two categories.
+
+The purging of a user id through **PurgeChannelsIndication** shall have the same consequences as deletion through **DetachUserIndication**, except that, since the receiver of **PurgeChannelsIndication** is no longer top provider, it need not generate **ChannelDisbandIndication** or **TokenGiveConfirm** as a side effect.
+
+NOTE – A provider may receive in **PurgeChannelsIndication** static and assigned channel ids to which it is not joined or private channel ids for which its attachments are neither managers nor admitted users. Records of use maintained in the information base allow a provider to suppress primitive indications for such channel ids.
+
+## 11.12 MergeTokensRequest
+
+**MergeTokensRequest** is generated following the successful completion of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. It communicates upward the attributes of tokens held by a former top provider so that they may be incorporated into the merged domain.
+
+**Table 11-12/T.125 – MergeTokensRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
+| Merge Tokens | Former top | Top provider |
+| Purge Token Ids | Intermediates | Top provider |
+
+**MergeTokensRequest** may be filled with the attributes of multiple tokens, up to the domain limit on MCSPDU size. As detailed in the ASN.1 definitions of clause 7, each state of a token in use (grabbed, inhibited, giving, ungiveable, given) has its relevant set of attributes. These are held in the information base of the top MCS provider and are partially replicated into the subtrees where a token is used. When two domains are merged, through the action of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER, tokens that are in use in the lower domain must either be incorporated into the information base of the upper domain or be purged from the lower domain. This decision rests with the top provider of the merged domain.
+
+Each token shall be considered individually. If the domain limits on tokens in use allow it and the token id has not already been put to some conflicting use, the upper domain shall expand to include it. The inhibiting of a token id in the lower domain is not a conflict if it is also inhibited in the upper domain. All other combinations of simultaneous use are disallowed, requiring the token id to be purged from the lower domain.
+
+If a token has a large set of inhibiting users, its attributes may not fit into a single **MergeTokensRequest** and shall be sent upward in multiple MCSPDUs. However, the second and succeeding requests for the same inhibited token shall be delayed until a **MergeTokensConfirm** has been received in reply to the first. Only then is it known if domain limits have allowed the token to be put into use in the upper domain. If the first request fails, it shall not be repeated with a remaining subset of inhibitors.
+
+Each **MergeTokensRequest** elicits a **MergeTokensConfirm** reply from the top MCS provider, in the same sequence. A **MergeTokensConfirm** contains nothing that explicitly identifies the
+
+preceding **MergeTokensRequest**. Replies shall be routed solely by the order in which these MCSPDUs are received. MCS providers above the former top shall make a record of each unanswered **MergeTokensRequest** and whence it arrived, so that the corresponding **MergeTokensConfirm** may be returned via the same MCS connection.
+
+Intermediate MCS providers shall validate the user ids proclaimed in token attributes, to ensure that they are legitimately assigned to the subtree where the **MergeTokensRequest** originates. Invalid user ids shall be deleted. A token being given shall remain grabbed if either the grabber or the recipient, but not both, is deleted. If a token becomes released through this deletion of user ids, all of its attributes shall be deleted from the merge request and the token id alone shall be included in the set to be purged. An inhibited token shall remain inhibited in **MergeTokensRequest** even if all inhibitors are deleted, leaving an empty set in the attributes, because inhibitors may survive from other MCSPDUs. Except for this validation of user ids, intermediate MCS providers shall not modify the contents of an **MergeTokensRequest**.
+
+A former top provider shall await individual confirmation that all user ids have been incorporated into a merged domain or purged before it begins to submit token attributes for merger.
+
+## 11.13 MergeTokensConfirm
+
+**MergeTokensConfirm** replies to a preceding **MergeTokensRequest**. It reflects the same set of token ids and a subset of the attributes. Token attributes not incorporated into the merged domain are reported as token ids to be purged.
+
+**Table 11-13/T.125 – MergeTokensConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------|--------------|---------------|
+| Merge Tokens | Top provider | Intermediates |
+| Purge Token Ids | Top provider | Former top |
+
+Accepted token ids are reflected with the attributes that have been entered into the information base at the top MCS provider. Intermediate providers shall update their information base to conform.
+
+Tokens to be purged from the lower domain are listed by id only. If the same token ids are used in the upper domain, they are left undisturbed. Intermediate providers shall forward purged token ids without acting on them.
+
+MCS providers shall route **MergeTokensConfirm** to the source of the antecedent **MergeTokensRequest**, using the knowledge that there is a one-to-one reply. **MergeTokensConfirm** returns to the former top provider that generated **MergeTokensRequest**. There the merged tokens may be ignored, as they have remained in the information base pending a reply. Purged token ids shall be deleted as they are for **PurgeTokensIndication**.
+
+Intermediate MCS providers shall confirm that the user ids proclaimed in token attributes are assigned to the subtree to which **MergeTokensConfirm** is routed. If any user ids have been detached and reassigned elsewhere in the time since the antecedent **MergeTokensRequest** was validated, an intermediate provider shall generate for them a **DetachUserRequest** with reason code *channel purged*, making them casualties of domain merger. If a non-inhibited token id becomes released through this deletion of user ids, it shall be moved into the purged set.
+
+## 11.14 PurgeTokensIndication
+
+**PurgeTokensIndication** is generated at a former top provider following receipt of **MergeTokensConfirm**. It is broadcast downward and purges the use of specified token ids from subordinate providers.
+
+**Table 11-14/T.125 – PurgeTokensIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------|------------|--------------|
+| Purge Token Ids | Former top | Subordinates |
+
+The effect of purging a token is severe: MCS-DETACH-USER indication to any user who has grabbed, inhibited, or is being given one of the token ids. A provider shall implement this by generating **DetachUserRequest** on behalf of the affected users with reason *token purged*.
+
+NOTE – It is anticipated that Recommendation T.122 may be revised in the future to allow MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE indication in this situation. This would allow the affected user to remain attached even though its right to use the token is withdrawn.
+
+## 11.15 DisconnectProviderUltimatum
+
+**DisconnectProviderUltimatum** is generated by an MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER request. In turn, it generates an MCS-DISCONNECT-PROVIDER indication at the other end of an MCS connection. **DisconnectProviderUltimatum** compels the receiver to disconnect the MCS connection that conveyed it.
+
+**DisconnectProviderUltimatum** may also be generated by an MCS provider when it detects an error condition like the existence of a cycle in the domain hierarchy. In such cases, the reason is other than *user-requested*.
+
+**Table 11-15/T.125 – DisconnectProviderUltimatum MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------|---------------------|------------|
+| Reason | Requesting provider | Indication |
+
+## 11.16 RejectMCSPDUUltimatum
+
+**RejectMCSPDUUltimatum** is generated when an MCS provider receives an invalid MCSPDU or detects an MCS protocol error. It invites the peer provider at the other end of an MCS connection to disconnect, since recovery is uncertain from a situation that should not occur.
+
+**RejectMCSPDUUltimatum** diagnoses the error and returns an initial portion of the offending TSDU, typically as many octets as will fit in the maximum size MCSPDU. The receiving provider has the option to disconnect or to persevere.
+
+**Table 11-16/T.125 – RejectMCSPDUUltimatum MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------------|--------------------|-------------------|
+| Diagnostic | Rejecting provider | Rejected provider |
+| Initial Octets | Rejecting provider | Rejected provider |
+
+## 11.17 AttachUserRequest
+
+**AttachUserRequest** is generated by an MCS-ATTACH-USER request. It rises to the top MCS provider, which returns an **AttachUserConfirm** reply. If the domain limit on number of user ids allows, a new user id is generated.
+
+**Table 11-17/T.125 – AttachUserRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------|--------|------|
+| (None) | – | – |
+
+**AttachUserRequest** contains no information other than its MCSPDU type. The domain to which the user attaches is determined by the MCS connection conveying the MCSPDU. The only initial characteristic of the user id generated is its uniqueness.
+
+An MCS provider shall make a record of each unanswered **AttachUserRequest** received and by which MCS connection it arrived, so that a replying **AttachUserConfirm** can be routed back to the same source. To distribute replies fairly, each provider should maintain a first-in, first-out queue for this purpose.
+
+## 11.18 AttachUserConfirm
+
+**AttachUserConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **AttachUserRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-ATTACH-USER confirm.
+
+**Table 11-18/T.125 – AttachUserConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------------------|--------------|---------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator (optional) | Top provider | Confirm |
+
+**AttachUserConfirm** contains a user id if and only if the result is successful. Providers that receive a successful **AttachUserConfirm** shall enter the user id into their information base.
+
+MCS providers shall route **AttachUserConfirm** to the source of an antecedent **AttachUserRequest**, using the knowledge that there is a one-to-one reply. A provider that transmits **AttachUserConfirm** shall note to which downward MCS connection the new user id is thereby assigned, so that it may validate the user id when it arises later in other requests.
+
+## 11.19 DetachUserRequest
+
+**DetachUserRequest** is generated by an MCS-DETACH-USER request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which deletes the user from its information base and broadcasts **DetachUserIndication** to advise other providers of the change.
+
+**Table 11-19/T.125 – DetachUserRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Reason | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| User Ids | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+
+An MCS-DETACH-USER request generates a **DetachUserRequest** containing reason *user-requested* and a single user id.
+
+**DetachUserRequest** shall also be generated by an MCS provider when a downward MCS connection is disconnected. At that point, all users in the affected subtree are lost and shall be reported as detached with reason *domain disconnected*. If user id assignments are pending, a later reply, either **MergeChannelsConfirm** or **AttachUserConfirm**, may then be left with no route back to its source in the disconnected subtree. A provider confronted with this shall also generate **DetachUserRequest** to delete the unassignable user ids.
+
+Providers that receive **DetachUserRequest** shall validate the user ids it contains to ensure that they are legitimately assigned to the subtree of origin. Invalid user ids shall be deleted. If no user ids remain, a **DetachUserRequest** shall be ignored.
+
+The user ids contained in **DetachUserRequest** shall not be deleted from the information base until a provider receives **DetachUserIndication**. This maintains consistency with the top MCS provider.
+
+NOTE – If more than one data priority is implemented in an MCS domain, **DetachUserIndication** may arrive at a given provider before data sent earlier but at a low priority by the same user. This protocol does not prevent data being delivered to an attachment even after it was reported through **DetachUserIndication** that the sender had detached.
+
+## 11.20 DetachUserIndication
+
+**DetachUserIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **DetachUserRequest**. It is broadcast downward to all other providers and generates MCS-DETACH-USER indications at all attachments.
+
+At a surviving attachment, **DetachUserIndication** generates one MCS-DETACH-USER indication for each user id it contains. It does not matter whether the notified user was previously aware of the existence of a detached user.
+
+Upon receipt of a **DetachUserIndication** containing its own user id, an MCS attachment ceases to exist. Any static or assigned channels that become unjoined as a result of a user detaching shall be left via **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+**Table 11-20/T.125 – DetachUserIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|----------|--------------|------------|
+| Reason | Top provider | Indication |
+| User Ids | Top provider | Indication |
+
+Providers that receive **DetachUserIndication** shall delete the specified user ids from their information base, including as the manager or as admitted user of a private channel.
+
+Private channels managed by a detached user shall be deleted if there are no other admitted users. If other users remain, deletion of the manager shall cause the top provider to multicast a
+
+**ChannelDisbandIndication** towards them. If the set of users admitted to a private channel becomes empty and the manager does not reside in the subtree, the channel id shall be deleted from the information base. Otherwise, if a private channel becomes unjoined as a result of users detaching, a provider shall generate a corresponding **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+A provider broadcasting **DetachUserIndication** shall compute, for each affected private channel and for each destination subtree, whether the subtree afterwards contains any attachments admitted to the private channel. If none, a provider shall conclude that the corresponding subordinate provider is no longer joined to the private channel and shall update its information base to this effect immediately, without waiting for **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+Any tokens grabbed, being given to, or inhibited by a detached user shall have their state adjusted accordingly. The deletion of an intended token recipient shall cause the top provider to generate an unsuccessful **TokenGiveConfirm** towards the donor, unless it has released the token or itself detached.
+
+## 11.21 ChannelJoinRequest
+
+**ChannelJoinRequest** is generated by an MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN request. If valid, it rises until it reaches an MCS provider with enough information to generate a **ChannelJoinConfirm** reply. This may be the top MCS provider.
+
+**Table 11-21/T.125 – ChannelJoinRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|---------------------|-----------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting Provider | Higher provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Higher provider |
+
+The user id of the initiating MCS attachment is supplied by the MCS provider that receives the primitive request. Providers that receive **ChannelJoinRequest** subsequently shall validate the user id to ensure that it is legitimately assigned to the subtree of origin. If the user id is invalid, the MCSPDU shall be ignored.
+
+NOTE – This allows for the possibility that **ChannelJoinRequest** may be racing upward against a purge of the initiating user id flowing down. A provider that receives **PurgeChannelsIndication** first might receive a **ChannelJoinRequest** soon thereafter that contains an invalid user id. This is a normal occurrence and is not cause for rejecting the MCSPDU.
+
+**ChannelJoinRequest** may rise to an MCS provider that has the requested channel id in its information base. Any such provider, being consistent with the top MCS provider, will agree whether the request should succeed. If the request should fail, the provider shall generate an unsuccessful **ChannelJoinConfirm**. If it should succeed and the provider is already joined to the same channel, the provider shall generate a successful **ChannelJoinConfirm**. In these two cases, MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN completes without necessarily visiting the top MCS provider. Otherwise, if the request should succeed but the channel is not yet joined, a provider shall forward **ChannelJoinRequest** upward.
+
+If **ChannelJoinRequest** rises to the top MCS provider, the channel id requested may be zero, which is in no information base because it is an invalid id. If the domain limit on the number of channels in use allows, a new assigned channel id shall be generated and returned in a successful **ChannelJoinConfirm**. If the channel id requested is in the static range and the domain limit on the number of channels in use allows, the channel id shall be entered into the information base and shall likewise be returned in a successful **ChannelJoinConfirm**.
+
+Otherwise, the request will succeed only if the channel id is already in the information base of the top MCS provider. A user id channel can only be joined by the same user. A private channel id can be joined only by users previously admitted by its manager. An assigned channel id can be joined by any user.
+
+## 11.22 ChannelJoinConfirm
+
+**ChannelJoinConfirm** is generated at a higher MCS provider upon receipt of **ChannelJoinRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm.
+
+**Table 11-22/T.125 – ChannelJoinConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------|
+| Result | Higher provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Higher provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Requested | Higher provider | Confirm |
+| Channel Id (optional) | Higher provider | Confirm |
+
+**ChannelJoinConfirm** contains a joined channel id if and only if the result is successful.
+
+The channel id requested is the same as in **ChannelJoinRequest**. This helps the initiating attachment relate MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm to an antecedent request. Since **ChannelJoinRequest** need not rise to the top provider, confirms may occur out of order.
+
+If the result is successful, **ChannelJoinConfirm** joins the receiving MCS provider to the specified channel. Thereafter, higher providers shall route to it any data that users send over the channel. A provider shall remain joined to a channel as long as any of its attachments or subordinate providers does. To leave the channel, a provider shall generate **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+Providers that receive a successful **ChannelJoinConfirm** shall enter the channel id into their information base. If not already there, the channel id shall be given type static or assigned, depending on its range.
+
+**ChannelJoinConfirm** shall be forwarded in the direction of the initiating user id. If the user id is unreachable because an MCS connection no longer exists, the provider shall decide whether it has reason to remain joined to the channel. If not, it shall generate **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+## 11.23 ChannelLeaveRequest
+
+**ChannelLeaveRequest** is generated by an MCS provider to remove itself from a set of channels. The motivation may be an MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request from the last attachment joined to a channel. **ChannelLeaveRequest** continues to rise if higher providers, as a consequence, also lose their reason for being joined.
+
+Providers that receive **ChannelLeaveRequest** shall stop routing to the MCS connection that conveyed it any data that users send over the specified channels. When the last attachment or subordinate provider leaves a channel, an MCS provider shall generate a corresponding **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+**Table 11-23/T.125 – ChannelLeaveRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-------------|---------------------|-----------------|
+| Channel Ids | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+
+## 11.24 ChannelConveneRequest
+
+**ChannelConveneRequest** is generated by an MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which returns a **ChannelConveneConfirm** reply. If the domain limit on number of channel ids allows, a new private channel id is generated.
+
+**ChannelConveneRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+The requester becomes manager of the private channel. Initially the channel is unjoined and its manager is the only admitted user.
+
+**Table 11-24/T.125 – ChannelConveneRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|-----------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+
+## 11.25 ChannelConveneConfirm
+
+**ChannelConveneConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **ChannelConveneRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE confirm.
+
+**TABLE 11-25/T.125 – ChannelConveneConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------------|--------------|----------------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Channel Id (optional) | Top provider | Confirm |
+
+**ChannelConveneConfirm** contains a private channel id if and only if the result is successful.
+
+Providers that receive a successful **ChannelConveneConfirm** shall enter the channel id into their information base as a private channel with the initiating user id as its manager.
+
+**ChannelConveneConfirm** shall be forwarded in the direction of the initiating user id. If the user id is unreachable because an MCS connection no longer exists, no special actions need be taken, as a **DetachUserIndication** must arrive later to report that the initiator has detached. Since the initiator is its manager, this will delete the channel id from the information base.
+
+## 11.26 ChannelDisbandRequest
+
+**ChannelDisbandRequest** is generated by an MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which deletes the private channel id and generates **ChannelDisbandIndication**.
+
+**Table 11-26/T.125 – ChannelDisbandRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+**ChannelDisbandRequest** may also be generated by an MCS provider on its own initiative to disband a channel.
+
+**ChannelDisbandRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated to ensure that it is legitimately assigned to the subtree of origin. If the initiator does not equal the manager of the private channel, as recorded in the information base, the MCSPDU shall be ignored.
+
+## 11.27 ChannelDisbandIndication
+
+**ChannelDisbandIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **ChannelDisbandRequest**. It is multicast downward to providers that contain the manager or an admitted user in their subtree. It generates MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indications to admitted users with reason *channel disbanded*.
+
+**Table 11-27/T.125 – ChannelDisbandIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|--------------|------------|
+| Channel Id | Top provider | Indication |
+
+**ChannelDisbandIndication** shall also be generated by the top MCS provider when the manager of a private channel is detached.
+
+Providers that receive **ChannelDisbandIndication** shall delete the channel from their information base.
+
+## 11.28 ChannelAdmitRequest
+
+**ChannelAdmitRequest** is generated by an MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which admits the specified users to the private channel and multicasts **ChannelAdmitIndication** to advise providers in whose subtree they reside.
+
+**ChannelAdmitRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelDisbandRequest**.
+
+The other user ids of **ChannelAdmitRequest**, representing users to be admitted, shall be validated at the top MCS provider, which alone knows the entire user population. Those that are invalid shall be omitted from the resulting **ChannelAdmitIndication**.
+
+**Table 11-28/T.125 – ChannelAdmitRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Top provider |
+| User Ids | Request | Top provider |
+
+The user ids contained in **ChannelAdmitRequest** shall not be admitted to the private channel until a provider receives **ChannelAdmitIndication**. This maintains consistency with the top MCS provider.
+
+## 11.29 ChannelAdmitIndication
+
+**ChannelAdmitIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **ChannelAdmitRequest**. It is multicast downward to providers that contain a newly-admitted user in their subtree. It generates MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indications at the affected attachments.
+
+Providers that receive **ChannelAdmitIndication** shall ordinarily update the channel in their information base, admitting the specified users that reside in their subtree. However, if a provider is the former top of a lower domain that is being merged as a result of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER, it may refuse the admission by generating **DetachUserRequest** for the affected user ids with reason *channel purged*.
+
+**Table 11-29/T.125 – ChannelAdmitIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|--------------|----------------|
+| Initiator | Top provider | Indication |
+| Channel Id | Top provider | Indication |
+| User Ids | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+
+## 11.30 ChannelExpelRequest
+
+**ChannelExpelRequest** is generated by an MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which expels the specified users from the private channel and multicasts **ChannelExpelIndication** to advise providers in whose subtree they reside.
+
+**ChannelExpelRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelDisbandRequest**.
+
+The other user ids of **ChannelExpelRequest**, representing users to be expelled, shall be validated at the top MCS provider, which alone knows the entire set of admitted users. Those that were not admitted shall be omitted from the resulting **ChannelExpelIndication**.
+
+The user ids contained in **ChannelExpelRequest** shall not be expelled from the private channel until a provider receives **ChannelExpelIndication**. This maintains consistency with the top MCS provider.
+
+**Table 11-30/T.125 – ChannelExpelRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Top provider |
+| User Ids | Request | Top provider |
+
+## 11.31 ChannelExpelIndication
+
+**ChannelExpelIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **ChannelExpelRequest**. It is multicast downward to providers that contain an expelled user in their
+
+subtree. It generates MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indications at the affected attachments with reason *user-requested*.
+
+**Table 11-31/T.125 – ChannelExpelIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|------------|--------------|----------------|
+| Channel Id | Top provider | Indication |
+| User Ids | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+
+Providers that receive **ChannelExpelIndication** shall update the channel in their information base, deleting the specified users from the set of users admitted to the channel. If the set of users admitted to a private channel becomes empty and the manager does not reside in the subtree, the channel id shall be deleted from the information base. Otherwise, if the channel becomes unjoined as a result of expulsions, a provider shall generate a corresponding **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+A provider forwarding **ChannelExpelIndication** shall compute, for each destination subtree, whether it afterwards contains any attachments admitted to the private channel. If none, a provider shall conclude that the corresponding subordinate provider is no longer joined to the private channel and shall update its information base to this effect immediately, without waiting for **ChannelLeaveRequest**.
+
+## 11.32 SendDataRequest
+
+**SendDataRequest** is generated by an MCS-SEND-DATA request. If valid, it rises toward the top MCS provider. Along the way, providers may generate from it an **SendDataIndication** with identical contents and multicast this downward.
+
+**SendDataRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the channel id is listed in the information base of the receiving MCS provider as a private channel and the initiator of **SendDataRequest** is not an admitted user, the MCSPDU shall be ignored.
+
+**SendDataRequest** contains the reliability level that was specified by the original MCS-SEND-DATA request. If the data is unreliable, the domain reference ID is also specified.
+
+The initial or additional TC that conveys **SendDataRequest** shall match its data priority, taking into account the number of priorities implemented in the domain. MCSPDUs arriving over an MCS connection by the wrong TC shall be rejected.
+
+**Table 11-32/T.125 – SendDataRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Higher provider |
+| Reliability | Request | Higher provider |
+| Domain Reference ID | Request | Higher provider |
+| Data Priority | Request | Higher provider |
+| Segmentation | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+| Total Data Size | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+| User Data | Request | Higher provider |
+
+The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* shall be set by a provider to show the relationship of user data in the **SendDataRequest** to the boundaries of an MCS service data unit. Providers have freedom to fragment and reassemble MCSPDUs that are part of the same MCS service data unit, so long as this does not disturb the integrity of user data. However, there should be little advantage in such manipulation, as the maximum size of an MCSPDU is constant throughout a domain.
+
+For a given **SendDataRequest**, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the Total Data Size of the segmented user data will be provided. This field will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 Summit.
+
+A provider shall generate from **SendDataRequest** an **SendDataIndication** with the same content and shall transmit it to all providers that are joined to the specified channel, excepting the subordinate provider that transmitted **SendDataRequest** upward. Unless the channel is listed in the provider's information base as a user id residing in its subtree, it shall also forward **SendDataRequest** upward.
+
+## 11.33 SendDataIndication
+
+**SendDataIndication** is generated at a higher MCS provider upon receipt of **SendDataRequest**. It is multicast downward and generates MCS-SEND-DATA indications at all attachments that are joined to the channel.
+
+**Table 11-33/T.125 – SendDataIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
+| Initiator | Higher provider | Indication |
+| Channel Id | Higher provider | Indication |
+| Reliability | Higher provider | Indication |
+| Domain Reference ID | Higher provider | Indication |
+| Data Priority | Higher provider | Indication |
+| Segmentation | Higher provider | Indicating provider |
+| Total Data Size | Higher provider | Indicating provider |
+| User Data | Higher provider | Indication |
+
+The initial or additional TC that conveys **SendDataIndication** shall match its data priority, taking into account the number of priorities implemented in a domain. MCSPDUs arriving over an MCS connection by the wrong TC shall be rejected.
+
+The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* permit user data to be reassembled into a complete MCS service data unit. These flags shall be interpreted in the context of **SendDataIndication** MCSPDUs arriving from the same user over the same channel and at the same priority. A stream of fragments to be reassembled may be interleaved with other MCSPDUs and data from other users over other channels at other priorities.
+
+For a given **SendDataIndication**, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the Total Data Size of the segmented user data will be provided. This field will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 Summit.
+
+It is a matter of local implementation how service data units are indicated to attached MCS users. One possibility is to deliver each MCSPDU as a separate interface data unit, with segmentation flags included. Alternative approaches that may seek to reassemble within the receiving provider should
+
+make some provision for large service data units and should reflect to the user the relative order in which service data units begin to arrive.
+
+Providers that receive **SendDataIndication** shall forward it to all subordinates that are joined to the channel.
+
+## 11.34 UniformSendDataRequest
+
+**UniformSendDataRequest** is generated by an MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which generates from it a **UniformSendDataIndication** with identical contents and multicasts this downward.
+
+**Table 11-34/T.125 – UniformSendDataRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Channel Id | Request | Top provider |
+| Reliability | Request | Top provider |
+| Domain Reference ID | Request | Top provider |
+| Data Priority | Request | Top provider |
+| Segmentation | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Total Data Size | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| User Data | Request | Top provider |
+
+**UniformSendDataRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the channel id is listed in the information base of the receiving MCS provider as a private channel and the initiator of **UniformSendDataRequest** is not an admitted user, the MCSPDU shall be ignored.
+
+The initial or additional TC that conveys **UniformSendDataRequest** shall match its data priority, taking into account the number of priorities implemented in the domain. MCSPDUs arriving over an MCS connection by the wrong TC shall be rejected.
+
+The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* shall be set by a provider to show the relationship of user data in the **UniformSendDataRequest** to the boundaries of an MCS service data unit. Providers have freedom to fragment and reassemble MCSPDUs that are part of the same MCS service data unit, so long as this does not disturb the integrity of user data. However, there should be little advantage in such manipulation, as the maximum size of an MCSPDU is constant throughout a domain.
+
+For a given **UniformSendDataRequest**, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the Total Data Size of the segmented user data will be provided. This field will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 Summit.
+
+The top MCS provider shall generate from **UniformSendDataRequest** a **UniformSendDataIndication** with the same content.
+
+## 11.35 UniformSendDataIndication
+
+**UniformSendDataIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **UniformSendDataRequest**. It is multicast downward and generates MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA indications at all attachments that are joined to the channel.
+
+**Table 11-35/T.125 – UniformSendDataIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|---------------------|--------------|---------------------|
+| Initiator | Top provider | Indication |
+| Channel Id | Top provider | Indication |
+| Reliability | Top provider | Indication |
+| Domain Reference ID | Top provider | Indication |
+| Data Priority | Top provider | Indication |
+| Segmentation | Top provider | Indicating provider |
+| Total Data Size | Top provider | Indicating provider |
+| User Data | Top provider | Indication |
+
+The initial or additional TC that conveys **UniformSendDataIndication** shall match its data priority, taking into account the number of priorities implemented in the domain. MCSPDUs arriving over an MCS connection by the wrong TC shall be rejected.
+
+The segmentation flags *begin* and *end* permit user data to be reassembled into a complete MCS service data unit. These flags shall be interpreted in the context of **UniformSendDataIndication** MCSPDUs arriving from the same user over the same channel and at the same priority. A stream of fragments to be reassembled may be interleaved with other MCSPDUs and data from other users over other channels at other priorities.
+
+For a given **UniformSendDataIndication**, if the *begin* segmentation flag is true, and the *end* flag is false, the Total Data Size of the segmented user data will be provided. This field will only be present if both the source and sink nodes are members of the V3 Summit.
+
+It is a matter of local implementation how service data units are indicated to attached MCS users.
+
+Providers that receive **UniformSendDataIndication** shall forward it to all subordinates that are joined to the channel.
+
+## 11.36 TokenGrabRequest
+
+**TokenGrabRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-GRAB request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which returns a **TokenGrabConfirm** reply.
+
+**Table 11-36/T.125 – TokenGrabRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+**TokenGrabRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the token is free and the domain limit on the number of tokens in use allows, it shall become grabbed. If the token is inhibited by the requesting user only, it shall become grabbed. Otherwise, the state of the token shall not change.
+
+## 11.37 TokenGrabConfirm
+
+**TokenGrabConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenGrabRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm.
+
+**Table 11-37/T.125 – TokenGrabConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Token Status | Top provider | Intermediate Providers |
+
+The result shall be *successful* if the token was previously free or if the token was converted from inhibited to grabbed by the same user. Other results are *too many tokens* and *token not available*. The latter applies to a token already grabbed by the requester; this may be discerned by examining the token status.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenGrabConfirm** shall update the token state in their information base to agree with the status returned.
+
+**TokenGrabConfirm** shall be forwarded in the direction of the initiating user id. If the user id is unreachable because an MCS connection no longer exists, no special actions need be taken, as a **DetachUserIndication** must arrive later to report that the initiator has detached. This will release its hold on the token id in the information base.
+
+## 11.38 TokenInhibitRequest
+
+**TokenInhibitRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which returns a **TokenInhibitConfirm** reply.
+
+**Table 11-38/T.125 – TokenInhibitRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+**TokenInhibitRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the token is free and the domain limit on the number of tokens in use allows, it shall become inhibited. If the token is grabbed by the requesting user, it shall become inhibited. If the token is
+
+already inhibited, the requester shall be added to the set of inhibitors. Otherwise, the state of the token shall not change.
+
+## 11.39 TokenInhibitConfirm
+
+**TokenInhibitConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenInhibitRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm.
+
+The result shall be *successful* if the token was previously free or inhibited or if the token was converted from grabbed to inhibited by the same user. Other results are *too many tokens* and *token not available*.
+
+**Table 11-39/T.125 – TokenInhibitConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Token Status | Top provider | Intermediate Providers |
+
+Providers that receive **TokenInhibitConfirm** shall update the token state in their information base to agree with the status returned.
+
+This MCSPDU is routed in the same way as **TokenGrabConfirm**.
+
+## 11.40 TokenGiveRequest
+
+**TokenGiveRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which generates either **TokenGiveIndication** or an unsuccessful **TokenGiveConfirm**.
+
+**Table 11-40/T.125 – TokenGiveRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+| Recipient | Request | Top provider |
+
+**TokenGiveRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the token is grabbed by the requester and the intended recipient exists, **TokenGiveIndication** shall be transmitted toward the recipient. Otherwise, the request shall fail, the state of the token shall be unchanged, and **TokenGiveConfirm** shall be transmitted toward the requester with the result *token not possessed* or *no such user*.
+
+## 11.41 TokenGiveIndication
+
+**TokenGiveIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenGiveRequest**. Routed to the intended recipient, it generates an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE indication.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenGiveIndication** shall ordinarily update the token id in their information base to the state of being given from initiator to recipient. However, if a provider is the former top of a lower domain that is being merged as a result of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER, it may refuse the offered token by generating **TokenGiveResponse** with reason *domain merging*.
+
+**Table 11-41/T.125 – TokenGiveIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|--------------|----------------|
+| Initiator | Top provider | Indication |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Indication |
+| Recipient | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+
+**TokenGiveIndication** shall be forwarded in the direction of the recipient user id. If the user id is unreachable because an MCS connection no longer exists, no special actions need be taken, as a **DetachUserIndication** must arrive later to report that the recipient has detached. This will release its hold on the token id in the information base.
+
+## 11.42 TokenGiveResponse
+
+**TokenGiveResponse** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which generates **TokenGiveConfirm** to inform the token's donor of the outcome.
+
+**Table 11-42/T.125 – TokenGiveResponse MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Result | Response | Top provider |
+| Recipient | Responding provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Responding provider | Top provider |
+
+A *successful* result shall signify the recipient's acceptance of the offered token.
+
+The user id of the responding MCS attachment is supplied by the MCS provider that receives the primitive response. Providers that receive **TokenGiveResponse** subsequently shall validate the user id to ensure that it is legitimately assigned to the subtree of origin. If the user id is invalid, the MCSPDU shall be ignored.
+
+If the token id is not listed in the provider's information base as being given to the recipient, the MCSPDU shall be ignored. If the token id is still grabbed by the donor, its state shall be updated to grabbed by the recipient if the result is successful; otherwise it shall revert to grabbed by the donor or shall be deleted from the information base, depending on whether the donor resides in the subtree of the provider. If the token id has since been released by the donor and the result is not successful, the token shall be deleted from the provider's information base.
+
+If the MCSPDU is not invalid and ignored, it shall be forwarded upward. The top MCS provider shall act on **TokenGiveResponse** as specified above. In addition, if the donor has not already released the token, the top provider shall generate **TokenGiveConfirm** containing the same result as **TokenGiveResponse**.
+
+## 11.43 TokenGiveConfirm
+
+**TokenGiveConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenGiveResponse**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates a MCS-TOKEN-GIVE confirm.
+
+**Table 11-43/T.125 – TokenGiveConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Token Status | Top provider | Intermediate Providers |
+
+**TokenGiveConfirm** shall also be generated by the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenGiveRequest** if a token cannot be offered to the intended recipient. This takes the place of generating **TokenGiveIndication**. **TokenGiveConfirm** shall also be generated with result *no such user* if the recipient is detached before **TokenGiveResponse** is received.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenGiveConfirm** shall update the token state in their information base to agree with the status returned.
+
+This MCSPDU is routed in the same way as **TokenGrabConfirm**.
+
+## 11.44 TokenPleaseRequest
+
+**TokenPleaseRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which multicasts **TokenPleaseIndication** to alert current users of the token.
+
+**TokenPleaseRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+**Table 11-44/T.125 – TokenPleaseRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+## 11.45 TokenPleaseIndication
+
+**TokenPleaseIndication** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenPleaseRequest**. It is multicast downward and generates MCS-TOKEN-PLEASE indications.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenPleaseIndication** shall forward it to all subordinates that contain in their subtree a user who has grabbed, inhibited, or is being given the specified token.
+
+**Table 11-45/T.125 – TokenPleaseIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|--------------|------------|
+| Initiator | Top provider | Indication |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Indication |
+
+## 11.46 TokenReleaseRequest
+
+**TokenReleaseRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which returns a **TokenReleaseConfirm** reply.
+
+**Table 11-46/T.125 – TokenReleaseRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+**TokenReleaseRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+If the token is grabbed by the requester, it shall become free. If it is inhibited, the requester shall be removed from the set of inhibitors; if this set becomes empty, the token shall become free. If the token is in the process of being given away by the requester, it shall enter a distinct intermediate state of given to the intended recipient, pending receipt of **TokenGiveResponse**. Otherwise the state of the token shall not change.
+
+## 11.47 TokenReleaseConfirm
+
+**TokenReleaseConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenReleaseRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE confirm.
+
+**Table 11-47/T.125 – TokenReleaseConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|--------------|------------------------|
+| Result | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU routing |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Token Status | Top provider | Intermediate Providers |
+
+The result shall be *successful* if the token was grabbed or inhibited by the requester or if the requester was in the process of giving it away. The other possible result is *token not possessed*.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenReleaseConfirm** shall update the token state in their information base to agree with the status returned.
+
+This MCSPDU is routed in the same way as **TokenGrabConfirm**.
+
+## 11.48 TokenTestRequest
+
+**TokenTestRequest** is generated by an MCS-TOKEN-TEST request. If valid, it rises to the top MCS provider, which returns a **TokenTestConfirm** reply.
+
+**TokenTestRequest** contains the initiating user id, which shall be validated as explained for **ChannelJoinRequest**.
+
+**Table 11-48/T.125 – TokenTestRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------|---------------------|--------------|
+| Initiator | Requesting provider | Top provider |
+| Token Id | Request | Top provider |
+
+## 11.49 TokenTestConfirm
+
+**TokenTestConfirm** is generated at the top MCS provider upon receipt of **TokenTestRequest**. Routed back to the requesting provider, it generates an MCS-TOKEN-TEST confirm.
+
+Providers that receive **TokenTestConfirm** should find that the token state in their information base agrees with the status returned.
+
+This MCSPDU is routed in the same way as **TokenGrabConfirm**.
+
+**Table 11-49/T.125 – TokenTestConfirm MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|--------------|--------------|---------|
+| Initiator | Top provider | MCSPDU |
+| Token Id | Top provider | Confirm |
+| Token Status | Top provider | Confirm |
+
+## 11.50 CapabilitiesNotificationRequest
+
+**CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** is an upward flowing PDU which is used to alert higher nodes in the hierarchy of desired changes to the summit capabilities list, or to alert the summit of a change in the status of V2 node connections. It is also sometimes sent by intermediate nodes which detect the loss of a downward connection. Any node which detects the establishment or loss of a connection with a V2 node might send this PDU.
+
+**Table 11-50/T.125 – CapabilitiesNotificationRequest MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
+| V2 Node Present | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+| Add List | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+| Remove List | Requesting provider | Higher provider |
+
+The contents of the **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** are as follows:
+
+*V2 Node Present:* This is a flag which will be set if a V2 node connects to the V3 summit. At such time as the V2 node disconnects, this flag will be reset.
+
+*Add List:* This is a list of request capabilities (described in 11.50.1) which a given node requests to be added to the summit capabilities list. This field is optional because not every **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** generated will be for the purpose of adding capabilities to the list.
+
+*Remove List:* This is a list of request capabilities which a given node requests to be removed from the summit capabilities list. This field is optional because not every **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** generated will be for the purpose of removing capabilities from the list.
+
+### 11.50.1 Request Capability
+
+The following table summarizes the contents of the Request Capability. The AddList and RemoveList in a **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** PDU is comprised of Request Capabilities.
+
+| |
+|-------------------------|
+| Capability ID |
+| Capability Class |
+| Participation Indicator |
+
+*Capability ID:* This is an identification assigned to the capability. The ID may be standard (i.e. documented in T.125) or non-standard.
+
+*Capability Class:* This indicates whether the capability has an associated value, and the processing associated with that value. All capabilities are of class MIN, MAX, or NULL.
+
+*Participation Indicator:* This field indicates the degree of participation required of other V3 nodes in the summit. The possible values of this field are "partial" or "global".
+
+## 11.51 CapabilitiesNotificationIndication
+
+**CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** is a downward flowing PDU which is used to alert nodes to a change in the summit capabilities, or to a change in the status of V2 node connections. This PDU is sent by the summit provider or any intermediate node which has a need to inform a lower node of a change.
+
+**Table 11-51/T.125 – CapabilitiesNotificationIndication MCSPDU**
+
+| Contents | Source | Sink |
+|-----------------|-----------------|-------------|
+| V2 Node Present | Higher provider | Subordinate |
+| Add List | Higher provider | Subordinate |
+| Remove List | Higher provider | Subordinate |
+
+The contents of the **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** are as follows:
+
+*V2 Node Present:* This is a flag which will be set if a V2 node is connected to the V3 summit. At such time as all V2 nodes disconnect, this flag will be reset.
+
+*Add List:* This is a list of indication capabilities (described in 11.51.1) which a given node has decided need to be added to the summit capabilities list. This field is optional because not every **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** generated will be for the purpose of adding capabilities to the list.
+
+*Remove List:* This is a list of indication capabilities which a given node has decided need to be removed from the summit capabilities list. This field is optional because not every **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** generated will be for the purpose of removing capabilities from the list.
+
+### 11.51.1 Indication Capability
+
+The following table summarizes the contents of the Indication Capability. The AddList and RemoveList in a **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** PDU is comprised of Indication Capabilities.
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------|
+| Capability ID |
+| Capability Class |
+| Summit Provider Supported |
+| Intermediate Node Supported |
+
+*Capability ID:* This is an identification assigned to the capability. The ID may be standard (i.e. documented in T.125) or non-standard.
+
+*Capability Class:* This indicates whether the capability has an associated value, and the processing associated with that value. All capabilities are of class MIN, MAX, or NULL.
+
+*Summit Provider Supported:* This is a flag which indicates whether the V3 summit provider supports this capability.
+
+*Intermediate Node Supported:* This is a flag which indicates whether the intervening nodes on the path to the summit provider support this capability. If there are no intervening nodes, meaning a node has a direct connection to the summit provider, then this flag is set.
+
+# 12 MCS provider information base
+
+## 12.1 Hierarchical replication
+
+Although an MCS provider may host multiple domains, it serves each one independently. It maintains logically separate information bases for each to record the state of channel and token resources in use. The description that follows is set in the context of a single domain.
+
+The MCS resources that need to be managed in a domain are channel ids and token ids. User ids are a subset of channel ids. Domain parameters limit how many ids of each category can be in use simultaneously. This allows a provider to compute how much memory is needed for the information base in the worst case of a fully-utilized domain.
+
+In the hierarchy of a domain, the ids in use at any given MCS provider stabilize to a subset of those in use at its immediate superior. Information about an id is recorded where it can be used to support MCS services involving that id. Recording information more widely would entail extra costs in MCSPDU traffic to keep the information up to date. Since the information recorded at a provider is consistent with that recorded at superior providers, within the limit of MCSPDU propagation delay, it may be said that the provider information base is partially replicated through the domain hierarchy.
+
+Domain parameters become fixed and unchangeable with the establishment of the first MCS connection of a domain. A provider that lacks capacity for the maximum number of ids specified in each category may negotiate to join a domain on false pretense. It may speculate that at its low position in a hierarchy it will not be called upon to retain more than a fraction of the total information base. Such a provider may not support attachments and subordinates with the full range of MCS services they expect. Nonetheless, until its capacity is actually exceeded, such a provider may appear to be an equal member of the domain. This strategy may appeal to terminal nodes with limited aspirations.
+
+Ids are placed into use first at the top MCS provider. They are placed into use at subordinate providers by a selective downward flow of MCSPDUs. Most are deleted from use in the same top-down manner. There are necessarily intervals during which a subordinate provider records as in use an id that its superiors do not, because the MCSPDU that deletes the id remains in transit. This is not, however, a situation that endures. Control MCSPDUs are received and processed in the order of their
+
+transmission. The consequences of processing an MCSPDU, including its creation or deletion of channel and token ids, take effect before attention shifts to the next input event.
+
+An exception to the preceding paragraph is the deletion of static and assigned channel ids. Although placed into use by a downward flow of **ChannelJoinConfirm**, these channel ids are deleted in the opposite order – from the bottom up. Specifically, they are deleted when an accumulation of MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE requests from attachments and **ChannelLeaveRequest** MCSPDUs from subordinate providers combine to leave a channel unjoined. Such transitions motivate the transmission of **ChannelLeaveRequest** further upward. Thus, for these two cases, the channel ids recorded as in use are a strict subset of those in use at the superior provider. This is an accidental corollary of optimizations designed to speed channel management as a prelude to data transfer.
+
+Channels ids are put into use by **MergeChannelsConfirm**, **AttachUserConfirm**, **ChannelJoinConfirm**, **ChannelConveneConfirm**, and **ChannelAdmitIndication**; they are deleted by **MergeChannelsConfirm**, **PurgeChannelsIndication**, **DetachUserIndication**, **ChannelLeaveRequest**, **ChannelDisbandIndication**, and **ChannelExpelIndication**. Token ids are put into use by **MergeTokensConfirm**, **TokenGrabConfirm**, **TokenInhibitConfirm**, and **TokenGiveIndication**; they are deleted by **MergeTokensConfirm**, **PurgeTokensIndication**, **TokenReleaseConfirm**, **TokenGiveResponse** and **TokenGiveConfirm**. When an id is put into use at a given provider, the MCSPDU that is the cause may be forwarded to zero, one, several, or all subordinate providers. The use of an id may grow or contract gradually as, for example, individual users are admitted to and expelled from a private channel. When an id is deleted from a given provider, the MCSPDU that effects this is forwarded to all subordinates who may still be recording the id as in use.
+
+The use of an id is ultimately tied to actions on a channel or token by a user attached to the domain (although there may be some delay, as explained, in communicating changes through the transmission of MCSPDUs). The ids recorded stably as in use at a given MCS provider are those that are actively employed by some user in the subtree of the provider. It follows that they are a subset of those recorded stably at any superior provider.
+
+Deleting a user id has the corollary effect of deleting channel ids and token ids of which it is the sole user in a subtree.
+
+Criteria for considering channel ids and token ids to be in use are specified in the following subclauses.
+
+## 12.2 Channel information
+
+The four kinds of channel have corresponding criteria to determine whether a given attachment is considered to be using the channel id, hence whether it is to be represented in a provider's information base:
+
+- a) A static channel id (range 1..1000) is in use if the user has joined the channel with a successful MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm and not left by MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request or indication.
+- b) A user id channel is in use if it was assigned to the user by a successful MCS-ATTACH-USER confirm and the user has not detached by MCS-DETACH-USER request or indication.
+- c) A private channel id is in use if the user has created the channel with a successful MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE confirm or been admitted to it with MCS-CHANNEL-ADMIT indication and not expelled by MCS-CHANNEL-EXPEL indication and the channel has not been disbanded by MCS-CHANNEL-DISBAND request or indication.
+
+- d) An assigned channel id is in use if the user has joined the channel with a successful MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN confirm and not left by MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE request or indication.
+
+This information shall be recorded for a channel id in use:
+
+- a) The kind of channel it represents (static, user id, private, or assigned).
+- b) By which MCS attachments and which MCS connections to subordinate providers the channel is joined.
+- c) If a user id channel, the direction to it, that is, either the local MCS attachment to which the user id is assigned or the downward MCS connection to a subordinate provider in whose subtree the user resides.
+- d) If a private channel id, the user id of the manager who convened it (whether or not the manager itself is in the subtree of the provider) and the set of all user ids in the subtree of the provider who have been admitted to the channel.
+
+The information recorded for channel ids is employed as explained in clause 10 to validate request MCSPDUs and to route indication and confirm MCSPDUs.
+
+## 12.3 Token information
+
+The state transitions of a token id are shown in Figure 12-1. The following abbreviations apply:
+
+DUin – DetachUserIndication
+
+TGcf – TokenGrabConfirm
+
+TIcf – TokenInhibitConfirm
+
+TRcf – TokenReleaseConfirm
+
+TVin – TokenGiveIndication
+
+TVrs – TokenGiveResponse
+
+TVcf – TokenGiveConfirm
+
+An individual token id can be *grabbed* by a single user or *inhibited* by one or more. The action of **TokenGiveIndication** converts the state to *giving* along the branch of a domain hierarchy leading from the top MCS provider toward the intended recipient. This state decays to *ungiveable* if the recipient detaches before its provider responds with **TokenGiveResponse**. It resolves to *given* if instead the donor releases the token explicitly or detaches. During the giving of a token, the branch of a domain hierarchy leading from the donor intersects the branch leading toward the recipient at least at the top MCS provider. The token state changes from *grabbed* to *giving*, and possibly thereafter to *ungiveable* or *given*, only along this intersection.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ NotInUse((Not in Use))
+ Ungivable((Ungivable))
+ Given((Given))
+ Inhibited((Inhibited))
+ Grabbed((Grabbed))
+ Giving((Giving))
+
+ NotInUse -- "TRcf
+DUin" --> Ungivable
+ Ungivable -- "TVcf" --> NotInUse
+ Ungivable -- "DUin" --> Giving
+ Ungivable -- "TVrs
+DUin" --> Given
+ Given -- "TRcf
+DUin" --> Ungivable
+ Given -- "TVrs" --> Inhibited
+ Inhibited -- "TGcf" --> Grabbed
+ Grabbed -- "TIcf" --> Inhibited
+ Grabbed -- "TVin" --> Giving
+ Giving -- "TVrs" --> Grabbed
+ Giving -- "TVcf" --> NotInUse
+ Giving -- "TVrs
+DUin" --> Given
+ Given -- "TVrs" --> NotInUse
+
+```
+
+T1602450-97
+
+State transition diagram for a token id showing states: Not in Use, Ungivable, Given, Inhibited, Grabbed, and Giving. Transitions are labeled with actions like TRcf, DUin, TVcf, DUin, TVin, TVrs, TGcf, and TIcf.
+
+**Figure 12-1/T.125 – State transitions of a token id**
+
+The user of a token stands in relationship to it as grabber, inhibitor, recipient, or both grabber and recipient (when giving a token to itself):
+
+- a) The user is a grabber if it has seized a token with a successful MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm and not released it by MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request or successful MCS-TOKEN-GIVE confirm nor converted it with a successful MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm or if it has accepted an offered token with a successful MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response.
+- b) The user is an inhibitor if it has seized a token with a successful MCS-TOKEN-INHIBIT confirm and not released it with MCS-TOKEN-RELEASE request nor converted it with a successful MCS-TOKEN-GRAB confirm.
+- c) The user is a recipient if it has been offered a token by MCS-TOKEN-GIVE indication and not released it with an unsuccessful MCS-TOKEN-GIVE response.
+
+This information shall be recorded for a token id in use:
+
+- a) The state of the token id at the MCS provider (not necessarily identical to that at the top provider).
+- b) If grabbed or ungivable, the user id of the grabber in the subtree of the provider.
+- c) If giving, the user id of the grabber (whether or not the grabber is in the subtree of the provider).
+- d) If giving or given, the user id of the recipient in the subtree of the provider.
+- e) If inhibited, the set of all user ids in the subtree of the provider who have inhibited the token.
+
+The information recorded for token ids in use is employed as explained in clause 10 to validate response MCSPDUs and to route indication MCSPDUs.
+
+The state of a token id at a subordinate provider need not be identical to that at the top MCS provider. This is due to the fact that a token donor does not in general process **TokenGiveIndication** or **TokenGiveResponse** and that a recipient does not in general process a donor's **TokenReleaseConfirm**. Figure 12-2 shows states that may arise in a complex token interaction.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ A([Grabbed: A
+A]) --> E([Grabbed: B
+E])
+ B([Grabbed: B
+B]) --> E
+ E --> F([Giving: A→B
+F])
+ F -- "PurgeChannelIndication
+(purge B)" --> G([Ungiveable: A
+G])
+ F -- "TokenGiveResponse
+(B accepts)" --> E
+ G --> H([Ungiveable: A
+TokenGiveConfirm
+(Selfgrabbed A)
+H])
+ G --> C([Not in use
+C])
+ G --> D([Not in use
+D])
+
+```
+
+T1602460-97
+
+A state transition diagram for a token across providers A through H. The diagram shows a hierarchy of states: 'Grabbed: A' (A) and 'Grabbed: B' (B) lead to 'Grabbed: B' (E), which leads to 'Giving: A→B' (F). 'Giving: A→B' (F) leads to 'Ungiveable: A' (G), which leads to 'Ungiveable: A' (H). 'Ungiveable: A' (G) also leads to 'Not in use' (C) and 'Not in use' (D). Arrows indicate transitions: 'PurgeChannelIndication (purge B)' from G to F, and 'TokenGiveResponse (B accepts)' from E to F.
+
+**Figure 12-2/T.125 – States of a token that may arise in a complex interaction**
+
+The figure focuses on one token id in the information base of providers A through H. A plausible history is that the token was given by user A, attached to provider A, to user B, attached to provider B. Before user B could respond, however, provider G connected the domain to a new top provider H and began a merger. The new domain, unable to accept user B because of a conflict in channel ids, initiated its purge through **PurgeChannelsIndication**. This MCSPDU is shown having completed part of its journey through providers G and D. Provider G, as a result, has adjusted its token state from *giving* to *ungiveable* and merged the token, with this state, into the new domain. The new top provider H, presented with a token in such a state, has queued for transmission an unsuccessful **TokenGiveConfirm** to return the token to user A. At the time shown, the token has also finally been accepted by user B, and a **TokenGiveResponse** is making its way up the recipient's branch of the domain hierarchy, changing the token state at each provider from *giving* to *grabbed* by B. Two MCSPDUs now converge on provider F, and whichever arrives first determines its subsequent state there: either returned to *grabbed* by A or transiently *grabbed* by B and then *not in use* again after user B is detached. In either case, the state of the token will stabilize to *grabbed* by A when the new top provider transmits the **TokenGiveConfirm** it has pending.
+
+# 13 Elements of procedure
+
+## 13.1 MCSPDU sequencing
+
+Control MCSPDUs remain in sequence between any pair of MCS providers because they travel over a single TC, the initial TC of an MCS connection. MCS providers shall process received MCSPDUs and shall transmit any resulting output MCSPDUs in the same order. This applies to MCSPDUs that are simply forwarded up or down the domain hierarchy as well as to MCSPDUs that are transformed, such as requests or responses into indications or confirms. The sequencing of MCSPDUs shall be maintained within an MCS provider if it is necessary to queue outputs for later transmission due to the back-pressure of flow control along a TC.
+
+Data MCSPDUs of different priorities need not remain in sequence. On the contrary, the benefit of relative priorities is only achieved when higher priority data is advanced ahead of lower priority data. This means that it should be transmitted over separate TCs and queued separately within each MCS provider. If the number of data priorities implemented in a domain is less than the maximum, fewer TCs are available, but providers that elect to do so may still maintain separate queues internally. This realizes some but not all the benefits of relative priority.
+
+An MCS provider shall maintain the sequence of data MCSPDUs transmitted at a given priority. This is a tighter restriction than that imposed by Recommendation T.122, which guarantees only the sequencing of service data units transmitted at a given priority over the same destination channel.
+
+Control MCSPDUs and data MCSPDUs of top priority are transmitted over the same initial TC and shall receive equal attention by an MCS provider. Data of lower priorities may lag behind. Control indications advancing ahead may arrive before lower priority data that was actually transmitted first.
+
+## **13.2 Input flow control**
+
+An MCS provider has goals that sometimes conflict: to keep data moving briskly through a domain despite transient blockages towards some receivers, to give transmitters fair access to the available bandwidth, and to prevent any party from lagging far behind peers who are receiving the same multicast data. MCS is a reliable service that preserves the integrity of user data. Since a provider has limited capacity to store MCSPDUs when they cannot be transmitted immediately, it must have a defense of sometimes refusing further inputs. While details of the interface to transport services are a local matter, the abstract effect must be that incoming TSDUs are held in TC pipelines, intact and in sequence, to be received at some future time when flow control is lifted. As TC pipelines fill, remote MCS providers may find that they are blocked by back-pressure from transmitting further MCSPDUs and may need to invoke a similar defense.
+
+Flow control is not signalled explicitly in the MCS protocol. This is a function of lower layers that would be wasteful to duplicate. As a result, it is difficult to sense, through the medium of an intervening TC, whether a remote provider is resisting further inputs. To meet conflicting goals as well as possible, the policies described next may be recommended.
+
+An MCS provider may grant each incoming TC a fixed quota of buffers that it may fill with MCSPDUs before back pressure is applied. Each buffer is processed as specified in this protocol, then assigned for output to zero or more outgoing TCs. Output may occur immediately or may be delayed because a transport pipeline is full. Until it is output to the last TC, a buffer is charged against the input quota of the TC by which it arrived. After it is output to all requisite TCs, it is recycled as an increment to that quota. When a quota is exhausted, further inputs over the corresponding TC are halted. Input quotas may be set taking into account whether a TC is part of an upward or downward MCS connection and what data priority it represents.
+
+Buffering can mitigate a disparity of rates between transmitters and receivers. A quota on inputs can prevent any one TC from monopolizing resources. It can also bound how far out of step two receivers of the same multicast data can get. The recommended scheme is not clever enough, however, to anticipate all patterns of use and may sometimes slow the rate of data transfer through a domain when there are acceptable alternatives. The invention of better flow control policies (implemented locally and requiring no additional communication of MCSPDUs) may be a means of product differentiation.
+
+## **13.3 Throughput enforcement**
+
+In contrast to input flow control, some support for throughput enforcement is explicit in the MCS protocol. Firstly, the rate that is enforced is a domain parameter negotiated through
+
+MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. Secondly, the time interval over which throughput is monitored before taking adverse action is communicated by each MCS provider to its superior through **ErectDomainRequest**. To describe the throughput enforcement interval requires that providers share some common principles of behavior. Still, enforcement remains a heuristic technique with room for invention.
+
+Enforcing a minimum input rate at each receiver is an option available to controller applications, which establish the MCS connections of a domain. This option is selected through the domain parameter for enforced throughput, which is stated in octets per second. While it seems intuitive that a party should not be allowed to run arbitrarily slowly and thereby obstruct data transfer among others, there is danger in seeking to enforce throughput too strictly.
+
+Complex patterns of multiple transmitters are a problem. The kinds of back-pressure to which an enforcement policy reacts may not result from a single abnormally slow receiver. In the first place, MCSPDUs heading downward must compete for attention with MCSPDUs that rise from below but are reflected back, notably **SendDataIndication**. The downward flow experienced through a peer provider may therefore attain only a fraction of the nominal bandwidth and may vary dynamically with the number of other connections and attachments to the peer. Secondly, only top priority MCSPDUs can be expected to flow continuously over an MCS connection. Lesser priorities can properly be blocked by a peer provider for long periods of time due to the intensity of traffic received from other sources at higher priorities. Finally, there can be great variation in instantaneous throughput if it is measured by how long a blocked MCSPDU must wait before being accepted onto an MCS connection. Among other things, this can depend on how many and in what order MCSPDUs from other sources are queued inside the peer provider.
+
+Nonetheless, throughput enforcement is a valuable option in practical situations where patterns of data transfer are known to be more uniform. It shall be interpreted as requiring a minimal output of MCSPDUs to each direct MCS attachment and to each MCS connection downward over a time interval to be specified by the enforcing MCS provider. Each MCSPDU output, both control and data, shall count towards throughput as though it were the maximum size allowed by domain parameters. The output of an MCSPDU to an MCS attachment shall mean delivery of the associated primitive indication or confirm. Output to a downward MCS connection shall mean the absence of back-pressure at the transport service interface and acceptance into the corresponding TC pipeline.
+
+Output shall be monitored as long as one or more MCSPDUs are queued, regardless of data priority, towards a given attachment or downward connection. Whenever the queues empty, monitoring shall cease, with no enforcement action taken. At the same time, no credit for good behavior shall be recorded to offset future slowdowns. Monitoring shall resume as soon as back-pressure prevents any MCSPDU from being output and requires it to be queued instead. While one or more MCSPDUs remain queued, the number actually output shall be counted over a set interval of time.
+
+A throughput enforcement interval shall be chosen by each MCS provider. The interval shall be long enough to allow at least one MCSPDU of maximum size to be output at the minimum throughput. An MCS provider shall advise its superior of the interval chosen and of any subsequent changes to it by transmitting **ErectDomainRequest** upward. A provider shall act against the offending MCS attachment or downward MCS connection at the end of any interval during which the monitored throughput fails to meet expectations. It shall detach the user or disconnect the connection.
+
+Superior providers may set their throughput enforcement interval to be longer than that of any subordinate plus some margin of reaction time. The aim is to encourage enforcement action first at the lowest provider in a position to detect a problem. When a violator is removed at the end of some lower interval, superior providers should have enough time to sense the restoration of throughput to adequate levels. If they act too quickly, they may penalize a larger subtree than necessary and disrupt innocents in the domain.
+
+The controller applications that set domain parameters should be conservative in their demands, expecting that throughput may occasionally dip during periods of intense application stimuli. If their concern is simply to defend against receivers that stop accepting anything at all, they may set the minimum throughput very low. Knowing the maximum MCSPDU size and enforced throughput rate, controllers can calculate the minimum interval that must elapse before any blockage is detected and overcome.
+
+## 13.4 Domain configuration
+
+Recommendation T.122 provides no mechanism for configuring the set of domains supported by an MCS provider. This must be considered a local matter whose standardization may be the subject of further study. This protocol assumes that an MCS provider will recognize some domain selectors as valid and others as invalid. It provides for domain selectors to be communicated as part of establishing an MCS connection.
+
+An MCS provider participates implicitly in the negotiation of domain parameters. Whether the calling or the called side, it constrains the range of allowed parameter values according to limits for which it is configured. An MCS provider shall freeze the negotiability of domain parameters once any user has attached to a domain or once the first MCS connection has been established.
+
+## 13.5 Domain merger
+
+Domains are merged as a consequence of MCS-CONNECT-PROVIDER. If it is convenient to arrange that one domain or the other be empty at this point, there is little complication in a merger. In the most general case, however, provision must be made for updating the information base at the remaining top provider to contain the information base of the former top provider and for resolving any conflicts that become apparent. The details of this are explained in clause 10.
+
+To aid understanding, an example of domain merger is illustrated in the sequence of Figures 13-1 through 13-4. Here provider E represents a former top that has joined a new domain by the highlighted MCS connection to an intermediate provider F. It is irrelevant whether provider E or provider F initiated the MCS connection.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ TopMCSProvider([Top MCS Provider])
+ ProviderA([Provider A])
+ ProviderB([Provider B])
+ ProviderC([Provider C])
+ ProviderD([Provider D])
+ ProviderE([Provider E])
+ ProviderF([Provider F])
+
+ ProviderA -- "1 PlumbDomainIndication" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderB -- "2 PlumbDomainIndication" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderE -- "3 ErectDomainRequest" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "4 ErectDomainRequest" --> TopMCSProvider
+
+ TopMCSProvider --- ProviderC
+ TopMCSProvider --- ProviderD
+
+```
+
+T1602470-97
+
+Diagram illustrating the domain merger step one - Establish hierarchy. The diagram shows a hierarchical structure of providers. At the top is the 'Top MCS Provider'. Below it are 'Provider A', 'Provider B', 'Provider C', and 'Provider D'. 'Provider E' is shown as a former top provider that has joined a new domain by connecting to 'Provider F'. The diagram shows the sequence of events: 1. PlumbDomainIndication from Provider A to Provider E. 2. PlumbDomainIndication from Provider B to Provider F. 3. ErectDomainRequest from Provider E to Provider F. 4. ErectDomainRequest from Provider F to the Top MCS Provider.
+
+**Figure 13-1/T.125 – Domain merger step one – Establish hierarchy**
+
+Provider E, finding itself at the lower end of a connection upward, assumes responsibility for executing the merger. Since it is unsafe to transact other activity while the information base is in flux, provider E stops accepting inputs from its subtree. Any MCSPDUs already in transit from providers A and B or new ones generated before the merger is completed will be safeguarded and processed later. The downward flow of MCSPDUs, however, is not impeded, whether generated by provider E or forwarded from further above.
+
+Until the merger completes, the only confirm MCSPDUs provider E will receive are **MergeChannelsConfirm** and **MergeTokensConfirm**, since user requests are not allowed upward. These will confirm or purge channel and token ids already in use. Indication MCSPDUs **PurgeChannelsIndication**, **PurgeTokensIndication**, **DetachUserIndication**, and **ChannelDisbandIndication** of the upper domain may also arrive, deleting channel and token ids from the lower domain whose merger has been individually confirmed. Unconfirmed ids of the lower domain are protected against deletion, because as yet they mean something different from the same id of the upper domain. **PlumbDomainIndication** must be obeyed to enforce the domain height limit. Remaining indications need not be applied by provider E while merger is in progress. Data transfers, in particular, need not flow between the formerly separate domains until merger is completed; they cannot flow until at least the channels conveying them have been sorted out. Two indications that can place new ids into use may be inconvenient to apply. To keep the information base consistent, if provider E refuses **ChannelAdmitIndication** or **TokenGiveIndication**, it will react as specified in clause 10.
+
+The first actions of provider E are to send **PlumbDomainIndication** downward, to ensure that the latest MCS connection has not created a cycle that would invalidate the principle that each domain hierarchy have exactly one top provider, and to send **ErectDomainRequest** upward to report its existing height and throughput enforcement interval. Provider F, advancing thereby from height 2 to 3, passes **ErectDomainRequest** along to the top provider, which then attains height 4.
+
+In the second stage of domain merger, provider E sends upward as many instances of **MergeChannelsRequest** as it takes to contain the user ids in its information base. User ids that do not conflict with the upper domain are confirmed and the rest are purged in equally many instances of **MergeChannelsConfirm**. Provider E generates **PurgeChannelsIndication** from **MergeChannelsConfirm** to report any purges throughout its subtree. This stage ends when all user ids have either been explicitly confirmed or purged.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ TopMCS[Top MCS Provider]
+ ProviderF[Provider F]
+ ProviderE[Provider E]
+ ProviderA[Provider A]
+ ProviderB[Provider B]
+ ProviderC[Provider C]
+ ProviderD[Provider D]
+
+ TopMCS --- ProviderF
+ ProviderF --- ProviderE
+ ProviderF --- ProviderC
+ ProviderF --- ProviderD
+ ProviderE --- ProviderA
+ ProviderE --- ProviderB
+
+ ProviderE -- "1 MergeChannelsRequest" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "2 MergeChannelsRequest" --> TopMCS
+ TopMCS -- "3 MergeChannelsConfirm" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "4 MergeChannelsConfirm" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderE -- "5 PurgeChannelsIndication" --> ProviderA
+ ProviderE -- "6 PurgeChannelsIndication" --> ProviderB
+
+```
+
+Diagram illustrating the domain merger step two - Merge user id channels. The diagram shows a hierarchical structure of providers. At the top is the 'Top MCS Provider'. Below it is 'Provider F'. Below 'Provider F' are 'Provider E', 'Provider C', and 'Provider D'. Below 'Provider E' are 'Provider A' and 'Provider B'. The diagram shows the flow of messages: 1. 'MergeChannelsRequest' from Provider E to Provider F. 2. 'MergeChannelsRequest' from Provider F to Top MCS Provider. 3. 'MergeChannelsConfirm' from Top MCS Provider to Provider F. 4. 'MergeChannelsConfirm' from Provider F to Provider E. 5. 'PurgeChannelsIndication' from Provider E to Provider A. 6. 'PurgeChannelsIndication' from Provider E to Provider B.
+
+T1602480-97
+
+**Figure 13-2/T.125 – Domain merger step two – Merge user id channels**
+
+Stage three resembles stage two, but concerns token ids rather than user id channels, using a parallel set of MCSPDUs. If user ids had not been merged first, portions of a later **MergeTokensRequest** could be refused as invalid and the affected token ids would be unnecessarily purged. In the case of an inhibited token, the entire set of inhibiting users may not fit into a single MCSPDU. Provider E waits for confirmation of the first subset it sends upward before sending the inhibited token again with the remaining user ids. This protects against the first set being refused due to too many token ids in use but the remainder later being accepted, which would corrupt the information base. This stage ends when all token ids have either been explicitly confirmed or purged.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ TopMCSProvider([Top MCS Provider])
+ ProviderF([Provider F])
+ ProviderE([Provider E])
+ ProviderA([Provider A])
+ ProviderB([Provider B])
+ ProviderC([Provider C])
+ ProviderD([Provider D])
+
+ TopMCSProvider --- ProviderF
+ ProviderF --- ProviderE
+ ProviderF --- ProviderC
+ ProviderF --- ProviderD
+ ProviderE --- ProviderA
+ ProviderE --- ProviderB
+
+ ProviderE -- "1 MergeTokensRequest" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "2 MergeTokensRequest" --> TopMCSProvider
+ TopMCSProvider -- "3 MergeTokensConfirm" --> ProviderF
+ ProviderF -- "4 MergeTokensConfirm" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderE -- "5 PurgeTokensIndication" --> ProviderA
+ ProviderE -- "6 PurgeTokensIndication" --> ProviderB
+
+```
+
+T1602490-97
+
+Diagram illustrating Domain merger step three – Merge token ids. The diagram shows a hierarchical structure of providers. At the top is the 'Top MCS Provider'. Below it is 'Provider F'. Below 'Provider F' are 'Provider E', 'Provider C', and 'Provider D'. Below 'Provider E' are 'Provider A' and 'Provider B'. The diagram shows the flow of messages: 1. 'MergeTokensRequest' from Provider E to Provider F. 2. 'MergeTokensRequest' from Provider F to Top MCS Provider. 3. 'MergeTokensConfirm' from Top MCS Provider to Provider F. 4. 'MergeTokensConfirm' from Provider F to Provider E. 5. 'PurgeTokensIndication' from Provider E to Provider A. 6. 'PurgeTokensIndication' from Provider E to Provider B.
+
+**Figure 13-3/T.125 – Domain merger step three – Merge token ids**
+
+Stage four involves the same MCSPDUs as stage two, but they contain different channel ids. User id channels having been taken care of, what remains are static, private, and assigned channel ids. If user ids had not been merged first, portions of a later **MergeChannelsRequest** could be refused as invalid and the affected channel ids would be unnecessarily purged. In the case of a private channel, the entire set of users admitted by the channel manager may not fit into a single MCSPDU. Provider E waits for confirmation of the first subset it sends upward before sending the private channel again with the remaining user ids. This protects against the first set being refused due to too many channel ids in use but the remainder later being accepted, which would corrupt the information base. This stage ends and domain merger completes when all remaining channel ids have either been explicitly confirmed or purged.
+
+NOTE – Merging token ids first makes their exclusive possession more effective in suppressing data flow conflicts. Otherwise, data may leak between domains, as channel ids are confirmed, before the conflict is revealed through a token purge.
+
+## 13.6 Domain disconnection
+
+When an upward MCS connection is disconnected, an MCS provider shall eradicate its subtree of the domain by detaching all its direct MCS attachments and disconnecting all its other MCS connections. The affected provider cannot in general establish a residual domain in its own subtree, because it has no record of request MCSPDUs that were sent upward for which it will never receive a matching confirm MCSPDU.
+
+When a downward MCS connection is disconnected, an MCS provider shall generate **DetachUserRequest** MCSPDUs for all users residing in that portion of its subtree, giving as reason *domain disconnected*.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ TopMCS[Top MCS Provider]
+ ProviderA[Provider A]
+ ProviderB[Provider B]
+ ProviderC[Provider C]
+ ProviderD[Provider D]
+ ProviderE[Provider E]
+ ProviderF[Provider F]
+
+ TopMCS --- ProviderA
+ TopMCS --- ProviderB
+ TopMCS --- ProviderC
+ TopMCS --- ProviderD
+ TopMCS --- ProviderE
+ TopMCS --- ProviderF
+
+ ProviderA -- "1 MergeChannelsRequest" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderB -- "2 MergeChannelsRequest" --> ProviderE
+ ProviderE -- "3 MergeChannelsConfirm" --> TopMCS
+ ProviderF -- "4 MergeChannelsConfirm" --> TopMCS
+ TopMCS -- "5 PurgeChannelsIndication" --> ProviderE
+ TopMCS -- "6 PurgeChannelsIndication" --> ProviderF
+
+```
+
+T1602500-97
+
+Diagram illustrating Domain merger step four – Merge remaining channel ids. The diagram shows a hierarchical tree structure of MCS providers. At the top is 'Top MCS Provider'. It has four children: 'Provider A', 'Provider B', 'Provider C', and 'Provider D'. 'Provider A' and 'Provider B' are merged into 'Provider E'. 'Provider E' and 'Provider F' are merged into 'Top MCS Provider'. The diagram shows the sequence of messages: 1 MergeChannelsRequest (Provider A to Provider E), 2 MergeChannelsRequest (Provider B to Provider E), 3 MergeChannelsConfirm (Provider E to Top MCS Provider), 4 MergeChannelsConfirm (Provider F to Top MCS Provider), 5 PurgeChannelsIndication (Top MCS Provider to Provider E), and 6 PurgeChannelsIndication (Top MCS Provider to Provider F).
+
+**Figure 13-4/T.125 – Domain merger step four – Merge remaining channel ids**
+
+## 13.7 Channel id allocation
+
+Channel ids in the range of 1001 and above are allocated dynamically at the top MCS provider during the processing of primitive requests MCS-ATTACH-USER, MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN zero, and MCS-CHANNEL-CONVENE. There is no requirement that the values allocated fit any particular pattern. Rather, it is desirable that the values be randomly dispersed over the allowed range. This makes it more likely that two domains that operate independently for a substantial period of time may later be merged without conflicts in their respective allocation of channel ids. It also defends against recycling ids too quickly within a single domain as they are released from one use and then reallocated for a different use. Applications using MCS should have time to adjust to the disappearance of a channel or user id before it returns in a new incarnation.
+
+In situations where the seamless merging of active domains is required, conflicts may be avoided by selecting channel ids from a subrange unique to each provider. Subranges may be created by dividing the dynamically allocated channel ids 1001..65535 into several bands. Furthermore, within a subrange, ids may be allocated sequentially in one direction, from top or bottom. Providers that employ subrange allocation shall still obey all aspects of this protocol, including the procedure for domain merger. They shall thereby accommodate peer providers that may lack unique subranges.
+
+NOTE – It is a matter of local implementation how a provider chooses a subrange from which to allocate. Pre-arranged conferences may be banded by a network-management system.
+
+Token ids, unlike channel ids, are not allocated, and the dividing line of value 1001 has no significance for them. A free token id with a given value is statically available to be grabbed or inhibited at any time, subject only to a domain limit on the total number in use at once.
+
+## 13.8 Token status
+
+Token status is defined formally in clause 7. It is returned as a component of token confirm MCSPDUs and is used to update the record for a token id in the information base of subordinate
+
+providers. Token status is not necessarily reported directly through a confirm primitive to the initiating user but may be reported indirectly through a result value.
+
+When more than one token status value describes the relationship of a given user to a specified token id, the order of preference shall be as follows. *Self-recipient* shall be reported first, if it fits, to remind the user that they must respond to an MCS-TOKEN-GIVE indication. Next preferred is *self-giving*, to remind the user that they are engaged in an uncompleted operation, followed by *self-grabbed* or *self-inhibited*. Last in order are the remaining status values, reflecting the token's current state as a result of its sole use by other parties.
+
+An MCS provider relies on the specified preference for token status values in order to update the token state correctly in its information base.
+
+## 13.9 Capabilities Notification
+
+Through extensibility mechanisms built into the V3 protocol, capabilities can be implemented in MCS by adding components to T.125 PDUs, or even by adding new PDUs, without requiring a new version of the protocol. A given node can act on PDU parameters it understands and simply relay unrecognized parameters intact.
+
+In order for a given capability to be exercised, certain conditions may have to be met by the nodes which comprise the domain. These conditions, or rules, could include such things as a degree of participation by other nodes, or the presence or absence of Version 2 nodes. For example, a certain capability may require the participation of every node in the domain in order to be exercised. On the other hand, another capability may require only two or more nodes to participate in order to be useful. In other words, a set of rules is associated with each capability and a given node must make a decision whether to exercise this capability based on these rules and the state of the domain.
+
+The **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** and **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** PDUs provide a means to facilitate capabilities notification in a V3 summit. The **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** PDU carries capabilities which various nodes wish to be added to or removed from the summit capabilities list. In addition, this PDU is also used to notify other nodes of status changes in regard to V2 connections. The **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** PDU is used to effect changes to the summit capabilities list and to inform of V2 connection status. For the remainder of this subclause, a **CapabilitiesNotificationRequest** PDU will be referred to as a "**Request**", and a **CapabilitiesNotificationIndication** PDU will be referred to as an "**Indication**".
+
+### 13.9.1 Capability IDs
+
+A capability is a high level behavior of the system, most likely requiring the cooperation between two or more nodes. As capabilities are developed, they are assigned a Capability ID. This ID could be standardized and documented in T.125. A Capability ID thus designates a set of PDU parameters (not necessarily in the same PDU), possibly a set of values for those parameters, and the required processing of those PDUs by participating nodes.
+
+### 13.9.2 Version 3 Summits
+
+It cannot be expected that a domain hierarchy will consist solely of V3 nodes. Due to the stipulation of T.125 (Revised) that the protocol version be negotiated on a per connection basis, it is possible for a domain to consist of a mixture of V2 and V3 nodes. T.125 (Revised) also stipulates that a V3 capable node must source and sink only V2 PDUs if its upward connection negotiates to the V2 protocol with its superior node. These nodes are equivalent to V2 nodes, and are considered as such for the remainder of subclause 13.9.
+
+A V3 summit is a group of contiguously connected V3 nodes situated at the top of the domain hierarchy. The top provider in the domain must be a V3 node in order for a V3 summit to exist. The
+
+nodes which comprise the summit are able to exchange capabilities information, but are not capable of exchanging this information with any V2 nodes in the domain. This may or may not hinder the use of a given capability. Within the V3 summit, the top provider for the domain is referred to as the "V3 summit provider".
+
+### **13.9.3 Rules of capability selection**
+
+There are several factors which influence whether a given capability is to be exercised in a V3 summit. These factors are predominantly a measure of participation in the capability by other nodes. For example, suppose a capability required all nodes in the domain to perform a given task at the same time. A PDU could be exchanged between all nodes which contained a reference time for when the given task was to be performed. In order for this to happen, all nodes in the domain would have to participate, by definition. This would not be possible if the domain contained either a V2 node, or a V3 node which did not have this capability implemented. On the other hand, some capabilities may not require domain-wide or summit-wide participation.
+
+#### **13.9.3.1 Presence of V2 nodes in the domain**
+
+Any V3 node in a summit will be aware if it has a downward connection to a V2 node. Via the proposed V3 protocol changes, it will be possible for the V3 node to notify all V3 nodes in the summit that a V2 node has a connection to the summit. Some capabilities may be useless in a domain where V2 nodes are present. Other capabilities may not be affected at all. By knowing whether a V2 node is connected to the summit, an individual node can make the decision whether to exercise a given capability.
+
+#### **13.9.3.2 V3 node participation**
+
+In order to be exercised, capabilities will require a certain amount of participation by nodes in the V3 summit. Each capability will be categorized as requiring either "global" or "partial" participation. Global participation means that every node in the summit must participate in order for the capability to be exercised. Partial participation requires the cooperation of two or more nodes. This participation requirement is known as a "participation indicator". Capabilities with a partial participation indicator are known as "partial capabilities". Capabilities with a global participation indicator are known as "global capabilities". Knowing the participation indicator for a given capability allows the summit provider to make a decision as to whether that capability should be made available to the summit.
+
+#### **13.9.3.3 Intervening V3 nodes**
+
+Because of ASN.1 extension marks, it is possible for a V3 node to receive a PDU with components the node does not recognize. The node will, however, recognize the PDU these components are associated with and relay the unrecognized components intact along with the PDU.
+
+In addition to extending existing PDUs, the V3 protocol allows for the addition of new PDUs. The problem with this is that nodes which do not recognize new PDUs have no idea how to route them. In this situation, it would be advantageous for a node which sourced such a PDU to know whether the intervening nodes on the path to the V3 summit provider supported the PDU. If so, the sending node could assume that each node along the path would know how to deal with the PDU. The proposed changes to the V3 protocol contains a facility whereby any node, for each capability, is informed whether that capability is supported by the intervening nodes.
+
+#### **13.9.3.4 Capability class**
+
+Once it has been decided that a certain capability is to be made available to the V3 summit, there must be a facility to associate a value with that capability, if need be. This is done via the Capability
+
+Class. Each capability would be classified as being in the class MIN, MAX, or NULL. For capabilities of class MIN, the V3 summit provider is responsible for determining the minimum value to be used for a capability by selecting the minimum value requested of every participating node. Likewise for capabilities of class MAX, the V3 summit provider is responsible for determining the maximum value to be used. A capability of class NULL has no value associated with it.
+
+Once a capability is standardized, it is expected that the associated capability class is also standardized. Every time a given capability is requested from a lower node, the summit provider should see only a single capability class ever associated with that capability. If the summit provider ever receives a request for a capability with a capability class different than that of an original request, the summit provider should consider this an error condition and ignore the request.
+
+### 13.9.4 Establishing the V3 summit provider
+
+Every V3 summit is initially established by a single V3 node. The V3 node will be the "top provider" in a single node domain. This summit provider is aware only of its own capabilities.
+
+Each of the summit provider's capabilities require either partial or global participation within this one-node summit. None of the partial capabilities are put in the summit capabilities list because they require, by definition, the participation of two or more nodes. The question is whether the capabilities requiring global participation are put in the list. It can be argued that "all nodes" in the summit are participating and, therefore, all the node's global capabilities should be in the summit list. If any of these global capabilities can be exercised, however, they obviously must be a capability which requires only a single node's participation. Such capabilities really are not a topic of this Recommendation. If any capability can be exercised by a single node, this protocol is irrelevant to that capability. It is for this reason that the summit capabilities list is considered to be empty when the summit consists of a single V3 node.
+
+### 13.9.5 Expanding the V3 summit
+
+Once the V3 summit provider is established, the summit expands as other V3 nodes connect to the summit provider. A new leaf node generates a **Request** to be sent to the summit provider. This PDU contains the capabilities, and aspects of those capabilities, which the leaf node wishes to be placed in the summit capabilities list.
+
+From this PDU, the summit provider is able to do two things. First, it can formulate state information about the capabilities requested by the new connection. Second, based on summit-wide state information, it can make a sound judgement as to which capabilities should appear in the summit capabilities list. An **Indication** is then generated and transmitted downward to inform the leaf node of the contents of the summit list, as well as the status of V2 nodes connected to the summit.
+
+In this same manner, the V3 summit can continue to grow. As new leaf nodes connect to intermediate nodes, a **Request** is generated and sent up. From the information contained in this PDU, the intermediate node will update its state information. Based on state information for its subtree and the current contents of the summit capabilities list, the intermediate node will take action, possibly resulting in a **Request** being transmitted up, or **Indications** being transmitted downward. Eventually, a **Request** may rise to the summit provider. If the summit provider determines that the summit capabilities list needs to be modified, it will generate and transmit an **Indication** downward for the purpose of informing other nodes in the summit.
+
+### 13.9.6 Processing PDU's at a leaf node
+
+Once a V3 leaf node establishes a connection to a superior V3 node, it must inform the superior node of its supported capabilities. For each capability requested, the leaf node will specify the capability ID and class. If standardized, the ID specified is that which is assigned to the capability in T.125. If
+
+the class belongs to the category MIN or MAX, the leaf node must also specify an associated value. If the class is NULL, no value is specified.
+
+In addition, the leaf node must specify the participation indicator for each capability. For any partial capability, the leaf node specifies a value of 1, indicating to the superior node that only the new leaf node itself has requested the capability below this new connection.
+
+These capabilities are packaged into the AddList component of a single **Request**. The V2NodePresent flag will be reset in the **Request**. Because this is a newly-joining leaf node, there are no V2 nodes connected to it. Also, the RemoveList component will be empty. Once packaged, this PDU is transmitted to the superior node.
+
+This newly-connected leaf node has no knowledge of the contents of the summit capabilities list. The node can expect to be informed of the contents of this list via a single **Indication** from the superior node. The contents of the list will be contained in the AddList component of the **Indication**. The RemoveList will be empty. The V2NodePresent flag will inform the leaf node whether a V2 node is currently connected to any node in the summit. From this point forward, the leaf node will be informed of any modifications to the summit list via an **Indication** from the superior node. Should the status of the connections to V2 nodes change, the leaf node will be informed of this via an **Indication** also.
+
+For each capability in the AddList component of an **Indication** received, the leaf node will be informed whether that capability is supported by the summit provider, and whether that capability is supported by each intervening node between the leaf node and the summit provider. With this information, the leaf node can decide whether to exercise a given capability.
+
+As long as a node remains a leaf node, it will never again need to send a **Request**. At such time as another node (V2 or V3) connects upward to this node, it then becomes an intermediate node. The processing of PDUs at an intermediate node is described in 13.9.7.
+
+### 13.9.7 Processing PDUs at an intermediate node
+
+When an intermediate node receives a **Request** from a downward connection, it will first update the state information for the associated connection. The node will then address each capability in the AddList and RemoveList components, as well as the V2NodePresent flag. Although several capabilities requiring action may arrive in a single **Request**, they are processed independently. As a result, the intermediate node may have need to transmit several pieces of information to adjacent nodes. The node will combine these actions so that no more than a single PDU is transmitted to any connection as a result of processing the original **Request**.
+
+#### 13.9.7.1 Maintaining state information
+
+Intermediate nodes maintain a set of state information for each downward connection. Upon receipt of a **Request** from a subnode, the intermediate node updates the state information associated with that connection. Included in this information are two lists. The first list consists of all partial capabilities requested by nodes below that connection. Each of these capabilities is tagged with a count of either 1 or 2. A value of 1 signifies that this capability has only been requested by a single node below the connection. A value of 2 signifies that two or more nodes have requested the capability.
+
+The second list consists of a set of global capabilities. In contrast to partial capabilities, global capabilities will go in the list only if they have been requested by every node below the connection. For any capability in either of the two lists, the intermediate node will also track the class of the capability and any value associated with the class.
+
+Finally, for each downward connection, a flag is maintained. This flag indicates whether a V2 node is connected to the summit below that connection.
+
+The algorithm for updating state information is simple. If the intermediate node receives a request to add a capability which is not currently in either of the two lists, the capability is added to the appropriate list, depending on the participation indicator. If a request is received to remove a capability that is currently in one of the two lists, then the capability is removed from that list.
+
+If the intermediate node receives a request to add a capability which is already in one of the two lists, the processing depends on the class and participation indicator of the capability. In the case of the MIN or MAX class, the class value in the state information is updated if different from that in the **Request**. In the case of a partial participation indicator, the associated value in the state information is updated if different.
+
+Finally, if the intermediate node ever receives a **Request** in which the V2NodePresent flag is present, the value of that flag is compared with the flag in the state information. If different, the state information is updated.
+
+#### 13.9.7.2 Processing the CapabilitiesNotificationRequest PDU
+
+An intermediate node may transmit a **Request** under the following conditions:
+
+- 1) The node receives a **Request** from a downward connection.
+- 2) The node detects the loss of a V3 connection.
+- 3) The node detects a direct connection/disconnection with a V2 node.
+
+The following subclauses describe how an intermediate node handles these conditions.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.1 Global capabilities in the add list
+
+When an intermediate node receives a **Request** asking to add a global capability, the node examines its local copy of the summit capabilities list to determine if the requested capability is already in the list. The next action performed by the node depends on whether the capability is in the list.
+
+If the capability is not in the list, the intermediate node must determine if this was the first **Request** to come up from the connection. If so, this means the **Request** is from a newly-connected leaf node and no further action is required. Otherwise, it may be necessary to transmit a **Request** asking that the capability be added, depending on the state information of any downward connections. If the intermediate node is able to determine from its state information that the capability is now supported by every node in its subtree, then the **Request** is transmitted. This action could eventually result in the capability being added to the summit list.
+
+If the requested capability is in the list, this implies that every node in the summit supports the capability. Further processing depends on the class of the capability. If the capability is of class MIN, the intermediate node must determine if the associated value is the least of the values requested by every node in this subtree for that capability. Likewise, if the capability is of class MAX, the intermediate node must determine if the associated value is the greatest of the values requested by the other nodes. Should either of these two conditions be met, the intermediate node will transmit a **Request** upward, asking to add the capability with its associated value. This will serve to inform the superior node that there is a lesser MIN or greater MAX value down in its subtree for this specific capability. If the capability is of class NULL, no **Request** will be required. Finally, the intermediate node will generate an **Indication** to transmit to the lower node, notifying it to add the capability (and its associated value, if there is one) to its local copy of the summit capabilities list.
+
+When an intermediate node receives a **Request** from a newly-connected leaf node, the intermediate node may be required to take action due to global capabilities NOT requested by the leaf node. The
+
+first request from a leaf node contains a list of all global capabilities that node supports. If the intermediate node has global capabilities in its local copy of the summit list that are not requested by the leaf node, then the leaf node does not support those capabilities. By definition, these capabilities now become unavailable to the summit and must be removed from the summit list. At this point, the intermediate node generates a **Request** and places this capability in the RemoveList. This PDU is then transmitted upward, informing the superior node that the capability is no longer supported in this subtree. If the intermediate node has any other downward connections, it will generate an **Indication** to be transmitted downward. This **Indication** will contain the capability in the RemoveList. Finally, the intermediate node will remove the capability from its own copy of the summit capabilities list.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.2 Global capabilities in the remove list
+
+If an intermediate node receives a **Request** asking that a global capability be removed, this implies that somewhere below the connection, a node has joined the summit that does not support the capability. This capability must now be made unavailable to the summit. The processing required here is straightforward. The node generates a **Request** asking that the capability be removed and transmits it upward. If other downward connections exist, the intermediate node generates an **Indication** asking that the capability be removed and transmits it to all downward connections (except the connection which originated the **Request**). The node then removes it from the local copy of the summit capabilities list.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.3 Partial capabilities in the add list
+
+If an intermediate node receives a **Request** asking that a partial capability be added, the node must determine whether this is the first request, the second request, or greater than the second request for the capability. This can be determined from the intermediate node's state information.
+
+If this is the first request, the intermediate node will generate a **Request** asking that the capability be added. The value supplied with the partial participation indicator will be 1, signifying that only 1 request has been made for this capability in the subtree of the intermediate node. If it is the second request, the intermediate node will generate **Request** asking that this capability be added and a value of 2 will be supplied for the partial participation indicator. If the intermediate node determines that this capability has already been asked for at least twice, no **Request** is required.
+
+Next, the intermediate node must examine its local copy of the summit list to see if the capability is in the list. If so, the node will generate an **Indication** with the capability in the AddList component and transmit it to the requesting connection.
+
+The intermediate node must also take the class of the capability into account. This aspect of the processing is similar to that explained previously for global capabilities. If a capability comes in with the least MIN value in the subtree or the greatest MAX value in the subtree, then the superior node must be made aware of this via a **Request**.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.4 Partial capabilities in the remove list
+
+When an intermediate node receives a **Request** asking that a partial capability be removed, the node must determine whether the removal would affect the number of requests for the capability in the subtree. If so, the intermediate node must generate a **Request** for that capability, asking that the capability be added with a partial participation indicator of 1, or ask that the capability be removed completely, depending on the change in status.
+
+If the intermediate node can determine the direct effect on the summit list, the node can adjust its own local copy of the list and generate **Indications** to notify the other downward connections. If the
+
+node cannot determine the effect, then any adjustment will eventually come down from a higher node which can determine the effect.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.5 Processing the V2 node present flag
+
+In practice, although not required, an intermediate node will receive a **Request** which contains a V2NodePresent flag or a capabilities list (AddList and/or RemoveList), but usually not both.
+
+For each downward connection, an intermediate node keeps a status of whether a V2 node is connected to the summit below the connection. The first time an intermediate node learns that a V2 node has connected from below, including directly to the node itself, it will generate a **Request** containing only the V2NodePresent flag, which will be set. This **Request** will then be sent upward. Also, an **Indication** with the same contents will be sent to all downward connections, except for the connection which may have provided the original **Request**. In this manner, every node in the summit will learn of the existence of the V2 node. Each node can take this into account when deciding whether to exercise a given capability.
+
+By the same token, an intermediate node may receive a **Request** informing the node that all previous V2 connections have broken from the subtree. With each of these **Requests**, the intermediate node can determine whether any V2 nodes are now connected to its subtree. If others still exist, the intermediate node takes no action. If all V2 nodes disconnect, however, the intermediate node generates a **Request** with the V2NodePresent flag reset and sends it upward.
+
+If all the V2 nodes connected to the summit disconnect, the summit provider will detect this by seeing that none of the downward connections contains a V2 node in its subtree, and that there are no V2 nodes connected directly to the summit provider. When this occurs, the summit provider generates an **Indication** with the V2NodePresent flag reset and transmits it throughout the summit.
+
+##### 13.9.7.2.6 Processing V3 node disconnections
+
+When a given node in the summit detects that a downward connection has been broken, all state information for that connection is discarded. The state information for the remaining downward connections, if any, could affect the contents of the summit capabilities list.
+
+If any global capabilities are supported by every node in the summit except for one or more nodes below the lost connection, those capabilities can now be added to the summit list. If the number of requests for a partial capability in the summit drops below two as a result of losing nodes below the lost connection, those capabilities must be removed from the summit. The process to adapt to the lost connection begins with the node which detects that the connection is broken. The node handles this by treating the situation as if a **Request** has been received asking that every capability in the state information for that connection be removed. The connection would then process this in the manner as described in 13.9.7.2.
+
+#### 13.9.7.3 Processing the CapabilitiesNotificationIndication PDU
+
+At times, an intermediate node will receive an **Indication** from its upward connection. The indication will instruct the intermediate node to either add or remove capabilities from the summit list. These modifications will be made to the "local" summit list, and the indication will be forwarded to each downward connection. If this is the first **Indication** sent on a connection, the intermediate node will simply transmit the entire summit list via the AddList component of the **Indication**. If an intermediate node does not support a capability, the node must reset the flag which indicates intermediate node support.
+
+#### 13.9.7.4 Processing PDUs at the summit provider
+
+The manner in which the summit provider processes PDUs is nearly identical to that of an intermediate node. Upon receipt of a **Request** from a downward connection, the summit provider will update the state information for the associated connection the same as an intermediate node, as described in 13.9.7.1. The summit provider deals with global capabilities and partial capabilities identically to intermediate nodes, with the obvious exception that no **Requests** will be sent to a superior node. With each request to add or remove a capability, the summit provider decides whether the summit list is to be modified. If deemed so, the summit provider will generate an **Indication** filled in with the appropriate capabilities to add or subtract and transmit this PDU down appropriate connections.
+
+This protocol has been designed so that each node that determines that the summit capabilities list must change will initiate the change by notifying its downward connections, and by notifying its superior node. In this manner, the summit list will get update across the summit.
+
+If a node does not have enough information to determine whether a change to the summit list can be made, it will send a **Request** up to the next higher node, who may in turn be able to decide. All decisions of this matter can ultimately be resolved by the summit provider.
+
+## 13.10 Protocol version arbitration
+
+This Recommendation defines three protocol versions (see clause 9 for details). However, Recommendation T.120 specifies that version 1 is obsolete. A node can refuse to support version 1 by requiring version 2 (or higher) during connection establishment (if a remote node *only* supports version 1, the connection can be rejected). For nodes that wish to support version 1 for backward compatibility, it is suggested that no mixing of other protocol versions in the same domain be allowed [as per the rules of Recommendation T.125 (1994)].
+
+Recommendation T.120 will be (or has been) modified to allow for versions 2 or 3. The protocol version number parameter of the domain parameters shall be used to negotiate the capability to source and sink version 3 PDUs. A node which implements version 3 must also be able to source and sink version 2 PDUs.
+
+The protocol version number parameter is negotiated independently for each connection (with one restriction, which is described below). Each version 3 node must maintain information regarding protocol versions selected by its upward and downward connections. Translation between versions must be provided for on any non-leaf node which implements version 3 of the protocol (this is discussed in detail in 13.11).
+
+A version 3 capable node that has negotiated the use of version 2 on its upward connection will *only* negotiate the use of version 2 on its downward connections. This has the effect of concentrating the use of version 3 at the top of the domain hierarchy (this area of version 3 usage is referred to as the "V3 Summit").
+
+A version 3 capable node that has negotiated the use of version 3 on its upward connection will attempt to negotiate the use of version 3 on its downward connections (although version 2 will be accepted when necessary).
+
+## 13.11 Protocol version interoperability
+
+Translation from version 2 to version 3 is accomplished by copying the parameters from a version 2 PDU to an equivalent version 3 PDU.
+
+Translation from version 3 to version 2 is accomplished by copying the parameters from a version 3 PDU to an equivalent version 2 PDU. Version 3 parameters that do not correspond to valid version 2 parameters are discarded. Version 3 PDUs with no version 2 equivalent are also discarded.
+
+When a node receives a version 3 PDU that it does not recognize, the PDU is discarded (this is not an error).
+
+When a node receives a version 3 PDU that *does* recognize, the PDU is processed normally. If the PDU contains any parameters that the receiver does not recognize, they are simply ignored. If the PDU must be forwarded to another node using protocol version 3, all parameters are forwarded intact (including those that were not locally recognized).
+
+Considerations for using non-standard parameters in multi-protocol conferences:
+
+NOTE 1 – Prior to utilizing non-standard parameters, the implementer should ensure version 2 and version 3 nodes interoperate successfully. No information comprising a version 3 PDU in the form of a non-standard parameter, or as a standard parameter beyond the extension marker, can be delivered to a version 2 node via a version 2 PDU. Non-standard parameters are therefore only suitable for use for extensions whose absence will not effect basic operation at either V2 or V3 nodes (fail safe operation). The precise procedures to be used by an MCU or other intervening nodes should be thought about in detail to ensure successful interoperability.
+
+NOTE 2 – When using non-standard parameters, it must be kept in mind that such usage be an interim solution until equivalent functionality has been standardized.
+
+NOTE 3 – This Recommendation describes a mechanism for information exchange between nodes for the purpose of ascertaining non-standard capabilities available to a version 3 summit. Scalability aspects should be considered, it being likely that in larger conferences the probability will be decreased that any non-standard capabilities will be found to be in common.
+
+NOTE 4 – The processing cost of translating between V2 and V3 PDUs should be considered. Besides an MCU having to generate version 2 PDUs by dropping certain parameters from an equivalent version 3 PDU, as well as generating version 3 PDUs by generating parameters from an equivalent version 2 PDU, the cost of actually including non-standard parameters in PDUs is relatively high. The minimal encoding appears to be about 8 octets, excluding the size of any data passed in the parameter. This is equal to the MCS header of standard parameters in a data PDU and is an additional drain on bandwidth. Upon receipt of any non-standard parameter, a version 3 node must parse its key and then look up the manufacturer codes to determine its meaning, if known. This is a drain on processing power that should be minimized whenever possible. Procedures to be followed by nodes that do not understand non-standard parameters are specified in this subclause.
+
+# ANNEX A
+
+# **Multicast adaptation protocol**
+
+## **A.1 Scope**
+
+This Annex defines a protocol that allows multicast services to be used in a T.120 conference. This protocol is independent of the type of network on which it is used. Issues that are specific to a given network, such as address format and multicast group address allocation, are outside the scope of this Annex. This protocol also allows for the transfer of unreliable data.
+
+Figure A.1-1 illustrates how the Multicast Adaptation Protocol (MAP) fits into the T.120 model. MAP handles the translation of T.122 services to multicast services. Underneath MAP can be a variety of data delivery protocols, such as TCP, UDP, MTP/SO, and RMP (MTP/SO and RMP are example proposals for reliable multicast on IP networks).
+
+
+
+Figure A.1-1/T.125 – T.120 model showing relationship of MAP to other layers. The diagram illustrates a layered network architecture. At the top is a box labeled 'T.125'. Below it are two boxes: 'X.224' on the left and 'Annex A/T.125 – MAP' on the right. Below 'X.224' are 'null + SCF' and 'Q.922'. Below 'Q.922' are 'ISDN' and 'PSTN'. Below 'Annex A/T.125 – MAP' are 'RFC 1006', 'UDP', 'MTP/SO', 'RMP', and 'Other'. Below 'RFC 1006' is 'TCP'. Below 'TCP' is 'IP'. Below 'UDP', 'MTP/SO', 'RMP', and 'Other' is 'IP'. Double-headed arrows indicate bidirectional relationships between adjacent layers. A reference 'T1600670-97' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure A.1-1/T.125 – T.120 model showing relationship of MAP to other layers**
+
+## A.2 Normative references
+
+The following ITU Recommendations and International Standards contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Annex. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and Standards are subject to revision, and parties to agreements based on this Annex are encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and Standards listed below. Members of IEC and ISO maintain registers of currently valid International Standards. The ITU-T Secretariat maintains a list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations.
+
+- CCITT Recommendation T.35 (1991), *Procedure for the allocation of CCITT defined codes for non-standard facilities*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.120 (1996), *Data protocols for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.122 (1998), *Multipoint Communication Service – Service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.123 (1996), *Network specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.214 (1995) | ISO/IEC 8072:1996, *Information technology – Open Systems Interconnection – Transport service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:1998, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.691 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8825-2:1998, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules – Specification of Packed Encoding Rules (PER)*.
+
+## A.3 Definitions
+
+This Annex defines the following terms.
+
+**A.3.1 data flow:** This is a stream of data being transmitted from a sender to all interested receivers. Data flows are uniquely identified by the following five fields: sender ID; channel ID; reliability level; priority; and data type. Each data flow has a separate sequence counter, and may be routed differently from every other data flow.
+
+**A.3.2 data type:** All MCS data PDUs are either non-uniform (source-ordered), uniform (globally-ordered); or proxy data (which is non-uniform data that is to be sent via multicast by the Multicast Group Provider on behalf of the originator).
+
+**A.3.3 MAP connection:** This is an MCS connection between two nodes through MAP. One MAP connection is, in turn, made up of one or more transport connections. There is no need for adjacent nodes to have common multicast protocols in order to make a MAP connection.
+
+**A.3.4 MCS connection:** This is a connection between two MCS providers that are adjacent in the domain hierarchy. This can be through MAP or directly through one of the protocol stacks defined in Recommendation T.123.
+
+**A.3.5 metachannel:** This is an MCS channel at a given reliability level and in a given priority range. MAP assigns multicast groups to metachannels.
+
+**A.3.6 multicast:** This refers to the ability to send a packet of data to more than one recipient with one operation.
+
+**A.3.7 multicast group:** This is a group of receivers that have expressed interest in receiving certain data via multicast. The group is uniquely identified by a Multicast Group Address.
+
+**A.3.8 multicast group address:** This is a network address that uniquely identifies a Multicast Group. Data sent to this address are delivered, via multicast, to all reachable nodes that have joined the Multicast Group.
+
+**A.3.9 multicast group provider:** This is a node that either has no upward MAP connection, or has an upward MAP connection, but no common multicast protocols with the node above. The Multicast Group Provider is responsible for associating metachannels with multicast groups. Once this association is made, data transmitted to the metachannel can be delivered via multicast.
+
+**A.3.10 multicast island:** This is a group of contiguous MAP connections within an MCS domain that have agreed to the use of a particular multicast transport protocol for a given metachannel.
+
+**A.3.11 multicast sender:** This is the node in a multicast island that transmits a given data flow via multicast. For non-uniform data, this is the point-of-entry node. For uniform and proxy data, this is the Multicast Group Provider.
+
+**A.3.12 point-of-entry:** This is the node in a multicast island at which a particular data flow enters the island.
+
+**A.3.13 reliability level:** This refers to the level of guarantee that is provided for data transfer. MAP supports two reliability levels: fully reliable (guaranteed delivery); and unreliable (no guarantee).
+
+**A.3.14 sequence number:** This is a rolling number that is associated with each data flow. This number is used for the re-assembly of unreliable data, and to facilitate seamless transitions between unicast and multicast data transfer.
+
+**A.3.15 transport connection:** This is a unicast connection through one of the protocol stacks below MAP.
+
+**A.3.16 transport protocol:** These are the protocols that are used by MAP to deliver data. There are four types of transport protocols: reliable unicast; reliable multicast; unreliable unicast; and unreliable multicast. Nodes in the domain arbitrate transport protocols before using them.
+
+## A.4 Abbreviations
+
+This Annex uses the following abbreviations.
+
+| | |
+|--------|------------------------------------------------------|
+| ATM | Asynchronous Transfer Mode |
+| IP | Internet Protocol |
+| ISDN | Integrated Services Digital Network |
+| MAP | Multicast Adaptation Protocol |
+| MAPPDU | Multicast Adaptation Protocol – Protocol Data Unit |
+| MAPSAP | Multicast Adaptation Protocol – Service Access Point |
+| MCS | Multipoint Communication Service |
+| MTP/SO | Multicast Transport Protocol/Self-Organizing |
+| PDU | Protocol Data Unit |
+| PSTN | Public Switched Telephone Network |
+| RMP | Reliable Multicast Protocol |
+| SCF | Synchronization and Convergence Function |
+| TCP | Transmission Control Protocol |
+| UDP | User Datagram Protocol |
+
+## A.5 Overview
+
+When using unicast-only transport protocols, T.125 creates point-to-point connections to "construct" a multipoint conference. Data flows across these connections, following the hierarchy of the domain, until it reaches all intended recipients. On networks that are capable of true multicast, this is extremely wasteful, since the same data is sometimes transmitted multiple times on the same physical device. This Annex describes a protocol which allows for the use of multicast data transfer in a T.120 conference. This protocol is referred to as the Multicast Adaptation Protocol (MAP).
+
+MAP is completely independent of the underlying network. It is insulated from the network by a transport protocol that meets the service requirements defined in 5.2. Some of the examples in this Annex reference protocols that are implemented on top of the Internet Protocol (IP), but MAP can also be used on other types of multicast networks, such as ATM multicast or Frame Relay multicast.
+
+To manage multicast, MAP needs to know about more than just unicast connections. MAP also needs to know about domains and channels. This information allows it to properly group unicast connections, and use multicast in the most efficient manner possible. Management of the domains and channels is still part of MCS, but this information is shared with MAP as needed.
+
+At a high level, the problem of using multicast in T.120 can be broken into the following three parts:
+
+- 1) *Allocation of multicast groups:* Before multicast can be used, someone must allocate a multicast group address that is not currently being used by anyone else on the reachable network. MAP determines which node allocates the address. How the allocation is done, however, is outside the scope of MAP (this is the focus of work in other standards groups).
+
+- 2) *Distribution of multicast groups*: Once a multicast group address is allocated, it is necessary to distribute it to those nodes that need to use it. MAP handles the distribution of multicast group addresses.
+- 3) *Management of multicast data transfer*: It is not enough to simply send the address of a multicast group and tell everyone to start using it. There are many reasons why multicast may not work uniformly throughout the domain. It is therefore necessary to "test" the underlying network to see who can receive multicast data (and from whom). MAP performs this test and uses multicast wherever it can. If a given node cannot receive data via multicast for some reason, then data is delivered to that node via unicast.
+
+MAP also handles the dynamic selection of both unicast and multicast transport protocols. These protocols are arbitrated automatically between any two nodes that are communicating with MAP. Once these protocols are selected, MAP can facilitate the efficient delivery of data within the domain. MAP is a separate layer above these transport protocols.
+
+### A.5.1 The use of multicast
+
+MAP supports the transmission of data at two different reliability levels, which directly affects the use of multicast. Different reliability levels will typically use different transport protocols, and will therefore usually use different multicast groups. MAP may also use different multicast groups for different priority ranges (to allow different priorities to be independently flow controlled). This Annex uses the term *metachannel* to indicate an MCS channel at a given reliability level and within a given priority range.
+
+To enable the use of multicast, MAP assigns a multicast group to each metachannel in each multicast island (multicast islands are fully described in A.5.2). The only exception to this is User ID channels, which are not assigned multicast groups (there is only one potential receiver listening to a User ID channel, which violates the concept of multicast).
+
+MAP can exercise a great deal of flexibility in how it performs group assignments. It could, for example, assign the same multicast group to every metachannel (to minimize the number of multicast groups). Or it could assign a separate multicast group to each metachannel (to reflect the fact that each metachannel can have a different set of interested receivers). These group assignments are controlled by a set of policies that can adapt over time, as network technology evolves.
+
+When data is transmitted, MAP will use the channel, reliability level, and priority to select the appropriate multicast group. This allows the data to be delivered directly to the intended recipients, without propagating through the domain hierarchy (when multicast is working).
+
+### A.5.2 Multicast islands
+
+Multicast cannot always be used to deliver data to every node in a domain. Some nodes may be connected to the domain via networks that are not capable of multicast (such as PSTN or ISDN). It is also possible for two groups of multicast capable nodes to be separated in the domain hierarchy by a multicast incapable connection. It is therefore necessary to recognize the existence of "multicast islands" within a domain.
+
+A multicast island is a group of contiguous MAP connections within an MCS domain that have agreed to the use of a particular multicast transport protocol for a given metachannel.
+
+Figure A.5-1 depicts a conference of 10 nodes. Each of the connections making up the conference is labeled with the transport protocol(s) that the adjacent nodes have agreed to use for data transfer. "PSTN" and "ISDN" refer to the protocol stacks defined in Recommendation T.123. "TCP | MTP/SO" indicates a MAP connection that is using TCP for unicast transport, and MTP/SO for multicast transport (for a given metachannel). Nodes 1, 2, 4, and 5 are in multicast island A,
+
+while Nodes 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9 are in multicast island B. These islands are separate because the connection between Nodes 1 and 3 is PSTN (this connection cannot be used to convey multicast control information).
+
+
+
+Figure A.5-1/T.125: Multicast islands split by non-multicast connections. The diagram shows two multicast islands, A and B, separated by non-multicast connections. Multicast Island A (dashed box) contains Nodes 1, 2, 4, and 5. Node 1 is at the top, connected to Node 2 below it. Node 2 is connected to Node 4 and Node 5. Multicast Island B (dashed box) contains Nodes 3, 6, 7, 8, and 9. Node 3 is at the top, connected to Node 6 and Node 7. Node 6 is connected to Node 8 and Node 9. Node 7 is connected to Node 10. Node 10 is connected to Node 7 via an ISDN connection. The connection between Node 1 and Node 3 is labeled PSTN. The connection between Node 2 and Node 3 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The connection between Node 6 and Node 7 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The connection between Node 8 and Node 9 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The connection between Node 9 and Node 10 is labeled ISDN. The diagram is labeled T1602510-97.
+
+**Figure A.5-1/T.125 – Multicast islands split by non-multicast connections**
+
+Multicast islands can also be split as a result of selecting different multicast transport protocols for a given metachannel. Figure A.5-2 depicts a conference with the same domain hierarchy as Figure A.5-1, but with different protocol selections. Nodes 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 are in multicast island A, and have agreed to use RMP for multicast transport. Nodes 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10 are in multicast island B, and have agreed to use MTP/SO for multicast transport. Note that Node 3 is in both multicast islands, acting as a bridge between them.
+
+
+
+Figure A.5-2/T.125: Multicast islands split by multicast protocol selection. The diagram shows two multicast islands, A and B, separated by multicast protocol selection. Multicast Island A (dashed box) contains Nodes 1, 2, 4, and 5. Node 1 is at the top, connected to Node 2 below it. Node 2 is connected to Node 4 and Node 5. Multicast Island B (dashed box) contains Nodes 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Node 3 is at the top, connected to Node 6 and Node 7. Node 6 is connected to Node 8 and Node 9. Node 7 is connected to Node 10. Node 10 is connected to Node 7 via an ISDN connection. The connection between Node 1 and Node 3 is labeled TCP | RMP. The connection between Node 2 and Node 3 is labeled TCP | RMP. The connection between Node 6 and Node 7 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The connection between Node 8 and Node 9 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The connection between Node 9 and Node 10 is labeled TCP | MTP/SO. The diagram is labeled T1600690-97.
+
+**Figure A.5-2/T.125 – Multicast islands split by multicast protocol selection**
+
+Protocol selection is performed differently for unicast and multicast protocols. Unicast protocols are selected *per MCS connection*. The selected unicast protocols are used to transfer data between nodes that are adjacent in the MCS domain hierarchy. It is perfectly valid for different connections to use different unicast protocols. Multicast protocols are selected *per metachannel*. When mapping a metachannel to multicast, each MAP node will select the multicast protocols to be used by nodes beneath it. This selection process defines the boundaries of the multicast island *for that metachannel*. It is possible for multicast island boundaries to vary for different metachannels.
+
+As a rule, each node should select the multicast protocols that will result in fewer, larger multicast islands. When possible, each node should select the same multicast protocol that was selected for it by the node above. In Figure A.5-2, Nodes 6 and 7 must have indicated that they do not support RMP, or else Node 3 would have selected it. This split in the multicast islands is the result of support for different multicast transport protocols.
+
+This Annex refers to the unicast and multicast protocols collectively as *transport protocols*. Nodes that are adjacent in the MCS domain hierarchy will perform arbitration in order to agree on the set of transport protocols that can be used in the conference. During arbitration, the adjacent nodes *must* select a single reliable unicast protocol (and, optionally, a single unreliable unicast protocol). They will also agree on a set of zero or more multicast protocols that can be used at each reliability level. When mapping a metachannel to multicast, a node will only select multicast protocols that some downward nodes have agreed to support during arbitration.
+
+### A.5.3 Multicast group providers
+
+Within each multicast island, there is one node who is responsible for the allocation of multicast group addresses. This node is referred to as the Multicast Group Provider.
+
+The Multicast Group Provider is the node that either has no upward MAP connection, or has an upward MAP connection, but no common multicast protocols with the node above. The Top Provider for the domain may also be the Multicast Group Provider for a multicast island, but this is not necessary. In Figures A.5-1 and A.5-2, Node 1 is the Multicast Group Provider for multicast island A, while Node 3 is the Multicast Group Provider for multicast island B.
+
+### A.5.4 Data ordering
+
+MCS allows for two types of data ordering: non-uniform (source ordered); and uniform (globally ordered).
+
+Non-uniform data is normally sent to the multicast group at its initial "point-of-entry" to the multicast island. The point-of-entry is simply the node at which the data enters the multicast island. This is not the node at which the sending application is attached if that node is outside the multicast island. In Figure A.5-1, if Node 10 transmits data, Node 7 is the point-of-entry for multicast island B, while Node 1 is the point-of-entry for multicast island A.
+
+Optionally, a point-of-entry node can choose to use the Multicast Group Provider as a multicast proxy. When using this option, non-uniform data is first sent upward via unicast, where it is then sent to the multicast group by the Multicast Group Provider. This is discussed more in A.8.4.
+
+In order to guarantee global ordering, uniform data must be routed upward to the Top Provider via unicast. This data flow has an "upward" point-of-entry, but this is not an interesting concept, and will not be discussed further. The data are sent to the multicast group at the "downward" point-of-entry on its way back down (for uniform data, the downward point-of-entry will simply be referred to as the point-of-entry). In Figure A.5-1, if Node 10 transmits uniform data, it will first be unicast upward to the Top Provider. On the way back down, Node 1 is the point-of-entry for multicast island A, while Node 3 is the point-of-entry for multicast island B. For uniform data, the point-of-entry will *always* be the Multicast Group Provider for each multicast island.
+
+### A.5.5 Use of multicast and unreliable unicast
+
+All control data is sent over the reliable unicast connections. **MAPData** is the only MAPPDU ever transmitted via multicast or unreliable unicast. Table A.5-1 summarizes how MAP uses each of the four transport protocol types.
+
+**Table A.5-1/T.125 – Use of transport protocol types**
+
+| | Unicast | Multicast |
+|------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Reliable | Any MAPPDU
MAPData can contain any MCSPDU | Only MAPData
MAPData can only contain one of the following MCSPDUs:
MCSSendDataRequest
MCSSendDataIndication
MCSUniformSendDataIndication |
+| Unreliable | Only MAPData
MAPData can only contain one of the following MCSPDUs:
MCSSendDataRequest
MCSSendDataIndication
MCSUniformSendDataRequest
MCSUniformSendDataIndication | Only MAPData
MAPData can only contain one of the following MCSPDUs:
MCSSendDataRequest
MCSSendDataIndication
MCSUniformSendDataIndication |
+
+## A.6 Use of MAP
+
+This subclause describes how MCS manages connections and data transfer when using the Multicast Adaptation Protocol (MAP). It is not the intention of this subclause to exhaustively describe the interactions between MCS and MAP. Rather, this subclause describes how MCS behaves differently than when using a unicast-only protocol stack (such as those currently defined in Recommendation T.123).
+
+To completely describe the differences in how MCS deals with MAP, it is useful to break T.125 into its four functional units: domain management; channel management; data transfer; and token management. Each of these units is described briefly below.
+
+### A.6.1 Domain management
+
+When making a connection to a remote MCS Provider using a unicast-only protocol stack, MCS creates one Transport Connection (TC) for each data transfer priority (the number of priorities is arbitrated as part of the domain parameters). Control MCSPDUs are always sent on the TC with the highest priority. Data MCSPDUs can be sent on all TCs (which one depends on priority).
+
+When making a connection to a remote MCS Provider using MAP, MCS creates only a single MAP Connection (MC), regardless of the number of data transfer priorities. Control MCSPDUs are sent on this MC. Data MCSPDUs are not actually sent on *any* MC, but are passed off to MAP as a whole (this is discussed in the subclause on Data Transfer).
+
+The Connect MCSPDUs perform the same role of initializing a new MCS connection, and arbitrating the domain parameters. **Connect-Initial** is sent by the calling MCS as the first MCSPDU over a new
+
+MC. **Connect-Response** is the first MCSPDU sent by the called MCS in reverse over a new MC. Since there is only one MC per MCS connection, there is no need for **Connect-Additional** and **Connect-Result**.
+
+For MAP to properly perform its routing duties, MCS must share some information regarding all newly-created connections. This includes: what domain the connection is bound to; whether it is an upward or downward connection; and what MCS protocol version will be used on the connection. Furthermore, when MCS binds the first MC to a domain, it must share with MAP how many priorities and reliability levels are to be used in the domain.
+
+All Domain MCSPDUs that deal with domain management are sent over an MC in exactly the same way they are sent over a TC when using a unicast protocol stack.
+
+### A.6.2 Channel management
+
+All Domain MCSPDUs that deal with channel management are sent over an MC in exactly the same way they are sent over a TC when using a unicast protocol stack.
+
+For MAP to be able to multicast data on behalf of MCS, it must know about channels (so that it knows where to send the data). MCS must share the following information with MAP:
+
+- 1) For each active channel, MAP must know which domain the channel is associated with, and what type of channel it is.
+- 2) For each active channel, MAP must know which MCs lead to joined users.
+- 3) For each active channel, MAP must know if MCS needs to receive the data. MCS will need the data if it must redirect it to a locally-attached user application or a different protocol stack.
+
+Static channels are considered active if there is at least one joined user application in the subtree of the local node. Dynamic channels are considered active as soon as they are allocated.
+
+### A.6.3 Data transfer
+
+The most significant difference in using MAP lies in the handling of data transfer. When using a unicast-only protocol stack, MCS assumes all responsibility for redirecting data to TCs that lead to interested users. When using MAP, much of this responsibility is delegated to MAP.
+
+MCS typically sends a given data MCSPDU to MAP only once, no matter how many nodes need to receive it. The only exception to this occurs if MCS has arbitrated a different protocol version for some of the MCs that are bound to the domain. MCS must send the data MCSPDU properly encoded for each active protocol version. MAP will see to it that everyone who needs the data will get it.
+
+When MCS receives data from MAP, there is no need for MCS to redirect the data back to MAP (unless there are multiple protocol versions in use, requiring MCS to perform version translation).
+
+When passing data to MAP, MCS uniquely identifies the target set of receivers by specifying a domain identifier, an MCS protocol version, and a data flow identifier. This is enough information since MAP already knows which MCs are bound to the domain, and which protocol version is in use on each. MAP can then use the data flow identifier to properly route the data via unicast and/or multicast. Note that the data flow identifier also communicates the relative priority of the data to MAP. This priority will always be 0 to $N-1$ , with 0 being the highest priority ( $N$ is the number of priorities that MCS indicated are to be used in the domain). No priority translation between MCS and MAP is required.
+
+Consider Figure A.6-1, which shows a conference consisting of four nodes. Two of the three connections making up the conference are MCs. The third connection, binding Node 3 to Node 2, is a TC through the PSTN protocol stack defined in Recommendation T.123. It is useful to examine
+
+how the MCS at Node 2 reacts to data sourced from each of the four nodes. For this example, assume that non-uniform data is sent on a channel for which there are joined users at every node. Note that this example only discusses the handling of data at Node 2.
+
+- 1) When data originates on Node 1, it is received by MAP on Node 2. It is then passed to MCS who, in turn, sends the data to the TC that leads to Node 3. MCS will NOT send the data back to MAP.
+- 2) When data originates on Node 2, MCS sends the data to the TC that leads to Node 3. It also sends the data to MAP (once).
+- 3) When data originates on Node 3, it is passed to MCS on Node 2 by the PSTN protocol stack. MCS then passes the data to MAP (once).
+- 4) When data originates on Node 4, it is received by MAP on Node 2. It is then passed to MCS who, in turn, sends the data to the TC that leads to Node 3. MCS will NOT send the data back to MAP.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ Node1[Node 1]
+ Node2[Node 2]
+ Node3[Node 3]
+ Node4[Node 4]
+ Node2 -- MC --> Node1
+ Node3 -- TC --> Node2
+ Node4 -- MC --> Node2
+
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates a 4-way conference setup. It shows four nodes: Node 1 at the top, Node 2 in the middle, and Node 3 and Node 4 at the bottom. Node 2 is connected to Node 1 via a Multicast (MC) link. Node 2 is also connected to Node 3 via a Termination Control (TC) link. Node 2 is connected to Node 4 via an MC link. The diagram is labeled T1600700-97.
+
+Diagram of a 4-way conference setup showing Node 1, Node 2, Node 3, and Node 4 with their interconnections.
+
+**Figure A.6-1/T.125 – Sample 4-way conference**
+
+As this example illustrates, MCS trusts MAP to perform the routing for all MCs that are logically grouped (by domain and protocol version). This delegation is necessary, since only MAP knows when multicast is actually being used, and whether or not it is working. The abstraction presented to MCS is that multicast is *always* working.
+
+#### **A.6.3.1 Differing protocol versions**
+
+As mentioned above, it is necessary to differentiate data PDUs based on protocol version. This is simply because the format of the data PDUs is different. If half of the MCs in a domain are using one protocol version, while the other half are using a different one, then MCS must perform a translation on any data passing between the two groups. This requirement creates the only case where MCS may need to redirect data back to the same MAP protocol stack from which it came (after translation, of course).
+
+#### **A.6.3.2 Uniform data handling**
+
+Because of the global ordering requirement, it is necessary to treat uniform data a little differently than non-uniform data. MAP can determine whether a PDU is uniform or not by examining the data flow identifier.
+
+When MAP receives a uniform data PDU from MCS, it will check to see if there is an upward MC for the specified domain and protocol version. If so, MAP will send the PDU upward via unicast
+
+(since it must be a request). If there is no upward MC for the specified domain and protocol version, MAP will send the PDU downward to all joined recipients (via multicast, if possible).
+
+When MAP receives a uniform data PDU from a downward MC, it will check to see if there is an upward MC for the same domain and protocol version. If so, MAP will forward the PDU upward via unicast (the PDU will NOT be sent to MCS). If there is no upward MC for the same domain and protocol version, MAP will send the PDU to MCS.
+
+When MAP receives a uniform data PDU via multicast or from the upward MC, the PDU will be sent to MCS (if necessary), as well as being forwarded downward to those nodes not receiving data via multicast.
+
+#### **A.6.3.3 Request vs. indication**
+
+When sending non-uniform data via MAP, it is possible for the data to arrive at nodes both above AND below the current node. For this reason, it is necessary to specify whether MCS should identify such data PDUs as requests or indications.
+
+If the upward connection is an MC using the same MCS protocol version, then the PDU sent to MAP should be a request. Otherwise, it should be an indication. In other words, data that will ONLY flow downward is an indication, while data that flows upward is a request (even if it also flows downward).
+
+This creates the situation that it is possible for a node to receive a **Send-Data-Request** from a node that is hierarchically above it. MCS needs to recognize that this is not an error condition when the data comes from MAP, by treating the PDU as if it was properly oriented.
+
+Note that this situation does not exist for uniform data, since the requests are unicast upward first. Uniform data will only be multicast from the top, which guarantees that all receivers are getting an indication from a node that is hierarchically above them.
+
+#### **A.6.3.4 Proxy data**
+
+When sending non-uniform data, MAP can either multicast the data at the point-of-entry, or it can decide to use a multicast proxy. How the point-of-entry node makes this decision is beyond the scope of this Annex.
+
+Multicasting through a proxy simply means that the data is unicast upward until it reaches the Multicast Group Provider, who then multicasts it downward. This is similar to the handling of uniform data, except that the data do not have to go all the way up to the Top Provider before beginning its downward journey (it only has to go to the Multicast Group Provider). This technique can be used to reduce data flow state information in very large conferences. It can also be used to allow data to be multicast when the point-of-entry node cannot itself transmit via multicast.
+
+The use of proxy data is transparent to MCS. To MCS, it just looks like non-uniform data.
+
+### **A.6.4 Token management**
+
+All Domain MCSPDUs that deal with token management are sent over an MC in exactly the same way they are sent over a TC when using a unicast protocol stack.
+
+## **A.7 Use of transport protocols**
+
+This subclause describes the services that MAP expects to receive from the transport protocols.
+
+### A.7.1 Unicast transport protocols
+
+The services required from the unicast protocols are a subset of those defined in Recommendation X.214. MAP does not use exactly the same parameters described in Recommendation X.214, nor does it make use of expedited data. This subclause discusses the services that MAP *does* use.
+
+During connection establishment, MAP will create one or more unicast connections to the adjacent node. These connections are used to carry both control data and user data. If more than one connection is made, they are of varying priorities, allowing MAP to indicate to the transport protocol the relative importance of a given MAPPDU.
+
+For the reliable unicast protocols, MAP assumes that the service is error-free and ordered. Neither of these assumptions is made for the unreliable unicast protocols.
+
+MAP also assumes that all reliable unicast protocols are capable of segmenting MAPPDUs that are too large to transmit as a single unit. These MAPPDUs should be re-assembled on the receive side before they are sent to MAP. To prevent the need to handle arbitrarily large MAPPDUs, it is suggested that a limit of 16 384 bytes be placed on MAP. MAP must ensure that no MAPPDUs exceed this size.
+
+For reliable unicast, MAP assumes a "connection-oriented" service. This implies that both sides of the connection are aware of the other, and that some protocol was involved in the connection establishment process. This further implies that both nodes are maintaining state information about the connection between them, and can automatically sense packet loss and other network problems. When creating a reliable unicast connection, MAP participates by sending protocol of its own (after the transport protocol indicates that it is okay to do so).
+
+For unreliable unicast, MAP assumes a "connection-less" service. This simply means that MAP makes no assumptions about the service that is provided. It does not assume that data will be ordered. It does not assume that packet loss, or any other network problems, will be detected.
+
+The unicast primitives utilized by MAP are summarized in Table A.7-1.
+
+**Table A.7-1/T.125 – Unicast transport protocol service definition**
+
+| Primitive | Parameters | Reliable | Unreliable |
+|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------|------------|
+| T-Connect request | Called address,
priority
Calling address | X | |
+| T-Connect indication | | X | |
+| T-Connect response | | X | |
+| T-Connect confirm | | X | |
+| T-Data request | User data | X | |
+| T-Data indication | User data | X | |
+| T-Unit-Data request | Destination address,
Priority, user data | | X |
+| T-Unit-Data indication | Source address,
User data | | X |
+| T-Disconnect request | Reason | X | |
+| T-Disconnect indication | | X | |
+
+#### A.7.1.1 T-Connect
+
+The *T-Connect* primitives are used to create reliable unicast connections to remote nodes.
+
+The calling node will invoke *T-Connect request* to start the creation of a new connection. If the remote node can be found, a *T-Connect indication* is delivered to MAP on that node. MAP will ordinarily accept the connection by invoking *T-Connect response*. This in turn results in a *T-Connect confirm* at the calling node. Once this process is complete, the connection is ready and MAP will continue with its portion of connection establishment.
+
+##### Parameter definitions
+
+*Called Address*: This is the network address of the node to be called.
+
+*Calling Address*: This is the network address of the node placing the call.
+
+*Priority*: This field is used to specify the priority of this connection (relative to all other connections). The permissible range is 0 through 15, with 0 being the highest priority.
+
+#### A.7.1.2 T-Data
+
+The *T-Data* primitives are used to transfer MAPPDUs to the remote node via reliable unicast.
+
+When MAP wants to send a MAPDU via reliable unicast, it will invoke *T-Data request*. This will eventually cause a *T-Data indication* at the remote node.
+
+##### Parameter definition
+
+*User Data*: This is a variable length octet string. It is used to carry MAPPDUs.
+
+#### A.7.1.3 T-Unit-Data
+
+The *T-Unit-Data* primitives are used to transfer MAPPDUs to the remote node via unreliable unicast.
+
+When MAP wants to send a MAPDU via unreliable unicast, it will invoke *T-Unit-Data request*. This will eventually cause zero or more *T-Unit-Data indications* at the remote node. The order of the requests may not match the order of the indications. Furthermore, there may not be a one-to-one correspondence between requests and indications (some requests may never result in an indication, while other requests may result in multiple indications).
+
+##### Parameter definitions
+
+*Destination Address*: This is the network address of the node that is to receive the data.
+
+*Source Address*: This is the network address of the node that originated the data.
+
+*Priority*: This field is used to specify the priority of this MAPDU (relative to all other MAPPDUs). The permissible range is 0 through 15, with 0 being the highest priority.
+
+*User Data*: This is a variable length octet string. It is used to carry MAPPDUs.
+
+#### A.7.1.4 T-Disconnect
+
+The *T-Disconnect* primitives are used to shut down existing reliable unicast connections.
+
+One side will typically invoke *T-Disconnect request*, which breaks the connection and causes the other side to receive a *T-Disconnect indication*. However, if the connection is dropped because of network problems, both sides will receive a *T-Disconnect indication*.
+
+##### Parameter definition
+
+*Reason*: This contains the reason why a connection was dropped. This is one of: user initiated; provider initiated; or unspecified failure.
+
+### A.7.2 Multicast transport protocols
+
+This subclause describes the services required by MAP to perform multicast group management. This includes joining a multicast group prior to data flow, transmission and reception of data via multicast, and leaving a group when multicast services are no longer required.
+
+All data flow in a multicast island is initially unicast. In response to the flow of data, MAP will allocate and distribute multicast group addresses, to be used in optimizing network traffic. At each node in the island, MAP will decide if it is necessary for that node to join an assigned group. If it is, it will call upon the multicast protocols to perform this service.
+
+When MAP decides to join a multicast group, it can specify one of three modes: transmit-only; receive-only; or transmit/receive. Some multicast protocols may be able to optimize their behavior by knowing which combination is required, so this information is passed to them during a group join operation.
+
+For reliable multicast, MAP assumes the service is error-free, possibly after an indeterminate loss of the initial data from each transmitter. This assumption is not made for unreliable multicast.
+
+MAP never assumes that multicast data will be ordered. For reliable multicast, however, MAP does assume that all gaps caused by out-of-order data will be filled. If a new node begins transmitting to a multicast group, the reliable multicast protocol should *not* begin forwarding that data to MAP until reception from that node has stabilized (i.e. all gaps in reception will be filled). This means that the received data stream may begin after different initial losses at different receivers.
+
+It is not necessary for the multicast protocols to support segmentation. This is because **MAPData** is the only MAPDU ever sent via multicast, and it will be segmented to the proper size by MAP before being sent to the multicast protocol.
+
+The multicast primitives utilized by MAP are summarized in Table A.7-2.
+
+**Table A.7-2/T.125 – Multicast transport protocol service definition**
+
+| Primitive | Parameters |
+|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
+| MT-Join request
MT-Join confirm | Multicast group address, priority, tx/rx flags |
+| MT-Data request
MT-Data indication | User data |
+| MT-Leave request
MT-Leave indication | Reason |
+
+#### A.7.2.1 MT-Join
+
+The *MT-Join* primitives are used to join a multicast group.
+
+There are flags in the *MT-Join request* that allow MAP to specify whether it intends to transmit, receive, or both. The state of these flags can be changed by issuing additional *MT-Join requests*, with no need to invoke *MT-Leave request*.
+
+The *MT-Join confirm* tells MAP whether or not the pending *MT-Join request* was successful.
+
+##### Parameter definitions
+
+*Multicast Group Address*: This is the address of the multicast group to be joined. A NULL value indicates that the transport protocol should create a new group, and return the address to MAP for distribution.
+
+*Priority*: This field is used to specify the priority of this group (relative to all other groups). The permissible range is 0 through 15, with 0 being the highest priority.
+
+*TX/RX Flags*: These flags allow MAP to tell the multicast protocol which of three modes it requires: transmit-only; receive-only; or transmit/receive.
+
+#### A.7.2.2 MT-Data
+
+The *MT-Data* primitives are used to transfer MAPPDUs to all nodes in the group via multicast.
+
+These primitives work the same way for both reliable and unreliable protocols. When MAP wants to send a MAPPDU via multicast, it will invoke *MT-Data request*. This will eventually cause a *MT-Data indication* at all remote nodes that need to receive the data. The order of the requests may not match the order of the indications. For unreliable multicast, there may not be a one-to-one correspondence between requests and indications (some requests may never result in an indication, while other requests may result in multiple indications).
+
+##### Parameter definition
+
+*User Data*: This is a variable length octet string. It is used to carry MAPPDUs.
+
+#### A.7.2.3 MT-Leave
+
+The *MT-Leave* primitives are used to leave a multicast group. *MT-Leave indication* is used to tell MAP that its membership in the group was prematurely terminated.
+
+When MAP decides that it no longer needs to transmit *or* receive data on a given multicast group, it will invoke *MT-Leave request*. The multicast protocol should immediately stop forwarding data from the group to MAP. There is no confirm for this primitive.
+
+*MT-Leave indication* only occurs if the multicast protocol needs to tell MAP that it is no longer joined (even though MAP did not request a leave). This indication is *not* caused by other nodes leaving a group.
+
+##### Parameter definition
+
+*Reason*: This contains the reason why the multicast group was left. This is one of: provider initiated; or unspecified failure.
+
+### A.7.3 Local information
+
+For MAP to handle many transport protocols simultaneously, with no prior knowledge of their capabilities, there will have to be local configuration information. Each transport protocol is described to MAP in a generic fashion. This information is used by MAP during the transport protocol arbitration process, and includes the following parameters:
+
+- *Transport Protocol ID*: This is used to uniquely identify the transport protocol during the protocol arbitration process.
+- *Transport Protocol Type*: Each transport protocol must be identified as one of the following: reliable unicast; unreliable unicast; reliable multicast; or unreliable multicast.
+- *Preference Weighting*: This relative weighting is used to determine which transport protocols are preferred over others.
+- *Maximum Number of Connections*: This is only relevant for unicast protocols. This is the maximum number of connections that the unicast protocol recommends *per MAP connection*.
+- *Maximum Payload Size*: This is the maximum payload size that the transport protocol can handle. Note that for reliable unicast, the transport protocol *must* be able to handle up to
+
+16 384 bytes (with segmentation, if necessary), so this is just a recommended maximum size.
+
+- *Configuration Data:* When MAP is ready to arbitrate protocols with a remote node, it gets a block of configuration data from each candidate protocol (which can be NULL). This information is passed to the remote node during protocol arbitration, where it is passed to the equivalent protocol on that node (if it exists). MAP on the called node then gets the configuration data to be returned from its local stack, in order to complete the protocol arbitration process. This configuration data should be separately retrieved for each MAP connection that is arbitrated.
+
+The information contained in the configuration data block is separately defined for each transport protocol. The format of these blocks can either be standardized (along with transport protocol profiles), or can be proprietary. An example of how it might be used would be to communicate a dynamic IP port number back to the caller.
+
+## A.8 Protocol specification
+
+This subclause contains a step-by-step description of how MAP works, which includes several PDU timing diagrams. Figure A.8-1 illustrates the domain hierarchy that was used to generate these diagrams.
+
+
+
+```
+graph BT; Node3[Node 3] --- Node2[Node 2]; Node4[Node 4] --- Node2; Node2 --> Node1[Node 1];
+```
+
+T1600710-97
+
+Figure A.8-1/T.125: Sample domain hierarchy diagram. It shows a hierarchical structure with four nodes. Node 1 is at the top. Node 2 is below Node 1, connected by a vertical line with an arrow pointing up to Node 1. Node 3 and Node 4 are at the bottom, connected to Node 2 by lines that merge into a single vertical line with an arrow pointing up to Node 2. The diagram is labeled T1600710-97 at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure A.8-1/T.125 – Sample domain referenced by subsequent examples**
+
+### A.8.1 Establishing the initial reliable unicast connection
+
+During processing of an MCS Connect Request, the first thing that must be done is the creation of a reliable unicast connection. The connection is made using the protocol specified by MCS, or the default protocol for the network (if no protocol is specified). This connection is used to transmit all control PDUs (both MCS and MAP). The first MAPDU sent across the new connection by the calling node is **MAPConnectRequest**. This MAPDU contains the following fields:
+
+- A protocol version number identifying which version of MAP the calling node wishes to use.
+- A MAP Service Access Point (MAPSAP) identifying who on the called node should accept the call (this is specified by MCS as part of the network address).
+- A Domain Reference ID that can bind this connection to a particular domain (for the initial connection this field is set to zero).
+
+- Low and high priority values that indicate the range of priorities to be sent on this connection (for the initial connection these fields will both be set to zero).
+
+If the called node wishes to accept the call, it will transmit a **MAPConnectConfirm** back to the calling node. This MAP PDU contains the following fields:
+
+- A protocol version number identifying which version of MAP *will* be used (this must be less than or equal to the value specified by the caller).
+- The MAPSAP on the called node that actually accepted the incoming connection.
+
+If the called node does not wish to accept the incoming call, it will transmit a **MAPDisconnectRequest** back to the calling node. This MAP PDU contains the reason for the rejection. It also contains a field indicating that no confirm is required, so the connection is dropped immediately.
+
+Figure A.8-2 contains a timing diagram that shows a successful call set-up.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant N1 as Node 1
+ participant N2 as Node 2
+ N1->>N2: MAPConnectRequest
+ N2-->>N1: MAPConnectConfirm
+
+```
+
+T1602530-97
+
+Timing diagram showing a successful call set-up between Node 1 and Node 2. Node 1 sends a MAPConnectRequest to Node 2, and Node 2 responds with a MAPConnectConfirm to Node 1. The diagram includes vertical lines for each node and arrows indicating the direction of the PDUs. A reference number T1602530-97 is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure A.8-2/T.125 – Timing of the connect MAP PDUs**
+
+### A.8.2 Arbitrating transport protocols
+
+Once the initial reliable unicast connection is established, MCS will proceed with its connection set-up. When MCS has completed its set-up, it will pass the following information to MAP: what domain the connection is bound to; what protocol version MCS will be using on the connection; and how many priorities and reliability levels will be used in the domain (this is provided to MAP when the domain parameters are first locked). Once MAP has this information, it can proceed with the process of transport protocol arbitration.
+
+The calling node will issue a **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** that contains a list of the transport protocols that it is willing to use (both unicast and multicast). As a minimum, this list will include the reliable unicast protocol used to create the existing connection. Support for other transport protocols is optional. After comparing this list to its own capabilities, the called node will respond with a **MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm** that indicates which protocols are to be used.
+
+If no unreliable protocols are selected, then unreliable data is sent using the reliable protocols (for unicast, unreliable data is sent through the same connections as reliable data). If MCS has indicated that there will be no unreliable data in the domain, then it is unnecessary to include unreliable protocols in either of the arbitration MAP PDUs. If no multicast protocols are selected, then all data is sent via unicast (between these two nodes).
+
+The confirm will always include exactly one reliable unicast protocol. It will optionally include one unreliable unicast protocol. For multicast, it will include all protocols that both nodes have agreed can be used (there can be more than one for each reliability level).
+
+For the reliable unicast protocol, the nodes also arbitrate the number of transport connections that will make up this one MAP connection. If there is more than one transport connection, then unicast data is split between them according to priority. It is perfectly okay for different MAP connections to
+
+be made up of differing numbers of transport connections, even in the same multicast island. The process of creating additional transport connections is detailed in the next subclauses.
+
+The arbitration MAPPDUs also contain a Domain Reference ID. This value is later used by the sender to indicate which domain a MAPPDU is associated with, in the case that the domain cannot be implicitly inferred. Specifically, this value is used when creating additional reliable unicast connections, and when transmitting unreliable data.
+
+Any node can force a re-arbitration of transport protocols with a neighboring node simply by issuing a **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest**. To ensure that no connections are lost, however, it is required that the previously selected reliable unicast protocol be available in the protocol menu. If the re-arbitration results in a change to the unicast protocols, it is necessary to make the transition immediately (this process is detailed in a later subclause). Changes to the set of multicast protocols have no direct effect on existing multicast groups. These changes are reflected only in subsequent group allocations (this process is detailed in the subclause on allocating and distributing multicast groups, see A.8.3).
+
+It is possible for adjacent nodes to encounter an "arbitration collision". This occurs when both nodes issue a **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** at the same time. This situation is detectable at both nodes because they will both receive an arbitration request when they were expecting a confirm. When this occurs, the request from the downward node is ignored (and the downward node stops waiting for a confirm). The request from the upward node is processed normally.
+
+Figure A.8-3 illustrates the arbitration process when Node 2 calls Node 1.
+
+
+
+```
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant N1 as Node 1
+ participant N2 as Node 2
+ N2->>N1: MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest
+ N1-->>N2: MapArbitrateProtocolsConfirm
+```
+
+T1600730-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the timing of arbitration MAPPDUs between Node 1 and Node 2. Node 2 sends a MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest to Node 1, and Node 1 sends a MapArbitrateProtocolsConfirm to Node 2. The diagram includes a reference to T1600730-97.
+
+**Figure A.8-3/T.125 – Timing of the arbitration MAPPDUs**
+
+#### A.8.2.1 Creating additional reliable unicast connections
+
+As mentioned above, nodes also arbitrate the number of reliable unicast connections that will make up a single MAP connection. If they decide to use more than one, then it is necessary to create the additional connections. This subclause uses the term *connection* to refer to a reliable unicast connection.
+
+This process is initiated by the calling node, who calls upon the selected reliable unicast protocol to create the appropriate number of additional connections. As each connection becomes ready for use, the calling node will issue a **MAPConnectRequest** over it. This MAPPDU will contain the following fields:
+
+- The protocol version number is the same one already selected for the initial connection.
+- The MAPSAP is the same one used to create the initial connection.
+- The Domain Reference ID is the one that was sent in the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** on the initial connection.
+- The low and high priority values will indicate the range of priorities that will be sent over this connection (the required priorities, as specified by MCS, are typically spread out evenly over the number of connections).
+
+The called node should accept each of the additional connections by issuing a **MAPConnectConfirm** over each one. This MAPDU will contain an exact copy of the first two fields of the request above.
+
+It is a protocol error to refuse one of the additional connections. If one of the two nodes cannot create the agreed upon number of connections, then *all* connections corresponding to this MAP connection must be shut down, severing the lower node from the domain.
+
+It is important that all required priorities be mapped to a connection when this process completes. As each additional connection is brought up, it is mapped to a range of priorities. All required priorities that are not explicitly mapped to an additional connection are handled by the initial connection. These leftover priorities *must* be contiguous with priority zero (which is already mapped to the initial connection).
+
+#### A.8.2.2 Changing reliable unicast connections
+
+After a protocol re-arbitration has occurred, it may be necessary for two nodes to dynamically switch to a different set of reliable unicast connections. This will occur if any of the following conditions exist: the nodes have chosen to switch to a different reliable unicast protocol; the nodes have chosen to use a different number of transport connections; the nodes have elected to change the maximum payload size of the reliable unicast connections (this cannot be done while multicast groups are still active); or the nodes have exchanged new configuration data for the reliable unicast protocol. Note that a dynamic transition cannot occur until the set-up of the previous set of reliable unicast connections is complete.
+
+To dynamically transition to a different set of connections, it is necessary to perform the following steps:
+
+- 1) The initiator of the arbitration must create the agreed upon number of new connections to the remote node using the selected protocol. This node will now be referred to as the "calling node".
+- 2) The calling node will issue a **MAPConnectRequest** on each new connection as it becomes ready. This MAPDU will contain the following fields:
+ - The protocol version number is the same one already selected for the previous connections.
+ - The MAPSAP is the same one used to create the previous connections.
+ - The Domain Reference ID is the one that was sent in the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** on the previous initial connection.
+ - The low and high priority values will indicate the range of priorities that will be sent over this connection (the required priorities, as specified by MCS, are typically spread out evenly over the number of connections).
+- 3) The called node will respond by sending a **MAPConnectConfirm** on each new connection when the request is received. The protocol version number and the MAPSAP is set the same as in the request.
+- 4) As each confirm is received, the calling node will keep track of which new connections are ready for use. By comparing the priority range of the previous connections with the priority range of the confirmed new connections, the calling node can determine when a previous connection can be shut down (because all of its priorities are covered by new connections). When this occurs, the calling node will issue a **MAPDisconnectRequest** to the previous connection. At this point, the calling node will begin sending all reliable unicast traffic in the priority range of the previous connection on the appropriate new connection(s).
+
+- 5) Upon receiving a disconnect request, the called node will issue a **MAPDisconnectConfirm** on the previous connection. At this point, the called node will begin sending all reliable unicast traffic in the priority range of the previous connection on the appropriate new connection(s). The called node must also keep track of which previous connections have been disconnected. By comparing the priority range of the new connections with the priority range of the previous connections, the called node can determine when it is safe to begin processing data received from a new connection (this occurs when all previous connections that carried data in the priority range of the new connection have been disconnected).
+- 6) When the calling node receives a disconnect confirm, it can be assumed that all pending data on the previous connection has been flushed, and that connection can be shut down. By comparing the priority range of the new connections with the priority range of the previous connections, the calling node can determine when it is safe to begin processing data received from a new connection (this occurs when all previous connections that carried data in the priority range of the new connection have been disconnected).
+
+### A.8.3 Allocating and distributing multicast groups
+
+Once a set of transport protocols have been arbitrated, MAP can begin allocating and distributing multicast group addresses. In order to minimize the number of active multicast groups, MAP should not assign a multicast group address to a metachannel until data traffic is detected that could use the group. No data will be lost, since all data is initially transmitted via unicast.
+
+When MAP detects data flow for which there is no multicast group, a multicast group address may be assigned. This process begins at each node in the domain that either has no upward MAP connection, or has an upward MAP connection but no common multicast protocols with the node above. These nodes become Multicast Group Providers. They will examine the lists of multicast protocols supported by the nodes below them, and attempt to choose the protocol(s) that will result in the fewest number of multicast islands. Ideally, it will be possible to select a single protocol that is supported by *all* downward nodes (allowing everyone below to be in the same multicast island).
+
+Once a multicast protocol is selected for each downward node, MAP will obtain a multicast group address for each different protocol to be used. Depending on a local set of policies, the group address to be assigned may already be in use for another metachannel, or it may be newly allocated. How this allocation is performed is outside the scope of this protocol. Once a multicast group address is decided upon, it is propagated downward using **MAPAddGroupRequest**.
+
+**MAPAddGroupRequest** tells the recipient what channel, reliability level, and priority range the assignment corresponds to. It also tells the recipient which multicast protocol and group address to use. As described in a previous subclause, the act of selecting multicast protocols for the downward nodes results in the definition of multicast island boundaries. All nodes that are told to use the same multicast protocol and group address are, by definition, in the same multicast island.
+
+When a node receives a **MAPAddGroupRequest**, it will add the group to its list of active multicast groups. If it has any downward MAP connections, then it must select a multicast protocol for each downward node. If possible, it should use the same protocol that was selected for it by the node above. If this is not possible for some downward nodes, then it should try to select protocols that will result in the fewest, largest multicast islands. Once the selections are made, the node will obtain a multicast group address for each different protocol to be used, and propagate the information downward using **MAPAddGroupRequest**.
+
+The process of propagating multicast group information downward is depicted in Figure A.8-4.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant N1 as Node 1
+ participant N2 as Node 2
+ participant N3 as Node 3
+ participant N4 as Node 4
+ N1->>N2: MAPAddGroupRequest
+ N2->>N3: MAPAddGroupRequest
+ N3->>N4: MAPAddGroupRequest
+
+```
+
+T1600740-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the timing of the add group procedure across four nodes. Node 1 sends MAPAddGroupRequest to Node 2. Node 2 sends MAPAddGroupRequest to Node 3. Node 3 sends MAPAddGroupRequest to Node 4. The diagram is labeled T1600740-97.
+
+**Figure A.8-4/T.125 – Timing of the add group procedure**
+
+### A.8.4 Managing multicast data traffic (self-tuning)
+
+Once a multicast group address has been distributed, the nodes in the multicast island can begin to use it. It is not acceptable, however, for the nodes to assume that multicast is working immediately. There are many things that can cause multicast to fail. First of all, not all networks support multicast. This can result in multicast data not reaching one or more nodes in the multicast island. Even if the network does support multicast, other factors, such as Time-To-Live (TTL), can cause multicast data to fall short of its destination.
+
+For these reasons, among others, MAP employs a self-tuning strategy that allows it to depend on multicast only when multicast is working. This strategy works by sending all data via both unicast AND multicast, and then dynamically turning off unicast on those connections that lead to nodes who are successfully receiving the data via multicast.
+
+Unicast data within a multicast island is controlled independently for each "data flow". A data flow is uniquely identified by the following five fields: sender ID; channel ID; reliability level; priority; and data type. By default, all data are sent via unicast to all nodes in the multicast island that need to receive it. The data are also sent to the multicast group by a single node in the multicast island (the multicast sender). When a node detects that it is receiving a given data flow via multicast, it will send a **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** to its neighboring node in the direction of the multicast sender. This will cause the neighboring node to stop forwarding that data flow via unicast.
+
+The identity of the multicast sender for a given data flow is determined by the data type, as follows:
+
+- For non-uniform data, the multicast sender is simply the data flow's original point-of-entry node.
+- For uniform data, all data are unicast upward to the Top Provider before being eligible for multicast. The data are sent to the multicast group by the Multicast Group Provider on its way back down (the multicast sender is *always* the Multicast Group Provider). When sending a **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** for uniform data, it is always sent upward. Furthermore, sender ID shall be ignored when uniquely identifying uniform data flows.
+- For proxy data, all data are unicast upward to the Multicast Group Provider. The Multicast Group Provider will forward the data upward via unicast (if necessary), while simultaneously sending the data back downward (via both unicast and multicast). As with uniform data, the multicast sender is *always* the Multicast Group Provider. When sending a **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** for proxy data, it is always sent upward. Furthermore, sender ID shall be ignored when uniquely identifying proxy data flows.
+
+The proxy data type provides an alternative way of sending non-uniform data. Proxy data **cannot** be used to transmit uniform data. Using proxy data reduces the amount of data flow state information, since all proxy data senders for a given channel ID/reliability level/priority are merged into one data flow. Proxy data is also useful on networks that do not allow nodes to originate multicast information. Knowing when to use proxy data is a local implementation issue. However, once a node
+
+begins sending proxy data for a given sender ID/channel ID/reliability level/priority, it cannot later decide to use the non-uniform data type (the reverse is also true). The decision to use proxy data is strictly local, and different nodes may handle local senders differently.
+
+There is one other important consideration when using proxy data. Each node on the path from the originator to the Multicast Group Provider will see the data twice (once on its way up, and again on its way back down). These nodes should only send the data to MCS once. It does not matter whether this is done as the data flows up, or as it comes back down (but it should be done consistently). Furthermore, the originating node should *never* forward the data back to the user attachment that sent it.
+
+Before a node tells its neighbor to disable unicast for a data flow, it must be certain that it can transition to multicast with no data loss. To ensure this, it must receive at least one data packet via unicast, so that it knows what the next sequence number should be (note that sequence numbers are unique to each data flow, and are assigned by the originator of the data flow). Either before or after receiving this unicast packet, the node must receive a data packet via multicast with a sequence number that is less than or equal to the next expected sequence number. This indicates an overlap in the two data streams, allowing unicast to be disabled.
+
+When data is first transmitted on a new data flow, it is sent via unicast AND multicast throughout the island. Overtime unicast is disabled wherever possible, resulting in optimal network traffic.
+
+Figure A.8-5 shows an example of this self-tuning strategy (refer back to Figure A.8-1 for domain hierarchy). This example tracks the transmission of three data packets from a previously unknown data flow, as follows:
+
+- 1) A user application attached to Node 1 transmits a data packet. Node 1 transmits the data to the multicast group. It also transmits the data to Node 2 via unicast, since Node 2 has not yet disabled unicast for this data flow. Node 4 has not yet finished joining the group, so the multicast data packet only arrives at Nodes 2 and 3. Nodes 2 and 3 will hold the data since they do not yet know what sequence number is valid. When Node 2 receives the data via unicast, it redirects the data to Nodes 3 and 4 (via unicast). Nodes 2 and 3 now recognize that the multicast packet is the same as the unicast packet, so they each issue a **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** in the direction of the sender.
+- 2) The user application at Node 1 transmits another data packet on the same data flow. As before, Node 1 transmits the data to the multicast group. This time Node 1 does *not* transmit the packet to Node 2 via unicast, since Node 2 has already disabled unicast for this data flow. This time the multicast transmission arrives at all three downstream nodes (including Node 4). Node 2 transmits the data via unicast to Node 4, but not to Node 3 (since Node 3 has disabled unicast for this data flow). Node 4 now knows that it is synchronized to the multicast data stream, so it issues a **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** upward.
+- 3) The user application at Node 1 transmits a third data packet on the same data flow. As before, Node 1 transmits the data to the multicast group. This time, however, no one will unicast the data, since all nodes in the island have disabled unicast for this data flow.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of the disable unicast procedure across four nodes (Node 1, Node 2, Node 3, Node 4). The legend indicates that solid lines with an 'X' at the end represent Unicast, and dashed lines with an 'X' at the end represent Multicast.
+
+- MAPData (1):** Node 1 sends MAPData (1) via unicast to Node 2 and via multicast to Node 3 and Node 4. Node 2 then sends MAPData (1) via unicast to Node 3. Node 4 sends MAPDisableUnicastRequest via unicast to Node 2, which then forwards it via unicast to Node 1.
+- MAPData (2):** Node 1 sends MAPData (2) via unicast to Node 2 and via multicast to Node 3 and Node 4. Node 2 sends MAPData (2) via unicast to Node 3. Node 4 sends MAPDisableUnicastRequest via unicast to Node 3, which then forwards it via unicast to Node 2, and finally via unicast to Node 1.
+- MAPData (3):** Node 1 sends MAPData (3) via unicast to Node 2 and via multicast to Node 3 and Node 4. Node 2 sends MAPData (3) via unicast to Node 3. Node 4 sends MAPDisableUnicastRequest via unicast to Node 3, which then forwards it via unicast to Node 2, and finally via unicast to Node 1.
+
+T1600750-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the timing of the disable unicast procedure for a given data flow across four nodes (Node 1, Node 2, Node 3, Node 4). The diagram illustrates the flow of MAPData (1), MAPData (2), and MAPData (3) via unicast and multicast, and the subsequent MAPDisableUnicastRequest messages sent from nodes that received multicast data back to the source node (Node 1).
+
+**Figure A.8-5/T.125 – Example timing of the disable unicast procedure for a given data flow**
+
+### A.8.5 Giving up on multicast
+
+The previous subclause focused on what happens when multicast is working. This subclause discusses what a node can do to optimize its transmissions in the case that multicast does not seem to be working.
+
+When a node first begins transmitting data for a non-uniform data flow, it will do so via both unicast and multicast. If the adjacent nodes receive the multicast data, they will disable the unicast transmissions as described in the previous subclause. If the adjacent nodes do not receive the data via multicast, this disabling of unicast will never occur. This could leave the sending node in the position of transmitting every data PDU more times than necessary (once for each adjacent node, plus once for multicast). This problem is most pronounced on a leaf node, who could end up using twice the required bandwidth. This may be unacceptable (especially if the node is attached using a low-speed connection). Unfortunately, the node cannot simply stop transmitting data via multicast. It is possible that a node somewhere in the island (not adjacent) is receiving the multicast data, and may have already disabled unicast.
+
+Each **MAPData** PDU contains a flag that can be used by a node to resolve this problem. This flag is called the Unicast Forward Flag. This flag forces all intermediate nodes in the multicast island to once again forward the data flow via unicast to all receivers (even if they have previously disabled unicast). When a node decides that it wants to stop sending a given data flow via multicast, it simply sends all future **MAPData** PDUs (for that data flow) via unicast only, with the Unicast Forward Flag set. This makes it safe for the node to stop transmitting via multicast.
+
+### A.8.6 Removing multicast groups
+
+When a Multicast Group Provider senses that a multicast group is no longer needed, that group can be removed from the island. For reliable data, it is very important that the group be removed in a manner that guarantees no loss of data.
+
+To ensure this, the Multicast Group Provider will first disable multicast reception for the group. This is done by sending a **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** downward to all nodes in the island (this request is automatically forwarded by each receiving node to those nodes that lie below them). This MAPPDU causes each node to begin the process of re-enabling unicast for all data flows on the group for which unicast was previously disabled. This is done by issuing a **MAPEnableUnicastRequest** in the direction of the sender for each affected data flow. This MAPPDU also causes the group to be marked as disabled, which prohibits any further disabling of unicast for the group. Note that this does NOT cause the nodes to stop transmitting data to the multicast group. Furthermore, the nodes must stay joined as receivers to the multicast group at least until unicast has been successfully enabled for all affected data flows.
+
+When the **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** reaches the bottom nodes in the multicast island, they can respond with a **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm**. Before doing this, they must ensure that all data flows for which unicast was previously disabled on the group are completely re-enabled. To ensure this, each node must have received a **MAPEnableUnicastConfirm** for each outstanding request. Furthermore, each node must examine the sequence number in the confirm to ensure that all in-flight multicast data has been received (if not, it must wait for it to arrive). Once this is done, the **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** is sent to the node above.
+
+Intermediate nodes in the island must wait until they have received **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** PDUs from all nodes below them in the island. They must also wait until all previously disabled unicast data flows are re-enabled, as described above. Then they can issue a **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** to the node above.
+
+Once the Multicast Group Provider has received **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** PDUs from all downward nodes, and ensured that its unicast data flows are re-enabled, it is known that the group is no longer in use. At this point, the Multicast Group Provider can issue a **MAPRemoveGroupRequest** downward. This MAPPDU will propagate to all nodes in the island, causing each node to leave the group (if it is joined), and remove it from their list of active groups.
+
+Figure A.8-6 illustrates the process of group removal for the sample domain shown in Figure A.8-1. This is a continuation of the example in Figure A.8-5, in which unicast has been disabled for a single sender attached to Node 1.
+
+
+
+```
+
+sequenceDiagram
+ participant N1 as Node 1
+ participant N2 as Node 2
+ participant N3 as Node 3
+ participant N4 as Node 4
+
+ N1->>N2: MAPDisableMulticastRequest
+ N2->>N3: MAPDisableMulticastRequest
+ N2->>N4: MAPDisableMulticastRequest
+ N1->>N2: MAPEnableUnicastRequest
+ N2->>N3: MAPEnableUnicastRequest
+ N2->>N4: MAPEnableUnicastRequest
+ N1->>N2: MAPEnableUnicastConfirm
+ N2->>N3: MAPEnableUnicastConfirm
+ N2->>N4: MAPEnableUnicastConfirm
+ N1->>N2: MAPDisableMulticastConfirm
+ N2->>N3: MAPDisableMulticastConfirm
+ N2->>N4: MAPDisableMulticastConfirm
+ N1->>N2: MAPRemoveGroupRequest
+ N2->>N3: MAPRemoveGroupRequest
+ N2->>N4: MAPRemoveGroupRequest
+
+```
+
+T1600760-97
+
+Sequence diagram showing the timing of the group removal procedure between four nodes (Node 1, Node 2, Node 3, Node 4). The diagram illustrates the flow of MAPDisableMulticastRequest, MAPDisableMulticastConfirm, MAPEnableUnicastRequest, MAPEnableUnicastConfirm, and MAPRemoveGroupRequest messages across the nodes.
+
+**Figure A.8-6/T.125 – Timing of the group removal procedure**
+
+## A.9 MAPPDU descriptions
+
+This subclause describes the PDUs that are used by MAP. Each MAPPDU begins with a brief description of what it is used for. This is followed by a table showing the fields that are encoded into the MAPPDU. Finally, there is a description of what each field in the MAPPDU is.
+
+Note that the next subclause contains the ASN.1 definition of each MAPPDU.
+
+### A.9.1 MAPConnectRequest
+
+When creating a new connection between two nodes for a given domain, the first step is to open a reliable unicast connection. **MAPConnectRequest** is the first MAPPDU sent across that connection. The calling node sends this MAPPDU to tell the called node what protocol version it wishes to use. This is just a suggested value. It is up to the called node to make the final decision and communicate it back to the calling node by sending a **MAPConnectConfirm**.
+
+This MAPPDU includes a MAP Service Access Point (MAPSAP) field which allows the calling node to specify who on the called node should receive the incoming call.
+
+This MAPPDU also contains a Domain Reference ID, which allows the calling node to associate this connection with a particular domain. This is used when transport protocol arbitration results in the creation of additional connections, or the transition to a different set of connections.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPConnectRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|---------------------|
+| Version Number |
+| Connection MAPSAP |
+| Domain Reference ID |
+| Priority Range |
+
+*Version Number:* This field indicates the version of this protocol that the calling node wishes to use. This consists of both a Major and Minor version number. The value of this field for the protocol defined in this Annex is 1.0 (Major version 1, Minor version 0). Note that this is the suggested value. The called node will determine the actual protocol version to be used.
+
+*Connection MAPSAP:* This field tells the receiver which MAP Service Access Point is to handle the incoming connection. The value zero (0) indicates that the caller wishes to access the default MAPSAP. All other values are assigned and obtained out-of-band to this protocol.
+
+*Domain Reference ID:* This field allows the calling node to associate this connection with a particular domain on the called node. When creating the initial connection to a remote node, this field should be set to zero (0). When creating additional connections, or transitioning to a new set of connections, this field should be set to the value that was sent in the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** on the initial connection. This value, in conjunction with the calling address, allows the called node to know which domain the in-bound connection is to be bound to.
+
+*Priority Range:* This is the priority range of the data that will be carried on this connection. The initial connection to a remote node will always carry *only* priority zero (zero is the highest priority).
+
+### A.9.2 MAPConnectConfirm
+
+This MAPPDU is used to accept a new connection from another node. It informs the calling node of what protocol version will be used on the connection. It also informs the calling node of which remote MAPSAP accepted the call.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPConnectConfirm** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------------|
+| Version Number |
+| Connection MAPSAP |
+
+*Version Number:* This field indicates the version of this protocol that will be used for this connection. This consists of both a Major and Minor version number. The value of this field for the protocol defined in this Annex is 1.0 (Major version 1, Minor version 0). If the calling node cannot handle (or does not want to handle) the version specified by the called node in this MAPPDU, it must disconnect.
+
+*Connection MAPSAP:* This is the MAPSAP on the called node that actually accepted the call. If the MAPSAP specified in the **MAPConnectRequest** was non-zero, then this field should be set the same. If the MAPSAP in the **MAPConnectRequest** was zero, then this field is set to the valid value of the MAPSAP that accepted the call (which may also be zero).
+
+### A.9.3 MAPDisconnectRequest
+
+This MAPPDU is used to break an existing transport connection between two nodes, or to reject an incoming connection if the called node does not wish to participate in the conference. Once this MAPPDU is sent, the connection cannot be used for the transmission of any other data.
+
+If this MAPPDU is being sent as part of a transition to a new set of reliable unicast connections, the sender should set the Confirm Required flag. This informs the receiver that it should respond by issuing a **MAPDisconnectConfirm** on the same connection.
+
+If the Confirm Required flag is set, then the sending node must wait for the **MAPDisconnectConfirm**, before dropping the connection. This is done to ensure that all data is flushed from the connection before shutting it down.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPDisconnectRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|------------------|
+| Reason |
+| Confirm Required |
+
+*Reason:* This field indicates to the recipient why the connection is being broken or rejected.
+
+*Confirm Required:* This is a Boolean flag that indicates whether or not the receiver should respond with a **MAPDisconnectConfirm**. This flag is set if the disconnect is occurring as part of a transition to a different set of reliable unicast connections. Waiting for the confirm allows both sides to know that all MAPPDUs transmitted on this connection have been processed.
+
+### A.9.4 MAPDisconnectConfirm
+
+This MAPPDU is sent in response to a **MAPDisconnectRequest** that has the Confirm Required flag set. By sending this confirm, both sides can be assured that all data has been flushed from the connection before they shut it down and begin using a new one.
+
+Upon receiving this MAPPDU, the node can safely shut down the connection upon which it arrived. Depending on the state of the replacement connections, it may be possible for the node to begin processing data on one or more of those connections.
+
+This MAPPDU has no fields associated with it.
+
+### A.9.5 MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest
+
+Once a connection has been established for a given domain between two nodes, this MAPPDU can be used to arbitrate which transport protocols are to be used for data delivery. This MAPPDU *must* be sent by the calling node when the initial connection is made. It may also be sent by any node if it becomes desirable to re-arbitrate the transport protocols at any time.
+
+This MAPPDU tells the receiver which transport protocols are supported by the sender. This includes both unicast and multicast protocols, for both reliability levels. Note that it is *mandatory* that the reliable unicast protocol used for the existing connection be represented in this MAPPDU (this allows the receiver to reject a reliable unicast transition simply by selecting the same protocol already in use).
+
+Each transport protocol listed in this MAPPDU can be assigned a preference weighting by the sender. For the multicast protocols, there is also a field to be used by a downward node to indicate how many nodes in its subtree support the protocol. The upward node can use this information to more wisely select multicast protocols for a given metachannel.
+
+This MAPPDU is also used to communicate a domain reference ID to the receiver. This value, in conjunction with the sender's network address, can subsequently be used to uniquely identify a particular domain to the receiver. This is necessary for those cases in which the domain cannot be implied. Specifically, this value is used when creating additional reliable unicast connections, or when sending unreliable data PDUs.
+
+If adjacent nodes both try to originate a re-arbitration at the same time, the request from the downward node is ignored. This situation is detectable at both nodes because they will both receive an arbitration request when they were expecting a confirm. The upward node responds to this by throwing away the request (and continuing to wait for the confirm). The downward node responds by processing the request (and ceasing to wait for the confirm). If the downward node still wishes to perform re-arbitration, it can issue another request (after sending the confirm).
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------------------|
+| Domain Reference ID |
+| More to Come Flag |
+| Transport Protocol Menu |
+
+*Domain Reference ID:* This is a locally-assigned value used by the sender to reference a particular domain. After the arbitration process is complete, the sender can use this value to indicate which domain a **MAPConnectRequest** PDU is associated with. It is also used to indicate which domain an unreliable **MAPData** PDU is associated with.
+
+*More to Come Flag:* When set, this flag indicates that there are too many transport protocols to fit in one MAPPDU, so the receiver should wait for subsequent **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest** PDUs before processing them. The last MAPPDU in the sequence should have this flag reset.
+
+*Transport Protocol Menu:* This field contains a set of Transport Protocol Request Entries. This is a list of the transport protocols that the sender can use in this conference. This should be a complete list of the protocols supported by the sender (unreliable protocols are optional). It is mandatory that the reliable unicast protocol used to transport this MAPPDU be included in the list. There is a field in each entry allowing the caller to specify which protocols it prefers to use. For a given protocol type, the sender should also list the entries in the order of preference. It is the job of the receiver to select which protocols can actually be used for the connection. For the unicast protocols, the receiver should try to select the preferred protocols if possible. For the multicast protocols, the receiver should select all protocols that are common to both sender and receiver. It is okay if there are no common multicast protocols at a given reliability level (all data will be unicast at that reliability level). It is also okay if there is no common unreliable unicast protocol (unreliable data will be sent through the reliable connections).
+
+#### **A.9.5.1 Transport Protocol Request Entry**
+
+The menu is just a set of Transport Protocol Request Entries, the format of which is defined in the following table.
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------|
+| Transport Protocol ID |
+| Transport Protocol Type |
+| Network Address |
+| Maximum Payload Fixed Flag |
+| Maximum Payload Size |
+| Preference Weighting (optional) |
+| Node Count (optional) |
+| Number of Connections (optional) |
+| Configuration Data (optional) |
+
+*Transport Protocol ID:* This field uniquely identifies the transport protocol. Values for this field will have to be standardized, although it will also be possible to specify proprietary values.
+
+*Transport Protocol Type:* This field is set to one of four values: reliable unicast; unreliable unicast; reliable multicast; or unreliable multicast.
+
+*Network Address:* This is the address at which the originator can be reached using this protocol.
+
+*Maximum Payload Fixed Flag:* This is a Boolean flag that indicates whether or not the Maximum Payload Size is negotiable for this Transport Protocol Entry. See the description of Maximum Payload Size for more detail.
+
+*Maximum Payload Size:* This field specifies the maximum payload size supported by this transport protocol. If the Maximum Payload Fixed Flag is reset, then this is the maximum value supported by the local implementation (which can be negotiated down). If the Maximum Payload Fixed Flag is set, then this is the exact value that must be used in order to accept this Transport Protocol Entry. MAP will use the negotiated values to determine the maximum size of a data frame (data frames are discussed in more detail in the section on **MAPData**). The smallest Maximum Payload Size supported by MAP is 128.
+
+*Preference Weighting:* This optional field is used to indicate to the receiver which protocols are preferred. A higher value indicates a protocol that is preferred over one with a lower value. If the field is not included, then a preference weighting of zero is assumed. This field is not used for multicast protocols when the MAPPDU is being sent downward.
+
+*Node Count:* This optional field is only present for the multicast protocols (reliable and unreliable), and only when the MAPPDU is being sent upward. It indicates how many nodes at or below the sender support this multicast protocol entry. This number can be used by the upward node to make better decisions about which multicast protocol to use when mapping a new metachannel to multicast. For this number to remain accurate, a re-arbitration will have to occur whenever a new MAP capable node joins or leaves the conference. This re-arbitration will only occur on the branch of the domain tree that leads to where the node joined or left. In order to reduce network traffic, re-arbitration should not occur *every* time a node joins or leaves once the conference exceeds a certain size. This field can also be used to prevent the use of multicast when there are fewer than $N$ nodes that will use it ( $N = 3?$ ).
+
+*Number of Connections:* This optional field is only present for the reliable unicast protocol. It indicates the number of transport connections that the sender wishes to create for this one MAP connection (if this protocol is selected). If the receiver does select this protocol, it should choose a number that is less than or equal to the number specified by the sender.
+
+*Configuration Data:* This optional field is a variable length octet string that is used by the transport protocol stacks to pass configuration information. This field will not be present if the transport stacks do not wish to exchange any configuration data, or if this is a re-arbitration and the transport stacks wish to keep the previously agreed upon value. Note that if this field *is* present during a re-arbitration, and this protocol is selected as a unicast protocol, then it is necessary to transition to a new set of unicast connections (since the configuration data may have changed). The format of this field is specific to each transport protocol. For standardized transport protocols, this field will have to be part of a standard. For proprietary transport protocols, it can be whatever the manufacturer thinks is appropriate. This field can be used to communicate capabilities, and can be modified in the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm** to arbitrate those capabilities. This field must not be so large that the MAPPPDU exceeds 16 384 bytes in size.
+
+### A.9.6 MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm
+
+This MAPPPDU is used to finalize arbitration of transport protocols for a given connection. After receiving a **MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequest**, the receiver should respond by issuing this MAPPPDU.
+
+The request MAPPPDU contained a list of all transport protocols supported by the sender (including preferences). The receiver should select from this list the protocols that can be used on this connection. This includes *exactly* one reliable unicast protocol (and, optionally, one unreliable unicast protocol). If the sender specified preferences for the unicast protocols, these should be taken into consideration. The receiver should also determine the complete set of multicast protocols that are common to the two nodes. Returning this common set in the confirm helps to ensure that the best multicast protocols are selected during group allocation.
+
+This MAPPPDU is also used to communicate a domain reference ID to the receiver. This value, in conjunction with the sender's network address, can subsequently be used to uniquely identify a particular domain to the receiver. This is necessary for those cases in which the domain cannot be implied. Specifically, this value is used when sending unreliable data PDUs.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------------------|
+| Domain Reference ID |
+| More to Come Flag |
+| Transport Protocol Menu |
+
+*Domain Reference ID:* This is a locally-assigned value used by the sender to reference a particular domain. After the arbitration process is complete, the sender can use this value to indicate which domain an unreliable **MAPData** PDU is associated with.
+
+*More to Come Flag:* When set, this flag indicates that there are too many transport protocols to fit in one MAPPPDU, so the receiver should wait for subsequent **MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirm** PDUs before processing them. The last MAPPPDU in the sequence should have this flag reset.
+
+*Transport Protocol Menu:* This field contains a set of Transport Protocol Confirm Entries. This is a list of the transport protocols that the called node has decided to use on this connection. As a minimum, the called node must indicate a reliable unicast protocol. Optionally, it can indicate an unreliable unicast protocol and protocols for the multicast reliability levels. If an unreliable unicast protocol is not included, then unreliable data will be unicast over the reliable connections. If a given multicast reliability level is not included, then all data at that reliability level will be unicast between these two nodes (multicast islands will be split for that reliability level). If the arbitrated unicast protocols are different than the ones already in use, then a unicast protocol transition must take place.
+
+#### A.9.6.1 Transport Protocol Confirm Entry
+
+The menu is just a set of Transport Protocol Confirm Entries, the format of which is defined in the following table.
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------|
+| Transport Protocol ID |
+| Transport Protocol Type |
+| Network Address |
+| Maximum Payload Size |
+| Preference Weighting (optional) |
+| Node Count (optional) |
+| Number of Connections (optional) |
+| Configuration Data (optional) |
+
+*Transport Protocol ID:* This field uniquely identifies the transport protocol. Values for this field will have to be standardized, although it will also be possible to specify proprietary values.
+
+*Transport Protocol Type:* This field is set to one of four values: reliable unicast; unreliable unicast; reliable multicast; or unreliable multicast.
+
+*Network Address:* This is the address at which the originator can be reached using this protocol.
+
+*Maximum Payload Size:* This field specifies the maximum payload size that will be used by this transport protocol. Note that the maximum payload size for a given multicast protocol *must* be the same as the maximum payload size for the unicast protocol at the same reliability level. This is due to the fact that data frames at that reliability level may have to be redirected via unicast at some points within the multicast island. The smallest Maximum Payload Size supported by MAP is 128.
+
+*Preference Weighting:* This optional field is used to indicate to the receiver which protocols are preferred. A higher value indicates a protocol that is preferred over one with a lower value. If the field is not included, then a preference weighting of zero is assumed. This field is only used for multicast protocols when the MAPPDU is being sent upward.
+
+*Node Count:* This optional field is only present for the multicast protocols (reliable and unreliable), and only when the MAPPDU is being sent upward. It indicates how many nodes at or below the sender support this multicast protocol entry. This number can be used by the upward node to make better decisions about which multicast protocol to use when mapping a new metachannel to multicast. For this number to remain accurate, a re-arbitration will have to occur whenever a new MAP capable node joins or leaves the conference. This re-arbitration will only occur on the branch of the domain tree that leads to where the node joined or left. In order to reduce network traffic, re-arbitration should not occur *every* time a node joins or leaves once the conference exceeds a certain size. This field can also be used to prevent the use of multicast when there are fewer than $N$ nodes that will use it ( $N = 3?$ ).
+
+*Number of Connections:* This optional field is only present for the unicast protocols. It indicates the number of transport connections that will be created for this one MAP connection (at this reliability level). This number should be the lesser of the requested value, and the locally supported value.
+
+*Configuration Data:* This optional field is a variable length octet string that is used by the transport protocol stacks to pass configuration information. This field will not be present if the transport stacks do not wish to exchange any configuration data, or if this is a re-arbitration and the transport stacks wish to keep the previously agreed upon value. Note that if this field *is* present during a
+
+re-arbitration, and this protocol is selected as a unicast protocol, then it is necessary to transition to a new set of unicast connections (since the configuration data may have changed). The format of this field is specific to each transport protocol. For standardized transport protocols, this field will have to be part of the standard. For proprietary stacks, it can be whatever the manufacturer thinks is appropriate. This field can be used to communicate capabilities, and can be modified to arbitrate those capabilities. This field must not be so large that the MAPDU exceeds 16 384 bytes in size.
+
+### A.9.7 MAPData
+
+This MAPDU is the workhorse of the protocol. It is used to carry all user data to its eventual destination. Unlike the TCP/IP stack defined in Recommendation T.123, MAP allows for the concatenation of multiple MCSPDUs into a single **MAPData** PDU (to promote efficient use of the network). MAP also allows for the segmentation of a single MCSPDU into multiple **MAPData** PDUs (when the MCSPDU exceeds the Maximum Payload Size).
+
+Each individual data component of a **MAPData** PDU is referred to as a *data frame*. There can be one or many data frames in a single **MAPData** PDU. The maximum size of a data frame is determined during transport protocol arbitration. It is the largest size that will fit into the maximum payload for a given reliability level (after taking overhead into consideration). The maximum data frame size for one reliability level may be different than that for a different reliability level.
+
+MCSPDUs are broken into data frames at the node acting as the original point-of-entry for the data flow. If necessary, they are re-assembled at all receiving nodes.
+
+**MAPData** supports the notion of header compression. There are several fields in the **MAPData** header that are also included in the MCS data PDU header. If these fields can be extracted from the MCS header of the first data frame in the MAPDU, then they may not be included in the **MAPData** header (they are optional fields). If the first data frame in the MAPDU is a segmented MCS data PDU, the sender will decide whether or not enough of the MCS header is present to extract these fields. The receiver must be prepared to extract these fields if they are not explicitly included in the **MAPData** header.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPData** contents.
+
+| |
+|----------------------------|
+| Data Descriptor (optional) |
+| Data Frame Array |
+
+*Data Descriptor*: This optional field is only present when sending MCS data PDUs. When present, the fields within this descriptor describe the data contained in this MAPDU. If this field is not present, then this MAPDU contains MCS control PDUs, which are to be forwarded directly to MCS at the receiving node.
+
+*Data Frame Array*: This is a sequence of Data Frame Entries (as defined below).
+
+#### A.9.7.1 Data Descriptor
+
+A Data Descriptor is only present in a **MAPData** PDU if it is carrying MCS data PDUs. The following table summarizes the Data Descriptor contents.
+
+| |
+|---------------------------------|
+| Unicast Forward Flag |
+| Starting Sequence Number |
+| Data Flow Identifier (optional) |
+| Domain Reference ID (optional) |
+
+*Unicast Forward Flag:* This flag is used to force the recipient to forward this MAPPDU via unicast. When this flag is set, the recipient must begin transmitting all data on this data flow via unicast (even to neighboring nodes that have previously disabled unicast). The mandatory unicast transmission begins with this MAPPDU. This flag should remain set when the PDU is forwarded. Once a sender chooses to set this flag for a particular data flow, the flag must be set for all subsequent **MAPData** PDUs on the same data flow (to avoid race conditions). If this flag is reset, then this MAPPDU should be treated normally.
+
+*Starting Sequence Number:* This field contains the unique sequence number assigned to the first data frame in this MAPPDU. Subsequent data frames in this MAPPDU simply increment from this starting sequence number. Sequence numbers are independently assigned to each data frame by the originator of the data flow.
+
+*Data Flow Identifier:* This optional field must be present if the information cannot be extracted from the first data frame. The fields making up the data flow identifier are those that are required to properly route the data, and to determine which unique data flow the data frames are associated with (which in turn identifies the sequence counter).
+
+*Domain Reference ID:* This optional field is only present for unreliable data. This is the Domain Reference ID that was transmitted by the sender during protocol arbitration. This field may be present for multicast transmissions (for performance reasons), but should be ignored. This value, combined with the network address of the originator, is sufficient to uniquely determine which domain the data is associated with.
+
+#### **A.9.7.2 Data flow identifier**
+
+A data flow identifier is used to identify which data flow a set of data frames is associated with. This information must be explicitly included if it cannot be extracted from the first data frame. The following table summarizes the Data Flow Identifier contents.
+
+| |
+|---------------------------|
+| Sender ID (optional) |
+| Metachannel ID (optional) |
+| Channel ID |
+| Reliability Level |
+| Priority |
+| Data Type (optional) |
+
+*Sender ID:* This optional field is only present for non-uniform data, or for uniform or proxy data flowing upward via unicast. This field may also be excluded if the information can be extracted from the MCS header of the first data frame. This field indicates the MCS User ID of the user application that originated the data associated with this data flow.
+
+*Metachannel ID:* This optional field may be excluded if the information can be extracted from the MCS header of the first data frame. This field identifies which metachannel is being referenced, and contains three sub-fields: channel ID; reliability level; and priority.
+
+*Data Type:* This optional field may be excluded if the information can be extracted from the MCS header of the first data frame. This field indicates what type of data this is. This is one of: non-uniform; uniform; or proxy.
+
+#### A.9.7.3 Data frame entry
+
+**MAPData** PDUs contain an array of data frames. The following table summarizes the Data Frame Entry contents.
+
+| |
+|--------------------|
+| First Segment Flag |
+| Last Segment Flag |
+| User Data |
+
+*First Segment Flag:* This flag indicates whether or not this data frame is the first segment of a MCSPDU. If this flag is set, then this is the first data frame in a MCSPDU. If this flag is reset, then this is not the first data frame in a MCSPDU.
+
+*Last Segment Flag:* This flag indicates whether or not this data frame is the last segment of a MCSPDU. If this flag is set, then this is the last data frame in a MCSPDU. If this flag is reset, then this is not the last data frame in a MCSPDU.
+
+*User Data:* This is the user data from the MCSPDU.
+
+### A.9.8 MAPAddGroupRequest
+
+This MAPPDU is used to propagate multicast group assignments downward within a domain. This is done whenever MAP detects a data flow for which there is no group assignment. This process is originated by each node in the domain that either has no upward MAP connection, or has an upward MAP connection but no common multicast protocols with the node above. This process is continued by each node that receives a **MAPAddGroupRequest** from the node above it.
+
+Each node should examine the lists of multicast protocols that are supported by the nodes beneath it (these lists are constructed during transport protocol arbitration). Based on this information, each node must tell the nodes beneath it which multicast protocol and group address to use. It should select those protocol(s) that will result in the fewest, largest multicast islands.
+
+When selecting a protocol for each downward node, there are several things that should be considered:
+
+- 1) *What protocol versions are in use at the downward nodes?* During connection establishment, both MCS and MAP arbitrate protocol versions with each adjacent node. When selecting multicast protocols for the downward nodes, remember that nodes using different protocol versions *cannot* be in the same multicast island (even if they support the same multicast protocol). This is simply because PDU formats are different.
+- 2) *What protocols are supported by the downward nodes?* Obviously, a node can only select from those protocols that the downward nodes have agreed to support. It should attempt to select the protocols that are most broadly supported.
+- 3) *What maximum payload sizes were arbitrated with the downward nodes?* During protocol arbitration, each node should attempt to select the same maximum payload sizes that have already been arbitrated with other connections in the same domain. If different nodes insist on different maximum payload sizes, then they cannot be in the same multicast island (all nodes in an island must agree on the same maximum payload size, for both unicast and multicast).
+
+- 4) *What protocol was assigned from above?* If a node is performing this selection in response to a **MAPAddGroupRequest** from above, then it should try to use the same protocol that was assigned to it (when possible). This is based on the fact that the node above has broader visibility, and can therefore make better decisions.
+- 5) *How many nodes in each subtree support each protocol?* During protocol arbitration, downward nodes include a node count with each multicast protocol that they agree to use. This number tells the upward node how many nodes in each of its subtrees support that protocol. By summing these numbers for all downward connections, a node can choose the multicast protocol with the broadest support. This gives some visibility beyond one level of the domain hierarchy.
+- 6) *Which protocols are preferred?* During protocol arbitration, downward nodes can also communicate their protocol preferences. This information could be used to finalize a protocol selection if the other factors do not clearly indicate a better choice.
+
+Once a multicast protocol has been selected for each downward node, this information is communicated to those nodes by sending a **MAPAddGroupRequest** to each of them. This will cause each receiving node to add that group to their list of active groups. It will also cause each node to continue propagating the group assignment downward by repeating the above steps for each of their downward connections.
+
+Since **MAPAddGroupRequest** specifies the range of priorities that are to use the multicast group, it is possible for different priorities to use different groups (even for the same channel). When determining which multicast group to send data to, MAP uses channel ID, reliability level, *and* priority. If a given priority is not mapped to multicast, then data at that priority is sent via unicast.
+
+Note that not all nodes in a multicast island will need to join a multicast group immediately. A node will join the group if any of the following conditions are true: if there are local user attachments that need to receive the data; if there are connections through other transport stacks that need to receive the data; or if this node must redirect the data via unicast to any neighbors. Some transport protocols may also require a node to join a group before transmitting data to it (even if that node has no interest in receiving data from the group).
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPAddGroupRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------------------|
+| Metachannel |
+| Transport Protocol ID |
+| Multicast Group Address |
+
+*Metachannel:* This field indicates which metachannel is being mapped to a multicast group.
+
+*Transport Protocol ID:* This field uniquely identifies the transport protocol to be used for this metachannel.
+
+*Multicast Group Address:* This is the multicast group address upon which the data for the metachannel will be sent. This field is formatted as an NSAP address.
+
+#### A.9.8.1 Metachannel
+
+The following table defines the fields that make up a metachannel. This type is used to identify the abstraction that MAP assigns multicast groups to.
+
+| |
+|-------------------|
+| Channel ID |
+| Reliability Level |
+| Priority Range |
+
+*Channel ID:* This field indicates which MCS channel is associated with the metachannel.
+
+*Reliability Level:* This field indicates which reliability level is associated with the metachannel.
+
+*Priority Range:* This is the priority range that is associated with the metachannel (zero is the highest priority).
+
+### A.9.9 MAPRemoveGroupRequest
+
+This MAP PDU is used to remove multicast groups from downward nodes in the multicast island. This process is originated by the Multicast Group Provider when it becomes necessary to remove a multicast group from use. When a node receives a **MAPRemoveGroupRequest**, it must forward the request downward to any nodes beneath it in the multicast island.
+
+Typically, a **MAPRemoveGroupRequest** will not be issued downward until use of the multicast group has already stopped. It is possible to ensure that a multicast group is not being actively used by issuing a **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** downward, and waiting for a **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** (from all downward nodes in the multicast island). Once this is done, the Multicast Group Provider can be assured that no one is using the group, so it can be removed without fear of data loss.
+
+When a node receives a **MAPRemoveGroupRequest**, it should immediately remove the group and forward the request downward toward all lower nodes in the island.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPRemoveGroupRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------|
+| Metachannel |
+|-------------|
+
+*Metachannel:* This field indicates which metachannel the group is being removed from.
+
+### A.9.10 MAPDisableUnicastRequest
+
+This MAP PDU is used to disable unicast data from a neighboring node for a specified data flow.
+
+A node should not transmit this MAP PDU until it has verified that it can transition to multicast reception without losing any data. To do this it must have received at least one data frame via unicast, in order to know what the next expected sequence number is. Furthermore, it must receive a data frame via multicast with a sequence number less than or equal to the expected sequence number (so that it knows it is synchronized). Only then will it know that it is okay to shut off the flow of unicast data (for that data flow).
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|----------------------|
+| Data Flow Identifier |
+|----------------------|
+
+*Data Flow Identifier:* This field contains the information necessary to determine which data flow unicast is being disabled for. The data flow identifier is fully defined in the subclause discussing the **MAPData** PDU. Sender ID will be omitted for downward flowing uniform and proxy data flows, but will otherwise be present. Metachannel ID and Data Type will always be present.
+
+### A.9.11 MAPEnableUnicastRequest
+
+This MAPDU is used to re-enable unicast from a neighboring node for a specified data flow.
+
+This MAPDU would be sent if a node determines that it is no longer receiving data via multicast, or that the error rates for multicast transmission are so high that it is not efficient to use it. There must be some local communication between MAP and the transport protocol to determine when this is necessary. This could also happen in response to **MAPSequenceNumber** PDUs that have revealed a stoppage in multicast data flow.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPEnableUnicastRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|----------------------|
+| Data Flow Identifier |
+|----------------------|
+
+*Data Flow Identifier:* This field contains the information necessary to determine which data flow unicast is being enabled for. The data flow identifier is fully defined in the subclause discussing the **MAPData** PDU. Sender ID will be omitted for downward flowing uniform and proxy data flows, but will otherwise be present. Metachannel ID and Data Type will always be present.
+
+### A.9.12 MAPEnableUnicastConfirm
+
+This MAPDU confirms that unicast has been re-established for the specified data flow. When a node tells a neighboring node to turn unicast back on, it may still be necessary for it to receive more data via multicast. This would happen if it is already too late for the neighboring node to send some data frames via unicast, because they have already passed through. This MAPDU allows the neighboring node to tell the originator of the **MAPEnableUnicastRequest** what the next sequence number that will be unicast is. That way, the node can continue to use multicast (if possible) to listen for all data frames up through that one. This is necessary in order to ensure that no data are lost during the transition from multicast back to unicast.
+
+For example, a node has received sequence numbers through 20 for a given data flow (but with very high error rates). It may elect to turn on unicast to better deal with the errors. However, the neighboring node may have already processed sequence numbers through 23 for that data flow. If the node immediately begins relying on unicast, it will miss sequence numbers 21 through 23. This confirm tells the originator of the request that the next sequence number it will unicast will be 24, so all sequence numbers through 23 must be received via multicast before it can depend on unicast.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPEnableUnicastConfirm** contents.
+
+| |
+|----------------------|
+| Data Flow Identifier |
+| Sequence Number |
+
+*Data Flow Identifier:* This field contains the information necessary to determine which data flow unicast is being enabled for. The data flow identifier is fully defined in the subclause discussing the **MAPData** PDU. Sender ID will be omitted for downward flowing uniform and proxy data flows, but will otherwise be present. Metachannel ID and Data Type will always be present.
+
+*Sequence Number:* This is the next sequence number in the data flow that will travel to the node via unicast. Anything prior to this sequence number must be received via multicast before the node can depend on the unicast data stream.
+
+### A.9.13 MAPDisableMulticastRequest
+
+This MAPPDU is transmitted downward in the multicast island to disable the use of multicast prior to group removal.
+
+When a node receives a **MAPDisableMulticastRequest**, it must initiate the process of re-enabling unicast for any data flows for which unicast was previously disabled (for this group). It does this by sending a **MAPEnableUnicastRequest** in the direction of the sender for each affected data flow. The node should also mark the group as being in the disabled state, which prohibits the node from disabling unicast for any data flows on the group. It should NOT, however, stop transmitting to the group.
+
+The **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** should be repeated downward to all nodes that lie beneath the receiver. A node cannot respond with a **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** until it has received similar confirms from all downward nodes, AND it has successfully re-enabled unicast for all data flows for which unicast was previously disabled (for this group). It cannot assume that unicast is re-enabled for a data flow until it has received a **MAPEnableUnicastConfirm** for each outstanding request (and it must have received all data via multicast with a sequence number less than the one in each confirm).
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------|
+| Metachannel |
+|-------------|
+
+*Metachannel:* This is the metachannel associated with the group for which multicast is being disabled. The metachannel type is fully described in the subclause on **MAPRemoveGroupRequest**.
+
+### A.9.14 MAPDisableMulticastConfirm
+
+This MAPPDU is used to confirm that all nodes beneath the receiver have stopped using a multicast group.
+
+When a node receives a **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** from the node above, it should respond by sending a **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** after two conditions have been met: it must have received **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** PDUs from all nodes beneath it in the multicast island (if any); and it must be sure that unicast is enabled for all data flows on the group.
+
+The first condition is met as a result of forwarding the **MAPDisableMulticastRequest** to the downward nodes. The second condition is met by re-enabling unicast for any data flows that were previously disabled (this is done using the **MAPEnableUnicastRequest** PDU).
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPDisableMulticastConfirm** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------|
+| Metachannel |
+|-------------|
+
+*Metachannel:* This is the metachannel associated with the group for which multicast has been disabled. The metachannel type is fully described in the subclause on **MAPRemoveGroupRequest**.
+
+### A.9.15 MAPEnableMulticastRequest
+
+This MAPPDU is used to re-enable a multicast group that was previously disabled.
+
+When a node receives a **MAPEnableMulticastRequest** for a group that is marked disabled (but still valid), it will re-enable the use of that group. This means that **MAPDisableUnicastRequest** PDUs can again be processed in order to shut off unicast data flow. A re-enabled group takes on the same state it had when first created.
+
+This request should be repeated downward to all nodes that lie beneath the receiver.
+The following table summarizes the **MAPEnableMulticastRequest** contents.
+
+| |
+|-------------|
+| Metachannel |
+|-------------|
+
+*Metachannel:* This is the metachannel associated with the group for which multicast is being re-enabled. The metachannel type is fully described in the subclause on **MAPRemoveGroupRequest**.
+
+### **A.9.16 MAPSequenceNumber**
+
+This MAPPDU is used to inform downstream receivers of what sequence numbers they should have received up until the current time. This MAPPDU is propagated outward from the originator of the data flow via unicast, and is repeated by all receiving nodes to those nodes that lie farther from the sender (across the upward connection, as well as any downward connections that lead to users joined to the specified channel). In this way, all nodes can be informed of what sequence numbers for the data flow should have been received.
+
+This MAPPDU could be used to determine when a node simply stops receiving data on a multicast group. This could be useful for unreliable protocols where there is no attempt at error correction. It may also be useful for transport protocols that do not cleanly detect the loss of a multicast pathway from a sender to a receiver. The exact use of the MAPPDU is for further study.
+
+The following table summarizes the **MAPSequenceNumber** contents.
+
+| |
+|----------------------|
+| Data Flow Identifier |
+| Sequence Number |
+
+*Data Flow Identifier:* This field contains the information necessary to determine which data flow this sequence number is associated with. The data flow identifier is fully defined in the subclause discussing the **MAPData** PDU. Sender ID will be omitted for downward flowing uniform and proxy data flows, but will otherwise be present. Metachannel ID and Data Type will always be present.
+
+*Sequence Number:* This is the last sequence number that was transmitted for the specified data flow.
+
+## **A.10 MAPPDU ASN.1 Definition**
+
+This subclause contains the actual format of the MAPPDUs, using the ASN.1 notation. The contents of this subclause will also be made available as a separate, compilable, text file.
+
+```
+--*****
+--*
+--* ASN.1 Definition for MAP PDUs
+--*
+--*****
+```
+
+**MAP-PROTOCOL DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS ::=**
+
+**BEGIN**
+
+**H221NonStandardIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..255))**
+
+```
+
+Key ::= CHOICE
+{
+ object OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
+ h221NonStandard H221NonStandardIdentifier
+}
+
+NonStandardParameter ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ key Key,
+ data OCTET STRING
+}
+
+NonStandardPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ data NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+VersionNumber ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ majorVersionNumber INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ minorVersionNumber INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+Priority ::= INTEGER (0 .. 15)
+
+PriorityRange ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ highPriority Priority,
+ lowPriority Priority,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPConnectRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ versionNumber VersionNumber,
+ connectionMAPSAP INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ priorityRange PriorityRange,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPConnectConfirmPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ versionNumber VersionNumber,
+ connectionMAPSAP INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+Reason ::= CHOICE
+{
+ providerInitiated NULL,
+ userRejected NULL,
+ userInitiated NULL,
+ invalidMAPSAP NULL,
+ invalidDomainReferenceID NULL,
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ unicastTransition NULL,
+ unspecifiedFailure NULL,
+ nonStandardReason NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+ }
+
+MAPDisconnectRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ reason Reason,
+ confirmRequired BOOLEAN,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPDisconnectConfirmPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+TransportProtocolID ::= CHOICE
+{
+ objectProtocolID OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
+ h221NonStandardProtocolID H221NonStandardIdentifier,
+ snapProtocolID OCTET STRING (SIZE (5)),
+ nonStandardProtocolID NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+TransportProtocolType ::= CHOICE
+{
+ reliableUnicast NULL,
+ unreliableUnicast NULL,
+ reliableMulticast NULL,
+ unreliableMulticast NULL,
+ nonStandardProtocolType NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+NetworkAddress ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ nsapAddress OCTET STRING (SIZE (1..20)),
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+PayloadSize ::= INTEGER (128 .. 65535)
+
+TransportProtocolRequestEntry ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ transportProtocolID TransportProtocolID,
+ transportProtocolType TransportProtocolType,
+ networkAddress NetworkAddress,
+ maximumPayloadFixedFlag BOOLEAN,
+ maximumPayloadSize PayloadSize,
+ preferenceWeighting INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ nodeCount INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ numberOfConnections INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ configurationData OCTET STRING OPTIONAL,
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+ }
+
+MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ moreToComeFlag BOOLEAN,
+ transportProtocolMenu SEQUENCE OF TransportProtocolRequestEntry,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+TransportProtocolConfirmEntry ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ transportProtocolID TransportProtocolID,
+ transportProtocolType TransportProtocolType,
+ networkAddress NetworkAddress,
+ maximumPayloadSize PayloadSize,
+ preferenceWeighting INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ nodeCount INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ numberOfConnections INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ configurationData OCTET STRING OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirmPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535),
+ moreToComeFlag BOOLEAN,
+ transportProtocolMenu SEQUENCE OF TransportProtocolConfirmEntry,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+SenderID ::= INTEGER (1001 .. 65535)
+
+ChannelID ::= INTEGER (1 .. 65535)
+
+ReliabilityLevel ::= CHOICE
+{
+ reliable NULL,
+ unreliable NULL,
+ nonStandardReliabilityLevel NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+DataType ::= CHOICE
+{
+ nonuniform NULL,
+ uniform NULL,
+ proxy NULL,
+ nonStandardDataType NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+DataFlowIdentifier ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ senderID SenderID OPTIONAL,
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ metachannelID SEQUENCE
+ {
+ channelID ChannelID,
+ reliabilityLevel ReliabilityLevel,
+ priority Priority,
+ ...
+ } OPTIONAL,
+
+ dataType DataType OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+SequenceNumber ::= INTEGER (0 .. 65535)
+
+DataDescriptor ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ unicastForwardFlag BOOLEAN,
+ startingSequenceNumber SequenceNumber,
+ dataFlowIdentifier DataFlowIdentifier OPTIONAL,
+ domainReferenceID INTEGER (0 .. 65535) OPTIONAL,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+DataFrameEntry ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ firstSegmentFlag BOOLEAN,
+ lastSegmentFlag BOOLEAN,
+ userData OCTET STRING,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPDataPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ dataDescriptor DataDescriptor OPTIONAL,
+ dataFrameArray SEQUENCE OF DataFrameEntry,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+Metachannel ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ channelID ChannelID,
+ reliabilityLevel ReliabilityLevel,
+ priorityRange PriorityRange,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+MAPAddGroupRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ metachannel Metachannel,
+ transportProtocolID TransportProtocolID,
+ multicastGroupAddress NetworkAddress,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+
+```
+
+**MAPRemoveGroupRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ metachannel Metachannel,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPDisableUnicastRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ dataFlowIdentifier DataFlowIdentifier,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPEnableUnicastRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ dataFlowIdentifier DataFlowIdentifier,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPEnableUnicastConfirmPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ dataFlowIdentifier DataFlowIdentifier,
+ sequenceNumber SequenceNumber,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPDisableMulticastRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ metachannel Metachannel,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPDisableMulticastConfirmPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ metachannel Metachannel,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPEnableMulticastRequestPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ metachannel Metachannel,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPSequenceNumberPDU ::= SEQUENCE**
+
+```
+{
+ dataFlowIdentifier DataFlowIdentifier,
+ sequenceNumber SequenceNumber,
+ nonStandardParameters SEQUENCE OF NonStandardParameter OPTIONAL,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**MAPPDU ::= CHOICE**
+
+```
+{
+ mapConnectRequest MAPConnectRequestPDU,
+ mapConnectConfirm MAPConnectConfirmPDU,
+ mapDisconnectRequest MAPDisconnectRequestPDU,
+ mapDisconnectConfirm MAPDisconnectConfirmPDU,
+ mapArbitrateProtocolsRequest MAPArbitrateProtocolsRequestPDU,
+ mapArbitrateProtocolsConfirm MAPArbitrateProtocolsConfirmPDU,
+ mapData MAPDataPDU,
+ mapAddGroupRequest MAPAddGroupRequestPDU,
+ mapRemoveGroupRequest MAPRemoveGroupRequestPDU,
+ mapDisableUnicastRequest MAPDisableUnicastRequestPDU,
+ mapEnableUnicastRequest MAPEnableUnicastRequestPDU,
+ mapEnableUnicastConfirm MAPEnableUnicastConfirmPDU,
+ mapDisableMulticastRequest MAPDisableMulticastRequestPDU,
+ mapDisableMulticastConfirm MAPDisableMulticastConfirmPDU,
+ mapEnableMulticastRequest MAPEnableMulticastRequestPDU,
+ mapSequenceNumber MAPSequenceNumberPDU,
+ nonStandardPDU NonStandardPDU,
+ ...
+}
+```
+
+**END**
+
+```
+--*****
+--*
+--* End of ASN.1 Definition for MAP PDUs
+--*
+--*****
+```
+
+
+
+# ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of the ITU-T |
+| Series B | Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification |
+| Series C | General telecommunication statistics |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminals for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks and open system communication |
+| Series Y | Global information infrastructure |
+| Series Z | Programming languages |
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+
+
+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU inside, crossed by a lightning bolt.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.134
+
+(02/98)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+# **Text chat application entity**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.134
+
+(Previously CCITT Recommendation)
+
+---
+
+# ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+
+
+A large empty rectangular box with a double border, likely intended for a diagram or additional text related to the terminal services.
+
+A large empty rectangular box with a double border.
+
+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+## **ITU-T RECOMMENDATION T.134**
+
+# **TEXT CHAT APPLICATION ENTITY**
+
+## **Summary**
+
+This Recommendation defines a protocol that supports multipoint text conversation.
+
+The T.134 protocol supports multipoint conversation in text by allowing text entered at one site to be advertised within a session to other sites. It enables simple real time text conversation between terminal users.
+
+The text conversation presentation protocol in Recommendation T.140 is used in the text chatting application.
+
+Recommendation T.134 uses services provided by Recommendations T.122 (MCS) and T.124 (GCC) also in their light profile defined in Annex C/T.120.
+
+The Chat protocol is intended to be possible to combine with other data services as well as with video and audio in audiovisual services.
+
+## **Source**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.134 was prepared by ITU-T Study Group 16 (1997-2000) and was approved under the WTSC Resolution No. 1 procedure on the 6th of February 1998.
+
+## FOREWORD
+
+ITU (International Telecommunication Union) is the United Nations Specialized Agency in the field of telecommunications. The ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector (ITU-T) is a permanent organ of the ITU. The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1.
+
+In some areas of information technology which fall within ITU-T's purview, the necessary standards are prepared on a collaborative basis with ISO and IEC.
+
+## NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+## INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS
+
+The ITU draws attention to the possibility that the practice or implementation of this Recommendation may involve the use of a claimed Intellectual Property Right. The ITU takes no position concerning the evidence, validity or applicability of claimed Intellectual Property Rights, whether asserted by ITU members or others outside of the Recommendation development process.
+
+As of the date of approval of this Recommendation, the ITU had not received notice of intellectual property, protected by patents, which may be required to implement this Recommendation. However, implementors are cautioned that this may not represent the latest information and are therefore strongly urged to consult the TSB patent database.
+
+© ITU 1998
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 1 Scope..... | 1 |
+| 2 Normative references ..... | 2 |
+| 3 Definitions ..... | 2 |
+| 4 Abbreviations..... | 3 |
+| 5 Overview..... | 3 |
+| 5.1 CHAT concepts..... | 3 |
+| 5.1.1 Text and control..... | 4 |
+| 6 Use of MCS ..... | 4 |
+| 6.1 MCS channel usage..... | 5 |
+| 6.2 Use of MCS data services ..... | 5 |
+| 7 Use of GCC..... | 5 |
+| 8 Protocol specification ..... | 6 |
+| 8.1 CHAT sessions ..... | 6 |
+| 8.2 Capabilities ..... | 6 |
+| 8.3 CHATPDU formats ..... | 6 |
+| 8.4 CHATE activation ..... | 6 |
+| 8.5 Response to long delays or high loads ..... | 6 |
+| 8.6 Text and presentation control entry ..... | 6 |
+| 8.7 Text and presentation control reception..... | 7 |
+| 9 CHATPDU definitions ..... | 7 |
+| 9.1 ASN.1 definition..... | 7 |
+| Annex A – Static channel ID assignments..... | 8 |
+| Annex B – Object Identifier assignments ..... | 9 |
+| Appendix I – Informative values..... | 9 |
+
+
+
+## Recommendation T.134
+
+# TEXT CHAT APPLICATION ENTITY
+
+(Geneva, 1998)
+
+# 1 Scope
+
+This Recommendation defines a protocol that supports multipoint text conversation, commonly known as chatting. It uses services provided by Recommendations T.122 (MCS) and T.124 (GCC) also in their light profile specified by Annex C/T.120.
+
+Figure 1 presents an overview of the scope of this Recommendation and its relationship to the other elements of the T.120 framework within a single node.
+
+
+
+```
+graph TD
+ UA["User Application
+(Using Recommendation T.140 presentation level chat protocol)"]
+ NCE["T.134 (CHAT)
+Application Protocol Entity"]
+ NCR["Node Controller"]
+ GCC["Generic Conference Control (GCC)
+T.124"]
+ MCS["Multipoint Communication Service (MCS)
+T.122/T.125"]
+ NSTP["Network Specific Transport Protocols
+T.123"]
+
+ UA <--> NCE
+ NCE <--> GCC
+ NCR <--> GCC
+ GCC <--> MCS
+ MCS <--> NSTP
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the scope of Recommendation T.134 within the T.120 framework. It shows the following components and their interactions:
+
+- User Application**: (Using Recommendation T.140 presentation level chat protocol)
+- T.120 Application Protocol Recommendations**: Contains the **T.134 (CHAT) Application Protocol Entity**.
+- Node Controller**
+- T.120 Infrastructure Recommendations showing the place of this Recommendation**: Contains the **Generic Conference Control (GCC) T.124**, the **Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) T.122/T.125**, and the **Network Specific Transport Protocols T.123**.
+
+Arrows indicate the flow of data and control between these components.
+
+Figure 1/T.134 – Scope of this Recommendation. A block diagram showing the architecture of the T.120 framework. At the top is the 'User Application' (Using Recommendation T.140 presentation level chat protocol). Below it is the 'T.120 Application Protocol Recommendations' box, which contains the 'T.134 (CHAT) Application Protocol Entity'. To the right is the 'Node Controller'. Below these is the 'T.120 Infrastructure Recommendations' box, which contains the 'Generic Conference Control (GCC) T.124', the 'Multipoint Communication Service (MCS) T.122/T.125', and the 'Network Specific Transport Protocols T.123'. Arrows indicate the flow of data and control between these components.
+
+T1604150-97
+
+Figure 1/T.134 – Scope of this Recommendation
+
+# 2 Normative references
+
+The following ITU Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation F.710 (1991), *General principles for audiographic conference service*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.120 (1996), *Data protocols for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.121 (1996), *Generic application template*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.122 (1993), *Multipoint communication service for audiographics and audiovisual conferencing service definition*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.123 (1996), *Network specific data protocol stacks for multimedia conferencing*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.124 (1995), *Generic Conference Control*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.125 (1994), *Multipoint communication service protocol specification*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation T.140 (1998), *Text conversation protocol for multimedia application*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:1998, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) – Specification of basic notation*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.691 (1997) | ISO/IEC 8825-2:1998, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules – Specification of Packed Encoding Rules (PER)*.
+- ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993 (including Amendments 1996), *Information technology – Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS) – Part 1: Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane*.
+
+# 3 Definitions
+
+This Recommendation defines the following terms:
+
+**3.1 Text Chat (CHAT):** A process that enables text entered on one terminal to be displayed at once to the user on that terminal and on one or more other terminals participating in a chat session.
+
+**3.2 Chat Protocol Entity (CHATE):** An Application Protocol Entity that interacts with a user application above and with the local MCS (Multipoint Communication Service) and local GCC (Generic Conference Control) providers below to implement application sharing. Data is exchanged between peer CHATEs using CHATPDUs (Chat Protocol Data Units).
+
+**3.3 handle:** A CHAT session-wide unique number used to identify an addressable item.
+
+**3.4 standard capability:** The capability is defined within the scope of this Recommendation but is not required for all CHATE implementations. Note that all standard capabilities must be negotiated before use.
+
+**3.5 unicode:** Text string format with multilingual capabilities as defined in ISO/IEC 10646-1.
+
+**3.6 window:** A rectangular area on the terminal display corresponding to a user interface display area managed by the terminal window manager.
+
+**3.7 Chat Channel (CHAT-CHANNEL):** A T.120 channel dedicated for use by the text conversation protocol.
+
+# 4 Abbreviations
+
+This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations:
+
+| | |
+|---------|------------------------------------------------|
+| CHATE | Text Chat Protocol Entity |
+| CHATPDU | Chat Protocol Data Unit |
+| GCC | Generic Conference Control |
+| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
+| ISO | International Organization for Standardization |
+| ITU | International Telecommunication Union |
+| MCS | Multipoint Communication Service |
+
+# 5 Overview
+
+The CHAT protocol enables multipoint text conversation in real time by allowing text entered at one site to be displayed within a session at other sites. Each site can enter text in the session. Exchange of text is maintained on a character-by-character or close to character-by-character basis in order to give the session participants an opportunity to exercise a natural conversation in text. The text and control exchange is done according to Recommendation T.140.
+
+A CHAT session consists of one or more CHATE entities which cooperate via the CHAT protocol to distribute entered text within the session. The CHAT protocol defines interactions between CHATEs. It does not define interactions between a CHATE and the operating system or input and output devices on the local terminal.
+
+## 5.1 CHAT concepts
+
+Figure 2 shows an example collection of CHATEs within a CHAT session.
+
+
+
+T1604160-97
+
+Diagram showing three CHATE entities (A, B, and C) connected in a multipoint configuration. CHATE A is at the top, CHATE B is at the bottom left, and CHATE C is at the bottom right. A curved arrow points from A to C, and another curved arrow points from C to A. A horizontal double-headed arrow connects B and C, indicating bidirectional communication between them.
+
+**Figure 2/T.134**
+
+- CHATE A and B both enters text into the CHAT session and displays text received from other CHATEs.
+
+- The MCS provider in the mode with CHATE C acts as an MCU, distributing the CHATPDUs among the CHATEs.
+
+### 5.1.1 Text and control
+
+When text is entered or a control action taken, then the CHATE constructs a suitable chat entry for the other CHATEs.
+
+The CHAT chat entry consists of interleaved text entries and presentation control actions as specified in Recommendation T.140.
+
+# 6 Use of MCS
+
+All T.134 communication shall be through MCS as specified in Recommendation T.122 and keeping within the subset defined by Annex C/T.120. This clause details specific use of MCS services, channel allocation and data priorities. This Recommendation complies with the mechanisms described in Recommendation T.121 regarding proper operations for standard base sessions, and the registration session.
+
+A CHATE uses the MCS service primitives described in Table 6-1 to attach and detach from a domain, join and leave the CHAT channel, and send and receive CHATPDUs.
+
+**Table 6-1/T.134 – MCS primitives needed by a CHATE**
+
+| MCS primitive | Description |
+|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| MCS-ATTACH-USER | Creates an MCS attachment through an MCS SAP to a domain hosted by the MCS provider. A result is confirmed to the requester. If the request is accepted, a user ID is assigned. |
+| MCS-DETACH-USER | Deletes an MCS attachment that was created previously by invocation of MCS-ATTACH-USER. This primitive may be requested by a user or initiated by a provider. It delivers an indication at every other MCS attachment to the same domain. If provider initiated, an indication is also delivered at the deleted attachment. |
+| MCS-CHANNEL-JOIN | Used by an application client to join an appropriate channel whose use is defined by the application. This is a prerequisite for receiving data sent to the channel. |
+| MCS-CHANNEL-LEAVE | Used by an application client to leave a previously joined channel and thus stop receiving data sent to that channel. The primitive may be user initiated (request only) or provider initiated (indication to affected user only). |
+| MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA | Used to transmit data to other members of a domain. If the sender is a member of the destination channel, it will not receive its own data indications. However, it will receive data indications from other sources addressed to that channel. |
+
+MCS request primitives are directed from the CHATE to the MCS provider, while indication primitives are directed from the MCS provider towards the CHATE. Additional detail on the MCS primitives described above can be found in Recommendation T.122 (Multipoint communication service for audiographics and audiovisual conferencing service definition).
+
+## 6.1 MCS channel usage
+
+Table 6-2 describes MCS channel usage for CHATE sessions of the types defined in Recommendation T.121. In the case of a Standard Base Session (see Recommendation T.121) which uses the CHAT protocol, the Channel IDs shown in Table 6-2 shall be used (symbolic IDs shown). For all other session types, the Application Registry Resource IDs shown in the table shall be used for allocating dynamic channels. The given Resource IDs shall be encoded as three-octet T.50 text strings using the characters shown in quotes in Table 6-2.
+
+**Table 6-2/T.134 – Description of CHAT channels**
+
+| Mnemonic | Channel IDs for Static Channel | Application Registry Resource IDs for Dynamic Channels | Description |
+|-----------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| CHAT-CHANNEL | CHAT-CHANNEL-0 | "T140"
(to be defined) | This channel bears all CHATPDUs to be broadcast to all peer CHATEs in a domain. |
+
+## 6.2 Use of MCS data services
+
+Table 6-3 lists the use of the MCS data service MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA for the CHATPDU. This table includes the channel over which the data is sent and the data priority at which the data is sent.
+
+- The CHAT protocol uses only the Medium MCS priority.
+
+The CHATPDUs specified in this Recommendation are placed in the Data parameter of the MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA primitive. The CHATPDUs are packed into the sequence of octets that form the Data parameter such that the leading bit is placed in the most significant bit of each octet, and filled toward the least significant bit of the octet.
+
+**Table 6-3/T.134 – Use of MCS data primitives for CHATPDUs**
+
+| CHATPDU | Channel | Priority |
+|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
+| ChatentryPDU | CHAT-CHANNEL | Medium |
+
+# 7 Use of GCC
+
+The CHAT protocol may use the procedures defined for a Registration Session and a Standard Base Session in the manner specified in Recommendation T.121 and shall use as its Application Protocol Key the Object Identifier defined in Annex B.
+
+All CHATEs compliant with this Recommendation shall first enrol actively or inactively in the Registration Session using the procedures defined in Recommendation T.121 and shall stay enrolled for as long as support for the CHAT protocol is to be indicated.
+
+CHATEs may enrol in a Public Session or Private Session at their discretion using the procedures defined in Recommendation T.121.
+
+When a session is in conducted mode, a CHATE may be restricted from sending data, depending on the GCC conducted-mode permission mechanism. If the node is given GCC conducted-mode permission, then a CHATE may send any type of ChatPDU. If the node is not given GCC conducted-mode permission, then a CHATE shall not send any type of ChatPDU.
+
+# **8 Protocol specification**
+
+## **8.1 CHAT sessions**
+
+A CHAT session consists of one or more CHATEs enrolled within a conference as described in clause 7. CHATEs may join or leave the CHAT session at any time.
+
+## **8.2 Capabilities**
+
+There are no capabilities to negotiate for this protocol.
+
+## **8.3 CHATPDU formats**
+
+The CHATPDUs contain data from the T.140 protocol.
+
+One CHATPDU can contain one or more entries of text and control items from the T.140 protocol.
+
+**Table 8-1/T.134 – ChatData**
+
+| Parameter | Description |
+|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------|
+| ChatString | One or more text and control items from the T.140 protocol |
+
+A ChatPDU can contain non-standard information using the chatNonStandardPDU choice. This uses the H221NonStandardIdentifier to allow an implementation to use non-standard information without conflicting with any other implementation's non-standard information. If a terminal receives a ChatNonStandardPDU it doesn't understand, it shall ignore the PDU.
+
+## **8.4 CHATE activation**
+
+In the CHAT protocol, CHATE activation shall be performed according to Recommendation T.121.
+
+A CHATE shall use the last roster instance number supplied by a GCC-APPLICATION-ROSTER-REPORT indication on the Standard Base Session that contains both itself and other CHATEs enrolled active.
+
+## **8.5 Response to long delays or high loads**
+
+If long delays are experienced or other high load indications, one reason can be that the total volume of CHAT data transmission in a large conference is high. For such cases, a CHATE may process CHAT data such that the volume of the transmission is reduced by buffering text for a longer period than normally done (reduces mean protocol overhead). The buffering timer is a local configuration value that should not exceed the limit documented in Appendix I. A value of zero indicates that no buffering is applied. In low bandwidth applications it may be accepted to configure constantly for the maximum buffering delay.
+
+## **8.6 Text and presentation control entry**
+
+The application enters text and presentation control elements according to Recommendation T.140 to CHATE for distribution.
+
+The entry should be inserted in a ChatentryPDU. If no buffering timer is specified, each entry from the application is sent with a ChatentryPDU.
+
+If a buffering timer is specified, entries are stored sequentially in one ChatentryPDU and sending initiated after the buffer timer has expired. The buffering timer is started when the first entry is stored in the ChatentryPDU.
+
+The buffering timer is a local constant within the CHATE. See Appendix I.
+
+## 8.7 Text and presentation control reception
+
+On reception of a ChatentryPDU, the CHATE extracts its text and presentation control elements and other parameters and submits it to the application for action (commonly as specified in Recommendation T.140).
+
+# 9 CHATPDU definitions
+
+The structure of CHATPDUs for the CHAT protocol are specified as follows using the notation ASN.1 of Recommendation X.680.
+
+The CHATPDUs shall be encoded and placed in the data field of MCS-UNIFORM-SEND-DATA primitives, with the bit string generated by the encoding placed in the GENERAL STRING used by MCS in the order such that for each octet, the leading bit is placed in the most significant bit position and the trailing bit is placed in the least significant bit position.
+
+## 9.1 ASN.1 definition
+
+```
+--|||
+--|||
+```
+
+```
+--
+```
+
+```
+-- Begin CHAT Definitions
+```
+
+```
+--
+```
+
+```
+-- The following base mode ASN.1 definitions are encoded using the BASIC
+```
+
+```
+-- ALIGNED variant of the Packed Encoding Rules of ITU-T Recommendation
+```
+
+```
+-- X.691.
+```
+
+```
+--
+```
+
+```
+--|||
+--|||
+```
+
+**CHAT-PROTOCOL DEFINITIONS AUTOMATIC TAGS ::=**
+
+**BEGIN**
+
+```
+-- NOTE: =====
+```
+
+```
+-- NOTE: All abstract types defined shall be exported
+```
+
+```
+-- NOTE: =====
+```
+
+```
+-- H221NonStandardIdentifier
+```
+
+```
+-- Used to specify non-standard objects using H.221 numbering.
+```
+
+```
+-- The first four octets shall designate country code and
+```
+
+```
+-- manufacturer code, assigned as specified in
+```
+
+```
+-- Annex A/H.221 for NS-cap and NS-comm.
+```
+
+**H221NonStandardIdentifier ::= OCTET STRING (SIZE (4..255))**
+
+**Key ::= CHOICE** -- Identifier of a standard or non-standard object
+
+```
+{
+ object OBJECT IDENTIFIER,
+ h221NonStandard H221NonStandardIdentifier
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+-- NonStandardParameter
+-- Used to specify non-standard parameters. This includes a
+-- data field which may be used to fill in parameter values
+-- of the type indicated by the NonStandardIdentifier
+NonStandardParameter ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ key Key,
+ value OCTET STRING OPTIONAL
+}
+
+ChatString ::= GeneralString (SIZE (0..255)) -- Chat Protocol String
+
+--|||||
+--|||||
+--
+-- Begin CHATPDU Definitions
+--
+--|||||
+--|||||
+ChatentryPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ chatString ChatString,
+ ...
+}
+
+ChatNonStandardPDU ::= SEQUENCE
+{
+ nonStandardTransaction NonStandardParameter,
+ ...
+}
+
+ChatPDU ::= CHOICE
+{
+ chatentryPDU ChatentryPDU,
+ chatNonStandardPDU ChatNonStandardPDU,
+ ...
+}
+
+--|||||
+--|||||
+--
+-- End CHAT Definitions
+--
+--|||||
+--|||||
+
+END
+
+```
+
+# ANNEX A
+
+## Static channel ID assignments
+
+Table A.1 lists the numerical assignment of static channel IDs for the static channels allocated for use by this Recommendation. The numerical assignment of static channel IDs is intended to be centralized in Recommendation T.120, but is included here until T.120 is completed.
+
+**Table A.1/T.134 – Static channel ID assignments**
+
+| Symbolic Name | Channel ID |
+|----------------|------------|
+| CHAT-CHANNEL-0 | 12 |
+
+## ANNEX B
+
+## Object Identifier assignments
+
+Table B.1 lists the assignment of Object Identifiers defined for use by this Recommendation.
+
+**Table B.1/T.134**
+
+| Object Identifier Value | Description |
+|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| {itu-t recommendation t 134 version (0) 1} | This Object Identifier is used to indicate the version of this Recommendation. |
+
+# APPENDIX I
+
+## Informative values
+
+This appendix provides suggested values for various values described within the main body of this Recommendation, based on experience with application sharing on a number of terminal types. These values are not mandatory and the actual values used by a specific CHATE are left to the discretion of the implementer.
+
+### Maximum buffering timer
+
+The maximum time a character should stay buffered before transmission should be kept low in order to let the users perceive the flow of the text without disturbing delays. However, buffering can save bandwidth by decreasing mean protocol overhead per transmitted character.
+
+A maximum buffering timer of 500 ms is recommended.
+
+
+
+# ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of the ITU-T |
+| Series B | Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification |
+| Series C | General telecommunication statistics |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | TMN and network maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminals for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks and open system communications |
+| Series Y | Global information infrastructure |
+| Series Z | Programming languages |
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+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU and a lightning bolt.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.171
+
+(10/96)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+**Protocols for interactive audiovisual services:
+coded representation of multimedia and
+hypermedia objects**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.171
+
+(Previously CCITT Recommendation)
+
+---
+
+# ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+The ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1 (Helsinki, March 1-12, 1993).
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.171 was prepared by ITU-T Study Group 8 (1993-1996) and was approved by the WTSC (Geneva, October 9-18, 1996).
+
+## --- NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression “Administration” is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+© ITU 1997
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | Page |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 0 Introduction ..... | 1 |
+| 0.1 Application domains for requirements analysis ..... | 1 |
+| 0.2 Multimedia/Hypermedia application requirements ..... | 2 |
+| 0.3 Rationale for standardisation of multimedia and hypermedia information ..... | 4 |
+| 0.4 T.171 Objectives ..... | 5 |
+| 0.5 T.171 concepts ..... | 6 |
+| 0.6 The MHEG application interface ..... | 10 |
+| 0.7 T.171 extensibility ..... | 10 |
+| 1 Scope ..... | 10 |
+| 1.1 Specificity of the scope ..... | 11 |
+| 1.2 Issues outside T.171 scope ..... | 11 |
+| 2 Conformance ..... | 11 |
+| 2.1 Profiles ..... | 11 |
+| 2.2 Syntax ..... | 11 |
+| 2.3 Semantics ..... | 11 |
+| 3 Normative References ..... | 12 |
+| 4 Definitions ..... | 12 |
+| 5 Symbols and abbreviations ..... | 19 |
+| SECTION 1 – OVERVIEW ..... | 21 |
+| 6 T.171 principal feature ..... | 21 |
+| 6.1 Interchanging multimedia objects ..... | 21 |
+| 6.2 The object-oriented approach ..... | 21 |
+| 6.3 Technical features ..... | 23 |
+| 7 MHEG Engine Assumptions ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1 Handling and Interchange of objects ..... | 27 |
+| 7.2 The MHEG application interface ..... | 28 |
+| 7.3 Exception handling ..... | 29 |
+| 8 Methodology ..... | 29 |
+| 8.1 Modularity ..... | 29 |
+| 8.2 Methodology of representation of MHEG objects ..... | 29 |
+| SECTION 2 – GENERIC UTILITY AND USEFUL DEFINITION MECHANISMS ..... | 33 |
+| 9 Presentation Mechanism ..... | 33 |
+| 9.1 Presentation Space (PS) ..... | 34 |
+| 9.2 Original Presentation Space (OPS) ..... | 37 |
+| 9.3 Channel Presentation Space (CPS) ..... | 38 |
+| 9.4 Relative Presentation Space (RPS) ..... | 39 |
+| 9.5 CPS mapping ..... | 39 |
+| 10 Generic identification mechanism ..... | 40 |
+| 10.1 External identification ..... | 41 |
+| 10.2 Internal identification ..... | 43 |
+| 10.3 Symbolic identification ..... | 47 |
+| 11 Generic reference mechanism ..... | 47 |
+| 11.1 Generic reference using generic identification ..... | 47 |
+| 11.2 Predefined references ..... | 50 |
+| 11.3 ? reference ..... | 50 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 12 Generic Value..... | 52 |
+| 12.1 Generic boolean..... | 53 |
+| 12.2 Generic numeric..... | 53 |
+| 12.3 Generic integer..... | 53 |
+| 12.4 Generic ratio ..... | 53 |
+| 12.5 Generic string..... | 54 |
+| 12.6 Generic reference..... | 54 |
+| 12.7 Generic list..... | 54 |
+| 13 Macro Mechanism..... | 54 |
+| 14 Hooks ..... | 56 |
+| 15 Extensibility ..... | 57 |
+| 15.1 Catalogues..... | 57 |
+| 15.2 Addition of New MHEG object classes..... | 58 |
+| 15.3 Extensibility Provision..... | 58 |
+| SECTION 3 – OVERVIEW OF MHEG CLASSES ..... | 58 |
+| 16 MHEG object classes overview ..... | 58 |
+| 17 Structure of MH-Object Class..... | 59 |
+| 17.1 Class identification ..... | 59 |
+| 17.2 MHEG-ID..... | 59 |
+| 17.3 General object information ..... | 59 |
+| 18 Structure of Action Class ..... | 60 |
+| 18.1 Elementary actions..... | 60 |
+| 18.2 Basic action object..... | 61 |
+| 18.3 Nested action object..... | 61 |
+| 18.4 Macro action object ..... | 61 |
+| 19 Structure of Link Class..... | 61 |
+| 19.1 Link Condition..... | 62 |
+| 19.2 Link Effect..... | 71 |
+| 19.3 Basic link object ..... | 71 |
+| 19.4 Nested link object ..... | 71 |
+| 19.5 Macro link object..... | 72 |
+| 20 Structure of Model Class..... | 72 |
+| 21 Structure of Script Class..... | 72 |
+| 22 Structure of Component Class..... | 72 |
+| 23 Structure of Content Class..... | 73 |
+| 24 Structure of Multiplexed Content Class ..... | 73 |
+| 25 Structure of Composite Class ..... | 74 |
+| 25.1 Availability Start-up ..... | 75 |
+| 25.2 Availability Close-down..... | 76 |
+| 25.3 RT-Availability Start-up..... | 76 |
+| 25.4 Rt-Availability Close-down..... | 76 |
+| 25.5 Composition Element ..... | 77 |
+| 25.6 Composition example ..... | 77 |
+| 26 Structure of Container Class ..... | 78 |
+| 26.1 Container Start-up..... | 78 |
+| 26.2 Container Close-down ..... | 78 |
+| 26.3 Container Element ..... | 78 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
+| 27 | Structure of Descriptor Class ..... 79 |
+| 27.1 | Related Object ..... 79 |
+| 27.2 | Other Descriptor ..... 81 |
+| 27.3 | Readme ..... 81 |
+| 27.4 | System Readable Material ..... 81 |
+| 27.5 | Channel Information ..... 81 |
+| 27.6 | Catalogued Style Information ..... 82 |
+| 27.7 | Cat Ext elementary action info ..... 82 |
+| 27.8 | Cat Ext Attribute Info ..... 82 |
+| SECTION 4 – MHEG ENTITIES COMMON BEHAVIOUR ..... 82 | |
+| 28 | MHEG entity behaviour ..... 82 |
+| 29 | MHEG entity state definition ..... 82 |
+| 29.1 | MHEG object availability ..... 83 |
+| 29.2 | Link activation ..... 84 |
+| 29.3 | Channel availability ..... 85 |
+| 29.4 | Rt-object availability ..... 86 |
+| 29.5 | Rt-Component running behaviour ..... 88 |
+| 29.6 | Rt-Component presentation behaviour ..... 89 |
+| 30 | Life cycle of MHEG entities ..... 92 |
+| 31 | General action mechanisms ..... 92 |
+| 31.1 | Action treatment ..... 92 |
+| 31.2 | Processing of link effect ..... 93 |
+| 31.3 | Basic processing of an elementary action ..... 95 |
+| 31.4 | Resolution of target set ..... 95 |
+| 31.5 | Arithmetic precision ..... 95 |
+| 32 | Common action effects and handling ..... 96 |
+| 32.1 | Elementary actions ..... 96 |
+| 32.2 | Get actions ..... 96 |
+| 32.3 | Recommended exception handling ..... 97 |
+| 33 | Postpone Behaviour ..... 97 |
+| 33.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... 97 |
+| 33.2 | Actions to change the behaviour ..... 97 |
+| 34 | Returnability Behaviour ..... 98 |
+| 34.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... 98 |
+| 34.2 | Actions to change the behaviour ..... 98 |
+| 35 | Alias Behaviour ..... 98 |
+| 35.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... 98 |
+| 35.2 | Actions to change the behaviour ..... 98 |
+| 36 | Extensibility Behaviour ..... 99 |
+| 36.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... 99 |
+| 36.2 | Catalogued Attribute ..... 99 |
+| 36.3 | Actions to change the behaviour ..... 99 |
+| 36.4 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... 100 |
+| SECTION 5 – MHEG OBJECTS BEHAVIOUR ..... 101 | |
+| 37 | MHEG Objects Availability Behaviour ..... 101 |
+| 37.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... 101 |
+| 37.2 | Preparation Status ..... 101 |
+| 37.3 | Actions to change the behaviour ..... 101 |
+| 37.4 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... 104 |
+
+| | Page |
+|----|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 38 | Link Object Activation Behaviour ..... 104 |
+| | 38.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 104 |
+| | 38.2 Activation Status..... 105 |
+| | 38.3 Actions to change the behaviour..... 105 |
+| | 38.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 105 |
+| 39 | Link Object Abort Behaviour..... 106 |
+| | 39.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 106 |
+| | 39.2 Actions to change the behaviour..... 106 |
+| 40 | Content Class Generic Value Storage Behaviour..... 107 |
+| | 40.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 107 |
+| | 40.2 Data..... 107 |
+| | 40.3 Actions to change the behaviour..... 107 |
+| | 40.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 112 |
+| 41 | Content Class Copy Behaviour ..... 113 |
+| | 41.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 113 |
+| | 41.2 Actions to change the behaviour..... 113 |
+| | SECTION 6 – RT-OBJECTS BEHAVIOUR ..... 114 |
+| 42 | Rt-Objects Availability Behaviour..... 114 |
+| | 42.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 114 |
+| | 42.2 Rt-Availability Status ..... 114 |
+| | 42.3 Actions to change the behaviour..... 114 |
+| | 42.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 116 |
+| 43 | Rt-Objects Running Behaviour ..... 117 |
+| | 43.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 117 |
+| | 43.2 Running Status..... 117 |
+| | 43.3 Actions to change the behaviour..... 117 |
+| | 43.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 119 |
+| 44 | Rt-Script Passing Parameters Behaviour..... 120 |
+| | 44.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 120 |
+| | 44.2 Actions to change the behaviour..... 120 |
+| 45 | Rt-Scripts Termination Behaviour ..... 121 |
+| | 45.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 121 |
+| | 45.2 Termination Status..... 121 |
+| | 45.3 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 121 |
+| 46 | Sockets Presentation and Structural Dynamism Behaviour ..... 122 |
+| | 46.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 122 |
+| | 46.2 Actions to change the behaviour..... 122 |
+| 47 | Rt-Composite Navigation Behaviour ..... 124 |
+| | 47.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 124 |
+| | 47.2 Rt-Composite Address..... 124 |
+| | 47.3 Navigation Command..... 124 |
+| | 47.4 Child ..... 124 |
+| | 47.5 EmptyChild..... 124 |
+| | 47.6 Sibling..... 124 |
+| | 47.7 Ancestor..... 124 |
+| | 47.8 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 125 |
+| 48 | Rt-Components Rps Assignment Behaviour..... 125 |
+| | 48.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses..... 125 |
+| | 48.2 RPS Assignment ..... 125 |
+| | 48.3 Actions to change the behaviour..... 125 |
+| | 48.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... 126 |
+
+| | | |
+|-------|---------------------------------------------|-----|
+| 49 | Rt-Components Perceptability Behaviour..... | 127 |
+| 49.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses..... | 127 |
+| 49.2 | Perceptability ..... | 127 |
+| 49.3 | Presentation Priority ..... | 127 |
+| 49.4 | Actions to change the behaviour..... | 127 |
+| 49.5 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... | 129 |
+| 50 | Rt-Components Temporal Behaviour ..... | 129 |
+| 50.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses..... | 129 |
+| 50.2 | OD ..... | 130 |
+| 50.3 | POD ..... | 130 |
+| 50.4 | OVD..... | 130 |
+| 50.5 | PVD ..... | 130 |
+| 50.6 | Temporal Termination ..... | 130 |
+| 50.7 | PVD Position ..... | 131 |
+| 50.8 | CTP ..... | 132 |
+| 50.9 | GTF ..... | 133 |
+| 50.10 | Timestone Status..... | 133 |
+| 50.11 | Timestone ID ..... | 133 |
+| 50.12 | Expected OVD Result..... | 133 |
+| 50.13 | Expected PVD Result ..... | 133 |
+| 50.14 | Actions to change the behaviour..... | 133 |
+| 50.15 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... | 136 |
+| 51 | Rt-Components Spatial Behaviour ..... | 141 |
+| 51.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses..... | 141 |
+| 51.2 | OS ..... | 141 |
+| 51.3 | POS ..... | 141 |
+| 51.4 | Aspect Ratio..... | 141 |
+| 51.5 | Resizing Strategy ..... | 142 |
+| 51.6 | OVS ..... | 143 |
+| 51.7 | OAP ..... | 143 |
+| 51.8 | OVS Position ..... | 143 |
+| 51.9 | PVS..... | 144 |
+| 51.10 | OVS Proj Strategy ..... | 144 |
+| 51.11 | PAP ..... | 144 |
+| 51.12 | PVS Position..... | 144 |
+| 51.13 | GSF..... | 144 |
+| 51.14 | Spatial Control..... | 145 |
+| 51.15 | User Spatial Control ..... | 145 |
+| 51.16 | Expected Axis Result Param..... | 145 |
+| 51.17 | Point Type Param ..... | 145 |
+| 51.18 | Actions to change the behaviour..... | 145 |
+| 51.19 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... | 151 |
+| 52 | Rt-Components Audible Behaviour ..... | 157 |
+| 52.1 | Behaviour attributes and statuses..... | 157 |
+| 52.2 | OV ..... | 157 |
+| 52.3 | CV..... | 157 |
+| 52.4 | PCV ..... | 157 |
+| 52.5 | GVF ..... | 158 |
+| 52.6 | Actions to change the behaviour..... | 158 |
+| 52.7 | Actions to retrieve the behaviour..... | 159 |
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 53 Rt-Mux Stream Choice Behaviour ..... | 160 |
+| 53.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 160 |
+| 53.2 Stream Choice ..... | 161 |
+| 53.3 Stream Chosen State ..... | 161 |
+| 53.4 Stream Identification ..... | 161 |
+| 53.5 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 161 |
+| 53.6 Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... | 161 |
+| 54 Interaction Behaviour ..... | 162 |
+| 54.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 163 |
+| 54.2 Interaction Type ..... | 163 |
+| 54.3 Interaction Status ..... | 163 |
+| 54.4 Selection Status ..... | 163 |
+| 54.5 Modification Status ..... | 164 |
+| 54.6 Interaction Ability ..... | 164 |
+| 54.7 Selectability ..... | 164 |
+| 54.8 Modifiability ..... | 164 |
+| 54.9 Min Interact Required ..... | 164 |
+| 54.10 Max Interact Required ..... | 165 |
+| 54.11 Number of Interacted Sockets ..... | 165 |
+| 54.12 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 166 |
+| 54.13 Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... | 167 |
+| 55 Rt-Components Style Behaviour ..... | 169 |
+| 55.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 170 |
+| 55.2 Style ..... | 170 |
+| 55.3 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 170 |
+| 55.4 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 170 |
+| 56 Rt-Contents Anchor Behaviour ..... | 171 |
+| 56.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 171 |
+| 56.2 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 171 |
+| SECTION 7 – CHANNELS BEHAVIOUR ..... | 173 |
+| 57 Channel Availability Behaviour ..... | 173 |
+| 57.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 173 |
+| 57.2 Channel Availability Status ..... | 173 |
+| 57.3 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 173 |
+| 57.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... | 174 |
+| 58 Channel Perceptability Behaviour ..... | 175 |
+| 58.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 175 |
+| 58.2 Channel Perceptability ..... | 175 |
+| 58.3 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 175 |
+| 58.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... | 176 |
+| 59 Channel Presentation Space Behaviour ..... | 176 |
+| 59.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 176 |
+| 59.2 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 176 |
+| SECTION 8 – CHANNELS AND RT-COMPONENTS BEHAVIOUR ..... | 177 |
+| 60 Channels and Rt-Components Events Behaviour ..... | 177 |
+| 60.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses ..... | 177 |
+| 60.2 Event ..... | 177 |
+| 60.3 Event Data ..... | 177 |
+| 60.4 Actions to change the behaviour ..... | 177 |
+| 60.5 Actions to retrieve the behaviour ..... | 178 |
+
+| | |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|-----|
+| SECTION 9 – DETAILED REPRESENTATION OF MHEG OBJECTS ..... | 179 |
+| 61 MH-object class representation attributes ..... | 179 |
+| 61.1 MH-object Class ..... | 179 |
+| 61.2 Class Identification ..... | 179 |
+| 61.3 Class ID ..... | 180 |
+| 61.4 Description ..... | 180 |
+| 61.5 Name ..... | 180 |
+| 61.6 Owner ..... | 180 |
+| 61.7 Version ..... | 180 |
+| 61.8 Date ..... | 180 |
+| 61.9 Keywords ..... | 180 |
+| 61.10 Copyright ..... | 180 |
+| 61.11 Copyright ID ..... | 180 |
+| 61.12 Copyright Number ..... | 180 |
+| 61.13 Licence ..... | 180 |
+| 61.14 Cache Priority ..... | 181 |
+| 61.15 Comments ..... | 181 |
+| 62 Action class representation attributes ..... | 181 |
+| 62.1 Action Class ..... | 181 |
+| 62.2 Synchro Indicator Param ..... | 181 |
+| 62.3 Synchro Indicator Macro ..... | 181 |
+| 62.4 Synchro Indicator ..... | 182 |
+| 62.5 Synchronised Action ..... | 182 |
+| 62.6 Action Object ..... | 182 |
+| 63 Link class representation attributes ..... | 182 |
+| 63.1 Link Class ..... | 182 |
+| 63.2 Link Condition ..... | 183 |
+| 63.3 Trigger Condition ..... | 183 |
+| 63.4 Constraint Condition ..... | 183 |
+| 63.5 Source Value ..... | 183 |
+| 63.6 Comparison Operation ..... | 183 |
+| 63.7 Comparison Value ..... | 183 |
+| 63.8 Previous Condition ..... | 183 |
+| 63.9 Current Condition ..... | 183 |
+| 63.10 Comparison Operator ..... | 183 |
+| 63.11 Logical Combination ..... | 184 |
+| 63.12 Logical Operator ..... | 184 |
+| 63.13 Condition ..... | 184 |
+| 63.14 Link Effect ..... | 184 |
+| 63.15 Macro Parameter Resolution ..... | 184 |
+| 63.16 Usage Value ..... | 184 |
+| 64 Model class representation attributes ..... | 184 |
+| 64.1 Model Class ..... | 184 |
+| 65 Script class representation attributes ..... | 185 |
+| 65.1 Script Class ..... | 185 |
+| 65.2 Script Classification ..... | 185 |
+| 65.3 Script Data ..... | 185 |
+| 65.4 Script Inclusion ..... | 185 |
+| 65.5 InterchangedScript ..... | 185 |
+| 66 Component class representation attributes ..... | 185 |
+| 66.1 Component Class ..... | 186 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-------|---------------------------------------------------------------|
+| 67 | Content class representation attributes ..... 186 |
+| 67.1 | Content Class ..... 186 |
+| 67.2 | Content Data ..... 186 |
+| 67.3 | Data Inclusion ..... 186 |
+| 68 | Multiplexed content class representation attributes ..... 186 |
+| 68.1 | Multiplexed Content Class ..... 187 |
+| 68.2 | Multiplexed Stream ..... 187 |
+| 69 | Composite class representation attributes ..... 187 |
+| 69.1 | Composite Class ..... 187 |
+| 69.2 | Availability Start-up ..... 188 |
+| 69.3 | Availability Close-down ..... 188 |
+| 69.4 | Rt-Availability Start-up ..... 188 |
+| 69.5 | Rt-Availability Close-down ..... 188 |
+| 69.6 | Link Object ..... 188 |
+| 69.7 | Nb of Elements ..... 188 |
+| 69.8 | Composition Element ..... 188 |
+| 69.9 | Element Index ..... 189 |
+| 69.10 | Associated Model ..... 189 |
+| 69.11 | Label ..... 189 |
+| 70 | Container class representation attributes ..... 189 |
+| 70.1 | Container Class ..... 189 |
+| 70.2 | Container Start-up ..... 189 |
+| 70.3 | Container Close-down ..... 190 |
+| 70.4 | Container Element ..... 190 |
+| 71 | Descriptor class representation attributes ..... 190 |
+| 71.1 | Descriptor Class ..... 191 |
+| 71.2 | Related Object ..... 191 |
+| 71.3 | Object Information ..... 191 |
+| 71.4 | Object Size ..... 191 |
+| 71.5 | Class Specific Information ..... 191 |
+| 71.6 | Script Class Information ..... 191 |
+| 71.7 | Content Class Information ..... 192 |
+| 71.8 | Mux Content Class Info ..... 192 |
+| 71.9 | Number of Streams ..... 192 |
+| 71.10 | Stream Information ..... 192 |
+| 71.11 | Alternative Object ..... 192 |
+| 71.12 | Alternative Descriptor Object ..... 192 |
+| 71.13 | Alternative Readme ..... 192 |
+| 71.14 | Offset ..... 192 |
+| 71.15 | Other Descriptor ..... 192 |
+| 71.16 | Readme ..... 192 |
+| 71.17 | System Readable Material ..... 192 |
+| 71.18 | Channel Information ..... 193 |
+| 71.19 | X min ..... 193 |
+| 71.20 | X max ..... 193 |
+| 71.21 | Y min ..... 193 |
+| 71.22 | Y max ..... 193 |
+| 71.23 | Z min ..... 193 |
+| 71.24 | Z max ..... 193 |
+| 71.25 | X Resolution ..... 193 |
+| 71.26 | Y Resolution ..... 193 |
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 71.27 Z Resolution..... | 193 |
+| 71.28 T Resolution..... | 193 |
+| 71.29 F min..... | 194 |
+| 71.30 F max ..... | 194 |
+| 71.31 Audio Dynamic..... | 194 |
+| 71.32 Channel Media Type..... | 194 |
+| 71.33 Event Mapping..... | 194 |
+| 71.34 Catalogued Style Information..... | 194 |
+| 71.35 Cat Ext elementary action Info ..... | 194 |
+| 71.36 Cat Ext Attribute Info ..... | 194 |
+| 72 Behaviours..... | 194 |
+| 72.1 Postpone behaviour..... | 194 |
+| 72.2 Returnability behaviour ..... | 195 |
+| 72.3 Alias behaviour..... | 196 |
+| 72.4 Extensibility behaviour..... | 196 |
+| 72.5 Mheg objects availability behaviour..... | 197 |
+| 72.6 Link object activation behaviour ..... | 197 |
+| 72.7 Link object abort behaviour..... | 198 |
+| 72.8 Content class generic value storage behaviour ..... | 198 |
+| 72.9 Content class copy behaviour ..... | 199 |
+| 72.10 Rt-objects availability behaviour ..... | 200 |
+| 72.11 Rt-objects running behaviour ..... | 200 |
+| 72.12 Rt-script passing parameter behaviour..... | 201 |
+| 72.13 Sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour ..... | 201 |
+| 72.14 Rt-components rps assignment behaviour ..... | 202 |
+| 72.15 Rt-components perceptability behaviour ..... | 202 |
+| 72.16 Rt-components temporal behaviour..... | 203 |
+| 72.17 Rt-components spatial behaviour..... | 205 |
+| 72.18 Rt-components audible behaviour ..... | 207 |
+| 72.19 Rt-mux stream choice behaviour ..... | 208 |
+| 72.20 Interaction behaviour ..... | 209 |
+| 72.21 Rt-components style behaviour ..... | 210 |
+| 72.22 Rt-contents anchor behaviour ..... | 210 |
+| 72.23 Channel availability behaviour..... | 211 |
+| 72.24 Channel perceptability behaviour ..... | 211 |
+| 72.25 Channel presentation space behaviour..... | 212 |
+| 72.26 Channels and rt-components events behaviour..... | 212 |
+| 73 Elementary Actions..... | 213 |
+| 73.1 List of elementary actions..... | 213 |
+| 73.2 MHEG entity, data, stream, macro parameter and identification useful definitions..... | 214 |
+| 73.3 References useful definitions..... | 217 |
+| 73.4 Useful definitions of targets..... | 222 |
+| 73.5 Generic value useful definitions ..... | 226 |
+| 73.6 Evaluated values useful definitions ..... | 230 |
+| 73.7 Hooks..... | 238 |
+| 73.8 Extensibility ..... | 238 |
+| 73.9 Presentation space useful definitions ..... | 242 |
+| 73.10 Constants useful definitions..... | 249 |
+| 73.11 Comparison value constants ..... | 256 |
+
+| | Page |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| Annex A – ASN.1 notations (Level C) Coded representation (Level D) ..... | 257 |
+| Annex B – Examples of MHEG systems ..... | 291 |
+| B.1 Example of an MHEG Engine ..... | 291 |
+| B.2 Application examples ..... | 295 |
+| Annex C – Interfaces to media Recommendations and Standards ..... | 302 |
+| C.1 Example of still image content object..... | 302 |
+| C.2 Example of audio content object ..... | 303 |
+| Annex D – Hypertext/Hypermedia Support ..... | 303 |
+| D.1 Introduction ..... | 303 |
+| D.2 Mechanism for Hypertext/Hypermedia ..... | 304 |
+| D.3 An example of interrelationships between MHEG and WWW browser ..... | 305 |
+| Annex E – Examples of spatial behaviours ..... | 306 |
+| E.1 Example 1 ..... | 306 |
+| E.2 Example 2 ..... | 311 |
+| Annex F – Summary of Object Identifiers ..... | 313 |
+| Annex G – Index ..... | 314 |
+
+## **SUMMARY**
+
+This Recommendation provides an encoding for multimedia/hypermedia information to be used and interchanged by applications in a wide range of domains.
+
+## PROTOCOLS FOR INTERACTIVE AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES: CODED REPRESENTATION OF MULTIMEDIA AND HYPERMEDIA OBJECTS
+
+*(Geneva, 1996)*
+
+### 0 Introduction
+
+This Recommendation provides an encoding for multimedia/hypermedia information to be used and interchanged by applications in a wide range of domains.
+
+The design of this Recommendation has been driven by an analysis of application requirements to identify the generic aspects of these applications and incorporate them in a simple encoding.
+
+#### 0.1 Application domains for requirements analysis
+
+In recent years, an explosion of multimedia applications and services has been apparent in many domains. This subclause illustrates the very wide range of audiovisual computer-based applications on which the requirements analysis has been made.
+
+- **Training and education (also known as teletraining):** The extension of data processing and telematics to support audiovisuals makes it a more attractive tool to educators because it improves the interface with the students. There is also a need to exchange audiovisuals between tools and to reuse audiovisuals in other applications. The audiovisuals must be structured in such a way that they can be updated, modified and personalised easily.
+- **Simulation and games:** These can be made much more realistic by the use of multiple media in computer-based systems. Examples are flight and maritime simulators; these applications are highly interactive.
+- **Sales and advertising:** The association of attractive audiovisuals, showing the products to best advantage, with the stock control and ordering process is a natural commercial evolution.
+- **Office information systems, engineering documentation:** There is a long-standing need to be able to integrate drawings, images, audio and video into all types of office documentation. Integrated documents would also provide an attractive means of internal enterprise communication.
+- **Culture:** The computer processing of audiovisual information makes it possible to extend the audience for theatres, museums and cultural events. It also opens the possibility of new art forms.
+- **Electronic publishing and electronic books:** Much material that is currently published on paper could be enhanced by the integration of audiovisuals and by being available in a hypertext manner over a telecommunication network, for example, tourist guides and yellow pages, which could be a mixed sales and advertising application.
+- **Public information:** The use of audiovisual interfaces makes it possible for the public to use computer-based, real-time information systems, for example, a kiosk at which information is accessed through videotex or locally from CD.
+- **Computer-supported multimedia cooperative work:** There is a need to form effective teams of people who are geographically separated but want to share text, graphics, image, audio and other information, for example, remote maintenance, joint authorship or multimedia electronic mail.
+- **Medical applications:** There is a need for a timely retrieval of audiovisual information, including medical images, medical data and case history, in an integrated way from a remote site. This could be a mixed cooperative work application with different medical experts.
+
+---
+
+1) This text is technically aligned with ISO/IEC 13522-1.
+
+- **Interactive television applications:** The emergence of digital television systems on terrestrial, satellite or cable networks, as well as the availability of New modulation and transmission techniques on the telephone network, creates favourable conditions for a New offer of interactive multimedia services based on the merging of television and telematics technologies, providing the users with interactive access to video documents.
+- **New classes of applications:** The widespread availability of remote access to audiovisual data processing systems makes possible New classes of applications such as interactive television, customised news programmes and archive materials.
+
+In the following subclauses, the specific needs of communicating multimedia/hypermedia applications from these domains are examined, leading to a list of application requirements. This set of requirements constitutes the global framework of this Recommendation.
+
+## 0.2 Multimedia/Hypermedia application requirements
+
+In the various domains presented above, interactive multimedia systems are perceived to have increased impact on users through their use of image, video and audio, in addition to traditional text information.
+
+The development of these systems is based upon support for multimedia information in the following areas:
+
+- **Platforms:** Emerging compression standards, such as JPEG (ISO/IEC 10918) or MPEG (ISO/IEC 11172 and ISO/IEC 13818), have enabled the development of dedicated hardware, which, in the future, will be provided as a standard system resource.
+- **Storage:** The increasing capacity of magnetic and optical disks, combined with compression techniques, enables the storage of increasing amounts of high bandwidth information.
+- **Communication:** The increasing availability and bandwidth of digital transmission media, such as ISDN and other broadband telecommunication and broadcasting networks, enables the appropriate exchange of large amounts of data.
+
+Using these facilities, it is anticipated that multimedia applications will be designed to Run on heterogeneous platforms and will be interconnected to offer multimedia services.
+
+These multimedia applications and services will use large quantities of structured multimedia objects resident in workstations, stored on digital interchange medium and retrieved or distributed from remote sources through a network. These multimedia data will represent a significant investment and it is vital that the information be applicable in a world of rapidly evolving systems and technologies. In particular, it is important that information should be interchangeable between the data structures supported by different applications.
+
+The following application requirements can be identified:
+
+- Multimedia database retrieval.
+- Frequent updates of multimedia data.
+- Manipulation of a set of data elements.
+- Creation of multimedia documents on a range of workstations.
+- Composition of multimedia data in time and space.
+- Ability to link part of a document with some other part of the same or another document in an open hyperdocument environment.
+- Synchronisation.
+- Elementary synchronisation: Two objects are synchronised with regard to the same reference origin time (parallel mode) or one with regard to the other (sequential mode).
+- Chained synchronisation: A set of objects are presented one after another in the form of a chain.
+- Cyclic synchronisation: One or more objects are repetitively presented.
+- Conditional synchronisation: The presentation of an object is linked to the satisfaction of a condition.
+
+- Reuse of multimedia data by integration in different documents.
+- Exchange of multimedia data between heterogeneous systems.
+- Space wide range of users, including closed user groups.
+- Real-time interactivity, including acquisition of multimedia data.
+- Telecommunication of multimedia data.
+- Broadcast of multimedia data.
+- Wide range of data volumes and transfer rates.
+- Access control, security.
+- Tariffing.
+- Copyright, licensing.
+- Wide range of support materials.
+- Use of a wide range of terminals and workstations, including devices with minimal resources.
+- Minimal resources: Facilities that the interchange form must provide in order for a given set of objects, running in limited resources environments, to meet their functional specification as determined by the designer.
+- Ease of specification: For specifying the minimum recommended resources needed by the MHEG application.
+- Ease of application: Minimum requirements of an application should be easily recognised by the negotiation process.
+- Flexibility: The mechanism should be reliable across a broad range of system configurations and media formats.
+- Informative rather than restrictive: The using application should have the final determination as to whether a given set of objects can be interpreted.
+- Extensible/open: The representation should function correctly as New formats, classes, and application-dependent parameters are added.
+- Scalability: Trade-off among different application platform capabilities, for example, resolution enhancement relative to presentation time.
+- Composition: The minimum resource requirements for a given MHEG application should be combinable in some consistent and predictable manner when applications are combined.
+- Graceful degradation: The primary concern of minimal resource systems is the manner in which degradation can be handled; an application should be able to express its policy with regard to this issue, for example, by using scalability and related mechanisms.
+- Real-time interchange and presentation.
+- Object placement optimisation: Objects that are likely to be accessed simultaneously are adjacent from the standpoint of the access mechanism.
+- Progressive access of objects: Images may be retrieved and presented in increasing resolution for systems with significant presentation delay; scalable versions of objects may be represented and retrieved for systems with insufficient resources for full fidelity presentation.
+- Partial object retrieval: Large objects may be retrieved in several portions, since the entire content will not be presented at one time.
+- Object sequencing: The order in which objects are expected to be presented should be used by the access mechanism when insufficient throughput would lead to unacceptable delays for the whole object to be interchanged.
+
+- Separate retrieval of object description and object content: The object description should be retrieved without necessarily retrieving the content so that the system can use information about a set of objects to optimise the access for this set and resources needed for the access can be prepared.
+- Global object index: A table of all objects and their position in an object set should be provided to support fast lookup of objects.
+- Object interleaving: Objects that are to be retrieved simultaneously may be interleaved so that large objects do not cause delays for other objects.
+- Resource requirements: Those for retrieval and presentation by the target system should be available by lookup rather than by derivation.
+- Aggregate retrieval: A collection of objects can be aggregated so that they can be retrieved by one step rather than through a series of requests.
+- Ability to reference individual media objects internally and externally.
+- Ability to navigate in a hypermedia fashion.
+- Ability to support arbitrary hyperlink transversal schemes.
+
+These requirements can be summarised in a set of generic needs:
+
+- application designers and distributors require application portability in a multi-vendor environment;
+- applications must handle multimedia information structured in such a way that real-time interactivity (including acquisition of multimedia data), as well as real-time interchange of multimedia data can be ensured;
+- applications must compose and synchronise multimedia data in space and time;
+- applications must be able to define links between multimedia data elements;
+- applications must be able to reuse multimedia data by integration in different contexts;
+- applications must be able to frequently update the multimedia data, as well as to manipulate a set of data elements;
+- applications must be able to be interpreted on different systems, from minimal resources to non-limited resources systems;
+- applications must be interchanged and presented in real-time.
+
+These requirements have led to the definition of this Recommendation for multimedia and hypermedia information.
+
+### **0.3 Rationale for standardisation of multimedia and hypermedia information**
+
+The rationale for a standard defining multimedia and hypermedia information structures is based on the following considerations.
+
+- Standardisation, only at the level of monomedia information is not sufficient to guarantee application portability. Applications do not use the monomedia data separately but must define an associated set of parameters that are necessary for presentation. (Such parameters may include identification of the encoding algorithm applied to the data, decoding parameters relevant to the data, optional attributes to be used for presentation).
+- Standardisation, only at the level of monomedia information, is not sufficient for the design and interchange of multimedia and hypermedia information. Multimedia and hypermedia applications rely on abstractions or data structures that provide features such as synchronisation links and logical links between monomedia data.
+- The design and management of multimedia and hypermedia applications in distributed environments will be eased if the internal details of the information presentation are masked from the application by the use of appropriate abstractions. The application should deal only with functions such as management of information distribution, scheduling of presentation, management of the user dialogue, and other high-level activities.
+
+This Recommendation aims to provide generic multimedia/hypermedia information structures that fulfil these requirements and additionally are suited to:
+
+- real-time presentation using multimedia presentation and synchronisation facilities available on the application platform;
+- real-time interchange using communication facilities available on the application platform;
+- final-form representation in which the information is represented and coded for direct presentation without requiring additional processing of its structure.
+
+## 0.4 T.171 Objectives
+
+### 0.4.1 Interchange
+
+This Recommendation is intended to provide interchange facilities for various media types. The media data may be encoded according to other international standards, e.g. JPEG for still image, MPEG for video, or may be encapsulated using private and proprietary coding techniques. The interchange units defined by this Recommendation are handled by the MHEG engine under the control of a using application.
+
+In order to support multimedia interchange, as opposed to the interchange of multiple media, this Recommendation provides structures for the composition of different media types within a single unit of interchange.
+
+### 0.4.2 Presentation
+
+This Recommendation is intended to support final-form presentation of multiple media types. This Recommendation provides facilities for the identification of the coding technique to enable the use of the appropriate presentation resources on a specific platform.
+
+In order to support multimedia presentation, as opposed to the presentation of multiple media, this Recommendation provides structures for the composition of different media types in a presentation. This composition takes the form of time sequencing, spatial positioning, and logical interaction between the media.
+
+In addition, this Recommendation supports interaction with, and modification of, media data and its associated presentation attributes, e.g. size, position, and volume.
+
+Figure 0.1 illustrates the use of this Recommendation as an interchange unit and as an identifier of multimedia information encoded according to several International Standards.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a large rectangular container box with a handle on top. Inside this container, there are four smaller rectangular boxes arranged in a 2x2 grid. Each of these smaller boxes also has a handle on top and contains a small square icon on the left and a label on the right. The labels are 'JPEG', 'JBIG', 'MPEG', and 'TEXT' from top-left to bottom-right. The entire diagram is labeled 'T0825480-96/d001' at the bottom right.
+
+Diagram illustrating the use of Recommendation T.171 for interchange and identification of multimedia information. A large container box holds four smaller boxes, each representing a different media type: JPEG, JBIG, MPEG, and TEXT. Each smaller box contains a small square icon and a label. The diagram is labeled T0825480-96/d001.
+
+**Figure 0.1/T.171 – Recommendation T.171 for interchange and identification of multimedia information**
+
+### 0.4.3 Minimal resources
+
+This Recommendation is intended to support the specification of the minimal resources required to present the encoded data and provides facilities for the interchange of information relating to these resources, which is provided by the information source.
+
+### 0.4.4 Real time
+
+This Recommendation is intended to ease the real-time interchange of multimedia information and provides facilities to assist a using system to achieve an adequate information flow.
+
+## 0.5 T.171 concepts
+
+This subclause provides a general introduction to the T.171 concepts. The following concepts are presented:
+
+- **MHEG classes; MHEG objects:** This Recommendation is a standard that defines object classes. From these classes, MHEG objects may be instantiated by the object designer (e.g. a computer program) and interchanged between using applications. Any number of MHEG objects may be instantiated from a given MHEG class.
+- **Run time objects (rt-objects):** The MHEG model class is an MHEG abstract class, which provides the following MHEG classes: script, content, multiplexed content, and composite classes. From these model classes, model objects may be instantiated by the object designer and interchanged. In order to reuse the data interchanged in the model objects in different contexts, the object designer is able to create run-time objects, also called rt-objects, from a given model object: for example, the same data in a content object may be presented twice at the same time with different sizes using two rt-content objects, but the content object will be interchanged only once. Any number of rt-objects may be created from a given model object by the object designer.
+- **Channels:** This Recommendation defines logical spaces in which the rt-objects are presented by the user.
+
+### 0.5.1 Object orientation
+
+This Recommendation defines a classification of structures corresponding to units of multimedia/hypermedia information to be interchanged. This classification is based on an analysis of the common behaviour and properties of multimedia/hypermedia information and takes the form of an object-oriented approach to the standardisation. This approach results in autonomous and reusable information structures that are generic to multimedia/hypermedia applications.
+
+In the context of this Recommendation, the term “class” denotes a structure of interchangeable multimedia/hypermedia information from which MHEG objects can be instantiated. This Recommendation makes use of the object-oriented mechanism of deriving subclasses from existing ones, together with the associated concept of inheritance. However, since MHEG objects have to be considered as data rather than executable code, no interference MHEG objects in the form of method signatures is defined.
+
+It should be understood that the use of an object-oriented approach to the definition of MHEG structures, does not imply that a system interpreting these structures must be based upon this approach. While this Recommendation defines an interchange format for multimedia/hypermedia information, it makes no assumptions about the internal representation of MHEG structures or the design of systems, engines, interpreters, tools, or using applications.
+
+The MHEG classes contain a level of complexity that is appropriate for use as generic structures in a wide range of using applications and domains. It is assumed that the semantics associated with the use of MHEG classes are defined at the application level and not at the level of this Recommendation. When using applications interchange multimedia/hypermedia information, they usually rely on interchange Services, which provide the appropriate support for the interchange of data. There are various levels of complexity of data interchange, as shown in Figure 0.2.
+
+In Figure 0.2, applications A and B may be seen as a single application by the user.
+
+Figure 0.2 shows interchange between using applications A and B and identifies the levels at which this interchange takes place.
+
+- Application level: This exchange (Appl) is not covered by this Recommendation. The using application may make use of a script interchange Standard at the next lower layer.
+- Script level: This exchange (S) is covered by ISO/IEC 13522-3 and other Standards for hyperdocument and scriptware interchange and may make use of the MHEG object interchange Standard at the next lower layer.
+- MHEG object level: This exchange (M) is the subject of this Recommendation. It makes use of Recommendations and Standards for the interchange of content data.
+- Non-MHEG content data level: This exchange (C) is addressed by individual monomedia Recommendations and Standards.
+- Other protocol element level: This exchange (OPE) of elements such as messages and acknowledgements is required by the application but is not addressed by this Recommendation.
+
+This model also shows the need to address the binding of the script to the MHEG objects and of MHEG objects to the content data.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the Multimedia/hypermedia interchange model. It shows two applications, A and B, interacting at five levels. The levels are represented by boxes in the center, with arrows indicating the flow of data between the applications and the interchange level. The levels are: Application (Appl), Script (S), MHEG object with its content data (M), Non-MHEG content data (C), and Other protocol element (OPE). The interchange levels are connected by a vertical line, indicating a hierarchical relationship. The diagram is labeled T0825490-96/d002.
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ subgraph A [A]
+ A1[Application]
+ A2[Script]
+ A3[MHEG object with its content data]
+ A4[Non-MHEG content data]
+ A5[Other protocol element]
+ end
+ subgraph Interchange [Interchange]
+ I1[Appl]
+ I2[S]
+ I3[M]
+ I4[C]
+ I5[OPE]
+ end
+ subgraph B [B]
+ B1[ ]
+ B2[ ]
+ B3[ ]
+ B4[ ]
+ B5[ ]
+ end
+ A1 <--> I1
+ I1 <--> B1
+ A2 <--> I2
+ I2 <--> B2
+ A3 <--> I3
+ I3 <--> B3
+ A4 <--> I4
+ I4 <--> B4
+ A5 <--> I5
+ I5 <--> B5
+ I1 --- I2
+ I2 --- I3
+ I3 --- I4
+ I4 --- I5
+
+```
+
+Diagram of the Multimedia/hypermedia interchange model showing five levels of interchange between two applications, A and B.
+
+**Figure 0.2/T.171 – Multimedia/hypermedia interchange model**
+
+## 0.5.2 Encoding
+
+This Recommendation provides a coded representation of each MHEG class. Instances of these coded representations are MHEG objects and represent the data to be interchanged and presented by multimedia/hypermedia applications.
+
+The base-coded representation makes use of Recommendation X.680 “Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One” (ASN.1) and Recommendation X.690 “Specification of Basic Encoding Rules for ASN.1” and is described in this Recommendation.
+
+Alternative coded representations may be provided. Their coded representation should be isomorphic to the base-coded representation. These different notations and encoding schemes are alternatives used to express the same and unique representation of the MHEG objects.
+
+### 0.5.3 Overview of the MHEG classes
+
+The classes defined in this Recommendation can be used to specify:
+
+- objects containing media information;
+- relationship between objects;
+- dynamic behaviour of objects;
+- information to optimise the real-time handling of objects.
+
+The following instantiable classes are defined in this Recommendation.
+
+#### 0.5.3.1 Content class
+
+The content class is a model class; it contains or refers to the coded representation of media information together with a parameter set containing information required for content presentation. This parameter set contains an identification of the coding method and a field for the specification of application-oriented parameters (e.g. fonts and colour table). The content class also specifies the original size, duration and volume of the data. These values are expressed using generic space and temporal units. From content class, multiplexed content objects can be derived; content objects that are not multiplexed are called pure content object or non-mux content object.
+
+#### 0.5.3.2 Multiplexed content class
+
+The multiplexed content class is a model class that is a subclass of the content class. It contains or refers to the coded representation of a multiplexed media data together with a description of each multiplexed stream.
+
+#### 0.5.3.3 Composite class
+
+The composite class is a model class; it provides the support for associating multimedia and hypermedia objects. This mechanism provides a consistent approach to the linking and synchronisation in time, space, of a set of objects. This class also provides a logical structure to describe the list of possible interactions offered to the user, but does not define the interaction facilities provided by the user interface. Such interaction may be achieved in a variety of ways, e.g. graphical user interface and keyboards. This Recommendation does not define the look and feel of multimedia interactive presentations, nor does it propose to change or add concepts to those existing in typical graphical user interfaces. As this Recommendation is generic and independent of platform and implementation, it describes interaction at a virtual level. It is for a using application to apply these mechanisms using its specific look and feel.
+
+#### 0.5.3.4 Action class
+
+This Recommendation provides an initial behaviour for each MHEG object, run-time object (rt-object), and channel, e.g. default position of an rt-content and provides also a means to modify the initial behaviour of each object by defining a list of elementary actions to be applied to the objects. The modification of the behaviour is achieved by interchanging the corresponding elementary actions within action objects. The action objects are used within a link object to describe the link effect.
+
+The action class defines a structure that specifies a synchronised set of elementary actions to be applied to one or more targets.
+
+#### 0.5.3.5 Elementary actions
+
+This Recommendation defines elementary actions that can affect the following behaviours of an MHEG object, an rt-object, or a channel.
+
+- **Preparation:** Actions are provided to control the availability of the MHEG object in the system. For example, Prepare and Destroy actions may be applied to add and remove an MHEG object from the system.
+- **Creation of run-time objects (rt-objects):** The New action is provided to create rt-objects (rt-script, rt-component) from a model object (script, component); the Delete action is provided to destroy them.
+
+**Presentation:** Actions are provided to control the progress of the rt-components in the system. For example, Run and Stop actions may be applied to control the progression of a time-based rt-component.
+
+- **Rendition:** Actions are provided to control the projection of the rt-component on the system. These actions vary according to the media type. For example, Set GTF action to change the presentation speed for time-based media and Set OVS action to change the presentation size for visible media.
+- **Interaction:** Actions are provided to control the results of interaction with an rt-component in the system. For example, Set Interaction Ability action specifies the selectability and the modifiability of an rt-component.
+- **Activation:** Actions are provided to control the activation of the rt-scripts in the system. For example, Run and Stop actions.
+
+#### 0.5.3.6 Get actions
+
+This Recommendation also defines a means to retrieve the behaviour of an MHEG object, an rt-object or a channel. Actions are provided to get the behaviour attribute or status value of MHEG objects, rt-objects and channels. These actions are called “get actions”. The result of a get action is a generic value or the value “undefined” when an error condition occurs. The get actions are used to express the source and the comparison value of the link condition in a link object or as any parameter of an elementary action.
+
+#### 0.5.3.7 Link class
+
+The link class defines a structure that specifies a set of relationships. Each relationship is defined between one or more sources and one or more targets. The relationship is composed of conditions associated with the sources (link condition) and actions to be applied to the targets (link effect). The actions, which are described in action objects, are to be applied to the targets when the conditions are satisfied.
+
+The source and target can be instances of any MHEG class, including link class and action class. The source and targets can also be any run-time objects.
+
+Instances of the link class are used to specify the time sequencing, spatial positioning, or logical interaction between MHEG objects and run-time objects.
+
+#### 0.5.3.8 Script class
+
+The script class is a model class. It defines a container for complex relationship between MHEG objects, run-time objects and channels, specified in a script language. This Recommendation does not define the script language itself but provides the script class to encapsulate a script and an indication of the language used.
+
+It is assumed that the script language used in a script object is able to reference MHEG objects, rt-objects, and channels, and also to access their attributes. Recommendation T.174 defines an interface to MHEG entities for this purpose and Recommendation T.173 defines a Script interchange Format.
+
+#### 0.5.3.9 Descriptor class
+
+The descriptor class defines a structure for the interchange of resource information about a single or a set of other interchanged objects. The described objects are called “related” objects. The information can be used to facilitate a correspondence between the resources required to present the objects and the resources available to the system, or to perform a negotiation between the source of the MHEG objects and the presentation site.
+
+#### 0.5.3.10 Container class
+
+The container class provides a means to regroup multimedia and hypermedia data in order to interchange them as a whole set.
+
+### 0.5.4 Run-time objects (rt-objects)
+
+For the purpose of reusing model objects (script, component objects) in different presentations or activation, a clear separation is made between the interchanged model object, which contains the reusable data or composition, and the rt-object corresponding to a specific view of the model data or composition.
+
+The rt-objects (rt-script, rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, and rt-composite objects) are created by the object designer using the MHEG action New. The presentation or activation of an rt-object does not affect the model object; this allows the reuse of a same model object in different rt-objects.
+
+### **0.5.5 Channels**
+
+A channel is a logical space in which the rt-components (rt-content and rt-composite objects) are presented and perceived by the user. The channels are created by the object designer using an MHEG action. The object designer may provide information in the descriptor object to facilitate the mapping by the MHEG engine of the logical channels to the real world.
+
+## **0.6 The MHEG application interface**
+
+This Recommendation does not define an Application Programming Interface (API) for the handling of objects in a system. However, it is assumed that the MHEG engine provides facilities to support the actions defined in this Recommendation for use by the using application.
+
+## **0.7 T.171 extensibility**
+
+The scope of the classes defined in this Recommendation is compatible with their use in a wide range of applications and domains. It is recognised that certain applications may require specific functionality not directly provided by the classes, e.g. a using application may require the use of specialised resources available on a given platform. In this case, additional resources, which are not provided directly by this Recommendation, may be associated with the MHEG objects. This association is defined by using one of the following techniques. These techniques do not change the coded representation of the facilities defined by this Recommendation (see clause 15):
+
+- 1) extension of elementary actions;
+- 2) extension of attributes of an MHEG object, an rt-object or a channel;
+- 3) extension of data types, classifications, styles, events, channel media types;
+- 4) addition of new object classes.
+
+NOTE – This facility may be used for example to create and manipulate new attributes such as payment or colour, or to vary some speech modulation parameter in an audio object.
+
+For 1) through 3), a registration procedure and catalogues are provided by ISO/IEC 13522-4. This allows users to define extensions without significant reduction of portability. This extension allows users to use proprietary or registered catalogues (see clauses 14 and 15.1). An MHEG engine can take any catalogue entry into account and thereby introduces the New extension process; another MHEG engine with no extensions may ignore the extension.
+
+The addition of New object classes implies an appropriate adaptation of MHEG engine for interpretation of the new classes, which limits the usage of MHEG objects of these classes to that MHEG engine.
+
+# **1 Scope**
+
+The scope of this Recommendation is the coded representation of final-form multimedia and hypermedia information objects that will be interchanged as units within or across services and applications, by any means of interchange (e.g. storage, local area network, wide area telecommunication, broadcast telecommunications or broadcast networks). These objects define the structure of a multimedia presentation.
+
+These objects, hereafter called MHEG objects, provide the following functionalities supporting for:
+
+- final-form representation;
+- systems with minimal resources;
+
+- interactivity and multimedia synchronisation;
+- real-time presentation;
+- real-time interchange,
+
+as a common base for many multimedia and hypermedia applications.
+
+This Recommendation defines the specifications of MHEG objects common to all types of coded representation and also defines one type of coded representation, the base-coded representation.
+
+## **1.1 Specificity of the scope**
+
+Since it is expected that a wide range of recommendations, standards, and user applications will be users of this Recommendation, the scope focuses on the generic structuring aspects. This Recommendation recognises the semantics implied by the specification of the MHEG objects but does not enforce any semantic interpretation by the using application.
+
+## **1.2 Issues outside T.171 scope**
+
+The scope excludes any standardisation of models, services, systems, protocols or applications that are likely to make use of MHEG objects. Integration of MHEG objects within these models, services, systems, protocols or applications, or interworking, are defined by other standardisation bodies within JTC1 or ITU-T. The generic part of the interface between MHEG objects and applications was defined through liaison and cooperation with those bodies.
+
+The coded representation of content data is not in the scope of this Recommendation.
+
+# **2 Conformance**
+
+The conformance is evaluated on interchanged objects. There is no consideration of conformance for a system, an engine, a process.
+
+An interchanged object is conformant if it can be correctly interpreted. This means that:
+
+- its ASN.1 encoding is correct (conformance of the concrete syntax);
+- its ASN.1 notation is conformant to the grammar specified in this Recommendation (conformance of the abstract syntax).
+
+A conforming MHEG decoder shall recognise and decode all MHEG objects as defined in this Recommendation.
+
+## **2.1 Profiles**
+
+Profiles may be provided by the using applications.
+
+## **2.2 Syntax**
+
+Conformance is on the base representation (this Recommendation). An MHEG object instance is represented using the ASN.1.
+
+Conformance at the level of the coded representation is ensured by the use of international standards for the encoding of the syntax.
+
+## **2.3 Semantics**
+
+This Recommendation provides an encoded representation for expressing an expected behaviour of objects, such as relationship in time and space, but does not define techniques that might handle such relations between the objects.
+
+### 3 Normative References
+
+The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.680 (1994) | ISO/IEC 8824-1:1995, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Specification of basic notation*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.681 (1994) | ISO/IEC 8824-2:1995, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Information object specification*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.682 (1994) | ISO/IEC 8824-3:1995, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Constraint specification*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.683 (1994) | ISO/IEC 8824-4:1995, *Information technology – Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1): Parameterization of ASN.1 specifications*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.690 (1994) | ISO/IEC 8825-1:1995, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules: Specification of Basic Encoding Rules (BER). Canonical Encoding Rules (CER) and Distinguished Encoding Rules (DER)*.
+- ITU-T Recommendation X.691 (1995) | ISO/IEC 8825-2:1995, *Information technology – ASN.1 encoding rules – Specification of Packed Encoding Rules (PER)*.
+- ISO/IEC 13522-4:1996, *Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information – Part 4: MHEG registration procedure*.
+
+### 4 Definitions
+
+For the purposes of this Recommendation the following definitions apply.
+
+- Definitions as in Recommendations X.680 and X.690.
+- Definitions in this clause.
+
+**4.1 abstract class:** An MHEG class that cannot be instantiated, i.e. no interchanged objects. These classes encapsulate information and provide inheritance of attributes in its subclasses, and also act as a mechanism for specifying which MHEG actions may be applied to which MHEG classes.
+
+**4.2 action:** An elementary action or a get action.
+
+**4.3 action effect:** Equal to the concatenation of the MHEG effect and the user effect for all elementary actions. For get actions, it is equal to the MHEG effect.
+
+**4.4 action object:** An instance of an MHEG class that defines an organised set of elementary actions.
+
+**4.5 activate; (active):** An elementary action that causes a link object to become active, i.e. only an active link can be fired.
+
+**4.6 alias:** An attribute that can be associated to an MHEG entity, a data, or a stream. It is used as an alternative identification.
+
+**4.7 anchor:** A content object containing anchor information rather than media data. Anchor information is used to position an anchor against a hub document.
+
+**4.8 attribute:** Typed value representing some characteristics of an interchanged MHEG object, an rt-object or a channel.
+
+**4.9 author; object designer:** A computer program or other devices when the objects are generated by mechanical or electronic means.
+
+**4.10 channel:** A logical device in which rt-components are positioned for final presentation. Channels are mapped by an MHEG engine to physical devices like screen windows or loudspeakers for making the rt-objects within them perceivable by the user.
+
+- 4.11 coded representation:** Binary representation of the structure and data within an object instance.
+- 4.12 component object:** An instance of an MHEG class that represents a content object, a multiplexed content object, or a composite object.
+- 4.13 composite object:** An instance of an MHEG class that defines a list of composition elements grouped for presentation. The presentation of a composite object consists of the presentation of its composition elements.
+- 4.14 composition elements:** An attribute of the MHEG composite class that defines its presentation and its subhierarchy.
+- 4.15 constraint condition:** A part of a link condition describing an attribute and a status value. It is referred as an additional condition if trigger conditions within a same link are satisfied.
+- 4.16 container object:** An instance of an MHEG class that defines a list of objects grouped for interchange. It provides a means to group objects without specifying specific relationship.
+- 4.17 content object:** An instance of an MHEG class that provides a consistent structure for the interchange of encoded generic value or any presentation data. It is either a non-mux-content or a multiplexed content.
+- 4.18 data:** Attribute of content and script object.
+- 4.19 default channel:** A channel that is always available to the MHEG engine by the use of a reserved identifier (that is, “Default-Channel”). The elementary actions “New channel” and “Delete channel” are ignored for the default channel. When a root rt-component is not assigned to a specific channel, it is implicitly assigned to the default channel.
+- 4.20 delete; delete channel, (not available):** An elementary action that removes an rt-object or a channel from an MHEG engine. The rt-object or the channel is said to be not available.
+- 4.21 demultiplex:** A means to extract two or more streams of information from one unique combined encoding scheme to achieve separate presentation or exchange.
+- 4.22 descendant:** Any MHEG entity contained in the subhierarchy of which the initial object is the root.
+- NOTE – The graph of the descendancy may contain loops. An entity may be a descendant of itself.
+- 4.23 descriptor object:** An instance of an MHEG class that defines the associated information to any object. A using application may use this object to negotiate characteristics of MHEG engines.
+- 4.24 destroy, not ready, not available:** An elementary action that removes an MHEG object from an MHEG engine. The object is said to be not ready or not available.
+- 4.25 elementary action:** Used to modify the behaviour of an MHEG entity within the MHEG engine. Elementary actions are interchanged within action objects. An elementary action is typically composed of a target set, specific parameters defined for each elementary action, and an optional transition duration.
+- NOTE – Examples of elementary actions: Prepare (target set), Run (target set, number of performances).
+- 4.26 empty socket:** A socket in which no rt-component has been plugged.
+- 4.27 event:** A signal generated by some components or the MHEG engine, e.g. key stroke, mouse movement.
+- 4.28 final form:** An interchange form intended for presentation without requiring change of the structure of the objects.
+- 4.29 fire a link:** Each time a link condition of an active link is satisfied, the link is fired, that is, its link effect is processed.
+
+**4.30 generation:** A composite object has several sockets where component objects are attached. These component objects has the sibling relationship. Therefore, a composite object is said to define one generation of component objects. Several generations may be made if another composite objects are attached in the sockets. As an rt-composite is created from a composite object, an rt-composite also defines some generations.
+
+**4.31 generic value:** One of generic boolean, generic numeric, generic integer, generic ratio, generic string, generic reference, or generic list. It may be a constant or an evaluated value.
+
+**4.32 get action:** Targeted to an MHEG entity and specifies the requested attribute or status value to be evaluated. The result of a get action is to provide a generic value. This generic value is used in the context of the evaluation and is a local value. If the same get action is processed in two different links in parallel, there are two generic values resulting from these two evaluations. These two generic values may be different. A get action can be used and interchanged when a value is allowed, for example, as a parameter of an elementary action or a get action, as a source value or comparison value in a link object.
+
+NOTE – Examples of get actions: Get Preparation Status (target) and Get Running Status (target).
+
+**4.33 hook:** An attribute of the content class and script class containing encoding and decoding information enabling the use of data. The semantics of these parameters are not defined by this Recommendation but are given by the semantics of the data encoding Standard or Recommendation.
+
+**4.34 hypermedia:** The ability to access monomedia and multimedia information by navigating across links.
+
+**4.35 interchange attribute:** An attribute of an interchanged MHEG object.
+
+**4.36 interchange medium:** The medium used to interchange data: it can be a storage medium, a transmission medium, or a combination.
+
+**4.37 interchange value:** The value of an interchanged attribute.
+
+**4.38 label:** A generic string that is associated with an element of a composite. When an rt-composite is created from the composite object, an rt-content is created from this label and automatically plugged into a corresponding socket.
+
+**4.39 link condition:** Conditions to be satisfied in order to fire a link. It is composed of some trigger conditions, some constraint conditions and some logical operators between them.
+
+**4.40 link effect:** Effects of a link when it is fired. It is composed of some elementary actions and/or some action objects.
+
+**4.41 link object:** An instance of an MHEG class that defines spatio-temporal or conditional relationship between MHEG entities. A link object is composed of a link condition and a link effect.
+
+**4.42 macro action:** An action object that offers the facility to replace the parameters in frequently used action objects.
+
+**4.43 macro link:** A link object that offers the facility to replace the parameters in frequently used conditional actions.
+
+**4.44 macro parameter:** A parameter of an action or an attribute of the action class that is replaced by the following information: a macro definition identifier and a default macro usage value.
+
+**4.45 macro usage value:** Within the link effect of a link object, a usage value can be provided for each macro parameter used within the link effect. This assignment is processed when the link is fired.
+
+**4.46 medium (plural media):** A means by which information is perceived, expressed, stored, or transmitted.
+
+
+
+```
+graph LR; A[Interchange (storage or transmission) systems] <--> B[MHEG objects]; B <--> C[Output and input systems]; C <--> D[User]; A --- E[Interchange media (storage or transmission)]; B --- F[Representation media]; C --- G[Perception media]; D --- H[Presentation media];
+```
+
+T0825500-96/d003
+
+Diagram illustrating the relationships between different meanings of media. The top row shows four interconnected components: 'Interchange (storage or transmission) systems', 'MHEG objects', 'Output and input systems', and 'User'. These are connected by double-headed arrows. Below each component is a corresponding media type: 'Interchange media (storage or transmission)', 'Representation media', 'Perception media', and 'Presentation media'. Vertical lines connect each top component to its respective media type below it. The diagram is labeled T0825500-96/d003 in the bottom right corner.
+
+**Figure 1/T.171 – Relationships between the different meanings of media**
+
+Figure 1 is intended to clarify the relationship between the different meanings of the term “media”. Representation and presentation media are to be differentiated for virtuality and portability (device independence) purposes. A given character string (coded representation) can be presented using different means (screen, paper, loudspeaker after text-to-speech synthesis). The same command can be input by the user through different equivalent means (for example, selection in a list with a mouse, a tactile screen, with digits plus validation key, with a keyboard to input the corresponding character string, or even through a microphone with a voice recognition system allowing recognition of a limited vocabulary including the name of the above-mentioned command.).
+
+NOTE – This is a weak definition because this term has different meanings depending on the context. Thus, the term is to be avoided in its stand-alone form. To be unambiguous, it should be only used in expressions such as perception medium, representation medium, presentation medium, storage medium, transmission medium.
+
+**4.47 MH object class:** An MHEG object class that is the root of MHEG class hierarchy. It defines attributes common to all other MHEG classes.
+
+**4.48 MHEG class:** An MHEG object class defined by this Recommendation.
+
+**4.49 MHEG effect:** The effect caused by the processing of an elementary action or a get action, which changes or retrieves some internal state.
+
+**4.50 MHEG engine:** A pseudo-mechanism that may consist of a process or a set of processes that interpret MHEG objects encoded according to the encoding specifications of this Recommendation.
+
+NOTE – The way of implementing the MHEG engine is outside the scope of this Recommendation does not define any ingredients inside the MHEG engine.
+
+**4.51 MHEG entity; entity:** Any MHEG object, rt-object, or channel.
+
+**4.52 MHEG object:** A coded representation of a multimedia and/or hypermedia object that conforms to this Recommendation.
+
+**4.53 minimal resources:** A system with minimal buffering capacity, minimal throughput of communication channels, limited computational power.
+
+**4.54 model object:** An instance of an MHEG class that represents a script object or a component object.
+
+**4.55 multimedia representation:** The property of handling several types of representation media.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – The term multimedia is an adjective; it shall be used attached to a noun that provides the context (e.g. multimedia service or application, multimedia terminal, multimedia network, multimedia presentation).
+
+2 – In this Recommendation, multimedia is used in the sense of multiple representation media. Hence, a remote processing service or videotex, using a keyboard and a textual display, is not multimedia, as the interaction involves only one medium (text).
+
+3 – An MHEG object within a multimedia service or application may contain only one representation medium.
+
+**4.56 multiplex:** A means to combine two or more streams of information into one unique encoding scheme to achieve simultaneous presentation or exchange.
+
+**4.57 multiplexed content object:** An instance of an MHEG class that provides a single consistent structure for the interchange of any multiplexed presentation data.
+
+**4.58 new, new channel, available:** An elementary action which causes an rt-object or a channel to become available to the MHEG engine for further processing (e.g. presentation). The rt-object or the channel is said to be available.
+
+**4.59 non-mux content object:** A pure content object, that is, not a multiplexed content object.
+
+**4.60 null:** A specific value indicating nothing.
+
+**4.61 null data:** Null data is generated by the MHEG engine when referenced by the use of a reserved identifier: “Null-Data”. The null data may replace any kind of data. Actions performed on an rt-script/rt-content made from a script object/content object with a null data are not ignored. The user effect of such action is defined by the hook and classification information provided in the model object.
+
+**4.62 null MHEG object:** A null object is generated by the MHEG engine when referenced by the use of a reserved identifier: “Null-MH”. The null object may replace any object of any MHEG class. An action performed on a null MHEG object causes a null effect.
+
+**4.63 null root rt-object:** A null root rt-object is generated by the MHEG engine when referenced by the use of a reserved identifier: “Null-Root-Rt”. The null root rt-object may replace any root rt-object. An action performed on a null root rt-object causes a null effect.
+
+**4.64 object:** A finite, independent, self-defining piece of information that can be manipulated as a whole by MHEG engines and interchanged as one unit.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – Within the context of this Recommendation, the object can be of multiple types (e.g. action, link, script, content, composite, descriptor, or container object).
+
+2 – “Self-defining” implies that the object contains or refers to the information necessary for its handling.
+
+3 – The definition is not restricted to digitally-coded objects, but may also be applied to analogue objects (e.g. a videodisk sequence).
+
+**4.65 object class:** Any category of objects that have a specific and homogeneous template (that is, characteristics and behaviour as relevant to the contained information and to their actions modifying their behaviour).
+
+**4.66 parent-child relationship:** Relationship existing when the parent object is a composite object that contains or refers to a child object.
+
+**4.67 perception medium:** The nature of the information as perceived by a human being (e.g. speech, noise, music, text, drawings, moving, scenes).
+
+**4.68 plug:** An elementary action that attaches an rt-component into a socket.
+
+**4.69 prepare; prepared; ready:** An elementary action that causes an object to become available to the MHEG engine for further processing (e.g. presentation). The object is said to be prepared or ready.
+
+- 4.70 presentation:** The rendition of an rt-component to be perceived by an user.
+- 4.71 presentation media:** The means used to reproduce information to a user on an output device (e.g. screen, paper, printer, loudspeaker) or to acquire information from a user with an input device (e.g. keyboard, mouse, microphone, camera).
+- 4.72 presentation space:** The space used to present rt-components to the user. It consists of a temporal axis, three dimensional spatial axes and an audible volume range.
+- 4.73 projection:** A presentation space of a socket may be mapped into the presentation space of its parent or a channel presentation space, changing its temporal position, size or volume. The mapping is called projection. A root rt-component is always projected into a channel presentation space. A number of elementary actions are used to achieve such projection.
+- 4.74 real-time interchange:** The ability to interchange objects between systems within deadlines needed for the presentation schedule to be satisfied. This implies a constant limited delay. Specifically, time-based media and time-synchronised objects have presentation requirements that may not be satisfied by the buffering.
+- 4.75 real-time presentation and interaction:** The ability to present objects within a constant delay. Intrinsically time-based (e.g. audio, video) objects or objects that have time-behaviour or time-constraints (e.g. synchronisation) are concerned.
+- 4.76 real-time system:** To perform operations in a way that gives the user the impression of happening immediately. A real time system means a system with only constant delay. In a wider sense a limited delay and jitter could be accepted. In the context of certain media (e.g. audio, video), real time implies a presentation that meets the original time base requirements.
+- 4.77 render:** The ability to show a certain object in a specific way to the user. A number of elementary actions are used to achieve such specific rendering.
+- 4.78 representation medium:** The type of the interchanged data that defines the nature of the information as described by its coded form.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+1 – Examples of representation media information and their possible coded forms:
+
+- Characters or text: Telex, ASCII, EBCDIC.
+- Graphics: CEPT, NAPLPS or CAPTAIN videotex, CGM.
+- Audio: Recommendation G.711, MIDI, MPEG Audio.
+- Still picture: Fax group 3, JBIG, JPEG.
+- Audio visual sequence: CCIR Recommendation 601 plus associated audio: MPEG.
+
+2 – The representation medium is defined independently of the direction of interchange (i.e. to or from the user or between equipment). Each representation medium may be used for both input or output, e.g. character-type representation may be used for both text display and text input from a keyboard; graphics-type representation may be used for both graphic display and graphic input (location) from a mouse. Audio-type or picture-type representations may be used both for reproduction and capture.
+
+- 4.79 representation of an object:** A description of the object structure and its contents.
+- 4.80 root rt-component:** A non-plugged rt-component. A root rt-component addresses either a root rt-composite or a root rt-content.
+- 4.81 root rt-composite:** An rt-composite that is not plugged.
+- 4.82 root rt-content:** An rt-content that is not plugged. A root rt-content addresses either a root rt-non-mux or a root rt-mux.
+- 4.83 root rt-mux:** An rt-mux that is not plugged.
+- 4.84 root rt-non-mux:** An rt-non-mux that is not plugged.
+
+- 4.85 rt-component:** An rt-component addresses either a root rt-component or an rt-component socket.
+- 4.86 rt-component socket:** A socket in which an rt-component is plugged. An rt-component socket addresses either an rt-composite socket or an rt-content socket.
+- 4.87 rt-composite:** A run-time object created from a model composite object. The elements of an rt-composite are called sockets. An rt-composite addresses either a root rt-composite or an rt-composite socket.
+- 4.88 rt-composite socket:** An rt-composite that is plugged.
+- 4.89 rt-content:** A run-time object created from a model content object. An rt-content addresses either a root rt-content or an rt-content socket.
+- 4.90 rt-content socket:** An rt-content that is plugged. An rt-content socket addresses either an rt-non-mux socket or an rt-mux socket.
+- 4.91 rt-mux:** A run-time content created from a model multiplexed content object. An rt-mux addresses either a root rt-mux or an rt-mux socket.
+- 4.92 rt-mux socket:** An rt-mux that is plugged.
+- 4.93 rt-non-mux:** A run-time content created from a pure model content object, i.e. not from a multiplexed content object. An rt-non-mux addresses either a root rt-non-mux or an rt-non-mux socket.
+- 4.94 rt-non-mux socket:** An rt-non-mux that is plugged.
+- 4.95 rt-object, run-time object:** A run-time object created from a model object. For the purpose of reusing model objects in different contexts, a clear separation has been made between the MHEG model interchange object that contains the original definition and the rt-object corresponding to a specific usage of the model. The use of an rt-object does not affect the model object. This allows the reuse of the same model object in different rt-objects. A model object is considered a template. Any number of rt-objects may be created based on instructions given by the author, i.e. action New. This Recommendation defines an initial behaviour of each rt-object and actions that will modify and retrieve this behaviour. The internal representation of the rt-objects is not defined by the standard. Each MHEG engine may have its own internal representation technique. However, this Recommendation defines the identification techniques to reference an rt-object in order to modify or to retrieve its behaviour.
+- An rt-object addresses either an rt-script or an rt-component.
+- 4.96 rt-script:** A run-time object created from a model script object.
+- 4.97 run-time process:** An ability to process an interpreted code in an MHEG engine.
+- 4.98 script object:** An instance of an MHEG class defining a structure to interchange script data in a specified encoded form.
+- 4.99 scriptware; script software:** A process or set of processes that handle scripts.
+- 4.100 sequencing:** The ordering of the preparation of objects, as specified by the object designer, that makes best use of the available resources to produce an acceptable presentation.
+- 4.101 sibling relationship:** Relationship between sockets of a given generation within an rt-composite.
+
+**4.102 socket:** The elements of an rt-composite in that rt-components are plugged are called sockets. Therefore, a socket is equivalent to an rt-component that is plugged. Once an rt-component is plugged, it can be referenced only via its socket identification. Different types of sockets are defined depending on the rt-component plugged into the socket: empty socket, rt-content socket (an rt-non-mux socket or an rt-mux socket) and rt-composite socket.
+
+**4.103 status:** A value representing the current state of an object within the MHEG engine.
+
+NOTE – The processes composing the MHEG engine are outside the scope of this Recommendation. However, this Recommendation requires a mechanism for evaluating the different statuses of objects within the MHEG engine.
+
+**4.104 storage media:** The means used to store information (e.g. electronic memory, floppy disk, hard disk, optical disk, magnetic tape).
+
+**4.105 structure of an object; MHEG object structure:** A description of how the information in an object is organised.
+
+**4.106 synchronisation:** The presentation of rt-components in time and space according to constraints and relationship defined between those objects. The constraints and relationship may be defined explicitly, within link objects, composite objects, script objects or, implicitly, through the nature of the application.
+
+**4.107 temporal position:** A specified position on the temporal axis of an rt-component or a channel.
+
+**4.108 timestamp:** An identified marker for a temporal position. This marker may be used to trigger links.
+
+**4.109 transition duration:** An optional parameter that may be provided for certain elementary actions, e.g. Set Current Volume (target set, audible volume, transition duration). A transition duration is expressed in GTU. When a transition duration is specified, the corresponding elementary action is to be processed during the specified duration, e.g. the audible volume value changes gradually from its previous value to the specified value within the specified transition duration.
+
+**4.110 transmission media:** The means used to transmit information (e.g. twisted pair, coaxial cables, optical fibres, radio links).
+
+**4.111 trigger condition:** A part of a link condition describing a change of an attribute or status value. If the described change happened, the trigger condition is said to be satisfied.
+
+**4.112 user effect:** The effect caused by the processing of an elementary action that is perceived by a user.
+
+**4.113 using application:** An application that makes use of MHEG objects, including ITU-T Recommendations or ISO Standards.
+
+## 5 Symbols and abbreviations
+
+The following symbols and abbreviations are used in this Recommendation:
+
+| | |
+|-------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| AP | Attachment Point |
+| ASN.1 | Notation and encoding rules as provided by Recommendations X.680 and X.681. |
+| AVR | Audible Volume Range |
+| BER | Basic ASN.1 Encoding Rules as provided by ITU-T Rec. X.690 ISO/IEC 8825-1. |
+| CC | Current Condition within a link condition |
+| CGSU | Channel original Generic Spatial Unit |
+| CPS | Channel Presentation Space |
+| CRPS | Channel Relative Presentation Space |
+| CTP | Current Temporal Position |
+| CV | Current audible Volume |
+
+| | |
+|------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| EA | Elementary Action |
+| GF | Generic Factor |
+| GSF | Generic Spatial Factor |
+| GSU | Generic Spatial Unit |
+| GTF | Generic Temporal Factor |
+| GTU | Generic Temporal Unit |
+| GU | Generic Unit |
+| GUI | Graphical User Interface |
+| GVF | Generic audible Volume Factor |
+| JBIG | Bi-Level Image Encoding Standard provided by Recommendation T.82: Information technology – Digital Compression and Coding of Bi-level Images. |
+| JPEG | Photographic Image Encoding Standard provided by Recommendations T.81, T.83, T.84: Information technology – Digital Compression and Coding of Continuous-tone Still Images. |
+| LC | Link Condition within a link object |
+| LE | Link Effect within a link object |
+| MH | Multimedia Hypermedia |
+| MHEG | Adjective meaning of multimedia and hypermedia information coding scheme provided by ISO/IEC JTC1/SC29/WG12 – Multimedia Hypermedia Experts Group.
NOTE – If MHEG is used without any combination of nouns, it means the working group in JTC1. Otherwise, it should be used as an adjective followed by a noun to be unambiguous in its meaning, e.g. MHEG objects, MHEG actions, MHEG classes. |
+| MPEG | Audiovisual encoding standards provided by Recommendation H.262: Information technology – Coding of Moving Pictures and Associated Audio for Digital Storage Media up to about 1.5 Mbit/s and Recommendation H.222: Information technology – Generic Coding of Moving Pictures And Associated Audio. |
+| mux | Multiplexed |
+| OAP | Original visible size Attachment Point |
+| OD | Original Duration |
+| OGSU | Original Generic Spatial Unit |
+| OGTU | Original Generic Temporal Unit |
+| OGU | Original Generic Unit |
+| OGVU | Original Generic audible Volume Unit |
+| OPS | Original Presentation Space |
+| OS | Original Size |
+| OV | Original audible Volume |
+| OVD | Original Visible Duration |
+| OVS | Original Visible Size |
+| PAP | Projected original visible size Attachment Point |
+| PC | Previous Condition within a link condition |
+| PCV | Projected Current audible Volume |
+| POD | Projected Original Duration |
+| POS | Projected Original Size |
+| PRPS | Parent Relative Presentation Space |
+
+| | |
+|------|-------------------------------------------|
+| PS | Presentation Space |
+| PTU | Physical Temporal Unit |
+| PU | Physical Unit |
+| PVD | Projected Visible Duration |
+| PVS | Projected Visible Size |
+| PVU | Physical audible Volume Unit |
+| RGSU | Relative Generic Spatial Unit |
+| RGTU | Relative Generic Temporal Unit |
+| RGU | Relative Generic Unit |
+| RGVU | Relative Generic audible Volume Unit |
+| RPS | Relative Presentation Space |
+| rt | Run-Time |
+| TC | Trigger Condition within a link condition |
+| TD | Transition Duration |
+| VD | Visible Duration |
+
+## SECTION 1 – OVERVIEW
+
+### 6 T.171 principal features
+
+#### 6.1 Interchanging multimedia objects
+
+A multimedia object has little use on its own. It becomes useful in a multimedia application. A multimedia application needs some method by which multimedia objects can be described and represented in an application-independent way for interchanging them with other applications. In this context, this Recommendation provides the means of multimedia object interchange in the form of MHEG objects.
+
+#### 6.2 The object-oriented approach
+
+This Recommendation uses some object-oriented techniques like object classes and inheritance. This subclause describes the specific usage of object-oriented concepts within this Recommendation.
+
+##### 6.2.1 Object classes
+
+This Recommendation uses the term of “object class” solely for denoting structures of interchangeable multimedia/hypermedia objects. As such, MHEG classes specify the structure of MHEG objects rather than their interfaces. Especially, MHEG does not specify methods as part of classes (or their interfaces, respectively).
+
+The purpose of this approach is that MHEG objects be considered as information entities that are interpreted by an appropriate process, i.e. the MHEG engine, to realise behaviour.
+
+##### 6.2.2 Subclasses and inheritance
+
+This Recommendation uses the concept of deriving new classes from existing ones. Subclasses inherit all structure from their superclass (i.e. the class they are subclass of) and add new attributes with the aim to add new behaviours or replace inherited ones with the aim to adapt existing behaviours.
+
+### 6.2.3 Polymorphism
+
+The MHEG engine can perform certain actions on MHEG objects, e.g. prepare them for further usage or set some attribute values. Polymorphism applies to these actions. Polymorphism means that if the application of an action is valid for objects of a certain class, it is also valid for objects of all their subclasses, but the effect may be different for different classes. Polymorphism is a way to represent that the parent has a generic (common) behaviour and that each of the children could have a specific behaviour.
+
+For example, the implementation of a Run action targeted to a run-time content object representing a text is different from the implementation of that targeted to a run-time multiplexed content object representing MPEG bitstream. The generic common behaviour is the presentation (run) of the instance, and the specific part for the video is to present video.
+
+### 6.2.4 Objects and object life cycles
+
+Three forms of MHEG objects are distinguished within this Recommendation as shown in Figure 2:
+
+- 1) The interchangeable multimedia/hypermedia-information, encoded according to Annex A.
+- 2) The representation within the MHEG engine, usable for internal purposes (e.g. MHEG object stored in its native internal representation, computation of link conditions).
+- 3) Copies of 2), usable for presentation by the user. These are referred to as rt-objects.
+
+
+
+The diagram is divided into two main sections: 'Scope of this Recommendation' and 'Presentation environment (MHEG engine)'. In the 'Scope of this Recommendation' section, an 'MHEG class' (represented by a circle) leads to 'Form 1 object' (represented by a stack of rectangles) via an arrow labeled 'Creation (instantiation)'. Below 'Form 1 object' is the text 'for interchange'. In the 'Presentation environment (MHEG engine)' section, 'Form 1 object' leads to 'Form 2 object' (represented by a stack of rectangles) via an arrow labeled 'Conversion to internal format'. Below 'Form 2 object' is the text 'for internal use'. 'Form 2 object' then leads to 'Form 3 object' (represented by a stack of rectangles) via an arrow labeled 'Preparing for presentation'. Below 'Form 3 object' is the text 'for presentation'. The diagram is identified by the code 'T0825510-96/d004' at the bottom right.
+
+Diagram illustrating the different forms of MHEG objects and their life cycle.
+
+Figure 2/T.171 – The different forms of MHEG objects
+
+Basically, the life cycle of form 1) objects is out of the scope of this Recommendation. Once they are created by some encoding mechanism as instances of concrete MHEG classes, they remain in existence, e.g. in a repository until destroyed by means not covered by this Recommendation. However, if an MHEG object of form 1), which may be a copy of some original object, is received by an MHEG engine, it is converted into form 2). The form 2) remains in existence until a Destroy action is applied to it. The form 3) comes into existence whenever a New action is applied to an appropriate form 2) object (i.e. a model object), resulting in a copy of this object but of form 3), which can be presented and may have its attribute values changed. Form 3) objects are removed from existence by use of a Delete action.
+
+It should be noted that forms 2) and 3) objects live within a presentation environment, i.e. the MHEG engine. This implies that they are assumed to be extinct whenever the presentation environment vanishes.
+
+## 6.3 Technical features
+
+In this subclause, some technical features achieved by this Recommendation are described.
+
+Because of the generic nature of this Recommendation, nothing prevents an user for combining the following facilities. However, an using application may impose rules to implement a more appropriate architecture.
+
+### 6.3.1 Object composition for interchange and presentation
+
+Two techniques for object composition are used and provided by this Recommendation. One is the container concept provided by the container class which is used as an information packing tool to convey multimedia and hypermedia information. The other is the presentation composition provided by the composite class which is used as an information presentation tool under the control of a multimedia and hypermedia scenario.
+
+The container class enables the combination of a set of multimedia and hypermedia objects to be interchanged between storage systems and presentation systems. The container class groups a set of objects to be interchanged as a whole, taking into account the needs of minimal resource systems. By using this mechanism, the efficient exchange of multimedia data between heterogeneous systems can be achieved on their needs, for example. When objects in a container are to be used in a presentation, a certain number of preparation action is required before the object can participate in this presentation.
+
+Figure 3 illustrates the use of this Recommendation as an interchange unit and as an identifier of multimedia information encoded according to other International Standards.
+
+The composite class enables the combination of a set of multimedia and hypermedia objects to be presented. It provides a common presentation facility for those objects included in it, and describes presentations varying from the simplest monomedia object to complex multimedia and hypermedia interactions.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a large rectangular container box with a handle on top. Inside the container, there are four smaller boxes arranged in a 2x2 grid. Each of these smaller boxes also has a handle on top and contains a small square icon and a label. The labels are 'JPEG', 'JBIG', 'MPEG', and 'TEXT' from top-left to bottom-right. The icons are small squares, some of which are shaded. The entire container box is labeled 'T0825520-96/d005' at the bottom right.
+
+Diagram illustrating the interchange and identification of multimedia information. A large container box holds four smaller boxes, each representing a multimedia object. The objects are labeled JPEG, JBIG, MPEG, and TEXT. Each object box contains a small square icon and a label. The container box has a handle on top.
+
+Figure 3/T.171 – Interchange and identification of multimedia information
+
+### 6.3.2 Run-time objects
+
+For the purpose of reusing objects in different contexts, a clear separation is to be made between an interchange object, called **model object**, and a run-time object, called **rt-object**. The model object corresponds to original reusable information. It is an instance of an MHEG object class containing script data, monomedia, multimedia and/or hypermedia information. An rt-object represents one specific use of the model object. It is used for presentation. Any number of rt-objects may be created from a single model object.
+
+The internal representation of rt-objects is not defined by this Recommendation. Each MHEG engine may have its own internal representation technique. The activation and attribute modification of an rt-object do not affect the original model object. This allows the reuse of the same original model object in different contexts.
+
+NOTE – For example, in a hockey game, two content objects are needed: B (blue team) and R (red team). Content B contains the original drawings of a blue team hockey player and content R contains the original drawings of a red team hockey player. Several rt-contents can be made from these model content objects as follows:
+
+- Rt-contents 1 to 10, corresponding to the 10 hockey players from the blue team, are created from the content B.
+- Rt-contents 11 to 20, corresponding to the 10 hockey players from the red team, are created from the content R.
+
+All the information related to the presentation is described for each rt-content. For example, rt-contents 1 to 6 (blue team) and 11 to 16 (red team) have different positions on the rink. Rt-contents 7 to 10 have positions on the blue team bench, and rt-contents 17 to 20 have positions on the red team bench.
+
+The presented size of each rt-content may be different. And the presentation attributes may be evaluated on each rt-content, in order to know at a precise moment if a player (i.e. an rt-content) is in a hospital (not running) or on the ice (running).
+
+### 6.3.3 Individual behaviour common to all rt-objects created from a given model object
+
+This Recommendation offers a mechanism to describe individual behaviour common to all the rt-objects, that may be created from a given model object. The advantages of this facility are:
+
+- the behaviour is described only once and applies to all the rt-objects;
+- the object designer is able to describe a common individual behaviour without knowing the number of rt-objects to be created from the given model object;
+- once prepared, the link applies to all rt-objects already created as well as future made rt-objects.
+
+This facility is provided by the “?” tail reference techniques (see 11.3).
+
+### 6.3.4 Synchronisation
+
+Essentially, multimedia object synchronisation mechanisms are categorised into four classes as follows:
+
+- Elementary synchronisation: Two objects are synchronised either:
+ - both with regard to the same reference origin time (parallel mode); or
+ - one with regard to the other (sequential mode).
+- Chained synchronisation: A set of objects is to be presented one after another in the form of a chain.
+- Cyclic synchronisation: One or more objects is to be repetitively presented.
+- Conditional synchronisation: The presentation of an object is linked to the satisfaction of a condition.
+
+In this Recommendation, these four classes of synchronisation are provided in a single describing manner, which is the conditional synchronisation.
+
+Multimedia object synchronisation levels are categorised into the following four levels:
+
+- 1) Script: The script may contain complex synchronisation taking into account user replies, calculated values, and the state of system resources, for example:
+ - Script synchronisation is not defined by this Recommendation.
+- 2) Conditional: The current state of the presented object may trigger a reflex action to another object, e.g. “when the audio has finished, ask the question”.
+
+- 3) Spatio-temporal: Position in time and space of one object may be relative to another, e.g. “show the product name 2 cm above the image, 2 s after the presentation of the image”.
+- 4) Intermedia: Close synchronisation within a multiplexed content object, e.g. “lip sync” for movies.
+
+Intermedia synchronisation is provided by other standards such as MPEG.
+
+### **6.3.5 Links**
+
+MHEG links are associative, dynamic, and event driven. There are many types of links; however, they may be categorised into two types as follows:
+
+- 1) Object Synchronisation Link: Describes the synchronisation among multimedia objects.
+- 2) Hyperlink: Describes the object relationship in the sense of context. Any related hypermedia objects are linked by this mechanism.
+
+This Recommendation provides both types of links by a single mechanism of object linking within link object.
+
+The set of MHEG links is highly dynamic. Links may be added and removed at any time and may be conditional depending on user activity and previous performance in order to adapt the behaviour during the life of the presentations.
+
+The MHEG links are driven by a change of MHEG entity behaviour, e.g. an object becomes ready, or the volume of an rt-content increases. Each link describes a change that may trigger it and the effect that it will have.
+
+MHEG links are fully resolved and require no further processing other than their direct execution.
+
+### **6.3.6 Input**
+
+In order to support interactive multimedia/hypermedia systems, it is essential to provide some mechanism user input. In this Recommendation, the list of possible interactions offered to the user is described using composite objects. Input is considered a behaviour and is based on selection and modification behaviours of rt-components.
+
+This Recommendation provides facilities to describe the results of the user interaction but does not provide the interaction facilities. Such interaction may be achieved in a variety of ways, e.g. GUIs (Graphical User Interface) and keyboards. This Recommendation does not define the look-and-feel of multimedia interactive presentations, nor does it propose to change or add concepts to those that exist in typical GUIs. As this Recommendation is generic and independent of platform and implementation, it describes interaction at a virtual level.
+
+### **6.3.7 Event handling**
+
+MHEG objects are able to interact with events through event handling mechanisms. An event is generated by either the outer system or the MHEG engine itself.
+
+When an event is generated, the MHEG engine sets the corresponding catalogued event identification to the event attribute and, if needed, associated information to the event data attribute of the rt-object or channel that should receive this event. For example, a mouse click event on a button generated by the GUI can be sent to an rt-object as event number 10 with associated x-y position information.
+
+Event handling mechanisms may be used for general purpose synchronisation and interaction mechanism.
+
+### **6.3.8 Anchor**
+
+In order to support hypertext and hypermedia, this Recommendation provides an anchor mechanism. An anchor is a content object that holds anchor information rather than media data. This anchor information defines an area within another content object data. This area is to be presented on the other data by the GUI with the rendering specified within the objects or using a specified style. As the anchor is interchanged within a content object, rt-content can be created from the content object and all the behaviours of rt-content apply, e.g. running, selection.
+
+### 6.3.9 Real time
+
+This Recommendation has no control over and makes no assumptions about the quality or capability of the underlying networks through which using applications may interchange MHEG objects. There may already exist some LANs (Local Area Network) that could meet all the capacity requirements for real-time interchange of applications, and future standards may specify some WANs (Wide Area Network) with appropriate capabilities. This Recommendation deals with these uncertain circumstances in two ways:
+
+- This Recommendation allows the author to define a set of specifications that would necessarily have to be satisfied to ensure real-time applications regardless of the interchange media capabilities. In addition, the MHEG object specification provides mechanisms that ease real-time interchange independent of the underlying network capabilities.
+- An MHEG descriptor object provides the following:
+ - a description of objects to be supported by the system;
+ - a description of media encoding;
+ - a system-readable material and a read-me mechanism by which communicating applications can negotiate an optimum interchange session. In this regard, the descriptor object provides a placeholder for references to other standards that are needed for allocation of network resources among complementary and competing applications;
+ - offset information of objects.
+
+Requirements for real-time capability are satisfied as follows:
+
+- Object placement optimisation and the progressive access of objects are the responsibility of the using application. Object offset information may be used to achieve quick retrieval of a certain object encoding in another object.
+- The partial object retrieval, object sequencing, and separate retrieval of object description and object content are features of the Prepare and Destroy actions usage and process.
+- The resource requirements are supported by the MHEG descriptor object.
+- The object interleaving is supported by the MHEG multiplexed content object. This Recommendation does not provide interleaving facilities but supports the indication of interleaved objects.
+- Aggregate retrieval is supported by the MHEG container object.
+
+### 6.3.10 Object management
+
+#### 6.3.10.1 Object identification
+
+General object identification is needed for copyright, owner identification, and unique identification. This Recommendation provides a description mechanism for this information in an MHEG object. And among this description mechanism, the unique identification mechanism is a key for the processing of MHEG objects inside the MHEG engine.
+
+An internal identifier and an external identifier are provided in order to support unique identification. These identifiers are used to reference objects. The internal identifier is an encoded identifier within an MHEG object and consists of an identifier or an index. The external identifier acts as a connector between MHEG object domain and entities outside of the MHEG domain and consists of a public identifier and a system identifier.
+
+This Recommendation also provides symbolic identification using aliases. This identification may replace any other identifications.
+
+#### 6.3.10.2 Object reference
+
+Reference to local and remote objects, as an alternative to physical inclusion is needed. This Recommendation provides a generic reference mechanism to any entity defined by this Recommendation.
+
+### 6.3.10.3 Object content
+
+A uniform interface to content data is needed. This Recommendation provides this mechanism in the description of content class.
+
+### 6.3.10.4 Uniform objects
+
+An uniform view of objects by using applications is needed. This Recommendation provides this uniform view by means of MHEG object hierarchy.
+
+### 6.3.11 Minimal resources
+
+Extraction of relevant component data on a timely basis for minimal resource systems is considered in this Recommendation. There are several aspects:
+
+- 1) **Inter-object interleaving:** This is outside the scope of this Recommendation because it is a system issue. MHEG does not provide interleaving facilities but supports the indication of interleaved objects by the use of the multiplexed content object.
+- 2) **Sequencing:** This is defined in this Recommendation by a specific use of the Prepare action.
+- 3) **Degradation and negotiation of required resources:** The descriptor objects provide complementary information about a set of interchanged objects useful for the degradation of some presentation and the negotiation of minimal resources requirements.
+
+### 6.3.12 Presentation and structuring dynamism
+
+Once a run-time composite, called an rt-composite, is made from an original composite object, the rt-components attached to the sockets may be removed or replaced using the plub action. This allows dynamism in the presentation if the plugged rt-contents are changed and a dynamism in the structure of the rt-composite, if the plugged rt-composites are changed.
+
+### 6.3.13 Macro action and link
+
+The macro facility provides a general technique for producing efficient coding of frequently used action objects in which only a few values change from one link to another. The same applies on frequent link conditions in which only a few values change from one link to another. This allows the sharing and reuse of complex behaviours. An author may create a catalogue of predefined action object and link object templates.
+
+### 6.3.14 Static and dynamic assignment of generic value
+
+A generic value may be specified as a constant or as an evaluated result of a get action. Generic values are essential values processed inside an MHEG engine. Generic values can be stored and retrieved from content object data. An evaluated value may be stored after its evaluation, i.e. a constant is stored, e.g. content data = "hello". An evaluated value can also be stored without any processing, i.e. the get action is stored, e.g. content data = Get Preparation Status (target), in which case, the evaluation is performed dynamically each time this generic value is retrieved.
+
+## 7 MHEG Engine Assumptions
+
+### 7.1 Handling and Interchange of objects
+
+This Recommendation does not define the way in which an MHEG engine handles the objects, neither the interchanged MHEG objects nor the rt-objects. But it makes some assumptions about the features of MHEG engines in order to be able to define further actions on the objects.
+
+- 1) This Recommendation assumes that the MHEG object, once it has been interchanged, is used by an using application and handled by the MHEG engine.
+
+- 2) This Recommendation makes no assumptions on the internal structure or organisation of the MHEG engine, with these exceptions:
+- a) The MHEG engine is expected to correctly interpret MHEG effect of MHEG action.
+ - b) The MHEG engine is able to evaluate status and attribute values of MHEG entities which are under its control. The changes that occur on the status or attribute value may be used to express conditions in links.
+ - c) When an MHEG engine uses an entry of a catalogue, it is expected that this engine correctly interpret this entry as described in the catalogue.
+ - d) The MHEG engine is able to work with a user interface support system, when it exists, and to obtain from this user interface system the results of the interaction with the user. These results are formalised by the MHEG engine in order to modify the corresponding interaction statuses. For example, the user interface support system indicate to the MHEG engine that a specific element of a given object has been selected, and thus the MHEG engine will be able to modify the corresponding interaction and selection status. This change of status may fire a link and carry on an action as specified in a given MHEG object.
+
+In order to facilitate understanding of the role played by this Recommendation, this clause shows in more detail the role of the objects in the interchange between two systems, as shown in Figure 4.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows two systems, A and B, separated by a vertical dotted line labeled 'Interchange'. System A is on the left and contains a rounded rectangle labeled 'MHEG engine'. Inside this engine is a box labeled 'MHEG encoder' and a stack of three boxes labeled 'Internal format'. System B is on the right and contains a rounded rectangle labeled 'MHEG engine'. Inside this engine is a box labeled 'MHEG decoder' and a stack of three boxes labeled 'Internal format'. A diamond-shaped box labeled 'MHEG object' is positioned in the center, between the two systems. An arrow points from the 'MHEG encoder' in system A to the 'MHEG object' diamond, and another arrow points from the 'MHEG object' diamond to the 'MHEG decoder' in system B.
+
+T0825530-96/d006
+
+Diagram illustrating the interchange of MHEG objects between two systems, A and B. System A contains an MHEG engine with an MHEG encoder and internal format. System B contains an MHEG engine with an MHEG decoder and internal format. An MHEG object is shown being transmitted from the encoder in A to the decoder in B through an interchange point.
+
+**Figure 4/T.171 – Interchange of MHEG objects**
+
+The MHEG object is defined only at the interchange point between the using applications A and B. When system A wishes to send an MHEG object to B, it calls an MHEG **encoder**, which converts the internal format used by A to the format defined by this Recommendation.
+
+When B receives an MHEG object, the object is decoded by an MHEG **decoder**. The values within the object are passed by the decoder, which may convert them to the internal format used by B.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+1 – The internal formats in the using applications A and B may be the same as the MHEG format, but nothing in this Recommendation requires this.
+
+2 – If the exchange between A and B is in both directions, the two systems may have both encoder and decoder.
+
+## 7.2 The MHEG application interface
+
+The MHEG engine is assumed to provide an interface to the using application. This interface will provide facilities for control of the MHEG engine and is the only access point for the application to MHEG objects within the MHEG engine. This Recommendation does not define the scope or the form of the MHEG engine interface, nor does it define the structure of data passing across this interface.
+
+### 7.3 Exception handling
+
+This Recommendation describes the recommended reactions of an MHEG engine on abnormal or exceptional situations possibly encountered during execution time. These reactions are neither considered to be minimal nor complete, which means that an MHEG engine can do more (e.g. write to a log file or inform the application) or even less (e.g. stop processing). The described behaviour is recommended but not required for conformance.
+
+NOTE – Specific reactions on error conditions are given with each specific situation throughout the section behaviour of ISO 13522-1.
+
+## 8 Methodology
+
+This clause describes the methodology used to specify this Recommendation and is provided as a help to the user in understanding this Recommendation. It does not imply that a conforming system or product uses this methodology for either analysis or implementation. This is the case for the general object orientation that is chosen for the design of this Recommendation.
+
+In the context of this Recommendation, an object class denotes a structure of interchangeable multimedia/hypermedia information, from which MHEG objects can be instantiated. This Recommendation restricts the usage of object-oriented concepts to specialisation, inheritance, and polymorphism.
+
+### 8.1 Modularity
+
+In order to allow an using application to make use of only some of the objects provided for by this Recommendation, the representation itself is in the form of a set of modules organised as follows:
+
+- one module per interchanged object class;
+- one module containing all the useful definitions and the abstract classes;
+- one module containing all the elementary actions.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – In the way mentioned above, it is expected that an application process will incur the minimum overhead due to the objects not used.
+
+2 – It is intended that any future extension to the representations provided by this Recommendation (see Figure 5) shall also be isomorphic with respect to the modularity of the base representation.
+
+### 8.2 Methodology of representation of MHEG objects
+
+This Recommendation provides a description of an MHEG object, a precise definition of the structure of the object, and a base-coded representation for the object. The base coded representation defined in this Recommendation uses ASN.1.
+
+Alternative structure representations may be provided. They are intended to be isomorphic and equivalent for the purposes of this Recommendation (see Figure 5).
+
+NOTE – It is intended that the base transfer syntax provided by this Recommendation and alternative syntaxes provided by other parts of this Recommendation shall be consistent and that it is possible to convert an MHEG object instance from one to another. However, this process is not defined by this Recommendation.
+
+The representation of an MHEG object is specified through four levels:
+
+- description of representation;
+- object-oriented definition (structure and semantics);
+- notation for the structure of the representation; and
+- the coded representation defined by applying encoding rules to the representation (see Figure 5).
+
+The description of the representation provided by this Recommendation includes the structure of the representation and sufficient semantics to allow a concrete understanding of the meaning of an MHEG object. This Recommendation does not provide semantics for a conforming application process making use of this object.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the methodology levels, structured as follows:
+
+- A**: Description of the representation
+- B**: Precise object oriented definition of the representation
+- C**: Isomorphic notations for the structure
+ - Base**: Syntax using Rec. X.680. This is the BASE representation of the structure.
+ - Alternate**: Other notations that may be developed.
+- D**: Coded representations of the object
+ - Base**: Basic encoding rules provided by Rec. X.690. This is the BASE coded representation of the object.
+ - Other coded representations of objects that may be developed**.
+
+T0825540-96/d007
+
+Diagram showing the levels of methodology used by this Recommendation, organized into four main sections: A, B, C, and D. Section A is 'Description of the representation'. Section B is 'Precise object oriented definition of the representation'. Section C is 'Isomorphic notations for the structure', containing 'Base' (Syntax using Rec. X.680) and 'Alternate' (Other notations that may be developed). Section D is 'Coded representations of the object', containing 'Base' (Basic encoding rules provided by Rec. X.690) and 'Other coded representations of objects that may be developed'.
+
+**Figure 5/T.171 – Levels of the methodology used by this Recommendation**
+
+### **8.2.1 Level A – Description of representation**
+
+Level A provides the description of representation for each useful definition (see Section 2), each MHEG object (see Section 3), and each MHEG entity behaviour (see Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).
+
+### **8.2.2 Level B – Precise object-oriented definition**
+
+For each MHEG object class, the precise object-oriented definition is given by the following:
+
+- Class hierarchy: From which class it inherits and by which class(es) it is inherited.
+- Usage: Which class(es) it uses and by which class(es) it is used.
+- Structure: Attributes it contains, in addition to the inherited attributes.
+- Textual description: A short explanation of semantics and behaviour.
+
+The structure of classes is described using a context-free grammar in which the conventions described apply:
+
+- **X ::= I, J, K** X is defined as a sequence of attributes I followed by J followed by K.
+- **X?** None or one instance of X may occur.
+- **X+** One or more instances of X may occur.
+- **X\*** Any number of instances of X may occur.
+- **(I | J | K)** Exactly one of the set is to occur.
+- **(I, J, K)?** The entire sequence may or may not occur.
+- **(I, J, K)+** One or more instances of the entire sequence may occur.
+- **(I, J, K)\*** None or more instances of the entire sequence may occur.
+
+The structure and semantics of each representation attribute of the object (B in Figure 5) are described in latter subclauses with the structure shown in Figure 6.
+
+**Attribute name**
+
+- *semantics*
+- *type OR*
+- *structure of subattributes OR*
+- *choice between attributes OR*
+- *list of a subattribute*
+
+**Figure 6/T.171 – Structure of attribute subclause**
+
+**NOTE**
+
+- Each subattribute is described as an attribute.
+- Sequence of (A, B): means that subattribute A is followed by subattribute B.
+- List of (A, B): means that one or more instances of the entire sequence (A, B) may occur.
+
+### 8.2.3 Level C – Isomorphic notations for the structure of MHEG objects
+
+The standard provides a set of equivalent notations for the level B description of the structure of an MHEG object. The notations are equivalent in that they are isomorphic with respect to the MHEG object structure described in level B. However, one of the notations is the base notation, which is to be referred to in case of questions of conformity of a product or application process.
+
+The base notation for the representation of MHEG objects structure is provided by ASN.1. This is known as the base representation (C in Figure 5).
+
+NOTE – It is intended that any future additions to this Recommendation of notations for the representation of MHEG objects shall be isomorphic with MHEG object structure described in level B.
+
+### 8.2.3.1 ASN.1 techniques used in level C
+
+The ASN.1 notation for the structure of each MHEG class is typically as presented in Figure 7.
+
+```
+-- MHEG OBJECT CLASS MODULE
+
+© International Organisation for Standardisation, 1995. Permission to copy in any form
+ is granted for use with conforming MHEG engines and applications as defined in
+ Recommendation T.171, provided this notice is included in all copies.
+
+ISOMHEG-cl {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg (19), version (1), class-identifier (xx)},
+DEFINITIONS:=BEGIN
+EXPORTS MHEG-Object-Class;
+IMPORTS MH-Object-Class FROM ISOMHEG-MH {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg (19), version (1),
+MH-object (1000)};
+MHEG-Object-Class:= SEQUENCE
+{
+class-identification OBJECT IDENTIFIER {joint-iso-itu-t(2), -- root
+ mheg (19), -- arc1
+ version (1), -- arc2
+ class-identifier (xx) -- arc3
+ },
+COMPONENTS OF MH-object,
+-- object class attributes
+}
+END
+```
+
+Figure 7/T.171 – Example of an ASN.1 module used for MHEG object representation
+
+The following ASN.1 techniques are used to represent the MHEG objects:
+
+- The technique of ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER is used. The object identifiers defined in this Recommendation are summarised in Annex A. The semantics of the object identifier is defined by reference to the following object identifier tree.
+- **root**: Origin of the standard. It shall be joint-iso-itu-t(2).
+- **arc1**: T.171 identification. It shall be 19. The identification of this Recommendation has been provided by the joint naming authority.
+- **arc2**: MHEG Standard version. It is set to 1 for this version of this Recommendation.
+- **arc3**: Class identifier. It is a number assigned to each MHEG class.
+- The ASN.1 modules are used in this Recommendation to represent the MHEG object classes and superclasses, and also to describe the useful definitions. Each module has an identification, which is expressed with an ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER. This identification is attached to the definition of the module and is not part of the definition of the MHEG class.
+
+This module OBJECT IDENTIFIER is not encoded within an MHEG object. It is used by another module within the IMPORT/EXPORT facilities in order to identify a module formally.
+
+- The ASN.1 IMPORT/EXPORT and the COMPONENTS OF facilities are used to represent the inheritance of attributes of MHEG object classes. Each superclass defines a SEQUENCE of attributes that are exported. This SEQUENCE is imported by the subclasses and COMPONENTS OF is used in order to inherit these attributes.
+- The ASN.1 IMPORT/EXPORT facilities are also used to represent the MHEG useful definition and the elementary actions. The useful definition module exports the definitions and the abstract classes. The elementary action module exports the elementary actions. Each MHEG object class module imports the corresponding definitions when needed.
+
+- Each MHEG object is represented as a sequence of attributes using the ASN.1 SEQUENCE facilities. Each attribute has an arbitrary structure.
+- The technique of an ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER is also used to uniquely identify each MHEG object class. This MHEG object class OBJECT IDENTIFIER is part of the definition of the class and will be encoded in each object instance.
+
+### 8.2.3.2 Copyright protection
+
+The formal ASN.1 definition is part of the text of this Recommendation and is protected by copyright. In order to facilitate conformance to MHEG, the formal ASN.1 definition in the body and Annex A . This Recommendation may be copied as specified in the following copyright notice:
+
+- © International Organisation for Standardisation, 1995. Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG engines and applications as defined in Recommendation T.171, provided this notice is included in all copies.
+
+The permission to copy does not apply to any other material in this Recommendation.
+
+NOTE – An attribute is defined by this Recommendation for specifying the copyright notice attached to an MHEG object.
+
+### 8.2.4 Level D – Coded representation of MHEG objects
+
+This Recommendation provides a set of equivalent coded representations of MHEG objects. The coded representations are equivalent in that they are isomorphic with respect to the level B. However, one of the coded representations is the base-coded representation.
+
+The base coded representation is provided by ASN.1 BER.
+
+NOTE – It is intended that any future additions to this Recommendation of coded representations of MHEG objects shall be of notations isomorphic with the level B.
+
+## SECTION 2 – GENERIC UTILITY AND USEFUL DEFINITION MECHANISMS
+
+This Recommendation provides the following mechanisms:
+
+- Presentation mechanism (see clause 9);
+- Generic identification mechanism (see clause 10);
+- Generic reference mechanism (see clause 11);
+- Generic value (see clause 12);
+- Macro mechanism (see clause 13);
+- Hooks (see clause 14);
+- Extensibility (see clause 15).
+
+These generic mechanisms or definitions are used throughout the technical clauses of this Recommendation.
+
+Their coded representation is grouped in a separate ASN.1 module called “useful definitions module”.
+
+When an MHEG object requires a specific definition, its ASN.1 class representation imports the definition from the useful definition module.
+
+## 9 Presentation Mechanism
+
+This clause describes the general mechanism provided for a Presentation Space (PS) (see 9.1) used to present the rt-components to the user. It is composed of a generic coordinate system in time and space, and it also contains an Audible Volume Range (AVR) for audio expression.
+
+The values used to define the spatial, temporal and audible behaviour of rt-components are expressed in Generic Units (GU), e.g. position, size, duration and volume. This mechanism allows the interpretation of the units with respect to an associated PS.
+
+NOTE – This allows the cohabitation of data coming from different creation tools with different coordinate systems and audible volume ranges.
+
+A PS is associated with each rt-component. It is called Original PS (OPS) (see 9.2). A PS is also associated with each channel. It is called Channel PS (CPS) (see 9.3).
+
+In order to allow placement of children relative to their parent, each rt-component may be projected into a parent PS. For a child, its parent PS is called a Relative PS (RPS) (see 9.4). This parent can also be a child of another parent. So, there is a chain of mapping that ends at CPS: OPS to RPS to RPS...to CPS. At each projection a scaling factor, called Generic Factor (GF), is applied. This GF is defined as a ratio and specifies number of RGU Relative GU (RGU) to be mapped to one Original GU (OGU). Lastly, in order to be perceived by the user, each CPS is mapped by the MHEG engine onto a physical space (see 11.1).
+
+Figure 8 summarises the presentation techniques.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the presentation techniques through a series of mappings and projections:
+
+- Component Object** (containing OD, OS, OV) is mapped to **Rt-Component OPS** (containing OD, OS, OV and OVD, OVS, CV).
+- Rt-Component OPS** is projected to **Rt-Composite RPS** (containing POD, POS, PVD, PVS, PCV) using scaling factors $\times$ GTF, $\times$ GSF, and $\times$ GVF.
+- Rt-Composite RPS** undergoes **Successive projections** to further RPS stages.
+- The final **Rt-Composite RPS** is mapped to **Channel CPS** (containing POD, POS, PVD, PVS, PCV) using scaling factors $\times$ GTF, $\times$ GSF, and $\times$ GVF.
+- Channel CPS** undergoes **CPS mapping** to the **Physical presentation space**, where PVD, PVS, and PCV are perceived by the user in physical units.
+
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+
+Figure 8/T.171 – Overview of presentation techniques. This diagram illustrates the mapping process from Component Objects to Physical presentation space. It shows four main stages: Component Object, Rt-Component OPS, Rt-Composite RPS, and Channel CPS, leading to the Physical presentation space. Arrows indicate the flow of data, with scaling factors (GTF, GSF, GVF) applied at each projection step. Successive projections are shown between RPS stages, and CPS mapping leads to the final physical space where PVD, PVS, and PCV are perceived by the user.
+
+Figure 8/T.171 – Overview of presentation techniques
+
+## 9.1 Presentation Space (PS)
+
+Each PS is defined as follows:
+
+- a temporal axis T;
+- three spatial axes, X, Y and Z;
+- an AVR.
+
+### 9.1.1 Temporal axis
+
+Each PS has one temporal axis: T.
+
+The temporal axis is an interval $[0, T\text{EndPoint}]$ , where the $T\text{EndPoint}$ shall always be greater than or equal to 0. The $T\text{EndPoint}$ can be specified as infinite. The point 0 is defined as the origin of the temporal axis.
+
+The number of addressable points within a temporal axis is $(T\text{EndPoint} + 1)$ .
+
+The GU used along this axis is called Generic Temporal Unit (GTU).
+
+
+
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+
+Figure 9/T.171 – The T axis. A horizontal line representing the temporal axis T, starting at 0 and ending at an arrowhead. Tick marks are labeled 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, ..., 1000, ..., Infinite.
+
+Figure 9/T.171 – The T axis
+
+The rt-component temporal behaviour uses temporal positions and temporal durations, which are expressed in GTU within the PS:
+
+- A temporal position:
+ - a point on the T axis;
+ - always defined within the interval [0, TEndPoint] on the corresponding T axis.
+- A duration:
+ - a distance between two temporal positions;
+ - defined as the length of an interval [StartPoint, EndPoint];
+ - always defined within the interval [0, TEndPoint] on the corresponding T axis;
+ - equal to (EndPoint – StartPoint). EndPoint shall be greater than or equal to StartPoint;
+ - the number of addressable points within a duration is (EndPoint – StartPoint + 1).
+
+Figure 10 illustrates temporal position and duration attributes.
+
+The temporal scaling factor is called Generic Temporal Factor (GTF). Its value $n$ specifies that one Original GTU (OGTU) is to be mapped in $n$ Relative GTU (RGTU).
+
+
+
+Figure 10/T.171: A diagram of a temporal axis T. It shows a horizontal line with an arrow at the right end labeled 'T'. Two vertical tick marks are on the line. The first is labeled 'Position of StartPoint' and the second is labeled 'Position of EndPoint'. A horizontal bracket above the line between these two points is labeled 'Duration'. Below the diagram is the identifier 'T0825570-96/d010'.
+
+**Figure 10/T.171 – Temporal position and duration**
+
+### 9.1.2 Spatial axes
+
+Each PS has three spatial axes — X, Y and Z — that shall be spanning a right-handed orthogonal coordinate system.
+
+Each spatial axis is to be perceived by the user in the direction defined by Figure 11: X from left to right, Y from bottom to top, and Z from display towards the user.
+
+NOTE – Extensions may be provided to allow views from alternative directions, e.g. through additional channel attributes.
+
+
+
+Figure 11/T.171: A 3D diagram of a right-handed orthogonal coordinate system. The origin is labeled '0,0,0'. The X-axis points to the right, ending in an arrow and labeled 'X' with '+65535' at the tip. The Y-axis points upwards, ending in an arrow and labeled 'Y' with '+65535' at the tip. The Z-axis points diagonally down and to the left, ending in an arrow and labeled 'Z' with '+65535' at the tip. Below the diagram is the identifier 'T0825580-96/d011'.
+
+**Figure 11/T.171 – The X, Y and Z axes of the presentation space**
+
+All instances of such PS shall be colinear relative to each other, meaning that all X axes are parallel, all Y axes are parallel and all Z axes are parallel.
+
+Each spatial axis is of finite length and is an interval $[0, \text{SEndPoint}]$ , where $\text{SEndPoint}$ shall always be greater than or equal to 0. A default value is also provided for $\text{SEndPoint}$ and is equal to +65535. The point 0 is defined as the origin of each spatial axis. The point (0, 0, 0) is called the spatial origin.
+
+The number of addressable points within a spatial axis is $(\text{SEndPoint} + 1)$ .
+
+The GU used along each spatial axis is called Generic Spatial Unit (GSU).
+
+The rt-component spatial behaviour uses spatial positions and sizes, which are expressed in GSU within the PS:
+
+- *A spatial position is:*
+ - a triple of points (x, y, z), one point on each spatial axis;
+ - always defined within the interval $[0, \text{SEndPoint}]$ of the corresponding spatial axis.
+- *A size is:*
+ - a triple of distances (lx, ly, lz), one on each spatial axis, giving the length along each axis in the given order;
+ - each distance is defined as the length of an interval $[\text{StartPoint}, \text{EndPoint}]$ on the corresponding axis;
+ - each distance shall be defined within the interval $[0, \text{SEndPoint}]$ of the corresponding spatial axis;
+ - each distance is equal to $(\text{EndPoint} - \text{StartPoint})$ . $\text{EndPoint}$ shall be greater than or equal to $\text{StartPoint}$ ;
+ - the number of addressable points within each distance is $(\text{EndPoint} - \text{StartPoint} + 1)$ .
+
+Figure 12 illustrates spatial position and size attributes. In this figure, the Z axis is omitted for clarity.
+
+A spatial scaling factor is defined for each spatial axis, which is called Generic Spatial Factor (GSF). Its value n specifies that one Original GSU (OGSU) is to be mapped to n Relative GSU (RGSU).
+
+The GSF may be different for each spatial axis of a PS.
+
+
+
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+
+Figure 12/T.171 – Spatial position and size. A 2D coordinate system with X and Y axes. The origin is labeled (0,0). A gray rectangle represents a spatial object. The bottom-left corner of the rectangle is at the origin (0,0). The bottom-right corner is labeled 'X size'. The top-left corner is labeled 'Y size'. The top-right corner is labeled 'X size'. The Y-axis has two tick marks: 'Position of Y End\_Point' at the top and 'Position of Y Start\_Point' at the bottom. The X-axis has two tick marks: 'Position of X Start\_Point' at the bottom and 'Position of X End\_Point' at the top. The origin is labeled (0,0).
+
+**Figure 12/T.171 – Spatial position and size**
+
+### 9.1.3 Audible Volume Range (AVR)
+
+This Recommendation defines one unique AVR. Every audible expression is described within the AVR. The AVR is defined as the interval $[0, +255]$ .
+
+The number of addressable points within the AVR is 256.
+
+The unit used along the axis is Generic audible Volume Unit (GVU).
+
+The rt-component audible behaviour uses audible volumes, which are expressed in GVU within the PS. An audible volume is always a point defined within the AVR value provided by this Recommendation.
+
+The audible volume scaling factor is called Generic audible Volume Factor (GVF). Its value $n$ specifies that one Original GVU (OGVU) is to be mapped in $n$ Relative GVU (RGVU).
+
+## 9.2 Original Presentation Space (OPS)
+
+### 9.2.1 Initialisation of OS and OD
+
+When an rt-component becomes available, a PS is associated with it, and it is called OPS. The temporal and spatial axes shall be initialised as follows:
+
+- a) The TEndPoint shall be initialised with the Original Duration (OD) value retrieved as follows:
+ - 1) if the OD is encoded within the component object, this value shall be used;
+ - 2) for an rt-content, if the OD is not encoded within the content object, the OD value may be retrieved from information contained in the hook or in the data itself;
+ - 3) otherwise, the OD value shall be set to infinite.
+- b) Each SEndPoint shall be initialised with the Original Size (OS) length value on the corresponding axis, which is retrieved as follows:
+ - 1) If the OS is encoded within the component object:
+ - i) if the length of the OS is provided on an axis, this value shall be used for this spatial axis;
+ - ii) otherwise, the length of the OS on this axis shall be set to 0.
+ - 2) For an rt-content, if the OS is not encoded within the content object, the OS value may be retrieved from information contained in the hook or in the data itself.
+
+NOTE – For a multiplexed content object, the OS of the global multiplexed data is used. The OS may be encoded individually in each stream within a multiplexed content object. This information should not be used to set the OS of the rt-mux. It is just a help for an MHEG Engine to manipulate and present a stream.
+
+- 3) Otherwise, the OS length value shall be set to 0 on each axis.
+
+The following OGU along each OPS axis are defined:
+
+- the GTU along the OPS temporal axis is called Original GTU (OGTU);
+- the GSU along each OPS spatial axis is called Original GSU (OGSU);
+- the GVU along the OPS-AVR is called Original GVU (OGVU).
+
+### 9.2.2 Initialisation of GF
+
+The scaling factors associated with the OPS axes shall be initialised as follows:
+
+- The GTF shall be initialised to 1. It may be changed by the use of the Set GTF action.
+
+NOTE 1 – For example, if the GTF changes from 1 to 10, 1 unit of RGTU lasts 10 times longer than before the change. If the GTF changes from 1 to 1/10, 1 unit of RGTU lasts 10 times shorter than before the change. A GTF value of 0 has the effect of reducing the rt-component duration to an infinitesimal small duration in the RPS, because the whole rt-component duration is perceived within 0 RGTU.
+
+- The GSF on each OPS spatial axis shall be initialised to 1. It may be changed by the use of the Set GSF action.
+
+NOTE 2 – For example, if the GSF changes from 1 to 2 on an axis, 1 OGSU is to be mapped on 2 RGSU on this axis. So the rt-component is perceived twice as large on this axis. A GSF value of 0 on all axes has the effect of reducing the rt-component perception to an infinitesimal small size in the RPS, because the whole rt-component is being perceived within 0 RGSU.
+
+- The GVF shall be initialised to 1. It can be changed by the use of the Set GVF action.
+
+NOTE 3 – For example, if the GVF changes from 1 to 2, 1 OGVU is to be mapped on 2 RGVU. So the rt-component is perceived twice as loud. A GSF value of 0 has the effect reducing the rt-component perception to an infinitesimal small volume in the RPS, because the rt-component volume is being perceived in 0 RGVU.
+
+### 9.2.3 Initialisation of attributes for rt-components
+
+For each rt-component, the following attributes are defined when the OPS is created:
+
+- OD: Defines the initial duration of the rt-component. Its value is retrieved as explained above.
+- Original Visible Duration (OVD): It is a subset of the OD. It defines the part of the OD which is perceived by the user. It shall be initialised to the OD value and may be changed by the use of the Set OVD action.
+- OS: Defines the initial size of the rt-component. Its value is retrieved as explained above.
+- Original Visible Size (OVS): It is defined as a size and then positioned within the OS. The portion of the OS which fits within the OVS is perceived by the user. The portion of the OS that is outside the OVS is clipped. If the OVS exceeds the limits of the OS, the exceeding portion of the OVS is filled by the background of the rt-component. The OVS shall be initialised to the OS value and positioned at the origin of the OS. The size may be changed by the use of a Set OVS action. The position may be changed by the use of the Set OVS Position action.
+
+NOTE – The background of the rt-component is not defined by ISO/IEC 13522-1. The background may be either retrieved from the hook or the data of the component object. A Set Style action can also be used by the author to set a catalogued background style.
+
+### 9.2.4 Initialisation of attributes for rt-contents
+
+For each rt-content the following attributes shall be defined when the OPS is created:
+
+- OV: Defines the initial volume of the rt-content. Its value is retrieved as follows:
+ - 1) if the OV is encoded within the content object, this value is used;
+ - 2) if not, the OV value may be retrieved from information contained in the hook or in the data itself;
+ - 3) otherwise, the OV value is set to the minimum value of the AVR.
+- Current Volume (CV): It corresponds to the volume which will be perceived by the user. It is initialised to the OV value and may be changed by the use of the Set CV action.
+
+NOTE – When an rt-mux is responsible for the presentation of several streams, it is up to the demultiplexing process and the GUI to keep the coherence between the duration, size and volume of the rt-mux itself and the duration, size and volume of each stream selected for this rt-mux.
+
+To ensure the final presentation, the duration and the volume that are encoded within each rt-content shall be expressed in 1 ms (PTU) and 1 dB (PVU), respectively. If the duration and the volume are retrieved from the hook, these values are translated and expressed in 1 ms (PTU) and 1 dB (PVU), respectively.
+
+## 9.3 Channel Presentation Space (CPS)
+
+The CPS shall be initialised as follows:
+
+- The TEndPoint shall be initialised with the CPS Duration value retrieved as follows:
+ - a) if the action Set CPS is targeted to this channel and contains a CPS Duration parameter, this value shall be used;
+ - b) otherwise, the CPS Duration value is set to infinite.
+- Each SEndPoint shall be initialised with the CPS Size length value on the corresponding axis, which is retrieved as follows:
+ - a) If the action Set CPS is targeted to this channel and contains a CPS Size parameter, the following applies:
+ - i) if the length of the CPS Size is provided on an axis, this value is used for this spatial axis;
+ - ii) otherwise, the length of the CPS Size on this axis is set to 0.
+
+- b) Otherwise, the CPS Size length value on each axis is set to the default SEndPoint value provided by this Recommendation.
+
+When different MHEG objects are generated by different authors and take place in the same application, if each of these authors is using the default channel, it is recommended that all the authors are aware of the current CPS definition of the default channel, if it has been changed.
+
+- 3) The AVR is set to the AVR value provided by this Recommendation.
+
+There is no scaling factor associated with the CPS axes.
+
+## 9.4 Relative Presentation Space (RPS)
+
+The Relative PS of an rt-component is the PS in which the rt-component is assigned and projected. Each rt-component is assigned to only one RPS at a given time. The following RPS are defined:
+
+- 1) Parent RPS (PRPS): A socket may be projected within the OPS of its rt-composite parent, in order to describe a composition in time, space or audio. This can be repeated recursively, if the rt-composite parent is itself an rt-composite socket.
+- 2) Channel RPS (CRPS):
+ - a) a socket may also be projected directly within a CPS when this socket does not participate to the composition in time, space or audio described by its parent;
+ - b) each root rt-composite is projected into a CPS.
+
+Initially, each root rt-component is assigned to the default channel, and each socket is assigned to its parent rt-composite PS. This RPS assignment may be changed by the use of the Set RPS Assignment action.
+
+The following RGU along each RPS axis are defined:
+
+- the GTU along the RPS temporal axis is called Relative GTU (RGTU);
+- the GSU along each RPS spatial axis is called Relative GSU (RGSU);
+- the GVU along the RPS AVR is called Relative GVU (RGVU).
+
+The attributes defined for each rt-component within the OPS are projected into the assigned RPS as follows:
+
+- Projected OD (POD): Projection of the OD in the RPS and is calculated as follows: $OD \times GTF = POD$ .
+- Projected Visible Duration (PVD): Projection of the VD is calculated as follows: $OVD \times GTF = PVD$ .
+- Projected OS (POS): Projection of the OS in the RPS and is calculated as follows: $OS \times GSF = POS$ .
+- Projected Visible Size (PVS): Projection of the OVS and is calculated as follows: $OVS \times GSF = PVS$ . The PVS value can also be set directly by the use of the Set OVS action with the OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “calculated”.
+
+The attribute defined for each rt-content within the OPS is projected into the assigned RPS as follows:
+
+- Projected Current Volume (PCV): Projection of the CV in the RPS and is calculated as follows: $CV \times GVF = PCV$ .
+
+## 9.5 CPS mapping
+
+Each CPS is a virtual space. It is for the MHEG engine to assign a physical PS to a virtual space, and to convert virtual coordinates (GU) to physical one.
+
+Each CPS is assigned to a physical PS by the MHEG engine. The descriptor object may provide information to facilitate this mapping such as:
+
+- An expected media type mapping may be provided to facilitate the assignment to a physical PS. The MHEG engine associates the CPS with physical devices such as TV sets, workstations, cameras, windows, loudspeakers and microphones.
+
+- A recommended resolution for the physical PS axes may be provided for satisfactory rendition: x-resolution, y-resolution, z-resolution and t-resolution.
+Authors should take into account the limited possibilities of minimum resource equipment, and not require unduly fine resolutions.
+- A recommended audio dynamic range and a recommended minimum and maximum frequency required for playback may be provided to present audible data with an appropriate amplitude.
+
+The virtual coordinates shall be converted to physical coordinates as follows:
+
+- The CPS temporal axis is mapped to a physical temporal axis. The physical temporal units are expressed in milliseconds. 1 CGTU is mapped to 1 PTU.
+- The CPS spatial axes are mapped to physical spatial axes. The physical spatial units depend on each physical PS, e.g. a pixel, 1 millimetre. 1 CGSU is mapped to 1 PSU.
+In performing the mapping of each spatial axis onto the physical space, the MHEG engine is responsible that the direction of each spatial axis (see Figure 11) will be correctly perceived by the user. Therefore, considering a CPS-Y axis defined as [0, 65535] in the upward direction, it might be required to map this Y axis onto a physical range [0, 479] in the downward direction for a computer display.
+- The CPS-AVR is mapped on a physical AVR. The physical audible volume units are expressed in decibels [dB] with respect to the physical AVR's limit. 1 CGVU is mapped to 1 PVU.
+
+## 10 Generic identification mechanism
+
+MHEG provides generic mechanisms to identify any MHEG entity, data or stream (see Figure 13).
+
+There are three types of identification mechanisms:
+
+- **External identification:** This identification is not encoded within an MHEG object. The external identifications can be decoded for reference purposes without having to decode the MHEG object (see 10.1).
+- **Internal identification:** This identification is encoded within the MHEG object. The internal identification cannot be discovered until an MHEG object is decoded (see 10.2).
+- **Symbolic identification:** This identification may replace any other external or internal identification (see 10.3).
+
+NOTE – Do not confuse external and internal identification with remote and local objects. A local or remote object may have an external or an internal identification.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ GIM[Generic Identification Mechanism] --> EI[External Identification]
+ GIM --> II[Internal Identification]
+ GIM --> SI[Symbolic Identification]
+
+ EI --- EI_L["Public Identifier
System Identifier"]
+ II --- II_L["MHEG Identifier
Root Rt Identifier
Channel Identifier
Composition Element Index
Container Element Identifier
Socket Identifier
Stream Identifier"]
+ SI --- SI_L["Alias"]
+
+```
+
+T0825600-96/d013
+
+A hierarchical diagram titled 'Generic Identification Mechanism'. It branches into three categories: 'External Identification', 'Internal Identification', and 'Symbolic Identification'. Under 'External Identification' is a list: 'Public Identifier', 'System Identifier'. Under 'Internal Identification' is a list: 'MHEG Identifier', 'Root Rt Identifier', 'Channel Identifier', 'Composition Element Index', 'Container Element Identifier', 'Socket Identifier', 'Stream Identifier'. Under 'Symbolic Identification' is a list: 'Alias'. The diagram is labeled 'T0825600-96/d013' at the bottom right.
+
+Figure 13/T.171 – Overview of generic identification mechanism
+
+## 10.1 External identification
+
+This identification mechanism is not defined by this Recommendation and is not encoded within an MHEG object.
+
+NOTE – Distinguish clearly between identification and references. The external identification is not encoded in the MHEG object, but the reference to the MHEG object is encoded within an MHEG object, even if it uses an external reference.
+
+This identification mechanism may be used to identify any MHEG object or data not included in a content or a script object.
+
+This technique is defined in ISO 8879 “Formal Public Identifiers”, and ISO/IEC 9070 “Registration procedures for public text owner identifiers” that provides both ASN.1 and SGML notation for the representation of registered owner identifiers. The external identifier consists of:
+
+- a public identifier (see 10.1.1);
+- a system identifier (see 10.1.2).
+
+### 10.1.1 Public identifier
+
+A public identifier is a character string whose syntax is given by 10.2/ISO 8879. In this Recommendation, a public identifier is encoded as an ASN.1 PrintableString.
+
+NOTE – The encoding method for public identifiers of this Recommendation simplifies that of ISO/IEC 9070 defined in informative Annex D in order to ease implementation.
+
+The example of a public identifier in Figure 14 identifies the image of Lena, the lady with the hat, as it is stored in the system. The example of a public identifier in Figure 15 identifies a remote object requiring telecommunication access. A complete example of a public identifier is given in Figure 16.
+
+
+
+**-//local//NONSGML Lena//EN//IAX**
+
+Public text display version:
+Encoding method (8-bit PCM, row-by-row, no compression)
+
+Public text language: English
+
+Public text description: name of image
+
+Public text class: not SGML
+
+Owner identifier: local system
+
+Not a registered owner
+
+T0825610-96/d014
+
+Diagram of a public identifier for a non-registered owner. The string is broken down into segments with vertical lines. From left to right: 'Not a registered owner' points to the first segment; 'Owner identifier: local system' points to the second segment; 'Public text class: not SGML' points to the third segment; 'Public text description: name of image' points to the fourth segment; 'Public text language: English' points to the fifth segment; 'Public text display version: Encoding method (8-bit PCM, row-by-row, no compression)' points to the sixth segment.
+
+**Figure 14/T.171 – Example of a public identifier for a non-registered owner**
+
+
+
+This double slash following “ftp:” is a part of the URL
+and not an ISO 9070 separator
+
+**-//IETF RFC 1738/ftp://site.university.edu/MHEG/new.mhg**
+
+URL indicating access protocol, host name and file name
+
+Owner identifier: IETF Request for comments 1738,
+“Uniform Resource Locators” (URL)
+
+Not a registered owner
+
+T0825620-96/d015
+
+Diagram of a public identifier for a URL. The string is broken down into segments with vertical lines. From left to right: 'Not a registered owner' points to the first segment; 'Owner identifier: IETF Request for comments 1738, “Uniform Resource Locators” (URL)' points to the second segment; 'URL indicating access protocol, host name and file name' points to the third segment. An arrow points from the explanatory text above to the double slash in the URL segment.
+
+**Figure 15/T.171 – Example of a public identifier for a URL
+(Uniform Resource Locator)**
+
+
+
+**+//ISO 9070/RA::-1::RR::Hatz::HATS//NONSGML Lena//EN//ISO 13522-1**
+
+T0825630-96/d016
+
+Diagram showing the breakdown of a public identifier string into its components. The string is +//ISO 9070/RA::-1::RR::Hatz::HATS//NONSGML Lena//EN//ISO 13522-1. Vertical lines point to specific segments: 'Registered owner' points to the start; 'Owner identifier assigned by ISO/IEC 9070 procedure' points to +//ISO 9070/RA::-1::; 'Registration number \
+
+**Figure 16/T.171 – Example of a public identifier for a registered owner**
+
+In Figure 16, imagine a Ruritanian hat manufacturer called Hatz who applies to the ISO/IEC 9070 Registration Authority and is issued the registration number –1. The company follows the recommended conventions and decides to begin the owner-name components with: “/RR:Hatz”.
+
+The Hatz company decides to set up a group of public MHEG objects containing description of the hats. The additional owner-name component is HATS, thus making the full owner name: ISO/IEC 9070/RA::-1::RR::Hatz::HATS.
+
+### 10.1.2 System identifier
+
+A system identifier provides a system-dependent means of identifying a particular piece of information within the system. It may also be used to indicate the system that supplies the information. The character set and the syntax of the system identifier is not defined by this Recommendation and depends on the system. This Recommendation encodes the system identifier as an ASN.1 OctetString.
+
+NOTE – The system identifier may be used to describe a database or telecommunications request for an object.
+
+Figure 17 shows that identification mechanisms may be combined. This link object has an internal identification encoded internally using an MHEG identifier, and an external identification encoded externally to the object using an external identifier.
+
+
+
+T0825640-96/d017
+
+Diagram of a link object. A cylinder labeled 'Link object' contains a box labeled 'MHEG ID = 19'. An arrow labeled 'Handled by an external process' points to the cylinder. Above the cylinder, text reads 'External identifier', 'Public ID = No', and 'System ID = c:\mydir\myobject.mhg'.
+
+**Figure 17/T.171 – Example of a system identifier without public identifier**
+
+## 10.2 Internal identification
+
+This identification mechanism is encoded within MHEG objects.
+
+The following internal identifications are provided in ISO/IEC 13522-1 to identify an outer entity:
+
+- **MHEG Identifier:** Identify any MHEG object (see 17.2);
+- **Root Rt Identifier:** Identify any root rt-object (see 10.2.2);
+- **Channel Identifier:** Identify any channel (see 10.2.3).
+
+The internal identification is also used to identify an element within a constructed entity. For that purpose, the following is defined:
+
+- An **index**: To provide an identification for an element of a given generation within a constructed entity. Each element is indexed within a generation by sequential integers starting from one. The following notation is used to express index within this Recommendation: `outer_object_identification.i`, where “i” indicates the index within the outer object, e.g. the third element of container object with MHEG ID 1000 is expressed by 1000.3.
+- A **tail**: To provide an identification of an element within a hierarchy of constructed entities. A tail is a list of indexes and it designs a path from an outer entity through an element. Each index corresponds to an index of an element within the constructed entity. Successive indexes correspond to nested elements. The last index in the list is the index of the element to be identified. The following notation is used to express tail: `outer_object_identification.i1.i2.i3....in`, where “i1.i2.i3....in” is a list of indexes indicating the path from the outer object through the element.
+
+The following internal identifications are also provided in ISO/IEC 13522-1 to identify an element:
+
+- 1) **Composition Element Index:** Identify any element of a composite (see 10.2.4);
+- 2) **Container Element Identification:** Identify any element of a container (see 10.2.5);
+- 3) **Socket ID:** Identify any socket (see 10.2.6);
+- 4) **Stream ID:** Identify any stream within a multiplexed content object (see 10.2.7).
+
+### 10.2.1 MHEG identifier
+
+An MHEG identifier may be assigned to each MHEG object. When used, the MHEG Identifier shall be encoded within the MHEG object and shall be composed of the following:
+
+- An optional **application identifier**, which is provided by the application designer. It shall be encoded in this Recommendation as an ASN.1 octet string.
+- An **MH number**, which uniquely identifies an MHEG object within an application. The mh number shall be encoded as an integer. When the MHEG identifier is present, it is mandatory.
+
+A reserved MHEG identifier is provided to identify a null MHEG object: “Null-Mh”.
+
+It is the object designer’s responsibility to ensure that MHEG identifiers are unique among the MHEG objects.
+
+The following notation is used to express MHEG identifiers: a1.a2.a3...an-m, where “a1.a2.a3...an” represents the application identifier and m represents the mh number. When the application identifier is omitted, the MHEG identifiers are expressed using the following notation m.
+
+**Example:** A content object may have the following MHEG identifier: 129.63.24.2-49, and another composite object may have the following MHEG identifier: 700, which means that this composite has no application identifier.
+
+### 10.2.2 Root Rt-ID
+
+A root rt identifier is assigned to each root rt-object. This identifier is mandatory. This identifier is composed of the following:
+
+- The **model object identification**, which identifies the model object. Any one of the identifications provided by this Recommendation to identify an MHEG object may be used to identify this model object, e.g. MHEG identifier, Container Element Index, External ID, Alias.
+- An **rt number**, which is an integer provided by the author.
+
+A reserved root rt identifier is provided to identify a null rt-object: “Null-Root-Rt”.
+
+It is the object designer’s responsibility to ensure that root rt identifiers are unique.
+
+The uniqueness of rt numbers is required at a given instant. An rt number may be reused once this number is again available, i.e. once the rt-object that was using it is deleted. It is not possible to have, at a precise instant, two rt-objects with the same rt number.
+
+The following notation is used to express root rt identifiers: model\_object\_identification:r, where model\_object\_identification can be any one of the identification provided by this Recommendation to identify an MHEG object and “r” is the rt number, e.g. the first rt-composite object created from the composite object identified by MHEG identifier: 700 has the following root rt identifier: 700:1. The third rt-content object created from the content object identified by MHEG identifier: 129.63.24.2-49 has the following rt identifier 129.63.24.2-49:3.
+
+### 10.2.3 Channel identifier
+
+A channel identifier is assigned to each channel. This identifier is mandatory. This identifier is an integer.
+
+A reserved channel identifier is provided to identify the default channel: “Default-Channel”.
+
+It is the object designer’s responsibility to ensure that channel identifiers are unique.
+
+### 10.2.4 Composition element index
+
+The index facility is used in a composite object to identify each element within the composition.
+
+Each composite object defines one generation. The indexes of elements with non-empty associated models are provided by the author. The missing indexes are automatically provided by the MHEG engine; such elements are considered as elements with an empty associated model.
+
+In Figure 18, the five elements in composite object 700 are identified with indexes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5. The four elements in composite object 701 are identified with indexes 1, 2, 3 and 4. The single element in composite object 702 is identified by index 1. Comp 701 and Comp 702 that are associated models of Comp 700, and Content 7000 that is an associated model of Comp 702, are referenced rather than included. They are identified by using either their own identifier or the index of the composite elements in which they are associated. Figure 18 does not show the composition behaviour in composite objects.
+
+NOTE – The element index is typically used during the construction of the rt-composite.
+
+
+
+Figure 18/T.171 – Indexing of elements in a composite object. The diagram shows three hierarchical structures. Top left: 'Comp 700' (black square) has five children: 'Index 1' (FILE oval), 'Index 2' (empty square, labeled 'Comp 701'), 'Index 3' (OPTION oval), 'Index 4' (empty square, labeled 'Comp 702'), and 'Index 5' (HELP oval). Top right: 'Comp 702' (black square) has one child: 'Index 1' (Content 7000 oval). Bottom left: 'Comp 701' (black square) has four children: 'Index 1' (Open oval), 'Index 2' (New oval), 'Index 3' (Close oval), and 'Index 4' (empty square). Bottom right: 'Content 7000' (black circle) has one child: 'Easy' (rounded rectangle).
+
+T0825650-96/d018
+
+**Figure 18/T.171 – Indexing of elements in a composite object**
+
+### 10.2.5 Container element identification
+
+The index facility is used in a container object to identify each element within the container. When a container object contains a hierarchy of embedded container objects, the tail facility is used to identify the embedded elements in the hierarchy of container objects.
+
+Each container object defines one generation. The indexes of elements are automatically provided by the MHEG engine and are indexed in each generation from one, sequentially.
+
+An element in a container object is always an MHEG object. It is possible that a container element, which is an MHEG object, is already assigned another identifier, e.g. an external identifier or an MHEG identifier. In this case, this element has two different identifications, either as an element of a container or as an MHEG object directly.
+
+**NOTE** – The index or tail within a container is typically used to obtain rapid access to elements of a container. When a Prepare action is targeted to an MHEG object using its identification within a container, e.g. 1000.3, element 3 of container 1000, the object may be picked out of the container with minimal processing by the MHEG engine. If an MHEG identifier is encoded within this object, this identifier is available to the MHEG engine as soon as the object is prepared. It is recommended but not required, that further actions on this object typically use the MHEG identifier rather than the container indexing.
+
+In Figure 19, the elements defined in the container object are MHEG objects; they are identified by an index or a tail within the container, e.g. index 1 of container 800 or tails 1000.8.1 and 800.1 identifies the link object with MHEG-ID 810. An MHEG identifier and an external identifier may be also provided for each object.
+
+### 10.2.6 Socket identifier
+
+The index facility is used to identify each element of a given generation of an rt-composite. The tail facility is used in a root rt-composite object to identify each element within the rt-composite.
+
+Each root rt-composite defines a complete hierarchy. In each generation of an rt-composite, the sockets are indexed from one, sequentially and deduced from the composite object model. The tail is used to identify each socket indicating the path from the root rt-composite through the socket.
+
+Figure 20 shows an rt-composite that is a result of a New action applied on an rt-composite made from the model composite object 700 shown in Figure 18. The rt number is 8. This rt-composite is made either directly from the composite object 700 or from the same object considered as element 7 in container 1000.
+
+Container Object: MHEG ID = 1000
+
+
+
+| | | |
+|--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------|
+| Container start-up
Container close-down | | |
+| Index 1 | Descriptor object | MHEG ID = 100 |
+| Index 2 | Action object | MHEG ID = 200 |
+| Index 3 | Script object | MHEG ID = 300 |
+| Index 4 | Link object | MHEG ID = 400 |
+| Index 5 | Content object | MHEG ID = 500 |
+| Index 6 | Multiplexed content object | MHEG ID = 600 |
+| Index 7 | Composite object | MHEG ID = 700 |
+| Index 8 | Container object MHEG ID = 800
Container start-up
Container close-down
Index 1 Link object MHEG ID = 810
Index 2 Script object MHEG ID = 820
| |
+
+T0825660-96/d019
+
+**Figure 19/T.171 – Indexing of elements in a container object**
+
+
+
+root rt-composite Identifier = 700:8
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ Root["root rt-composite Identifier = 700:8"]
+ Root --- I1_1["Index 1
+FILE"]
+ Root --- I2_1["Index 2
+[Black Square]"]
+ Root --- I3_1["Index 3
+OPTION"]
+ Root --- I4_1["Index 4
+[Black Square]"]
+ Root --- I5_1["Index 5
+HELP"]
+
+ I2_1 --- I1_2["Index 1
+Open"]
+ I2_1 --- I2_2["Index 2
+Close"]
+ I2_1 --- I3_2["Index 3
+New"]
+ I2_1 --- I4_2["Index 4
+[Empty Square]"]
+
+ I4_1 --- I1_3["Index 1
+Easy"]
+
+```
+
+A hierarchical tree diagram showing the indexing of sockets. The root node is a black square labeled 'root rt-composite Identifier = 700:8'. It has five children: 'Index 1' (FILE), 'Index 2' (a black square), 'Index 3' (OPTION), 'Index 4' (a black square), and 'Index 5' (HELP). The 'Index 2' node has four children: 'Index 1' (Open), 'Index 2' (Close), 'Index 3' (New), and 'Index 4' (an empty square). The 'Index 4' node has one child: 'Index 1' (Easy).
+
+T0825670-96/d020
+
+**Figure 20/T.171 – Indexing of sockets**
+
+The sockets in the first generation are identified by indexes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 like the elements in the composite 700 or as tails 700:8.1, 700:8.2, 700:8.3, 700:8.4 and 700:8.5.
+
+NOTE – These objects can also be identified by tails: 1000.7:8.1, 1000.7:8.2, 1000.7:8.3, 1000.7:8.4 and 1000.7:8.5, because 700:8 can be identified by 1000.7:8. However, see the Note in Container element identification 10.2.5.
+
+The three sockets in the second generation below index 2 of first generation are identified with indexes 1, 2, 3 like the elements in the composite 701 or as tails: 700:8.2.1, 700:8.2.2 and 700:8.2.3.
+
+The socket in the second generation below index 4 of first generation is identified with index 1 as is the element in the composite 702 or as tail: 700:8.4.1.
+
+### 10.2.7 Stream identifier
+
+A stream identifier is used to identify each stream within a multiplexed content object. This identifier is expressed as a tail and designs a path from an outer stream to an inner stream within the multiplexed data.
+
+It is the object designer's responsibility to ensure that stream identifiers are unique within the same multiplexed data.
+
+## 10.3 Symbolic identification
+
+This Recommendation provides a means of assigning a symbolic identification that may be used to replace any other internal or external identification. This symbolic identification is called alias.
+
+Alias provides the following characteristics:
+
+- Addressing entities by another name.
+- Regrouping entities on which the same actions are to be applied at the same time.
+- Multievaluation of objects using a delayed assignment of alias. A complete application may be described by an author using alias. The real assignment of the entity may be done later dynamically.
+
+This is particularly useful for multilingual/internationalisation, multiresolution media format, multiversion of objects and multiencoded media format. For example, an author provides one object for the different languages, and the actions are described by using aliases. Then, Set Alias actions are used to assign the correct language when needed.
+
+An alias is a string that is used as a convenient alternative for an other identification format. An alias is assigned by an author using the Set Alias action.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+1 – This alias is different from the object name in the MH-object class.
+
+2 – For example, Set Alias(START, "e:\appli\start-up.mhg"). This alias is an alternative identification for the external ID identified as "e:\appli\start-up.mhg".
+
+3 – For example, Set Alias(OPTION, 700:8.2). This alias is an alternative identification for the socket 2 of root rt-composite number 8 created from composite model 700 (see Figure 20).
+
+A given entity may have several aliases assigned at the same time. A given alias may be assigned to several entities at the same time.
+
+## 11 Generic reference mechanism
+
+Many MHEG entities, data and streams need to be referenced either from another MHEG object or as a parameter of an action. Targets of action also address the MHEG entities using their reference.
+
+### 11.1 Generic reference using generic identification
+
+The following references are defined:
+
+- 1) **External ID Reference:** Reference to an MHEG object or a data using its External ID (see 10.1).
+- 2) **MHEG ID Reference:** Reference to an MHEG object using its MHEG-ID (see 17.2).
+
+The reference to an MHEG identifier cannot be resolved until the referenced MHEG object is decoded. A using application may provide a mechanism to resolve this reference without decoding the object, e.g. using a table of correspondence between a location of an MHEG object and its MHEG identifier.
+
+- 3) **Root Rt-ID Reference:** Used to reference a root rt-object. It is specified as a reference to the model object followed by a reference to an rt-number. The model object is referenced using one of the references defined for an MHEG object. The reference to an rt number is one of the following:
+ - a) An rt number: Used to reference a root rt-object.
+ - b) The constant \*: Used to reference, at the moment when this reference is solved, all the root rt-objects created from the specified model object.
+ - c) The constant ?: Used to reference a single dynamically determined rt number (see 11.3).
+For example, taking into account the composite object defined in Figures 18 and 19:
+ - i) 700:\* represents a reference to all the root rt-composite objects created from this composite object model at the moment of the resolution of this reference;
+ - ii) 700:? represents a reference to a dynamically determined root rt-composite object created from this composite object model.
+- 4) **Channel ID Reference:** Reference to a channel using its Channel ID (see 10.2.3).
+- 5) **Tail Reference:** This reference cannot be used directly by the author; it is part of the Container Element Reference and of the Socket ID Reference. It is defined as one of the following:
+ - a) Tail: Used to reference a given element using its tail identification (see 11.1).
+ - b) Tail complement: Defined as either **children** or **descendants**. When used alone, it references the child elements, i.e. one generation or all generations (the descendant elements of the outer entity itself).
+ - c) Tail followed by a tail complement: The tail complement, in that case, applies to the element referenced using the tail identification. This element shall be itself a constructed entity, i.e. another container object or an rt-composite socket.
+- 6) **Container Element Reference:** Reference to an MHEG object using its Container Element. It is specified as a reference to the container object followed by a **Tail Reference**. The container object is referenced using one of the references defined for an MHEG object. The tail reference allows an author to reference:
+ - a) a single MHEG object, or an element of the container;
+ - b) the children of the outer container object;
+ - c) the children of a container object which is an element of the outer container object;
+ - d) the descendants of the outer container object;
+ - e) the descendants of a container object that is an element of the outer container object.
+- 7) NOTE 1 – In Figure 19, 1000.8.children or 800.children represents a reference to the two elements within this embedded container, i.e. link object 810 and multiplexed content object 820.
+- 8) NOTE 2 – 1000.descendants represents a reference to all the elements within container 1000 and within the embedded container 800.
+- 9) NOTE 3 – The reference to a container element cannot be resolved until the referenced container object is decoded. However, if the author has provided an offset information within the descriptor (see 0.5.3.9) for a container element, the MHEG engine may use this offset information to decode only the specified container element without decoding the rest of the container object.
+- 10) NOTE 4 – If an author has provided additional identification to a container element, e.g. an MHEG identifier, this container element may be also referenced using one of the references defined for an MHEG object.
+- 11) **Socket ID Reference:** Used to reference a socket. It is specified as a reference to the root rt-composite followed by a **Socket Tail Reference**. The root rt-composite is referenced using a Root Rt ID Reference. The socket tail reference allows an author to reference:
+ - a) a single socket;
+ - b) the children of the root rt-composite;
+
+- c) the children of an rt-composite socket within the root rt-composite;
+ - d) the descendants of the root rt-composite;
+ - e) the descendants of an rt-composite socket within the root rt-composite.
+- 12) **Socket Tail Reference:** This reference cannot be used directly by the author; it is part of the Socket ID Reference. It is defined as one of the following:
+- a) A tail: Used to reference a given socket using its tail identification (see above).
+ - b) A socket tail complement: It is defined as one of the following:
+ - i) The constants provided by a tail complement, i.e. children or descendants (see above). Used alone, the tail complement applies to the root rt-composite itself.
+ - ii) The constant **?child** used to reference a single dynamically determined socket within the root rt-composite itself.
+ - iii) The constant **?descendant** used to reference a single dynamically determined socket within the descendant sockets of the root rt-composite itself. When ?child or ?descendant is used, the technique to determine the socket is the same as for ? (see 11.3). The individualisation phase, in that case, is made on each child or descendant socket of the specified root rt-composite.
+
+The ?child and ?descendant facilities may be used as follows: for example, a root rt-composite describes a menu; each socket is an item. When one of the items is selected, the same behaviour is specified. This behaviour is processed individually each time one of the items is selected. This is described in a single link using the ?descendant or ?child facilities. The number of sockets children or descendants may be changed during the life of the menu; the link always applies.
+ - c) A tail followed by a socket tail complement: The tail complement, in that case, applies to the socket referenced using the tail identification. This socket shall be an rt-composite socket.
+- 13) NOTE 5 – In Figure 20, 700:8.children represents a reference to all the child elements of the root rt-composite (indexes 1 to 5, first generation).
+- 14) NOTE 6 – 700:8.2.children represents a reference to all the child sockets of the rt-composite socket 700:8.2 (indexes 1 to 4, 2nd generation).
+- 15) NOTE 7 – 700:8.descendants represents a reference to all the descendant sockets of the root rt-composite (all generations).
+- 16) NOTE 8 – 700:?.1 represents a reference to rt-content socket (FILE) of a dynamically determined root rt-composite created from composite object model 700.
+- 17) NOTE 9 – 700:?.descendants represents a reference to all descendant sockets of a dynamically determined root rt-composite created from composite object model 700.
+- 18) NOTE 10 – 700:\*.1 represents a reference to the rt-content socket 1 (FILE) of all the root rt-composite objects created from this composite object model at the moment of the resolution of this reference.
+- 19) NOTE 11 – 700:8.?descendant represents a reference to a single dynamically determined socket between the descendant socket (all generations) of the root rt-composite.
+- 20) NOTE 12 – 700:8.2?child represents a reference to a single dynamically determined socket between the child socket (open, close, new, index) of the rt-composite socket 700:8.2.
+- 21) NOTE 13 – 700:?.?child represents a reference to a single dynamically determined socket between the child socket (one generation) of a dynamically determined root rt-composite created from composite object model 700.
+- 22) **Stream ID Reference:** Reference to a stream using its Stream ID (see 10.2.7).
+- 23) **Alias Reference:** Reference to an MHEG entity or a data or a stream using one of its assigned aliases (see 10.3). The reference to an alias cannot be resolved until the alias has been assigned.
+
+## 11.2 Predefined references
+
+The following predefined reference constants value are also defined:
+
+- 1) **Null-Data**: Reference to a null data.
+- 2) **Null-Mh**: Reference to a null MHEG object.
+- 3) **Null-Root-Rt**: Reference to a null root rt-object.
+- 4) **Default-Channel**: Reference to the default channel.
+- 5) **“This”**: Local reference to a composite or a container within itself. A composite or a container object may be referenced using any one of the referencing techniques defined for an MHEG object (e.g. MHEG-ID reference, container element reference, alias reference, external identifier reference) or by using the “this” facility provided for local referencing purposes within the composite or the container object itself. “This” shall be used only within link and action object; it shall not be used either within a container element reference or within a component object reference of a composition element. The following applies:
+ - a) When the composite or the container object is prepared, “this” takes the value of the composite or the container object identification. When the start-up link, rt start-up and container start-up are activated, the value of “this” is propagated to them.
+ - b) The propagation of the value of “this” to a link object has the effect of replacing each occurrence of “this” within the link condition by the value of “this”.
+ - c) When such a link fires, the value of “this” shall be propagated to its link effect. The following applies:
+ - i) Each occurrence of “this” within the usage value of the macro resolution and within the action object is replaced by the value of “this”. If the action object is a nested action object, any occurrence of “this” within all the embedded action objects is also replaced by the value of “this”.
+ - ii) If the link is a nested link object, the value of “this” is also propagated to the embedded link objects.
+- 6) NOTE 1 – “This” has the role of a local variable within the scope of the composite or the container itself.
+- 7) NOTE 2 – In Figure 18, the availability start-up of the composite object has the following link effect: New this:1, Activate link L1. The link object L1 is defined as follows: TC = this:1.3 becomes selected, LE = Run (this:1.5). When the composite 700 is prepared, the start-up is activated, the root rt-composite number 1 is created and the value this = 700 is propagated to link object L1.
+
+## 11.3 ? reference
+
+? is used in link and action objects to describe an individual behaviour common to all root rt-objects created from a given model object. The advantages of this facility are:
+
+- the behaviour is described only once and applied to all the root rt-objects created from a same model object;
+- the object designer is able to describe an individual behaviour for each root rt-object without knowing the number of root rt-objects that will be created from the given model object;
+- once activated, the link applies to all root rt-objects already created as well as future created root rt-objects;
+- this facility allows a complete independence between all the root rt-objects created from the same model, i.e. they may be presented independently, the behaviour is an individual behaviour attached to each root rt-object.
+
+The reference “model\_object\_identification:?” can be used in a link or in an action object wherever an rt-object reference is allowed. However, the following applies:
+
+- 1) If the link object is not an embedded link, the reference “model\_object\_identification:?” shall be used in the source value of at least one trigger condition in order to assign a usage value to ?.
+
+The composite rt-availability start-up link answers this requirement, its link condition is “this:? becomes available”. All embedded links activated from the rt-availability start-up are active for each new created root rt-composite.
+
+- 2) In an embedded link object, the ? can be used for different model objects, e.g. the following references “model\_object\_identification1:?”; “model\_object\_identification2:?” can be used in the same embedded link object.
+
+It is deprecated to use ? with different model object identifications in a non-embedded link object. Because the ? value is resolved when a trigger condition becomes true and only one trigger condition becomes true at a given time. So, in that case only one ? is resolved and all other references are considered as “undefined” references.
+
+The determination of the rt number to be taken into account in the place of each ? is highly dynamic. When a non-embedded link object is activated, the following phases applies:
+
+- 1) Each link object containing a trigger condition with a source value encoded as “model\_object\_identification:?” is to be evaluated in parallel for each root rt-object created from the indicated model\_object\_identification. For that purpose, all instances of ? with the same model\_object\_identification within the link condition are replaced by a given instance of a root rt-object rt number in each parallel evaluation.
+
+During the activation of such a link object, the root rt-objects created from the indicated model\_object\_identification may vary, i.e. additional root rt-objects may be created or some of them may be destroyed.
+
+- 2) If a trigger condition becomes true for a given root rt-object and if the link condition is satisfied, its rt number becomes the “? usage value”. Each instance of ? with the same model\_object\_identification is replaced by the “? usage value” in the following places:
+ - a) Within the link effect – If the action object defining the link effect is a nested action object, the “? usage value” is also propagated to each instance of the ? with the same model\_object\_identification within the embedded action objects.
+ - b) When an embedded link object is activated from this link object, the following applies:
+ - i) a specific instance of the embedded link object handles this “? usage value”;
+ - ii) the “? usage value” is propagated to each instance of the ? with the same model\_object\_identification within this instance of embedded link;
+ - iii) if this instance of the embedded link object contains some ? not resolved within a trigger condition, the same phases, i.e. 1) and 2) apply;
+ - iv) if some ? remains unresolved after all phases 1) and 2), the corresponding references are to be considered as “undefined”.
+- 3) Phase 1 is processed in parallel on all root rt-objects created from the model object. If the link condition of a nested link object becomes true for two root rt-objects in parallel in phase 1, e.g. 700:3 and 700:4, the phase 2 is to be processed for each ? usage value in parallel. That is, if the link effect activates an embedded link, two instances of this embedded link are handled in parallel for both ? usage values of 700:3 and 700:4.
+
+If the link is deactivated, this link cannot be fired for any “? usage value”.
+
+This example takes into account composite object defined in Figure 18:
+
+- Its start-up may have the following link effect: new 700:3, new 700:9.
+- Its rt-availability start-up link effect is: activate link object L1.
+- Link L1 is an embedded link object, it is defined as follows: TC = 700:?.3 becomes selected, LE = run 700:?.5. This link is used to describe an individual behaviour common to all root rt-composites which may be created from model object 700, i.e. for 700:3, 700:9 but also for any future root rt-composite created from the model 700.
+
+The following applies:
+
+- 1) When the rt-availability start-up is activated, i.e. each time a new root rt-composite is created, an instance of L1 handles this new root rt-composite. The rt number of this new made root rt-composite is considered as the “? usage value” and is transmitted to this instance of L1.
+
+- 2) In fact, there is one instance of link L1 per root rt-composite already created from 700. So we can consider that link L1 is active for all root rt-composite created from 700 and that its trigger is evaluated each time the selection status of the socket 3 of any root rt-composite created from 700 changes.
+- 3) When the trigger of an instance of link L1 becomes true for a root rt-composite, e.g. 700:2, the link condition becomes true and the value of this root rt-composite rt number is considered as the “? usage value”. This value is transmitted to the link effect of this instance of link L1. So the fifth socket of 700:2 becomes running.
+- 4) When both 700:2.3 and 700:3.3 are selected in parallel, two instances of the link L1 are satisfied in parallel, their link effect is to be performed in parallel. That is, socket 5 of 700:2 and socket 5 of 700:3 become running in parallel.
+
+Following is another example:
+
+- Link object L1 is defined as follows: TC = 700:?3 becomes selected, LE = run (700:?5), activate (link object L2, link object L3).
+- Link L2 is an embedded link object defined as follows: LC: 900:3.1 becomes selected AND 700:?2 is running, LE: stop 700:?5 run 700:?2.
+- Link L3 is a more complex embedded link object, it is defined as follows: LC: 999:?1 becomes selected AND (700:?5) is running, LE: stop (999:?1, 700:?5) run (999:?2, 700:?2).
+
+The following applies:
+
+- 1) Instances of Link L1 are handled as explained in the previous example.
+- 2) Consider now that an instance of L1 link condition is satisfied for 700:7, 7 becomes the “? usage value” for composite 700. This value is transmitted to the link effect of this instance of L1. That is, the socket 5 of 700:7 becomes running as in the previous example, but additionally links L2 and L3 are activated.
+- 3) When L2 is activated, an instance of L2 handles the “? usage value” and all appearances of 700:? are replaced by 700:7 in the link effect of this instance. When this instance of link L2 is handled and when its link condition becomes true, i.e. 900:3.1 is selected and 700:7.2 is running, then 700:7.5 is stopped and 700:7.2 becomes running.
+- 4) When L3 is activated, and instance of L3 handles the “? usage value” and all appearances of 700:? are replaced by 700:7 in the link effect of this instance. As one ? is remaining in a trigger condition, the instance of link L3 is evaluated in parallel for all root rt-composites created from 999. If the trigger condition of this instance of L3 is valid for 999:9, the “? usage value” 9 is replaced in this instance and so 999:9.1 and 700:7.5 are stopped and 999:7.2 and 700:7.2 becomes running.
+
+## 12 Generic Value
+
+This clause describes the mechanisms provided by this Recommendation for specifying values in a generic way. The generic values are typically used to express:
+
+- elementary action parameters;
+- get action parameters;
+- conditions;
+- MHEG object attributes.
+
+A generic value may be defined as follows:
+
+- 1) **constant**: A specific constant is also provided to identify an unspecified value: “unspecified”.
+The “unspecified” value is used in link condition as a comparison value.
+- 2) **evaluated values**: An evaluated value is the result of the process of a get action by the MHEG engine. When the MHEG engine is not able to process a get action, this get action is evaluated as the constant value “undefined”.
+
+The generic values may be stored in and retrieved from the data field of a content object.
+
+The type of a generic value is one of the following:
+
+- Generic boolean (see 12.1);
+- Generic numeric (see 12.2);
+- Generic integer (see 12.3);
+- Generic ratio (see 12.4);
+- Generic string (see 12.5);
+- Generic reference (see 12.6);
+- Generic list (see 12.7).
+
+It is the object designer's responsibility to ensure that the generic values given as parameters of actions conform in type and number to the specification of the parameters as specified in this Recommendation. If the actual parameters do not conform in type or number to what is expected, it is an error and the action shall be ignored.
+
+The type of a generic value determines the following:
+
+- the set of values that it can possibly take;
+- common semantics of these values.
+
+### **12.1 Generic boolean**
+
+A generic boolean value has one of the following values: TRUE, FALSE.
+
+The generic boolean value may be specified as follows:
+
+- a boolean constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action;
+- a result of a logical operation within a link condition;
+- a result of a comparison operation within a link condition.
+
+### **12.2 Generic numeric**
+
+A generic numeric value is a numeric. The design of this Recommendation does not limit the numerical values in any way. The values may be integers, reals or complex; however, the coded representations may impose limitations. The ASN.1 syntax defined in this Recommendation supports only integer values.
+
+NOTE – It is recommended that authors assume this limitation.
+
+The generic numeric value may be specified as follows:
+
+- a numeric constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+### **12.3 Generic integer**
+
+A generic integer value shall be an integer.
+
+The generic integer value may be used as follows:
+
+- an integer constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+### **12.4 Generic ratio**
+
+A generic ratio value is a pair of integers (m, n) with m being the numerator and n the denominator of a fraction. If n is omitted, it is assumed to be 100, interpreting m as a percentage. n shall be greater than 1.
+
+A generic ratio value may be used as follows:
+
+- a ratio constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+## 12.5 Generic string
+
+A generic string value is a string of any number of characters. The design of this Recommendation does not limit the coding scheme of string values in any way. The values may be represented in any code sets. However, the coded representations may impose limitations. The ASN.1 syntax defined in this Recommendation supports only GraphicString.
+
+NOTE 1 – It is recommended that the authors assume this limitation.
+
+GraphicString contains all G sets + SPACE as defined in ASN.1. Such specification allows for international string.
+
+The string is considered as a whole, i.e. the component characters cannot be addressed individually.
+
+NOTE 2 – Typically, the character string is used as a label, e.g. “Help”.
+
+The generic string value may be specified as follows:
+
+- a string constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+There is a difference between the lowercase and uppercase character.
+
+## 12.6 Generic reference
+
+A generic reference is one of the references defined by this Recommendation (see Generic reference mechanism).
+
+A generic reference value may be specified as follows:
+
+- a reference constant;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+## 12.7 Generic list
+
+A generic list value is an ordered set, possibly empty, of generic values of any type. Each element of a generic list value may have a distinct type from the other elements of the list. Each element of a generic list is implicitly indexed.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – An element of a list may be another generic list.
+
+2 – Each element, within a list or a sublist, may be retrieved separately using the Get Data action facility.
+
+3 – The generic list type may be used to construct vectors (same type for all elements of the list) and compound sets (sets of elements of various types).
+
+A generic list value may be specified as follows:
+
+- a list of constants;
+- a result of the evaluation of a get action.
+
+## 13 Macro Mechanism
+
+The macro mechanism provides a general technique for producing efficient coding of frequently used action and link objects in which only a few values are changed from one to another. This allows the sharing and reuse of complex behaviours. An author may create a catalogue of predefined action and link object templates, that are also called macro action object (see 18.4) and macro link object (see 19.5). In a macro action object or a macro link object, at least one attribute is encoded as a macro parameter value.
+
+A macro parameter value is composed of:
+
+- A Macro Def ID: It is either a string or an integer. It is used as a symbol representing the macro parameter. A given Macro Def ID may be used by many macro parameter values.
+- A Default usage value: It is a value to be assigned to the attribute encoded as a macro parameter value when the macro usage value assignment is omitted.
+
+Each link object contains an optional set of attributes called “macro parameter resolution” and which is used to resolve the macro parameter value contained in its link effect. Each macro parameter resolution is composed of a Macro Def ID and the corresponding macro usage value to be assigned to the Macro Def ID.
+
+When a link object is fired, the link effect is to be processed. The first step of this process is called the macro resolution phase and is limited to this link effect process.
+
+NOTE 1 – As the same link may be fired several times in parallel, therefore, the macro resolution phase is limited to a given link effect process.
+
+The aim of this phase is to assign a macro usage value to each macro parameter value contained in the link effect. Each macro parameter resolution is propagated to the action object describing the link effect. The following applies:
+
+- if this action is a nested action object, the macro parameter resolution is also propagated to the embedded action object;
+- if an embedded link object is activated from this link effect, the macro parameter resolution is propagated to this embedded link object except if this embedded link object itself contains a macro parameter resolution which uses the same Macro Def ID.
+
+During the propagation phase, for each macro parameter value, the following applies:
+
+- The Macro Def ID of the macro parameter value is retrieved from one of the propagated macro parameter resolution: This macro parameter value is replaced by the corresponding macro usage value of this propagated macro parameter resolution.
+- NOTE 2 – Even if the usage value is not compatible with the expected type of the attribute encoded as macro parameter value, the MHEG engine is required to assign it. It is for the object designer to ensure the compatibility.
+- NOTE 3 – If the usage value is an evaluated value, the macro parameter value is replaced by this Get action without processing it.
+- Otherwise, this macro parameter value is replaced by the corresponding default usage value encoded within this macro parameter value. If no default usage value is provided, this macro parameter value is replaced by the value “undefined”.
+
+These abbreviations are used for the following examples:
+
+- MPR Macro Parameter Resolution
+- MD I Macro Def ID
+- MUV Macro Usage Value
+- DUV Default Usage Value (when DUV is omitted, no default usage value is provided).
+- ALE Action in Link Effect
+
+**Example 1 – Simple link effect.**
+
+L1 has following specifications:
+
+- LC1: Button1 becomes selected.
+- MPR1: (MDI = TARGET1, MUV = 700:1), (MDI = TARGET2, MUV = 700:2).
+- ALE1: New(MDI = TARGET1), New(MDI = TARGET2), Run(MDI = TARGET1), Run(MDI = TARGET2).
+
+If LC1 is satisfied, the macro resolution phase is processed and ALE1 is processed as follows:
+
+- ALE1: New(700:1), New(700:2), Run(700:1), Run(700:2).
+
+**Example 2 – Embedded action within link effect.**
+
+L2 has following specifications:
+
+- LC2: Button1 becomes selected.
+- MPR2: (MDI = SYNC, MUV = serial), (MDI = TARGET1, MUV = 700:1), (MDI = TARGET2, MUV = 700:2).
+- ALE2: ActionObject1.
+
+And ActionObject1 is as follows:
+
+- Synchro indicator: SYNC.
+- Action set: New(TARGET1), Run(TARGET1), Stop(TARGET2).
+
+If LC2 is satisfied, the macro resolution phase is processed and each MUV is propagated to ActionObject1, and ActionObject1 is processed as follows:
+
+- Synchro indicator: Serial.
+- Action set: New(700:1), Run(700:1), Stop(700:2).
+
+If synchro indicator is resolved as “undefined”, the action is not processed.
+
+**Example 3** – Embedded links within link effect.
+
+L3 has following specifications:
+
+- LC3: Button1 becomes selected..
+- MPR3: (MDI = TARGET1, MUV = 700:1).
+- ALE3: New(TARGET1), Activate(L10), Activate(L20).
+
+L10 is as follows:
+
+- LC10: If TARGET1 is “not running”.
+- MPR10: None.
+- LE10: Run(TARGET1).
+
+And L20 is as follows:
+
+- LC20: If TARGET1 is “not running”.
+- MPR20: (MDI = TARGET1, MUV = 999:1).
+- ALE20: New(TARGET1), Run(TARGET1).
+
+If LC3 is satisfied, MPR3 is propagated to ALE3, L10 and L20. And L10 is processed as follows:
+
+- LC10: If 700:1 is “not running”.
+- LE10: Run(700:1).
+
+However, L20 is processed as follows:
+
+- LC20: If 700:1 is “not running”.
+- ALE20: New(999:1), Run(999:1).
+
+## 14 Hooks
+
+This clause describes the support for the handling of hooks, which are used in content, script and descriptor objects. Hooks provide the information for the type identification of the encoded data. A hook consists of the encoding information that identifies the encoding method and an optional encoding description that may be used for specifying parameters of the encoding method.
+
+Two kinds of hooks are provided, one for the content data and another for the script data:
+
+- 1) **Content hook:** Composed of an identification field for the data encoding standard and a descriptive field:
+ - a) The content encoding information contains an identification of the content encoding standard. A wide range of existing encoding standards such as MPEG, G711 or JPEG are maintained in the registered catalogue via the procedure described in ISO/IEC 13522-4. Private encoding formats can also be provided using a proprietary catalogue.
+ - b) The content encoding description gives a more precise description of the characteristics needed to decode the content. The semantics of these parameters are not defined by MHEG but are given by the semantics of the data encoding Standard or Recommendation with respect to the using application. Such information may also be provided within the content encoding catalogues.
+
+- 2) **Script hook:** Composed of an identification field for scripting language and a descriptive field:
+ - a) Scripting encoding information contains an identification of the script encoding standard. A wide range of existing encoding standards such as C, C++ or Lisp are maintained in the registered catalogue via the procedure described in ISO/IEC 13522-4. Private encoding formats can also be provided using a proprietary catalogue.
+ - b) Scripting language description gives a more precise description of the characteristics needed to decode the script. The semantics of these parameters are not defined by MHEG but are given by the semantics of the data encoding Standard or Recommendation with respect to the using application. Such information may also be provided within the script encoding catalogues.
+
+## 15 Extensibility
+
+Following extensibility is provided by this Recommendation:
+
+- 1) Catalogues (see 15.1);
+- 2) Addition of new MHEG object classes (see 15.2);
+- 3) Extensibility Provision (see 15.3).
+
+### 15.1 Catalogues
+
+ISO/IEC 13522-1 provides a set of catalogues to maintain compatibility between MHEG engines and to allow extensibility. New concepts can be made available to all MHEG systems if you register a reference to a format identifier in a registered catalogue or only to one group of applications if you register it in a proprietary catalogue:
+
+- 1) The registered catalogues are maintained in accordance with ISO/IEC 13522-4. Standardised, well-known concepts are listed in the registered catalogue. It is possible to register upcoming concepts in this catalogue.
+- 2) Application-specific concepts reside in the proprietary catalogue, which is private to only one set of applications. These catalogues can only be referenced by special MHEG engines. The maintenance of the proprietary catalogue is assured by the using application.
+
+Within each catalogue, an optional description may be associated with each entry to clarify the usage of it.
+
+An MHEG engine can take any catalogue entry into account, thereby, introducing the concept of this entry within its process. When an author provides an MHEG object or an action using such an entry, this MHEG engine will be able to process this object or this action. If the author uses an entry not taken into account by the MHEG engine, the MHEG object or the action will be ignored by this engine.
+
+For each of the following attributes used by this Recommendation, a registered catalogue is provided, and a using application may also maintain a proprietary catalogue for private use:
+
+- **Content encoding** contains a precise description of the content encoding methods that may be used in the content hook, e.g. ISO/IEC 11172-2 (MPEG2 video). A content encoding description may be associated with each entry of this catalogue.
+- **Content classification** is provided as an optional assistance in determining the type of content data. It provides information on the type of data. For media data it is used to indicate the perception media, e.g. text, graphics, audio. This information may be used in a negotiation process, a database, or by an MHEG engine to choose a decoder.
+- **Script encoding** contains the script languages that may be used in the script hook, e.g. C++, Smalltalk, SMSL. A script encoding description may be associated with each entry of this catalogue.
+- **Script classification** is provided as an optional assistance in determining the type of script language. This information may be used in a negotiation process, a database, or by an MHEG engine to choose a script decoder.
+- **Media type** contains the medium type that may be used in the descriptor object in order to help the mapping of a channel to a physical device, e.g. text, still image or video.
+
+- **Style** contains the styles that may be used in the set style action, e.g. for user interaction: button, slider, entry field. The styles may depend on the GUI on the platform and on user personalisation by the user. Additional information may be associated with each entry of this catalogue in order to define the style more precisely, e.g. a value range for a slider, an orientation for a menu.
+- **Event** contains a list of catalogued event identifiers (e.g. mouse click, keyboard key pressed, remote control command) that may be used in the descriptor object to indicate the expected mapping of event identifiers provided by the author to the catalogued event identifiers. Additional information may be associated with each entry of this catalogue in order to define the event more precisely, e.g. the position of the click.
+- **Extended elementary action** contains a list of catalogued elementary actions used in the “catalogued elementary action” action. These catalogued elementary actions are used to extend the number of elementary actions defined by this Recommendation, e.g. draw a line, arithmetic operation. Additional information may be associated with each entry of this catalogue in order to define the behaviour of an action more precisely, e.g. the parameters, the MHEG effect, the allowed periods, additional error conditions.
+- **Extended attribute** contains a list of catalogued attributes used in the set catalogued attribute action. These catalogued attributes are used to extend the number of attributes of MHEG entities defined in this Recommendation, e.g. colour, text fonts. Additional information may be associated with each entry of this catalogue in order to define the attribute more precisely, e.g. the type.
+
+## 15.2 Addition of New MHEG object classes
+
+This Recommendation reserves numbers 0 to 9999 of ASN.1 OBJECT IDENTIFIER arc3. The numbers from 0 to 9999 shall not be used privately. However, a using application may use other numbers to create new object classes, that may be complete new object classes or modifications of certain existing object classes.
+
+## 15.3 Extensibility Provision
+
+In order to enable future extension of attributes, “Extensibility Provision” encoded as “...” in ASN.1 is provided. “Extensibility Provision” is added to the following places in ASN.1:
+
+- “elementary action” attribute;
+- “evaluated value” attribute;
+- “description” attribute of MH-object class;
+- each leaf class of MHEG object.
+
+And for each “Extensibility Provision” attribute, a list of tags numbered from 0 to 9999 is reserved in order to be used in other Recommendations of the T.170 series. Reserved tags shall not be used privately.
+
+# SECTION 3 – OVERVIEW OF MHEG CLASSES
+
+The following clauses present the structure provided by MHEG to interchange multimedia and hypermedia information. The MHEG engine parses this structure.
+
+## 16 MHEG object classes overview
+
+The object-oriented approach was chosen for the design of the standard because it fits the requirements of active, autonomous and reusable objects. The interchanged object classes have been classified as shown in Figure 21. Each interchanged object belongs to one of the **emphasised** classes. Abstract classes have been added to describe common attributes or to group classes dealing with similar topics. MHEG does not define methods on its classes. Thus, use of the object-oriented paradigm is limited to attribute inheritance.
+
+In Figure 21, the greater-than sign ( > ) means “has the following subclasses”. Only the instances of classes that have been emphasised may be interchanged. The useful definitions are not considered to be a separate class. They are merely a convenient grouping of utility attributes.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ MH-OBJECT > ACTION
+ MH-OBJECT > LINK
+ MH-OBJECT > MODEL
+ MH-OBJECT > CONTAINER
+ MH-OBJECT > DESCRIPTOR
+ MODEL > SCRIPT
+ MODEL > COMPONENT
+ COMPONENT > CONTENT
+ COMPONENT > COMPOSITE
+ CONTENT > MULTIPLEXED_CONTENT[MULTIPLEXED CONTENT]
+
+```
+
+MHEG inheritance tree diagram showing the hierarchy from MH-OBJECT to various subclasses like ACTION, LINK, MODEL, SCRIPT, COMPONENT, CONTENT, MULTIPLEXED CONTENT, COMPOSITE, CONTAINER, and DESCRIPTOR.
+
+Figure 21/T.171 – MHEG inheritance tree
+
+## 17 Structure of MH-Object Class
+
+This clause describes the common structure provided for interchanging all the instances of MHEG classes, the MHEG objects, defined by this Recommendation. This mechanism provides a consistent approach to the identification and interchange of MHEG objects.
+
+The MH-Object class provides the following information for the identification of MHEG objects.
+
+### 17.1 Class identification
+
+The class identification is composed of the identification of the standard, the standard version and a specific identifier unique for each MHEG object class. The class identification attribute is encoded at level C using the ASN.1 technique of OBJECT IDENTIFIER (see 8.2.3.1). For the ease of encoding, this attribute is not encoded within MH-object class at level C. This attribute is encoded individually for each interchanged class in order to assign a unique number for each class instead of inherited directly from MH-object class.
+
+### 17.2 MHEG-ID
+
+An MHEG-ID may be provided to uniquely identify an interchanged object within the scope of an application.
+
+### 17.3 General object information
+
+MH-object class also gives supplementary information for an MHEG object as follows:
+
+- 1) Name of the MHEG object.
+- 2) Owner of the MHEG object.
+- 3) Version of the MHEG object.
+- 4) Last modification date of the MHEG object.
+- 5) List of keywords qualifying the MHEG object.
+- 6) Readable copyright information relative to the MHEG object.
+- 7) Copyright identifier used by certain authorised organisation to identify the copyright work type of the MHEG object. For example:
+ - a) ISBN (International Standard Book Number) for book;
+ - b) ISSN (International Standard Serial Number) for periodical publications;
+ - c) ISRC (International Standard Record Code) for sound recording;
+ - d) ISAN (International Standard for Audiovisual Number) for audiovisual application.
+
+- 8) Copyright number used by certain authorised organisation to uniquely identify the copyright information assigned to the MHEG object within a copyright identifier scope, e.g. 2-11072557-5 is an ISBN copyright number.
+- 9) Readable licence information relative to the usage of the MHEG object.
+- 10) Cache priority, which may be used by the MHEG engine as a hint of how to manage the MHEG objects. This is an integer in the range from 0 to 255. The value 0 means that the MHEG engine should delete the object from its memory space entirely if it receives a Destroy action. The value 255 means that the MHEG engine is strongly encouraged to cache the MHEG object within its memory space at the time of a Destroy action. Other values may be interpreted by each MHEG engine independently taking into account the range. However, the MHEG engine is not obliged to follow this instruction. This is only provided as a hint information for the MHEG engine.
+- 11) Readable comments relative to the MHEG object.
+- 12) Extensibility provision used by other standards which describes an extension of this Recommendation.
+
+## 18 Structure of Action Class
+
+The action class defines a reusable arrangement of elementary actions. Action objects that are instances of the action class are used in link objects in order to describe their link effects. A given action object may be addressed by many link objects. Several link conditions in different links may be satisfied at the same instant and are assumed to be fired and processed in parallel. Therefore, the processing of actions describing the link effect has a local effect limited to the link itself.
+
+The MHEG action class consists of following information:
+
+- 1) A synchro indicator specifies the type of processing of the synchronised actions. Two values are defined: “parallel” and “serial”. When it is set to “serial”, all the actions within the “synchronised action set” are processed in serial. When it is set to parallel, all these actions are processed in parallel (see 31.3). Since synchronised actions may be processed in parallel, it is the author’s responsibility to take into account any side effects due to the parallelism. Specification of contradictory actions is deprecated.
+
+### NOTES
+
+1 – An action object that calls for a parallel Run and stop of an rt-content is ambiguous since the final state is not defined.
+
+2 – An action object that calls in the same serial group for an rt-content to run and stop after a delay of one second is not ambiguous. The rt-content is to be presented for one second.
+
+3 – An MHEG engine is not required to perform true parallel processing, but authors must organise the group as if they were to be processed in parallel.
+
+- 2) A synchronised action set is a set of elementary actions and/or other embedded action objects.
+
+Using this structure, an author is able to describe the following action objects:
+
+- Basic action object (see 18.2);
+- Nested action object (see 18.3);
+- Macro action object (see 18.4).
+
+### 18.1 Elementary actions
+
+This Recommendation defines a list of elementary actions that may be included in an action object to modify the behaviour of MHEG entities (see Section 4, “MHEG entities common behaviour”), e.g. Prepare, Run. The structure of each elementary action is as follows:
+
+- 1) A target set is defined as a list of generic references or only one generic reference. Each elementary action is to be processed on the specified target set. If more than one target is specified in the target set, whatever the value of the synchro indicator is, the elementary action is processed in parallel on all the targets specified in the target set. Authors should assume that the MHEG engine applies the elementary action to the multiple targets in parallel.
+
+A common target set can be specified for several elementary actions by using the alias mechanism (see 10.3) or macro parameter mechanism (see clause 13).
+
+- 2) An optional transition duration may be provided for some elementary actions. A transition duration is expressed in GTU. When a transition duration is specified, the corresponding elementary action is to be processed during this transition duration. When no transition duration is specified, a null duration is taken into account.
+- 3) The specific action parameters are defined for each elementary action (see Sections 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8).
+
+## 18.2 Basic action object
+
+A basic action object contains only elementary actions. It does not contain macro parameters or embedded action objects within its synchronised action set.
+
+NOTE – The using application is responsible for determining the appropriate number of elementary actions.
+
+In Figure 22, the MHEG engine completes the parallel processing of the MHEG effect of elementary action 1 on targets T1, T2 and T3. When completed, the MHEG effect of elementary action 2 is processed on T4.
+
+
+
+```
+
+ graph TD
+ subgraph Box [ ]
+ direction TB
+ A["Synchro indicator:serial"]
+ B["Synchronised action set"]
+ B --- C["- Elementary action 1 (Targets T1, T2, T3)"]
+ B --- D["- Elementary action 2 (Target T4)"]
+ end
+
+```
+
+Diagram of a basic action object structure. A rectangular box is divided into two sections. The top section is labeled 'Synchro indicator:serial'. The bottom section is labeled 'Synchronised action set' and contains a bulleted list: '- Elementary action 1 (Targets T1, T2, T3)' and '- Elementary action 2 (Target T4)'.
+
+T0825680-96/d021
+
+**Figure 22/T.171 – Example of a basic action object**
+
+## 18.3 Nested action object
+
+In order to describe more complex behaviour, an embedded action object may be contained in the synchronised action set. The embedded action object can be itself a nested action object. A complete hierarchy of action objects can be designed using this mechanism.
+
+NOTE – The using application is responsible for determining the appropriate depth of nesting.
+
+In the example of Figure 23, the MHEG engine processes the MHEG effect of elementary action 1 on target T. When completed, the MHEG engine processes, in parallel, the MHEG effect of elementary action A on target S and the MHEG effect of elementary action B on target R. When completed, the MHEG effect of elementary action 2 is processed on target R.
+
+## 18.4 Macro action object
+
+In order to produce efficient coding of frequently used action objects in which only a few values change from one link to another, the synchro indicator attribute of an action object and each parameter of an elementary action may be specified as a macro parameter value. A macro action object contains at least one macro parameter value. Each macro parameter value is resolved when the link object which uses this action is fired (see 19.3 for more details).
+
+# 19 Structure of Link Class
+
+An MHEG link class is defined for specifying spatial, temporal and conditional relations between, and actions upon, MHEG entities. The link contains a condition, which when satisfied evaluates to true or provokes the processing of actions on targets that produce the required effect. The link is said to be fired.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ subgraph OuterBox [ ]
+ direction TB
+ S1[Synchro indicator: serial]
+ subgraph SynchronisedActionSet [Synchronised action set]
+ direction TB
+ EA1[Elementary action 1 (Target T)]
+ subgraph EmbeddedBox [Action object "embedded"]
+ direction TB
+ S2[Synchro indicator: parallel]
+ subgraph SynchronisedActions [Synchronised actions]
+ direction TB
+ EA2A[Elementary action A (Target S)]
+ EA2B[Elementary action B (Target R)]
+ end
+ end
+ EA2[Elementary action 2 (Target R)]
+ end
+ end
+
+```
+
+T0825690-96/d022
+
+Diagram of a nested action object structure. The outer container has a 'Synchro indicator: serial' at the top, followed by a 'Synchronised action set' section. Inside this set are 'Elementary action 1 (Target T)' and 'Elementary action 2 (Target R)'. An 'Action object "embedded"' is nested within 'Elementary action 1'. This embedded object has a 'Synchro indicator: parallel' and a 'Synchronised actions' section containing 'Elementary action A (Target S)' and 'Elementary action B (Target R)'.
+
+**Figure 23/T.171 – Example of a nested action object**
+
+Only those link objects that have been activated can be firable (see 29.2). Several link conditions in different links may be satisfied at the same instant and are assumed to be fired and processed in parallel by the MHEG engine.
+
+The link object is separated from the objects that produce the triggering contexts. The basic behaviour of each MHEG entity (e.g. volume, channel on/off) is part of the entity itself. During the life of the entities, change in the behaviour can be used to trigger a separate link object that calls for the actions to be processed. These actions, in turn, modify the basic behaviour of any other MHEG entity, for example, to increase a volume. This may in turn generate further changes in behaviour and trigger further links.
+
+Each instance of a link class contains a link condition and a link effect.
+
+Using this structure, an author is able to describe the following types of link objects:
+
+- Basic link object (see 19.3);
+- Nested link object (see 19.4);
+- Macro link object (see 19.5).
+
+## 19.1 Link condition
+
+The link condition is defined as either a trigger condition (see 19.1.1) or a logical combination of trigger and constraint conditions (see 0).
+
+The link condition is evaluated as follows:
+
+- 1) When a link object becomes active, the link condition is evaluated to false.
+- 2) If the link condition is a single trigger condition, the link condition evaluates the value of the trigger condition. If the link condition is a logical combination of conditions, the link condition evaluates the value of the top node of the logical tree combining the conditions (see Figure 25).
+- 3) If the link condition is evaluated to true, the link is fired, i.e. its link effect is processed by the MHEG engine (see 31.2). If the link condition is evaluated to false or “undefined”, the link is not fired, i.e. its link effect is not processed.
+
+A link may be fired several times during its activation, each time its link condition becomes true.
+
+
+
+**Link object**
+
+The diagram illustrates the structure of a Link object, which is divided into two main sections: **Link condition** and **Link effect**.
+
+**Link condition** is further divided into two options, separated by the word "or":
+
+- Single trigger condition**: A box representing a single condition.
+- Logical combinations of conditions**: A tree structure where:
+ - Black circles represent **Logical operators**.
+ - Rectangles represent **Trigger condition** or **Constraint condition**.
+ - Lines connect operators to their respective conditions.
+
+**Link effect** contains two boxes:
+
+- Resolution of macros (optional)**: A box for macro resolution.
+- Action object (simple, nested or macro action)**: A box for the action to be performed.
+
+T0825700-96/023
+
+Diagram of Link object structure showing Link condition and Link effect components.
+
+**Figure 24/T.171 – Link object structure**
+
+
+
+The diagram shows two examples of logical trees:
+
+**Example 1 (Top):**
+
+- Root node: **AND** (true)
+ - Left child: **OR** (true)
+ - Left child: **Trigger A** (true)
+ - Right child: **Trigger B** (false)
+ - Right child: **AND** (true)
+ - Left child: **Constraint C** (true)
+ - Right child: **XOR** (true)
+ - Left child: **Constraints D** (false)
+ - Right child: **Constraints E** (true)
+ - Right child: **Constraints F** (false)
+
+**Example 2 (Bottom):**
+
+- Root node: **OR** (false)
+ - Left child: **AND** (false)
+ - Left child: **Trigger G** (false)
+ - Right child: **Constraint H** (true)
+ - Right child: **NOT** (false)
+ - Child: **AND** (true)
+ - Left child: **Trigger I** (true)
+ - Right child: **Constraint J** (true)
+
+Two examples of logical trees describing combinations of conditions.
+
+T0825710-96/d024
+
+**Figure 25/T.171 – Examples of logical tree describing a logical combination of conditions**
+
+### 19.1.1 Trigger condition
+
+A trigger condition describes the occurrence of a change in MHEG entities' behaviour triggering the link. The trigger is described as a change of attribute or status value of an MHEG entity. The following behaviour changes are triggerable:
+
+- 1) Temporal changes: Provoked by timestones or delay.
+- 2) Action changes: Consequences of any elementary action.
+- 3) Interaction changes: Occur, for example, when the user selects a menu or clicks on a button.
+- 4) Any catalogued event changes: Occur, for example, when a system event happens.
+
+The trigger condition is expressed as a transition, i.e. as a double condition on the same source. It is composed of the following:
+
+- a source value;
+- a previous condition, which expresses the condition to be satisfied before the transition occurs;
+- a current condition, which expresses the expected condition to satisfy after the transition occurs.
+
+A trigger condition evaluates a boolean value or “undefined”. The following applies:
+
+- 1) When a link object becomes active, each trigger condition is evaluated to false.
+- 2) Evaluates the previous condition of each trigger condition.
+- 3) The source value of each trigger condition is an evaluated value on a target attribute or a status, e.g. get preparation status (target). When the value of this attribute or status changes, the following steps are applied for the corresponding trigger condition:
+ - a) assigns this value to the current comparison value and evaluates the current condition;
+ - b) evaluates the trigger condition by processing the following logical operation: “previous condition” AND “current condition”:
+ - i) if the result is true and if the link condition is defined as a single trigger condition, the link condition is evaluated to true;
+ - ii) if the result is true and if this trigger condition is part of a logical combination of conditions, this logical combination of conditions is to be evaluated (see 19.1.8).
+ - c) Evaluates the trigger condition to false.
+ - d) Go to 2.
+
+NOTE – Steps 3) a) and 3) d) should be considered as an atomic operation for link, i.e. if a value tested by a trigger condition changes when the MHEG engine is processing steps 3) a) to 3) d), the processing of such a change is delayed until the current processing enters in step 3).
+
+Table 1 shows some examples of trigger conditions. In the example, Get CV (rt-content N) means Get CV action targeted to the rt-content N in order to retrieve the current audible volume (CV), Get Event (rt-content N) means Get Event action targeted to the rt-content N in order to retrieve the number of most recently happened event, and Get Data (content A) means Get Data action targeted to the content object A in order to retrieve the contained generic value contained.
+
+**Table 1/T.171 — Examples of trigger conditions**
+
+| Trigger source value | Previous condition | | Current condition | | Semantics | Nature of the Change |
+|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| | Operator | Previous value | Operator | Current value | | |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | == | 10 | < | 5 | rt-content N had CV equal to 10, and decreases to less than five. | Change from a specified previous value to a specified current value. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | == | Get Data
(content A) | < | Get Data
(content B) | rt-content N had CV equal to the value specified in the data of content object A, and changes to a value less than that of the value in content object B. | |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | Any | “unspecified” | Any | “unspecified” | The CV of rt-content N has changed. The value is not significant. | Change from an "unspecified" value to an "unspecified" value. The trigger is on a change of the source value without regard for its previous and current values. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | == | 10 | Any | “unspecified” | The CV of rt-content N was 10 and has changed. The new value is not significant. | Change from a specified value to an "unspecified" value. The trigger is on a change of the source value without regard for its current value. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | Any | “unspecified” | > | 10 | The CV of rt-content N becomes greater than 10. The previous value is not significant. Note that the previous value may have been greater than 10. | Change from any previous value to a specified current value range. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | Any | “unspecified” | == | 10 | The CV of rt-content N becomes equal to 10. The previous value is not significant. Note that the previous value may have been equal to 10. | Change from an "unspecified" value to a specified current value. The trigger is on a change of the source value whatever its previous value. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | < | Get CV
(rt-content P) | > | Get CV
(rt-content P) | The CV of rt-content N was less than the CV of rt-content P and has become greater. | Change with respect to other rt-contents. |
+| Get Event
(rt-content N) | Any | “unspecified” | == | 10 | The event 10 has occurred on rt-content N. The previous event value is not significant. | Becomes true any rising of the event 10. |
+| Get Event
(rt-content N) | == | 10 | == | 10 | The previous event occurred to rt-content N was 10. The same event occurs again. | Becomes true for each successive rising of the event 10. |
+| Get CV
(rt-content N) | Previous condition is omitted, i.e. it is the negation of the current condition | | >= | 5 | The CV of rt-content N was less than 5 and increases greater than or equal to 5. The previous condition is interpreted as $CV < 5$ . The previous value range is $(-\infty, 4)$ , the current value range is $[5, +\infty)$ . These two value ranges do not overlap and their union is the whole range of integer numbers. | Change from a previous value range to a current value range where the two value ranges do not overlap and where the union of the value ranges is the largest possible value range. In that case, the previous condition is omitted, and so interpreted as the negation of the current condition. |
+
+### 19.1.2 Constraint condition
+
+A constraint condition may be provided within a logical combination of conditions. It expresses a required contextual state at the moment when one of the trigger conditions is satisfied. A constraint condition makes it possible to specify more precisely the context in which the link condition will be satisfied.
+
+A constraint condition is composed of a source value and a current condition which expresses the expected condition to satisfy.
+
+NOTE – Constraints do not require a previous condition because they express contextual states at the moment when the trigger is satisfied.
+
+A constraint condition evaluates a boolean value or “undefined”. It is satisfied when the specified current condition is satisfied for the source value. The constraint conditions are to be evaluated at the instant when one of the trigger conditions becomes true.
+
+Table 2 shows some examples of constraint conditions.
+
+**Table 2/T.171 – Examples of constraint conditions**
+
+| Source Value | Current condition | | Semantics |
+|-----------------------|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| | Operator | Current Value | |
+| Get CV (rt-content N) | < | 5 | rt-content N has CV value less than five. |
+| Get CV (rt-content N) | < | Get Data (content A) | rt-content N has CV value less than that of the value in content object A. |
+| Get CV (rt-content N) | == | 5 | rt-content N has CV value equal to five. |
+
+### 19.1.3 Source value
+
+The source value is a value used as the base of the comparison described in the previous condition and the current condition. The presence of the source value in the condition is mandatory.
+
+The source value is always provided by an evaluated value, i.e. it is expressed as a result of a get action.
+
+### 19.1.4 Comparison value
+
+The comparison value is a value that is to be compared to the source value using the comparison operator in the previous and the current conditions. The presence of the comparison value in the condition is mandatory.
+
+The comparison value is specified as one of the following:
+
+- 1) An evaluated value, i.e. it is expressed as a result of a get action.
+- 2) A constant value.
+- 3) One of the comparison value constants defined by this Recommendation, e.g. “ready”, “not ready” for the preparation status.
+- 4) “Unspecified” value to indicate that the value to be compared with the source is not important; what is important is that the value has changed. The following applies:
+ - a) Within a trigger condition:
+ - i) Within the previous condition: It means that the trigger condition is on a change of the source value whatever its previous value was.
+ - ii) Within the current condition: It means that it is a condition on a change of the source value whatever its current value becomes.
+
+- iii) Within both the previous and the current condition: It means that it is a condition on a change of value whatever its previous value was and whatever its current value becomes.
+
+The current value can be the same as the previous value, but the engine as wilfully set the same value to an attribute or a status. This is particularly useful for successive rising of the same event (see 6.3.7) or timestone (see 72.16.14), i.e. the same event may occur several times, each time the event identifier is set to the corresponding value.
+
+- b) Within a constraint condition: It means that the constraint condition is always evaluated to true.
+
+### 19.1.5 Previous condition
+
+The previous condition is used in trigger condition only. It is composed of a comparison operator and a previous comparison value.
+
+The previous comparison value is a generic value (see clause 11).
+
+When the previous condition is omitted, the previous condition is to be interpreted as the negation of the indicated current condition, and the following applies:
+
+- the comparison operator of the previous condition is the negation of the comparison operator of the current condition;
+- the comparison value of the previous condition is the same as the comparison value of the current condition.
+
+The previous condition is satisfied when the result of the comparison operation between the source value and the previous comparison value using the specified comparison operator is evaluated to true.
+
+### 19.1.6 Current condition
+
+The current condition is mandatory in a generic condition, and it is composed of a comparison operator and the current comparison value.
+
+The current comparison value is a generic value (see clause 11).
+
+The current condition is satisfied when the result of the comparison operation between the source value and the current comparison value using the specified comparison operator is evaluated to true.
+
+### 19.1.7 Comparison operator
+
+The comparison operator used in the previous and the current condition is one of the following:
+
+- == Comparison for equality;
+- != Comparison for inequality;
+- < Comparison for strict inferiority;
+- <= Comparison for inferiority or equality;
+- > Comparison for strict superiority;
+- >= Comparison for superiority or equality.
+
+NOTE 1 – A using application may provide other comparison operators.
+
+A comparison operation is a comparison between the source and a comparison value. The result of the comparison is as defined in Table 3.
+
+**Table 3/T.171 – Comparison operations**
+
+| Comparison operator | Source Value (SV) | Comparison Value (CV) | Result Value (Boolean or “undefined”) | Remarks |
+|----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
+| == | Generic boolean
Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic string
Generic reference
Generic list | Generic boolean
Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic string
Generic reference
Generic list | True: if SV == CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 2)
See 3)
See 4) |
+| != | Generic boolean
Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic string
Generic reference
Generic list | Generic boolean
Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic string
Generic reference
Generic list | True: if SV != CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 2)
See 3)
See 4) |
+| < | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | True: if SV < CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 4) |
+| <= | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | True: if SV <= CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 4) |
+| > | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | True: if SV > CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 4) |
+| >= | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | Generic numeric
Generic integer
Generic ratio
Generic list of generic numeric /
generic integer / generic ratio | True: if SV >= CV
False: otherwise | See 1)
See 4) |
+| Any | Any | CV type is not the same as SV type | False | See 5) |
+| Any | Any SV type
“undefined”
“undefined”
“undefined” | “undefined”
Any CV type
“unspecified”
“undefined” | “undefined” | See 6) |
+| Any | Any SV type | “unspecified” | True | See 7) |
+
+This Recommendation does not define the semantics of operations on types of values different from those presented in Table 3. If such an operation is to be processed by the MHEG engine and if no semantics have been provided by the using application, this operation is evaluated to the value “undefined”.
+
+NOTE 2 – True > False and “Hello” <= “Bye!” are evaluated to “undefined”.
+
+In order to evaluate a result of some operations, the following applies:
+
+- 1) Two generic ratios shall be compared as follows:
+ - a) If the denominator is omitted, it is assumed as 100. For example: (10/100) == (10/omitted) is true.
+
+- b) A generic ratio is reduced if it is not irreducible. This reduction should be done only for comparison purposes. The value of the generic ratio still remains as it was before reduction. For example: (10/100) becomes (1/10) for comparison.
+ - c) A generic ratio is considered as a list containing two generic integer elements. So, the comparison between two lists applies (see below).
+- 2) The comparison between strings is made at the level of each character. The uppercase characters are distinguished from the lowercase characters.
+- NOTE 3 – It is similar to a comparison between two lists (see below). The strings need to have the same size, and each character needs to be identical.
+- NOTE 4 – Examples: Comparison of strings: “HELLO” == “HELLO” is true. “hello” == “HELLO” is false. “Hello” != “Hello” is false.
+- 3) The comparison of two references is made on the addressed entities. Two different references may address the same entity. In that case, the comparison for equality is evaluated to true. A comparison may be made between references addressing groups of entities. In that case, the comparison is made at the level of the addressed entities. The comparison for equality between two groups not having the same number of entities is evaluated to false. When the MHEG engine is unable to compare two references, the result of the comparison is evaluated to the value “undefined”.
+- NOTE 5 – This situation may occur when references are not yet resolved by the MHEG engine or when a reference addresses an unknown object.
+- NOTE 6 – For example: A content object has an MHEG-ID as 1000 and its external ID is “e:\mydir\content.mhg”. 1000 == “e:\mydir\content.mhg” is true. If an alias, e.g. ContentA, is assigned to this content, ContentA == 1000 is true, ContentA != “e:\mydir\content.mhg” is false.
+- 4) Two lists shall be compared as follows:
+- a) If the two lists have different lengths (i.e. not the same number of elements), the result of the comparison is evaluated to false.
+ - b) If the two lists have the same length (i.e. the same number of elements), the comparison is realised at the level of each element. Two elements in the same position of the two lists are compared using the comparison operator:
+ - i) If one of the comparisons at the level of elements is evaluated to false, the comparison at the level of the list is evaluated to false.
+ - ii) If one of the comparisons at the level of elements is evaluated to “undefined”, the comparison at the level of the list is evaluated to “undefined”.
+ - iii) Otherwise the comparison at the list level is evaluated to true. A logical AND operation is processed between the result of each compared elements.
+ - c) Two lists of length zero are considered to be strictly equal. For example: comparison of generic list of generic numeric: (2, 3, 5) == (2, 3) is false, (2, 3, 5) == (2, 3, 5) is true, (2, 3, 5) == (2, 4, 5) is false, (2, 3, 5) > (0, 1, 6) is false because 6 > 5, () <= () is true.
+- 5) The result of a comparison between non-compatible types is always evaluated to the value false. For example: comparison of non-compatible values: 3 != true is false, 5 != “a” is false.
+- 6) The comparison of two values is always gives the value “undefined” if one of the values is an “undefined” value. For example: (2, 3, 5) == (2, undefined, 5) is “undefined”, (2, 3, 5) > (0, 1, undefined) is “undefined”, “undefined” == “undefined” is “undefined”, “undefined” == “unspecified” is “undefined”.
+- 7) A given comparison value may be specified by the author as “unspecified” in the place of any comparison value. The comparison of a value with an “unspecified” value always gives true except if the value to be compared is “undefined”.
+- NOTE 7 – For example: (2, 5, 7) <= (2, unspecified, unspecified) is true, (2, 5, 7) >= (2, unspecified, unspecified) is true, “Hello” == unspecified is true, “undefined” <= “unspecified” is “undefined”.
+- NOTE 8 – Distinguish clearly between “undefined” and “unspecified” values. The value “undefined” is not provided by an author. It is always a result of a get action with an error or a result of a comparison operation containing a source value or a comparison value evaluated to “undefined”. The value “unspecified” is a wilful omission by the author.
+
+### 19.1.8 Logical combination
+
+A logical combination of conditions is defined as follows:
+
+- 1) A logical operator defines a logical operator to be applied to the list of conditions.
+- 2) A list of conditions. Each condition is either a trigger condition, a constraint condition, or another logical combination of conditions. It is a recursive structure. If the operator NOT is used, the list of conditions shall contain only one condition. If the other operators are used, the list of conditions shall contain at least two conditions.
+
+A logical combination of conditions has the form of a logical tree. The leaves of the logical tree are trigger or constraint conditions. A logical operator is attached to each node.
+
+The two trees described in Figure 25 show different combinations of conditions. Any other types of combinations may be provided. Some combinations are meaningless, for example OR (Trigger Condition K, Trigger Condition L, Constraint Condition M). In that case, the constraint condition is useless.
+
+The evaluation of the logical combination of conditions is as follows:
+
+- 1) Each trigger condition is evaluated as specified in 19.1.1.
+- 2) Each time one of the trigger conditions becomes true, the following applies:
+ - a) each constraint condition is evaluated as specified in 0;
+ - b) then each node is evaluated as follows in a bottom up manner:
+ - i) the logical operator attached to the node is applied on the evaluated conditions attached to this node, as specified in 19.1.9;
+ - ii) each node evaluates the result of the previous logical operation, i.e. a boolean value or “undefined”.
+- 3) The link condition evaluates the value of the top node, i.e. the logical tree’s root in Figure 25.
+
+### 19.1.9 Logical operator
+
+The logical operator is used within a logical operation. The following logical operators are defined:
+
+- 1) AND: logical and;
+- 2) OR: logical or;
+- 3) XOR: logical exclusive or;
+- 4) NOT: logical negation.
+
+A logical operation is composed of a logical operator and a list of operands. The result of the logical operation is evaluated as follows when the operator NOT is used:
+
+- 1) If the operator NOT is used with one operand, the result is as follows:
+
+| | | |
+|--------------------|------------|-------------|
+| a) NOT True | evaluates: | False |
+| b) NOT False | evaluates: | True |
+| c) NOT “undefined” | evaluates: | “undefined” |
+- 2) Otherwise the result is “undefined”.
+
+The result of the logical operation is evaluated as follows when operator NOT is used:
+
+- 1) If the operator AND, OR or XOR is used with n operands, n greater than 2, the logical operation is decomposed in n-1 operations, that are evaluated from left to right.
+
+For example: AND (c1, c2, c3, ..., cn-1, cn) is decomposed as
+AND(...AND(AND(AND(c1, c2), c3), ...), cn)
+- 2) If the operator AND is used on two operands, the result is as follows:
+
+| | | |
+|--------------------------------|------------|-------------|
+| a) True AND True | evaluates: | True |
+| b) False AND False | evaluates: | False |
+| c) “undefined” AND “undefined” | evaluates: | “undefined” |
+| d) True AND False | evaluates: | False |
+| e) True AND “undefined” | evaluates: | “undefined” |
+| f) False AND “undefined” | evaluates: | “undefined” |
+
+- 3) If the operator OR is used on two operands, the result is as follows:
+ - a) True OR True evaluates: True
+ - b) False OR False evaluates: False
+ - c) “undefined” OR “undefined” evaluates: “undefined”
+ - d) True OR False evaluates: True
+ - e) True OR “undefined” evaluates: True
+ - f) False OR “undefined” evaluates: False
+- 4) If the operator XOR is used on two operands, the result is as follows:
+ - a) True XOR True evaluates: False
+ - b) False XOR False evaluates: False
+ - c) “undefined” XOR “undefined” evaluates: “undefined”
+ - d) True XOR False evaluates: True
+ - e) True XOR “undefined” evaluates: “undefined”
+ - f) False XOR “undefined” evaluates: “undefined”
+- 5) If the operator AND, OR or XOR is used on one operand, the result is “undefined”.
+
+## 19.2 Link Effect
+
+The link effect contains the following information:
+
+- 1) An optional macro resolution used to assign a usage value to each macro parameter. The macro resolution is defined as a list of macro parameter resolutions. Each macro parameter resolution is defined as:
+ - a) macro Def ID identifies one of the macro parameters;
+ - b) macro usage value specified as a generic value.
+- 2) An action, which may be a Basic action object (see 18.2), a nested action object (see 18.3) or a macro action object (see 18.4).
+
+The link effect is processed as specified in 31.2 when the link condition becomes satisfied, i.e. it becomes evaluated to true.
+
+## 19.3 Basic link object
+
+A basic link object is defined as a combination of a basic link condition and a basic link effect. The combinations that can be made can form a simple link object or a more complex one.
+
+A basic link condition does not contain any macro parameter. The following basic link conditions can be defined:
+
+- 1) TC;
+- 2) simple logical combination of conditions, e.g. TC AND CC, TC1 OR TC2;
+- 3) complex logical combination of TC and CC, e.g. NOT (((TC1 AND CC1) OR (TC2 AND NOT (CC3 AND CC4 AND CC5)) XOR (TC3 AND CC6)).
+
+A basic link effect does not contain any Activate actions (targeted to link objects). The following basic link effects can be defined:
+
+- 1) no macro parameter resolution and a basic action object;
+- 2) no macro parameter resolution and a nested action object;
+- 3) a set of macro parameter resolution and a macro action.
+
+## 19.4 Nested link object
+
+In order to describe more complex behaviour, a nested link object may be provided by an author. A nested link object contains an Activate elementary action within its link effect. The target of this Activate elementary action is called embedded link object. When the nested link object fires, the embedded link object is activated.
+
+The embedded link object can be itself a nested link object. A complete hierarchy of link objects can be designed using this mechanism.
+
+NOTE – For example, considering the link objects L1, L2 and L3 as follows:
+
+- L1 has LE1 as (run Image1, activate L2);
+- L2 has LE2 as (run Image2, activate L3);
+- L3 has LE3 as (run Content6).
+
+If the link condition of L1 is satisfied, presentation of Image1 begins and embedded L2 is activated each time due to the LE1. If the link condition of L2 is satisfied after this activation of L2, presentation of Image2 begins and embedded L3 is activated due to the LE2. And so on.
+
+The links L2 and L3 are called embedded links from the L1 point of view. The link L3 is called embedded link from the L2 point of view.
+
+## 19.5 Macro link object
+
+In order to produce efficient coding of frequently used link objects in which only a few values change from one link condition to another, a macro link object is an embedded link object which contains at least one macro parameter value within its link condition. Each macro parameter value is resolved when it is activated from a nested link object (see 6.3.13).
+
+NOTE – The macro link object needs to be an embedded link object, otherwise the macro parameter value will never be resolved, so the link condition described will never be satisfied.
+
+## 20 Structure of Model Class
+
+The model objects, instance of model classes, may be interchanged within or across using applications. A model object is considered as a template object. From this model, rt-objects may be created based on instructions given by the author.
+
+The model class is an abstract class inherited by script class and component class.
+
+Any number of rt-objects may be created from a given model object. The activation of an rt-object does not affect the model object. This allows the reuse of the same model object in different contexts, i.e. different rt-objects.
+
+The internal representation of the rt-objects is not defined by this Recommendation. Each MHEG engine will have its own internal representation technique.
+
+NOTE – The model class contains no interchange attribute.
+
+## 21 Structure of Script Class
+
+An MHEG script class is defined for specifying complex conditional actions upon MHEG entities. The script objects, instances of script class, may be interchanged within or across applications. A script object is as a model object. From this model, rt-scripts may be created based on instructions given by the author.
+
+The MHEG script class provides the following information for the interchange of scripts.
+
+- Optional script classification (see clause 14): Provides as an assistance in determining the type of the script data.
+- Script hook (see clause 14): Identifies the scripting language and describes the encoding and decoding information enabling the use of the script data. It is composed of an identification and a description of the scripting language.
+- Script data: Inclusion or reference of the encoded script itself or to a “Null-Data”.
+
+## 22 Structure of Component Class
+
+The component class is an abstract class inherited by content class and composite class.
+
+The component objects, instances of component classes, may be interchanged within or across using applications.
+
+A component object is a model object. From this model, rt-components may be created based on instructions given by the author.
+
+In addition to the attributes inherited from model class, the component class defines an optional “OPS initialisation” attribute, which is composed of an OD and an OS. This attribute is used to initialise the OPS of each rt-component created from this component object. The OD and OS are used to initialise the OPS-T axis and X, Y, Z axes lengths. The AVR is set to the range value provided by this Recommendation. The OD and OS are provided as an optional assistance to the MHEG engine. It is for the object designer to ensure that this information is compatible with similar information that may be contained in the hook or in the data.
+
+## 23 Structure of Content Class
+
+This clause describes the support provided by this Recommendation for the handling of encoded data. This mechanism is common to all types of encoded data and provides a consistent approach to the identification of the type and the interchange of the following:
+
+- Data that may be presented to, and perceived by, the user, e.g. graphics, audio data.
+- Data that cannot be presented to the user in an immediate way.
+- Null data that may or may not be presented to the user depending on information given in hook or classification attributes or depending on the styles applied, e.g. a transparent area with a rectangle around the area.
+- Generic value stored in the data – This value may be presented to the user depending on information given in hook or classification attributes or depending on the styles applied, e.g. a numeric may be presented as a pure numeric or as a slider, a string as a pure string or as a button. This value may be also used to store a value to be retrieved later, e.g. for a comparison in a link condition or for another attribute assignment. Specific get data and set data actions allow to retrieve and to modify this value, e.g. Set CV [target set, Get Data (content target)].
+
+A content object is a model object. From this model, rt-contents may be created based on instructions given by the author.
+
+An MHEG content class is defined that provides the following information for the type identification and interchange of encoded data:
+
+- Optional data classification provided as an assistance in determining the type of the data. The classification is either proprietary or registered, e.g. generic value, graphics or video (see clause 14).
+- Content Hook describes the encoding and decoding information enabling the use of the encoded data (see clause 14).
+- Optional OV provided as an assistance in determining the current audible volume encoded within the data. When provided, this OV shall be defined within the AVR (see 9.1.3).
+- Content Data – Inclusion or reference to a generic value, an encoded data provided by other Recommendations and Standards and by this Recommendation or a “Null Data”. The generic value in this Recommendation is encoded in ASN.1 using the syntax defined for Generic Value in the Useful Definition module.
+
+## 24 Structure of Multiplexed Content Class
+
+This clause describes the support provided by this Recommendation for the handling of multiplexed data. This mechanism extends the mechanism provided by content class.
+
+An MHEG multiplexed content class provides a list of ordered streams in addition to the information provided by content class. It describes the streams contained in the multiplexed data.
+
+Each stream is composed of the following:
+
+- 1) Stream identifier – Each stream has a unique identification within a multiplex.
+- 2) Optional catalogued content classification – It is provided as an assistance in determining the type of this stream (see clause 14).
+- 3) Content hook – It describes the encoding and decoding information enabling the use of this stream (see clause 14).
+
+NOTE – An example of a multiplexed content object:
+
+- *Data Hook:*
+ - MPEG-System
+- *Data:*
+ - Multiplexed data
+- *Streams:*
+ - Stream identifier: 2.1, stream hook: MPEG2-Video
+ - Stream identifier: 2.4, stream hook: MPEG2-Audio
+ - Stream identifier: 2.5, stream hook: MPEG2-Audio
+
+## 25 Structure of Composite Class
+
+This class provides the support for associating multimedia and hypermedia objects. This mechanism provides a consistent approach to the synchronisation in time and space and linking of a set of objects.
+
+This class provides also the logical structure to describe the list of possible interactions offered to the user but does not define the interaction facilities provided by the user interface. Such interaction may be achieved in a variety of ways, for example, Graphical User Interfaces, keyboards, etc. This Recommendation does not define the look and feel of multimedia interactive presentations, or does it propose to change or add concepts to those that exist in typical Graphical User Interfaces. As this Recommendation is generic and independent of platform and implementation, it describes interaction at a virtual level. It is for a using application to apply these mechanisms using its specific look and feel.
+
+NOTE 1 – In this way, this Recommendation achieves a consistent interface between an MHEG engine and the user interaction services or other applications, while still allowing the author to maintain the local look and feel.
+
+Each composite object provides the means to describe one generation of information and its behaviour. Each generation is made up of a list of elements. The element is the basic building block of the composite class. Each element provides also a means to point to another generation defined by another composite object. Thus, a recursive structure is built up with the repetitive use of composite object and pointers in their elements.
+
+Each generation represents a unit in the logic of the presentation intended by the author.
+
+There are typically intrinsic relationships between sibling elements of a same generation.
+
+There are also typical intrinsic relationships of propagation between generations.
+
+NOTE 2 – A typical use of a composite object is to define one element for each choice to be offered to the user in the main menu. A second composite is used to describe the choices of the submenu.
+
+NOTE 3 – Another typical use of a composite object is to define elements that are to be presented simultaneously.
+
+The MHEG composite class provides the following information in addition to a generic identification of the composition:
+
+- 1) Composition behaviour: This set of behaviours may describe the sequencing and interrelationships between the elements of this composite and the hyperlinking between different kinds of information. The composition behaviour contains the following information:
+ - a) Predefined behaviour for specifying initial behaviours – The following start-up and close-down are defined:
+ - i) Availability start-up: When the composite object is prepared.
+ - ii) Availability close-down: When the composite object is destroyed.
+
+- iii) rt-availability start-up: When one rt-composite is created from the composite object.
+- iv) rt-availability close-down: When one rt-composite is deleted.
+- b) A set of links for specifying conditional actions.
+- c) A set of actions – Actions and links are used to describe the behaviour of each element and the interrelationships between parent and siblings.
+- 2) The number of elements contained in the composition defined by this composite.
+- 3) Composition elements – Each composite defines one generation. One generation is composed of the list of all the sibling elements.
+
+Empty elements are not represented in Figure 26.
+
+
+
+Figure 26/T.171 – Example of a composite object structure. The diagram shows a hierarchy of composite objects. At the top is 'Composite A', which contains four elements: 'Index 1 Associated label "TITLE"', 'Index 3 Associated content object', 'Index 4 Associated multiplexed content object', and 'Index 5 Associated composite object'. Below 'Index 3' is a 'Content object'. Below 'Index 4' is a 'Multiplexed content object'. Below 'Index 5' is 'Composite B', which contains three empty slots represented by circles. A black rectangle is shown at the top of Composite A and above Composite B. The identifier 'T0825720-96/d025' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 26/T.171 – Example of a composite object structure**
+
+## 25.1 Availability Start-up
+
+The availability start-up is a link object that always has the same link condition: when the preparation status of the composite object becomes ready [i.e. Get Preparation Status (“this”) becomes ready]. The link effect may be used for additional preparation effect of the composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the following default link effects:
+
+- Automatic start-up 1: Activate all the included or referenced links within the specific behaviour.
+- Automatic start-up 2: Prepare all the referenced associated model objects.
+- Automatic start-up 3: Prepare all the referenced action and link objects in specific behaviour.
+- Automatic start-up 4: Activate all the included or referenced links within the specific behaviour, and prepare all the referenced associated model objects.
+- Automatic start-up 5: Prepare all the referenced associated model objects, and prepare all the referenced action and link objects in specific behaviour.
+
+When the availability start-up is omitted, there is no start-up effect, i.e. the availability start-up is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The availability start-up is a link. It is not to be confused with a constructor. It is processed only when the composite object’s preparation status becomes “ready”.
+
+## 25.2 Availability Close-down
+
+The availability close-down is a link object that always has the same link condition: when the preparation status of the composite object becomes not ready. i.e. Get Preparation Status (“this”) becomes not ready. The link effect may be used for additional destruction effect of the composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the following default link effects:
+
+- *Automatic Close-down 1:*
+ - destruction of referenced link and action objects in the specific behaviour;
+ - destruction of referenced action objects describing link effect in one of the link objects;
+ - destruction of nested action objects referenced in action objects included or referenced in composition behaviour;
+ - when completed, destruction of the availability close-down link itself.
+- *Automatic Close-down 2:*
+ - destruction of referenced associated components within the composition elements;
+ - when completed, destruction of the availability close-down link itself.
+- *Automatic Close-down 3:*
+ - destruction of referenced link and action objects in the specific behaviour;
+ - destruction of referenced action objects describing link effect in one of the link objects;
+ - destruction of nested action objects referenced in action objects included or referenced in composition behaviour;
+ - destruction of referenced associated components within the composition elements;
+ - when completed, destruction of the availability close-down link itself.
+
+When the availability close-down is omitted, there is no close-down effect, i.e. the availability close-down is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The availability close-down is a link. It is not to be confused with a destructor. It is processed only when the composite object’s preparation status becomes “not ready”.
+
+## 25.3 RT-Availability Start-up
+
+The rt-availability start-up is a link object that always has the same link condition: when an rt-composite is created from this composite, i.e. Get Rt-Availability Status (“this”:?) becomes available. The link effect may be used for additional preparation effect of the rt-composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or the following default link effect:
+
+- Automatic Rt-Start-up: Run action is targeted to this rt-composite.
+
+When the rt-availability start-up is omitted, there is no start-up effect, i.e. the rt-availability start-up is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The availability start-up is a link. It is not to be confused with a constructor of an rt-component. It is processed only when the rt-composite object’s Rt-Availability Status becomes “available” to each rt-composite created from this composite object.
+
+## 25.4 Rt-Availability Close-down
+
+The rt-availability close-down is a link object that always has the same link condition: when an rt-composite created from this composite becomes deleted, i.e. Get Rt-Availability Status (“this”:?) becomes not available. The link effect may be used for additional destruction effect of the rt-composite. It is always a personalised link effect provided by the author. When the rt-availability close-down is omitted, there is no close-down effect, i.e. the rt-availability close-down is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The availability close-down is a link. It is not to be confused with a distracter of an rt-component. It is processed only when the rt-composite object’s rt-availability status becomes “not available” to each rt-composite created from this composite object.
+
+## 25.5 Composition Element
+
+Each element is composed of the following:
+
+- 1) A composition **element index** – Each element has a unique identification within a composite object.
+- 2) A **associated model** – The associated model may be used to associate information to be presented to the user. The model is either a label, a content, a composite, or an empty model:
+ - a) An label is a generic string – A label may be presented to the user as an interaction item following the style applied to the rt-composite. For example, a label may correspond to a title of a menu or push button.
+ - b) A content represents a terminal element that is either a content object or a multiplexed content object.
+ - c) A composite allows the build-up of a parent-child relationship through successive generations. It is the author's responsibility to avoid the appearance of cycle in the composite object, i.e. an element addressing an ascendant.
+ - d) An empty model – No model is associated with the element.
+
+When an rt-composite is created from the composite object, the MHEG engine creates rt-objects from the associated models described in the composition (an rt-content from an associated label or an associated content, an rt-composite from an associated composite, a “Null-Root-Rt” from an empty associated model). These rt-objects are plugged into the corresponding sockets within the rt-composite.
+
+## 25.6 Composition example
+
+Figure 27 shows an example of a menu using the root rt-composite 700:8 in Figure 20 created from composite 700 in Figure 18. Composite 700 defines a logical structure of composition independently of its presentation. In this example, a style menu has been applied to 700:8 in order to represent different generations of menus and submenus. The following applies:
+
+- The rt-content sockets: “FILE”, “OPTION”, “HELP” are presented in the principal menu.
+- The rt-composite sockets 700:8.2 and 700:8.4 represents the submenus.
+- The rt-content sockets: “open”, “close” and “new” are presented when the first menu is activated.
+- The rt-content socket: “easy” is presented when the second menu is activated.
+
+The presentation of this menu is not defined by this Recommendation; it is part of the look and feel of the presentation system.
+
+
+
+| | | |
+|-------|--------|------|
+| FILE | OPTION | HELP |
+| open | easy | |
+| close | | |
+| new | | |
+
+T0825730-96/d026
+
+Diagram of menu structure with submenus. The top row contains three boxes: FILE, OPTION, and HELP. Below FILE is a vertical stack of three boxes: open, close, and new. Below OPTION is a single box: easy. The diagram is labeled T0825730-96/d026.
+
+**Figure 27/T.171 – Example of menu structure with submenus**
+
+## 26 Structure of Container Class
+
+This clause describes the support provided for regrouping other MHEG objects. This regroupment is intended to facilitate the interchange in order to obtain a unique set of interchange. Once interchanged, it is ensured that all the included objects have also been interchanged.
+
+This may also be used by the object designer to regroup information participating in a same application.
+
+The container object provides the following facilities:
+
+- an optional predefined behaviour composed of a Container Start-up (see 26.1) and Container Close-down (see 26.2);
+- a list of Container Elements (see 26.3)
+
+### 26.1 Container Start-up
+
+The container start-up is a link object that always has the same link condition: when the preparation status of the container object becomes ready, i.e. Get Preparation Status (“this”) becomes ready. The link effect may be used for additional preparation effect of the container. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the following default link effects:
+
+- Automatic Container Start-up 1: Prepare action is targeted to the included objects.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 2: Prepare action is targeted to the included and referenced objects.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 3: Activate link objects included.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 4: Activate link objects included and referenced.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 5: Prepare action is targeted to the included objects; Activate link objects included.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 6: Prepare action is targeted to the included objects; Activate link objects included and referenced.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 7: Prepare action is targeted to the included and referenced objects; Activate link objects included.
+- Automatic Container Start-up 8: Prepare action is targeted to the included and referenced objects; Activate link objects included and referenced.
+
+When the container start-up is omitted, there is no start-up effect, i.e. the container start-up is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The container start-up is a link. It is not to be confused with a constructor. It is processed only when the container object’s preparation status becomes ready.
+
+### 26.2 Container Close-down
+
+The container close-down is a link object that always has the same link condition: when the preparation status of the container object becomes not ready, i.e. Get Preparation Status (“this”) = not ready. The link effect may be used for additional destruction effect of the container. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the following default link effects:
+
+- Automatic Container Close-down;
+- Destruction of referenced objects;
+- when completed, destruction of the availability close-down link itself.
+
+When the container close-down is omitted, there is no close-down effect, i.e. the container close-down is inhibited.
+
+NOTE – The availability close-down is a link. It is not to be confused with a distracter. It is processed only when the container object’s preparation status becomes not ready.
+
+### 26.3 Container Element
+
+This is an ordered list of container elements. Each container element can be an instance of any other MHEG classes that may be included or referenced to. It may be one of the following:
+
+- action object;
+- link object;
+
+- script object;
+- content object;
+- multiplexed content object;
+- composite object;
+- container object;
+- descriptor object.
+
+A container element index is assigned to each container element. Each element has a unique identification within a container: the elements are all indexed from 1 to n by the MHEG engine.
+
+## 27 Structure of Descriptor Class
+
+This clause describes the support provided for the description of other objects that are interchanged. This description is intended to facilitate the negotiation, installation, operation and management of applications that use MHEG objects.
+
+It is recognised that different presentation systems may have widely differing capabilities. By interchanging and interpreting descriptor objects, it is possible to adapt the resources of the presentation system to the requirements of the described objects. The descriptor objects allow MHEG engines to determine whether or not they are able to proceed with a presentation and allow using applications to determine the resources that would be needed for a presentation of a set of objects.
+
+This Recommendation does not require that all objects that are interchanged be the subject of a descriptor object. If no descriptor is associated with an object, it is for the using application to define the description of the object. It is the responsibility of the author to ensure consistency between the descriptor objects and the described objects. This Recommendation does not provide mechanisms to handle errors or inconsistencies in descriptor objects.
+
+A number of facilities ranging from the informal to the formal may be provided by the descriptor object:
+
+- set of related objects (see 27.1);
+- other descriptor (see 27.2);
+- readme (see 27.3);
+- system readable material (see 27.4);
+- set of channel informations (see 27.5);
+- set of catalogued style informations (see 27.6);
+- set of catalogued extended elementary action informations (see 27.7);
+- set of Cat Ext Attribute Info (see 27.8).
+
+### 27.1 Related Object
+
+A set of related objects may be provided in order to specify the scope of the descriptor object. If this set is omitted, the scope of the descriptor object is defined by the using application. In this case, in general, the scope should include all objects belonging to the application. Each related object attribute provides information about a single related object; it is specified as a list of the following attributes:
+
+- Object reference: Identifies the related object to which this object information applies.
+- Object information: Optional. It defines more precisely the related object with the following attributes:
+ - Object size: Indicates the size of the encoded related object in octets (optional).
+ - Class ID: Identifies the class of the related object.
+ - A set of class-specific attributes: This is a choice of attributes sets, which carry object specific information on the related object:
+ - specific attributes on a related script object (see 27.1.1);
+ - specific attributes on a related content object (see 27.1.2);
+ - specific attributes on a related multiplexed content object (see 27.1.3).
+ - Offset: It provides a relative position in octets of an encoded object that is included in another encoded object (see 27.1.5).
+
+This Recommendation does not define how to handle contradictory descriptions, if a given related object is described more than once.
+
+### 27.1.1 Script Class Information
+
+This provides a set of attributes describing the related script object. The following information may be provided:
+
+- Script classification: Informs the executing system about the classification of the related script object (see 15.1).
+- Script hook: Informs the executing system about the script languages used by the related script object. The executing system may use this information to prepare the corresponding script interpreter or to reject this script object if this script interpreter is not available (see clause 14).
+
+### 27.1.2 Content Class Information
+
+This provides a set of attributes describing the related content object. The following information may be provided:
+
+- Content classification: Informs the executing system about the classification of the related content object (see 15.1).
+- Content hook: Informs the executing system about the encoding used for the data of the related content. The executing system may use this information to prepare the corresponding decoder (see clause 14).
+- Alternative objects: Provides a facility to indicate alternative content objects that may be used instead of this related content (see 27.1.4).
+
+### 27.1.3 Mux Content Class Info
+
+This provides a set of attributes describing the related multiplexed content object. The following information may be provided:
+
+- Content class information: Informs the executing system about the whole multiplexed data of the related multiplexed content object, i.e. classification, hook, alternative objects (see 27.1.2).
+- Number of streams: Reflects the number of streams contained within the multiplexed data of the related object.
+- Set of stream information: Each stream information is composed of the following attributes:
+ - Stream identifier: Identifies a stream within the related multiplexed content object.
+ - Content class information: A single stream can be regarded as a single content object; therefore, the attribute set that describes a related content is used, i.e. classification, hook, alternative objects (see 27.1.2).
+
+### 27.1.4 Alternative Object
+
+This provides information about possible alternative content objects that may replace the related object.
+
+Alternative content objects may differ in the encoding or in any other attributes from the related object. The using application may use this facility to adapt the data to be presented to the local environment. It is up to the author of the descriptor to ensure the integrity of alternative objects in the context of the related object.
+
+The alternative objects are described as a list of alternative objects. Each alternative object is composed of the following attributes:
+
+- A reference to an alternative content object.
+- An alternative hook: Specifying the hook of the alternative object.
+- An alternative descriptor object: Reference to the descriptor object describing the alternative object. It is optional.
+- An alternative readme: Optional and specified as a free format string. It may be used by the using application to identify the nature of the alternative object. For example, in a multi-language application, the readme may carry an identification of the language of the alternative object. It is up to the using application to interpret the meaning of the readme.
+
+### **27.1.5 Offset**
+
+An encoded MHEG object may be included within another encoded MHEG object. In order to retrieve this included MHEG object without decoding from the beginning, offset information may be provided. The offset indicates the first octet of the included MHEG object in level-D representation.
+
+## **27.2 Other Descriptor**
+
+A set of references to other descriptor objects may be provided and used by the author to connect different descriptor objects. The connected descriptor objects may describe different objects, and the scope of the descriptors may differ. This Recommendation does not define how to handle contradictory descriptions if the scope of two or more descriptors overlap.
+
+This facility provides a mechanism to create a structured set of descriptors. Possible structures are linked lists or trees. It is in the responsibility of the author to define a useful structure.
+
+## **27.3 Readme**
+
+This informal text provides for a human being with the information and encouragement needed to proceed with the installation and operation of the set of related MHEG objects. The choice of words is left to the author, who may use the readme to point to further sources of information and support.
+
+## **27.4 System Readable Material**
+
+A using application may place information in the descriptor object which it finds useful. This Recommendation does not define either this information or the encoding used by the application. An author or a using application may include information in the descriptor intended for the MHEG engine. However, the author should be aware that this information may not be portable to other MHEG systems.
+
+## **27.5 Channel Information**
+
+A set of channel information may be provided by the author in order for the MHEG engine to map more easily each channel on the real environment. Each channel may be described as follows:
+
+- Channel ID: Identifies the channel to be described.
+- x-min, x-max, y-min, y-max, z-min, z-max: Describe for each spatial axis the minimum and maximum values required for the device associated with this channel.
+- x-resolution, y-resolution, z-resolution: Describe for each spatial axis the resolution for the device associated with this channel. This is the number of addressable spatial physical units.
+- t-resolution: Describes the temporal resolution for the device associated with this channel. This is the number of addressable temporal physical units within one second.
+- f-min, f-max: Define the minimum and maximum presentable frequency required for that channel if audible media are presented on this channel. The units are “hertz”.
+- Audio-dynamic: Defines the audio dynamic required for that channel if audible media are presented on this channel. The units are “dB”.
+- Media types: Specifies the types of the media of the rt-components assigned on this channel. This allows the MHEG engine to assign channels to physical devices. It is one of the catalogued values that can be either registered or proprietary. However, if the presentation system does not support the requested device, the engine may ignore the media type.
+- Events mapping: Specifies the expected events that may occur on this channel or on the rt-components assigned to this channel. It is also possible to assign a catalogued event to each event. This allows an MHEG engine to map the event defined by the author to a real event that may occur in its environment. The catalogued event can be either registered or proprietary. If no mapping on a catalogued event is provided, it is considered that the event identifier provided by the author directly map on catalogued event identifier. If this is not the case, it is for the using application to define how to map the event identifier on a real event. This Recommendation does not define how to handle contradictory descriptions if a given event identifier is mapped more than once.
+
+This Recommendation does not define how to handle contradictory descriptions if a given channel is described more than once.
+
+## 27.6 Catalogued Style Information
+
+A set of catalogued styles may be provided in order to inform the executing system about the catalogued styles used in the Set Style actions interchanged in related action objects. The catalogued style can be either registered or proprietary.
+
+## 27.7 Cat Ext elementary action info
+
+A set of catalogued extended elementary actions may be provided in order to inform the executing system about the catalogued extended elementary actions used in the Catalogued elementary action interchanged in related action objects. The catalogued extended elementary actions can be either registered or proprietary.
+
+## 27.8 Cat Ext Attribute Info
+
+A set of Cat Ext Attributes may be provided in order to inform the executing system about the Cat Ext Attributes used in the Set Catalogued Attribute actions interchanged in related action and link objects. The Cat Ext Attributes can be either registered or proprietary.
+
+# SECTION 4 – MHEG ENTITIES COMMON BEHAVIOUR
+
+This Recommendation defines the expected behaviour and the initial expected behaviour of the MHEG objects, rt-objects and channels through behaviour attributes and their status values. This Recommendation also defines actions to change and retrieve each expected behaviour. The processing effects of these actions that are perceptible to the user are called “user effects”, and the processing effects whose results are only available to the MHEG engine are called “MHEG effect”. Only the MHEG effect is defined by this Recommendation. The user effect is perceived by the user via a certain GUI that decides look and feel of MHEG entities.
+
+## 28 MHEG entity behaviour
+
+The initial behaviour of each MHEG entity provided by this Recommendation may be changed by the interchanging the following instances of MHEG classes:
+
+- Action class used to interchange a set of actions with target references to MHEG objects, rt-objects or channels;
+- Link class used to interchange a set of actions and to specify conditions for those actions;
+- Script class used to interchange scripts that describe complex behaviours.
+
+## 29 MHEG entity state definition
+
+The complete life of an MHEG object, an rt-object or a channel is defined by the following series of diagrams. As some actions are only valid for a certain period of an MHEG entity, the definition of MHEG entity life is used to verify the validity of an action. Two description methods are used as follows:
+
+- 1) Timing diagrams describe the principal behaviour along with the time as shown in Figure 28. This figure shows a status change of a certain MHEG entity. First, this is in period i. After targeting a certain action to this entity, there is some MHEG effect caused by an MHEG engine or a GUI, but still the entity remains in period i. This means that a Get action targeted to the entity during the processing of an MHEG effect always retrieves the value that was attached to the period (the value in period i). After finishing the processing of the MHEG effect, the entity enters in period j. If the period j has some user effect, the appearance of the entity is changed and perceived by a user. The duration of MHEG effect and possible user effect are shown as in Figure 28.
+- 2) Finite state diagrams describe the possible state transitions depending on actions as shown in Figure 29. In this figure, two ellipses (State1, State2) represent states, and 3 boxes (action x, action y, action z) stand for actions that may modify states. The initial status is State1. If action x is targeted, the state remains State1. If action y is targeted after that, the state is changed to State2. And action z causes a retransition to State1. Action x and y are not valid and ignored if the state is State2, and action z is not valid and ignored if the state is State1.
+
+
+
+Figure 28/T.171: Example of timing diagram. The diagram shows a horizontal timeline 't' with two periods, 'Period i' and 'Period j'. An 'Action' box points to the boundary between Period i and Period j. A 'MHEG effect' box is shown below the timeline, starting at the boundary and extending into Period j. A 'User effect' box is shown below the timeline, starting later and extending into Period j. The reference T0825740-96/d027 is at the bottom right.
+
+Figure 28/T.171 – Example of timing diagram
+
+
+
+Figure 29/T.171: Example of finite state diagrams. The diagram shows two states, 'State1' and 'State2', represented as ovals. 'State1' is labeled 'Initial state'. A self-loop arrow on 'State1' is labeled 'Action x'. A downward arrow from 'State1' to 'State2' is labeled 'Action y'. An upward arrow from 'State2' to 'State1' is labeled 'Action z'. The reference T0825750-96/d028 is at the bottom right.
+
+Figure 29/T.171 – Example of finite state diagrams
+
+Several periods of MHEG entities are defined for the following behaviours:
+
+- MHEG object availability (see 29.1);
+- Link object activation (see 29.2);
+- Channel availability (see 29.3);
+- RT-object availability (see 29.4);
+- Rt-Component running behaviour (see 29.5);
+- Rt-Component presentation behaviour (see 29.6).
+
+## 29.1 MHEG object availability
+
+Figures 30 and 31 show MHEG object availability. Two states are defined as follows:
+
+- **O1:** The MHEG object is not known to the MHEG engine. Even if it is not created, the MHEG object is said to be in period O1. During O1, all MHEG objects except link objects have only one attribute: preparation status which is equal to “not ready”. Link objects additionally have the activation status which is equal to “inactive”. Any other object attributes described in this Recommendation do not exist. Any Get actions evaluate “undefined” to these non-existing attributes.
+- **O2:** The MHEG object is available to the MHEG engine. The preparation status of the MHEG object is “ready”. The object has been decoded. All other object attributes have been created and set to their corresponding interchanged values.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a horizontal timeline labeled 't'. Above the timeline, a box labeled 'Prepare' has an arrow pointing to the start of the first 'O1' block. A box labeled 'Destroy' has an arrow pointing to the start of the 'O2' block. The timeline is divided into three segments by vertical dashed lines. The first segment is labeled 'O1' and contains a box 'Preparation status = "not ready"'. The second segment is labeled 'O2' and contains a box 'Preparation status = "ready"'. The third segment is labeled 'O1' and contains a box 'Preparation status = "not ready"'. The 'O2' block is shaded grey. The timeline ends with an arrow pointing to the right, labeled 't'.
+
+T0825760-96/d029
+
+Timing diagram of MHEG object availability showing objects O1 and O2 over time t. O1 is 'not ready' before and after O2 is 'ready'. Prepare and Destroy actions are shown above the timeline.
+
+**Figure 30/T.171 – Timing diagram of MHEG object availability**
+
+
+
+The diagram shows two states, O1 and O2, represented by ovals. O1 is the 'Initial state', indicated by an arrow from the right. There are self-loop arrows on both O1 and O2. Transitions between O1 and O2 are labeled 'Prepare' (from O1 to O2) and 'Destroy' (from O2 to O1). There is also a 'Destroy' label with a self-loop arrow on O1. A 'Prepare' label with a self-loop arrow is on O2.
+
+T0825770-96/d030
+
+Finite state diagram of MHEG object availability showing states O1 and O2. O1 is the initial state. Transitions are labeled Prepare and Destroy.
+
+**Figure 31/T.171 – Finite state diagram of MHEG object availability**
+
+## 29.2 Link activation
+
+Figures 32 and 33 show link activation. Link objects have additionally MHEG object availability states because they are also MHEG objects. The two figures also show the relationship between MHEG object availability and link activation. Two states are defined for link activation as follows:
+
+- **L1:** The activation status of the link object is “inactive”. This link cannot be fired.
+- **L2:** The activation status of the link object is “active”. The link object has been activated. During L2, each time the link condition becomes true, the link is fired. The Link Abort action does not affect these states.
+
+An Activate action targeted to a link whose preparation status is “not ready” implicitly executes a Prepare action.
+
+A Destroy action may also be targeted in L2. Then the link object enters directly in period L1/O1.
+
+
+
+| Event | Object | Link | Preparation status | Activation status |
+|------------|--------|------|--------------------|-------------------|
+| Prepare | O1 | L1 | "not ready" | "inactive" |
+| Activate | O2 | L2 | "ready" | "inactive" |
+| Deactivate | O2 | L2 | "ready" | "active" |
+| Destroy | O1 | L1 | "ready" | "inactive" |
+| | O1 | L1 | "not ready" | "inactive" |
+
+Timing diagram of link object availability and activation. The diagram shows a sequence of events over time (t). The top row shows objects O1, O2, and O1. The middle row shows links L1, L2, and L1. The bottom row shows the preparation and activation status for each object-link pair. Transitions are triggered by Prepare, Activate, Deactivate, and Destroy events.
+
+T0825780-96/d031
+
+Figure 32/T.171 – Timing diagram of link object availability and activation
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ O1L1([O1/L1])
+ O2L1([O2/L1])
+ O2L2([O2/L2])
+
+ O1L1 -- Prepare --> O2L1
+ O2L1 -- Prepare --> O1L1
+ O1L1 -- Activate --> O2L2
+ O2L2 -- Activate --> O1L1
+ O1L1 -- Deactivate --> O2L1
+ O2L1 -- Deactivate --> O1L1
+ O1L1 -- Destroy --> O1L1
+ O2L1 -- Destroy --> O1L1
+ O2L2 -- Destroy --> O1L1
+ O2L1 -- Destroy --> O2L2
+ O2L2 -- Destroy --> O2L1
+ O2L1 -- Prepare --> O2L1
+ O2L2 -- Prepare --> O2L2
+ O2L1 -- Deactivate --> O2L1
+ O2L2 -- Deactivate --> O2L2
+ O2L1 -- Activate --> O2L2
+ O2L2 -- Activate --> O2L1
+ O1L1 -- Initial state --> O1L1
+
+```
+
+Finite state diagram of link object availability and activation. The diagram shows three states: O1/L1, O2/L1, and O2/L2. Transitions are labeled with events: Prepare, Activate, Deactivate, Destroy, and Initial state.
+
+T0825790-96/d032
+
+Figure 33/T.171 – Finite state diagram of link object availability and activation
+
+### 29.3 Channel availability
+
+Figures 34 and 35 show channel availability. Two states are defined as follows:
+
+- **C1:** The channel is not yet created, and not available to the MHEG engine.
+- **C2:** The channel is available to the MHEG engine.
+
+The default channel can neither be created nor be deleted. It is always available to the MHEG engine (i.e. the default channel is always in state C2). Both New channel and Delete channel are ignored for the default channel.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of channel availability. A horizontal timeline labeled 't' shows three segments. The first segment is labeled 'C1' and has a box below it stating 'Channel availability status = "not available"'. A 'New channel' event triggers a transition to the second segment, labeled 'C2', which has a box below it stating 'Channel availability status = "available"'. A 'Delete channel' event triggers a transition to the third segment, labeled 'C1', which also has a box below it stating 'Channel availability status = "not available"'. Vertical dashed lines separate the segments, and a horizontal arrow indicates the progression of time 't'.
+
+T0825800-96/d033
+
+Timing diagram of channel availability showing states C1 and C2 over time t. Transitions are triggered by 'New channel' and 'Delete channel' events. Availability status is 'not available' for C1 and 'available' for C2.
+
+Figure 34/T.171 – Timing diagram of channel availability
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a finite state model with two states, C1 and C2, represented as ovals. C1 is labeled 'Initial state'. Transitions are represented by arrows: a self-loop on C1 labeled 'Delete channel', a transition from C1 to C2 labeled 'New channel', a transition from C2 to C1 labeled 'Delete channel', and a self-loop on C2 labeled 'New channel'.
+
+T0825810-96/d034
+
+Finite state diagram of channel availability with states C1 and C2. Transitions are labeled 'New channel' and 'Delete channel'. C1 is the initial state.
+
+Figure 35/T.171 – Finite state diagram of channel availability
+
+## 29.4 Rt-object availability
+
+Figures 36 and 37 show rt-object availability. They also show the relationship between rt-object availability status and MHEG object availability status belonging to the model object from which the rt-object is derived. Two states are defined as follows:
+
+- **R1:** The model object is prepared (O2), the rt-object is not created, it is not available.
+- **R2:** The rt-object is available to the MHEG engine. During this period the rt-object may be presented, using a Run action.
+
+A New action in O1/R1 prepares the model object implicitly. And a Destroy action in O2/R2 deletes all rt-objects created from this model implicitly.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of rt-object availability across two layers: Model object and Rt-object, over a time axis *t*.
+
+| Model object | Rt-object | Preparation status | Rt-object availability status |
+|--------------|-----------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
+| O1 | R1 | not ready | not available |
+| O2 | R2 | ready | not available |
+| O2 | R2 | ready | available |
+| O2 | R2 | ready | not available |
+| O1 | R1 | not ready | not available |
+
+Transitions are triggered by: Prepare (O1 to O2), New (O2 to R2), Delete (R2 to O2), and Destroy (O2 to O1).
+
+T0825820-96/d035
+
+Timing diagram of rt-object availability showing Model object and Rt-object states over time.
+
+Figure 36/T.171 – Timing diagram of rt-object availability
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ O1R1([O1/R1]) -- Prepare --> O2R1([O2/R1])
+ O2R1 -- Destroy --> O1R1
+ O1R1 -- New --> O2R2([O2/R2])
+ O2R2 -- Destroy --> O1R1
+ O2R1 -- New --> O2R2
+ O2R2 -- Delete --> O2R1
+ O2R1 -- Prepare --> O2R1
+ O2R1 -- Delete --> O2R1
+ O2R2 -- Prepare --> O2R2
+ O2R2 -- New --> O2R2
+
+```
+
+The diagram shows three states: O1/R1 (Initial state), O2/R1, and O2/R2. Transitions are labeled with actions: Prepare, Destroy, New, and Delete.
+
+T0825830-96/d036
+
+State transition diagram for rt-object availability showing states O1/R1, O2/R1, and O2/R2.
+
+Figure 37/T.171 – Timing diagram of rt-object availability
+
+## 29.5 Rt-Component running behaviour
+
+Figures 38 and 39 show rt-component running behaviour. Once an rt-component is “available” (i.e. in R2), it is ready for presentation. Two states are defined as follows:
+
+- **R2:** The rt-component is not running. It is not presented to the user.
+- **R3:** The rt-component is running. It may be presented to the user. During this period, there may be a user effect, which is the result of the running of the rt-component to the user with the specified behaviour attributes. The user effect may be dependent of each MHEG engine and GUI.
+
+If a Run action is targeted to a non-existing rt-component (i.e. the rt-object is in R1), an implicit New action is targeted to this rt-component before processing the Run.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a sequence of states over time (t). A horizontal timeline is divided into three segments by vertical dashed lines. Above the timeline, a 'Run' action box points to the start of the first segment, and a 'Stop' action box points to the start of the second segment. The states are represented by boxes labeled R2, R3, and R2. The first and third segments are labeled 'Running status = "not running"', while the middle segment is labeled 'Running status = "running"'. A horizontal arrow labeled 't' indicates the progression of time.
+
+T0825840-96/d037
+
+Timing diagram of rt-component that is 'running'
+
+Figure 38/T.171 – Timing diagram of rt-component that is “running”
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a finite state machine with two states, R2 and R3, represented by ovals. R2 is the 'Initial state', indicated by an arrow from the text 'Initial state'. Transitions are as follows: a self-loop on R2 labeled 'Stop'; a transition from R2 to R3 labeled 'Run'; a self-loop on R3 labeled 'Run'; and a transition from R3 back to R2 labeled 'Stop'.
+
+T0825850-96/d038
+
+Running behaviour finite state diagram
+
+Figure 39/T.171 – Running behaviour finite state diagram
+
+## 29.6 Rt-Component presentation behaviour
+
+While an rt-component is running (i.e. the rt-component is in R3), presentation behaviour attributes may be changed by targeting certain Set actions.
+
+Figure 40 shows a typical example of a presentation behaviour attribute. In this figure, a presentation behaviour attribute called “A” associated with a certain rt-component is changed from value V0 to V1 during R3 of the rt-component. A user effect may be associated with this attribute value changing. After stopping this rt-component, the attribute A remains as V1 independent of the running status and any other attributes.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the state transitions of an rt-component and its presentation behaviour attribute A over time. The timeline is divided into five segments, each with a specific running status and attribute value:
+
+- Segment 1:** Running status = "not running", Attribute A = V0. This segment is labeled R2.
+- Segment 2:** Running status = "running", Attribute A = V0. This segment is labeled R3. A "Set a presentation behaviour attribute A to V1" action is triggered during this segment.
+- Segment 3:** Running status = "running", Attribute A = V1. This segment is also labeled R3.
+- Segment 4:** Running status = "not running", Attribute A = V1. This segment is labeled R2.
+- Segment 5:** Running status = "running", Attribute A = V1. This segment is labeled R3.
+
+Transitions between segments are marked by "Run" and "Stop" actions. A horizontal arrow labeled "t" indicates the progression of time.
+
+Figure 40/T.171 – Presentation behaviour attributes changing. A timeline diagram showing the state of an rt-component and its presentation behaviour attribute A over time. The timeline is divided into five segments: 1. 'not running' (R2), 2. 'running' (R3) with Attribute A = V0, 3. 'running' (R3) with Attribute A = V1, 4. 'not running' (R2) with Attribute A = V1, and 5. 'running' (R3) with Attribute A = V1. Transitions are marked by 'Run' and 'Stop' actions. A 'Set a presentation behaviour attribute A to V1' action occurs during the second R3 segment. A horizontal arrow labeled 't' indicates the progression of time.
+
+T0825860-96/d039
+
+Figure 40/T.171 – Presentation behaviour attributes changing
+
+Figure 41 shows a presentation behaviour attribute changing with a certain transition duration. When an rt-component is running, a certain Set action is targeted to it in order to change the presentation behaviour attribute A gradually. In this case, one additional state period R3.TD is defined as follows:
+
+- R3.TD:** The rt-component running status is “running”. The MHEG engine is processing the attribute changing with the transition duration caused by a certain Set action. The duration of R3.TD is equal to the transition duration specified in the Set action. During R3.TD, the value of the specified attribute is changing gradually. When such an action is in a serial synchronised group of actions, the following action in the list is to be processed after the completion of R3.TD. A user effect may be associated with R3.TD. It shows the impact of the transition duration on the attribute value perception. The user may gradually perceive the change of the presentation behaviour attribute value from the previous value to the specified value. The user effect may be dependent of each MHEG engine and GUI.
+
+The MHEG effect of a Set action with some transition duration is composed of two parts:
+
+- the initial processing of the Set action in R3; and
+- the consecutive processing of the attribute changing gradually in R3.TD.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of a Set action with a transition duration. At the top, a box contains the text: "Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with transition duration equal to td." An arrow points from this box to a horizontal timeline labeled 't'. Above the timeline, a double-headed arrow indicates a duration 'td'. The timeline is divided into three segments by vertical dashed lines. The first segment is labeled 'R3' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A = V0". The second segment is labeled 'R3.TD' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A changes from V0 to V1 gradually". The third segment is labeled 'R3' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A = V1". A horizontal arrow labeled 't' points to the right, indicating the progression of time. The reference code "T0825870-96/d040" is located at the bottom right.
+
+Timing diagram of Set actions with transition duration (Figure 41/T.171).
+
+**Figure 41/T.171 – Timing diagram of Set actions with transition duration**
+
+When an MHEG effect of a transition duration is under process and a Stop action is issued on this rt-component, the MHEG effect of the transition duration is terminated after the MHEG effect of the Stop action is completed. The presentation behaviour attribute value takes the specified value in the Set action as if no transition duration was specified. Figure 42 shows this situation.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the timing of a Set action with a transition duration when a Stop action occurs. At the top, a box contains the text: "Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with transition duration equal to td." An arrow points from this box to a horizontal timeline labeled 't'. Above the timeline, a double-headed arrow indicates a duration 'td'. A box labeled "Stop" has an arrow pointing to the timeline. The timeline is divided into three segments by vertical dashed lines. The first segment is labeled 'R3' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A = V0". The second segment is labeled 'R3.TD' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A changes from V0 to V1 gradually". The third segment is labeled 'R2' and contains a box with "Presentation behaviour attribute A = V1". A horizontal arrow labeled 't' points to the right, indicating the progression of time. The reference code "T0825880-96/d041" is located at the bottom right.
+
+Timing diagram of a Set action with transition duration when a Stop action occurs (Figure 42/T.171).
+
+**Figure 42/T.171 – Timing diagram of a Set action with transition duration when a Stop action occurs**
+
+When an MHEG effect of a transition duration is under process and a Set action is issued on the same attribute, the MHEG effect of the transition duration is terminated. The presentation behaviour attribute value takes the value specified by the last Set action. If the last Set action has no transition duration, the MHEG effect is processed as described in Figure 40. If it has transition duration, the MHEG effect is processed as described in Figure 41. Figure 43 shows an example of the former case.
+
+
+
+Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with transition duration equal to td.
+
+Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V2
+
+td
+
+R3 R3.TD R3
+
+t
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A = V0
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A changes from V0 to V1 gradually
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A = V2
+
+T0825890-96/d042
+
+Timing diagram of an interrupted set action with transition duration. The diagram shows a timeline with three phases: R3, R3.TD, and R3. Above the timeline, two boxes indicate 'Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with transition duration equal to td.' and 'Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V2'. A double-headed arrow labeled 'td' spans the R3.TD phase. Below the timeline, three boxes show the state of 'Presentation behaviour attribute A': V0 in R3, a gradual change from V0 to V1 in R3.TD, and V2 in the final R3 phase. A horizontal arrow labeled 't' indicates the progression of time.
+
+**Figure 43/T.171 – Timing diagram of an interrupted set action with transition duration**
+
+Figure 44 shows presentation behaviour attribute changing while an rt-component is “not running”. The rt-component has a presentation behaviour attribute A equal to V0 while it is in R2. When a Set action to change the presentation behaviour attribute A is targeted to this rt-component, the MHEG engine processes the MHEG effect of this Set action. If a transition duration is specified, it is set to 0 meaning that the transition duration is ignored. After processing the MHEG effect, the presentation behaviour attribute A is equal to V1. If a Run action targeted after that, the rt-component is presented with the presentation behaviour attribute A equal to V1.
+
+
+
+Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with or without transition duration.
+
+Run
+
+R2 R3
+
+t
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A = V0
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A = V1
+
+Presentation behaviour attribute A = V1
+
+T0825900-96/d043
+
+Timing diagram of set actions on an rt-component that is 'not running'. The diagram shows a timeline with three phases: R2, an unlabeled phase, and R3. Above the timeline, two boxes indicate 'Set presentation behaviour attribute A to V1 with or without transition duration.' and 'Run'. Below the timeline, three boxes show the state of 'Presentation behaviour attribute A': V0 in R2, V1 in the unlabeled phase, and V1 in R3. A horizontal arrow labeled 't' indicates the progression of time.
+
+**Figure 44/T.171 – Timing diagram of set actions on an rt-component that is “not running”**
+
+## 30 Life cycle of MHEG entities
+
+MHEG entities are created and destroyed by using elementary actions. The period between those two actions makes the life of an MHEG entity. During the life, some attributes associated with the MHEG entity are used.
+
+The principal rules between an MHEG entity life and associated attributes are as follows:
+
+- Even if such an MHEG entity does not exist, preparation status (see 29.1), rt-availability status (see 29.4) or channel availability status (see 29.3) exists and is always available. The preparation status is set to “not ready”, the rt-availability status is set to “not ready”, and the channel availability status is set to “not available”.
+- If a Prepare action (see 29.1), a New action (29.4) or a New Channel action (see 29.3) is targeted, the MHEG engine is required to instantiate the specified MHEG entity with its corresponding attributes which are described in different behaviours. The presentation status is set to “ready”, the rt-availability status is set to “ready” and the channel availability status is set to “available”.
+- If a Destroy action (see 29.1), a Delete action (see 29.4) or a Delete Channel action (see 29.3) is targeted, the MHEG engine is required to remove the specified MHEG entity with its corresponding associated attributes except for the preparation status, rt-availability status and channel availability status that are set to “not ready”, “not ready” and “not available”, respectively.
+
+Therefore, if an MHEG entity is destroyed or deleted, only the preparation status, the rt-availability status or the channel availability status is changed. And if there is a link whose condition is “when the preparation status becomes “not ready””, “when the rt-availability status becomes “not ready”” or “when the channel availability status becomes “not available””, it shall be triggered.
+
+On the other hand, other associated attributes with the destroyed or deleted MHEG entity are completely removed without changing their status values. For example, if there is an rt-component which running status is “running”, its running status is removed without changing value. That means the rt-component has been deleted while it was “running”. The running status is no more available after deletion. If there is a link which condition is “when the running status becomes “not running””, it shall not be triggered at the time of the deletion.
+
+## 31 General action mechanisms
+
+This clause summarises the general action mechanisms and its treatment to be processed by the MHEG engine. This mechanism is applied for all other behaviours processing as well as common behaviours processing.
+
+### 31.1 Action treatment
+
+Actions are to be processed satisfying following conditions:
+
+- If an MHEG effect of an action contains a list of subeffects, these subeffects are to be performed by the MHEG engine as if they were a single uninterruptable and indivisible operation.
+- The effect of processing an action on a set of two or more targets is to propagate the action to each target within the set of targets. These actions are processed in parallel. The MHEG effect of the action ends when the MHEG effects of all propagated actions end.
+- In certain cases, in order to process an action, a proceeding action is implicitly executed. This proceeding action may produce a change of status. A link triggered on this change of status is fired before the processing of the specified action ends.
+
+For example, when an rt-object is made from a model object which is not prepared, this Recommendation specifies that an implicit Prepare action is to be targeted to the model object before the New action. A link whose condition is “when a preparation status of the model becomes ready” is to be triggered when the model object enters in O2, and not when the rt-object enters R2.
+
+## 31.2 Processing of link effect
+
+When the link is fired, i.e. the link is activated and the link condition is satisfied, the MHEG engine processes the link effect. Each time the link is fired, the link effect is processed in two phases as follows:
+
+- The macro resolution phase: If some macros are in this link (see clause 13).
+- The action process phase: It consists on processing the action object included or referenced in the link effect. This action object may be a basic action, a nested action or a macro action.
+
+The link effect is processed as summarised in Figure 45.
+
+The action process begins when the link condition is satisfied and the macro resolution accomplished, when the action is a macro action. Each action object is a recursive construction containing a group of synchronised actions accompanied by a synchro indicator.
+
+The synchro indicator specifies if the synchronised actions in the group are to be processed in parallel or in serial. The action group process depends on the synchro indicator. If a synchro indicator attribute is specified as a macro and if this macro is resolved as the value “undefined”, the entire synchronised action set is not processed.
+
+```
+BEGIN ACTION PROCESS of action object within the link effect
+ IF synchro indicator == serial
+ FOR J = 1 TO number_of_synchronised_actions
+ DO
+ IF synchronised_action J == elementary_action
+ PERFORM target resolution of elementary_action J
+ PERFORM the action effect of elementary_action J on the target set
+ ELSE IF synchronised_action J == action_object
+ PERFORM RECURSIVE ACTION PROCESS of action_object J
+ ENDIF
+ WAIT FOR the end of MHEG effect of synchronised_action J
+ ELSE IF synchro_indicator == parallel
+ FOR J = 1 TO number_of_synchronised_actions
+ DO SIMULTANEOUSLY
+ IF synchronised_action J == elementary_action
+ PERFORM target resolution of elementary_action J
+ PERFORM the action effect of elementary_action J on the target set
+ ELSE IF synchronised_action J == action_object
+ PERFORM RECURSIVE ACTION PROCESS on action_object J
+ ENDIF
+ ENDIF
+ ENDIF
+ WAIT FOR the end of MHEG effect of each action in each "synchronised actions"
+ WAIT FOR the end of user effect of each action 'run' in each "synchronised actions"
+ DURING that time IF a target is "running" AND
+ IF its current temporal position == its terminal temporal position
+ PERFORM a Stop action on this target
+ END OF ACTION PROCESS of action object within the link effect
+```
+
+**Figure 45/T.171 – Action process phase**
+
+### 31.2.1 Serial action processing
+
+If all the elementary actions contained in a serial action group are specified to be processed, each elementary action is processed sequentially after the MHEG effect of the previous elementary action is completed.
+
+Figure 46 shows an example. In this figure, 2 elementary actions are included in a link effect. After finishing the MHEG effect of elementary action 1, elementary action 2 is processed.
+
+The duration of the MHEG effect for a serial action list is the sum of duration of the MHEG effects for the serial actions.
+
+If a Run action is contained within the group, the user effect of the Run action continues even after the MHEG effects of the group are completed, except if a Stop action is performed.
+
+
+
+Synchronised action group
+
+Synchro indicator: serial
+- elementary action 1
+- elementary action 2
+
+```
+
+graph LR
+ subgraph Serial_Group [Synchronised action group - Serial]
+ A1[elementary action 1] --> A2[elementary action 2]
+ end
+
+```
+
+T0825910-96/d044
+
+Timeline diagram for serial actions. A horizontal axis labeled 't' shows two sequential shaded rectangular blocks. The first is labeled 'MHEG effect of elementary action 1' and the second 'MHEG effect of elementary action 2'. Above this is a box representing the 'Synchronised action group' with a serial synchro indicator listing both actions in order.
+
+**Figure 46/T.171 – Example of processing of serial actions**
+
+### 31.2.2 Parallel action processing
+
+If all the elementary actions contained in a parallel action group are specified to be processed, each elementary action is processed simultaneously. The MHEG effect of the parallel action group ends when the MHEG effects of all the parallel actions end.
+
+When a parallel group is imbricated in a serial group, the MHEG engine is required to wait for the end of the MHEG effect of the set of parallel actions before processing the next action in the serial group.
+
+Figure 47 shows an example of parallel processing. Before processing the elementary action 4, the MHEG engine waits for the end of the MHEG effect of the action group, i.e. the end of the MHEG effect of elementary action 2.
+
+The duration of the MHEG effect for a set of parallel actions is the longest MHEG effect among the parallel actions.
+
+
+
+Synchronised action group
+
+Synchro indicator: serial
+– elementary action 1
+– action group
+
+Synchro indicator: parallel
+– elementary action 2
+– elementary action 3
+
+– elementary action 4
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ subgraph Serial_Group [Synchronised action group - Serial]
+ A1[elementary action 1] --> P_Group
+ subgraph P_Group [Action Group - Parallel]
+ A2[elementary action 2]
+ A3[elementary action 3]
+ end
+ P_Group --> A4[elementary action 4]
+ end
+
+```
+
+T0825920-96/d045
+
+Timeline diagram for nested parallel actions. A horizontal axis 't' shows: 1. 'MHEG effect of elementary action 1'. 2. A parallel block where 'MHEG effect of elementary action 2' and 'MHEG effect of elementary action 3' start simultaneously; action 3 is longer. 3. 'MHEG effect of elementary action 4' starts only after action 3 ends. Above is a nested box structure showing the serial group containing action 1, a parallel action group (actions 2 & 3), and action 4.
+
+**Figure 47/T.171 – Example of processing parallel actions**
+
+### 31.3 Basic processing of an elementary action
+
+When the MHEG engine processes an elementary action on a single target, the following effects are obtained:
+
+- **MHEG effect without transition duration:** This begins at the instance when the action is targeted, and it ends when the action has been taken into account by the MHEG engine. This typically results in a change of status or behaviour attribute value. See some examples in Figures 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 and 44.
+- **User effect without transition duration:** This effect exists only if the running status is “running”. This effect begins at the instance when the MHEG effect of the Run action ends. This user effect lasts until the MHEG effect of the Stop action ends. The user effect is perceptible by the user during the “running”. Each time a presentation attribute of the target is changed, if the target is “running”, the user effect immediately reflects this change. See some examples in Figures 38 and 40.
+- **MHEG Effect with transition duration:** This begins at the instance when an action specifying a non-null transition duration is targeted to an entity. It ends when the action has been taken into account by the MHEG engine. If the target is not running, the transition duration is set to zero and ignored. See some examples in Figures 41, 42 and 43.
+- **User Effect with transition duration:** This effect exists only when a target is running and a set action with a non-null transition duration is targeted to it. This effect begins at the instance when the MHEG effect of the transition duration begins. The effect of the action is perceptible to the user gradually from the previous value to the specified value. Once the MHEG effect of the transition duration ends, the user effect with transition duration ends. See examples in Figures 41, 42 and 43.
+
+### 31.4 Resolution of target set
+
+A single target (e.g. an MHEG object, a container element, an rt-object, a socket element, a channel) or multiple targets (e.g. some targets, an alias addressing several entities, all the rt-objects made from a model object, all the children of a specified entity) may be specified for each elementary action. Multiple targets are specified as a list of targets. The action effect for each target within a list should be processed in parallel.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+- 1 – Authors should not rely on the order in which the parallel actions are executed.
+- 2 – An MHEG engine is not required to perform true parallel processing.
+
+Processing an action on an undefined target has no effect.
+
+### 31.5 Arithmetic precision
+
+Percentage and ratio may be specified in some of elementary actions’ parameters, for example, Set GTF, Set OVD. And ratio is also used in mapping OPS to RPS.
+
+The general rule to calculate percentage and ratio is that full precision operation should be taken up to the final presentation of objects. Rounding should be done only for the final presentation of objects, i.e. in the final chain of OPS to CPS at channels.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+- 1 – If an rt-object with CV 17 is connected to rt-composite A with GVF 1/3 that is connected to rt-composit B with GTF 3 and rt-composite B is connected to a channel, the final volume to be mapped to a physical device is 17 (Round( $17 \times 1/3 \times 3$ )) and not 18 (Round(Round( $17 \times 1/3$ ) $\times 3$ )).
+- 2 – In above example with changing GTF of rt-composite B to 2, the final volume is 11 (Round( $17 \times 1/3 \times 2$ )).
+- 3 – A profile of this Recommendation or a using application may define another arithmetic precision and rounding policies.
+
+## 32 Common action effects and handling
+
+This clause describes common action effects and handling for all elementary actions and get actions applied for all behaviours throughout this Recommendation. The actual process of elementary actions and get actions is outside the scope of this Recommendation, and should be provided by the MHEG engine.
+
+### 32.1 Elementary actions
+
+Common action effects and handling to all elementary actions are as follows:
+
+- If the MHEG engine is unable to perform the required MHEG effect of an elementary action, it is recommended, but not required, that the MHEG engine notify the using application of it.
+- If the effect of targeting an elementary action to an MHEG object, an rt-object or a channel is not described in this Recommendation, this action is ignored by the MHEG engine.
+- If the whole set of targets becomes no more available during the processing of an elementary action (i.e. all the targets within the set are destroyed or deleted), the process of this action is aborted.
+- If a reference to a target of an elementary action except for Prepare, Activate, New and New Channel actions is invalid, the elementary action is ignored (i.e. with a null effect and completed immediately).
+- If a target within a set of targets for an elementary action does not exist, this action is ignored only for that target.
+- If the reference specification defines an empty set of MHEG objects, rt-objects or channels, the reference is ignored.
+- If the reference is ignored, the MHEG engine behaves as if no entity is addressed.
+- If a Prepare, New or New Channel action is applied to an MHEG entity which has an identifier already assigned to an MHEG entity currently available to the MHEG engine, that action is ignored.
+- If an elementary action is targeted to an rt-object in period R2 with a transition duration parameter, the specified transition parameter value is ignored and the elementary action is performed as if the transition duration is set to 0.
+- If an elementary action is targeted to an rt-object in period R3 with a transition duration parameter, the specified transition parameter value is interpreted by the GTU assigned for the target. The presentation of the target is being gradually changed depending on the elementary action and changing presentation attribute.
+- If a transition duration parameter is specified as a negative value, it is set to 0.
+- This Recommendation does not define the behaviour of the MHEG engine that is executing a sequential synchronised actions group while one or more actions fail.
+
+If some user effect is associated with an elementary action, it is explained in the corresponding clause of the elementary action. If there is nothing about the user effect explained in the clause, no user effect is associated with the elementary action.
+
+### 32.2 Get actions
+
+Common action effects and handling to all get actions are as follows:
+
+- If a reference to a target of a get action except for Get Preparation Status, Get Activation Status, Get Rt-availability Status and Get Channel Availability actions is invalid, the result is to be evaluated to “undefined”.
+- If an MHEG engine is unable to evaluate a get action, this action is evaluated to “undefined”.
+- If a reference to multiple entities (e.g. children tail, descendant tail) is specified, this reference is ignored. The target of a get action needs to address a single entity.
+- If the reference is ignored, the MHEG engine behaves as if no entity is addressed.
+
+### 32.3 Recommended exception handling
+
+This Recommendation does not define any exception handling within the MHEG engine, but recommends following treatments on some situations:
+
+- 1) If an object whose encoding does not conform to this Recommendation is provided to the MHEG engine, ignoring the whole object is recommended.
+- 2) If non-existing entities are referenced except for targets of elementary actions and get actions, following are recommended depending on the invalid reference:
+ - a) in a link condition, respective conditions are evaluated to “undefined”;
+ - b) otherwise (e.g. in a composition element), they are replaced by null objects.
+
+These replacement behaviours are withdrawn as soon as the referenced object comes into existence.
+
+- 3) If an object receives an action for which the corresponding behaviour is not defined by this Recommendation, ignoring this action is recommended. For example, Delete action targeted to a content object, a Set action with an unsupported value targeted to an rt-object.
+
+The behaviour may be defined in an extension to this Recommendation defined by another standard or a using application.
+
+- 4) If other exceptions, e.g. request for a presentation aspect not supported by the presentation environment, or runtime failures like insufficient memory, happen, graceful degradation and sensible fall backs are encouraged.
+
+## 33 Postpone Behaviour
+
+This behaviour postpones the process of any actions. Initially, each action is processed immediately. However, using this facility, any action may be postponed.
+
+### 33.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+None.
+
+### 33.2 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Delay action (see 33.2.1).
+
+#### 33.2.1 Delay action
+
+This action inserts a delay between two actions of a serial synchronised action set within an action object.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Temporal Unit Ref Param;
+- Duration Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during any period.
+
+##### 33.2.1.1 Delay action effect
+
+The MHEG effect is as follows:
+
+- 1) If the temporal unit reference is specified as an rt-component, the duration of the delay is expressed in OGTU belonging to the rt-component.
+
+When the temporal unit reference indicates an rt-content, the delay is interpreted following the rules of the OPS-RPS-CPS chain exactly like any other temporal attributes.
+- 2) Otherwise (the temporal unit reference is specified as default GF), the duration of the delay is expressed in PTU.
+- 3) If the Delay action is in serial synchronised actions, the MHEG engine waits during the specified duration before processing the next action.
+- 4) The MHEG effect ends when the duration of the delay is expired.
+
+#### **33.2.1.2 Delay additional error conditions**
+
+- if the Duration Parameter parameter value is a negative value, it is set to the value 0;
+- if the specified rt-component does not exist, the retrieved GTF is interpreted as the default-GF.
+
+### **34 Returnability Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour returns information to a using application or external entities outside of the MHEG engine, e.g. a script engine, a GUI, a server.
+
+#### **34.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+None.
+
+#### **34.2 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Return action (see 34.2.1).
+
+##### **34.2.1 Return action**
+
+This action enables to return information to a using application or external entities outside of the MHEG engine. Generic values or information contained in content objects may be passed.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Return Target Param;
+- Return Indicator Param;
+- Set of Returned Generic Value Param;
+- Set of Content Object Ref Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during any period.
+
+##### **34.2.1.1 Return action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of the Return action is as follows:
+
+Return Indicator Param, Returned Generic Value Param and Content Object Ref Param are passed to the entity specified by the Return Target Parameters. The encoding format of the returned information is not defined by this Recommendation.
+
+##### **34.2.1.2 Return additional error conditions**
+
+None.
+
+### **35 Alias Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour provides a symbolic identification to any generic references. Initially, no alias is given to any references.
+
+#### **35.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+None.
+
+#### **35.2 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set Alias action (see 35.2.1).
+
+### 35.2.1 Set Alias action
+
+This action enables the assignment of aliases to any generic references.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Target Param;
+- Set of Alias Spec Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during any period.
+
+#### 35.2.1.1 Set Alias action effect
+
+This effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) according to the Update Command, one or several aliases are added, removed or replaced to a target;
+- 2) if a target is not accessible at the moment of this action, the alias is assigned to the reference as if the target were accessible.
+
+#### 35.2.1.2 Set Alias additional error conditions
+
+None.
+
+## 36 Extensibility Behaviour
+
+This behaviour allows the process of a catalogued elementary action, or the modification or retrieval of a catalogued attribute value (see clause 15).
+
+The main purpose of the catalogued elementary actions is to provide the behaviour that cannot be sensibly controlled like attributes, e.g. draw line, perform some arithmetic operations or stop the MHEG engine.
+
+On the other hand, the main purpose of the catalogued attributes is to deal with the information that can be expressed by attributes, e.g. presentation attributes like font size or channel attributes like current number of assigned rt-components.
+
+The author should distinguish the differences.
+
+Style behaviour is also a kind of extension that is devoted for presentation and interaction. For example, content format (encoding data) conversion is a feature of catalogued elementary actions, while presenting a content in different ways is a feature of the style behaviour (a music code playing in a graphical way or audible way).
+
+### 36.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Catalogued Attribute (see 36.2).
+
+### 36.2 Catalogued Attribute
+
+A catalogue entry which represents the list of informations that can be, for instance, presentation attributes, font size or channel attributes. The catalogued attribute may be used as a kind of tail to navigate into the hierarchy of the catalogues.
+
+### 36.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Catalogued Elementary Action action (see 36.3.1);
+- Set Catalogued Attribute action (see 36.3.2).
+
+### **36.3.1 Catalogued Elementary Action action**
+
+This action enables to use an extended elementary action which is registered or proprietary.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Target Param;
+- Catalogued Extended EA Param;
+- Set of Elementary Action Param.
+
+This period is described in the catalogue where the extended EA is retrieved.
+
+#### **36.3.1.1 Catalogued Elementary action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is described in the catalogue where the extended elementary action is retrieved.
+
+#### **36.3.1.2 Catalogued Elementary Action additional error conditions**
+
+- The additional errors are also described in the catalogue where the extended elementary action is retrieved.
+
+### **36.3.2 Set Catalogued Attribute action**
+
+This action enables to set a value of a catalogued attribute for the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Target Param.
+- Cat Ext Attribute Param.
+- Ext Attribute Value Param: A generic value to be assigned to a Cat Ext Attribute.
+- Transition Duration Param: A generic value to be assigned to a Cat Ext Attribute.
+
+This period is described in the catalogue where the extended EA is retrieved.
+
+#### **36.3.2.1 Set Catalogued Attribute action effect**
+
+The action effect depends on the chosen attributes and is described in the corresponding catalogue.
+
+#### **36.3.2.2 Set Catalogued Attribute additional error conditions**
+
+- The additional errors are also described in the catalogue where the extended elementary action is retrieved.
+
+## **36.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Catalogued Attribute action (see 36.4.1).
+
+### **36.4.1 Get Catalogued Attribute action**
+
+This action enables to retrieve a value of a catalogued attribute for the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Target Param.
+- Cat Ext Attribute Param: A generic value to be assigned to a Cat Ext Attribute.
+
+This period is described in the catalogue where the extended EA is retrieved.
+
+#### **36.4.1.1 Get Catalogued Attribute action effect**
+
+The value of the catalogued attribute is retrieved.
+
+#### **36.4.1.2 Get Catalogued Attribute additional error conditions**
+
+- The additional errors are also described in the catalogue where the extended elementary action is retrieved.
+
+## SECTION 5 – MHEG OBJECTS BEHAVIOUR
+
+### 37 MHEG Objects Availability Behaviour
+
+The behaviour is used to express the availability of an MHEG object to the MHEG engine. This behaviour is common for all MHEG objects.
+
+#### 37.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Preparation Status (see 37.2).
+
+#### 37.2 Preparation Status
+
+The availability of each MHEG object to the MHEG engine may be evaluated. The result of this evaluation is set in the preparation status. The following applies (see Figure 31).
+
+- 1) When an MHEG object is not available to the MHEG engine, its preparation status is evaluated to “not ready”, i.e. the MHEG object is in period O1. Initially an MHEG object is in that state.
+
+NOTE 1 – For example, in that state, the object has not been interchanged to the receiving system, some pre-processing is required to prepare an object for presentation, etc.
+
+- 2) Otherwise, its preparation status is evaluated to “ready”, i.e. the MHEG object is in period O2.
+
+NOTE 2 – An MHEG engine may offer to the using application more detailed diagnostic and information messages, for example, to explain that an object cannot be located, or to indicate error conditions. These messages are not defined by this Recommendation but may be the subject of other standards.
+
+#### 37.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Prepare action (see 37.3.1);
+- Destroy action (see 37.3.2).
+
+##### 37.3.1 Prepare action
+
+This action makes the MHEG object available to the MHEG engine.
+
+###### NOTES
+
+1 – For example, retrieval of an audiovisual sequence from a disk may require so much time that it may be efficient to start loading it before it is needed.
+
+2 – A using application or a specific profile shall define one concrete behaviour of this action. For example, considering a content object which has large data may be loaded either within the Prepare MHEG effect or outside of it, depending on the adapted strategy.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of MH-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O1.
+
+##### 37.3.1.1 Prepare action effect
+
+If the preparation status of the target is “not ready”, the following applies:
+
+- 1) Make the target available to the MHEG engine.
+- 2) Process the specific effects of the Prepare action on the following targets:
+ - a) Action object: Implicit Prepare actions are targeted to the embedded (included or referenced) action objects in a nested action object.
+ - b) Link object: Implicit Prepare actions are targeted to the action objects (included or referenced) describing the link effect.
+
+The preparation of a link object does not imply the preparation of any targets of the get actions and elementary actions considered in this link.
+
+- c) Script object: The script data (included or referenced) is made available to the MHEG engine.
+
+Object availability to an MHEG engine is not defined by this Recommendation. For example, the script data may be compiled into executable code and linked to the MHEG engine or it may be in an interpreted form requiring a separate process.
+
+- d) Content object: The content data (included or referenced) is made available to the MHEG engine.
+
+Object availability to an MHEG engine is not defined by this Recommendation. For example, the content data may be in the memory of the MHEG engine or available when required via a telecom or broadcast network.
+
+- e) Composite object:
+
+- i) Composite Prepare actions are targeted to the links and action objects included in the specific behaviour.
+- ii) Implicit Prepare actions are targeted to the associated model objects included in the composition elements.
+- iii) Implicit Activate actions are targeted to the “availability start-up”, “rt-availability start-up”, “availability close-down” and “rt-availability close-down” links.
+
+- 3) NOTE 1 – The object designer may specify an explicit preparation and activation of the link and action objects only when there is a need to include that behaviour in the MHEG engine, or in order to take into account the needs of minimal resource systems.
+
+- 4) NOTE 2 – The object designer may specify an explicit preparation of the referenced associated model objects only when there is a need to create an rt-composite. This takes into account the needs of minimal resource systems:
+
+- a) Container object: Implicit Activate actions are targeted to the “container start-up” and “container close-down” links.
+
+The object designer may specify, within these links, an explicit sequencing of preparation of the objects, and so make these objects available to the MHEG engine when needed, in order to take into account the needs of minimal resource systems.
+
+- b) Descriptor object: The descriptor information (included or referenced) is made available to the MHEG engine.
+
+It is expected that the MHEG engine evaluates the information provided by the descriptor during the execution of the Prepare action. It depends on the implementation of the engine and the execution context how the information is handled.
+
+- 5) Set the preparation status of the target to “ready”. The target enters in period O2. These additional effects are to be processed on the following targets:
+
+- a) Content object: The following behaviours are available:
+
+- i) Generic value storage behaviour;
+- ii) Copy behaviour (see 72.9.1).
+
+- b) Composite object: “Availability start-up” is fired, i.e. its link effect is processed.
+
+- c) Container object: “Container start-up” is fired, i.e. its link effect is processed.
+
+### 37.3.1.2 Prepare additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is an indexed element within a container object, the outer container object needs to be prepared. If it is not prepared, the action is ignored for that target.
+- If one of the targets is not an MHEG object in O1, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 37.3.2 Destroy action
+
+This action removes an MHEG object from the MHEG engine in order to release resources (e.g. memory, bandwidth, processing power) in the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of MH-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+#### 37.3.2.1 Destroy action effect
+
+If the preparation status of the target is “ready”, the following applies:
+
+- 1) Process the specified effects of the Destroy action on the following targets:
+ - a) Action object:
+ - i) Implicit Destroy actions are targeted to the embedded (included or referenced) action objects in a nested action object.
+
+NOTE 1 – Object designers should be aware of side effects that may occur if these objects are referenced in other objects.
+ - ii) If an action object to be destroyed is under processing, the processing is interrupted.
+
+The way in which the processing is interrupted is not defined by this Recommendation. It is the responsibility of the MHEG engine.
+ - iii) If a nested action object is destroyed in an action object, this nested action object is replaced by a null object.
+
+NOTE 2 –Processing a null object has a null effect.
+ - b) Link object:
+ - i) If the link effect of the target is under process, an implicit Link Abort action is targeted to the link.
+
+As a link may be fired several times during its life, several link effects may be under process at the same time. All of these link effects are concerned.
+ - ii) An implicit Destroy action is targeted to each included or referenced action object.
+
+NOTE 3 – Object designers should be aware of side effects that may occur if this action object is referenced in other objects.
+
+NOTE 4 – The destruction of a link does not imply the destruction of any target for that link.
+ - c) Model object: Implicit Delete action is targeted to all the existing rt-objects created from this model object. The rt-availability status for each rt-object is changed to “not available”. Other behaviours are destroyed.
+
+NOTE 5 – Object designers should be aware that the rt-objects disappear if the original model object is destroyed.
+
+NOTE 6 – It is not defined by this Recommendation how to handle the disappearance of the rt-objects. It is left to the MHEG engine.
+ - d) Script object: The script data (included or referenced) is destroyed.
+
+Object designers should be aware of side effects that may occur if this script data is referenced in another script object.
+ - e) Content object: The content data (included or referenced) is destroyed.
+
+Object designers should be aware of side effects that may occur if this content object data is referenced in another content object.
+ - f) Composite object:
+ - i) Implicit Destroy actions are targeted to the “availability start-up”, “rt-availability start-up” and “rt-availability close-down”;
+ - ii) Implicit Destroy actions are targeted to the links and action objects included in the specific behaviour;
+
+- iii) Implicit Destroy actions are targeted to the included component objects associated with the composition elements;
+ - iv) Associated model objects and labels are also destroyed.
+- g) Container object: An implicit Destroy action is targeted to the “availability start-up” link.
+- 2) Set the preparation status of the target to “not ready”. The target enters in period O1. These additional effects are to be processed on the following targets:
+ - a) Link object: The activation behaviour is changed to “inactivate”.
+ - b) Model object: The rt-availability behaviour is changed to “not available”.
+ - c) Composite object: availability close-down link is fired, i.e. its link effect is processed. After the link effect, availability close-down link is destroyed.
+ - d) Container object: Availability close-down link is fired, i.e. its link effect is processed. After the link effect, availability close-down link is destroyed.
+- 3) Destroy the target.
+
+#### **37.3.2.2 Destroy additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an MHEG object in O2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **37.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Preparation Status action (see 37.4.1).
+
+#### **37.4.1 Get Preparation Status action**
+
+This action gets the preparation status of each MHEG object.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- MH-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods O1 and O2.
+
+##### **37.4.1.1 MHEG effect**
+
+This action evaluates the preparation status of the target. Following applies:
+
+- 1) if the target is in period O1, the preparation status is evaluated to “not ready”;
+- 2) otherwise (i.e. the target is in period O2), the preparation status is evaluated to “ready”.
+
+##### **37.4.1.2 Get Preparation Status additional error conditions**
+
+None.
+
+## **38 Link Object Activation Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour controls the processing of a link object in the MHEG engine. All link objects have this behaviour. Active link objects are surveyed by the MHEG engine. Whenever a link condition becomes true, the corresponding link effect is performed.
+
+### **38.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Activation Status (see 38.2).
+
+## 38.2 Activation Status
+
+After preparing, the activity of each link object to the MHEG engine may be evaluated. The result of this evaluation is set in the activation status.
+
+When a link object is allowed to be fired, its activation status is set to “activate”, i.e. the link object is in period L2.
+
+Otherwise, its activation status is set to “inactive”, i.e. the link object is in period L1.
+
+## 38.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Activate action (see 38.3.1);
+- Deactivate action (see 38.3.2).
+
+### 38.3.1 Activate action
+
+This action activates link objects, i.e. they may be fired.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Link Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period L1.
+
+#### 38.3.1.1 Activate action targeted to a single link object
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- If the target is in period O2/L1, the activation status of the target is set to “active”.
+- If the target is in period O1, an implicit Prepare action is targeted to this target. After preparing, the activation status of the target is set to “active”.
+
+A link object may be fired only if its preparation status is “ready” and its activation status is “active”, i.e. the link object is in period O2/L2. Once active, the link effect may be processed several times (i.e. each time the link condition becomes true) until the link object is set to “inactive”.
+
+#### 38.3.1.2 Activate additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not a link object in O1 O2/L1, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 38.3.2 Deactivate action
+
+This action deactivates link objects, i.e. they cannot be fired.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Link Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period L2.
+
+#### 38.3.2.1 Deactivate action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- If the target is in period L2, the activation status of the target is set to “inactive”.
+
+#### 38.3.2.2 Deactivate additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not a link object in L2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 38.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Activation Status action (see 38.4.1).
+
+### 38.4.1 Get Activation Status action
+
+This action retrieves the activation status value of a link object.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Link Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods L1 and L2.
+
+#### 38.4.1.1 Get activation status targeted to a link object
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the activation status of the target. The following applies:
+
+- 1) if the target is in period L1, the activation status evaluates to “inactive”;
+- 2) if the target is in period L2, the activation status evaluates to “active”.
+
+#### 38.4.1.2 Get Activation Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not a link object, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 39 Link Object Abort Behaviour
+
+This behaviour aborts the processing of all the actions that are contained in a link object.
+
+### 39.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+None.
+
+### 39.2 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Link Abort action (see 39.2.1).
+
+#### 39.2.1 Link Abort action
+
+This action aborts the processing of all the actions contained in a link object.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Link Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period L2.
+
+##### 39.2.1.1 Link Abort action effect
+
+The effect of the action is as follows:
+
+- 1) The elementary actions currently processed within the link effect of the target are aborted. These elementary actions are directly contained in the link effect or in a nested action object. The rest of the elementary actions contained within the link effect or some nested action objects are not processed.
+- 2) If the aborted elementary action is processing the MHEG effect changing an attribute value, the following applies:
+ - a) If it is without a transition duration, the value is not changed.
+ - b) Otherwise (with a transition duration), the value becomes the current changing value.
+
+What is aborted is the process of the transition duration. That is why the presentation attribute value on which the changing with transition duration is under processing stops its changing at its current value. This is a different effect from a Stop action targeted during that time (see Figure 42).
+
+- 3) If the aborted elementary action is a Run action, an implicit Stop action is targeted to the same target of the Run action.
+
+If the aborted elementary action has a set of targets, the effect depends on the processing state of this elementary action on each target.
+
+#### NOTES
+
+1 – Suppose one Prepare action is targeted to both Object A and Object B within the link L1, and the MHEG effect of the Prepare action for Object A is already terminated (i.e. Object A is in period O2), but the MHEG effect of that for Object B is still under processing (i.e. Object B is in period O1). In this case, if a Link Abort action is targeted to L1, the preparation status of Object A is evaluated as “ready”, however, that of Object B is “not ready”.
+
+2 – A Link Abort action does not affect a link activation status. A link can fire even if a Link Abort action targeted to it is being processed. Only the actions originated by a link before the Link Abort action is targeted to such link are affected by the Link Abort action.
+
+3 – It is advised to limit the use of Link Abort actions as much as possible. Its main role is to terminate the processing of actions that are performing MHEG effects with transition durations in R3.TD.
+
+#### 39.2.1.2 Link Abort additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not a link object in L2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 40 Content Class Generic Value Storage Behaviour
+
+This behaviour is of storage and retrieval of a generic value within the data of a content object.
+
+### 40.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Data (see 40.2).
+
+### 40.2 Data
+
+A generic value may be stored in a content object and may be retrieved from a content object for further processing. By using the generic value storage behaviour, a content object may be used as a variable holder.
+
+### 40.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set Data action (see 40.3.1);
+- Add action (see 40.3.2);
+- Subtract action (see 40.3.3).
+
+#### 40.3.1 Set Data action
+
+This action enables to store or to modify a generic value in the data field of a content object.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Content Target Param;
+- Substitution Indicator Param;
+- Set of Data Element Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+#### 40.3.1.1 Set Data targeted to a single content object
+
+If a set of data element parameters is provided, the elements in this set are interpreted sequentially. For each data element parameter, the following effect applies:
+
+- 1) If the generic list element ID parameter is omitted:
+ - a) And if the substitution indicator parameter is equal to “substitution”, the previously stored generic value is totally substituted by the specified generic value (see Figure 48).
+ - b) Otherwise (substitution indicator parameter is “no substitution”):
+ - i) If the target contains a generic list, the specified generic value is added as a new element of the generic list in the target. If the target contains n elements, the new value is indexed as n + 1th element (see Figure 49).
+ - ii) Otherwise, this action is ignored.
+- 2) Otherwise (generic list element ID parameter is specified):
+ - a) If the target does not store a generic list:
+ - i) If the substitution indicator parameter is “substitution”, the previously stored value is discarded and new generic list is to be created. The specified generic value is stored in the specified generic list element ID, and other elements until the last path numeric in the specified generic list element ID should be filled with “unspecified” (see Figure 50).
+ - ii) Otherwise, this action is ignored.
+ - b) Otherwise (the target is a generic list):
+ - i) If the specified generic list element ID exists in the target:
+ - If the substitution indicator is “substitution”, the specified generic value is stored in the specified element ID, overwriting the previous value (see Figure 51).
+ - Otherwise (the substitution indicator is “no substitution”), this action is ignored.
+ - ii) If the specified generic list element ID does not exist in the target and it is possible to extend generic list element ID as specified, the generic list of the target is extended in order to store the specified generic value. Empty elements created by this extension are filled with “unspecified”. In this case, the substitution indicator is ignored (see Figure 52).
+ - iii) Otherwise (the specified generic list element ID does not exist and it is impossible to extend), this action is ignored (see Figure 53).
+
+The order of the data element parameters is important, especially if no generic list element ID is specified for the generic value with “no substitution” and the target has a generic list.
+
+#### 40.3.1.2 Set Data additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not a content object in O2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the hook of the targeted content object does not specify generic value, this action is ignored;
+- if a set data contains an element value which is specified as a Get Data action applied to the same target content object, this element value is replaced by an “unspecified” value;
+- if the target is not a non-mux content, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph LR
+ subgraph TopRow
+ A["Target Content
+Generic String
+\"Hello\""] --> B["Set Data
+(Target Content,
+\"substitution\",
+\"no process\",
+\"Bye\")"]
+ B --> C["Target Content
+Generic String
+\"Bye\""]
+ end
+ subgraph BottomRow
+ D["Target Content
+Generic List
+1) \"Hello\"
+2) false
+3) \"Bye\""] --> E["Set Data
+(Target Content,
+\"substitution\",
+\"no process\",
+true)"]
+ E --> F["Target Content
+Generic Boolean
+true"]
+ end
+
+```
+
+Figure 48/T.171 – Generic value substitution. This diagram shows two parallel processes. The top process starts with a 'Target Content Generic String' box containing 'Hello', which points to a 'Set Data' box with parameters (Target Content, 'substitution', 'no process', 'Bye'), which then points to a 'Target Content Generic String' box containing 'Bye'. The bottom process starts with a 'Target Content Generic List' box containing a list: 1) 'Hello', 2) false, 3) 'Bye'. This points to a 'Set Data' box with parameters (Target Content, 'substitution', 'no process', true), which then points to a 'Target Content Generic Boolean' box containing 'true'.
+
+T0825930-96/d046
+
+**Figure 48/T.171 – Generic value substitution**
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph LR
+ A["Target Content
+Generic List
+1) \"Hello\"
+2) true"] --> B["Set Data
+(Target Content,
+\"no substitution\",
+\"no process\",
+\"Bye\")"]
+ B --> C["Target Content
+Generic List
+1) \"Hello\"
+2) true
+3) \"Bye\""]
+
+```
+
+Figure 49/T.171 – Addition of an element to generic list. This diagram shows a single process starting with a 'Target Content Generic List' box containing a list: 1) 'Hello', 2) true. This points to a 'Set Data' box with parameters (Target Content, 'no substitution', 'no process', 'Bye'), which then points to a 'Target Content Generic List' box containing a list: 1) 'Hello', 2) true, 3) 'Bye'.
+
+T0825940-96/d047
+
+**Figure 49/T.171 – Addition of an element to generic list**
+
+
+
+```
+
+graph LR
+ A["Target Content
+Generic Boolean
+\"Hello\""] --> B["Set Data
+(Target Content,
+\"substitution\",
+\"no process\",
+index 3.2,
+256)"]
+ B --> C["Target Content
+Generic List
+1) \"unspecified\"
+2) \"unspecified\"
+3) (generic list)
+3.1) \"unspecified\"
+3.2) 256"]
+
+```
+
+Figure 50/T.171 – Creation of list. This diagram shows a single process starting with a 'Target Content Generic Boolean' box containing 'Hello'. This points to a 'Set Data' box with parameters (Target Content, 'substitution', 'no process', index 3.2, 256), which then points to a 'Target Content Generic List' box containing a list: 1) 'unspecified', 2) 'unspecified', 3) (generic list) with sub-items 3.1) 'unspecified' and 3.2) 256.
+
+T0825950-96/d048
+
+**Figure 50/T.171 – Creation of list**
+
+
+
+Target Content Generic List
+
+1) "Hello"
+2) false
+
+Set Data
+(Target Content,
+"substitution",
+"no process",
+index 2,
+"Bye")
+
+Target Content Generic List
+
+1) "Hello"
+2) "Bye"
+
+T0825960-96/d049
+
+Figure 51/T.171: Substitute of an element in a generic list. The diagram shows a flow from a 'Target Content Generic List' to a 'Set Data' box and then to another 'Target Content Generic List'. The first list has elements 1) 'Hello' and 2) false. The 'Set Data' box contains '(Target Content, "substitution", "no process", index 2, "Bye")'. The second list has elements 1) 'Hello' and 2) 'Bye'.
+
+**Figure 51/T.171 – Substitute of an element in a generic list**
+
+
+
+Target Content Generic List
+
+1) "Hello"
+2) true
+3) "Bye"
+
+Set Data
+(Target Content,
+"substitution",
+"no process",
+index 5.3,
+256)
+
+Target Content Generic List
+
+1) "Hello"
+2) true
+3) "Bye"
+4) "unspecified"
+5) (generic list)
+5.1) "unspecified",
+5.2) "unspecified",
+5.3) 256
+
+T0825970-96/d050
+
+Figure 52/T.171: Extension of a list. The diagram shows a flow from a 'Target Content Generic List' to a 'Set Data' box and then to an extended 'Target Content Generic List'. The first list has elements 1) 'Hello', 2) true, and 3) 'Bye'. The 'Set Data' box contains '(Target Content, "substitution", "no process", index 5.3, 256)'. The second list has elements 1) 'Hello', 2) true, 3) 'Bye', 4) 'unspecified', and 5) (generic list) with sub-elements 5.1) 'unspecified', 5.2) 'unspecified', and 5.3) 256.
+
+**Figure 52/T.171 – Extension of a list**
+
+
+
+Target Content Generic List
+
+1) "Hello"
+2) false
+3) "Bye"
+4) "unspecified"
+5) (generic list)
+5.1) "unspecified",
+5.2) "unspecified",
+5.3) 256
+
+Set Data
+(Target Content,
+"substitution",
+"no process",
+index 4.1,
+256)
+
+No Effect
+
+T0825980-96/d051
+
+Figure 53/T.171: Incompatible generic list element ID. The diagram shows a flow from a 'Target Content Generic List' to a 'Set Data' box and then to a 'No Effect' box. The first list has elements 1) 'Hello', 2) false, 3) 'Bye', 4) 'unspecified', and 5) (generic list) with sub-elements 5.1) 'unspecified', 5.2) 'unspecified', and 5.3) 256. The 'Set Data' box contains '(Target Content, "substitution", "no process", index 4.1, 256)'. The final box is labeled 'No Effect'.
+
+**Figure 53/T.171 – Incompatible generic list element ID**
+
+### 40.3.2 Add action
+
+This action provides an arithmetic operation that adds generic numeric, generic integer or generic ratio to the generic value contained in the data field of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Content Target Param;
+- Generic List Elt ID Param;
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+#### 40.3.2.1 Add action effect
+
+If the generic list element ID parameter is omitted, this action should be targeted to a content object which does not contain a generic list. Otherwise, this action should be targeted to a content object which contains a generic list and the specified generic list element ID should exist.
+
+The generic value type of the target content data and the specified generic value should be the same, and they are either generic numerics, generic integers or generic ratios.
+
+This action has the following effects:
+
+- 1) if the generic value parameter is provided, the content data or the element data specified by the generic list element ID parameter is increased by the generic value parameter;
+- 2) otherwise, the content data or the element data specified by the generic list element ID parameter is incremented by 1 (generic numeric 1, generic integer 1 or generic ratio 1 depending on the generic value type in the target content object).
+
+#### 40.3.2.2 Add additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not a content object in O2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is omitted and the target has a generic list, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is provided and the target does not have a generic list, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is provided and the target does not have a specified element, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic value type of the target content data and the specified generic value are different, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic value type of the target content data is neither generic numerics, generic integers nor generic ratio, this action is ignored;
+- if the target is not a non-mux content, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 40.3.3 Subtract action
+
+This action provides an arithmetic operation that subtracts generic numeric, generic integer or generic ratio from the generic value contained in the data field of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Content Target Param;
+- Generic List Elt ID Param;
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+#### 40.3.3.1 Subtract targeted to a single content object
+
+If the generic list element ID parameter is omitted, this action should be targeted to a content object which does not contain a generic list. Otherwise, this action should be targeted to a content object which contains a generic list and the specified generic list element ID should exist.
+
+The generic value type of the target content data and the specified generic value should be of the same type, and they are either generic numerics, generic integers or generic ratios.
+
+This action has the following effects:
+
+- 1) if the generic value parameter is provided, the content data or the element data specified by the generic list element ID parameter is decreased by the generic value parameter;
+- 2) otherwise, the content data or the element data specified by the generic list element ID parameter is decremented by 1 (generic numeric 1, generic integer 1 or generic ratio 1 depending on the generic value type in the target content object).
+
+#### **40.3.3.2 Subtract additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not a content object in O2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is omitted and the target has a generic list, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is provided and the target does not have a generic list, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic list element ID parameter is provided and the target does not have a specified element, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic value type of the target content data and the specified generic value are different, this action is ignored;
+- if the generic value type of the target content data is neither generic numerics, generic integers nor generic ratio, this action is ignored;
+- if the target is not a non-mux content, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **40.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Data action (see 40.4.1).
+
+#### **40.4.1 Get Data action**
+
+This action retrieves a generic value or an element of a generic list stored in a content object.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Content Target Param;
+- Generic List Elt ID Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+##### **40.4.1.1 Get Data targeted to a content object**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve a generic value or an element of a generic list stored in a content object. This action evaluates a generic value as follows:
+
+- 1) if generic list element ID parameter is not specified, this action evaluates the whole generic value stored in the target content object;
+- 2) otherwise, this action evaluates the generic value stored in the place specified by the generic list element ID parameter within the target content object.
+
+##### **40.4.1.2 Get Data additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not a content object in O2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not a content object which does not contain a generic value, e.g. a still picture, a video, this action is ignored for that target;
+
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the element list index is an incompatible element list index, i.e. it indicates a non-existent path within the data, this action returns “undefined”;
+- if the target is not a non-mux content, this action returns “undefined”.
+
+## **41 Content Class Copy Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour generates new content objects from an existing one.
+
+This behaviour enables to copy a model content object to other independent content objects. The copied content objects have independent identifications provided by the object designer. They are completely independent of the original content object, i.e. any modification to the original does not affect the copied content objects.
+
+### **41.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+None.
+
+### **41.2 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Copy action (see 41.2.1).
+
+#### **41.2.1 Copy action**
+
+This action specifies a target content object as a source of the copy operation and a set of content objects as destinations of the copy operation.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Content Target Param;
+- Set of Destination Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period O2.
+
+##### **41.2.1.1 Copy action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) If the content object specified as a destination parameter does not exist, the specified content object is created. If the destination is specified by an MHEG identifier, a content object containing the MHEG identifier is created.
+- 2) All attributes of the target content object except the MHEG identifier attribute are copied in each destination content object.
+
+A target content object may be specified by a container element which is the content object. However, a destination content object shall not be specified by a container element even if it is a content object.
+
+No rt-contents shall exist for a destination content object at the time of a Copy action.
+
+##### **41.2.1.2 Copy additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not a content object in O2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if rt-contents are created from a content object referenced in a destination parameter, this action is ignored for that destination;
+- if a content object referenced in a destination parameter is specified as a container element reference, this action is ignored for that destination;
+- if the target is not a non-mux content, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## SECTION 6 – RT-OBJECTS BEHAVIOUR
+
+### 42 Rt-Objects Availability Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the availability for running for rt-objects by the MHEG engine. All rt-objects have this behaviour.
+
+#### 42.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Rt-Availability Status (see 42.2).
+
+#### 42.2 Rt-Availability Status
+
+The rt-availability status value of each rt-object should evaluate to “available” if the rt-object is available for running for the MHEG engine, i.e. the rt-object is created from a model object and in period R2. The rt-availability status value of each rt-object should be evaluated to “not-available” if the rt-object is not created or deleted, i.e. the rt-object is in period R1.
+
+Initially, the rt-availability status of each rt-object is “not available”.
+
+#### 42.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- New action (see 42.3.1);
+- Delete action (see 42.3.2).
+
+##### 42.3.1 New action
+
+This action creates rt-objects from model objects. This is used to obtain a kind of view of the model object for running and possibly for perception by the user. The rt-object creation process is outside the scope of this Recommendation and is provided by the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Rt-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period R1.
+
+##### 42.3.1.1 New action effect
+
+The MHEG effect is processed immediately. There is no associated user effect. The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Construct the targeted rt-object.
+It is for the MHEG engine to decide if data copying of the model object is required.
+- 2) Assign the rt-object identifier. This is the target of the New action.
+- 3) Perform specific effects of the New action on the following objects:
+ - a) Rt-script:
+ - i) Passing parameter behaviour is initialised.
+ - ii) Rt-script termination behaviour is set to “not terminated”.
+ - b) Rt-Component:
+ - i) Presentation behaviours are initialised.
+ - ii) Interaction behaviour is initialised.
+
+- c) Rt-Composite:
+ - i) Construct each component within the rt-composite.
+Each composite object represents one generation. The construction is recursive when a composite object is associated with a composition element. With this facility, the MHEG engine combines all the generations to construct a complete rt-composite.
+ - ii) Target a Plug action to each socket in the rt-composite – The data to be plugged is the data found in the associated model of the corresponding element. When an empty model is associated, a null rt-object is to be plugged in the corresponding socket.
+- 4) NOTE 1 – The Plug action is targeted automatically by the MHEG engine. The author need not specify this action. This is an advantage of the associated model facility in the composite object.
+- 5) NOTE 2 – Strictly speaking, a label or a component object cannot be plugged directly into a socket. When a label is associated, the MHEG engine is expected to create a content object with the label as data and then create an rt-content from this content. When a component is associated, the MHEG engine processes an implicit New action to create an rt-component from that component, and then plugs that rt-component into the socket.
+- 6) NOTE 3 – The New action is propagated to the next generation in the rt-composite through the effect of the Plug action:
+ - sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour is initialised;
+ - presentation behaviours are initialised.
+- 7) The running behaviour is initialised to “not running”.
+- 8) Set the rt-availability status of the targeted rt-object to “available”. The created rt-object enters in period R2.
+- 9) Rt-availability start-up link in a composite object is fired.
+
+When the original model object is in O1, an implicit Prepare action is targeted to the model object, and then the New action is applied as above.
+
+#### 42.3.1.2 New additional error conditions
+
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses an object which is not a model object, this action is ignored for this target;
+- if one of the targets does not address an rt-object, this action is ignored for this target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-object in R1, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 42.3.2 Delete action
+
+This action removes rt-objects from the MHEG engine. This may be used to release resources in the MHEG engine. This action does not affect model objects from which rt-objects are created.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Rt-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 42.3.2.1 Delete action effect
+
+There is no direct user effect associated; however, there may be an indirect user effect in certain cases. The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Perform specific effects of this action to the following targets:
+ - a) *Rt-script*:
+ - i) Passing parameters behaviour is destroyed.
+ - ii) Termination behaviour is destroyed.
+ - b) *Rt-Component*:
+ - i) Presentation behaviours are destroyed.
+ - ii) Interaction behaviour is destroyed.
+
+c) *Rt-Composite:*
+
+- i) Sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour is destroyed.
+The Plug action defined in this behaviour is no longer applied to sockets. This behaviour is no longer possible.
+- ii) Presentation behaviour is destroyed.
+- iii) Propagates the Delete action to each rt-component plugged in each socket of this rt-composite. It destroys the complete rt-composite when the propagation is completed.
+- iv) If a label is plugged in a socket, destroys the dynamically created content object used for the Plug action process.
+
+2) Destroys running behaviour.
+
+3) Destroys the targeted rt-object.
+
+4) Set the rt-availability status of the targeted rt-object to “not available”. The rt-object enters in period R1.
+
+5) Rt-availability close-down link of the corresponding composite object is fired.
+
+#### 42.3.2.2 Delete additional error conditions
+
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses an object which is not a model object, this action is ignored for this target;
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses a model object which is not in period O2, this action is ignored for that target because the model object is not yet available;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-object in R2, R3, and R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 42.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Rt-Availability Status action (see 42.4.1).
+
+#### 42.4.1 Get Rt-Availability Status action
+
+This action retrieves the availability status of each rt-object for the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R1, R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 42.4.1.1 Get Rt-availability Status targeted to rt-object
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the targeted rt-object is in period R1, the rt-availability status is evaluated to “not available”;
+- 2) otherwise, it is evaluated to “available”.
+
+##### 42.4.1.2 Get Rt-Availability Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-object, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses a model object which is not in period O2, this action is ignored for that target because the model object is not yet available.
+
+## 43 Rt-Objects Running Behaviour
+
+This behaviour is used to run and stop rt-objects.
+
+### 43.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Running Status (see 43.2).
+
+### 43.2 Running Status
+
+An rt-object may be run by the MHEG engine at different moments in time. When an rt-component is running, it may be presented to the user. When an rt-script is running, the script itself is under processing.
+
+The running of each rt-object for the MHEG engine may be evaluated.
+
+Initially, the running status of each rt-object is evaluated to “not running” and the rt-object is in period R2. The running status of each rt-object is evaluated to “running” if the rt-object is running and its presentation or processing is controlled by the MHEG engine.
+
+### 43.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Run action (see 43.3.1);
+- Stop action (see 43.3.2).
+
+#### 43.3.1 Run action
+
+This action enables the presentation and processing of the rt-object for the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Target Param;
+- Number of Performances Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R1 and R2.
+
+##### 43.3.1.1 MHEG effect of Run targeted to a single rt-object
+
+If the rt-availability status of the target is “not available”, an implicit New action is targeted at this rt-object. If the target is in period R2, the MHEG effect is processed immediately as follows:
+
+- 1) Place the target under the control of the presentation or processing system.
+- 2) Set number of completed performances to 0.
+- 3) Perform specific effects as follows:
+ - Rt-Component: The current temporal position is positioned at the current temporal position of its RPS.
+- 4) NOTE 1 – By default, when an rt-component is created, its current temporal position is set to the start point of its OVD, i.e. its initial temporal position.
+- 5) NOTE 2 – The Run action starts the presentation of the rt-component at the current temporal position of the target where it has been left by a previous Run action, i.e. the current temporal position is not reset by targeting the Run action.
+- 6) Set the running status to “running”. The rt-object enters in period R3.
+- 7) If the current temporal position reaches the terminal temporal position, the number of completed performances is increased by 1.
+- 8) If the specified number of performances is not equal to the number of completed performances, the current temporal position is set to the initial temporal position and presentation continues from the beginning of the OVD.
+- 9) The temporal termination of the target affects if the specified number of performances is equal to the number of completed performances.
+
+#### 43.3.1.2 User effect of Run targeted to a single rt-object
+
+The user effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Rt-script: The user effect is described within the script data. At the end of the process of an rt-script, an implicit stop action is targeted at the rt-script by the MHEG engine.
+
+NOTE 1 – In that case, the termination status is set to “terminated”. The process of the rt-script has been completed until the end of the script.
+- 2) Rt-Component:
+ - a) The current temporal position of the target progresses within the OVD of the target taking into account the current GTF value. All presentation behaviour attributes may affect the user effect (e.g. position, size, audible volume).
+ - b) When the terminal temporal position (i.e. the end of OVD) of the target is crossed after the specified number of performances, the following applies:
+ - If the temporal termination of the target is equal to “freeze”, the current GTF value is memorised and the GTF value is temporarily set to 0 by the MHEG engine. The GTF of the target becomes 0. The current temporal position remains constant at the terminal temporal position value. The rt-component is still “running”.
+- 3) NOTE 1 – If the information presented is a video, the last frame may be displayed. If it is an audio, no sound may be perceived. If it is a still picture, it may remain presented.
+- 4) NOTE 2 – If the current temporal position is changed to another position, the memorised GTF values is resumed.
+ - Otherwise (the temporal termination of the target is equal to “stop”), an implicit Stop action is targeted to the rt-component.
+- 5) NOTE 3 – By default, the terminal temporal position is set to the rt-component original duration. If this duration is infinite, an explicit Stop action should be targeted to that rt-component to stop the user effect of the Run action.
+- 6) NOTE 4 – If a timestone is positioned on the terminal temporal position, it is crossed as many times as the specified number of performance just when the current temporal position of rt-component crosses it. If an rt-component is set to “freeze” and there is such a timestone, the timestone is crossed just at the time the current temporal position arrives on the terminal temporal position every time.
+- 7) Rt-Composite:
+ - a) All the user effects for rt-component applies.
+ - b) Each time the current temporal position of an rt-composite crosses a temporal position where a child socket is attached, an implicit Run action is to be targeted to that socket.
+
+A socket may be positioned on a temporal position on its parent T axis (PRPS) using a Set PVD Position action.
+ - c) If the terminal temporal position of an rt-composite is crossed, a Set CTP action is targeted to each socket that is still running to set it to its terminal temporal position.
+- 8) NOTE 5 – The VD of the sockets that are running and not at their terminal temporal position are effectively shortened when the terminal temporal position of the parent is crossed. Whatever their positions, if the parent is terminated, they are terminated too.
+- 9) NOTE 6 – They are positioned at their terminal temporal position so that they restart at their initial temporal position when they become running again.
+
+#### 43.3.1.3 Run additional error conditions
+
+- If the target is not a socket whose parent is not in period R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target. The parent needs to be running to set the children or descendants running.
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-object in R1 or R2, this action is ignored for that target.
+- If the number of performance is less than 1, this action is ignored for the whole target set.
+
+### 43.3.2 Stop action
+
+This action sets the running status to “not running” and stops possible user effects.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Rt-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 43.3.2.1 Stop targeted to a single rt-object
+
+The action effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Perform specific effects to following objects:
+ - a) Rt-Component: The progression of the current temporal position is stopped and it remains at its current value.
+ - b) Rt-Composite: The Stop action is propagated to all child sockets, i.e. to all descendant sockets recursively.
+- 2) NOTE 1 – A socket cannot be running if its parent is not running.
+- 3) NOTE 2 – All sockets, that are assigned to this composition space and that are directly assigned to a channel, are stopped.
+- 4) Stop possible user effects of the target.
+- 5) Set the running status to “not running”. The rt-object enters in period R2, and all the user effects are stopped.
+
+#### 43.3.2.2 Stop additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-object in R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+- If the target is not a socket whose parent is not in period R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target. The children or descendants cannot be running when the parent is not running. The Stop action is useless in this case.
+
+### 43.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Running Status action (see 43.4.1).
+
+#### 43.4.1 Get Running Status action
+
+This action gets the running status of each rt-object.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 43.4.1.1 MHEG effect
+
+This action evaluates the running status as follows:
+
+- 1) if the target is in period R3 or R3.TD, the running status is evaluated “running”;
+- 2) otherwise, it is “not running”.
+
+##### 43.4.1.2 Get Running Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-object in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses a model object which is not in period O2, this action is ignored for that target because the model object is not yet available.
+
+## 44 Rt-Script Passing Parameters Behaviour
+
+This behaviour is used to pass parameters to rt-script.
+
+### 44.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+None.
+
+### 44.2 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set Parameters action (see 44.2.1).
+
+#### 44.2.1 Set Parameters action
+
+This action enables to pass parameters to rt-scripts and to return information back from the rt-script processing. Any number of rt-script parameters may be defined for a given rt-script.
+
+Each rt-script parameter is specified as a generic value or a content object. Since a generic value is a result of a Get action or a constant, using a generic value is similar to “call by value” However, using a content object is similar to “call by reference” since a content object may contain or refer to a generic value, image, video and so on. This action may be targeted at any time during the life of an rt-script even when an rt-script is under processing of a script engine, and may also be targeted several times during the life of the rt-script.
+
+The semantics, the parameter order, the type (input, output or input/output) and any usage of each parameter shall be defined by the object designer and shall be supported by a using application and a script engine.
+
+No passing parameter may be specified. It may be used to signal or to notify the script engine or the MHEG engine. The semantics of this usage depends on the using application.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Script Target Param;
+- Set of Passing Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 44.2.1.1 Set Parameter action effect
+
+There is no direct user effect associated with this action. However, there may be an indirect user effect in certain cases.
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to pass the specified passing parameters to the target.
+
+Content objects in passing parameters may be used to return information from a script engine to the MHEG engine. Therefore, if a content object is used as a parameter from which rt-contents are created and running, there may be indirect user effects by an rt-script due to the data modification within the content object. The presentation of such rt-content may be modified.
+
+Suppose an rt-script is in charge of the access to a database to retrieve information and the results are set into a content object. The result may be used to complete a form filling, for example, as follows:
+
+- An rt-script RS1 is created from a model script object MS1: New (RS1).
+- A content object CO1 and two generic values of integers are passed to RS1 as parameters: Set Parameters (RS1, CO1, 13, 15).
+- RS1 is executed: Run (RS1).
+- The execution of RS1 uses the parameters set by the Set Parameters action during the process. After finishing the script, the execution result is stored in CO1.
+- The value in CO1 may be retrieved by using a link condition for further processing in the MHEG engine: “When the running status of RS1 becomes “not running””, Get Data (CO1).
+
+#### 44.2.1.2 Set Parameters additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-script in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the reference to content object used to pass parameters is not accessible or does not address a content object, this parameter is replaced by the value “undefined”.
+
+## 45 Rt-Scripts Termination Behaviour
+
+This behaviour evaluates the complete termination of an rt-script process inside a script engine for the MHEG engine.
+
+### 45.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Termination Status (see 45.2).
+
+### 45.2 Termination Status
+
+This attribute specifies the execution status of an rt-script. It is either “terminated” or “not terminated”. If the execution of an rt-script is completed, the termination status is evaluated to “terminated”. Otherwise, it is evaluated to “not terminated”.
+
+After the creation of an rt-script, the termination status is initialised “not terminated”. After receiving a Run action, the rt-script is executed by a script engine. When it is terminated (i.e. its termination status is changed from “not terminated” to “terminated”), an implicit Stop action is targeted to the rt-script. If a Stop action is targeted during the execution of the rt-script, it becomes “not running” and “not terminated”. Only the rt-objects that are “not terminated” may be rerun. If the same script is to be executed, two different rt-scripts should be made and run. There is no direct relationship between the running status and the termination status.
+
+### 45.3 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Termination Status action (see 45.3.1).
+
+#### 45.3.1 Get Termination Status action
+
+This action retrieves the termination status of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Script Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 45.3.1.1 Get Termination Status action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) If the process of the target rt-script is not terminated, the Termination Status should be evaluated to “not terminated”;
+- 2) Otherwise, it should be evaluated to “terminated”.
+
+#### 45.3.1.2 Get Termination Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-script in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 46 Sockets Presentation and Structural Dynamism Behaviour
+
+This behaviour attaches or detaches an rt-component to a socket. This may be done at any time during the life of the rt-composite once the rt-composite is created.
+
+This behaviour has the following particularities:
+
+- 1) Attachment of an rt-content to a socket. This socket becomes an rt-content socket, and the rt-content is perceived through the socket.
+- 2) Attachment of an rt-composite to a socket. This socket becomes an rt-composite socket. A new set of generations is attached to the socket. If each generation contains a set of rt-content sockets, a new depth of presentation may be perceived.
+- 3) Replacement of an rt-content in an rt-content socket. A new rt-content may be perceived.
+- 4) Replacement of an rt-composite in an rt-composite socket. A generation and all its descendants are replaced by a new set of generations. A new generation may be perceived.
+- 5) Detachment of an rt-component from a socket. The socket becomes an empty socket. No presentation is perceived.
+
+Initially, each socket has an rt-component plugged into it. This is a null rt-object or an rt-component created from the associated model information exchanged within the composite.
+
+### 46.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+None.
+
+### 46.2 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Plug action (see 46.2.1).
+
+#### 46.2.1 Plug action
+
+This action enables dynamic presentation and structuring of the sockets. It specifies the information to be plugged into a socket. This is used to obtain a different presentation or structure from the same composite object model.
+
+The parent of the target should be in R2, R3 or R3.TD
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Socket Target Param;
+- Plug In Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during any period.
+
+#### 46.2.1.1 Plug action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) If the specified socket exists, the following applies:
+ - a) If a null rt-object is to be plugged in:
+ - i) An implicit Delete action is targeted to the rt-component currently plugged into the targeted socket.
+ - ii) A null rt-object is attached to the targeted socket. The socket becomes an empty socket.
+ - iii) If the running status of a previous plugged-in socket was “running”, an implicit Run action is targeted to the socket.
+ - iv) Any previous user effects may cease.
+ - b) If an rt-component is to be plugged in:
+ - i) A copy of the specified rt-component to be plugged in is made. This new rt-component has no explicit identification and is referenced only via the socket addressing in which it is to be plugged.
+
+- 2) NOTE 1 – It is for the MHEG engine to assign this identification and ensure that it is unique. It should not be possible for an author to use the same value.
+- 3) NOTE 2 – For an rt-content, a New action may be performed on the model object and then a transfer of behaviour may be performed from the targeted rt-content to this newly created rt-content.
+- 4) NOTE 3 – For an rt-composite, it is not possible to perform a New action on the model composite object in order to make a copy. The created one is not always the same as the targeted rt-composite due to the structural and presentation dynamism behaviour of sockets that may be applied to the rt-composite.
+ - ii) If the running status of the new made rt-component is “running”, it is set to “not running”.
+ - iii) An implicit Delete action is targeted to the rt-component currently plugged into the targeted socket.
+ - iv) The created new rt-content is attached to the targeted socket with its currently associated behaviours.
+ - v) If the running status of previous plugged in socket was “running”, an implicit Run action is targeted to the socket.
+ - vi) Any previous user effects may be modified as a result of the Plug action.
+- c) If a component object is to be plugged in:
+ - i) An rt-component is created from this model component object. This rt-component has no explicit identification and is referenced only via the socket addressing in which it is to be plugged.
+ - ii) This new made rt-component is attached to the targeted socket with its currently associated behaviours.
+ - iii) If the running status of previous plugged in socket was “running”, an implicit Run action is targeted to the socket.
+ - iv) Any previous user effects may be modified as a result of the Plug action.
+- d) If a label is to be plugged in:
+ - i) A content object is dynamically created. This content object has no explicit identification and is referenced only via the socket in which an rt-content created from this content object is to be plugged.
+ - ii) Apply all steps in the case as a component object is to be plugged in.
+- 5) Otherwise (the specified socket does not exist), the specified socket is to be created, and the following applies:
+ - a) If the first index of the socket address does not exist, the children sockets are completed with empty sockets until this socket index. For example, if the number of sockets is $n$ and the first index of the targeted socket address is $m$ ( $n < m$ ), new sockets should be indexed from $n + 1$ to $m$ .
+ - b) If the second index of the socket address is provided:
+ - i) If the first index indicates an rt-composite and the second index does not exist, the children sockets of this second generation are completed with empty sockets as described in the first index case.
+ - ii) If the first index does not indicate an rt-composite:
+ - An implicit Delete action is targeted to the rt-content currently plugged-in there.
+ - A new rt-composite is created with the number of sockets equal to the second index. Each socket within this rt-composite is created as an empty socket. This new rt-composite has no explicit identification and is referenced only via the socket addressing in which it is to be plugged.
+ - This new rt-composite is plugged into the socket addressed by the first index.
+
+- c) Above steps are repeated until the last index of the targeted socket address.
+- d) Once socket creations are completed, the target addresses an empty socket and the steps for existing socket address described above is applied.
+
+#### 46.2.1.2 Plug additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets does not address a socket that exists or does not exist, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is a socket with its parent in period R1, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 47 Rt-Composite Navigation Behaviour
+
+This behaviour provides a navigation through the trees formed by the rt-composites.
+
+### 47.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- Rt-composite address (see 47.2);
+- Navigation Command (see 47.3);
+- Child (see 47.4);
+- EmptyChild (see 47.5);
+- Sibling (see 47.6);
+- Ancestor (see 47.7).
+
+### 47.2 Rt-Composite Address
+
+An address referencing an rt-composite.
+
+### 47.3 Navigation Command
+
+It gives a navigation path. It is a choice among “Child”, “EmptyChild”, “Sibling” or “Ancestor”.
+
+### 47.4 Child
+
+Navigation path to reach a child. It is expressed as an integer $N > 0$ for N-th child, “last” which specifies the last indexed child or “random” which specifies randomised indexed child.
+
+### 47.5 EmptyChild
+
+Navigation path to reach an empty socket. It is expressed as an integer $N > 0$ for N-th empty socket or “last” which specifies the last empty socket in a composite.
+
+### 47.6 Sibling
+
+Navigation path to reach a relative sibling. It is expressed as an integer for relative sibling, e.g. (1 = previous, +1 = next, 0 = current).
+
+### 47.7 Ancestor
+
+Navigation path to reach an ancestor. It is expressed as an integer $N \geq 0$ for N-th previous generation or “root” which specifies the root. Any ancestor of root is root.
+
+## **47.8 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Rt-Composite Address action (see 47.8.1).
+
+### **47.8.1 Get Rt-Composite Address action**
+
+This action provides means to rise to the root, to descend to leaves and to explore the intermediate levels (nodes) in a composition tree.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Composite Target Param;
+- Navigation Command Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **47.8.1.1 Get Rt-Composite Address effect**
+
+The result of the action is a generic reference addressing an rt-composite specified by the navigation command parameter.
+
+##### **NOTES**
+
+- 1 – Clearly this reference is suitable for use as a target of other actions.
+- 2 – It may be stored in a content object with Set Data action (see 72.8.1) to be used later.
+
+This action may be recursively used.
+
+#### **47.8.1.2 Get Rt-Composite Address additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if in one of the targets, the original object identification addresses an object which is not a model object, this action is ignored for this target;
+- navigating to a non-existent socket returns “undefined”;
+- if the specified navigation command parameter is invalid, “undefined” is returned.
+
+## **48 Rt-Components Rps Assignment Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour assigns rt-components to an RPS, i.e. a composition space or a channel.
+
+### **48.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- RPS Assignment (see 48.2).
+
+### **48.2 RPS Assignment**
+
+An RPS is a composition space or a channel.
+
+### **48.3 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set RPS Assignment action (see 48.3.1).
+
+### 48.3.1 Set RPS Assignment action
+
+This action assigns an rt-component to an RPS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param;
+- RPS Assignment Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 48.3.1.1 Set RPS Assignment action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the RPS parameter is specified as a reference to a channel, the current RPS assignment of this target is changed to the specified channel;
+- 2) otherwise, the current RPS assignment of this target is changed to the PRPS for an rt-component target and to the default channel for a root rt-component target.
+
+After this action, the old OPS-RPS relationship is destroyed and a new one is established. Therefore, previous PVD position mapping and previous PVS mapping of the target are completely destroyed and reinitialised.
+
+#### 48.3.1.2 Set RPS Assignment additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the previous RPS assignment and the specified RPS assignment are the same, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the specified reference to a channel does not address an available channel (i.e. the channel is not in period C2), this reference is replaced by the default channel reference and the action should be applied for the default channel.
+
+## 48.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get RPS Assignment action (see 48.4.1).
+
+### 48.4.1 Get RPS Assignment action
+
+This action retrieves the RPS assignment to an rt-component and a root rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 48.4.1.1 Get RPS Assignment action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the RPS assigned to the target. The following applies:
+
+- 1) if the target is assigned to a channel, this channel identifier is retrieved;
+- 2) If the target is assigned to PRPS, the value “prps” is retrieved.
+
+#### 48.4.1.2 Get RPS Assignment additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for this target.
+
+## 49 Rt-Components Perceptability Behaviour
+
+This behaviour is used to represent perceptability of rt-components and root rt-components for the MHEG engine.
+
+Rt-Components and root rt-components concerned by this behaviour may be either “visible” or “audible”.
+
+### 49.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- Perceptability (see 49.2);
+- Presentation Priority (see 49.3).
+
+### 49.2 Perceptability
+
+The perceptability value is defined in the interval between 0% to 100% represented by a generic ratio.
+
+Each rt-content or root rt-content has a perceptability. How to perceive an rt-content or a root rt-content is influenced by this value. If the perceptability value is set to zero, an rt-content or a root rt-content is not perceived. If the perceptability value is set to 100%, the original perception of an rt-content or a root rt-content is perceived. How to perceive an rt-content or a root rt-content on other perceptability values depends on the MHEG engine.
+
+NOTE – The intensity of a picture may be controlled from 0% to 100%.
+
+Each rt-composite or root rt-composite also has a perceptability. How to perceive its descendants is influenced by this value. If the perceptability value is set to zero, all descendants are not perceived. If the perceptability value is set to 100%, the original perception of all descendants taking into account their own perceptability values is perceived. How to perceive all descendants on other perceptability values depends on the MHEG engine.
+
+Initially, all rt-objects shall have perceptability values as 100%.
+
+### 49.3 Presentation Priority
+
+All rt-components assigned to a same channel have priorities relative to another. The presentation order is determined in one RPS. If this RPS is of an rt-composite, this may have also a presentation priority relative to other rt-components presented in a same RPS.
+
+A presentation priority is defined by an integer from 0 to 255, where 0 represents the highest priority in the presentation stacking order and 255 represents the lowest priority in it.
+
+If two rt-components have the same presentation priority values in the same RPS, the stacking order is defined by Run actions targeted to these rt-components. That means that the rt-component to which a Run action is targeted most recently has higher presentation priority. If the Run actions are targeted in parallel for those rt-components, the stacking order depends on implementation. However, there are no affections for their presentation priority values.
+
+Initially, all rt-components have a presentation priority value 0.
+
+### 49.4 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set Perceptability action (see 49.4.1);
+- Set Presentation Priority action (see 49.4.2).
+
+#### 49.4.1 Set Perceptability action
+
+This action enables to change the perceptability of an rt-component or a root rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Perceptability Param: Specifies the perceptability to be assigned to an rt-component.
+
+- Transition Duration Param: Specifies the perceptability to be assigned to an rt-component.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **49.4.1.1 Set Perceptability action effect**
+
+The Set Perceptability action effect is as follows:
+
+- 1) set the perceptability of the targeted rt-component as specified;
+- 2) if the target is running, there may be a user effect associated with this action;
+- 3) if the transition duration parameter is specified, the perceptability is changed gradually.
+
+#### **49.4.1.2 Set Perceptability additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the presentation priority parameter value is not in interval (0%, 100%), it shall be set to the value 0;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **49.4.2 Set Presentation Priority action**
+
+This action enables to change the presentation priority of an rt-component or a root rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Presentation Priority Param;
+- Transition Duration Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **49.4.2.1 Set Presentation Priority action effect**
+
+The effect of Set Presentation Priority action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Set the presentation priority of the targeted rt-component is set as specified.
+- 2) If the specified presentation priority is an integer, the presentation priority of the target is set to this value.
+- 3) If the specified presentation priority is “up-priority”, the presentation priority of the target is decreased by 1. If the value is 0, the value remains 0.
+- 4) Otherwise (the specified presentation priority is “down-priority”), the presentation priority of the target is increased by 1. If the value is 255, the value remains 255.
+
+If the target is running, there may be a user effect associated with this action.
+
+If the presentation priority is equal to “up-priority” or “down-priority”, the transition parameter is ignored.
+
+The use of a transition duration parameter allows an rt-component to appear with a gradual presentation priority. Typically, this is accompanied with a special effect such as a change of the stacking order of the presentation progressively.
+
+#### **49.4.2.2 Set Presentation Priority additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the presentation priority parameter value is not in interval (0, 255), it is set to the value 0;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+## **49.5 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Perceptability action (see 49.5.1);
+- Get Presentation Priority action (see 49.5.2).
+
+### **49.5.1 Get Perceptability action**
+
+This action retrieves the perceptability value of an rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **49.5.1.1 Get Perceptability action effect**
+
+This action evaluates a generic ratio within the interval (0, 1) that is the current value of the perceptability.
+
+#### **49.5.1.2 Get Perceptability additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **49.5.2 Get Presentation Priority action**
+
+This action retrieves the presentation priority value of an rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **49.5.2.1 Get Presentation Priority action effect**
+
+This action evaluates a generic integer within the interval (0, 255) that is the current value of the presentation priority.
+
+#### **49.5.2.2 Get Presentation Priority additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## **50 Rt-Components Temporal Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour is used to express the presentability of rt-components for the MHEG engine in time.
+
+### **50.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- OD (see 50.2);
+- POD (see 50.3);
+- OVD (see 50.4);
+
+- PVD (see 50.5);
+- Temporal Termination (see 50.6);
+- PVD Position (see 50.7);
+- CTP (see 50.8);
+- GTF (see 50.9);
+- Timestone Status (see 50.10);
+- Timestone ID (see 50.11);
+- Expected OVD Result (see 50.12);
+- Expected PVD Result (see 50.13).
+
+## 50.2 OD
+
+Each rt-component and channel has an OD initialised by the process described in the original presentation space. Each OD for an rt-component is set only once at the time of creation and shall not be changed.
+
+## 50.3 POD
+
+Each OD is projected to its RPS. The projection is POD. The POD of an rt-component is calculated by the GTF assigned to the rt-component as $POD = OD \times GTF$ .
+
+## 50.4 OVD
+
+Each rt-component has an OVD which is defined as a subset of the OD. Only the part specified as the OVD is perceived by the user. The portion of the OD that is outside the OVD is clipped. The OVD is specified by the initial temporal position and the terminal temporal position that are positions within the OD. Both points are specified by the OGTU in the OPS.
+
+By default, the initial temporal position of the OVD is initialised to 0 (i.e. the origin of the OD), and the terminal temporal position of the OVD is initialised to the length of the OD (i.e. the end point of the OD).
+
+The terminal temporal position may be specified smaller than the initial temporal position (see Figure 56). The length of the OVD is always defined starting from the initial temporal position to the terminal temporal position taking into account the direction of the T axis.
+
+If the terminal temporal position is smaller than the initial temporal position, the VD length is as follows:
+
+- [OD end point (OVD initial temporal position) + (OVD terminal temporal position) OD start point (0)]
+
+Otherwise:
+
+- OVD terminal temporal position (OVD initial temporal position).
+
+## 50.5 PVD
+
+The projection of each OVD in its RPS results in the PVD. The PVD of an rt-component is calculated by the GTF assigned to the rt-component as $PVD = OVD \times GTF$ .
+
+## 50.6 Temporal Termination
+
+The temporal termination allows an rt-composite to indicate the choice of the termination process when the presentation of the rt-composite is finished run (see 72.11.1).
+
+This attribute is either “freeze” or “stop”. Initially, the temporal termination is set to “freeze”.
+
+## 50.7 PVD Position
+
+The OVD of an rt-composite is projected to its RPS as PVD. The length of the PVD is controlled by the GTF value of the rt-composite, and the position of the PVD is controlled implicitly or explicitly by an elementary action as follows:
+
+- 1) The PVD position of a root rt-component is implicitly determined by a Run action targeted to the root rt-component.
+- 2) After the Run action, the CTP of the target is positioned to its current RPS (CPS) temporal position in the temporal life of the RPS. The PVD of the target is positioned to the RPS taking into account the CTP.
+- 3) The CTP of the target progresses taking into account its GTF value.
+- 4) The PVD position of an rt-component is determined as follows:
+- 5) Initially, the PVD of an rt-component is not positioned to its RPS-OD. If a Run action is targeted to such an rt-component, the CTP of the target is implicitly positioned to its current RPS temporal position in the temporal life of the RPS.
+- 6) Once an rt-component is positioned to its RPS-OD by using a Set PVD Position action, the following applies (see Figure 54):
+- 7) The PVD of the rt-component is attached to the RPS-OD tightly. Therefore, the CTP of the rt-component is calculated from the CTP of its RPS automatically and shall not be changed by a Set CTP action.
+- 8) If the parent CTP exists outside the child PVD, the CTP of an rt-component is “undefined”.
+- 9) If the parent of the rt-composite is running and the parent CTP enters in an rt-component PVD, the running status of the rt-component is set to “running” and presentation begins taking into account the playing direction of the parent (forward or reverse). The CTPs of children progress synchronously with the parent CTP.
+- 10) If the parent of the rt-composite is running and the parent CTP gets out of an rt-component PVD, the running status of the rt-component is set to “not running” and its presentation ends.
+- 11) If a part of the PVD outbounds the OVD of its RPS, such part is clipped and shall not be assigned to RPS. The presentation of such PVD may begin or end at the middle of the PVD corresponding to the edge of parent OVD.
+- 12) The binding of the PVD of the rt-component to its RPS is effective until it is explicitly removed.
+
+NOTE – PVD positions are used to realise temporal composition. As the position is set to the rt-composite object of the RPS, the rt-component is automatically started each time the rt-composite is made “running”.
+
+
+
+The diagram shows a horizontal timeline representing temporal composition. It starts at a point labeled '0' and ends at a point labeled 'OD'. A dashed vertical line with a downward arrow is labeled 'Initial temporal position'. A solid vertical line with a downward arrow is labeled 'Terminal temporal position'. A horizontal double-headed arrow below the timeline, spanning from the initial to the terminal position, is labeled 'OVD'. The text 'T0827740-97/d052' is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Diagram illustrating Forward presentation. A horizontal timeline starts at 0 and ends at OD. A dashed vertical line marks the 'Initial temporal position'. A solid vertical line marks the 'Terminal temporal position'. A double-headed arrow below the timeline indicates the 'OVD' (Original Video Duration) from the initial position to the terminal position. The reference 'T0827740-97/d052' is at the bottom right.
+
+Figure 54/T.171 – Forward presentation
+
+## 50.8 CTP
+
+Each rt-component has a CTP within its OVD interval. Initially, the CTP is set to the initial temporal position of the OVD.
+
+The CTP is affected by a Run action and Stop action as follows:
+
+- 1) After a Run action, the CTP progresses at the current GTF (see 50.9) in the PVD of final OPS-RPS chains until the terminal temporal position of the PVD is reached or a Stop action is performed.
+
+### NOTES
+
+- 1 – If the GTF is equal to 0, the CTP remains at its current position.
+- 2 – “Progress” means “increment” if the GTF is positive. It means “decrement” if the GTF is negative.
+- 2) After a Run action, if the CTP passes the end point of the OD, the CTP is set to zero, i.e. the start point of OD (see Figure 55).
+- 3) After a Run action, if the CTP passes the zero point (i.e. the start point of OD), the CTP is set to the end point of the OD (see Figure 56).
+- 4) After a Stop action, the CTP remains at its current value.
+
+
+
+Diagram illustrating Forward presentation with wrap-around. The OVD interval is shown as a horizontal line from 0 to OD. The Initial temporal position is marked near OD, and the Terminal temporal position is marked near 0. A dashed arrow indicates the progression from the initial position to the terminal position, wrapping around from the end of the OVD to the beginning. The label 'OVD' is centered below the line, and 'T0827750-97/d053' is at the bottom right.
+
+Diagram illustrating Forward presentation with wrap-around. A horizontal line represents the OVD interval from 0 to OD. The 'Initial temporal position' is marked near OD, and the 'Terminal temporal position' is marked near 0. A dashed arrow shows the progression from the initial position to the terminal position, wrapping around from the end of the OVD to the beginning. The label 'OVD' is centered below the line, and 'T0827750-97/d053' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 55/T.171 – Forward presentation with wrap-around**
+
+
+
+Diagram illustrating Backward presentation with wrap-around. The OVD interval is shown as a horizontal line from 0 to OD. The Initial temporal position is marked near 0, and the Terminal temporal position is marked near OD. A dashed arrow indicates the progression from the initial position to the terminal position, wrapping around from the beginning of the OVD to the end. The label 'OVD' is centered below the line, and 'T0827760-97/d054' is at the bottom right.
+
+Diagram illustrating Backward presentation with wrap-around. A horizontal line represents the OVD interval from 0 to OD. The 'Initial temporal position' is marked near 0, and the 'Terminal temporal position' is marked near OD. A dashed arrow shows the progression from the initial position to the terminal position, wrapping around from the beginning of the OVD to the end. The label 'OVD' is centered below the line, and 'T0827760-97/d054' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 56/T.171 – Backward presentation with wrap-around**
+
+## 50.9 GTF
+
+The presentation speed of an rt-component is controlled by its current GTF. The GTF defines the number of RGTU corresponding to one OGTU. A GTF value may be negative to express that the playback direction is reverse. In this case, the CTP of an rt-component is progressed reversibly if it is running.
+
+NOTE – Channels do not have GTFs. No temporal factors are available for the mapping to CPS.
+
+## 50.10 Timestone Status
+
+A timestone is a marker in a temporal position. An rt-component may have any number of timestones defined along its OD. A timestone is composed of:
+
+- A timestone identifier: A generic integer that value is provided by the author. The value 0 is reserved to express that no timestone has ever encountered for the target.
+- A temporal position: Expressed in OGTU within the interval of the OD.
+
+As a timestone contains a temporal position and is defined in the OPS, the perception of this point may differ on the RPS T-axis.
+
+NOTE – For example, if the GTF value is doubled, the PVD in the RPS is halved and the CTP progresses in double speed. In this case, the temporal position of OPS looks closer in the RPS.
+
+Timestones are crossed by the CTP when an rt-component is running. The timestone status is defined as a last timestone identifier crossed by the CTP.
+
+Initially, the timestone status is 0, and no timestones are provided on an rt-component. Timestones are specified by the author using a Set Timestones action.
+
+## 50.11 Timestone ID
+
+A generic integer. The value 0 is reserved.
+
+## 50.12 Expected OVD Result
+
+Choice among “initial-temporal-position”, “terminal-temporal-position” or “duration”.
+
+## 50.13 Expected PVD Result
+
+Choice among “initial-temporal-position”, “terminal-temporal-position” or “duration”.
+
+## 50.14 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set OVD action (see 50.14.1);
+- Set CTP action (see 50.14.2);
+- Set Temporal Termination action (see 50.14.3);
+- Set PVD Position action (see 50.14.4);
+- Set GTF action (see 50.14.5);
+- Set Timestones action (see 50.14.6).
+
+### 50.14.1 Set OVD action
+
+This action specifies an OVD within an OD.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Initial Point Spec Param;
+- Terminal Point Spec Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 50.14.1.1 Set OVD effect
+
+The initial temporal position and the terminal temporal position may be specified as follows:
+
+- 1) By an absolute value in the OGTU of the target.
+- 2) By a relative value relatively to the OD. The value is interpreted as $OD \times (\text{specified value})$ . If the calculated value is outside the OD, the value is set to 0 (if negative) or OD (if greater than OD). If the specified value does not indicate an addressable point, this value shall be rounded.
+
+If the target is running, there may be a user effect associated, i.e. the perception duration may be shortened or extended.
+
+#### 50.14.1.2 Set OVD additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the temporal position parameters specified as an absolute point is not in the interval (0, OD), this action is ignored for the whole target set.
+
+#### 50.14.2 Set CTP action
+
+This action specifies the CTP within the OVD.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Current Point Spec Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 50.14.2.1 Set CTP effect
+
+The CTP may be specified as follows:
+
+- 1) If the position is specified as an absolute value, the CTP is set to this value.
+- 2) If the position is specified as a relative value, this value is interpreted as a relative value to the OVD of the target. The CTP is set to $OVD \times (\text{specified value})$ .
+- 3) If the position is specified as an original point factor, the CTP is set to (initial temporal position) $\times$ (specified value).
+- 4) Otherwise (the position is specified as a current point factor), the CTP is set to $CTP \times (\text{specified value})$ .
+- 5) In above cases, if the calculated value is outside the OVD, the value is set to the nearest point within the OVD.
+- 6) If the specified point does not indicate an addressable point, this value shall be rounded.
+
+If the target is running, there may be a user effect associated. If the playback is forward and the CTP is set to a smaller one, this has the effect of replaying a part of the target. If the playback is forward and the CTP is set to a greater one, this has the effect of skipping a part of the target.
+
+A Set CTP action does not affect any timestamp status. If the target is replayed, a previously passed timestamp may be crossed again. If the target is skipped forward, timestamps within this skipped part are not crossed.
+
+#### 50.14.2.2 Set CTP additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the temporal position parameter specified as an absolute point is not in the interval of OVD, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if one of the targets is assigned to its RPS by a Set PVD Position action, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 50.14.3 Set Temporal Termination action
+
+This action specifies the type of temporal termination if the CTP reaches the end of presentation.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Target Param.
+- Temporal Termination Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 50.14.3.1 Set Temporal Termination effect
+
+This action sets the temporal termination of the target. If the target is at the end of the presentation and the running status is “running”, there may be a user effect changing the previous temporal termination presentation to the specified new one.
+
+#### 50.14.3.2 Set Temporal Termination additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 50.14.4 Set PVD Position action
+
+This action specifies the position within the OD of the parent where to attach the PVD of a socket.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Socket Target Param.
+- Temporal Position Param: Specifies temporal position either by an absolute value along a temporal axis or a relative value against a temporal duration.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period R2.
+
+#### 50.14.4.1 Set PVD Position effect
+
+The PVD position may be specified as follows:
+
+- 1) By an absolute value in the RGTU of the target.
+- 2) By a relative value relatively to the OD of the parent. The value is interpreted as $OD \times (\text{specified value})$ . If the calculated value is outside the OD of the parent, the value is set to 0 (if negative) or OD (if greater than OD). If the specified point does not indicate an addressable point, this value shall be rounded.
+
+If the parent of the target is running, there may be a user effect associated. After performing this action, if the CTP of the parent enters the PVD of the target, this target is to be played.
+
+#### 50.14.4.2 Set PVD Position additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the temporal position parameter specified as an absolute point is not in the interval of the parent OD, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the temporal position parameter specified as a relative point is not in the interval of the parent OD, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the target does not have a PRPS, this action is ignored.
+
+### 50.14.5 Set GTF action
+
+This action defines the presentation speed of an rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- GTF Param: Generic ratio or default-GF.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 50.14.5.1 Set GTF effect
+
+The GTF value of the target is set to the specified value.
+
+If the target is running, there may be a user effect associated with this action. That is the change of the target presentation speed.
+
+#### 50.14.5.2 Set GTF additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 50.14.6 Set Timestones action
+
+This action specifies a set of timestones to be set within the OD of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Set of Timestone Spec Param: Generic ratio or default-GF.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 50.14.6.1 Set Timestones action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) According to the update command within the timestone specification parameter, specified timestones are added, removed or replaced.
+- 2) If an absolute value is specified as a timestone position, the value is interpreted as the position in the OD.
+- 3) If a relative value is specified as a timestone position, the value, $OD \times (\text{specified value})$ , is calculated and used.
+- 4) A same timestone may be repeated several times or infinitely. This is specified by the “number of repetitions”. Number of repetitions is valid only for “add” command and ignored for other commands. If the number of repetitions is specified greater than 1, this means the corresponding timestones should be repeated every specified time position as many as specified. For example, Set Timestones (target, ((1, 5, 10), add)) action repeats ten times to add timestone 1 every 5 GTUs from the beginning of the OD.
+
+##### 50.14.6.2 Set Timestones additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+- If the timestone position parameter is not in the interval of the OD, this timestone is ignored. All other timestones are applied.
+- If the number of repetitions is less than 1 with “add” command, this timestone is ignored. All other timestones are applied.
+
+### 50.15 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get OD action (see 50.15.1);
+- Get POD action (see 50.15.2);
+- Get OVD action (see 50.15.3);
+- Get PVD action (see 50.15.4);
+- Get CTP action (see 50.15.5);
+
+- Get Temporal Termination action (see 50.15.6);
+- Get PVD Position action (see 50.15.7);
+- Get GTF action (see 50.15.8);
+- Get Timestone Status action (see 50.15.9).
+
+#### **50.15.1 Get OD action**
+
+This action retrieves the OD of the target expressed in OGTU.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **50.15.1.1 Get OD action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the OD value of the target expressed in OGTU.
+
+##### **50.15.1.2 Get OD additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **50.15.2 Get POD action**
+
+This action retrieves the POD of the target expressed in RGTU.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **50.15.2.1 Get POD action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the POD value of the target expressed in RGTU.
+
+##### **50.15.2.2 Get POD additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **50.15.3 Get OVD action**
+
+This action retrieves the OVD of the target expressed in OGTU.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Expected OVD Result Param: Generic ratio or default-GF.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+### 50.15.3.1 Get OVD action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the OVD value of the target expressed in OG TU as follows:
+
+- 1) if the expected OVD result parameter is “initial-temporal position”, this action retrieves the initial temporal position of the OVD;
+- 2) if the expected OVD result parameter is “terminal temporal position”, this action retrieves the terminal temporal position of the OVD;
+- 3) otherwise (the expected OVD result parameter is “duration”), this action retrieves the duration of the OVD.
+
+### 50.15.3.2 Get OVD additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 50.15.4 Get PVD action
+
+This action retrieves the PVD of the target expressed in RG TU.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Expected PVD Result Param: Generic ratio or default-GF.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 50.15.4.1 Get PVD action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the PVD value of the target expressed in RG TU as follows:
+
+- 1) if the expected PVD result parameter is “initial-temporal position”, this action retrieves the initial temporal position of the PVD;
+- 2) if the expected PVD result parameter is “terminal temporal position”, this action retrieves the terminal temporal position of the PVD;
+- 3) otherwise (the expected PVD result parameter is “duration”), this action retrieves the duration of the PVD.
+
+#### 50.15.4.2 Get PVD additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 50.15.5 Get CTP action
+
+This action retrieves the CTP value of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **50.15.5.1 Get CTP action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the CTP value of the target. This action evaluates a temporal position expressed in OGTU.
+
+#### **50.15.5.2 Get CTP additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if a target is positioned to its PRPS by a Set PVD Position action, this action returns “undefined” for that target.
+
+#### **50.15.6 Get Temporal Termination action**
+
+This action retrieves the temporal termination value of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **50.15.6.1 Get Temporal Termination action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the temporal termination value of the target, that is “freeze” or “stop”.
+
+##### **50.15.6.2 Get Temporal Termination additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **50.15.7 Get PVD Position action**
+
+This action retrieves the PVD position value of the target within its PRPS.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **50.15.7.1 Get PVD Position action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the PVD position value of the target within its PRPS. This action evaluates a temporal position expressed in RGTU.
+
+##### **50.15.7.2 Get PVD Position additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not positioned to its PRPS, this action returns “undefined”.
+
+### **50.15.8 Get GTF action**
+
+This action retrieves the GTF value of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **50.15.8.1 Get GTF action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the GTF value of the target. This action evaluates a generic ratio.
+
+#### **50.15.8.2 Get GTF additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **50.15.9 Get Timestone Status action**
+
+This action retrieves the timestone status value of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **50.15.9.1 Get Timestone Status action effect**
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is to retrieve the timestone status value of the target. This action evaluates an integer corresponding to the timestone identifier of the last timestone crossed by the CTP. If no timestones have ever been crossed, 0 is returned.
+
+#### **50.15.9.2 Get Timestone Status additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 51 Rt-Components Spatial Behaviour
+
+The behaviour describes presentability in space of rt-components for the MHEG engine.
+
+### 51.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- OS (see 51.2),
+- POS (see 51.3),
+- Aspect Ratio (see 51.4),
+- Resizing Strategy (see 51.5),
+- OVS (see 51.6),
+- OAP (see 51.7),
+- OVS Position (see 51.8),
+- PVS (see 51.9),
+- OVS Proj Strategy (see 51.10),
+- PAP (see 51.11),
+- PVS Position (see 51.12),
+- GSF (see 51.13),
+- Spatial Control (see 51.14),
+- User Spatial Control (see 51.15),
+- Expected Axis Result Param (see 51.16),
+- Point Type Param (see 51.17).
+
+### 51.2 OS
+
+Each rt-component and each channel has an assigned OS that is defined in its OPS. Therefore, the OS is measured in the OGSU (see Original presentation space for initialisation of each OS).
+
+Each OS for an rt-content is set only once and shall not be changed. However, the OS of an rt-composite may be changed resizing strategy (see 51.5).
+
+### 51.3 POS
+
+Each OS of an rt-component is projected to its RPS. The projection is called POS. Therefore, the POS is measured in the RGSU. It is calculated as $POS = OS \times GSF$ on each axis.
+
+### 51.4 Aspect Ratio
+
+The aspect ratio is the ratio among the width, the height and the depth along the spatial axes.
+
+The projection of OS is controlled by GSF and the relationship, $POS = OS \times GSF$ , is always respected. However, in order to preserve the aspect ratio of an rt-component, how to fill the POS is specified independently of the GSF. The value of the aspect ratio attribute is either “preserved” or “not-preserved”. This attribute controls the aspect ratio preserving only for one OS-POS mapping. If the rt-component is to be presented in a channel preserving the aspect ratio, every aspect ratio attribute through the OPS-RPS chains from the rt-component to the channel should be set to “preserved”.
+
+For preserving the aspect ratio, the following applies:
+
+- “Preserved”: The rt-component is scaled preserving the aspect ratio. This scaling is independent of the assigned GSF, and the rt-component is scaled so that at least one of the width, height or depth becomes to fit to the POS. Then, the POS is filled with this scaled rt-component. The scaled rt-component may not entirely fit the POS, i.e. some portion of the POS may not be filled by the scaled rt-component. If on a given axis, the scaled rt-component is smaller than the size of the POS, the scaled rt-component is centred on the interval of such axis. How the portions of POS that are not covered by the scaled rt-component are filled is either defined by a (registered) presentation style or implementation dependent.
+- “Not preserved”: The POS should be filled entirely with the rt-component taking into account the GSF on each axis.
+
+Initially, the aspect ratio attribute value is set to “preserved”.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – The POS are not affected by the aspect ratio attribute value, i.e. the aspect ratio of the OS and the aspect ratio of the POS may be different on each axis even if the aspect ratio attribute value is “preserved”.
+
+2 – If an axis has a zero value in the OS, such axis is not taken into account in the scaling of the rt-component.
+
+## **51.5 Resizing Strategy**
+
+The OS for each rt-composite may be modified in order to accommodate the modification in size and position of the PVSs of the child rt-components. This is controlled by a resizing strategy attribute. One of the following three attribute values may be set to an rt-composite:
+
+- “Fixed”: The OS of an rt-composite should remain as the initial size of the OS. The OS cannot be changed until another attribute value is assigned. If this attribute is changed from another value to “fixed” and the previous OS is different from the initial size due to the resizing at that time, the OS should be reset to the initial size.
+- “Minimum”: The OS of an rt-composite should have a minimum size that is enough to contain all the PVSs of the child rt-components and greater than or equal to the initial OS of the target on each axis.
+- “Grows only”: The OS of an rt-composite should not be reduced. If a part of an rt-component PVS is positioned outside the OS, the OS becomes the minimum size on each axis that is big enough to include every PVS. However, it is never reduced if the OS is bigger than the actual minimum size enough for every PVS.
+
+The initial value is “fixed”.
+
+The portions of PVSs that outbound the OS of an rt-composite are clipped. However, the values of such PVSs does not change. This situation happens only if the value is “fixed”.
+
+If some portions of a PVS outbound the OS of an rt-composite and its resizing strategy is “minimum” or “grows only”, the PAP position of the PVS may be changed due to the resizing. The MHEG engine should take into account this change.
+
+NOTES
+
+1 – The values of such PVSs remain the same because these rt-components may be assigned later to another RPS or may become completely perceivable due to the change of the parent OS.
+
+2 – The size considerations described above should be done independently on each axis. For example, in the case of “minimum”, if the initial value of the rt-composite OS is $x = 10$ and $y = 10$ , and the rt-composite has one rt-component whose PVS is $x = 5$ and $y = 20$ , the OS of the rt-composite becomes $x = 10$ and $y = 20$ .
+
+If the aspect ratio attribute is set to “preserved” for an rt-composite, the size of the data information may be a subset of the OS in order to preserve the aspect ratio.
+
+## 51.6 OVS
+
+The OVS is a subset of the OS for an rt-component, and is positioned relatively to the OS. The portion of the OS that fits within the OVS is to be presented to the user. The portion of the OS that is outside of the OVS is clipped. If the OVS exceeds the limits of the OS, the exceeding portion of the OVS is filled with a background which depends on the implementation or is specified by an extensibility facility.
+
+The OVS may be specified by one of the following methods (see also OVS Proj Strategy):
+
+- 1) Directly defined in the OPS: The OVS is defined within the OPS by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “calculated”. In this case, a change of the rt-component GSF affects the PVS because the OVS looks like a constant [ $PVS = OVS (\text{constant}) \times GSF$ ]. However, this change does not affect the PAP and the PVS position.
+- 2) Indirectly defined in the RPS: The PVS is defined within the RPS, rather than the OVS, by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “fixed”. The OVS is automatically calculated by $OVS = PVS / GSF$ on each axis. In this case, the OVS may change dynamically depending on the GSF value. And a change of the rt-component GTF does not affect the PVS because the PVS looks like a constant [ $PVS (\text{constant}) = OVS \times GSF$ ]. This GTF change does not affect the OAP (see 51.7) and the OVS position (see 51.8) to the OVS, but the OVS.
+
+NOTE 1 – However, it affects some part of the OS becoming visible.
+
+The OVS is initialised to the size of the corresponding OS in the OPS using OGSU.
+
+NOTE 2 – Typically, the OVS directly defined in the OPS is used to perform real scaling of an rt-component. Therefore, the PVS and the POS are varied depending on the GTF of the rt-component.
+
+NOTE 3 – Typically, the OVS indirectly defined in the RPS is used to scale only the OS of an rt-component that is projected and perceived through the constant PVS.
+
+## 51.7 OAP
+
+An OAP defines an attachment position within the OVS. This attachment position with the OVS position is used to position the OVS within its OS. Initially, the OAP is set to the origin of the OVS, i.e. (0, 0, 0).
+
+The OAP may be specified by an absolute position within the OVS, or a relative position relatively to the OVS origin expressed by a generic ratio.
+
+If an OVS is specified indirectly by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “fixed”, the OVS may be dynamically changed depending on the corresponding GSF value. In this case, the OAP shall not be affected by the changing OVS. It should keep the current value. If the value is specified by an absolute one, it should be kept. If the value is specified by a relative one, the relative value should be kept.
+
+## 51.8 OVS Position
+
+An OVS position defines a position relatively to the origin of the OS where the corresponding OAP should be positioned. The OVS position with the OAP is used to position the OVS within its OS. Initially, the OVS position is set to the origin of the OS, i.e. (0, 0, 0).
+
+The OVS may be specified by an absolute position within the OS, or a relative position relatively to the OS expressed by a generic ratio.
+
+If an OVS is specified indirectly by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “fixed”, the OVS may be dynamically changed depending on the corresponding GSF value. In this case, the OVS position should not be affected by the changing OVS. It should keep the current value. If the value is specified by an absolute value, it should be kept. If the value is specified by a relative one, it should be kept.
+
+## 51.9 PVS
+
+The PVS is a projection of the OVS of an rt-component to its RPS, and is positioned relatively to the OS of the PRS.
+
+The PVS may be specified by one of the following methods:
+
+- Directly defined in the RPS: The PVS is defined within the RPS by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “fixed”. In this case, the PVS is constant and the corresponding OVS is automatically calculated.
+- Indirectly defined in the OPS: The OVS is defined within the OPS by a Set OVS action with OVS Proj Strategy attribute as “calculated”, a Set OAP action and a Set OVS Position action. In this case, the PVS is calculated according to the GSF value and the corresponding OVS is constant.
+
+The PVS is initialised by the OVS initial value and the GSF initial value.
+
+## 51.10 OVS Proj Strategy
+
+Each rt-component has an OVS Proj Strategy attribute. This attribute defines how to project an OVS to the corresponding PVS. The relationship of the OVS and the PVS, $PVS = OVS \times GSF$ on each axis, is always respected.
+
+This attribute has either “fixed” or “calculated”. The following applies:
+
+- if the OVS Proj Strategy is equal to “fixed”, the PVS is always fixed;
+- if the OVS changes, the GSF is recalculated;
+- if the GSF changes, the OVS is recalculated;
+- otherwise (“calculated”), the PVS is always calculated;
+- if the OVS changes, the PVS is recalculated;
+- if the GSF changes, the PVS is recalculated.
+
+## 51.11 PAP
+
+A PAP defines an attachment position within the PVS. This attachment position with the PVS position is used to position the PVS within the OS of the RPS. Initially, the PAP is set to the origin of the PVS, i.e. (0, 0, 0).
+
+The PAP may be specified as an absolute position within the PVS, or a relative position relatively to the PVS origin expressed by a generic ratio.
+
+## 51.12 PVS Position
+
+A PVS position defines a position relatively to the origin of the OS of the RPS or to another PVS within the same RPS, where the corresponding PAP should be positioned. The PVS position with the PAP is used to position the PVS within the OS of the RPS. Initially, the PVS position is set to the origin of the OS of RPS, i.e. (0, 0, 0).
+
+The PVS position may be specified by an absolute position within the OS, or a relative position relatively to the OS expressed by a generic ratio.
+
+## 51.13 GSF
+
+The projection of the OPS to RPS is controlled by its GSF value. The GSF defines the number of RGSU corresponding to one OGSU for each axis.
+
+## 51.14 Spatial Control
+
+Moving, resizing, scaling and scrolling an rt-component may be allowed or not to a user independently of the elementary action controls. This attribute indicates that those functions are allowed or not with the combination of the user spatial control attribute value. The spatial control attribute has one of the following values:
+
+- “moving”: indicating the move of the PVS.
+- “resizing”: indicating the resize of the PVS.
+- “scaling”: indicating the scale of the OS.
+- “scrolling”: indicating the scroll of the OS.
+
+NOTE 1 – Scrolling may be allowed for each rt-component and for the parent of the rt-components independently. The scrolling always refers to the PS of the rt-component.
+
+Initially, those user controls are “not allowed”.
+
+It is the responsibility of the MHEG engine with the user interface to make the user knowledgeable of being allowed to perform a given control and to provide the necessary supports (e.g. scroll bars, resizing handles).
+
+For example, if the scrolling is allowed to the rt-component, a mechanism is to be offered by the MHEG engine to operate a scrolling of the OS as perceived through the PVS. It is the responsibility of the MHEG engine to decide which look-and-feel has to be adopted for the scroll mechanism and to decide whether such a mechanism has to be attached to the rt-component.
+
+If the user control is not allowed, it is the responsibility of the MHEG engine to make the user knowledgeable about that (e.g. scroll bars are not displayed, or pressing scroll keys produce a beep).
+
+NOTE 2 – Typically, a scroll mechanism attached to an rt-component may be implemented through a couple of scroll bars.
+
+NOTE 3 – Typically, a scroll mechanism not attached to an rt-component may be implemented with keys or arrows.
+
+## 51.15 User Spatial Control
+
+This attribute is used with the spatial control attributes to indicate whether a certain user spatial control is allowed or not.
+
+## 51.16 Expected Axis Result Param
+
+Choice among “x”, “y”, “z” or “xyz”.
+
+## 51.17 Point Type Param
+
+Choice between “absolute” and “relative”.
+
+## 51.18 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set Aspect Ratio action (see 51.18.1);
+- Set Resizing Strategy action (see 51.18.2);
+- Set OVS Proj Strategy action (see 51.18.3);
+- Set OVS action (see 51.18.4);
+- Set OAP action (see 51.18.5);
+- Set OVS Position action (see 51.18.6);
+- Set PAP action (see 51.18.7);
+- Set PVS Position action (see 51.18.8);
+- Set GSF action (see 51.18.9);
+- Set User Spatial Control action (see 51.18.10).
+
+### **51.18.1 Set Aspect Ratio action**
+
+This action specifies whether the ratio between the OS in the OGSU and the scaled rt-component in the POS of the RGSU is to be preserved for each axis in performing projection of an rt-component OS to the POS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Aspect Ratio Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.18.1.1 Set Aspect Ratio action effect**
+
+The action effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the aspect ratio parameter is “preserved”, the aspect ratio of the scaled rt-component should be preserved;
+- 2) otherwise, the rt-component should fit the POS entirely.
+
+This effect continues until the target is destroyed or this action is targeted again with a different value. The continuous effect means that the scaled rt-component within the POS should be recalculated each time the POS is changed in order to maintain the aspect ratio preserved or in order to fit the POS.
+
+If the target is running, there is a user effect associated, i.e. this area where the data information is presented may be stretched to fit the entire POS or squeezed to a subset of it.
+
+#### **51.18.1.2 Set Aspect Ratio additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **51.18.2 Set Resizing Strategy action**
+
+This action specifies the OS resizing strategy of an rt-composite regarding the modification of the PVSs of the child rt-components positioned in the OS of the rt-composite.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Composite Target Param;
+- Resizing Strategy Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.18.2.1 Set Resizing Strategy effect**
+
+The action effect is as follows:
+
+- 1) depending on the resizing strategy parameter value (“fixed”, “minimum” or “grows only”), the OS of the target rt-composite may be changed;
+- 2) if “minimum” or “grows only” is assigned, the OS of the rt-composite is recalculated each time the child PVSs are modified and each time the OS does not fit the specified strategy.
+
+This effect continues until the target is destroyed or this action is targeted again with a different value.
+
+#### **51.18.2.2 Set Resizing Strategy additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **51.18.3 Set OVS Proj Strategy action**
+
+This action set the OVS Proj Strategy to an rt-component.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param;
+- OVS Proj Strategy Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.18.3.1 Set OVS Proj Strategy effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) set the OVS Proj Strategy attribute to either “fixed” or “calculated” as specified;
+- 2) if the OVS Proj Strategy attribute is set to “fixed”, the size specification parameter in the Set OVS action is interpreted as RGSU and the Set OVS action sets the PVS;
+- 3) otherwise, the size specification parameter in the Set OVS action is interpreted as OGSU and the Set OVS action sets the OVS directly.
+
+#### **51.18.3.2 Set OVS Proj Strategy additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **51.18.4 Set OVS action**
+
+This action sets the OVS directly or indirectly depending on the OVS Proj Strategy attribute of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Size Spec Param;
+- Transition Duration Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.18.4.1 Set OVS action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) The size specification parameter may be specified by an absolute value expressed in GSU or a relative value expressed in generic ratio.
+- 2) If the OVS Proj Strategy attribute is equal to “fixed”:
+ - a) The specified values in the size specification parameter are interpreted as in the RPS of the target. Absolute values are considered as expressed in RGSU. Relative values are considered as expressed relatively to the POS of the target.
+ - b) The PVS of the target is directly defined by the interpreted values.
+ - c) The OVS is automatically calculated by the current GSF of the target.
+ - d) If the OVS or the GSU is changed after applying this action, the new GSU or the new OVS is recalculated and is set in order to hold $PVS = OVS \times GSU$ on each axis.
+- 3) Otherwise:
+ - a) The specified values in the size specification parameter are interpreted as in the OPS of the target. Absolute values are considered as expressed in OGSU. Logical values are considered as expressed relatively to the OS of the target.
+ - b) The OVS of the target is directly defined by the interpreted values.
+ - c) The PVS is automatically calculated by the current GSF of the target.
+ - d) If the OVS or the GSU is changed after applying this action, the new PVS is recalculated in order to hold $PVS = OVS \times GSU$ on each axis.
+
+If a size specification on an axis is omitted, 100% is applied.
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the OVS or the PVS is gradually changed depending on the OVS Proj Strategy attribute. There is a user effect associated with this action, i.e. the presented content within the PVS is changed gradually or the PVS is changed gradually. The change of the OVS or the PVS does not affect the OAP, the OVS position, the PAP and the PVS position.
+
+#### **51.18.4.2 Set OVS additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if a size specification on an axis is omitted, 100% is applied;
+- if the size specification parameter value is a negative value, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero;
+- if an original point factor or a current point factor is used, this action is ignored for all the targets.
+
+#### **51.18.5 Set OAP action**
+
+This action sets the OAP of an rt-component. The OAP shall be specified within the OVS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- OAP Param: May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **51.18.5.1 Set OAP action effect**
+
+The OAP may be set to absolute values or relative values to the OVS depending on the OAP parameter.
+
+There may be a user effect changing the presenting portion of the OS.
+
+##### **51.18.5.2 Set OAP additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the OAP parameters is specified as an absolute value and it is not in the interval (0, OVS) on an axis, this parameter is set to 0;
+- if one of the OAP parameters is specified as a relative value and it is not in the interval (0, 100%) on an axis, this parameter is set to 0%.
+
+#### **51.18.6 Set OVS Position action**
+
+This action specifies the position of the OVS relatively to the OS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- OVS Position Param: Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified position value for the OVS relatively to the OS.
+- Transition Duration Param: Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified position value for the OVS relatively to the OS.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **51.18.6.1 Set OVS Position action effect**
+
+The OVS position may be set to absolute values in the OPS or relative values to the OS depending on the OAP parameter. The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Set the OVS position of the target.
+
+There may be a user effect changing the presenting portion of the OS.
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the OVS position is gradually changed. There is a user effect associated with this action, i.e. the presenting part of the OS is gradually changed. The change of the OVS position does not affect the OAP.
+
+## NOTES
+
+1 – Any values are allowed for the OVS position parameter in absolute values and relative values.
+
+2 – If some portions of the OS are not within the OVS, they are not perceived by the user. Note that the OVS position may position the OVS completely outside the OS. In this case, the entire OS is not perceived.
+
+### 51.18.6.2 Set OVS Position additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.18.7 Set PAP action
+
+This action sets the PAP of an rt-component. The PAP shall be specified within the PVS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- PAP Param: May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.18.7.1 Set PAP action effect
+
+The PAP may be set to absolute values or relative values to the PVS depending on the PAP parameter. The effect of this action is as follows.
+
+- Set the PAP of the target.
+
+There may be a user effect changing the presenting position within the RPS.
+
+#### 51.18.7.2 Set PAP additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the PAP parameters is specified as an absolute value and it is not in the interval (0, PVS) on an axis, this parameter is set to 0;
+- if one of the PAP parameters is specified as a relative value and it is not in the interval (0, 100%) on an axis, this parameter is set to 0%.
+
+### 51.18.8 Set PVS Position action
+
+This action specifies the position of the PVS relatively to the OS of the RPS.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- PVS Position Param: May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+- Transition Duration Param: May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.18.8.1 Set PVS Position action effect
+
+The PVS position may be set to absolute values in the RPS or relative values to the OS of the RPS depending on the PAP parameter. The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Set the PVS position of the target.
+
+There may be a user effect changing the presenting position within the RPS.
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the PVS position is gradually changed. There is a user effect associated with this action, i.e. the presenting position of the PVS is gradually changed. The change of the PVS position does not affect the PAP.
+
+Any values are allowed for the PVS position parameter in absolute values and relative values.
+
+#### **51.18.8.2 Set PVS Position additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **51.18.9 Set GSF action**
+
+This action sets the GSF of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- GSF Param: a generic ratio.
+- Transition Duration Param: A generic ratio.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **51.18.9.1 Set GSF action effect**
+
+If the target is running, there may be a user effect. The presenting rt-component may be changed in its size.
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the size of the target is gradually changing up to the specified GSF.
+
+##### **51.18.9.2 Set GSF additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the GSF parameter value is a negative value, it is set to the value 0;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **51.18.10 Set User Spatial Control action**
+
+This action specifies whether the user is able to control some rt-component objects according to the specified functions (see 11.3).
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Set of Spatial Control Param: A generic ratio.
+- User Spatial Control Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **51.18.10.1 Set User Spatial Control action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Specified spatial control parameters are set to “allowed” or “not allowed” according to the user spatial control parameter.
+
+If one of the spatial control functions is allowed, the user may interact the rt-component to perform the function.
+
+##### **51.18.10.2 Set User Spatial Control additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## **51.19 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get OS action (see 51.19.1);
+- Get POS action (see 51.19.2);
+- Get Aspect Ratio action (see 51.19.3);
+- Get Resizing Strategy action (see 51.19.4);
+- Get OVS Proj Strategy action (see 51.19.5);
+- Get OVS action (see 51.19.6);
+- Get OAP action (see 51.19.7);
+- Get OVS Position action (see 51.19.8);
+- Get PVS action (see 51.19.9);
+- Get PAP action (see 51.19.10);
+- Get PVS Position action (see 51.19.11);
+- Get GSF action (see 51.19.12);
+- Get User Spatial Control action (see 51.19.13).
+
+### **51.19.1 Get OS action**
+
+This action retrieves the OS of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.1.1 Get OS action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding size of the OS on that axis is returned as a generic integer;
+- 2) otherwise (“xyz”), all the sizes of the OS are returned as a generic list containing three generic integers.
+
+The return value is measured in the OGSU of the target.
+
+#### **51.19.1.2 Get OS additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### **51.19.2 Get POS action**
+
+This action retrieves the POS of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.19.2.1 Get POS action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding size of the POS on that axis is returned as a generic integer;
+- 2) otherwise (“xyz”), all the sizes of the POS are returned as a generic list containing three generic integers.
+
+The return value is measured in the RGSU of the target.
+
+#### 51.19.2.2 Get POS additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### 51.19.3 Get Aspect Ratio action
+
+This action retrieves the aspect ratio attribute of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 51.19.3.1 Get Aspect Ratio action effect
+
+This action evaluates the aspect ratio attribute of the target and returns it.
+
+##### 51.19.3.2 Get Aspect Ratio additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### 51.19.4 Get Resizing Strategy action
+
+This action retrieves the resizing strategy attribute of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Composite Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 51.19.4.1 Get Resizing Strategy action effect
+
+This action evaluates the resizing strategy attribute of the target and returns it.
+
+##### 51.19.4.2 Get Resizing Strategy additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.5 Get OVS Proj Strategy action
+
+This action retrieves the OVS Proj Strategy attribute of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.19.5.1 Get OVS Proj Strategy action effect
+
+This action evaluates the OVS Proj Strategy attribute of the target and returns it.
+
+#### 51.19.5.2 Get OVS Proj Strategy additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.6 Get OVS action
+
+This action retrieves the OVS of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.19.6.1 Get OVS action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the OVS as absolute values in the OGSU, and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the OVS as relative values relatively to the corresponding OS, and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding size of the OVS on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the sizes of the OVS are returned as a generic list containing three elements.
+
+#### 51.19.6.2 Get OVS additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.7 Get OAP action
+
+This action retrieves the OAP of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.7.1 Get OAP action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the OAP as absolute values in the OGSU within the OVS and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the OAP as relative values relatively to the corresponding OVS and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding point of the OAP on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the points of the OAP are returned as a list containing three elements.
+
+#### **51.19.7.2 Get OAP additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **51.19.8 Get OVS Position action**
+
+This action retrieves the OVS position of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.8.1 Get OVS Position action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the OVS position as absolute values in the OGSU and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the OVS position as relative values relatively to the corresponding OS and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding length of the OVS position on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the lengths of the OVS position are returned as a list containing three elements.
+
+#### **51.19.8.2 Get OVS Position additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **51.19.9 Get PVS action**
+
+This action retrieves the PVS of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.9.1 Get PVS action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the PVS as absolute values in the RGSU of the target and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the PVS as relative values relatively to the OS of the parent and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding size of the PVS on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the sizes of the PVS are returned as a list containing three elements.
+
+#### **51.19.9.2 Get PVS additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+#### **51.19.10 Get PAP action**
+
+This action retrieves the PAP of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.10.1 Get PAP action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the PAP as absolute values in the RGSU of the target within the PVS and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the PAP as relative values relatively to the corresponding PVS and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding point of the PAP on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the points of the PAP are returned as a list containing three elements.
+
+#### **51.19.10.2 Get PAP additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.11 Get PVS Position action
+
+This action retrieves the PVS position of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Point Type Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.19.11.1 Get PVS Position action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the point type parameter is “absolute”, this action evaluates the PVS position as absolute values in the RGSU of the target and returns generic integers;
+- 2) otherwise (“relative”), this action evaluates the PVS position as relative values relatively to the OS of the parent and returns generic ratios;
+- 3) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding length of the PVS position on that axis is returned;
+- 4) otherwise (“xyz”), all the lengths of the PVS position are returned as a list containing three elements.
+
+#### 51.19.11.2 Get PVS Position additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.12 Get GSF action
+
+This action retrieves the GSF of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Expected Axis Result Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 51.19.12.1 Get GSF action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the expected axis result parameter is “x”, “y” or “z”, the corresponding GSF of the target on that axis is returned as a generic integer;
+- 2) otherwise (“xyz”), all the GSFs of the target are returned as a list containing three generic integers.
+
+#### 51.19.12.2 Get GSF additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 51.19.13 Get User Spatial Control action
+
+This action retrieves the user spatial control attribute value.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param;
+- Spatial Control Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **51.19.13.1 Get User Spatial Control effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Depending on the specified spatial control parameter (“moving”, “resizing”, “scaling” or “scrolling”), this action returns “allowed” or “not allowed”.
+
+#### **51.19.13.2 Get User Spatial Control additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+## **52 Rt-Components Audible Behaviour**
+
+The behaviour describes the audible presentation of rt-components. This Recommendation defines an initial value of this behaviour and means to modify it and to retrieve its value by using actions.
+
+### **52.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- OV (see 52.2);
+- CV (see 52.3);
+- PCV (see 52.4);
+- GVF (see 52.5).
+
+### **52.2 OV**
+
+Each rt-content has an OV that is defined within the AVR. However, there is no OV for an rt-composite. The OV is always measured in the GVU, and shall be in this range (see “Original Presentation Space” for initialisation of each OV).
+
+Each OV for an rt-content is set only once and shall not be changed.
+
+### **52.3 CV**
+
+Each rt-content has a CV that is initialised as the OV. The CV may be changed by using the Set CV action; however, the CV shall be within the AVR.
+
+### **52.4 PCV**
+
+The CV is projected to its RPS. That is called the PCV. The PCV is calculated by the GVF belonging to its RPS (PRPS or CPS) as $CV \times GVF$ .
+
+NOTE – Each rt-component (rt-content and rt-composite) has a GTF and a GSF. However, rt-contents do not have GVF. Rt-Composites and channels have GVF. Instead of having a GVF, an rt-content has a CV that may be changed.
+
+## 52.5 GVF
+
+The projection of the CV in the OPS to the PCV in the RPS is controlled by the GVF belonging to the RPS. The GVF defines the number of RGVU corresponding to one OGVU Original presentation space.
+
+## 52.6 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set CV action (see 52.6.1),
+- Set GVF action (see 52.6.2).
+
+### 52.6.1 Set CV action
+
+This action sets the CV of the target as specified value.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Content Target Param.
+- CV Param: Specified as an absolute value, a relative value, an original point factor or a current point factor.
+- Transition Duration Param: Specified as an absolute value, a relative value, an original point factor or a current point factor.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 52.6.1.1 Set CV action effect
+
+This effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) If the CV is specified as an absolute value, this value is set to the CV of the target.
+- 2) If the CV is specified as a relative value, this value is interpreted as a relative value to the AVR (0, 255) and the audible volume is calculated by $255 \times (\text{specified value})$ . The calculated value is set to the CV of the target.
+- 3) If the CV is specified as an original point factor, the value, $OV \times (\text{specified value})$ , is calculated and set to the CV of the target.
+- 4) Otherwise (the CV is specified as a current point factor), the value, $(\text{current CV}) \times (\text{specified value})$ , is calculated and set to the CV.
+- 5) In above case, if the calculated value is outside the AVR, the value is set to 0 (if negative) or 255 (if greater than 255).
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the CV is gradually changed to the specified value.
+
+#### 52.6.1.2 Set CV additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-content in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the CV parameter defined as an absolute parameter value is not in interval of the AVR, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### 52.6.2 Set GVF action
+
+This action specifies the GVF of an rt-composite or a channel.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- GVF Target.
+- GVF Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+- Transition Duration Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3, R3.TD and C2.
+
+#### **52.6.2.1 Set GVF action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) the GVF of the target is set to the specified value;
+- 2) if the target is an rt-composite, all the PCVs of descendants are recalculated by this value;
+- 3) otherwise (the target is a channel), all the PCVs of rt-components assigned to this channel are recalculated by this value.
+
+If a non-zero transition duration is specified, the PCVs of the targets are gradually changed.
+
+#### **52.6.2.2 Set GVF additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-composite or a channel in R2, R3, R3.TD or C2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the transition duration is negative, it is set to zero.
+
+### **52.7 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get OV action (see 52.7.1);
+- Get CV action (see 52.7.2);
+- Get PCV action (see 52.7.3);
+- Get GVF action (see 52.7.4).
+
+#### **52.7.1 Get OV action**
+
+This action retrieves the OV of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **52.7.1.1 Get OV action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Retrieve the OV of the target expressed in the OGVU.
+
+##### **52.7.1.2 Get OV additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-content in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **52.7.2 Get CV action**
+
+This action retrieves the CV of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### **52.7.2.1 Get CV action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Retrieve the CV of the target expressed in the OGVU.
+
+#### 52.7.2.2 Get CV additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-content in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 52.7.3 Get PCV action
+
+This action retrieves the PCV of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+##### 52.7.3.1 Get PCV action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Retrieve the PCV of the target expressed in the RGVU.
+
+##### 52.7.3.2 Get PCV additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-content in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 52.7.4 Get GVF action
+
+This action retrieves the GVF of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Composite Target Param;
+- Channel Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 or R3.TD and C2.
+
+##### 52.7.4.1 Get GVF action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Retrieve the GVF of the target as a generic ratio.
+
+##### 52.7.4.2 Get GVF additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component or a channel in R2, R3, R3.TD or C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 53 Rt-Mux Stream Choice Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the choices of the stream within an rt-mux. Once streams are chosen, the rt-mux is responsible for these chosen streams and ensure their presentation.
+
+#### 53.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- Stream Choice (see 53.2),
+- Stream Chosen State (see 53.3).
+
+## 53.2 Stream Choice
+
+An rt-mux is responsible for the complete multiplexed data presentation or some specified streams presentation individually chosen within the multiplexed data.
+
+The stream choice attribute holds the chosen stream IDs as a list.
+
+Initially, all streams are chosen for an rt-mux, i.e. the rt-mux is responsible for the presentation of the complete multiplexed data. Thus, this attribute holds every stream ID.
+
+Once several streams are chosen for an rt-mux, it is responsible for the presentation of these chosen streams when it becomes “running”. In this case, typically the demultiplexing process is pipelined with the presentation of them, and therefore no new data is generated from the demultiplexing.
+
+## 53.3 Stream Chosen State
+
+Each stream in an rt-mux has a stream chosen state. If it is chosen, the state is “chosen”. Otherwise, the state is “not chosen”.
+
+Each rt-mux also has a stream chosen state. If all the streams of it are chosen, the state is “chosen”. If some streams of it are chosen, the state is “partially chosen”. Otherwise (no streams are chosen), the state is “not chosen”.
+
+## 53.4 Stream Identification
+
+Choice between a stream identifier or “all streams”.
+
+## 53.5 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set Stream Choice action (see 53.5.1).
+
+### 53.5.1 Set Stream Choice action
+
+The action chooses the streams that are to be presented within a target rt-mux.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Mux Target Param.
+- Set of Stream Spec Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 53.5.1.1 Set Stream Choice action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) according to the specified update command, streams are added, removed or replaced with a new set;
+- 2) if a “remove” command is used and no streams are specified, all streams currently chosen are changed to “not chosen”.
+
+The result of this action is to change stream chosen states of some streams and the rt-mux. There may be a user effect if the target is running.
+
+#### 53.5.1.2 Set Stream Choice additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-mux in , this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 53.6 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Stream Choice action (see 53.6.1),
+- Get Stream Chosen State action (see 53.6.2).
+
+### 53.6.1 Get Stream Choice action
+
+This action retrieves a list of chosen stream IDs of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Mux Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 53.6.1.1 Get Stream Choice action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- A list of chosen stream IDs are retrieved as a generic list.
+
+#### 53.6.1.2 Get Stream Choice additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-mux in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 53.6.2 Get Stream Chosen State action
+
+This action retrieves the stream state of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Mux Target Param.
+- Stream Identification Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 53.6.2.1 Get Stream Chosen State action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if a stream ID is specified as a value of the stream identifier parameter, the stream state of the stream is retrieved;
+- 2) otherwise (i.e. “all streams” is specified as a value of the stream identifier parameter), the stream state of the target rt-mux is retrieved.
+
+#### 53.6.2.2 Get Stream Chosen State additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-mux in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 54 Interaction Behaviour
+
+The behaviour describes the interaction between rt-components and the user. Through this behaviour, the MHEG engine and MHEG entities interactive to the user. All rt-components may be interactive. Initially, each rt-component is not interactive.
+
+Through the event behaviour, the MHEG engine and the MHEG entities are also interact to the user. However, this interaction behaviour is dedicated especially to user’s selection and modification that are frequently used.
+
+## 54.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- Interaction Type (see 54.2),
+- Interaction Status (see 54.3),
+- Selection Status (see 54.4),
+- Modification Status (see 54.5),
+- Interaction Ability (see 54.6),
+- Selectability (see 54.7),
+- Modifiability (see 54.8),
+- Min Interact Required (see 54.9),
+- Max Interact Required (see 54.10),
+- Number of Interacted Sockets (see 54.11).
+
+## 54.2 Interaction Type
+
+There are two interaction types for rt-components. One is “selection” concerning the user selection, and the other one is “modification” concerning the user modification. The two selection types are independent of each other so that one rt-component may have one of the interaction types of both simultaneously.
+
+The MHEG engine should manage the selection and the modification of rt-components with the help of the user interface. By the value of following interaction attributes, the MHEG engine is able to know the user interactions to rt-components.
+
+The user may interact to rt-components only if they are running. If an rt-component is not running, the user cannot interact to it and any states concerning the interaction behaviour shall not be changed.
+
+The two types of interactions are controlled and retrieved by the same set of elementary actions and get actions specifying the interaction type as a parameter.
+
+## 54.3 Interaction Status
+
+Each rt-component may have the selection status indicating the user selection on it, and each rt-component may also have the modification status indicating the user modification to it.
+
+The interaction status of an rt-component is set only if it is “running”. The interaction status is set explicitly by a Set Interaction Status action or implicitly by the user interaction.
+
+How to interact to rt-components is up to the MHEG engine and the user interface.
+
+### NOTES
+
+1 – Rt-contents may be selected by a mouse positioning and click, and may be modified by a mouse positioning and keyboard input.
+
+2 – Not only the visible rt-contents but also some audible rt-contents and multiplexed contents may be selected or modified. How to do that depends on the MHEG engine implementation and the using application.
+
+The interaction status may be perceptible (visibly or audibly) to show the current status of an rt-component to the user. However, it is an MHEG engine feature and this Recommendation does not specify any methods for that.
+
+## 54.4 Selection Status
+
+The selection status is “selected” or “not selected”. It indicates the results of the user selection.
+
+Initially, each rt-component is “not selected”.
+
+## 54.5 Modification Status
+
+The modification status is “modified”, “not modified” or “modifying”. It indicates the results of the user modification.
+
+Initially, each rt-component is “not modified”.
+
+## 54.6 Interaction Ability
+
+The two interaction types are allowed individually to assign each rt-component. The allowance of the selection is called selectability, and the allowance of the modification is called modifiability.
+
+The selectability tells the MHEG engine whether this rt-component is an item for selection. And the modifiability tells the MHEG engine whether this rt-component is an item for modification. If an rt-component is allowed for selection and modification, the user may select or modify it.
+
+The interaction ability may be perceptible (visibly or audibly) to show the interaction possibility of an rt-component to the user. However, it is the MHEG engine feature and this Recommendation does not specify any methods for that.
+
+## 54.7 Selectability
+
+Each rt-component has the selectability that is “selectable” or “not selectable”. This attribute is indirectly specified by a value but a value of the maximum interaction required attribute for the selection.
+
+The selectability attribute is calculated as follows:
+
+- If the maximum interaction required attribute for the selection is 0, it is “not selectable”.
+
+Otherwise, it is “selectable”.
+
+If an rt-component is “selectable”, the user may interact to it and may select it. Otherwise, the user selection is inhibited.
+
+## 54.8 Modifiability
+
+Each rt-component has the modifiability that is “modifiable” or “not modifiable”. This attribute is not directly specified by a value but a value of the maximum interaction required attribute value for the modification.
+
+The modifiability attribute is calculated as follows:
+
+- If the maximum interaction required attribute for the modification is 0, it is “not modifiable”
+
+Otherwise, it is “modifiable”.
+
+If an rt-component is “modifiable”, the user may interact to it and may modify it. Otherwise, the user modification is inhibited.
+
+## 54.9 Min Interact Required
+
+The selection and modification status for an rt-content is directly determined by a user interaction because the user can directly select and modify the rt-content. However, the selection and modification status for an rt-composite is not directly determined by a user interaction. The selection and modification status for an rt-composite are dynamically determined as follows:
+
+- If a Set Interaction Status action is targeted to an rt-composite, the rt-composite is set to the specified status regardless of the min interact required attribute, the max interact required attribute and some possible “modifying” child rt-components.
+
+NOTE 1 – It is an author’s intention whether to keep consistency among those attribute values if an explicit Set Interaction Status action is used.
+
+If one of the rt-components in an rt-composite is “modifying”, the rt-composite is determined as “modifying”.
+
+If a number of selected or modified rt-components in this rt-composite is greater than or equal to the min interact required attribute value, and if it is less than or equal to the max interact required attribute value, and if the user interaction process is done, then the rt-composite is determined as “selected” or “modified”.
+
+NOTE 2 – The MHEG engine should provide some mechanism that checks the end of user interaction process. It is not an automatic process to determine the interaction status. The user interaction may continue until the number of selected or modified rt-components becomes the value of the max interact required attribute even if the number is greater than the min interact required attribute value.
+
+Otherwise, the rt-composite is “not selected” or “not modified”.
+
+Therefore, the min interact required and max interact required attributes are provided for the MHEG engine as a hint to determine the interaction status of rt-composite.
+
+The number of interacted rt-components in an rt-composite may be changed dynamically due to a Plug action. It is the MHEG engine responsibility to keep the consistency among the children statuses, the parent status, the min interact required and the max interact required attributes for the parent.
+
+NOTE 3 – For example, if a selected rt-component is plugged into an rt-composite that has the max interact required attribute 5 and the number of selected sockets 6, the MHEG engine starts the user interaction process and asks the user to deselect one among the selected 6 sockets in order to satisfy the max interact required condition.
+
+NOTE 4 – For example, if the min interact required attribute is 2 and one of the selected sockets is unplugged, the MHEG engine starts the user interaction process and asks the user to select at least one more socket.
+
+NOTE 5 – For example, if the min interact required attribute is 5 and there are 4 sockets plugged into an rt-composite, the MHEG engine continues the user interaction process until some other rt-components are plugged in and at least 5 sockets are selected.
+
+NOTE 6 – If an rt-composite is not running, some inconsistency among those attributes may exist. Because the user may interact only if the rt-composite is running, the MHEG engine may ask the user later again to interact for that rt-composite if another Run action is targeted. Suppose that an rt-composite with one minute duration and “stop” for the temporal termination attribute is running and its min interact required is set to 1. In this case, if the user does not interact to the sockets of the rt-composite while it is running, the number of interacted sockets are less than the min interact required. If it is set to “running” again, the user interaction process begins again. This may be considered as a timer mechanism of the user interaction.
+
+The min interact required attribute is valid only for rt-composites. The value for an rt-content is always ignored and has no meaning.
+
+If the value of the min interact required attribute of an rt-composite is greater than or equal to 1, it means at least one interacted child is needed to change the interaction status of the parent rt-composite.
+
+Initially, the attribute is set to 0.
+
+## **54.10 Max Interact Required**
+
+The max interact required attribute is used to determine the interaction ability of an rt-component.
+
+The attribute for an rt-composite also gives a hint to the MHEG engine to control the number of interacted children. If the value of the max interact required attribute is greater than or equal to 1, it means that one interacted child is the maximum number of interacted children allowed for the rt-composite.
+
+The value of the max interact required shall be greater than or equal to the value of the min interact required for each interaction type.
+
+The MHEG engine shall prevent the number of interacted rt-components greater than the specified value of the max interact required.
+
+Initially, the attribute is set to 0.
+
+## **54.11 Number of Interacted Sockets**
+
+The number of interacted children may be evaluated. The number of interacted sockets attribute stores the value, and it may be retrieved by a Get Number of Interacted Sockets action.
+
+Initially, no sockets are interacted. Therefore, the attribute is set to 0.
+
+## **54.12 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Set Interaction Ability action (see 54.12.1),
+- Set Interaction Status action (see 54.12.2).
+
+### **54.12.1 Set Interaction Ability action**
+
+This action sets the interaction ability to the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+- Min Interact Required Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+- Max Interact Required Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **54.12.1.1 Set Interaction Ability action effect**
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the selection or the modification of the target is set. The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) the min interact required attribute is set to the specified value;
+- 2) the max interact required attribute is set to the specified value.
+
+The min interact required attribute value has no meaning for rt-contents.
+
+#### **54.12.1.2 Set Interaction Ability additional error conditions**
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the min interact required parameter value is a negative value, it is set to the value 0;
+- if the max interact required parameter value is a negative value, it is set to the value 0;
+- if the min interact required is greater than the max interact required, this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the min interact required parameter value is not in interval (0, number of child sockets of the target), this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the max interact required parameter value is not in interval (0, number of child sockets of the target), this action is ignored for the whole target set;
+- if the current number of interacted sockets is greater than the specified max interact required, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **54.12.2 Set Interaction Status action**
+
+This action sets the interaction status of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+- Interaction Status Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 54.12.2.1 Set Interaction Status action effect
+
+The effect of this action is to set the interaction status according to the specified interaction type as follows:
+
+- 1) if the specified interaction type is “selection”, the interaction status of the target is set to either “selected” or “not selected”;
+- 2) otherwise (the specified interaction type is “modification”), the interaction status of the target is set to either “modified”, “not modified” or “modifying”.
+
+This action sets the interaction status regardless of any other related attribute values. It is for the author to decide whether to keep consistency among attribute values or not.
+
+#### 54.12.2.2 Set Interaction Status additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### 54.13 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Interaction Ability action (see 54.13.1),
+- Get Min Interact Required action (see 54.13.2),
+- Get Max Interact Required action (see 54.13.3),
+- Get Interaction Status action (see 54.13.4),
+- Get Number of Interacted Sockets action (see 54.13.5).
+
+#### 54.13.1 Get Interaction Ability action
+
+This action retrieves the interaction ability of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 54.13.1.1 Get Interaction Ability action effect
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the interaction type is “selection”, this action returns “selectable” or “not selectable”;
+- 2) otherwise (the interaction type is “modification”), this action returns “modifiable” or “not modifiable”.
+
+#### 54.13.1.2 Get Interaction Ability additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3, R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **54.13.2 Get Min Interact Required action**
+
+This action retrieves the min interact required of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **54.13.2.1 Get Min Interact Required action effect**
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the value of the min interact required attribute for the selection or the modification is retrieved.
+
+#### **54.13.2.2 Get Min Interact Required additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **54.13.3 Get Max Interact Required action**
+
+This action retrieves the max interact required of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **54.13.3.1 Get Max Interact Required action effect**
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the value of the max interact required attribute for the selection or the modification is retrieved.
+
+#### **54.13.3.2 Get Max Interact Required additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **54.13.4 Get Interaction Status action**
+
+This action retrieves the interaction status of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 54.13.4.1 Get Interaction Status action effect
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the interaction type is “selection”, the selection status of the target is returned;
+- 2) otherwise (the interaction type is “modification”), the modification status of the target is returned.
+
+#### 54.13.4.2 Get Interaction Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 54.13.5 Get Number of Interacted Sockets action
+
+This action retrieves the number of interacted sockets of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Rt-Composite Target Param.
+- Interaction Type Param: GVF value to be assigned.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 54.13.5.1 Get Number of Interacted Sockets action effect
+
+According to the specified interaction type, the number of selected or modified sockets is retrieved.
+
+#### 54.13.5.2 Get Number of Interacted Sockets additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not an rt-component, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not rt-composite in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 55 Rt-Components Style Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the style of rt-component. Each rt-component may have a style. A style may change the user perception of rt-contents.
+
+A style is a way of presentation, and may be compared to a predefined behaviour or style of presentation. Applying a style to a target avoids the author describing this behaviour or presentation. The MHEG engine uses the information described in the style to directly map a style to a facility provided by the user interface if possible. If the user interface does not provide such a facility, the MHEG engine is able to interpret the style with the description of the predefined behaviour provided for each style.
+
+The following are some examples of the style behaviour:
+
+- an rt-non-mux containing a generic integer may be displayed as a graphical slider with the style of “slider”;
+- an rt-non-mux containing audio may be listened to through a speaker as audio, or may be displayed as wave in graphical way.
+
+## **55.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Style (see 55.2).
+
+## **55.2 Style**
+
+A style is a catalogued entry, either registered or proprietary. This attribute gives a logical style to the rt-component. How the style is perceived by the user depends on the MHEG engine and the GUI.
+
+## **55.3 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set Style action (see 55.3.1).
+
+### **55.3.1 Set Style action**
+
+This action assigns a style to the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Target Param.
+- Catalogued Style Param.
+- Additional Information Param: It may be used by a specific style to interchange some additional information to be associated with, for example, a value range for a slider style. The number of generic values required and the semantics of those generic values, depend on a style.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### **55.3.1.1 Set Style action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Depending on the specified style param and the additional information param, a style is assigned to the target.
+- The previous style applied to the target is removed.
+
+If a Run action is targeted to the target after applying this action, the target is presented with the current specified style. If the target is running at the time of applying this action, there may be a user effect associated with this action.
+
+NOTE – The MHEG engine may directly map the target on a style facility provided by its user interface. However, certain attributes and statuses may be used in link objects, e.g. the selection status of the target, the position and size of the target. They have to be updated by the MHEG engine according to the style and coherently with the current user interaction.
+
+#### **55.3.1.2 Set Style additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## **55.4 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Style action (see 55.4.1).
+
+### **55.4.1 Get Style action**
+
+This action retrieves the current style associated with the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+### 55.4.1.1 Get Style action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- This action evaluates a list corresponding to the catalogued styles that are applied to the target.
+
+### 55.4.1.2 Get Style additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 56 Rt-Contents Anchor Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the anchor function of an rt-content. An anchor is an rt-content created from a content object, which contains anchor information.
+
+An anchor is characterised as follows:
+
+- An anchor is distinguished from a normal rt-content by the optional data classification attribute of the content object. If this classification attribute is “Anchor”, then this content object has anchor information inside, and rt-contents created from this content object may be used as anchors.
+- An anchor may be used to create a hotspot on another rt-component. The content data contained in an anchor is used to attach the anchor to another rt-content, e.g. starting point and end point, rectangular area, polygon area. This content data is called anchor information. If an rt-content to which an anchor is attached is modified in its presentation (e.g. resize, move), the anchor should follow its modification and change its position or shape automatically. The semantics of this anchor information is not defined by this Recommendation. It depends on rt-contents to which anchors are attached, the MHEG engine or the application.
+- The hook in an anchor is used to indicate the semantics of anchor information. It provides an encoding format which is used to describe the rendering of the anchor, the attachment points in the rt-content which the anchor is attached to, and the semantic of the anchor. Since the encoding format is registered, the use of the hook is the way to have a generic implementation of anchor mechanism.
+- The anchor information is used by the GUI or some other system that supports the rendering of rt-contents, and appropriate rendering of an anchor is to be done by it.
+- As an anchor is an rt-content, its selection status tells the MHEG engine that the hotspot specified by this anchor is selected by a user action. A Run action or a Stop action may make an anchor active or inactive. A Set Interaction Ability action may also make an anchor active or inactive.
+- An anchor has preparation behaviour, rt-availability behaviour, running behaviour, Interaction behaviour and rt-contents anchor behaviour, but no other behaviours. If such behaviours that should not be applied to an anchor are applied, these behaviours are ignored by the anchor.
+
+Figure 57 shows an example of using anchors. In this figure, three anchors (rt-content 1, rt-content 2, rt-content 3) are attached to the hub document (rt-content A). Depending on the anchor information, each anchor specifies the shape and the position of the hotspot within the hub document. A rendering system displays anchors in an appropriate way. If the user selects one of the anchors, the link objects associated with these anchors are fired and lead the user to another presentation.
+
+### 56.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+None.
+
+### 56.2 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Attach Anchor action (see 56.2.1).
+
+
+
+Hub document (rt-content A)
+
+Anchor 1 (rt-content 1)
+
+Anchor 2 (rt-content 2)
+
+Anchor 3 (rt-content 3)
+
+Link L1: If rt-content 1 is selected, Run rt-content B
+ Link L2: If rt-content 2 is selected, Run rt-content C
+ Link L3: If rt-content 3 is selected, Run rt-content D
+
+T0825990-96/d055
+
+Diagram illustrating anchors and links in a hub document. A large gray rectangle represents the 'Hub document (rt-content A)'. Inside it are three shapes: a rectangle (Anchor 1), an oval (Anchor 3), and a star (Anchor 2). Lines connect these shapes to labels outside the rectangle: 'Anchor 1 (rt-content 1)' for the rectangle, 'Anchor 2 (rt-content 2)' for the star, and 'Anchor 3 (rt-content 3)' for the oval. Below the hub document is a box containing three links: 'Link L1: If rt-content 1 is selected, Run rt-content B', 'Link L2: If rt-content 2 is selected, Run rt-content C', and 'Link L3: If rt-content 3 is selected, Run rt-content D'. The identifier 'T0825990-96/d055' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure 57/T.171 – Example of anchors**
+
+### 56.2.1 Attach Anchor action
+
+This action attaches anchors to the target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Content Target Param.
+- Set of Anchor Spec Param: It may be used by a specific style to interchange some additional information to be associated with. For example, a value range for a slider style. How many generic values are required the semantics of those generic values, depends on a style.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3 and R3.TD.
+
+#### 56.2.1.1 Attach Anchor action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Depending on the specified update command, specified anchors are added, removed or replaced.
+
+#### 56.2.1.2 Attach Anchor additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not an rt-content in R2, R3 or R3.TD, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the anchors is not an anchor (i.e. containing no catalogued classification attribute as “Anchor”), this action is ignored for that anchor.
+
+## SECTION 7 – CHANNELS BEHAVIOUR
+
+### 57 Channel Availability Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the availability of channels. Each channel has this behaviour.
+
+#### 57.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Channel Availability Status (see 57.2).
+
+#### 57.2 Channel Availability Status
+
+The availability of each channel to the MHEG engine may be evaluated. The channel availability status indicates whether a channel is available. This status has one of the two values, “available” or “not available”.
+
+The channel availability status should be evaluated to “not available” if the channel cannot be activated by the MHEG engine, i.e. the channel is in period C1 (see 29.3, “Channel availability”).
+
+NOTE 1 – “Cannot” means that the channel has not been formally created or has been deleted. It does not mean that equipment required to perform the processing is not operational.
+
+For example, the channel has not yet been created by the MHEG engine, i.e. a New action has not yet been targeted.
+
+The channel availability status should be evaluated to “available” if the channel is activated by the MHEG engine, i.e. the channel has been created by the MHEG engine and is in the period C2.
+
+NOTE 2 – The MHEG engine may offer to the using application a more detailed diagnostic and information message. For example, to explain that a channel cannot be created, or to indicate error conditions. These messages are not defined by this Recommendation, but may be defined by another standard.
+
+Initially, each channel expect for the default channel is “not available” to the MHEG engine.
+
+#### 57.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- New Channel action (see 57.3.1);
+- Delete Channel action (see 57.3.2).
+
+##### 57.3.1 New Channel action
+
+This action creates channels. This is used to obtain a logical perception space through which the assigned rt-components are perceived.
+
+The channel creation process is outside the scope of this Recommendation and is provided by the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Channel Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period C1.
+
+##### 57.3.1.1 New Channel action effect
+
+The MHEG effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Construct the target channel (see 9.3).
+- 2) Assign a channel identifier (target of this action) to the constructed channel.
+- 3) Initialise the channel perceptability behaviour as “off”.
+- 4) Set the channel availability status of the target to “available”. The created channel enters in period C2.
+
+#### 57.3.1.2 New Channel additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not a channel in C1, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if an existing channel identifier is used in one of the targets, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is the default channel, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 57.3.2 Delete Channel action
+
+This action removes channels from the MHEG engine. This may be used to release resources in the MHEG engine.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Set of Channel Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period C2.
+
+##### 57.3.2.1 Delete Channel action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) Destroy the channel perceptability behaviour.
+Object designer should be aware that if the channel is “on”, the channel and all associated rt-components disappear. How to handle the disappearance is not defined by this Recommendation. It is left to the MHEG engine.
+- 2) Implicit Stop actions are targeted to all rt-components assigned to the targets.
+- 3) All rt-components assigned to the target are deassigned, and a Set Channel Assignment action targeted to the default channel is implicitly targeted to those rt-components.
+- 4) NOTE 1 – The behaviours of those rt-components remain identical after the deassignment.
+- 5) NOTE 2 – Destroy the target and its CPS.
+Set the channel availability status of the target to “not available”. The channel enters in period C1.
+
+##### 57.3.2.2 Delete Channel additional error conditions
+
+- if one of the targets is not a channel in C2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is the default channel, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### 57.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Channel Availability Status action (see 57.4.1).
+
+##### 57.4.1 Get Channel Availability Status action
+
+This action retrieves the channel availability status of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Channel Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods C1 and C2.
+
+##### 57.4.1.1 Get Channel action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) if the target is in period C1, this action evaluates “not available”;
+- 2) otherwise (the target is in period C2), this action evaluates “available”.
+
+#### 57.4.1.2 Get Channel Availability Status additional error conditions
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not a channel, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## 58 Channel Perceptability Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the perceptability of channels. All channels have this behaviour.
+
+### 58.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attribute or status:
+
+- Channel Perceptability (see 58.2).
+
+### 58.2 Channel Perceptability
+
+Each channel may be turned on and off. If a channel is turned on, all the rt-components assigned to this channel are perceived by the user. If a channel is turned off, all the rt-components assigned to this channel are no more perceived by the user.
+
+NOTE – Rt-Components may be assigned and positioned to a non-perceptible channel. If the channel is turned on, all the assigned rt-components appear as specified previously.
+
+The channel perceptability has one of the two values, “on” or “off”.
+
+Initially, the default channel is turned on. So the channel perceptability state is “on”. However, all other channels are turned off. So their channel perceptability is “off”.
+
+### 58.3 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set Channel Perceptability action (see 58.3.1).
+
+#### 58.3.1 Set Channel Perceptability action
+
+This action changes the channel perceptability of a target.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Channel Target Param;
+- Channel Perceptability Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period C2.
+
+##### 58.3.1.1 Set Channel Perceptability action effect
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- Set the channel perceptability of the target as specified
+ - 1) if the target is set to “off”, the target is turned off;
+ - 2) otherwise (the target is set to “on”), the target is turned on.
+
+There is no effect if the specified value is the same as the current value.
+
+##### 58.3.1.2 Set Channel Perceptability additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not a channel in C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## **58.4 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Get Channel Perceptability action (see 58.4.1).
+
+### **58.4.1 Get Channel Perceptability action**
+
+This action retrieves the channel perceptability of the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Channel Target Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period C2.
+
+#### **58.4.1.1 Get Channel Perceptability action effect**
+
+This action evaluates the current value of the channel perceptability attribute, and returns “on” or “off” depending on the state.
+
+#### **58.4.1.2 Get Channel Perceptability additional error conditions**
+
+- the target addresses multiple entities, e.g. use of an alias which addresses a list of targets, or use of the “\*” wildcard instead of a given rt-component number, or use of children or descendants tails, the action is ignored for that target;
+- if one of the targets is not a channel in C2, this action is ignored for that target;
+- if the target is not accessible, e.g. the reference cannot be solved, the action is ignored for that target.
+
+## **59 Channel Presentation Space Behaviour**
+
+This behaviour describes the channel presentation space. At the creation of channels, each presentation space of a channel is initialised to the default values. These values may be changed after creation.
+
+### **59.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses**
+
+None.
+
+### **59.2 Actions to change the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set CPS action (see 59.2.1).
+
+#### **59.2.1 Set CPS action**
+
+This action specifies the CPS of the target channel.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Channel Target Param;
+- CPS Initialisation Param.
+
+This action may be targeted during the period C2.
+
+#### **59.2.1.1 Set CPS action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) The temporal axis of the target CPS is set to the specified CPS duration. If it is omitted, the temporal axis is set to infinite.
+- 2) The spatial axis of the target CPS is set to the specified CPS size. If it is omitted on a certain axis, this spatial axis is set to 0.
+
+There may be a user effect. If the spatial axes of the CPS are shrunk, some rt-components projected to this CPS may become invisible.
+
+#### 59.2.1.2 Set CPS additional error conditions
+
+- If one of the targets is not a channel in C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## SECTION 8 – CHANNELS AND RT-COMPONENTS BEHAVIOUR
+
+### 60 Channels and Rt-Components Events Behaviour
+
+This behaviour describes the events that may occur on channels and rt-components.
+
+The behaviour allows the MHEG engine to get events that may arise not only from the MHEG engine but also from some systems or system components outside of it.
+
+#### 60.1 Behaviour attributes and statuses
+
+This behaviour is expressed using the following attributes or statuses:
+
+- Event (see 60.2);
+- Event Data (see 60.3).
+
+#### 60.2 Event
+
+An event is identified by a catalogued entry that is a list. An event identifier 0 is reserved to represent the status that no event has occurred.
+
+The event attribute holds the event identifier that has occurred most recently to a channel or an rt-component. Initially, each event attribute is set to 0. This behaviour may be changed by the occurrence of an event.
+
+#### 60.3 Event Data
+
+An event data attribute stores the information associated with the event most recently received by a channel or rt-component if the event requests to store additional information. The value stored in an event data attribute is a generic value. Its valid structure and allowed values are catalogued associated with an event.
+
+Initially, the value of an event data attribute is set to a specific value depending on the encoding of the MHEG object. In this Recommendation, it is a NULL in ASN.1.
+
+#### 60.4 Actions to change the behaviour
+
+This Recommendation defines means to modify this behaviour by the use of the following action:
+
+- Set Event action (see 60.4.1).
+
+##### 60.4.1 Set Event action
+
+This action sends an event to the target by the intention of the author. This action may be implicitly targeted if the MHEG engine or some systems generate an event and if this event is catalogued.
+
+This action has the following parameters:
+
+- Set of Rt-Component Channel Tg Param.
+- Event Param.
+- Event Data Param: Specifies associated data with an event.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3, R3.TD and C2.
+
+#### **60.4.1.1 Set Event action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- 1) set the event attribute of the target as specified;
+- 2) if the event data is associated with the event, the event data attribute is filled with it;
+- 3) otherwise (the event data is omitted), the event data attribute is set to NULL.
+
+It is an author's responsibility to keep the consistency between the event attribute and the event data attribute if this action is explicitly used.
+
+It is the MHEG engine or the using application responsibility to keep this consistency if this action is implicitly used.
+
+#### **60.4.1.2 Set Event additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component or a channel in R2, R3, R3.TD or C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+### **60.5 Actions to retrieve the behaviour**
+
+This Recommendation defines means to get this behaviour by the use of the following actions:
+
+- Get Event action (see 60.5.1).
+- Get Event Data action (see 60.5.2).
+
+#### **60.5.1 Get Event action**
+
+This action retrieves the event that happened most recently to the target.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Channel Tg Param: Specifies associated data with an event.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3, R3.TD and C2.
+
+##### **60.5.1.1 Get Event action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- The event attribute is elevated and stored value is returned.
+
+##### **60.5.1.2 Get Event additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component or a channel in R2, R3, R3.TD or C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+#### **60.5.2 Get Event Data action**
+
+This action retrieves the event data of the target that is associated with the most recently happened event.
+
+This action has the following parameter:
+
+- Rt-Component Channel Tg Param: Specifies associated data with an event.
+
+This action may be targeted during the periods R2, R3, R3.TD and C2.
+
+##### **60.5.2.1 Get Event Data action effect**
+
+The effect of this action is as follows:
+
+- The event data attribute is evaluated and stored value is returned.
+
+##### **60.5.2.2 Get Event Data additional error conditions**
+
+- If one of the targets is not an rt-component or a channel in R2, R3, R3.TD or C2, this action is ignored for that target.
+
+## SECTION 9 – DETAILED REPRESENTATION OF MHEG OBJECTS
+
+### 61 MH-object class representation attributes
+
+Table 4/T.171 – Overview of MH-object class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| MH-object Class ::= Class Identification, Mheg ID?, Description? |
+| Class Identification ::= #joint-iso-itu-t, #mheg, #version, Class ID |
+| Class ID ::=
#action-class-ID #link-class-ID #script-class-ID #content-class-ID #multiplexed-content-class-ID #composite-class-ID
#container-class-ID #descriptor-class-ID Extensibility Provision |
+| Description ::=
Name?, Owner?, Version?, Date?, Keywords?, Copyright?, Copyright ID?, Copyright Number?, Licence?, Cache Priority?,
Comments?, Extensibility Provision |
+| Name ::= String |
+| Owner ::= String |
+| Version ::= String |
+| Date ::= \$UTCTime |
+| Keywords ::= String* |
+| Copyright ::= String |
+| Copyright ID ::= \$OCTET STRING |
+| Copyright Number ::= \$OCTET STRING |
+| Licence ::= String |
+| Cache Priority ::= Integer |
+| Comments ::= String |
+
+#### 61.1 MH-object Class
+
+- The MH-object class provides the structure for the identification and interchange of all MHEG objects. It provides also the generic addressing mechanism. MH-object class is an abstract class providing a consistent approach to the precise identification and interchange of all MHEG objects.
+
+Inherits from: NONE
+
+Addresses: NONE
+
+Inherited by: Action, Link, Model, Container and Descriptor classes
+
+Addressed by: NONE
+
+- Sequence of (Class Identification, Mheg ID?, Description?).
+
+#### 61.2 Class Identification
+
+- Identification of the class by:
+ - MHEG Standard: joint-iso-itu (2) mheg (19)
+ - MHEG Standard version: (1)
+ - Class identifier corresponding to the interchanged object
+- Sequence of (joint-iso-itu, mheg, version, Class ID).
+
+### **61.3 Class ID**
+
+- Identification of the MHEG object class of the interchanged object.
+- Choice between (action-class-ID, link-class-ID, script-class-ID, content-class-ID, multiplexed-content-class-ID, composite-class-ID, container-class-ID, descriptor-class-ID, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### **61.4 Description**
+
+- More precise description of an MHEG interchanged object.
+- Sequence of (Name?, Owner?, Version?, Date?, Keywords?, Copyright?, Copyright ID?, Copyright Number?, Licence?, Cache Priority?, Comments?, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### **61.5 Name**
+
+- Name of the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+### **61.6 Owner**
+
+- Identification of the owner of the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+### **61.7 Version**
+
+- Identification of the version of the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+### **61.8 Date**
+
+- Latest modification date of the MHEG object. In the base notation, ASN.1, ISO format Universal Time (UTC) is used.
+- UTCTime.
+
+### **61.9 Keywords**
+
+- List of keywords qualifying the MHEG object.
+- List of (String).
+
+### **61.10 Copyright**
+
+- Content of the copyright attached to the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+### **61.11 Copyright ID**
+
+- Work type code identifier.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+### **61.12 Copyright Number**
+
+- Unique identification code of each work.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+### **61.13 Licence**
+
+- Information concerning the licence attached to the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+## 61.14 Cache Priority
+
+- It provides a facility for memory management and is used by the MHEG engine for optimisation of Prepare and Destroy actions. The value should be within the interval (0, 255).
+- Integer.
+
+## 61.15 Comments
+
+- Free format comments attached to the MHEG object.
+- String.
+
+## 62 Action class representation attributes
+
+Table 5/T.171 – Overview of Action class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Action Class ::= |
+| MH-object Class, Synchro Indicator Param, Synchronised Action+, Extensibility Provision |
+| Synchro Indicator Param ::= Synchro Indicator Synchro Indicator Macro |
+| Synchro Indicator Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Synchro Indicator? |
+| Synchro Indicator ::= #serial #parallel |
+| Synchronised Action ::= Elementary Action Action Object |
+| Action Object ::= Action Object Reference Action Class |
+
+### 62.1 Action Class
+
+- The action class provides a consistent structure for the interchange of sets of actions. It also provides a consistent structure for the interchange of basic action object, nested action object. Action objects, instances of action class, are used to interchange an organised set of elementary actions.
+
+Inherits from: MH-object Class
+
+Addresses: Action Class
+
+Inherited by: NONE
+
+Addressed by: Link Class, Composite Class, Container Class
+
+- Sequence of (MH-object Class, Synchro Indicator Param, Synchronised Action+, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### 62.2 Synchro Indicator Param
+
+- Parameter of Synchro Indicator.
+- Choice between (Synchro Indicator, Synchro Indicator Macro).
+
+### 62.3 Synchro Indicator Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Synchro Indicator value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Synchro Indicator?).
+
+## 62.4 Synchro Indicator
+
+- This parameter specifies if the following group of synchronised actions are to be performed in parallel or serially.
+- Choice between (serial, parallel).
+
+## 62.5 Synchronised Action
+
+- Defines a recursive structure to express combination of actions. Each synchronised action within this group is either a single elementary action or another nested action object.
+- Choice between (Elementary Action, Action Object).
+
+## 62.6 Action Object
+
+- The action object can be referenced or included in the object.
+- Choice between (Action Object Reference, Action Class).
+
+# 63 Link class representation attributes
+
+Table 6/T.171 – Overview of Link class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Link Class ::= MH-object Class, Link Condition, Link Effect, Extensibility Provision |
+| Link Condition ::= Trigger Condition Logical Combination |
+| Trigger Condition ::= Source Value, Previous Condition?, Current Condition |
+| Constraint Condition ::= Source Value, Current Condition |
+| Source Value ::= Evaluated Value |
+| Comparison Operation ::= Comparison Operator, Comparison Value |
+| Comparison Value ::= Generic Value Comparison Value Constant #unspecified |
+| Previous Condition ::= Comparison Operation |
+| Current Condition ::= Comparison Operation |
+| Comparison Operator ::= #equal #not-equal #greater #greater-equal #less #less-equal |
+| Logical Combination ::= Logical Operator, Condition+ |
+| Logical Operator ::= #and #or #xor #not |
+| Condition ::= Trigger Condition Constraint Condition Logical Combination |
+| Link Effect ::= Macro Parameter Resolution*, Action Object |
+| Macro Parameter Resolution ::= Macro Def ID, Usage Value |
+| Usage Value ::= Generic Value |
+
+## 63.1 Link Class
+
+- The Link class provides a consistent structure for the interchange of conditional actions targeted to MHEG objects, run-time objects or channels. MHEG link objects, instances of Link class, may be interchanged. A link object is directional and connects one or more sources with one or more targets. The actions defined within the link are processed on the indicated targets only if the conditions are satisfied.
+
+Inherits from: MH-object class
+
+Addresses: Action class
+
+Inherited by: NONE
+
+Addressed by: Composite class, Container Class
+
+- Sequence of (MH-object Class, Link Condition, Link Effect, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### **63.2 Link Condition**
+
+- Defines the condition of the link. The link effect is to be performed each time the link condition becomes evaluated to true.
+- Choice between (Trigger Condition, Logical Combination).
+
+### **63.3 Trigger Condition**
+
+- Defines a trigger condition which is described as a change of an attribute or status value.
+- Sequence of (Source Value, Previous Condition?, Current Condition).
+
+### **63.4 Constraint Condition**
+
+- Defines a constraint condition which tests a current state of a value.
+- Sequence of (Source Value, Current Condition).
+
+### **63.5 Source Value**
+
+- Identifies the status or attribute of an object which is to be compared in a previous or a current condition. The evaluated value is the result of a get action targeted on a single object. Otherwise the source value is “undefined”.
+- Evaluated Value.
+
+### **63.6 Comparison Operation**
+
+- Describes a comparison operation to be performed on source value in order to fulfil a condition.
+- Sequence of (Comparison Operator, Comparison Value).
+
+### **63.7 Comparison Value**
+
+- Specification of the value to be compared to the source value using the comparison operator. It is for the object designer to ensure that the type of the current comparison value is compatible with the source value.
+- Choice between (Generic Value, Comparison Value Constant, unspecified).
+
+### **63.8 Previous Condition**
+
+- Defines the Previous Condition on the source value.
+If the Previous Condition is omitted, it means that the Previous Condition is evaluated as: NOT Current Condition.
+- Comparison Operation.
+
+### **63.9 Current Condition**
+
+- Defines the Current Condition on the source value.
+- Comparison Operation.
+
+### **63.10 Comparison Operator**
+
+- Specifies the operation to be made between the source value and the comparison value.
+- Choice between (equal, not-equal, greater, greater-equal, less, less-equal).
+
+### 63.11 Logical Combination
+
+- Defines a tree structure to express combination of conditions. The Logical operator constitutes a node of the logical tree of conditions. The set of conditions constitutes the leaves of this node. When the logical operator is NOT, only one condition is allowed. Any other operator needs at least two conditions.
+- Sequence of (Logical Operator, Condition+).
+
+### 63.12 Logical Operator
+
+- Defines the logical operation to be applied between the conditions of the node.
+- Choice between (and, or, xor, not).
+
+### 63.13 Condition
+
+- Defines the conditions on which the logical operation is to be applied.
+- Choice between (Trigger Condition, Constraint Condition, Logical Combination).
+
+### 63.14 Link Effect
+
+- Defines the macro resolution providing a usage value to each macro parameter and the action object to be performed when the result of the link is fired.
+- Sequence of (Macro Parameter Resolution\*, Action Object).
+
+### 63.15 Macro Parameter Resolution
+
+- Associates a usage value to a macro Def ID.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Usage Value).
+
+### 63.16 Usage Value
+
+- Assigns a usage value to a macro Def ID. It is for the object designer to ensure that the usage value is compatible with the parameter which has been specified using a macro Def ID.
+- Generic Value.
+
+## 64 Model class representation attributes
+
+Table 7/T.171 – Overview of Model class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------|
+| Model Class ::= MH-object Class |
+|----------------------------------------|
+
+### 64.1 Model Class
+
+- Model Class is an abstract class. The script class and the component class inherit this class. Model class is an abstract class.
+Inherits from: MH-object class
+Addresses: NONE
+Inherited by: Script Class, Component Class
+Addressed by: NONE
+- MH-object Class.
+
+## 65 Script class representation attributes
+
+Table 8/T.171 – Overview of Script class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Script Class ::= Model Class, Script Classification?, Script Hook, Script Data, Extensibility Provision
Script Classification ::= Catalogued Script Classification
Script Data ::= Script Inclusion Data Reference
Script Inclusion ::= §BIT STRING §OCTET STRING InterchangedScript
InterchangedScript ::= #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.173
|
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+### 65.1 Script Class
+
+- The Script class provides a consistent structure for the interchange of complex actions on MHEG entities. MHEG script objects, instances of Script class, may be interchanged. A script object contains an indication of the scripting language used and the encoded script itself. It is assumed that the scripting language used in a script object is able to reference MHEG entities and access their attributes.
+Inherits from: Model class
+Addresses: NONE
+Inherited by: NONE
+Addressed by: Container class
+- Sequence of (Model Class, Script Classification?, Script Hook, Script Data, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### 65.2 Script Classification
+
+- One of the catalogued script classification, it may be a registered one or a proprietary one.
+- Catalogued Script Classification.
+
+### 65.3 Script Data
+
+- Encoded script according to the scripting language identified by the script hook. This script data may be included in the script object itself or referenced by using the mechanism of external identifier or alias. A null script data may be also used.
+- Choice between (Script Inclusion, Data Reference).
+
+### 65.4 Script Inclusion
+
+- The script data is included in the interchanged script object.
+- Choice between (BIT STRING, OCTET STRING, InterchangedScript).
+
+### 65.5 InterchangedScript
+
+- The Interchanged Script syntax is provided by Recommendation T.173.
+- Imported from Recommendation T.173.
+
+## 66 Component class representation attributes
+
+Table 9/T.171 – Overview of Component class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Component Class ::= Model Class, OPS Initialisation?
|
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+## 66.1 Component Class
+
+- Component Class is an abstract class. The content class and the composite class inherit this class. Component class is an abstract class.
+Inherits from: Model class
+Addresses: NONE
+Inherited by: Content Class, Composite Class
+Addressed by: NONE
+- Sequence of (Model Class, OPS Initialisation?).
+
+## 67 Content class representation attributes
+
+Table 10/T.171 – Overview of Content class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Content Class ::= |
+| Component Class, Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook, OV?, Content Data, Extensibility Provision |
+| Content Data ::= Data Inclusion Data Reference |
+| Data Inclusion ::= \$BIT STRING \$OCTET STRING Generic Value |
+
+### 67.1 Content Class
+
+- The content class provides a consistent structure for the interchange of encoded data. MHEG content objects, instances of Content class, may be interchanged. A content object provides the identification of the type, and the interchange of data.
+Inherits from: Component Class
+Addresses: NONE
+Inherited by: Multiplexed Content Class
+Addressed by: Composite Class, Container Class
+- Sequence of (Component Class, Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook, OV?, Content Data, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### 67.2 Content Data
+
+- Encoded data provided by other Recommendations and standards or by proprietary format. This data is included in the content object itself or referenced by using the mechanism of alias or external identifier offered. A Null-Data can also be specified.
+The content data is not limited to encoding schemes provided by International Standards. The reference to content data facility in this Recommendation provides a mechanism for reference to content data conforming to any standard including private standards.
+- Choice between (Data Inclusion, Data Reference).
+
+### 67.3 Data Inclusion
+
+- The data is included in the interchanged content object.
+- Choice between (BIT STRING, OCTET STRING, Generic Value).
+
+## 68 Multiplexed content class representation attributes
+
+Table 11/T.171 – Overview of Multiplexed content class representation attributes
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Multiplexed Content Class ::= Content Class, Multiplexed Stream+, Extensibility Provision |
+| Multiplexed Stream ::= Stream ID, Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook? |
+
+## 68.1 Multiplexed Content Class
+
+- The multiplexed content class provides a consistent structure for the exchange of multiplexed media data. The multiplexed content class is a model class which is a subclass of the content class. It contains or refers to the coded representation of a multiplexed media data together with a description of each multiplexed stream. A Multiplexed Content Class represents the association between a Content Class and an ordered list of streams describing the streams contained in the multiplexed data.
+
+Inherits from: Content class
+
+Addresses: NONE
+
+Inherited by: NONE
+
+Addressed by: Composite, Container classes
+
+- Sequence of (Content Class, Multiplexed Stream+, Extensibility Provision).
+
+## 68.2 Multiplexed Stream
+
+- Defines a stream of the multiplexed data and specific information.
+- Sequence of (Stream ID, Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook?).
+
+## 69 Composite class representation attributes
+
+Table 12/T.171 – Overview of Composite class representation attributes
+
+### Composite Class ::=
+
+Component Class, Availability Start-up?, Availability Close-down?, Rt-Availability Start-up?, Rt-Availability Close-down?, Action Object\*, Link Object\*, Nb Of Elements, Composition Element\*, Extensibility Provision
+
+### Availability Start-up ::=
+
+Link Effect | *#automatic-start-up-1* | *#automatic-start-up-2* | *#automatic start-up-3* | *#automatic-start-up-4* | *#automatic-start-up-5*
+
+### Availability Close-down ::=
+
+Link Effect | *#automatic-close-down-1* | *#automatic-close-down-2* | *#automatic-close-down-3*
+
+### Rt-Availability Start-up ::= Link Effect | *#automatic-rt-start-up*
+
+### Rt-Availability Close-down ::= Link Effect
+
+### Link Object ::= Link Class | Link Object Reference
+
+### Nb Of Elements ::= Integer
+
+### Composition Element ::= Index, Associated Model
+
+### Element Index ::= Index
+
+### Associated Model ::=
+
+Component Object Reference | Content Class | Multiplexed Content Class | Composite Class | Label
+
+### Label ::= String
+
+## 69.1 Composite Class
+
+- The composite class provides a consistent approach to the synchronisation in time and space, linking, encapsulation of a set of objects and interchange of these objects. MHEG composite objects, instances of composite class, may be interchanged. A composite object addresses actions, links to describe the initial and dynamic behaviour of the component objects and the rt-objects created from these composite objects.
+
+Inherits from: Component class
+
+Addresses: Link, Action, Content, Multiplexed Content and Composite classes
+
+Inherited by: NONE
+
+Addressed by: Composite class
+
+- Sequence of (Component Class, Availability Start-up?, Availability Close-down?, Rt-Availability Start-up?, Rt-Availability Close-down?, Action Object\*, Link Object\*, Nb of Elements, Composition Element\*, Extensibility Provision).
+
+## **69.2 Availability Start-up**
+
+- The composite availability start-up may be used for additional preparation effect of the composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the default link effects provided by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Link Effect, automatic-start-up-1, automatic-start-up-2, automatic start-up-3, automatic-start-up-4, automatic-start-up-5).
+
+## **69.3 Availability Close-down**
+
+- The composite close-down start-up may be used for additional destruction effect of the composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the default link effects provided by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Link Effect, automatic-close-down-1, automatic-close-down-2, automatic-close-down-3).
+
+## **69.4 Rt-Availability Start-up**
+
+- The rt-availability start-up may be used for additional creation effect of the rt-composite. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or the default link effect provided by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Link Effect, automatic-rt-start-up).
+
+## **69.5 Rt-Availability Close-down**
+
+- The rt-availability close-down may be used for additional destruction effect of the rt-composite. It is always a personalised link effect provided by the author.
+- Link Effect.
+
+## **69.6 Link Object**
+
+- Link object used to describe the behaviour of each element and the interrelationships between parent and siblings. The link object can be referenced or included in the composite object.
+- Choice between (Link Class, Link Object Reference).
+
+## **69.7 Nb of Elements**
+
+- Indicates the number of elements within the composition.
+- Integer.
+
+## **69.8 Composition Element**
+
+- Defines the internal structure of the composite. This structure provides a support for created rt-composites.
+
+If no elements are included, the MHEG engine deduces that the composite has “Nb of Elements” empty elements.
+
+If the last element has an index lower than “Nb of Elements”, the MHEG engine deduces that empty elements are repeated from the last element until the “Nb of Element” element.
+
+Each element has an index and refers a model component object or a label. The component object may be interchanged included in this composite object or externally. The label is always included.
+
+Empty elements are not encoded but are implicitly generated by the MHEG engine.
+
+- Sequence of (Index, Associated Model).
+
+## 69.9 Element Index
+
+- Index of the associated model unique within a composite.
+- Index.
+
+## 69.10 Associated Model
+
+- The element addresses either a component object or a label.
+- Choice between (Component Object Reference, Content Class, Multiplexed Content Class, Composite Class, Label).
+
+## 69.11 Label
+
+- A label is a string, it can be provided as an element of a composite.
+- String.
+
+## 70 Container class representation attributes
+
+**Table 13/T.171 – Overview of Container class representation attributes**
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Container Class ::=
MH-object Class, Container Start-up?, Container Close-down?, Container Element+, Extensibility Provision |
+| Container Start-up ::=
Link Effect #automatic-container-start-up-1 #automatic-container-start-up-2 #automatic-container-start-up-3 #automatic-container-start-up-4 #automatic-container-start-up-5 #automatic-container-start-up-6 #automatic-container-start-up-7 #automatic-container-start-up-8 |
+| Container Close-down ::= Link Effect #automatic-container-close-down |
+| Container Element ::=
MH-Reference Action Class Link Class Script Class Content Class Multiplexed Content Class Composite Class Container Class Descriptor Class |
+
+### 70.1 Container Class
+
+- The container class provides a consistent structure for the handling of multimedia and hypermedia information.
+
+ This regroupment is intended to facilitate the interchange in order to obtain in a unit set of interchange. Defines the elements of the container to be exchanged. The indexes of the components do not require to be encoded because the elements are numbered from 1 to n by the MHEG engine.
+
+ Inherits from: MH Object class
+
+ Addresses: Link, Action, Script, Content, Multiplexed Content, Composite, Descriptor and Container classes
+
+ Inherited by: NONE
+
+ Addressed by: NONE
+- Sequence of (MH-object Class, Container Start-up?, Container Close-down?, Container Element+, Extensibility Provision).
+
+### 70.2 Container Start-up
+
+- The container start-up may be used for additional preparation effect of the container. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or one of the default link effects provided by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Link Effect, *automatic-container-start-up-1*, *automatic-container-start-up-2*, *automatic-container-start-up-3*, *automatic-container-start-up-4*, *automatic-container-start-up-5*, *automatic-container-start-up-6*, *automatic-container-start-up-7*, *automatic-container-start-up-8*).
+
+### 70.3 Container Close-down
+
+- The container availability close-down may be used for additional destruction effect of the container. It is either a personalised link effect provided by the author or the default link effect provided by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Link Effect, automatic-container-close-down).
+
+### 70.4 Container Element
+
+- An element can be included or referenced.
+- Choice between (MH-Reference, Action Class, Link Class, Script Class, Content Class, Multiplexed Content Class, Composite Class, Container Class, Descriptor Class).
+
+## 71 Descriptor class representation attributes
+
+Table 14/T.171 – Overview of Descriptor class representation attributes
+
+**Descriptor Class ::=**
+
+MH-object Class, Related Object\*, Other Descriptor\*, Readme?, System Readable Material?, Channel Information\*, Catalogued Style Information\*, Cat Ext elementary action Info\*, Cat Ext Attribute Info\*, Extensibility Provision
+
+**Related Object ::=** MH-Reference, Object Information?
+
+**Object Information ::=** Object Size?, Class ID, Class Specific Information?, Offset?
+
+**Object Size ::=** Integer
+
+**Class Specific Information ::=**
+
+Script Class Information | Content Class Information | Mux Content Class Info
+
+**Script Class Information: ::=** Script Classification?, Script Hook?
+
+**Content Class Information ::=** Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook?, Alternative Object\*
+
+**Mux Content Class Info ::=** Content Class Information, Number Of Streams?, Stream Information\*
+
+**Number Of Streams ::=** Integer
+
+**Stream Information ::=** Stream ID, Content Class Information
+
+**Alternative Object ::=**
+
+Content Object Ref, Content Hook?, Alternative Descriptor Object?, Alternative Readme?
+
+**Alternative Descriptor Object ::=** Descriptor Object Reference
+
+**Alternative Readme ::=** String
+
+**Offset::=Integer**
+
+**Other Descriptor ::=** Descriptor Object Reference
+
+**Readme::=String**
+
+**System Readable Material ::=** *\$BIT STRING* | *\$OCTET STRING*
+
+**Channel Information ::=**
+
+Channel ID, X min?, X max?, Y min?, Y max?, Z min?, Z max?, X Resolution?, Y Resolution?, Z Resolution?, T Resolution?, F min?, F max?, Audio Dynamic?, Channel Media Type\*, Event Mapping\*
+
+**X min: ::=** Integer
+
+**X max ::=** Integer
+
+**Y min ::=** Integer
+
+**Y max ::=** Integer
+
+**Table 14/T.171 – Overview of Descriptor class representation attributes (concluded)**
+
+| |
+|------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Z min ::= Integer |
+| Z max ::= Integer |
+| X Resolution ::= Integer |
+| Y Resolution ::= Integer |
+| Z Resolution ::= Integer |
+| T Resolution ::= Integer |
+| F min ::= Integer |
+| F max ::= Integer |
+| Audio Dynamic ::= Integer |
+| Channel Media Type ::= Catalogued Media Type |
+| Event Mapping ::= Event, Catalogued Event? |
+| Catalogued Style Information ::= Catalogued Style |
+| Cat Ext elementary action Info ::= Catalogued Extended EA |
+| Cat Ext Attribute Info ::= Cat Ext Attribute |
+
+## 71.1 Descriptor Class
+
+- The descriptor class defines a description of objects that are to be interchanged. The aim is to facilitate the negotiation, installation, operation and management of applications that interchange MHEG objects. MHEG descriptor objects, instances of descriptor class, may be interchanged. A descriptor object describes the support provided for the description of other objects that are interchanged.
+- Sequence of (MH-object Class, Related Object\*, Other Descriptor\*, Readme?, System Readable Material?, Channel Information\*, Catalogued Style Information\*, Cat Ext elementary action Info\*, Cat Ext Attribute Info\*, Extensibility Provision).
+
+## 71.2 Related Object
+
+- Specifies the scope of the descriptor, i.e. the list of MHEG objects concerned by this descriptor.
+- Sequence of (MH-Reference, Object Information?).
+
+## 71.3 Object Information
+
+- Defines more precisely the related object.
+- Sequence of (Object Size?, Class ID, Class Specific Information?, Offset?).
+
+## 71.4 Object Size
+
+- Size of the related encoded object in octets.
+- Integer.
+
+## 71.5 Class Specific Information
+
+- Object specific information.
+- Choice between (Script Class Information, Content Class Information, Mux Content Class Info).
+
+## 71.6 Script Class Information
+
+- Carries information specific to the script class.
+- Sequence of (Script Classification?, Script Hook?).
+
+### **71.7 Content Class Information**
+
+- Carries information specific to the content class.
+- Sequence of (Cat Content Classification?, Content Hook?, Alternative Object\*).
+
+### **71.8 Mux Content Class Info**
+
+- Carries information specific to the multiplexed content class.
+- Sequence of (Content Class Information, Number of Streams?, Stream Information\*).
+
+### **71.9 Number of Streams**
+
+- Reflects the number of sub-streams.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.10 Stream Information**
+
+- Further information belonging to stream.
+- Sequence of (Stream ID, Content Class Information).
+
+### **71.11 Alternative Object**
+
+- Provides information about possible alternative objects that an engine can use instead of the related object.
+- Sequence of (Content Object Ref, Content Hook?, Alternative Descriptor Object?, Alternative Readme?).
+
+### **71.12 Alternative Descriptor Object**
+
+- References the alternative descriptor where the alternative objects are described.
+- Descriptor Object Reference.
+
+### **71.13 Alternative Readme**
+
+- Identifies the nature of the alternative object.
+- String.
+
+### **71.14 Offset**
+
+- Provides a relative position in octets of an encoded object which is included in another encoded object.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.15 Other Descriptor**
+
+- Specifies a reference to another descriptor object.
+- Descriptor Object Reference.
+
+### **71.16 Readme**
+
+- Provides readable text for human users.
+- String.
+
+### **71.17 System Readable Material**
+
+- Provides information for using applications.
+- Choice between (BIT STRING, OCTET STRING).
+
+### **71.18 Channel Information**
+
+- Contains information to handle a channel.
+- Sequence of (Channel ID, X min?, X max?, Y min?, Y max?, Z min?, Z max?, X Resolution?, Y Resolution?, Z Resolution?, T Resolution?, F min?, F max?, Audio Dynamic?, Channel Media Type\*, Event Mapping\*).
+
+### **71.19 X min**
+
+- Defines the minimum X-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.20 X max**
+
+- Defines the maximum X-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.21 Y min**
+
+- Defines the minimum Y-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.22 Y max**
+
+- Defines the maximum Y-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.23 Z min**
+
+- Defines the minimum Z-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.24 Z max**
+
+- Defines the maximum Z-axis value for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.25 X Resolution**
+
+- Number of addressable spatial physical units on X axis.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.26 Y Resolution**
+
+- Number of addressable spatial physical units on Y axis.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.27 Z Resolution**
+
+- Number of addressable spatial physical units on Z axis.
+- Integer.
+
+### **71.28 T Resolution**
+
+- Number of addressable spatial physical units in one second on T axis.
+- Integer.
+
+### 71.29 **F min**
+
+- Defines the minimum presentable frequency for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### 71.30 **F max**
+
+- Defines the maximum presentable frequency for the device on which this channel is to be mapped.
+- Integer.
+
+### 71.31 **Audio Dynamic**
+
+- Defines the audio dynamic for the device on which the channel is to be mapped. The units are dB.
+- Integer.
+
+### 71.32 **Channel Media Type**
+
+- Specifies the type of media of the channel, it is one of the catalogued value which can be either registered or proprietary.
+- Catalogued Media Type.
+
+### 71.33 **Event Mapping**
+
+- Specifies the expected events and their mapping on a catalogued event.
+- Sequence of (Event, Catalogued Event?).
+
+### 71.34 **Catalogued Style Information**
+
+- Specifies which style is used by the related objects.
+- Catalogued Style.
+
+### 71.35 **Cat Ext elementary action Info**
+
+- Specifies which catalogued elementary action is used by the related objects.
+- Catalogued Extended EA.
+
+### 71.36 **Cat Ext Attribute Info**
+
+- Specifies which extended attribute is used by the related objects.
+- Cat Ext Attribute.
+
+## 72 **Behaviours**
+
+### 72.1 **Postpone behaviour**
+
+**Table 15/T.171 – Overview of Postpone behaviour**
+
+**Delay ::=** Temporal Unit Ref Param, Duration Param
+
+**Temporal Unit Ref Param ::=** Temporal Unit Ref | Temporal Unit Ref Macro
+
+**Temporal Unit Ref Macro ::=** Macro Def ID, Temporal Unit Ref?
+
+**Temporal Unit Ref ::=** Rt-Component Reference | default-GF
+
+**Duration Param ::=** Generic Integer Param
+
+### 72.1.1 Delay
+
+- This action enables to delay the process of further actions.
+- Sequence of (Temporal Unit Ref Param, Duration Param).
+
+### 72.1.2 Temporal Unit Ref Param
+
+- Parameter of Temporal Unit Ref.
+- Choice between (Temporal Unit Ref, Temporal Unit Ref Macro).
+
+### 72.1.3 Temporal Unit Ref Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Temporal Unit Ref value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Temporal Unit Ref?).
+
+### 72.1.4 Temporal Unit Ref
+
+- Defines how to retrieve the GTF in order to interpret the delay.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Reference, default-GF).
+
+### 72.1.5 Duration Param
+
+- The duration is expressed in GTU.
+- Generic Integer Param.
+
+## 72.2 Returnability behaviour
+
+**Table 16/T.171 – Overview of Returnability behaviour**
+
+**Return ::=**
+
+Return Target Param+, Return Indicator Param, Returned Generic Value Param\*, Content Object Ref Param\*
+
+**Return Indicator Param ::=** Generic Numeric Param
+
+**Returned Generic Value Param ::=** Generic Value Param
+
+**Content Object Ref Param ::=** Content Object Ref | Content Object Ref Macro
+
+**Content Object Ref Macro ::=** Macro Def ID, Content Object Ref?
+
+### 72.2.1 Return
+
+- This action enable to return information to a using application or external entities outside the MHEG engine.
+- Sequence of (Return Target Param+, Return Indicator Param, Returned Generic Value Param\*, Content Object Ref Param\*).
+
+### 72.2.2 Return Indicator Param
+
+- Identification for returning information.
+- Generic Numeric Param.
+
+### 72.2.3 Returned Generic Value Param
+
+- A list of generic values to be returned.
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+### 72.2.4 Content Object Ref Param
+
+- A list of content objects to be returned.
+- Choice between (Content Object Ref, Content Object Ref Macro).
+
+### 72.2.5 Content Object Ref Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Content Object Ref value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Content Object Ref?).
+
+## 72.3 Alias behaviour
+
+Table 17/T.171 – Overview of Alias behaviour
+
+**Set Alias** ::= Target Param+, Alias Spec Param+
+
+**Alias Spec Param** ::= Alias Spec | Alias Spec Macro
+
+**Alias Spec Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Alias Spec?
+
+**Alias Spec** ::= Alias+, Update Command
+
+### 72.3.1 Set Alias
+
+- This action enables the assignment of aliases to any generic references.
+- Sequence of (Target Param+, Alias Spec Param+).
+
+### 72.3.2 Alias Spec Param
+
+- Parameter of Alias Spec.
+- Choice between (Alias Spec, Alias Spec Macro).
+
+### 72.3.3 Alias Spec Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Alias Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Alias Spec?).
+
+### 72.3.4 Alias Spec
+
+- Aliases and an Update Command to be applied.
+- Sequence of (Alias+, Update Command).
+
+## 72.4 Extensibility behaviour
+
+Table 18/T.171 – Overview of Extensibility behaviour
+
+**Catalogued Elementary Action** ::=
+
+Target Param+, Catalogued Extended EA Param, Elementary Action Param\*
+
+**Catalogued Extended EA Param** ::= Catalogued Extended EA | Catalogued Extended EA Macro
+
+**Catalogued Extended EA Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Catalogued Extended EA?
+
+**Elementary Action Param** ::= Generic Value Param
+
+**Set Catalogued Attribute** ::=
+
+Target Param+, Cat Ext Attribute Param, Ext Attribute Value Param, Transition Duration Param?
+
+**Ext Attribute Value Param** ::= Generic Value Param
+
+#### 72.4.1 Catalogued Elementary Action
+
+- This action enables to use an extended elementary action which is registered or proprietary.
+- Sequence of (Target Param+, Catalogued Extended EA Param, Elementary Action Param\*).
+
+#### 72.4.2 Catalogued Extended EA Param
+
+- Parameter of Catalogued Extended EA.
+- Choice between (Catalogued Extended EA, Catalogued Extended EA Macro).
+
+#### 72.4.3 Catalogued Extended EA Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Catalogued Extended EA value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Catalogued Extended EA?).
+
+#### 72.4.4 Elementary Action Param
+
+- Used to interchange the specific parameters of the catalogued extended elementary action.
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+#### 72.4.5 Set Catalogued Attribute
+
+- This action enables to set a value of a catalogued attribute for the target.
+- Sequence of (Target Param+, Cat Ext Attribute Param, Ext Attribute Value Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.4.6 Ext Attribute Value Param
+
+- A generic value to be assigned to a Cat Ext Attribute.
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+### 72.5 Mheg objects availability behaviour
+
+**Table 19/T.171 – Overview of Mheg objects availability behaviour**
+
+| |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Prepare ::= MH-Target Param+
Destroy ::= MH-Target Param+
|
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+#### 72.5.1 Prepare
+
+- This action makes the MHEG object available to the MHEG engine.
+- List of (MH-Target Param).
+
+#### 72.5.2 Destroy
+
+- Removes an MHEG object from the MHEG engine in order to release resources.
+- List of (MH-Target Param).
+
+### 72.6 Link object activation behaviour
+
+**Table 20/T.171 – Overview of Link object activation behaviour**
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Activate ::= Link Target Param+
Deactivate ::= Link Target Param+
|
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+### 72.6.1 Activate
+
+- Make the link object active.
+- List of (Link Target Param).
+
+### 72.6.2 Deactivate
+
+- Makes the link object inactive.
+- List of (Link Target Param).
+
+## 72.7 Link object abort behaviour
+
+**Table 21/T.171 – Overview of Link object abort behaviour**
+
+| |
+|------------------------------------------|
+| Link Abort ::= Link Target Param+ |
+|------------------------------------------|
+
+### 72.7.1 Link Abort
+
+- Aborts processing of links specified in the target set.
+- List of (Link Target Param).
+
+## 72.8 Content class generic value storage behaviour
+
+**Table 22/T.171 – Overview of Content class generic value storage behaviour**
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Set Data ::= Content Target Param+, Substitution Indicator Param, Data Element Param* |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Substitution Indicator Param ::= Substitution Indicator Substitution Indicator Macro |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Substitution Indicator Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Substitution Indicator? |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Substitution Indicator ::= #substitution #no-substitution |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Data Element Param ::= Data Element Data Element Macro |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|
+| Data Element Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Data Element? |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Data Element ::= Process Indicator, Generic List Elt ID?, Generic Value |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Process Indicator ::= #process #no-process |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Add ::= Content Target Param+, Generic List Elt ID Param?, Generic Value Param? |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Substract ::= Content Target Param+, Generic List Elt ID Param?, Generic Value Param? |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+### 72.8.1 Set Data
+
+- This action enables to store or to modify the generic value in a content object.
+- Sequence of (Content Target Param+, Substitution Indicator Param, Data Element Param\*).
+
+### 72.8.2 Substitution Indicator Param
+
+- Parameter of Substitution Indicator.
+- Choice between (Substitution Indicator, Substitution Indicator Macro).
+
+### 72.8.3 Substitution Indicator Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Substitution Indicator value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Substitution Indicator?).
+
+### 72.8.4 Substitution Indicator
+
+- Allowed values for the substitution indicator.
+- Choice between (substitution, no-substitution).
+
+### 72.8.5 Data Element Param
+
+- Parameter of Data Element.
+- Choice between (Data Element, Data Element Macro).
+
+### 72.8.6 Data Element Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Data Element value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Data Element?).
+
+### 72.8.7 Data Element
+
+- Indicates a data to be stored.
+- Sequence of (Process Indicator, Generic List Elt ID?, Generic Value).
+
+### 72.8.8 Process Indicator
+
+- Indicates a data to be stored after evaluated or not.
+- Choice between (process, no-process).
+
+### 72.8.9 Add
+
+- Adds a generic numeric, generic integer or generic ratio to a content data.
+- Sequence of (Content Target Param+, Generic List Elt ID Param?, Generic Value Param?).
+
+### 72.8.10 Subtract
+
+- Offer to subtract generic numeric, generic integer or generic ratio from a content data.
+- Sequence of (Content Target Param+, Generic List Elt ID Param?, Generic Value Param?).
+
+## 72.9 Content class copy behaviour
+
+**Table 23/T.171 – Overview of Content class copy behaviour**
+
+**Copy** ::= Content Target Param, Destination Param+
+
+**Destination Param** ::= Content Target Param
+
+### 72.9.1 Copy
+
+- This action specifies a target content object as a source of the copy operation and a set of content objects as destinations of the copy operation.
+- Sequence of (Content Target Param, Destination Param+).
+
+### 72.9.2 Destination Param
+
+- Content objects to which the target data are to be copied.
+- Content Target Param.
+
+## 72.10 Rt-objects availability behaviour
+
+Table 24/T.171 – Overview of Rt-objects availability behaviour
+
+| |
+|------------------------------------|
+| New ::= Rt-Target Param+ |
+| Delete ::= Rt-Target Param+ |
+
+### 72.10.1 New
+
+- Creates rt-objects from model objects for the MHEG engine.
+- List of (Rt-Target Param).
+
+### 72.10.2 Delete
+
+- Removes rt-objects from the MHEG engine. This may be used to release resources.
+- List of (Rt-Target Param).
+
+## 72.11 Rt-objects running behaviour
+
+Table 25/T.171 – Overview of Rt-objects running behaviour
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Run ::= Rt-Target Param+, Number Of Performances Param? |
+| Number Of Performances Param ::= Number Of Performances Number Of Performances Macro |
+| Number Of Performances Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Number Of Performances? |
+| Number Of Performances ::= Generic Integer #infinite |
+| Stop ::= Rt-Target Param+ |
+
+### 72.11.1 Run
+
+- Enables the presentation of rt-objects by the presentation process.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Target Param+, Number of Performances Param?).
+
+### 72.11.2 Number of Performances Param
+
+- Parameter of Number of Performances.
+- Choice between (Number of Performances, Number of Performances Macro).
+
+### 72.11.3 Number Of Performances Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Number of Performances value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Number of Performances?).
+
+### 72.11.4 Number of Performances
+
+- Specifies the number of performances.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer, infinite).
+
+### 72.11.5 Stop
+
+- Sets the running status to “not running” and stops possible user effects.
+- List of (Rt-Target Param).
+
+## 72.12 Rt-script passing parameter behaviour
+
+Table 26/T.171 – Overview of Rt-script passing parameter behaviour
+
+**Set Parameters** ::= Rt-Script Target Param+, Passing Param\*
+
+**Passing Param** ::= Passing | Passing Macro
+
+**Passing Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Passing?
+
+**Passing** ::= Generic Value | Content Object Ref
+
+### 72.12.1 Set Parameters
+
+- Offers means to pass parameters to an rt-script.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Script Target Param+, Passing Param\*).
+
+### 72.12.2 Passing Param
+
+- Parameter of Passing.
+- Choice between (Passing, Passing Macro).
+
+### 72.12.3 Passing Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Passing value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Passing?).
+
+### 72.12.4 Passing
+
+- Parameters to be passed to an rt-script.
+- Choice between (Generic Value, Content Object Ref).
+
+## 72.13 Sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour
+
+Table 27/T.171 – Overview of Sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour
+
+**Plug** ::= Socket Target Param+, Plug In Param
+
+**Plug In Param** ::= Plug In | Plug In Macro
+
+**Plug In Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Plug In?
+
+**Plug In** ::= Rt-Component Reference | Component Object Reference | Label | Evaluated Reference
+
+### 72.13.1 Plug
+
+- Attaches an rt-component or a label to a socket.
+- Sequence of (Socket Target Param+, Plug In Param).
+
+### 72.13.2 Plug In Param
+
+- Parameter of Plug In.
+- Choice between (Plug In, Plug In Macro).
+
+### 72.13.3 Plug In Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Plug In value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Plug In?).
+
+#### 72.13.4 Plug In
+
+- Specifies the information to be plugged into a socket.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Reference, Component Object Reference, Label, Evaluated Reference).
+
+### 72.14 Rt-components rps assignment behaviour
+
+**Table 28/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components RPS assignment behaviour**
+
+**Set RPS Assignment** ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, RPS Assignment Param
+
+**RPS Assignment Param** ::= RPS Assignment | RPS Assignment Macro
+
+**RPS Assignment Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, RPS Assignment?
+
+#### 72.14.1 Set RPS Assignment
+
+- Sets the RPS assignment of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, RPS Assignment Param).
+
+#### 72.14.2 RPS Assignment Param
+
+- Parameter of RPS Assignment.
+- Choice between (RPS Assignment, RPS Assignment Macro).
+
+#### 72.14.3 RPS Assignment Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified RPS Assignment value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, RPS Assignment?).
+
+### 72.15 Rt-components perceptability behaviour
+
+**Table 29/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components perceptability behaviour**
+
+**Set Perceptability** ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Perceptability Param, Transition Duration Param?
+
+**Perceptability Param** ::= Generic Ratio Param
+
+**Set Presentation Priority** ::=
+
+Rt-Component Target Param+, Presentation Priority Param, Transition Duration Param?
+
+**Presentation Priority Param** ::= Presentation Priority | Presentation Priority Macro
+
+**Presentation Priority Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Presentation Priority?
+
+#### 72.15.1 Set Perceptability
+
+- This action enables to change the perceptability of an rt-component or a root rt-component.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Perceptability Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.15.2 Perceptability Param
+
+- Perceptability to be assigned to rt-component.
+- Generic Ratio Param.
+
+### 72.15.3 Set Presentation Priority
+
+- This action enables to change the presentation priority of an rt-component or a root rt-component.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Presentation Priority Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+### 72.15.4 Presentation Priority Param
+
+- Parameter of Presentation Priority.
+- Choice between (Presentation Priority, Presentation Priority Macro).
+
+### 72.15.5 Presentation Priority Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Presentation Priority value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Presentation Priority?).
+
+## 72.16 Rt-components temporal behaviour
+
+**Table 30/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components temporal behaviour**
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Set OVD ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Initial Point Spec Param, Terminal Point Spec Param |
+| Set CTP ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Current Point Spec Param |
+| Set Temporal Termination ::= Rt-Target Param+, Temporal Termination Param |
+| Temporal Termination Param ::= Temporal Termination Temporal Termination Macro |
+| Temporal Termination Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Temporal Termination? |
+| Set PVD Position ::= Socket Target Param+, Temporal Position Param |
+| Temporal Position Param ::= Point Spec Param |
+| Set GTF ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, GTF Param |
+| GTF Param ::= GF Param |
+| Set Timestones ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Timestone Spec Param+ |
+| Timestone Spec Param ::= Timestone Spec Timestone Spec Macro |
+| Timestone Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Timestone Spec? |
+| Timestone Spec ::= Timestone+, Update Command |
+| Timestone ::= Timestone ID, Timestone Position, Number Of Repetitions |
+| Timestone Position ::= Point Spec |
+| Number Of Repetitions ::= Generic Integer #infinite |
+
+### 72.16.1 Set OVD
+
+- The first Point Spec Param specifies the initial temporal position of the OVD. The second specifies the terminal temporal position of the OVD.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Initial Point Spec Param, Terminal Point Spec Param).
+
+### 72.16.2 Set CTP
+
+- This action specifies the CTP within the OVD.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Current Point Spec Param).
+
+### 72.16.3 Set Temporal Termination
+
+- Specifies the action to be performed once the terminal temporal position of the rt-component is reached.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Target Param+, Temporal Termination Param).
+
+#### **72.16.4 Temporal Termination Param**
+
+- Parameter of Temporal Termination.
+- Choice between (Temporal Termination, Temporal Termination Macro).
+
+#### **72.16.5 Temporal Termination Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Temporal Termination value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Temporal Termination?).
+
+#### **72.16.6 Set PVD Position**
+
+- Binds child PVDs to their parent OVD.
+- Sequence of (Socket Target Param+, Temporal Position Param).
+
+#### **72.16.7 Temporal Position Param**
+
+- Specifies temporal position either by an absolute value along a temporal axis or a relative value against a temporal duration.
+- Point Spec Param.
+
+#### **72.16.8 Set GTF**
+
+- This action defines the presentation speed of an rt-component.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, GTF Param).
+
+#### **72.16.9 GTF Param**
+
+- Generic ratio or default-GF.
+- GF Param.
+
+#### **72.16.10 Set Timestones**
+
+- Sets timestones.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Timestone Spec Param+).
+
+#### **72.16.11 Timestone Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Timestone Spec.
+- Choice between (Timestone Spec, Timestone Spec Macro).
+
+#### **72.16.12 Timestone Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Timestone Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Timestone Spec?).
+
+#### **72.16.13 Timestone Spec**
+
+- A set of timestones and the update commands to be applied.
+- Sequence of (Timestone+, Update Command).
+
+#### **72.16.14 Timestone**
+
+- A pair of a timestone identifier and a timestone position and the number of repetitions.
+- Sequence of (Timestone ID, Timestone Position, Number of Repetitions).
+
+#### **72.16.15 Timestone Position**
+
+- Specified by point specification.
+- Point Spec.
+
+#### **72.16.16 Number Of Repetitions**
+
+- Specifies the number of repetitions.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer, infinite).
+
+## 72.17 Rt-components spatial behaviour
+
+**Table 31/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components spatial behaviour**
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Set Aspect Ratio ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Aspect Ratio Param |
+| Aspect Ratio Param ::= Aspect Ratio Aspect Ratio Macro |
+| Aspect Ratio Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Aspect Ratio? |
+| Set Resizing Strategy ::= Rt-Composite Target Param+, Resizing Strategy Param |
+| Resizing Strategy Param ::= Resizing Strategy Resizing Strategy Macro |
+| Resizing Strategy Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Resizing Strategy? |
+| Set OVS Proj Strategy ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, OVS Proj Strategy Param |
+| OVS Proj Strategy Param ::= OVS Proj Strategy OVS Proj Strategy Macro |
+| OVS Proj Strategy Macro ::= Macro Def ID, OVS Proj Strategy? |
+| Set OVS ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Size Spec Param, Transition Duration Param? |
+| Set OAP ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, OAP Param |
+| OAP Param ::= Spatial Position Spec Param |
+| Set OVS Position ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, OVS Position Param, Transition Duration Param? |
+| OVS Position Param ::= Spatial Position Spec Param |
+| Set PAP ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, PAP Param |
+| PAP Param ::= Spatial Position Spec Param |
+| Set PVS Position ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, PVS Position Param, Transition Duration Param? |
+| PVS Position Param ::= Spatial Position Spec Param |
+| Set GSF ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, GSF Param, Transition Duration Param? |
+| GSF Param ::= GF Param |
+| Set User Spatial Control ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Spatial Control Param+, User Spatial Control Param |
+| User Spatial Control Param ::= User Spatial Control User Spatial Control Macro |
+| User Spatial Control Macro ::= Macro Def ID, User Spatial Control? |
+
+### 72.17.1 Set Aspect Ratio
+
+- Specifies whether the OS is projected with the aspect ratio preserved or not.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Aspect Ratio Param).
+
+### 72.17.2 Aspect Ratio Param
+
+- Specifies the aspect ratio preservation.
+- Choice between (Aspect Ratio, Aspect Ratio Macro).
+
+### 72.17.3 Aspect Ratio Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Aspect Ratio value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Aspect Ratio?).
+
+#### **72.17.4 Set Resizing Strategy**
+
+- Specifies the OS resizing strategy of an rt-composite.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Composite Target Param+, Resizing Strategy Param).
+
+#### **72.17.5 Resizing Strategy Param**
+
+- Specifies the resizing strategy.
+- Choice between (Resizing Strategy, Resizing Strategy Macro).
+
+#### **72.17.6 Resizing Strategy Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Resizing Strategy value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Resizing Strategy?).
+
+#### **72.17.7 Set OVS Proj Strategy**
+
+- Specifies the OVS Proj Strategy. Choice between “fixed” or “calculated”.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, OVS Proj Strategy Param).
+
+#### **72.17.8 OVS Proj Strategy Param**
+
+- Parameter of OVS Proj Strategy.
+- Choice between (OVS Proj Strategy, OVS Proj Strategy Macro).
+
+#### **72.17.9 OVS Proj Strategy Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified OVS Proj Strategy value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, OVS Proj Strategy?).
+
+#### **72.17.10 Set OVS**
+
+- Set the OVS directly or indirectly depending on the OVS Proj Strategy attribute.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Size Spec Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### **72.17.11 Set OAP**
+
+- Sets the OAP.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, OAP Param).
+
+#### **72.17.12 OAP Param**
+
+- May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+- Spatial Position Spec Param.
+
+#### **72.17.13 Set OVS Position**
+
+- Sets the OVS position.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, OVS Position Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### **72.17.14 OVS Position Param**
+
+- May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+- Spatial Position Spec Param.
+
+#### **72.17.15 Set PAP**
+
+- Sets the PAP.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, PAP Param).
+
+#### 72.17.16 PAP Param
+
+- May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+- Spatial Position Spec Param.
+
+#### 72.17.17 Set PVS Position
+
+- Sets the PVS position.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, PVS Position Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.17.18 PVS Position Param
+
+- May be specified as an absolute value or a relative value.
+- Spatial Position Spec Param.
+
+#### 72.17.19 Set GSF
+
+- Sets GSF.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, GSF Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.17.20 GSF Param
+
+- A generic ratio.
+- GF Param.
+
+#### 72.17.21 Set User Spatial Control
+
+- Sets one of the user spatial controls.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Spatial Control Param+, User Spatial Control Param).
+
+#### 72.17.22 User Spatial Control Param
+
+- Choice between “allowed” and “not allowed”.
+- Choice between (User Spatial Control, User Spatial Control Macro).
+
+#### 72.17.23 User Spatial Control Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified User Spatial Control value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, User Spatial Control?).
+
+### 72.18 Rt-components audible behaviour
+
+**Table 32/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components audible behaviour**
+
+**Set CV** ::= Rt-Content Target Param+, CV Param, Transition Duration Param?
+
+**CV Param** ::= Current Point Spec Param
+
+**Set GVF** ::= GVF Target, GVF Param, Transition Duration Param?
+
+**GVF Target** ::= Rt-Composite Targets Param | Channel Targets Param
+
+**Rt-Composite Targets Param** ::= Rt-Composite Target Param+
+
+**Channel Targets Param** ::= Channel Target Param+
+
+**GVF Param** ::= GF Param
+
+#### 72.18.1 Set CV
+
+- Specifies the CV of an rt-content.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Content Target Param+, CV Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.18.2 CV Param
+
+- Specified as an absolute value, a relative value, an original point factor or a current point factor.
+- Current Point Spec Param.
+
+#### 72.18.3 Set GVF
+
+- This action specifies the GVF of an rt-composite or a channel.
+- Sequence of (GVF Target, GVF Param, Transition Duration Param?).
+
+#### 72.18.4 GVF Target
+
+- Targets for GVF.
+- Choice between (Rt-Composite Targets Param, Channel Targets Param).
+
+#### 72.18.5 Rt-Composite Targets Param
+
+- Targets for GVF.
+- List of (Rt-Composite Target Param).
+
+#### 72.18.6 Channel Targets Param
+
+- Targets for GVF.
+- List of (Channel Target Param).
+
+#### 72.18.7 GVF Param
+
+- GVF value to be assigned.
+- GF Param.
+
+### 72.19 Rt-mux stream choice behaviour
+
+Table 33/T.171 – Overview of Rt-mux stream choice behaviour
+
+**Set Stream Choice** ::= Rt-Mux Target Param+, Stream Spec Param\*
+
+**Stream Spec Param** ::= Stream Spec | Stream Spec Macro
+
+**Stream Spec Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Stream Spec?
+
+**Stream Spec** ::= Stream ID Reference\*, Update Command
+
+#### 72.19.1 Set Stream Choice
+
+- This action specifies a list of streams to be chosen in the multiplexed data and to be assigned to the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Mux Target Param+, Stream Spec Param\*).
+
+#### 72.19.2 Stream Spec Param
+
+- Parameter of Stream Spec.
+- Choice between (Stream Spec, Stream Spec Macro).
+
+#### 72.19.3 Stream Spec Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Stream Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Stream Spec?).
+
+#### 72.19.4 Stream Spec
+
+- Combination of a list of stream ID and an update command.
+- Sequence of (Stream ID Reference\*, Update Command).
+
+#### 72.20 Interaction behaviour
+
+**Table 34/T.171 – Overview of Interaction behaviour**
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Interaction Status Param ::= Interaction Status Interaction Status Macro |
+| Interaction Status Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Interaction Status? |
+| Min Interact Required Param ::= Min Interact Required Min Interact Required Macro |
+| Min Interact Required Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Min Interact Required? |
+| Max Interact Required Param ::= Max Interact Required Max Interact Required Macro |
+| Max Interact Required Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Max Interact Required? |
+| Set Interaction Ability ::=
Rt-Component Target Param+, Interaction Type Param, Min Interact Required Param, Max Interact Required Param |
+| Set Interaction Status ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Interaction Type Param, Interaction Status Param |
+
+##### 72.20.1 Interaction Status Param
+
+- Parameter of Interaction Status.
+- Choice between (Interaction Status, Interaction Status Macro).
+
+##### 72.20.2 Interaction Status Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Interaction Status value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Interaction Status?).
+
+##### 72.20.3 Min Interact Required Param
+
+- Parameter of Min Interact Required.
+- Choice between (Min Interact Required, Min Interact Required Macro).
+
+##### 72.20.4 Min Interact Required Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Min Interact Required value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Min Interact Required?).
+
+##### 72.20.5 Max Interact Required Param
+
+- An integer greater than or equal to 0 to indicate the maximum interaction required for an *rt-component*.
+- Choice between (Max Interact Required, Max Interact Required Macro).
+
+##### 72.20.6 Max Interact Required Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Max Interact Required value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Max Interact Required?).
+
+##### 72.20.7 Set Interaction Ability
+
+- This action may be targeted to *rt-components* to initialise or modify their interactivity behaviour.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Interaction Type Param, Min Interact Required Param, Max Interact Required Param).
+
+## 72.20.8 Set Interaction Status
+
+- This action assigns a value to the selection status of an rt-component.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Interaction Type Param, Interaction Status Param).
+
+## 72.21 Rt-components style behaviour
+
+**Table 35/T.171 – Overview of Rt-components style behaviour**
+
+**Set Style** ::= Rt-Component Target Param+, Catalogued Style Param, Additional Information Param?
+
+**Catalogued Style Param** ::= Catalogued Style | Catalogued Style Macro
+
+**Catalogued Style Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Catalogued Style?
+
+**Additional Information Param** ::= Generic Value Param
+
+### 72.21.1 Set Style
+
+- Specifies a style to be applied to a target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param+, Catalogued Style Param, Additional Information Param?).
+
+### 72.21.2 Catalogued Style Param
+
+- Parameter of Catalogued Style.
+- Choice between (Catalogued Style, Catalogued Style Macro).
+
+### 72.21.3 Catalogued Style Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Catalogued Style value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Catalogued Style?).
+
+### 72.21.4 Additional Information Param
+
+- Specifies some additional information required for a style.
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+## 72.22 Rt-contents anchor behaviour
+
+**Table 36/T.171 – Overview of Rt-contents anchor behaviour**
+
+**Attach Anchor** ::= Rt-Content Target Param+, Anchor Spec Param+
+
+**Anchor Spec Param** ::= Anchor Spec | Anchor Spec Macro
+
+**Anchor Spec Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Anchor Spec?
+
+**Anchor Spec** ::= Anchor+, Update Command
+
+**Anchor** ::= Rt-Content Reference | Evaluated Reference
+
+### 72.22.1 Attach Anchor
+
+- Attaches anchors to rt-contents.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Content Target Param+, Anchor Spec Param+).
+
+### 72.22.2 Anchor Spec Param
+
+- Parameter of Anchor Spec.
+- Choice between (Anchor Spec, Anchor Spec Macro).
+
+### 72.22.3 Anchor Spec Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Anchor Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Anchor Spec?).
+
+### 72.22.4 Anchor Spec
+
+- A pair of anchors and the update command.
+- Sequence of (Anchor+, Update Command).
+
+### 72.22.5 Anchor
+
+- Specifies an anchor.
+- Choice between (Rt-Content Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+## 72.23 Channel availability behaviour
+
+**Table 37/T.171 – Overview of Channel availability behaviour**
+
+**New Channel** ::= Channel Target Param+
+
+**Delete Channel** ::= Channel Target Param+
+
+### 72.23.1 New Channel
+
+- This action creates channels.
+- List of (Channel Target Param).
+
+### 72.23.2 Delete Channel
+
+- This action removes channels.
+- List of (Channel Target Param).
+
+## 72.24 Channel perceptability behaviour
+
+**Table 38/T.171 – Overview of Channel perceptability behaviour**
+
+**Set Channel Perceptability** ::= Channel Target Param+, Channel Perceptability Param
+
+**Channel Perceptability Param** ::= Channel Perceptability | Channel Perceptability Macro
+
+**Channel Perceptability Macro** ::= Macro Def ID, Channel Perceptability?
+
+### 72.24.1 Set Channel Perceptability
+
+- This action changes the channel perceptability of a target.
+- Sequence of (Channel Target Param+, Channel Perceptability Param).
+
+### 72.24.2 Channel Perceptability Param
+
+- Parameter of Channel Perceptability.
+- Choice between (Channel Perceptability, Channel Perceptability Macro).
+
+### 72.24.3 Channel Perceptability Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Channel Perceptability value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Channel Perceptability?).
+
+### 72.25 Channel presentation space behaviour
+
+**Table 39/T.171 – Overview of Channel presentation space behaviour**
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Set CPS ::= Channel Target Param+, CPS Initialisation Param? |
+| CPS Initialisation Param ::= CPS Initialisation CPS Initialisation Macro |
+| CPS Initialisation Macro ::= Macro Def ID, CPS Initialisation? |
+| CPS Initialisation ::= CPS Duration?, CPS Size? |
+| CPS Duration ::= Integer #infinite Evaluated Integer |
+| CPS Size ::= Size Evaluated List |
+
+#### 72.25.1 Set CPS
+
+- This action specifies an CPS of the target.
+- Sequence of (Channel Target Param+, CPS Initialisation Param?).
+
+#### 72.25.2 CPS Initialisation Param
+
+- Parameter of CPS Initialisation.
+- Choice between (CPS Initialisation, CPS Initialisation Macro).
+
+#### 72.25.3 CPS Initialisation Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified CPS Initialisation value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, CPS Initialisation?).
+
+#### 72.25.4 CPS Initialisation
+
+- Specifies the duration and the size of the CPS.
+- Sequence of (CPS Duration?, CPS Size?).
+
+#### 72.25.5 CPS Duration
+
+- Specifies the duration of the CPS.
+- Choice between (Integer, infinite, Evaluated Integer).
+
+#### 72.25.6 CPS Size
+
+- Specifies the spatial size of the CPS.
+- Choice between (Size, Evaluated List).
+
+### 72.26 Channels and rt-components events behaviour
+
+**Table 40/T.171 – Overview of Channels and rt-components events behaviour**
+
+| |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Set Event ::= Rt-Component Channel Tg Param+, Event Param, Event Data Param? |
+| Event Param ::= Generic List Param |
+| Event Data Param ::= Generic Value Param |
+
+### 72.26.1 Set Event
+
+- The event identifier attribute of the target is set to the specified value.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Channel Tg Param+, Event Param, Event Data Param?).
+
+### 72.26.2 Event Param
+
+- Specifies an event.
+- Generic List Param.
+
+### 72.26.3 Event Data Param
+
+- Specifies the data associated with an event.
+- Generic Value Param.
+
+## 73 Elementary Actions
+
+### 73.1 List of elementary actions
+
+**Table 41/T.171 – Overview of list of elementary actions**
+
+#### **Elementary Action ::=**
+
+Set Event | Set CPS | Set Channel Perceptability | New Channel | Delete Channel | Attach Anchor | Get Style | Set Style | Set Interaction Ability | Set Interaction Status | Set Stream Choice | Set CV | Set GVF | Set Aspect Ratio | Set Resizing Strategy | Set OVS | Set OAP | Set OVS Position | Set PAP | Set PVS Position | Set GSF | Set User Spatial Control | Set OVD | Set CTP | Set Temporal Termination | Set PVD Position | Set GTF | Set Timestones | Set Perceptability | Set Presentation Priority | Set RPS Assignment | Plug | Set Parameters | Run | Stop | New | Delete | Copy | Set Data | Add | Subtract | Link Abort | Activate | Deactivate | Prepare | Destroy | Catalogued Elementary Action | Set Catalogued Attribute | Set Alias | Return | Delay | Extensibility Provision
+
+#### 73.1.1 Elementary Action
+
+- This Recommendation defines a list of elementary actions that may be included in an action object to modify the behaviour of MHEG entities.
+- Choice between (Set Event, Set CPS, Set Channel Perceptability, New Channel, Delete Channel, Attach Anchor, Get Style, Set Style, Set Interaction Ability, Set Interaction Status, Set Stream Choice, Set CV, Set GVF, Set Aspect Ratio, Set Resizing Strategy, Set OVS, Set OAP, Set OVS Position, Set PAP, Set PVS Position, Set GSF, Set User Spatial Control, Set OVD, Set CTP, Set Temporal Termination, Set PVD Position, Set GTF, Set Timestones, Set Perceptability, Set Presentation Priority, Set RPS Assignment, Plug, Set Parameters, Run, Stop, New, Delete, Copy, Set Data, Add, Subtract, Link Abort, Activate, Deactivate, Prepare, Destroy, Catalogued Elementary Action, Set Catalogued Attribute, Set Alias, Return, Delay, Extensibility Provision).
+
+## 73.2 MHEG entity, data, stream, macro parameter and identification useful definitions
+
+Table 42/T.171 – Overview of MHEG entity, data, stream and macro parameter, identification useful definitions
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------|
+| Using-Application ::= \$NULL |
+| Alias ::= String |
+| Identifier ::= Integer |
+| Index ::= Integer |
+| Tail Param ::= Tail Tail Macro |
+| Tail Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Tail? |
+| Tail ::= Index* |
+| External ID ::= Public ID?, System ID? |
+| Public ID ::= \$PrintableString |
+| System ID ::= \$OCTET STRING |
+| Null-Data ::= \$NULL |
+| Mheg ID ::= Application ID?, Mh Number |
+| Application ID ::= \$OCTET STRING |
+| Mh Number ::= Identifier |
+| Null-Mh ::= \$NULL |
+| Stream ID ::= Tail |
+| Rt-Number ::= Identifier |
+| Null-Root-Rt ::= \$NULL |
+| Socket Identification ::= Socket ID Alias |
+| Socket ID ::= Root Rt-Composite Reference, Tail |
+| Channel ID ::= Identifier |
+| Default-Channel ::= \$NULL |
+| Macro Def ID ::= String Integer |
+
+### 73.2.1 Using-Application
+
+- The using application is identified by a reserved identifier: “Using-Application”.
+- NULL.
+
+### 73.2.2 Alias
+
+- Identification of an MHEG entity, a data or a stream. It is a sequence of alphanumeric characters which is used as a convenient substitute for the other addressing mechanism. It is for the using application to map this name to a physical address.
+- String.
+
+### 73.2.3 Identifier
+
+- Identification of an MHEG entity.
+- Integer.
+
+#### **73.2.4 Index**
+
+- Identification of an inner element. The indexes are numbered from 1 to n by default.
+- Integer.
+
+#### **73.2.5 Tail Param**
+
+- Parameter of Tail.
+- Choice between (Tail, Tail Macro).
+
+#### **73.2.6 Tail Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Tail value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Tail?).
+
+#### **73.2.7 Tail**
+
+- Identification of an inner element within a hierarchy. The list of indexes designs a path from an outer entity to an inner element.
+- List of (Index).
+
+#### **73.2.8 External ID**
+
+- Identification of an external information (e.g. an MHEG object, a content data) as defined for by ISO 9070 and ISO 8879.
+
+The technique for reference to external information is based on:
+
+The techniques used in ISO 8879 for “formal public identifiers”.
+
+International Standard ISO 9070 “Registration procedures for public text owner identifier” which provides both ASN.1 and SGML notation for the representation of registered owner identifiers.
+
+The presence of at least one of the two fields is mandatory.
+
+- Sequence of (Public ID?, System ID?).
+
+#### **73.2.9 Public ID**
+
+- Character string whose syntax is given by subclause 10.2 of ISO 8879:1986.
+Recommendation T.171 uses a simplification of ISO 9070 Informative Annex D shall be used for the encoding of the public identifier.
+- PrintableString.
+
+#### **73.2.10 System ID**
+
+- The system identifier may be used to identify a particular file within the system. It may also be used to indicate the system which supplies the object. This information may be used to describe a database or telecommunications request for an information.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+#### **73.2.11 Null-Data**
+
+- The null data is identified by a reserved identifier: “Null-Data”.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.2.12 Mheg ID**
+
+- Identification of an MHEG interchanged object.
+- Sequence of (Application ID?, Mh Number).
+
+#### **73.2.13 Application ID**
+
+- Identification of the application supplying the object. The semantics of the identification are defined by the using application.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+#### **73.2.14 MH Number**
+
+- Unique identification of the object within the application. A reserved MH-number is used to address a null object: “Null-MH”.
+- Identifier.
+
+#### **73.2.15 Null-MH**
+
+- The null MHEG object is identified by a reserved identifier: “Null-MH”.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.2.16 Stream ID**
+
+- Unique identification of a stream within a multiplex.
+- Tail.
+
+#### **73.2.17 Rt Number**
+
+- Unique identification of a root rt-object created from a given model object.
+- Identifier.
+
+#### **73.2.18 Null-Root-Rt**
+
+- The null root rt-object is identified by a reserved identifier: “Null-Root-Rt”.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.2.19 Socket Identification**
+
+- Identification of a socket.
+- Choice between (Socket ID, Alias).
+
+#### **73.2.20 Socket ID**
+
+- Identifier of a socket, i.e. an rt-composite element.
+- Sequence of (Root Rt-Composite Reference, Tail).
+
+#### **73.2.21 Channel ID**
+
+- Identification of a channel.
+- Identifier.
+
+#### **73.2.22 Default-Channel**
+
+- The default channel is identified by a reserved identifier: “Default-Channel”.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.2.23 Macro Def ID**
+
+- Identification of a macro parameter within an action.
+- Choice between (String, Integer).
+
+### 73.3 References useful definitions
+
+**Table 43/T.171 – Overview of References useful definitions**
+
+| |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Reference ::=
Null-Data Mheg ID Reference External ID Reference Container Element Reference Null-Mh This Stream ID Reference Root Rt-ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Channel ID Reference Default-Channel Alias Reference |
+| Alias Reference ::= Alias |
+| Mheg ID Reference ::= Mheg ID |
+| External ID Reference ::= External ID |
+| Tail Reference ::= Tail?, Tail Complement? |
+| Tail Complement ::= # children # descendants |
+| Data Reference ::= External ID Null-Data Alias Reference |
+| Mh-Reference ::=
Mheg ID Reference External ID Reference Container Element Reference Null-Mh This Alias Reference |
+| Action Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Link Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Model Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Script Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Component Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Content Object Ref ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Non-Mux Content Object Ref ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Multiplexed Content Object Ref ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Stream ID Reference ::= Stream ID |
+| Composite Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Container Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Container Element Reference ::= Container Object Reference, Tail Reference |
+| This ::= \$NULL |
+| Descriptor Object Reference ::= Mh-Reference |
+| Root Rt-Reference ::= Root Rt-ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-ID Reference ::= Model Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference |
+| Rt-Number Reference ::= Rt-Number # question-mark # star |
+| Rt-Reference ::= Root Rt-ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Rt-Script Reference ::= Rt-Script ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Rt-Script ID Reference ::= Script Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference |
+| Root Rt-Component Reference ::= Root Rt-Component ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Component ID Ref ::= Component Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference |
+| Rt-Component Reference ::= Root Rt-Component ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Content Reference ::= Root Rt-Content ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Content ID Ref ::= Content Object Ref, Rt-Number Reference |
+
+**Table 43/T.171 – Overview of References useful definitions** (*concluded*)
+
+| | |
+|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Rt-Content Reference | ::= Root Rt-Content ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Mux Reference | ::= Root Rt-Mux ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Mux ID Reference | ::= Multiplexed Content Object Ref, Rt-Number Reference |
+| Rt-Mux Reference | ::= Root Rt-Mux ID Reference Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Composite Reference | ::= Root Rt-Composite ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Alias Reference |
+| Root Rt-Composite ID Ref | ::= Composite Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference |
+| Rt-Composite Reference | ::= Root Rt-Composite ID Ref Null-Root-Rt Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Socket Reference | ::= Socket ID Reference Alias Reference |
+| Socket ID Reference | ::= Root Rt-Composite Reference, Socket Tail Reference |
+| Socket Tail Reference | ::= Tail?, Socket Tail Complement? |
+| Socket Tail Complement | ::= Tail Complement #question-mark-child #question-mark-descendant |
+| Channel Reference | ::= Channel ID Reference Default-Channel Alias Reference |
+| Channel ID Reference | ::= Channel ID |
+| Rt-Component Channel Ref | ::= Rt-Component Reference Channel Reference |
+
+### 73.3.1 Reference
+
+- A reference is used to address an MHEG entity, a data or a stream.
+- Choice between (Null-Data, Mheg ID Reference, External ID Reference, Container Element Reference, Null-Mh, This, Stream ID Reference, Root Rt-ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Channel ID Reference, Default-Channel, Alias Reference).
+
+### 73.3.2 Alias Reference
+
+- Reference to a single or multiple MHEG entity or data or stream using the assigned alias.
+- Alias.
+
+### 73.3.3 Mheg ID Reference
+
+- Reference to an MHEG object using its MHEG identifier.
+- Mheg ID.
+
+### 73.3.4 External ID Reference
+
+- Reference to an MHEG entity or a data using its external identifier.
+- External ID.
+
+### 73.3.5 Tail Reference
+
+- Reference to a given element using its tail identification, a tail complement may be provided. The tail can be omitted, in which case the tail complement is applied to the outer entity itself.
+- Sequence of (Tail?, Tail Complement?).
+
+### 73.3.6 Tail Complement
+
+- The tail complement is used to reference the children (one generation) or the descendants (all generations) of the element referenced using its tail or of the outer entity if the tail is omitted.
+- Choice between (children, descendants).
+
+#### **73.3.7 Data Reference**
+
+- Reference to a data of a content or a script object using one of its possible identification.
+- Choice between (External ID, Null-Data, Alias Reference).
+
+#### **73.3.8 MH-Reference**
+
+- Reference to an MHEG object using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Mheg ID Reference, External ID Reference, Container Element Reference, Null-MH, This, Alias Reference).
+
+#### **73.3.9 Action Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to an action object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.10 Link Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a link object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.11 Model Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a model object. When the model object to be referenced is a composite object, “this” may be used within link and action objects to express local addressing within the composite or the container object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.12 Script Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a script object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.13 Component Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a component object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.14 Content Object Ref**
+
+- Reference to a content object or a multiplexed content object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.15 Non-Mux Content Object Ref**
+
+- Reference to a non-mux content object, i.e. a pure content object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.16 Multiplexed Content Object Ref**
+
+- Reference to a multiplexed content object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+#### **73.3.17 Stream ID Reference**
+
+- Reference to a stream using its stream identifier.
+- Stream ID.
+
+#### **73.3.18 Composite Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a composite object, “this” may be used within link and action objects to express local addressing facilities within the composite object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+### **73.3.19 Container Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a container object, “this” can be used within link and action objects for local addressing facilities within the composite or the container object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+### **73.3.20 Container Element Reference**
+
+- Reference to a container element using a reference to the container object defining this element followed by a reference to the element itself.
+- Sequence of (Container Object Reference, Tail Reference).
+
+### **73.3.21 This**
+
+- When the MHEG entity to be referenced is a composite or a container object, “this” can be used within link and action objects for local addressing facilities within the composite or the container object itself.
+- NULL.
+
+### **73.3.22 Descriptor Object Reference**
+
+- Reference to a descriptor object.
+- MH-Reference.
+
+### **73.3.23 Root Rt-Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-object using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.24 Root Rt-ID Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Model Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.25 Rt-Number Reference**
+
+- Reference to a specified root rt-object (rt-number) or to a dynamically determined root rt-object (?) or to all root rt-objects created from a given model object (\*).
+- Choice between (Rt-Number, question-mark, star).
+
+### **73.3.26 Rt-Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-object, i.e. either a root (rt-script, root rt-component) or a socket.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.27 Rt-Script Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-script using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Rt-Script ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.28 Rt-Script ID Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-script identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Script Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.29 Root Rt-Component Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-component using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Component ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.30 Root Rt-Component ID Ref**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-component identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Component Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.31 Rt-Component Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-component, i.e. either a root or a socket.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Component ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.32 Root Rt-Content Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-content using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Content ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.33 Root Rt-Content ID Ref**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-content identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Content Object Ref, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.34 Rt-Content Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-content, i.e. either a root or a socket.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Content ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.35 Root Rt-Mux Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-mux using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Mux ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.36 Root Rt-Mux ID Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-mux identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Multiplexed Content Object Ref, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.37 Rt-Mux Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-mux, i.e. either a root or a socket.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Mux ID Reference, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.38 Root Rt-Composite Reference**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-composite using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Composite ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.39 Root Rt-Composite ID Ref**
+
+- Reference to a root rt-composite identifier using a reference to the model object from which it is created and a reference to the rt-number assigned to it.
+- Sequence of (Composite Object Reference, Rt-Number Reference).
+
+### **73.3.40 Rt-Composite Reference**
+
+- Reference to an rt-composite, i.e. either a root or a socket.
+- Choice between (Root Rt-Composite ID Ref, Null-Root-Rt, Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+### **73.3.41 Socket Reference**
+
+- Reference to a socket, using one of its possible identifications. There is no specific reference to a null socket because a null socket, also called an empty socket, is referenced as any other sockets.
+- Choice between (Socket ID Reference, Alias Reference).
+
+#### 73.3.42 Socket ID Reference
+
+- Reference to a socket identifier using a reference to the rt-composite defining this socket followed by a reference to the socket itself. A socket is an element of an rt-composite.
+- Sequence of (Root Rt-Composite Reference, Socket Tail Reference).
+
+#### 73.3.43 Socket Tail Reference
+
+- Reference to a given socket using its tail identification, a tail complement may be provided. The tail can be omitted, in that case the socket tail complement is applied to the root rt-composite itself.
+- Sequence of (Tail?, Socket Tail Complement?).
+
+#### 73.3.44 Socket Tail Complement
+
+- The socket tail complement is used to reference the children or descendants or a single dynamically determined socket within the children (?child), or a single dynamically determined socket within the descendants (? descendant) of the socket referenced by the tail or of the root rt-composite if the tail is omitted.
+- Choice between (Tail Complement, question-mark-child, question-mark-descendant).
+
+#### 73.3.45 Channel Reference
+
+- Reference to a Channel Identifier using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Channel ID Reference, Default-Channel, Alias Reference).
+
+#### 73.3.46 Channel ID Reference
+
+- Reference to a channel using its channel identifier.
+- Channel ID.
+
+#### 73.3.47 Rt-Component Channel Ref
+
+- Reference to an rt-component or to a channel using one of its possible identifications.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Reference, Channel Reference).
+
+### 73.4 Useful definitions of targets
+
+Table 44/T.171 – Overview of useful definitions of targets
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Target Param ::= Target Target Macro |
+| Target Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Target? |
+| Target ::= Generic Reference |
+| Mh-Target Param ::= Mh-Target Mh-Target Macro |
+| Mh-Target Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Mh-Target? |
+| Mh-Target ::= Mh-Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Link Target Param ::= Mh-Target Param |
+| Content Target Param ::= Mh-Target Param |
+| Rt-Target Param ::= Rt-Target Rt-Target Macro |
+| Rt-Target Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Target? |
+| Rt-Target ::= Rt-Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Rt-Script Target Param ::= Rt-Script Target Rt-Script Target Macro |
+| Rt-Script Target Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Script Target? |
+| Rt-Script Target ::= Rt-Script Reference Evaluated Reference |
+
+**Table 44/T.171 – Overview of useful definitions of targets (*concluded*)**
+
+| | |
+|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Rt-Component Target Param | ::= Rt-Component Target Rt-Component Target Macro |
+| Rt-Component Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Component Target? |
+| Rt-Component Target | ::= Rt-Component Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Rt-Content Target Param | ::= Rt-Content Target Rt-Content Target Macro |
+| Rt-Content Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Content Target? |
+| Rt-Content Target | ::= Rt-Content Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Rt-Mux Target Param | ::= Rt-Mux Target Rt-Mux Target Macro |
+| Rt-Mux Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Mux Target? |
+| Rt-Mux Target | ::= Rt-Mux Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Rt-Composite Target Param | ::= Rt-Composite Target Rt-Composite Target Macro |
+| Rt-Composite Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Composite Target? |
+| Rt-Composite Target | ::= Rt-Composite Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Socket Target Param | ::= Socket Target Socket Target Macro |
+| Socket Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Socket Target? |
+| Socket Target | ::= Socket Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Return Target Param | ::= Generic Integer Param Using-Application |
+| Channel Target Param | ::= Channel Target Channel Target Macro |
+| Channel Target Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Channel Target? |
+| Channel Target | ::= Channel Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Rt-Component Channel Tg Param | ::= Rt-Component Channel Tg Rt-Component Channel Tg Macro |
+| Rt-Component Channel Tg Macro | ::= Macro Def ID, Rt-Component Channel Tg? |
+| Rt-Component Channel Tg | ::= Rt-Component Channel Ref Evaluated Reference |
+
+#### **73.4.1 Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Target.
+- Choice between (Target, Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.2 Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.3 Target**
+
+- A target of an action addresses an MHEG entity using its reference.
+- Generic Reference.
+
+#### **73.4.4 MH-Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of MH-Target.
+- Choice between (MH-Target, MH-Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.5 MH-Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified MH-Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, MH-Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.6 MH-Target**
+
+- An MH-target of an action addresses an MHEG object using its reference.
+- Choice between (MH-Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.7 Link Target Param**
+
+- A link target of an action addresses a link object using its reference.
+- MH-Target Param.
+
+#### **73.4.8 Content Target Param**
+
+- A content target of an action addresses a content object using its reference.
+- MH-Target Param.
+
+#### **73.4.9 Rt-Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Target, Rt-Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.10 Rt-Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.11 Rt-Target**
+
+- An rt-target of an action addresses an rt-object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.12 Rt-Script Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Script Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Script Target, Rt-Script Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.13 Rt-Script Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Script Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Script Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.14 Rt-Script Target**
+
+- An rt-script target of an action addresses an rt-script object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Script Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.15 Rt-Component Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Component Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Target, Rt-Component Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.16 Rt-Component Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Component Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Component Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.17 Rt-Component Target**
+
+- An rt-component target of an action addresses an rt-component object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.18 Rt-Content Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Content Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Content Target, Rt-Content Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.19 Rt-Content Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Content Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Content Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.20 Rt-Content Target**
+
+- An rt-content target of an action addresses an rt-content object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Content Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.21 Rt-Mux Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Mux Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Mux Target, Rt-Mux Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.22 Rt-Mux Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Mux Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Mux Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.23 Rt-Mux Target**
+
+- An rt-mux target of an action addresses an rt-mux object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Mux Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.24 Rt-Composite Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Composite Target.
+- Choice between (Rt-Composite Target, Rt-Composite Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.25 Rt-Composite Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Composite Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Composite Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.26 Rt-Composite Target**
+
+- An rt-composite target of an action addresses an rt-composite object using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Composite Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.27 Socket Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Socket Target.
+- Choice between (Socket Target, Socket Target Macro).
+
+#### **73.4.28 Socket Target Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Socket Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Socket Target?).
+
+#### **73.4.29 Socket Target**
+
+- A socket target of an action addresses socket using its reference.
+- Choice between (Socket Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.4.30 Return Target Param**
+
+- When provided it is up to the implementation to map the parameter to the appropriate recipient.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer Param, Using-Application).
+
+#### **73.4.31 Channel Target Param**
+
+- Parameter of Channel Target.
+- Choice between (Channel Target, Channel Target Macro).
+
+#### 73.4.32 Channel Target Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Channel Target value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Channel Target?).
+
+#### 73.4.33 Channel Target
+
+- A channel target of an action addresses a channel using its reference.
+- Choice between (Channel Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### 73.4.34 Rt-Component Channel Tg Param
+
+- Parameter of Rt-Component Channel Tg.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Channel Tg, Rt-Component Channel Tg Macro).
+
+#### 73.4.35 Rt-Component Channel Tg Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Rt-Component Channel Tg value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Rt-Component Channel Tg?).
+
+#### 73.4.36 Rt-Component Channel Tg
+
+- An rt-component or channel target of an action addresses an rt-component or a channel using its reference.
+- Choice between (Rt-Component Channel Ref, Evaluated Reference).
+
+### 73.5 Generic value useful definitions
+
+**Table 45/T.171 – Overview of Generic value useful definitions**
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Generic Value Param ::= Generic Value Generic Value Macro |
+| Generic Value Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Generic Value? |
+| Generic Value ::= Value Evaluated Value |
+| Value ::= Boolean Numeric Ratio String List Reference |
+| Generic Boolean Param ::= Generic Boolean Generic Boolean Macro |
+| Generic Boolean Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Generic Boolean? |
+| Generic Boolean ::= Boolean Evaluated Boolean |
+| Boolean ::= \$BOOLEAN |
+| Generic Numeric Param ::= Generic Numeric Generic Numeric Macro |
+| Generic Numeric Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Generic Numeric? |
+| Generic Numeric ::= Numeric Evaluated Numeric |
+| Numeric ::= \$INTEGER |
+| Generic Integer Param ::= Generic Integer Generic Integer Macro |
+| Generic Integer Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Generic Integer? |
+| Generic Integer ::= Integer Evaluated Integer |
+| Integer ::= \$INTEGER |
+| Generic Ratio Param ::= Generic Ratio Generic Ratio Macro |
+| Generic Ratio Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Generic Ratio? |
+| Generic Ratio ::= Ratio Evaluated Ratio |
+
+**Table 45/T.171 – Overview of Generic value useful definitions (concluded)**
+
+| | |
+|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
+| Ratio ::= | Numerator, Denominator? |
+| Numerator ::= | Integer |
+| Denominator ::= | Integer |
+| Generic String Param ::= | Generic String Generic String Macro |
+| Generic String Macro ::= | Macro Def ID, Generic String? |
+| Generic String ::= | String Evaluated String |
+| String ::= | \$GraphicString |
+| Generic Reference Param ::= | Generic Reference Generic Reference Macro |
+| Generic Reference Macro ::= | Macro Def ID, Generic Reference? |
+| Generic Reference ::= | Reference Evaluated Reference |
+| Generic List Param ::= | Generic List Generic List Macro |
+| Generic List Macro ::= | Macro Def ID, Generic List? |
+| Generic List ::= | List Evaluated List |
+| List ::= | Value* |
+| Generic List Elt ID Param ::= | Generic List Elt ID Generic List Elt ID Macro |
+| Generic List Elt ID Macro ::= | Macro Def ID, Generic List Elt ID? |
+| Generic List Elt ID ::= | Tail |
+
+#### 73.5.1 Generic Value Param
+
+- Parameter of Generic Value.
+- Choice between (Generic Value, Generic Value Macro).
+
+#### 73.5.2 Generic Value Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Value value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Value?).
+
+#### 73.5.3 Generic Value
+
+- Provides a mechanism to specify values in a generic way. The generic values are typically used to express elementary action parameters, conditions or MHEG object attribute.
+- Choice between (Value, Evaluated Value).
+
+#### 73.5.4 Value
+
+- Specifications of all possible values supported by this Recommendation.
+- Choice between (Boolean, Numeric, Ratio, String, List, Reference).
+
+#### 73.5.5 Generic Boolean Param
+
+- Parameter of Generic Boolean.
+- Choice between (Generic Boolean, Generic Boolean Macro).
+
+#### 73.5.6 Generic Boolean Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Boolean value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Boolean?).
+
+#### **73.5.7 Generic Boolean**
+
+- A generic boolean shall have one of the following values: true, false, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Boolean, Evaluated Boolean).
+
+#### **73.5.8 Boolean**
+
+- A boolean is encoded in this Recommendation as an ASN.1 BOOLEAN.
+- BOOLEAN.
+
+#### **73.5.9 Generic Numeric Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic Numeric.
+- Choice between (Generic Numeric, Generic Numeric Macro).
+
+#### **73.5.10 Generic Numeric Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Numeric value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Numeric?).
+
+#### **73.5.11 Generic Numeric**
+
+- A generic numeric has one of the following values: a numeric, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Numeric, Evaluated Numeric).
+
+#### **73.5.12 Numeric**
+
+- The design of this Recommendation does not limit the numerical values in any way. The values may be integers, reals or complex. However the coded representations may impose limitations. The ASN.1 syntax defined in this Recommendation encodes numeric as an ASN.1 INTEGER, and it is recommended that authors assume this limitation.
+- INTEGER.
+
+#### **73.5.13 Generic Integer Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic Integer.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer, Generic Integer Macro).
+
+#### **73.5.14 Generic Integer Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Integer value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Integer?).
+
+#### **73.5.15 Generic Integer**
+
+- A generic integer has one of the following values: an integer, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Integer, Evaluated Integer).
+
+#### **73.5.16 Integer**
+
+- An integer is encoded in this Recommendation as an ASN.1 INTEGER.
+- INTEGER.
+
+#### **73.5.17 Generic Ratio Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic Ratio.
+- Choice between (Generic Ratio, Generic Ratio Macro).
+
+#### **73.5.18 Generic Ratio Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Ratio value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Ratio?).
+
+#### **73.5.19 Generic Ratio**
+
+- A generic ratio has one of the following values: a ratio, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Ratio, Evaluated Ratio).
+
+#### **73.5.20 Ratio**
+
+- A ratio value is a pair of integers (m, n) with m the numerator and n the denominator of a fraction. If the denominator is omitted, it is assumed to be 100, thus interpreting the numerator as a percentage.
+The numerator shall be greater than 1 and the denominator may be negative.
+- Sequence of (Numerator, Denominator?).
+
+#### **73.5.21 Numerator**
+
+- Numerator of a fraction.
+- Integer.
+
+#### **73.5.22 Denominator**
+
+- Denominator of a fraction.
+- Integer.
+
+#### **73.5.23 Generic String Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic String.
+- Choice between (Generic String, Generic String Macro).
+
+#### **73.5.24 Generic String Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic String value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic String?).
+
+#### **73.5.25 Generic String**
+
+- A generic string has one of the following values: a string, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (String, Evaluated String).
+
+#### **73.5.26 String**
+
+- A string is encoded in this Recommendation as an ASN.1 Graphic String. This allows for international string specification.
+- GraphicString.
+
+#### **73.5.27 Generic Reference Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic Reference.
+- Choice between (Generic Reference, Generic Reference Macro).
+
+#### **73.5.28 Generic Reference Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic Reference value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic Reference?).
+
+#### **73.5.29 Generic Reference**
+
+- A generic reference has one of the following values: a reference, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Reference, Evaluated Reference).
+
+#### **73.5.30 Generic List Param**
+
+- Parameter of Generic List.
+- Choice between (Generic List, Generic List Macro).
+
+### 73.5.31 Generic List Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic List value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic List?).
+
+### 73.5.32 Generic List
+
+- A generic list has one of the following values: a list, a result of a get action.
+- Choice between (List, Evaluated List).
+
+### 73.5.33 List
+
+- A list of values.
+- List of (Value).
+
+### 73.5.34 Generic List Elt ID Param
+
+- Parameter of Generic List Elt ID.
+- Choice between (Generic List Elt ID, Generic List Elt ID Macro).
+
+### 73.5.35 Generic List Elt ID Macro
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Generic List Elt ID value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Generic List Elt ID?).
+
+### 73.5.36 Generic List Elt ID
+
+- Identification of a generic value which is an element of a generic list.
+- Tail.
+
+## 73.6 Evaluated values useful definitions
+
+**Table 46/T.171 – Overview of Evaluated values useful definitions**
+
+| |
+|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Get Event Data ::= Rt-Component Channel Tg Param |
+| Get Event ::= Rt-Component Channel Tg Param |
+| Get Channel Perceptability ::= Channel Target Param |
+| Get Channel Availability Status ::= Channel Target Param |
+| Get Style ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Number Of Interacted Sockets ::= Rt-Composite Target Param, Interaction Type Param |
+| Get Interaction Status ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param |
+| Get Max Interact Required ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param |
+| Get Min Interact Required ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param |
+| Get Interaction Ability ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param |
+| Get Stream Chosen State ::= Rt-Mux Target Param, Stream Identification Param |
+| Get Stream Choice ::= Rt-Mux Target Param |
+| Get GVF ::= Rt-Composite Target Param Channel Target Param |
+| Get PCV ::= Rt-Content Target Param |
+| Get CV ::= Rt-Content Target Param |
+| Get OV ::= Rt-Content Target Param |
+
+**Table 46/T.171 – Overview of Evaluated values useful definitions (cont.)**
+
+| | |
+|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Get User Spatial Control | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Spatial Control Param |
+| Get GSF | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get PVS Position | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get PAP | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get PVS | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get OVS Position | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get OAP | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get OVS | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get OVS Proj Strategy | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Resizing Strategy | ::= Rt-Composite Target Param |
+| Get Aspect Ratio | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get POS | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get OS | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param |
+| Get Timestone Status | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get GTF | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get PVD Position | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Temporal Termination | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get CTP | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get PVD | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Expected PVD Result Param |
+| Get OVD | ::= Rt-Component Target Param, Expected OVD Result Param |
+| Get POD | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get OD | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Presentation Priority | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Perceptability | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get RPS Assignment | ::= Rt-Component Target Param |
+| Get Rt-Composite Address | ::= Rt-Composite Target Param, Navigation Command Param |
+| Get Termination Status | ::= Rt-Script Target Param |
+| Get Running Status | ::= Rt-Target Param |
+| Get Rt-Availability Status | ::= Rt-Target Param |
+| Get Data | ::= Content Target Param, Generic List Elt ID Param? |
+| Get Activation Status | ::= Link Target Param |
+| Get Preparation Status | ::= Mh-Target Param |
+| Get Catalogued Attribute | ::= Target Param, Cat Ext Attribute Param |
+| Get Boolean | ::= \$NULL |
+| Get Numeric | ::= Get Integer |
+
+**Table 46/T.171 – Overview of Evaluated values useful definitions (concluded)**
+
+| |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Get Integer ::=
Get Preparation Status Get Activation Status Get Rt-Availability Status Get Running Status Get Termination Status Get Presentation Priority Get OD Get POD Get PVD Get CTP Get Temporal Termination Get PVD Position Get Timestone Status Get Aspect Ratio Get Resizing Strategy Get OVS Proj Strategy Get User Spatial Control Get CV Get PCV Get Stream Chosen State Get Min Interact Required Get Max Interact Required Get Number Of Interacted Sockets Get Channel Availability Status Get Channel Perceptability
Get Ratio ::= Get Perceptability
Get String ::= \$NULL
Get Reference ::= Get Rt-Composite Address Get RPS Assignment
Get List ::= Get Catalogued Attribute Get Stream Choice Get Style Get Event
Get Any ::=
Get Data Get OVD Get GTF Get OS Get POS Get OVS Get OAP Get OVS Position Get PVS Get PAP Get PVS Position Get GSF Get GVF Get Interaction Ability Get Interaction Status Get Event Data
Evaluated Value ::=
Get Boolean Get Numeric Get Ratio Get String Get Reference Get List Get Any Extensibility Provision
Evaluated Boolean ::= Get Boolean Get Any
Evaluated Numeric ::= Get Numeric Get Integer Get Any
Evaluated Integer ::= Get Integer Get Any
Evaluated Ratio ::= Get Ratio Get Any
Evaluated String ::= Get String Get Any
Evaluated Reference ::= Get Reference Get Any
Evaluated List ::= Get List Get Any
|
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+
+### 73.6.1 Get Event Data
+
+- Retrieves the event data of the target.
+- Rt-Component Channel Tg Param.
+
+### 73.6.2 Get Event
+
+- Retrieves the event of the target.
+- Rt-Component Channel Tg Param.
+
+### 73.6.3 Get Channel Perceptability
+
+- Retrieves the channel perceptability of the target.
+- Channel Target Param.
+
+### 73.6.4 Get Channel Availability Status
+
+- Retrieves the channel availability status.
+- Channel Target Param.
+
+### 73.6.5 Get Style
+
+- Retrieves the current style associated with the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+### 73.6.6 Get Number of Interacted Sockets
+
+- Retrieves the number of interacted sockets attribute value of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Composite Target Param, Interaction Type Param).
+
+#### **73.6.7 Get Interaction Status**
+
+- Retrieves the interaction status value of the target. This action evaluates “selected” or “not selected” for the selection, and “modified”, “modifying” or “not modified” for the modification.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param).
+
+#### **73.6.8 Get Max Interact Required**
+
+- Retrieves the max interact required attribute value of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param).
+
+#### **73.6.9 Get Min Interact Required**
+
+- Retrieves the min interact required attribute value of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param).
+
+#### **73.6.10 Get Interaction Ability**
+
+- Retrieves the interaction ability of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Interaction Type Param).
+
+#### **73.6.11 Get Stream Chosen State**
+
+- Retrieves the stream state.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Mux Target Param, Stream Identification Param).
+
+#### **73.6.12 Get Stream Choice**
+
+- Retrieves a list of stream IDs chosen for the target.
+- Rt-Mux Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.13 Get GVF**
+
+- Retrieves the GVF.
+- Choice between (Rt-Composite Target Param, Channel Target Param).
+
+#### **73.6.14 Get PCV**
+
+- Retrieves the PCV.
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.15 Get CV**
+
+- Retrieves the CV.
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.16 Get OV**
+
+- Retrieves the OV.
+- Rt-Content Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.17 Get User Spatial Control**
+
+- Retrieves the user spatial control attribute value.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Spatial Control Param).
+
+#### **73.6.18 Get GSF**
+
+- Retrieves the GSF.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.19 Get PVS Position**
+
+- Retrieves the PVS position.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.20 Get PAP**
+
+- Retrieves the PAP.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.21 Get PVS**
+
+- Retrieves the PVS.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.22 Get OVS Position**
+
+- Retrieves the OVS position.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.23 Get OAP**
+
+- Retrieves the OAP.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.24 Get OVS**
+
+- Retrieves the OVS.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Point Type Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.25 Get OVS Proj Strategy**
+
+- Retrieves the OVS Proj Strategy attribute.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.26 Get Resizing Strategy**
+
+- Retrieves the resizing strategy attribute.
+- Rt-Composite Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.27 Get Aspect Ratio**
+
+- Retrieves the aspect ratio attribute.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.28 Get POS**
+
+- Retrieves the POS.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.29 Get OS**
+
+- Retrieves the OS.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Expected Axis Result Param).
+
+#### **73.6.30 Get Timestone Status**
+
+- Retrieves the timestone status value.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.31 Get GTF**
+
+- Retrieves the GTF of the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.32 Get PVD Position**
+
+- Retrieves the PVD position attached to its PRPS.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.33 Get Temporal Termination**
+
+- Offers to retrieve the temporal termination of the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.34 Get CTP**
+
+- Offers to retrieve the CTP of the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.35 Get PVD**
+
+- Retrieves the PVD, initial temporal position or terminal temporal position of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Expected PVD Result Param).
+
+**73.6.36 Get OVD**
+
+- Retrieve the OVD, initial temporal position or terminal temporal position of the target.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Component Target Param, Expected OVD Result Param).
+
+**73.6.37 Get POD**
+
+- Retrieves the POD of the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.38 Get OD**
+
+- Retrieves the OD of the target.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.39 Get Presentation Priority**
+
+- Retrieves the presentation priority.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.40 Get Perceptability**
+
+- Retrieves the perceptability.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.41 Get RPS Assignment**
+
+- Retrieves the RPS assignment to an rt-component and a root rt-component.
+- Rt-Component Target Param.
+
+**73.6.42 Get Rt-Composite Address**
+
+- Offers means to rise to the root, to descend to leave and to explore the intermediate levels (nodes) in a composition tree.
+- Sequence of (Rt-Composite Target Param, Navigation Command Param).
+
+**73.6.43 Get Termination Status**
+
+- Retrieves the termination status of an rt-script. The result is “terminated” or “not terminated”.
+- Rt-Script Target Param.
+
+**73.6.44 Get Running Status**
+
+- Retrieves the running status of an rt-object or a socket. The result is “running” or “not running”.
+- Rt-Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.45 Get Rt-Availability Status**
+
+- Provides means to retrieve the availability status of an rt-object. The result is “available” or “not available”.
+- Rt-Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.46 Get Data**
+
+- This action retrieves a generic value or an element of a generic list stored in a content object.
+- Sequence of (Content Target Param, Generic List Elt ID Param?).
+
+#### **73.6.47 Get Activation Status**
+
+- This action retrieves the activation status value of a link object.
+- Link Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.48 Get Preparation Status**
+
+- Retrieves the preparation status of an MHEG object. The result is “ready” or “not ready”.
+- MH-Target Param.
+
+#### **73.6.49 Get Catalogued Attribute**
+
+- Retrieves the value of an extended catalogued attribute. The result is a generic value which is described in the corresponding catalogue.
+- Sequence of (Target Param, Cat Ext Attribute Param).
+
+#### **73.6.50 Get Boolean**
+
+- A get boolean is one of the result of a get action that returns a boolean.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.6.51 Get Numeric**
+
+- A get numeric is one of the result of a get action that returns a numeric.
+- Get Integer.
+
+#### **73.6.52 Get Integer**
+
+- A get integer is one of the result of a get action that returns an integer.
+- Choice between (Get Preparation Status, Get Activation Status, Get Rt-Availability Status, Get Running Status, Get Termination Status, Get Presentation Priority, Get OD, Get POD, Get PVD, Get CTP, Get Temporal Termination, Get PVD Position, Get Timestone Status, Get Aspect Ratio, Get Resizing Strategy, Get OVS Proj Strategy, Get User Spatial Control, Get CV, Get PCV, Get Stream Chosen State, Get Min Interact Required, Get Max Interact Required, Get Number of Interacted Sockets, Get Channel Availability Status, Get Channel Perceptability).
+
+#### **73.6.53 Get Ratio**
+
+- A get ratio is one of the result of a get action that returns a ratio.
+- Get Perceptability.
+
+#### **73.6.54 Get String**
+
+- A get string is one of the result of a get action that returns a string.
+- NULL.
+
+#### **73.6.55 Get Reference**
+
+- A get reference is one of the result of a get action that returns a reference.
+- Choice between (Get Rt-Composite Address, Get RPS Assignment).
+
+#### **73.6.56 Get List**
+
+- A get list is one of the result of a get action that returns a list.
+- Choice between (Get Catalogued Attribute, Get Stream Choice, Get Style, Get Event).
+
+#### **73.6.57 Get Any**
+
+- A get any is one of the result of a get action that returns any kind of value.
+- Choice between (Get Data, Get OVD, Get GTF, Get OS, Get POS, Get OVS, Get OAP, Get OVS Position, Get PVS, Get PAP, Get PVS Position, Get GSF, Get GVF, Get Interaction Ability, Get Interaction Status, Get Event Data).
+
+#### **73.6.58 Evaluated Value**
+
+- An evaluated value is one of the result of a get action.
+- Choice between (Get Boolean, Get Numeric, Get Ratio, Get String, Get Reference, Get List, Get Any, Extensibility Provision).
+
+#### **73.6.59 Evaluated Boolean**
+
+- An evaluated boolean is one of the result of a get action resulting to a boolean or any.
+- Choice between (Get Boolean, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.60 Evaluated Numeric**
+
+- An evaluated numeric is one of the result of a get action resulting to a numeric, an integer or any.
+- Choice between (Get Numeric, Get Integer, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.61 Evaluated Integer**
+
+- An evaluated integer is one of the result of a get action resulting to an integer or any.
+- Choice between (Get Integer, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.62 Evaluated Ratio**
+
+- An evaluated ratio is one of the result of a get action resulting to a ratio or any.
+- Choice between (Get Ratio, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.63 Evaluated String**
+
+- An evaluated string is one of the result of a get action resulting to a string or any.
+- Choice between (Get String, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.64 Evaluated Reference**
+
+- An evaluated reference is one of the result of a get action resulting to a reference or any.
+- Choice between (Get Reference, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.6.65 Evaluated List**
+
+- An evaluated list is one of the result of a get action resulting to a list or any.
+- Choice between (Get List, Get Any).
+
+## 73.7 Hooks
+
+Table 47/T.171 – Overview of Hooks
+
+Content Hook ::= Catalogued Content Encoding?, Content Encoding Description?
+
+Content Encoding Description ::= *\$OCTET STRING*
+
+Script Hook ::= Catalogued Script Encoding?, Script Encoding Description?
+
+Script Encoding Description ::= *\$OCTET STRING*
+
+### 73.7.1 Content Hook
+
+- Encoding and decoding information enabling the use of the encoded media or non-media data. This information contains an identification field for the media encoding standard and a field for parameters associated with the encoding.
+The semantics of these fields are not defined by MHEG but will be under control of MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority.
+- Sequence of (Catalogued Content Encoding?, Content Encoding Description?).
+
+### 73.7.2 Content Encoding Description
+
+- Additional information associated with reference to specific encoding/decoding techniques. The semantics of this description can be provided in the content encoding catalogue.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+### 73.7.3 Script Hook
+
+- Encoding and decoding information enabling the use of the encoded scripting language. This information contains an identification field for the script encoding standard and a field for parameters associated with the encoding MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority.
+- Sequence of (Catalogued Script Encoding?, Script Encoding Description?).
+
+### 73.7.4 Script Encoding Description
+
+- Additional information associated with reference to specific encoding/decoding techniques. The semantics of this description can be provided in the script encoding catalogue.
+- OCTET STRING.
+
+## 73.8 Extensibility
+
+Table 48/T.171 – Overview of Extensibility
+
+Catalogued Content Encoding ::= Registered Content Encoding | Proprietary Content Encoding
+
+Registered Content Encoding ::= *#Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat*
+
+Proprietary Content Encoding ::= Prop Cat Entry ID
+
+Catalogued Script Encoding ::= Registered Script Encoding | Proprietary Script Encoding
+
+Registered Script Encoding ::= *#Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat*
+
+Proprietary Script Encoding ::= Prop Cat Entry ID
+
+Cat Content Classification ::= Registered Content Classification | Prop Content Classification
+
+Registered Content Classification ::= *#Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat*
+
+**Table 48/T.171 – Overview of Extensibility (concluded)**
+
+| | |
+|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Prop Content Classification ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Catalogued Script Classification ::= | Registered Script Classification Prop Script Classification |
+| Registered Script Classification ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Prop Script Classification ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Catalogued Media Type ::= | Registered Media Type Proprietary Media Type |
+| Registered Media Type ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Proprietary Media Type ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Catalogued Style ::= | Registered Style Proprietary Style |
+| Registered Style ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Proprietary Style ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Catalogued Event ::= | Registered Event Proprietary Event |
+| Registered Event ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Proprietary Event ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Catalogued Extended EA ::= | Registered Extended Elementary Action Proprietary Extended Elementary Action |
+| Registered Extended Elementary Action ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Proprietary Extended Elementary Action ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Cat Ext Attribute ::= | Registered Extended Attribute Proprietary Extended Attribute |
+| Registered Extended Attribute ::= | #Imported from ITU-T Rec. T.171 cat |
+| Proprietary Extended Attribute ::= | Prop Cat Entry ID |
+| Prop Cat Entry ID ::= | Tail \$OCTET STRING |
+| Extensibility Provision :: | = Pointpointpoint |
+| Pointpointpoint :: | = #INTEGER ::= 9999 |
+
+#### **73.8.1 Catalogued Content Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the encoding of the content data. Two types of catalogues are offered: a registered catalogue and a proprietary catalogue.
+- Choice between (Registered Content Encoding, Proprietary Content Encoding).
+
+#### **73.8.2 Registered Content Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the encoding and decoding techniques within a registered content catalogue.
+The registered content catalogue is under control of MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.3 Proprietary Content Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the encoding and decoding techniques within a proprietary content catalogue.
+The using application is responsible for the resolution of references to proprietary content catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.4 Catalogued Script Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the encoding of the scripting language. Two types of catalogues are offered: a registered catalogue and a proprietary catalogue.
+- Choice between (Registered Script Encoding, Proprietary Script Encoding).
+
+#### **73.8.5 Registered Script Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the scripting language within a registered script catalogue.
+The registered script catalogue is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.6 Proprietary Script Encoding**
+
+- Identification of the scripting language within a proprietary script catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.7 Cat Content Classification**
+
+- Identification of data type. For media data, the content classification is used to indicate the perception media, e.g. text, graphics, audio. This information may be used by a negotiation process, a database, or by an MHEG engine to choose a decoder. It is provided as an optional assistance in determining the type of the data. In case of incompatibility between the hook and the classification information, the hook is to be preferred.
+- Choice between (Registered Content Classification, Prop Content Classification).
+
+#### **73.8.8 Registered Content Classification**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered content catalogue.
+The Mheg Content classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.9 Prop Content Classification**
+
+- Identification of the data type within the proprietary content catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.10 Catalogued Script Classification**
+
+- Identification of script type.
+- Choice between (Registered Script Classification, Prop Script Classification).
+
+#### **73.8.11 Registered Script Classification**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered script catalogue.
+The registered script classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.12 Prop Script Classification**
+
+- Identification of the script type within the proprietary script classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.13 Catalogued Media Type**
+
+- Identification of media type.
+- Choice between (Registered Media Type, Proprietary Media Type).
+
+#### **73.8.14 Registered Media Type**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered media type catalogue.
+The registered media type classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.15 Proprietary Media Type**
+
+- Identification of the media type within the proprietary media type classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.16 Catalogued Style**
+
+- Identification of style.
+- Choice between (Registered Style, Proprietary Style).
+
+#### **73.8.17 Registered Style**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered style catalogue.
+The registered style classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.18 Proprietary Style**
+
+- Identification of the style type within the proprietary style classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.19 Catalogued Event**
+
+- Identification of event.
+- Choice between (Registered Event, Proprietary Event).
+
+#### **73.8.20 Registered Event**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered event catalogue.
+The registered event classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.21 Proprietary Event**
+
+- Identification of the event type within the proprietary event classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.22 Catalogued Extended EA**
+
+- Identification of catalogued extended elementary action. Either registered one or proprietary one may be used.
+- Choice between (Registered Extended Elementary Action, Proprietary Extended Elementary Action).
+
+#### **73.8.23 Registered Extended Elementary Action**
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered catalogued elementary action catalogue.
+The registered catalogued elementary action classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+#### **73.8.24 Proprietary Extended Elementary Action**
+
+- Identification of the catalogued elementary action type within the proprietary catalogued elementary action classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+#### **73.8.25 Cat Ext Attribute**
+
+- Identification of extended attribute.
+- Choice between (Registered Extended Attribute, Proprietary Extended Attribute).
+
+### 73.8.26 Registered Extended Attribute
+
+- Identification of the type of classification within the registered extended attribute catalogue.
+The registered extended attribute classification is under control of the MHEG Format Identifier Registration Authority as specified by ISO/IEC 13522-4.
+- Imported from ISO/IEC 13522-4 cat module.
+
+### 73.8.27 Proprietary Extended Attribute
+
+- Identification of the extended attribute type within the proprietary extended attribute classification catalogue.
+- Prop Cat Entry ID.
+
+### 73.8.28 Prop Cat Entry ID
+
+- Identification of an entry in a catalogue hierarchy.
+- Choice between (Tail, OCTET STRING).
+
+### 73.8.29 Extensibility Provision
+
+- Means to provide an extensibility of the syntax for a using application.
+- Point point point.
+
+## 73.9 Presentation space useful definitions
+
+Table 49/T.171 – Overview of Presentation space useful definitions
+
+```
+OPS Initialisation ::= OD?, OS?
+min-AVR ::= #INTEGER ::= 0
+max-AVR ::= #INTEGER ::= 255
+GF Param ::= GF | GF Macro
+GF Macro ::= Macro Def ID, GF?
+GF ::= Generic Ratio | default-GF
+default-GF ::= #INTEGER ::= 1
+X GF ::= GF
+Y GF ::= GF
+Z GF ::= GF
+Length ::= Integer
+Point ::= Integer | #terminal
+Temporal Position ::= Point
+Size ::= X Spatial Length?, Y Spatial Length?, Z Spatial Length?
+X Spatial Length ::= Spatial Length
+Y Spatial Length ::= Spatial Length
+Z Spatial Length ::= Spatial Length
+Spatial Length ::= Length | default-spatial-length
+default-spatial-length ::= #INTEGER ::= 65536
+Size Spec Param ::= Size Spec | Size Spec Macro
+Size Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Size Spec?
+Size Spec ::= Lengths Spec | Get List | Get Any
+```
+
+**Table 49/T.171 – Overview of Presentation space useful definitions (concluded)**
+
+| |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Lengths Spec ::= X Length Spec?, Y Length Spec?, Z Length Spec? |
+| X Length Spec ::= Length Spec |
+| Y Length Spec ::= Length Spec |
+| Z Length Spec ::= Length Spec |
+| Length Spec Param ::= Length Spec Length Spec Macro |
+| Length Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Length Spec? |
+| Length Spec ::= Length Relative Length Get Integer Get Ratio Get Any |
+| Relative Length ::= Ratio |
+| Spatial Position ::= X Point?, Y Point?, Z Point? |
+| X Point ::= Point |
+| Y Point ::= Point |
+| Z Point ::= Point |
+| Spatial Position Spec Param ::= Spatial Position Spec Spatial Position Spec Macro |
+| Spatial Position Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Spatial Position Spec? |
+| Spatial Position Spec ::= Points Spec Get List Get Any |
+| Points Spec ::= X Point Spec?, Y Point Spec?, Z Point Spec? |
+| X Point Spec ::= Point Spec |
+| Y Point Spec ::= Point Spec |
+| Z Point Spec ::= Point Spec |
+| Point Spec Param ::= Point Spec Point Spec Macro |
+| Point Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Point Spec? |
+| Point Spec ::= Point Relative Point Get Integer Get Ratio Get Any |
+| Current Point Spec Param ::= Current Point Spec Current Point Spec Macro |
+| Current Point Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Current Point Spec? |
+| Current Point Spec ::= Point Relative Point Original Point Factor Current Point Factor Get Integer Get Ratio Get Any |
+| Relative Point ::= Ratio |
+| Original Point Factor ::= Ratio |
+| Current Point Factor ::= Ratio |
+| Duration Spec ::= Length Spec |
+| Initial Point Spec Param ::= Initial Point Spec Initial Point Spec Macro |
+| Initial Point Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Initial Point Spec? |
+| Terminal Point Spec Param ::= Terminal Point Spec Terminal Point Spec Macro |
+| Terminal Point Spec Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Terminal Point Spec? |
+| Initial Point Spec ::= Point Spec |
+| Terminal Point Spec ::= Point Spec |
+| Transition Duration Param ::= Generic Integer Param |
+
+### **73.9.1 OPS Initialisation**
+
+- Provides the information to build an OPS of an rt-component or a channel. It provides an OD and an OS used to determine the OPS temporal and spatial axes lengths. The AVR is set to the range value provided by this Recommendation.
+- Sequence of (OD?, OS?).
+
+### **73.9.2 min-AVR**
+
+- Minimum AVR value provided by this Recommendation.
+- INTEGER ::= 0.
+
+### **73.9.3 max-AVR**
+
+- Maximum AVR value provided by this Recommendation.
+- INTEGER ::= 255.
+
+### **73.9.4 GF Param**
+
+- Parameter of GF.
+- Choice between (GF, GF Macro).
+
+### **73.9.5 GF Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified GF value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, GF?).
+
+### **73.9.6 GF**
+
+- Specifies the GF of an rt-component or a channel.
+- Choice between (Generic Ratio, default-GF).
+
+### **73.9.7 default-GF**
+
+- Default GF value provided by this Recommendation.
+- INTEGER ::= 1.
+
+### **73.9.8 X GF**
+
+- Express the GF on the X axis.
+- GF.
+
+### **73.9.9 Y GF**
+
+- Express the GF on the Y axis.
+- GF.
+
+### **73.9.10 Z GF**
+
+- Express the GF on the Z axis.
+- GF.
+
+### **73.9.11 Length**
+
+- Specifies a length of an interval [Start Point, EndList Point]. It is equal to EndList-Point – Start-Point + 1.
+- Integer.
+
+### **73.9.12 Point**
+
+- Specifies a position within a duration or a size. It is expressed either in GTU or in GSU. The value 0 corresponds to the initial position of the corresponding duration or size. A reserved value “terminal” corresponds to the terminal position of the corresponding duration or size.
+- Choice between (Integer, terminal).
+
+### **73.9.13 Temporal Position**
+
+- Specifies a temporal position. It is expressed in GTU. The position is always specified within a duration.
+- Point.
+
+### **73.9.14 Size**
+
+- Specifies a size by providing the length on each axis: X, Y, Z.
+- Sequence of (X Spatial Length?, Y Spatial Length?, Z Spatial Length?).
+
+### **73.9.15 X Spatial Length**
+
+- Provides the length on X axis.
+- Spatial Length.
+
+### **73.9.16 Y Spatial Length**
+
+- Provides the length on Y axis.
+- Spatial Length.
+
+### **73.9.17 Z Spatial Length**
+
+- Provides the length on Z axis.
+- Spatial Length.
+
+### **73.9.18 Spatial Length**
+
+- Specifies the length of a spatial axis. It is expressed in GSU.
+- Choice between (Length, default-spatial-length).
+
+### **73.9.19 default-spatial-length**
+
+- Default spatial axis length value provided by this Recommendation.
+- INTEGER ::= 65536.
+
+### **73.9.20 Size Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Size Spec.
+- Choice between (Size Spec, Size Spec Macro).
+
+### **73.9.21 Size Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Size Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Size Spec?).
+
+### **73.9.22 Size Spec**
+
+- This elementary action parameter specifies different means to define a size. It is expressed as a length on each axis: x, y, z.
+- Choice between (Lengths Spec, Get List, Get Any).
+
+### **73.9.23 Lengths Spec**
+
+- Expressed as a length on each axis: x, y, z.
+- Sequence of (X Length Spec?, Y Length Spec?, Z Length Spec?).
+
+### **73.9.24 X Length Spec**
+
+- Provides the length on X axis.
+- Length Spec.
+
+### **73.9.25 Y Length Spec**
+
+- Provides the length on Y axis.
+- Length Spec.
+
+#### **73.9.26 Z Length Spec**
+
+- Provides the length on Z axis.
+- Length Spec.
+
+#### **73.9.27 Length Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Length Spec.
+- Choice between (Length Spec, Length Spec Macro).
+
+#### **73.9.28 Length Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Length Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Length Spec?).
+
+#### **73.9.29 Length Spec**
+
+- Each length may be specified as an absolute length, a relative length or as a result of a get integer, get ratio or get any actions.
+- Choice between (Length, Relative Length, Get Integer, Get Ratio, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.9.30 Relative Length**
+
+- Defines a length as a ratio of an interval.
+- Ratio.
+
+#### **73.9.31 Spatial Position**
+
+- Specifies a spatial position by providing a point on each axis: X, Y, Z.
+- Sequence of (X Point?, Y Point?, Z Point?).
+
+#### **73.9.32 X Point**
+
+- Provides the position on X axis.
+- Point.
+
+#### **73.9.33 Y Point**
+
+- Provides the position on Y axis.
+- Point.
+
+#### **73.9.34 Z Point**
+
+- Provides the position on Z axis.
+- Point.
+
+#### **73.9.35 Spatial Position Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Spatial Position Spec.
+- Choice between (Spatial Position Spec, Spatial Position Spec Macro).
+
+#### **73.9.36 Spatial Position Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Spatial Position Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Spatial Position Spec?).
+
+#### **73.9.37 Spatial Position Spec**
+
+- This elementary action parameter specifies different means to define a spatial position. It is expressed as a length on each axis: x, y, z.
+- Choice between (Points Spec, Get List, Get Any).
+
+### **73.9.38 Points Spec**
+
+- Define a position. It is expressed as a length on each axis: x, y, z.
+- Sequence of (X Point Spec?, Y Point Spec?, Z Point Spec?).
+
+### **73.9.39 X Point Spec**
+
+- Length on X axis.
+- Point Spec.
+
+### **73.9.40 Y Point Spec**
+
+- Length on Y axis.
+- Point Spec.
+
+### **73.9.41 Z Point Spec**
+
+- Length on Z axis.
+- Point Spec.
+
+### **73.9.42 Point Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Point Spec.
+- Choice between (Point Spec, Point Spec Macro).
+
+### **73.9.43 Point Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Point Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Point Spec?).
+
+### **73.9.44 Point Spec**
+
+- Each point may be specified as an absolute point, a relative point within a length or as a result of a get integer, get ratio or get any actions. An integer is interpreted as an absolute value. A ratio is interpreted as a relative value.
+- Choice between (Point, Relative Point, Get Integer, Get Ratio, Get Any).
+
+### **73.9.45 Current Point Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Current Point Spec.
+- Choice between (Current Point Spec, Current Point Spec Macro).
+
+### **73.9.46 Current Point Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Current Point Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Current Point Spec?).
+
+### **73.9.47 Current Point Spec**
+
+- Each current point may be specified as an absolute point, a relative point within a length, a factor of the original point value, a factor of the current point value or as a result of a get integer, get ratio or get any actions. An integer is interpreted as an absolute value. A ratio is interpreted as a relative value.
+- Choice between (Point, Relative Point, Original Point Factor, Current Point Factor, Get Integer, Get Ratio, Get Any).
+
+#### **73.9.48 Relative Point**
+
+- Specified as a ratio to be mapped on an interval.
+- Ratio.
+
+#### **73.9.49 Original Point Factor**
+
+- Scaling Factor in relation to the original value of this point. It is defined as a positive ratio which is used as a multiplier of the original value of this point.
+- Ratio.
+
+#### **73.9.50 Current Point Factor**
+
+- Scaling Factor in relation to the current value of this point. It is defined as a positive ratio which is used as a multiplier of the current value of this point.
+- Ratio.
+
+#### **73.9.51 Duration Spec**
+
+- This elementary action parameter specifies different means to define a duration.
+- Length Spec.
+
+#### **73.9.52 Initial Point Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Initial Point Spec.
+- Choice between (Initial Point Spec, Initial Point Spec Macro).
+
+#### **73.9.53 Initial Point Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Initial Point Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Initial Point Spec?).
+
+#### **73.9.54 Terminal Point Spec Param**
+
+- Parameter of Terminal Point Spec.
+- Choice between (Terminal Point Spec, Terminal Point Spec Macro).
+
+#### **73.9.55 Terminal Point Spec Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Terminal Point Spec value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Terminal Point Spec?).
+
+#### **73.9.56 Initial Point Spec**
+
+- Initial position on the temporal axis.
+- Point Spec.
+
+#### **73.9.57 Terminal Point Spec**
+
+- Terminal position on the temporal axis.
+- Point Spec.
+
+#### **73.9.58 Transition Duration Param**
+
+- An optional parameter which can be provided for certain elementary actions within the presentation behaviour. It is expressed in GTU. When a transition duration is specified, the corresponding elementary action is to be processed during the specified duration, e.g. for set audible volume, the audible volume value changes gradually from its previous value to the specified value within the specified transition duration.
+- Generic Integer Param.
+
+## 73.10 Constants useful definitions
+
+Table 50/T.171 – Overview of Constants useful definitions
+
+| |
+|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Event Data ::= Value |
+| Event ::= List |
+| Channel Perceptability ::= #on #off |
+| Channel Availability Status ::= #available #not-available |
+| Style ::= List |
+| Max Interact Required ::= Integer |
+| Min Interact Required ::= Integer |
+| Modifiability ::= #modifiable #not-modifiable |
+| Selectability ::= #selectable #not-selectable |
+| Modification Status ::= #modified #not-modified #modifying |
+| Selection Status ::= #selected #not-selected |
+| Interaction Status ::= Selection Status Modification Status |
+| Interaction Type ::= #selection #modification |
+| Interaction Type Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Interaction Type? |
+| Interaction Type Param ::= Interaction Type Interaction Type Macro |
+| Stream Identification ::= Stream ID #all-streams |
+| Stream Identification Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Stream Identification? |
+| Stream Identification Param ::= Stream Identification Stream Identification Macro |
+| Stream Chosen State ::= #chosen #not-chosen #partially-chosen |
+| Stream Choice ::= Generic List |
+| GVF ::= GF |
+| PCV ::= Integer min-AVR max-AVR |
+| CV ::= Integer min-AVR max-AVR |
+| OV ::= Integer min-AVR max-AVR |
+| Point Type Param ::= #absolute #relative |
+| Spatial Control Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Spatial Control? |
+| Spatial Control Param ::= Spatial Control Spatial Control Macro |
+| Expected Axis Result Param ::= #x #y #z #xyz |
+| User Spatial Control ::= #allowed #not-allowed |
+| Spatial Control ::= #moving #resizing #scaling #scrolling |
+| GSF ::= X GF?, Y GF?, Z GF? |
+| PVS Position ::= Spatial Position Spec |
+| PAP ::= Spatial Position Spec |
+| OVS Proj Strategy ::= #fixed #calculated |
+| OVS Position ::= Spatial Position Spec |
+| OAP ::= Spatial Position Spec |
+| OVS ::= Size Spec |
+
+**Table 50/T.171 – Overview of Constants useful definitions (*concluded*)**
+
+| |
+|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Resizing Strategy ::= #fixed #minimum #grows-only |
+| Aspect Ratio ::= #preserved #not-preserved |
+| OS ::= Size |
+| Expected PVD Result ::= #initial-temporal-position #terminal-temporal-position #duration |
+| Expected PVD Result Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Expected PVD Result? |
+| Expected PVD Result Param ::= Expected PVD Result Expected PVD Result Macro |
+| Expected OVD Result ::= #initial-temporal-position #terminal-temporal-position #duration |
+| Expected OVD Result Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Expected OVD Result? |
+| Expected OVD Result Param ::= Expected OVD Result Expected OVD Result Macro |
+| Timestone ID ::= Generic Integer |
+| Temporal Termination ::= #freeze #stop |
+| OD ::= Integer #infinite |
+| Presentation Priority ::= Generic Integer #up-priority #down-priority |
+| Perceptability ::= Generic Ratio |
+| RPS Assignment ::= Channel Reference Evaluated Reference #prps |
+| Ancestor ::= Integer #root |
+| Sibling ::= Integer |
+| EmptyChild ::= Integer #last |
+| Child ::= Generic Integer #last #random |
+| Navigation Command ::= Child EmptyChild Sibling Ancestor |
+| Navigation Command Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Navigation Command? |
+| Navigation Command Param ::= Navigation Command Navigation Command Macro |
+| Termination Status ::= #terminated #not-terminated |
+| Running Status ::= #running #not-running |
+| Rt-Availability Status ::= #available #not-available |
+| Activation Status ::= #active #inactive |
+| Preparation Status ::= #ready #not-ready |
+| Cat Ext Attribute Macro ::= Macro Def ID, Cat Ext Attribute? |
+| Cat Ext Attribute Param ::= Cat Ext Attribute Cat Ext Attribute Macro |
+| Update Command ::= #add #remove #replace |
+
+### 73.10.1 Event Data
+
+- Specifies an associated data with an event.
+- Value.
+
+### 73.10.2 Event
+
+- Specifies an event.
+- List.
+
+### **73.10.3 Channel Perceptability**
+
+- Specifies the channel perceptability. Choice between “on” and “off”.
+- Choice between (on, off).
+
+### **73.10.4 Channel Availability Status**
+
+- Indicates whether a channel is available.
+- Choice between (available, not-available).
+
+### **73.10.5 Style**
+
+- A catalogued entry, either registered or proprietary that gives a logical style to an rt-component.
+- List.
+
+### **73.10.6 Max Interact Required**
+
+- An integer greater than or equal to 0 to indicate the maximum interaction required for an rt-component.
+- Integer.
+
+### **73.10.7 Min Interact Required**
+
+- A integer greater than or equal to 0 to indicate the minimum interaction required for an rt-component.
+- Integer.
+
+### **73.10.8 Modifiability**
+
+- Indicates whether an rt-component is modifiable.
+- Choice between (modifiable, not-modifiable).
+
+### **73.10.9 Selectability**
+
+- Specifies a value of the maximum interaction required attribute for the selection of an rt-component.
+- Choice between (selectable, not-selectable).
+
+### **73.10.10 Modification Status**
+
+- Indicates the result of the user modification.
+- Choice between (modified, not-modified, modifying).
+
+### **73.10.11 Selection Status**
+
+- Indicates the results of the user selection.
+- Choice between (selected, not-selected).
+
+### **73.10.12 Interaction Status**
+
+- Indicates if an rt-component may be modified or selected.
+- Choice between (Selection Status, Modification Status).
+
+### **73.10.13 Interaction Type**
+
+- Specifies the interaction type.
+- Choice between (selection, modification).
+
+### **73.10.14 Interaction Type Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Interaction Type value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Interaction Type?).
+
+### **73.10.15 Interaction Type Param**
+
+- Parameter of Interaction Type.
+- Choice between (Interaction Type, Interaction Type Macro).
+
+#### **73.10.16 Stream Identification**
+
+- Choice between a stream identifier or “all streams”.
+- Choice between (Stream ID, all-streams).
+
+#### **73.10.17 Stream Identification Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Stream Identification value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Stream Identification?).
+
+#### **73.10.18 Stream Identification Param**
+
+- Parameter of Stream Identification.
+- Choice between (Stream Identification, Stream Identification Macro).
+
+#### **73.10.19 Stream Chosen State**
+
+- Indicates stream chosen state for each stream within an rt-mux, and for each rt-mux.
+- Choice between (chosen, not-chosen, partially-chosen).
+
+#### **73.10.20 Stream Choice**
+
+- A list of chosen stream IDs in an rt-mux.
+- Generic List.
+
+#### **73.10.21 GVF**
+
+- Specifies the GVF to be applied during the mapping of the OPS into its RPS.
+- GF.
+
+#### **73.10.22 PCV**
+
+- Specifies the PCV of a content object that is a projection of the CV to its parent RPS.
+- Choice between (Integer, min-AVR, max-AVR).
+
+#### **73.10.23 CV**
+
+- Specifies the CV of a content object. It is initialised by the OV and may be changed by using the Set CV action.
+- Choice between (Integer, min-AVR, max-AVR).
+
+#### **73.10.24 OV**
+
+- Specifies the OV of a content object. The OV shall be defined within the AVR. It is used to initialise the CV of each rt-content created from this content.
+- Choice between (Integer, min-AVR, max-AVR).
+
+#### **73.10.25 Point Type Param**
+
+- Choice between “absolute” and “relative”.
+- Choice between (absolute, relative).
+
+#### **73.10.26 Spatial Control Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Spatial Control value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Spatial Control?).
+
+#### **73.10.27 Spatial Control Param**
+
+- Choice among “moving”, “resizing”, “scaling” and “scrolling”.
+- Choice between (Spatial Control, Spatial Control Macro).
+
+**73.10.28 Expected Axis Result Param**
+
+- Choice among “x”, “y”, “z” or “xyz”.
+- Choice between (x, y, z, xyz).
+
+**73.10.29 User Spatial Control**
+
+- Indicates functions of user spatial controls are allowed or not.
+- Choice between (allowed, not-allowed).
+
+**73.10.30 Spatial Control**
+
+- Indicates functions of user spatial controls.
+- Choice between (moving, resizing, scaling, scrolling).
+
+**73.10.31 GSF**
+
+- A set of three GF used for each axis.
+- Sequence of (X GF?, Y GF?, Z GF?).
+
+**73.10.32 PVS Position**
+
+- Specifies the Position of the PVS relatively to the origin of the OS or to another PVS.
+- Spatial Position Spec.
+
+**73.10.33 PAP**
+
+- Specifies the PAP of the PVS. It is used to position the PVS within the RPS.
+- Spatial Position Spec.
+
+**73.10.34 OVS Proj Strategy**
+
+- Specifies the projection strategy of the OVS to the PVS.
+- Choice between (fixed, calculated).
+
+**73.10.35 OVS Position**
+
+- Specifies the Position of the OVS relatively to the origin of the OS.
+- Spatial Position Spec.
+
+**73.10.36 OAP**
+
+- Specifies the OAP of the OVS. It is used to position the OVS within its OS.
+- Spatial Position Spec.
+
+**73.10.37 OVS**
+
+- Specifies the OVS of an rt-component. It is specified as a subset of the OS.
+- Size Spec.
+
+**73.10.38 Resizing Strategy**
+
+- Defines the resizing strategy of an rt-composite.
+- Choice between (fixed, minimum, grows-only).
+
+**73.10.39 Aspect Ratio**
+
+- Defines if the aspect ratio of an rt-component is to be preserved.
+- Choice between (preserved, not-preserved).
+
+**73.10.40 OS**
+
+- Specifies the OS of a component object or a channel. It is used to initialise the OS of an rt-component. It is also used to build the spatial axes of the OPS, of each rt-component created from this component, or the CPS.
+- Size.
+
+**73.10.41 Expected PVD Result**
+
+- Choice between (initial-temporal-position, terminal-temporal-position, duration).
+
+**73.10.42 Expected PVD Result Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Expected PVD Result value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Expected PVD Result?).
+
+**73.10.43 Expected PVD Result Param**
+
+- Parameter of Expected PVD Result.
+- Choice between (Expected PVD Result, Expected PVD Result Macro).
+
+**73.10.44 Expected OVD Result**
+
+- Choice between (initial-temporal-position, terminal-temporal-position, duration).
+
+**73.10.45 Expected OVD Result Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Expected OVD Result value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Expected OVD Result?).
+
+**73.10.46 Expected OVD Result Param**
+
+- Parameter of Expected OVD Result.
+- Choice between (Expected OVD Result, Expected OVD Result Macro).
+
+**73.10.47 Timestone ID**
+
+- A generic integer. The value 0 is reserved.
+- Generic Integer.
+
+**73.10.48 Temporal Termination**
+
+- Determines the presentation when a target reaches to the terminal temporal position.
+- Choice between (freeze, stop).
+
+**73.10.49 OD**
+
+- Specifies the OD of a component object or a channel. It is used to initialise the OD of an rt-component. It is also used to build the temporal axis of the OPS, of each rt-component created from this component, or the CPS.
+- Choice between (Integer, infinite).
+
+**73.10.50 Presentation Priority**
+
+- Determines the presentation stacking order of the rt-components assigned in a same RPS.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer, up-priority, down-priority).
+
+**73.10.51 Perceptability**
+
+- A ratio which defines the perceptability of an rt-component. If Perceptability Status is set to zero rt-content is not perceived. If it is set to 100 the original perception of the rt-content is perceived.
+- Generic Ratio.
+
+**73.10.52 RPS Assignment**
+
+- RPS is either a channel reference, an evaluated reference or PRPS.
+- Choice between (Channel Reference, Evaluated Reference, prps).
+
+**73.10.53 Ancestor**
+
+- Navigation path to reach an ancestor.
+- Choice between (Integer, root).
+
+#### **73.10.54 Sibling**
+
+- Navigation path to reach a relative sibling.
+- Integer.
+
+#### **73.10.55 EmptyChild**
+
+- Navigation path to reach an empty socket.
+- Choice between (Integer, last).
+
+#### **73.10.56 Child**
+
+- Navigation path to reach a child.
+- Choice between (Generic Integer, last, random).
+
+#### **73.10.57 Navigation Command**
+
+- It gives a navigation path.
+- Choice between (Child, EmptyChild, Sibling, Ancestor).
+
+#### **73.10.58 Navigation Command Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Navigation Command value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Navigation Command?).
+
+#### **73.10.59 Navigation Command Param**
+
+- Parameter of Navigation Command.
+- Choice between (Navigation Command, Navigation Command Macro).
+
+#### **73.10.60 Termination Status**
+
+- Represents the process of an rt-script.
+- Choice between (terminated, not-terminated).
+
+#### **73.10.61 Running Status**
+
+- Indicates if an rt-object is running or not.
+- Choice between (running, not-running).
+
+#### **73.10.62 Rt-Availability Status**
+
+- Indicates if the rt-object has been created from model object or not.
+- Choice between (available, not-available).
+
+#### **73.10.63 Activation Status**
+
+- Indicates if a link object has been activated or not.
+- Choice between (active, inactive).
+
+#### **73.10.64 Preparation Status**
+
+- Indicates the availability of MHEG objects to the MHEG engine.
+- Choice between (ready, not-ready).
+
+#### **73.10.65 Cat Ext Attribute Macro**
+
+- Allows the specification of a macro parameter instead of a specified Cat Ext Attribute value.
+- Sequence of (Macro Def ID, Cat Ext Attribute?).
+
+### 73.10.66 Cat Ext Attribute Param
+
+- Parameter of Cat Ext Attribute.
+- Choice between (Cat Ext Attribute, Cat Ext Attribute Macro).
+
+### 73.10.67 Update Command
+
+- When an attribute of an MHEG entity takes a list of values, this parameter is provided in order to update this list of values. It is used in Set Alias action, Set Timestones action, Set Stream Choice action and Attach Anchor action. It is always used as Attribute Specification = List of (List of attribute value, Update Command)\*.
+
+The following applies:
+
+If the update command is equal to “replace”, the list of current attribute values of the target is removed and replaced by the list of attribute values provided as parameters of the elementary action.
+
+If the update command is equal to “add”, the list of attribute values provided as parameters of the elementary action is added to the current attribute values list of the target. It is ignored to add an attribute which already exists in the current attribute values list.
+
+If the update type is equal to “remove”, the list of attribute values currently provided as parameter of the elementary action is removed from the current attribute values list of the target. It is ignored to remove an attribute which does not exist in the current attribute values list.
+
+Combination of “add” and “remove” update commands may be used within a given attribute specification list. In that case, each command should be evaluated according to the order of the list.
+
+“replace” update command should not be used with “add” or/and “remove” within a given attribute specification list. If it is used with them, the elementary action shall be ignored.
+
+- Choice between (add, remove, replace).
+
+## 73.11 Comparison value constants
+
+**Table 51/T.171 – Overview of Comparison value constants**
+
+Comparison Value Constant ::=
+
+**Preparation Status | Activation Status | Rt-Availability Status | Running Status | Termination Status | #prps | #infinite | Temporal Termination | Aspect Ratio | Resizing Strategy | OVS Proj Strategy | User Spatial Control | Stream Chosen State | Selection Status | Modification Status | Channel Availability Status | Channel Perceptability**
+
+### 73.11.1 Comparison Value Constant
+
+- Specification of the constants defined by this Recommendation which can be used as a comparison value within a link condition of a link object.
+- Choice between (Preparation Status, Activation Status, Rt-Availability Status, Running Status, Termination Status, prps, infinite, Temporal Termination, Aspect Ratio, Resizing Strategy, OVS Proj Strategy, User Spatial Control, Stream Chosen State, Selection Status, Modification Status, Channel Availability Status, Channel Perceptability).
+
+## Annex A
+
+### ASN.1 notations (Level C) Coded representation (Level D)
+
+Useful definitions
+
+-- *Copyright statement:*
+
+-- -----
+
+-- *(c) International Organization for Standardization 1996.*
+
+-- *Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications*
+
+-- *as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.*
+
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)}
+
+DEFINITIONS
+
+IMPLICIT TAGS
+
+::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+
+Aspect-Ratio,
+Cat-Content-Classification,
+Cat-Ext-Attribute,
+Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param,
+Catalogued-Event,
+Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+Catalogued-Media-Type,
+Catalogued-Script-Classification,
+Catalogued-Style,
+Channel-Perceptability,
+Channel-Target-Param,
+Class-ID,
+Comparison-Value-Constant,
+Component-Class,
+Content-Hook,
+Current-Point-Spec-Param,
+Data-Reference,
+Evaluated-Integer,
+Evaluated-List,
+Evaluated-Reference,
+Evaluated-Value,
+Generic-Integer,
+Generic-Integer-Param,
+Generic-List-ElT-ID-Param,
+Generic-List-Param,
+Generic-Numeric-Param,
+Generic-Ratio-Param,
+Generic-Value,
+Generic-Value-Param,
+GF-Param,
+Initial-Point-Spec-Param,
+Interaction-Status,
+Interaction-Type-Param,
+Macro-Def-ID,
+Mh-object-Class,
+Mh-Reference,
+Mh-Target-Param,
+Model-Class,
+OVS-Proj-Strategy,
+Point-Spec,
+Point-Spec-Param,
+Presentation-Priority,
+Resizing-Strategy,
+Return-Target-Param,
+RPS-Assignment,
+Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param,
+
+Rt-Component-Reference,
+ Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Content-Reference,
+ Rt-Content-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Mux-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Script-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Target-Param,
+ Script-Hook,
+ Size,
+ Size-Spec-Param,
+ Socket-Target-Param,
+ Spatial-Control-Param,
+ Spatial-Position-Spec-Param,
+ Target-Param,
+ Temporal-Termination,
+ Terminal-Point-Spec-Param,
+ Update-Command,
+ User-Spatial-Control,
+ Value,
+ OV;
+
+#### IMPORTS
+
+Registered-Content-Encoding,
+ Registered-Script-Encoding,
+ Registered-Content-Classification,
+ Registered-Script-Classification,
+ Registered-Media-Type,
+ Registered-Style,
+ Registered-Event,
+ Registered-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+ Registered-Extended-Attribute FROM ISOMHEG-cat {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) catalogues(12)};
+
+```
+
+Mh-object-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+mheg-id Mheg-ID OPTIONAL,
+description [0] Description OPTIONAL
+}
+Class-ID ::= CHOICE {
+action-class-id [0] INTEGER { action-class-id (1)},
+link-class-id [1] INTEGER { link-class-id (2)},
+script-class-id [2] INTEGER { script-class-id (3)},
+content-class-id [3] INTEGER { content-class-id (4)},
+multiplexed-content-class-id [4] INTEGER { multiplexed-content-class-id (5)},
+composite-class-id [5] INTEGER { composite-class-id (6)},
+container-class-id [6] INTEGER { container-class-id (7)},
+descriptor-class-id [7] INTEGER { descriptor-class-id (8)},
+...
+}
+Description ::= SEQUENCE {
+name GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+owner [0] GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+version [1] GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+date UTCTime OPTIONAL,
+keywords SEQUENCE OF GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+copyright [2] GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+copyright-id OCTET STRING OPTIONAL,
+copyright-number [3] OCTET STRING OPTIONAL,
+licence [4] GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+cache-priority INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+comments [5] GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+...
+}
+Model-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+COMPONENTS OF Mh-object-Class
+}
+Component-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+COMPONENTS OF Model-Class,
+ops-initialisation [1] OPS-Initialisation OPTIONAL
+}
+
+```
+
+| | |
+|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Tail-Param ::= CHOICE | { |
+| tail | SEQUENCE OF INTEGER, |
+| tail-macro | [0] Tail-Macro |
+| } | |
+| Tail-Macro ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| macro-def-id | Macro-Def-ID, |
+| tail | SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| External-ID ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| public-id | PrintableString OPTIONAL, |
+| system-id | OCTET STRING OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Mheg-ID ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| application-id | OCTET STRING OPTIONAL, |
+| mh-number | INTEGER |
+| } | |
+| Socket-Identification ::= CHOICE | { |
+| socket-id | Socket-ID, |
+| alias | GraphicString |
+| } | |
+| Socket-ID ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| root-rt-composite-reference | Root-Rt-Composite-Reference, |
+| tail | SEQUENCE OF INTEGER |
+| } | |
+| Macro-Def-ID ::= CHOICE | { |
+| string | GraphicString, |
+| integer | INTEGER |
+| } | |
+| Reference ::= CHOICE | { |
+| null-data | NULL, |
+| mheg-id-reference | Mheg-ID, |
+| external-id-reference | [0] External-ID, |
+| container-element-reference | [1] Container-Element-Reference, |
+| null-mh | [2] NULL, |
+| this | [3] NULL, |
+| stream-id-reference | [4] SEQUENCE OF INTEGER, |
+| root-rt-id-reference | [5] Root-Rt-ID-Reference, |
+| null-root-rt | [6] NULL, |
+| socket-id-reference | [7] Socket-ID-Reference, |
+| channel-id-reference | INTEGER, |
+| default-channel | [8] NULL, |
+| alias-reference | GraphicString |
+| } | |
+| Tail-Reference ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| tail | SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL, |
+| tail-complement | Tail-Complement OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Tail-Complement ::= ENUMERATED | { |
+| children (1), | |
+| descendants (2) | |
+| } | |
+| Data-Reference ::= CHOICE | { |
+| external-id | External-ID, |
+| null-data | [0] NULL, |
+| alias-reference | GraphicString |
+| } | |
+| Mh-Reference ::= CHOICE | { |
+| mheg-id-reference | Mheg-ID, |
+| external-id-reference | [0] External-ID, |
+| container-element-reference | [1] Container-Element-Reference, |
+| null-mh | NULL, |
+| this | [2] NULL, |
+| alias-reference | GraphicString |
+| } | |
+| Container-Element-Reference ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| container-object-reference | Mh-Reference, |
+| tail-reference | Tail-Reference |
+| } | |
+
+```
+
+Root-Rt-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-id-reference Root-Rt-ID-Reference,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-ID-Reference ::= SEQUENCE {
+model-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+Rt-Number-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+rt-number INTEGER,
+question-mark [0] INTEGER { question-mark (1)},
+star [1] INTEGER { star (2)}
+}
+Rt-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-id-reference Root-Rt-ID-Reference,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+socket-id-reference [0] Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Rt-Script-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+rt-script-id-reference Rt-Script-ID-Reference,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Rt-Script-ID-Reference ::= SEQUENCE {
+script-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+Root-Rt-Component-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-component-id-ref Root-Rt-Component-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Component-ID-Ref ::= SEQUENCE {
+component-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+Rt-Component-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-component-id-ref [10] Root-Rt-Component-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt [11] NULL,
+socket-id-reference [12] Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference [13] GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Content-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-content-id-ref Root-Rt-Content-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Content-ID-Ref ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-object-ref Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+Rt-Content-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-content-id-ref Root-Rt-Content-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+socket-id-reference [0] Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Mux-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-mux-id-reference Root-Rt-Mux-ID-Reference,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Mux-ID-Reference ::= SEQUENCE {
+multiplexed-content-object-ref Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Rt-Mux-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-mux-id-reference Root-Rt-Mux-ID-Reference,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+socket-id-reference [0] Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Composite-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-composite-id-ref Root-Rt-Composite-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt NULL,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Root-Rt-Composite-ID-Ref ::= SEQUENCE {
+composite-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+rt-number-reference Rt-Number-Reference
+}
+Rt-Composite-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+root-rt-composite-id-ref [28] Root-Rt-Composite-ID-Ref,
+null-root-rt [29] NULL,
+socket-id-reference [30] Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference [31] GraphicString
+}
+Socket-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+socket-id-reference Socket-ID-Reference,
+alias-reference GraphicString
+}
+Socket-ID-Reference ::= SEQUENCE {
+root-rt-composite-reference Root-Rt-Composite-Reference,
+socket-tail-reference Socket-Tail-Reference
+}
+Socket-Tail-Reference ::= SEQUENCE {
+tail SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+socket-tail-complement Socket-Tail-Complement OPTIONAL
+}
+Socket-Tail-Complement ::= CHOICE {
+tail-complement Tail-Complement,
+question-mark-child INTEGER { question-mark-child (1)},
+question-mark-descendant [0] INTEGER { question-mark-descendant (2)}
+}
+Channel-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+channel-id-reference [34] INTEGER,
+default-channel [35] NULL,
+alias-reference [36] GraphicString
+}
+Rt-Component-Channel-Ref ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-reference [41] Rt-Component-Reference,
+channel-reference [42] Channel-Reference
+}
+Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+target Generic-Reference,
+target-macro [45] Target-Macro
+}
+Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+target Generic-Reference OPTIONAL
+}
+Mh-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+mh-target [2] Mh-Target,
+mh-target-macro [3] Mh-Target-Macro
+}
+Mh-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+mh-target Mh-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Mh-Target ::= CHOICE {
+mh-reference Mh-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Rt-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-target [5] Rt-Target,
+rt-target-macro [6] Rt-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-target Rt-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-reference Rt-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Script-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-script-target [8] Rt-Script-Target,
+rt-script-target-macro [9] Rt-Script-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Script-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-script-target Rt-Script-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Script-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-script-reference Rt-Script-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Component-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-target Rt-Component-Target,
+rt-component-target-macro [15] Rt-Component-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Component-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-component-target Rt-Component-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Component-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-reference Rt-Component-Reference,
+evaluated-reference [14] Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Content-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-content-target [26] Rt-Content-Target,
+rt-content-target-macro [27] Rt-Content-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Content-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-content-target Rt-Content-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Content-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-content-reference Rt-Content-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Mux-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-mux-target [45] Rt-Mux-Target,
+rt-mux-target-macro [46] Rt-Mux-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Mux-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-mux-target Rt-Mux-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Mux-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-mux-reference Rt-Mux-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Composite-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-composite-target Rt-Composite-Target,
+rt-composite-target-macro [33] Rt-Composite-Target-Macro
+}
+Rt-Composite-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-composite-target Rt-Composite-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Rt-Composite-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-composite-reference Rt-Composite-Reference,
+evaluated-reference [32] Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Socket-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+socket-target Socket-Target,
+socket-target-macro [0] Socket-Target-Macro
+}
+Socket-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+socket-target Socket-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Socket-Target ::= CHOICE {
+socket-reference Socket-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Return-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer-param Generic-Integer-Param,
+using-application NULL
+}
+Channel-Target-Param ::= CHOICE {
+channel-target Channel-Target,
+channel-target-macro [38] Channel-Target-Macro
+}
+Channel-Target-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+channel-target Channel-Target OPTIONAL
+}
+Channel-Target ::= CHOICE {
+channel-reference Channel-Reference,
+evaluated-reference [37] Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-channel-tg Rt-Component-Channel-Tg,
+rt-component-channel-tg-macro [44] Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Macro
+}
+Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rt-component-channel-tg Rt-Component-Channel-Tg OPTIONAL
+}
+Rt-Component-Channel-Tg ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-channel-ref Rt-Component-Channel-Ref,
+evaluated-reference [43] Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Generic-Value-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-value Generic-Value,
+generic-value-macro [50] Generic-Value-Macro
+}
+Generic-Value-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-value Generic-Value OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Value ::= CHOICE {
+value Value,
+evaluated-value Evaluated-Value
+}
+Value ::= CHOICE {
+boolean BOOLEAN,
+numeric INTEGER,
+ratio Ratio,
+string GraphicString,
+list [0] SEQUENCE OF Value,
+reference [1] Reference
+}
+Generic-Boolean-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-boolean Generic-Boolean,
+generic-boolean-macro Generic-Boolean-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Generic-Boolean-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-boolean Generic-Boolean OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Boolean ::= CHOICE {
+boolean BOOLEAN,
+evaluated-boolean Evaluated-Boolean
+}
+Generic-Numeric-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-numeric Generic-Numeric,
+generic-numeric-macro Generic-Numeric-Macro
+}
+Generic-Numeric-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-numeric Generic-Numeric OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Numeric ::= CHOICE {
+numeric INTEGER,
+evaluated-numeric Evaluated-Numeric
+}
+Generic-Integer-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer Generic-Integer,
+generic-integer-macro Generic-Integer-Macro
+}
+Generic-Integer-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-integer Generic-Integer OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Integer ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+evaluated-integer Evaluated-Integer
+}
+Generic-Ratio-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-ratio Generic-Ratio,
+generic-ratio-macro [0] Generic-Ratio-Macro
+}
+Generic-Ratio-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-ratio Generic-Ratio OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Ratio ::= CHOICE {
+ratio Ratio,
+evaluated-ratio Evaluated-Ratio
+}
+Ratio ::= SEQUENCE {
+numerator INTEGER,
+denominator INTEGER OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-String-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-string Generic-String,
+generic-string-macro Generic-String-Macro
+}
+Generic-String-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-string Generic-String OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-String ::= CHOICE {
+string GraphicString,
+evaluated-string Evaluated-String
+}
+Generic-Reference-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-reference Generic-Reference,
+generic-reference-macro [45] Generic-Reference-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Generic-Reference-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-reference Generic-Reference OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+reference Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Generic-List-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-list Generic-List,
+generic-list-macro [1] Generic-List-Macro
+}
+Generic-List-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-list Generic-List OPTIONAL
+}
+Generic-List ::= CHOICE {
+list SEQUENCE OF Value,
+evaluated-list Evaluated-List
+}
+Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param ::= CHOICE {
+generic-list-elt-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER,
+generic-list-elt-id-macro [0] Generic-List-Elt-ID-Macro
+}
+Generic-List-Elt-ID-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+generic-list-elt-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL
+}
+Get-Number-Of-Interacted-Sockets ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-composite-target-param Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param
+}
+Get-Interaction-Status ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param
+}
+Get-Max-Interact-Required ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param
+}
+Get-Min-Interact-Required ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param
+}
+Get-Interaction-Ability ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param
+}
+Get-Stream-Chosen-State ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-mux-target-param Rt-Mux-Target-Param,
+stream-identification-param Stream-Identification-Param
+}
+Get-GVF ::= CHOICE {
+rt-composite-target-param Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+channel-target-param Channel-Target-Param
+}
+Get-User-Spatial-Control ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+spatial-control-param Spatial-Control-Param
+}
+Get-GSF ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+expected-axis-result-param Expected-Axis-Result-Param
+}
+Get-PVS-Position ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+point-type-param Point-Type-Param,
+expected-axis-result-param Expected-Axis-Result-Param
+}
+
+```
+
+| | |
+|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
+| Get-PAP ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| point-type-param | Point-Type-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-PVS ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| point-type-param | Point-Type-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-OVS-Position ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| point-type-param | Point-Type-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-OAP ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| point-type-param | Point-Type-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-OVS ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| point-type-param | Point-Type-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-POS ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-OS ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| expected-axis-result-param | Expected-Axis-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-PVD ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| expected-pvd-result-param | Expected-PVD-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-OVD ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-target-param | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| expected-ovd-result-param | Expected-OVD-Result-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-Rt-Composite-Address ::= SEQUENCE | |
+| { | |
+| rt-composite-target-param | Rt-Composite-Target-Param, |
+| navigation-command-param | Navigation-Command-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-Data ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| content-target-param | Mh-Target-Param, |
+| generic-list-elt-id-param | Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Get-Catalogued-Attribute ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| target-param | Target-Param, |
+| cat-ext-attribute-param | Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-Integer ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-preparation-status | Mh-Target-Param, |
+| get-activation-status | [4] Mh-Target-Param, |
+| get-rt-availability-status | Rt-Target-Param, |
+| get-running-status | [7] Rt-Target-Param, |
+| get-termination-status | Rt-Script-Target-Param, |
+| get-presentation-priority | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-od | [16] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-pod | [17] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-pvd | [18] Get-PVD, |
+| get-ctp | [19] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-temporal-termination | [20] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-pvd-position | [21] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+
+| | |
+|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
+| get-timestone-status | [22] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-aspect-ratio | [23] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-resizing-strategy | Rt-Composite-Target-Param, |
+| get-ovs-proj-strategy | [24] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-user-spatial-control | [25] Get-User-Spatial-Control, |
+| get-cv | Rt-Content-Target-Param, |
+| get-pcv | [34] Rt-Content-Target-Param, |
+| get-stream-chosen-state | [35] Get-Stream-Chosen-State, |
+| get-min-interact-required | [36] Get-Min-Interact-Required, |
+| get-max-interact-required | [37] Get-Max-Interact-Required, |
+| get-number-of-interacted-sockets | [38] Get-Number-Of-Interacted-Sockets, |
+| get-channel-availability-status | [39] Channel-Target-Param, |
+| get-channel-perceptability | [40] Channel-Target-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-Reference ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-rt-composite-address | [9] Get-Rt-Composite-Address, |
+| get-rps-assignment | Rt-Component-Target-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-List ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-catalogued-attribute | [44] Get-Catalogued-Attribute, |
+| get-stream-choice | Rt-Mux-Target-Param, |
+| get-style | [47] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-event | [48] Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param |
+| } | |
+| Get-Any ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-data | [16] Get-Data, |
+| get-ovd | [17] Get-OVD, |
+| get-gtf | [18] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-os | [19] Get-OS, |
+| get-pos | [20] Get-POS, |
+| get-ovs | [21] Get-OVS, |
+| get-oap | [22] Get-OAP, |
+| get-ovs-position | [23] Get-OVS-Position, |
+| get-pvs | [24] Get-PVS, |
+| get-pap | [25] Get-PAP, |
+| get-pvs-position | [26] Get-PVS-Position, |
+| get-gsf | [27] Get-GSF, |
+| get-gvf | Get-GVF, |
+| get-interaction-ability | [39] Get-Interaction-Ability, |
+| get-interaction-status | [40] Get-Interaction-Status, |
+| get-event-data | Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param |
+| } | |
+| Evaluated-Value ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-boolean | NULL, |
+| get-numeric | Get-Integer, |
+| get-ratio | [41] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-string | [42] NULL, |
+| get-reference | [43] Get-Reference, |
+| get-list | Get-List, |
+| get-any | [49] Get-Any, |
+| ... | |
+| } | |
+| Evaluated-Boolean ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-boolean | NULL, |
+| get-any | Get-Any |
+| } | |
+| Evaluated-Numeric ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-numeric | Get-Integer, |
+| get-integer | [0] Get-Integer, |
+| get-any | [1] Get-Any |
+| } | |
+| Evaluated-Integer ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-integer | Get-Integer, |
+| get-any | [41] Get-Any |
+| } | |
+| Evaluated-Ratio ::= CHOICE | { |
+| get-ratio | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-any | Get-Any |
+| } | |
+
+```
+
+Evaluated-String ::= CHOICE {
+get-string NULL,
+get-any Get-Any
+}
+Evaluated-Reference ::= CHOICE {
+get-reference Get-Reference,
+get-any Get-Any
+}
+Evaluated-List ::= CHOICE {
+get-list Get-List,
+get-any [0] Get-Any
+}
+Content-Hook ::= SEQUENCE {
+catalogued-content-encoding Catalogued-Content-Encoding OPTIONAL,
+content-encoding-description [0] OCTET STRING OPTIONAL
+}
+Script-Hook ::= SEQUENCE {
+catalogued-script-encoding Catalogued-Script-Encoding OPTIONAL,
+script-encoding-description [0] OCTET STRING OPTIONAL
+}
+Catalogued-Content-Encoding ::= CHOICE {
+registered-content-encoding Registered-Content-Encoding,
+proprietary-content-encoding Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Script-Encoding ::= CHOICE {
+registered-script-encoding Registered-Script-Encoding,
+proprietary-script-encoding Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Cat-Content-Classification ::= CHOICE {
+registered-content-classification Registered-Content-Classification,
+prop-content-classification Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Script-Classification ::= CHOICE {
+registered-script-classification Registered-Script-Classification,
+prop-script-classification Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Media-Type ::= CHOICE {
+registered-media-type Registered-Media-Type,
+proprietary-media-type Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Style ::= CHOICE {
+registered-style Registered-Style,
+proprietary-style Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Event ::= CHOICE {
+registered-event Registered-Event,
+proprietary-event Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action ::= CHOICE {
+registered-extended-elementary-action Registered-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+proprietary-extended-elementary-action Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Cat-Ext-Attribute ::= CHOICE {
+registered-extended-attribute Registered-Extended-Attribute,
+proprietary-extended-attribute Prop-Cat-Entry-ID
+}
+Prop-Cat-Entry-ID ::= CHOICE {
+tail SEQUENCE OF INTEGER,
+octet-string OCTET STRING
+}
+OPS-Initialisation ::= SEQUENCE {
+od OD OPTIONAL,
+os Size OPTIONAL
+}
+
+```
+
+| | |
+|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
+| GF-Param ::= CHOICE | { |
+| gf | GF, |
+| gf-macro | [0] GF-Macro |
+| } | |
+| GF-Macro ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| macro-def-id | Macro-Def-ID, |
+| gf | GF OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| GF ::= CHOICE | { |
+| generic-ratio | Generic-Ratio, |
+| default-gf | INTEGER { default-gf (1)} |
+| } | |
+| Point ::= CHOICE | { |
+| integer | INTEGER, |
+| terminal | [0] INTEGER { terminal (1)} |
+| } | |
+| Size ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| x-spatial-length | Spatial-Length OPTIONAL, |
+| y-spatial-length | [1] Spatial-Length OPTIONAL, |
+| z-spatial-length | [2] Spatial-Length OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Spatial-Length ::= CHOICE | { |
+| length | INTEGER, |
+| default-spatial-length | [0] INTEGER { default-spatial-length (65536)} |
+| } | |
+| Size-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE | { |
+| size-spec | Size-Spec, |
+| size-spec-macro | [0] Size-Spec-Macro |
+| } | |
+| Size-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| macro-def-id | Macro-Def-ID, |
+| size-spec | Size-Spec OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Size-Spec ::= CHOICE | { |
+| lengths-spec | Lengths-Spec, |
+| get-list | Get-List, |
+| get-any | [50] Get-Any |
+| } | |
+| Lengths-Spec ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| x-length-spec | [2] Length-Spec OPTIONAL, |
+| y-length-spec | [0] Length-Spec OPTIONAL, |
+| z-length-spec | [1] Length-Spec OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Length-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE | { |
+| length-spec | Length-Spec, |
+| length-spec-macro | [0] Length-Spec-Macro |
+| } | |
+| Length-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| macro-def-id | Macro-Def-ID, |
+| length-spec | Length-Spec OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Length-Spec ::= CHOICE | { |
+| length | INTEGER, |
+| relative-length | Ratio, |
+| get-integer | Get-Integer, |
+| get-ratio | [46] Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| get-any | [45] Get-Any |
+| } | |
+| Spatial-Position ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| x-point | Point OPTIONAL, |
+| y-point | [1] Point OPTIONAL, |
+| z-point | [2] Point OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Spatial-Position-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE | { |
+| spatial-position-spec | Spatial-Position-Spec, |
+| spatial-position-spec-macro | [0] Spatial-Position-Spec-Macro |
+| } | |
+
+```
+
+Spatial-Position-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+spatial-position-spec Spatial-Position-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Spatial-Position-Spec ::= CHOICE {
+points-spec Points-Spec,
+get-list Get-List,
+get-any [51] Get-Any
+}
+Points-Spec ::= SEQUENCE {
+x-point-spec [3] Point-Spec OPTIONAL,
+y-point-spec [1] Point-Spec OPTIONAL,
+z-point-spec [2] Point-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Point-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+point-spec Point-Spec,
+point-spec-macro [1] Point-Spec-Macro
+}
+Point-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+point-spec Point-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Point-Spec ::= CHOICE {
+point Point,
+relative-point Ratio,
+get-integer Get-Integer,
+get-ratio [46] Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+get-any [45] Get-Any
+}
+Current-Point-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+current-point-spec Current-Point-Spec,
+current-point-spec-macro [3] Current-Point-Spec-Macro
+}
+Current-Point-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+current-point-spec Current-Point-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Current-Point-Spec ::= CHOICE {
+point Point,
+relative-point Ratio,
+original-point-factor [1] Ratio,
+current-point-factor [2] Ratio,
+get-integer [47] Get-Integer,
+get-ratio [46] Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+get-any [45] Get-Any
+}
+Initial-Point-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+initial-point-spec Point-Spec,
+initial-point-spec-macro [1] Initial-Point-Spec-Macro
+}
+Initial-Point-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+initial-point-spec Point-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Terminal-Point-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+terminal-point-spec Point-Spec,
+terminal-point-spec-macro [1] Terminal-Point-Spec-Macro
+}
+Terminal-Point-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+terminal-point-spec Point-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Channel-Perceptability ::= ENUMERATED {
+on (1),
+off (2)
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Channel-Availability-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+available (1),
+not-available (2)
+}
+Modifiability ::= ENUMERATED {
+modifiable (1),
+not-modifiable (2)
+}
+Selectability ::= ENUMERATED {
+selectable (1),
+not-selectable (2)
+}
+Modification-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+modified (1),
+not-modified (2),
+modifying (3)
+}
+Selection-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+selected (1),
+not-selected (2)
+}
+Interaction-Status ::= CHOICE {
+selection-status Selection-Status,
+modification-status [0] Modification-Status
+}
+Interaction-Type ::= ENUMERATED {
+selection (1),
+modification (2)
+}
+Interaction-Type-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+interaction-type Interaction-Type OPTIONAL
+}
+Interaction-Type-Param ::= CHOICE {
+interaction-type Interaction-Type,
+interaction-type-macro Interaction-Type-Macro
+}
+Stream-Identification ::= CHOICE {
+stream-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER,
+all-streams INTEGER { all-streams (1)}
+}
+Stream-Identification-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+stream-identification Stream-Identification OPTIONAL
+}
+Stream-Identification-Param ::= CHOICE {
+stream-identification Stream-Identification,
+stream-identification-macro [0] Stream-Identification-Macro
+}
+Stream-Chosen-State ::= ENUMERATED {
+chosen (1),
+not-chosen (2),
+partially-chosen (3)
+}
+PCV ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+min-avr [0] INTEGER { min-avr (0)},
+max-avr [1] INTEGER { max-avr (255)}
+}
+CV ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+min-avr [0] INTEGER { min-avr (0)},
+max-avr [1] INTEGER { max-avr (255)}
+}
+OV ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+min-avr [0] INTEGER { min-avr (0)},
+max-avr [1] INTEGER { max-avr (255)}
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Point-Type-Param ::= ENUMERATED {
+absolute (1),
+relative (2)
+}
+Spatial-Control-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+spatial-control Spatial-Control OPTIONAL
+}
+Spatial-Control-Param ::= CHOICE {
+spatial-control Spatial-Control,
+spatial-control-macro Spatial-Control-Macro
+}
+Expected-Axis-Result-Param ::= ENUMERATED {
+x (1),
+y (2),
+z (3),
+xyz (4)
+}
+User-Spatial-Control ::= ENUMERATED {
+allowed (1),
+not-allowed (2)
+}
+Spatial-Control ::= ENUMERATED {
+moving (1),
+resizing (2),
+scaling (3),
+scrolling (4)
+}
+GSF ::= SEQUENCE {
+x-gf GF OPTIONAL,
+y-gf [0] GF OPTIONAL,
+z-gf [1] GF OPTIONAL
+}
+OVS-Proj-Strategy ::= ENUMERATED {
+fixed (1),
+calculated (2)
+}
+Resizing-Strategy ::= ENUMERATED {
+fixed (1),
+minimum (2),
+grows-only (3)
+}
+Aspect-Ratio ::= ENUMERATED {
+preserved (1),
+not-preserved (2)
+}
+Expected-PVD-Result ::= ENUMERATED {
+initial-temporal-position (1),
+terminal-temporal-position (2),
+duration (3)
+}
+Expected-PVD-Result-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+expected-pvd-result Expected-PVD-Result OPTIONAL
+}
+Expected-PVD-Result-Param ::= CHOICE {
+expected-pvd-result Expected-PVD-Result,
+expected-pvd-result-macro Expected-PVD-Result-Macro
+}
+Expected-OVD-Result ::= ENUMERATED {
+initial-temporal-position (1),
+terminal-temporal-position (2),
+duration (3)
+}
+Expected-OVD-Result-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+expected-ovd-result Expected-OVD-Result OPTIONAL
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Expected-OVD-Result-Param ::= CHOICE {
+expected-ovd-result Expected-OVD-Result,
+expected-ovd-result-macro Expected-OVD-Result-Macro
+}
+Temporal-Termination ::= ENUMERATED {
+freeze (1),
+stop (2)
+}
+OD ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+infinite [0] INTEGER { infinite (1)}
+}
+Presentation-Priority ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer Generic-Integer,
+up-priority [1] INTEGER { up-priority (1)},
+down-priority [0] INTEGER { down-priority (2)}
+}
+RPS-Assignment ::= CHOICE {
+channel-reference Channel-Reference,
+evaluated-reference [0] Evaluated-Reference,
+prps INTEGER { prps (1)}
+}
+Ancestor ::= CHOICE {
+integer [4] INTEGER,
+root [5] INTEGER { root (1)}
+}
+EmptyChild ::= CHOICE {
+integer [1] INTEGER,
+last [2] INTEGER { last (1)}
+}
+Child ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer [6] Generic-Integer,
+last INTEGER { last (1)},
+random [0] INTEGER { random (2)}
+}
+Navigation-Command ::= CHOICE {
+child Child,
+emptychild EmptyChild,
+sibling [3] INTEGER,
+ancestor Ancestor
+}
+Navigation-Command-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+navigation-command Navigation-Command OPTIONAL
+}
+Navigation-Command-Param ::= CHOICE {
+navigation-command Navigation-Command,
+navigation-command-macro Navigation-Command-Macro
+}
+Termination-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+terminated (1),
+not-terminated (2)
+}
+Running-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+running (1),
+not-running (2)
+}
+Rt-Availability-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+available (1),
+not-available (2)
+}
+Activation-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+active (1),
+inactive (2)
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Preparation-Status ::= ENUMERATED {
+ready (1),
+not-ready (2)
+}
+Cat-Ext-Attribute-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+cat-ext-attribute Cat-Ext-Attribute OPTIONAL
+}
+Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param ::= CHOICE {
+cat-ext-attribute Cat-Ext-Attribute,
+cat-ext-attribute-macro [0] Cat-Ext-Attribute-Macro
+}
+Update-Command ::= ENUMERATED {
+add (1),
+remove (2),
+replace (3)
+}
+Comparison-Value-Constant ::= CHOICE {
+preparation-status Preparation-Status,
+activation-status [0] Activation-Status,
+rt-availability-status [1] Rt-Availability-Status,
+running-status [2] Running-Status,
+termination-status [3] Termination-Status,
+prps INTEGER { prps (1) },
+infinite [4] INTEGER { infinite (2) },
+temporal-termination [5] Temporal-Termination,
+aspect-ratio [6] Aspect-Ratio,
+resizing-strategy [7] Resizing-Strategy,
+ovs-proj-strategy [8] OVS-Proj-Strategy,
+user-spatial-control [9] User-Spatial-Control,
+stream-chosen-state [10] Stream-Chosen-State,
+selection-status [11] Selection-Status,
+modification-status [12] Modification-Status,
+channel-availability-status [13] Channel-Availability-Status,
+channel-perceptability [14] Channel-Perceptability
+}
+END
+
+Action Class
+-- Copyright statement:
+-- -----
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-ac {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(1)}
+DEFINITIONS
+ IMPLICIT TAGS
+ ::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+ Action-Object,
+ Action-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+ Mh-object-Class,
+ Macro-Def-ID,
+ Mh-Reference FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(9)}
+ Elementary-Action FROM ISOMHEG-ea {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(10)};
+
+Action-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(1)},
+COMPONENTS OF Mh-object-Class,
+synchro-indicator-param [1] Synchro-Indicator-Param,
+synchronised-action-list SEQUENCE OF Synchronised-Action,
+...
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Synchro-Indicator-Param ::= CHOICE {
+synchro-indicator Synchro-Indicator,
+synchro-indicator-macro Synchro-Indicator-Macro
+}
+Synchro-Indicator-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+synchro-indicator Synchro-Indicator OPTIONAL
+}
+Synchro-Indicator ::= ENUMERATED {
+serial (1),
+parallel (2)
+}
+Synchronised-Action ::= CHOICE {
+elementary-action Elementary-Action,
+action-object [60] Action-Object
+}
+Action-Object ::= CHOICE {
+action-object-reference [0] Mh-Reference,
+action-class [1] Action-Class
+}
+END
+
+Link Class
+-- Copyright statement:
+-- -----
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-lk {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) link-class(2)}
+DEFINITIONS
+ IMPLICIT TAGS
+ ::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+ Link-Class,
+ Link-Effect;
+
+IMPORTS
+ Mh-object-Class,
+ Evaluated-Value,
+ Generic-Value,
+ Comparison-Value-Constant,
+ Macro-Def-ID FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)}
+ Action-Object FROM ISOMHEG-ac {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(1)};
+
+Link-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) link-class(2)},
+COMPONENTS OF Mh-object-Class,
+link-condition [1] Link-Condition,
+link-effect Link-Effect,
+...
+}
+
+Link-Condition ::= CHOICE {
+trigger-condition Trigger-Condition,
+logical-combination [0] Logical-Combination
+}
+Trigger-Condition ::= SEQUENCE {
+source-value Evaluated-Value,
+previous-condition Comparison-Operation OPTIONAL,
+current-condition [0] Comparison-Operation
+}
+Constraint-Condition ::= SEQUENCE {
+source-value Evaluated-Value,
+current-condition Comparison-Operation
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Comparison-Operation ::= SEQUENCE {
+comparison-operator Comparison-Operator,
+comparison-value Comparison-Value
+}
+Comparison-Value ::= CHOICE {
+generic-value Generic-Value,
+comparison-value-constant [50] Comparison-Value-Constant,
+unspecified [51] INTEGER { unspecified (1) }
+}
+Comparison-Operator ::= ENUMERATED {
+equal (1),
+not-equal (2),
+greater (3),
+greater-equal (4),
+less (5),
+less-equal (6)
+}
+Logical-Combination ::= SEQUENCE {
+logical-operator Logical-Operator,
+condition-list SEQUENCE OF Condition
+}
+Logical-Operator ::= ENUMERATED {
+and (1),
+or (2),
+xor (3),
+not (4)
+}
+Condition ::= CHOICE {
+trigger-condition Trigger-Condition,
+constraint-condition [0] Constraint-Condition,
+logical-combination [1] Logical-Combination
+}
+Link-Effect ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-parameter-resolution-list SEQUENCE OF Macro-Parameter-Resolution OPTIONAL,
+action-object Action-Object
+}
+Macro-Parameter-Resolution ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+usage-value Generic-Value
+}
+END
+
+Script Class
+-- Copyright statement:
+-- -----
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-sc {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) script-class(3)}
+DEFINITIONS
+ IMPLICIT TAGS
+ ::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+ Script-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+ Model-Class,
+ Catalogued-Script-Classification,
+ Script-Hook,
+ Data-Reference FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)}
+ InterchangedScript FROM ISOMHEG-sir {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) script-interchange-representation(11)};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Script-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) script-class(3)},
+COMPONENTS OF Model-Class,
+script-classification [1] Catalogued-Script-Classification OPTIONAL,
+script-hook [2] Script-Hook,
+script-data Script-Data,
+...
+}
+Script-Data ::= CHOICE {
+script-inclusion Script-Inclusion,
+data-reference Data-Reference
+}
+Script-Inclusion ::= CHOICE {
+bit-string BIT STRING,
+octet-string OCTET STRING,
+interchangedscript InterchangedScript
+}
+END
+
+Content Class
+-- Copyright statement:
+-- -----
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-ct {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(4)}
+DEFINITIONS
+ IMPLICIT TAGS
+ ::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+ Content,
+ Content-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+ OV,
+ Component-Class,
+ Cat-Content-Classification,
+ Content-Hook,
+ Data-Reference,
+ Generic-Value FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(9)};
+
+Content-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(4)},
+COMPONENTS OF Content,
+...
+}
+
+Content ::= SEQUENCE {
+COMPONENTS OF Component-Class,
+cat-content-classification [2] Cat-Content-Classification OPTIONAL,
+content-hook [3] Content-Hook,
+ov [51] OV OPTIONAL,
+content-data Content-Data
+}
+
+Content-Data ::= CHOICE {
+data-inclusion Data-Inclusion,
+data-reference [50] Data-Reference
+}
+Data-Inclusion ::= CHOICE {
+bit-string BIT STRING,
+octet-string OCTET STRING,
+generic-value Generic-Value
+}
+END
+
+```
+
+Multiplexed Content Class
+
+-- Copyright statement:
+
+-- -----
+
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-mu {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) multiplexed-content-class(5)}
+
+DEFINITIONS
+
+IMPLICIT TAGS
+
+::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+
+Multiplexed-Content-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+
+Content FROM ISOMHEG-ct {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(4)}
+
+Cat-Content-Classification,
+
+Content-Hook FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)};
+
+Multiplexed-Content-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) multiplexed-content-class(5)},
+
+COMPONENTS OF Content,
+
+multiplexed-stream-list SEQUENCE OF Multiplexed-Stream,
+
+...
+
+}
+
+Multiplexed-Stream ::= SEQUENCE {
+
+stream-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER,
+
+cat-content-classification Cat-Content-Classification OPTIONAL,
+
+content-hook [0] Content-Hook OPTIONAL
+
+}
+
+END
+
+Composite Class
+
+-- Copyright statement:
+
+-- -----
+
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-co {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) composite-class(6)}
+
+DEFINITIONS
+
+IMPLICIT TAGS
+
+::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+
+Composite-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+
+Component-Class,
+
+Mh-Reference FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definition(9)}
+
+Link-Effect,
+
+Link-Class FROM ISOMHEG-lk {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) link-class(2)}
+
+Action-Object FROM ISOMHEG-ac {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(1)}
+
+Content-Class FROM ISOMHEG-ct {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(4)}
+
+Multiplexed-Content-Class FROM ISOMHEG-mu {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) multiplexed-content-class(5)};
+
+Composite-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) composite-class(6)},
+
+COMPONENTS OF Component-Class,
+
+availability-start-up [14] Availability-Start-up OPTIONAL,
+
+availability-close-down Availability-Close-down OPTIONAL,
+
+rt-availability-start-up Rt-Availability-Start-up OPTIONAL,
+
+```
+
+rt-availability-close-down [10] Link-Effect OPTIONAL,
+action-object-list [11] SEQUENCE OF Action-Object OPTIONAL,
+link-object-list [12] SEQUENCE OF Link-Object OPTIONAL,
+nb-of-elements [13] INTEGER,
+composition-element-list SEQUENCE OF Composition-Element OPTIONAL,
+...
+}
+Availability-Start-up ::= CHOICE {
+link-effect Link-Effect,
+automatic-start-up-1 INTEGER { automatic-start-up-1 (1)},
+automatic-start-up-2 [0] INTEGER { automatic-start-up-2 (2)},
+automatic-start-up-3 [1] INTEGER { automatic-start-up-3 (3)},
+automatic-start-up-4 [2] INTEGER { automatic-start-up-4 (4)},
+automatic-start-up-5 [3] INTEGER { automatic-start-up-5 (5)}
+}
+Availability-Close-down ::= CHOICE {
+link-effect [4] Link-Effect,
+automatic-close-down-1 [5] INTEGER { automatic-close-down-1 (1)},
+automatic-close-down-2 [6] INTEGER { automatic-close-down-2 (2)},
+automatic-close-down-3 [7] INTEGER { automatic-close-down-3 (3)}
+}
+Rt-Availability-Start-up ::= CHOICE {
+link-effect [8] Link-Effect,
+automatic-rt-start-up [9] INTEGER { automatic-rt-start-up (1)}
+}
+Link-Object ::= CHOICE {
+link-class Link-Class,
+link-object-reference [0] Mh-Reference
+}
+Composition-Element ::= SEQUENCE {
+index INTEGER,
+associated-model Associated-Model
+}
+Associated-Model ::= CHOICE {
+component-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+content-class [3] Content-Class,
+multiplexed-content-class [4] Multiplexed-Content-Class,
+composite-class [5] Composite-Class,
+label [6] GraphicString
+}
+END
+
+```
+
+Container Class
+
+-- Copyright statement:
+
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-cr {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) container-class(7)}
+
+DEFINITIONS
+
+IMPLICIT TAGS
+
+::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS;
+
+IMPORTS
+
+Mh-object-Class,
+
+Mh-Reference FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definition(9)}
+
+Link-Effect,
+
+Link-Class FROM ISOMHEG-lk {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) link-class(2)}
+
+Action-Class FROM ISOMHEG-ac {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) action-class(1)}
+
+Script-Class FROM ISOMHEG-sc {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) script-class(3)}
+
+Content-Class FROM ISOMHEG-ct {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) content-class(4)}
+
+Multiplexed-Content-Class FROM ISOMHEG-mu {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) multiplexed-content-class(5)}
+
+Composite-Class FROM ISOMHEG-co {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) composite-class(6)}
+
+Descriptor-Class FROM ISOMHEG-de {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) descriptor-class(8)};
+
+```
+
+Container-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) container-class(7)},
+COMPONENTS OF Mh-object-Class,
+container-start-up [10] Container-Start-up OPTIONAL,
+container-close-down Container-Close-down OPTIONAL,
+container-element-list [9] SEQUENCE OF Container-Element,
+...
+}
+
+Container-Start-up ::= CHOICE {
+link-effect Link-Effect,
+automatic-container-start-up-1 INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-1 (1)},
+automatic-container-start-up-2 [0] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-2 (2)},
+automatic-container-start-up-3 [1] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-3 (3)},
+automatic-container-start-up-4 [2] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-4 (4)},
+automatic-container-start-up-5 [3] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-5 (5)},
+automatic-container-start-up-6 [4] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-6 (6)},
+automatic-container-start-up-7 [5] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-7 (7)},
+automatic-container-start-up-8 [6] INTEGER { automatic-container-start-up-8 (8)}
+}
+
+Container-Close-down ::= CHOICE {
+link-effect [7] Link-Effect,
+automatic-container-close-down [8] INTEGER { automatic-container-close-down (1)}
+}
+
+Container-Element ::= CHOICE {
+mh-reference Mh-Reference,
+action-class [3] Action-Class,
+link-class [4] Link-Class,
+script-class [5] Script-Class,
+content-class [6] Content-Class,
+multiplexed-content-class [7] Multiplexed-Content-Class,
+composite-class [8] Composite-Class,
+container-class [9] Container-Class,
+descriptor-class [10] Descriptor-Class,
+...
+}
+END
+
+```
+
+Descriptor Class
+
+-- *Copyright statement:*
+
+-- -----
+
+-- *(c) International organization for Standardization 1996.*
+
+-- *Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications*
+
+-- *as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.*
+
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-de {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) descriptor-class(8)}
+
+DEFINITIONS
+
+IMPLICIT TAGS
+
+::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+
+Descriptor-Class;
+
+IMPORTS
+
+Mh-object-Class,
+
+Mh-Reference,
+
+Catalogued-Style,
+
+Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+
+Cat-Ext-Attribute,
+
+Class-ID,
+
+Catalogued-Script-Classification,
+
+Script-Hook,
+
+Cat-Content-Classification,
+
+Content-Hook,
+
+Catalogued-Media-Type,
+
+Value,
+
+Catalogued-Event FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)};
+
+```
+
+Descriptor-Class ::= SEQUENCE {
+OBJECT IDENTIFIER DEFAULT {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) descriptor-class(8)},
+COMPONENTS OF Mh-object-Class,
+related-object-list [1] SEQUENCE OF Related-Object OPTIONAL,
+other-descriptor-list [2] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Reference OPTIONAL,
+readme GraphicString OPTIONAL,
+system-readable-material System-Readable-Material OPTIONAL,
+channel-information-list [3] SEQUENCE OF Channel-Information OPTIONAL,
+catalogued-style-information-list [4] SEQUENCE OF Catalogued-Style OPTIONAL,
+cat-ext-elementary-action-info-list [5] SEQUENCE OF Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action OPTIONAL,
+cat-ext-attribute-info-list [6] SEQUENCE OF Cat-Ext-Attribute OPTIONAL,
+...
+}
+Related-Object ::= SEQUENCE {
+mh-reference Mh-Reference,
+object-information Object-Information OPTIONAL
+}
+Object-Information ::= SEQUENCE {
+object-size INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+class-id Class-ID,
+class-specific-information Class-Specific-Information OPTIONAL,
+offset INTEGER OPTIONAL
+}
+Class-Specific-Information ::= CHOICE {
+script-class-information Script-Class-Information,
+content-class-information [0] Content-Class-Information,
+mux-content-class-info [1] Mux-Content-Class-Info
+}
+Script-Class-Information ::= SEQUENCE {
+script-classification Catalogued-Script-Classification OPTIONAL,
+script-hook [0] Script-Hook OPTIONAL
+}
+Content-Class-Information ::= SEQUENCE {
+cat-content-classification Cat-Content-Classification OPTIONAL,
+content-hook [0] Content-Hook OPTIONAL,
+alternative-object-list [1] SEQUENCE OF Alternative-Object OPTIONAL
+}
+Mux-Content-Class-Info ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-class-information Content-Class-Information,
+number-of-streams INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+stream-information-list SEQUENCE OF Stream-Information OPTIONAL
+}
+Stream-Information ::= SEQUENCE {
+stream-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER,
+content-class-information Content-Class-Information
+}
+Alternative-Object ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-object-ref Mh-Reference,
+content-hook Content-Hook OPTIONAL,
+alternative-descriptor-object [0] Mh-Reference OPTIONAL,
+alternative-readme GraphicString OPTIONAL
+}
+System-Readable-Material ::= CHOICE {
+bit-string BIT STRING,
+octet-string OCTET STRING
+}
+Channel-Information ::= SEQUENCE {
+channel-id INTEGER,
+x-min INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+x-max [0] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+y-min [1] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+y-max [2] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+z-min [3] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+z-max [4] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+x-resolution [5] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+y-resolution [6] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+
+```
+
+```
+
+z-resolution [7] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+t-resolution [8] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+f-min [9] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+f-max [10] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+audio-dynamic [11] INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+channel-media-type-list SEQUENCE OF Catalogued-Media-Type OPTIONAL,
+event-mapping-list [12] SEQUENCE OF Event-Mapping OPTIONAL
+}
+Event-Mapping ::= SEQUENCE {
+event SEQUENCE OF Value,
+catalogued-event Catalogued-Event OPTIONAL
+}
+END
+
+Elementary Action Class
+-- Copyright statement:
+-- -----
+-- (c) International organization for Standardization 1996.
+-- Permission to copy in any form is granted for use with conforming MHEG Engines and applications
+-- as defined in ITU-T Recommendation T.171 provided this notice is included in all copies.
+--
+
+ISOMHEG-ea {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) elementary-actions(10)}
+DEFINITIONS
+ IMPLICIT TAGS
+ ::= BEGIN
+
+EXPORTS
+ Elementary-Action;
+
+IMPORTS
+ Generic-Integer-Param,
+ Macro-Def-ID,
+ Rt-Component-Reference,
+ Return-Target-Param,
+ Generic-Numeric-Param,
+ Generic-Value-Param,
+ Mh-Reference,
+ Target-Param,
+ Update-Command,
+ Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+ Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param,
+ Mh-Target-Param,
+ Generic-Value,
+ Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param,
+ Rt-Target-Param,
+ Generic-Integer,
+ Rt-Script-Target-Param,
+ Socket-Target-Param,
+ Evaluated-Reference,
+ Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+ RPS-Assignment,
+ Generic-Ratio-Param,
+ Presentation-Priority,
+ Initial-Point-Spec-Param,
+ Terminal-Point-Spec-Param,
+ Current-Point-Spec-Param,
+ Temporal-Termination,
+ Point-Spec-Param,
+ GF-Param,
+ Point-Spec,
+ Aspect-Ratio,
+ Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+ Resizing-Strategy,
+ OVS-Proj-Strategy,
+ Size-Spec-Param,
+ Spatial-Position-Spec-Param,
+ Spatial-Control-Param,
+ User-Spatial-Control,
+
+```
+
+Rt-Content-Target-Param,
+ Channel-Target-Param,
+ Rt-Mux-Target-Param,
+ Interaction-Status,
+ Interaction-Type-Param,
+ Catalogued-Style,
+ Rt-Content-Reference,
+ Channel-Perceptability,
+ Size,
+ Evaluated-Integer,
+ Evaluated-List,
+ Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param,
+ Generic-List-Param FROM ISOMHEG-ud {joint-iso-itu-t(2) mheg(19) version(1) useful-definitions(9)};
+
+```
+
+Delay ::= SEQUENCE {
+temporal-unit-ref-param Temporal-Unit-Ref-Param,
+duration-param Generic-Integer-Param
+}
+Temporal-Unit-Ref-Param ::= CHOICE {
+temporal-unit-ref Temporal-Unit-Ref,
+temporal-unit-ref-macro Temporal-Unit-Ref-Macro
+}
+Temporal-Unit-Ref-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+temporal-unit-ref Temporal-Unit-Ref OPTIONAL
+}
+Temporal-Unit-Ref ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-reference Rt-Component-Reference,
+default-gf INTEGER { default-gf (1) }
+}
+Return ::= SEQUENCE {
+return-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Return-Target-Param,
+return-indicator-param Generic-Numeric-Param,
+returned-generic-value-param-list SEQUENCE OF Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL,
+content-object-ref-param-list [0] SEQUENCE OF Content-Object-Ref-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Content-Object-Ref-Param ::= CHOICE {
+content-object-ref Mh-Reference,
+content-object-ref-macro [3] Content-Object-Ref-Macro
+}
+Content-Object-Ref-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+content-object-ref Mh-Reference OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Alias ::= SEQUENCE {
+target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Target-Param,
+alias-spec-param-list SEQUENCE OF Alias-Spec-Param
+}
+Alias-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+alias-spec Alias-Spec,
+alias-spec-macro [0] Alias-Spec-Macro
+}
+Alias-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+alias-spec Alias-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Alias-Spec ::= SEQUENCE {
+alias-list SEQUENCE OF GraphicString,
+update-command Update-Command
+}
+Catalogued-Elementary-Action ::= SEQUENCE {
+target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Target-Param,
+catalogued-extended-elementary-action-param Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Param,
+elementary-action-param-list SEQUENCE OF Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Param ::= CHOICE {
+cat-ext-elementary-action Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action,
+cat-ext-elementary-action-macro [0] Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+
+catalogued-extended-elementary-action Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Catalogued-Attribute ::= SEQUENCE {
+target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Target-Param,
+cat-ext-attribute-param Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param,
+ext-attribute-value-param Generic-Value-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Data ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param,
+substitution-indicator-param Substitution-Indicator-Param,
+data-element-param-list SEQUENCE OF Data-Element-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Substitution-Indicator-Param ::= CHOICE {
+substitution-indicator Substitution-Indicator,
+substitution-indicator-macro Substitution-Indicator-Macro
+}
+Substitution-Indicator-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+substitution-indicator Substitution-Indicator OPTIONAL
+}
+Substitution-Indicator ::= ENUMERATED {
+substitution (1),
+no-substitution (2)
+}
+Data-Element-Param ::= CHOICE {
+data-element Data-Element,
+data-element-macro [0] Data-Element-Macro
+}
+Data-Element-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+data-element Data-Element OPTIONAL
+}
+Data-Element ::= SEQUENCE {
+process-indicator Process-Indicator,
+generic-list-elt-id SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+generic-value [0] Generic-Value
+}
+Process-Indicator ::= ENUMERATED {
+process (1),
+no-process (2)
+}
+Add ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param,
+generic-list-elt-id-param Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param OPTIONAL,
+generic-value-param [1] Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Subtract ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param,
+generic-list-elt-id-param Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param OPTIONAL,
+generic-value-param [1] Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Copy ::= SEQUENCE {
+content-target-param Mh-Target-Param,
+destination-param-list SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param
+}
+Run ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Target-Param,
+number-of-performances-param [0] Number-Of-Performances-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Number-Of-Performances-Param ::= CHOICE {
+number-of-performances Number-Of-Performances,
+number-of-performances-macro [1] Number-Of-Performances-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Number-Of-Performances-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+number-of-performances [0] Number-Of-Performances OPTIONAL
+}
+Number-Of-Performances ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer Generic-Integer,
+infinite [0] INTEGER { infinite (1)}
+}
+Set-Parameters ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-script-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Script-Target-Param,
+passing-param-list SEQUENCE OF Passing-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Passing-Param ::= CHOICE {
+passing Passing,
+passing-macro Passing-Macro
+}
+Passing-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+passing Passing OPTIONAL
+}
+Passing ::= CHOICE {
+generic-value [1] Generic-Value,
+content-object-ref [0] Mh-Reference
+}
+Plug ::= SEQUENCE {
+socket-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Socket-Target-Param,
+plug-in-param Plug-In-Param
+}
+Plug-In-Param ::= CHOICE {
+plug-in Plug-In,
+plug-in-macro [45] Plug-In-Macro
+}
+Plug-In-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+plug-in Plug-In OPTIONAL
+}
+Plug-In ::= CHOICE {
+rt-component-reference Rt-Component-Reference,
+component-object-reference Mh-Reference,
+label [3] GraphicString,
+evaluated-reference [4] Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Set-RPS-Assignment ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+rps-assignment-param RPS-Assignment-Param
+}
+RPS-Assignment-Param ::= CHOICE {
+rps-assignment RPS-Assignment,
+rps-assignment-macro RPS-Assignment-Macro
+}
+RPS-Assignment-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+rps-assignment RPS-Assignment OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Perceptability ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+perceptability-param Generic-Ratio-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Presentation-Priority ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+presentation-priority-param Presentation-Priority-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Presentation-Priority-Param ::= CHOICE {
+presentation-priority Presentation-Priority,
+presentation-priority-macro Presentation-Priority-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Presentation-Priority-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+presentation-priority Presentation-Priority OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-OVD ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+initial-point-spec-param Initial-Point-Spec-Param,
+terminal-point-spec-param Terminal-Point-Spec-Param
+}
+Set-CTP ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+current-point-spec-param Current-Point-Spec-Param
+}
+Set-Temporal-Termination ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Target-Param,
+temporal-termination-param Temporal-Termination-Param
+}
+Temporal-Termination-Param ::= CHOICE {
+temporal-termination Temporal-Termination,
+temporal-termination-macro Temporal-Termination-Macro
+}
+Temporal-Termination-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+temporal-termination Temporal-Termination OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-PVD-Position ::= SEQUENCE {
+socket-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Socket-Target-Param,
+temporal-position-param Point-Spec-Param
+}
+Set-GTF ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+gtf-param GF-Param
+}
+Set-Timestones ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+timestone-spec-param-list SEQUENCE OF Timestone-Spec-Param
+}
+Timestone-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+timestone-spec Timestone-Spec,
+timestone-spec-macro [0] Timestone-Spec-Macro
+}
+Timestone-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+timestone-spec Timestone-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Timestone-Spec ::= SEQUENCE {
+timestone-list SEQUENCE OF Timestone,
+update-command Update-Command
+}
+Timestone ::= SEQUENCE {
+timestone-id Generic-Integer,
+timestone-position Point-Spec,
+number-of-repetitions Number-Of-Repetitions
+}
+Number-Of-Repetitions ::= CHOICE {
+generic-integer Generic-Integer,
+infinite [0] INTEGER { infinite (1) }
+}
+Set-Aspect-Ratio ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+aspect-ratio-param Aspect-Ratio-Param
+}
+Aspect-Ratio-Param ::= CHOICE {
+aspect-ratio Aspect-Ratio,
+aspect-ratio-macro Aspect-Ratio-Macro
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Aspect-Ratio-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+aspect-ratio Aspect-Ratio OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Resizing-Strategy ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-composite-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+resizing-strategy-param Resizing-Strategy-Param
+}
+Resizing-Strategy-Param ::= CHOICE {
+resizing-strategy Resizing-Strategy,
+resizing-strategy-macro Resizing-Strategy-Macro
+}
+Resizing-Strategy-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+resizing-strategy Resizing-Strategy OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-OVS-Proj-Strategy ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+ovs-proj-strategy-param OVS-Proj-Strategy-Param
+}
+OVS-Proj-Strategy-Param ::= CHOICE {
+ovs-proj-strategy OVS-Proj-Strategy,
+ovs-proj-strategy-macro OVS-Proj-Strategy-Macro
+}
+OVS-Proj-Strategy-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+ovs-proj-strategy OVS-Proj-Strategy OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-OVS ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+size-spec-param Size-Spec-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-OAP ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+oap-param Spatial-Position-Spec-Param
+}
+Set-OVS-Position ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+ovs-position-param Spatial-Position-Spec-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-PAP ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+pap-param Spatial-Position-Spec-Param
+}
+Set-PVS-Position ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+pvs-position-param Spatial-Position-Spec-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-GSF ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+gsf-param GF-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-User-Spatial-Control ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+spatial-control-param-list SEQUENCE OF Spatial-Control-Param,
+user-spatial-control-param User-Spatial-Control-Param
+}
+User-Spatial-Control-Param ::= CHOICE {
+user-spatial-control User-Spatial-Control,
+user-spatial-control-macro User-Spatial-Control-Macro
+}
+User-Spatial-Control-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+user-spatial-control User-Spatial-Control OPTIONAL
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Set-CV ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-content-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Content-Target-Param,
+cv-param Current-Point-Spec-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-GVF ::= SEQUENCE {
+gvf-target GVF-Target,
+gvf-param GF-Param,
+transition-duration-param Generic-Integer-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+GVF-Target ::= CHOICE {
+rt-composite-targets-param SEQUENCE OF Rt-Composite-Target-Param,
+channel-targets-param [0] SEQUENCE OF Channel-Target-Param
+}
+Set-Stream-Choice ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-mux-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Mux-Target-Param,
+stream-spec-param-list SEQUENCE OF Stream-Spec-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Stream-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+stream-spec Stream-Spec,
+stream-spec-macro [0] Stream-Spec-Macro
+}
+Stream-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+stream-spec Stream-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Stream-Spec ::= SEQUENCE {
+stream-id-reference-list SEQUENCE OF SEQUENCE OF INTEGER OPTIONAL,
+update-command Update-Command
+}
+Interaction-Status-Param ::= CHOICE {
+interaction-status Interaction-Status,
+interaction-status-macro Interaction-Status-Macro
+}
+Interaction-Status-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+interaction-status Interaction-Status OPTIONAL
+}
+Min-Interact-Required-Param ::= CHOICE {
+min-interact-required INTEGER,
+min-interact-required-macro Min-Interact-Required-Macro
+}
+Min-Interact-Required-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+min-interact-required INTEGER OPTIONAL
+}
+Max-Interact-Required-Param ::= CHOICE {
+max-interact-required INTEGER,
+max-interact-required-macro Max-Interact-Required-Macro
+}
+Max-Interact-Required-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+max-interact-required INTEGER OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-Interaction-Ability ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param,
+min-interact-required-param Min-Interact-Required-Param,
+max-interact-required-param Max-Interact-Required-Param
+}
+Set-Interaction-Status ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+interaction-type-param Interaction-Type-Param,
+interaction-status-param Interaction-Status-Param
+}
+
+```
+
+```
+
+Set-Style ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-component-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Target-Param,
+catalogued-style-param Catalogued-Style-Param,
+additional-information-param Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+Catalogued-Style-Param ::= CHOICE {
+catalogued-style Catalogued-Style,
+catalogued-style-macro [0] Catalogued-Style-Macro
+}
+Catalogued-Style-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+catalogued-style Catalogued-Style OPTIONAL
+}
+Attach-Anchor ::= SEQUENCE {
+rt-content-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Rt-Content-Target-Param,
+anchor-spec-param-list SEQUENCE OF Anchor-Spec-Param
+}
+Anchor-Spec-Param ::= CHOICE {
+anchor-spec Anchor-Spec,
+anchor-spec-macro [0] Anchor-Spec-Macro
+}
+Anchor-Spec-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+anchor-spec Anchor-Spec OPTIONAL
+}
+Anchor-Spec ::= SEQUENCE {
+anchor-list SEQUENCE OF Anchor,
+update-command Update-Command
+}
+Anchor ::= CHOICE {
+rt-content-reference Rt-Content-Reference,
+evaluated-reference Evaluated-Reference
+}
+Set-Channel-Perceptability ::= SEQUENCE {
+channel-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Channel-Target-Param,
+channel-perceptability-param Channel-Perceptability-Param
+}
+Channel-Perceptability-Param ::= CHOICE {
+channel-perceptability Channel-Perceptability,
+channel-perceptability-macro Channel-Perceptability-Macro
+}
+Channel-Perceptability-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+channel-perceptability Channel-Perceptability OPTIONAL
+}
+Set-CPS ::= SEQUENCE {
+channel-target-param-list SEQUENCE OF Channel-Target-Param,
+cps-initialisation-param CPS-Initialisation-Param OPTIONAL
+}
+CPS-Initialisation-Param ::= CHOICE {
+cps-initialisation CPS-Initialisation,
+cps-initialisation-macro [0] CPS-Initialisation-Macro
+}
+CPS-Initialisation-Macro ::= SEQUENCE {
+macro-def-id Macro-Def-ID,
+cps-initialisation CPS-Initialisation OPTIONAL
+}
+CPS-Initialisation ::= SEQUENCE {
+cps-duration CPS-Duration OPTIONAL,
+cps-size [2] CPS-Size OPTIONAL
+}
+CPS-Duration ::= CHOICE {
+integer INTEGER,
+infinite [0] INTEGER { infinite (1)},
+evaluated-integer [1] Evaluated-Integer
+}
+
+```
+
+| | |
+|------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
+| CPS-Size ::= CHOICE | { |
+| size | Size, |
+| evaluated-list | Evaluated-List |
+| } | |
+| Set-Event ::= SEQUENCE | { |
+| rt-component-channel-tg-param-list | SEQUENCE OF Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param, |
+| event-param | Generic-List-Param, |
+| event-data-param | Generic-Value-Param OPTIONAL |
+| } | |
+| Elementary-Action ::= CHOICE | { |
+| set-event | Set-Event, |
+| set-cps | [0] Set-CPS, |
+| set-channel-perceptability | [1] Set-Channel-Perceptability, |
+| new-channel | [59] SEQUENCE OF Channel-Target-Param, |
+| delete-channel | [2] SEQUENCE OF Channel-Target-Param, |
+| attach-anchor | [3] Attach-Anchor, |
+| get-style | Rt-Component-Target-Param, |
+| set-style | [4] Set-Style, |
+| set-interaction-ability | [5] Set-Interaction-Ability, |
+| set-interaction-status | [6] Set-Interaction-Status, |
+| set-stream-choice | [7] Set-Stream-Choice, |
+| set-cv | [8] Set-CV, |
+| set-gvf | [9] Set-GVF, |
+| set-aspect-ratio | [16] Set-Aspect-Ratio, |
+| set-resizing-strategy | [17] Set-Resizing-Strategy, |
+| set-ovs | [18] Set-OVS, |
+| set-oap | [19] Set-OAP, |
+| set-ovs-position | [20] Set-OVS-Position, |
+| set-pap | [21] Set-PAP, |
+| set-pvs-position | [22] Set-PVS-Position, |
+| set-gsf | [23] Set-GSF, |
+| set-user-spatial-control | [24] Set-User-Spatial-Control, |
+| set-ovd | [25] Set-OVD, |
+| set-ctp | [26] Set-CTP, |
+| set-temporal-termination | [27] Set-Temporal-Termination, |
+| set-pvd-position | [28] Set-PVD-Position, |
+| set-gtf | [29] Set-GTF, |
+| set-timestones | [30] Set-Timestones, |
+| set-perceptability | [31] Set-Perceptability, |
+| set-presentation-priority | [32] Set-Presentation-Priority, |
+| set-rps-assignment | [33] Set-RPS-Assignment, |
+| plug | [39] Plug, |
+| set-parameters | [40] Set-Parameters, |
+| run | [41] Run, |
+| stop | [42] SEQUENCE OF Rt-Target-Param, |
+| new | [43] SEQUENCE OF Rt-Target-Param, |
+| delete | [44] SEQUENCE OF Rt-Target-Param, |
+| copy | [45] Copy, |
+| set-data | [46] Set-Data, |
+| add | [47] Add, |
+| subtract | [48] Subtract, |
+| link-abort | [49] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param, |
+| activate | [50] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param, |
+| deactivate | [51] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param, |
+| prepare | [52] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param, |
+| destroy | [53] SEQUENCE OF Mh-Target-Param, |
+| catalogued-elementary-action | [54] Catalogued-Elementary-Action, |
+| set-catalogued-attribute | [55] Set-Catalogued-Attribute, |
+| set-alias | [56] Set-Alias, |
+| return | [57] Return, |
+| delay | [58] Delay, |
+| ... | |
+| } | |
+| END | |
+
+## Annex B
+
+### Examples of MHEG systems
+
+This Recommendation does not define the structure of the MHEG engine, nor how it handles the interchanged objects. In this annex, an example of the MHEG engine is shown.
+
+#### B.1 Example of an MHEG Engine
+
+Figure B.1 shows an implementation example of the MHEG engine and the relationship between MHEG engine, application, presentation services and access services. The MHEG engine is responsible for all processes within itself and the interworking with other modules. The MHEG engine may use the facilities provided by an operating system and system management services, which are not presented in this figure.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the architecture of an MHEG engine and its interactions with external components. At the top, an 'Application module' box is connected to an 'Application interface' box. Below the interface is the 'MHEG engine' itself, which contains several internal modules: an 'Encoder' and a 'Decoder' at the top, an 'MHEG entities handler' in the center, and an 'Interpreter' at the bottom. Arrows show bidirectional communication between the 'Encoder' and 'Decoder', and between the 'MHEG entities handler' and the 'Interpreter'. The 'MHEG engine' is surrounded by four vertical bars representing interfaces: 'Presentation interface' on the left, 'User interface and presentation services' on the far left, 'Communication interface' on the right, and 'Communication management services' on the far right. Arrows indicate data flow between these interfaces and the internal components of the MHEG engine. The text 'T0826000-96/d056' is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Figure B.1/T.171 – Example of MHEG engine architecture diagram.
+
+Figure B.1/T.171 – Example of MHEG engine
+
+The MHEG engine may be composed of several modules as shown in Figure B.1.
+
+##### B.1.1 MHEG decoder
+
+This module converts MHEG objects encoded in ASN.1 to the internal format of the MHEG engine in order to handle MHEG objects.
+
+##### B.1.2 MHEG encoder
+
+This module formats internal MHEG objects into ASN.1 data so that they can be interchanged with another system. It is used when the MHEG engine sends an MHEG object to another system. This module may be optionally required in, for example, an authoring system.
+
+### B.1.3 MHEG entities handler
+
+This module handles MHEG objects, rt-objects, channels in their internal formats, allocates entities and controls the memory management.
+
+#### B.1.3.1 Reference resolution
+
+The MHEG entities handler may also resolve MHEG entities' references. The process of resolving a reference may be as shown in Figure B.2. This figure shows an example of the decision process to resolve references of MHEG entities.
+
+
+
+```
+graph TD
+ Start([A reference to be resolved]) --> D1{Access needed now?}
+ D1 -- Yes --> D2{Already resolved?}
+ D1 -- No --> D3{Already resolved?}
+ D2 -- Yes --> D4{Reference mechanism?}
+ D2 -- No --> D4
+ D3 -- Yes --> OK1[OK]
+ D3 -- No --> Forward[Forward reference, to be resolved later when needed]
+ D4 -- External --> AccessNow[Access now]
+ D4 -- Internal --> D5{Preparation path?}
+ D5 -- Yes --> AccessNow
+ D5 -- No --> Error[Error]
+ AccessNow --> OKError[OK or Error]
+```
+
+The flowchart illustrates the decision process for resolving a reference. It starts with 'A reference to be resolved'. A decision diamond asks 'Access needed now?'. If 'Yes', it proceeds to 'Already resolved?'. If 'Yes' here, it goes to 'Reference mechanism?'. If 'No', it also goes to 'Reference mechanism?'. If 'Reference mechanism?' is 'External', it goes to 'Access now'. If 'Internal', it goes to 'Preparation path?'. If 'Preparation path?' is 'Yes', it goes to 'Access now'. If 'No', it results in 'Error'. If 'Access needed now?' is 'No', it goes to 'Already resolved?'. If 'Yes' here, it results in 'OK'. If 'No', it results in 'Forward reference, to be resolved later when needed'. The 'Access now' box leads to 'OK or Error'.
+
+Flowchart for Reference resolution (Figure B.2/T.171).
+
+T0826010-96/d057
+
+**Figure B.2/T.171 – Reference resolution**
+
+When the MHEG engine needs to resolve a reference, two cases may arise as shown in Figure B.2:
+
+- 1) The entity does not need to be accessed immediately. For example, if there is an MHEG entity as a target of an action specified in the link effect of a certain link object and a Prepare action is targeted to this link object, it is not required to prepare the MHEG object at this moment. If the entity is not available for the MHEG engine, the reference to this entity may be left for later completion. This is called “forward reference”. If the entity is accessible for the MHEG engine at the time of request, no further processing is needed.
+- 2) The entity needs to be accessed immediately. For example, if an action object is referenced in a link object and a Prepare action is targeted to this link object, it is required also to prepare the referenced
+
+action object. In this case, the access, decoding and preparation of the entity is needed. Two cases apply as follows:
+
+- 3) If the referenced entity is not resolved yet, the MHEG engine tries to solve the reference. Two cases apply as follows:
+- 4) If the entity is referenced using an external identification, it is assumed that the MHEG engine recognises and resolves the external identification. The reference is considered as resolved.
+- 5) If the entity is referenced using an internal identification, the MHEG engine tries to resolve the reference. Two cases may apply:
+- 6) If a preparation path is available for the MHEG engine, the reference is considered as resolved. The preparation path is not defined by this Recommendation and may be dependent on the using application, the MHEG engine and the site practice. For example, a preparation path may indicate the whereabouts of the container which includes the required objects, or it may be represented in a form of a SQL request, a server address, a file specification, etc.
+- 7) If the MHEG engine is not able to resolve the reference, it is an error.
+- 8) If the referenced entity is considered as accessible for the MHEG engine, the MHEG engine tries to access the object using the communication services.
+
+If no entity is addressed while resolving the reference, no information is addressed.
+
+Depending on the context, this may generate an error condition. For example, if the target of the Prepare action is not accessible, the target remains not available to the MHEG engine. It is the MHEG engine's responsibility to signal this condition to the using application. For example, if a link condition is described on a non-existing MHEG entity, this condition cannot be satisfied now, but it is not an error. This link is not fired at this time; however, it may be fired later.
+
+#### **B.1.4 MHEG interpreter**
+
+This module processes MHEG entities according to this Recommendation. The MHEG interpreter may contain various processes, however; the following processes may be identified.
+
+##### **B.1.4.1 Preparation process**
+
+This process prepares any MHEG entities before their processing in the MHEG engine. For example, retrieving a content data of an audiovisual sequence from a disk may require so long time that it may be efficient to start loading it before it is needed.
+
+The preparation process may interpret the following elementary actions: Prepare action, Destroy action and Get Preparation Status action.
+
+##### **B.1.4.2 Creation process of rt-objects and channels**
+
+This process creates any rt-objects and channels.
+
+The creation process may interpret the following elementary actions: New action, Delete action, Get Rt-Availability Status action, New Channel action, Delete Channel action and Get Channel-Availability Status action.
+
+##### **B.1.4.3 Activation process**
+
+This process activates rt-components to be passed to a presentation process and rt-scripts to be passed to a script engine.
+
+This process may interpret the following elementary actions: Run action, Stop action and Get Running Status.
+
+##### **B.1.4.4 Script process**
+
+This process interprets a script data as described in a script object. Parameters may be exchanged in both ways between the MHEG engine and the script process.
+
+This process may interpret the following elementary action: Set Parameters action.
+
+#### **B.1.4.5 Presentation process**
+
+This process handles the presentation of rt-components. This process may interwork with the user interface and presentation services.
+
+This process may interpret all the elementary actions concerning the presentation. These actions may affect dynamically the rendition of rt-components and channel assignment, such as temporal behaviours, spatial behaviours, audible behaviours. And this process may interpret styles as specified by attributes.
+
+A using application may extend the presentation facilities to its specific renditions, e.g. colour, character fonts. This specific rendition may be interchanged within MHEG objects by using extensions and descriptions in descriptor objects. It is for the using application to ensure that the presentation process available for the MHEG engine is able to present MHEG objects with these specific renditions.
+
+#### **B.1.4.6 Interaction process**
+
+This process interacts with the user, and interworks with the GUI tools existing on the system. This process may handle the interaction behaviour, e.g. selection and modification.
+
+#### **B.1.4.7 Link process**
+
+This process evaluates in parallel all the conditions on MHEG entities described in the link conditions of the activated link objects, and processes the actions described in a link effect if the corresponding link condition is satisfied.
+
+#### **B.1.5 User interface and presentation services**
+
+This module is in charge of the multimedia presentation to the user and of the data acquisition from the user. The presentation module may be also used by the application module to present directly using application information.
+
+#### **B.1.6 Application module**
+
+It is the actual using application which handles, exchanges and manages MHEG entities. The using application handles MHEG entities through the interface provided by this Recommendation (by actions applied to each MHEG entity), possibly through the extensions using a proprietary catalogue. The using application may also need to access directly to the user interface.
+
+The following are possible commands and data facilities for the MHEG engine interface that may be used by the application module.
+
+- start the MHEG engine;
+- stop the MHEG engine;
+- supply MHEG entities or references to MHEG entities to the MHEG engine;
+- accept MHEG entities or references to MHEG entities from the MHEG engine;
+- start the processing of a specified object;
+- stop the processing of a specified object;
+- facilities equivalent to those provided by elementary actions;
+- facilities to access data within the MHEG engine, e.g. attributes, status values, engine statuses;
+- facilities to accept data from the MHEG engine, e.g. as the result of a Return action;
+- handle system management information indicating the result from the above facilities, i.e. errors.
+
+#### **B.1.7 Communication management module**
+
+This module handles the transmission of entities received or/and transmitted, and is in charge of the data access required for the MHEG engine. All data may be stored in local repositories (e.g. CD drive) or in remote repositories (e.g. database accessed through a network). This module is also in charge of the information transmission from the MHEG engine to the using application.
+
+The protocol to interchange is not defined in this Recommendation. During the interchanging process, some specific identification may be added to MHEG entities.
+
+The communication module may be also used by the application module to directly access pieces of software, scripts, external data and so on.
+
+## B.2 Application examples
+
+In this subclause, various usages and configurations of the multimedia/hypermedia systems, such as training applications, passive/interactive presentation of multimedia information, authoring applications, groupware applications, are shown.
+
+### B.2.1 Passive presentation system
+
+Figure B.3 shows a simple multimedia presentation system that is purely passive and only to receive and present MHEG entities. The MHEG entities are sent by a certain external process, and are received through the communication module and presented without any interaction with the user.
+
+
+
+```
+graph TD
+ External[Access to objects and other external resources
+(e.g. external objects, external data scripts)]
+ subgraph System
+ subgraph MHEG_engine [MHEG engine]
+ MHEG_interpreter[MHEG interpreter]
+ MHEG_entities_handler[MHEG entities handler]
+ MHEG_decoder[MHEG decoder]
+ end
+ UI[User interface and presentation services]
+ OS[Operating system and system management services]
+ MHEG_engine <--> UI
+ UI <--> OS
+ end
+ External -- "Receive MHEG entities" --> MHEG_engine
+ External -- "Receive data" --> UI
+```
+
+T0826020-96/d058
+
+Figure B.3/T.171 – Configuration example of passive presentation system. The diagram shows a system architecture. On the left, a box labeled 'Access to objects and other external resources (e.g. external objects, external data scripts)' has two arrows pointing right: 'Receive MHEG entities' and 'Receive data'. These arrows point to a large box representing the system. Inside this box, at the top, is a shaded box labeled 'MHEG engine' containing three stacked boxes: 'MHEG interpreter', 'MHEG entities handler', and 'MHEG decoder'. Below the MHEG engine is a box labeled 'User interface and presentation services'. A double-headed vertical arrow connects the MHEG engine and the User interface box. Below the User interface box is another box labeled 'Operating system and system management services', connected to the User interface box by another double-headed vertical arrow. The entire system box is labeled with the reference 'T0826020-96/d058' at the bottom right.
+
+Figure B.3/T.171 – Configuration example of passive presentation system
+
+### B.2.2 Enhanced passive presentation system
+
+Figure B.4 shows a multimedia presentation system that is passive with some support of a using application for some specific operations. In this configuration, there is no interaction with the user. However, the MHEG engine may access MHEG entities under the control of the using application.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the architecture of an enhanced passive presentation system. It consists of several interconnected components:
+
+- External Resources:** A box on the left labeled "Access to objects and other external resources (e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)".
+- System Boundary:** A large light-gray box containing the core components of the presentation system.
+- Passive application:** A box at the top of the system boundary.
+- MHEG engine:** A central box within the system boundary containing three sub-components: "MHEG interpreter", "MHEG entities handler", and "MHEG decoder".
+- User interface and presentation services:** A box at the bottom of the system boundary.
+- Operating system and system management services:** A box at the very bottom, outside the system boundary.
+
+Interactions are shown with double-headed arrows:
+
+- Between the **External Resources** and the **System Boundary**:
+ - "Multimedia resources"
+ - "Ask for / receive MHEG entities"
+ - "Ask for / receive data"
+- Inside the **System Boundary**:
+ - Between **Passive application** and **MHEG engine**.
+ - Between **MHEG engine** and **User interface and presentation services**.
+ - Between **Passive application** and **User interface and presentation services**.
+- Between **User interface and presentation services** and **Operating system and system management services**.
+
+Architecture diagram of an enhanced passive presentation system.
+
+T0826030-96/d059
+
+Figure B.4/T.171 – Configuration example of enhanced passive presentation system
+
+### B.2.3 Interactive presentation system
+
+Figure B.5 shows a multimedia/hypermedia presentation system that is fully interactive with the user.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the architecture of an interactive presentation system. It features a central system box containing several components, with external access and operating system services.
+
+- External Access:** A box on the left labeled "Access to objects and other external resources (e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)".
+- Central System:** A large box containing:
+ - Interactive application:** At the top.
+ - MHEG engine:** A shaded box containing three stacked components: "MHEG interpreter", "MHEG entities handler", and "MHEG decoder".
+ - User interface and presentation services:** Below the MHEG engine.
+- Operating System:** A box at the bottom labeled "Operating system and system management services".
+
+**Interactions (indicated by double-headed arrows):**
+
+- Between "Access to objects..." and the central system:
+ - "Multimedia resources" (from system to access).
+ - "Ask for / receive MHEG entities" (from access to system).
+ - "Ask for / receive data" (from access to system).
+- Between "Interactive application" and "MHEG engine".
+- Between "MHEG engine" and "User interface and presentation services".
+- Between "User interface and presentation services" and "Operating system and system management services".
+
+T0826040-96/d060
+
+Configuration example of interactive presentation system diagram
+
+**Figure B.5/T.171 – Configuration example of interactive presentation system**
+
+#### B.2.4 Interactive telematic system
+
+Figure B.6 shows an interactive telematic system in the educational environment given in Recommendation F.740. In this system, a student may react to the multimedia presentation and interact to the hypermedia. Depending on the interaction, MHEG entities are exchanged between the terminal and the server. Complex interaction or data process may be done by a using application which may use a script.
+
+The MHEG engine analyses the responses of the student, and it may request further MHEG entities, or content data required by the MHEG entities that are already received from the server. The formal responses of the student are returned to the server as some MHEG objects that may be received by the more sophisticated system used by a teacher.
+
+
+
+```
+graph TD
+ subgraph System
+ TA[Training application (Script)] <--> ME[MHEG engine]
+ ME <--> UI[User interface and presentation services]
+ UI <--> OS[Operating system and system management services]
+ ME --- MEI[MHEG interpreter]
+ ME --- MEH[MHEG entities handler]
+ ME --- MDC[MHEG decoder]
+ end
+ ER[Access to objects and other external resources
+(e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)]
+ ER -- Script --> TA
+ ER <-->|Ask for / receive MHEG entities| ME
+ ER <-->|Ask for / receive data| UI
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the configuration of an interactive telematic system. It features a central system block containing three main components: a 'Training application (Script)' at the top, an 'MHEG engine' in the middle, and 'User interface and presentation services' at the bottom. The 'MHEG engine' is further detailed with three sub-components: 'MHEG interpreter', 'MHEG entities handler', and 'MHEG decoder'. Below the system block is the 'Operating system and system management services'. To the left of the system block is a separate box labeled 'Access to objects and other external resources (e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)'. Bidirectional arrows indicate the flow of data and control: between the Training application and the MHEG engine; between the MHEG engine and the User interface services; between the User interface services and the Operating system services; between the external resources and the Training application (labeled 'Script'); between the external resources and the MHEG engine (labeled 'Ask for / receive MHEG entities'); and between the external resources and the User interface services (labeled 'Ask for / receive data').
+
+Diagram of an interactive telematic system configuration showing the flow between external resources, a training application, an MHEG engine, user interface services, and operating system services.
+
+T0826050-96/d061
+
+Figure B.6/T.171 – Configuration example of interactive telematic service
+
+### B.2.5 Authoring system
+
+Figure B.7 shows an authoring system that creates MHEG objects and relies on several services of the MHEG engine for the dialogue with the author, such as the allocation of MHEG IDs to the objects and the exchange of MHEG objects.
+
+In this system, the MHEG engine as well as the application can access a specific module which is in charge of allocating unique IDs to each MHEG object at the authoring time.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the configuration of an authoring system. It features a central box representing the system's core components, which includes an 'Authoring application' at the top, a 'MHEG engine' in the middle, and 'User interface and presentation services' at the bottom. The 'MHEG engine' is further detailed with four sub-components: 'MHEG interpreter', 'MHEG entities handler', 'MHEG decoder', and 'MHEG encoder'. To the left of this central box is a vertical rectangle labeled 'Access to objects and other external resources (e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)'. Below this rectangle is a box labeled 'Allocation of MHEG IDs'. The 'Access to objects...' box is connected to the central system box via four horizontal double-headed arrows, labeled from top to bottom: 'Multimedia resources', 'Ask for / receive MHEG IDs', 'Ask for / receive MHEG entities', and 'Ask for / receive data'. The 'Allocation of MHEG IDs' box is connected to the 'Access to objects...' box by a vertical double-headed arrow. The central system box is connected to the 'Operating system and system management services' box at the bottom by a vertical double-headed arrow. The entire central system box is enclosed in a larger light-gray rectangle.
+
+```
+graph TD
+ subgraph SystemBox [ ]
+ AA[Authoring application] <--> ME
+ subgraph MHEG_engine [MHEG engine]
+ MI[MHEG interpreter]
+ MEH[MHEG entities handler]
+ MD[MHEG decoder]
+ ME2[MHEG encoder]
+ end
+ ME <--> UI[User interface and presentation services]
+ UI <--> OS[Operating system and system management services]
+ end
+
+ AO[Access to objects and other external resources
+(e.g. external objects, external data, scripts)]
+ AID[Allocation of MHEG IDs]
+
+ AO <-->|Multimedia resources| SystemBox
+ AO <-->|Ask for / receive MHEG IDs| SystemBox
+ AO <-->|Ask for / receive MHEG entities| SystemBox
+ AO <-->|Ask for / receive data| SystemBox
+
+ AID <--> AO
+```
+
+Configuration example for authoring system diagram
+
+T0826060-96/d062
+
+Figure B.7/T.171 – Configuration example for authoring system
+
+## B.2.6 Medical System
+
+A media system retrieving some client data, storing it back to the database and interworking between doctors through a network is a typical example of a multimedia/hypermedia information system and a cooperative work system.
+
+The following usages typically apply:
+
+- Database access and update (see Figure B.8): Through a local area network, doctors can access and update electrical medical chart database, in which medical information (e.g. text, image, sound, video) is stored. Doctors can see it on display and update the records as if they were working on paper documents. When the doctors input the request to consult a medical chart, a user application asks for the corresponding MHEG object to the MHEG engine. The MHEG engine gets the MHEG object from the database and presents it in cooperation with the communication manager and the MHEG decoder.
+- Cooperative work: Doctors and specialists in local and remote hospitals interchange medical charts as well as opinions on difficult cases. For this purpose, they need also a live video communication to establish a more friendly relationship among them.
+- Text input by a doctor: Figure B.9 shows the information flow corresponding to the text input by a doctor in a local hospital, which is presented on the display of another doctor located in a remote hospital.
+- Video input from a camera: Figure B.10 shows the information flow corresponding to the video input from a camera located in a remote hospital to the doctor's display in the local hospital.
+
+
+
+A User request
+B Ask for MHEG object
+C Ask for an access to MHEG object
+D Get the encoded MHEG object
+E Interchange of encoded MHEG object
+F Decode MHEG object to internal format
+G Interpret the object
+H Present the object
+
+T0826070-96/d063
+
+Diagram illustrating the procedure of database access and update. The diagram shows a 'Using application' box on the left, a 'MHEG engine' box in the center, and a 'Database' box on the right. The 'MHEG engine' contains four sub-components: 'MHEG entities handler', 'MHEG interpreter', 'MHEG decoder', and 'MHEG encoder'. A 'Communication management module' is located below the 'MHEG engine'. A 'Local area network' is represented by an oval between the 'MHEG engine' and the 'Database'. Arrows indicate the flow of data: A (User request) from the 'Using application' to the 'User interface and presentation services'; B (Ask for MHEG object) from the 'User interface and presentation services' to the 'MHEG engine'; C (Ask for an access to MHEG object) from the 'MHEG engine' to the 'Communication management module'; D (Get the encoded MHEG object) from the 'Database' to the 'Local area network'; E (Interchange of encoded MHEG object) from the 'Local area network' to the 'Communication management module'; F (Decode MHEG object to internal format) from the 'Communication management module' to the 'MHEG decoder'; G (Interpret the object) from the 'MHEG decoder' to the 'MHEG interpreter'; H (Present the object) from the 'MHEG interpreter' to the 'User interface and presentation services'.
+
+Figure B.8/T.171 – Procedure of database access and update
+
+
+
+Figure B.9/T.171: Information flow of text input. This diagram shows two identical systems connected via a Wide area network. Each system consists of a 'Using application' box, a 'User interface and presentation services' box, an 'MHEG engine' box, and a 'Communication management module' box. The 'MHEG engine' contains an 'MHEG entities handler' and an 'MHEG interpreter'. The 'Communication management module' contains an 'MHEG decoder' and an 'MHEG encoder'. Arrows indicate the flow of text input: A (Text input) from the application to the UI; B (Ask for modifying corresponding MHEG object) from the UI to the MHEG interpreter; C (Modify to internal format) from the MHEG interpreter to the MHEG entities handler; C' (Present the updated object) from the MHEG entities handler to the UI; D (Encode the MHEG object) from the MHEG entities handler to the MHEG encoder; E (Interchange of encoded MHEG object) from the MHEG encoder to the MHEG decoder; F (Decode MHEG object to internal format) from the MHEG decoder to the MHEG entities handler; G (Interpret the object) from the MHEG entities handler to the MHEG interpreter; H (Present the object) from the MHEG interpreter to the UI; H' (Indicate the modification to using application) from the UI to the application. The Wide area network connects the MHEG encoders and decoders of the two systems.
+
+T0826080-96/d064
+
+- A Text input
+- B Ask for modifying corresponding MHEG object
+- C Modify to internal format
+- C' Present the updated object
+- D Encode the MHEG object
+- E Interchange of encoded MHEG object
+- F Decode MHEG object to internal format
+- G Interpret the object
+- H Present the object
+- H' Indicate the modification to using application
+
+**Figure B.9/T.171 – Information flow of text input**
+
+
+
+Figure B.10/T.171: Information flow of video input. This diagram shows two identical systems connected via a Wide area network. Each system consists of a 'Using application' box, a 'User interface and presentation services' box, an 'MHEG engine' box, and a 'Communication management module' box. The 'MHEG engine' contains an 'MHEG entities handler' and an 'MHEG interpreter'. The 'Communication management module' contains an 'MHEG decoder' and an 'MHEG encoder'. Arrows indicate the flow of video input: A (Video input) from the application to the UI; B (Modify to internal format) from the UI to the MHEG interpreter; C (Encode the MHEG object) from the MHEG interpreter to the MHEG entities handler; C' (Present the updated object) from the MHEG entities handler to the UI; D (Interchange of encoded MHEG object) from the MHEG entities handler to the MHEG encoder; E (Decode MHEG object to internal format) from the MHEG encoder to the MHEG decoder; F (Interpret the object) from the MHEG decoder to the MHEG interpreter; G (Present the object) from the MHEG interpreter to the UI. The Wide area network connects the MHEG encoders and decoders of the two systems.
+
+T0826090-96/d065
+
+- A Video input
+- B Modify to internal format
+- C Encode the MHEG object
+- D Interchange of encoded MHEG object
+- E Decode MHEG object to internal format
+- F Interpret the object
+- G Present the object
+
+**Figure B.10/T.171 – Information flow of video input**
+
+## Annex C
+
+### Interfaces to media Recommendations and Standards
+
+#### C.1 Example of still image content object
+
+This example shows a content object which contains an encoded still image as a content data. The detailed information of this content data is as follows and is shown in Figure C.1:
+
+- 256 (x) × 128 (y) pixels;
+- 150 dpi (x) × 150 dpi (y);
+- 256 grey levels (8 bits/pixel);
+- JPEG compression, baseline and hierarchical (4 levels).
+
+The content object may contain the following information:
+
+- 1) Content data: The corresponding encoded data.
+- 2) Data classification: Still picture.
+- 3) Content original perception: Not encoded. This information is to be retrieved from the hook and the content data.
+- 4) Content hook information:
+ - 5) Content encoding identification: ISO 10918 (JPEG) in the registered catalogue.
+ - 6) Content encoding description:
+ - 7) Byte 1: Luminance picture.
+ - 8) Bytes 2 and 3: y axis pixel density (150 dpi).
+ - 9) Bytes 4 and 5: x axis pixel density (150 dpi).
+ - 10) Byte 6: 8 bits/pixel.
+ - 11) Bytes 7 and 8: 256 (x) pixels.
+ - 12) Bytes 9 and 10: 128 (y) pixels.
+ - 13) Bytes 11 and 12: baseline and hierarchical.
+ - 14) Bytes 13 and 128: 128 bytes of comments, “casa mia”.
+
+
+
+A black and white photograph of a two-story house with a gabled roof, multiple windows, and a small porch. The image is presented in a low-resolution, pixelated format, consistent with the 256x128 pixel specification mentioned in the text.
+
+T0826100-96/d066
+
+Figure C.1/T.171 – Still picture
+
+## C.2 Example of audio content object
+
+This example shows a content object which contains audio information as a content data. The detailed information of this content data is as follows:
+
+- 1) Duration: 10 s.
+- 2) Sampling frequency: 48 kHz.
+- 3) Stereo mode.
+- 4) MPEG audio, layer 2.
+- 5) Rate: 256 kbit/s.
+- 6) Length: 352 000 bytes.
+- 7) Copyrighted by Deutsch Gramophon.
+- 8) “A baroque music piece from Haydn”.
+
+The content object may contain the following information:
+
+- 1) Content data: The corresponding encoded data is included in the content data.
+- 2) Data classification: Audio.
+- 3) Content original perception: Not encoded. This information is to be retrieved from the hook and the content data.
+- 4) Content hook information:
+ - 5) Content encoding identification: ISO 11172, MPEG-Audio and Annex E/T.101 in the registered catalogue.
+ - 6) Content encoding description:
+ - 7) Byte 1: Rate in kbit/s: 256.
+ - 8) Byte 2: JPEG-audio layer: 2.
+ - 9) Byte 3: Mode stereo.
+ - 10) Byte 4: Sampling frequency in kHz, 48.
+ - 11) Byte 5: Duration in seconds, 10.
+ - 12) Bytes 6 to 10: Length in bytes, 352 000.
+ - 13) Byte 11: Copyrighted, yes.
+ - 14) Bytes 12 and 128: 128 bytes of comments: “a baroque music piece from Haydn, copyrighted by Deutsch Gramophon”.
+
+## Annex D
+
+### Hypertext/Hypermedia Support
+
+#### D.1 Introduction
+
+This Recommendation provides a variety of ways to realise hypertext/hypermedia systems, i.e. hyperlinks. How to realise them completely depends on a certain implementation. The aim of this annex is to show several possible ways and provide some hints for implementers.
+
+The essential points to realise hypertext/hypermedia systems is how to provide so-called anchor and traverse mechanism. The anchor is a specific entity which indicates that some other entities are connected to a specific place or area of a certain entity. The place or area which an anchor is associated with is called a hotspot. A hotspot may be rendered in a specific way by a presentation system in order to indicate that an anchor is attached, e.g. words with underline, words with different colour. The traverse mechanism allows you to explore another entity presentation through an anchor which links two entities.
+
+## **D.2 Mechanism for Hypertext/Hypermedia**
+
+Hypertext/hypermedia mechanisms provided by this annex are categorised into 3 types by using:
+
+- transparent object;
+- anchor attached to an entity;
+- event handling.
+
+### **D.2.1 Transparent Object**
+
+Using a content object, a transparent object can be created and it can be used as an anchor. The typical method may be as follows:
+
+- 1) create a content object with some data, e.g. bitmap;
+- 2) create an rt-content from this model;
+- 3) set its perceptability attribute to 0;
+- 4) set its selectability as selectable;
+- 5) attach this rt-content to an MHEG object with certain positioning corresponding to the place where an anchor should be placed;
+- 6) create a link with the condition 'if this rt-content is selected' run other MHEG object, e.g. display another text.
+
+The transparent object can be considered as an anchor. Its hotspot can be set by some positioning elementary actions. And the traverse is specified by the associated link to the transparent rt-content object.
+
+The content data for this transparent object can be anything as far as the hook indicates what is inside. At least, the content should contain something which indicates the size of this object because this size is used as a size of the hotspot. If the perceptability is set to 0, the appearance of this object completely depends on the GUI, i.e. how to display a selectable object to a screen. It might be possible to set the perceptability not to 0 but around 0. In this case, the object can be perceived as semi-transparent so that a user can distinguish the hotspot. Positioning this rt-content to a certain MHEG object is something considerable. If the MHEG object changes its presentation, e.g. moving, resizing, change font, the attached rt-content should follow its change. As this annex defines the final form presentation, this might not be so big a problem in certain cases.
+
+### **D.2.2 Anchor attached to an Entity**
+
+Using the anchor defined by this Recommendation, an anchor mechanism can be achieved in a straightforward way. The typical way may be as follows:
+
+- 1) create an anchor;
+- 2) create an rt-object from this anchor;
+- 3) set its selectability as selectable;
+- 4) attach this rt-object (rt-anchor) to an MHEG object with the elementary action "attach anchor";
+- 5) create a link with the condition 'if this rt-content is selected' run other MHEG object, e.g. display another text.
+
+The anchor object contains anchor information depending on the content which the anchor is attached to. It is a kind of addressing scheme and tells where the hotspot for this anchor is. The hook can be used to indicate which addressing scheme is used in this anchor. Its hotspot is to be set by using a GUI interpreting this anchor information. Its presentation relies on the GUI, too.
+
+As there is no difference between an anchor and a content object but its presentation, any attributes for a content object can be used that may control some behaviours of an anchor.
+
+If an MHEG object to which the anchor is attached, changes its presentation, the anchor follows the position specified by the address information, because the GUI knows the changing of the presentation and can change the anchor position appropriately.
+
+### D.2.3 Event Handling
+
+An MHEG engine can receive some events from the system outside the engine. This event handling mechanism can be also used for realisation of hypermedia and hypertext. The typical way may be as follows:
+
+- 1) declare necessary events within a descriptor;
+- 2) create a content object corresponding to the descriptor;
+- 3) create an rt-content from this model;
+- 4) create a link with the condition, if some event happens, run other MHEG object, e.g. display another text.
+
+The event attribute and associated event data attribute can control the hyperlink mechanism.
+
+For example, in order to realise a bitmap depending on the position on which the user pointing device, e.g. a mouse, is clicked, the following is an example:
+
+- 1) declare “mouse click” event within a descriptor;
+- 2) create a content object containing a bitmap;
+- 3) create an rt-content from it;
+- 4) create a link which condition is “if the mouse click event happens on this rt-object, run a certain MHEG object depending on the position information stored in the event data attribute”.
+
+This is just an example. Since the event mechanism gives a general purpose method to synchronise and interact both between the MHEG engine and outer systems and between MHEG objects, beside them, many other possible ways can be realised.
+
+### D.2.4 Other Possibility
+
+A composite object can be made with a number of content objects. Each content object holds a piece of information or a unit of information which makes complete information together as aggregated as a composite. For example, a text object can be made as a composite object with a number of contents which have one word for each. In this case, each content object may be a hotspot if every content object is arranged appropriately and is set as selectable.
+
+This method might be difficult and complicated for a complex object.
+
+### D.2.5 Implementation and Cost
+
+In a real application, not only the above described methods may be useful, but also some combination of them. In addition, this annex provides means for even other realisations of hyperlink functionality. It is recommended to choose an appropriate method depending on the cost of realisation and system requirement.
+
+## D.3 An example of interrelationships between MHEG and WWW browser
+
+WWW stands for World Wide Web which is a hypermedia system and currently used widely in the Internet. It uses HyperText Markup Language (HTML), for hypertext markup, and Universal Resource Locator (URL), for identification of WWW objects. A WWW browser which is associated with a presentation system is responsible for handling any anchors that appear in the hypertext written in HTML.
+
+WWW uses an object identification technique called URL different from that used in this Recommendation which is the public identifier defined by ISO/IEC 9070. Therefore, there are two issues to be considered:
+
+- anchors in an HTML document which points to MHEG objects;
+- anchors in an MHEG object which points to HTML documents.
+
+In order to harmonise both issues, ISO/IEC 9070, public identifier, may be a solution.
+
+If public identification is used in this case, it looks like:
+
+Public ID = +IETF//://xxx.yyy.edu/.../zzz.mhg
+
+where zzz.mhg, MIME type associated; , e.g. T.176, ftp, http.
+
+IETF should ask the registration authority of ISO/IEC 9070 for registration of its identifier. And a MIME type for this Recommendation should be registered in IETF. It is an ITU-T responsibility to register T.176 protocol.
+
+And public identification decoder should be in the system, which is shared by both MHEG engine and WWW browsers. This decoder has the intelligence to resolve the reference. If the reference is a WWW object, then this information is passed to the WWW browser, and if the information is an MHEG object, it is passed to the MHEG engine. On the other hand, if the reference is an MHEG object, then this information is passed to the MHEG engine, and the MHEG engine passes the information for a GUI.
+
+## Annex E
+
+### Examples of spatial behaviours
+
+#### E.1 Example 1
+
+This example shows some snapshots of the presentation evolution with an rt-composite composed of two sockets in which two rt-contents are plugged in. They are displayed in the OS of their parent, i.e. their PRGS.
+
+##### E.1.1 Structure of rt-composite and initial settings
+
+Figure E.1 presents the rt-composite structure and the OSs of the rt-components.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the structure of an rt-composite and its two rt-contents. At the top, a box labeled "rt-composite 'root'" contains two circles labeled "Socket 1" and "Socket 2". A line connects "Socket 1" to a large coordinate system labeled "rt-content 1: 'landscape'". This coordinate system has x and y axes ranging from 0 to 8, with tick marks at every integer. It displays a pixelated black and white image of a landscape with palm trees and a winding path. Another line connects "Socket 2" to a smaller coordinate system labeled "rt-content 2: 'ship'". This coordinate system has x and y axes ranging from 0 to 2, with tick marks at every integer. It displays a pixelated black and white image of a ship on water. The identifier "T0826110-96/d067" is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Diagram showing the structure of an rt-composite and its two rt-contents.
+
+Figure E.1/T.171 – Rt-composite and rt-content OS
+
+The OS of the rt-composite is composed of the following sockets. The initial settings of these three rt-objects are shown in Table E.1.
+
+Table E.1/T.171 – Initial settings of Example 1
+
+| | OS | RPS
assignment | Resizing
strategy | OVS
projection
strategy | GSF | Presentation
priority |
+|--------------------------|--------------|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|-----|--------------------------|
+| rt-composite “root” | $8 \times 8$ | Channel | Fixed | Fixed | 1.0 | 0 |
+| rt-content 1 “landscape” | $8 \times 8$ | Parent | – | Calculated | 1.0 | 1 |
+| rt-content 2 “ship” | $2 \times 2$ | Parent | – | Calculated | 1.0 | 0 |
+
+E.1.2 Initial presentation in CGS
+
+Figure E.2 shows the mapping of PVSs of two rt-contents to their parent OS.
+
+No actions are applied for the rt-content 1. All default values are applied for setting OVS, OAP, OVS position, PAP and PVS position.
+
+For rt-content 2, the following actions are applied:
+
+- Set PAP (rt-content 2, x: 1, y: 0);
+- Set PVS Position (rt-content 2, x, 1, y: 4).
+
+No actions to defined OVS, OAP and OVS position are applied. All default values are applied for that.
+
+The rt-content 1 is overlaid on the rt-content 2 as it has a higher presentation priority.
+
+
+
+Figure E.2/T.171: PVS setting of rt-contents to 'root' OS. The diagram shows an 8x8 coordinate system with x and y axes ranging from 0 to 8. Two content images are shown: 'rt-content 1' (a landscape with trees and a path) and 'rt-content 2' (a ship). Arrows indicate the mapping of PVS (Presentation View Set) for each content to the 'root' OS. Labels include: 'OS of "root" PVS of rt-content 1' pointing to the origin (0,0); 'PVS of rt-content 2' pointing to a box around the ship image; 'PAP of rt-content 2' pointing to the point (1,0); 'PVS position of rt-content 2' pointing to the point (1,4); 'PAP of rt-content 1' pointing to the point (2,1); and 'PVS position of rt-content 1' pointing to the point (2,0.5). The ship image is positioned such that its bottom-left corner is at (1,4). The landscape image is positioned such that its bottom-left corner is at (2,0.5).
+
+Figure E.2/T.171 – PVS setting of rt-contents to “root” OS
+
+Figure E.3 shows the OS mapping of the rt-composite to its CPS.
+
+Following actions are applied:
+
+- Set OVS (root, x: 4, y: 4);
+- Set OAP (root, x: 50%, y: 50%);
+- Set OVS Position (root, x: 2, y: 4);
+- Set PVS Position (root, x: 2, y: 4).
+
+A Set PAP action is not used. The default value for the PAP of root is used.
+
+
+
+A 2D coordinate system diagram showing the mapping of the 'root' object to its CPS. The x and y axes both range from 0 to 10. A rectangular box labeled 'OS of "root"' is positioned with its bottom-left corner at (2, 2) and its top-right corner at (6, 8). Inside this box, a pixelated image of a ship is shown. A point labeled 'OVS and PVS of "root"' is located at the center of the box, at coordinates (4, 4). A point labeled 'OAP of "root"' is located at the center of the ship image, at coordinates (5, 6). A point labeled 'PAP of "root"' is located at the top-left corner of the box, at coordinates (2, 8). A point labeled 'OVS position of "root"' is located at the bottom-left corner of the box, at coordinates (2, 2). A point labeled 'PVS position of "root"' is located at the bottom-left corner of the box, at coordinates (2, 2). Arrows point from each of these labels to their respective points on the diagram. The text 'T0826130-96/d069' is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Figure E.3/T.171 – PVS setting of “root” to CPS
+
+### E.1.3 Scrolling
+
+Figure E.4 shows the effect of the following action targeted to the rt-composite “root”.
+
+- Set OVS Position (root, x: 3, y: 4).
+
+The effect of this action is to scroll the OVS of the rt-composite relatively to its OS. Other positions still remain as before.
+
+
+
+OS of "root"
+
+OVS and PVS of "root"
+
+OAP of "root"
+
+PAP of "root"
+
+PVS position of "root"
+
+OVS position of "root"
+
+T0826140-96/d070
+
+A 2D coordinate system diagram illustrating the scrolling of the OVS (Object View Set) of the rt-composite 'root' relative to its OS (Object Set). The x and y axes both range from 0 to 10. A diagonal line with arrows indicates the scrolling direction. A rectangular box labeled 'OVS and PVS of "root"' is shown, containing a pixelated image of a landscape. Labels include 'OS of "root"' at the top, 'PAP of "root"' (Point of Appearance) at (2, 4), 'PVS position of "root"' (Point of Visibility) at (1, 2), 'OVS position of "root"' at (3, 4), and 'OAP of "root"' (Object Appearance Point) at (5, 7). A dotted vertical line is at x=9.
+
+Figure E.4/T.171 – Scrolling of the rt-composite
+
+#### E.1.4 Scaling
+
+Figure E.5 shows the effect of the following actions targeted to the rt-composite “root”.
+
+- Set OAP (root, x: 0, y: 0);
+- Set OVS Position (root, x: 0, y: 0);
+- Set GSF (root, x: 0.5, y: 0.5).
+
+The PVS of the rt-composite “root” is not affected by the Set GSF action because the OVS projection strategy is set to “fixed”.
+
+
+
+T0826150-96/d071
+
+Figure E.5/T.171: Scaling of the rt-composite. A 2D coordinate system with x and y axes from 0 to 10. A shaded trapezoidal region represents the 'root' composite. The bottom-left corner is at (0,0), labeled 'PVS position of root'. The bottom-right corner is at (5,1), labeled 'OVS position of root'. The top-right corner is at (3.5,6), labeled 'OAP of root'. The top-left corner is at (1,5), labeled 'PVS of root'. A small scene with a ship and palm trees is shown within the trapezoid. A large arrow points from the origin (0,0) towards the center of the trapezoid. Labels 'PAP of root' and 'OVS position of root' also point to the bottom-left and bottom-right corners respectively. A small coordinate system is shown inside the trapezoid, with its origin at (1,1).
+
+Figure E.5/T.171 – Scaling of the rt-composite
+
+### E.1.5 Socket scaling
+
+Figure E.6 shows the effect of the following actions targeted to the rt-content 1.
+
+- Set GSF (rt-content 1, x: 2.0, y: 2.0);
+- Set PVS Position (rt-content 1, x: 3, y: 0).
+
+As the PAP is set to x: 1 and y: 0 previously, the PAP is not affected to the GSF change of the rt-content 1. If the PAP should remain relatively as specified before independent of the GSF change, the PAP should be specified relatively.
+
+
+
+Figure E.6/T.171: A 2D coordinate system showing the scaling and moving of rt-content 1. The x and y axes range from 0 to 10. A rectangular box labeled 'PVS of "root"' is positioned with its bottom-left corner at (1, 1) and its top-right corner at (5, 5). Inside this box is a pixelated image of a sailboat on waves with palm trees in the background. An arrow labeled 'PAP of "root"' points to the point (1, 1) on the x-axis. Another arrow labeled 'PVS position of "root"' points to the origin (0, 0). The text 'T0826160-96/d072' is located at the bottom right of the plot area.
+
+Figure E.6/T.171 – Scaling and Moving of rt-content 1
+
+## E.2 Example 2
+
+This example shows a typical pull-down menu situation where a submenu is assigned directly to a channel. Such a feature enables the direct control of a submenu without constraining an element to be presented in the RPS of their parent.
+
+### E.2.1 Structure of rt-composite and initial settings
+
+Figure E.7 shows the composition structure of “menu”. Rt-content “file” and “option” compose a top menu. Rt-content “open”, “close” and “new” compose a submenu of “file”.
+
+
+
+Diagram showing the hierarchical structure of a menu system. At the top is 'rt-composite "menu"' with three sockets: Socket 1, Socket 2, and Socket 3. Socket 1 connects to a box labeled 'FILE' with 'rt-content "file"' below it. Socket 3 connects to a box labeled 'OPTION' with 'rt-content "option"' below it. Socket 2 connects to 'rt-composite "submenu"' which has three sockets: Socket 2.1, Socket 2.2, and Socket 2.3. Socket 2.1 connects to a box labeled 'OPEN' with 'rt-content "open"' below it. Socket 2.2 connects to a box labeled 'CLOSE' with 'rt-content "close"' below it. Socket 2.3 connects to a box labeled 'NEW' with 'rt-content "new"' below it. The reference code 'T0826170-96/d073' is at the bottom right.
+
+**Figure E.7/T.171 – The structure of “menu”**
+
+### E.2.2 Initial presentation in CGS
+
+Figure E.8 shows the initial presentation of menu in a channel. Rt-composite “menu” and rt-composite “submenu” are directly presented in the channel.
+
+Rt-content “file” and “option” are projected to rt-composite “menu”. The PVS of the “menu” is positioned in the channel as shown in Figure E.8. Rt-content “open”, “close” and “new” are projected to rt-composite “submenu”. The PVS of the “submenu” is positioned in the channel as shown in Figure E.8.
+
+
+
+Diagram showing the initial presentation of the menu in a channel. A vertical axis on the left is labeled with values 0 through 7. A horizontal axis at the bottom is labeled with values 0 through 6. Two boxes are shown: 'FILE' and 'OPTION' at a vertical level of 5.5, labeled 'PVS of "menu"'. Below them, at a vertical level of 3.5, are three stacked boxes: 'OPEN', 'CLOSE', and 'NEW', labeled 'PVS of "submenu"'. Arrows indicate projections: one from the origin (0,0) to the bottom-left corner of the 'FILE' box, another from the origin to the bottom-left corner of the 'NEW' box, and a third from the origin to the top-left corner of the 'FILE' box. Labels 'PAP' and 'PVS position' are placed next to the vertical axis at levels 5.5 and 4.5 respectively.
+
+**Figure E.8/T.171 – Initial presentation of menu**
+
+**Table E.2/T.171 – Initial settings of Example 2**
+
+| | RPS | Resizing strategy |
+|------------------------|------------|--------------------------|
+| rt-composite “menu” | CGS | Minimum |
+| rt-content “file” | Parent | – |
+| rt-content “option” | Parent | – |
+| rt-composite “submenu” | CGS | Minimum |
+| rt-composite “open” | Parent | – |
+| rt-composite “close” | Parent | – |
+| rt-composite “new” | Parent | – |
+
+## **Annex F**
+
+### **Summary of Object Identifiers**
+
+The object identifiers have the form {root arc1 arc2 arc3} where:
+
+- **root** = 2, joint-iso-itu-t standard.
+- **arc1** = 19, MHEG standard identification.
+- **arc2** = 1, version of the standard.
+- **arc3** = number of a class as defined in MH-Object class.
+
+**Table F.1/T.171 – Summary of object Identifier**
+
+| ASN.1 module name | ASN.1 module identifier value | MHEG class identifier | Mnemonic | Class identified |
+|--------------------------|--------------------------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
+| ISOMHEG-mh | None | None | mh | Mh-object |
+| ISOMHEG-ac | {2 19 1 1} | {2 19 1 1} | ac | Action |
+| ISOMHEG-lk | {2 19 1 2} | {2 19 1 2} | lk | Link |
+| ISOMHEG-mo | None | None | mo | Model |
+| ISOMHEG-sc | {2 19 1 3} | {2 19 1 3} | sc | Script |
+| ISOMHEG-cp | None | None | cp | Component |
+| ISOMHEG-ct | {2 19 1 4} | {2 19 1 4} | ct | Content |
+| ISOMHEG-mu | {2 19 1 5} | {2 19 1 5} | mu | Multiplexed Content |
+| ISOMHEG-co | {2 19 1 6} | {2 19 1 6} | co | Composite |
+| ISOMHEG-cr | {2 19 1 7} | {2 19 1 7} | cr | Container |
+| ISOMHEG-de | {2 19 1 8} | {2 19 1 8} | de | Descriptor |
+| ISOMHEG-ud | {2 19 1 9} | None | ud | Useful Definition |
+| ISOMHEG-ea | {2 19 1 10} | None | ea | Elementary Action |
+
+## Annex G
+
+### Index
+
+#### Index of the clauses
+
+| | | | |
+|---------------------------------------|-----|---------------------------------|-----|
+| Action-Class | 274 | Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Param | 283 |
+| Action-Object | 275 | | |
+| Activation-Status | 273 | Channel-Availability-Status | 271 |
+| Add | 284 | | |
+| Alias-Spec | 283 | Channel-Information | 281 |
+| Alias-Spec-Macro | 283 | | |
+| Alias-Spec-Param | 283 | Channel-Perceptability | 270 |
+| Alternative-Object | 281 | | |
+| Ancestor | 273 | Channel-Perceptability-Macro | 289 |
+| Anchor | 289 | | |
+| Anchor-Spec | 289 | Channel-Perceptability-Param | 289 |
+| Anchor-Spec-Macro | 289 | | |
+| Anchor-Spec-Param | 289 | Channel-Reference | 261 |
+| Aspect-Ratio | 272 | | |
+| Aspect-Ratio-Macro | 287 | Channel-Target | 263 |
+| Aspect-Ratio-Param | 286 | | |
+| Associated-Model | 279 | Channel-Target-Macro | 263 |
+| Attach-Anchor | 289 | | |
+| Availability-Close-down | 279 | Channel-Target-Param | 263 |
+| Availability-Start-up | 279 | | |
+| Catalogued-Content-Encoding | 268 | Child | 273 |
+| Catalogued-Elementary-Action | 283 | | |
+| Catalogued-Event | 268 | Class-ID | 258 |
+| Catalogued-Extended-Elementary-Action | 268 | | |
+| Catalogued-Media-Type | 268 | Class-Specific-Information | 281 |
+| Catalogued-Script-Classification | 268 | | |
+| Catalogued-Script-Encoding | 268 | Comparison-Operation | 276 |
+| Catalogued-Style | 268 | | |
+| Catalogued-Style-Macro | 289 | | |
+| Catalogued-Style-Param | 289 | | |
+| Cat-Content-Classification | 268 | | |
+| Cat-Ext-Attribute | 268 | | |
+| Cat-Ext-Attribute-Macro | 274 | | |
+| Cat-Ext-Attribute-Param | 274 | | |
+| Cat-Ext-Elementary-Action-Macro | 284 | | |
+
+| | | | | |
+|-----------------------------|-----|-----|---------------------|-----|
+| Comparison-Operator | 276 | | Evaluated-Boolean | 267 |
+| Comparison-Value | 276 | | | |
+| Comparison-Value-Constant | | 274 | | |
+| Component-Class | 258 | | | |
+| Composite-Class | 278 | | Evaluated-Integer | 267 |
+| Composition-Element | 279 | | | |
+| Condition | 276 | | | |
+| Constraint-Condition | 275 | | | |
+| Container-Class | 280 | | | |
+| Container-Close-down | 280 | | Evaluated-List | 268 |
+| Container-Element | 280 | | | |
+| Container-Element-Reference | | 259 | | |
+| Container-Start-up | 280 | | | |
+| Content | 277 | | Evaluated-Numeric | 267 |
+| Content-Class | 277 | | | |
+| Content-Class-Information | | 281 | | |
+| Content-Data | 277 | | | |
+| Content-Hook | 268 | | | |
+| Content-Object-Ref-Macro | | 283 | Evaluated-Ratio | 267 |
+| Content-Object-Ref-Param | | 283 | | |
+| Copy | 284 | | | |
+| CPS-Duration | 289 | | | |
+| CPS-Initialisation | 289 | | Evaluated-Reference | 268 |
+| CPS-Initialisation-Macro | | 289 | | |
+| CPS-Initialisation-Param | | 289 | | |
+| CPS-Size | 290 | | | |
+| Current-Point-Spec | 270 | | | |
+| Current-Point-Spec-Macro | | 270 | Evaluated-String | 268 |
+| Current-Point-Spec-Param | | 270 | | |
+| CV | 271 | | | |
+| Data-Element | 284 | | | |
+| Data-Element-Macro | 284 | | Evaluated-Value | 267 |
+| Data-Element-Param | 284 | | | |
+| Data-Inclusion | 277 | | | |
+| Data-Reference | 259 | | | |
+| Delay | 283 | | | |
+| Description | 258 | | Event-Mapping | 282 |
+| Descriptor-Class | 281 | | | |
+| Elementary-Action | 290 | | | |
+| EmptyChild | 273 | | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|----------------------------|-----|----------------------------------|-----|
+| Expected-Axis-Result-Param | 272 | Get-Interaction-Ability | 265 |
+| Expected-OVD-Result | 272 | | |
+| Expected-OVD-Result-Macro | 272 | | |
+| Expected-OVD-Result-Param | 273 | | |
+| Expected-PVD-Result | 272 | Get-Interaction-Status | 265 |
+| Expected-PVD-Result-Macro | 272 | | |
+| Expected-PVD-Result-Param | 272 | | |
+| External-ID | 259 | | |
+| Generic-Boolean | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Boolean-Macro | 264 | Get-List | 267 |
+| Generic-Boolean-Param | 263 | | |
+| Generic-Integer | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Integer-Macro | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Integer-Param | 264 | Get-Max-Interact-Required | 265 |
+| Generic-List | 265 | | |
+| Generic-List-Elt-ID-Macro | 265 | | |
+| Generic-List-Elt-ID-Param | 265 | | |
+| Generic-List-Macro | 265 | | |
+| Generic-List-Param | 265 | Get-Min-Interact-Required | 265 |
+| Generic-Numeric | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Numeric-Macro | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Numeric-Param | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Ratio | 264 | Get-Number-Of-Interacted-Sockets | 265 |
+| Generic-Ratio-Macro | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Ratio-Param | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Reference | 265 | | |
+| Generic-Reference-Macro | 265 | | |
+| Generic-Reference-Param | 264 | Get-OAP | 266 |
+| Generic-String | 264 | | |
+| Generic-String-Macro | 264 | | |
+| Generic-String-Param | 264 | | |
+| Generic-Value | 263 | Get-OS | 266 |
+| Generic-Value-Macro | 263 | | |
+| Generic-Value-Param | 263 | | |
+| Get-Any | 267 | | |
+| Get-Catalogued-Attribute | 266 | Get-OVD | 266 |
+| Get-Data | 266 | | |
+| Get-GSF | 265 | | |
+| Get-GVF | 265 | | |
+| Get-Integer | 266 | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|-----------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|-----|
+| Get-OVS | 266 | Mh-Reference | 259 |
+| Get-OVS-Position | 266 | | |
+| Get-PAP | 266 | | |
+| Get-POS | 266 | | |
+| Get-PVD | 266 | Mh-Target | 261 |
+| Get-PVS | 266 | | |
+| Get-PVS-Position | 265 | | |
+| Get-Reference | 267 | | |
+| Get-Rt-Composite-Address | 266 | | |
+| Get-Stream-Chosen-State | 265 | Mh-Target-Macro | 261 |
+| Get-User-Spatial-Control | 265 | | |
+| GF | 269 | | |
+| GF-Macro | 269 | | |
+| GF-Param | 269 | Mh-Target-Param | 261 |
+| GSF | 272 | | |
+| GVF-Target | 288 | | |
+| Initial-Point-Spec-Macro | 270 | | |
+| Initial-Point-Spec-Param | 270 | | |
+| Interaction-Status | 271 | Min-Interact-Required-Macro | 288 |
+| Interaction-Status-Macro | 288 | | |
+| Interaction-Status-Param | 288 | | |
+| Interaction-Type | 271 | | |
+| Interaction-Type-Macro | 271 | Min-Interact-Required-Param | 288 |
+| Interaction-Type-Param | 271 | | |
+| Length-Spec | 269 | | |
+| Length-Spec-Macro | 269 | | |
+| Length-Spec-Param | 269 | | |
+| Lengths-Spec | 269 | Model-Class | 258 |
+| Link-Class | 275 | | |
+| Link-Condition | 275 | | |
+| Link-Effect | 276 | | |
+| Link-Object | 279 | Modifiability | 271 |
+| Logical-Combination | 276 | | |
+| Logical-Operator | 276 | | |
+| Macro-Def-ID | 259 | | |
+| Macro-Parameter-Resolution | 276 | | |
+| Max-Interact-Required-Macro | 288 | Modification-Status | 271 |
+| Max-Interact-Required-Param | 288 | | |
+| Mheg-ID | 259 | | |
+| Mh-object-Class | 258 | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|------------------------------|-----|-----------------------------|-----|
+| Multiplexed-Content-Class | 278 | Resizing-Strategy | 272 |
+| Multiplexed-Stream | 278 | | |
+| Mux-Content-Class-Info | 281 | | |
+| Navigation-Command | 273 | | |
+| Navigation-Command-Macro | 273 | Resizing-Strategy-Macro | 287 |
+| Navigation-Command-Param | 273 | | |
+| Number-Of-Performances | 285 | | |
+| Number-Of-Performances-Macro | 285 | | |
+| Number-Of-Performances-Param | 284 | | |
+| Number-Of-Repetitions | 286 | Resizing-Strategy-Param | 287 |
+| Object-Information | 281 | | |
+| OD | 273 | | |
+| OPS-Initialisation | 268 | | |
+| OV | 271 | Return | 283 |
+| OVS-Proj-Strategy | 272 | | |
+| OVS-Proj-Strategy-Macro | 287 | | |
+| OVS-Proj-Strategy-Param | 287 | | |
+| Passing | 285 | | |
+| Passing-Macro | 285 | Return-Target-Param | 263 |
+| Passing-Param | 285 | | |
+| PCV | 271 | | |
+| Plug | 285 | | |
+| Plug-In | 285 | Root-Rt-Component-ID-Ref | 260 |
+| Plug-In-Macro | 285 | | |
+| Plug-In-Param | 285 | | |
+| Point | 269 | | |
+| Point-Spec | 270 | | |
+| Point-Spec-Macro | 270 | Root-Rt-Component-Reference | 260 |
+| Point-Spec-Param | 270 | | |
+| Points-Spec | 270 | | |
+| Point-Type-Param | 272 | | |
+| Preparation-Status | 274 | Root-Rt-Composite-ID-Ref | 261 |
+| Presentation-Priority | 273 | | |
+| Presentation-Priority-Macro | 286 | | |
+| Presentation-Priority-Param | 285 | | |
+| Process-Indicator | 284 | | |
+| Prop-Cat-Entry-ID | 268 | Root-Rt-Composite-Reference | 261 |
+| Ratio | 264 | | |
+| Reference | 259 | | |
+| Related-Object | 281 | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|-------------------------------|-----|--------------------------|-----|
+| Root-Rt-Content-ID-Ref | 260 | Rt-Target-Param | 262 |
+| Root-Rt-Content-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Root-Rt-ID-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Root-Rt-Mux-ID-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Root-Rt-Mux-Reference | 260 | Run | 284 |
+| Root-Rt-Reference | 260 | | |
+| RPS-Assignment | 273 | | |
+| RPS-Assignment-Macro | 285 | | |
+| RPS-Assignment-Param | 285 | | |
+| Rt-Availability-Start-up | 279 | Running-Status | 273 |
+| Rt-Availability-Status | 273 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Channel-Ref | 261 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Channel-Tg | 263 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Macro | 263 | Script-Class | 277 |
+| Rt-Component-Channel-Tg-Param | 263 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Target | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Component-Target-Macro | 262 | Script-Class-Information | 281 |
+| Rt-Component-Target-Param | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Composite-Reference | 261 | | |
+| Rt-Composite-Target | 263 | | |
+| Rt-Composite-Target-Macro | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Composite-Target-Param | 262 | Script-Data | 277 |
+| Rt-Content-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Rt-Content-Target | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Content-Target-Macro | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Content-Target-Param | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Mux-Reference | 261 | Script-Hook | 268 |
+| Rt-Mux-Target | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Mux-Target-Macro | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Mux-Target-Param | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Number-Reference | 260 | Script-Inclusion | 277 |
+| Rt-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Rt-Script-ID-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Rt-Script-Reference | 260 | | |
+| Rt-Script-Target | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Script-Target-Macro | 262 | Selectability | 271 |
+| Rt-Script-Target-Param | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Target | 262 | | |
+| Rt-Target-Macro | 262 | | |
+
+| | | | |
+|----------------------------|-----|------------------------|-----|
+| Selection-Status | 271 | Socket-Reference | 261 |
+| Set-Alias | 283 | | |
+| Set-Aspect-Ratio | 286 | | |
+| Set-Catalogued-Attribute | 284 | | |
+| Set-Channel-Perceptability | 289 | | |
+| Set-CPS | 289 | Socket-Tail-Complement | 261 |
+| Set-CTP | 286 | | |
+| Set-CV | 288 | | |
+| Set-Data | 284 | | |
+| Set-Event | 290 | | |
+| Set-GSF | 287 | Socket-Tail-Reference | 261 |
+| Set-GTF | 286 | | |
+| Set-GVF | 288 | | |
+| Set-Interaction-Ability | 288 | | |
+| Set-Interaction-Status | 288 | | |
+| Set-OAP | 287 | Socket-Target | 263 |
+| Set-OVD | 286 | | |
+| Set-OVS | 287 | | |
+| Set-OVS-Position | 287 | | |
+| Set-OVS-Proj-Strategy | 287 | | |
+| Set-PAP | 287 | Socket-Target-Macro | 263 |
+| Set-Parameters | 285 | | |
+| Set-Perceptability | 285 | | |
+| Set-Presentation-Priority | 285 | | |
+| Set-PVD-Position | 286 | | |
+| Set-PVS-Position | 287 | Socket-Target-Param | 263 |
+| Set-Resizing-Strategy | 287 | | |
+| Set-RPS-Assignment | 285 | | |
+| Set-Stream-Choice | 288 | | |
+| Set-Style | 289 | | |
+| Set-Temporal-Termination | 286 | Spatial-Control | 272 |
+| Set-Timestones | 286 | | |
+| Set-User-Spatial-Control | 287 | | |
+| Size | 269 | | |
+| Size-Spec | 269 | | |
+| Size-Spec-Macro | 269 | Spatial-Control-Macro | 272 |
+| Size-Spec-Param | 269 | | |
+| Socket-ID | 259 | | |
+| Socket-Identification | 259 | | |
+| Socket-ID-Reference | 261 | | |
+
+| | | | | |
+|------------------------------|-----|-----|----------------------------|-----|
+| Spatial-Control-Param | 272 | | Timestone-Spec-Macro | 286 |
+| Spatial-Length | 269 | | | |
+| Spatial-Position | 269 | | | |
+| Spatial-Position-Spec | 270 | | | |
+| Spatial-Position-Spec-Macro | | 270 | | |
+| Spatial-Position-Spec-Param | | 269 | | |
+| Stream-Chosen-State | 271 | | Timestone-Spec-Param | 286 |
+| Stream-Identification | 271 | | | |
+| Stream-Identification-Macro | | 271 | | |
+| Stream-Identification-Param | | 271 | | |
+| Stream-Information | 281 | | | |
+| Stream-Spec | 288 | | Trigger-Condition | 275 |
+| Stream-Spec-Macro | 288 | | | |
+| Stream-Spec-Param | 288 | | | |
+| Substitution-Indicator | 284 | | | |
+| Substitution-Indicator-Macro | | 284 | | |
+| Substitution-Indicator-Param | | 284 | | |
+| Subtract | 284 | | Update-Command | 274 |
+| Synchro-Indicator | 275 | | | |
+| Synchro-Indicator-Macro | | 275 | | |
+| Synchro-Indicator-Param | | 275 | | |
+| Synchronised-Action | 275 | | | |
+| System-Readable-Material | | 281 | User-Spatial-Control | 272 |
+| Tail-Complement | 259 | | | |
+| Tail-Macro | 259 | | | |
+| Tail-Param | 259 | | | |
+| Tail-Reference | 259 | | | |
+| Target-Macro | 261 | | | |
+| Target-Param | 261 | | User-Spatial-Control-Macro | 287 |
+| Temporal-Termination | 273 | | | |
+| Temporal-Termination-Macro | | 286 | | |
+| Temporal-Termination-Param | | 286 | | |
+| Temporal-Unit-Ref | 283 | | | |
+| Temporal-Unit-Ref-Macro | | 283 | | |
+| Temporal-Unit-Ref-Param | | 283 | User-Spatial-Control-Param | 287 |
+| Terminal-Point-Spec-Macro | | 270 | | |
+| Terminal-Point-Spec-Param | | 270 | | |
+| Termination-Status | 273 | | | |
+| Timestone | 286 | | | |
+| Timestone-Spec | 286 | | Value | 263 |
+
+## Index of the behaviours
+
+| Behaviours | Status and Attributes | Elementary Actions | Get Actions |
+|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| Postpone behaviour | | Delay (Temporal Unit Ref Param, ...) | |
+| Returnability behaviour | | Return (Return Target Param+, ...) | |
+| Alias behaviour | | Set Alias (Target Param+, ...) | |
+| Extensibility behaviour | Catalogued Attribute@Cat
Ext Attribute Param@Cat
Ext Attribute Macro@ | Catalogued Elementary Action (Target Param+, ...)
Set Catalogued Attribute (Target Param+, ...) | Get Catalogued Attribute@ |
+| Mheg objects availability behaviour | Preparation Status@ | Prepare (MH-Target Param+)
Destroy (MH-Target Param+) | Get Preparation Status@ |
+| Link object activation behaviour | Activation Status@ | Activate (Link Target Param+)
Deactivate (Link Target Param+) | Get Activation Status@ |
+| Link object abort behaviour | | Link Abort (Link Target Param+) | |
+| Content class generic value storage behaviour | Data@ | Set Data (Content Target Param+, ...)
Add (Content Target Param+, ...)
Subtract (Content Target Param+, ...) | Get Data@ |
+| Content class copy behaviour | | Copy (Content Target Param, ...) | |
+| Rt-objects availability behaviour | Rt-Availability Status@ | New (Rt-Target Param+)
Delete (Rt-Target Param+) | Get Rt-Availability Status@ |
+| Rt-objects running behaviour | Running Status@ | Run (Rt-Target Param+, ...)
Stop (Rt-Target Param+) | Get Running Status@ |
+| Rt-script passing parameter behaviour | | Set Parameters (Rt-Script Target Param+, ...) | |
+| Rt-scripts termination behaviour | Termination Status@ | | Get Termination Status@ |
+| Sockets presentation and structural dynamism behaviour | | Plug (Socket Target Param+, ...) | |
+| Rt-composite navigation behaviour | Rt-Composite Address@Navigation Command
Param@Navigation Command
Macro@Navigation Command@
Child@Empty Child@Sibling@
Ancestor@ | | Get Rt-Composite Address@ |
+| Rt-components rps assignment behaviour | RPS Assignment@ | Set RPS Assignment (Rt-Component Target Param+, ...) | Get RPS Assignment@ |
+| Rt-components perceptability behaviour | Perceptability@Presentation Priority@ | Set Perceptability (Rt-Component Target Param+, ...)
Set Presentation Priority (Rt-Component Target Param+, ...) | Get Perceptability
Get Presentation Priority@ |
+
+### Index of the behaviours *(continued)*
+
+| Behaviours | Status and Attributes | Elementary Actions | Get Actions |
+|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Rt-components temporal behaviour | OD@POD@OVD@PVD@
Temporal
Termination@PVD
Position@CTP@GTF@Timestone
Status@Timestone ID@Expected
OVD Result Param@Expected OVD
Result Macro@Expected OVD
Result@Expected PVD Result
Param@Expected PVD Result
Macro@Expected PVD Result@ | Set OVD (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set CTP (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set Temporal
Termination (Rt-Target
Param+, ...)
Set PVD Position (Socket
Target Param+, ...)
Set GTF (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set Timestones (Rt-
Component Target
Param+, ...) | Get OD
Get POD
Get OVD
Get PVD
Get CTP
Get Temporal Termination
Get PVD Position
Get GTF
Get Timestone Status@ |
+| Rt-components spatial behaviour | OS@POS@Aspect Ratio@Resizing
Strategy@OVS@OAP@OVS
Position@PVS@OVS Proj
Strategy@PAP@PVS
Position@GSF@Spatial
Control@User Spatial
Control@Expected Axis Result
Param@Spatial Control
Param@Spatial Control
Macro@Point Type Param@ | Set Aspect Ratio (Rt-
Component Target
Param+, ...)
Set Resizing Strategy
(Rt-Composite Target
Param+, ...)
Set OVS (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set OAP (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set OVS Position (Rt-
Component Target
Param+, ...)
Set PAP (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set PVS Position (Rt-
Component Target
Param+, ...)
Set GSF (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Set User Spatial Control
(Rt-Component Target
Param+, ...) | Get OS
Get POS
Get Aspect Ratio
Get Resizing Strategy
Get OVS Proj Strategy
Get OVS
Get OAP
Get OVS Position
Get PVS
Get PAP
Get PVS Position
Get GSF
Get User Spatial Control@ |
+| Rt-components audible behaviour | OV@CV@PCV@GVF@ | Set CV (Rt-Content
Target Param+, ...)
Set GVF (GVF Target, ...) | Get OV
Get CV
Get PCV
Get GVF@ |
+| Rt-mux stream choice behaviour | Stream Choice@Stream Chosen
State@Stream Identification
Param@Stream Identification
Macro@Stream Identification@ | Set Stream Choice (Rt-
Mux Target Param+, ...) | Get Stream Choice
Get Stream Chosen State@ |
+| Interaction behaviour | Interaction Type Param@Interaction
Type Macro@Interaction
Type@Interaction Status@Selection
Status@Modification
Status@Interaction
Ability@Selectability@Modifiability
@Min Interact Required@Max
Interact Required@Number Of
Interacted Sockets@ | Set Interaction Ability
(Rt-Component Target
Param+, ...)
Set Interaction Status
(Rt-Component Target
Param+, ...) | Get Interaction Ability
Get Min Interact Required
Get Max Interact Required
Get Interaction Status
Get Number Of Interacted
Sockets@ |
+| Rt-components style behaviour | Style | Set Style (Rt-Component
Target Param+, ...)
Get Style (Rt-Component
Target Param) | |
+| Rt-contents anchor behaviour | | Attach Anchor (Rt-
Content Target Param+,
...) | |
+| Channel availability behaviour | Channel Availability Status | New Channel (Channel
Target Param+)
Delete Channel (Channel
Target Param+) | Get Channel Availability
Status |
+
+### Index of the behaviours *(concluded)*
+
+| Behaviours | Status and Attributes | Elementary Actions | Get Actions |
+|---------------------------------------------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| Channel perceptability behaviour | Channel Perceptability | Set Channel Perceptability (Channel Target Param+, ...) | Get Channel Perceptability |
+| Channel presentation space behaviour | | Set CPS (Channel Target Param+, ...) | |
+| Channels and rt-components events behaviour | Event
Event Data | Set Event (Rt-Component Channel Tg Param+, ...) | Get Event
Get Event Data |
+
+## ITU-T RECOMMENDATIONS SERIES
+
+| | |
+|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Series A | Organization of the work of the ITU-T |
+| Series B | Means of expression: definitions, symbols, classification |
+| Series C | General telecommunication statistics |
+| Series D | General tariff principles |
+| Series E | Overall network operation, telephone service, service operation and human factors |
+| Series F | Non-telephone telecommunication services |
+| Series G | Transmission systems and media, digital systems and networks |
+| Series H | Audiovisual and multimedia systems |
+| Series I | Integrated services digital network |
+| Series J | Transmission of television, sound programme and other multimedia signals |
+| Series K | Protection against interference |
+| Series L | Construction, installation and protection of cables and other elements of outside plant |
+| Series M | Maintenance: international transmission systems, telephone circuits, telegraphy, facsimile and leased circuits |
+| Series N | Maintenance: international sound programme and television transmission circuits |
+| Series O | Specifications of measuring equipment |
+| Series P | Telephone transmission quality, telephone installations, local line networks |
+| Series Q | Switching and signalling |
+| Series R | Telegraph transmission |
+| Series S | Telegraph services terminal equipment |
+| Series T | Terminals for telematic services |
+| Series U | Telegraph switching |
+| Series V | Data communication over the telephone network |
+| Series X | Data networks and open system communication |
+| Series Z | Programming languages |
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+ITU logo: a globe with the letters ITU inside, and a lightning bolt striking the globe.
+
+INTERNATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATION UNION
+
+# ITU-T
+
+TELECOMMUNICATION
+STANDARDIZATION SECTOR
+OF ITU
+
+# T.174
+
+(10/96)
+
+SERIES T: TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES
+
+---
+
+# **Application Programming Interface (API) for MHEG-1**
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.174
+
+(Previously CCITT Recommendation)
+
+---
+
+# ITU-T T-SERIES RECOMMENDATIONS **TERMINALS FOR TELEMATIC SERVICES**
+
+*For further details, please refer to ITU-T List of Recommendations.*
+
+# FOREWORD
+
+The ITU-T (Telecommunication Standardization Sector) is a permanent organ of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). The ITU-T is responsible for studying technical, operating and tariff questions and issuing Recommendations on them with a view to standardizing telecommunications on a worldwide basis.
+
+The World Telecommunication Standardization Conference (WTSC), which meets every four years, establishes the topics for study by the ITU-T Study Groups which, in their turn, produce Recommendations on these topics.
+
+The approval of Recommendations by the Members of the ITU-T is covered by the procedure laid down in WTSC Resolution No. 1 (Helsinki, March 1-12, 1993).
+
+ITU-T Recommendation T.174 was prepared by ITU-T Study Group 8 (1993-1996) and was approved by the WTSC (Geneva, 9-18 October 1996).
+
+# --- NOTE
+
+In this Recommendation, the expression "Administration" is used for conciseness to indicate both a telecommunication administration and a recognized operating agency.
+
+© ITU 1997
+
+All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and microfilm, without permission in writing from the ITU.
+
+# CONTENTS
+
+| | | Page |
+|---|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 1 | Scope ..... | 1 |
+| 2 | References ..... | 1 |
+| 3 | Definitions and abbreviations ..... | 2 |
+| | 3.1 Definitions ..... | 2 |
+| | 3.2 Abbreviations ..... | 5 |
+| 4 | Conformance ..... | 6 |
+| | 4.1 Implementation conformance ..... | 6 |
+| | 4.1.1 Conformance requirements ..... | 6 |
+| | 4.1.2 Conformance documentation ..... | 7 |
+| | 4.2 Application conformance ..... | 7 |
+| | 4.2.1 Strictly Conforming Application ..... | 7 |
+| | 4.2.2 Conforming Application ..... | 8 |
+| | 4.3 Test Methods ..... | 8 |
+| 5 | General description ..... | 8 |
+| | 5.1 Functional reference model of MHEG using applications ..... | 8 |
+| | 5.1.1 Reference model for multimedia applications ..... | 8 |
+| | 5.1.2 The MHEG-API ..... | 12 |
+| | 5.2 Functional specification of the MHEG-API ..... | 13 |
+| | 5.2.1 MHEG usage specifications ..... | 13 |
+| | 5.2.1.1 Definitions ..... | 13 |
+| | 5.2.1.2 MHEG objects ..... | 13 |
+| | 5.2.1.3 Mh-objects ..... | 13 |
+| | 5.2.1.4 Rt-objects ..... | 14 |
+| | 5.2.1.5 Channels ..... | 14 |
+| | 5.2.1.6 Interchanged MHEG objects ..... | 14 |
+| | 5.2.2 Description of MHEG-related services ..... | 14 |
+| 6 | API definition principles ..... | 15 |
+| | 6.1 Satisfaction of technical requirements on the MHEG-API ..... | 15 |
+| | 6.2 Use of Interface Definition Language (IDL) ISO/IEC 14750 [10] ..... | 16 |
+| | 6.2.1 Comprehensive introduction to IDL ..... | 16 |
+| | 6.2.2 The Interface Definition Language ..... | 16 |
+| | 6.2.2.1 Objects ..... | 17 |
+| | 6.2.2.2 Requests ..... | 17 |
+| | 6.2.2.3 Types ..... | 17 |
+| | 6.2.2.4 Interfaces ..... | 18 |
+| | 6.2.2.5 Operations ..... | 18 |
+| | 6.2.2.6 Attributes ..... | 18 |
+| | 6.2.2.7 Subtyping versus inheritance ..... | 18 |
+| | 6.2.2.8 Subtyping ..... | 19 |
+| | 6.2.2.9 Inheritance ..... | 19 |
+| | 6.2.3 Principles for mapping IDL interfaces to API primitives ..... | 19 |
+| | 6.2.4 Fulfilment of technical requirements ..... | 19 |
+| | 6.3 Overview of the API definition and general principles ..... | 19 |
+| | 6.3.1 The MHEG-API Object model ..... | 19 |
+| 7 | Definition of the MHEG-API ..... | 21 |
+| | 7.1 Mandatory primitives ..... | 21 |
+| | 7.1.1 MHEGEngine object ..... | 21 |
+| | 7.1.1.1 initialiseEngine operation ..... | 21 |
+| | 7.1.1.2 shutdownEngine operation ..... | 21 |
+| | 7.1.1.3 IDL description ..... | 21 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-----------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 7.1.2 NotificationManager object ..... | 21 |
+| 7.1.2.1 getReturnability operation..... | 21 |
+| 7.1.2.2 getNotification operation ..... | 21 |
+| 7.1.2.3 IDL description ..... | 22 |
+| 7.1.3 EntityManager object..... | 22 |
+| 7.1.3.1 getAvailableMhObjects operation ..... | 22 |
+| 7.1.3.2 getAvailableRtObjects operation ..... | 22 |
+| 7.1.3.3 getAvailableChannels operation ..... | 23 |
+| 7.1.3.4 releaseAlias operation..... | 23 |
+| 7.1.3.5 IDL description ..... | 23 |
+| 7.1.4 Entity object..... | 23 |
+| 7.1.4.1 setAlias operation..... | 23 |
+| 7.1.4.2 getAlias operation ..... | 24 |
+| 7.1.4.3 IDL description ..... | 24 |
+| 7.1.5 MhObject object..... | 24 |
+| 7.1.5.1 bind operation ..... | 24 |
+| 7.1.5.2 unbind operation ..... | 25 |
+| 7.1.5.3 prepare operation ..... | 25 |
+| 7.1.5.4 destroy operation..... | 25 |
+| 7.1.5.5 getPreparationStatus operation ..... | 26 |
+| 7.1.5.6 getIdentifier operation..... | 26 |
+| 7.1.5.7 kill operation ..... | 26 |
+| 7.1.5.8 IDL description ..... | 26 |
+| 7.1.6 MhAction object ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.6.1 delay operation..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.6.2 IDL description ..... | 27 |
+| 7.1.7 MhLink object..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.7.1 abort operation ..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.7.2 IDL description ..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.8 MhModel object..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.8.1 IDL description ..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.9 MhComponent object..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.9.1 IDL description ..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.10 MhGenericContent object..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.10.1 copy operation..... | 29 |
+| 7.1.10.2 IDL description ..... | 30 |
+| 7.1.11 MhContent object..... | 30 |
+| 7.1.11.1 setData operation ..... | 30 |
+| 7.1.11.2 getData operation..... | 31 |
+| 7.1.11.3 IDL description ..... | 31 |
+| 7.1.12 MhMultiplexedContent object..... | 31 |
+| 7.1.12.1 setMultiplex operation ..... | 31 |
+| 7.1.12.2 setDemultiplex operation ..... | 32 |
+| 7.1.12.3 IDL description ..... | 32 |
+| 7.1.13 MhComposite object..... | 32 |
+| 7.1.13.1 IDL description ..... | 32 |
+| 7.1.14 MhScript object..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.14.1 IDL description ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.15 MhContainer object ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.15.1 IDL description ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.16 MhDescriptor object ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.16.1 IDL description ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.17 RtObjectOrSocket object ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.17.1 setGlobalBehaviour operation..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.17.2 getGlobalBehaviour operation ..... | 33 |
+| 7.1.17.3 run operation ..... | 34 |
+| 7.1.17.4 stop operation..... | 34 |
+| 7.1.17.5 IDL description ..... | 34 |
+
+| | Page |
+|-------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 7.1.18 RtObject object ..... | 35 |
+| 7.1.18.1 bind operation ..... | 35 |
+| 7.1.18.2 unbind operation ..... | 35 |
+| 7.1.18.3 new operation..... | 35 |
+| 7.1.18.4 delete operation ..... | 36 |
+| 7.1.18.5 getAvailabilityStatus operation..... | 36 |
+| 7.1.18.6 getIdentifier operation..... | 36 |
+| 7.1.18.7 kill operation ..... | 37 |
+| 7.1.18.8 getRunningStatus operation ..... | 37 |
+| 7.1.18.9 IDL description ..... | 37 |
+| 7.1.19 Socket object..... | 38 |
+| 7.1.19.1 bind operation ..... | 38 |
+| 7.1.19.2 unbind operation ..... | 38 |
+| 7.1.19.3 getIdentifier operation..... | 38 |
+| 7.1.19.4 kill operation ..... | 38 |
+| 7.1.19.5 plug operation ..... | 39 |
+| 7.1.19.6 setVisibleDurationPosition operation ..... | 39 |
+| 7.1.19.7 getVisibleDurationPosition operation ..... | 39 |
+| 7.1.19.8 IDL description ..... | 40 |
+| 7.1.20 RtScript object ..... | 40 |
+| 7.1.20.1 setParameters operation ..... | 40 |
+| 7.1.20.2 getTerminationStatus operation ..... | 41 |
+| 7.1.20.3 IDL description ..... | 41 |
+| 7.1.21 RtComponentOrSocket object ..... | 41 |
+| 7.1.21.1 setRGS operation ..... | 41 |
+| 7.1.21.2 getRGS operation..... | 42 |
+| 7.1.21.3 setOpacity operation ..... | 42 |
+| 7.1.21.4 setPresentationPriority operation ..... | 42 |
+| 7.1.21.5 getOpacity operation..... | 43 |
+| 7.1.21.6 getEffectiveOpacity operation ..... | 43 |
+| 7.1.21.7 getPresentationPriority operation..... | 43 |
+| 7.1.21.8 setVisibleDuration operation ..... | 44 |
+| 7.1.21.9 setTemporalTermination operation..... | 44 |
+| 7.1.21.10 setCurrentTemporalPosition operation ..... | 45 |
+| 7.1.21.11 setSpeed operation ..... | 45 |
+| 7.1.21.12 setTimestones operation..... | 46 |
+| 7.1.21.13 getInitialTemporalPosition operation..... | 46 |
+| 7.1.21.14 getTerminalTemporalPosition operation..... | 46 |
+| 7.1.21.15 getVDLength operation ..... | 47 |
+| 7.1.21.16 getTemporalTermination operation ..... | 47 |
+| 7.1.21.17 getCurrentTemporalPosition operation..... | 47 |
+| 7.1.21.18 getSpeedRate operation..... | 48 |
+| 7.1.21.19 getOGTR operation..... | 48 |
+| 7.1.21.20 getEffectiveSpeedRate operation ..... | 48 |
+| 7.1.21.21 getEffectiveOGTR operation ..... | 49 |
+| 7.1.21.22 getTimestoneStatus operation ..... | 49 |
+| 7.1.21.23 setPerceptibleSizeProjection operation..... | 49 |
+| 7.1.21.24 setAspectRatio operation ..... | 50 |
+| 7.1.21.25 setVisibleSize operation..... | 50 |
+| 7.1.21.26 setVisibleSizesAdjustment operation..... | 51 |
+| 7.1.21.27 setBox operation ..... | 51 |
+| 7.1.21.28 setDefaultBackground operation..... | 52 |
+| 7.1.21.29 setAttachmentPoint operation..... | 52 |
+| 7.1.21.30 setAttachmentPointPosition operation..... | 53 |
+| 7.1.21.31 setVisibleSizesAlignment operation ..... | 53 |
+| 7.1.21.32 setMovingAbility operation ..... | 54 |
+| 7.1.21.33 setResizingAbility operation..... | 54 |
+| 7.1.21.34 setScalingAbility operation..... | 55 |
+| 7.1.21.35 setScrollingAbility operation ..... | 55 |
+
+| | Page |
+|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 7.1.21.36 getGSR operation..... | 55 |
+| 7.1.21.37 getPS operation ..... | 56 |
+| 7.1.21.38 getAspectRatio operation..... | 56 |
+| 7.1.21.39 getPSAP operation ..... | 56 |
+| 7.1.21.40 getVSGS operation ..... | 57 |
+| 7.1.21.41 getVS operation ..... | 57 |
+| 7.1.21.42 getBox operation..... | 57 |
+| 7.1.21.43 getDefaultBackground operation ..... | 58 |
+| 7.1.21.44 getVSIAP operation ..... | 58 |
+| 7.1.21.45 getVSIAPPosition operation ..... | 58 |
+| 7.1.21.46 getVSEAP operation ..... | 59 |
+| 7.1.21.47 getVSEAPPosition operation..... | 59 |
+| 7.1.21.48 getMovingAbility operation..... | 60 |
+| 7.1.21.49 getResizingAbility operation ..... | 60 |
+| 7.1.21.50 getScalingAbility operation ..... | 60 |
+| 7.1.21.51 getScrollingAbility operation..... | 61 |
+| 7.1.21.52 setSelectability operation ..... | 61 |
+| 7.1.21.53 setSelectionStatus operation ..... | 61 |
+| 7.1.21.54 setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility operation..... | 62 |
+| 7.1.21.55 getSelectability operation..... | 62 |
+| 7.1.21.56 getEffectiveSelectability operation ..... | 63 |
+| 7.1.21.57 getSelectionStatus operation ..... | 63 |
+| 7.1.21.58 getSelectionMode operation ..... | 63 |
+| 7.1.21.59 getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility operation ..... | 64 |
+| 7.1.21.60 setModifiability operation..... | 64 |
+| 7.1.21.61 setModificationStatus operation ..... | 65 |
+| 7.1.21.62 setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility operation..... | 65 |
+| 7.1.21.63 getModifiability operation ..... | 65 |
+| 7.1.21.64 getEffectiveModifiability operation..... | 66 |
+| 7.1.21.65 getModificationStatus operation ..... | 66 |
+| 7.1.21.66 getModificationMode operation ..... | 66 |
+| 7.1.21.67 getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility operation ..... | 67 |
+| 7.1.21.68 setNoInteractionStyle operation..... | 67 |
+| 7.1.21.69 IDL description ..... | 67 |
+| 7.1.22 RtComponent object ..... | 73 |
+| 7.1.22.1 IDL description ..... | 73 |
+| 7.1.23 RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket object..... | 73 |
+| 7.1.23.1 setResizingStrategy operation..... | 73 |
+| 7.1.23.2 getResizingStrategy operation ..... | 73 |
+| 7.1.23.3 setAudibleCompositionEffect operation..... | 74 |
+| 7.1.23.4 getAudibleCompositionEffect operation ..... | 74 |
+| 7.1.23.5 getNumberOfSelectedSockets operation ..... | 74 |
+| 7.1.23.6 getNumberOfModifiedSockets operation ..... | 75 |
+| 7.1.23.7 setMenuInteractionStyle operation ..... | 75 |
+| 7.1.23.8 setScrollingListInteractionStyle operation..... | 76 |
+| 7.1.23.9 IDL description ..... | 77 |
+| 7.1.24 RtComposite object..... | 77 |
+| 7.1.24.1 IDL description ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.25 StructuralSocket object ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.25.1 IDL description ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.26 RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket object ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.26.1 setAudibleVolume operation ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.26.2 getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume operation ..... | 78 |
+| 7.1.26.3 getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume operation ..... | 79 |
+| 7.1.26.4 getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume operation ..... | 79 |
+| 7.1.26.5 getPerceptibleAudibleVolume operation ..... | 79 |
+| 7.1.26.6 setButtonInteractionStyle operation..... | 80 |
+| 7.1.26.7 IDL description ..... | 81 |
+
+| | Page |
+|------------------------------------------------------------|-------------|
+| 7.1.27 RtGenericContent object..... | 81 |
+| 7.1.27.1 IDL description ..... | 81 |
+| 7.1.28 GenericPresentableSocket object..... | 81 |
+| 7.1.28.1 IDL description ..... | 81 |
+| 7.1.29 RtContentOrPresentableSocket object..... | 81 |
+| 7.1.29.1 setSliderInteractionStyle operation..... | 82 |
+| 7.1.29.2 setEntryFieldInteractionStyle operation..... | 82 |
+| 7.1.29.3 IDL description ..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.30 RtContent object ..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.30.1 IDL description ..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.31 PresentableSocket object..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.31.1 IDL description ..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.32 RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket object..... | 83 |
+| 7.1.32.1 setStreamChoice operation ..... | 84 |
+| 7.1.32.2 getStreamChosen operation ..... | 84 |
+| 7.1.32.3 IDL description ..... | 84 |
+| 7.1.33 RtMultiplexedContent object..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.33.1 IDL description ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.34 MultiplexedPresentableSocket object ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.34.1 IDL description ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.35 Channel object ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.35.1 bind operation ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.35.2 unbind operation ..... | 85 |
+| 7.1.35.3 new operation..... | 86 |
+| 7.1.35.4 delete operation..... | 86 |
+| 7.1.35.5 getRtAvailabilityStatus operation ..... | 87 |
+| 7.1.35.6 getIdentifier operation..... | 87 |
+| 7.1.35.7 kill operation ..... | 87 |
+| 7.1.35.8 setPerceptability operation..... | 87 |
+| 7.1.35.9 getPerceptability operation ..... | 88 |
+| 7.1.35.10 getAssignedPerceptibles operation ..... | 88 |
+| 7.1.35.11 IDL description ..... | 88 |
+| 7.1.36 Parameter definition..... | 89 |
+| 7.1.37 Exceptions..... | 105 |
+| 7.1.37.1 InvalidTarget exception ..... | 105 |
+| 7.1.37.2 InvalidParameter exception..... | 105 |
+| 7.1.37.3 NotBound exception ..... | 105 |
+| 7.1.37.4 AlreadyBound exception ..... | 105 |
+| 7.1.37.5 IDL definition ..... | 105 |
+| 7.2 Optional primitives ..... | 105 |
+| Annex A – Complete IDL definition of the MHEG API..... | 105 |
+
+## SUMMARY
+
+This Recommendation specifies the abstract Application Programming Interface (API) for the manipulation of multimedia and hypermedia information objects, i.e. the API that shall be provided by MHEG engines for their control by MHEG applications.
+
+## INTRODUCTION
+
+This Recommendation specifies the abstract Application Programming Interface (API) for the manipulation of multimedia and hypermedia information objects, i.e. the API that shall be provided by MHEG engines for their control by MHEG applications.
+
+This Recommendation is part of a broader standardisation framework that specifies the usage of MHEG so that interoperable equipments can be effectively developed to support multimedia information services and applications. This implies:
+
+- specifying additional constraints to the use of MHEG objects within distributed systems and applications using telecommunication networks;
+- defining APIs that building blocks of MHEG-using architectures should provide;
+- defining MHEG profiles complementing the MHEG-1 standard by specifying restrictions on the coded representation and specifying the complete required behaviour of an MHEG engine that should be supported for a given category of applications and/or terminal equipments;
+- defining an MHEG script interchange representation;
+- defining end-to-end protocols for MHEG-using multimedia/hypermedia information services;
+- specifying conformance testing procedures for these standards.
+
+Functional and technical requirements on this Recommendation have been described in ETR 225.
+
+
+
+## APPLICATION PROGRAMMING INTERFACE (API) FOR MHEG-1
+
+(Geneva, 1996)
+
+### 1 Scope
+
+MHEG Part 1 (ISO/IEC 13522-1 [1]) is a generic standard, which specifies the coded representation of interchanged multimedia/hypermedia information objects (MHEG objects). These so-called MHEG objects are handled, interpreted and presented by MHEG engines.
+
+This Recommendation specifies the abstract Application Programming Interface (API) for the manipulation of multimedia and hypermedia information objects, i.e. the API that shall be provided by MHEG engines for their control by MHEG applications.
+
+This API meets the following requirements:
+
+- it is independent of the programming language used for the MHEG application;
+- it is independent of the underlying operating system;
+- it is independent of the mechanism used for interchanging information between the API user (i.e. MHEG application) and the API provider (i.e. MHEG engine), i.e. the messages that are exchanged as the result of triggering API primitives;
+- it is independent of the actual encoding of these messages;
+- it is generic and meant to cover all application requirements;
+- it is conformance testable;
+- it aims to be as easy as possible to implement.
+
+### 2 References
+
+The following ITU-T Recommendations and other references contain provisions which, through reference in this text, constitute provisions of this Recommendation. At the time of publication, the editions indicated were valid. All Recommendations and other references are subject to revision; all users of this Recommendation are therefore encouraged to investigate the possibility of applying the most recent edition of the Recommendations and other references listed below. A list of the currently valid ITU-T Recommendations is regularly published.
+
+- [1] ISO/IEC 13522-1:1997, *Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information – Part 1: MHEG object representation – Base Notation (ASN.1)*.
+- [2] ITU-T Recommendation X.290 (1995), *OSI conformance testing methodology and framework for protocol Recommendations for ITU-T applications – General concepts*.
+- [3] ETR 173: *Terminal Equipment (TE) – Functional Model for Multimedia Applications*.
+- [4] ETR 225: *Terminal Equipment (TE) – API and script representation for MHEG – Requirements and framework*.
+- [5] CCITT Recommendation X.208 (1988), *Specification of Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)*.
+- [6] CCITT Recommendation X.209 (1988), *Specification of basic encoding rules for Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1)*.
+- [7] ITU-T Recommendation I.113 (1993), *Vocabulary of terms for broadband aspects of ISDN*.
+- [8] ITU-T Recommendation I.112 (1993), *Vocabulary of terms for ISDNs*.
+- [9] CCITT Recommendation Q.9 (1988), *Vocabulary of switching and signalling terms*.
+
+- [10] ISO/IEC 147501), *Information technology – Open Distributed Processing – Interface Definition Language*.
+[11] ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 2965:1994, *Guidelines for JTC 1 API Standardisation*.
+
+### 3 Definitions and abbreviations
+
+#### 3.1 Definitions
+
+Due to the particular nature of this Recommendation, some of the words and expressions used in this Recommendation come from the 'telecommunication services' standards glossary, while others come from the 'software technology' standards glossary. This leads to words whose meaning vary according to the context, i.e. the expression within which they are used. For this reason, many of these expressions are defined in this subclause.
+
+Should any ambiguity occur, definitions of the following Standards/Recommendations would apply, in decreasing order:
+
+- ISO/IEC 13522-1 [1] MHEG;
+- any other standard part of ISO/IEC 13522 [1] MHEG;
+- CCITT Recommendation I.113 [7], "Vocabulary of terms for broadband aspects";
+- CCITT Recommendation I.112 [8], "Vocabulary of terms for ISDNs";
+- CCITT Recommendation Q.9 [9], "Vocabulary of switching and signalling terms".
+
+This Recommendation defines the following terms:
+
+**3.1.1 application programming interface (API):** A boundary across which a software application uses facilities of programming languages to invoke software services. These facilities may include procedures or operations, shared data objects and resolution of identifiers.
+
+**3.1.2 function family:** Cluster of functional MHEG-API requirements consisting of functions with related semantics and applying on a same type of target.
+
+**3.1.3 hypermedia:** The ability to access monomedia and multimedia information by interaction with explicit links.
+
+**3.1.4 interactive service:** A service which provides the means for bidirectional exchange of information between users or between users and hosts. Interactive services are subdivided into three classes of services: conversational services, messaging services and retrieval services (CCITT Recommendation I.113 [7]).
+
+**3.1.5 local application:** A piece of software which is part of the (telecommunication) application and is running on the considered equipment.
+
+**3.1.6 MHEG-API:** The API provided by an MHEG engine to MHEG applications for the manipulation of MHEG objects, as defined in this Recommendation.
+
+**3.1.7 MHEG application:** A piece of software which uses the MHEG-API. An MHEG application is therefore a client of an MHEG engine.
+
+**3.1.8 MHEG engine:** A process or a set of processes that interpret MHEG objects encoded according to the encoding specifications of ISO/IEC 13522-1 [1]: Abstract Syntax Notation One (ASN.1) for Part 1, Standard Generalized Markup Language (SGML) for Part 2.
+
+**3.1.9 MHEG using application:** An application which involves the interchange of MHEG objects within itself or with another application.
+
+---
+
+1) To be published.
+
+- 3.1.10 multimedia and hypermedia application:** An application which involves the presentation of multimedia information to the user and the interactive navigation across this information by the user.
+- 3.1.11 multimedia and hypermedia information retrieval services (M&HIRS):** A generic set of services which provide users with the capability to access and interchange multimedia and hypermedia information.
+- 3.1.12 multimedia application:** An application which involves the presentation of multimedia information to the user.
+- 3.1.13 multimedia:** The property of handling several types of representation media.
+- 3.1.14 primitive:** One of the basic entry points provided by a provider module to any user module to enable the user module to access the software service(s) supplied by the provider module.
+- 3.1.15 (software) application:** A piece of software answering a set of user's requirements and for use by a computer user.
+- 3.1.16 (software) service:** A set of functions provided by a (server) software or system to a client software or system, usually accessible through an application programming interface.
+- 3.1.17 (telecommunication) application:** A set of a user's requirements (see Recommendation Q.9 [9]).
+- 3.1.18 (telecommunication) service:** That which is offered by an Administration to its customers in order to satisfy a specific telecommunication requirement (see Recommendation I.112 [8]).
+- 3.1.19 terminal application:** A piece of software running on the terminal and performing the part of the processing that is required to make the terminal appropriate for user access to the application. The terminal application is usually the 'master' module in the terminal.
+- 3.1.20 user:** A person or machine delegated by a customer to use the services and/or facilities of a telecommunication network (see Recommendation I.112 [8]).
+- 3.1.21 action (object):** An object that provides operation on objects, e.g. to change their attributes or states.
+- 3.1.22 channel:** A logical space in which rt-components are positioned for final presentation. Channels are mapped by the MHEG engine to physical devices like screen windows or loudspeaker for making the rt-objects within them perceivable by the user.
+- 3.1.23 component (object):** An abstraction which represents objects of Content or Composite type.
+- 3.1.24 composite (object):** A list of Composition Elements grouped for presentation. The presentation of a Composite object consists of the presentation of its Composition Elements.
+- 3.1.25 container (object):** A means to group objects without specifying specific relationships.
+- 3.1.26 content (object):** Encoded generic value, media or non-media data.
+- 3.1.27 descriptor (object):** A structure for the interchange of resource information about a single or a set of other interchanged objects.
+- 3.1.28 (IDL) attribute:** An identifiable association between an object and a value. An attribute **A** is made visible to clients as a pair of operations: **get\_A** and **set\_A**. Read only attributes only generate a **get** operation.
+- 3.1.29 (IDL) class:** An implementation that can be instantiated to create multiple objects with the same behaviour. An object is an instance of a class. Types classify objects according to a common implementation.
+- 3.1.30 (IDL) data type:** A categorisation of values operation arguments, typically covering both behaviour and representation (i.e. the traditional non-Object Oriented (OO) programming language notion of type).
+
+**3.1.31 (IDL) instance:** An object is an instance of an interface if it provides the operations, signatures and semantics specified by that interface. An object is an instance of an implementation if its behaviour is provided by that implementation.
+
+**3.1.32 (IDL) object:** A combination of state and a set of methods that explicitly embodies an abstraction characterised by the behaviour of the relevant requests. An object is an instance of an implementation and an interface. An object models a real-world-entity, and it is implemented as a computational entity that encapsulates state and operations (internally implemented as data and methods) and responds to requester services.
+
+**3.1.33 (IDL) operation:** A service that can be requested. An operation has an associated signature, which may restrict which actual parameters are valid.
+
+**3.1.34 interface definition language (IDL):** A language that specifies types and objects by specifying their interface. It provides a conceptual framework for describing the objects.
+
+**3.1.35 link (object):** An object which defines spatio-temporal relationships between other objects.
+
+**3.1.36 macro (object):** An object that provides the facility to replace the parameters in frequently used action objects.
+
+**3.1.37 Mh-object:** MhObjects (and their subtypes) match form b) objects as defined in ISO/IEC 13522-1: "Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information" [1], 6.2.4, i.e. objects available to the MHEG engine.
+
+**3.1.38 (MHEG) elementary action:** An attribute of the MHEG Action class which instructs an object to perform a certain operation, e.g. to change one of its attributes or states.
+
+**3.1.39 MHEG entity:** Any MHEG object, rt-object, content data, script data, socket, channel or other construction identified or referred to in the MHEG standard.
+
+**3.1.40 MHEG interpretation service:** The service takes interchanged MHEG objects and messages issued by the presentation system as an input. It analyses this data in order to trigger the presentation of content data according to its semantics.
+
+**3.1.41 MHEG object handling service:** This facility physically creates, handles and maintains intermediate data structures necessary to implement a client access to the MHEG objects and their contents.
+
+**3.1.42 MHEG object:** A coded representation of an instance of an MHEG object class.
+
+**3.1.43 model object:** Object instantiations from the MHEG classes.
+
+**3.1.44 notification:** A primitive issued by the server on its own initiative to forward information to the client.
+
+**3.1.45 request:** A primitive issued by the client on its own initiative to forward information to the server.
+
+**3.1.46 response:** A primitive issued by the server as a reply to a request to forward information to the client.
+
+**3.1.47 rt-object:** RtObjects (and their subtypes) match form c) objects as defined in ISO/IEC 13522-1: "Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information" [1], 6.2.4, i.e. instances of MhObjects available to the presentation process.
+
+**3.1.48 script (object):** Object that provides the structure to interchange script data in a specified encoded form.
+
+**3.1.49 socket:** An element of an rt-composite. Rt-components are plugged into sockets. Different types of sockets are defined depending on the rt-component plugged into the socket:
+
+- empty socket, i.e. a null rt-component is plugged;
+- presentable socket, i.e. an rt-content or an rt-multiplexed content is plugged;
+- structural socket, i.e. an rt-composite is plugged.
+
+## 3.2 Abbreviations
+
+This Recommendation uses the following abbreviations:
+
+| | |
+|-------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| API | Application Programming Interface |
+| ASN.1 | Abstract Syntax Notation One (as defined in ITU-T Recommendation X.208 [5]) |
+| BER | Basic Encoding Rules (as defined in Recommendation X.209 [6]) |
+| C1 | State period for a Channel: 'non-available' |
+| C2 | State period for a Channel: 'processing' |
+| C3 | State period for a Channel: 'available' |
+| C4 | State period for a Channel: 'processing' |
+| CCITT | Comité Consultatif International Télégraphique et Téléphonique |
+| CGS | Channel Generic Space |
+| CGSU | Channel Generic Space Unit |
+| CORBA | Common Object Request Broker Architecture |
+| DIS | Draft International Standard |
+| EBNF | Extended Backus-Naur Form |
+| ETR | ETSI Technical Report |
+| ETS | European Telecommunication Standard |
+| ETSI | European Telecommunications Standards Institute |
+| GSR | Generic Spatial Ratio |
+| GTU | Generic Temporal Unit |
+| IDL | Interface Definition Language (as defined in ISO/IEC 14750-1 IDL [10]) |
+| IEC | International Electrotechnical Commission |
+| IOGTR | Initial Original generic space Generic Temporal Ratio |
+| IOV | Initial Original audible Volume |
+| ISO | International Organisation for Standardisation |
+| ITU-T | International Telecommunication Union – Telecommunication Standardisation Sector |
+| JTC | Joint Technical Committee |
+| MCU | Multipoint Control Unit |
+| MHEG | Multimedia and Hypermedia information coding Experts Group |
+| MPEG | Moving Picture Experts Group |
+| O1 | State period for an mh-object: 'not ready' |
+| O2 | State period for an mh-object: 'processing' |
+| O3 | State period for an mh-object: 'ready' |
+| O4 | State period for an mh-object: 'processing' |
+| OGS | Original Generic Space |
+| OGSU | Original generic space Generic Spatial Unit |
+| OGTR | Original generic space Generic Temporal Ratio |
+
+| | |
+|-------|------------------------------------------------|
+| OGTU | Original generic space Generic Temporal Unit |
+| OO | Object Oriented |
+| OSI | Open Systems Interconnection |
+| OV | Original Volume |
+| PRGS | Parent Relative Generic Space |
+| PS | Perceptible Size |
+| PSAP | Perceptible Size Attachment Point |
+| R1 | State period for an rt-object: 'not available' |
+| R2 | State period for an rt-object: 'processing' |
+| R3 | State period for an rt-object: 'available' |
+| R4 | State period for an rt-object: 'processing' |
+| RGS | Relative Generic Space |
+| RGSU | Relative generic space Generic Spatial Unit |
+| RGTU | Relative generic space Generic Temporal Unit |
+| rt | Run-time |
+| SGML | Standard Generalized Markup Language |
+| SIR | Script Interchange Representation |
+| SSU | Service Support Unit |
+| VD | Visible Duration |
+| VS | Visible Size |
+| VSEAP | Visible Size External Attachment Point |
+| VSGS | Visible Size Generic Space |
+| VSGSU | Visible Size Generic Spatial Unit |
+| VSIAP | Visible Size Internal Attachment Point |
+
+## 4 Conformance
+
+An implementation of this Recommendation is an MHEG engine implementation which provides client MHEG applications with one or several language bindings of the abstract Application Programming Interface (API) defined in this Recommendation.
+
+An application of this Recommendation is an MHEG application which uses a language binding of the abstract API defined in this Recommendation to control the behaviour of an MHEG engine.
+
+The following subclauses state requirements associated with the conformance of both implementations and applications to this Recommendation.
+
+### 4.1 Implementation conformance
+
+#### 4.1.1 Conformance requirements
+
+A conforming implementation for a language binding specification for this Recommendation shall meet all of the following criteria:
+
+- 1) The implementation shall support all required behaviour defined in this Recommendation.
+
+- 2) The implementation shall support all required interfaces defined in the language binding specification. Those interfaces shall support the behaviour described in this Recommendation and in the language binding specification.
+- 3) The implementation may provide additional functions or facilities not required by this Recommendation or by the language binding specification. Each such non-standard extension shall be identified as such in the system documentation. Non-standard extensions, when used, may change the behaviour of functions or facilities defined by this Recommendation or by the language binding specification. The conformance document shall define an environment in which an application can be run with the behaviour specified by this Recommendation and the language binding specification. In no case shall such an environment require modification of a Strictly Conforming Application.
+
+#### **4.1.2 Conformance documentation**
+
+A conformance document with the following information shall be available for an implementation claiming conformance to a language binding specification for this Recommendation. The conformance document shall be in two parts. The first part shall have the same structure as this Recommendation, with the information presented in the appropriately numbered sections, clauses, and subclauses. The second part shall have the same structure as the language binding specification, with the information presented in the appropriately numbered sections, clauses, and subclauses. The conformance document shall not contain information about extended features or capabilities outside the scope of this Recommendation and the language binding specification.
+
+The conformance document shall identify the language binding specification to which the implementation conforms.
+
+The conformance document shall contain a statement that indicates the full names, numbers, and dates of the language-independent and language binding specification standards that apply.
+
+The conformance document shall state which of the optional features defined in this Recommendation and in the language binding specification are supported by the implementation.
+
+The conformance document shall describe the behaviour of the implementation for all implementation-defined features defined in this Recommendation and in the language binding specification. This requirement shall be met by listing these features and by providing either a specific reference to the system documentation or full syntax and semantics of these features. The conformance document may specify the behaviour of the implementation for those features where this Recommendation or the language binding specification states that implementations may vary or where features are identified as undefined or unspecified.
+
+No specifications other than those specified by this Recommendation and the language binding specification shall be present in the conformance document.
+
+The phrases "shall document" or "shall be documented" in this Recommendation or in a language binding specification for this Recommendation mean that documentation of the feature shall appear in the conformance document, as described previously, unless the system documentation is explicitly mentioned.
+
+The system documentation should also contain the information found in the conformance document.
+
+## **4.2 Application conformance**
+
+All applications claiming conformance to a language binding specification for this Recommendation shall fall within one of the categories defined in the following subclauses.
+
+### **4.2.1 Strictly Conforming Application**
+
+A Strictly Conforming Application is an application that requires only the mandatory facilities described in this Recommendation, in the language binding specification and in the applicable language standards. Such an application shall accept a behaviour described in this Recommendation or in the language binding specification as unspecified or implementation defined and, for symbolic constants shall accept any value in the ranges permitted by this Recommendation and the language binding specification.
+
+#### **4.2.2 Conforming Application**
+
+A Conforming Application of a language binding specification for this Recommendation is an application that differs from a Strictly Conforming Application in that it may use optional facilities described in this Recommendation, in the language binding specification and in the applicable language standards, as well as non-standard facilities that are consistent with the standard and with the language binding specification. Such an application shall fully document its requirements for these optional and extended facilities in addition to the documentation required of a Conforming Application.
+
+#### **4.3 Test Methods**
+
+Any measurement of conformance to a language binding specification for this Recommendation shall be performed using test methods that conform to Recommendation X.290 [2] and to any additional requirements that may be imposed by the language binding specification.
+
+### **5 General description**
+
+This clause situates the MHEG-API within the architecture of an MHEG using application. It then specifies and classifies the software services that the MHEG API shall provide to its client applications.
+
+#### **5.1 Functional reference model of MHEG using applications**
+
+##### **5.1.1 Reference model for multimedia applications**
+
+ETR 173 [3] "Functional Model for Multimedia Applications" and ETR 225 [4] "API and script representation for MHEG – Requirements and framework" define a generic reference model describing a functional architecture common to all multimedia applications making use of retrieval, conversational and/or distribution services. The model is applicable to all MHEG using applications.
+
+Figures 1 to 3 show how this reference model applies to MHEG using applications for terminal-to-host, terminal-to-terminal and terminal-to-database configurations in both point-to-point and multipoint communication.
+
+In an M&H architecture the following functional units can be identified:
+
+- 1) presentation agent;
+- 2) access agent;
+- 3) local application interpreter;
+- 4) MHEG engine;
+- 5) local information base.
+
+In an M&H architecture the following Interfaces (APIs) can be identified:
+
+- 1) the services of the presentation agent are offered through the presentation API;
+- 2) the services of the MHEG engine are offered through the MHEG-API;
+- 3) the services of the access agent are offered through the access API.
+
+In an M&H architecture the following end-to-end protocols can be identified:
+
+- 1) End-to-end protocol between an application – Distant MHEG engine.
+- 2) End-to-end protocol between an application – Service support function.
+- 3) End-to-end protocol between an access agent – Access agent.
+
+For a "terminal-to-host and database", configuration, the host may use the end-to-end protocol between access agents to reference objects or contents at the database. The database has the same structure as shown in Figure 3.
+
+For a terminal-to-host architecture, the Service Support Unit (SSU) to which the terminal may be connected, may also enable the user to select between different applications. The host is connected to the SSU via the host access network.
+
+
+
+System Terminal\_to\_Host
+
+```
+
+graph TD
+ subgraph System_Terminal_to_Host [System Terminal_to_Host]
+ subgraph Block_Host [Block Host]
+ MHEG_Engine_H["MHEG_Engine (1,1)"]
+ AccessAgent_H["AccessAgent (1,1)"]
+ LocalInfoBase_H["LocalInfoBase (1,1)"]
+ LocalApplication_H["LocalApplication (1,1)"]
+ MHEG_Engine_H <--> AccessAgent_H
+ AccessAgent_H <--> LocalInfoBase_H
+ LocalApplication_H <--> AccessAgent_H
+ end
+
+ subgraph Block_Network [Block Network]
+ ServiceSupportUnit["ServiceSupportUnit (1,)"]
+ end
+
+ subgraph Block_Terminal [Block Terminal]
+ LocalApplication_T["LocalApplication (1,1)"]
+ AccessAgent_T["AccessAgent (1,1)"]
+ LocalInfoBase_T["LocalInfoBase (1,1)"]
+ MHEG_Engine_T["MHEG_Engine (1,1)"]
+ PresentationAgent_T["PresentationAgent (1,1)"]
+ LocalApplication_T <--> AccessAgent_T
+ AccessAgent_T <--> LocalInfoBase_T
+ MHEG_Engine_T <--> AccessAgent_T
+ MHEG_Engine_T <--> PresentationAgent_T
+ PresentationAgent_T <--> AccessAgent_T
+ end
+
+ Block_Host <--> Block_Network
+ Block_Network <--> Block_Terminal
+ LocalApplication_H <--> LocalApplication_T
+ LocalInfoBase_H <--> LocalInfoBase_T
+ MHEG_Engine_H <--> MHEG_Engine_T
+ PresentationAgent_T <--> PresentationAgent_H
+ end
+
+```
+
+The diagram illustrates the application architecture reference model for terminal-to-host configurations. It is organized into three main sections within a larger container labeled "System Terminal\_to\_Host":
+
+- Block Host:** Contains three components: MHEG\_Engine (1,1), AccessAgent (1,1), and LocalInfoBase (1,1). MHEG\_Engine (1,1) and AccessAgent (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow. AccessAgent (1,1) and LocalInfoBase (1,1) are also connected by a bidirectional arrow. LocalApplication (1,1) is connected to AccessAgent (1,1) by a bidirectional arrow.
+- Block Network:** Contains a single component: ServiceSupportUnit (1,). It is connected to the Block Host and Block Terminal by bidirectional arrows.
+- Block Terminal:** Contains five components: LocalApplication (1,1), AccessAgent (1,1), LocalInfoBase (1,1), MHEG\_Engine (1,1), and PresentationAgent (1,1). LocalApplication (1,1) and AccessAgent (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow. AccessAgent (1,1) and LocalInfoBase (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow. MHEG\_Engine (1,1) and AccessAgent (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow. MHEG\_Engine (1,1) and PresentationAgent (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow. PresentationAgent (1,1) and AccessAgent (1,1) are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+
+External connections are shown as follows:
+
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the Block Host and Block Network.
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the Block Network and Block Terminal.
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the LocalApplication (1,1) in the Block Host to the LocalApplication (1,1) in the Block Terminal.
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the LocalInfoBase (1,1) in the Block Host to the LocalInfoBase (1,1) in the Block Terminal.
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the MHEG\_Engine (1,1) in the Block Host to the MHEG\_Engine (1,1) in the Block Terminal.
+- A bidirectional arrow connects the PresentationAgent (1,1) in the Block Terminal to the PresentationAgent (1,1) in the Block Host.
+
+T0825160-95/d01
+
+Application architecture reference model for terminal-to-host configurations. The diagram shows three main components: Block Host, Block Network, and Block Terminal, all within a System Terminal\_to\_Host boundary. Block Host contains MHEG\_Engine (1,1), AccessAgent (1,1), and LocalInfoBase (1,1). Block Network contains ServiceSupportUnit (1,). Block Terminal contains LocalApplication (1,1), AccessAgent (1,1), LocalInfoBase (1,1), MHEG\_Engine (1,1), and PresentationAgent (1,1). Arrows indicate data flow and dependencies between these components.
+
+Figure 1/T.174 – Application architecture reference model for terminal-to-host configurations
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the application architecture reference model for terminal-to-terminal configurations, enclosed within a large box labeled "System Terminal\_to\_Terminal".
+
+**Block Terminal (Top):**
+
+- Contains components: **PresentationAgent (1,1)**, **MHEG\_Engine (1,1)**, **LocalApplication (1,1)**, and **AccessAgent (1,1)**.
+- LocalInfoBase (1,1)** is also present but not directly connected to the other components within this block.
+- Interactions:
+ - PresentationAgent** and **MHEG\_Engine** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - MHEG\_Engine** and **LocalApplication** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - LocalApplication** and **AccessAgent** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - AccessAgent** and **LocalInfoBase** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - AccessAgent** has a unidirectional arrow pointing to **PresentationAgent**.
+
+**Block Network:**
+
+- Contains the component: **ServiceSupportUnit (1,)**.
+- It is connected to the top **Block Terminal** and the bottom **Block Terminal** via bidirectional arrows.
+
+**Block Terminal (Bottom):**
+
+- Contains components: **LocalApplication (1,1)**, **MHEG\_Engine (1,1)**, **PresentationAgent (1,1)**, and **AccessAgent (1,1)**.
+- LocalInfoBase (1,1)** is also present but not directly connected to the other components within this block.
+- Interactions:
+ - LocalApplication** and **AccessAgent** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - AccessAgent** and **LocalInfoBase** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+ - AccessAgent** has a unidirectional arrow pointing to **PresentationAgent**.
+ - MHEG\_Engine** and **PresentationAgent** are connected by a bidirectional arrow.
+
+**System Boundary:**
+
+- The entire architecture is enclosed in a box labeled "System Terminal\_to\_Terminal".
+- Arrows indicate the flow of data and control between the components and the system boundary.
+
+Figure 2/T.174 – Application architecture reference model for terminal-to-terminal configurations. The diagram shows a System Terminal\_to\_Terminal container with two Block Terminal blocks and a central Block Network block. Each Block Terminal contains PresentationAgent, MHEG\_Engine, LocalApplication, and LocalInfoBase components. The Block Network contains a ServiceSupportUnit component. Arrows indicate data flow and dependencies between components and the system boundary.
+
+T0825170-95/d02
+
+**Figure 2/T.174 – Application architecture reference model for terminal-to-terminal configurations**
+
+For a terminal-to-terminal architecture, the SSU to which all terminals are connected may be a Multipoint Control Unit (MCU) that controls and manages the application and the different terminals. The end-to-end protocol between an application and a distant MHEG engine is applicable to all terminals. Each terminal application can use the protocol to communicate with each other terminal engine.
+
+For a "terminal-to-database" or "terminal-to-host and database" structure, the database may mainly consist of an access agent used to locate the referenced objects.
+
+The **presentation agent** provides a multimedia content presentation service. It manages the presentation of monomedia data, performs data format decoding and manages the user interaction. It also acts as interface to external devices like smart card readers, VCRs, etc. The presentation agent is accessed by its clients (here the MHEG engine) through the "presentation API" which isolates the software on higher level from the specific features of the various hardware sub-platforms. The presentation agent is only present on a terminal.
+
+The **access agent** provides MHEG object and multimedia content location, access and communication services. It makes the location of the various objects (multimedia contents, MHEG objects, scripts, application specific data) transparent to its clients, i.e. the processes trying to access these objects. When an object is requested, the access agent is able first to locate it (possibly by issuing requests to directory services), then to retrieve it from local or distant storage (possibly by issuing requests to repository services and remote equipments), finally to provide access to it (possibly by using MHEG object and content encoding/decoding services). In the reverse way, the access agent also handles the forwarding of objects to remote equipments, their registration in directories and their storage in repositories.
+
+The **local application** manages the logic of the application on a given platform. The application itself will often be distributed between several platforms (terminals, hosts). The local application is a client of the access agent via the access API, of the MHEG engine via the MHEG-API and of the presentation agent via the presentation API. The local application may make use of a script execution service provided by a script processor. Scripts are parts of the application which are interchanged during the course of an application. A script processor is a functional unit able to execute scripts, it may be the script itself (if interchanged in executable form), a script language interpreter or an MHEG Script Interchange Representation (SIR) interpreter.
+
+The **MHEG engine** provides an MHEG interpretation service. It interprets MHEG objects, manages links between them, triggers actions and orders objects presentation and access. It is controlled by the application through the MHEG-API.
+
+The **local information base** may be used to store objects, contents, scripts, etc. permanently or temporarily on the device. No assumption is made on how those objects are stored and which physical storage device is used.
+
+The **presentation API** allows the terminal MHEG engine to access the multimedia content presentation service provided by a presentation agent.
+
+The **MHEG-API** allows MHEG applications to access the MHEG interpretation service provided by an MHEG engine. The MHEG-API client application may be either the local application, or it may run on a remote device. If the application is running on a remote device, it may access the MHEG-API using the end-to-end protocol "application – distant MHEG engine" (9). The MHEG-API is specified in this Recommendation.
+
+The **access API** allows processes (e.g. local application, script interpreter, MHEG engine, presentation agent) to access the MHEG object and multimedia content location, access and communication services provided by an access agent.
+
+The **service support unit** is a functional unit that handles service specific control parameters and offers functionality that depends on the particular service. An example for a service support unit is the MCU in the case of Videoconferencing service. The functionality handled by the service support unit is service-specific.
+
+The **end-to-end protocol "application – distant MHEG engine"** allows an application running on a distant device to communicate with a local MHEG engine. This protocol enables the implementation of terminal-to-host configurations.
+
+The **end-to-end protocol "application – service support unit"** enables the use of the services provided by the service provider by the terminal application or the user respectively.
+
+The **end-to-end protocol "access agent – access agent"** enables the handling, maintenance and exchange of objects and data in a distributed environment.
+
+### 5.1.2 The MHEG-API
+
+This subclause describes the terminology applicable to the MHEG-API.
+
+The MHEG-API is the interface through which an MHEG application is allowed to control an MHEG engine.
+
+
+
+The diagram illustrates the MHEG-API interface. It consists of two main components: the **MHEG Application** at the top and the **MHEG engine** at the bottom. A horizontal line separates them, labeled **MHEG-API** on the right. A vertical line connects the two components. On this vertical line, there are two arrows: one pointing upwards from the MHEG engine to the MHEG Application, labeled **Response Notification**, and one pointing downwards from the MHEG Application to the MHEG engine, labeled **Request**. The identifier **T0825190-95/d04** is located at the bottom right of the diagram.
+
+Diagram of the MHEG-API interface showing the flow between an MHEG Application and an MHEG engine.
+
+**Figure 4/T.174 – The MHEG-API**
+
+An API consists of **primitives**, i.e. basic entry points provided by a **provider** module to any **user** module to enable the user to access **software services** supplied by the provider. These modules are pieces of software, although they can use services provided by computer hardware or other electronic equipment.
+
+The **MHEG-API** gives access to **MHEG interpretation** and (optionally) **MHEG object access** services. **MHEG engines** are the providers, whereas **MHEG applications** are the users. One MHEG engine may provide its software services to several applications. An MHEG engine can therefore be viewed as a **server**, whereas MHEG applications are the **clients** of the software services.
+
+An API primitive is used to transfer some information between its user and its provider. This information consists of control and/or data. The information may be forwarded either from a client to its server or from the server to one of its clients. The information may be generated by its sender either on its own initiative or as a reply to a formerly issued primitive. The following terms are used:
+
+- a **request** is a primitive issued by the client on its own initiative to forward information to the server;
+- a **response** is a primitive issued by the server as a reply to a request to forward information to the client;
+- a **notification** is a primitive issued by the server on its own initiative to forward information to the server.
+
+Different kinds of requests may be considered:
+
+- requests that require no response are called **asynchronous requests**;
+- requests that do not require an immediate response are called **deferred synchronous requests**;
+- requests that require an immediate response, until which the client process cannot proceed, are called **synchronous requests**.
+
+Whether synchronous or asynchronous, requests may result in processing that will, in turn, trigger notifications.
+
+## 5.2 Functional specification of the MHEG-API
+
+### 5.2.1 MHEG usage specifications
+
+This subclause introduces MHEG usage rules. They consist of clarifications and interpretations of the MHEG standard regarding the definition of the main entities addressed by the MHEG standard that may be handled in MHEG using applications.
+
+A clear understanding of the MHEG-related entities implies a formal definition of the identity of the entities that are handled and/or transformed by components of an MHEG using application, as well of how they can be identified or referenced within different components.
+
+#### 5.2.1.1 Definitions
+
+These subclauses introduce the concepts of identity, identification and referencing. The following precisions bring additional semantics with regard to the MHEG standard (which makes no clear distinction between reference and identification), and are applicable as definitions throughout this Recommendation.
+
+The identity of an object is itself. The identity function is defined by $\text{Identity}(A) = A$ . Any object has an identity. Objects A and B have the same identity if, and only if, A and B are the same object.
+
+The identification of an object is an unambiguous way to determine its identity. If objects A and B have the same identifier, then they have the same identity, i.e. they are the same object. The identifier is often, but not necessarily, contained in the object. Objects may have several identification modes (with different types of identifier), though this is neither a useful nor recommended policy. If an object has no identifier, then it cannot be identified, although it has an identity.
+
+Referencing an object is a convenient way to associate a name with an object. To determine the object which is referenced, the object reference has to be resolved by some process. One reference may only reference one object at a given time, but one object may be referenced in many ways. Unlike its identifier, references to an object are therefore not guaranteed to be unique. Moreover, it is possible to reference objects which otherwise are not identifiable.
+
+#### 5.2.1.2 MHEG objects
+
+According to the MHEG standard, an MHEG object is defined as a coded representation. Therefore, MHEG objects are bitstrings. The identity of an MHEG object is its bitstring. MHEG objects are 'form a' objects as described in the MHEG standard, 6.2.4. MHEG object A and MHEG object B are identical if and only if they **are** the same sequence of bits.
+
+An MHEG object is not a physical object, but rather an abstraction (a specified sequence of bits) which may have many representations (i.e. different objects) of different types: interchanged MHEG objects, stored MHEG objects, mh-objects, etc. Such representations are handled by different software services.
+
+An MHEG object may be identified by an MHEG identifier. MHEG identifiers are the **only** way to identify MHEG objects. The structure and coded representation of MHEG identifiers is defined by the MHEG standard. The MHEG identifier of an MHEG object must be encoded inside the MHEG object. Since the attribute is optional, some MHEG objects do not have an MHEG identifier. Such MHEG objects cannot be identified. The MHEG standard imposes a constraint on the design of MHEG-using applications which is that MHEG object A and MHEG object B shall not have the same MHEG identifier unless they are identical.
+
+The MHEG generic reference describes all possible ways to reference an MHEG object.
+
+#### 5.2.1.3 Mh-objects
+
+An mh-object is an internal representation of an MHEG object within a process or system. An mh-object is not an MHEG object. Within an MHEG engine, mh-objects represent 'available' MHEG objects. Mh-objects are 'form b' objects as described in the MHEG standard, 6.2.4. An mh-object represents one MHEG object, i.e. there is always a bitstring that corresponds to an mh-object. An MHEG engine shall not handle more than one mh-object to represent one MHEG object.
+
+As a consequence, mh-objects handled by MHEG engines may be identified using MHEG identifiers. In addition, other mechanisms for identifying mh-objects (e.g. symbolic identification) may be defined by the application, provided their internal representation allows for it. This is especially useful when some of the MHEG objects represented by an MHEG engine's mh-objects are non-identifiable, i.e. have no MHEG identifier. This allows to guarantee that all mh-objects shall be identifiable.
+
+Mh-objects are referenced the same way MHEG objects are. References to MHEG objects for which the MHEG engine handles an mh-object will usually be resolved by addressing this mh-object.
+
+#### 5.2.1.4 Rt-objects
+
+An rt-object is a run-time 'instance' (or copy) of a 'model' mh-object, which is created and handled by an MHEG engine in the purpose of presentation. An rt-object is not an MHEG object. Within an MHEG engine, rt-objects represent 'rt-available' MHEG objects. Rt-objects are 'form c' objects as described in the MHEG standard, 6.2.4. There may be none or several rt-objects which are 'presentable' copies of one mh-object. An rt-object always has exactly one mh-object as its model.
+
+Rt-objects may be identified using rt-object identifiers whose 'model object identification' part is an MHEG identifier. The structure and coded representation of rt-object identifiers are defined by the MHEG standard. In addition, other mechanisms for identifying mh-objects (e.g. symbolic identification) may be defined by the application, provided their internal representation allows for it. This is especially useful when some of the MHEG objects represented by an MHEG engine's mh-objects used as models for rt-objects are non-identifiable, i.e. have no MHEG identifier. This allows to guarantee that all rt-objects shall be identifiable.
+
+Rt-objects may be referenced using MHEG generic references.
+
+#### 5.2.1.5 Channels
+
+Channels are objects defined by the MHEG standard and handled by the MHEG engines. They may be identified using channel identifiers.
+
+#### 5.2.1.6 Interchanged MHEG objects
+
+Interchanged MHEG objects are representations of MHEG objects which are being communicated at a given point in time using a network or storage medium. One given MHEG object (i.e. bitstring) may be interchanged many times between many places, i.e. represented by many interchanged MHEG objects. An MHEG external identifier may identify an interchanged MHEG object, and therefore reference an MHEG object through its location and time of interchange. However, it should be noted that an MHEG external identifier may not actually identify an MHEG object.
+
+Stored MHEG objects are representations of MHEG objects which are usually located in files or database records. For instance, one given MHEG object (i.e. bitstring) may be stored in many places, i.e. represented by many stored MHEG objects. Such locations are usually identified using file names or database identifiers. An MHEG external identifier may identify a storage location for an MHEG object, and therefore reference an MHEG object through its storage location.
+
+### 5.2.2 Description of MHEG-related services
+
+This subclause introduces the concept of MHEG-related services, i.e. common use software services allowing to handle MHEG-related entities. These services are provided by the building blocks (components) of the MHEG using application architecture upon which the MHEG application is built. Clients and services do not necessarily know each other and may be related through a mediating entity. In this building blocks approach, implementations of the services make use of each other.
+
+An MHEG application may make use of some or all of these following MHEG-related services:
+
+- the **MHEG interpretation service** allows to control the behaviour of an MHEG engine, i.e. the interpretation and presentation of MHEG objects;
+- the **MHEG object access service** allows to access and modify the attributes of 'logical' MHEG objects;
+- the **MHEG object communication service** allows to transfer MHEG objects between locations;
+
+- the **MHEG object location service** allows to manage and resolve references to MHEG objects;
+- the **MHEG object handling service** allows to manage access to and interchange of physical MHEG objects;
+- the **MHEG object storage service** allows to store MHEG object bitstrings and access them;
+- the **MHEG object encoding/decoding service** allows to encode or decode MHEG objects;
+- additional services for real-time distribution, presentation and production of MHEG objects and contents may be considered.
+
+Different kinds of MHEG-related entities, bearing strong relationships with each other but being nevertheless of different types (therefore not comparable), are being handled by these software services:
+
+- the MHEG interpretation service handles rt-objects, sockets, channels and mh-objects;
+- the MHEG object access service handles mh-objects;
+- the MHEG object handling service 'handles' MHEG objects. Since MHEG objects are virtual rather than physical objects, this service relies on services that handle physical 'representations' of MHEG objects, such as storage or transport services;
+- the MHEG object location service handles MHEG generic references. Through the use of maps, it is able to resolve such references, i.e. translate them into identifiers understandable by the requesting application;
+- the MHEG object communication service handles interchanged MHEG objects;
+- the MHEG object storage service handles stored MHEG objects and manages MHEG object storage locations, whose type depend on the underlying storage mechanism, e.g. files, database records;
+- the MHEG object encoding/decoding service provides functions for transforming mh-objects into MHEG objects and vice versa.
+
+The MHEG-API consists of the interface provided by the following services, that shall be provided by Conforming MHEG engines:
+
+- the MHEG interpretation service (mandatory);
+- the MHEG object access service (optional).
+
+## 6 API definition principles
+
+### 6.1 Satisfaction of technical requirements on the MHEG-API
+
+Following the recommendations of ISO/IEC JTC 1 N 2965 [11]: "Guidelines for JTC 1 API Standardisation", the MHEG-API is defined as an abstract API specification, i.e. a language-independent description of the semantics of a set of functionality in an abstract syntax using abstract data types.
+
+Following the recommendations of ETR 225, the MHEG-API standard should meet the following requirements:
+
+- portability;
+- genericity;
+- conformance testability;
+- implementability.
+
+The **portability** requirement states that the MHEG-API standard should enable MHEG applications to use the MHEG object manipulation and interchange service provided by MHEG engines in a way independent of:
+
+- the programming language used for the MHEG application;
+- the underlying operating system.
+
+This Recommendation meets the portability requirement by the definition of an abstract API specification.
+
+The **genericity** requirement states that the MHEG-API standard should provide appropriate support to cover all the common requirements of MHEG applications.
+
+This Recommendation meets the genericity requirement through defining the MHEG-API at the most basic level, e.g. by defining primitives that match MHEG elementary actions and data types that match MHEG data types. This guarantees to maximise the range of MHEG object manipulations made available to applications.
+
+The **conformance testability** requirement states that the MHEG-API standard should make it as easy as possible to ensure the conformance of MHEG engines to the MHEG-API standard, i.e. the correct provision of this API by an MHEG engine under test as well as the conformance of MHEG applications to the MHEG-API standard, i.e. the correct use of this API by an MHEG application under test.
+
+This Recommendation meets the conformance testability requirement by formal expression of the requirements on conforming implementations and conforming applications, as well as by the use of a formal description technique for the definition of the MHEG-API.
+
+The **implementability** requirement states that the MHEG-API standard should take into account simplicity and clarity both in the definition and the formulation to make implementation of conforming MHEG engines as easy as possible.
+
+This Recommendation meets the implementability requirement by the provision of informative guidelines to deduce language binding specifications and message encoding rules from the abstract API specification.
+
+## 6.2 Use of Interface Definition Language (IDL) ISO/IEC 14750 [10]
+
+The MHEG-API is defined using IDL.
+
+### 6.2.1 Comprehensive introduction to IDL
+
+IDL is a formal description technique for specifying the services provided by objects for use by applications or other objects. Although object-oriented communication in distributed environments is actually a technology of some relevance with regard to the definition of a multimedia core toolbox, this Recommendation only considers the use of IDL and its underlying object model as a context-independent formal description technique for the specification of APIs.
+
+Application of IDL should be based on an underlying object model. Such an object model is defined in terms of **object types** which support **operations** characterising the behaviour of objects. **Objects** are instances of object types. Objects may be identified using **object references**. **Non-object types** can be instantiated but do not support operations. Operations are defined by a **signature** consisting of a name, a list of input or output **parameter** types and a list of **result** types. The set of operation signatures defined for a type is the **interface** of that type. **Subtyping** allows to define type hierarchies, with subtypes providing their supertypes' interface as a part of their own interface. **Operation requests** may have different operational semantics such as synchronous, asynchronous, etc. Consequences of an operation request include side effects, results and **exceptions**.
+
+IDL is the language used to describe the interfaces (i.e. the set of operations) provided by objects. It consists of lexical conventions, preprocessing directives and an Extended Backus-Naur Form (EBNF) grammar. An IDL specification of an API consists of data type definitions, constant definitions, exception definitions, interface definitions and module definitions.
+
+### 6.2.2 The Interface Definition Language
+
+This subclause describes the main concepts that are necessary to the understanding of the MHEG-API definition.
+
+The object model provides an organised representation of objects concepts and terminology. It defines a partial model for computation that embodies the key characteristics of objects as realised by the presented technologies.
+
+The object model presented in this Recommendation is abstract in that it is not directly realised by any particular technology.
+
+An objects system provides services to its clients. A client of a service is any entity capable of requesting the service.
+
+#### 6.2.2.1 Objects
+
+An object system includes entities known as objects. An object is an identifiable, encapsulated entity that provides one or more services that can be requested by a client.
+
+#### 6.2.2.2 Requests
+
+Clients request services by issuing requests. A request is an event, i.e. something that occurs at a particular time. The information associated with a request consists of an operation, a target object, zero or more (actual) parameters, and an optional request context.
+
+A *request form* is a description or pattern that can be evaluated or performed multiple times to cause the issuing of requests.
+
+A *value* is anything that may be a legitimate (actual) parameter in a request. A value may identify an object, for the purpose of performing the request. A value that identifies an object is called object name.
+
+An *object reference* that reliably denotes a particular object. Specifically, an object reference will identify the same object each time the reference is used in a request (subject to certain pragmatic limit in space and time). An object may be denoted by multiple, distinct object references.
+
+A request may have parameters that are used to pass data to the target object; it may also have a request context which provides additional information about the request.
+
+A request causes a service to be performed on behalf of the client. One outcome of performing a service is returning to the client the results, if any, defined for the request.
+
+If an abnormal condition occurs during the performance of a request, an *exception* is returned. The exception may carry additional return parameters particular to the exception.
+
+The request parameters are identified by position. A parameter may be an input parameter, an output parameter, or an input-output parameter. A request may also return a single result value, as well as any output parameters.
+
+The following semantics holds for all requests:
+
+- any aliasing of parameter values is neither guaranteed removed nor guaranteed preserved;
+- the order in which aliased output parameters are written is not guaranteed;
+- any output parameters are undefined if an exception is returned;
+- the values which may be returned in an input-output parameter may be constrained by the value which was input.
+
+#### 6.2.2.3 Types
+
+A type is an identifiable with an associated predicate (a single-argument mathematical function with a boolean result) defined over values. A value satisfies a type if the predicate is true for that value. A value that satisfies a type is called *member of the type*.
+
+Types are used in signatures to restrict a possible parameter or to characterise a possible result.
+
+The *extension* of the type is the set of values that satisfy the type at any particular time.
+
+An object type is a type whose members are objects (literally, values that identify objects). In other words, an object type is satisfied only by (values that identify) objects.
+
+#### 6.2.2.4 Interfaces
+
+An *interface* is a description of a set of possible operations that a client may request of an object. An object satisfies an interface if it can be specified as target object in each potential request described by the interface.
+
+An *interface type* is a type that is satisfied by any object (literally, any value that identifies an object) that satisfies a particular interface.
+
+#### 6.2.2.5 Operations
+
+An *operation* is an identifiable entity that denotes a service that can be requested.
+
+An operation is identified by an *operation identifier*. An operation is not a value.
+
+An operation has a signature that describes the legitimate values of request parameters and returned results. In particular a signature consists of:
+
+- a specification of parameters required in requests for that operation;
+- a specification of the results of the operations;
+- a specification of the exceptions that may be raised by a request for the operation and the types of parameters accompanying them;
+- a specification of additional contextual information that may affect the request;
+- an indication of the execution semantics the client should expect from a request for the operation.
+
+A *parameter* is characterised by its mode and its type. The mode indicates whether the value should be passed from the client to the server (in), from the server to the client (out), or both (in-out). The parameter's type constrains the possible value which may be passed in the direction(s) dictated by the mode.
+
+The *return result* is a distinguished out parameter.
+
+An *exception* is an indication that an operation request was not performed successfully. An exception may be accompanied by additional exception-specific information.
+
+A *request context* provides additional, operation-specific information that may effect the performance of a request.
+
+Two styles of *execution semantics* are defined by the object model:
+
+- At-most-once: If an operation request returns successfully, it was performed exactly once; if it returns an exception indication, it was performed at most once.
+- Best-effort: A best-effort operation is a request-only operation, i.e. it cannot return any results and the requester never synchronises with the completion, if any, of the request.
+
+The execution semantics to be expected are associated with an operation. This prevents a client and object implementation from assuming different execution semantics.
+
+Note that the client is able to invoke an at-most-once operation in a synchronous or deferred-synchronous manner.
+
+#### 6.2.2.6 Attributes
+
+An interface may have attributes. An attribute is logically equivalent to declaring a pair of accessor functions: one to retrieve the value of the attribute and one to set the value of the attribute.
+
+An attribute may be read-only, in which case only the retrieval accessor function is defined.
+
+#### 6.2.2.7 Subtyping versus inheritance
+
+Subtyping is a relationship between types based on their interfaces. It defines the rules by which objects of one type are determined to be acceptable in contexts expecting another type. Inheritance is a mechanism for reuse. Many object systems do not distinguish between subtyping and inheritance. The following subclause defines the two concepts separately, but then explicitly states how they are related.
+
+### 6.2.2.8 Subtyping
+
+The object model supports subtyping for object types. Intuitively, one type is a subtype of another if the first is a specialisation or refinement of the second. Operationally it means that any object of the first type can be used in any context that expects an object of the second type; that is, if S is a subtype of T, an object of type S may be used wherever an object of type T may be used. In other words, objects of type S are also of type T. Subtypes can have multiple parent types, with the implication that an object that is an instance of type S is also an instance of all supertypes of type S. The relationships between types define a type hierarchy, which can be drawn as a directed acyclic graph.
+
+### 6.2.2.9 Inheritance
+
+Inheritance is a notational mechanism for defining a type S in terms of another type T. The definition of S inherits all the operations of T and may provide other operations. Intuitively, inherits means that the operations defined for T are also defined for or can be used by S. Subtyping is a relationship between interfaces (types). Inheritance can apply to both interfaces and implementations; that is both interfaces and implementations can be inherited. The object model is concerned with inheritance of interfaces. It does not specify what can happen with implementations of inherited operations (for example, whether they may be changed or overridden by a subtype).
+
+## 6.2.3 Principles for mapping IDL interfaces to API primitives
+
+The MHEG engine interface consists of a set of API primitives that can be organised into clusters according to the target entity of a primitive. Definition of this interface can therefore logically be structured according to the operation provider. In the MHEG-API context, objects that provide interfaces need not be implemented as separate object implementations. More likely, they would be internal entities handled by the MHEG engine. As for the MHEG standard, the MHEG-API definition follows an object-oriented methodology without requiring the implementations to use object-oriented design or programming techniques.
+
+Services are defined not as the interface that a module should provide but as a set of operations conspiring to offer a service, to which clients should have access.
+
+The MHEG-API therefore consists of IDL interface objects which provide operations that map API primitives. The object instance on which an operation is requested corresponds to the main (target) parameter of the API primitive.
+
+## 6.2.4 Fulfilment of technical requirements
+
+The use of IDL contributes to the fulfilment of the portability and implementability technical requirements:
+
+- IDL is independent from a programming language. Moreover, publicly available specifications for IDL language binding to C and C++ exist, and others are under study;
+- IDL provides a complete formal description language which allows a very concise, readable and efficient specification of the MHEG-API. Moreover, this formal description language is also appropriate for automatic compilation, which means that MHEG-API implementations could be automatically generated for a given language and operating system using appropriate IDL compilers. This, of course, could be a major element in facilitating implementability and general use of the standard API rather than any specific interface.
+
+## 6.3 Overview of the API definition and general principles
+
+### 6.3.1 The MHEG-API Object model
+
+This subclause presents the object model, i.e. the object types (interfaces) provided by the MHEG-API and their subtyping relationships.
+
+It may be noted that the objects described hereafter are introduced as useful concepts for specifying the interface, but are not required to be implemented as separate objects. The MHEG-API is specified as an abstract API in terms of operations provided by objects, but implementations of the MHEG-API will be provided by MHEG engine implementations.
+
+
+
+```
+
+classDiagram
+ class MHEGEngine
+ class EntityManager
+ class Entity
+ class MhObject
+ class Channel
+ class MhAction
+ class MhLink
+ class MhModel
+ class MhContainer
+ class MhDescriptor
+ class MhComponent
+ class MhScript
+ class MhGenericContent
+ class MhComposite
+ class MhContent
+ class MhMultiplexedContent
+ class RtObjectOrSocket
+ class RtObject
+ class Socket
+ class RtScript
+ class RtComponentOrSocket
+ class RtComponent
+ class RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket
+ class StructuralSocket
+ class RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket
+ class GenericPresentableSocket
+ class RtContentOrPresentableSocket
+ class PresentableSocket
+ class RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket
+ class MultiplexedPresentableSocket
+
+ MHEGEngine --> EntityManager
+ EntityManager --> Entity
+ Entity <|-- MhObject
+ Entity <|-- Channel
+ MhObject <|-- MhAction
+ MhObject <|-- MhLink
+ MhObject <|-- MhModel
+ MhObject <|-- MhContainer
+ MhObject <|-- MhDescriptor
+ MhModel <|-- MhComponent
+ MhModel <|-- MhScript
+ MhComponent <|-- MhGenericContent
+ MhComponent <|-- MhComposite
+ MhGenericContent <|-- MhContent
+ MhGenericContent <|-- MhMultiplexedContent
+
+ RtObjectOrSocket <|-- RtObject
+ RtObjectOrSocket <|-- Socket
+ RtObject <|-- RtScript
+ RtObject <|-- RtComponent
+ RtObject <|-- RtComposite
+ RtObject <|-- RtGenericContent
+ RtObject <|-- RtContent
+ RtObject <|-- RtMultiplexedContent
+ RtComponent <|-- RtComponentOrSocket
+ RtComponentOrSocket <|-- Socket
+ RtComposite <|-- RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket
+ RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket <|-- StructuralSocket
+ RtGenericContent <|-- RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket
+ RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket <|-- GenericPresentableSocket
+ RtContent <|-- RtContentOrPresentableSocket
+ RtContentOrPresentableSocket <|-- PresentableSocket
+ RtMultiplexedContent <|-- RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket
+ RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket <|-- MultiplexedPresentableSocket
+
+```
+
+Notation:
+
+```
+
+classDiagram
+ class Super-class
+ class Sub-class 1
+ class Sub-class 2
+ class Sub-class 3
+ Super-class <|-- Sub-class 1
+ Super-class <|-- Sub-class 2
+ Super-class <|-- Sub-class 3
+
+```
+
+T0825200-95/d05
+
+UML class diagram showing the object model for MHEG. The diagram is divided into two main sections: MhObjects and RtObjects. The MhObjects section shows a hierarchy starting with MHEGEngine, EntityManager, and Entity. Entity is a base class for MhObject and Channel. MhObject is a base class for MhAction, MhLink, MhModel, MhContainer, and MhDescriptor. MhModel is a base class for MhComponent and MhScript. MhComponent is a base class for MhGenericContent and MhComposite. MhGenericContent is a base class for MhContent and MhMultiplexedContent. A notation box shows a Super-class with three Sub-classes (Sub-class 1, Sub-class 2, Sub-class 3). The RtObjects section shows a similar hierarchy for real-time objects: RtObjectOrSocket is a base class for RtObject and Socket. RtObject is a base class for RtScript, RtComponent, RtComposite, RtGenericContent, RtContent, and RtMultiplexedContent. RtComponentOrSocket is a base class for RtComponent and Socket. RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket is a base class for RtComposite and StructuralSocket. RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket is a base class for RtGenericContent and GenericPresentableSocket. RtContentOrPresentableSocket is a base class for RtContent and PresentableSocket. RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket is a base class for RtMultiplexedContent and MultiplexedPresentableSocket. The diagram is labeled T0825200-95/d05.
+
+NOTE 1 – MhObjects (and their subtypes) match form b) objects as defined in ISO/IEC 13522-1: "Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information" [1], 6.2.4, i.e. Objects available to the MHEG engine.
+
+NOTE 2 – RtObjects (and their subtypes) match form c) objects as defined in ISO/IEC 13522-1: "Information technology – Coding of multimedia and hypermedia information" [1], 6.2.4, i.e. Instances of MhObjects available to the presentation process.
+
+Figure 5/T.174 – Object model
+
+## 7 Definition of the MHEG-API
+
+### 7.1 Mandatory primitives
+
+#### 7.1.1 MHEGEngine object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the MHEGEngine object.
+
+##### 7.1.1.1 initialiseEngine operation
+
+**Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** MHEGEngine
+**Operation:** initialiseEngine
+**Result:** void
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation performs any necessary initialisation of the interface. It shall be invoked before any other interface operations defined in this Recommendation are invoked. It can be invoked multiple times, in which case each invocation shall reinitialise the MHEG Engine.
+
+##### 7.1.1.2 shutdownEngine operation
+
+**Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** MHEGEngine
+**Operation:** shutdownEngine
+**Result:** void
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation deletes all service-generated interface objects associated with the current session. The next operation that shall be accepted by an MHEG engine is an initialiseEngine operation.
+
+##### 7.1.1.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MHEGEngine {
+ void initialiseEngine ();
+ void shutdownEngine ();
+};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.2 NotificationManager object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the NotificationManager object.
+
+##### 7.1.2.1 getReturnability operation
+
+**Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** NotificationManager
+**Operation:** getReturnability
+**Result:** sequence
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the returnability behaviour of the MHEG engine.
+
+The operation returns a list of numbers identifying available notifications.
+
+##### 7.1.2.2 getNotification operation
+
+**Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** NotificationManager
+**Operation:** getNotification
+**Result:** void
+**In:** unsigned short notification\_number
+**Out:** sequence values
+**Out:** sequence objects
+**Exception:** InvalidParameter
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves a notification from the MHEG engine.
+
+The `notification_number` parameter identifies the notification. This identification may be the result of a `getReturnability` operation.
+
+The `values` parameter specifies the returned values.
+
+The `objects` parameter specifies the returned object references.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+**7.1.2.3 IDL description**
+
+```
+
+interface NotificationManager
+{
+ sequence
+ getReturnability();
+
+ void
+ getNotification(
+ in unsigned short
+ notification_number,
+ out sequence
+ values,
+ out sequence
+ objects)
+ raises(InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+**7.1.3 EntityManager object**
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `EntityManager` object.
+
+**7.1.3.1 getAvailableMhObjects operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `EntityManager`
+**Operation:** `getAvailableMhObjects`
+**Result:** `sequence`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the mh-objects available to the MHEG engine.
+
+An mh-object is either 'not ready' (in period O1), 'processing' (in period O2 or O4) or 'ready' (in period O3). The operation retrieves those mh-objects which are in period O3.
+
+The operation returns the identifiers of the available mh-objects.
+
+**7.1.3.2 getAvailableRtObjects operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `EntityManager`
+**Operation:** `getAvailableRtObjects`
+**Result:** `sequence`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the rt-objects available to the MHEG engine.
+
+An rt-object is either 'not available' (in period R1), 'processing' (in period R2 or R4) or 'available' (in period R3 and its subperiods). The operation retrieves those rt-objects which are in period R3.
+
+The operation returns the identifiers of the available rt-objects.
+
+### 7.1.3.3 getAvailableChannels operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** EntityManager
+**Operation:** getAvailableChannels
+**Result:** sequence
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the channels available to the MHEG engine.
+
+A channel is either 'not available' (in period C1), 'processing' (in period C2 or C4) or 'available' (in period C3). The operation retrieves those channels which are in period C3.
+
+The operation returns the identifiers of the available channels.
+
+### 7.1.3.4 releaseAlias operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** EntityManager
+**Operation:** releaseAlias
+**Result:** void
+**In:** string alias
+**Exception:** InvalidParameter
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation enables to release an alias. It cancels the assignments of this alias to entities.
+
+The `alias` parameter specifies the value of the released alias.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.3.5 IDL description
+
+```
+interface EntityManager {
+ sequence
+ getAvailableMhObjects();
+ sequence
+ getAvailableRtObjects();
+ sequence
+ getAvailableChannels();
+ void
+ release Alias(
+ in string
+ alias)
+ raises(InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+## 7.1.4 Entity object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `Entity` object.
+
+### 7.1.4.1 setAlias operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** Entity
+**Operation:** setAlias
+**Result:** void
+**In:** string alias
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation enables the assignment of an alias to any entity.
+
+The `setAlias` operation triggers the execution of the 'set alias' elementary action with the bound entity as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 34.2.1.
+
+The `alias` parameter specifies the value of the 'alias' parameter of the 'set alias' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.4.2 getAlias operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Entity
+**Operation:** getAlias
+**Result:** string
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the alias assigned to an entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.4.3 IDL description**
+
+```
+interface Entity {
+ void
+ setAlias(
+ in string
+ alias)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ string
+ getAlias()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+**7.1.5 MhObject object**
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `MhObject` object. The object inherits from the `Entity` object.
+
+**7.1.5.1 bind operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** MhObject
+**Operation:** bind
+**Result:** MHEGIdentifier
+**In:** MhObjectReference mh\_object\_reference
+**Exception:** AlreadyBound
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation binds the `MhObject` instance (an interface object instance) with an MHEG object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `mh_object_reference` parameter specifies the reference of the MHEG object.
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the bound MHEG object.
+
+The `AlreadyBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.5.2 unbind operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** MhObject
+**Operation:** unbind
+**Result:** void
+**Exception:** NotBound
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation cancels the binding between the MhObject instance (an interface object instance) and an MHEG object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The NotBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+### 7.1.5.3 prepare operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** MhObject
+**Operation:** prepare
+**Result:** MHEGIdentifier
+**In:** MhObjectReference mh\_object\_reference
+**Exception:** AlreadyBound
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation enables the creation of an MHEG object from a model object by the MHEG engine.
+
+The prepare operation triggers the execution of the 'prepare' elementary action targeted at a single MHEG object.
+
+The effect of the action on its target and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 36.2.1.
+
+The mh\_object\_reference parameter specifies a reference to an MHEG object.
+
+This operation implicitly binds the MhObject instance (an interface object instance) with the new prepared MHEG object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the new prepared MHEG object bound with the MhObject instance.
+
+The AlreadyBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.5.4 destroy operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** MhObject
+**Operation:** destroy
+**Result:** void
+**Exception:** NotBound
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation enables the removing of an MHEG object by the MHEG engine.
+
+The destroy operation triggers the execution of the 'destroy' elementary action targeted at a single MHEG object.
+
+The effect of the action on its target and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 36.2.2.
+
+This operation implicitly cancels the binding between the MhObject instance (an interface object instance) and the new destroyed MHEG object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The NotBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.5.5 `getPreparationStatus` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `MhObject`
+**Operation:** `getPreparationStatus`
+**Result:** `PreparationStatusValue`
+**Exception:** `NotBound`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the availability of an MHEG object to the MHEG engine.
+
+The `getPreparationStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get preparation status' elementary action with the bound MHEG object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 36.3.1.
+
+The operation returns the availability of the MHEG object bound with the `MhObject` instance. The returned value is either `NOT_READY`, `PROCESSING` or `READY`.
+
+When the returned value is `NOT_READY`, the operation implicitly cancels the binding between the `MhObject` instance (an interface object instance) and the MHEG object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.5.6 `getIdentifier` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `MhObject`
+**Operation:** `getIdentifier`
+**Result:** `MHEGIdentifier`
+**Exception:** `NotBound`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the identifier of the MHEG object (an MHEG entity) bound with the `MhObject` instance (an interface object instance).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+#### 7.1.5.7 `kill` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `MhObject`
+**Operation:** `kill`
+**Result:** `void`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation deletes the `MhObject` instance (an interface object instance).
+
+#### 7.1.5.8 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhObject: Entity {
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ unbind()
+
+raises (NotBound);
+
+MHEGIdentifier
+ prepare(
+ in MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference)
+raises (AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ destroy()
+raises (NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+PreparationStatusValue
+ getPreparationStatus()
+raises (NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+MHEGIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+raises (NotBound);
+
+void
+ kill();
+
+};
+
+```
+
+### 7.1.6 MhAction object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the MhAction object. The object inherits from the MhObject object.
+
+#### 7.1.6.1 delay operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|------------------|----------------------|
+| Interface: | MhAction | |
+| Operation: | delay | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | unsigned short | nested_action_number |
+| In: | unsigned long | delay |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation enables to delay the process of nested actions within the mh-action.
+
+The `nested_action_number` parameter specifies the nested action after which the delay is to be processed.
+
+The `delay` parameter specifies the duration of the delay expressed in Generic Temporal Unit (GTU).
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.6.1.2 IDL description
+
+```
+
+interface MhAction: MhObject
+{
+ void
+ delay(
+ in unsigned short
+ nested_action_number,
+ in unsigned long
+ delay)
+ raises (InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+```
+
+### 7.1.7 MhLink object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the MhLink object. The object inherits from the MhObject object.
+
+#### 7.1.7.1 abort operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** MhLink
+**Operation:** abort
+**Result:** void
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation aborts the processing of all the actions that have been activated by a link object. Each time the link condition is satisfied, the actions defining the link effect are activated and processed.
+
+The abort operation triggers the execution of the 'abort' elementary action with the bound link object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 38.2.1.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.7.2 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhLink: MhObject
+{
+ void
+ abort()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.8 MhModel object
+
+For the MhModel object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the MhObject object.
+
+#### 7.1.8.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhModel: MhObject {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.9 MhComponent object
+
+For the MhComponent object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the MhModel object.
+
+#### 7.1.9.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhComponent: MhModel {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.10 MhGenericContent object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the MhGenericContent object. The object inherits from the MhComponent object.
+
+#### 7.1.10.1 copy operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** MhContent
+**Operation:** copy
+**Result:** void
+**In:** sequence copies
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+**Exception:** InvalidParameter
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the copy of a content object "source" in a set of content objects "copies" or the copy of a multiplexed content object "source" in a set of multiplexed content objects "copies".
+
+The `copy` operation triggers the execution of the 'copy' elementary action with the bound content object or multiplexed content object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 40.2.1.
+
+The `copies` parameter specifies the value of the 'copies' parameter of the 'copy' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.10.2 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhGenericContent: MhComponent {
+ void
+ copy(
+ in sequence
+ copies)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.11 MhContent object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `MhContent` object. The object inherits from the `MhGenericContent` object.
+
+#### 7.1.11.1 setData operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | MhContent | |
+| Operation: | setData | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | boolean | substitution_indicator |
+| In: | sequence<DataElement> | data_elements |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation allows to store or to modify the generic value in the data of a content object.
+
+The `setData` operation triggers the execution of the 'set data' elementary action with the bound content object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 39.2.1.
+
+The `substitution_indicator` parameter specifies the value of the 'substitution indicator' parameter of the 'set data' action.
+
+The `data_elements` parameter specifies the value of the 'data elements' parameter of the 'set data' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.11.2 getData operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| Interface: | MhContent |
+| Operation: | getData |
+| Result: | GenericValue |
+| In: | sequence element_list_index |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves a generic value or an element of a generic list stored in the data of a content object.
+
+The `getData` operation triggers the execution of the 'get data' elementary action with the bound content object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 39.3.1.
+
+The `element_list_index` parameter specifies the value of the 'element list index parameter' parameter of the 'get data' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.11.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhContent: MhGenericContent
+{
+ void
+ setData(
+ in boolean
+ substitution_indicator,
+ in sequence
+ data_elements)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ GenericValue
+ getData(
+ in sequence
+ element_list_index)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.12 MhMultiplexedContent object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `MhMultiplexedContent` object. The object inherits from the `MhGenericContent` object.
+
+#### 7.1.12.1 setMultiplex operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | MhMultiplexedContent |
+| Operation: | setMultiplex |
+| Result: | void |
+| In: | sequence stream_list |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the multiplexing of a list of content objects, the result is set in one multiplexed content object containing the multiplexed data.
+
+The `setMultiplex` operation triggers the execution of the 'set multiplex' elementary action with the bound multiplexed content object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 41.2.1.
+
+The `stream_list` parameter specifies the value of the 'stream list' parameter of the 'set multiplex' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.12.2 setDemultiplex operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | MhMultiplexedContent |
+| Operation: | setDemultiplex |
+| Result: | void |
+| In: | sequence stream_list |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the demultiplexing of a multiple stream data of a multiplexed content object, e.g. a Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG) stream; the result is set in a list of content objects which are generated if they do not exist yet. Each content object contains one demultiplexed stream.
+
+The `setDemultiplex` operation triggers the execution of the 'set demultiplex' elementary action with the bound multiplexed content object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 41.2.2.
+
+The `stream_list` parameter specifies the value of the 'stream list' parameter of the 'set demultiplex' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.12.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhMultiplexedContent: MhGenericContent {
+ void
+ setMultiplex(
+ in sequence
+ stream_list)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ void
+ setDemultiplex(
+ in sequence
+ stream_list)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.13 MhComposite object
+
+For the `MhComposite` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `MhComponent` object.
+
+##### 7.1.13.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhComposite: MhComponent {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.14 MhScript object
+
+For the MhScript object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the MhModel object.
+
+##### 7.1.14.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhScript: MhModel {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.15 MhContainer object
+
+For the MhContainer object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the MhObject object.
+
+##### 7.1.15.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhContainer: MhObject {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.16 MhDescriptor object
+
+For the MhDescriptor object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the MhObject object.
+
+##### 7.1.16.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MhDescriptor: MhObject {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.17 RtObjectOrSocket object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the RtObjectOrSocket object.
+
+##### 7.1.17.1 setGlobalBehaviour operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|--------------------|------------------|
+| Interface: | RtObject | |
+| Operation: | setGlobalBehaviour | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | GlobalBehaviour | global_behaviour |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation enables the modification of the global behaviour of an rt-object or a socket.
+
+The setGlobalBehaviour operation triggers the execution of the 'set global behaviour' elementary action with the bound rt-object or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 44.2.1.
+
+The global\_behaviour parameter specifies the value of the 'global behaviour' parameter of the 'set global behaviour' action.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The InvalidParameter exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The completion\_status member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The parameter\_number member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+##### 7.1.17.2 getGlobalBehaviour operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|--------------------|
+| Interface: | RtObject |
+| Operation: | getGlobalBehaviour |
+| Result: | GenericValue |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves all the attributes value composing the global behaviour of each rt-object or socket to the MHEG engine.
+
+The `getGlobalBehaviour` operation triggers the execution of the 'get global behaviour' elementary action with the bound rt-object or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 44.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.17.3 run operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtObject`
+**Operation:** `run`
+**Result:** `void`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation enables the activation of the rt-object or the socket by the running process.
+
+The `run` operation triggers the execution of the 'run' elementary action with the bound rt-object or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 45.2.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.17.4 stop operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtObject`
+**Operation:** `stop`
+**Result:** `void`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation removes the rt-object from the running process.
+
+The `stop` operation triggers the execution of the 'stop' elementary action with the bound rt-object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 45.2.2.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.17.5 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtObjectOrSocket {
+ void
+ setGlobalBehaviour(
+ in GlobalBehaviour
+ global_behaviour)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ GenericValue
+ getGlobalBehaviour()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ run()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ stop()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.18 RtObject object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the RtObject object. The object inherits from the RtObjectOrSocket and from the Entity object.
+
+#### 7.1.18.1 bind operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
+| Interface: | RtObject | |
+| Operation: | bind | |
+| Result: | RtObjectIdentifier | |
+| In: | RtObjectReference | rt_object_reference |
+| Exception: | AlreadyBound | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation binds the RtObject instance (an interface object instance) with an rt-object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `rt_object_reference` parameter specifies the reference of the rt-object.
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the bound rt-object.
+
+The `AlreadyBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.18.2 unbind operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|----------|
+| Interface: | RtObject |
+| Operation: | unbind |
+| Result: | void |
+| Exception: | NotBound |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation cancels the binding between the RtObject instance (an interface object instance) and an rt-object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+#### 7.1.18.3 new operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
+| Interface: | RtObject | |
+| Operation: | new | |
+| Result: | RtObjectIdentifier | |
+| In: | RtObjectReference | rt_object_reference |
+| Exception: | AlreadyBound | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation enables the creation of an rt-object from a model object by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `new` operation triggers the execution of the 'new' elementary action targeted at a single rt-object.
+
+The effect of the action on its target and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 43.2.1.
+
+The `rt_object_reference` parameter specifies a reference to an rt-object.
+
+This operation implicitly binds the RtObject instance (an interface object instance) with the new created rt-object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the new created rt-object bound with the RtObject instance.
+
+The `AlreadyBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.18.4 `delete` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtObject`
+**Operation:** `delete`
+**Result:** `void`
+**Exception:** `NotBound`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation enables the removing of an rt-object by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `delete` operation triggers the execution of the 'delete' elementary action targeted at a single rt-object.
+
+The effect of the action on its target and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 43.2.2.
+
+This operation implicitly cancels the binding between the `RtObject` instance (an interface object instance) and the new deleted rt-object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.18.5 `getAvailabilityStatus` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtObject`
+**Operation:** `getAvailabilityStatus`
+**Result:** `RtAvailabilityStatusValue`
+**Exception:** `NotBound`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the availability of an rt-object to the MHEG engine.
+
+The `getAvailabilityStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get rt-availability status' elementary action with the bound rt-object as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 43.3.1.
+
+The operation returns the availability of the rt-object bound with the `RtObject` instance. The returned value is either `NOT_AVAILABLE`, `PROCESSING` or `AVAILABLE`.
+
+When the returned value is `NOT_AVAILABLE`, the operation implicitly cancels the binding between the `RtObject` instance (an interface object instance) and the rt-object (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.18.6 `getIdentifier` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtObject`
+**Operation:** `getIdentifier`
+**Result:** `RtObjectIdentifier`
+**Exception:** `NotBound`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the identifier of the rt-object (an MHEG entity) bound with the RtObject instance (an interface object instance).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+**7.1.18.7 kill operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** RtObject
+**Operation:** kill
+**Result:** void
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation deletes the RtObject instance (an interface object instance).
+
+**7.1.18.8 getRunningStatus operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** RtObject
+**Operation:** getRunningStatus
+**Result:** RunningStatusValue
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation gets the activation of each rt-object and each socket by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `getRunningStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get running status' elementary action with the bound rt-object or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 45.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.18.9 IDL description**
+
+```
+interface RtObject: Entity {
+ RtObjectIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ unbind()
+ raises(NotBound);
+ RtObjectIdentifier
+ new(
+ in RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ delete()
+ raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+ RtAvailabilityStatusValue
+ getAvailabilityStatus()
+ raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+ RtObjectIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+ raises(NotBound);
+ void
+ kill();
+```
+
+```
+
+ RunningStatusValue
+ getRunningStatus()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+```
+
+#### 7.1.19 Socket object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the Socket object. The object inherits from the RtObjectOrSocket and from the Entity object.
+
+##### 7.1.19.1 bind operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+```
+
+Interface: Socket
+Operation: bind
+Result: SocketIdentification
+In: SocketReference socket_reference
+Exception: AlreadyBound
+Exception: InvalidTarget
+
+```
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation binds the Socket instance (an interface object instance) with a socket (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `socket_reference` parameter specifies the reference of the socket.
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the bound socket.
+
+The `AlreadyBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+##### 7.1.19.2 unbind operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+```
+
+Interface: Socket
+Operation: unbind
+Result: void
+Exception: NotBound
+
+```
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation cancels the binding between the Socket instance (an interface object instance) and a socket (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+##### 7.1.19.3 getIdentifier operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+```
+
+Interface: Socket
+Operation: getIdentifier
+Result: SocketIdentification
+
+```
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the identifier of the socket (an MHEG entity) bound with the Socket instance (an interface object instance).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+##### 7.1.19.4 kill operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+```
+
+Interface: Socket
+Operation: kill
+Result: void
+
+```
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation deletes the Socket instance (an interface object instance).
+
+**7.1.19.5 plug operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Socket
+**Operation:** plug
+**Result:** void
+**In:** PlugIn plug\_in
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation enables a dynamism in the presentation and structure. This operation specifies the information to be plugged into a socket. This is used to obtain a different presentation or structure from the same composite object model.
+
+The `plug` operation triggers the execution of the 'plug' elementary action with the bound socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 48.2.1.
+
+The `plug_in` parameter specifies the value of the 'plug in' parameter of the 'plug' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.19.6 setVisibleDurationPosition operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Socket
+**Operation:** setVisibleDurationPosition
+**Result:** void
+**In:** VisibleDurationPosition visible\_duration\_position
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+**Exception:** InvalidParameter
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies within the perceptible duration of the parent the position where to attach the visible duration of a socket.
+
+The `setVisibleDurationPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'set visible duration position' elementary action with the bound socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.2.4.
+
+The `visible_duration_position` parameter specifies the value of the 'parent relative generic space temporal position' parameter of the 'set visible duration position' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+**7.1.19.7 getVisibleDurationPosition operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Socket
+**Operation:** getVisibleDurationPosition
+**Result:** unsigned long
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the visible duration position value of the socket within its parent relative generic space. This value is retrieved in relative generic temporal unit.
+
+The `getVisibleDurationPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VD position' elementary action with the bound socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.7.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.19.8 IDL description**
+
+```
+interface Socket: Entity, RtObjectOrSocket
+{
+ SocketIdentification
+ bind(
+ in SocketReference
+ socket_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ void unbind()
+ raises(NotBound);
+
+ SocketIdentification
+ getIdentifier();
+
+ void
+ kill();
+
+ void
+ plug(
+ in PlugIn
+ plug_in)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ setVisibleDurationPosition(
+ in VisibleDurationPosition
+ visible_duration_position)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+ unsigned long
+ getVisibleDurationPosition()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+**7.1.20 RtScript object**
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `RtScript` object. The object inherits from the `RtObject` object.
+
+**7.1.20.1 setParameters operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------------|-------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtScript | |
+| Operation: | setParameters | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | sequence<Parameter> | parameters |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation enables to pass parameters between rt-scripts and other MHEG entities.
+
+The `setParameters` operation triggers the execution of the 'set parameters' elementary action with the bound rt-script as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 46.2.1.
+
+The `parameters` parameter specifies the value of the 'parameters' parameter of the 'set parameters' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.20.2 `getTerminationStatus` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtScript`
+**Operation:** `getTerminationStatus`
+**Result:** `TerminationStatusValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation gets the process termination of each rt-script and by the script process.
+
+The `getTerminationStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get termination status' elementary action with the bound rt-script as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 47.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.20.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtScript: RtObject {
+ void
+ setParameters (
+ in sequence
+ parameters)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ TerminationStatusValue
+ getTerminationStatus()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.21 `RtComponentOrSocket` object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `RtComponentOrSocket` object.
+
+##### 7.1.21.1 `setRGS` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setRGS`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `ChannelIdentifier` `channel_identifier`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation assigns an rt-component or a socket to a Relative Generic Space (RGS).
+
+The `setRGS` operation triggers the execution of the 'set RGS' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 50.2.1.
+
+The `channel_identifier` parameter specifies the value of the 'channel identifier' parameter of the 'set RGS' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 51.2.2.
+
+The `presentation_priority` parameter specifies the value of the 'presentation priority' parameter of the 'set Presentation priority' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set Presentation priority' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.5 `getOpacity` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getOpacity`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the opacity value of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `getOpacity` operation triggers the execution of the 'get opacity' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 51.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.6 `getEffectiveOpacity` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveOpacity`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the effective opacity value of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `getEffectiveOpacity` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective opacity' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 51.3.2.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.7 `getPresentationPriority` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getPresentationPriority`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the presentation priority of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `getPresentationPriority` operation triggers the execution of the 'get presentation priority' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 51.3.3.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.8 `setVisibleDuration` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setVisibleDuration | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | TemporalPosition | initial_temporal_position |
+| In: | TemporalPosition | terminal_temporal_position |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the presentation priority of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `setVisibleDuration` operation triggers the execution of the 'set visible duration' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 51.3.3.
+
+The `initial_temporal_position` parameter specifies the value of the 'initial temporal position' parameter of the 'set visible duration' action.
+
+The `terminal_temporal_position` parameter specifies the value of the 'terminal temporal position' parameter of the 'set visible duration' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.9 `setTemporalTermination` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setTemporalTermination | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | TemporalTermination | temporal_termination |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the type of temporal termination when the current temporal position passes the terminal temporal position.
+
+The `setTemporalTermination` operation triggers the execution of the 'set temporal termination' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.2.2.
+
+The `temporal_termination` parameter specifies the value of the 'temporal termination' parameter of the 'set temporal termination' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.10 setCurrentTemporalPosition operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------|-------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setCurrentTemporalPosition | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | TemporalPosition | temporal_position |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies a current temporal position within the VD.
+
+The `setCurrentTemporalPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'set current temporal position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.2.3.
+
+The `temporal_position` parameter specifies the value of the 'temporal position' parameter of the 'set current temporal position' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.11 setSpeed operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setSpeed | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | Speed | the_speed |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation defines the speed of the presentation of an rt-component or socket. The effective presentation speed is calculated from this value by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `setSpeed` operation triggers the execution of the 'set speed' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.2.5.
+
+The `the_speed` parameter specifies the value of the 'speed' parameter of the 'set speed' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set speed' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.12 setTimestones operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** setTimestones
+**Result:** void
+**In:** sequence timestones
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+**Exception:** InvalidParameter
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies a complete set of temporal markers within the perceptible duration of the presentable.
+
+The setTimestones operation triggers the execution of the 'set timestones' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.2.6.
+
+The timestones parameter specifies the value of the 'timestones' parameter of the 'set timestones' action.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The InvalidParameter exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The completion\_status member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The parameter\_number member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.13 getInitialTemporalPosition operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getInitialTemporalPosition
+**Result:** unsigned long
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the initial temporal position value of the rt-component or socket. This value is retrieved in Original generic space Generic Temporal Unit (OGTU).
+
+The getInitialTemporalPosition operation triggers the execution of the 'get initial temporal position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.2.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.14 getTerminalTemporalPosition operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getTerminalTemporalPosition
+**Result:** unsigned long
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the terminal temporal position value of the rt-component or socket. This value is retrieved in OGTU.
+
+The `getTerminalTemporalPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'get terminal temporal position' elementary action with the bound `rt-component` or `socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.3.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.15 `getVDLength` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket |
+| Operation: | getVDLength |
+| Result: | unsigned long |
+| In: | GTIndicator gt_indicator |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the VD length value of the `rt-component` or `socket` either in OG TU or in Relative generic space Generic Temporal Unit (RG TU).
+
+The `getVDLength` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VD length' elementary action with the bound `rt-component` or `socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.4.
+
+The `gt_indicator` parameter specifies the value of the 'GT indicator' parameter of the 'get VD length' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.16 `getTemporalTermination` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket |
+| Operation: | getTemporalTermination |
+| Result: | TemporalTermination |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'temporal termination' value of the `rt-component` or `socket`.
+
+The `getTemporalTermination` operation triggers the execution of the 'get temporal termination' elementary action with the bound `rt-component` or `socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.5.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.17 `getCurrentTemporalPosition` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket |
+| Operation: | getCurrentTemporalPosition |
+| Result: | unsigned long |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the current temporal position value of the `rt-component` or `socket`. This value is retrieved in OG TU.
+
+The `getCurrentTemporalPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'get current temporal position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.6.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.18 `getSpeedRate` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getSpeedRate`
+**Result:** `short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the speed rate value of the rt-component or socket. This value is a percentage negative or positive. This speed rate is used to indicate the required change of speed since the Initial Original generic space Generic Temporal Ratio (IOGTR) and also the required direction of the presentation.
+
+The `getSpeedRate` operation triggers the execution of the 'get speed rate' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.8.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.19 `getOGTR` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getOGTR`
+**Result:** `unsigned long`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the Original generic space Generic Temporal Ratio (OGTR) value of the rt-component or socket. This value is a positive or null numeric which corresponds to the number of OGTR to be mapped in one second.
+
+The `getOGTR` operation triggers the execution of the 'get OGTR' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.9.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.20 `getEffectiveSpeedRate` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveSpeedRate`
+**Result:** `short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the effective speed rate value of the rt-component or socket. This value is a percentage negative or positive. This effective speed rate is used to calculate the effective change of speed since the IOGTR and also the effective direction of the presentation.
+
+The `getEffectiveSpeedRate` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective speed rate' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.10.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.21 `getEffectiveOGTR` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveOGTR`
+**Result:** `unsigned long`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the effective OGTR value of the rt-component or socket. This value is a positive or null numeric which corresponds to the effective number of OGTU to be mapped in one second.
+
+The `getEffectiveOGTR` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective OGTR elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.11.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.22 `getTimestoneStatus` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getTimestoneStatus`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the timestone status value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getTimestoneStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get timestone status' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 52.3.12.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.23 `setPerceptibleSizeProjection` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setPerceptibleSizeProjection`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `PerceptibleSizeProjection` `perceptible_size_projection`
+**In:** `unsigned long` `transition_duration`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+**Exception:** `InvalidParameter`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation defines the projection of the perceptible size in its RGS.
+
+The `setPerceptibleSizeProjection` operation triggers the execution of the 'set perceptible size projection' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.1.
+
+The `perceptible_size_projection` parameter specifies the value of the 'perceptible size projection' parameter of the 'set perceptible size projection' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set perceptible size projection' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+**7.1.21.24 setAspectRatio operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setAspectRatio | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | AspectRatio | preserved |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies whether in performing the projection of an rt-component or socket in the Channel Generic Space (CGS) [through the chain of mappings Original Generic Space (OGS)-RGS], the ratio between the Perceptible Size (PS) in Original generic space Generic Spatial Unit (OGSU), i.e. the OGS lengths, and the projection in Channel Generic Space Unit (CGSU) of the 'size of the content information' is to be the same for each axis. In such case the aspect ratio is preserved.
+
+The `setAspectRatio` operation triggers the execution of the 'set aspect ratio preserved' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.3.
+
+The `preserved` parameter specifies the value of the 'preserved' parameter of the 'set aspect ratio preserved' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.25 setVisibleSize operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setVisibleSize | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | VSGS | the_vsgs |
+| In: | VS | the_vs |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies the Visible Size (VS), which defines which portion of the PS is perceived by the user.
+
+The `setVisibleSize` operation triggers the execution of the 'set visible size' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.4.
+
+The `the_vsgs` parameter specifies the value of the 'vsgs' parameter of the 'set visible size' action.
+
+The `the_vs` parameter specifies the value of the 'vs' parameter of the 'set visible size' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set visible size' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+**7.1.21.26 setVisibleSizesAdjustment operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setVisibleSizesAdjustment | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | sequence | set_of_axes |
+| In: | AdjustmentPolicy | adjustment_policy |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies the adjustment of a set of VSs on a same axis or on a set of axes. All the VSs to be adjusted needs to be assigned to the same CGS.
+
+The `setVisibleSizesAdjustment` operation triggers the execution of the 'set visible sizes adjustment' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.5.
+
+The `set_of_axes` parameter specifies the value of the 'set of axes' parameter of the 'set visible sizes adjustment' action.
+
+The `adjustment_policy` parameter specifies the value of the 'adjustment policy' parameter of the 'set visible sizes adjustment' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set visible sizes adjustment' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.27 setBox operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---------------------|-----|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setBox | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | BoxConstants | box |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies whether the rt-component or the socket is presented with a box to show the perimeter of the VS.
+
+The `setBox` operation triggers the execution of the 'set box' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.6.
+
+The `box` parameter specifies the value of the 'box' parameter of the 'set box' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.28 setDefaultBackground operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setDefaultBackground | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | unsigned short | background |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies whether the areas within the VS of an rt-component or a socket which are not filled by the presentation process have to be considered as opaque or transparent.
+
+The `setDefaultBackground` operation triggers the execution of the 'set default background' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.7.
+
+The `background` parameter specifies the value of the 'background' parameter of the 'set default background' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set default background' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+**7.1.21.29 setAttachmentPoint operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---------------------|-----------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setAttachmentPoint | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | AttachmentPointType | type |
+| In: | AttachmentPoint | positions |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies one of the following AP: Perceptible Size Attachment Point (PSAP), Visible Size Internal Attachment Point (VSIAP) or Visible Size External Attachment Point (VSEAP).
+
+The `setAttachmentPoint` operation triggers the execution of the 'set attachment point' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.8.
+
+The `type` parameter specifies the value of the 'type' parameter of the 'set attachment point' action.
+
+The `positions` parameter specifies the value of the 'positions' parameter of the 'set attachment point' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.30 `setAttachmentPointPosition` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setAttachmentPointPosition | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | AttachmentPointType | type |
+| In: | ReferenceType | vseap_reference_point |
+| In: | Lengths | the_lengths |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the position of the VSIAP relatively to the PSAP, or the position of the VSEAP in its RGS relatively to the origin or to another VSEAP.
+
+The `setAttachmentPointPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'set attachment point position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.9.
+
+The `type` parameter specifies the value of the 'type' parameter of the 'set attachment point position' action.
+
+The `vseap_reference_point` parameter specifies the value of the 'vseap reference point' parameter of the 'set attachment point position' action.
+
+The `the_lengths` parameter specifies the value of the 'lengths' parameter of the 'set attachment point position' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set attachment point position' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.31 `setVisibleSizesAlignment` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setVisibleSizesAlignment | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | SizeBorder | size_border |
+| In: | long | interval |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies the alignment of a set of VSs. The VSs are aligned on a border and an interval between two VSs may be provided. All the VSs to be aligned needs to be assigned to the same CGS.
+
+The `setVisibleSizesAlignment` operation triggers the execution of the 'set visible sizes alignment' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.10.
+
+The `size_border` parameter specifies the value of the 'size border' parameter of the 'set visible sizes alignment' action.
+
+The `interval` parameter specifies the value of the 'interval' parameter of the 'set visible sizes alignment' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set visible sizes alignment' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.32 `setMovingAbility` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setMovingAbility | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | UserControls | moving_ability |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies whether the user is able to move or not to move the VS of the targets in their CGS.
+
+The `setMovingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'set moving ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.11.
+
+The `moving_ability` parameter specifies the value of the 'moving ability' parameter of the 'set moving ability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.33 `setResizingAbility` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setResizingAbility | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | UserControls | resizing_ability |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation specifies whether the user is able to resize or not the VS of the targets in their CGS.
+
+The `setResizingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'set resizing ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.12.
+
+The `resizing_ability` parameter specifies the value of the 'resizing ability' parameter of the 'set resizing ability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.34 `setScalingAbility` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setScalingAbility | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | UserControls | scaling_ability |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies whether the user is able to scale or not the PS of the targets in their CGS.
+
+The `setScalingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'set scaling ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.13.
+
+The `scaling_ability` parameter specifies the value of the 'scaling ability' parameter of the 'set scaling ability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.35 `setScrollingAbility` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setScrollingAbility | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | UserControls | scrolling_ability |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies whether the user is able to scroll or not the PS through the VS of the targets in their CGS.
+
+The `setScrollingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'set scrolling ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.14.
+
+The `scrolling_ability` parameter specifies the value of the 'scrolling ability' parameter of the 'set scrolling ability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.36 `getGSR` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|--|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getGSR | |
+| Result: | unsigned short | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the Generic Spatial Ratio (GSR) value of the OGS of the rt-component or socket. This ratio defines the number of OGSU which are to be mapped in one Relative generic space Generic Spatial Unit (RGSU).
+
+The `getGSR` operation triggers the execution of the 'get GSR' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.37 getPS operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getPS | |
+| Result: | SpecifiedPosition | |
+| In: | GSIndicator | gs |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the PS value of the rt-component or socket either in OGSU or in RGSU.
+
+The `getPS` operation triggers the execution of the 'get PS' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.2.
+
+The `gs` parameter specifies the value of the 'gs' parameter of the 'get PS' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.38 getAspectRatio operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|--|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getAspectRatio | |
+| Result: | AspectRatio | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the aspect ratio value of the PS of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getAspectRatio` operation triggers the execution of the 'get aspect ratio' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.4.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.39 getPSAP operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getPSAP | |
+| Result: | SpecifiedPosition | |
+| In: | PointType | point_type |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the PSAP value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getPSAP` operation triggers the execution of the 'get PSAP' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.5.
+
+The `point_type` parameter specifies the value of the 'point type' parameter of the 'get PSAP' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.40 getVSGS operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getVSGS
+**Result:** VSGS
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the Visible Size Generic Space (VSGS) value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getVSGS` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VSGS' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.6.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.41 getVS operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getVS
+**Result:** SpecifiedPosition
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the VS value of the rt-component or socket in Visible Size Generic Spatial Unit (VSGSU).
+
+The `getVS` operation triggers the execution of the 'get vs' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.7.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.42 getBox operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getBox
+**Result:** BoxConstants
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the visible size box value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getBox` operation triggers the execution of the 'get box' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.8.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.43 `getDefaultBackground` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getDefaultBackground`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the default background value of the VS of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getDefaultBackground` operation triggers the execution of the 'get default background' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.9.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.44 `getVSIAP` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getVSIAP`
+**Result:** `SpecifiedPosition`
+**In:** `PointType` `point_type`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the VSIAP value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getVSIAP` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VSIAP' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.10.
+
+The `point_type` parameter specifies the value of the 'point type' parameter of the 'get VSIAP' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.45 `getVSIAPPosition` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getVSIAPPosition`
+**Result:** `SpecifiedPosition`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the VSIAP position value of the rt-component or socket. This is used to position the VSIAP relatively to the PSAP.
+
+The `getVSIAPPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VSIAP position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.11.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.46 `getVSEAP` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getVSEAP | |
+| Result: | SpecifiedPosition | |
+| In: | PointerType | point_type |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the VSEAP value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getVSEAP` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VSEAP' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.12.
+
+The `point_type` parameter specifies the value of the 'point type' parameter of the 'get VSEAP' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.47 `getVSEAPPosition` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getVSEAPPosition | |
+| Result: | SpecifiedPosition | |
+| In: | ReferencePoint | reference_point |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the VSEAP position value of the rt-component or socket relatively to a reference point. This is used to position the VSEAP relatively to the PSAP.
+
+The `getVSEAPPosition` operation triggers the execution of the 'get VSEAP position' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.13.
+
+The `reference_point` parameter specifies the value of the 'reference point' parameter of the 'get VSEAP position' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.48 `getMovingAbility` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getMovingAbility`
+**Result:** `UserControls`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the moving ability value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getMovingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get moving ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.14.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.49 `getResizingAbility` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getResizingAbility`
+**Result:** `UserControls`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the resizing ability value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getResizingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get resizing ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.15.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.50 `getScalingAbility` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getScalingAbility`
+**Result:** `UserControls`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the scaling ability value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getScalingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get scaling ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.16.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.21.51 `getScrollingAbility` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getScrollingAbility`
+**Result:** `UserControls`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the scrolling ability value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getScrollingAbility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get scrolling ability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.17.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.21.52 `setSelectability` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setSelectability`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `unsigned short` `min_number_of_selections`
+**In:** `unsigned short` `max_number_of_selections`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+**Exception:** `InvalidParameter`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns a 'minimum number of selections required' value and a 'maximum number of selections required' value to an rt-component or a socket. The MHEG engine calculates the 'selectability' value of the rt-component or socket from these two values. The 'effective selectability' value of the rt-component or socket is also calculated by the MHEG engine from this 'selectability' value and the 'effective selectability' value of the parent of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `setSelectability` operation triggers the execution of the 'set selectability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.2.1.
+
+The `min_number_of_selections` parameter specifies the value of the 'min number of selections' parameter of the 'set selectability' action.
+
+The `max_number_of_selections` parameter specifies the value of the 'max number of selections' parameter of the 'set selectability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.21.53 `setSelectionStatus` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setSelectionStatus`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `SelectionStatusValue` `selection_state`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation assigns a value to the 'selection status' of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `setSelectionStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'set selection status' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.2.2.
+
+The `selection_state` parameter specifies the value of the 'selection state' parameter of the 'set selection status' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.54 setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | Responsibility | the_responsibility |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation assigns a value to the 'selection presentation effect responsibility' of an rt-component or a socket. This attribute indicates if it is the MHEG engine or the author who is responsible for reflecting a new state of the rt-component or socket as its single target
+
+The `setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility` operation triggers the execution of the 'set selection presentation effect responsibility' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.2.3.
+
+The `the_responsibility` parameter specifies the value of the 'responsibility' parameter of the 'set selection presentation effect responsibility' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.21.55 getSelectability operation****Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtComponentOrSocket | |
+| Operation: | getSelectability | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| Out: | unsigned short | min_number_of_selections |
+| Out: | unsigned short | max_number_of_selections |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'minimum number of selections required' and the 'maximum number of selections required'. If the 'maximum number of selections required' is equal to 0, the 'selectability' of the rt-component or socket is 'not selectable'.
+
+The `getSelectability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get selectability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.1.
+
+The `min_number_of_selections` parameter specifies the value of the 'min number of selections' parameter of the 'get selectability' action.
+
+The `max_number_of_selections` parameter specifies the value of the 'max number of selections' parameter of the 'get selectability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.56 `getEffectiveSelectability` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveSelectability`
+**Result:** `EffectiveSelectability`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'effective selectability' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getEffectiveSelectability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective selectability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.2.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.57 `getSelectionStatus` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getSelectionStatus`
+**Result:** `SelectionStatusValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'selection status' value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getSelectionStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get selection status' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.3.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.58 `getSelectionMode` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getSelectionMode`
+**Result:** `SelectionModeValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'selection mode' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getSelectionMode` operation triggers the execution of the 'get selection mode' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.4.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.21.59 `getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility`
+**Result:** `Responsibility`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'selection presentation effect responsibility' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get selection presentation effect responsibility' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.6.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.21.60 `setModifiability` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setModifiability`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `unsigned short` `min_number_of_modifications`
+**In:** `unsigned short` `max_number_of_modifications`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+**Exception:** `InvalidParameter`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns a 'minimum number of modifications required' value and a 'maximum number of modifications required' value to an rt-component or a socket. The MHEG engine calculates the 'modifiability' value of the rt-component or socket from these two values. The 'effective modifiability' value of the rt-component or socket is also calculated by the MHEG engine from this 'modifiability' value and the 'effective modifiability' value of the parent of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `setModifiability` operation triggers the execution of the 'set modifiability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.2.1.
+
+The `min_number_of_modifications` parameter specifies the value of the 'min number of modifications' parameter of the 'set modifiability' action.
+
+The `max_number_of_modifications` parameter specifies the value of the 'max number of modifications' parameter of the 'set modifiability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.21.61 setModificationStatus **operation**
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** setModificationStatus
+**Result:** void
+**In:** ModificationStatusValue modification\_state
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation assigns a value to the 'modification status' of an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The setModificationStatus operation triggers the execution of the 'set modification status' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.2.2.
+
+The modification\_state parameter specifies the value of the 'modification state' parameter of the 'set modification status' action.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.62 setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility **operation**
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility
+**Result:** void
+**In:** Responsibility the\_responsibility
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation assigns a value to the 'modification presentation effect responsibility' of an rt-component or a socket. This attribute indicates if it is the MHEG engine or the author who is responsible for reflecting a new state of the component or socket.
+
+The setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility operation triggers the execution of the 'set modification presentation effect responsibility' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.2.3.
+
+The the\_responsibility parameter specifies the value of the 'responsibility' parameter of the 'set modification presentation effect responsibility' action.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.21.63 getModifiability **operation**
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** RtComponentOrSocket
+**Operation:** getModifiability
+**Result:** void
+**Out:** unsigned short min\_numbers\_of\_modifications
+**Out:** unsigned short max\_numbers\_of\_modifications
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'minimum number of modifications required' and the 'maximum number of modifications required'. If the 'maximum number of modifications required' is equal to 0 the 'modifiability' of the rt-component or socket is 'not modifiable'.
+
+The `getModifiability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get modifiability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.1.
+
+The `min_numbers_of_modifications` parameter specifies the value of the 'min numbers of modifications' parameter of the 'get modifiability' action.
+
+The `max_numbers_of_modifications` parameter specifies the value of the 'max numbers of modifications' parameter of the 'get modifiability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.64 `getEffectiveModifiability` operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveModifiability`
+**Result:** `EffectiveModifiability`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'effective modifiability' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getEffectiveModifiability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective modifiability' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.2.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.65 `getModificationStatus` operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getModificationStatus`
+**Result:** `ModificationStatusValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'modification status' value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getModificationStatus` operation triggers the execution of the 'get modification status' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.3.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.66 `getModificationMode` operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getModificationMode`
+**Result:** `ModificationModeValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'modification mode' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getModificationMode` operation triggers the execution of the 'get modification mode' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.4.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.67 `getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility` operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility`
+**Result:** `Responsibility`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'modification presentation effect responsibility' attribute value of the rt-component or socket.
+
+The `getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility` operation triggers the execution of the 'get modification presentation effect responsibility' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.6.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.68 `setNoInteractionStyle` operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `RtComponentOrSocket`
+**Operation:** `setNoInteractionStyle`
+**Result:** `void`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation deassigns the currently assigned interaction style to an rt-component or a socket.
+
+The `setNoInteractionStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set no style' elementary action with the bound rt-component or socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.6.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### **7.1.21.69 IDL description**
+
+```
+interface RtComponentOrSocket {
+ void
+ setRGS(
+ in ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ RGSValue
+ getRGS()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+}
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setOpacity(
+ in unsigned short
+ opacity_rate,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setPresentationPriority(
+ in PresentationPriority
+ presentation_priority,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned short
+ getOpacity()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getEffectiveOpacity()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getPresentationPriority()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setVisibleDuration(
+ in TemporalPosition
+ initial_temporal_position,
+ in TemporalPosition
+ terminal_temporal_position)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setTemporalTermination(
+ in TemporalTermination
+ temporal_termination)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setCurrentTemporalPosition(
+ in TemporalPosition
+ temporal_position)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setSpeed(
+ in Speed
+ the_speed,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setTimestones(
+ in sequence
+ timestones)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned long
+ getInitialTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getTerminalTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getVDLength(
+ in GTIndicator
+ gt_indicator)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+TemporalTermination
+ getTemporalTermination()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getCurrentTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+short
+ getSpeedRate()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getOGTR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+short
+ getEffectiveSpeedRate()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getEffectiveOGTR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getTimestoneStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setPerceptibleSizeProjection(
+ in PerceptibleSizeProjection
+ perceptible_size_projection,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setAspectRatio(
+ in AspectRatio
+ preserved)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSize(
+ in VSGS
+ the_vsgs,
+ in VS
+ the_vs,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSizesAdjustment(
+ in sequence
+ set_of_axes,
+ in AdjustmentPolicy
+ adjustment_policy,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setBox(
+ in BoxConstants
+ box)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setDefaultBackground(
+ in unsigned short
+ background,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setAttachmentPoint(
+ in AttachmentPointType
+ type,
+ in AttachmentPoint
+ positions)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setAttachmentPointPosition(
+ in AttachmentPointType
+ type,
+ in ReferenceType
+ vseap_reference_point,
+ in Lengths
+ the_lengths,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSizesAlignment(
+ in SizeBorder
+ size_border,
+ in long
+ interval,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setMovingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ moving_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setResizingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ resizing_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setScalingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ scaling_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setScrollingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ scrolling_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getGSR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getPS(
+ in GSIndicator
+ gs)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+AspectRatio
+ getAspectRatio()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getPSAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+VSGS
+ getVSGS()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVS()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+BoxConstants
+ getBox()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getDefaultBackground()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSIAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSIAPPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSEAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSEAPPosition(
+ in ReferencePoint
+ reference_point)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getMovingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getResizingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getScalingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getScrollingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setSelectability(
+ in unsigned short
+ min_number_of_selections,
+ in unsigned short
+ max_number_of_selections)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setSelectionStatus(
+ in SelectionStatusValue
+ selection_state)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility(
+ in Responsibility
+ the_responsibility)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ getSelectability(
+ out unsigned short
+ min_number_of_selections,
+ out unsigned short
+ max_number_of_selections)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+EffectiveSelectability
+ getEffectiveSelectability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SelectionStatusValue
+ getSelectionStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SelectionModeValue
+ getSelectionMode()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+Responsibility
+ getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setModifiability(
+ in unsigned short
+ min_number_of_modifications,
+ in unsigned short
+ max_number_of_modifications)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setModificationStatus(
+ in ModificationStatusValue
+ modification_state)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility(
+ in Responsibility
+ the_responsibility)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ getModifiability(
+ out unsigned short
+ min_numbers_of_modifications,
+ out unsigned short
+ max_numbers_of_modifications)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+EffectiveModifiability
+ getEffectiveModifiability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ModificationStatusValue
+ getModificationStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ModificationModeValue
+ getModificationMode()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+Responsibility
+ getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setNoInteractionStyle()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+```
+
+### 7.1.22 RtComponent **object**
+
+For the RtComponent object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the RtComponentOrSocket object and from the RtObject object.
+
+#### 7.1.22.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtComponent: RtComponentOrSocket, RtObject {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.23 RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket **object**
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket object.
+
+#### 7.1.23.1 setResizingStrategy **operation**
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|---------------------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket |
+| Operation: | setResizingStrategy |
+| Result: | void |
+| In: | ResizingStrategy resizing_strategy |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation specifies the PS resizing strategy that an rt-composite or structural socket is to have regarding the modification of the VSs of the child sockets having a Parent Relative Generic Space (PRGS).
+
+The setResizingStrategy operation triggers the execution of the 'set resizing strategy' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.2.2.
+
+The resizing\_strategy parameter specifies the value of the 'resizing strategy' parameter of the 'set resizing strategy' action.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.23.2 getResizingStrategy **operation**
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket |
+| Operation: | getResizingStrategy |
+| Result: | ResizingStrategy |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the resizing strategy value of the rt-composite or structural socket.
+
+The getResizingStrategy operation triggers the execution of the 'get resizing strategy' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 53.4.3.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.23.3 `setAudibleCompositionEffect` **operation**
+
+#### **Synopsis:**
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket | |
+| Operation: | setAudibleCompositionEffect | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | unsigned short | audible_effect |
+| In: | unsigned long | transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+#### **Description:**
+
+This operation specifies the audible composition effect of an rt-composite or a structural socket. This effect is to be propagated to their descendant sockets having a PRGS. It is used to calculate the effective Original Volume (OV) of the descendant sockets having a PRGS.
+
+The `setAudibleCompositionEffect` operation triggers the execution of the 'set audible composition effect' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.2.2.
+
+The `audible_effect` parameter specifies the value of the 'audible effect' parameter of the 'set audible composition effect' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set audible composition effect' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.23.4 `getAudibleCompositionEffect` **operation**
+
+#### **Synopsis:**
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket |
+| Operation: | getAudibleCompositionEffect |
+| Result: | unsigned short |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+#### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the audible composition effect value of the rt-composite or structural socket. This effect is expressed as a percentage and used to determine the effective OV of the child sockets of the rt-composite or structural socket having as PRGS the rt-composite or structural socket. This effect is recursive for the child sockets of the structural sockets having as PRGS the rt-composite or structural socket, and so on.
+
+The `getAudibleCompositionEffect` operation triggers the execution of the 'get audible composition effect' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.3.3.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.23.5 `getNumberOfSelectedSockets` **operation**
+
+#### **Synopsis:**
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket |
+| Operation: | getNumberOfSelectedSockets |
+| Result: | unsigned short |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+#### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the 'number of selected sockets' attribute value of the rt-composite or structural socket.
+
+The `getNumberOfSelectedSockets` operation triggers the execution of the 'get number of selected sockets' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 57.3.5.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.23.6 `getNumberOfModifiedSockets` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket`
+**Operation:** `getNumberOfModifiedSockets`
+**Result:** `unsigned short`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the 'number of modified sockets' attribute value of the rt-composite or structural socket.
+
+The `getNumberOfModifiedSockets` operation triggers the execution of the 'get number of modified sockets' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 58.3.5.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.23.7 `setMenuInteractionStyle` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket`
+**Operation:** `setMenuInteractionStyle`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `Orientation` `upper_menu_orientation`
+**In:** `sequence ` `list_of_associations`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+**Exception:** `InvalidParameter`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation assigns the menu interaction style to an rt-composite or a structural socket. This operation defines a style which affects the complete rt-composite or structural socket, i.e all generations.
+
+The `setMenuInteractionStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set menu style' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.4.
+
+The `upper_menu_orientation` parameter specifies the value of the 'upper menu orientation' parameter of the 'set menu style' action.
+
+The `list_of_associations` parameter specifies the value of the 'list of associations' parameter of the 'set menu style' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.23.8 setScrollingListInteractionStyle operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------|
+| Interface: | RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket | |
+| Operation: | setScrollingListInteractionStyle | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | background |
+| In: | unsigned short | visible_items_number |
+| In: | SocketTail | first_item |
+| In: | Separator | the_separator |
+| In: | Orientation | the_orientation |
+| In: | SliderSide | slider_side |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | slider |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | slider_cursor |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | slider_background |
+| In: | long | slider_min_value |
+| In: | long | slider_max_value |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns the scrolling list interaction style to an rt-composite or a structural socket. This operation defines a style which affects the first generation and only the child presentable sockets of the rt-composite or structural socket.
+
+The `setScrollingListInteractionStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set scrolling list style' elementary action with the bound rt-composite or structural socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.5.
+
+The `background` parameter specifies the value of the 'background' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `visible_items_number` parameter specifies the value of the 'number of visible items' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `first_item` parameter specifies the value of the 'first item' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `the_separator` parameter specifies the value of the 'separator' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `the_orientation` parameter specifies the value of the 'scrolling list orientation' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `slider_side` parameter specifies the value of the 'slider side' parameter of the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `slider`, `slider_cursor`, `slider_background`, `slider_min_value`, `slider_max_value` parameters specify the values of the parameters of the 'set slider style' action embedded by the 'set scrolling list style' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.23.9 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket {
+
+ void
+ setResizingStrategy(
+ in ResizingStrategy
+ resizing_strategy)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ ResizingStrategy
+ getResizingStrategy()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ setAudibleCompositionEffect(
+ in unsigned short
+ audible_effect,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned short
+ getAudibleCompositionEffect()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned short
+ getNumberOfSelectedSockets()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned short
+ getNumberOfModifiedSockets()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ setMenuInteractionStyle(
+ in Orientation
+ upper_menu_orientation,
+ in sequence
+ list_of_associations)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+ void
+ setScrollingListInteractionStyle(
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background,
+ in unsigned short
+ visible_items_number,
+ in SocketTail
+ first_item,
+ in Separator
+ the_separator,
+ in Orientation
+ the_orientation,
+ in SliderSide
+ slider_side,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider_cursor,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider_background,
+ in long
+ slider_min_value,
+ in long
+ slider_max_value)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.24 RtComposite object
+
+For the `RtComposite` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket` object and from the `RtComponent` object.
+
+#### 7.1.24.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtComposite: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket, RtComponent {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.25 StructuralSocket object
+
+For the `StructuralSocket` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket` object and from the `Socket` object.
+
+#### 7.1.25.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface StructuralSocket: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket, Socket {};
+```
+
+#### 7.1.26 RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket` object.
+
+##### 7.1.26.1 `setAudibleVolume` operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket |
+| Operation: | setAudibleVolume |
+| Result: | void |
+| In: | AudibleVolume audible_volume |
+| In: | unsigned long transition_duration |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter |
+
+###### Description:
+
+This action specifies the audible volume of an rt-content, an rt-multiplexed content, a presentable socket or a multiplexed presentable socket.
+
+The `setAudibleVolume` operation triggers the execution of the 'set audible volume' elementary action with the bound rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, presentable socket or multiplexed presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.2.1.
+
+The `audible_volume` parameter specifies the value of the 'audible volume' parameter of the 'set audible volume' action.
+
+The `transition_duration` parameter specifies the value of the 'transition duration' parameter of the 'set audible volume' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+##### 7.1.26.2 `getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume` operation
+
+###### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket |
+| Operation: | getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume |
+| Result: | unsigned long |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+###### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the initial original audible volume value of the rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, presentable socket or multiplexed presentable socket. This initial volume is expressed in original generic audible volume unit within the interval defined by the original audible volume range.
+
+The `getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume` operation triggers the execution of the 'get IOV' elementary action with the bound `rt-content`, `rt-multiplexed content`, `presentable socket` or `multiplexed presentable socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.26.3 `getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket`
+**Operation:** `getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume`
+**Result:** `unsigned long`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the current original audible volume value of the `rt-content`, `rt-multiplexed content`, `presentable socket` or `multiplexed presentable socket`. This current volume is expressed in original generic audible volume unit within the interval defined by the original audible volume range.
+
+The `getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume` operation triggers the execution of the 'get current OV' elementary action with the bound `rt-content`, `rt-multiplexed content`, `presentable socket` or `multiplexed presentable socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.3.2.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.26.4 `getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket`
+**Operation:** `getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume`
+**Result:** `unsigned long`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the effective original audible volume value of the `rt-content`, `rt-multiplexed content`, `presentable socket` or `multiplexed presentable socket`. This effective volume is expressed in original generic audible volume unit within the interval defined by the original audible volume range. It is calculated by the MHEG engine using the current original audible volume and the audible composition effect.
+
+The `getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume` operation triggers the execution of the 'get effective OV' elementary action with the bound `rt-content`, `rt-multiplexed content`, `presentable socket` or `multiplexed presentable socket` as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.3.4.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.26.5 `getPerceptibleAudibleVolume` operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket`
+**Operation:** `getPerceptibleAudibleVolume`
+**Result:** `unsigned long`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+## Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the perceptible original audible volume value of the rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, presentable socket or multiplexed presentable socket in the assigned channel. This perceptible volume is expressed in channel generic audible volume unit within the interval defined by the channel audible volume range. It is calculated by the MHEG engine and corresponds to a projection of the effective original audible volume in the channel generic space.
+
+The `getPerceptibleAudibleVolume` operation triggers the execution of the 'get perceptible OV' elementary action with the bound rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, presentable socket or multiplexed presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 54.3.5.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.26.6 `setButtonInteractionStyle` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------------|--------------------------|
+| Interface: | RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket | |
+| Operation: | setButtonInteractionStyle | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | PresentationState | initial_state |
+| In: | AlternatePresentation | alternate_presentation_1 |
+| In: | AlternatePresentation | alternate_presentation_2 |
+| In: | AlternatePresentation | alternate_presentation_3 |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns the button interaction style to an rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, a presentable socket or a multiplexed presentable socket.
+
+The `setButtonInteractionStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set button style' elementary action with the bound rt-content, rt-multiplexed content, presentable socket or multiplexed presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.1.
+
+The `initial_state` parameter specifies the value of the 'initial state' parameter of the 'set button style' action.
+
+The `alternate_presentation_1` parameter specifies the value of the 'alternate presentation 1' parameter of the 'set button style' action.
+
+The `alternate_presentation_2` parameter specifies the value of the 'alternate presentation 2' parameter of the 'set button style' action.
+
+The `alternate_presentation_3` parameter specifies the value of the 'alternate presentation 3' parameter of the 'set button interaction style' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.26.7 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket {
+
+ void
+ setAudibleVolume(
+ in AudibleVolume
+ audible_volume,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+ unsigned long
+ getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned long
+ getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned long
+ getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ unsigned long
+ getPerceptibleAudibleVolume()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ setButtonInteractionStyle(
+ in PresentationState
+ initial_state,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_1,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_2,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_3)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.27 RtGenericContent object
+
+For the `RtGenericContent` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket` object and from the `RtComponent` object.
+
+#### 7.1.27.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtGenericContent: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket, RtComponent {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.28 GenericPresentableSocket object
+
+For the `GenericPresentableSocket` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket` object and from the `Socket` object.
+
+#### 7.1.28.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface GenericPresentableSocket: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket, Socket
+{};
+```
+
+### 7.1.29 RtContentOrPresentableSocket object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `RtContentOrPresentableSocket` object.
+
+### 7.1.29.1 setSliderInteractionStyle operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|------------------------------|-----------------|
+| Interface: | RtContentOrPresentableSocket | |
+| Operation: | setSliderInteractionStyle | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | cursor |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | background |
+| In: | Orientation | the_orientation |
+| In: | short | min_value |
+| In: | short | max_value |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns the slider interaction style to an rt-content or a presentable socket created from a content object model which contains a generic numeric as 'content data'.
+
+The `setSliderStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set slider style' elementary action with the bound rt-content or presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.2.
+
+The `cursor` parameter specifies the value of the 'cursor' parameter of the 'set slider style' action.
+
+The `background` parameter specifies the value of the 'background' parameter of the 'set slider style' action.
+
+The `the_orientation` parameter specifies the value of the 'orientation' parameter of the 'set slider style' action.
+
+The `min_value` parameter specifies the value of the 'minimum value' parameter of the 'set slider style' action.
+
+The `max_value` parameter specifies the value of the 'maximum value' parameter of the 'set slider style' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.29.2 setEntryFieldInteractionStyle operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-------------------------------|------------|
+| Interface: | RtContentOrPresentableSocket | |
+| Operation: | setEntryFieldInteractionStyle | |
+| Result: | void | |
+| In: | EchoStyle | echo_style |
+| In: | PerceptibleReference | background |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+| Exception: | InvalidParameter | |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation assigns the entry field interaction style to an rt-content or a presentable socket created from a content object model which contains a generic numeric or a generic string as 'content data'.
+
+The `setEntryFieldInteractionStyle` operation triggers the execution of the 'set entry field style' elementary action with the bound rt-content or presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 59.2.3.
+
+The `echo_style` parameter specifies the value of the 'echo style' parameter of the 'set entry field style' action.
+
+The `background` parameter specifies the value of the 'background' parameter of the 'set entry field style' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.29.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtContentOrPresentableSocket
+{
+ void
+ setSliderInteractionStyle(
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ cursor,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background,
+ in Orientation
+ the_orientation,
+ in short
+ min_value,
+ in short
+ max_value)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ void
+ setEntryFieldInteractionStyle(
+ in EchoStyle
+ echo_style,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.30 RtContent object
+
+For the `RtContent` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtContentOrPresentableSocket` object and from the `RtGenericContent` object.
+
+#### 7.1.30.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtContent: RtContentOrPresentableSocket, RtGenericContent {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.31 PresentableSocket object
+
+For the `PresentableSocket` object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the `RtContentOrPresentableSocket` object and from the `GenericPresentableSocket` object.
+
+#### 7.1.31.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface PresentableSocket: RtContentOrPresentableSocket,
+GenericPresentableSocket {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.32 RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the `RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket` object.
+
+### 7.1.32.1 `setStreamChoice` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket`
+**Operation:** `setStreamChoice`
+**Result:** `void`
+**In:** `StreamIdentifier` `stream_identifier`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+**Exception:** `InvalidParameter`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation specifies a stream to be chosen in the multiplexed data and assigned to the rt-multiplexed content or multiplexed presentable socket. Once a stream is chosen for an rt-multiplexed content or a multiplexed presentable socket, when it becomes running, the rt-multiplexed content or the multiplexed presentable socket is responsible for the presentation of this chosen stream.
+
+The `setStreamChoice` operation triggers the execution of the 'set stream choice' elementary action with the bound rt-multiplexed content or multiplexed presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The `stream_identifier` parameter specifies the value of the 'stream choice' parameter of the 'set stream choice' action.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 55.2.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+The `InvalidParameter` exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+### 7.1.32.2 `getStreamChosen` operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+**Interface:** `RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket`
+**Operation:** `getStreamChosen`
+**Result:** `StreamValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation retrieves the stream chosen for the rt-multiplexed content or multiplexed presentable socket.
+
+The `getStreamChosen` operation triggers the execution of the 'get stream chosen' elementary action with the bound rt-multiplexed content or multiplexed presentable socket as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 55.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.32.3 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket {
+ void
+ setStreamChoice (
+ in StreamIdentifier
+ stream_identifier)
+ raises (InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ StreamValue
+ getStreamChosen ()
+ raises (InvalidTarget);
+};
+```
+
+### 7.1.33 RtMultiplexedContent object
+
+For the RtMultiplexedContent object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket object and from the RtGenericContent object.
+
+#### 7.1.33.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface RtMultiplexedContent: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket,
+RtGenericContent {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.34 MultiplexedPresentableSocket object
+
+For the MultiplexedPresentableSocket object no specific operations are defined. The object inherits from the RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket object and from the GenericPresentableSocket object.
+
+#### 7.1.34.1 IDL description
+
+```
+interface MultiplexedPresentableSocket: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket,
+GenericPresentableSocket {};
+```
+
+### 7.1.35 Channel object
+
+The following subclause defines the operations of the Channel object. The object inherits from the Entity object.
+
+#### 7.1.35.1 bind operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
+| Interface: | Channel | |
+| Operation: | bind | |
+| Result: | ChannelIdentifier | |
+| In: | ChannelReference | channel_reference |
+| Exception: | AlreadyBound | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation binds the Channel instance (an interface object instance) with a channel (an MHEG entity).
+
+The channel\_reference parameter specifies the reference of the channel.
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the bound channel.
+
+The AlreadyBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The period member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.35.2 unbind operation
+
+##### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|----------|
+| Interface: | Channel |
+| Operation: | unbind |
+| Result: | void |
+| Exception: | NotBound |
+
+##### Description:
+
+This operation cancels the binding between the Channel instance (an interface object instance) and a channel (an MHEG entity).
+
+The NotBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+### 7.1.35.3 new operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | | |
+|-------------------|------------------------|---------------------------------|
+| Interface: | Channel | |
+| Operation: | new | |
+| Result: | ChannelIdentifier | |
+| In: | ChannelReference | channel_reference |
+| In: | OriginalDefDeclaration | original_definition_declaration |
+| Exception: | AlreadyBound | |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget | |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation enables the creation of a channel by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `new` operation triggers the execution of the 'new channel' elementary action targeted at a single channel.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 61.2.1.
+
+The `channel_reference` parameter specifies a reference to a channel.
+
+The `original_definition_declaration` parameter specifies the value of the 'original definition declaration' parameter of the 'new channel' action.
+
+This operation implicitly binds the Channel instance (an interface object instance) with the new created channel (an MHEG entity).
+
+The operation returns the identifier of the new created channel bound with the Channel instance.
+
+The `AlreadyBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+### 7.1.35.4 delete operation
+
+#### Synopsis:
+
+| | |
+|-------------------|---------------|
+| Interface: | Channel |
+| Operation: | delete |
+| Result: | void |
+| Exception: | NotBound |
+| Exception: | InvalidTarget |
+
+#### Description:
+
+This operation enables the removing of a channel by the MHEG engine.
+
+The `delete` operation triggers the execution of the 'delete channel' elementary action targeted at a single channel.
+
+The effect of the action on its target and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 61.2.2.
+
+This operation implicitly cancels the binding between the Channel instance (an interface object instance) and the new deleted channel (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.35.5 getRtAvailabilityStatus **operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Channel
+**Operation:** getAvailability
+**Result:** ChannelStatusValue
+**Exception:** NotBound
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the availability of a channel to the MHEG engine.
+
+The `getAvailability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get channel availability status' elementary action with the bound channel as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 61.3.1.
+
+The operation returns the availability of the channel bound with the Channel instance. The returned value is either `NOT_AVAILABLE`, `PROCESSING` or `AVAILABLE`.
+
+When the returned value is `NOT_AVAILABLE`, the operation implicitly cancels the binding between the Channel instance (an interface object instance) and the channel (an MHEG entity).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.35.6 getIdentifier **operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Channel
+**Operation:** getIdentifier
+**Result:** ChannelIdentifier
+**Exception:** NotBound
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the identifier of the channel (an MHEG entity) bound with the Channel instance (an interface object instance).
+
+The `NotBound` exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+#### 7.1.35.7 kill **operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Channel
+**Operation:** kill
+**Result:** void
+
+##### **Description:**
+
+This operation deletes the Channel instance (an interface object instance).
+
+#### 7.1.35.8 setPerceptability **operation**
+
+##### **Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** Channel
+**Operation:** setPerceptability
+**Result:** void
+**In:** ChannelPerceptabilityValue channel\_perceptability
+**Exception:** InvalidTarget
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation enables to turn on or off a channel. This is used to enable or disable the perception of a channel by a user.
+
+The `setPerceptability` operation triggers the execution of the 'set channel perceptability' elementary action with the bound channel as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the semantics of its parameters and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 62.2.1.
+
+The `channel_perceptability` parameter specifies the value of the 'perceptability' parameter of the 'set channel perceptability' action.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.35.9 `getPerceptability` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `Channel`
+**Operation:** `getPerceptability`
+**Result:** `ChannelPerceptabilityValue`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the perceptability of a channel.
+
+The `getPerceptability` operation triggers the execution of the 'get channel perceptability' elementary action with the bound channel as its single target.
+
+The effect of the action on its target, the computation of its result and the error conditions that cause exceptions to be raised are defined by the MHEG standard, 62.3.1.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.35.10 `getAssignedPerceptibles` operation****Synopsis:**
+
+**Interface:** `Channel`
+**Operation:** `getAssignedPerceptibles`
+**Result:** `sequence`
+**Exception:** `InvalidTarget`
+
+**Description:**
+
+This operation retrieves the perceptibles assigned to the channel.
+
+The `getAssignedPerceptibles` operation has no corresponding MHEG elementary action. It is symmetrical to the 'get RGS' elementary action which retrieves the channel assigned to a perceptible.
+
+The `InvalidTarget` exception is raised when the object instance does not represent a valid target for the normal completion of the action. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+**7.1.35.11 IDL description**
+
+```
+interface Channel: Entity {
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in ChannelReference
+ channel_reference)
+ raises (AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ unbind()
+ raises (NotBound);
+```
+
+```
+
+ChannelIdentifier
+ new(
+ in ChannelReference
+ channel_reference,
+ in OriginalDefDeclaration
+ original_definition_declaration)
+raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ delete()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelStatusValue
+ getAvailability()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+raises(NotBound);
+
+void
+ kill();
+
+void
+ setPerceptability(
+ in ChannelPerceptabilityValue
+ channel_perceptability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelPerceptabilityValue
+ getPerceptability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+sequence
+ getAssignedPerceptibles()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+```
+
+### 7.1.36 Parameter definition
+
+The following subclause defines the parameters that are used by the mandatory primitives.
+
+```
+
+//=====
+typedef sequence ApplicationIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Object-Number
+//=====
+typedef long ObjectNumber;
+
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: prepare
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: MHEG-Identifier
+//=====
+struct MHEGIdentifier {
+ sequence
+ application_identifier;
+ ObjectNumber
+ object_number;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Public-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef string PublicIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: System-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef string SystemIdentifier;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: External-Long-Identifier
+//=====
+struct ExternalLongIdentifier {
+ PublicIdentifier
+ public_identifier;
+ SystemIdentifier
+ system_identifier;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Alias
+//=====
+typedef string Alias;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Container-Child-Reference
+//=====
+enum ContainerChildReference {
+ CHILD,
+ DESCENDANT
+};
+
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: getPreparationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Preparation-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum PreparationStatusValue {
+ READY,
+ NOT_READY,
+ PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: MhMultiplexedContent Operation: setMultiplex
+// Interface: MhMultiplexedContent Operation: setDemultiplex
+// Interface: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setStreamChoice
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Stream-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef sequence StreamIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Dynamic-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtDynamicReference {
+ QUESTION_MARK,
+ STAR
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getAvailabilityStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Availibility-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum RtAvailabilityStatusValue {
+ RT_AVAILIBILITY_STATUS_VALUE_AVAILABLE,
+ RT_AVAILIBILITY_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+ RT_AVAILIBILITY_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getRunningStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Running-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum RunningStatusValue {
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_RUNNING,
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_RUNNING,
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: RtScript Operation: getTerminationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Termination-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum TerminationStatusValue {
+ TERMINATED,
+ NOT_TERMINATED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setRGS
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef long ChannelIdentifier;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Priority-Level
+//=====
+enum PriorityLevel {
+ INCREMENT_PRIORITY,
+ DECREMENT_PRIORITY
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleDuration
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Position
+//=====
+enum TemporalPositionTag { SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG };
+union TemporalPosition
+switch (TemporalPositionTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setCurrentTemporalPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Current-Temporal-Position
+//=====
+enum CurrentTemporalPositionTag {
+CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union CurrentTemporalPosition
+switch (CurrentTemporalPositionTag){
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_vd_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setTemporalTermination
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getTemporalTermination
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Termination
+//=====
+enum TemporalTermination {
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_FREEZE,
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_STOP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setSpeed
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Speed
+//=====
+enum SpeedTag { SPECIFIED_OGTR_TAG, SPEED_RATE_TAG, SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union Speed
+switch (SpeedTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_OGTR_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_OGTR;
+ case SPEED_RATE_TAG:
+ long
+ speed_rate;
+ case SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone-Position
+//=====
+enum TimestonePositionTag { TIMESTONE_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG,
+TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union TimestonePosition
+switch (TimestonePositionTag){
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_VD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVDLength
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GT-Indicator
+//=====
+enum GTIndicator {
+ OGTU,
+ RGTU
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Projection
+//=====
+enum PerceptibleProjectionTag { SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG, IOGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG,
+COGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union PerceptibleProjection
+switch (PerceptibleProjectionTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_size;
+ case IOGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ iogsr_scaling_factor;
+ case COGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ cogsr_scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAspectRatioPreserved
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getAspectRatio
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Aspect-Ratio
+//=====
+enum AspectRatio {
+ PRESERVED,
+ NOT_PRESERVED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSize
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSGS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: VSGS
+//=====
+enum VSGS {
+ THIS,
+ RELATIVE
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Size-Attribute
+//=====
+enum SizeAttributeTag { SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG,
+SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_IVS_RELATIVE_TAG, SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_CVS_RELATIVE_TAG };
+union SizeAttribute
+switch (SizeAttributeTag){
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_size;
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_IVS_RELATIVE_TAG:
+ long
+ ivs_relative;
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_CVS_RELATIVE_TAG:
+ long
+ cvs_relative;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAdjustment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Adjustment-Axis
+//=====
+enum AdjustmentAxis {
+ X_AXIS,
+ Y_AXIS,
+ Z_AXIS
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Sub-Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum SubSocketReference {
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_CHILD,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_DESCENDANT,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_QUESTION_MARK_CHILD,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_QUESTION_MARK_DESCENDANT
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setBox
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getBox
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Box-Constants
+//=====
+enum BoxConstants {
+ PRESENTED,
+ NOT_PRESENTED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Reference-Type
+//=====
+enum ReferenceType {
+ VSIAP,
+ VSEAP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPoint
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Attachment-Point-Type
+//=====
+enum AttachmentPointType {
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_PSAP,
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_VSIAP,
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_VSEAP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAlignment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Size-Border
+//=====
+enum SizeBorder {
+ TOP,
+ BOTTOM,
+ RIGHT,
+ LEFT,
+ UPPER_Z,
+ LOWER_Z,
+ CENTER_X,
+ CENTER_Y,
+ CENTER_Z
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setMovingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setResizingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setScalingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setScrollingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getMovingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getResizingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getScalingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getScrollingAbility
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: User-Controls
+//=====
+enum UserControls {
+ ALLOWED,
+ NOT_ALLOWED
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GS-Indicator
+//=====
+enum GSIndicator {
+ OGSU,
+ RGSU
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPSAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAP
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Point-Type
+//=====
+enum PointType {
+ RELATIVE_POINT,
+ ABSOLUTE_POINT
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setSelectionStatus
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getSelectionStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Selection-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum SelectionStatusValue {
+ SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Responsibility
+//=====
+enum Responsibility {
+ MHEG_ENGINE,
+ AUTHOR
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getEffectiveSelectability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Effective-Selectability
+//=====
+enum EffectiveSelectability {
+ EFFECTIVELY_SELECTABLE,
+ EFFECTIVELY_NOT_SELECTABLE
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setModificationStatus
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getModificationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Modification-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum ModificationStatusValue {
+ MODIFIED,
+ MODIFYING,
+ NOT_MODIFIED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getEffectiveModifiability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Effective-Modifiability
+//=====
+enum EffectiveModifiability {
+ EFFECTIVELY_MODIFIABLE,
+ EFFECTIVELY_NOT_MODIFIABLE
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setResizingStrategy
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: getResizingStrategy
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Resizing-Strategy
+//=====
+enum ResizingStrategy {
+ FIXED,
+ MINIMUM,
+ GROWS_ONLY
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setMenuInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setSliderInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Orientation
+//=====
+enum Orientation {
+ HORIZONTAL,
+ VERTICAL
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Persistence
+//=====
+enum PresentationPersistence {
+ PERSISTENT,
+ NOT_PERSISTENT
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Slider-Side
+//=====
+enum SliderSide {
+ SIDE1,
+ SIDE2
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setAudibleVolume
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Audible-Volume
+//=====
+enum AudibleVolumeTag { SPECIFIED_VOLUME_TAG, LOGICAL_VOLUME_TAG,
+IOV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG, OV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union AudibleVolume
+switch (AudibleVolumeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_VOLUME_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_volume;
+ case LOGICAL_VOLUME_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_volume;
+ case IOV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ iov_scaling_factor;
+ case OV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ ov_scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setButtonInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-State
+//=====
+enum PresentationState {
+ SELECTABLE_NOT_SELECTED,
+ SELECTABLE_SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTABLE_SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTABLE_NOT_SELECTED
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Echo-Mode
+//=====
+enum EchoMode {
+ ITSELF,
+ HIDDEN
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setEntryFieldInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Echo-Style
+//=====
+enum EchoStyleTag { MODE_TAG, SPECIFIED_TAG };
+union EchoStyle
+switch (EchoStyleTag){
+ case MODE_TAG:
+ EchoMode
+ mode;
+ case SPECIFIED_TAG:
+ string
+ specified;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Reference
+//=====
+enum ChannelReferenceTag { CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG, ALIAS_TAG,
+NULL_CHANNEL_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union ChannelReference
+switch (ChannelReferenceTag){
+ case CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier;
+ case ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Interval
+//=====
+struct Interval {
+ sequence
+ start_point;
+ sequence
+ end_point;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Volume-Range
+//=====
+struct GenericVolumeRange {
+ sequence
+ maximum_volume;
+ sequence
+ minimum_volume;
+};
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: new
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Original-Def-Declaration
+//=====
+struct OriginalDefDeclaration {
+ sequence
+ generic_temporal_ratio;
+ sequence
+ x_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ y_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ z_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ audible_volume_range_declaration;
+};
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getAvailability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Status-ValueCHANNEL-STATUS-VALUE-
+//=====
+enum ChannelStatusValue {
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_AVAILABLE,
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: setPerceptability
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getPerceptability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Perceptability-Values
+//=====
+enum ChannelPerceptabilityValue {
+ ON,
+ OFF
+};
+
+// Interface: NotificationManager Operation: getNotification
+// Interface: MhContent Operation: getData
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Value
+//=====
+enum GenericValueTag { BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG, NUMERIC_TAG, STRING_FIELD_TAG,
+ GENERIC_LIST_TAG, UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericValue
+switch (GenericValueTag){
+ case BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG:
+ boolean
+ boolean_field;
+ case NUMERIC_TAG:
+ long
+ numeric;
+ case STRING_FIELD_TAG:
+ string
+ string_field;
+ case GENERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ sequence
+ generic_list;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-String
+//=====
+enum GenericStringTag { GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG,
+ GENERIC_STRING_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericString
+switch (GenericStringTag){
+ case GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ string
+ constant;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: setVisibleDurationPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Visible-Duration
+//=====
+enum VisibleDurationPositionTag {
+ VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+ VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG,
+ VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union VisibleDurationPosition
+switch (VisibleDurationPositionTag){
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_VD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getRGS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum RGSValueTag { RGS_VALUE_CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG, RGS_VALUE_NULL_CHANNEL_TAG,
+ RGS_VALUE_PRGS_TAG };
+union RGSValue
+switch (RGSValueTag){
+ case RGS_VALUE_CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Numeric
+//=====
+enum GenericNumericTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_NUMERIC_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericNumeric
+switch (GenericNumericTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ long
+ constant;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getSelectionMode
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum SelectionModeValueTag { USER_INTERACTION_TAG, NO_SELECTION_TAG,
+MHEG_ACTION_TAG, USING_APPLICATION_ACTION_TAG };
+union SelectionModeValue
+switch (SelectionModeValueTag){
+ case USER_INTERACTION_TAG:
+ unsigned long
+ user_interaction;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getModificationMode
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum ModificationModeValueTag { MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USER_INTERACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_NO_MODIFICATION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_MHEG_ACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USING_APPLICATION_ACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_CHILD_TAG };
+union ModificationModeValue
+switch (ModificationModeValueTag){
+ case MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USER_INTERACTION_TAG:
+ unsigned long
+ user_interaction;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: External-Identifier
+//=====
+enum ExternalIdentifierTag { EXTERNAL_LONG_ID_TAG, PUBLIC_ID_TAG,
+SYSTEM_ID_TAG };
+union ExternalIdentifier
+switch (ExternalIdentifierTag){
+ case EXTERNAL_LONG_ID_TAG:
+ ExternalLongIdentifier
+ external_long_id;
+ case PUBLIC_ID_TAG:
+ PublicIdentifier
+ public_id;
+ case SYSTEM_ID_TAG:
+ SystemIdentifier
+ system_id;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Container-Tail
+//=====
+struct ContainerTail {
+ sequence
+ indexes;
+ enum ContainerTailTag { INDEX_TAG, CONTAINER_CHILD_REF_TAG } tag;
+ union ContainerTail
+ switch (ContainerTailTag){
+ case INDEX_TAG:
+ long
+ index;
+ case CONTAINER_CHILD_REF_TAG:
+ ContainerChildReference
+ container_child_ref;
+ } end;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Specified-Sizes
+//=====
+struct SpecifiedSizes {
+ sequence
+ x_axis_length;
+ sequence
+ y_axis_length;
+ sequence
+ z_axis_length;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Attachment-Attribute
+//=====
+enum AttachmentAttributeTag { SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG, LOGICAL_POSITION_TAG };
+union AttachmentAttribute
+switch (AttachmentAttributeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ specified_position;
+ case LOGICAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ logical_position;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Length-Attribute
+//=====
+enum LengthAttributeTag { SPECIFIED_LENGTH_TAG, RELATIVE_LENGTH_TAG };
+union LengthAttribute
+switch (LengthAttributeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_LENGTH_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ specified_length;
+ case RELATIVE_LENGTH_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ relative_length;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPS
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPSAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVS
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAPPosition
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAPPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Specified-Position
+//=====
+struct SpecifiedPosition {
+ GenericNumeric
+ x_point;
+ GenericNumeric
+ y_point;
+ GenericNumeric
+ z_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setPresentationPriority
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Priority
+//=====
+enum PresentationPriorityTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG, PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG };
+union PresentationPriority
+switch (PresentationPriorityTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ generic_numeric;
+ case PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG:
+ PriorityLevel
+ priority_level;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setTimestones
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone
+//=====
+struct Timestone {
+ long
+ timestone_identifier;
+ TimestonePosition
+ timestone_position;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSize
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum VSTag { X_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG, Y_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG, Z_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG };
+union VS
+switch (VSTag){
+ case X_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ x_size_attribute;
+ case Y_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ y_size_attribute;
+ case Z_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ z_size_attribute;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPoint
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+struct AttachmentPoint {
+ sequence
+ x_attachment;
+ sequence
+ y_attachment;
+ sequence
+ z_attachment;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Lengths
+//=====
+struct Lengths {
+ sequence
+ x_length;
+ sequence
+ y_length;
+ sequence
+ z_length;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: getStreamChosen
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum StreamValueTag { STREAM_IDENTIFIER_TAG, NO_STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG };
+union StreamValue
+switch (StreamValueTag){
+ case STREAM_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ StreamIdentifier
+ stream_identifier;
+};
+
+// Interface: MhContent Operation: setData
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Data-Element
+//=====
+struct DataElement {
+ sequence
+ element_list_index;
+ GenericValue
+ generic_value;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: NotificationManager Operation: getNotification
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: prepare
+// Interface: MhGenericContent Operation: copy
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Mh-Object-Reference
+//=====
+struct MhObjectReference {
+enum MhObjectReferenceHeadTag { MHEG_IDENTIFIER_TAG, EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG,
+ALIAS_TAG, NULL_OBJECT_REF_TAG } head_tag;
+union MhObjectReferenceHead
+switch (MhObjectReferenceHeadTag){
+case MHEG_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+MHEGIdentifier
+mheg_identifier;
+case EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ExternalIdentifier
+external_identifier;
+case ALIAS_TAG:
+Alias
+alias;
+} head;
+enum MhObjectReferenceTailTag { CONTAINER_ELEMENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+OTHER_REFERENCE_TAG } tail_tag;
+union MhObjectReferenceTail
+switch (MhObjectReferenceTailTag){
+case CONTAINER_ELEMENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ContainerTail
+container_tail;
+} tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setPerceptibleSizeProjection
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Size-Projection
+//=====
+struct PerceptibleSizeProjection {
+sequence
+x_perceptible_size_projection;
+sequence
+y_perceptible_size_projection;
+sequence
+z_perceptible_size_projection;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Number-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtObjectNumberReferenceTag { RT_OBJECT_NUMBER_TAG, RT_DYNAMIC_REFERENCE_TAG
+};
+union RtObjectNumberReference
+switch (RtObjectNumberReferenceTag){
+case RT_OBJECT_NUMBER_TAG:
+long
+rt_object_number;
+case RT_DYNAMIC_REFERENCE_TAG:
+RtDynamicReference
+rt_dynamic_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: new
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Reference
+//=====
+struct RtObjectReference {
+MhObjectReference
+model_object_reference;
+RtObjectNumberReference
+rt_object_number_reference;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtReferenceTag { RT_REFERENCE_RT_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG, RT_REFERENCE_NULL_RT_OBJECT_TAG };
+union RtReference
+switch (RtReferenceTag){
+ case RT_REFERENCE_RT_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference;
+ case RT_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Tail
+//=====
+struct SocketTail {
+ sequence
+ indexes;
+ enum SocketTailTag { INDEX_TAG, SUB_SOCKET_REF_TAG } tag;
+ union SocketTail
+ switch (SocketTailTag){
+ case INDEX_TAG:
+ long
+ index;
+ case SUB_SOCKET_REF_TAG:
+ SubSocketReference
+ sub_socket_ref;
+ } end;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Indexed-Child-Socket
+//=====
+struct IndexedChildSocket {
+ long
+ index;
+ SocketTail
+ tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: bind
+// Interface: Socket Operation: getIdentification
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Identification
+//=====
+struct SocketIdentification {
+ RtReference
+ rt_composite_reference;
+ SocketTail
+ socket_tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: bind
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum SocketReferenceTag { SOCKET_REFERENCE_SOCKET_IDENT_TAG,
+SOCKET_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG };
+union SocketReference
+switch (SocketReferenceTag){
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_SOCKET_IDENT_TAG:
+ SocketIdentification
+ socket_ident;
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtObjectSocketReferenceTag { RT_REFERENCE_TAG, SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union RtObjectSocketReference
+switch (RtObjectSocketReferenceTag){
+ case RT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_reference;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ SocketReference
+ socket_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setSliderInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setEntryFieldInteractionStyle
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getAssignedPerceptibles
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Reference
+//=====
+enum PerceptibleReferenceTag { RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union PerceptibleReference
+switch (PerceptibleReferenceTag){
+ case RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_component_reference;
+ case RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ SocketReference
+ rt_socket_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Separator
+//=====
+enum SeparatorTag { NO_TAG, YES_DEFAULT_TAG, SEPARATOR_PIECE_TAG };
+union Separator
+switch (SeparatorTag){
+ case SEPARATOR_PIECE_TAG:
+ PerceptibleReference
+ separator_piece;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setMenuInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Association
+//=====
+struct Association {
+ sequence
+ title;
+ sequence
+ separator;
+ sequence
+ submenu;
+ sequence
+ submenu_presentation_persistence;
+ sequence
+ submenu_orientation;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtSocket Operation: plug
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug-In
+//=====
+enum PlugInTag { PLUG_IN_RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+PLUG_IN_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG, PLUG_IN_LABEL_TAG };
+union PlugIn
+switch (PlugInTag){
+ case PLUG_IN_RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_component_reference;
+ case PLUG_IN_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ component_reference;
+ case PLUG_IN_LABEL_TAG:
+ GenericString
+ label;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAPPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum ReferencePointTag { VSEAP_POSITION_ORIGIN_RGS_TAG,
+VSEAP_POSITION_ORIGIN_CGS_TAG, VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_RGS_COMPONENT_TAG,
+VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_CGS_COMPONENT_TAG, VSEAP_POSITION_SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG };
+union ReferencePoint
+switch (ReferencePointTag){
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_RGS_COMPONENT_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ same_RGS_component;
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_CGS_COMPONENT_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ same_CGS_component;
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG:
+ SpecifiedPosition
+ specified_position;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtScript Operation: setParameters
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Parameter
+//=====
+enum ParameterTag { GENERIC_VALUE_TAG, MH_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union Parameter
+switch (ParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_TAG:
+ GenericValue
+ generic_value;
+ case MH_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObjectOrSocket Operation: setGlobalBehaviour
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Global-Behaviour
+//=====
+enum GlobalBehaviourTag { GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_RT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GENERIC_LIST_TAG, GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GlobalBehaviour
+switch (GlobalBehaviourTag){
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_RT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_reference;
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GENERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ GenericValue
+ generic_list;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAdjustment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Adjustment-PolicyADJUSTMENT-POLICY-
+//=====
+enum AdjustmentPolicyTag { ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SPECIFIED_TAG, ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_GREATEST_TAG,
+ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SMALLEST_TAG };
+union AdjustmentPolicy
+switch (AdjustmentPolicyTag){
+ case ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ component_reference;
+ case ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SPECIFIED_TAG:
+ SpecifiedSizes
+ specified;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: new
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+struct RtObjectIdentifier {
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ model_object_id;
+ long
+ rt_object_number;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setButtonInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Alternate-Presentation-State
+//=====
+struct AlternatePresentation {
+ PresentationState
+ presentation_state;
+ PerceptibleReference
+ perceptible_target;
+};
+
+```
+
+### 7.1.37 Exceptions
+
+#### 7.1.37.1 InvalidTarget exception
+
+##### Description:
+
+The InvalidTarget exception is raised when the targeted MHEG entity is not available. The `period` member returns the current period of the target.
+
+#### 7.1.37.2 InvalidParameter exception
+
+##### Description:
+
+The InvalidParameter exception is raised when the value of one of the parameters prohibits the normal execution of the action. The `completion_status` member indicates whether the action was completed (with a default value assigned to the inadequate parameter) or not. The `parameter_number` member identifies the rank of the invalid parameter.
+
+#### 7.1.37.3 NotBound exception
+
+##### Description:
+
+The NotBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is not bound with an MHEG entity.
+
+#### 7.1.37.4 AlreadyBound exception
+
+##### Description:
+
+The AlreadyBound exception is raised when the interface object instance is already bound with an MHEG entity. The `entity_identifier` member identifies the bound entity.
+
+#### 7.1.37.5 IDL definition
+
+```
+
+exception InvalidTarget {
+ unsigned short period;
+};
+
+enum CompletionStatus { YES, NO};
+
+exception InvalidParameter {
+ CompletionStatus completion_status;
+ unsigned short period;
+};
+
+typedef long EntityIdentifier
+exception AlreadyBound {
+ EntityIdentifier entity_identifier;
+};
+
+exception NotBound {};
+
+```
+
+## 7.2 Optional primitives
+
+The following objects shall be used to modify MHEG objects in form b:
+
+- mhAction
+- mhComposite
+- mhContainer
+- mhContent
+- mhDescriptor
+- mhLink
+- mhMultiplexedContent
+- mhScript
+
+## Annex A
+
+### Complete IDL definition of the MHEG API
+
+```
+//=====
+typedef sequence ApplicationIdentifier;
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Object-Number
+//=====
+typedef long ObjectNumber;
+
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: prepare
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: MHEG-Identifier
+//=====
+struct MHEGIdentifier {
+ sequence
+ application_identifier;
+ ObjectNumber
+ object_number;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Public-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef string PublicIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: System-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef string SystemIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: External-Long-Identifier
+//=====
+struct ExternalLongIdentifier {
+ PublicIdentifier
+ public_identifier;
+ SystemIdentifier
+ system_identifier;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Alias
+//=====
+typedef string Alias;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Container-Child-Reference
+//=====
+enum ContainerChildReference {
+ CHILD,
+ DESCENDANT
+};
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: getPreparationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Preparation-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum PreparationStatusValue {
+ READY,
+ NOT_READY,
+ PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: MhMultiplexedContent Operation: setMultiplex
+// Interface: MhMultiplexedContent Operation: setDemultiplex
+// Interface: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setStreamChoice
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Stream-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef sequence StreamIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Dynamic-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtDynamicReference {
+ QUESTION_MARK,
+ STAR
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getAvailabilityStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Availibility-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum RtAvailabilityStatusValue {
+ RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_VALUE_AVAILABLE,
+ RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+ RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getRunningStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Running-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum RunningStatusValue {
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_RUNNING,
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_RUNNING,
+ RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: RtScript Operation: getTerminationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Termination-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum TerminationStatusValue {
+ TERMINATED,
+ NOT_TERMINATED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setRGS
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Identifier
+//=====
+typedef long ChannelIdentifier;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Priority-Level
+//=====
+enum PriorityLevel {
+ INCREMENT_PRIORITY,
+ DECREMENT_PRIORITY
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleDuration
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Position
+//=====
+enum TemporalPositionTag { SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG };
+union TemporalPosition
+switch (TemporalPositionTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setCurrentTemporalPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Current-Temporal-Position
+//=====
+enum CurrentTemporalPositionTag {
+CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union CurrentTemporalPosition
+switch (CurrentTemporalPositionTag){
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_vd_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setTemporalTermination
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getTemporalTermination
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Termination
+//=====
+enum TemporalTermination {
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_FREEZE,
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_STOP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setSpeed
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Speed
+//=====
+enum SpeedTag { SPECIFIED_OGTR_TAG, SPEED_RATE_TAG, SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union Speed
+switch (SpeedTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_OGTR_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_OGTR;
+ case SPEED_RATE_TAG:
+ long
+ speed_rate;
+ case SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone-Position
+//=====
+enum TimestonePositionTag { TIMESTONE_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG,
+TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union TimestonePosition
+switch (TimestonePositionTag){
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+ case TIMESTONE_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_VD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVDLength
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GT-Indicator
+//=====
+enum GTIndicator {
+ OGTU,
+ RGTU
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Projection
+//=====
+enum PerceptibleProjectionTag { SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG, IOGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG,
+COGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union PerceptibleProjection
+switch (PerceptibleProjectionTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_size;
+ case IOGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ iogsr_scaling_factor;
+ case COGSR_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ cogsr_scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAspectRatioPreserved
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getAspectRatio
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Aspect-Ratio
+//=====
+enum AspectRatio {
+ PRESERVED,
+ NOT_PRESERVED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSize
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSGS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: VSGS
+//=====
+enum VSGS {
+ THIS,
+ RELATIVE
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Size-Attribute
+//=====
+enum SizeAttributeTag { SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG,
+SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_IVS_RELATIVE_TAG,
+SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_CVS_RELATIVE_TAG };
+union SizeAttribute
+switch (SizeAttributeTag){
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_SPECIFIED_SIZE_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_size;
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_IVS_RELATIVE_TAG:
+ long
+ ivs_relative;
+ case SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_CVS_RELATIVE_TAG:
+ long
+ cvs_relative;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAdjustment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Adjustment-Axis
+//=====
+enum AdjustmentAxis {
+ X_AXIS,
+ Y_AXIS,
+ Z_AXIS
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Sub-Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum SubSocketReference {
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_CHILD,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_DESCENDANT,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_QUESTION_MARK_CHILD,
+ SUB_SOCKET_REFERENCE_QUESTION_MARK_DESCENDANT
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setBox
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getBox
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Box-Constants
+//=====
+enum BoxConstants {
+ PRESENTED,
+ NOT_PRESENTED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Reference-Type
+//=====
+enum ReferenceType {
+ VSIAP,
+ VSEAP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPoint
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Attachment-Point-Type
+//=====
+enum AttachmentPointType {
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_PSAP,
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_VSIAP,
+ ATTACHMENT_POINT_TYPE_VSEAP
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAlignment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Size-Border
+//=====
+enum SizeBorder {
+ TOP,
+ BOTTOM,
+ RIGHT,
+ LEFT,
+ UPPER_Z,
+ LOWER_Z,
+ CENTER_X,
+ CENTER_Y,
+ CENTER_Z
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setMovingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setResizingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setScalingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setScrollingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getMovingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getResizingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getScalingAbility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getScrollingAbility
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: User-Controls
+//=====
+enum UserControls {
+ ALLOWED,
+ NOT_ALLOWED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GS-Indicator
+//=====
+enum GSIndicator {
+ OGSU,
+ RGSU
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPSAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAP
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Point-Type
+//=====
+enum PointType {
+ RELATIVE_POINT,
+ ABSOLUTE_POINT
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setSelectionStatus
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getSelectionStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Selection-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum SelectionStatusValue {
+ SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation:
+// getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Responsibility
+//=====
+enum Responsibility {
+ MHEG_ENGINE,
+ AUTHOR
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getEffectiveSelectability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Effective-Selectability
+//=====
+enum EffectiveSelectability {
+ EFFECTIVELY_SELECTABLE,
+ EFFECTIVELY_NOT_SELECTABLE
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setModificationStatus
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getModificationStatus
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Modification-Status-Value
+//=====
+enum ModificationStatusValue {
+ MODIFIED,
+ MODIFYING,
+ NOT_MODIFIED
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getEffectiveModifiability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Effective-Modifiability
+//=====
+enum EffectiveModifiability {
+ EFFECTIVELY_MODIFIABLE,
+ EFFECTIVELY_NOT_MODIFIABLE
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setResizingStrategy
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: getResizingStrategy
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Resizing-Strategy
+//=====
+enum ResizingStrategy {
+ FIXED,
+ MINIMUM,
+ GROWS_ONLY
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setMenuInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setSliderInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Orientation
+//=====
+enum Orientation {
+ HORIZONTAL,
+ VERTICAL
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Persistence
+//=====
+enum PresentationPersistence {
+ PERSISTENT,
+ NOT_PERSISTENT
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Slider-Side
+//=====
+enum SliderSide {
+ SIDE1,
+ SIDE2
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setAudibleVolume
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Audible-Volume
+//=====
+enum AudibleVolumeTag { SPECIFIED_VOLUME_TAG, LOGICAL_VOLUME_TAG,
+IOV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG,
+OV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG };
+union AudibleVolume
+switch (AudibleVolumeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_VOLUME_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_volume;
+ case LOGICAL_VOLUME_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_volume;
+ case IOV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ iov_scaling_factor;
+ case OV_SCALING_FACTOR_TAG:
+ long
+ ov_scaling_factor;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setButtonInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-State
+//=====
+enum PresentationState {
+ SELECTABLE_NOT_SELECTED,
+ SELECTABLE_SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTABLE_SELECTED,
+ NOT_SELECTABLE_NOT_SELECTED
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Echo-Mode
+//=====
+enum EchoMode {
+ ITSELF,
+ HIDDEN
+};
+
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setEntryFieldInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Echo-Style
+//=====
+enum EchoStyleTag { MODE_TAG, SPECIFIED_TAG };
+union EchoStyle
+switch (EchoStyleTag){
+ case MODE_TAG:
+ EchoMode
+ mode;
+ case SPECIFIED_TAG:
+ string
+ specified;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Reference
+//=====
+enum ChannelReferenceTag { CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG, ALIAS_TAG,
+NULL_CHANNEL_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union ChannelReference
+switch (ChannelReferenceTag){
+ case CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier;
+ case ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Interval
+//=====
+struct Interval {
+ sequence
+ start_point;
+ sequence
+ end_point;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Volume-Range
+//=====
+struct GenericVolumeRange {
+ sequence
+ maximum_volume;
+ sequence
+ minimum_volume;
+};
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: new
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Original-Def-Declaration
+//=====
+struct OriginalDefDeclaration {
+ sequence
+ generic_temporal_ratio;
+ sequence
+ x_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ y_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ z_axis_interval;
+ sequence
+ audible_volume_range_declaration;
+};
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getAvailability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Status-ValueCHANNEL-STATUS-VALUE-
+//=====
+enum ChannelStatusValue {
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_AVAILABLE,
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_NOT_AVAILABLE,
+ CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_PROCESSING
+};
+
+// Interface: Channel Operation: setPerceptability
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getPerceptability
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Perceptability-Values
+//=====
+enum ChannelPerceptabilityValue {
+ ON,
+ OFF
+};
+
+// Interface: NotificationManager Operation: getNotification
+// Interface: MhContent Operation: getData
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Value
+//=====
+enum GenericValueTag { BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG, NUMERIC_TAG, STRING_FIELD_TAG,
+GENERIC_LIST_TAG,
+UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericValue
+
+```
+
+```
+
+switch (GenericValueTag){
+ case BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG:
+ boolean
+ boolean_field;
+ case NUMERIC_TAG:
+ long
+ numeric;
+ case STRING_FIELD_TAG:
+ string
+ string_field;
+ case GENERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ sequence
+ generic_list;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-String
+//=====
+enum GenericStringTag { GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_STRING_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericString
+switch (GenericStringTag){
+ case GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ string
+ constant;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: setVisibleDurationPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Visible-Duration
+//=====
+enum VisibleDurationPositionTag {
+VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG,
+VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG,
+VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG };
+union VisibleDurationPosition
+switch (VisibleDurationPositionTag){
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_SPECIFIED_TEMPORAL_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ specified_temporal_point;
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_PD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_PD_point;
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_LOGICAL_TEMPORAL_VD_POINT_TAG:
+ long
+ logical_temporal_VD_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getRGS
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum RGSValueTag { RGS_VALUE_CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG, RGS_VALUE_NULL_CHANNEL_TAG,
+RGS_VALUE_PRGS_TAG };
+union RGSValue
+switch (RGSValueTag){
+ case RGS_VALUE_CHANNEL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Numeric
+//=====
+enum GenericNumericTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_NUMERIC_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericNumeric
+switch (GenericNumericTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ long
+ constant;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getSelectionMode
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum SelectionModeValueTag { USER_INTERACTION_TAG, NO_SELECTION_TAG,
+MHEG_ACTION_TAG,
+USING_APPLICATION_ACTION_TAG };
+union SelectionModeValue
+switch (SelectionModeValueTag){
+ case USER_INTERACTION_TAG:
+ unsigned long
+ user_interaction;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getModificationMode
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum ModificationModeValueTag { MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USER_INTERACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_NO_MODIFICATION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_MHEG_ACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USING_APPLICATION_ACTION_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_CHILD_TAG };
+union ModificationModeValue
+switch (ModificationModeValueTag){
+ case MODIFICATION_MODE_VALUE_USER_INTERACTION_TAG:
+ unsigned long
+ user_interaction;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: External-Identifier
+//=====
+enum ExternalIdentifierTag { EXTERNAL_LONG_ID_TAG, PUBLIC_ID_TAG, SYSTEM_ID_TAG
+};
+union ExternalIdentifier
+switch (ExternalIdentifierTag){
+ case EXTERNAL_LONG_ID_TAG:
+ ExternalLongIdentifier
+ external_long_id;
+ case PUBLIC_ID_TAG:
+ PublicIdentifier
+ public_id;
+ case SYSTEM_ID_TAG:
+ SystemIdentifier
+ system_id;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Container-Tail
+//=====
+struct ContainerTail {
+ sequence
+ indexes;
+ enum ContainerTailTag { INDEX_TAG, CONTAINER_CHILD_REF_TAG } tag;
+ union ContainerTail
+ switch (ContainerTailTag){
+ case INDEX_TAG:
+ long
+ index;
+ case CONTAINER_CHILD_REF_TAG:
+ ContainerChildReference
+ container_child_ref;
+ } end;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Specified-Sizes
+//=====
+struct SpecifiedSizes {
+ sequence
+ x_axis_length;
+ sequence
+ y_axis_length;
+ sequence
+ z_axis_length;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Attachment-Attribute
+//=====
+enum AttachmentAttributeTag { SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG, LOGICAL_POSITION_TAG };
+union AttachmentAttribute
+switch (AttachmentAttributeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ specified_position;
+ case LOGICAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ logical_position;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Length-Attribute
+//=====
+enum LengthAttributeTag { SPECIFIED_LENGTH_TAG, RELATIVE_LENGTH_TAG };
+union LengthAttribute
+switch (LengthAttributeTag){
+ case SPECIFIED_LENGTH_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ specified_length;
+ case RELATIVE_LENGTH_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ relative_length;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPS
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getPSAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVS
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSIAPPosition
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAP
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAPPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Specified-Position
+//=====
+struct SpecifiedPosition {
+ GenericNumeric
+ x_point;
+ GenericNumeric
+ y_point;
+ GenericNumeric
+ z_point;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setPresentationPriority
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Priority
+//=====
+enum PresentationPriorityTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG, PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG };
+union PresentationPriority
+switch (PresentationPriorityTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ generic_numeric;
+ case PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG:
+ PriorityLevel
+ priority_level;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setTimestones
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone
+//=====
+struct Timestone {
+ long
+ timestone_identifier;
+ TimestonePosition
+ timestone_position;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSize
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+
+enum VSTag { X_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG, Y_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG, Z_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG };
+union VS
+switch (VSTag){
+ case X_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ x_size_attribute;
+ case Y_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ y_size_attribute;
+ case Z_SIZE_ATTRIBUTE_TAG:
+ SizeAttribute
+ z_size_attribute;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPoint
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+
+struct AttachmentPoint {
+ sequence
+ x_attachment;
+ sequence
+ y_attachment;
+ sequence
+ z_attachment;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setAttachmentPointPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Lengths
+
+struct Lengths {
+ sequence
+ x_length;
+ sequence
+ y_length;
+ sequence
+ z_length;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: getStreamChosen
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+
+enum StreamValueTag { STREAM_IDENTIFIER_TAG, NO_STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG };
+union StreamValue
+switch (StreamValueTag){
+ case STREAM_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ StreamIdentifier
+ stream_identifier;
+};
+
+// Interface: MhContent Operation: setData
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Data-Element
+
+struct DataElement {
+ sequence
+ element_list_index;
+ GenericValue
+ generic_value;
+};
+
+// Interface: NotificationManager Operation: getNotification
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: MhObject Operation: prepare
+// Interface: MhGenericContent Operation: copy
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Mh-Object-Reference
+
+struct MhObjectReference {
+ enum MhObjectReferenceHeadTag { MHEG_IDENTIFIER_TAG, EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG,
+ ALIAS_TAG, NULL_OBJECT_REF_TAG } head_tag;
+ union MhObjectReferenceHead
+
+```
+
+```
+
+switch (MhObjectReferenceHeadTag) {
+ case MHEG_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ mheg_identifier;
+ case EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ExternalIdentifier
+ external_identifier;
+ case ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+} head;
+enum MhObjectReferenceTailTag { CONTAINER_ELEMENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+OTHER_REFERENCE_TAG
+} tail_tag;
+union MhObjectReferenceTail
+switch (MhObjectReferenceTailTag) {
+ case CONTAINER_ELEMENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ ContainerTail
+ container_tail;
+} tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setPerceptibleSizeProjection
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Size-Projection
+//=====
+struct PerceptibleSizeProjection {
+ sequence
+ x_perceptible_size_projection;
+ sequence
+ y_perceptible_size_projection;
+ sequence
+ z_perceptible_size_projection;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Number-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtObjectNumberReferenceTag { RT_OBJECT_NUMBER_TAG, RT_DYNAMIC_REFERENCE_TAG
+};
+union RtObjectNumberReference
+switch (RtObjectNumberReferenceTag) {
+ case RT_OBJECT_NUMBER_TAG:
+ long
+ rt_object_number;
+ case RT_DYNAMIC_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtDynamicReference
+ rt_dynamic_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: new
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Reference
+//=====
+struct RtObjectReference {
+ MhObjectReference
+ model_object_reference;
+ RtObjectNumberReference
+ rt_object_number_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtReferenceTag { RT_REFERENCE_RT_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG,
+RT_REFERENCE_NULL_RT_OBJECT_TAG };
+union RtReference
+switch (RtReferenceTag) {
+ case RT_REFERENCE_RT_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference;
+ case RT_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Tail
+//=====
+struct SocketTail {
+ sequence
+ indexes;
+ enum SocketTailTag { INDEX_TAG, SUB_SOCKET_REF_TAG } tag;
+ union SocketTail
+ switch (SocketTailTag){
+ case INDEX_TAG:
+ long
+ index;
+ case SUB_SOCKET_REF_TAG:
+ SubSocketReference
+ sub_socket_ref;
+ } end;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Indexed-Child-Socket
+//=====
+struct IndexedChildSocket {
+ long
+ index;
+ SocketTail
+ tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: bind
+// Interface: Socket Operation: getIdentification
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Identification
+//=====
+struct SocketIdentification {
+ RtReference
+ rt_composite_reference;
+ SocketTail
+ socket_tail;
+};
+
+// Interface: Socket Operation: bind
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum SocketReferenceTag { SOCKET_REFERENCE_SOCKET_IDENT_TAG,
+SOCKET_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG };
+union SocketReference
+switch (SocketReferenceTag){
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_SOCKET_IDENT_TAG:
+ SocketIdentification
+ socket_ident;
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Object-Socket-Reference
+//=====
+enum RtObjectSocketReferenceTag { RT_REFERENCE_TAG, SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union RtObjectSocketReference
+switch (RtObjectSocketReferenceTag){
+ case RT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_reference;
+ case SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ SocketReference
+ socket_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation: setSliderInteractionStyle
+// Interface: RtContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setEntryFieldInteractionStyle
+// Interface: Channel Operation: getAssignedPerceptibles
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Reference
+
+```
+
+```
+
+//=====
+enum PerceptibleReferenceTag { RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union PerceptibleReference
+switch (PerceptibleReferenceTag){
+ case RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_component_reference;
+ case RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ SocketReference
+ rt_socket_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation:
+// setScrollingListInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Separator
+//=====
+enum SeparatorTag { NO_TAG, YES_DEFAULT_TAG, SEPARATOR_PIECE_TAG };
+union Separator
+switch (SeparatorTag){
+ case SEPARATOR_PIECE_TAG:
+ PerceptibleReference
+ separator_piece;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket Operation: setMenuInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Association
+//=====
+struct Association {
+ sequence
+ title;
+ sequence
+ separator;
+ sequence
+ submenu;
+ sequence
+ submenu_presentation_persistence;
+ sequence
+ submenu_orientation;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtSocket Operation: plug
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug-In
+//=====
+enum PlugInTag { PLUG_IN_RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+PLUG_IN_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+PLUG_IN_LABEL_TAG };
+union PlugIn
+switch (PlugInTag){
+ case PLUG_IN_RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_component_reference;
+ case PLUG_IN_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ component_reference;
+ case PLUG_IN_LABEL_TAG:
+ GenericString
+ label;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: getVSEAPPosition
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+enum ReferencePointTag { VSEAP_POSITION_ORIGIN_RGS_TAG,
+VSEAP_POSITION_ORIGIN_CGS_TAG,
+VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_RGS_COMPONENT_TAG, VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_CGS_COMPONENT_TAG,
+VSEAP_POSITION_SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG };
+union ReferencePoint
+switch (ReferencePointTag){
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_RGS_COMPONENT_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ same_RGS_component;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SAME_CGS_COMPONENT_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ same_CGS_component;
+ case VSEAP_POSITION_SPECIFIED_POSITION_TAG:
+ SpecifiedPosition
+ specified_position;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtScript Operation: setParameters
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Parameter
+//=====
+enum ParameterTag { GENERIC_VALUE_TAG, MH_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG };
+union Parameter
+switch (ParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_TAG:
+ GenericValue
+ generic_value;
+ case MH_OBJECT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObjectOrSocket Operation: setGlobalBehaviour
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Global-Behaviour
+//=====
+enum GlobalBehaviourTag { GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_RT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GENERIC_LIST_TAG,
+GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GlobalBehaviour
+switch (GlobalBehaviourTag){
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_RT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_reference;
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GENERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ GenericValue
+ generic_list;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtComponentOrSocket Operation: setVisibleSizesAdjustment
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Adjustment-PolicyADJUSTMENT-POLICY-
+//=====
+enum AdjustmentPolicyTag { ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SPECIFIED_TAG, ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_GREATEST_TAG,
+ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SMALLEST_TAG
+};
+union AdjustmentPolicy
+switch (AdjustmentPolicyTag){
+ case ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ component_reference;
+ case ADJUSTMENT_POLICY_SPECIFIED_TAG:
+ SpecifiedSizes
+ specified;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: bind
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: new
+// Interface: RtObject Operation: getIdentifier
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: none
+//=====
+struct RtObjectIdentifier {
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ model_object_id;
+ long
+ rt_object_number;
+};
+
+// Interface: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket Operation:
+// setButtonInteractionStyle
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Alternate-Presentation-State
+//=====
+struct AlternatePresentation {
+ PresentationState
+ presentation_state;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ PerceptibleReference
+ perceptible_target;
+};
+
+// Exceptions
+//=====
+exception InvalidTarget {
+ unsigned short period;
+};
+
+enum CompletionStatus { YES, NO};
+
+exception InvalidParameter {
+ CompletionStatus completion_status;
+ unsigned short period;
+};
+
+typedef long EntityIdentifier;
+
+exception AlreadyBound {
+ EntityIdentifier entity_identifier;
+};
+
+exception NotBound {};
+
+interface MHEGEngine {
+ void
+ initialiseEngine();
+ void
+ shutdownEngine();
+};
+
+interface NotificationManager {
+ sequence
+ getReturnability();
+
+ void
+ getNotification(
+ in unsigned short
+ notification_number,
+ out sequence
+ values,
+ out sequence
+ objects)
+ raises(InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface EntityManager {
+ sequence
+ getAvailableMhObjects();
+
+ sequence
+ getAvailableRtObjects();
+
+ sequence
+ getAvailableChannels();
+
+ void
+ releaseAlias(
+ in string
+ alias)
+ raises(InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface Entity {
+ void
+ setAlias(
+ in string
+ alias)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ string
+ getAlias()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface MhObject: Entity {
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ unbind()
+ raises(NotBound);
+
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ prepare(
+ in MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ void
+ destroy()
+ raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ PreparationStatusValue
+ getPreparationStatus()
+ raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ MHEGIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+ raises(NotBound);
+
+ void
+ kill();
+};
+
+interface MhAction: MhObject {
+ void
+ delay(
+ in unsigned short
+ nested_action_number,
+ in unsigned long
+ delay)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface MhLink: MhObject {
+ void
+ abort()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface MhModel: MhObject {};
+
+interface MhComponent: MhModel {};
+
+interface MhGenericContent: MhComponent {
+ void
+ copy(
+ in sequence
+ copies)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+interface MhContent: MhGenericContent {
+ void
+ setData(
+ in boolean
+ substitution_indicator,
+ in sequence
+ data_elements)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ GenericValue
+ getData(
+ in sequence
+ element_list_index)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface MhMultiplexedContent: MhGenericContent {
+ void
+ setMultiplex(
+ in sequence
+ stream_list)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ void
+ setDemultiplex(
+ in sequence
+ stream_list)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface MhComposite: MhComponent {};
+interface MhScript: MhModel {};
+interface MhContainer: MhObject {};
+interface MhDescriptor: MhObject {};
+interface RtObjectOrSocket {
+ void
+ setGlobalBehaviour(
+ in GlobalBehaviour
+ global_behaviour)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ GenericValue
+ getGlobalBehaviour()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ run()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ stop()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface RtObject: Entity {
+ RtObjectIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference)
+ raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ unbind()
+ raises(NotBound);
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+RtObjectIdentifier
+ new(
+ in RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_reference)
+raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ delete()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+RtAvailabilityStatusValue
+ getAvailabilityStatus()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+RtObjectIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+raises(NotBound);
+
+void
+ kill();
+
+RunningStatusValue
+ getRunningStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface Socket: Entity, RtObjectOrSocket {
+ SocketIdentification
+ bind(
+ in SocketReference
+ socket_reference)
+raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ unbind()
+raises(NotBound);
+
+SocketIdentification
+ getIdentifier();
+void
+ kill();
+
+void
+ plug(
+ in PlugIn
+ plug_in)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setVisibleDurationPosition(
+ in VisibleDurationPosition
+ visible_duration_position)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned long
+ getVisibleDurationPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface RtScript: RtObject {
+ void
+ setParameters(
+ in sequence
+ parameters)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+TerminationStatusValue
+ getTerminationStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface RtComponentOrSocket {
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setRGS (
+ in ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_identifier)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+RGSValue
+ getRGS ()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setOpacity(
+ in unsigned short
+ opacity_rate,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setPresentationPriority(
+ in PresentationPriority
+ presentation_priority,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned short
+ getOpacity()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getEffectiveOpacity()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getPresentationPriority()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setVisibleDuration(
+ in TemporalPosition
+ initial_temporal_position,
+ in TemporalPosition
+ terminal_temporal_position)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setTemporalTermination(
+ in TemporalTermination
+ temporal_termination)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setCurrentTemporalPosition(
+ in TemporalPosition
+ temporal_position)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setSpeed(
+ in Speed
+ the_speed,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setTimestones(
+ in sequence
+ timestones)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned long
+ getInitialTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+unsigned long
+ getTerminalTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getVDLength(
+ in GTIndicator
+ gt_indicator)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+TemporalTermination
+ getTemporalTermination()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getCurrentTemporalPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+short
+ getSpeedRate()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getOGTR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+short
+ getEffectiveSpeedRate()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getEffectiveOGTR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getTimestoneStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setPerceptibleSizeProjection(
+ in PerceptibleSizeProjection
+ perceptible_size_projection,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setAspectRatio(
+ in AspectRatio
+ preserved)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSize(
+ in VSGS
+ the_vsgs,
+ in VS
+ the_vs,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSizesAdjustment(
+ in sequence
+ set_of_axes,
+ in AdjustmentPolicy
+ adjustment_policy,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setBox(
+ in BoxConstants
+ box)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setDefaultBackground(
+ in unsigned short
+ background,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setAttachmentPoint(
+ in AttachmentPointType
+ type,
+ in AttachmentPoint
+ positions)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setAttachmentPointPosition(
+ in AttachmentPointType
+ type,
+ in ReferenceType
+ vseap_reference_point,
+ in Lengths
+ the_lengths,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setVisibleSizesAlignment(
+ in SizeBorder
+ size_border,
+ in long
+ interval,
+ in unsigned long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setMovingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ moving_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setResizingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ resizing_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setScalingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ scaling_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setScrollingAbility(
+ in UserControls
+ scrolling_ability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getGSR()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getPS(
+ in GSIndicator
+ gs)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+AspectRatio
+ getAspectRatio()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+```
+
+```
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getPSAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+VSGS
+ getVSGS()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVS()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+BoxConstants
+ getBox()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned short
+ getDefaultBackground()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSIAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSIAPPosition()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSEAP(
+ in PointType
+ point_type)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SpecifiedPosition
+ getVSEAPPosition(
+ in ReferencePoint
+ reference_point)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getMovingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getResizingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getScalingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+UserControls
+ getScrollingAbility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setSelectability(
+ in unsigned short
+ min_number_of_selections,
+ in unsigned short
+ max_number_of_selections)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setSelectionStatus(
+ in SelectionStatusValue
+ selection_state)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility(
+ in Responsibility
+ the_responsibility)
+
+```
+
+```
+
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ getSelectability(
+ out unsigned short
+ min_number_of_selections,
+ out unsigned short
+ max_number_of_selections)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+EffectiveSelectability
+ getEffectiveSelectability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SelectionStatusValue
+ getSelectionStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+SelectionModeValue
+ getSelectionMode()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+Responsibility
+ getSelectionPresentationEffectResponsibility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setModifiability(
+ in unsigned short
+ min_number_of_modifications,
+ in unsigned short
+ max_number_of_modifications)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+void
+ setModificationStatus(
+ in ModificationStatusValue
+ modification_state)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility(
+ in Responsibility
+ the_responsibility)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ getModifiability(
+ out unsigned short
+ min_numbers_of_modifications,
+ out unsigned short
+ max_numbers_of_modifications)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+EffectiveModifiability
+ getEffectiveModifiability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ModificationStatusValue
+ getModificationStatus()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ModificationModeValue
+ getModificationMode()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+Responsibility
+ getModificationPresentationEffectResponsibility()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setNoInteractionStyle()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+interface RtComponent: RtComponentOrSocket, RtObject {};
+interface RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket {
+ void
+ setResizingStrategy(
+ in ResizingStrategy
+ resizing_strategy)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ ResizingStrategy
+ getResizingStrategy()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ setAudibleCompositionEffect(
+ in unsigned_short
+ audible_effect,
+ in unsigned_long
+ transition_duration)
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ unsigned_short
+ getAudibleCompositionEffect()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ unsigned_short
+ getNumberOfSelectedSockets()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ unsigned_short
+ getNumberOfModifiedSockets()
+ raises(InvalidTarget);
+ void
+ setMenuInteractionStyle(
+ in Orientation
+ upper_menu_orientation,
+ in sequence
+ list_of_associations)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+ void
+ setScrollingListInteractionStyle(
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background,
+ in unsigned_short
+ visible_items_number,
+ in SocketTail
+ first_item,
+ in Separator
+ the_separator,
+ in Orientation
+ the_orientation,
+ in SliderSide
+ slider_side,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider_cursor,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ slider_background,
+ in long
+ slider_min_value,
+ in long
+ slider_max_value)
+ raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+interface RtComposite: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket, RtComponent {};
+interface StructuralSocket: RtCompositeOrStructuralSocket, Socket {};
+interface RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket {
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setAudibleVolume(
+ in AudibleVolume
+ audible_volume,
+ in unsigned_long
+ transition_duration)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+unsigned long
+ getInitialOriginalAudibleVolume()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getCurrentOriginalAudibleVolume()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getEffectiveOriginalAudibleVolume()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+unsigned long
+ getPerceptibleAudibleVolume()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ setButtonInteractionStyle(
+ in PresentationState
+ initial_state,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_1,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_2,
+ in AlternatePresentation
+ alternate_presentation_3)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+};
+
+interface RtGenericContent: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket, RtComponent {};
+
+interface GenericPresentableSocket: RtGenericContentOrPresentableSocket, Socket
+{};
+
+interface RtContentOrPresentableSocket {
+
+ void
+ setSliderInteractionStyle(
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ cursor,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background,
+ in Orientation
+ the_orientation,
+ in short
+ min_value,
+ in short
+ max_value)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+ void
+ setEntryFieldInteractionStyle(
+ in EchoStyle
+ echo_style,
+ in PerceptibleReference
+ background)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+};
+
+interface RtContent: RtContentOrPresentableSocket, RtGenericContent {};
+
+interface PresentableSocket: RtContentOrPresentableSocket,
+GenericPresentableSocket {};
+
+interface RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket {
+
+```
+
+```
+
+void
+ setStreamChoice(
+ in StreamIdentifier
+ stream_identifier)
+raises(InvalidTarget, InvalidParameter);
+
+StreamValue
+ getStreamChosen()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+interface RtMultiplexedContent: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket,
+RtGenericContent {};
+
+interface MultiplexedPresentableSocket: RtMultiplexedContentOrPresentableSocket,
+GenericPresentableSocket {};
+
+interface Channel: Entity {
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ bind(
+ in ChannelReference
+ channel_reference)
+raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ unbind()
+raises(NotBound);
+
+ChannelIdentifier
+ new(
+ in ChannelReference
+ channel_reference,
+ in OriginalDefDeclaration
+ original_definition_declaration)
+raises(AlreadyBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+void
+ delete()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelStatusValue
+ getAvailability()
+raises(NotBound, InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelIdentifier
+ getIdentifier()
+raises(NotBound);
+
+void
+ kill();
+
+void
+ setPerceptability(
+ in ChannelPerceptabilityValue
+ channel_perceptability)
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+ChannelPerceptabilityValue
+ getPerceptability()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+
+sequence
+ getAssignedPerceptibles()
+raises(InvalidTarget);
+};
+
+module x {
+interface EvaluatedValue;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: RGS-Constants
+//=====
+enum RGSConstants {
+ NULL_CHANNEL,
+ PRGS_
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Stream-Chosen
+//=====
+enum StreamChosen {
+ NO_STREAM_CHOSEN
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Selection-Mode-Constants
+//=====
+enum SelectionModeConstants {
+ NO_SELECTION,
+ MHEG_ACTION,
+ USING_APPLICATION_ACTION
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Modification-Mode-Constants
+//=====
+enum ModificationModeConstants {
+ MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_NO_MODIFICATION,
+ MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_MHEG_ACTION,
+ MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_USING_APPLICATION_ACTION,
+ MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_CHILD
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Comparison-Value-Constant
+//=====
+enum ComparisonValueConstantTag { TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_TAG,
+RESIZING_STRATEGY_TAG, VSGS_TAG, RESPONSIBILITY_TAG,
+PREPARATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG, RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_VALUE_TAG,
+RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_TAG, TERMINATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG, RGS_CONSTANTS_TAG,
+USER_CONTROLS_TAG, ASPECT_RATIO_TAG, BOX_CONSTANTS_TAG, STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG,
+EFFECTIVE_SELECTABILITY_TAG, SELECTION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG,
+SELECTION_MODE_CONSTANTS_TAG, EFFECTIVE_MODIFIABILITY_TAG,
+MODIFICATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG, MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_TAG,
+CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_TAG, CHANNEL_PERCEPTABILITY_VALUES_TAG };
+union ComparisonValueConstant
+switch (ComparisonValueConstantTag){
+ case TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_TAG:
+ TemporalTermination
+ temporal_termination;
+ case RESIZING_STRATEGY_TAG:
+ ResizingStrategy
+ resizing_strategy;
+ case VSGS_TAG:
+ VSGS
+ vsgs;
+ case RESPONSIBILITY_TAG:
+ Responsibility
+ responsibility;
+ case PREPARATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ PreparationStatusValue
+ preparation_status_value;
+ case RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ RtAvailabilityStatusValue
+ rt_availability_status_value;
+ case RUNNING_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ RunningStatusValue
+ running_status_value;
+ case TERMINATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ TerminationStatusValue
+ termination_status_value;
+ case RGS_CONSTANTS_TAG:
+ RGSConstants
+ rgs_constants;
+ case USER_CONTROLS_TAG:
+ UserControls
+ user_controls;
+ case ASPECT_RATIO_TAG:
+ AspectRatio
+ aspect_ratio;
+ case BOX_CONSTANTS_TAG:
+ BoxConstants
+ box_constants;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+case STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG:
+ StreamChosen
+ stream_chosen;
+case EFFECTIVE_SELECTABILITY_TAG:
+ EffectiveSelectability
+ effective_selectability;
+case SELECTION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ SelectionStatusValue
+ selection_status_value;
+case SELECTION_MODE_CONSTANTS_TAG:
+ SelectionModeConstants
+ selection_mode_constants;
+case EFFECTIVE_MODIFIABILITY_TAG:
+ EffectiveModifiability
+ effective_modifiability;
+case MODIFICATION_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ ModificationStatusValue
+ modification_status_value;
+case MODIFICATION_MODE_CONSTANTS_TAG:
+ ModificationModeConstants
+ modification_mode_constants;
+case CHANNEL_STATUS_VALUE_TAG:
+ ChannelStatusValue
+ channel_status_value;
+case CHANNEL_PERCEPTABILITY_VALUES_TAG:
+ ChannelPerceptabilityValue
+ channel_perceptability_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Data-Reference
+//=====
+enum DataReferenceTag { EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG, ALIAS_TAG };
+union DataReference
+switch (DataReferenceTag){
+ case EXTERNAL_IDENTIFIER_TAG:
+ ExternalIdentifier
+ external_identifier;
+ case ALIAS_TAG:
+ Alias
+ alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Reference
+//=====
+enum ReferenceTag { MHEG_OBJECT_REF_TAG, RT_OBJECT_REF_TAG, CHANNEL_ID_TAG,
+SOCKET_IDENT_REF_TAG, NULL_REF_TAG };
+union Reference
+switch (ReferenceTag){
+ case MHEG_OBJECT_REF_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ mh_object_ref;
+ case RT_OBJECT_REF_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_object_ref;
+ case CHANNEL_ID_TAG:
+ ChannelIdentifier
+ channel_id;
+ case SOCKET_IDENT_REF_TAG:
+ SocketIdentification
+ socket_ident_ref;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Reference
+//=====
+enum GenericReferenceTag { REFERENCE_TAG, EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG, UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericReference
+switch (GenericReferenceTag){
+ case REFERENCE_TAG:
+ Reference
+ reference;
+ case EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_value;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Macro-Def-Id
+//=====
+enum MacroDefIdTag { STRING_FIELD_TAG, NUMERIC_TAG };
+union MacroDefId
+switch (MacroDefIdTag){
+ case STRING_FIELD_TAG:
+ string
+ string_field;
+ case NUMERIC_TAG:
+ long
+ numeric;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct TargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ generic_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum TargetParameterTag { GENERIC_REFERENCE_TAG, TARGET_MACRO_TAG };
+union TargetParameter
+switch (TargetParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ GenericReference
+ generic_reference;
+ case TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ TargetMacro
+ target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence TargetsParameter;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Mh-Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct MhTargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ mh_object_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Mh-Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum MhTargetParameterTag { MH_REFERENCE_TAG, EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG,
+MH_TARGET_MACRO_TAG };
+union MhTargetParameter
+switch (MhTargetParameterTag){
+ case MH_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ mh_reference;
+ case EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_target;
+ case MH_TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ MhTargetMacro
+ mh_target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Mh-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence MhTargetsParameter;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct RtTargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ rt_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum RtTargetParameterTag { RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG, RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_TARGET_MACRO_TAG
+};
+union RtTargetParameter
+switch (RtTargetParameterTag){
+ case RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtReference
+ rt_reference;
+ case RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_target;
+ case RT_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ RtTargetMacro
+ rt_target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence RtTargetsParameter;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct SocketTargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ socket_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum SocketTargetParameterTag { SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG,
+SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG,
+SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_SOCKET_TARGET_MACRO_TAG };
+union SocketTargetParameter
+switch (SocketTargetParameterTag){
+ case SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ SocketReference
+ socket_reference;
+ case SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_target;
+ case SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_SOCKET_TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ SocketTargetMacro
+ socket_target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Socket-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence SocketTargetsParameter;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Socket-Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct RtSocketTargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ rt_socket_reference;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Socket-Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum RtSocketTargetParameterTag {
+RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG,
+RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG,
+RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_SOCKET_TARGET_MACRO_TAG };
+union RtSocketTargetParameter
+switch (RtSocketTargetParameterTag){
+ case RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_SOCKET_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectSocketReference
+ rt_socket_reference;
+ case RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_target;
+ case RT_SOCKET_TARGET_PARAMETER_RT_SOCKET_TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetMacro
+ rt_socket_target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Rt-Socket-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence RtSocketTargetsParameter;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Target-Macro
+//=====
+struct ChannelTargetMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ channel_reference;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Target-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ChannelTargetParameterTag { CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_CHANNEL_REFERENCE_TAG,
+CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG,
+CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_CHANNEL_TARGET_MACRO_TAG };
+union ChannelTargetParameter
+switch (ChannelTargetParameterTag){
+ case CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_CHANNEL_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ ChannelReference
+ channel_reference;
+ case CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_EVALUATED_TARGET_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_target;
+ case CHANNEL_TARGET_PARAMETER_CHANNEL_TARGET_MACRO_TAG:
+ ChannelTargetMacro
+ channel_target_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Channel-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+typedef sequence ChannelTargetsParameter;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Element-List-Index-Macro
+//=====
+struct ElementListIndexMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence,1>
+ generic_numeric_list;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Element-List-Index-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ElementListIndexParameterTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_LIST_TAG,
+ELEMENT_LIST_INDEX_MACRO_TAG };
+union ElementListIndexParameter
+switch (ElementListIndexParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ sequence
+ generic_numeric_list;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case ELEMENT_LIST_INDEX_MACRO_TAG:
+ ElementListIndexMacro
+ element_list_index_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Get-Data
+//=====
+struct GetData {
+ MhTargetParameter
+ content_target_parameter;
+ sequence
+ element_list_index_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GT-Indicator-Macro
+//=====
+struct GTIndicatorMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ gt_indicator;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GT-Indicator-Parameter
+//=====
+enum GTIndicatorParameterTag { GT_INDICATOR_TAG, GT_INDICATOR_MACRO_TAG };
+union GTIndicatorParameter
+switch (GTIndicatorParameterTag){
+ case GT_INDICATOR_TAG:
+ GTIndicator
+ gt_indicator;
+ case GT_INDICATOR_MACRO_TAG:
+ GTIndicatorMacro
+ gt_indicator_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Get-PD
+//=====
+struct GetPD {
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ target;
+ sequence
+ gt_indicator;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Get-VD-Length
+//=====
+struct GetVDLength {
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ target;
+ GTIndicatorParameter
+ gt_indicator;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GS-Indicator-Macro
+//=====
+struct GSIndicatorMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ gs_indicator;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: GS-Indicator-Parameter
+//=====
+enum GSIndicatorParameterTag { GS_INDICATOR_TAG, GS_INDICATOR_MACRO_TAG };
+union GSIndicatorParameter
+switch (GSIndicatorParameterTag){
+ case GS_INDICATOR_TAG:
+ GSIndicator
+ gs_indicator;
+ case GS_INDICATOR_MACRO_TAG:
+ GSIndicatorMacro
+ gs_indicator_macro;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Size-Parameter
+//=====
+struct PerceptibleSizeParameter {
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ target;
+ sequence
+ generic_space;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Point-Type-Macro
+//=====
+struct PointTypeMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ point_type;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Point-Type-Parameter
+//=====
+enum PointTypeParameterTag { POINT_TYPE_TAG, POINT_TYPE_MACRO_TAG };
+union PointTypeParameter
+switch (PointTypeParameterTag){
+ case POINT_TYPE_TAG:
+ PointType
+ point_type;
+ case POINT_TYPE_MACRO_TAG:
+ PointTypeMacro
+ point_type_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: AP-Parameter
+//=====
+struct APParameter {
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ target;
+ sequence
+ type;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Reference-Point-Macro
+//=====
+struct ReferencePointMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ reference_point;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Reference-Point-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ReferencePointParameterTag { REFERENCE_POINT_TAG, REFERENCE_POINT_MACRO_TAG };
+union ReferencePointParameter
+switch (ReferencePointParameterTag){
+ case REFERENCE_POINT_TAG:
+ ReferencePoint
+ reference_point;
+ case REFERENCE_POINT_MACRO_TAG:
+ ReferencePointMacro
+ reference_point_macro;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: VSEAP-Position-Parameter
+//=====
+struct VSEAPPositionParameter {
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ target;
+ sequence
+ reference_point;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Value
+//=====
+enum GenericValueTag { GENERIC_VALUE_BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG,
+GENERIC_VALUE_NUMERIC_TAG, GENERIC_VALUE_STRING_FIELD_TAG,
+GENERIC_VALUE_GENERIC_LIST_TAG, GENERIC_VALUE_REFERENCE_TAG,
+GENERIC_VALUE_UNSPECIFIED_TAG, GENERIC_VALUE_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG };
+union GenericValue
+switch (GenericValueTag){
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_BOOLEAN_FIELD_TAG:
+ boolean
+ boolean_field;
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_NUMERIC_TAG:
+ long
+ numeric;
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_STRING_FIELD_TAG:
+ string
+ string_field;
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_GENERIC_LIST_TAG:
+ sequence
+ generic_list;
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ Reference
+ reference;
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Boolean
+//=====
+enum GenericBooleanTag { GENERIC_BOOLEAN_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_BOOLEAN_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG, GENERIC_BOOLEAN_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericBoolean
+switch (GenericBooleanTag){
+ case GENERIC_BOOLEAN_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ boolean
+ constant;
+ case GENERIC_BOOLEAN_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Numeric
+//=====
+enum GenericNumericTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_NUMERIC_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG, GENERIC_NUMERIC_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericNumeric
+switch (GenericNumericTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ long
+ constant;
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-String
+//=====
+enum GenericStringTag { GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG,
+GENERIC_STRING_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG, GENERIC_STRING_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GenericString
+switch (GenericStringTag){
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case GENERIC_STRING_CONSTANT_TAG:
+ string
+ constant;
+ case GENERIC_STRING_EVALUATED_VALUE_TAG:
+ EvaluatedValue
+ evaluated_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Value-Macro
+//=====
+struct ValueMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ generic_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Boolean-Macro
+//=====
+struct BooleanMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ generic_boolean;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Numeric-Macro
+//=====
+struct NumericMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ generic_numeric;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: String-Macro
+//=====
+struct StringMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ generic_string;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Boolean-Parameter
+//=====
+enum BooleanParameterTag { GENERIC_BOOLEAN_TAG, BOOLEAN_MACRO_TAG };
+union BooleanParameter
+switch (BooleanParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_BOOLEAN_TAG:
+ GenericBoolean
+ generic_boolean;
+ case BOOLEAN_MACRO_TAG:
+ BooleanMacro
+ boolean_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Numeric-Parameter
+//=====
+enum NumericParameterTag { GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG, NUMERIC_MACRO_TAG };
+union NumericParameter
+switch (NumericParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ generic_numeric;
+ case NUMERIC_MACRO_TAG:
+ NumericMacro
+ numeric_macro;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: String-Parameter
+//=====
+enum StringParameterTag { GENERIC_STRING_TAG, STRING_MACRO_TAG };
+union StringParameter
+switch (StringParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_STRING_TAG:
+ GenericString
+ generic_string;
+ case STRING_MACRO_TAG:
+ StringMacro
+ string_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Value-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ValueParameterTag { GENERIC_VALUE_TAG, VALUE_MACRO_TAG };
+union ValueParameter
+switch (ValueParameterTag){
+ case GENERIC_VALUE_TAG:
+ GenericValue
+ generic_value;
+ case VALUE_MACRO_TAG:
+ ValueMacro
+ value_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Generic-Volume-Range
+//=====
+struct GenericVolumeRange {
+ sequence
+ maximum_volume;
+ sequence
+ minimum_volume;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Original-Size
+//=====
+struct OriginalSize {
+ sequence
+ x_length;
+ sequence
+ y_length;
+ sequence
+ z_length;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Original-Perception
+//=====
+struct OriginalPerception {
+ sequence
+ initial_GTR;
+ sequence
+ original_duration;
+ sequence
+ original_size;
+ sequence
+ audible_volume_range;
+ sequence
+ original_volume;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Content-Encoding-Identification
+//=====
+enum ContentEncodingIdentificationTag { MHEG_CONTENT_CATALOGUE_TAG,
+PROPRIETARY_CONTENT_CATALOGUE_TAG };
+union ContentEncodingIdentification
+switch (ContentEncodingIdentificationTag){
+ case MHEG_CONTENT_CATALOGUE_TAG:
+ long
+ mheg_content_catalogue;
+ case PROPRIETARY_CONTENT_CATALOGUE_TAG:
+ long
+ proprietary_content_catalogue;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Content-Hook
+//=====
+struct ContentHook {
+ ContentEncodingIdentification
+ content_encoding_identification;
+ string
+ content_encoding_description;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Script-Encoding-Identification
+//=====
+enum ScriptEncodingIdentificationTag { MHEG_SCRIPT_CATALOGUE_TAG,
+PROPRIETARY_SCRIPT_CATALOGUE_TAG };
+union ScriptEncodingIdentification
+switch (ScriptEncodingIdentificationTag){
+ case MHEG_SCRIPT_CATALOGUE_TAG:
+ long
+ mheg_script_catalogue;
+ case PROPRIETARY_SCRIPT_CATALOGUE_TAG:
+ long
+ proprietary_script_catalogue;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Script-Hook
+//=====
+struct ScriptHook {
+ ScriptEncodingIdentification
+ script_encoding_identification;
+ string
+ script_encoding_description;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Content-Classification
+//=====
+enum ContentClassificationTag { MHEG_CONTENT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG,
+PROPRIETARY_CONTENT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG };
+union ContentClassification
+switch (ContentClassificationTag){
+ case MHEG_CONTENT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG:
+ long
+ mheg_content_classification;
+ case PROPRIETARY_CONTENT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG:
+ long
+ proprietary_content_classification;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Script-Classification
+//=====
+enum ScriptClassificationTag { MHEG_SCRIPT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG,
+PROPRIETARY_SCRIPT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG };
+union ScriptClassification
+switch (ScriptClassificationTag){
+ case MHEG_SCRIPT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG:
+ long
+ mheg_script_classification;
+ case PROPRIETARY_SCRIPT_CLASSIFICATION_TAG:
+ long
+ proprietary_script_classification;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Evaluated-Value
+//=====
+interface EvaluatedValue {
+enum EvaluatedValueTag { GET_PREPARATION_STATUS_TAG, GET_DATA_TAG,
+GET_RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_TAG, GET_GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG, GET_RUNNING_STATUS_TAG,
+GET_TERMINATION_STATUS_TAG, GET_RGS_TAG, GET_OPACITY_TAG,
+GET_EFFECTIVE_OPACITY_TAG, GET_PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_TAG, GET_PD_TAG,
+GET_INITIAL_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG, GET_TERMINAL_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG,
+GET_VD_LENGTH_TAG, GET_CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG, GET_VD_POSITION_TAG,
+GET_SPEED_RATE_TAG, GET_OGTR_TAG, GET_EFFECTIVE_SPEED_RATE_TAG,
+
+```
+
+```
+
+GET_EFFECTIVE_OGTR_TAG, GET_TIMESTONE_STATUS_TAG, GET_GSR_TAG, GET_PS_TAG,
+GET_RESIZING_STRATEGY_TAG, GET_ASPECT_RATIO_TAG, GET_PSAP_TAG, GET_VSGS_TAG,
+GET_VS_TAG, GET_BOX_TAG, GET_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_TAG, GET_VSIAP_TAG,
+GET_VSIAP_POSITION_TAG, GET_VSEAP_TAG, GET_VSEAP_POSITION_TAG,
+GET_MOVING_ABILITY_TAG, GET_RESIZING_ABILITY_TAG, GET_SCALING_ABILITY_TAG,
+GET_SCROLLING_ABILITY_TAG, GET_IOV_TAG, GET_CURRENT_OV_TAG,
+GET_AUDIBLE_COMPOSITION_EFFECT_TAG, GET_EFFECTIVE_OV_TAG, GET_PERCEPTIBLE_OV_TAG,
+GET_STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG, GET_SELECTABILITY_TAG, GET_EFFECTIVE_SELECTABILITY_TAG,
+GET_SELECTION_STATUS_TAG, GET_SELECTION_MODE_TAG,
+GET_NUMBER_SELECTED_SOCKETS_TAG,
+GET_SELECTION_PRESENTATION_EFFECT_RESPONSIBILITY_TAG, GET_MODIFIABILITY_TAG,
+GET_EFFECTIVE_MODIFIABILITY_TAG, GET_MODIFICATION_STATUS_TAG,
+GET_MODIFICATION_MODE_TAG, GET_NUMBER_MODIFIED_SOCKETS_TAG,
+GET_MODIFICATION_PRESENTATION_EFFECT_RESPONSIBILITY_TAG,
+GET_CHANNEL_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_TAG, GET_CHANNEL_PERCEPTABILITY_TAG };
+union EvaluatedValue
+switch (EvaluatedValueTag){
+ case GET_PREPARATION_STATUS_TAG:
+ MhTargetParameter
+ get_preparation_status;
+ case GET_DATA_TAG:
+ GetData
+ get_data;
+ case GET_RT_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtTargetParameter
+ get_rt_availability_status;
+ case GET_GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG:
+ RtTargetParameter
+ get_global_behaviour;
+ case GET_RUNNING_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtTargetParameter
+ get_running_status;
+ case GET_TERMINATION_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtTargetParameter
+ get_termination_status;
+ case GET_RGS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_RGS;
+ case GET_OPACITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_opacity;
+ case GET_EFFECTIVE_OPACITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_opacity;
+ case GET_PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_presentation_priority;
+ case GET_PD_TAG:
+ GetPD
+ get_PD;
+ case GET_INITIAL_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_initial_temporal_position;
+ case GET_TERMINAL_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_terminal_temporal_position;
+ case GET_VD_LENGTH_TAG:
+ GetVDLength
+ get_VD_length;
+ case GET_CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_current_temporal_position;
+ case GET_VD_POSITION_TAG:
+ SocketTargetParameter
+ get_VD_position;
+ case GET_SPEED_RATE_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_speed_rate;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+case GET_OGTR_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_OGTR;
+case GET_EFFECTIVE_SPEED_RATE_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_speed_rate;
+case GET_EFFECTIVE_OGTR_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_OGTR;
+case GET_TIMESTONE_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_timestone_status;
+case GET_GSR_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_GSR;
+case GET_PS_TAG:
+ PerceptibleSizeParameter
+ get_PS;
+case GET_RESIZING_STRATEGY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_resizing_strategy;
+case GET_ASPECT_RATIO_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_aspect_ratio;
+case GET_PSAP_TAG:
+ APPParameter
+ get_PSAP;
+case GET_VSGS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_VSGS;
+case GET_VS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_VS;
+case GET_BOX_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_box;
+case GET_DEFAULT_BACKGROUND_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_default_background;
+case GET_VSIAP_TAG:
+ APPParameter
+ get_VSIAP;
+case GET_VSIAP_POSITION_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_VSIAP_position;
+case GET_VSEAP_TAG:
+ APPParameter
+ get_VSEAP;
+case GET_VSEAP_POSITION_TAG:
+ VSEAPPositionParameter
+ get_VSEAP_position;
+case GET_MOVING_ABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_moving_ability;
+case GET_RESIZING_ABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_resizing_ability;
+case GET_SCALING_ABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_scaling_ability;
+case GET_SCROLLING_ABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_scrolling_ability;
+case GET_IOV_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_IOV;
+case GET_CURRENT_OV_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_current_OV;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+case GET_AUDIBLE_COMPOSITION_EFFECT_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_audible_composition_effect;
+case GET_EFFECTIVE_OV_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_OV;
+case GET_PERCEPTIBLE_OV_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_perceptible_OV;
+case GET_STREAM_CHOSEN_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_stream_chosen;
+case GET_SELECTABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_selectability;
+case GET_EFFECTIVE_SELECTABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_selectability;
+case GET_SELECTION_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_selection_status;
+case GET_SELECTION_MODE_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_selection_mode;
+case GET_NUMBER_SELECTED_SOCKETS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_number_selected_sockets;
+case GET_SELECTION_PRESENTATION_EFFECT_RESPONSIBILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_selection_presentation_effect_responsibility;
+case GET_MODIFIABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_modifiability;
+case GET_EFFECTIVE_MODIFIABILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_effective_modifiability;
+case GET_MODIFICATION_STATUS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_modification_status;
+case GET_MODIFICATION_MODE_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_modification_mode;
+case GET_NUMBER_MODIFIED_SOCKETS_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_number_modified_sockets;
+case GET_MODIFICATION_PRESENTATION_EFFECT_RESPONSIBILITY_TAG:
+ RtSocketTargetParameter
+ get_modification_presentation_effect_responsibility;
+case GET_CHANNEL_AVAILABILITY_STATUS_TAG:
+ ChannelTargetParameter
+ get_channel_availability_status;
+case GET_CHANNEL_PERCEPTABILITY_TAG:
+ ChannelTargetParameter
+ get_channel_perceptability;
+};
+attribute EvaluatedValue evaluated_value;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Delay-Targets
+//=====
+enum DelayTargetsTag { PERCEPTIBLE_TARGETS_TAG, NULL_CHANNEL_TAG };
+union DelayTargets
+switch (DelayTargetsTag){
+ case PERCEPTIBLE_TARGETS_TAG:
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Delay-Targets-Macro
+//=====
+struct DelayTargetsMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ delay_targets;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Delay-Targets-Parameter
+//=====
+enum DelayTargetsParameterTag { DELAY_TARGETS_TAG, DELAY_TARGETS_MACRO_TAG };
+union DelayTargetsParameter
+switch (DelayTargetsParameterTag) {
+ case DELAY_TARGETS_TAG:
+ DelayTargets
+ delay_targets;
+ case DELAY_TARGETS_MACRO_TAG:
+ DelayTargetsMacro
+ delay_targets_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Delay
+//=====
+struct Delay {
+ sequence
+ targets_parameter;
+ NumericParameter
+ duration;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Values
+//=====
+typedef sequence Values;
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Values-Macro
+//=====
+struct ValuesMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_if;
+ sequence
+ values;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Returned-Values-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ReturnedValuesParameterTag { VALUES_TAG, VALUES_MACRO_TAG };
+union ReturnedValuesParameter
+switch (ReturnedValuesParameterTag) {
+ case VALUES_TAG:
+ Values
+ values;
+ case VALUES_MACRO_TAG:
+ ValuesMacro
+ values_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Return
+//=====
+struct Return {
+ NumericParameter
+ return_indicator_param;
+ sequence
+ returned_values_param;
+ sequence
+ returned_objects_param;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Alias
+//=====
+struct SetAlias {
+ sequence
+ targets_parameter;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ StringParameter
+ given_alias;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Data-Element
+//=====
+struct DataElement {
+ sequence
+ element_list_index_param;
+ sequence
+ process_indicator_param;
+ sequence
+ value_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Data
+//=====
+struct SetData {
+ sequence
+ content_targets_param;
+ sequence
+ substitution_indicator_param;
+ sequence,1>
+ data_elements;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Copy
+//=====
+struct Copy {
+ sequence
+ source;
+ MhTargetsParameter
+ copies;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Stream
+//=====
+struct Stream {
+ sequence
+ stream_id;
+ MhTargetParameter
+ content_target;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Multiplex
+//=====
+struct SetMultiplex {
+ sequence
+ multiplex_targets;
+ sequence
+ streams;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Demultiplex
+//=====
+struct SetDemultiplex {
+ sequence
+ multiplex_targets;
+ sequence
+ multiplex;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Global-Behaviour
+//=====
+enum GlobalBehaviourTag { GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GET_GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG,
+GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GET_DATA_TAG, GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_UNSPECIFIED_TAG };
+union GlobalBehaviour
+switch (GlobalBehaviourTag){
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GET_GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG:
+ RtTargetParameter
+ get_global_behaviour;
+
+```
+
+```
+
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_GET_DATA_TAG:
+ GetData
+ get_data;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Global-Behaviour-Macro
+//=====
+struct GlobalBehaviourMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ global_behaviour;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Global-Behaviour-Parameter
+//=====
+enum GlobalBehaviourParameterTag { GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG,
+GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_MACRO_TAG };
+union GlobalBehaviourParameter
+switch (GlobalBehaviourParameterTag){
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_TAG:
+ GlobalBehaviour
+ global_behaviour;
+ case GLOBAL_BEHAVIOUR_MACRO_TAG:
+ GlobalBehaviourMacro
+ global_behaviour_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Global-Behaviour
+//=====
+struct SetGlobalBehaviour {
+ sequence
+ rt_sockets_targets_param;
+ sequence
+ global_behaviour_param;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Parameter
+//=====
+enum ParameterTag { PARAMETER_GENERIC_VALUE_TAG, PARAMETER_CONTENT_TARGET_TAG };
+union Parameter
+switch (ParameterTag){
+ case PARAMETER_GENERIC_VALUE_TAG:
+ ValueParameter
+ generic_value;
+ case PARAMETER_CONTENT_TARGET_TAG:
+ MhTargetParameter
+ content_target;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Parameters-Macro
+//=====
+struct ParametersMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence,1>
+ parameters;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Parameters-Parameter
+//=====
+enum ParametersParameterTag { PARAMETERS_TAG, PARAMETERS_MACRO_TAG };
+union ParametersParameter
+switch (ParametersParameterTag){
+ case PARAMETERS_TAG:
+ sequence
+ parameters;
+ case PARAMETERS_MACRO_TAG:
+ ParametersMacro
+ parameters_macro;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Parameters
+//=====
+struct SetParameters {
+ sequence
+ rt_script_targets_parameter;
+ ParametersParameter
+ parameters;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug-In
+//=====
+enum PlugInTag { RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG, COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG, LABEL_TAG
+};
+union PlugIn
+switch (PlugInTag){
+ case RT_COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ RtObjectReference
+ rt_component_reference;
+ case COMPONENT_REFERENCE_TAG:
+ MhObjectReference
+ component_reference;
+ case LABEL_TAG:
+ GenericString
+ label;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug-In-Macro
+//=====
+struct PlugInMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ plug_in;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug-In-Parameter
+//=====
+enum PlugInParameterTag { PLUG_IN_TAG, PLUG_IN_MACRO_TAG };
+union PlugInParameter
+switch (PlugInParameterTag){
+ case PLUG_IN_TAG:
+ PlugIn
+ plug_in;
+ case PLUG_IN_MACRO_TAG:
+ PlugInMacro
+ plug_in_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Plug
+//=====
+struct Plug {
+ sequence
+ socket_targets_parameter;
+ PlugInParameter
+ plug_in_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-RGS
+//=====
+struct SetRGS {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_param;
+ sequence
+ rgs_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Opacity
+
+```
+
+```
+
+//=====
+struct SetOpacity {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_param;
+ sequence
+ opacity_rate;
+ sequence
+ transition_duration_param;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Priority
+//=====
+enum PresentationPriorityTag { PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG,
+PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG };
+union PresentationPriority
+switch (PresentationPriorityTag){
+ case PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_GENERIC_NUMERIC_TAG:
+ GenericNumeric
+ generic_numeric;
+ case PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_PRIORITY_LEVEL_TAG:
+ PriorityLevel
+ priority_level;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Priority-Macro
+//=====
+struct PresentationPriorityMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ presentation_priority;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Presentation-Priority-Parameter
+//=====
+enum PresentationPriorityParameterTag { PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_TAG,
+PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_MACRO_TAG };
+union PresentationPriorityParameter
+switch (PresentationPriorityParameterTag){
+ case PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_TAG:
+ PresentationPriority
+ presentation_priority;
+ case PRESENTATION_PRIORITY_MACRO_TAG:
+ PresentationPriorityMacro
+ presentation_priority_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Presentation-Priority
+//=====
+struct SetPresentationPriority {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_param;
+ sequence
+ presentation_priority_param;
+ sequence
+ transition_duration_param;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Position-Macro
+//=====
+struct TemporalPositionMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ temporal_position;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Position-Parameter
+//=====
+enum TemporalPositionParameterTag { TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG,
+TEMPORAL_POSITION_MACRO_TAG };
+union TemporalPositionParameter
+
+```
+
+```
+
+switch (TemporalPositionParameterTag) {
+ case TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ TemporalPosition
+ temporal_position;
+ case TEMPORAL_POSITION_MACRO_TAG:
+ TemporalPositionMacro
+ temporal_position_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Visible-Duration
+//=====
+struct SetVisibleDuration {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ sequence
+ initial_temporal_position_parameter;
+ sequence
+ terminal_temporal_position_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Termination-Macro
+//=====
+struct TemporalTerminationMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ temporal_termination;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Temporal-Termination-Parameter
+//=====
+enum TemporalTerminationParameterTag {
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_PARAMETER_TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_TAG,
+ TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_PARAMETER_TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_MACRO_TAG };
+union TemporalTerminationParameter
+switch (TemporalTerminationParameterTag) {
+ case TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_PARAMETER_TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_TAG:
+ TemporalTermination
+ temporal_termination;
+ case TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_PARAMETER_TEMPORAL_TERMINATION_MACRO_TAG:
+ TemporalTerminationMacro
+ temporal_termination_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Temporal-Termination
+//=====
+struct SetTemporalTermination {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ TemporalTerminationParameter
+ temporal_termination_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Current-Temporal-Position-Macro
+//=====
+struct CurrentTemporalPositionMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ current_temporal_termination;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Current-Temporal-Position-Parameter
+//=====
+enum CurrentTemporalPositionParameterTag { CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG,
+ CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_MACRO_TAG };
+union CurrentTemporalPositionParameter
+switch (CurrentTemporalPositionParameterTag) {
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_TAG:
+ CurrentTemporalPosition
+ current_temporal_position;
+ case CURRENT_TEMPORAL_POSITION_MACRO_TAG:
+ CurrentTemporalPositionMacro
+ current_temporal_position_macro;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Current-Temporal-Position
+//=====
+struct SetCurrentTemporalPosition {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ sequence
+ temporal_position_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Visible-Duration-Macro
+//=====
+struct VisibleDurationPositionMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ visible_duration_position;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Visible-Duration-Parameter
+//=====
+enum VisibleDurationPositionParameterTag { VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_TAG,
+VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_MACRO_TAG };
+union VisibleDurationPositionParameter
+switch (VisibleDurationPositionParameterTag){
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_TAG:
+ VisibleDurationPosition
+ visible_duration_position;
+ case VISIBLE_DURATION_POSITION_MACRO_TAG:
+ VisibleDurationPositionMacro
+ visible_duration_position_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Visible-Duration-Position
+//=====
+struct SetVisibleDurationPosition {
+ sequence
+ socket_targets;
+ sequence
+ visible_duration_position_param;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Speed-Macro
+//=====
+struct SpeedMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ speed;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Speed-Parameter
+//=====
+enum SpeedParameterTag { SPEED_TAG, SPEED_MACRO_TAG };
+union SpeedParameter
+switch (SpeedParameterTag){
+ case SPEED_TAG:
+ Speed
+ speed;
+ case SPEED_MACRO_TAG:
+ SpeedMacro
+ speed_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Speed
+//=====
+struct SetSpeed {
+ RtSocketTargetsParameter
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ sequence
+ speed_parameter;
+ sequence
+ transition_duration_parameter;
+};
+
+```
+
+```
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone-Macro
+//=====
+struct TimestoneMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ timestone;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Timestone-Parameter
+//=====
+enum TimestoneParameterTag { Timestone_TAG, Timestone_MACRO_TAG };
+union TimestoneParameter
+switch (TimestoneParameterTag){
+ case Timestone_TAG:
+ Timestone
+ timestone;
+ case Timestone_MACRO_TAG:
+ TimestoneMacro
+ timestone_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Timestones
+//=====
+struct SetTimestones {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ sequence,1>
+ timestones_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Size-Projection-Macro
+//=====
+struct PerceptibleSizeProjectionMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence
+ perceptible_size_projection;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Perceptible-Size-Projection-Parameter
+//=====
+enum PerceptibleSizeProjectionParameterTag { PERCEPTIBLE_SIZE_PROJECTION_TAG,
+PERCEPTIBLE_SIZE_PROJECTION_MACRO_TAG };
+union PerceptibleSizeProjectionParameter
+switch (PerceptibleSizeProjectionParameterTag){
+ case PERCEPTIBLE_SIZE_PROJECTION_TAG:
+ PerceptibleSizeProjection
+ perceptible_size_projection;
+ case PERCEPTIBLE_SIZE_PROJECTION_MACRO_TAG:
+ PerceptibleSizeProjectionMacro
+ perceptible_size_projection_macro;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Set-Perceptible-Size-Projection
+//=====
+struct SetPerceptibleSizeProjection {
+ sequence
+ perceptible_targets_parameter;
+ PerceptibleSizeProjectionParameter
+ perceptible_size_projection;
+ sequence
+ transition_duration_parameter;
+};
+
+// Corresponding MHEG datatype: Resizing-Strategy-Macro
+//=====
+struct ResizingStrategyMacro {
+ MacroDefId
+ macro_def_id;
+ sequence