ISO/IEC 9660:2023

This document specifies the volume and file structure of compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM) for the interchange of information between users of information processing systems. This document specifies: —    the attributes of the volume and the descriptors recorded on it; —    the relationship among volumes of a volume set; —    the placement of the files; —    the attributes of the files; —    record structures intended for use in the input or output data streams of an application program when such data streams are required to be organized as sets of records; —    three nested levels of medium interchange; —    two nested levels of implementation; —    requirements for the processes which are provided within information processing systems, to enable information to be interchanged between different systems, utilizing recorded CD-ROM as the medium of interchange; for this purpose, this document specifies the functions to be provided within systems which are intended to originate or receive CD-ROM which conform to this document.