BS EN 62842:2015

What is this BS EN 62842 - File allocation system for multimedia home server about?  

BS EN 62842 discusses a file allocation system with minimized reallocation for a multimedia home server. BS EN 62842 specifies the method for allocating requested file space with no fragmentation, to minimize the need for reallocation of fragmented files in the Universal Disc Format (UDF) file system applied to hard disk drives used in hard disk recorders. 

Who is BS EN 62842 - File allocation system for multimedia home server for? 

BS EN 62842 on file allocation system for multimedia is useful for: 

• TV manufacturers 
• HDR technology developers 
• Manufacturers of products that provide audio output (televisions, phones) 
• Multimedia home server manufacturers  

Why should you use BS EN 62842 - File allocation system for multimedia home server?  

Hard disk and Blu-ray Disc1 recorders have become popular in the home to record television programmes. Normally a Hard Disk Recorder (HDR) is used for time shift and a Bluray Disc (BD) is used for the library. When an HDR is used for a time shift, television programmes are recorded and played, then many of them are deleted to reuse the spaces for other programmes to be recorded. 

BS EN 62842 provides a method for a file allocation system with minimized reallocation for a multimedia home server. BS EN 62842 applies the allocation method which tries to allocate the larger free space as far as possible. Using a method of allocation discussed in BS EN 62842, the possibilities of fragmentation and reallocation are minimized.