Extensible Binary Meta Language
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cellar                                                         S. Lhomme
Internet-Draft
Intended status: Standards Track                                 D. Rice
Expires: August 30, 2017
                                                               M. Bunkus
                                                       February 26, 2017

                    Extensible Binary Meta Language
                       draft-ietf-cellar-ebml-02

Abstract

   This document defines the Extensible Binary Meta Language (EBML)
   format as a generalized file format for any type of data in a
   hierarchical form.  EBML is designed as a binary equivalent to XML
   and uses a storage-efficient approach to build nested Elements with
   identifiers, lengths, and values.  Similar to how an XML Schema
   defines the structure and semantics of an XML Document, this document
   defines how EBML Schemas are created to convey the semantics of an
   EBML Document.

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   2.  Notation and Conventions  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   3.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   6
   4.  Structure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
   5.  Variable Size Integer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     5.1.  VINT_WIDTH  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   7
     5.2.  VINT_MARKER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     5.3.  VINT_DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
     5.4.  VINT Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   8
   6.  Element ID  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   9
   7.  Element Data Size . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  10
   8.  EBML Element Types  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  12
     8.1.  Signed Integer Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.2.  Unsigned Integer Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.3.  Float Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.4.  String Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  13
     8.5.  UTF-8 Element . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     8.6.  Date Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     8.7.  Master Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  14
     8.8.  Binary Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
   9.  EBML Document . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     9.1.  EBML Header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  15
     9.2.  EBML Body . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   10. EBML Stream . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
   11. Elements semantic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
     11.1.  EBML Schema  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  16
       11.1.1.  Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       11.1.2.  Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       11.1.3.  Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  17
       11.1.4.  Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  18
       11.1.5.  Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       11.1.6.  Attributes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  22
       11.1.7.  Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23
       11.1.8.  Element  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .  23