ISO 23868:2008规定了确定记录介质上数据质量的测试方法，并提供了规范，使最终用户组织能够监控数据质量，并持续符合驱动器/介质制造商确定的其类别所需的错误限制。ISO 23868:2008定义了130 mm光学介质在生产环境中使用时的错误率监控功能和程序，以确保在介质的整个预期寿命内数据仍然可读。

ISO 23868:2008 specifies test methods to determine the quality of data on recorded media and provides specifications enabling end-user organizations to monitor data quality and ongoing conformance with the error limits required for its class identified by the manufacturer of the drive/media. ISO 23868:2008 defines error rate monitoring capabilities and procedures associated with 130 mm optical media while being used in a production environment to ensure that data is still readable throughout the expected life of the media.