本国际标准规定了使用磁带的磁带盒的物理和磁特性 12.65 mm宽，以便在驱动器之间提供此类磁带的物理交换。它还规定了产品的质量 记录的信号、记录方法和记录的格式，称为数字磁带格式-2（DTF-2），从而允许数据传输 通过这种磁带在驱动器之间进行交换。该格式支持可变长度逻辑记录，高速 搜索，并使用注册算法进行数据压缩。 本国际标准规定了两种尺寸的盒式磁带。就本国际标准而言，较大的盒式磁带为 称为L型，较小的称为S型。 以及卷和文件结构标准，例如国际标准ISO 1001，本国际标准 提供数据处理系统之间的完整数据交换。

This International Standard specifies the physical and magnetic characteristics of magnetic tape cassettes, using magnetic tape 12,65 mm wide so as to provide physical interchange of such cassettes between drives. It also specifies the quality of the recorded signals, the recording method and the recorded format, called Digital Tape Format-2 (DTF-2), thereby allowing data interchange between drives by means of such cassettes. The format supports variable length Logical Records, high-speed search, and the use of a registered algorithm for data compression. This International Standard specifies two sizes of cassette. For the purposes of this International Standard the larger cassette is referred to as Type L, and the smaller as Type S. Together with a standard for volume and file structure, e.g. International Standard ISO 1001, this International Standard provides for full data interchange between data processing systems.