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doc/Binary-file-format: document .gsmx suffix
author Mychaela Falconia <falcon@freecalypso.org>
date Sat, 10 Dec 2022 23:27:14 +0000
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1 We (Themyscira Wireless) define our own binary file format for testing of GSM
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2 06.10 (FR) and EFR codec functions; this format of ours is an extension of
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3 classic .gsm format from libgsm/toast. The original libgsm file format is a
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4 directly abutted sequence of 33-byte libgsm frames, equivalent to RTP frames
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5 for GSM FR, with the upper nibble of the first byte in each frame equal to 0xD,
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6 serving as a signature. We simply extend this idea: our version is still a
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7 directly abutted sequence of binary records, but each record is now one of 3
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8 possibilities:
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10 - a 33-byte GSM FR frame in libgsm/RTP format, 0xD signature
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11 - a 31-byte GSM EFR frame in RTP format (ETSI TS 101 318), 0xC signature
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12 - a 2-byte Themyscira-extension BFI marker, 0xBF signature
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14 File reading functions begin by reading only one byte; this byte, once decoded,
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15 tells us how many more bytes need to be read, and frame synchronization is thus
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16 maintained.
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18 FR and EFR frames are not expected to be mixed in the same stream recording;
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19 our low-level binary file reading function will grok such mixing just fine, but
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20 each higher-level test program is expected to be written for only one codec,
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21 either FR or EFR.
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23 The recommended filename suffix for extended-libgsm binary files in the present
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24 format is .gsmx; of course dot-separated filename suffixes hold absolutely no
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25 special meaning on Unix systems, but many developers still strongly prefer to
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26 have them for psychological comfort.