Universal Hardware-Independent 64bit Data Formats

A new 64bit universal data format may cause a quantum leap forward for all multimedia communications (live video, still images, sound, text, random bit files) for all media (radio, satellites, wire, or cellular telephone) but especially for the packet switching Internet. Instead of transmitting meaningless hardware-determined bit streams, according to the outdated Shannon Information Theory, the new 64bit codes contain "meaning" or data content, which is universal and which will not change with further evolution in the electronic hardware. This would make all future communications and archiving compatible. Data records would never become incompatible because of hardware changes. The advantages would include: high lossless data compression, unbreakable optional encryption, virtual immunity to the Internet's Quality of Service (QoS) problems, media independence, and high resistance to transmission errors. Converting old legacy data files into the new 64bit codes may only involve simple software patches. This research would involve: defining the detailed standard, getting the new standard approved by a standard setting committee, and programming the conversion software patches.

Real time multimedia data is traditionally transmitted via fixed bandwidth channels in which each device has an assigned bandwidth. With the arrival of the Internet, most communications are now converted to packet switching protocols. This is very difficult because of the Internet's Quality of Service (QoS) problems. Data compression and encryption may further aggravate the problems. Solutions were found in a new Autosophy television system originally designed to transmit live movies via the Internet. Once video compression was achieved, the problem then arose of how to combine the compressed video with compressed synchronized sound in the Internet's packet stream. The solution involves a universal 64bit data format for mixed multimedia communications. The real time data transmissions are virtually immune against packet latency, dropped packets, or transmission errors. All Autosophy data compression algorithms (video, sound, text, still images) are lossless and will not cause data distortion. The bit rates are dependent on the data "content" rather than on the data "volume." Virtually unbreakable "codebook" encryption is provided for all data types by growing private encryption libraries. The 64bit packets are media independent for routing via cellular telephone, satellites, radio, or through the Internet, without having to be re-formatted.

A research proposal: Autosophy Universal 64bit Data Formats for secure post TCP/IP Communication Protocols. ABSTRACT: The Internet's TCP/IP standard protocol is the preferred method of data transfer via the Internet. It is an old standard with software patches that is constantly evolving resulting is a plethora of incompatible data standards and protocols. Real time multimedia data transfer, such as live video with synchronized sound, is very difficult because of the Internet's Quality of Service (QoS) problems. Also, each communication media (wire, radio, satellites, and the Internet) has its own protocol, which makes data forwarding very difficult. A more permanent solution is required that would be universally compatible and that would not change with further evolution in communications hardware or protocols. A new 64bit data format could transform all forms of multimedia communications. It is based on a new Autosophy information theory, which transmits "meaning" or data content instead of meaningless bit streams. The new data formats and protocols promise: high lossless data compression; unbreakable "codebook" encryption; high resistance to transmission errors; universally compatible data formats; and virtual immunity to the Internet's Quality of Service (QoS) problems. A new beyond TCP/IP standard protocol could provide virtually un-penetrable secure communications, including: verification of received data, positive sender authentication, and instant detection of system break-in or deception.

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A Self-Teaching Tutorial with Slides: Hardware-Independent Universal 64bit Data Formats. Communication Systems, Technologies and Applications. International Conference on Computer, Communication and Control Technologies: CCCT'03, Orlando, Florida, August 2003.

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