S/PDIF is a data protocol for transmitting up to 4 normal audio channels,
MPEG2, AC3 or DTS. TOSLink (developed by Toshiba) is just a way of specifying
the interface for transmitting S/PDIF data via fiber.
spec on S/PDIF:
http://www.epanorama.net/documents/audio/spdif.html
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