
Chapter 4 Theory
Recording Method
38 LTO-5 Tape Drive User’s Guide
A wrap is a track group recorded in the physical forward or physical
reverse direction. The wraps are recorded in a serpentine fashion
starting in data band 0. The tape contains 80 track groups, 40 written in
the forward direction and 40 written in the reverse direction. Even-
numbered wraps are recorded in the forward direction (BOT to EOT),
and odd-numbered wraps are recorded in the reverse direction (EOT to
BOT).
Figure 13
shows the layout of data on an LTO tape.
Figure 13 Layout of the Tracks
on LTO Ultrium Tapes
Recording Method
The LTO-5 Tape Drive records data using write-equalized (0,13/11) Run
Length Limited (RLL) code. RLL (0,13/11) Data bits are defined as
follows:
Tape edge
Even # wrap
Servo band
Odd # wrap
Tape edge
Even # wrap
Servo band
Odd # wrap
Sub-band 0
Sub-band 15
Sub-bands 1 through 14
(not shown)
Beginning of tape (BOT)
End of tape (EOT)
Data Band
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