Title :
Optimal blind sector synchronization
Author :
Vea, Mathew P. ; Patapoutian, Ara
Author_Institution :
Quantum Corp., Shrewsbury, MA, USA
fDate :
9/1/2000 12:00:00 AM
Abstract :
A reliable storage system requires a strategy to recover from erasure of a data sector´s frame synchronization character. This article describes a novel recursive algorithm for calculating the optimal sequence of locations at which synchronization is forced in the case of such an erasure. The algorithm is based on measurable statistics. Results for mean time to recovery are presented
Keywords :
disc drives; error statistics; magnetic disc storage; probability; recursive estimation; synchronisation; conditional probability; data sector frame synchronization character; disc drive; erasure recovery; error recovery; mean time to recovery; measurable statistics; optimal blind sector synchronization; optimal sequence of locations; position uncertainty; recursive algorithm; recursive estimation; reliable storage system; thermal asperity; Clocks; Counting circuits; Disk drives; Probability; Random variables; Recursive estimation; Statistics; Synchronization; Uncertainty; Writing;
Journal_Title :
Magnetics, IEEE Transactions on
