WORD SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SERVO READ SIGNALS IN TAPE DRIVES
    61.
    发明申请
    WORD SYNCHRONIZATION FOR SERVO READ SIGNALS IN TAPE DRIVES 有权
    用于伺服读取信号在磁带驱动器中的字同步

    公开(公告)号:US20090316773A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-12-24

    申请号:US12487050

    申请日:2009-06-18

    IPC分类号: H03K9/04

    CPC分类号: G11B5/584

    摘要: Methods and apparatus for detecting L-bit sync words occurring at N-bit intervals in PPM-encoded servo pattern read signals read in magnetic tape drives. A soft output detector processes the PPM-encoded servo pattern read signal to produce a series of soft output samples corresponding to respective bits encoded in the servo pattern. A sync word detector then produces block correlation values for respective positions of a sliding L-sample block in the series of soft output samples by (i) calculating at each block position bit correlation values indicating correlation between respective samples and corresponding bits of the sync word and (ii) summing each bit correlation value minus a predetermined function of the corresponding sample value. The sync word detector then detects a sync word at the block position with the maximum block correlation value in an (N+L−1)-sample sequence of the series of soft output samples.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测在磁带驱动器中读取的PPM编码的伺服模式读取信号中以N位间隔发生的L位同步字的方法和装置。 软输出检测器处理PPM编码的伺服模式读取信号以产生与伺服模式中编码的各个位对应的一系列软输出样本。 同步字检测器然后通过以下步骤产生一系列软输出样本中的滑动L样本块的相应位置的块相关值:(i)在每个块位置计算指示相应采样和同步字的相应位之间的相关性的位相关值 和(ii)将每个比特相关值减去减去对应样本值的预定函数。 同步字检测器随后在软输出样本序列的(N + L-1) - 采样序列中检测具有最大块相关值的块位置处的同步字。

    Dynamically adapting a read channel equalizer
    62.
    发明授权
    Dynamically adapting a read channel equalizer 失效
    动态调整读通道均衡器

    公开(公告)号:US07589927B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-09-15

    申请号:US11215409

    申请日:2005-08-30

    IPC分类号: G11B5/35

    摘要: Provided is a read channel incorporated in a storage device to process signals read from a storage medium. The read channel includes an equalizer equalizing input read signals to produce equalizer output signals. A detector senses an adjusted equalizer output signal to determine an output value comprising data represented by the input read signals. An equalizer adaptor receives the output value from the detector to determine a first error signal used to adjust the equalizer operations. A component adjusts the equalizer output signals being transmitted to the detector, wherein the component is adjusted by a second error signal calculated from the output value from the detector, wherein the first and second error signals are different.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种结合在存储装置中以读取从存储介质读取的信号的读通道。 读通道包括均衡器均衡输入读信号以产生均衡器输出信号。 检测器感测调整的均衡器输出信号以确定包括由输入读取信号表示的数据的输出值。 均衡器适配器从检测器接收输出值以确定用于调整均衡器操作的第一误差信号。 一个分量调整正被发送到检测器的均衡器输出信号,其中通过从检测器的输出值计算的第二误差信号调整分量,其中第一和第二误差信号是不同的。

    Asynchronous read channel shaped toward generalized partial response characteristics
    63.
    发明授权
    Asynchronous read channel shaped toward generalized partial response characteristics 失效
    异步读通道成形为广义部分响应特性

    公开(公告)号:US07522367B2

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-21

    申请号:US11286553

    申请日:2005-11-23

    IPC分类号: G11B5/035 G11B5/09 G11B20/10

    摘要: Provided is an asynchronous read channel shaped toward generalized partial response characteristics. The read channel is incorporated in a storage device to process signals read from a storage medium. An equalizer receives asynchronous input read signals and shapes the input read signals toward a desired fixed characteristic in an asynchronous time domain. An interpolator transforms the read signal from the equalizer in the asynchronous time domain to a synchronous time domain. A noise whitening filter processes the read signal shaped toward the desired fixed characteristic to produce an output read signal shaped towards a generalized partial response polynomial. A detector receives the read signal shaped towards the generalized partial response polynomial in the synchronous time domain to determine an output value comprising data represented by the input read signals.

    摘要翻译: 提供了形成为广义部分响应特性的异步读取通道。 读取通道被结合在存储设备中以处理从存储介质读取的信号。 均衡器接收异步输入读取信号,并将输入读取信号形成为异步时域中期望的固定特性。 内插器将来自异步时域中的均衡器的读信号转换为同步时域。 噪声白化滤波器处理朝向期望的固定特性成形的读取信号,以产生朝向广义部分响应多项式成形的输出读取信号。 检测器接收在同步时域中形成为广义部分响应多项式的读信号,以确定包括由输入读信号表示的数据的输出值。

    DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS
    64.
    发明申请
    DATA STORAGE SYSTEMS 审中-公开
    数据存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US20090089645A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-04-02

    申请号:US12058151

    申请日:2008-03-28

    IPC分类号: H03M13/00

    CPC分类号: G11B20/1833

    摘要: Method and apparatus for decoding data in a data storage system. In operation, a detector generates an output bit stream in dependence on a data block received from a storage subsystem of the data storage system. A post processor connected to the detector generates a first error corrected bit stream in dependence on the output bit stream and the data block. An error correction decoder connected to the post processor generates a second error corrected bit stream in dependence on the first error corrected bit stream and also generates a checksum in dependence of the second error corrected bit stream. A feedback path supplies from the error correction decoder to the post processor pinning data indicative of locations of correct bits in the second error corrected bit stream in the event that the checksum is indicative of errors in the second error corrected bit stream and the second error corrected bit stream comprises at least one correct interleave. The post processor regenerates the first error corrected bit stream in dependence on the pinning data received from the error correction decoder.

    摘要翻译: 用于在数据存储系统中解码数据的方法和装置。 在操作中,检测器根据从数据存储系统的存储子系统接收的数据块产生输出位流。 连接到检测器的后处理器根据输出比特流和数据块生成第一纠错比特流。 连接到后处理器的纠错解码器根据第一纠错比特流产生第二纠错比特流,并且还根据第二纠错比特流产生校验和。 在校验和指示第二纠错比特流中的错误并且校正的第二错误的情况下,反馈路径从错误校正解码器向后处理器提供钉扎指示第二纠错比特流中的正确比特的位置的数据 位流包括至少一个正确的交错。 后处理器根据从纠错解码器接收到的钉扎数据重新生成第一纠错比特流。

    INTRA-DISK CODING SCHEME FOR DATA-STORAGE SYSTEMS
    65.
    发明申请
    INTRA-DISK CODING SCHEME FOR DATA-STORAGE SYSTEMS 有权
    用于数据存储系统的内部盘编码方案

    公开(公告)号:US20090055681A1

    公开(公告)日:2009-02-26

    申请号:US11843323

    申请日:2007-08-22

    IPC分类号: G06F11/20

    CPC分类号: G06F11/1076 G06F2211/1088

    摘要: Exemplary embodiments of the present invention comprise a method for the use of an intra-disk redundancy storage protection operation for the scrubbing of a disk. The method comprises initiating a disk scrubbing operation upon each disk of a plurality of disks that are comprised within a storage disk array, issuing a disk scrubbing command for a predetermined segment of the disks that are comprised within the storage disk array at a predetermined time interval, and identifying an unrecoverable segment on a disk. The method further comprises determining if unrecoverable sectors comprised within the unrecoverable segment can be reconstructed, and reconstructing the unrecoverable sectors of the unrecoverable segment and relocating the segment to a spare storage location on the disk in the event that the segment cannot be reconstructed within its original storage location.

    摘要翻译: 本发明的示例性实施例包括一种用于擦除盘的盘内冗余存储保护操作的方法。 该方法包括在包含在存储盘阵列内的多个盘的每个盘上启动磁盘擦除操作,以预定的时间间隔为包含在存储盘阵列内的盘的预定段发出磁盘擦除命令 并且识别磁盘上的不可恢复的段。 所述方法还包括确定是否可以重建包含在不可恢复的段内的不可恢复的扇区,以及在该段不能在其原始帧内重建的情况下,重构不可恢复段的不可恢复扇区并将该段重定位到盘上的备用存储位置 存储位置。

    READ CHANNEL APPARATUS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING AND SYNCHRONOUS EQUALIZATION
    66.
    发明申请
    READ CHANNEL APPARATUS FOR ASYNCHRONOUS SAMPLING AND SYNCHRONOUS EQUALIZATION 有权
    阅读通道设备用于异步采样和同步均衡

    公开(公告)号:US20080259484A1

    公开(公告)日:2008-10-23

    申请号:US12166136

    申请日:2008-07-01

    IPC分类号: G11B5/09

    摘要: A read channel and method using that read channel are disclosed. The read channel comprises an analog to digital converter which asynchronously samples at a fixed rate an analog signal formed by reading a data track, where that data track was written to a data storage medium at a symbol rate and an interpolator interconnected with the analog to digital converter. The read channel further comprises a fractionally-spaced equalizer, where the interpolator provides an interpolated signal to the fractionally-spaced equalizer at an interpolation rate, where that interpolation rate is greater than the symbol rate. The fractionally-spaced equalizer forms a synchronous equalized signal. The read channel further comprises a gain control module interconnected with the fractionally-spaced equalizer, and a sequence detector interconnected with the gain control module.

    摘要翻译: 公开了使用该读通道的读通道和方法。 读通道包括模数转换器,其以固定速率异步采样通过读取数据轨道形成的模拟信号,其中数据轨道以符号速率写入数据存储介质,并且与模数转换器互连的内插器 转换器。 读通道还包括分数间隔的均衡器,其中内插器以内插速率向分数间隔的均衡器提供内插信号,其中该内插速率大于符号率。 分数间隔均衡器形成同步均衡信号。 读通道还包括与分数间隔均衡器互连的增益控制模块,以及与增益控制模块互连的序列检测器。

    Data storage systems
    69.
    发明授权
    Data storage systems 有权
    数据存储系统

    公开(公告)号:US07395482B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-07-01

    申请号:US10739966

    申请日:2003-12-18

    IPC分类号: H03M13/00

    CPC分类号: G11B20/1833

    摘要: A data storage system includes an encoder subsystem comprising an error correction code encoder, a modulation encoder, and a precoder, and a decoder subsystem similarly comprising a detector, an inverse precoder, a channel decoder, and an error correction code decoder. The error correction encoder applies an error correction code to the incoming user bit stream, and the modulation encoder applies so-called modulation or constrained coding to the error correction coded bit stream. The precoder applies so-called precoding to the modulation encoded bit stream. However, this precoding is applied to selected portions of the bit stream only. There can also be a permutation step where the bit sequence is permuted after the modulation encoder before precoding is applied by the precoder. The decoder subsystem operates in the inverse manner.

    摘要翻译: 数据存储系统包括编码器子系统,包括纠错码编码器,调制编码器和预编码器,以及类似地包括检测器,逆预编码器,调制解码器和纠错码解码器的解码器子系统。 误差校正编码器对输入用户比特流应用纠错码,并且调制编码器将所谓的调制或约束编码应用于纠错编码比特流。 预编码器将所谓的预编码应用于调制编码比特流。 然而,该预编码仅应用于位流的选定部分。 还可以存在一个置换步骤,其中在由预编码器施加预编码之前,该位序列在调制编码器之后被置换。 解码器子系统以相反的方式运行。

    Writing and reading of data in probe-based data storage devices
    70.
    发明授权
    Writing and reading of data in probe-based data storage devices 失效
    在基于探测的数据存储设备中写入和读取数据

    公开(公告)号:US07389468B2

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-17

    申请号:US10945226

    申请日:2004-09-20

    IPC分类号: H03M13/00

    摘要: Methods and apparatus are provided for controlling writing and reading of data in an array of A storage fields of a probe-based data storage device in which data is written to and read from the array of storage fields by a corresponding array of probes. One method provides error-tolerance by exploiting the inherent parallelism of the probe storage array. A user data block to be written to the A-field array is first coded to produce a plurality of C-byte codewords, such that r.C=k1.A where r is the number of codewords and k1 is an integer≧1. A sub-blocks of k1 bytes are produced from the codewords by selecting successive bytes of each sub-block cyclically from the r codewords. The A sub-blocks are then written via respective probes to the corresponding storage fields of the storage field array.

    摘要翻译: 提供了用于控制在基于探针的数据存储设备的A个存储区域阵列中的数据的写入和读取的方法和装置,其中通过相应的探针阵列将数据写入存储区阵列并从存储区域读取数据。 一种方法通过利用探针存储阵列的固有并行性来提供容错性。 要写入A场阵列的用户数据块首先被编码以产生多个C字节码字,使得r C = k 1 A其中r是码字数,k <1> 是整数> = 1。 通过从r个码字周期性地选择每个子块的连续字节,从码字产生k 1个字节的子块。 然后通过相应的探针将A个子块写入存储字段阵列的对应存储字段。