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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 04, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2012
Roy Daron Cideciyan, Rueschlikon, CH;
Hisato Matsuo, Yokohama, JP;
Thomas Mittelholzer, Zurich, CH;
Kenji Ohtani, Fujisawa, JP;
Paul J Seger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keisuke Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
Roy Daron Cideciyan, Rueschlikon, CH;
Hisato Matsuo, Yokohama, JP;
Thomas Mittelholzer, Zurich, CH;
Kenji Ohtani, Fujisawa, JP;
Paul J Seger, Tucson, AZ (US);
Keisuke Tanaka, Tokyo, JP;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A method for integrating data and header protection in tape drives includes receiving an array of data organized into rows and columns. The array is extended to include one or more headers for each row of data in the array. The method provides two dimensions of error correction code (ECC) protection for the data in the array and a single dimension of ECC protection for the headers in the array. A corresponding apparatus is also disclosed herein.