Symmetric Phase Recording Explained

Symmetric Phase Recording is a tape recording (computer storage media) technology developed by Quantum Corporation packs data across a tape's recording surface by writing adjacent tracks in a herringbone pattern:^[1] track 0 = \\\\\, track 1 = /////, track 2 = \\\\\, track 3 = /////, etc. This eliminates crosstrack interference and guard bands so that more tracks of data can be stored on a tape.^[2]

See also

• Azimuth recording, Slant Azimuth recording
• Digital Equipment Corporation
• Digital Linear Tape
• Linear Tape-Open
• Digital Tape Format
• Helical scan
• Magnetic tape
• Magnetic tape data storage
• Storage Technology Corporation

Further reading

• Book: Andrei Khurshudov. The Essential Guide to Computer Data Storage: From Floppy to DVD. registration. 2001. Prentice Hall Professional. 978-0-13-092739-2. 149–.
• Book: J.W.M Bergmans. Digital Baseband Transmission and Recording. 9 March 2013. Springer Science & Business Media. 978-1-4757-2471-4. 572–.

Notes and References

1. Book: John G. Webster. Wiley Encyclopedia of Electrical and Electronics Engineering. 1999. John Wiley. 978-0-471-13953-9.
2. Book: Kevin Curtis. Lisa Dhar. Adrian Hill. William Wilson, Mark Ayres. Holographic Data Storage: From Theory to Practical Systems. 7 September 2011. John Wiley & Sons. 978-0-470-97578-7. 4–.