DATA PROTECTION METHOD
First Claim
1. A method for protecting data stored on at least one storage unit against uncorrectable media errors, the method comprising:
- associating a given redundancy set of at least one redundancy information sector with a given data set of at least two data information sectors, the information content of the redundancy set being computed dependent on the information content of the data set;
storing the information content of the redundancy set consecutively with the information content of the data set forming a segment such that the redundancy set is placed logically in between a first part and a second part of the data set, and accessing at least one data information sector in the data set by reading and/or writing the information content of the at least one data information sector and at least one redundancy information sector in the redundancy set with a single request.
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Abstract
One embodiment disclosed is method for protecting data stored on at least one storage unit against uncorrectable media errors. The method includes associating a given redundancy set of at least one redundancy information sector (R) with a given data set of at least two data information sectors (D). The information content of the redundancy set is computed dependent on the information content of the data set. A storing operation stores the information content of the redundancy set consecutively with the information content of the data set forming a segment such that the redundancy set is placed logically in between a first part and a second part of the data set, and accessing at least one data information sector (D) in the data set by reading and/or writing the information content of the at least one data information sector (D) and at least one redundancy information sector (R) in the redundancy set with a single request.
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15 Claims
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1. A method for protecting data stored on at least one storage unit against uncorrectable media errors, the method comprising:
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associating a given redundancy set of at least one redundancy information sector with a given data set of at least two data information sectors, the information content of the redundancy set being computed dependent on the information content of the data set;
storing the information content of the redundancy set consecutively with the information content of the data set forming a segment such that the redundancy set is placed logically in between a first part and a second part of the data set, and accessing at least one data information sector in the data set by reading and/or writing the information content of the at least one data information sector and at least one redundancy information sector in the redundancy set with a single request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A device for protecting data stored on at least one storage unit against uncorrectable media errors, the device comprising:
a data protection unit operable to;
associate a given redundancy set of at least one redundancy information sector with a given data set of at least two data information sectors, the information content of the redundancy set being computed dependent on the information content of the data set;
store the information content of the redundancy set consecutively with the information content of the data set forming a segment such that the redundancy set is placed logically in between a first part and a second part of the data set, and access at least one data information sector in the data set by reading and/or writing the information content of the at least one data information sector and at least one redundancy information sector in the redundancy set with a single request. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for protecting data stored on at least one storage unit against uncorrectable media errors comprising a computer readable medium embodying program instructions executable by a computer to:
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associate a given redundancy set of at least one redundancy information sector with a given data set of at least two data information sectors, the information content of the redundancy set being computed dependent on the information content of the data set;
store the information content of the redundancy set consecutively with the information content of the data set forming a segment such that the redundancy set is placed logically in between a first part and a second part of the data set, and access at least one data information sector in the data set by reading and/or writing the information content of the at least one data information sector and at least one redundancy information sector in the redundancy set with a single request. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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