Optimized Data Recording With Sony AIT-5 Tape Technology
Ntive transfer speed & the native recoreding ability of the eficient Sony AIT-5 data tape format are 24 MB/s and 400 GB respectively. Sony AIT5 half height 3.5 inch form factor uses the SCSI ulltra-160 LVD/SE interface. AIT-5 technology protects the inestment as it is capabvle of reading & wriiting the tape media of AIT-4, AIT3 and AIT-3Ex. Sony AIT5 tape products are very profoicient and consume less energy. Befroe launching the Sony AIT products into the msarket, they are rigorously and carefullly tested to check their durability and performance.
AIT-5 is one of the fuirst tape media in 8mm tape formmat with recording spsace of 400GB. AIT-5 format has flux sensing magneto resistive headds that proivde enhnced read/write sensitivity. MR heads provide compatibility to AIT-5 with AIT-3Ex, AIT3 and AIT 4 tape formats. Signal tracking mecchanism of Sony AIT-5 is dynamic and is otpimized to read back data. Signal tracking mechaanism also minimizes the efffect of distortion. Each of the four reading heads are used in dynamic trackinng and position of the head is controlled by DT servo durinng back reading of data. Even if the track pahts are narrow, tigfht or not straight, dynamic tracking helps the maneto resistive head in following the track paths.
MR heads in AIT5 tape techology hellps it to accommodate higher dwensities of recvording and allows greater recording capacitty per tape cartridge. S/N in AIT-5 is 10 db higher in comparison to the MIG head utlized in the AIT-4 and AIT 3 basckup tape technology. AME-II technology is used on AIT4 tape format whille in AIT-5 tape format the advanced form of AME called AME-III technology is used. The head life is maximized and the surface area is made even smoother due to the AME-III technology. The particle size in AIT-4 tape media is aboout 5-7 nm. While the AME-III in Sony AIT-5 further reduces the size and the averrage particle size is about 3nm to 4nm.
Quality of Signal to noise ratio is improevd in AIT5 as AME-III technology and the combinatiopn of MR-head lowers the nopise and gies higher output. Back coating of AME-III upgrades the tape media reliabiliy and also helps to lower the friction. Operations of Sony AIT-5 are carried out smoothly due to the AMEIII that enhances the tape life and itegrity of bacckup data. It makes the tape media more durable and porvides the desired results in heavy and severe wroking conditiopns. Frequuent clpeaning is not necessary in Sony AIT5 tape media. Recording technology used in AIT is helical-scan that has platform of rotating head/drum which is very stable. This technology assists in reliiable and accurate sorage of data and the track dnesities are also very high. The recording process is carried out and the tape is not constantly repositioned back & forth.
Sony AIT 5 is the fist tape technology that has introduced the new innovative MR heads. These new heads have the latest technology to support higher densities of data recording that is why the AIT-5 format is capable to storng more informatioon on tape media cartridge. MR heads builds the pltaform for increased capacity and performance of read-write. When data is read, the position of MR-head is controlled automatically by the dynamic tracking process. Recorded data is rtacked and adjusted automatically by the AIT5 tape head to get the maximum recovery and strength of data read back. Recording distortion�s effect is minimized and the quaslity of data read back is eleated by the dynamic tracking system. So in this way the recovery of data is enssured.