Software considerations for rewritable and multifunction optical disk drives

Although the software development effort required for rewritable (erasable) optical disk drives is less complex than that of write-once (WORM) drives, the characteristics of currently available rewritable technology invoke special considerations that an integrator must be concerned. Optical storage standards, magneto-optical (M-O) media, and the recent availability of phase-change media and multifunction optical disk drives also present software integration and performance issues that must be understood in order to create an efficient and adaptable product