Speed Matching - Quantum LTO-8 HH SAS Technical Reference Manual

Chapter 2: Introduction

Speed Matching

Speed Matching
Table 2 Performance
Parameters
Speed matching data
rates (MB/sec)
16
To improve system performance, the drive uses a technique called speed
matching to dynamically adjust its native (uncompressed) data rate to
the slower data rate of a server. With speed matching, the drive
operates at different speeds when reading or writing the Ultrium 7.
Native data rates are as follows in the table below.
Ultrium Generation Media
Generation 8 Generation 7
Media Media
365.0
341.0 287.52
318.0 268.56
306.4 250.66
273.0 231.86
249.5 213.06
226.0 194.26
203.0 175.46
180.0 157.67
157.5 138.52
135.0 120.11
112.0 101.46
If the server's net (compressed) data rate is between two of the
preceding native data rates, the drive calculates the appropriate data
rate at which to operate. Speed matching dramatically reduces
backhitch, the condition that occurs when a tape stops, reverses, and
300.0
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