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6Functional Specifications
Performance Specifications
This section describes the performance specifications for the tape drive.
Write and Read Access Times
Write access time starts when the tape drive receives the last byte of the WRITE command (that is, when the initiator
Read access time starts when the tape drive receives the last byte of the READ command (that is, when the initiator
Write and read access times depend on whether the tape drive is operating in start/stop mode or streaming mode.
Table 6-1 Typical write and read access times
Mode | Typical write access | Typical read access |
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Start/stop | 1.7 msec | 1.8 msec |
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Streaming | 3.1 msec | 3.2 msec |
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Note: The measurement of write access time does not include the initial WRITE command received after the mode is changed from read to write.
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