Patent ID: 8019926
Filing Date: 2011-09-13
Classification: G06F,G11B

Abstract:
1. A method of assigning a multi-dimensional physical address to a tape-based data storage device, the method comprising: accessing a first signal from a first communication path electrically coupled to a first tape-based data storage device, the first signal indicating a physical position of the first tape-based data storage device with respect to a first axis; accessing a second signal from a second communication path electrically coupled to the first tape-based data storage device, the second signal associated with a physical position of the first tape-based data storage device with respect to a second axis; determining a unique physical location of the first tape-based data storage device in the second axis based on the second signal; and assigning a unique physical address to the first tape-based data storage device, the unique physical address based on the physical position of the first tape-based data storage device in the first axis and based on the physical position of the first tape-based data storage device in the second axis.