Information recording medium, information recording method, information recording apparatus, information reproducing method, and information reproducing apparatus

摘要

An information recording medium comprises a data recording area (102). A lead-in area (108) and a volume space (104) are allocated in the data recording area in advance. The volume space is constructed so as to allow a logical zone for recording at least a volume structure area (118) and an over-run protection area (110) for preventing an access to an unrecorded area to be alternately allocated in the volume space. The lead-in area and the over-run protection area each include a chain volume management information area (132,134) for storing chain volume management information. The chain volume management information includes address information (140,144) of a subsequent logical zone and address information (142,146) of a subsequent chain volume management information area.