METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DEFECTS IN RECORDING MEDIA, AND A DEFECT MANAGED RECORDING MEDIUM OBTAINED USING THE SAME METHOD

摘要

A recording medium comprises a data area disposed between a lead-in area and a lead-out area, including a user data area to record data, and at least a spare area having a replacement area to store data to replace a defective area occurring in the user data area and position information regarding the defective area; and a defect management area (DMA) arranged in at least one of the lead-in area and the lead-out area, to store defect information identifying positions of the defective area and the replacement area; wherein state information regarding the defective area is recorded in the replacement area.