WRITE-ONCE TYPE OPTICAL DISC, AND METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DEFECTIVE AREAS ON WRITE-ONCE TYPE OPTICAL DISC

摘要

A recording medium of writable once type, and a method and apparatus for managing a defective area on the recording medium are provided. The method includes detecting an existence of a defective area within a data area of th e recording medium once data are written onto the data area in a data writing operation, writing data written in the defective area onto another area of t he data user if the defective area is detected, and writing, onto at least one defect management area on the recording medium, defect management informatio n associated with the defective area.