WRITE-ONCE RECORDING MEDIUM AND DEFECTIVE AREA MANAGEMENT METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR WRITE-ONCE RECORDING MEDIUM.

摘要

A method of managing defects on a write-once optical recording medium having at least one recording layer is disclosed. The method of managing defects on the at least one recording layer comprises the steps of allocating at least one replacement area and a plurality of temporary defect management areas to the optical recording medium, wherein the temporary defect management areas are separately provided, and recording defect management information on at least one of the plurality of temporary defect management areas.