Method of assigning a spare area of an optical recording medium

摘要

A method of assigning a spare area of an optical recording medium having a data area, the method comprising: providing a first mode in which both a primary spare area and a supplementary spare area are assigned; providing a second mode in which a primary spare area is only assigned; and assigning the spare area according to one of either the first mode or the second mode when the optical recording medium is formatted, wherein the supplementary spare area in the first mode is assigned without a logical section number (LSN). <IMAGE>