6.3.5 Data Tape Performance

6.3.5.1  Format geometry and dimensions govern performance. Data transfer speed, one aspect of performance, is a direct product of the number of tracks written and read simultaneously, as well as the tape- head speed, linear density and the channel-code. Similarly, physically smaller, lighter tape housings are faster to move in a robotic library. Data density is a product of:

6.3.5.1.1  tape length and thickness trade-offs
6.3.5.1.2  track width and pitch
6.3.5.1.3  linear density of data payload within each track