Recording medium with a linking area thereon and apparatus and methods for forming, recording, and reproducing the recording medium

A method of forming a recording medium, comprising:

• forming a linking area including at least two linking frames of the same size to link two neighboring data sections;
• and
• writing at least one sync signal in each linking frame and scrambled and modulated pattern data following the at least one sync signal in each linking frame.

A method of reproducing data from a recording medium, comprising:

• utilizing a linking area to link two neighboring data sections, the linking area including at least two linking frames of the same size,
• wherein each linking frame includes at least one sync signal followed by modulated and scrambled pattern data.

An apparatus for reproducing a recording medium, comprising:

• an optical pickup reading data recorded in the recording medium, wherein the recording medium includes a linking area to link two neighboring data sections, the linking area including at least two linking frames of the same size, each linking frame includes at least one sync signal followed by scrambled and modulated pattern data;
• and
• a controlling unit determining whether a current reproducing area is the linking area based on a signal read by the optical pickup, and controlling a reproduction according to a result of the determination.