The data making up the records and units of a data series specified in
a JSD are represented in the JSOC by a collection of database tables
and records, as well as files and directories on disk and/or tape.
The information in the JSD in stored in a number of global tables,
while the data representing the values of keywords and links for each
data record are stored in a single database table specific to the
series. Finally, the data representing the data segments of a record
are stored in files on disk or tape, managed by the SUMS. In the
following we describe the details of these tables.