<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40">
<head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=us-ascii">
<meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)">
<style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:Sendnya;
panose-1:0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Sendnya;
panose-1:0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#0563C1;
text-decoration:underline;}
a:visited, span.MsoHyperlinkFollowed
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:#954F72;
text-decoration:underline;}
p.MsoListParagraph, li.MsoListParagraph, div.MsoListParagraph
{mso-style-priority:34;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
p.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, li.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast, div.MsoListParagraphCxSpLast
{mso-style-priority:34;
mso-style-type:export-only;
margin-top:0in;
margin-right:0in;
margin-bottom:0in;
margin-left:.5in;
margin-bottom:.0001pt;
mso-add-space:auto;
font-size:12.0pt;
font-family:"Times New Roman",serif;}
span.EmailStyle17
{mso-style-type:personal-compose;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
/* List Definitions */
@list l0
{mso-list-id:898324334;
mso-list-type:hybrid;
mso-list-template-ids:-1121292886 67698705 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715 67698703 67698713 67698715;}
@list l0:level1
{mso-level-text:"%1\)";
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level2
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level3
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l0:level4
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level5
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level6
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
@list l0:level7
{mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level8
{mso-level-number-format:alpha-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:left;
text-indent:-.25in;}
@list l0:level9
{mso-level-number-format:roman-lower;
mso-level-tab-stop:none;
mso-level-number-position:right;
text-indent:-9.0pt;}
ol
{margin-bottom:0in;}
ul
{margin-bottom:0in;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]-->
</head>
<body lang="EN-US" link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72">
<div class="WordSection1">
<p class="MsoNormal">CESG Chair,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The following resolution has been approved by the CSS Area Director. The resolution is also attached to this email.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">-Erik<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CSS-R-2015-04-001</span></u></b><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">,
<i>Resolution concerning creation of projects for update of the SLE Blue books: Forward Command Link Transmission Unit, Forward Space Packet, Return All Frames, Return Channel Frames, Return Operational Control Field<o:p></o:p></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><i><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">The CSS Area,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">CONSIDERING
</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">that the existing set of Space Link Extension Blue Books, namely Space Link Extension – Forward CLTU Service Specification 912.1.-B-3, Space Link Extension
– Forward Space Packet Service Specification 912.3-B-2, Space Link Extension – Return All Frames Service Specification 911.1-B-3, Space Link Extension – Return Channel Frames Service Specification 911.2-B-2, and Space Link Extension – Return Operational Control
Field Service Specification 911.5-B-2 are all well-established CCSDS recommendations;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and CONSIDERING that CCSDS procedure is to periodically consider and perform updates to its recommendations as needed;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and RECOGNIZING that the updates for the recommendations have been identified and that the updates are of a pink sheet nature only and that prototyping
is not required;<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">and RECOGNIZING that appropriate resources to perform the updates have been identified to perform the updates<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">REQUESTS that the CCSDS Secretariat initiate CMC polls, in accordance with CCSDS processes and procedures, for creations of the following projects:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">1)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SLE - Forward CLTU Service Specification. Blue Book : B-3 Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">2)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SLE - Forward Space Packet Service Specification. Blue Book : B-2 Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">3)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SLE - Return All Frames Service Specification. Blue Book: B-3 Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">4)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SLE - Return Channel Frames Service Specification. Blue Book: B-2 Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;line-height:12.0pt;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1;text-autospace:none">
<![if !supportLists]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><span style="mso-list:Ignore">5)<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><![endif]><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB">SLE - Return Operational Control Fiel Service Specification. Blue Book: B-2 Update<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.25in;line-height:12.0pt;text-autospace:none">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-GB"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif"><o:p> </o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-autospace:none"><span style="font-family:"Arial",sans-serif">[End Resolution]<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
</div>
</body>
</html>