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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>CCSDS Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Here is the beginnings of my
proposed outline for a presentation for discussion of the concept with a wider
CCSDS audience at the May meetings:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Introduction:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Brief
survey of some current overview diagrams that people use to describe CCSDS<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; General
Issue that CCSDS currently faces<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Architecting in general:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Some
definitions<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Industry
best practices re Architecture Description<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Summary of ESTEC Meetings + BOF
Current Status:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Key
Goals of ESTEC Meetings<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; BOF
Status (including in relation to ESTEC Goals)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Concept:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Stakeholders,
Concerns<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Viewpoints
+ Views<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Some Initial Results of the BOF:<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A
trial view or two<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Scenario
Identifications (with some proposed common terms)<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Overlap
analysis<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Comments welcome.<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>-Erik<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> css-rasg-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org
[mailto:css-rasg-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Barkley, Erik J
(317H)<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, April 13, 2010 12:55 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> CCSDS RA BOF<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Css-rasg] Reminder, Wednesday, 1400 UTC, 14 April; Telecon
materials<o:p></o:p></span></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>CCSDS Colleagues,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>A reminder that we have a telecon
scheduled for tomorrow at 1400 UTC.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>The proposed agenda includes:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>1)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>May
meetings planning (please see attached proposed agenda for May meetings)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>2)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>BOF
Status relative to ESTEC meetings (see below)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>3)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Development
of Presentation of Concept to date (outline hopefully to be sent later today)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>4)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Discussion
of viewpoint specifications to date (please see attached spreadsheet)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoListParagraph style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;
mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><![if !supportLists]><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>5)<span
style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><![endif]>Discussion
of preliminary overlap analysis re specifications involving messaging (please
see attached spreadsheet)<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Also, for reference, is the latest
concept paper.&nbsp; I do not believe that this will be completed before the
May.&nbsp; Therefore, I believe it would be most beneficial for the BOF to
focus on presentation of the concept developed to date for a wider CCSDS
audience to help shape the forward work after the&nbsp; May meetings.&nbsp;
&nbsp;I think that construction of a view based on a viewpoint specification as
an example would be a very worthy accomplishment by the time of the May
meetings.&nbsp; <o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>To help set the context leading
into the May meetings, here are the goals elucidated by the &#8220;Super
BOF&#8221; at the ESTEC meetings, directly from the MoM:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:100.35pt;text-indent:-28.35pt'><b><i>WG
Goal</i></b><i>: Define a Framework (CCSDS based model) definition that covers
space and ground including:<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>1.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>Exhaustive list of services identifying
cross-support services<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>2.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>Cross-Support &amp; Interoperability Use cases /
Operational scenarios,<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>3.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>overlap and gap analysis (identify redundant and
missing services)<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>4.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>Business cases (based on existing and in-work
services),<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>5.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>Architecture of existing and in-work services
including an information model,<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>6.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>Abstract service definitions: rational for a
service, content of service specifications, taxonomy<o:p></o:p></i></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:1.5in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo4'><![if !supportLists]><i><span
style='mso-list:Ignore'>7.<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
</span></span></i><![endif]><i>CCSDS Reference architecture. Identify impact on
existing architecture.<o:p></o:p></i></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>I look forward to speaking with
everyone at the teleconference tomorrow.<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Telecon arrangements are:<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>US, Canada:&nbsp; 1-866-328-8761<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Outside the US : +1-818-354-3434<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Meeting ID:&nbsp; 3496<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'>Meeting Password: &nbsp;(No
Password)<o:p></o:p></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>-Erik<o:p></o:p></p>

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