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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Excellent job!&nbsp;&nbsp; Really, really
excellent.&nbsp; You&#8217;ve combined the thoroughness of Pat&#8217;s draft
with the incremental approach from my draft, and I&#8217;m very happy with the
results.</span></font></p>

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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Tim</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> sis-ams-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org
[mailto:sis-ams-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Edell, David J.<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, October 06, 2008
7:04 PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> sis-ams@mailman.ccsds.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Sis-ams] Green Book/Test
Plan &amp; Possible Spec Correction</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>All,</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>My draft of an interoperability test plan is now on the CWE
(uploaded&nbsp;by Scott), building on Tim and Pat's drafts.&nbsp; It adds
details and&nbsp;tables for recording the results. RAMS testing and multiple
configuration servers are the only sections currently missing.&nbsp; I think
the multiple iterations listed should cover most useful permutations of the
main AMS functionality, though I'm sure there's room for improvement.&nbsp; </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I'm cleaning up my Green Book draft/outline, which I'll
likely send out soon.&nbsp; In the process, I found a few small items in the
spec, listed below, but which we can always discuss in Berlin next week.</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I think I found a small discrepancy in the spec, section
2.3.5.&nbsp; It states &quot;[the node] re-queries the configuration server to
determine the new network location of the registrar and resumes exchanging
heartbeats.&quot;&nbsp; This doesn't reflect the fact that the node also needs
to issue a 'reconnect' first.&nbsp; I think it should be changed to something
like: &quot;...and continues with the reconnection procedures prior to resuming
heartbeat exchange.&quot;</span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Organizationally in the Red Book, I think the
&quot;Conformance Classes&quot; and the new &quot;Service conformance Statement&quot;
chapters should be consecutive, ie: swap chapters 7 and 8.&nbsp; It doesn't
necessarily matter, but the MIB chapter simply seems misplaced stuck in between
the two conformance sections.&nbsp; </span></font></p>

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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
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