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<p class="MsoNormal">All,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> The primary purpose of the proposed Source timestamp sequence number is to indicate if DTN lost anything between the source and destination. Not being able to tell a user of your network if you dropped any of their data is an issue with
many in the science community. What they put in the bundle or how they sequence it is not a DTN problem.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">We are trying to infuse DTN into a very conservative community. We should include mechanisms to determine where things may have gone wrong.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"> Jonathan Wilmot<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">CCSDS SOIS Area Director<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">GSFC DTN Systems Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cell 301-751-2658<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Gao, Jay L (US 332C) <jay.l.gao@jpl.nasa.gov> <br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 3:49 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> sburleig.sb@gmail.com; 'Carlo Caini' <carlo.caini@unibo.it>; 'Felix Flentge' <Felix.Flentge@esa.int>; 'Dr. Keith L Scott via SIS-DTN' <sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org>; Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC] <jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Birrane, Edward J. (GSFC-460.0)[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab] <edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov>; Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820) <simon.singh@nasa.gov><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Sis-dtn] [EXTERNAL] R: Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">The proposed use of the sequence number seems to suggest it is design only for a kind of application that simply streams data.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">If you have an application that runs on top of BP that implements any kind of interactive messages as well as data. Then the sequence number is no longer a valid gap detector because not all bundles
carries in-order data payload. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I am not sure we try to standardize a new use of the sequence numbers to fit only a specific type of application that could be supported over BP.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="color:black">From:</span></b><span style="color:black"> SIS-DTN <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org</a>> on behalf of Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC]
via SIS-DTN <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 10:16 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:sburleig.sb@gmail.com">sburleig.sb@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:sburleig.sb@gmail.com">sburleig.sb@gmail.com</a>>; 'Carlo Caini' <<a href="mailto:carlo.caini@unibo.it">carlo.caini@unibo.it</a>>; 'Felix Flentge' <<a href="mailto:Felix.Flentge@esa.int">Felix.Flentge@esa.int</a>>;
'Dr. Keith L Scott via SIS-DTN' <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Birrane, Edward J. (GSFC-460.0)[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab] <<a href="mailto:edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov">edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov</a>>; Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820) <<a href="mailto:simon.singh@nasa.gov">simon.singh@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Sis-dtn] [EXTERNAL] R: Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp</span>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Scott,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"> There seems to be some pros and cons in play that we have not documented well. I will create some material for a future DTN WG (week or two) to discuss and include the security aspects as Vint commented.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Just want to ensure we all are on the same page, and we base a forward path on documented analysis.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"> Jonathan Wilmot<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">GSFC DTN Systems Engineer<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">cFS Architecture<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xmsonormal">Cell 301-751-2658<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> <a href="mailto:sburleig.sb@gmail.com">sburleig.sb@gmail.com</a> <<a href="mailto:sburleig.sb@gmail.com">sburleig.sb@gmail.com</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 12:53 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC] <<a href="mailto:jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov">jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov</a>>; 'Carlo Caini' <<a href="mailto:carlo.caini@unibo.it">carlo.caini@unibo.it</a>>; 'Felix Flentge' <<a href="mailto:Felix.Flentge@esa.int">Felix.Flentge@esa.int</a>>;
'Dr. Keith L Scott via SIS-DTN' <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820) <<a href="mailto:simon.singh@nasa.gov">simon.singh@nasa.gov</a>>; Birrane, Edward J. (GSFC-460.0)[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab] <<a href="mailto:edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov">edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [EXTERNAL] R: [Sis-dtn] Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Jonathan, it sounds to me like the core issue here is whether to add all of this bundle labeling and sequence checking functionality to the existing requirements on primary block processing or to instead define it rigorously in an extension
block and leave primary block processing alone.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">If the additional processing requirements are imposed on primary block processing, then all deployments of all implementations of BPv7 are affected, including those for whom none of this functionality is needed in any way. They will of
course not recognize the new bundle processing control flags and will ignore them, but bundle uniqueness will routinely be lost unaccountably if (for example) bundle creation time is zero and bundle sequence numbers roll over at 2^16 per sequence number length
flag values 01.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">It may be possible to constrain the required supplementary BPv7 specification in a way that shields existing BPv7 users from its impact. But I believe that will be a difficult specification to write and the cost of getting it wrong will
be significant.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I think it would be a much better use of SCaN’s DTN resources to draft a clean extension block specification. At the data rates being contemplated here, I think the small increment in bundle size should be an acceptable price to pay for
these capabilities.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Scott<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC] <<a href="mailto:jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov">jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 9:20 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> Carlo Caini <<a href="mailto:carlo.caini@unibo.it">carlo.caini@unibo.it</a>>; 'Felix Flentge' <<a href="mailto:Felix.Flentge@esa.int">Felix.Flentge@esa.int</a>>; 'Dr. Keith L Scott via SIS-DTN' <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>>;
<a href="mailto:sburleig.sb@gmail.com">sburleig.sb@gmail.com</a><br>
<b>Cc:</b> Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820) <<a href="mailto:simon.singh@nasa.gov">simon.singh@nasa.gov</a>>; Birrane, Edward J. (GSFC-460.0)[Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab] <<a href="mailto:edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov">edward.j.birrane@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> RE: [EXTERNAL] R: [Sis-dtn] Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Carlo,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"> For the use cases that we are considering, any time a source node sends the same bundle to two or more destinations it uses Scott’s proposed multi-destination protocol. If a node wants to send different bundles to different destinations,
then they are different services. (org.node.service) In our flight system data model source “.service” is a discriminator for different bundle types/ADU. NASA.PACE.QuickLookScience is one service and NASA.PACE.BulkData is another.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I can see an issue with the set of common “service” numbers, but maybe those are in the destination EID not the source.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">I agree we don’t want to break the original use case.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal">Kind regards,<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b>From:</b> Carlo Caini <<a href="mailto:carlo.caini@unibo.it">carlo.caini@unibo.it</a>>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 11:50 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> [EXTERNAL] R: [Sis-dtn] Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">I fully agree with Scott on his comments and suggestions. More generally, I would avoid, whenever possible, the use of a parameter designed to a specific end, such as timestamp sequence number
here, to different purposes. However, appealing it may be on a short term, it is looking for troubles on the long term.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xmsonormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:black">Specifically, the timestamp sequence number is not the same as an hupothetical bundle sequence number, as pointed out by Scott. Moreover, if we assume that a source generates bundles to a give
destination to specific rate, e.g. one bundle per second, the sequence number increment between two consecutive bundles of this flow may be larger than one. For example, the first sequence number of the bundle flow could be 1 and the second 5. It is enough
that the same source generates in the meantime other 3 bundles to different destinations.
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<p class="xmsonormal"><b><span style="color:black">Da:</span></b><span style="color:black"> SIS-DTN <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn-bounces@mailman.ccsds.org</a>> per conto di sburleig.sb--- via SIS-DTN <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>><br>
<b>Inviato:</b> mercoledì 9 agosto 2023 17:31<br>
<b>A:</b> 'Felix Flentge' <<a href="mailto:Felix.Flentge@esa.int">Felix.Flentge@esa.int</a>>; 'Dr. Keith L Scott via SIS-DTN' <<a href="mailto:sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org">sis-dtn@mailman.ccsds.org</a>><br>
<b>Cc:</b> 'Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820)' <<a href="mailto:simon.singh@nasa.gov">simon.singh@nasa.gov</a>>; 'Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC]' <<a href="mailto:jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov">jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Oggetto:</b> Re: [Sis-dtn] Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp</span>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">Hi, Felix. One thing to keep in mind is that the purpose of the sequence number in the bundle creation timestamp is to distinguish among bundles that have the same bundle creation time. This can occur when bundles are created at a very
high rate or when bundle creation time is zero due to the absence of an accurate clock.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">I would suggest that using bundle creation timestamp sequence numbers for other purposes makes it more difficult to use those numbers for their original purpose.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal">If sequence numbering of bundles in these various ways is important, I think it would be better to encode those numbers (and the flags describing their significance) in an immutable extension block, i.e., an extension block that is one
of the additional targets of a block integrity block covering the primary block.<o:p></o:p></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Felix Flentge via SIS-DTN<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 9, 2023 7:43 AM<br>
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<b>Cc:</b> Singh, Somendra {Simon} (GSFC-5820) <<a href="mailto:simon.singh@nasa.gov">simon.singh@nasa.gov</a>>; Wilmot, Jonathan J. (GSFC-580.0)[VANTAGE SYSTEMS INC] <<a href="mailto:jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov">jonathan.j.wilmot@nasa.gov</a>><br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Sis-dtn] Special use of sequence number in bundle creation time stamp<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Dear All,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">I think we have had some initial exchange on the use of the sequence number in the bundle creation timestamp some time ago. Meanwhile, we had a number of side meetings with Jonathan, Simon and others to further discuss
the topic of ‘flows’, compressed bundle reporting and network management.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">We have arrived at a point where we think that it makes sense to allow using the sequence number in the primary header for identifying gaps in sequences of bundles or to even allow for in-sequence delivery.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">The basic idea is that the sequence number does not get reset to zero but is incrementing by one until a specified maximum. Further we might use different, individual sequence numbers per source node ID or per destination
endpoint ID. Such a behaviour might be governed by policy or even indicated in the Primary Block’s Processing Control Flags, like</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l1 level1 lfo1"><span lang="EN-GB">Use two bits to specify whether the creation timestamp sequence number is used in special way:</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">00 – single sequence number - no specific usage</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">01 – an individual sequence number is used per source node id</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">10 – an individual sequence number is used per destination endpoint id</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l3 level1 lfo2"><span lang="EN-GB">11 – reserved (until we find a good usage; maybe individual sequence number per next hop)</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><b><span lang="EN-GB">In case 10 with different destination endpoint IDs, the BPA has to guarantee that the same values can only appear with different bundle creation times!</span></b><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB"> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3"><span lang="EN-GB">Use of two bits to indicate the maximum length of the sequence number (00 above) or individual sequence numbers (01 and 10 above):</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<li class="xxmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN-GB">00 - sequence numbers are assigned somehow (reset to zero, randomly, ..)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN-GB">01 - increasing sequence number up to 2^16-1</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN-GB">10 - increasing sequence number up to 2^32-1</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsonormal" style="mso-list:l2 level1 lfo4"><span lang="EN-GB">11 - increasing sequence number up to 2^64-1</span><o:p></o:p></li></ul>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">My main questions:</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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<li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span lang="EN-GB">Does it make sense to use flags in the primary header for this purpose or is it sufficient to document that sequence numbers can be used in that way and leave
it up to policy to specify certain behaviours? I have a slight preference for using the BPCF as it seems more formal and could ease interoperability (and the sequence number is in the primary header, so why not indicate it there).</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span lang="EN-GB">If we want to use BPCF, what is the way to specify this? Should we / do we need to go IETF or could CCSDS be sufficient (to start with)? Ideally we would use some
of the reserved first 16 bits (e.g. Bit 7 – 10)</span><o:p></o:p></li><li class="xxmsolistparagraph" style="margin-left:0in;mso-list:l4 level1 lfo5"><span lang="EN-GB">No matter whether we want to use BCPF or not, I think something should end up in the CCSDS BB as soon as possible. So, maybe there is a chance for a late RID (if
it does not delay the overall publication process). We should start discussing (maybe tomorrow).</span><o:p></o:p></li></ol>
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<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Regards,</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="xxmsonormal"><span lang="EN-GB">Felix</span><o:p></o:p></p>
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