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<div>Dear Lasercom people,</div>
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<li>CCSDS Spring meeting in Berlin is approaching (May 16<font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></font>– 20<font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><sup>th</sup></span></font>). So far, limited info is available:</li></ul>
<div style="text-indent:18pt;"><font size="3"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><a href="http://public.ccsds.org/meetings/DispForm.aspx?ID=101"><font size="2" color="blue"><span style="font-size:11pt;"><u>http://public.ccsds.org/meetings/DispForm.aspx?ID=101</u></span></font></a></span></font></div>
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<li>About our Concept (White) Book:</li></ul>
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<li>A new version of our Concept Paper is available at <a href="http://cwe.ccsds.org/sls/docs/SLS-OCM/Draft%20Documents/OCM_ConceptBook_Draft_20110211.doc"><font color="blue"><u>http://cwe.ccsds.org/sls/docs/SLS-OCM/Draft%20Documents/OCM_ConceptBook_Draft_20110211.doc</u></font></a></li></ul>
<div style="padding-left:18pt;">Changes were made according to point 7)c. of the last-meeting minutes. Also, propositions were made according to point 7)e. on the following sections:</div>
<div style="padding-left:18pt;">§ 3.3. Inappropriate technical solutions</div>
<div style="padding-left:18pt;">§ 3.4. Possible working areas within space laser communications</div>
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<li>So far, I have received no inputs from ESA, NASA or CNES. In addition to the new sections §3.3 and §3.4 where suggestions would be appreciated, <b><u>several</u></b><b><u> </u></b><b><u>sections </u></b><b><u>have been</u></b><b><u> identified </u></b><b><u>where
agencies shall provide their views</u></b><b><u>. Please return the document with your respective inputs by March 18</u></b><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7.3pt;"><b><u><sup>th</sup></u></b></span></font><b><u> (on</u></b><b><u>e</u></b><b><u> month
time)</u></b>:</li></ul>
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<li>NASA: pls, review and complete</li></ul>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.2</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.1</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.2</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.3</div>
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<li>ESA: pls, review and complete</li></ul>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.1.1</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.1.2</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.1.4</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.1</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.2</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.3.4</div>
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<li>CNES: pls, review and complete</li></ul>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.3.1</div>
<div style="padding-left:70.2pt;">§ 4.2.3.2</div>
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<li>I also recall the action items on NASA/JPL from our Spring 2011 meeting:</li></ul>
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<li>Describe figures and tables in §7.4 and §7.5 of the Concept Book.</li></ul>
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<div>Best regards,</div>
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<div>Nicolas Perlot</div>
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<div>Nicolas Perlot, Ph.D.</div>
<div>Digital Networks Section,</div>
<div>Optical Communications Group</div>
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<div>German Aerospace Center (DLR) phone: ++49/8153/281836</div>
<div>Institute of Communications and Navigation fax: ++49/8153/282844</div>
<div>Oberpfaffenhofen, P.O. Box 11 16 email: nicolas.perlot@dlr.de</div>
<div>82234 Wessling, Germany <a href="http://www.dlr.de/KN/KN-DN/">
http://www.dlr.de/KN/KN-DN/</a> </div>
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