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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Dear Gian Paolo,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>NASA would like to request at least a two day BOF on optical communications. We don’t believe one day will be enough. NASA plans on sending at least three people (one from NASA Goddard, one from NASA JPL, and one from MIT Lincoln Laboratory) and may bring as many as five.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'>Bernie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><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"'> Gian.Paolo.Calzolari@esa.int [mailto:Gian.Paolo.Calzolari@esa.int] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 16, 2013 6:06 AM<br><b>To:</b> Edwards, Bernard L. (GSFC-5600); Optical Channel Coding and Modulations SIG SLS-OCM<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Sls-ocm] Final Communique from IOP3 (Contains Optical Comm Direction)<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Dear All,<br> I want to acknowlege both IOP-3 Communique and Bernie's indication for a optical BoF at Fall '13 meetings. <br><br>SLS Area will start caring about organizing it and interested agencies are welcome to express on this list their support and expected numbers of participants. <br><br>Fingers crossed!<br><br>Regards<br><br>Gian Paolo<o:p></o:p></span></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><p><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> From: </span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>"Edwards, Bernard L. (GSFC-5600)" [bernard.l.edwards@nasa.gov]<br><b> Sent: </b>07/15/2013 11:13 PM EST<br><b> To: </b>"sls-com@mailman.ccsds.org" <sls-com@mailman.ccsds.org><br><b> Cc: </b>Gian Paolo Calzolari<br><b> Subject: </b>[Sls-ocm] Final Communique from IOP3 (Contains Optical Comm Direction)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Hello!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>This is Bernie Edwards from NASA. It has come to my attention that some members of this mailing list may not have seen the Final Communiqué from the recently held Interoperability Plenary (IOP-3). I have attached it. On page 5, you will find the position of space agency senior leaders on the work of the Optical Link Study Group, which I have copied below:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>The IOP-3 encourages the member agencies to prepare for optical communications as the next<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>evolution of space communications; therefore:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>1. The IOP recognizes the good work of the OLSG and the benefits of developing<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>interoperability in the domain of optical communications.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>2. The IOP recommends that the member agencies begin preparing for future cross support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>of space-Earth and space-space optical communications by developing interoperable<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>3. The IOAG is requested to provide guidance to CCSDS in the development of the required<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>standards.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>4. The IOP urges collaboration on demonstrations, and experiments that may be useful in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>the standardization and the development of optical communications technology.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>5. The IOP member agencies are encouraged to share with other IOAG members their<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>technical and operational experience.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>6. The IOP recommends assessing the results of the upcoming technology demo missions to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>verify the feasibility of a common wavelength for a future intersatellite link in the context<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>of a data relay system in order to facilitate interoperability. This would be similar to the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>concept of the Space Network Interoperability Panel (SNIP) approach.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>7. The IOAG is requested to report progress in the optical communications cross support<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>area at IOP-4.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>I believe this is good news for optical communications standadrization, and the OLSG will be making final recommendations to IOAG soon. I am looking forward to the upcoming CCSDS Technical Meeting in San Antonio, Texas the last week of October. NASA will officially request to CCSDS that an Optical Communications BOF be formed soon with the intent of creating a Working Group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Sincerely,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bernie<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>----------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Bernard L. Edwards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Chief Communications Systems Engineer<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Electrical Engineering Division (Code 560)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>NASA Goddard Space Flight Center<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>(301) 286-8926<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>E-Mail: <a href="mailto:Bernard.L.Edwards@nasa.gov">Bernard.L.Edwards@nasa.gov</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>"Dream - Believe - Dare - Do"</span></b><span style='font-size:13.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><pre>This message and any attachments are intended for the use of the addressee or addressees only. 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