<html><head>
<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=Windows-1252"><title>Prox-1 PICS Proforma</title>
</head>
<body>
<font face="Calibri, Verdana, Helvetica, Arial"><span style="font-size:12pt">Gian-Paolo,<br>
<br>
Based upon the recommendation of the CCSDS <font color="#29375B"><b><i>Mars Mission Protocol Profiles--Purpose and Rationale. </i>Green Book. Issue 1. July 2008.</b></font> CCSDS 740.0-G-1, namely in Section 4.2 that “All relevant protocol specifications should include a Protocol Implementation Conformance Statement (PICS) proforma. Having benefited from the initial work that Dai Stanton did on these profiles, I have completed a draft PICS for each of the 3 Proximity-1 Blue books.<br>
<br>
Needless to say, the PICS for the entire Prox-1 protocol suite (Physical, Coding&Sync sublayer, Data Link) have been lacking and missions have been desiring this information. Therefore I think it appropriate that the PICs be reviewed within the context of the current on-going 5-year review for each of these documents. <br>
<br>
I also recommend that the PICs once reviewed and approved by the corresponding WGs and joint WGs become a normative Annex in each of the layered specifications.<br>
<br>
Being the SLS-SLP WG chairman, I will place the proposed PICs for the Data Link Layer in the CWE and request that the other chairman do the same for the other PICs.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Greg <br>
</span></font><font size="1"><font face="Helvetica, Verdana, Arial"><span style="font-size:9pt"><br>
</span></font></font>
</body>
</html>