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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'>Steve,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>This plan of work is all very commendable,
but I feel it is missing the point somewhat. Right now TCONS, and indeed SOIS,
are under threat of extermination One of the items tabled for discussion during
the CESG meeting next Thursday is:<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>2. Dissolving
SOIS and moving its work into SIS and SLS. The TCOA and TCONS work could become
time-constrained "flavors" of SIS application services and SIS
networking services, respectively. The Bus/LAN work would be just another
"flavor" of a space link service, as would the Wireless BOF.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>So this is not a threat
that we can ignore, the more so since this discussion item has been proposed by
Adrian himself.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I personally am
absolutely convinced that SOIS has a very important role in the CCSDS and will
argue vigorously for its continued place within that organization. Furthermore
I am equally persuaded that TCON belongs in SOIS and will argue for that just
as strenuously. However, we must have material with which to fight our case.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>As you know, the world is
full of inappropriate and technically inferior protocols (and I include many of
the internet protocols among these), so it is clear that technical excellence
is not a guarantee of success. If we look at the case of ISO standards, the
reason behind this is very simple – ISO spent far too long polishing,
refining, and supposedly perfecting their offerings. By the time they put them
out on the street, other standards had already achieved an unassailable deployment
base and most of the ISO communication standards have languished on the shelves
ever since, despite their technical superiority!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I would therefore
earnestly request that you focus your energies over the next few days on making
the case for TCONS. This must be a rational based on WHY, not on the whats and
hows of TCONS, and it should not be diluted by focusing on technical details
like whether and how it supports IP for instance. Could you please come up with
some structured text that makes this case in terms of the real onboard needs
and constraints?</span></font><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>If TCONS is to survive the next couple of
weeks, we all need to pull together on this one. The sooner you can give us
something that we can challenge, clarify, and refine, the stronger will be our
case.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Cheers,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>
Chris.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
Steve Parkes [mailto:sparkes@computing.dundee.ac.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 01 April 2005 10:43<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> 'Dai Stanton';
'sois-tcons@mailman.ccsds.org'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> Chris Plummer;
'Patrick.Plancke@esa.int'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> RE: TCONS</span></font><span
lang=EN-US><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dear TCONS members,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Dai asked me to fill him in on the results
of yesterday's teleconference.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Once I had started to write a reply I
thought that it would be useful for everyone.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Please let me know if I have got anything
wrong.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The current plan is to complete the work
on the Guaranteed Service prior to the meeting in <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Athens</st1:place></st1:City>. Then whatever is agreed there we will
have finished that work so that when we return to it in two years time at least
we will not have to start again from scratch. I want to spend one day in Athens
briefly going over this and making sure that there are no major issues and that
the various sub sections for the Best Effort and Guaranteed Delivery services
are consistent. We will then move on to work on the scheduled service, which
everyone agrees is needed. At the same time we will ask those people that have
proposed TCP/IP for TCONS to work on a section for the red book that we can
review once complete. We will also review the idea of using the Network and
look at the reliability model for spacecraft onboard networks.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Chris and Patrick plan to rigorously
defend TCONS at the CESG meeting based on the constraints and needs of the
onboard network environment.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>The proposed agenda for the TCONS group
work at <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Athens</st1:place></st1:City>
is:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=1>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Blood
letting and hot air generation (<st1:City w:st="on">Athens</st1:City> is a
good choice of venue, although somewhere in <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region> would have been better)
- half a day</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This
will hopefully result in an action on some TCP/IP experts to write a
section for the TCONS red book for review by us at the Fall meeting</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Requirements
from Messaging Service - half a day</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=2 type=1>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Particularly
on traffic classes (QoS)</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Are
there any time critical requirements that cannot be met by TCP/IP?</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo2'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Is
it envisaged to run Messaging service over TCP/IP or UDP, what would the
constraints be?</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo2'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Review
of Best Effort and Guaranteed Delivery services - no more than one day</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=3 type=1>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Aim
is to tidy up what we have done so far so that we can push the scheduled
service forward</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo3'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Consideration
of IP header for TCONS network layer pros and cons - no more than half a
day</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=4 type=1>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>What
fields do we need?</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Pros
and cons of header compression?</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>How
are different traffic classes handled?</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Outline
recommendation for a compressed version of IP header</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo4'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Reliability
model for SOIS - half a day to one day</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=5 type=1>
<ol style='margin-top:0cm' start=1 type=a>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo5'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Reliability
on a spacecraft</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo5'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Development
of a reliability model</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo5'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>This
is important to prepare for the work on the scheduled service</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Scheduled
Delivery service - two days + Saturday after the TCONS outing</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
<li class=MsoNormal style='color:navy;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo5'><font size=2
color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Odds
and Sods (those other meetings that we cannot get out of)</span></font><o:p></o:p></li>
</ol>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>TCONS members comments on this agenda
please.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>PS Dai - Thanks for the update to the red
book.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>I will send out an updated red book on
Thursday next week.</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Regards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Steve</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>------------------------------------------</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Steve Parkes</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 color=navy face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt;color:navy'>Space Systems Research Group</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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Dai Stanton [mailto:dstanton@keltik.co.uk] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> 31 March 2005 21:59<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> sparkes@computing.dundee.ac.uk<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> TCONS</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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font-family:Arial'>Steve,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Sorry I had to leave the TCONS call telecom today. What was
the conclusion?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Is TCONS going ahead in its current form?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Dai</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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