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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'>Hi 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'>The sort of thing we need is something
that will sell TCONS to a project manager. That means that it needs to be less
than three minutes long verbally (including the 2 minute phone call interruption)
and must be no more than 2 A4 pages of printed matter of which at least one and
a half pages should be cartoons and words should be in 18 point text minimum. The
emphasis must be on how TCONS will make that project managers life more
endurable, which means that there is no real room for technical arguments, and
certainly no scope for a bitching session about TCP/IP. To do that you need to
try to feel the way that project manager feels.<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'>Seriously, CCSDS secretariat now includes
professional PR and marketing support. If we can get TCONS through next week I
think we should start try to get some input from that function!<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> 04 April 2005 18:03<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Chris Plummer<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> 'Patrick.Plancke@esa.int';
'sois-tcons@mailman.ccsds.org'<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> SOIS 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 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Chris,</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Following on from the last teleconference, could you let me
know what else you need besides the slides that I have already provide, after
your previous request?</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Some thoughts about USPs for TCONS:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Provides various traffic classes appropriate for onboard use</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Best effort with priority</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Guaranteed delivery with priority</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Scheduled delivery (deterministic)</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Can carry other protocols (e.g. TCP/IP) without upsetting time-critical
traffic</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>TCONS maintains the following features which may also be present in
other protocols:</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Generic interface to application software across different underlying
buses/networks</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:72.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font size=2
face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>o</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Interoperability</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Software interoperability via API definition</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:108.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt'><font
size=2 face=Wingdings><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Wingdings'>§</span></font><font
size=1><span style='font-size:7.0pt'>
</span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
Arial'>Equipment interoperability via PDU and protocol definition</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Regards</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Steve</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Steve Parkes<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoAutoSig><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Space Systems Research Group<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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