[Cesg-all] PRP A5-16 Announcement of Review Opportunity

[CCSDS Rapporteur]

Control Number: PRP A5-16

The following draft CCSDS Recommended Standard has been placed on line for 
CCSDS Agency review:

      CCSDS 732.0-P-1.3.  AOS Space Data Link Protocol.
                          Pink Book.  September 2005.

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:  The CCSDS Recommended Standard AOS Space Data Link 
Protocol  specifies the protocol, services, and procedures pertaining to 
the CCSDS Version-2 Transfer Frame.   This draft update proposes 
modifications to the Transfer Frame Primary Header Signaling Field as follows:

   -  reduces number of reserved spare bits from 7 to 2;
   -  defines two new subfields, a mandatory Virtual Channel (VC)
      Frame Count Cycle Use Flag, and an optional Virtual Channel
      Frame Count Cycle subfield.

Note: Changes proposed in previous draft updates revert to Issue-1 Blue 
Book text.

The due date for receipt of review comments by the Review Coordinator is 
2005-12-16.  Area Directors and WG/BOF Chairs may submit review comments 
directly to the CCSDS Review Coordinator.  More information is available at 
the Web site identified below.

The review document, in Portable Document Format (PDF), and associated 
review materials are available for downloading at the following location:

      http://public.ccsds.org/sites/cwe/rids