[Cesg-all] CCSDS Review of CCSDS 231.0-P-3.1, TC Synchronization and Channel Coding

[CCSDS Rapporteur]

Control Number: PRP 20-30

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

     CCSDS 231.0-P-3.1.  TC Synchronization and Channel Coding.
                         Pink Sheets.  Issue 3.1.  November 2020.

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:  The Recommended Standard for TC 
Synchronization and Channel Coding contains specifications for 
synchronization and channel coding to be used by space missions on 
asynchronous communications links.  The current draft update 
clarifies procedures related to short Low-Density Parity-Check (LDPC) 
codes and adds support for the Unified Space Data Link Protocol (USLP).

The due date for receipt of review comments by the Review Coordinator 
is 22 January 2021.  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:

     https://public.ccsds.org/review/

NOTES

1  Per CMC Action Item CMC-A-2007-10-05, agency reviewers are reminded to
   review for compliance with the CCSDS Publications Manual as well as
   technical content.

2  Per CESG Resolution CESG-R-2008-10-006, the CESG no longer conducts
   pre-Agency-review reviews but is instead expected to participate in
   Agency reviews when they are announced.