[Cesg-all] Results of CESG Poll closing 28 September 2022

[CCSDS Secretariat]

CESG E-Poll Identifier:  CESG-P-2022-09-001 Approval to release CCSDS 
734.2-P-1.1, CCSDS Bundle Protocol Specification (Pink Book, Issue 
1.1) for CCSDS Agency review

Results of CESG poll beginning 14 September 2022 and ending 28 September 2022:

                 Abstain:  1 (20%) (Merri)
Approve Unconditionally:  2 (40%) (Barkley, Cola)
Approve with Conditions:  2 (40%) (Shames, Aguilar Sanchez)
Disapprove with Comment:  0 (0%)

CONDITIONS/COMMENTS:

     Erik Barkley (Approve Unconditionally):   A comment/question 
(not a condition)-- the book seems like it might have a better title 
as it seems to really define the service that a Bundle Agent shall 
provide rather than the bundle protocol per se.  In 1.1, Purpose, the 
book says "...establish a CCSDS Recommended Standard for Bundle 
Protocol (BP), based on the bundle protocol of RFC 9171 (reference 
[1]),..."  So, establish a standard for bundle protocol based on 
bundle protocol?  Seems more like a normative recommended practice 
for defining a Bundle Agent's service?  The book as written seems 
straightforward enough and I will note that the original Blue Book 
had the same title/approach, albeit based on RFC 5050 (vs 9171). So 
this is really just a question/request for clarification and not a condition.

     Peter Shames (Approve with Conditions):   The linkage between 
RFC9171 and this spec is well understood, and that linkage does cover 
many common features.  That said, there are some support features 
that are inherent in the terrestrial Internet, "for free", like DNS, 
that are not available in space. The extremely simple registry 
structure that persists in this document does not remedy this 
issue.  One potential remedy is provided in the attached notes.  Many 
other issues that need clarifications are noted in the marked up document.

     Ignacio Aguilar Sanchez (Approve with Conditions):  The document 
update is well appreciated.
Please find a few change proposals and requests for clarification.


Total Respondents:  5

All Areas responded to this question.



SECRETARIAT INTERPRETATION OF RESULTS:  Approved with Conditions
PROPOSED SECRETARIAT ACTION:            Generate CMC poll after 
conditions have been addressed

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