[CMC Alert] RP A8-30 Announcement of Review Opportunity

[CCSDS Rapporteur]

Control Number: RP A8-30

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

      CCSDS 732.0-P-2.1.  AOS Space Data Link Protocol.
                          Pink Sheets.  December 2008.

DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION:  The CCSDS Recommended Standard for AOS Space 
Data Link Protocol specifies the protocol, services, and procedures 
pertaining to the CCSDS Version-2 Transfer Frame.   The current draft 
updates Frame Error Control Field Encoding Procedure to be consistent 
with other CCSDS Space Data Link Protocol specifications; changes all 
occurrences of 'Packet Service' and 'Packet Transfer Service' to 
'Virtual Channel Packet Service'; corrects/clarifies Service 
Specification '.indication' text; updates/clarifies text relating to 
Idle Packet generation; and replaces term 'Idle Frame' with 'Only 
Idle Data (OID) Frame'.

The due date for receipt of Agency review comments by the Review 
Coordinator is 2009-2-18.  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/review/

REMINDER:  Agency Heads of Delegation are to make their own 
arrangements for review participation by their Agency-sponsored Associates.

NOTE: 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.