[CMC] Fw: IOAG Request to CCSDS regarding Optical Comms

[Nestor.Peccia at esa.int]

Dear all,

I am aware that the Optical WG has planned to have an in-depth discussion 
on the Optical Communications EO HDR scenario during the next CCSDS F16 
Technical meeting in Rome.

I hope that a consensus within the WG can be reached. If not, I would 
appreciate that the WG escalates the conflict points to the Area and the 
CESG, who will address the issue at the joint CESG-CMC meeting.

As you can see below, the IOAG is requesting information about the Optical 
WG progress.shortly after the Rome meeting.

ciao
nestor
----- Forwarded by Nestor Peccia/esoc/ESA on 02/10/2016 17:43 -----

From:   Michael Schmidt/esoc/ESA
To:     Nestor Peccia/esoc/ESA at ESA
Cc:     "Jean-Marc Soula" <Jean-Marc.Soula at cnes.fr>, 
Barbara.Adde at nasa.gov, philip.e.liebrecht at nasa.gov
Date:   01/10/2016 13:37
Subject:        IOAG Request to CCSDS regarding Optical Comms


Dear Nestor,

as agreed during the recent IOAG meeting I contact you as IOAG chair 
concerning the Optical Communications.

The IOP 3 endorsed the interaction between IOAG and CCSDS:

In regard to its relationship with the CCSDS:

1.      The IOP recognizes the improved processes and the important 
technical accomplishments that have been achieved by the CCSDS agencies. 
2.      The IOP supports the CCSDS to continue their work to strategically 
stage interoperable capabilities for the next generation of spaceflight 
missions. 
3.      The IOP also recognizes the challenges for CCSDS that have been 
created by the current resource-constrained environment and therefore 
encourages CCSDS agencies to address those challenges so that essential 
on-going work as prioritized by the IOAG is completed.
4.      For the topics that are under the cognizance of the IOAG, the IOP 
encourages further cooperation between the two organizations, and a 
healthy discourse that enhances the products of both IOAG and CCSDS. 

The IOP 3 also highlighted the importance of Optical Communications:

In regard to the work of the Optical Links Study Group (OLSG):

The IOP-3 encourages the member agencies to prepare for optical 
communications as the next evolution of space communications; therefore:

1.      The IOP recognizes the good work of the OLSG and the benefits of 
developing interoperability in the domain of optical communications.
2.      The IOP recommends that the member agencies begin preparing for 
future cross support of space-Earth and space-space optical communications 
by developing interoperable standards. 
3.      The IOAG is requested to provide guidance to CCSDS in the 
development of the required standards. 
4.      The IOP urges collaboration on demonstrations, and experiments 
that may be useful in the standardization and the development of optical 
communications technology. 
5.      The IOP member agencies are encouraged to share with other IOAG 
members their technical and operational experience.
6.      The IOP recommends assessing the results of the upcoming 
technology demo missions to verify the feasibility of a common wavelength 
for a future intersatellite link in the context of a data relay system in 
order to facilitate interoperability. This would be similar to the concept 
of the Space Network Interoperability Panel (SNIP) approach.
7.      The IOAG is requested to report progress in the optical 
communications cross support area at IOP-4. 

This issue was also discussed between IOAG and CCSDS during the CCSDS 
meeting in Nagano in 2015 and CCSDS reported that a feedback will be 
provided with a few months. This did not happen.

Since the IOAG is starting to prepare the IOP 4 and since there are 
various activities ongoing concerning optical communications the IOAG 
request to get a report concerning the progress of the work of the CCSDS 
regarding the optical communications. As discussed I expect that this 
issue will be addressed during the upcoming CCSDS meeting in Rome. I would 
appreciate a report from you shortly after this meeting. If you need 
support during the meeting in Rome I am available to be contacted but you 
can also contact during the meeting Jean-Marc Soula or Phil Liebrecht to 
represent IOAG if they are at the meeting in Rome.

Kind Regards

Michael Schmidt

IOAG Chairman



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