[CCSDS Observers] CCSDS Review of CCSDS 732.0-P-4.2, AOS Space Data Link Protocol

[CCSDS Rapporteur]

Control Number: RP 24-20

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

     CCSDS 732.0-P-4.2. AOS Space Data Link Protocol. Pink Sheets. 
                        Issue 4.2. September 2024.

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 update replaces the Reserved Spare field with a Spacecraft ID Extension field in the Transfer Frame Primary Header, enabling expansion of the 8-bit Spacecraft ID to 10 bits.

The due date for receipt of Agency review comments by the CCSDS Review Coordinator is 1 November 2024.  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/CCSDS%20732.0-P-4.2/default.aspx

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.