Projects

Overview
Project Title	“TM Synchronization and Channel Coding” Issue 4
Approval	Approved
Document Number	131.0
Charter	5.02 Space Link Coding and Synchronization Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	The Recommended Standard for TM Synchronization and Channel Coding contains specifications to be used by space missions on synchronous communications links. This update to the Blue Book will produce issue 4, and will add a short chapter that specifies a subset of codes to be used in ground-to-space links. Input of USLP frames will also be addressed.
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments	none
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	N/A
Resources
Book Editor	NASA
Book Editor Resources	Total resources: 2 work-months, primarily by NASA. Nominal time from other Working Group members to review the document. Lead editor: NASA.
Prototype 1	Not Required
Prototype 1 Resources	There are no new technical specifications. Flight implementations are currently in use.
Prototype 2	Not Required
Prototype 2 Resources
Prototype 3	Not Required
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	NASA
Monitor Only	CNSA, ESA
Resource Comments	none

Schedule

Legend for Schedule Milestones = Required for Orange Books = Required for Green Books = Required for Magenta Books = Required for Blue Books Note - Red Books are Draft Blue/Magenta Books Schedule Milestones	Original Completion Date (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)	Estimated Completion Date (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)	Actual Completion Date (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)	Comments (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)
Project Approved	6/5/2019	6/5/2019	6/5/2019	CMC-P-2019-05-006 closed 5 June 2019
Project Start Date	6/10/2019	8/16/2019	6/14/2019
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	6/10/2019	9/6/2020	9/6/2020
First Draft Comments Due	6/30/2019	9/27/2020	9/27/2020
Second draft circulated to WG	8/1/2019	6/1/2020	5/1/2021
Second Draft Comments Due	10/1/2019	7/1/2020	5/27/2021
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	10/25/2019	8/1/2020	5/27/2021
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	12/15/2019	9/20/2021	6/27/2021
First Agency Review	3/15/2020	12/15/2021	10/8/2021
RID Resolution	5/15/2020	3/15/2022	10/18/2021
Secretariat Document Processing 2	5/30/2020	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Not expected
Final Agency Review	5/30/2020	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Not expected
RID Resolution	5/30/2020	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Not expected
First Prototype Development	5/30/2020	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Not required
Second Prototype Development	5/30/2020	3/30/2022	3/30/2022	Not required
CMC Approval	10/15/2020	7/15/2022	3/30/2022
Total Time to Complete (in months)	16	34