Projects

Overview
Project Title	Pseudo-Noise (PN) Ranging Systems (Review of Issue 1)
Approval	Approved
Document Number	414.1
Charter	5.01 RF and Modulation Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	This Recommended Standard defines both transparent and regenerative PN ranging systems. The specifications for PN code components and generation, on-board spacecraft regenerative/transparent processing, ground station processing, and uplink and downlink signal modulation are defined. A mandatory review is due after 3 years from first publication
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments	No changes with respect to Issue 1.
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS
Resources
Book Editor	ESA
Book Editor Resources	ESA
Prototype 1	Not Required
Prototype 1 Resources	Not needed as the review does not intend to add new features to the Blue Book.
Prototype 2	Not Required
Prototype 2 Resources	Not needed as the review does not intend to add new features to the Blue Book.
Prototype 3
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	ESA, NASA
Monitor Only	CNES, ESA, NASA
Resource Comments

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.)	Comments (Date in M/D/YYYY format.)
Project Approved	4/15/2013	CMC-P-2013-03-005 approved 19 March 2013
Project Start Date	3/19/2013
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	9/1/2013	Before Spring 2013 Meeting
First Draft Comments Due	2/1/2014	After Spring 2013 Meeting
Second draft circulated to WG	3/1/2014	Not needed
Second Draft Comments Due	3/30/2014	Not Needed
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	5/1/2014	After Spring 2013 Meeting
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	6/1/2014	Started Poll CMC-P-2013-06-002
First Agency Review	9/1/2014
RID Resolution	12/1/2014	At Fall 2013 meeting
Secretariat Document Processing 2	1/15/2015
Final Agency Review	1/30/2015	Not expected for Pink Sheets
RID Resolution	1/30/2015	Not expected for Pink Sheets
First Prototype Development	1/30/2015	Not Required: No new feature
Second Prototype Development	1/30/2015	Not Required: No new feature
CMC Approval	3/30/2015	CMC Poll Approved
Total Time to Complete (in months)	24