Projects

Overview
Project Title	Optical Communications Physical Layer
Approval	Approved
Document Number	141.0
Charter	5.10 Optical Communications Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	This Blue Book shall define the physical layer parameters and techniques required for interoperability of Optical Communications. Issue 1 will address the high photon efficiency (HPE) scenario. Contents of the Blue Book: • Wavelength(s) / Frequency(ies) • Pointing, acquisition and tracking • Modulations
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS
Resources
Book Editor	ESA
Book Editor Resources	10mm
Prototype 1	DLR
Prototype 1 Resources	8mm by ESA
Prototype 2	NASA
Prototype 2 Resources	8mm
Prototype 3
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	CNES, DLR, ESA, JAXA, NASA
Monitor Only	CNSA, FSA
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	1/1/2014
Project Start Date	12/28/2013
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	5/30/2014	At Fall 2016 Meeting
First Draft Comments Due	9/30/2014	After Fall 2016 Meeting
Second draft circulated to WG	1/1/2015	At Spring 2017 Meeting
Second Draft Comments Due	3/30/2015	After Spring 2017 Meeting
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	4/30/2015	At Fall 2017 Meeting
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	7/1/2015	Start of Review after CESG + CMC Polls
First Agency Review	9/30/2015	End of Review
RID Resolution	12/31/2015	After Spring 2018 Meeting
Secretariat Document Processing 2	6/1/2016	Start of 2nd Review (if needed). No Polls.
Final Agency Review	9/30/2016	Before Fall 16 Meeting
RID Resolution	12/31/2016	After Fall 16 Meeting
First Prototype Development	12/31/2016	NASA JPL
Second Prototype Development	12/31/2016	NASA GRC
CMC Approval	3/1/2017	Includes Final Secretariat Document Processing + CESG Poll + CMC Poll for PUBLICA TION
Total Time to Complete (in months)	37