Projects

Overview
Project Title	Cross Support Transfer Services: Forward Frame CSTS
Approval	Approved
Document Number	922.3
Charter	3.06 Cross Support Transfer Services Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	The Forward Frame CSTS will provide a forward frame service for [AOS], [TC] and [USLP] implementing frame multiplexing, frame fill and coding in the provider, and implementing the full stack down to the physical layer.
Applicable Patents
Patent Comments
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	No similar nor overlapping documents exist ( also per IOAG analysis).
Resources
Book Editor	NASA
Book Editor Resources	The book editor is already identified, and is from NASA/JPL
Prototype 1	NASA
Prototype 1 Resources	NASA/JPL will develop the Provider side.
Prototype 2	NASA
Prototype 2 Resources	NASA/GSFC will develop the User side.
Prototype 3	Not Required
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	ESA
Monitor Only	CNES, DLR
Resource Comments	Although the whole Working Group will provide support to the creation of that service, it is only NASA who requested it. Therefore it seems reasonable that all resources for prototyping are provided by NASA.

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	9/23/2015
Project Start Date	9/23/2015
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	3/15/2018
First Draft Comments Due	4/9/2018
Second draft circulated to WG	10/1/2018
Second Draft Comments Due	10/15/2018
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	11/30/2018
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	6/28/2019
First Agency Review	8/15/2019
RID Resolution	10/21/2019
Secretariat Document Processing 2	12/2/2019
Final Agency Review	8/15/2019
RID Resolution	10/21/2019
First Prototype Development	7/15/2019
Second Prototype Development	7/15/2019
CMC Approval	2/7/2020
Total Time to Complete (in months)	52