Projects

Overview
Project Title	TC Space Data Link protocol, Issue 4
Approval	Approved
Document Number	232.0
Charter	5.04 Space Link Protocols Working Group
Document Type	Blue
Description of Document	The CCSDS Recommended Standard for TC Space Data Link Protocol specifies the protocol, services, and procedures pertaining to the CCSDS TC Transfer Frame. The 5-years review update will address consistency and other improvements.
Applicable Patents	There are no patent issues for this technology that are known by the CCSDS community
Patent Comments	N/A
Survey of Similar Standards Documents or Projects Undertaken in Other Bodies and elsewhere in CCSDS	No other projects undertaken
Resources
Book Editor	NASA
Book Editor Resources	0.1 FTE
Prototype 1	Not Required
Prototype 1 Resources
Prototype 2	Not Required
Prototype 2 Resources
Prototype 3	Not Required
Prototype 3 Resources
Contribute	ESA, NASA, UKSA
Monitor Only	CNES, DLR
Resource Comments	N/A

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	11/18/2020	CMC-P-2020-11-003
Project Start Date	11/19/2020
Internal WG Review
First Draft Circulated to WG	12/16/2020
First Draft Comments Due	2/17/2021
Second draft circulated to WG	3/17/2021
Second Draft Comments Due	4/14/2021
Final WB Submitted to AD for Further Processing	6/16/2021
External Milestones
Secretariat Document Processing	7/14/2021
First Agency Review	8/18/2021
RID Resolution	10/20/2021
Secretariat Document Processing 2	12/16/2020
Final Agency Review	3/17/2021
RID Resolution	5/19/2021
First Prototype Development	5/19/2021	Not Applicable
Second Prototype Development	5/19/2021	Not applicable
CMC Approval	9/14/2021
Total Time to Complete (in months)	10