10-Dec-2012-cesg-1 Chris Taylor (AD) Stuart Fowell (DAD) SPACECRAFT ONBOARD INTERFACES SERVICES (SOIS) AREA

10-Dec-2012-cesg-2 1. Application Support Services WG 2. Wireless WG 3. Subnetwork Services WG (Inactive) SOIS Area Report - Current Working Groups The SOIS area covers onboard communication services with the intention of standardising H/W and S/W interfaces between avionics elements & devices. Wireless activities cover intra-spacecraft communication, AIV and RFID Our work is aligned with the European SAVOIR initiative and the WG includes representatives from the US SUMO initiative

10-Dec-2012-cesg-3 SOIS Area Report B. Meeting Demographics App Supt Svcs

10-Dec-2012-cesg-4 Application Support Services Working Group Goal: Develop SOIS Application Support layer services and if appropriate protocols; develop supporting electronic data sheet schema and dictionary of terms Working Group Status RIDs from CESG from poll Green Book Issue 2 resolved and ready for CCSDS secretariat preparation for publication Device Enumeration Magenta Book under CMC vote for publication Device Virtualisation Red Book under CCSDS secretariat preparation for Agency review Progressing Electronic Data Sheets Red Book & associated XML Schema Progressing Common Dictionary of Terms Red Book & associated ontology Status:OKCAUTIONPROBLEM Comment: Funding insecure for level of work SOIS Area Report

10-Dec-2012-cesg-5 Application Support Services WG (cont.) Progress Results of exploratory prototyping of EDS XML schemas by ESA and NASA available 2 draft schema available 2 prototype tool chains developed to support use of EDS XML schema Draft Red Book for Dictionary of terms available for WG review Consolidated SUMO, NASA-JSC and NASA-GRC contributions and developed shared work plan Identified need for a new green book to describe use of EDS XML schema Identified need to agree approach for interoperability testing of EDS XML schema Planning Publish remaining Green and Magenta Books Continue fortnightly telecons via WebEx Merge ESA & NASA schemas into a single specification Update tool chains to support new schema Establish cooperative environment for developing schema under config control Propose project for new green book Extend Common DoT taxonomy with common terms for examined ICDs Include Reprogrammable FPGA as use case Determine approach for testing SOIS Area Report

10-Dec-2012-cesg-6 Application Support Services WG Near Term Planning SOIS Area Report ActivityMilestonePlanned end date XML Specification for Electronic Data Sheets for Onboard Devices Blue book Draft 1 – Fall 2013Blue Book End 2014 Electronic Data Sheets XML SchemaDraft 1 – Fall 2013SANA End 2014 Common Dictionary of Terms for Onboard Devices Blue book Draft 1 – Fall 2013Blue Book End 2014 Common Dictionary of Terms ontologyDraft 1 – Fall 2013SANA End 2014 EDS Green bookDraft 1 – Spring 2014Green Book End 2014

10-Dec-2012-cesg-7 status:OKCAUTIONPROBLEM comment: Wireless WG Goal : Develop wireless recommendations for onboard space applications Working Group Status : Group did not formally meet but have been operating via Webex Green book issue 2 covering high rate Wireless technology submitted to CCSDS secretariat New work items proposed by NASA JSC (Encoding for RFID, Spacesuit comms) SOIS Area Report Progress Green book issue 2 finished Planning Prepare new Project for submission to CESG

10-Dec-2012-cesg-8 Wireless WG (continued) Near Term Planning SOIS Area Report ActivityMilestonePlanned end date Wireless Green Book issue 2 Submission to editor October 2013 Prepare new projectsAgreement by CESG/CMC January 2014

10-Dec-2012-cesg-9 APP WG Remaining Magenta book ready for Agency review Electronic data sheet activities on schedule Need for standalone EDS Green Book identified as handbook In order to validate the schema tool chains are required this was unplanned effort Unclear what testing will be required Wireless WG Initial work complete with the submission of Green book issue 2 covering High rate wireless technology New work items in preparation SOIS Area Report: Summary