Overview of Space Communications Protocols

1 Report Concerning Space Data system Standards GREEN BOOK Overview OF Space COMMUNICATIONSPROTOCOLSINFORMATIONAL REPORT CCSDS July 2014 Report Concerning Space Data system Standards Overview OF Space Communications Protocols INFORMATIONAL REPORT CCSDS GREEN BOOK July 2014 CCSDS REPORT: Overview OF Space Communications Protocols CCSDS Page i July 2014 AUTHORITY Issue: Informational Report, Issue 3 Date: July 2014 Location: Washington, DC, USA This document has been approved for publication by the Management Council of the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS) and reflects the consensus of technical panel experts from CCSDS Member Agencies.

2 The procedure for review and authorization of CCSDS Reports is detailed in Organization and Processes for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS ). This document is published and maintained by: CCSDS Secretariat National Aeronautics and Space Administration Washington, DC, USA E-mail: CCSDS REPORT: Overview OF Space Communications Protocols CCSDS Page ii July 2014 FOREWORD This document is a CCSDS Report that contains an Overview of the Space Communications Protocols recommended by CCSDS. A Space link is a Communications link between a spacecraft and its associated ground system or between two spacecraft.

3 A Space Communications protocol is a Communications protocol designed to be used over a Space link, or in a network that contains one or multiple Space links. Through the process of normal evolution, it is expected that expansion, deletion, or modification of this document may occur. This Report is therefore subject to CCSDS document management and change control procedures, which are defined in Organization and Processes for the Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems (CCSDS ). Current versions of CCSDS documents are maintained at the CCSDS Web site: Questions relating to the contents or status of this document should be sent to the CCSDS Secretariat at the e-mail address indicated on page i.

4 CCSDS REPORT: Overview OF Space Communications Protocols CCSDS Page iii July 2014 At time of publication, the active Member and Observer Agencies of the CCSDS were: Member Agencies Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI)/Italy. Canadian Space Agency (CSA)/Canada. Centre National d Etudes Spatiales (CNES)/France. China National Space Administration (CNSA)/People s Republic of China. Deutsches Zentrum f r Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR)/Germany. European Space Agency (ESA)/Europe. Federal Space Agency (FSA)/Russian Federation. Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)/Brazil. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)/Japan.

5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/USA. UK Space Agency/United Kingdom. Observer Agencies Austrian Space Agency (ASA)/Austria. Belgian Federal Science Policy Office (BFSPO)/Belgium. Central Research Institute of Machine Building (TsNIIMash)/Russian Federation. China Satellite Launch and Tracking Control General, Beijing Institute of Tracking and Telecommunications Technology (CLTC/BITTT)/China. Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)/China. Chinese Academy of Space Technology (CAST)/China. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)/Australia. Danish National Space Center (DNSC)/Denmark.

6 Departamento de Ci ncia e Tecnologia Aeroespacial (DCTA)/Brazil. European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT)/Europe. European Telecommunications Satellite Organization (EUTELSAT)/Europe. Geo-Informatics and Space Technology Development Agency (GISTDA)/Thailand. Hellenic National Space Committee (HNSC)/Greece. Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)/India. Institute of Space Research (IKI)/Russian Federation. KFKI Research Institute for Particle & Nuclear Physics (KFKI)/Hungary. Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI)/Korea. Ministry of Communications (MOC)/Israel.

7 National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT)/Japan. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/USA. National Space Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan (NSARK)/Kazakhstan. National Space Organization (NSPO)/Chinese Taipei. Naval Center for Space Technology (NCST)/USA. Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)/Turkey. South African National Space Agency (SANSA)/Republic of South Africa. Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (SUPARCO)/Pakistan. Swedish Space Corporation (SSC)/Sweden. Swiss Space Office (SSO)/Switzerland. United States Geological Survey (USGS)/USA.

8 CCSDS REPORT: Overview OF Space Communications Protocols CCSDS Page iv July 2014 DOCUMENT CONTROL Document Title Date Status CCSDS Overview of Space Link Protocols , Issue 1 June 2001 Original issue, superseded CCSDS Overview of Space Communications Protocols , Informational Report, Issue 2 December 2007 Issue 2, superseded CCSDS Overview of Space Communications Protocols , Informational Report, Issue 3 July 2014 Current issue CCSDS REPORT: Overview OF Space Communications Protocols CCSDS Page v July 2014 CONTENTS Section Page 1 1-1 PURPOSE AND SCOPE .. 1-1 DOCUMENT STRUCTURE.

9 1-1 DEFINITIONS .. 1-1 REFERENCES .. 1-2 2 INTRODUCTION TO Space Communications Protocols .. 2-1 HISTORY OF Space Communications Protocols .. 2-1 protocol LAYERS .. 2-3 3 MAJOR FEATURES OF Space Communications Protocols .. 3-1 PHYSICAL LAYER .. 3-1 DATA LINK LAYER .. 3-1 NETWORK LAYER .. 3-9 TRANSPORT LAYER .. 3-10 APPLICATION LAYER .. 3-11 4 EXAMPLES OF protocol CONFIGURATIONS .. 4-1 GENERAL .. 4-1 END-TO-END FORWARDING USING PACKETS DEFINED BY 4-2 IP OVER CCSDS FOR END-TO-END ROUTING.

10 4-3 CFDP FOR END-TO-END FORWARDING .. 4-5 ANNEX A ACRONYMS .. A-1 Figure 2-1 Space Communications Protocols Reference model .. 2-4 2-2 Some Possible Combinations of Space Communications Protocols .. 2-5 3-1 Relationships between Channels of the Space Data Link Protocols .. 3-4 4-1 Simple Space Data system model .. 4-1 4-2 protocol Configuration on a Space Link When Space Packet protocol or Encapsulation Service Is Used for End-to-End Forwarding .. 4-3 4-3 protocol Configuration in a Space Data system When Space Packet protocol or Encapsulation Service Is Used for End-to-End Forwarding .. 4-3 4-4 protocol Configuration on a Space Link When IP over CCSDS Is Used for End-to-End Routing.