This standard has been cancelled and replaced by ECSS-E-ST-50-04C (31 July 2008).
Scope
This Standard specifies the data structures and protocols for a telecommand space data link and the procedure for physical layer operation.
Usually, the source of data on a telecommand space data link is located on the ground and the receiver is located in space. However, the Standard may also be used for space-to-space telecommand data links.
Further provisions and guidance on the application of this standard can be found, respectively, in the following documents:
- The higher level standard ECSS-E-50B “Communications general requirements”, which defines the principle characteristics of communication protocols and related services for all communication layers relevant for space communication (physical- to application-layer), and their basic relationship to each other.
- The handbook ECSS-E-HB-50A “Communications guidelines”, which provides information about specific implementation characteristics of these protocols in order to support the choice of a certain communications profile for the specific requirements of a space mission.
Users of this present standard are invited to consult these documents before taking decisions on the implementation of the present one.
When viewed from the perspective of a specific project context, the requirements defined in this Standard should be tailored to match the genuine requirements of a particular profile and circumstances of a project.
NOTE Tailoring is a process by which individual requirements or specifications, standards and related documents are evaluated and made applicable to a specific project, by selection, and, in some exceptional cases, modification of existing or addition of new requirements.
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