ECSS-E-ST-50-12C, SPACE ENGINEERING: SPACEWIRE - LINKS, NODES, ROUTERS, AND NETWORKS (31-JUL-2008)

ECSS-E-ST-50-12C, SPACE ENGINEERING: SPACEWIRE - LINKS, NODES, ROUTERS, AND NETWORKS (31-JUL-2008)., This Standard addresses the handling of payload data and control information on board a spacecraft. It is a standard for a high speed data link, which is intended to meet the needs of future, high capability, remote sensing instruments and other space missions. SpaceWire provides a unified high speed data‐handling infrastructure for connecting together sensors, processing elements, mass‐memory units, downlink telemetry subsystems and EGSE equipment. The purpose of this Standard is: • to facilitate the construction of high‐performance on‐board data‐handling systems; • to help reduce system integration costs; • to promote compatibility between data‐handling equipment and subsystems; • to encourage reuse of data‐handling equipment across several different missions.