ops forum ground segment reference facility 06.02.2009

OPS-GSI, OPS-EC, OPS-GIM06.02.2009 -

Ground-Segment Reference Environment

Y.Doat, P.Fauré, E.Doelling, R.Santos

OPS-GSI, OPS-EC, OPS-GIM06.02.09


Presentation Content

• Today’s Environment;• Objectives;• Building Plans;• Communication Infrastructure;• Support Facilities;• Future Evolution;• Project organisation.


Today’s Environment


Current OPS-GS EnvironmentH.32

• OPS-GS Reference Station:– Ground-Station Test & Validation;– Operational Support;– RFTC.

• OPS-GS Laboratories:– NDIU integration and validation;– SVT Support;– PC Support;– Integration and rack validation.


Current OPS-GI EnvironmentD.126

• Software:– Integration and unit validation;– System validation;– Software technology laboratory (e.g.

virtualisation);– Build and source repository access.

• Investigation of problems.


Objectives


Objectives1. Technical Infrastructure:

– An innovative end-to-end approach for validation and operational support.

2. Network and Security: – A flexible and secure approach for testing and

support.3. Configuration Control & Planning:

– An environment under control.4. Quality:

– Improve the quality without impacting the expertise.

5. Engineering Public Relation– Do what you say and Show what you do.


End-to-End Objective

• Validation from the following perspectives:– Functional: validation of provided services (TM,

TC, Tracking, Station M&C, …);– Performance: mission requirements increase;– stability (long duration).

• Required by– OPS-O, triggered by MEX, ROS low bit rate

problems;– OPS-G, more systematic validation.


Network Objective

• Simulated operational network.– Performance testing;– Error cases: bit error rates, latency, … ;– Long duration testing;– Isolated from non-operational data traffic;– Independent from operational use constraints

(e.g. freeze).

• Required by:– OPS-G, end-2-end representative validation.


Security Objective

• Support from external industry:– Secure sessions (remote troubleshooting);– Established and controlled by the T.O.

• Internet Access– Testing of ESA infrastructure against new

developed equipment outside ESOC (e.g. timing system M&C validation);

• Required by:– OPS-G to reduce costs and increase efficiency;– ESA security requirements.


Configuration Control Objective

• Ensure the configuration of the environment:– Support various versions of subsystem;– Support various configuration of subsystem

and end-2-end;– Validate hardware integration configuration to

be in line with Ground-Station System Integration Standard.

• Required by:– OPS-G, validation of various versions;– OPS-O, end-2-end validation of configuration

changes, backward compatibility, …


Quality Objective• Develop processes associated with:

– End-2-End validation;– Security;– Configuration control;– Scheduling of resources (booking capability,

visibility to users);– Pre-deployment validation.

• Required by:– OPS-G– OPS-O.


Public Relation• Share OPS-G capability with:

– ESA colleagues;– ESOC visitors.

• Show what engineering is:– Engineering processes;– Ground-Segment: Ground-Station, Control

Centre and Network;– Data flows;– …

• Temporary vs Permanent Exhibitions– Short term: Poster display (e.g. the ones

presented in conferences;– Long term: Explain what a Ground-Segment is?

• Required by: OPS-G.


Building Plans


PC Lab

Ele

ctro

nic

Lab

Wiri

ngEquipment

PoolMicrolab

Workshop

Current Layout

Off

ice

Reference Station


New layout (Ground)

Short Term StorageComms

Reference Station

(RF)

ReferenceStation (M&C, FEC, NDIU)

ReferenceOCC

Mee

ting

Workshop(Reorganised in 2008)

Wiring


New layout (Mezzanine)

Office

PC

Lab

Electronic

LabE

quipment

Pool

Storage


External view of H Building


3D Representatio

n of the Ground-Segment Reference

Environment Area


Communication Infrastructure


Current OPS-GI Integration Environment

Computer Room (Software Repository)

Integration Room

Access from offices

Office LANWireless


Current OPS-GS Reference Station Environment

ESTRACK

Ground Station Reference Environment

Access from offices

OPSLAN


Network Detailed Topology

MCS/NISRef.

Ground-StationRef.

InfrastructureService

Ground-StationRef.

WAN Emulatio

n

WAN Emulatio

n

MCS/NISRef.

Access to Internet

Internet

Internet

CollaborationServer

CorporateDMZ

CorporateAccess

CorporateWIFI

CorporateDistribution

ESA sites

Internet

Internet

Pre-OPSLANDistribution

DataCentre

Relay LANValidation

OPSLANHalley+Deneb


Support Facilities


Support Facilities

• Workshop:– Hardware preparation and integration of racks

& Consoles;– Wiring of racks and Ground-Segment

Reference Environment.

• PC Lab:– Configuration of deployed PCs;– Support of Linux, Windows, QNX.

• Electronic Lab:– Embedded hardware support (design &

production).


Future Evolution


Future Evolution

• End-to-end including a ground-station:– Possibility to use Vil4 for limited capability

(e.g. M&C, Telemetry and Tracking).

• End-to-end including MCS:– Possibility to configure for dedicated MCS.

• Evolution for SSA reference Environment.


Project


ESOC Project TeamY.Doat

OPS-GSI

P.FauréOPS-ECS

W.NzoubouOPS-ECS

E.DoellingOPS-ECT

R.SantosOPS-GIM

TeamOPS-GSI


Planning

(After D/OPS approval)

• 1st semester 2009: Cleaning of area;• 2nd semester 2009 & 1st semester

2010:– Start of building work;– Network architecture;– Reorganisation.


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