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3 Operation Support

3.1 OPS LAN CAPABILITIES

Onboard tasks that OPS LAN actively supports include:

• Procedures viewing

• Timeline event viewing

• Database access and management

• Crew mail (E-Mail) handling

• General network support

• Hosting crew support applications

• Web-based services support

3.1.1 Procedures Viewing

The Manual Procedure Viewer (MPV) is an OPS LAN application that manages and

exhibits Operations Data File (ODF) procedures. The ODF procedure system

includes the SODF (ISS-specific procedures) and the PODF (payload-specific

procedures). These procedures are a set of instructions used by ground controllers

and the station crew to fulfill specific tasks that are needed to operate and maintain

station systems, payloads, and attached vehicles under both nominal and off-

nominal conditions. All procedures files for MPV will reside on the File Server.

Management and updates of MPV data will be done manually from the ground

until Mission 5A, when some automated tools become available. A Solaris version

of the MPV will reside on the PCS as a backup in a standalone mode. In a

contingency situation, using the PCS commanding function from the ground,

manual procedure files can be sent up over S-Band transmission to the Command

and Control (C&C) MDM and transferred to a PCS via a file transfer script. A

secondary option is moving the files via removable media (Ex. PC Card) from the

File Server.

3.1.2 Timeline Events Viewing

The Onboard Short Term Plan (OSTP) Activity Records will reside on the File

Server. The Plan will be viewable from the OSTP Viewer on the SSC Clients. The

Activity Record Manager (ARM) required to support the OSTP will also reside on

the File Server.

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