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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ]  PAUL TICE         ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]        55783     ]
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 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:  01/30/84  ]
 ] SSOAS/282-7297     ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ] REV D: 05/23/96  ]
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 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ]  OI-26 AND SUBS               ]  CREW ( )  GROUND (X)  DUMP ONLY ( )]
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 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW (X)  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL (X)] S2, S4                          ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: UPLINK                                           ]
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 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: SULK, S4.10                                    ]
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 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ]        CONCATENATION OF MULTIPLE PAYLOAD THROUGHPUT COMMANDS        ]
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 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] SSW UPLINK PROCESSING OF A PAYLOAD THROUGHPUT COMMAND(PTC) IN WHICH ]
 ] THE LAST 48-BIT COMMAND WORD(CW) IS IN ERROR WILL RESULT IN THE PTC ]
 ] NOT BEING PASSED TO THE SM UPLINK PROCESSOR.  ANY SUBSEQUENT PTC    ]
 ] UPLINKED BEFORE THE PTC BUFFER IS CLEARED WILL HAVE ITS FIRST CW    ]
 ] REJECTED (PTC FIRST/LAST WORD ERROR).  VALID INTERMEDIATE/LAST CWS  ]
 ] WILL BE PLACED IN THE PTC BUFFER FOLLOWING THE PREVIOUSLY UPLINKED  ]
 ] PTC DATA.  AFTER A VALID LAST CW IS PLACED IN THE PTC BUFFER, THIS  ]
 ] CONCATENATED PTC IS PASSED TO THE SM UPLINK PROCESSOR.  THE SM      ]
 ] UPLINK PROCESSOR WILL THEN REJECT THE CONCATENATED PTC DUE TO THE   ]
 ] PTC FIRST/LAST WORD ERROR.                                          ]
 ]                                                                     ]
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 ] USER RESPONSE:                                                      ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] VERIFY AND/OR INSURE FSW EXECUTION OF PAYLOAD COMMANDS VIA ONE OF   ]
 ] THE FOLLOWING METHODS:                                              ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] O  NOTE APPROPRIATE PAYLOAD END ITEM FEEDBACK FOLLOWING PTC UPLINK. ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] O  UPLINK A PTC BUFFER CLEAR COMMAND PRIOR TO THE UPLINK OF EVERY   ]
 ]    PTC.                                                             ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] O  USE A PAYLOAD DATA LOAD COMMAND AS OPPOSED TO A PTC TO ALLOW     ]
 ]    TWO-STAGE BUFFER COMMAND VERIFICATION VIA DOWNLIST TO DETECT     ]
 ]    ERRORS BEFORE PAYLOAD DATA LOAD COMMAND EXECUTION VIA A          ]
 ]    TWO-STAGE BUFFER EXECUTE COMMAND.                                ]
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 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]SSOAS:  HUGH D. STOVALL   DATE 07/08/96]                             ]
 ]      ------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]ASD:  ERIC C. BINGHAM     DATE 07/08/96]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] DARRELL E. STAMPER 07/08/96 ]
 ]PF MGR: DEBRA I. ELDRIDGE DATE 07/08/96]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       ------------------     ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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