Requirement for a Data Quality Assurance Program

Abstract

The requirement for a Data Quality Assurance Program for telemetry ground station operations is outlined. Examples are given for frequency division and time division formats to demonstrate that a practical and meaningful program is within the state-of-the-art and in fact that the basic modules have already been developed for commercial communication systems. A program is recommended for expansion of the IRIG Standards to include performance criteria and specifications of end-to-end ground station tests for determining that the criteria are satisfied for each mission.