End-To-End Information System Design at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Abstract

Recognizing a pressing need of the 1980's to optimize the two-way flow of information between a ground-based user and a remote space-based sensor, an end-to-end approach to the design of information systems has been adopted at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The objectives of this effort are to ensure that all flight projects adequately cope with information flow problems at an early stage of system design, and that cost-effective, multimission capabilities are developed when capital investments are made in supporting elements. This paper reviews the End-to-End Information System (EEIS) activity at the Laboratory, and notes the ties to the NASA End-to-End Data System program.