This document defines a set of standard application layer interfaces called JAUS Mission Spooling Services . JAUS Services provide the means for software entities in an unmanned system or system of unmanned systems to communicate and coordinate their activities. The Mission Spooling Services represent the platform-independent capabilities commonly found across all domains and types of unmanned systems. At present, 1 service is defined in this document (more services are planned for future versions of this document):

Mission Spooler: Stores mission plans, coordinates mission plans, and parcels out elements of the mission plan for execution

The Mission Spooler service is described by a JAUS Service Definition (JSD) which specifies the message set and protocol required for compliance. The JSD is fully compliant with the JAUS Service Interface Definition Language [JSIDL].