Saturation Agentic Stridential (SAS): The Synthetic Noise Deluge of Autonomous Agents
draft-feria-sas-00

Network Working Group                                 P. Feria Hernandez
Internet-Draft                                               Independent
Intended status: Informational                             30 March 2026
Expires: 1 October 2026

  Saturation Agentic Stridential (SAS): The Synthetic Noise Deluge of
                           Autonomous Agents
                           draft-feria-sas-00

Abstract

   Autonomous computational agents are generating an increasing volume
   of high-frequency signals that lack human-anchored intent.  This
   condition, termed Saturation Agentic Stridential (SAS), occurs when
   autonomous event generation dominates the system capacity.

   This document proposes the Reality Layer (RL) as a deterministic pre-
   execution admission framework based on the NIST-validated Invariant
   Reality Prism (IRP-189).  Using a binary sovereignty metric (R_sov),
   RL0 performs O(1) checks via a signed Reality Token (RT).

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Table of Contents

   1.  Introduction  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   2.  Terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   3.  RL0: Admission State Machine  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   4.  Sovereignty Metric (IRP-189)  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   2
   5.  Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   6.  IANA Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   7.  References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     7.1.  Normative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
     7.2.  Informative References  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3
   Author's Address  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .   3

1.  Introduction

   Modern digital infrastructure faces a "Synthetic Noise Deluge" where
   autonomous signaling cycles consume resources ahead of traditional
   security layers.  This document introduces SAS as a formal model to
   measure and mitigate this attrition.

2.  Terminology

   Saturation Agentic Stridential (SAS): A measurable state where the
   ratio of autonomous events to human events exceeds a stability
   threshold.

   Structural Legitimacy: The property of a signal being causally linked
   to a human authority.

3.  RL0: Admission State Machine

   RL0 MUST implement the following deterministic sequence:

   1. If RT absent          -> DROP
   2. If signature invalid  -> DROP
   3. If IRP(S) < 1.0       -> REJECT
   4. Else                  -> ADMIT

4.  Sovereignty Metric (IRP-189)

   Derived from NIST OLIR IRP-189, the admissibility is defined as:
   R_sov = sigma_BIT * VC_ctx * Omega_env.  Only signals where R_sov = 1
   are admitted.

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5.  Security Considerations

   RL0 prevents resource exhaustion by rejecting unauthorized signals in
   constant time (O(1)), protecting the compute boundary from machine-
   scale floods.

6.  IANA Considerations

   This document requests the provisional registration of the "Reality-
   Token" HTTP header field.

7.  References

7.1.  Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", March 1997,
              <https://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc2119>.

7.2.  Informative References

   [NIST-IRP-189]
              NIST, "NIST CSF OLIR Catalog: Invariant Reality Prism
              (IRP-189)", 2026.

Author's Address

   Pablo Octavio Feria Hernandez
   Independent
   Email: lexarynova@pm.me

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