G–Causal Steering Protocols — Operational Specifications
Scope Statement
This document specifies operational protocols for implementing the Causal Clock Unification Framework (CCUF). It is a companion to CCUF, not a replacement.
Dependency direction: CSP depends on CCUF; CCUF does not depend on CSP. The framework document (CCUF) is intended to remain stable across CSP revisions.
Scope boundary: CSP addresses how to implement causal clock steering; CCUF addresses what constraints govern phase comparison. If CSP development reveals conceptual gaps in CCUF, those gaps are addressed through explicit CCUF amendments with version increments, not through CSP content.
Placeholder Sections
The following sections are reserved for future development. Content is not yet specified.
1. Candor Weighting Update Laws
Status: Reserved
Planned content:
Candidate update formulas (e.g., exponential downweighting)
Statistical thresholds for "unexplained deviation"
Convergence properties and stability analysis
Reference to BIPM and NMI steering algorithms
Principle (from CCUF §6.3): Clocks with statistically significant unexplained deviations are downweighted relative to demonstrated consistency.
2. Architecture-Specific η_opt Ranges
Status: Reserved
Planned content:
Optical clock networks: expected η_opt range and noise-transition signatures
VLBI baselines: expected η_opt range and tropospheric-noise coupling
PTA regimes: geometry-insensitivity criteria
Tabulated results from experimental campaigns (when available)
Note: Numeric η_opt values are implementation-dependent and architecture-specific. CCUF §8.1 specifies the measurement protocol; this section will record observed values.
3. Autonomy Levels (L1–L3)
Status: Reserved
Planned content:
(L0: Near-Parameter-Free Network Coherence Validation)
L1: Manual steering with human oversight at each comparison epoch
L2: Semi-autonomous steering with human-defined policy constraints
L3: Fully autonomous steering with candor-weighted self-correction
Transition criteria between levels
Failure-mode handling and fallback protocols
4. Protocol Templates
Status: Reserved
Planned content:
Comparison campaign checklists
Data-logging requirements
Uncertainty propagation procedures
Interoperability with TAI/UTC steering infrastructure
References
Warring, U. (2025). Causal Clock Unification (v1.0)
BIPM Circular T documentation
IERS Conventions (2010), Technical Note 36
Version History
v0.1
2025-12-14
Initial stub. Scope statement and placeholder sections established. No operational content yet.
This document is authorized as a CCUF companion. It does not modify CCUF definitions or boundary conditions.
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