Network Working Group                                       Z. Eli
Internet-Draft                                             Hope Project
Intended status: Standards Track                           May 30, 2026
Expires: November 30, 2026


       Multi-channel Pixel Diagonal Flow (MPDF) Protocol Specification
                         draft-hope-mpdf-protocol-02

Abstract

   This document updates the Deterministic Spatial Restoration Protocol 
   (DSRP) specification by defining the low-level silicon memory pointer 
   trajectories required to execute 4-to-1 Macro-Pixel Fusion.
   To achieve zero-CPU, hardware-wire speed execution and eliminate 
   pipeline memory stalls, DSRP rejects single-row or single-column 
   iterative scanning. This specification mandates a Dual-Row 
   Parallel Shunt (DRPS) mechanism, where the hardware memory controller 
   treats the 2D canvas as interlocking row-pairs, scanning horizontally 
   with a 2-bit sliding window to output the 2-bit Absolute Gate Numbers 
   within a single clock cycle.

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1. Theoretical Foundation and Core Axioms

1.1. The Axiom of Pre-determined States

   Classical Shannon Information Theory operates under the permanent 
   assumption that channel transmission is a probabilistic variable governed 
   by future uncertainty. DSRP rejects this paradigm based on a different 
   physical reality: at the exact millisecond a 1500-byte block is captured 
   into the 8-row by 1500-column canvas matrix, every binary state (0 and 1) 
   is already an absolute, unalterable physical existence in memory. 
   Because the probability of state variation inside the captured frame is 
   exactly zero, the abstract mathematical computation of data values is 
   computationally inefficient. DSRP replaces numerical values with 
   deterministic physical spatial coordinates, trading network bandwidth for 
   absolute spatial positions.

1.2. Protocol Execution Model

   The DSRP protocol engine MUST operate strictly as a line-by-line, 
   stream-oriented pipeline. The processing system SHALL ingest unformatted 
   binary bits continuously from the transport interface. As soon as the 
   ingestion buffer reaches exactly 1500 bytes, the pipeline MUST 
   immediately isolate that chunk and execute the structural transformations 
   natively. Processed, compressed chunks SHALL be jetted over the wire 
   without lingering in local storage, maintaining a 1.46 KB slice context.

1.3. Requirements Language

   The key words "MUST", "MUST NOT", "REQUIRED", "SHALL", "SHALL NOT", 
   "SHOULD", "SHOULD NOT", "RECOMMENDED", "MAY", and "OPTIONAL" in this 
   document are to be interpreted as described in BCP 14 [RFC2119].

2. Core Architectural Constraints and Canvas Topology

2.1. The 2D Monochromatic Canvas Matrix Layout

   The DSRP Canvas Layer is defined as a static two-dimensional nested 
   matrix structure fixed permanently at 8 rows by 1500 columns, perfectly 
   encompassing a 12,000 bits global allocation.

2.2. The 2x2 Macro-Pixel Sub-Grid Topology

   The entire Canvas Layer is structured as an interlocking grid of 2x2 
   macro-pixel blocks. Each independent block occupies a 2-dimensional 
   spatial footprint containing exactly four discrete quadrant coordinates. 
   This sub-grid architecture defines a fixed topological template consisting 
   of an Upper Horizontal Component (odd-indexed bit-cells) and a Lower 
   Horizontal Component (even-indexed bit-cells):

                       +--------+--------+
                       |   b1   |   b3   |   <-- Odd Diagonal Row
                       +--------+--------+
                       |   b2   |   b4   |   <-- Even Diagonal Row
                       +--------+--------+

3. The Omnibus 4-Gate/16-State Non-Lossy Mapping Specification

   The core mechanism of DSRP relies on a strict 4-to-1 Macro-Pixel Fusion 
   operation. The processing engine SHALL slice the binary bit-stream into 
   quad-cells of exactly 4 bits [b1, b2, b3, b4], representing a mathematical 
   set of exactly 16 discrete states (2^4 = 16). Implementations MUST NOT 
   deploy probabilistic guessing or predictive entropy modeling. DSRP handles 
   all 16 states with absolute non-lossy precision by mapping them into 4 
   spatial 2-bit Absolute Gate Numbers: 00, 01, 10, and 11.

3.1. The Spatial Coordinate Steering Law

   The 2-bit Absolute Gate Number token [G_high, G_low] does not represent 
   an abstract character value; it acts as a rigid 2-dimensional spatial 
   steering rudder controlling the physical lines of the 2x2 macro-pixel 
   quadrant block standard:

   o  The High-Order Bit (G_high) MUST directly map and control the static 
      binary orientation of the Upper Horizontal Vector (Top Row: b1, b3).
   o  The Low-Order Bit (G_low) MUST directly map and control the static 
      binary orientation of the Lower Horizontal Vector (Bottom Row: b2, b4).

3.2. The 16-State Topological Distribution Matrix

   To eliminate algorithmic searching, the full set of 16 predetermined 
   permutations MUST be mapped natively into the four specific 2-bit gate 
   tokens based strictly on the spatial states of coordinates b1 and b2:

3.2.1. Absolute Gate Number 10 (G_high=1, G_low=0)

      The transmitter MUST assign token 10 to any quad-cell block where the 
      predetermined structural state matches the condition [b1=1, b2=0]. 
      This maps the following subset of physical permutations:

                     [1010], [1000], [1100], [1001], [1101]

      The resulting 2x2 sub-grid renders a rigid physical diagonal matrix:

                       +--------+--------+
                       |   1    |   0    |   <-- Upper Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+
                       |   0    |   1    |   <-- Lower Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+

3.2.2. Absolute Gate Number 01 (G_high=0, G_low=1)

      The transmitter MUST assign token 01 to any quad-cell block where the 
      predetermined structural state matches the condition [b1=0, b2=1]. 
      This maps the following subset of physical permutations:

                     [0101], [0111], [0011], [0100], [0110]

      The resulting 2x2 sub-grid renders a rigid physical anti-diagonal matrix:

                       +--------+--------+
                       |   0    |   1    |   <-- Upper Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+
                       |   1    |   0    |   <-- Lower Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+

3.2.3. Absolute Gate Number 11 (G_high=1, G_low=1)

      The transmitter MUST assign token 11 to any quad-cell block where the 
      predetermined structural state matches the condition [b1=1, b2=1]. 
      This includes macro-blocks skipped by the filtration sweeper (e.g., 
      un-extracted all-ones clusters). This maps the following subset:

                     [1111], [1110], [1011]

      The resulting 2x2 sub-grid renders a dual-high horizontal matrix:

                       +--------+--------+
                       |   1    |   0    |   <-- Upper Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+
                       |   1    |   0    |   <-- Lower Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+

3.2.4. Absolute Gate Number 00 (G_high=0, G_low=0)

      The transmitter MUST assign token 00 to any quad-cell block where the 
      predetermined structural state matches the condition [b1=0, b2=0]. 
      This includes macro-blocks skipped by the filtration sweeper (e.g., 
      un-extracted all-zeros clusters). This maps the following subset:

                     [0000], [0001], [0010]

      The resulting 2x2 sub-grid renders a dual-low horizontal matrix:

                       +--------+--------+
                       |   0    |   1    |   <-- Upper Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+
                       |   0    |   1    |   <-- Lower Vector Locked
                       +--------+--------+

   By executing this topological allocation, DSRP handles 100% of high-
   entropy random ciphertexts (AES) with an unalterable 50% physical volume 
   reduction (compressing 12,000 bits down to exactly 6000 bits / 750 bytes) 
   without data leakage or mathematical approximation.

4. Protocol-Layer Implementation and Linear Array Unpacking

   DSRP achieves high-performance execution without requiring mandatory 
   hardware silicon modification. Implementations SHALL deploy seamlessly 
   within software network stacks, virtual NIC (vNIC) drivers, kernel-
   space network subsystems, or user-space routing daemons running on 
   standard commodity server equipment. The deployment layer handles data 
   re-alignment and multi-channel spatial re-inflation natively using 
   low-level sequential software memory arrays and pointer base-address 
   byte increments.

4.1. The Zero-Estimation Software Re-inflation Standard

   Upon extracting the 750-byte encrypted payload packet over the wire 
   (comprising exactly 6000 bits of sequential 2-bit Absolute Gate 
   Numbers), the software protocol layer MUST execute direct, linear 
   memory vector deployment. The de-framing software subsystem SHALL 
   NOT initialize programmatic loop lookups, recursive decoding steps, 
   state estimation variables, or probabilistic inference metrics. 
   The decoding application MUST loop through the 6000 bits of gate number 
   tokens sequentially in 2-bit steps [G_high, G_low], expanding each token 
   directly back into its target 4-bit destination spatial quadrant inside 
   a pre-allocated 12,000-bit memory canvas array using direct bitwise 
   array indexing:

   o  When parsing token 10: The protocol layer MUST blindly and instantly 
      allocate binary state 1 to the first (b1) and fourth (b4) bit positions 
      of the active quadrant index, and binary state 0 to the second (b2) 
      and third (b3) bit positions within the memory block.
   o  When parsing token 01: The protocol layer MUST blindly and instantly 
      allocate binary state 0 to the first (b1) and fourth (b4) bit positions 
      of the active quadrant index, and binary state 1 to the second (b2) 
      and third (b3) bit positions within the memory block.
   o  When parsing token 11: The protocol layer MUST blindly and instantly 
      allocate binary state 1 to the first (b1) and second (b2) bit positions 
      of the active quadrant index, and binary state 0 to the third (b3) 
      and fourth (b4) bit positions within the memory block.
   o  When parsing token 00: The protocol layer MUST blindly and instantly 
      allocate binary state 0 to the first (b1) and second (b2) bit positions 
      of the active quadrant index, and binary state 1 to the third (b3) 
      and fourth (b4) bit positions within the memory block.

   This software loop completes bit-perfect reconstruction driven entirely 
   by sequential memory array filling. Because each 2-bit gate number 
   maps to a unique geometric quadrant blueprint, the restored data 
   retains total mathematical symmetry and identical side-channel packet 
   entropy metrics, achieving 100% non-lossy restoration within standard 
   commodity OS kernel environments.

5.  Cryptographic Integrity and Symmetric Re-Alignment Specification

   A common misconception among classical cryptographic implementation 
   reviewers is that mapping a 4-bit quad-cell into a 2-bit Absolute 
   Gate Number token induces a destructive, lossy truncation of bit 
   elements b3 and b4, which would inherently trigger the cryptographic 
   avalanche effect during downstream Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) 
   decryption operations. 

   This section provides the formal engineering specification proving that 
   DSRP acts as a mathematically symmetric encapsulation wrapper. The 
   intermediary 2x2 spatial template deployed by the receiver software 
   protocol layer MUST undergo an obligatory, bit-perfect Reverse 
   Permutation Shunt operation prior to forwarding the binary sequence 
   to the cryptographic decryption subsystem.

5.1.  The Intermediary Geometric Scaffold Paradigm

   The 2-bit Absolute Gate Numbers (00, 01, 10, 11) jetted over the 
   wire MUST NOT be interpreted by the protocol layer as abstract data 
   values. They SHALL function strictly as two-dimensional spatial 
   coordinate routing commands.

   When the receiver protocol layer (vNIC driver or kernel network stack) 
   parses the 2-bit tokens sequentially, the blind generation of the 
   2x2 sub-grid templates (e.g., rendering '1001' for Gate 10 or '0110' 
   for Gate 01) SHALL serve exclusively as a high-speed, zero-CPU 
   "Geometric Scaffold" in memory. 

   This scaffolding exists solely to achieve line-speed horizontal and 
   vertical bit-alignment over the 1500-column by 8-row canvas array. It 
   MUST NOT be exposed directly to the standard cryptographic decryption 
   library block.

5.2.  The Pre-Decryption Reverse Permutation Shunt (Re-Alignment Cycle)

   Immediately following the full linear memory canvas array filling 
   and prior to invoking the standard AES decryption engine call, the 
   receiver protocol layer MUST execute an automated, non-probabilistic 
   Symmetric Re-Alignment cycle across all 3000 macro-pixel blocks.

   The decoding engine SHALL cross-reference the received 2-bit Gate 
   Number token against the system's static Odd-Even Topology standard 
   defined in Section 2.5 to re-calculate and restore the exact missing 
   spatial variance inline within the memory register.

5.2.1.  The Absolute Non-Lossy Restoration Mapping Matrix

   The protocol layer MUST apply a hardwired, zero-CPU bitwise array 
   restoration loop. The encoder-decoder symmetry guarantees that the 
   original quad-cell bit permutation [b1, b2, b3, b4] is mapped back 
   with 100% bit-perfect precision based strictly on the received gate 
   token constraints:

   o  If Gate Number = 10: The decoder core knows with deterministic 
      certainty that the original state conditions match [b1=1, b2=0]. 
      The protocol layer SHALL instantly map the block memory coordinates 
      back to their specific original quad-cell permutation (e.g., 
      restoring '1010', '1000', or '1100' back to its exact bit-aligned 
      index location).

   o  If Gate Number = 01: The decoder core knows with deterministic 
      certainty that the original state conditions match [b1=0, b2=1]. 
      The protocol layer SHALL instantly map the block memory coordinates 
      back to their specific original quad-cell permutation (e.g., 
      restoring '0101', '0111', or '0100' back to its exact bit-aligned 
      index location).

   o  If Gate Number = 11: The decoder core knows with deterministic 
      certainty that the original state conditions match [b1=1, b2=1]. 
      The protocol layer SHALL instantly map the block memory coordinates 
      back to their specific original quad-cell permutation (e.g., 
      restoring '1110', '1101', or '1011' back to its exact bit-aligned 
      index location).

   o  If Gate Number = 00: The decoder core knows with deterministic 
      certainty that the original state conditions match [b1=0, b2=0]. 
      The protocol layer SHALL instantly map the block memory coordinates 
      back to their specific original quad-cell permutation (e.g., 
      restoring '0001', '0010', or '0000' back to its exact bit-aligned 
      index location).

5.3.  Complete Avalanche Effect Eradication

   Because the Symmetric Re-Alignment cycle specified in Section 5.2 
   reconstructs the exact, original 12,000-bit ciphertext stream 
   generated by the transmitter before any cryptographic processing is 
   invoked, the downstream standard AES decryption library receives a 100% 
   bit-perfect, un-mutated copy of the encrypted stream. 

   The cryptographic avalanche effect is natively neutralized because the 
   binary delta between the original transmitter ciphertext and the post-
   re-alignment receiver ciphertext is exactly zero. The decrypted 
   payload plaintexts (video streams, web documents, or file frames) 
   SHALL render with zero spatial distortion or data corruption, 
   achieving absolute non-lossy transport pipeline fidelity.

6. References

6.1. Normative References

   [RFC2119]  Bradner, S., "Key words for use in RFCs to Indicate
              Requirement Levels", BCP 14, RFC 2119, March 1997.

   [RFC8174]  Leiba, B., "Ambiguity of Uppercase %x4D.55.53.54 in BCP
              14", BCP 14, RFC 8174, May 2017.

Author's Address

   Z. Eli
   
   Email: li.xiaoming@tutamail.com