BIOOS.TAX.PROPAGATION.00 — Propagation Archetype Page

Title: Bacteria & Viruses — BioOS Propagation Archetypes (Coupling, Cascades, Containment First)

BIOOS.TAX.PROPAGATION.00::ONE-LINE

“Bacteria vs viruses” is taxonomy. BioOS treats them as propagation archetypes: how fast failures spread under coupling, what triggers cascades, and why containment (decoupling) must come before optimization.

TAX.ID

TAX.BIOOS.ARCHETYPE.PROPAGATION

TAX.LEVEL

archetype (not a biological rank; a BioOS routing wrapper)

TAX.NAME

Propagation Archetypes (Bacteria/Viruses as Coupling Physics)

LOAD.PROFILE (PRIM.LS.LOAD)

LOAD.PROPAGATION =

contact/mobility/network load (how often nodes interact)
density load (how many interactions per unit time)
variance load (sudden spikes in coupling, events, travel, mixing)
response load (coordination overhead during containment attempts)

BioOS framing: propagation events are usually not caused by “one agent” alone; they are Φ + network structure problems.

BUFFER.STRATEGY (PRIM.LS.B)

BUFFER.PROPAGATION =

structural buffers (redundancy and slack in systems under spread)
surge buffers (capacity margins, reserve throughput)
informational buffers (detection latency margin—how early you see drift)

Key risk: thin buffers convert propagation into system-level failure (P0-risk).

REGEN.MODE (PRIM.LS.R)

REGEN.PROPAGATION =

depends on clearing capacity (repair throughput of the affected system)
backlog clearing is critical (RQG control)
regen must outpace spread to restore stability

Constraint: if spread rate > repair rate, you get persistent waves (VO↑) and chronic attrition (BDR−).

COUPLING (PRIM.LS.PHI)

COUPLING.PROPAGATION =

the dominant variable (Φ)
Φ rises with mobility, mixing, dense coordination, shared resources
Φ reduction (decoupling/firebreaks) is the primary containment mechanism

SENSOR.DEFAULTS (SENSOR.*)

Propagation archetypes strongly map to:

SENSOR.LS.CS (Coupling Spike): primary
SENSOR.LS.VO (Variability/Waves): primary
SENSOR.LS.RQG (Repair Queue Growth): primary (backlogs)
SENSOR.LS.RL (Recovery Latency): primary
SENSOR.LS.BDR (Buffer Drawdown Rate): critical
SENSOR.LS.TC (Threshold Crossing): capacity step-down events

PHASE PATH (PHASE.*)

Typical propagation path:
PHASE.LS.P2 → PHASE.LS.P1 (waves) → P0-risk (cascade)

Recovery path:
decouple + stop-loss → stabilize → buffer rebuild + regen restore → gradual re-expansion

FAILMODES (FAILMODE.*)

Most characteristic:

FAILMODE.LS.CAT (Coupling Amplification Trap) — small changes trigger big spread
FAILMODE.LS.CP (Cascade Propagation) — system-wide spread and synchronized failures

Common co-failures:

FAILMODE.LS.AOB (Acute Overload Break) — subsystems break under surge
FAILMODE.LS.RQR (Repair Queue Runaway) — backlog grows faster than clearance
FAILMODE.LS.TSD (Threshold Step-Down) — permanent capacity loss events

ROUTES (ROUTE.*)

Propagation systems require strict sequencing:

ROUTE.LS.RR05 Decouple / Containment
reduce Φ; build firebreaks; localize failures
ROUTE.LS.RR01 Stop-Loss
protect core capability; prevent step-down events
ROUTE.LS.RR02 Stabilize
damp waves (VO↓); reduce volatility
ROUTE.LS.RR03 Buffer Rebuild
restore surge capacity and slack (BDR↑)
ROUTE.LS.RR04 Regen Restore
clear backlogs (RQG↓); improve RL↓
ROUTE.LS.RR07 Gradual Re-Expansion
re-link coupling slowly; avoid rebound waves

Critical rule: optimization without decoupling increases Φ and worsens cascades.

CASE.LINKS (BIOOS.CASE.*)

CASE.BIOOS.Z4.OUTBREAK_001 (CP + CAT at city scale)
CASE.BIOOS.Z4.HOSPITAL_OVERLOAD_001 (AOB + RQR under surge)
CASE.BIOOS.Z3.COUPLING_SPREAD_001 (CAT → CP in small groups)

FAILURE MODE TRACE (CANONICAL, SHORT)

Φ↑ (mixing) → CS↑ → CAT (amplification) → CP (cascade) → surge breaks subsystems (AOB) → RQG↑ backlog → VO waves persist → containment + stop-loss → stabilize → buffer rebuild + regen restore → CS↓, VO↓, RL↓ → gradual re-expansion

SAFETY

This is BioOS-level systems framing. It is not microbiology, public health, or medical advice.

SPINE.LINKS

LIFE-STACK.00
LIFE-STACK.10
BIOOS.70
BIOOS.CASE.10
BIOOS.40 / BIOOS.50 / BIOOS.60
HEALTHOS.40
MEDICINEOS.30