// Technology · Atlas Protocol v4.2

A protocol designed for the moment the network fails.

Atlas operates between the link and application layers, treating connectivity as an aggregate of paths rather than a single connection. The result is a tunnel that survives jamming, fade, and hostile spectrum.

// Stack

Where Atlas sits in the stack.

A thin, deterministic layer that aggregates any IP transport beneath standard application traffic.

L5ApplicationMission systems, C2, video, telemetry
L4EncryptionAES-256-GCM · ChaCha20-Poly1305
L3Atlas BondingPath scheduler · FEC · Reordering
L2LinkLTE · SATCOM · MANET · Fiber · Wi-Fi
L1PhysicalAny IP-capable transport
// Pillars

Three engineered guarantees.

// 01

Jam-Resistant Bonding

The Atlas scheduler treats every available link as a packet path, not a connection. Packets are sliced, replicated, and reassembled across paths in real time.

Specifications
  • Sub-250 ms failover across heterogeneous links
  • Per-packet path selection with adaptive FEC
  • Up to 32 concurrent IP paths per node
  • Spectrum-agnostic: works over any transport
// 02

Tactical Encryption

AES-256-GCM and ChaCha20-Poly1305 with hardware-rooted keys. Forward secrecy renegotiated every session - overhead engineered to stay under 4%.

Specifications
  • AES-256-GCM · ChaCha20-Poly1305
  • Per-session forward secrecy
  • Hardware-rooted key storage (TPM/SE)
  • FIPS 140-3 cryptographic profile available
// 03

Edge Autonomy

No controller, no cloud, no single point of failure. Nodes discover, authenticate, and self-heal locally - designed for fully air-gapped operations.

Specifications
  • Controller-less mesh negotiation
  • Offline-first key distribution
  • Zero outbound telemetry by default
  • Boot-to-tunnel in under 4 seconds
// Performance

Measured in the field.

< 250 ms
Path Failover
< 4 %
Crypto Overhead
32
Concurrent Paths
< 4 s
Boot to Tunnel
// Whitepaper

Deep-dive: the Atlas Protocol architecture.

Restricted · Controlled Distribution
Doc. NX-WP-042 · Rev. 4.2 · 28 pp
PDFv4.2

The Atlas Protocol Architecture

Download our latest Technical Briefing on how Adaptive Link Degradation and Packet-Level Bonding solve the critical failure points of standard SD-WAN in electronic warfare and industrial interference scenarios.

  • Packet-level path scheduling
  • Adaptive Link Degradation model
  • EW countermeasure benchmarks
  • SD-WAN comparative analysis