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Reject the cluster that runs fast but cannot recover — stated inputs

2 nodes; required 1,000 useful tokens/s for 3,600 s; quality floor 89.0%; p99 inter-token ceiling 50 ms; allowed recovery 120 s; zero unresolved critical defects. Synthetic run: 3,780,000 useful tokens, 89.2% quality, 48 ms p99; injected-node-fault recovery 150 s.modeled

Value kindmodeled — Interpret this value according to its displayed kind, scope, source, and as-of date.
ScopeFixed manifest; unsupported synthetic outcomes and owner gates. Rationale is in the opening callout. Chapter 13.1 owns acceptance.
As of2026-09
SourceDMTF publication catalogue — management/device-trust methods; guide hypothetical case, 2026-09-08.
DerivationExact teaching assumptions chosen to expose the stated constraint and its reversal; not estimates of market prices or actual equipment.
Reviewchecking…review by 2027-03-08 · standard cadence
Recorded changeslast 2026-09-16
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