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Research progress

LeoAware is the measured engine. VELA is the language that names and extends it. This page is the public log. Internal ablations stay private.

Current: v3.17 FillGap (2026-08-20)

LeoAware v3.17 FillGap | starlink_v1 Current. Endpoint-only. Soft-QIR alpha=0.20. leo_fast_ho. Seeds 13, 7, 42, 99, 123. Means only. SHA 781bd77.

CCA	Goodput mean (Mbps)	p95 RTT mean (ms)
CUBIC	8.57	71.63
BBRv3approx	82.44	76.66
LeoAware v3.17 FillGap (Current)	82.45	76.26
LeoAware v3.9 Crest (not Current)	82.07	76.26

Edges BBR on mean goodput, matches Crest p95, terr 79.05. Full FillGap Current note.

JON-14 public means (2026-08-14)

LeoAware v3.9 Crest | starlink_v1 ACCEPT, not Current. Endpoint-only. Soft-QIR alpha=0.20. leo_fast_ho. Seeds 13, 7, 42, 99, 123. Means only. SHA 6dace11.

CCA	Goodput mean (Mbps)	p95 RTT mean (ms)
CUBIC	8.57	71.63
BBRv3approx	82.44	76.66
LeoAware (Crest, not Current)	82.07	76.26

Crest sits within about 0.5% goodput of BBR on the same path, with a slightly lower p95 mean. Full JON-14 note.

Locked house means

Means only. Current is v3.17 FillGap. Do not mix starlink_v1 Crest, ope_v36 OCE, leocc_v1 v3.13, coupled-RNG v3.4, or WetLinks CSV in one Current claim. No dish Mbps.

Law	LeoAware	vs BBR
starlink_v1 v3.17 FillGap (site Current)	82.45 / 76.26	82.44 / 76.66
starlink_v1 v3.9 Crest (ACCEPT, not Current)	82.07 / 76.26	82.44 / 76.66
ope_v36 v3.7 OCE (not Current)	58.78 / 152.09	58.21 / 152.89
WetLinks v3.11 CSV batch (not Current)	156.70 / 63.98	161.91 / 64.38
leocc_v1 v3.13 (not Current)	337.97 / 89.60	379.80 / 89.60
Coupled-era v3.4-p95 (historical)	73.57 / 138.37	70.88 / 138.83

Terrestrial floor: at least 77 Mbps near 46 ms (soft-QIR). Do not mix the rows.

Log

Language teaser: vela.jonbailey.xyz. Engine code: leo-aware-transport.