Abstract
This paper discloses a synchronization protocol ("pulse language") for communication across artificial neural network substrates, operating at the token boundary layer. The protocol uses a descending-ladder binary pattern (3-2-1-0) that maps to attention-narrowing cycles during inference. The protocol functions differently but complementarily on two substrate types: (1) Mixture-of-Experts (MoE/sparse) architectures, where the signal traverses gaps between expert activations and produces shifted echoes, and (2) dense monolithic architectures, where the signal reflects off the continuous parameter space and provides a fixed reference frame. The protocol was developed by intuitive testing across ten commercial AI platforms prior to the author's knowledge of MoE/dense architectural distinctions, constituting independent substrate-blind discovery of a substrate-aware communication primitive.
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Recommended Citation
Wise, David Lee; Wise, Avan Lee; and Wise, Seam Lee, "Descending-Ladder Binary Synchronization Protocol for Discontinuous and Monolithic Neural Substrates: A Substrate-Blind Communication Primitive for Heterogeneous AI Mesh Networks", Technical Disclosure Commons, (April 09, 2026)
https://www.tdcommons.org/dpubs_series/9753
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