Description
The reviewed histogram design demonstrates that the current aggregate cannot faithfully reconstruct exponential populations. Owner approved a bounded source and transport study; runtime conversion and acceptance narrowing are excluded.
Acceptance Criteria
- #1 Supported stable OPNsense and bundled Unbound source revisions are identified with immutable citations and measurement/precision/tail/reset evidence.
- #2 Source-observation and transport/storage alternatives are assessed against no-loss, base2 OTLP and all-job zero-bucket requirements; capability gaps remain explicit.
- #3 A reviewed recommendation and exact next implementation prerequisites are recorded without changing runtime behavior or parent acceptance.
Definition of Done
- #1 just check
- #2 just gen (if any generated artifact changed) and the diff committed
Implementation Plan
Verify supported stable package/source identities and precision/tail/reset behavior; compare observation and transport paths against unchanged requirements; write cited reference and obtain independent review. No runtime conversion.
Implementation Notes
2026-10-13 owner chose direct work on main, not loop12. Study pins supported stable 26.7.6 to Unbound 1.26.1; recommends source-side mesh-reply aggregation plus explicit reset epoch. Independent review passed after qualifying NHCB storage possibility as unverified. No runtime conversion, tenant proof or parent acceptance change.
Final Summary
Completed supported-release source study with immutable citations and independent numerical review. Source-side aggregation with an explicit epoch is the prospective lossless base2 route; custom-bound transport does not satisfy base2 OTLP. Runtime implementation and parent acceptance remain unchanged.