Corridor Resolution

Definition

A Corridor (C) is a permitted resolution path between two Settlement Domains. Not every domain pair has an open corridor — corridors are established where regulatory, liquidity, and capability conditions permit routing between them.

Resolution Process

Given a compiled obligation, the router queries the corridor registry for a path from originDomain to settlementDomain. If a direct corridor exists and has capacity, it is used. If not, the router evaluates multi-hop paths through intermediate domains before marking the obligation UNROUTABLE.

Corridor Health

Corridor capacity is a function of both regulatory limits and observed netting performance (see NIL-R02). A corridor with dense bidirectional traffic can sustain higher throughput at lower capital displacement cost than a thin, one-directional corridor, because more of its volume is expected to cancel during netting rather than requiring physical movement.