TAVM — Temporal Availability Module
Architecture: RSGA™ — Resource Sustainability Governance Architecture
Parent Standard: Resource Availability & Capacity Standard (RACS)
Category: Governance & Enforcement
Subcategory: Resource Governance
Type: Core Module
Governed Space: Temporal Resource Availability Governance
Module ID: RSGA-RACS-TAVM-04
Origin ID: OOF-RSGA-RACS-TAVM
Version: 1.0
Status: Draft Module
Effective Date: 4 October 2026
Compatibility: Methodology OS — Modular Compatibility
GIE-Compatible: Yes
AI-Readable: Yes
Authority: OOF® — OriginOpen® Foundation
Protection: Protected Methodological Work
Canonical Language: English
1. Canonical Definition
TAVM — Temporal Availability Module governs how Resource availability and capacity are represented, qualified, evidenced, segmented, synchronized, and reassessed across time so that present, historical, scheduled, intermittent, recurring, seasonal, temporary, continuous, future, predicted, and otherwise time-dependent Resource states are not treated as temporally equivalent.
TAVM establishes the temporal structure of Resource Availability & Capacity within RACS.
Resource available at one time is not necessarily Resource available at another time.
2. Operational Role
RADM determines what Resource capacity is available.
UCCM determines what portion is usable.
RVCM determines what portion is reserved.
TAVM determines:
when that capacity exists; when it becomes available; how long it remains available; whether it is continuous or intermittent; whether availability recurs; whether it varies through time; whether different capacity states overlap temporally; whether evidence remains temporally valid; whether future availability is observed, scheduled, committed, predicted, simulated, or assumed.
TAVM prevents timeless Resource-capacity representations from being used where Resource reality is time-dependent.
3. Core Question
When is the relevant Resource capacity available, for how long, with what continuity and variability, and with what temporal evidence and certainty?
4. Position in RACS Module Flow
RADM — Resource Availability Determination Module → UCCM — Usable Capacity Condition Module → RVCM — Reserved Capacity Module → TAVM — Temporal Availability Module → LAAM — Location & Accessibility Module
TAVM adds the governed temporal dimension before RACS completes the spatial and practical-accessibility dimension through LAAM.
5. Governed Space
TAVM governs:
Temporal Resource Availability Governance
This space concerns the relationship between Resource Availability & Capacity and time.
6. Governed Object
The primary Governed Object is:
The Temporal Availability State and Temporal Capacity Profile of a Resource or Resource System.
This may concern:
Resource stock Resource flow Generation capacity Storage capacity Processing capacity Transmission capacity Compute capacity Cooling capacity Network capacity Regenerative capacity Recovered capacity Reserved capacity Other materially time-dependent Resource capacity
7. Scope
TAVM applies where Resource Availability or Capacity changes, expires, activates, recurs, fluctuates, becomes constrained, or otherwise carries materially relevant temporal characteristics.
Its Scope includes:
availability time; effective time; start time; end time; duration; availability windows; continuity; intermittency; recurrence; seasonality; periodicity; capacity schedules; planned availability; scheduled availability; temporary availability; time-limited capacity; peak capacity; off-peak capacity; temporal overlap; temporal gaps; temporal alignment; temporal synchronization; temporal granularity; temporal evidence validity; future-state classification; temporal uncertainty; temporal change; temporal reassessment.
TAVM does not determine:
the underlying physical existence of the Resource; general Resource usability; reservation legitimacy; location-specific practical accessibility; Resource Demand; Access authorization; Priority; Allocation; Consumption; Scarcity response; Prediction methodology; Resilience; Sustainability.
8. Entry Requirement
TAVM receives governed outputs from preceding RACS modules.
Canonical input:
**Resource Availability Profile
Usable Capacity Profile Reserved Capacity Profile → Temporal Availability Determination**
Inputs should preserve relevant:
Resource ID Capacity State Native measurement Availability State Usability State Reservation State Location reference Evidence Uncertainty
9. Time as a Resource Governance Dimension
Resource Availability without temporal context may materially misrepresent Resource reality.
Examples:
100 MW available for 10 minutes
and:
100 MW continuously available for 24 hours
are not equivalent Resource-capacity states.
Same Capacity ≠ Same Temporal Availability.
10. Temporal Availability Definition
Temporal Availability represents the capacity of a Resource that is available during a defined time or time interval under applicable Resource conditions.
Canonical representation:
Resource Capacity × Time Condition → Temporal Availability State
11. Effective Time
Every materially time-dependent Availability State should identify when that state becomes effective.
The effective time may differ from:
measurement time; recording time; reporting time; publication time.
12. Measurement Time
Measurement Time identifies when the underlying Resource condition was measured.
Measurement Time ≠ Reporting Time.
13. Observation Time
Observation Time identifies when a Resource condition was directly observed.
It should remain distinct from the period for which the observation remains valid.
14. Recording Time
Recording Time identifies when evidence entered the relevant system.
A later recording time does not make old Resource evidence current.
15. Reporting Time
Reporting Time identifies when an Availability State was communicated.
Recent Report ≠ Recent Resource Measurement.
16. Availability Start
Availability Start identifies when Resource capacity enters the relevant Available State.
17. Availability End
Availability End identifies when the relevant Availability State ceases.
The end may be:
Known Scheduled Conditional Event-based Unknown
18. Availability Duration
Availability Duration represents the interval over which a Resource Availability State remains applicable.
Duration may materially affect downstream governance even where capacity quantity remains unchanged.
19. Instantaneous Availability
Some Availability States apply only to a moment or very short interval.
Instantaneous availability must not automatically be extrapolated into sustained availability.
20. Sustained Availability
Sustained Availability represents Resource capacity maintained over a relevant interval.
The required interval depends upon the Resource and governance purpose.
21. Continuous Availability
Continuous Availability exists where Resource capacity remains available without material interruption during the defined interval.
Available Now ≠ Continuously Available.
22. Intermittent Availability
Intermittent Availability exists where Resource capacity alternates between available and unavailable states.
The pattern should be represented where material.
23. Periodic Availability
Periodic Availability follows a repeating time pattern.
Examples may include:
Hourly Daily Weekly Seasonal Operational-cycle availability
24. Recurring Availability
Resource capacity may become available repeatedly without a perfectly fixed period.
Recurrence should remain distinguishable from continuous availability.
25. Seasonal Availability
Some Resources vary materially by season.
Examples may include:
Water Hydropower Solar energy Biological Resources Cooling conditions
Annual Availability ≠ Seasonal Availability.
26. Temporary Availability
Temporary Availability exists for a limited interval.
Temporary capacity must not be represented as permanent capacity.
27. Permanent Availability Claim
A claim of permanent or indefinite availability requires an evidence basis appropriate to the Resource.
TAVM should generally avoid interpreting absence of an end date as proof of permanent availability.
28. Availability Window
An Availability Window defines a period during which Resource capacity is available under the relevant conditions.
Canonical representation:
Start → Available Capacity → End
29. Multiple Availability Windows
A Resource may have multiple availability windows.
Each should remain separately represented where aggregation would obscure material temporal differences.
30. Overlapping Availability Windows
Where multiple Resource Sources or capacity states overlap in time, TAVM may determine combined temporal capacity where aggregation is legitimate.
31. Non-Overlapping Capacity
Capacities available at different times must not automatically be added as though simultaneously available.
Capacity A at Time 1 + Capacity B at Time 2 ≠ Combined Simultaneous Capacity.
32. Temporal Double-Counting
TAVM must prevent the same Resource capacity from being counted multiple times through overlapping temporal records.
33. Temporal Gap
A Temporal Gap is an interval during which required Resource capacity is absent, reduced, unknown, or unsupported by sufficient evidence.
TAVM identifies the gap.
It does not independently determine its consequence.
34. Temporal Coverage
Temporal Coverage represents the portion of a relevant period for which Resource Availability is sufficiently represented.
Coverage does not necessarily imply continuity.
35. Coverage Ratio
Where useful, a Temporal Coverage Ratio may represent:
Time with applicable Availability / Relevant Time Horizon
The underlying definition must remain explicit.
It is not a universal RSGA sustainability metric.
36. Capacity-Time Profile
A Capacity-Time Profile represents how Resource capacity changes across a defined time horizon.
Example:
00:00–06:00 → 80 MW 06:00–18:00 → 100 MW 18:00–22:00 → 70 MW 22:00–24:00 → 90 MW
This is methodologically different from reporting only:
Average Capacity: 85 MW
37. Average Availability
Average Availability may summarize Resource capacity over time.
It must not replace time-specific capacity where peaks, gaps, or continuity matter.
Average Availability ≠ Availability at Every Moment.
38. Peak Availability
Peak Availability represents the highest applicable Resource availability during a defined interval.
Peak Availability ≠ Sustained Availability.
39. Minimum Availability
Minimum Availability represents the lowest applicable capacity within the defined period where such representation is meaningful.
40. Baseline Availability
A Resource System may establish a baseline availability level.
The basis and period used to establish the baseline must remain explicit.
41. Variable Availability
Variable Availability changes through time.
TAVM should preserve the temporal pattern rather than reducing it unnecessarily to one number.
42. Availability Volatility
Where Resource availability changes materially and frequently, TAVM may represent temporal volatility.
Volatility describes temporal variation.
It does not itself establish Scarcity or Sustainability.
43. Ramp-Up Availability
Some capacity becomes available progressively.
Example:
0 MW → 20 MW → 50 MW → 100 MW
TAVM may preserve the ramp where downstream governance depends upon it.
44. Ramp-Down Availability
Capacity may decline progressively rather than terminate instantly.
The decline profile should remain represented where material.
45. Activation Delay
Some Resource capacity requires time before becoming available.
Examples:
Backup generation Reserve compute Stored energy discharge preparation Processing capacity activation
Available After Activation ≠ Immediately Available.
46. Response Time
Response Time represents the interval required for Resource capacity to transition into the applicable Available State.
This may materially affect emergency or continuity use.
47. Recovery Time
After an interruption, Resource capacity may require time to return.
TAVM may represent this temporal property without governing general resilience.
48. Restart Time
Technical Resource capacity may require restart or reinitialization before availability resumes.
49. Lead Time
Future Resource capacity may require a defined lead time before it becomes available.
Lead time must remain distinguished from current Availability.
50. Planned Availability
Planned Availability represents capacity expected under an established plan.
Planned Availability ≠ Current Availability.
51. Scheduled Availability
Scheduled Availability represents capacity assigned to become available at a defined future time under an applicable schedule.
Schedule evidence may be stronger than a general plan.
It still does not establish present availability.
52. Committed Future Availability
A supplier or system may commit capacity for a future period.
Committed Future Capacity ≠ Current Physical Availability.
Contractual or institutional commitment also does not guarantee future physical realization.
53. Expected Availability
Expected Availability represents a future Resource state based on an expectation.
Its evidentiary basis must remain explicit.
54. Predicted Availability
Predicted Availability results from a Prediction methodology.
Predicted Availability ≠ Current Availability.
PGA™ governs the Prediction methodology.
TAVM governs the temporal representation of its output within Resource Availability & Capacity governance.
55. Forecast Availability
A forecast is a form of Prediction.
Forecast Resource states must remain clearly distinguished from observed states.
56. Scenario Availability
Scenario Availability represents Resource capacity under a defined hypothetical or conditional scenario.
Scenario Availability ≠ Expected Availability by default.
57. Simulated Availability
Simulation may produce time-dependent Resource Availability states.
SIMULOS® governs the simulation.
Simulated Availability ≠ Observed Availability.
58. Assumed Future Availability
Assumed Future Availability must remain explicitly identified as an assumption.
Assumed Future Availability ≠ Evidence of Future Availability.
59. Future-State Classification
At minimum, TAVM should distinguish where relevant:
Planned
Scheduled
Committed
Expected
Predicted
Scenario-Based
Simulated
Assumed
future Resource availability.
These states are not methodologically equivalent.
60. Present vs Future State
Current Resource decisions must not silently substitute future capacity for present capacity.
Future Capacity ≠ Present Capacity.
61. Historical Availability
Historical Availability represents Resource capacity that existed in a prior period.
It may inform analysis.
It is not current availability.
62. Historical Baseline
Historical data may establish a baseline for comparison.
The baseline period must remain explicit.
63. Historical Average
Historical average availability may hide:
Peak constraints Seasonal gaps Outages Short-duration failures
TAVM preserves the underlying temporal structure where material.
64. Temporal Granularity
Temporal representation should use granularity appropriate to Resource reality.
Possible granularity includes:
Milliseconds Seconds Minutes Hours Days Weeks Months Seasons Years
No single granularity is universally correct.
65. Granularity Sufficiency
Temporal granularity is sufficient when it captures the changes material to the governance purpose.
More granular data is not automatically better governance data.
66. Excessive Aggregation
Excessive temporal aggregation may hide Resource constraints.
Example:
Annual water availability may hide a severe dry-season constraint.
67. Excessive Granularity
Unnecessary high-frequency data may add complexity without governance value.
TAVM requires sufficient relevant detail, not maximum possible detail.
68. Temporal Alignment
Resource-capacity states being compared or combined must be temporally aligned where necessary.
69. Evidence-Time Alignment
Evidence used to support an Availability State must correspond sufficiently to the relevant Resource period.
Evidence from the wrong time may be accurate evidence of the wrong Resource state.
70. Cross-Resource Temporal Alignment
Interdependent Resources may need temporal alignment.
Example:
Compute capacity available at 14:00
is not functionally supported by:
electricity capacity available only at 18:00.
71. Temporal Dependency
A Resource may depend upon supporting Resource capacity being available at the same required time.
Dependency Capacity at Different Time ≠ Concurrent Supporting Capacity.
72. Synchronization Requirement
Where multiple Resource capacities must coexist to support a function, TAVM should identify the required temporal synchronization.
73. Synchronization Failure
A Resource System may possess sufficient aggregate capacity across a day while failing because required capacities do not overlap at the required time.
74. Temporal Bottleneck
The limiting Resource may vary through time.
TAVM may identify time-specific bottlenecks where supported by evidence.
75. Bottleneck Migration Across Time
Example:
Morning → Electricity bottleneck
Afternoon → Cooling bottleneck
Night → Network bottleneck
A single static bottleneck representation would be misleading.
76. Temporal Capacity Stack
Where several Resource Sources contribute capacity across time, TAVM may represent a time-dependent capacity stack.
Source identity must remain traceable.
77. Source Activation Time
Different Resource Sources may activate at different times.
Source availability must therefore remain temporally differentiated.
78. Source Deactivation Time
Source loss or shutdown may alter Resource capacity at a defined time.
The transition should remain traceable.
79. Source Switching
Resource supply may switch between Sources through time.
TAVM records the temporal capacity consequence.
ROSM retains Origin & Source governance.
80. Temporal Usability
UCCM determines whether capacity is usable.
TAVM determines when that usable capacity applies.
Usable Capacity ≠ Usable Capacity at Every Time.
81. Temporal Reservation
RVCM establishes Reserved Capacity.
TAVM determines when the reservation and resulting capacity state apply.
Reserved Now ≠ Reserved Permanently.
82. Reservation Activation Time
Standby Reserved Capacity may become active at a defined time or event.
TAVM preserves the temporal transition.
83. Reservation Expiry Time
Expired Reserved Capacity must not remain represented as temporally active.
84. Temporal Release
Capacity released from reservation becomes temporally unreserved from the applicable effective time.
85. Temporal Availability vs Demand
TAVM does not determine Demand.
However, its output allows RDGS to compare Resource Demand against the correct time-specific capacity.
Annual Supply ≠ Supply at Time of Demand.
86. Temporal Availability vs Allocation
TAVM does not allocate Resource.
RPAS may consume TAVM output to determine whether capacity exists during the relevant allocation period.
87. Temporal Availability vs Consumption
Resource availability during a period does not establish that Resource was consumed during that period.
Available During Period ≠ Consumed During Period.
88. Temporal Availability vs Scarcity
Temporary low availability may contribute to scarcity.
TAVM does not determine Scarcity State.
Temporal Constraint ≠ Scarcity by definition.
89. Temporal Availability vs Resilience
Repeated interruptions may affect resilience.
RIRS governs Resilience.
TAVM supplies the temporal Resource evidence.
90. Temporal Availability vs Sustainability
A Resource may be continuously available over a short period while remaining unsustainable over a longer horizon.
Short-Term Continuity ≠ Long-Term Sustainability.
91. Temporal Horizon
Every temporal Availability assessment should use an appropriate Time Horizon.
Possible horizons include:
Immediate Operational Short-term Medium-term Long-term Lifecycle
The exact horizon depends upon the governance purpose.
92. Multi-Horizon Availability
The same Resource may have different Availability States across horizons.
Example:
Immediate: Available
Short-term: Constrained
Long-term: Uncertain
These states should not be collapsed unnecessarily.
93. Time-Horizon Boundary
RACS may represent availability across multiple horizons.
RCSS determines long-term Continuity & Sustainability.
TAVM does not convert future temporal representation into sustainability determination.
94. Evidence Validity Period
Evidence may remain valid only for a defined period.
The validity period should reflect Resource volatility and evidence type.
95. Evidence Expiry
Expired evidence must not automatically support current Availability.
Valid Once ≠ Valid Now.
96. Stale Availability Evidence
Evidence is stale when it no longer sufficiently represents the Resource state relevant to the current temporal decision.
97. Evidence Freshness Requirement
Freshness requirements should follow:
Resource volatility Capacity volatility Governance consequence Evidence type Decision horizon
98. Temporal Evidence Provenance
Temporal evidence should preserve where material:
Measurement time Observation time Effective time Recording time Reporting time Validity interval Source
99. Time-Stamped Availability
Material Availability States should be time-stamped where Resource conditions can change.
100. Event-Time Availability
Availability may be represented relative to an event rather than a clock time.
Examples:
Before outage During outage After restoration
The event reference must remain explicit.
101. Event-Triggered Capacity Change
A Resource event may change capacity immediately or after a delay.
TAVM should preserve both event time and capacity-effect time where they differ.
102. Temporal Uncertainty
Uncertainty may concern:
Start time End time Duration Recurrence Future capacity Activation time Recovery time Evidence validity
Temporal uncertainty must remain explicit.
103. Uncertain Start
A Resource may be expected to become available within a time range rather than at a known exact time.
TAVM should preserve the range.
104. Uncertain Duration
Resource availability may have an uncertain duration.
False precision should not be introduced.
105. Uncertain Future Capacity
Future Resource capacity may be represented as a range, distribution, scenario set, or other appropriate governed Prediction output.
TAVM must preserve its epistemic status.
106. Temporal Conflict
Temporal Conflict exists where credible evidence supports incompatible Resource states for the same relevant time.
107. Temporal Conflict Resolution
Canonical logic:
**Temporal Claim A
Temporal Claim B → Resource Boundary Check → Time Basis Check → Time-Zone / Reference Check where relevant → Measurement-Time Check → Effective-Time Check → Evidence Comparison → Resolution or Preserved Conflict**
108. Time Reference
Where systems operate across locations or technical platforms, the time reference must be sufficiently clear.
This may include:
Time zone UTC reference Local operational time System clock reference
where material.
109. Clock Synchronization
Where high-frequency Resource governance depends upon multiple systems, materially inconsistent clocks can distort Resource state sequencing.
TAVM may require sufficient clock synchronization.
110. Sequence Integrity
The temporal sequence of:
Measurement State change Reservation Release Availability loss Restoration
should remain reconstructable where material.
111. Temporal Provenance
A governed temporal record should preserve how the time representation was established.
112. Temporal State Versioning
A Resource's Temporal Availability Profile should be versioned when material changes occur.
113. Temporal History
Historical Temporal Availability states may support:
Audit Reliability analysis Planning Prediction Resilience assessment Capacity analysis
Historical state must remain distinguishable from current state.
114. Temporal Reassessment Trigger
Reassessment should occur following material:
Availability change Usability change Reservation change Source change Schedule change Outage Restoration Seasonal transition Evidence expiry Prediction update New measurement Supporting Resource change
115. Event-Driven Reassessment
Highly dynamic Resources may require event-driven temporal reassessment rather than fixed periodic review.
116. Periodic Reassessment
Stable Resource systems may use periodic reassessment where appropriate.
The interval should reflect Resource volatility and governance consequence.
117. Temporal Availability State
At minimum, TAVM may represent:
Currently Available
Continuously Available
Intermittently Available
Periodically Available
Seasonally Available
Temporarily Available
Scheduled Future Availability
Predicted Future Availability
Temporally Constrained
Temporally Evidence-Limited
Temporally Conflicted
Temporal Availability Unknown
Temporal Availability Unresolved
118. Temporal Sufficiency
A Temporal Availability determination is sufficient when time representation is adequate for the relevant downstream governance purpose.
Possible states:
Temporally Sufficient
Conditionally Sufficient
Partially Sufficient
Evidence-Limited
Conflicted
Insufficient
Unresolved
119. Temporal Availability Profile
The principal TAVM output is the:
Temporal Availability Profile
It should establish:
what Resource capacity exists; when it applies; how long it applies; whether it is continuous or intermittent; how it varies; which temporal conditions apply; what evidence supports the time representation; what uncertainty remains.
120. Minimum Profile Fields
A minimum Temporal Availability Profile should support:
Resource ID RADM Profile Reference UCCM Profile Reference RVCM Profile Reference Capacity State Native Measurement Effective Start Effective End / End Condition Duration Availability Pattern Continuity State Recurrence where relevant Temporal Granularity Current / Historical / Future Classification Future-State Type where applicable Evidence Time Evidence Validity Temporal Uncertainty Temporal Sufficiency Version
121. Temporal Capacity Accounting
Capacity accounting must preserve when each capacity state applies.
A capacity total must not combine non-concurrent capacity as though simultaneously available.
122. Temporal Aggregation
Temporal aggregation is permitted where it does not materially distort Resource reality.
The aggregation method and period should remain explicit.
123. Temporal Disaggregation
Aggregate Resource availability should be disaggregated where temporal variation materially affects downstream governance.
124. Temporal Comparability
Two Resource Availability States should be compared only with sufficient temporal alignment.
125. Cross-Period Comparability
Comparisons across periods should preserve:
Season Duration Granularity Resource State Measurement basis Relevant Context
where material.
126. Temporal Normalization Boundary
TAVM does not erase native Resource time characteristics through universal normalization.
Temporal Comparability ≠ Temporal Equivalence.
127. RACS Handoff
TAVM produces the Temporal Availability Profile required by LAAM and the final RACS determination.
Canonical handoff:
Resource Availability Profile → Usable Capacity Profile → Reserved Capacity Profile → Temporal Availability Profile → Location & Accessibility Profile → Resource Availability & Capacity Profile
128. Downstream Release Condition
TAVM output may proceed when temporal Resource capacity is sufficiently represented for location/accessibility governance and downstream RSGA™ use.
Conditional progression may occur where uncertainty remains explicit.
Progression does not erase Temporal uncertainty.
129. Failure Conditions
TAVM should not be considered sufficiently completed where:
Resource availability is represented without time where time is material; current availability is inferred from historical availability without justification; future availability is represented as current availability; predicted availability is represented as observed availability; planned capacity is represented as physically available capacity; scheduled capacity is represented as guaranteed capacity; temporary capacity is represented as permanent capacity;
peak capacity is represented as sustained capacity; average capacity hides material temporal gaps; non-concurrent capacities are added as simultaneous capacity; intermittent availability is represented as continuous; expired evidence is treated as current; availability windows are materially misaligned; supporting Resources are available at different times but represented as concurrent; reservation timing is ignored; material temporal uncertainty is hidden; temporal conflict is suppressed.
130. Governance Requirements
A conforming TAVM implementation must:
1. receive governed outputs from preceding RACS modules; 2. establish the relevant Time Horizon; 3. preserve effective time; 4. preserve measurement time where material; 5. preserve evidence validity; 6. identify availability start; 7. identify availability end or end condition; 8. determine duration where relevant; 9. distinguish continuous from intermittent availability; 10. distinguish periodic and recurring availability; 11. preserve seasonal availability where material; 12. preserve temporary capacity; 13. preserve availability windows; 14. prevent temporal double-counting; 15. identify temporal gaps; 16. preserve capacity variation through time; 17. distinguish average from peak and minimum capacity; 18. preserve activation delay where material; 19. preserve response and recovery time where material; 20. distinguish present from future availability; 21. distinguish planned, scheduled, committed, predicted, simulated, scenario-based, and assumed future availability where material; 22. preserve temporal granularity; 23. align interdependent Resource capacities where necessary; 24. preserve temporal evidence provenance; 25. preserve temporal uncertainty; 26. preserve temporal conflict; 27. support reassessment; 28. support versioning; 29. produce a governed Temporal Availability Profile; 30. preserve temporal distinctions into downstream RACS governance.
131. Governance Logic
Canonical TAVM logic:
**RADM Resource Availability Profile
UCCM Usable Capacity Profile RVCM Reserved Capacity Profile → Relevant Time Horizon → Temporal Reference → Effective Start / End → Duration → Availability Windows → Continuity / Intermittency → Recurrence / Seasonality
→ Capacity Variation → Temporal Alignment → Supporting Resource Synchronization → Current / Historical / Future Classification → Future-State Classification where applicable → Evidence Validity → Temporal Uncertainty → Temporal Sufficiency → Temporal Availability Profile**
Where evidence is insufficient:
Temporal Availability Question → Evidence Gap → Minimum Temporal Evidence Requirement → Evidence Acquisition → Temporal Reassessment
Where time-dependent conditions change:
Existing Temporal Availability Profile → Material Temporal Change → Impact Test → Revised Profile → Version Update → Downstream Reassessment
132. Governance Outputs
TAVM may produce:
Temporal Availability Profile Temporal Availability State Availability Window Capacity-Time Profile Continuity State Intermittency State Recurrence State Seasonal Availability State Temporal Gap Temporal Coverage State Activation Delay Response Time Recovery Time Current Availability State Historical Availability State Future Availability State Future-State Classification Temporal Evidence State Temporal Uncertainty State Temporal Conflict State Temporal Sufficiency State Temporal Version Reassessment Trigger RACS Handoff State
133. Minimum Implementation Framework
A minimum operational TAVM implementation must contain at least eight governed layers.
Layer 1 — RACS Capacity Input
Receive:
Resource ID Availability Profile Usable Capacity Profile Reserved Capacity Profile
Layer 2 — Temporal Reference
Define:
Relevant Time Horizon Time reference Temporal granularity
Layer 3 — Availability Interval
Determine:
Effective Start Effective End / End Condition Duration Availability Window
Layer 4 — Temporal Pattern
Determine:
Continuous Intermittent Periodic Recurring Seasonal Temporary Variable
Layer 5 — Capacity-Time Structure
Represent:
Capacity through time Peak Minimum Average where useful Temporal gaps Activation / recovery delays
Layer 6 — Temporal Alignment
Assess:
Supporting Resource synchronization Source timing Reservation timing Overlapping capacity Non-concurrent capacity
Layer 7 — Evidence & Epistemic State
Preserve:
Measurement time Evidence validity Observed / Historical / Planned / Scheduled / Predicted / Simulated / Assumed status
Uncertainty Conflict
Layer 8 — Governed Output & Reassessment
Produce:
Temporal Availability Profile Version Known limitations Reassessment triggers RACS handoff state
Minimum machine-readable logic:
Resource → RACS Capacity Inputs → Time Horizon → Interval[] → Capacity-Time State[] → Continuity[] → Temporal Dependencies[] → Evidence[] → Future-State Type → Uncertainty[] → Temporal Sufficiency → Temporal Availability Profile
134. Minimum Decision States
At minimum:
Currently Available
Continuously Available
Intermittently Available
Periodically Available
Seasonally Available
Temporarily Available
Scheduled Future Availability
Predicted Future Availability
Temporally Constrained
Temporally Evidence-Limited
Temporally Conflicted
Temporal Availability Unknown
Temporal Availability Unresolved
135. Minimum Evidence Path
Where temporal availability cannot be sufficiently established:
Temporal Availability Unresolved → Missing Temporal Evidence
→ Minimum Evidence Requirement → Evidence Acquisition → Temporal Alignment → Reassessment → Updated Temporal Availability Profile
The objective is sufficient temporal evidence for governance, not unlimited historical data.
136. Minimum Reassessment Framework
At minimum:
Current Temporal Availability Profile → New Evidence / Time Event / Material Change → Temporal Impact Test → State Retained or Revised → Profile Version Update → Downstream RACS Reassessment
137. Use Case 1 — AI Compute Capacity Across a 24-Hour Period
RADM establishes:
8,900 accelerator-equivalent units available.
UCCM establishes:
8,100 units usable for the defined workload.
RVCM establishes:
1,400 units effectively reserved.
A static representation might suggest that the remaining Resource capacity is continuously available.
TAVM establishes that supporting electricity and cooling conditions produce:
00:00–06:00 → 6,700 usable, unreserved units
06:00–12:00 → 6,200 units
12:00–18:00 → 5,400 units
18:00–24:00 → 6,700 units
A request requiring 6,000 units continuously for 24 hours therefore cannot be evaluated from the daily maximum or average alone.
TAVM exposes the temporal bottleneck.
It does not decide whether the workload should receive the Resource.
Capacity that exists during the day is not necessarily capacity that exists throughout the day.
138. Use Case 2 — Seasonal Water Availability
A regional water system reports:
100 million m³ annual Resource availability.
The annual figure appears substantial.
TAVM disaggregates the Resource across the relevant seasonal horizon:
Winter → high availability
Spring → high / moderate availability
Summer → materially constrained availability
Autumn → variable recovery
A dependent system requires substantial water during the summer.
The annual Resource quantity therefore cannot establish the capacity available during the relevant demand period.
TAVM preserves:
seasonal availability; availability windows; temporal variability; evidence validity; future Prediction status where forecasts are used.
It does not determine whether the summer condition constitutes Scarcity or whether water should be reallocated.
Annual abundance can coexist with seasonal constraint.
139. Critical Distinctions
Resource Availability ≠ Timeless Availability
Same Capacity ≠ Same Temporal Availability
Available Now ≠ Continuously Available
Instantaneous Availability ≠ Sustained Availability
Temporary Availability ≠ Permanent Availability
Intermittent Availability ≠ Continuous Availability
Annual Availability ≠ Seasonal Availability
Average Availability ≠ Availability at Every Moment
Peak Availability ≠ Sustained Availability
Available After Activation ≠ Immediately Available
Planned Availability ≠ Current Availability
Scheduled Availability ≠ Current Availability
Committed Future Capacity ≠ Current Physical Availability
Predicted Availability ≠ Current Availability
Simulated Availability ≠ Observed Availability
Scenario Availability ≠ Expected Availability
Assumed Future Availability ≠ Evidence of Future Availability
Future Capacity ≠ Present Capacity
Historical Availability ≠ Current Availability
Recent Report ≠ Recent Resource Measurement
Valid Once ≠ Valid Now
Capacity at Time 1 + Capacity at Time 2 ≠ Combined Simultaneous Capacity
Usable Capacity ≠ Usable Capacity at Every Time
Reserved Now ≠ Reserved Permanently
Annual Supply ≠ Supply at Time of Demand
Available During Period ≠ Consumed During Period
Temporal Constraint ≠ Scarcity by definition
Short-Term Continuity ≠ Long-Term Sustainability
Temporal Comparability ≠ Temporal Equivalence
140. Cross-Architecture Boundary
TAVM governs the temporal representation of Resource Availability & Capacity within RACS.
It may consume outputs from:
PGA™ for Predictions; SIMULOS® for Simulations; ORA™ for Operational Reality; specialized Resource systems for Resource-specific temporal states; technical systems for schedules and capacity states.
It does not absorb their methodologies.
In particular:
TAVM may govern the temporal status of a Prediction output, but it does not create or validate the Prediction methodology itself.
141. Cross-Architecture Mechanism Principle
An operational mechanism may produce inputs for multiple governance architectures, but it belongs only to the architecture whose governed domain includes that mechanism itself. Other architectures govern only its domain-specific relevance or consequences.
A weather model may predict future water availability.
A grid model may forecast electricity capacity.
A maintenance system may schedule infrastructure availability.
A compute platform may report future capacity windows.
TAVM consumes these outputs and governs their temporal meaning inside RACS.
It does not absorb the mechanisms that produced them.
142. Canonical Boundary
TAVM governs when Resource Availability & Capacity states apply, how long they apply, how they vary or recur through time, whether relevant capacities overlap temporally, and what temporal evidence and uncertainty support those states.
It does not determine the underlying Prediction methodology, Resource Demand, Access authorization, Priority, Allocation, Consumption, Scarcity response, Resilience, or Sustainability.
Its governed output is the Temporal Availability Profile required for final RACS Resource Availability & Capacity determination.
143. Canonical Closing Statement
Resource capacity is not governed correctly merely by knowing how much exists. Governance must also know when that capacity exists, how long it remains available, and whether the capacities required together actually exist at the same time.
TAVM makes time part of Resource reality rather than an assumption outside it.