Channel Overload is a structural failure mechanism in which a communication channel — the path through which intent, constraint, or signal travels between system components — cannot clear the competing load placed on it. The mechanism operates across a continuous failure space: from throughput saturation (load exceeds capacity) through collapse to channel removal (throughput reaches zero). At every point on this axis, the consequence is the same: signals that cannot clear the channel are not delayed — they are structurally non-binding. Three failure modes are documented across this axis. Boundary conditions are established against Intent Loss, Signal Dilution, and Proxy Fix. Falsification criteria are given.
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