Named topology
You know what must connect: vehicles and command, sites and offices, or another bounded Atlas peer set.
Pilot program
Validate Traversal on the networks you actually operate.
Early access is organized around bounded pilot deployments. We define the topology, instrument the paths, exercise real failure modes, and decide together whether the service fits the wider rollout.
Good pilot candidates
A concrete reachability problem beats a generic product trial.
The strongest pilots have identifiable endpoints, known access networks, and an operational reason to compare direct, relayed, and multi-bearer behaviour.
Real constraints
CGNAT, third-party firewalls, changing addresses, latency, sovereignty, or relay-placement requirements are understood.
Observable outcome
We can agree what success means: reachability, path continuity, measured failover, policy behaviour, or operator visibility.
Pilot shape
Four stages, each with a decision.
The process is deliberately small enough to learn quickly and explicit enough to avoid an endless proof of concept.
Map the deployment
Endpoints, access networks, traffic, security boundaries, and failure modes.
Configure the path set
Public or private relays, direct discovery, bearer inventory, and scheduler policy.
Run controlled scenarios
Carrier NAT, roaming, path loss, relay withdrawal, and expected degraded behaviour.
Decide what follows
Document results, gaps, operating model, and whether to expand, revise, or stop.
Working agreement
What each side brings.
A pilot works when product access is matched by operational access and honest feedback.
Nexus Atlas provides
- Traversal and relay-network onboarding
- Direct engineering contact during the pilot
- Public, private, or hybrid topology guidance
- Path and relay metadata for review
- Documented findings and next-step recommendation
The pilot partner provides
- Real endpoint and network requirements
- Authorized access to the test environment
- A technical and operational point of contact
- Time to exercise agreed failure scenarios
- Clear feedback on gaps and rollout constraints
Commercial note. Early-access scope and pricing are discussed during onboarding. A pilot is not represented as a production SLA, certification, or commitment to a general-availability date.