diff --git a/docs/impulse/docs/data_model/ingestion.md b/docs/impulse/docs/data_model/ingestion.md
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@@ -55,11 +55,9 @@ ingesting your own data, four invariants matter most:
   If a key is not in the tag table, no expression can find it.
 - **`channels` supports two formats.** The query engine accepts either:
   - **Raw** — one row per sample: `(container_id, channel_id, timestamp,
-    value)`. The Delta solver collapses identical consecutive values into
-    intervals on read.
+    value)`.
   - **RLE** — one row per stable interval: `(container_id, channel_id,
-    tstart, tend, value)`. Pre-collapse during ingest if you want shorter
-    scan times.
+    tstart, tend, value)`. Run-length encoded data, where identical consecutive values are collapsed into intervals to significantly reduce processing time during analysis.
 
   An optional boolean `is_plausible` column lets the solver drop implausible
   samples when configured to (`drop_implausible_data=True` on `DeltaSolver`).