Reconfiguration of a continuously available routing network of a publish/subscribe system is achieved by quiescing data messages and control messages within the routing network to preserve first-in first-out ordering thereof, and then, reconfiguring the quiesced routing network. This reconfiguration...http://www.google.de/patents/US6907011?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6907011 - Quiescent reconfiguration of a routing network
