A method of coherently provisioning one or more paths through a transport network is disclosed. In other words, none of the traffic paths are provisioned unless all of the traffic paths can be provisioned. All of the nodes in one or more transport networks are listed that must be configured to provision...http://www.google.de/patents/US7433964?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7433964 - Coherent provisioning of multiple traffic paths in transport networks
