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In automatic switched transport networks (ASTN), transport services of different granularity can be set up, modified and released on demand, using mechanisms in the control plane. Currently, this novel provisioning paradigm is being standardized under the umbrella of the automatic switched optical network (ASON) and the generalized multiprotocol label switching (GMPLS) framework. This paper gives...