significant archival storage 170 0083 fig1 details the contract provisioning cp cycle 1000 as shown in fig1 in the cp cycle 100 the cp module 450 starts by accepting inputs from the mc module 440 one contract interval prior to a given contract performance date time step 1005 the cp module 450 then synchronizes bandwidth exchange nodes bens for each contract step 1010 so that any cross connect changes can be simultaneous and thus have minimal impact to user data traffic once synchronized the cp module 450 proceeds to execute each contract 39 s required cross connect changes step 1015 the cp module 450 then monitors contract compliance for the duration of the contract interval step 1020 storing service level agreement management statistics to an archival data listing 170 as the interval progresses step 1025 where corrective action is required the cp module 450 will re provision the user circuit to an alternate carrier in real time for the same price in the event that the contracted carrier has a system upset which they cannot recover from in a reasonable time e g less than one minute step 1030 in that case the contracted carrier will generally bear the cost of any additional charges above the contracted amount which may be charged by the substitute carrier and forfeit the contract.