1. A bulk SPVC connection trace processor comprising: a. an information store tracking SPVC connection status change reports for a plurality of SPVC connections; b. an accumulator gathering a group of SPVC connection status change reports; and c. a dispatcher triggered by the accumulator to initiate the issuance of a plurality of SPVC connection trace commands to trace source network nodes corresponding to SPVC connections associated with in the group of SPVC connection status change reports; the tracking of SPVC connection status change reports provides a dynamic response to SPVC connectivity changes in a managed network.