Connection Method. The security of the information being retrieved by SERVICE PROVIDER from USAC shall be protected in accordance with the Federal Information Security Modernization Act of 2014, as amended (“FISMA”) and NIST requirements. The connections at each end must be located within controlled access facilities, guarded twenty-four (24) hours a day. Interconnections utilizing Internet VPN technologies may be terminated on shared infrastructure equipment that is not isolated from the Internet. VPN transmission protocol/internet protocol (“TCP/IP”) traffic to USAC is internet protocol security (“IPSEC”) encrypted using advanced encryption standards (“AES”) 128 encryption or stronger. There may be for a specific system critical seasonality or performance considerations (e.g., a filing window or specific time of the year or day when system performance is expected to be constrained) during when USAC requests the SERVICE PROVIDER to avoid access.
Appears in 3 contracts
Samples: Interconnection Security Agreement, Interconnection Security Agreement, Interconnection Security Agreement
