Common use of Network Integrity Clause in Contracts

Network Integrity. i. Participant agrees to contract and fully fund the Chief Information Officer’s recommended Wide Area Network transport bandwidth needed to interconnect the Participant’s premise with the Network Nebraska-Education aggregation point (as listed in Appendix 3). ii. Participant agrees to install and maintain, on its own or as part of a consortium, appropriate network security measures, virus and malware protection, and firewalls, in order to preserve the integrity of the network, as defined by its institutional or regional network security officer. iii. Participant agrees to provide notice in writing, if required by guidelines established by the University of Nebraska and the Chief Information Officer for participation in Network Nebraska, to the distance education director of the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, the University of Nebraska, and the Chief Information Officer prior to the use of any new or additional equipment that will impact the use of Network Nebraska by such education-related political subdivision or other education-related political subdivisions [N.R.S. 86-520.01] iv. Participant agrees to develop and maintain a security policy that includes, but is not limited to: a) Desktop and server anti-virus protection b) Wireless access point security c) Firewall rules for internal and external protection d) For K-12 schools and libraries, Internet filtering that complies with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html v. Participant agrees to provide two-deep technical contact information for the Network Nebraska automatic notification system, which includes at minimum, contact name, e-mail address, work phone number, and a cell phone number. vi. Participant agrees to keep technical contact information current by notifying the UNCSN NOC by email (xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx) or by manually updating it themselves in the network management tool. vii. Participant agrees to establish what portion of a day it wants technical contact(s) to be notified of scheduled or unscheduled outages and by what method. Choices for time of day include 24 hours by 7 days (including holidays), 6 AM to 10 PM Monday through Friday, or 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. Methods of notification include email, phone call, or text message. If 24x7 is the time of day selected, pParticipant agrees that their technical contact, if needed, will be available to work with the Network Nebraska staff to complete the restoration of their service. viii. Participant agrees to inform its institutional or regional network coordinator and the Network Nebraska staff of any anticipated disruption or scheduled maintenance on any IP routing devices or circuits that are being monitored by the Network Nebraska staff or that may affect the overall network. The Participant understands that if the Network Nebraska staff determines that a device or network modification adversely affects the core network to the detriment of other participants, or threatens the stability or integrity of the core network, the Network Nebraska staff will take steps to limit the bandwidth or shut down a site, until the problem is resolved.

Network Integrity. i. Participant agrees to contract and fully fund the Chief Information Officer’s recommended Wide Area Network transport bandwidth needed to interconnect the Participant’s premise with the Network Nebraska-Education aggregation point (as listed in Appendix 3). ii. Participant agrees to install and maintain, on its own or as part of a consortium, appropriate network security measures, virus and malware protection, and firewalls, in order to preserve the integrity of the network, as defined by its institutional or regional network security officer. iii. Participant agrees to provide notice in writing, if required by guidelines established by the University of Nebraska and the Chief Information Officer for participation in Network Nebraska, to the distance education director of the Educational Service Unit Coordinating Council, the University of Nebraska, and the Chief Information Officer prior to the use of any new or additional equipment that will impact the use of Network Nebraska by such education-related political subdivision or other education-related political subdivisions [N.R.S. 86-520.01] iv. Participant agrees to develop and maintain a security policy that includes, but is not limited to: a) Desktop and server anti-virus protection b) Wireless access point security c) Firewall rules for internal and external protection d) For K-12 schools and libraries, Internet filtering that complies with the Children’s Internet Protection Act (CIPA) xxxx://xxx.xxx.xxx/cgb/consumerfacts/cipa.html v. Participant agrees to provide two-deep technical contact information for the Network Nebraska automatic notification system, which includes at minimum, contact name, e-mail address, work phone number, and a cell phone number. vi. Participant agrees to keep technical contact information current by notifying the UNCSN NOC by email (xxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx) or by manually updating it themselves in the network management tool. vii. Participant agrees to establish what portion of a day it wants technical contact(s) to be notified of scheduled or unscheduled outages and by what method. Choices for time of day include 24 hours by 7 days (including holidays), 6 AM to 10 PM Monday through Friday, or 8 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday. Methods of notification include email, phone call, or text message. If 24x7 is the time of day selected, pParticipant Participant agrees that their technical contact, if needed, will be available to work with the Network Nebraska staff to complete the restoration of their service. viii. Participant agrees to inform its institutional or regional network coordinator and the Network Nebraska staff of any anticipated disruption or scheduled maintenance on any IP routing devices or circuits that are being monitored by the Network Nebraska staff or that may affect the overall network. The Participant understands that if the Network Nebraska staff determines that a device or network modification adversely affects the core network to the detriment of other participants, or threatens the stability or integrity of the core network, the Network Nebraska staff will take steps to limit the bandwidth or shut down a site, until the problem is resolved.