Common use of Maintenance Methodology Clause in Contracts

Maintenance Methodology. It is accepted that certain scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities will be performed by the Parties on all hardware and software items used to facilitate Interconnection between the Parties' respective Systems. Where such actions could affect the proper functioning of the Interconnection between their respective Electronic Communication Systems (i.e. when work is performed on a Party's critical centralised equipment, the other Party’s ISD shall be informed accordingly). In the case of scheduled maintenance, the schedule of critical activities shall be made available to the other Party’s ISD in advance. It will, however, not be necessary to inform such ISD of the completion of such activities. If the maintenance action results in a Cataleptic or Partial Failure of Interconnection, the procedure provided for in clause 3 shall be followed.