Common use of Network Management Services Clause in Contracts

Network Management Services. The role of DISTRICT is strategic and critical to the success of the services provided to its schools, district offices, other educational & school and career related facilities it may have. This Agreement stipulates the responsibilities of all Parties related to the service and support of DISTRICT’S status for termination of its network transport and for provisioning its Internet access ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇▇▇. SUPERINTENDENT and DISTRICT agree to work collaboratively to assure network connectivity, Internet access and bandwidth to CENIC/K12-HSN for DISTRICT. Herein, DISTRICT chooses to terminate its own transport circuits for SUPERINTENDENT services and/or Internet access via CENIC/K12HSN within the property of SUPERINTENDENT and agrees to the following terms, conditions, and provisions related to such services. SUPERINTENDENT shall provide the following services: A. Primary DNS and/or secondary services for .▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇ B. Configuration, link aggregation and other services to provision Internet bandwidth at SUPERINTENDENT L3 device end. Internet bandwidth is provisioned via CENIC/K12- HSN. C. Notification of bandwidth usage, history of bandwidth usage and other usage statistics upon demand. D. Responses and notifications to complaints made by external entities involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). DISTRICT agrees to expediently resolve such issues internally within District. (Also required by CENIC/K12-HSN Letter of Agency (LoA) terms and conditions). E. Notifications to and responses on behalf of DISTRICT regarding complaints by external parties about spam originating from DISTRICT’S network block. (Also required by CENIC/K12-HSN LoA terms and conditions). F. Forwarding to DISTRICT and responding to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other related security agencies at the federal and state level regarding suspicious activity on networks. SUPERINTENDENT also may provide remediation suggestions to DISTRICT, if known. G. Provide an alternate path to the Internet, where and if provisioned by CENIC/K12-HSN, should a primary CENIC/K12-HSN device or Internet access circuit fail at a SUPERINTENDENT Node location. A. The agreed upon maximum committed bandwidth-rate will be negotiated annually based upon DISTRICT’S current utilization and projected growth needs for each agreement term. Additional bandwidth beyond the committed-rate (burst-rate bandwidth), is available for use up to the maximum provisioned bandwidth provided to SUPERINTENDENT-K12NET Node Site as long as it does not negatively impact other school districts connecting to SUPERINTENDENT-K12NET Node Site. When DISTRICT exceeds the maximum committed bandwidth rate agreed upon during an agreement term, changes will be evaluated on an individual case basis for technical and financial feasibility. Additional costs will be assessed on an individual basis during each contract term for any requirements that are exclusively and only for DISTRICT’S use. This may include additional equipment provisioning, transceiver costs, and consultancy services if they are exclusively and only for DISTRICT’S specific requirements and use. Responsibility for any costs assessed will require DISTRICT approval and funding in order to complete additional DISTRICT requirements. DISTRICT transport circuits terminated need to adhere to requirements as outlined in section 5E. Should CENIC/K12- HSN upgrade the Riverside Node Site’s connection to CalREN-DC, SUPERINTENDENT and DISTRICT shall renegotiate fair and equitable bandwidth terms to DISTRICT after it upgrades its equipment and bandwidth to the nearest CENIC/K12HSN Node Site.

Network Management Services. The role of DISTRICT is strategic and critical to the success of the services provided to its schools, district offices, other educational & school and career related facilities it may have. This Agreement stipulates the responsibilities of all Parties related to the service and support of DISTRICT’S status for termination of its network transport and for provisioning its Internet access ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇via CENIC/▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇K12HSN via SUPERINTENDENT-▇▇▇▇▇▇K12NET. SUPERINTENDENT and DISTRICT agree to work collaboratively to assure network connectivity, Internet access and bandwidth to CENIC/K12-HSN for DISTRICT. Herein, DISTRICT chooses to terminate its own transport circuits for SUPERINTENDENT services and/or Internet access via CENIC/K12HSN within the property of SUPERINTENDENT and agrees to the following terms, conditions, and provisions related to such services. SUPERINTENDENT shall provide the following services: A. Primary DNS and/or secondary services for .▇▇▇.▇▇.▇▇ B. Configuration, link aggregation and other services to provision Internet bandwidth at SUPERINTENDENT L3 device end. Internet bandwidth is provisioned via CENIC/K12- HSN. C. Notification of bandwidth usage, history of bandwidth usage and other usage statistics upon demand. D. Responses and notifications to complaints made by external entities involving the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). DISTRICT agrees to expediently resolve such issues internally within District. (Also required by CENIC/K12-HSN Letter of Agency (LoA) terms and conditions). E. Notifications to and responses on behalf of DISTRICT regarding complaints by external parties about spam originating from DISTRICT’S network block. (Also required by CENIC/K12-HSN LoA terms and conditions). F. Forwarding to DISTRICT and responding to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and other related security agencies at the federal and state level regarding suspicious activity on networks. SUPERINTENDENT also may provide remediation suggestions to DISTRICT, if known. G. Provide an alternate path to the Internet, where and if provisioned by CENIC/K12-HSN, should a primary CENIC/K12-HSN device or Internet access circuit fail at a SUPERINTENDENT Node location. A. The agreed upon maximum committed bandwidth-rate will be negotiated annually based upon DISTRICT’S current utilization and projected growth needs for each agreement term. Additional bandwidth beyond the committed-rate (burst-rate bandwidth), is available for use up to the maximum provisioned bandwidth provided to SUPERINTENDENT-K12NET Node Site as long as it does not negatively impact other school districts connecting to SUPERINTENDENT-K12NET Node Site. When DISTRICT exceeds the maximum committed bandwidth rate agreed upon during an agreement term, changes will be evaluated on an individual case basis for technical and financial feasibility. Additional costs will be assessed on an individual basis during each contract term for any requirements that are exclusively and only for DISTRICT’S use. This may include additional equipment provisioning, transceiver costs, and consultancy services if they are exclusively and only for DISTRICT’S specific requirements and use. Responsibility for any costs assessed will require DISTRICT approval and funding in order to complete additional DISTRICT requirements. DISTRICT transport circuits terminated need to adhere to requirements as outlined in section 5E. Should CENIC/K12- HSN upgrade the Riverside Node Site’s connection to CalREN-DC, SUPERINTENDENT and DISTRICT shall renegotiate fair and equitable bandwidth terms to DISTRICT after it upgrades its equipment and bandwidth to the nearest CENIC/K12HSN Node Site.