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I. General Information The Network Operations Center (NOC) is responsible for the design, throughput, availability, and overall health for the university’s network. NOC does not monitor the specific data or files that users download or copy over the network. However, NOC does monitor and study specific types of network traffic and the programs that generate this traffic. P2P software, when abused, can saturate an entire network and leave all of its users with poor to non-existent performance. To prevent this type of abuse, accidental or intentional, all network users must adhere to this policy for the responsible use of P2P software. II. Use of P2P Software A. The university's computing and telecommunications resources shall not be used for any type of P2P file sharing without the express consent of the NOC B. NOC will consent to the use of P2P software on a per user basis only when provided with specific, written purposes directly related to, or in support of, the academic, research or administrative activities of the university. C. Permission to use P2P software will be revoked at the discretion of the NOC. This includes but is not limited to the following reasons: service abuse, degradation of the performance of the network, use for purposes other than university business. III. User Responsibility
IV. Enforcement of Policies See “Use of Information Technology and Resources Policy” and “The Golden Rule/Student Handbook” V. Definition of Terms For the purpose of this policy, the following terms are described as follows: A. Telecommunications means all communications made through or on university telephones, electronic mail, radios, facsimile machines, or any other electronic communication device. B. University Communications means all communications that have a university business purpose. C. Personal Communications means all communications that do not have a university business purpose. D. Use of Telecommunications Equipment means any use of the university's telecommunications equipment by anyone for university or personal business. E. System Administrator means the person(s) responsible for managing central computer or file servers, including operating systems and application software. F. Network Administrator means the person(s) responsible for managing telecommunications network software, hardware infrastructure, or access rights for local area networks (LANS) or wide area networks (WANS). G. Server means a computer that supports access to electronic services or information for network users. H. Information Technology Resources means the technology infrastructure for processing and exchange of information, including computing and telecommunications (voice, video, and data) devices and associated resources to operate, maintain, and utilize the technology infrastructure. I. Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing software refers to the use of the following UCF-prohibited software and its clones: BitTorrent, Audio Galaxy, Kazaa, IMesh, Morpheus, Gnutella, Bearshare, Limewire, Napster, Winmix, Edonky2000, Direct Connect, etc.
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