Network Appropriate Use

The network services provided by SDD Unified Network Services are for use by State of Ohio agencies and organizations, and State of Ohio programs. Unified Network Services will not be provided to private organizations (profit or non profit) or state programs supported by private organizations (i.e. freenets supported by private organizations).

Any illegal use of the services provided by Unified Network Services will be reported to the Department of Administrative Services General Legal Counsel (DAS General Counsel). DAS General Counsel will report any illegal activity to the appropriate law enforcement entity.

Non-transport packets, such as DNS queries, SNMP packets and ICMP packets are necessary for efficient and effective networking. However, when these packets are used in excess, network performance for all customers may be affected. Therefore excessive DNS and SNMP packets will be filtered at the source to ensure optimal network performance for all DAS customers.

DNS transfers from, and SNMP polling to other customers' equipment is inappropriate unless both parties have agreed to the transactions in advance. Customers are free to negotiate DNS and SNMP agreements with any other customer of Unified Network Services.