Wayne State University Policy 02-2
Responsibility for WSU's Network Infrastructure
- 1.0 Purpose
- 1.1 The purpose of this University Policy is to assign
responsibility for all aspects of designing, installing, managing and maintaining
Wayne State University's network infrastructure and its core network services
in order to provide an effective and cohesive network infrastructure for
the entire University and the external users of University resources.
- 2.0 Definitions
- 2.1 For purposes of this university policy, the campus network
infrastructure is defined as the inter-building and intra-building wired
or wireless transport systems, and the electronic devices and communications
protocols used to transport data, video and voice signals over the systems.
- 2.2 For purposes of this university policy, electronic devices
are the specific components of the campus wide-area network that route and
manage the transport of data, video and voice signals, and the interfaces
or attachments to these devices from internal and external networks.
- 2.3 For purposes of this university policy, protocols are defined
as rules or sets of rules and standards for establishing and controlling
transmission between communicating devices.
- 2.4 For purposes of this university policy, core network services
are basic online services including, but not limited to, directory services,
domain naming services, electronic messaging including e-mail and voicemail,
institutional file and Web services, and access to the Internet.
- 3.0 General Policy Statements
- 3.1 Access to the campus network infrastructure is available to
faculty, staff, students and external users of University resources, for
business, educational, and professional purposes.
- 3.2 To maintain an orderly and well-managed data, video and voice
communications network environment, the President assigns responsibility
for the campus network infrastructure, the building and campus transport
systems, devices, protocols and core network services to the Division of
Computing and Information Technology (C&IT).
- 3.3 With the involvement of its users, C&IT is responsible for
establishing standards for campus data, video and voice communications devices,
software, protocols, network services, transport systems, and for local
attachments to the campus infrastructure. C&IT publishes and distributes
these standards and monitors compliance with them.
- 3.4 C&IT must be involved in initial and ongoing planning and
budgeting for inter-building and intra-building data, video and voice communications
projects in University-occupied buildings on and off campus. C&IT will
work with Facilities Planning & Management and the Schools, Colleges and
Departments to ensure that the appropriate individuals and departments participate
in planning for these projects.
- 3.5 All transport systems and equipment that support inter-building
and intra-building data, video and voice transmission will be specified,
installed and maintained in a timely manner by C&IT or its subcontractors,
regardless of how they are acquired or funded.
- 3.6 Units with individual workstations or local area networks
that are attached to the network infrastructure as defined in Section 2.0
must comply with all standards governing such attachments, and are prohibited
from tampering with or removing any component of the infrastructure.
- 4.0 Duration
- 4.1 This University Policy is revocable by the President at any
time and without notice.
- 5.0 Effective Date
- 5.1 This University Policy is effective upon issuance.
- 5.2 Executive Order 96-3 is hereby revoked.
Signed by President Irvin D. Reid April 30, 2002.
