Access Policy (AP) for the Next-Generation National Research and Education Network

Research and development activities in the area of computer networks and scientific and research applications comprise the complex objective of the research plan titled "The Optical National Research and Education Network and its New Applications" implemented by the CESNET association from 2004 to 2010 in accordance with the decision of the Ministry of Youth, Education and Sports of the Czech Republic concerning provision of institutional support for the aforementioned research plan. These activities include development, testing and implementation of new advanced transmission and network technologies, protocols, tools and services, meeting specific requirements of the science/research and academic community (i.e. transfers of large data volumes in short times, massive computations, data visualisation, virtual cooperation etc.).

This process results in a concrete output represented by an operational next-generation national research and education network. This network is being created by gradual expansion and enhancement of the CESNET2 network. Operation of a publicly unavailable national research and education network complies with law No. 127/2005 of the Collection of Laws concerning electronic communications and amending some of the related laws, as defined by the latest version of this law. Accomplishment of the aforementioned research plan requires connecting organisations from the Czech Republic dealing with the following activities:

• science, research and education, including practical application results
• propagation of erudition, culture and prosperity

These organisations need to be provided with the above-mentioned advanced means in a quality matching the top or very high world class, i.e. including interconnection with similar networks abroad. Participants acknowledge that some of the services have an experimental character for a limited time and agree the association may accept measures (technical or contractual) adjusting character of network utilisation.

In addition to organisations dealing with science, research and education and organisations the objective of which is to promote erudition, culture and prosperity, the access can also be granted to selected public administration bodies. Other organisations may be granted access solely for their scientific and research projects. If this is the case, the respective organisation is obliged to ensure that only the traffic relating to these projects may pass through the national research and education network.

There is no legal right to connection to the national research and education network and all decisions of the CESNET association with respect to this matter are final.

This policy, including all annexes, becomes valid upon signing by the director of the association and enters into force as of 1 June 2006, replacing the existing Technical and Economic Conditions for Participation in the National Research and Education Network (Technicko-ekonomické podmínky účasti v síti národního výzkumu a vzdělávání – TEP).

Prague, 4 May 2006

Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) of the CESNET2 National Research and Education Network in the Czech Republic

Duties of CESNET2 Participants:

• Participants are not permitted to use this network for any activity which:
  • allows to obtain or seeks to obtain unauthorised access to resources of connected networks
  • violates intellectual property rights
  • adversely affects the operation of the network or its services, prevents users from accessing these services, jeopardises the operation of the network, or excessively restricts its performance
  • wastes the network capacity
  • destroys the integrity of information stored in computers and other network elements
  • compromises the privacy of users
• Participants undertake not to provide information about the NREN solution or any part of it to a third party without the approval of the association/connection provider or to use this information without the approval of the association on their own.
• To enable use of NREN by other entities, participants must first ask the association/connection provider for permission by submitting a proposal for amending the connection contract.
• Participants undertake not to allow (not even as a result of negligence) use of NREN from the equipment for which they are responsible (equipment owned, rented, borrowed, operated etc. by participants) for purposes violating the connection contract.

The association/connection provider may restrict/suspend access to NREN for a given participant or fine the participant, should the participant violate the aforementioned duties.