UCI Sub Domain Guidelines
Summary: If you would like a top level UCI sub domain (xxxx.uci.edu), read the guidelines below before sending your request.
Guidelines for assignment of UCI Top Level Network Sub-domains
September 30, 2011
Introduction
Top-level "sub-domains" (TLSD's) are defined as the highest naming level within the "uci.edu" network domain. Sub-domains are represented as xxx.uci.edu — for example, communications.uci.edu, bio.uci.edu, etc.
Assignment of top-level sub-domains is administered by the Office of Information Technology (OIT).
Except as noted below, the existence of a particular top-level sub-domain implies that the entity represented is an organization, program, activity, or service which is officially recognized at the campus-level separately from any other single organization, program, activity, or service.
The campus-level status of an organization, program, activity, or service is determined by its position within campus organizational structure or by the recognition of its campus-level status by university policy or official designation.
Academic departments have top-level 'uci.edu' domains at the request of the School in which they are located.
Criteria for top-level sub-domain status:
- An official UCI school, department, or other campus-level organizational unit.
- An officially recognized campus or University level research
entity as listed on the Office of Research web page:
http://www.research.uci.edu/centers/
(Note: The domain names for School Centers fall within the domain of the host School and do not meet the criteria for top-level subdomain status.) - A campus-wide program or service that does not belong within an existing UCI sub-domain, or is most appropriately represented as a campus-wide activity based upon endorsement of this status from multiple campus entities collaboratively sponsoring the program or service. Existing UCI sub-domains within which an entity may fall include clubs.uci.edu, event.uci.edu, program.uci.edu, and web.uci.edu.
Criteria for top-level sub-domain names:
The name of a top-level 'uci.edu' sub-domain must be based on that of the officially recognized entity, activity, or service and must identify that entity, activity, or service in a manner which minimizes the possibility of confusion with other campus entities, activities, or services. Only one top-level 'uci.edu' sub-domain name will be assigned to any qualifying entity, activity, or service.
Requesting a top-level sub-domain:
Requests for a top-level sub-domain should contain the following information:
- Identification and description of the organization, program, activity, or service for which a top-level sub-domain is requested.
- Executive sponsor(s) of the request: Typically the person(s) directly in charge of the entity or activities the top-level sub-domain being requested. Where the campus-level status is a reflection of sponsorship by multiple campus entities, appropriate individuals from each of those entities should be included as sponsors of the request.
- The top-level sub-domain name requested and (optionally) acceptable alternatives should the primary name be unavailable or unadvisable for any reason (e.g., a confusing or ambiguous acronym, a name which is part of the name of multiple campus entities or applies to multiple campus-level activities).
- Administrative contact for the request.
Requests should be sent to oit@uci.edu.
Top-level sub-domain approval process
The allocation of new sub-domains is subject to the approval of AVC/CIO Dana Roode, in consultation with appropriate campus officials. Once the request has been reviewed and approved, DNS (Domain Name Service) will be updated.
