ICTNPL402 — Plan the deployment of access network architectures
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What an assessment for ICTNPL402 must cover
37 assessable components: 3 elements (13 performance criteria), 4 performance evidence and 13 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.
Elements & performance criteria
1 Scope the project
- 1.1Prepare for work according to site specific safety requirements and enterprise work health and safety (WHS) processes and procedures
- 1.2Determine type of access network by accessing and using network information sources
- 1.3Produce a brief on how access network architecture components relate to the larger network and their impact on the work
- 1.4Evaluate equipment type and technologies to be considered, to determine availability and compatibility with existing network equipment
- 1.5Obtain resources and equipment needed for the work according to enterprise procedures and check for correct operation and safety
- 1.6Assess capacity limitations of various platforms in the context of the work to ensure maximum network performance
- 1.7Determine product capability and calculate allowable capacity of the access network to allow for network growth
2 Produce deployment plan for an Access Network
- 2.1Conduct planning work using current equipment components and complying with access network deployment rules and exemption process criteria
- 2.2Produce a preliminary plan on deployment of the network that maintains integrity of the access network
- 2.3Discuss unexpected situations with appropriate personnel, with consideration to job specifications, safety and enterprise procedures to establish a solution
- 2.4Review plan to ensure it complies with all standards and codes required when working on network access, and where appropriate make adjustments
3 Complete work and report its impact on network access
- 3.1Produce final deployment plan including recommendations agreed with customer
- 3.2Provide a report on network monitoring techniques used to manage the network to ensure it is performing at optimum level
Performance evidence
- gather data appropriately within information sources and evaluate how the data relates to the access architecture
- source current major equipment and technologies used in an access network and detail their compatibilities
- accurately plan deployment of an access network architecture, including deployment rules, capacity and capability management and monitoring techniques
- complete work within a timeframe typically expected of the discipline, work function and industrial environment.
Knowledge evidence
- outline the features of an access network, including: architectures and geographical categorisation, information sources, technology and equipment
- define capacity and capability management
- identify capacity limitation of various platforms
- describe commercial considerations of access network deployment
- identify compatibility issues of technology and equipment
- explain currency of technology and equipment use
- summarise enterprise deployment rules and rationale
- identify exemption process criteria
- identify major equipment components of a modern access architecture
- describe monitoring techniques to manage the access network
- outline network topologies
- identify product capability and availability allowable within an access network
- outline telecommunications access networks issues and challenges.
Foundation skills
- Reading: • Identifies and evaluates written and visual text in specialised workplace documentation to determine key information and specific requirements
- Writing: • Develops material for a specific audience using clear and detailed language and expected forms and conventions
- Oral Communication: • Articulates specific information using an appropriate tone and vocabulary for the intended audience
- Numeracy: • Employs mathematical calculations to determine features and limitations of different networks
- Navigate the world of work: • Takes personal responsibility for following explicit and implicit policies, procedures and legislative requirements • Identifies and acts on issues that contravene relevant policies, procedures and legal requirements
- Interact with others: • Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with clients and co-workers in a range of work contexts • Uses a range of strategies to establish a sense of connection and build rapport with clients and co-workers
- Get the work done: • Takes responsibility for planning, sequencing and prioritising tasks and own workload for efficiency and effective outcomes • Makes routine decisions and implements standard procedures for routine tasks, using formal decision-making processes for more complex and non-routine situations • Addresses less predictable problems and initiates standard procedures in response, applying problem-solving processes in determining a solution
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Questions about assessing ICTNPL402
What does an assessment tool for ICTNPL402 need to cover?
To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTNPL402 needs to address all 37 unit components: 3 elements with 13 performance criteria, 4 performance evidence requirements, 13 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.
How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTNPL402?
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