Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 6.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1. Prepare to install router

1.1 Identify and analyse existing router performance against organisational requirements

1.2 Review existing network design documentation and determine alignment to organisational requirements

1.3 Determine network element additions and upgrades according to organisational requirements

1.4 Develop and document installation plan and submit document to required personnel

1.5 Obtain installation plan sign off from required personnel

2. Configure basic router operation

2.1 Determine basic routing requirements and operating parameters according to installation plan specifications

2.2 Select required media, cables, ports, connectors and connect routers to network devices and hosts according to installation plan specifications

2.3 Set basic parameters and router firmware according to installation plan specifications

2.4 Save and back up router configuration files according to installation plan specifications

2.5 Implement required router security and configure static and default routes according to installation plan specifications

3. Configure dynamic classless routing protocols

3.1 Calculate and apply required classless IP addressing scheme using variable length subnet mapping (VLSM) to a local area network (LAN) and a wide area network (WAN) environment according to router specifications

3.2 Configure and verify required classless routing protocols according to router specifications

4. Apply troubleshooting processes

4.1 Troubleshoot device configuration and network connectivity according to network specifications

4.2 Identify and correct problems with IP addressing and host configurations according to network specifications

4.3 Seek and respond to feedback from required personnel

S KILL 

D ESCRIPTION 

Learning

• Reflects on the ways in which digital systems and tools are, or could be, used to achieve work goals and have strategic and operational applications

Numeracy

• Analyses numerical information to take measurements, interpret results and evaluate the performance and interoperability of the network
• Adds, subtracts, multiples and divides basic and complex numbers

Reading

• Gathers, interprets and analyses technical and regulatory information, to determine the requirements according to client needs

Writing

• Uses factual information and industry-related terminology, to convey information to internal and external personnel on technical, operational and business-related matters

Planning and organising

• Uses a combination of formal, logical planning processes, intuitive knowledge of context to plan, prioritise and monitor own work and coordinate processes, in liaison with others

Problem solving

• Identifies the implications of legal and regulatory responsibilities related to own work
• Demonstrates a use of intuition to identify the general problem area, switching to analytical processes to clarify goals and key issues and uses lateral thinking processes to generate possible solutions

Self-management

• Makes decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of factors into consideration

Technology

• Uses digital technologies and systems safely and securely, when implementing and monitoring a system, with a growing awareness of the permanence and transparency of all activities

Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 6.0.