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 medium enterprise switch and router

1.1 Identify and analyse existing switch and router performance against manufacturer expectations and organisational requirements

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

1.3 Determine network element additions and upgrades according to organisational requirements

1.4 Develop and document installation plan and submit to required personnel

1.5 Obtain installation plan sign off from required personnel

2. Configure basic switch operation

2.1 Determine network segmentation, traffic management and switching requirements according to installation plan specifications

2.2 Perform, save and verify initial switch configuration tasks according to installation plan specifications

2.3 Select required media, cables, ports and connectors and connect switches to network devices and hosts

2.4 Perform, save and verify initial switch configuration tasks and upgrade switch firmware

2.5 Save and back up switch configuration files and implement required switch security

3. Configure and verify advanced switching functions

3.1 Determine required switching technologies according to switch specifications

3.2 Configure and verify virtual local area networks (VLANs)

3.3 Configure and verify required trunks between switches and inter-VLAN routing

3.4 Configure and verify required spanning tree protocol (STP) operations

4. Troubleshoot medium enterprise switches

4.1 Troubleshoot device configuration and network connectivity according to switch specifications

4.2 Identify and resolve switched network issues according to technical requirements

4.3 Seek and respond to feedback from required personnel

S KILL 

DESCRIPTION 

Learning

• Identifies implications of legal and regulatory responsibilities related to own work
• Reflects on the ways in which digital systems and tools are used 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 performance and interoperability of network

Reading

• Gathers, interprets and analyses technical and regulatory information to determine 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 to plan, prioritise and monitor own work and coordinate processes in liaison with others and within different contexts

Problem solving

• Makes decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of factors into consideration
• May use intuition to identify general problem areas from complex issues, switching to analytical processes to clarify goals and key issues and uses lateral thinking processes to generate possible solutions

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.