Unit of competency
Modification History
Release |
Comments |
Release 1 |
This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0. |
Application
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to manage the maintenance of a complex integrated enterprise network to ensure availability and performance standard.
It applies to individuals with advanced information and communications technology (ICT) skills who are working in a wide range of roles including network specialists, network engineers, network infrastructure engineers, senior network administrators, network and systems managers, ICT security specialists, security engineers, communications engineers and communications managers.
No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.
Unit Sector
Networking
Elements and Performance Criteria
ELEMENT |
PERFORMANCE CRITERIA |
Elements describe the essential outcomes. |
Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element. |
1. Plan the strategies for structured troubleshooting and monitoring of enterprise networks |
1.1 Develop strategies to monitor and manage an enterprise network to ensure availability and performance standard 1.2 Conduct equipment and skills audits as required 1.3 Evaluate the business value of service level agreements (SLAs), formal maintenance plans and monitoring procedures against best practices for maintenance and fault procedures 1.4 Assign functional responsibilities to stakeholders according to the maintenance plan 1.5 Select and use appropriate network fault management tools and monitor and improve network performance |
2. Manage and monitor structured troubleshooting strategies for complex enterprise networks |
2.1 Implement structured network maintenance management processes and procedures in line with enterprise design plans and policies for ensuring high network reliability 2.2 Undertake risk assessment evaluation and rank threats for minimal impact 2.3 Develop and implement disaster recovery strategies for reliable contingencies and business continuity in a complex routing environment 2.4 Measure and analyse performance against an agreed baseline |
3. Conduct structured network troubleshooting strategies |
3.1 Analyse and troubleshoot layer 2 and 3 switch configuration to ensure the availability and resilience of a switched environment 3.2 Implement effective control of broadcast and multicast traffic in a switched environment 3.3 Analyse and troubleshoot scalable network layer connectivity with routing data structures and routing functions 3.4 Analyse and troubleshoot enterprise intra and internetwork routing protocols, architectures and processes 3.5 Analyse and troubleshoot route redistribution operations in inter-autonomous system routing architectures and processes 3.6 Test and manage internet protocol version 6 (IPv6) and version 4 (IPv4) addressing schema and verify internal and external internet protocol (IP) address translation standards 3.7 Analyse and troubleshoot communication filtering techniques, automated address allocation systems and IPv6 operational issues in the context of enterprise routing protocols 3.8 Analyse and troubleshoot wireless network configuration issues 3.9 Analyse and resolve network performance issues in an integrated voice or video network |
Foundation Skills
This section describes language, literacy, numeracy and employment skills incorporated in the performance criteria that are required for competent performance.
Skill |
Performance Criteria |
Description |
Reading |
1.3, 1.4, 2.1 |
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Writing |
1.1, 2.2, 2.3 |
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Oral Communication |
1.4 |
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Numeracy |
1.2, 1.3, 2.4 |
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Navigate the world of work |
2.1 |
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Get the work done |
1.1, 1.3-1.5, 2.1-2.4, 3.1-3.9 |
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Unit Mapping Information
Code and title current version |
Code and title previous version |
Comments |
Equivalence status |
ICTNWK613 Develop plans to manage structured troubleshooting process of enterprise networks |
ICANWK613A Develop plans to manage structured troubleshooting process of enterprise networks |
Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages. |
Equivalent unit |
Links
Companion Volume implementation guides are found in VETNet - https://vetnet.gov.au/Pages/TrainingDocs.aspx?q=a53af4e4-b400-484e-b778-71c9e9d6aff2