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This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.

ELEMENT 

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA 

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

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

1. Scope the project

1.1 Obtain and interpret relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards including work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements for the given work

1.2 Obtain project brief from appropriate person

1.3 Evaluate potential transmission options and select most suitable type of transmission network that meets criteria outlined in project brief

1.4 Analyse limitations of transmission path characteristics and develop solutions for transmission impairments

1.5 Produce a report outlining reasons for selection of a transmission network, together with a shortlist of suitable equipment vendors and products

1.6 Obtain traffic load from network information sources or forecasts, and then dimension the proposed network service

1.7 Produce brief on relationship between transmission network architecture components and overall network, and their impact on the work

1.8 Evaluate equipment type and technologies to determine availability, cost and compatibility with existing network equipment

1.9 Determine resources and equipment needed for work according to enterprise procedures and check for correct operation and safety

1.10 Assess capacity limitation of various platforms in context of the work to optimise maximum network performance

1.11 Determine product capability and calculate allowable capacity of transmission network to allow for network growth

2. Produce link budget

2.1 Critically analyse transmission system using equipment and vendor’s specifications to produce a link budget and assess resulting margin

2.2 Document results of link budget analysis

3. Produce deployment plan for transmission network

3.1 Conduct planning work using current equipment components and complying with transmission network deployment rules and exemption process criteria

3.2 Produce preliminary plan on network deployment that maintains transmission network integrity

3.3 Establish a solution to unexpected situations through discussion with appropriate personnel, with consideration to job specifications, safety and enterprise procedures

3.4 Review plan to ensure it complies with all standards and codes required when working on network access, and make adjustments where appropriate

4. Complete work

4.1 Produce final deployment plan including recommendations agreed with customer

4.2 Provide report on network management and performance monitoring system to be incorporated in the transmission network to ensure network is performing at optimum level

Skill 

Performance Criteria 

Description 

Reading

1.1, 1.9, 3.4

• Organises, evaluates and interprets complex technical and non-technical information including legislative, enterprise and policy documentation

Writing

1.5, 1.7, 2.2, 3.2, 3.4, 4.1, 4.2

• Prepares clear and concise workplace documentation, including reports and recommendations, incorporating technical language to communicate complex information clearly and effectively

Oral Communication

1.2

• Uses highly developed listening, observational and questioning skills to understand project scope and clarify and explore meaning

Numeracy

1.8, 1.11, 2.1

• Interprets numerical information to determine business costs and undertake link budget calculations, interpret results and evaluate different types of technical data

Navigate the world of work

1.1, 1.9, 3.3, 3.4

• Monitors adherence to organisational policies and protocols and legal and regulatory requirements of self and others

Interact with others

1.6, 3.3

• Selects and uses appropriate conventions and protocols when communicating with stakeholders in various work contexts
• Collaborates with others to achieve joint outcomes, taking the lead in identifying all issues and facilitating agreement

Get the work done

1.3, 1.4, 1.8, 1.9, 1.10, 1.11, 2.1, 3.1, 3.3

• Uses combination of formal, logical planning processes and an increasingly intuitive understanding of context for complex, high impact activities with strategic implications
• Demonstrates a sophisticated understanding of principles, concepts, language and practices associated with the digital world and uses these to understand uses and potential of technology
• Implements actions according to a predetermined plan, making adjustments if necessary
• Takes responsibility for high-impact decisions in complex situations involving many variables and constraints
• Uses formal analytical and lateral thinking techniques for identifying issues, generating and evaluating possible solutions

Code and title 

current version 

Code and title 

previous version 

Comments 

Equivalence status 

ICTTEN801 Plan a transmission network

ICTTEN7193B Plan a transmission network

Updated to meet Standards for Training Packages.

Recoded and minor changes to PC’s to meet AQF requirements.

Equivalent unit

Release 

Comments 

Release 1

This version first released with ICT Information and Communications Technology Training Package Version 1.0.