Assessor Resource
ICTNPL5096A
Develop planning strategies for access network design
Assessment tool
Version 1.0
Issue Date: May 2024
Technical officers or engineers from private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They combine technical skills with broader organisational skills to plan the various access network technologies within a telecommunications network.
As a member of a network planning team, their job titles include network planner, project manager and access network planner.
This unit may apply to various technologies and transmission mediums such as fibre to the x (FTTx), hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC), convergent Next Generation Networks (NGN), copper, optical fibre and wireless required to support the deployment of Access Network Infrastructure.
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to develop specifications for access networks to be used by network designers. It involves gathering information on anticipated demand and business requirements for the access network to determine design criteria to meet current and future needs.
No licensing, legislative, regulatory or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of endorsement but users should confirm requirements with the relevant federal, state or territory authority.
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