The following statements cover a wide range of circumstances. Assessment of candidates should be within the range that applies to the candidate's particular role or workplace.
This unit is generally applied to the ACA Restricted Cabling Rule coverage which is used in typical domestic premises but is also found in some small office home office and small business premises situations.
Building infrastructure
Includes but not limited to:
high voltage power
other services
availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systems.
Strategies to manage infrastructure include:
appropriate separations
fastening techniques
correct use of cable trays and support systems.
Remote power feed
Applies to telecommunications services which operate at above TNV (Telecommunications Network Voltage).
Regulatory environment
Overview Telecommunications Act 1997, ACA, ACIF, Labelling, Certified Components List (CCL) accredited registrars and registration.
Cabling environment
Indoor environments include concealed locations such as:
ceilings
false ceilings
internal wall space
under floor
damp situations, and
within modular workstations.
Outdoor environments include cable installations on external walls and underground and/or aerial cabling on private property. Underground cabling would be in an exclusive trench or shared trench with electrical LV cables and/or other utilities. Aerial telecommunications cabling shall not include installations on poles shared with LV/HV electrical power cables/terminations.
Cable type
Copper twisted pair including:
indoor
external
aerial, and
underground.
Cable identification
Cable conductor identification codes may be:
colour coded
banded
numbered
lettered.
Termination systems:
A range of at least 3 different socket types (Australian and US modular sockets and Mode 3 alarm sockets) and at least one network terminating device (NTD) must be individually terminated.
Note: Jumperable distributors not included in this unit requirement.
Earthing and protection
Earthing for protection and surge suppression and must be treated in accordance with AS/ACIF009.
Separations
The distance between communications cable and other services. This includes:
Low Voltage (LV)
High Voltage (HV) - Single core and HV Multi-core
Open terminations.
Regulations
Regulations cover separations will generally be covered by Wiring Rules standard AS/ACIF009.
Spatialseparations
The distance between communications cable and other required by regulations where no barrier is installed.
Barriers
Physical barriers installed when there is not enough space to achieve spatial separations.
Records
TCA1 form (and future NTD record cards) must conform with AS/ACIF009.
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards (or their replacements) include relevant components of:
ACA Technical Standards
AS/ACIF008, AS/ACIF009 - or subsequent replacements
SAA Communications Cabling Manual (Restricted)
AS/NZS 3000
The following statements cover a wide range of circumstances. Assessment of candidates should be within the range that applies to the candidate's particular role or workplace.
This unit is generally applied to the ACA Restricted Cabling Rule coverage which is used in typical domestic premises but is also found in some small office home office and small business premises situations.
Building infrastructure
Includes but not limited to:
high voltage power
other services
availability and suitability of existing cabling trays and fixing systems.
Strategies to manage infrastructure include:
appropriate separations
fastening techniques
correct use of cable trays and support systems.
Remote power feed
Applies to telecommunications services which operate at above TNV (Telecommunications Network Voltage).
Regulatory environment
Overview Telecommunications Act 1997, ACA, ACIF, Labelling, Certified Components List (CCL) accredited registrars and registration.
Cabling environment
Indoor environments include concealed locations such as:
ceilings
false ceilings
internal wall space
under floor
damp situations, and
within modular workstations.
Outdoor environments include cable installations on external walls and underground and/or aerial cabling on private property. Underground cabling would be in an exclusive trench or shared trench with electrical LV cables and/or other utilities. Aerial telecommunications cabling shall not include installations on poles shared with LV/HV electrical power cables/terminations.
Cable type
Copper twisted pair including:
indoor
external
aerial, and
underground.
Cable identification
Cable conductor identification codes may be:
colour coded
banded
numbered
lettered.
Termination systems:
A range of at least 3 different socket types (Australian and US modular sockets and Mode 3 alarm sockets) and at least one network terminating device (NTD) must be individually terminated.
Note: Jumperable distributors not included in this unit requirement.
Earthing and protection
Earthing for protection and surge suppression and must be treated in accordance with AS/ACIF009.
Separations
The distance between communications cable and other services. This includes:
Low Voltage (LV)
High Voltage (HV) - Single core and HV Multi-core
Open terminations.
Regulations
Regulations cover separations will generally be covered by Wiring Rules standard AS/ACIF009.
Spatialseparations
The distance between communications cable and other required by regulations where no barrier is installed.
Barriers
Physical barriers installed when there is not enough space to achieve spatial separations.
Records
TCA1 form (and future NTD record cards) must conform with AS/ACIF009.
Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards (or their replacements) include relevant components of:
ACA Technical Standards
AS/ACIF008, AS/ACIF009 - or subsequent replacements
SAA Communications Cabling Manual (Restricted)
AS/NZS 3000