Elements and Performance Criteria
- Analyse different types of network technologies
- Determine network characteristics using network information sources
- Select techniques to provide service to greenfields, brownfields and rehabilitation projects for access networks
- Select techniques to provide for new service, capacity expansion and equipment recovery projects for building and core networks
- Produce a brief on how network architecture components relate to the larger network and their impact on the work
- Develop an installation activity schedule that complies with relevant regulations and standards to minimise disruption to the workplace
- Evaluate availability of equipment and technologies and establish compatibility with existing network equipment
- Apply deployment and construction practices for network technologies
- Review conduit and jointing chamber standards and practices for the access network
- Examine standards, practices and requirements for locating telecommunications infrastructure in the access network
- Examine standards, practices and requirements for locating and standing racks, cabinets and supporting infrastructure
- Examine capacity and practices for cabling and patching twisted-pair, coaxial and fibre distribution frames
- Review network standards and prepare a draft design
- Review customer’s network deployment rules and apply to a network design
- Produce a preliminary plan or design on the deployment of the network that maintains integrity of access, building and core networks
- Establish a solution for anticipated constraints through discussions with appropriate personnel
- Review plan to ensure that it complies with requirements of applicable legislation, codes, regulations and standards required when working on network, and where appropriate make adjustments
- Produce final project design that includes recommendations agreed with the customer