Technical officers or engineers from private and public organisations apply the skills and knowledge in this unit. They combine technical design skills with organisational skills to apply planning principles for provisioning of the various building projects and technologies within a telecommunications network to meet future customer demands.

Technical officers or engineers may be responsible for small projects or parts of larger projects, and for the operational and engineering of the telecommunications network in general.

ELEMENT

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

1. Scope the project

1.1. Prepare for given work according to relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards, including occupational health and safety (OHS) processes and procedures

1.2. Determine the main role power and building services perform in a network facility and note their effect on the reliability and performance of the network performance

1.3. Assess the provisioning process required to identify, plan and implement power and building services for equipment deployment plans

2. Assess equipment and infrastructure deployments

2.1. Evaluate the available capacity from power and cooling plant to support the effect on floor loading, power and heat load from equipment deployments

2.2. Determine the different levels of reliability performance standards applicable to the specific equipment deployment needs

2.3. Develop a process to plan or implement a power and building services upgrade that is compatible to the network equipment requirements

2.4. Assess the options available to manage capacity growth in a facility and the effect of potential single points of failure in an end-to-end power and building services system

3. Develop building works programs

3.1. Develop short and long term works programs for building projects that include minor upgrades to large installations

3.2. Determine triggers that may require a power and building services capacity or reliability upgrade

3.3. Prioritise projects based on customer demand and business needs

4. Assess provisioning of building services

4.1. Assess the possible effect on the current and future use of a building or space when provisioning power and building services

4.2. Produce cost estimates including constraints for the provisioning of a power and building services upgrade

Required skills

communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical and operational matters

literacy skills to read and interpret technical documentation and write technical reports in required formats

numeracy skills to:

calculate floor loading, power and heat load data

interpret results

evaluate different types of technical data

planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work

problem solving and contingency management skills to adapt requirements to particular building facilities

research skills to interrogate databases and investigate different building services

technical skills to:

apply precautions and required action to minimise, control or eliminate single points of failure in an end-to-end power and building services system

estimate floor loading, power and heat loads

select and manage capacity growth in a facility

Required knowledge

detailed knowledge and information required to assess the capacity and suitability of available power and building services

overview knowledge of:

correlation between building service systems to network equipment requirements

different levels of reliability performance standards, applicable to the specific equipment deployment needs

information required to assess the effect on floor loading, power and heat load from equipment deployments

main regulatory standards

role of power and building services, capacity and standards

source budget cost estimates

specific short and long term works programs

typical issues and challenges that occur in telecommunications building service systems and how these may be addressed

upgrade knowledge of both power and building services

The evidence guide provides advice on assessment and must be read in conjunction with the performance criteria, required skills and knowledge, range statement and the Assessment Guidelines for the Training Package.

Overview of assessment

Critical aspects for assessment and evidence required to demonstrate competency in this unit

Evidence of the ability to:

assess the capacity and suitability of available power and building services for telecommunications building works

develop a process to implement a power and building services upgrade

develop short and long term works projects for equipment and infrastructure deployments

produce cost estimates for provisioning.

Context of and specific resources for assessment

Assessment must ensure:

building facilities where a telecommunications network project may be conducted

relevant regulatory, organisational procedures and documentation, and equipment documentation that impact on work.

Method of assessment

A range of assessment methods should be used to assess practical skills and knowledge. The following examples are appropriate for this unit:

direct observation of the candidate developing short and long term works programs for building projects

review of cost estimates prepared by the candidate

review of report prepared by the candidate outlining constraints of provisioning power and building services upgrade

oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of power and building services and equipment and infrastructure deployments.

Guidance information for assessment

Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:

ICTNPL4110A Evaluate the planning requirements for provisioning a telecommunications building facility.

Aboriginal people and other people from a non-English speaking background may have second language issues.

Access must be provided to appropriate learning and assessment support when required.

Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and appropriate to the oral communication skill level, and language and literacy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed.

In all cases where practical assessment is used it will be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. Questioning techniques should not require language, literacy and numeracy skills beyond those required in this unit of competency.

Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs.

The range statement relates to the unit of competency as a whole. It allows for different work environments and situations that may affect performance. Bold italicised wording, if used in the performance criteria, is detailed below. Essential operating conditions that may be present with training and assessment (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) may also be included.

Relevant legislation, codes, regulations and standards may include:

Australian Communications Industry Forum (ACIF) standards and codes

Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) technical standards

acts on noise and dust pollution

ARPANSA electromagnetic radiation (EMR) standard

Australian building codes and regulations

Australian standards

electricity supply codes

enterprise standards

environmental protection

equipment standards, intrinsically safe lightning protection, site engineering standard

fire regulations

hazardous situation

heritage legislation

international standards

local government building codes

OHS

Radcoms Act

Telecoms Act

traffic authorities.

Building services may relate to:

air conditioning

alarm systems

fire safety

power sources.

Network facility may include:

buildings

cabinets

containers

huts

network plant and equipment:

air conditioning plant

cabling room and main frame

computer facility

exchange equipment:

switching

transmission

power:

battery room

no-break power plant

power room

shelters.

Reliability may include:

access rate over time

bandwidth over time

end-to-end performance over time

power supply over time.

Performance may include:

bandwidth

broadband access

fault clearance rate

grade of service (GoS)

quality of service (QoS)

service delivery

upload and download rate.

Provisioning may relate to:

reliable adequate service

reliable infrastructure

reliable performance.

Projects may include:

construction works

design work

feasibilities

upgrades.

Cost estimates may include:

labour

material

refurbishment

service equipment

upgrade work.

Constraints may include:

external obligations

physical space

timing.

Unit sector

Telecommunications

Network planning

This unit contains employability skills.