This unit applies to the development of appropriate network documentation and is relevant to job roles, such as network administrator, network technician and network support.
Not applicable.
1. Determine network documentation requirements | 1.1 Consult with appropriate personnel 1.2 Identify network documentation standards 1.3 Define network configuration 1.4 Develop naming standards and labelling schemes 1.5 Develop network addressing scheme and verify, using calculations |
2. Design network diagrams and checklists | 2.1 Identify network software mapping tools 2.2 Use network software mapping tools to design network diagrams 2.3 Develop plans and checklists 2.4 Develop manuals |
3. Produce network documentation | 3.1 Validate documentation structure with appropriate personnel 3.2 Produce network diagrams 3.3 Produce network plans and checklists 3.4 Produce procedure and policy manuals 3.5 Prepare documentation for publication |
4. Complete network documentation | 4.1 Check network documentation with appropriate personnel 4.2 Select appropriate media 4.3 Publish network documentation 4.4 Record and store essential network documentation 4.5 Notify appropriate personnel of the completed network documentation |
Required skills
communication skills to liaise with internal and external personnel on technical, operational and business-related matters
literacy skills to develop network documentation maintain records in required formats
numeracy skills to interpret technical data
planning and organisational skills to plan, prioritise and monitor own work
research skills to gain and maintain current industry technical knowledge
technical skills to:
apply network design methodologies
determine organisational requirements
identify the technical requirements, constraints and manageability issues for a given organisational network
use appropriate software tools.
Required knowledge
open systems interconnect (OSI) layered communication model
overview knowledge of network requirements related to:
applications
life cycles
manageability
quality of service
network design concepts related to:
financial constraints
network topologies
organisation requirements
physical constraints
security issues.
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: determine client requirements design network documentation according to standards produce network documentation according to design specifications. |
Context of and specific resources for assessment | Assessment must ensure access to: relevant network documentation legislation and standards documentation industry codes of practice appropriate learning and assessment support when required. Where applicable, physical resources should include equipment modified for people with special needs. |
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 and producing network documentation review of documents that detail design and development verbal or written questioning to assess required knowledge. |
Guidance information for assessment | Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, where appropriate. Assessment processes and techniques must be culturally appropriate, and suitable to the communication skill level, language, literacy and numeracy capacity of the candidate and the work being performed. Indigenous people and other people from a non-English speaking background may need additional support. In cases where practical assessment is used it should be combined with targeted questioning to assess required knowledge. |
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.
Appropriate personnel may include: | customer manager network manager supervisor. |
Network configuration may include: | file systems hardware protocols servers users wired wireless workstations. |
Naming standards may include: | abbreviations consistency generated geography host names legal and special characters location name length parse platform theme usage type. |
Labelling schemes may include: | cabling hardware. |
Network addressing scheme may include: | dynamic static subnet. |
Calculations may include binary: | conversion division multiplication number system subtraction. |
Software mapping tools may include: | commercial open source vendor. |
Network diagrams may include: | logical network physical structure topology. |
Plans and checklists may include: | installation network plans OSI reference patches pre-installation test plans updates. |
Manuals may include: | forms hardware maintenance policy procedure security servicing technical user. |
Media may include: | document online paper web page. |
Networking
This unit contains employability skills.
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.