This unit involves the skills and knowledge required to design and implement network systems for internetworking.

It includes safe working practice, applying design principles, using wide area network (WAN) technologies, complying with relevant industry standards, and documentation of design and performance monitoring.

No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

ELEMENTS

PERFORMANCE CRITERIA

Elements describe the essential outcomes.

Performance criteria describe the performance needed to demonstrate achievement of the element.

1

Prepare to design internetworking systems

1.1

Work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (OHS) requirements and workplace procedures for a given work area are identified, obtained and applied

1.2

Scope of design brief for internetworking is developed and documented in consultation with relevant person/s

1.3

Work team/group is arranged of relevant persons in accordance with design brief and workplace procedures

1.4

Activities are planned in accordance with workplace procedures for timelines and in consultation with others involved

1.5

Strategies are implemented to ensure network development is in accordance with design brief and workplace procedures

2

Design internetworking systems

2.1

Internetworking system is designed with economical design solutions in accordance with design brief, relevant industry standards and workplace procedures

2.2

Switching routing and WAN technologies are included in the internetworking system design in accordance with relevant industry standards and workplace procedures

2.3

Internetworking system design specification of required media is in accordance with relevant industry standards

2.4

Internetworking system design is documented in accordance with workplace procedures

2.5

Internetworking system design is presented and discussed with relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures

2.6

Alterations to the internetworking system design resulting from the presentation/discussion are negotiated with relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures

2.7

Final internetworking system design is documented and approval obtained from relevant person/s in accordance with workplace procedures

3

Implement internetworking systems

3.1

Activities are planned in accordance with workplace procedures, timelines and in consultation with others involved

3.2

Relevant development tools and software are selected in accordance with design brief and relevant industry standards

3.3

Switching routing and WAN technologies are installed, configured and tested in accordance with design brief and relevant industry standards

3.4

System malfunctions are identified and rectified using techniques in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards

3.5

Unplanned events are analysed to provide solutions in accordance with workplace procedures

3.6

Quality of work is monitored in accordance with workplace procedures and relevant industry standards

3.7

Final internetworking system design and implementation are documented in accordance with workplace procedures

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions on at least two separate occasions and include:

applying relevant work health and safety (WHS)/occupational health and safety (WHS/OHS) requirements

arranging work team/group of relevant persons

dealing with unplanned events

designing internetworking system based on economic and effective solutions that meet design brief requirements

designing internetworking system with economical design solutions

detailing switching, routing and wide area network (WAN) technologies and specification for internetworking media in the design

developing an internetworking system design brief

documenting and presenting design for approval

documenting internetworking installation and configuration activities

identifying and rectifying system malfunctions and performance issues

implementing strategies to ensure network development

implementing internetworking system design, including advanced wireless local area network (LAN) technologies in internetworking system design

monitoring quality of work

negotiating alterations to internetworking system design

planning work activities, including requirements for work team/group

preparing to design internetworking systems

presenting and discussing internetworking system design with relevant person/s

troubleshooting internetworking system

acquiring media for internetworking system design specification

selecting relevant development tools and software.

Evidence required to demonstrate competence in this unit must be relevant to and satisfy all of the requirements of the elements, performance criteria and range of conditions and include knowledge of:

access lists configuration

configure dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) service

configure inter-virtual local area network (VLAN) routing

configure spanning tree protocol

configure VLAN trunking protocol

design report presentation

interior gateway protocol (IGP) configuration

LAN design

network performance assessment

network security and risk management

problem solving techniques

relevant industry standards

relevant manufacturer specifications

relevant media

relevant job safety assessments or risk mitigation processes

relevant WHS/OHS legislated requirements

relevant workplace budget, instructions, quality, policies and procedures

relevant workplace documentation

switch configuration

VLAN configuration

VLAN design

WAN design

WAN management and security

WAN protocols

WAN technologies

wireless LAN configuration

troubleshoot multi-VLAN issues

layer 3 switching

link aggregation and router redundancy

dynamic routing

interior gateway protocol (IGP) tuning and troubleshooting

WAN monitoring

quality of service

network evolution

network troubleshooting

emerging technologies.

Assessors must hold credentials specified within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence and all regulatory requirements included within the Standards for Registered Training Organisations current at the time of assessment.

Assessment must occur in suitable workplace operational situations where it is appropriate to do so; where this is not appropriate, assessment must occur in simulated suitable workplace operational situations that replicate workplace conditions.

Assessment processes and techniques must be appropriate to the language, literacy and numeracy requirements of the work being performed and the needs of the candidate.

Resources for assessment must include access to:

a range of relevant exercises, case studies and/or simulations

relevant and appropriate materials, tools, facilities and equipment currently used in industry

resources that reflect current industry practices in relation to designing and implementing internetworking systems

applicable documentation, including workplace procedures, equipment specifications, regulations, codes of practice and operation manuals.

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit of competency.

Range is restricted to essential operating conditions and any other variables essential to the work environment.

Non-essential conditions may be found in the UEE Electrotechnology Training Package Companion Volume Implementation Guide.

Designing and implementing internetworking systems must include at least the following:

between two local area networks (LANs) to form a wide area network (WAN) or

between a LAN and the internet

Electrotechnology

Computer Systems