Design and manage internet protocol TV in a service provider network

Unit of competency Outline

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Unit of competency

National Code
ICTTEN612

State Code
AWC91

TGA Status
Replaced

DTWD Status
Transition (Replaced)

Current Release Number
1.00

Current Release Date
14/01/2016

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State Implementation and Classification

Approved Date

05/07/2016

Field of Education

031307 - Communications Technologies

Original Release Date

05/07/2016

Nominal Hours

Description

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to design a multiprotocol label switching (MPLS) network for internet protocol TV (IPTV) and manage delivery of IPTV services. This includes core and access networks for the service provider.It applies to individuals with outstanding technical skills, including designers and installers of Next Generation Networks (NGN), IP networks providing fast internet, voice over internet protocol (VoIP), IPTV and internet TV services.No licensing, legislative or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Notes

Elements and Performance Criteria

1. Produce and evaluate design requirements for an IPTV network

1.1 Analyse major video models and the impact video challenges have on design of an IPTV network
1.2 Evaluate IPTV against other competing TV broadcast technologies to determine optimum design approach
1.3 Produce the topology of an IPTV network, showing network architecture from IPTV standards’ bodies and determine design requirements
1.4 Plan dimensioning of network parameters for multicast and unicast video delivery over broadband in a service provider network

2. Design an IPTV network for video on demand (VoD) delivery

2.1 Design the content delivery system (CDS) to cache IPTV content in each major metropolitan area for broadcast or streaming VoD models to eliminate performance variability introduced by internet transport or core peering relationships
2.2 Design a video network to provide VoD loads with network solutions using VoD design requirements
2.3 Design a VoD application to meet bandwidth requirements and quality of service (QoS) requirements for commercial viability of IPTV network

3. Design and configure an MPLS IPTV network to meet business requirements

3.1 Determine IP-MPLS network design requirements
3.2 Investigate factors that affect design considerations and ways they can be minimised
3.3 Produce the design topology of a MPLS network to provide secure methods of transporting IP packets using layer 2 protocols
3.4 Design a MPLS layer over the IP networking structure, to combine efficiency of multicast protocols with traffic engineering (TE) facilities to enable fast packet forwarding for real time video streaming applications

4. Manage delivery of IPTV services

4.1 Determine operational processes required to support IPTV by operators
4.2 Produce a plan of the management and customer support model, including strategies dealing with delivery of VoD issues
4.3 Produce a plan of a video network using video delivery strategies to deliver optimum average revenue per user (ARPU) to serve the demographic of an area and the nature of an operator’s business
4.4 Manage and monitor video across the network using a management tool

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Replaces

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
D3504	ICTTEN6216A	Design and manage internet protocol TV in a service provider network	Unit of competency

Replaced By

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
OCV58	ICTTEN623	Design and manage internet protocol TV in a service provider network	Unit of competency

State Code	National Code	Title	Type
AZI7	ICT60615	Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Network Engineering	Qualification