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Evaluate the planning requirements for provisioning a telecommunications building facility
Evaluate the planning requirements for provisioning a telecommunications building facility
Unit of competency
National Code
ICTNPL4110A
ICTNPL4110A
State Code
D3352
D3352
TGA Status
Replaced
Replaced
DTWD Status
Replaced
Replaced
State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
01/11/2010
Field of Education
080315 - Project Management
Original Release Date
01/11/2010
Nominal Hours
60
Description
This unit describes the performance outcomes, skills and knowledge required to evaluate building service capability to meet present and future demands for a building facility housing telecommunications equipment. It involves gathering information and evaluating allowable types of building services, power systems, air conditioning, fire safety services, energy use and alarm systems within each technology.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.
Notes
Elements and 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. Obtain building plans and specifications from planning section
- 1.3. Determine the type of facility and building services required to house telecommunications network equipment and plant to efficiently support the network
- 1.4. Determine the purpose of the main areas or rooms in the network building and note special requirements to support the safe operation of the facility
- 1.5. Verify who is responsible for the planning, provisioning, maintaining and operation of a facility
2. Evaluate the power requirements
- 2.1. Assess how the functions of the main power and building services support network equipment and the impact if building services are not provided correctly or fail
- 2.2. Produce a schematic diagram of the relationship of electrical components in an end-to-end power and building services system
- 2.3. Assess the different types of power sources likely to supply network equipment and determine the benefits or deficiencies
- 2.4. Determine how resiliency is built into the provisioning of a reliable power supply and how different levels of reliability can be achieved
- 2.5. Evaluate the impact of energy use and energy loads in the facility and determine how energy use can be minimised
3. Evaluate the requirements of air conditioning services
- 3.1. Assess the main types of air conditioning components or plant available and their suitability to the building requirements and draw a schematic diagram of the proposed layout
- 3.2. Determine how different equipment rack heat dissipation and size of a load can affect the cooling needs
- 3.3. Evaluate how the deployment of network equipment and other supporting infrastructure can affect the performance and loading of the installed air conditioner
4. Evaluate the requirements of fire safety services
- 4.1. Assess the type, functions and components of fire service protection systems for fire and smoke required in a network facility for the safety and protection of people and assets
- 4.2. Use the building plan to locate fire systems to be deployed to comply with fire regulations
- 4.3. Evaluate the effect equipment deployments may have on fire services and its ability to protect the site and maintain regulatory obligations
5. Evaluate requirements of alarm systems
- 5.1. Determine the level of alarming requirements from the building plan and specifications
- 5.2. Assess if basic monitoring is to be used with system or plant interrogation capabilities to produce an integrated alarm system for the facility
- 5.3. Determine where alarm systems are monitored and actioned and the personnel responsible
- 5.4. Evaluate what systems are used to connect power and building services output alarms and the software requirements needed to allow interrogation
6. Produce evaluation document
- 6.1. Assess the requirements for each of the building services needed to support the facility allowing for projection of future growth of the network and building expansion
- 6.2. Produce an evaluation document on the planning requirements for the proposed provisioning including identified services to support the building facility
RANGE STATEMENT
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.
Facility may relate to:
buildings or shelters used to house:
people:
administration
billing centres
call centres
engineering offices
human resources
network facility for equipment or plant:
air conditioning plant
cabling room and main frame
computer facility
exchange equipment (switching and transmission)
power, no-break power plant and battery room
(Note: does not include towers, pipes and conduits).
Building services may relate to:
air conditioning
alarm systems
fire safety
power sources.
Electrical components may include:
battery load monitoring panel
busbars
diesel generator
exchange battery
exchange earth
fuses
mains converter
no-break power plant
power distribution cables
power monitoring panel
rectifier unit
solar panels
wind generators.
Types of power sources may relate to:
electrical energy sources:
diesel generator
exchange battery
mains converter
mains power
no-break power plant
solar panels
wind generators
(Note: does not include a power utility company's external generation supply).
Energy loads may relate to:
air conditioning
battery charger
cooling fans
lift motors
lighting
power outlets
pump motors
rectifier unit.
Types of air conditioning may include:
air cooled
ducted
electric
freestanding
gas
water cooled.
Fire service protection systems may refer to:
components:
automatic notification system to fire authorities
control panel
fire alarm
infra-red detectors
smoke sensors
sprinkler system
warning activation system
functions:
control
detect
manage
suppress fire and smoke
system type:
active
passive.
Alarm systems may refer to:
air conditioning alarm
components:
air conditioning alarm panel
biometric system
digital code
fire alarm panel
personal badge
radio frequency identification (RFID)
security alarm panel
fire exit alarms
intruder alarms
lift failure
power loading.
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.
Facility may relate to:
buildings or shelters used to house:
people:
administration
billing centres
call centres
engineering offices
human resources
network facility for equipment or plant:
air conditioning plant
cabling room and main frame
computer facility
exchange equipment (switching and transmission)
power, no-break power plant and battery room
(Note: does not include towers, pipes and conduits).
Building services may relate to:
air conditioning
alarm systems
fire safety
power sources.
Electrical components may include:
battery load monitoring panel
busbars
diesel generator
exchange battery
exchange earth
fuses
mains converter
no-break power plant
power distribution cables
power monitoring panel
rectifier unit
solar panels
wind generators.
Types of power sources may relate to:
electrical energy sources:
diesel generator
exchange battery
mains converter
mains power
no-break power plant
solar panels
wind generators
(Note: does not include a power utility company's external generation supply).
Energy loads may relate to:
air conditioning
battery charger
cooling fans
lift motors
lighting
power outlets
pump motors
rectifier unit.
Types of air conditioning may include:
air cooled
ducted
electric
freestanding
gas
water cooled.
Fire service protection systems may refer to:
components:
automatic notification system to fire authorities
control panel
fire alarm
infra-red detectors
smoke sensors
sprinkler system
warning activation system
functions:
control
detect
manage
suppress fire and smoke
system type:
active
passive.
Alarm systems may refer to:
air conditioning alarm
components:
air conditioning alarm panel
biometric system
digital code
fire alarm panel
personal badge
radio frequency identification (RFID)
security alarm panel
fire exit alarms
intruder alarms
lift failure
power loading.
EVIDENCE GUIDE
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:
evaluate facilities used for housing network equipment and how they may be used for provisioning
provide documentation that correctly associates responsibilities to planning, provisioning, maintenance and operation of a building facility
evaluate planning requirements for telecommunications building facilities including:
correct provisioning of equipment for air conditioning systems and power supplies into building facilities
energy use, alarm and fire safety services.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
building facilities where planning requirements for provisioning 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 undertaking an evaluation of a telecommunications building facility
review of evaluation report prepared by the candidate outlining the planning requirements for the proposed provisioning of identified services
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of key building facilities, such as power supplies, fire safety, alarm and air conditioning systems.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
ICTNPL4111A Develop provisioning of telecommunications building works project.
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 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:
evaluate facilities used for housing network equipment and how they may be used for provisioning
provide documentation that correctly associates responsibilities to planning, provisioning, maintenance and operation of a building facility
evaluate planning requirements for telecommunications building facilities including:
correct provisioning of equipment for air conditioning systems and power supplies into building facilities
energy use, alarm and fire safety services.
Context of and specific resources for assessment
Assessment must ensure:
building facilities where planning requirements for provisioning 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 undertaking an evaluation of a telecommunications building facility
review of evaluation report prepared by the candidate outlining the planning requirements for the proposed provisioning of identified services
oral or written questioning to assess knowledge of key building facilities, such as power supplies, fire safety, alarm and air conditioning systems.
Guidance information for assessment
Holistic assessment with other units relevant to the industry sector, workplace and job role is recommended, for example:
ICTNPL4111A Develop provisioning of telecommunications building works project.
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.
Replaced By
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| AWE44 | ICTNPL404 | Evaluate the planning requirements for provisioning a telecommunications building facility | Unit of competency |
| State Code | National Code | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| W810 | ICT40510 | Certificate IV in Telecommunications Network Planning | Qualification |