ICTNWK529 — Install and manage complex ICT networks

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What an assessment for ICTNWK529 must cover

50 assessable components: 7 elements (32 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 7 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 6 foundation skills. An audit-defensible tool maps every question and task back to these — that mapping is the coverage matrix Auditori generates alongside the assessment.

Elements & performance criteria

1 Plan and design a complex network to meet business requirements

1.1Review network design, business requirements and latest vendor technical specifications for network components
1.2Research options available for providing the network functionality required
1.3Plan network implementation to provide network services and resources to meet business requirements

2 Design and implement a security strategy

2.1Analyse requirements for internal and external security
2.2Design security strategy to meet requirements
2.3Implement security strategy
2.4Undertake ongoing monitoring of the viability and reliability of network security, through testing and use of technical tools
2.5Continually monitor internal and external network access for security breaches

3 Install and configure a complex network to meet business requirements

3.1Check and install cabling and associated components according to industry standards
3.2Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide internet protocol (IP) addressing and routing
3.3Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide name resolution
3.4Install and configure servers, routers, switches or other devices to provide network services
3.5Install and configure remote access services
3.6Install and configure devices to provide data management services

4 Provide integrated network services across a complex network

4.1Integrate multiple network services across network
4.2Analyse and resolve interoperability issues
4.3Optimise performance
4.4Rectify security conflicts arising from integrating services

5 Plan, design and implement voice and video business communications system

5.1Install software and configure and test voice over internet protocol (VoIP) and videoconferencing services
5.2Incorporate the use of a communications server to provide real-time multimedia communications
5.3Select common voice and videoconferencing codecs according to standards and practices

6 Manage and support a complex network

6.1Identify and evaluate appropriate network management tools to assist in the administration of the complex network
6.2Select and install network management tools according to industry and organisational standards
6.3Set and monitor alerts and logs
6.4Capture and analyse network performance data
6.5Implement automated server updates
6.6Implement desktop management policies
6.7Implement automated virus checking
6.8Use remote management tools

7 Test network functionality and obtain sign-off

7.1Test network functionality and record results
7.2Record results of network functionality test
7.3Complete network documentation according to organisational standards

Performance evidence

design and implement a complex network that involves integrating multiple network services to meet business requirements
design and implement an appropriate security strategy for a complex network
monitor and test the performance of aspects of the solution
provide ongoing management and support of the network.
Note: If a specific volume or frequency is not stated, then evidence must be provided at least once.

Knowledge evidence

describe firewall configurations and their application
summarise internet protocol (IP) addressing and network configuration
summarise and apply the following aspects of a network: • infrastructure • load balancing for applications • security • server operating systems • service configuration, including: • domain name system (DNS) • dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) • file transfer protocol (FTP) • network time protocol (NTP) • server messages block (SMB) • mail • proxy • web • service management
identify and describe troubleshooting tools and techniques, including network diagnostic utilities
outline the purpose of user authentication and directory services
describe voice over internet protocol (VoIP)
describe virtual private network (VPN).

Foundation skills

Reading: Recognises and interprets technical and organisational documentation to determine and confirm job requirements
Writing: Develops a broad range of material, including recording test results for a specific audience using clear and detailed language to convey explicit information, requirements and recommendations
Oral Communication: Uses listening and questioning skills to confirm understanding for requirements, and participates in a verbal exchange of ideas/solutions
Numeracy: Interprets numerical data when taking measurements and evaluating the performance and interoperability of network services
Navigate the world of work: Recognises and responds to both explicit and implicit protocols within familiar work contexts and appreciates the importance of identifying and responding to protocols in new situations
Get the work done: Considers the strategic and operational potential of digital trends to achieve work goals, enhance work processes, create opportunities and enhance or reduce risks Actively identifies, creates and utilises linkages to enhance knowledge sharing, idea creation, individual and collective engagement, and work outcomes Uses a broad range of strategies to store, access and organise virtual information, recognising that design choices will influence what information is retrieved and how it may be interpreted and used Is acutely aware of the importance of understanding, monitoring and controlling access to digitally stored and transmitted information May operate from a broad conceptual plan, developing the operational detail in stages, regularly reviewing priorities and performance during implementation, and identifying and addressing issues Uses nuanced understanding of context to recognise anomalies in a network environment and subtle deviations to normal expectations, focussing attention and remedying problems as they arise

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What does an assessment tool for ICTNWK529 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTNWK529 needs to address all 50 unit components: 7 elements with 32 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 7 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

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