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ICTOPN608 — Analyse optical transmission systems

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What an assessment for ICTOPN608 must cover

48 assessable components: 3 elements (7 performance criteria), 5 performance evidence and 29 knowledge evidence requirements, plus 7 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 Prepare to conduct characterisation tests on optical networks

  • 1.1Obtain and review required legislation, codes, company work practices, regulations and standards, work health and safety (WHS) and environmental requirements, personal protective equipment, and hazard identification tools for scoped work
  • 1.2Construct test procedures according to organisational guidelines and requirements
  • 1.3Obtain specifications for characterisation tests on optical networks from relevant personnel

2 Conduct link characterisation tests and analyse optical networks

  • 2.1Perform optical tests to characterise existing fibre link
  • 2.2Analyse results of optical tests, and determine extent and nature of future upgrades

3 Document analysis of optical networks with recommendations

  • 3.1Produce final drawings and plans of proposed upgrade requirements for optical transmission and submit to project manager according to enterprise policy
  • 3.2Prepare a report on the networks measured performance and recommendations of future upgrades

Performance evidence

  • analyse at least two types of optical transmission systems
  • conduct optical transmission measurements
  • analyse complex optical measurement results
  • liaise with the customer as required
  • report on measured network performance and recommendations for future upgrades

Knowledge evidence

  • principles and techniques for documenting measured performance
  • conduct characterisation tests on optical networks
  • attenuation characteristics of optical fibres
  • the chromatic dispersion (CD) test
  • principles of operation of dense wavelength division multiplexing (DWDM)
  • dispersion and outline dispersion characteristics of various fibres and devices used for compensation
  • precautions required to minimise electrostatic discharge
  • features and operating requirements of the following test equipment: a hand-held optical power meter, an optical spectrum analyser, a transmission test set
  • functions of an optical add-drop multiplexer (OADM) and reconfigurable optical add-drop multiplexer (ROADM)
  • functions and features of gain equalisation techniques
  • insertion loss test requirements and procedures
  • International Telecommunications Union (ITU) wavelength grid for DWDM
  • measurement of dispersion theory
  • methods to reduce dispersion
  • optical amplifier operation methods
  • optical fibre connector types and characteristics
  • optical fibre types and characteristics
  • the optical return loss (ORL) test procedures
  • the optical signal-to-noise ratio (OSNR) test procedures
  • the optical time domain reflectometer (OTDR) test procedures
  • path protection and protection switching requirements
  • performance qualification of 40 Gbit/s and 100 Gbit/s transceivers
  • the polarisation mode dispersion (PMD) test procedures
  • protocols used on optical DWDM systems
  • reflectance in fibre optic systems
  • ring topologies and linear network topologies
  • required report formats to make recommendations
  • work health and safety (WHS) requirements and environmental constraints that impact safe inspection of optical connectors and safe measurement of optical power from laser transmission systems
  • required legislation, codes, company work practices, regulations and standards and environmental requirements for scoped work

Foundation skills

  • Numeracy: Uses mathematical equations to evaluate all required technical data
  • Oral communication: Uses listening and questioning skills to confirm technical and operational requirements Participates in verbal exchanges of ideas and solutions and uses required, detailed and clear language to address team members, supervisors and customers
  • Reading: Interprets textual information from required sources to identify and plan for all job requirements and adhere to procedures and standards
  • Writing: Prepares standard documentation using clear and technically specific language, numerical data, drawings and plans
  • Planning and organising: Develops plans to manage relatively complex, non-routine tasks with an awareness of how they may contribute to longer term operational and strategic goals Takes personal responsibility for adherence to legal and regulatory responsibilities required to own work, with specific reference to workplace safety Understands main tasks, responsibilities and boundaries of own work
  • Problem solving: Recognises and addresses complex problems involving multiple variables Makes a range of critical and non-critical decisions in relatively complex situations, taking a range of constraints into account
  • Technology: Identifies systems, devices and applications with potential to meet current and/or future needs

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What does an assessment tool for ICTOPN608 need to cover?

To satisfy the Principles of Assessment and Rules of Evidence, an assessment for ICTOPN608 needs to address all 48 unit components: 3 elements with 7 performance criteria, 5 performance evidence requirements, 29 knowledge evidence requirements, and the foundation skills. A coverage matrix mapping each question and task to these components is what an auditor looks for.

How does Auditori generate an assessment tool for ICTOPN608?

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