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Title
Install and maintain basic telecommunications bearer or switch plant
and equipment
Level
3
Credits
Purpose
25
This unit standard covers installation and maintenance of basic
telecommunications switching and transmission plant and
equipment.
People credited with this unit standard are able to:
–
prepare for installation of telecommunications bearer or
switch plant and equipment;
–
install telecommunications bearer or switch plant and
equipment;
–
test and fault-find telecommunications bearer or switch
plant and equipment; and
–
handover telecommunications bearer or switch plant and
equipment to customer.
Classification
Telecommunications > Telecommunications - Service Delivery
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard has been designed for learning and assessment on-job.
2
References
Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and associated regulations;
Local Body regulations;
any applicable company safety and health procedures;
and their subsequent amendments and replacements.
3
Definitions
ATS – alarm telemetry systems.
Basic telecommunications bearer or switch plant and equipment – the fundamental
components which make up telecommunications transmission or switching systems,
and excludes the more complex equipment and complete or end to end systems.
Customers – they may be internal or external to the organisation and may include
end customers and clients of the organisation.
Industry practice – those practices, which competent practitioners within the industry
recognise as current industry best practice.
Installation – It is assumed that the installer is supplied with design specifications
and/or detailed instructions regarding the installation. Installation excludes system
design or layout, contract negotiations, or commissioning and operational
configuration adjustments required in complex network installations.
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Plant – inter-rack cable, conduits and support systems, relay racks, cabinets and
associated hardware.
SCADA – supervisory control and data acquisition systems.
Specifications – any or all of: detailed job specifications, drawings, and instructions;
manufacturers’ specifications and instructions; and industry codes of practice relating
to the type of plant and equipment being installed.
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Range
Telecommunications bearer and switch plant and equipment – transmission
equipment for television, operating support systems, data, voice; ATS; encryption
systems; SCADA; switching equipment for television, voice, data. Evidence of at
least three installations in any one or more of the above categories of plant and
equipment is required.
5
All work assessed against this unit standard must comply with the requirements of
the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, relevant regulations, and applicable
site and company occupational safety and health procedures.
6
Underpinning knowledge for this unit standard is covered by Unit 17397,
Demonstrate knowledge of basic concepts of telecommunications, and Unit 17493,
Demonstrate basic knowledge of telecommunications switching and transmission.
Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Prepare for installation of telecommunications bearer or switch plant and equipment.
Evidence requirements
1.1
1.2
1.3
Consideration of job contract, job specification, time lines, and discussion with
customer and/or supervisor establish the scope and timing of the installation
work.
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Installation plan is developed in terms of available resources, required
materials, timing, and site
access, and details are agreed with customer and/or
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supervisor.
Materials are purchased or drawn from stock, and delivered to site, in
accordance with company practice.
Outcome 2
Install telecommunications bearer or switch plant and equipment.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The fitting, mounting, location, and positioning of hardware is in accordance
with specifications and industry practice.
Range
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hardware may include but is not limited to – cable trays, ducting,
terminating blocks, cabinets, frames, connectors, catenary wiring.
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2.2
Cabling is installed in accordance with specifications and industry practice.
2.3
Bearer or switch equipment is positioned, terminated and designated in
accordance with specifications and industry practice.
2.4
Documentation of installation progress is maintained in accordance with
company requirements.
2.5
Drawings are marked up to reflect the as-built situation.
2.6
Site is restored to customer expectations following completion of installation.
Outcome 3
Test and fault-find telecommunications bearer or switch plant and equipment.
Range
testing (other than acceptance testing) and fault-finding may be demonstrated
during the installation process or subsequently on equipment in service.
Evidence requirements
3.1
Visual inspection confirms that all specified items have been installed.
3.2
Testing confirms that cabling interconnections are to the specified terminations.
3.3
Basic acceptance tests for the bearer or switching system are completed in
accordance with specification and industry practice.
3.4
Faults are identified and located by logical interpretation of test results, and
rectified in accordance with industry practice.
3.5
Test results are completed in accordance with specifications and customer
and/or company requirements.
Outcome 4
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Handover telecommunications bearer or switch plant and equipment to customer.
Evidence requirements
4.1
The bearer or switch is made available to the customer by the agreed date, and,
in cases where it impacts upon a network or larger system, plans for the
commissioning are agreed with the customer.
4.2
Customer is advised of demarcation points, and issues and options regarding
ownership and maintenance of the equipment.
4.3
Support materials are supplied to customers at handover in accordance with
contract and company requirements.
Range
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support materials may include but are not limited to – as-built
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drawings, performance certification, test results, maintenance
materials, product leaflets and instructions, testing instructions,
troubleshooting guides.
4.4
Handover documentation is completed in the agreed format, in accordance with
customer and company requirements.
This unit standard is expiring. Assessment against the standard must take place by
the last date for assessment set out below.
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
30 May 2000
31 December 2016
Revision
2
3 April 2001
31 December 2016
Rollover and
Revision
3
20 April 2006
Review
4
18 July 2013
31 December 2016
Rollover
5
17 April 2014
31 December 2016
Rollover
6
16 April 2015
31 December 2018
31 December 2016
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
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This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
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Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
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