Course Title: Install cable support systems

Part B: Course Detail

Teaching Period: Term1 2011

Course Code: EEET6903C

Course Title: Install cable support systems

School: 130T Vocational Engineering

Campus: City Campus

Program: C2195 - Certificate II in Telecommunications Cabling

Course Contact: Kenneth falzon

Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4716

Course Contact Email: Kenneth.falzon@rmit.edu.au


Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff

Nominal Hours: 60

Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.

Pre-requisites and Co-requisites

No prerequisites

Course Description

This unit applies to all contexts for indoor and outdoor installation within a customer premises and applies to both customer premises cabling and customer premises equipment. This unit applies to all communications applications whether digital or analogue including telephony, data, video including digital broadcasting, computer networks including LANs and WANs, and multi media. This unit may be applied to domestic, commercial or industrial installations. Assessment by a TITAB registered assessor is recommended. The six unit competency set ICTTC005D, ICTTC006D, ICTTC008D, ICTTC012D, ICTTC017D and ICTTC022D that meets the Australian Communications and Media Authority’s (ACMA) requirements for Cabling Provider Registration (CPR), is generally used as part of a more specialised customer cabling qualification. This set is usually regarded as more suitable for new entrants where limited industry experience has been obtained and forms the major part of specialised qualifications such as ICT20308 Certificate II in Telecommunications Cabling. When these six units are delivered as a set within state/territory funding approved programs, the two benchmark CPR units (ICTTC136C and ICTTC137C) are not required.


National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria

National Element Code & Title:

ICTTC005D Install cable support systems

Element:

1. Confirm access to site

Performance Criteria:

1.1 Confirm approval for site access with customer prior to site entry
1.2 Identify and comply with site security arrangements
1.3 Confirm access times and methods to comply with customers requirements and relevant legislation
1.4 Confirm site capacities for storage and location of cable feeders or establish alternative methods

Element:

10.Manage Remote Power Feed

Performance Criteria:

10.1 Identify the risks posed by contact with Remote Power Feeding services
10.2 Identify Remote Power Feeding services in a range of commonly encountered circumstances inside customer premises

Element:

2. Meet the cabling requirements for commercial buildings

Performance Criteria:

2.1 Identify other services in commercial buildings
2.2 Understand building construction of commercial buildings
2.3 Use correct methods of running and fastening cables in commercial buildings

Element:

3. Determine cable routes

Performance Criteria:

3.1 Identify and verify cable locations accurately by reviewing relevant plans
3.2 Select cable routes appropriate to the location of building services
3.3 Plan safe and efficient installation by accurate identification of structural building requirements, obstacles and hazards
3.4 Identify cable and services segregation clearances to ensure cable route complies with manufacturers, enterprise, legislative and industry codes of practice
3.5 Select cable routes which provide access to all outlets and enable cable to be supported direct to the outlet point

Element:

4.Determine support method

Performance Criteria:

4.1 Identify customer specifications, manufacturers and enterprise requirements for cable support
4.2 Select an appropriate support system for the planned cable route and identified site constraints
4.3 Check that the support system is capable of supporting the planned concentration of cable in any location
4.4 Check that the support system facilitates ready access to cable for maintenance and allows for future expansion in services

Element:

5. Obtain tools and materials

Performance Criteria:

5.1 Confirm an inventory of tools and materials necessary to install the support system from work specifications and schedules
5.2 Check all tools and equipment are in a safe working order and adjusted, if required, to manufacturers specifications
5.3 Locate tools and materials to ensure ready access during installation of support system

Element:

6. Mark out and install fixings

Performance Criteria:

6.1 Install fixings in a safe manner to manufacturers specifications
6.2 Install fixings to specifications and have sufficient strength to contain planned cable installation
6.3 Align fixings correctly with environment to facilitate installation of the support system
6.4 Conduct work in a safe manner with minimal disruption to on-going customer activity

Element:

7. Install support structure

Performance Criteria:

7.1 Install structures in a safe manner in accordance with installation designs, manufacturers and legislative requirements
7.2 Select and wear protective clothing suitable to conditions to reduce risk of injury during installation
7.3 Secure support structures to building surfaces and tension where necessary to ensure cable weight can be carried in all operating conditions
7.4 Align support structure correctly to enable cable to be installed evenly, in order and without damage
7.5 Install protective earthing to industry standards where required
7.6 Conduct work with minimal disruption to on-going customer activity

Element:

8. Inspect and adjust installation

Performance Criteria:

8.1 Check installed supports to ensure cable will not be exposed to damage during installation and operation
8.2 Install support system in accordance with installation design and customers requirements

Element:

9. Clean up work site

Performance Criteria:

9.1 Clean and adjust all tools and equipment and store in an accessible location
9.2 Remove installation waste and debris from work site and dispose of in accordance with environmental requirements to maintain safe work site conditions


Learning Outcomes



Details of Learning Activities

Practical and theory classes.


Teaching Schedule

Topics Delivered and Assessment Tasks

Week 1
1. Discuss Carriers cable Network to the TO (First socket) Boundary (eg M pairs, B pairs and O pair)
2. Discuss the TCA form
3. Show colour code for 2 Pair, 3 Pair and 4 Pair cable.
4. Show the 610 sockets and colour code.
5. Terminate 2 pair on 610 sockets.
6. Terminate 2 pair on 610 sockets in parallel with 610 sockets.

Week 2
1. Discuss building construction and safety
2. Show video on house construction
3. Practice Building construction and safety


Week 3
1. Discuss Mode 3 socket and use.
2. 611 sockets termination and colour code
3. Terminate 2 pair on 611 sockets.
4. Terminate 2 pair on 611 sockets in parallel with 610 sockets.
5. Discuss Terminating 2 exchange lines on 610 socket
6. Terminate 2 exchange lines on 610 socket (line 1 and line 2)
Building construction and safety test

Week 4
Test on Carriers cable Network to the TO (First socket) Boundary, 610 sockets, Mode 3 sockets, 2 exchange lines on 610 socket and colour code.

Week 5
1. Show the RJ45 sockets termination and colour code voice.
2. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket.
3. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket in parallel with RJ45 socket.
4. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket.
5. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket in parallel with 610 socket

Week 6
1. Run 2 pair on or in cable tray and conduit and catenary wire
2. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket in parallel with RJ45 socket
3. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket in parallel with 610 socket
4. Terminate 2 pair on RJ45 socket in parallel with RJ45 socket

Week 7
Test 2 pair practical 610 and RJ45, Run 2 pair on or in cable tray and conduit and catenary wire, Cable fishing in wall and complete TCA form

Week 8
1. Discuss cable construction Ohms Capacitance inductance
2. LFI Cross Talk
3. Discuss cable construction, Ohms Capacitance inductance.

Week 9
1. Discuss cable construction Ohms Capacitance inductance
2. LFI Cross Talk
3. Discuss cable construction, Ohms Capacitance inductance.

Week 10
1. Discuss cable construction Ohms Capacitance inductance
2. LFI Cross Talk
3. Practice Cable construction test.



Week 11
1. Discuss Coax construction and where used
2. Discuss Coax characteristic
3. Discuss amplifier, splitters and Attenuators characteristic.
4. Logon to computer to search for manufacture specification for Coax characteristic, Amplifier, splitters and Attenuators characteristic.
Cable construction test.

Week 12
1. Coax cabling floor plan design using information.
2. Use of Coax test instrument.
3. Coax termination and installation practice.
4. Coax installation as shown on diagram to standard.

Week 13
5. Coax termination test.
6. Test Coax with the Coax tester.
7. Practice Coax theory test

Week 14
1. Discuss LAN cabling 568A and 568B standard colours.
2. 568A and 568B construction practice.
3. Wire map test.
4. Use of Category test instrument and test result meaning
Coax theory test

Week 15
5. LAN cable installation as shown on diagram, onto cable tray from patch panel to RJ45 on wall.
6. Wire map testing of installation.
7. Using the Category test instrument on the installation.
8. Practice Theory test.

Week 16
1. Discuss LAN Patch cabling 568A and 568B using the power point and handout.
2. Straight Through, Cross over and Roll over.
3. LANs and WANs theory using the power point and handout.
Theory test

Week 17
1. LAN cabling floor plan design
2. Patch cabling 568A and 568B construction practice and test patch leads.
3. Using the Category test instrument Test the LAN cable installation as shown on diagram, onto cable tray from patch panel to RJ45 on wall using the patch cable made with test instruments.

Week 18
1. Optical Fibre cable construction Single mode and Multi mode.
2. Connectors, splicing.
3. Optical tester Kingfisher.
4. Budget loss calculation.
5. Optical cable budget loss design.


Learning Resources

Prescribed Texts


References


Other Resources


Overview of Assessment

Written Examination and Tutorial/Practical Exercises


Assessment Tasks

Assessment task 1: 15%

Assessment task 2: 15%

Assessment task 3 : 25%

Assessment task 4 : 10%

Assessment task 5 : 25%

Assessment task 6 : 10%


Assessment Matrix

Competency National Code Competency Title Assessment Types
Tutorial/Practical Exercises Examination

Other Information

As this is a course of competency based delivery and assessments, the nominal hours of the enrolment include scheduled hours and student directed hours. Student directed hours may involve any combination of activities such as reading online resources, completing assessments, project work, individual student-teacher course-related consulting, organised industrial visiting, or other activities.

In this course a student’s directed hours are expected to be more than 50% of the nominal hours.

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