Course Title: Analyse and organise repair of complex telecommunications network faults
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term1 2011
Course Code: EEET6723C
Course Title: Analyse and organise repair of complex telecommunications network faults
School: 130T Vocational Engineering
Campus: City Campus
Program: C6080 - Advanced Diploma of Telecommunications Engineering
Course Contact: Program Manager
Course Contact Phone: +61 3 9925 4468
Course Contact Email: engineering-tafe@rmit.edu.au
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 150
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
None
Course Description
The underpinning knowledge of this course includes PSTN, COSS, Multiplexing copper carriers to optical fibre system transmission techniques, investigate the technology which applicable for Australia of Telecommunications and Electronic Communications. It provides the learner to gain practical experience in managing networks and resources, and develop skills in design, installation and implementation of telecommunication systems. The competency itself will not be signed off until this and the further course EEET6568C related to same competency are completed and the student is deemed competent.
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title: |
ICTTC090C Analyse and organise repair of complex telecommunications network faults |
Element: |
Diagnose faults |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Approach to fault identification is methodical and suitable for system and problem type and takes into account action taken on a first in basis |
Element: |
Document faults details |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Details of fault and actions taken are recorded and stored for future reference |
Element: |
Establish background information |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Information provided by first in fault repairer as to action taken and subsequent result identified is analysed |
Element: |
Obtain suitable fault testing tools and equipment |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Tools and test equipment relevant to the identified system type and fault are obtained |
Element: |
Rectify faults |
Performance Criteria: |
1. Options to rectify fault including any system downtime are determined and presented to network management centre |
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
This course is Laboratory base, with Laboratory Exercises taking most of class time. There will be a team based Project and an On-line Test to be completed
Teaching Schedule
Week Session
1 Introduction to Course Outline and Assessment Criteria. Introduction to WANs
2 Introduction to FibreOptics
3 Fibre Cabling
4 SONET
5 SDH
6 E1 and T1 transmission - Intro to Project
7 Practical Lab FLM Installation
8 PCM transmission
9 Practical Lab Laser Testing
10 Microwave Links
11 Practical Lab Provisioning
12 Satellite Links
13 Practical Lab TL1
14 Fault Analysis and Testing
15 Maintenece and Service Contract
16 Project Summary - Progess Report
17 Laboratory Assessment - Demonstrate the Capability to set up a peer-to-peer connection across the FLM
18 Laboratory Assessment - Demonstrate the Capability to set up a peer-to-peer connection across the FLM
SEMESTER BREAK
19 Introduction HDLC, X.25, Frame Relay, LCP, NCP
20 HDLC, X.25 Packets
21 Introduction to PPP, PAP, CHAP, Encapsulation
22 Application of PAP - Exercise
23 Introduction to ISDN, TE, NT, TA
24 ISDN - Frame Relay - PVC, SVC, DLCI, CIR, Leased Line
25 Project - review of student research (10%)
26 Introduction to DSL, xDSL, ADSL, HDSL, VDSL etc.
27 Lab - configure DSL
28 Lab - configure DSL
29 Project - review of student research (10%)
30 Intoduction to ATM
31 Application of ATM - MPLS - Generation 3/4, CoS, QoS, WIMAX, HSDPA,
32 Cellular Systems - GSM, UMTS, EDGE
33 Submit Project Report - Practice for the Laboratory Assessment
34 Submit Project Report - Practice for the Laboratory Assessment
35 Laboratory Assessment - Demonstrate the Capability to set up a multiprotocol WAN System
36 Laboratory Assessment - Demonstrate the Capability to set up a multiprotocol WAN System.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
References
Other Resources
Students’ Share-drive
Overview of Assessment
The assessment is conducted in both theoretical and practical aspects of the course according to the criteria set in the National Training Package. The students are required to undertake summative assessments that bring together skills and knowledge as follows:
Theoretical Written assessment.
Work Simulation Projects
A Pass in schedule practical exercises
Assessment Tasks
Theoretical Written assessment. 30%
Work Simulation Projects 30%
A Pass in schedule practical exercises 40%
Assessment Matrix
* This course is graded using the following course grades
CHD- Competent with High Distinction
CDI- Competent with Distinction
CC- Competent with Credit
CAG- Competency Achieved - Graded
NYC- Not Yet Competent
DNS- Did Not Submit for Assessment.
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