ICTNWK424 - Install and operate small enterprise branch networks
Nominal hours
Location
Sunshine
Prerequisites
Co-requisites
(Corequisite units must be studied concurrently with this unit)
Overview
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to utilise networking fundamentals, including wide area network (WAN) technologies, basic security, route and switch operations as well as to configure simple networks.
It applies to individuals involved in network support positions with the Information Communications Technologies (ICT) skills required to use tools, equipment, software and protocols to install, operate, a small enterprise branch network
Assessment
For Melbourne campuses
Assessment tasks will be designed to reinforce and extend knowledge and skill competence within set and controlled parameters in accordance with each unit’s learning outcomes and performance criteria requirements, including the setting of work based practical application tasks designed to provide evidence of competence outcomes, within periodic and scheduled timelines.
Students will be expected to demonstrate the following required skills:
*configure, install and operate one small enterprise branch network
*identify, test and verify performance capability issues for a small enterprise branch network.
Students will also be expected to demonstrate the following knowledge:
*internet protocol (IP) addressing scheme architecture
*network topologies, protocols and security solutions defined network problems
*Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) layers of networking
*Transmission Control Protocol (TCP)
*Network Address translation (NAT)
*dynamic host configuration protocol.
Required reading
The qualified trainer and assessor will provide teaching and learning materials as required in the form of workbooks produced by Victoria University and/or via the Victoria University e-learning system.
As part of a course
This unit is studied as part of the following course(s):